The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

After all, Mi Zhu is not such an unsteady person as Mi Fang. After hearing that his second brother was so excited, Mi Zhu calmed down instead.

"Second brother, Hugh is so rude. Didn't you hear what these people said, they came to return things, since they are returning things, then move these goods in."

Mi Zhu couldn't figure out Liu Zheng's purpose, but he wasn't afraid either. After all, the Mi family still had some background. There were nearly 2000 people in this village. , All the servants go together, and it is no problem to gather four or five thousand warriors who can fight.

Liu Zheng had no objection to Mi Zhu's order to move things, so he stretched out his hand, signaling them to do whatever they wanted.

Mi Zhu waved his hand, and Mi Fang began to ask people to exchange these goods back to Mi's manor.

When the goods were almost moved, Liu Zheng took the initiative to show his favor to Mi Zhu.

"Mr. Mi Zhu, it was not my wish to snatch your goods earlier, but it was a last resort to achieve some plans, so now that the matter is over, I will come to Xuzhou to make amends to you."

Liu Zheng didn't tell Mi Zhu in detail about his robbing of the Mi family's goods. It involved some things between him and Zu Lang. Mi Zhu didn't need to know. What Mi Zhu needed to know was that he had the final say on the waters of Poyang Lake.

"I don't know yet, who are you?"

Mi Zhu began to be curious about Liu Zheng's identity. At this time, when Liu Zheng showed his favor, Mi Zhu finally couldn't help but ask Liu Zheng.

"About my identity, Mi Zhu Patriarch won't invite me in to chat slowly? Although there is no snow outside, the cold wind is still biting, I have been standing at the door of your house chatting, is this how your Mi family treats guests? ?”

Liu Zheng's reminder made Mi Zhu suddenly realize, and hurried to speak.

"I was negligent, please"

Mi Zhu immediately turned sideways and gestured to invite Liu Zheng to enter the manor.

But Mi Fang was worried, and immediately whispered a reminder in Mi Zhu's ear.

"Brother, these people are water thieves!"

Mi Zhu turned to look at Mi Fang, then gave Mi Fang a calm look, signaling Mi Fang not to worry.

At this time, Liu Zheng turned his head and gave instructions to the water thieves behind him, and then took only Gan Ning and Zu Lang with him, and walked into the Mi's manor.

On the Mi family's side, Mi Fang was well-informed. He saw Zu Lang standing behind Liu Zheng at a glance, and his face immediately showed surprise, and he hurriedly reminded his elder brother.

"Brother, that man is Zu Lang!"

Chapter 184 Make a Promise

Liu Zheng, led by a servant, walked into the manor.

The Mi family's manor can no longer be described as a manor, it is more like a small town.

There are many buildings inside, the roads are orderly, and even a lot of trees are planted, just like a garden scenery. The houses that accommodate nearly [-] people are more prosperous than many small counties.

If Liu Zheng didn't know that this was the Mi family's manor, he would really think it was the small town outside Xuzhou.

Not long after the boy led Liu Zheng into the manor, Mi Zhu who was behind gradually quickened his pace and followed Liu Zheng and the others.

After coming to Liu Zheng's side, Mi Zhu took the initiative to talk to Liu Zheng.

"Looking at you, you don't look like people from around here. My ineffective second brother said that you intercepted our goods in Poyang Lake before. Could it be that you are water thieves in Poyang Lake?"

In fact, Mi Zhu at this time had already learned from Mi Fang that Liu Zheng and the others were the water thieves who robbed their goods back then, but Mi Zhu couldn't directly yell at them, so he could only use this kind of doubtful rhetorical question to test .

"That's right, we came from Poyang Lake. This time, Patriarch Mi Zhu came to find you. In fact, the purpose of coming here is to return the goods that were robbed of you last time to Zhao, return them to their original owners, and return them to you. Second, I also want to come. Get acquainted with Patriarch Mi Zhu."

Since Liu Zheng came here for the purpose of getting to know Mi Zhu, it is natural that he cannot directly express his true thoughts. Although he wants to cooperate with Mi Zhu in business management, the other party does not trust him at present I don't understand either.

If he stated his purpose, Mi Zhu would not necessarily agree. Liu Zheng thought that he should talk a few words first, so that both parties have a sufficient understanding before discussing these things. The chances of success will be greater.

"Return the goods and make friends with our Mi family, I'm afraid it's not that simple."

"Oh? How can you see it?"

"If it's just to return the goods, why is there such a big fanfare, and just send some people to return the goods to my Mi family? Why bother the lord to come here in person, presumably the lord came here for another purpose."

Liu Zhengben also wanted to conceal his purpose, and wanted to get close to Mi Zhu.

Who knew that Mi Zhu could see through at a glance that these people came here for other purposes, so he stopped hiding it and chatted directly with Mi Zhu.

"Patriarch Mi Zhu really deserves to be a smart person. He saw right away that I came here for another purpose. Now that you have seen through, I'll tell you directly. Let me first introduce you to the two people behind me."

After Liu Zheng finished speaking, he looked at Zu Lang, and Zu Lang and Mi Zhu actually knew each other. Even if they hadn't met, Mi Zhu must have heard of Zu Lang's name.

"This man's name is Zu Lang. Maybe Mi Zhu's family knows him. He is one of the four water thieves in Poyang Lake. Before your Mi family's merchant ships were paid by Zu Lang, he can guarantee your merchant ships to travel unimpeded in Poyang Lake. .”

"Walk unimpeded? Didn't my second brother just get robbed of a batch of goods a few days ago?"

Mi Zhu looked at Liu Zheng with great interest, and clearly said that Liu Zheng was playing some tricks. He robbed his house's goods with his front foot, and then sent them back with his back foot. Now he is talking about walking without hindrance.

Liu Zheng knew that Mi Zhu must not understand the inside story, so he simply told him about it.

"Zu Lang is now my man. He robbed your goods before, and now it is considered to be returned to the original owner. There is no loss of anything. In the future, your Mi family will buy road money."

As soon as Liu Zheng said these words, Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, who was standing beside Mi Zhu, immediately showed a hint of surprise on their faces.

Zu Lang's strength, Mi Zhu and others are still clear, Zu Lang, who can be called one of the four water thieves in Poyang Lake, has thousands of water thieves under his command, even if there are some small counties, there may not be many water thieves. So many warriors.

But Liu Zheng actually said that Zu Lang is his now, doesn't it mean that he is more powerful than Zu Lang.

If not, when they saw Zu Lang obediently standing behind Liu Zheng, they would really not have believed what Liu Zheng said.

What surprised them even more was that Liu Zheng said that they would be exempted from the passing money of Mi's family on the side of Poyang Lake.

Although it is just a passing money, this amount of money is not a small amount, like the goods of their Mi family, which are worth thousands of gold, and the profit is only one or two hundred gold.

But the cost, all kinds of management, will consume half of it.

If, as Liu Zheng said, tolls are exempted, then the profit of the Mi family will double again.

Going south a few times a year to do business can earn thousands of dollars more.

The Mi family has a big family and a big business, and the thousand gold is not a small sum.

"What did you say, you want to exempt our Mi family from passing money in the waters of Poyang Lake? Is it true?"

Before Mi Zhu opened his mouth, Mi Fang couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly asked Liu Zheng again, wanting to find out whether what Liu Zheng said was true.

But Liu Zheng nodded and said modestly.

"It can't be said that all the passing money in the waters of Poyang Lake, as long as it is a territory under my command, I don't need to collect your money. And I can ensure your arrangements. If your Mi family's merchant ships communicate, I can send fleet guards You, save yourself from being robbed by other water thieves."

"Even, I'm already opening up the water channel from Poyang Lake to Dongting Lake. In the future, your Mi family can not only bring their business to Yangzhou, but also to Jingzhou. Jingzhou's products are not inferior to Yangzhou at all. If If you can win the market in Jingzhou, I am afraid that the wealth of the Mi family can reach another level."

Liu Zheng opened his mouth and first made a grand plan for the Mi family.

Let them see the benefits, and leave some expectations for yourself to cooperate with them.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Zheng spoke, Mi Fang's eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Just when he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Mi Zhu's sudden opening.

"In this case, it is indeed a beautiful thing, but who is your Excellency, and why are you so sure?"

In fact, Mi Zhu was also moved by Liu Zheng's words, but he did not believe Liu Zheng's words so easily. At this time, he had put all his curiosity on Liu Zheng, and he was eager to know Liu Zheng's truth. Identity, only knowing Liu Zheng's identity can Mi Zhu consider whether what Liu Zheng said is true or false.

"It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that I can bring you a bright future for the Mi family."

Chapter 185 Discussing Cooperation

"Your Excellency doesn't want to tell anyone, but you tell us that you can promise a bright future for our Mi family, isn't it a joke?"

Mi Zhu felt a little rude for Liu Zheng not directly revealing his identity.

He didn't care that much about what Liu Zheng said just now, and even his tone was a little cold.

But Liu Zheng didn't care about this, and just continued to refute.

"It's not that I don't want to reveal my identity. It's just that my identity is special and it's not easy to show it to others. It's a good thing for you if you don't know it. If you know it, it will cause trouble."

"It's understandable to say that, but if our Mi family doesn't know your identity, it's not easy to deal with this kind of ignorant business, so please come back, forgive our Mi family for being rude."

Seeing that Liu Zheng insisted on not revealing his identity, Mi Zhu could only refuse what Liu Zheng said.

And the order to evict guests was issued, which made Liu Zheng, who had just entered the manor, a little embarrassed for a while.

Liu Zheng told Mi Zhu that he was so persistent in wanting to know his identity, so it was not good to continue to hide it.

"I don't know that Mr. Mi Zhu has heard of the name Liu Zheng before."

At this time, there were not many people around Liu Zheng and Mi Zhu.But when Liu Zheng reported his name, some people nearby couldn't help showing a look of horror on their faces.

"What! Are you Liu Zheng?"

"Liu Zheng? That Yellow Turban Army Commander Qu, the great rebel who marched into Luoyang alone and killed Emperor Han?"

Mi Zhu and Mi Fang were immediately surprised by the word Liu Zheng.

There was a trace of horror on the faces of the two of them, they stared at Liu Zheng, looked around, and then looked at Liu Zheng, the thunderous and well-known villain.

"Why, is my name so famous now? Even you in Xuzhou already know it."

Liu Zheng didn't want to say his name at first because of his identity. After all, he is still a traitor. If he gets too close to the Mi family, it will definitely bring trouble to the Mi family in the end.

"You are the number one criminal who is rewarded by the imperial court. I never thought you would appear here!"

"Now you know why I don't want to tell you my identity, I don't want to cause you trouble!"

"Although we were surprised to know your identity, and we also understand that your identity will indeed bring some troubles to my Mi family, but correspondingly let me understand your strength. What you just said is absolutely true. possible."

After Liu Zheng heard Mi Zhu's words, there was a slight smile on his face. Since Mi Zhu heard Liu Zheng's identity and didn't let Liu Zheng leave, it means that there is something more to what they talked about. discuss.

"In that case, Mr. Mi Zhu, can you invite me into your living room to have a cup of tea, and slowly, talk about what we are about to talk about?"

"Of course, please!"

Mi Zhu expressed his opinion immediately, and at the same time gave Mi Fang a wink, telling him to go down and make arrangements immediately.

Not long after, Mi Zhu led Liu Zheng to a living room.There are a few small tables here.Liu Zheng, Gan Ning, Zu Lang and others sat on the floor in turn, with some fruit drinks on the table in front of them.

Mi Zhu, who was on the main seat, picked up the drink on the table and respectfully said to Liu Zheng.

"I didn't know that your Excellency was the famous Shuai Liu Zhengqu. Please forgive me if I offend you."

"It's okay, since we've already finished talking, then Mr. Mi Zhu, I'm afraid you understand my reason for coming."

"Although Qu Shuai didn't say it clearly, you already have some guesses in your heart."

"Very well, then I won't beat around the bush. I intend to occupy the waters of Poyang now, but I don't want to be like those four water thieves who make a living by plundering passing merchant ships. I want to be involved in commercial operations, and Practice has already begun, and the water route from Jingzhou to Yangzhou has been opened."

"I don't lack money or manpower, but I lack experience. If there is an experienced family who cooperates with me, they will definitely earn enough money in this water area to support my men and horses."

In fact, Liu Zheng really has no shortage of manpower. As for money, although he is short, in the early stage of operation, if he does not buy expensive goods, the principal is not much needed. The only thing he lacks is experience.

The experience in buying and selling, the selection of the source of the goods, the market and the way to sell them are all things that Liu Zheng does not have. Even if he can buy and sell goods from the two places, but he does not have enough people to buy and sell, the sales are not good, and the business cannot be done. .

But the Mi family is a good player in this. If Liu Zheng can get on board, the big ship of the Mi family will deliver the goods directly to the Mi family and let the Mi family sell the goods. Liu Zheng would rather give half of the profits to the Mi family. No problem either.

And this is also of great benefit to the Mi family.The Mi family no longer has to worry about what will happen to the goods during transportation.

In fact, those of them who do business across states and counties are most worried not about sales, but about the instability of goods on the way. Traveling on mountain roads is easy to be robbed by bandits, and traveling on waterways is water thieves, or even natural disasters. A trip to buy and sell lost everything.

Just like Mi Fang last time, if Liu Zheng robbed all the goods, the gains from their two or three transactions would not be able to cover the losses.

But because of the huge profits, they would rather take risks.

"Liu Zhengqushuai, if you want to get involved in business, it is a big deal. After all, you have natural advantages, and it is much more convenient than us merchants. It is really enviable."

"You don't have to be envious. The purpose of my coming here is to take a fancy to your Mi family's experience. I want to invite you, Mr. Mi Zhu, to join hands with me. It's actually very simple. You are responsible for the sales of the goods, and I am responsible for the transportation. We will split the proceeds in half."

"I can't guarantee anything else. What I can guarantee is that the goods I handle are safe!"

Don't underestimate what Liu Zheng said is foolproof. As long as the safety of the goods is guaranteed, what you get is pure profit. Compared with Mi Zhu's own caravan to purchase and transport, it reduces a lot of expenses. If it lasts for a long time , that is an astronomical sum.

"What Liu Zheng Qushuai said actually moved me very much, but if I cooperate with you, the imperial court will be a hurdle"

In Mi Zhu's heart, he was still persuaded by Liu Zheng, but on the surface, he still had some worries, that is, if he found out that he had contacts with Liu Zheng, the people in the court would not give him a good look.

"This, in fact, I also thought about it before. It is precisely because my identity is sensitive that when I came to you, I did not disclose my identity."

Chapter 186 The Confused Man

"I will not come forward to contact your people directly. Next, I will send my trustworthy advisers to contact Mr. Mi Zhu, and General Gan Ning and General Zu Lang will be responsible for the transportation of the goods. What I need is this line. Profit on the route!"

"In this way, you don't have to contact me at all. You just contact the water thieves in Poyang Lake. Anyway, these water thieves have also interacted with you before, and others won't say much. Do you think this is feasible?"

Liu Zheng wants to cultivate his own power. Although he really wants to occupy Poyang Lake by himself, he is now a key criminal wanted by the court after all.

If he was huddled in the Mingyue cottage without showing the mountains and water, the court would not pay much attention to him, but if he developed his strength rapidly under the banner of Liu Zheng, he would definitely be noticed by the court.