Chapter 837 Selling Official Positions and Titles

Snow fell in Liao. I don’t know if it came earlier than in previous years, but it was really cold. The snow fell for a whole day and night, and Liao had become a snow country.

On the snow without horse hooves, a group of more than 20 riders galloped towards the north.

In this group, more than ten soldiers led the way, and naturally formed a cavalry formation. They all wore light armor, thick fur clothes inside, fur hats, gloves, and even silk cloth around their faces, with only their eyes exposed, and their eyelashes were covered with frost.

Among the more than ten riders following behind, only two or three of them were equipped better than the riders in front, all wearing brocade hats and sable furs. The riders behind, although wearing thick clothes to keep warm, were not as warm as the brocade hats and sable furs, and even less as warm as the fur clothes of the riders in front.

The identities of these more than twenty riders are obvious.

The more than ten riders in front must be soldiers under the command of the Grand Commander. The more than ten riders in the back, wearing brocade hats and sable furs, are the people in charge of Zhen's trip. The riders behind are Zhen's family soldiers and servants, who are going to Tuhe to see the general.

Zhen Sheng, the direct descendant of the Zhen family's side branch, that is, the legitimate son born to the side branch's mistress, is the person in charge of this trip to Liaodong.

They are a group of 500 people, driving hundreds of carriages to come here. They arrived in Suizhong yesterday morning and received a reply from the general in the middle of the night. At that time, they followed the local soldiers and their family soldiers and confidants to travel a hundred miles at night to Lianshan. They only slept for an hour and a half, had breakfast, and set off for Tuhe.

This is because Suizhong is 200 miles away from Tuhe. If the Zhen people are asked to travel 200 miles a day, they may not be able to support it. But the general ordered "come to see tomorrow", so they must get it. The soldiers and civilian officials in front don't care about Zhen. If the general says, they must go, so they travel overnight without much rest. Otherwise, it would take four days for a normal person to get from Suizhong to Tuhe, even on horseback. Only cavalrymen who are skilled in archery and horse riding can run to their death.

However, the nobles of this era have all practiced, and the swords on their waists are not for show. Although Zhen Sheng did not practice so hard, he could barely hold on. He watched the scene along the way.

The roadside was full of blue brick houses, and blue smoke floated out of the chimneys. Occasionally, a child wearing a single piece of clothing ran out of the house to play in the snow, and was roughly pulled back and beaten by the woman, and then the door was closed. On the mountain to the west, although it was far away, many densely packed small figures could still be seen, and there was even a sound of falling trees.

He had seen it in Suizhong yesterday, and he even lived in a brick house and sat on a kang. Bricks are not rare, kangs are rare, and building such brick houses for the people is even rarer. Cutting down mountains is not rare, but the large-scale cutting down of mountains by the army in an organized manner, just to chop firewood for the people to keep warm in winter, is rare.

Now the nobles all know that the Yellow Turbans have produced a capable man, unlike Zhang Jue and others who were trapped in the Central Plains, and went to Liaodong to secede with a strange mind. Although the political ideas that Wang Yan and Liu Bei said have been widely spread, no one believes them.

Now that he has come to the territory of Liaodong, Zhen Sheng found that Wang Yan did not seem to be joking, and he really treated the people very well, and he became more and more curious.

It was with such curiosity that when the sun was about to set, Zhen Sheng and others finally arrived at Tuhe at lightning speed.

Compared with other cities, Tuhe City is cleaner, and the snow on the road has been cleared. What remains unchanged is that there is light smoke floating over the entire Tuhe River, and the city is filled with the smell of rice.

Without taking a rest, Zhen Sheng followed the others to the west of the city. After the personal guards went in to report, Zhen Sheng followed the personal guards of the general into the room. As soon as he entered the door, he felt the heat wave on his face. The room was very bright, with many candles. Everywhere he looked, there were huge wooden frames with bamboo slips on them. Following the guards, he finally saw the owner of this place under the south window.

Zhen Sheng looked over and saw an elegant man sitting cross-legged on the table. He had a handsome face and a resolute appearance. His long hair was loose and upright, with a green jade hairpin inserted in it. He was wearing a plain white brocade single-piece dress, with an open collar and rolled up arms, and his body was sturdy. He was lazy and casual, and looked a bit like a Taoist master. However, his deep eyes seemed to see through people's hearts at a glance. He gave people a sense of closeness to nature, but also a kind of invisible pressure, which made people trust and fear.

He was a real hero. Before he even opened his mouth, Zhen Sheng felt uneasy.

"General, the Zhen family's messenger is here." The guards bowed.

"You are sick again, I am not blind, I can see." Wang Yan laughed and scolded the young guard who was adding to his drama, and waved his hand, "Please serve the food and wine."

The guard took the order and left. Seeing Wang Yan's eyes on him, Zhen Sheng hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Wuji Zhen Sheng, I meet General Tianwu."

Wang Yan still sat cross-legged on the table, and waved his hand with a smile: "Zhen family is a noble family. In this snowy time, you come here to do business. I am deeply grateful to Zhen family. No need to be polite, please take a seat."

He didn't have high tables and benches here, but kneeling at low tables. Because he often held meetings and classes with his subordinates, there were many seats on the left and right.

Zhen Sheng bowed his hands to thank him, and knelt at the bottom seat, with a straight body, very standard.

Wang Yan asked with a smile: "I wonder what your courtesy name is?"

"To answer the general, my courtesy name is Meng Guang, a branch of the Zhen family, who is responsible for the family's business. I heard that the general has established a business in Liaodong, and I think the general must be in urgent need of grain. I am here with 2,000 stones of grain, 3,000 pieces of hemp, silk, satin, and satin to trade with the general."

Zhen Sheng said it very directly. Now in the entire Han Dynasty, apart from the Han court, Wang Yan is the richest. He left Zhuo County and grew stronger along the way. He destroyed countless fortresses of wealthy families and destroyed more than 20 cities. He took at least half of the wealth of Yuyang County, most of the wealth of Youbeiping County, and almost all of the wealth of Liaoxi County.

It is indeed true. When it comes to monetary treasures, Wang Yan has plenty. There are two East China Sea Night Pearls on his table. There are countless silks and hundreds of millions of copper coins. There are hundreds of tons of statues made entirely of bronze. At this time, there were countless gold horseshoe cakes, silver nuggets, many precious medicinal materials, animal skins and tiger bones, etc. The wealth accumulated by the wealthy family for hundreds of years is all in his hands, how can it not be too much?

It’s just that everyone knows that it’s useless to just have money. Money and treasures are just equivalents and cannot be used as food. They must be spent to exchange for things.

Wang Yan did not comment and asked clearly: "Meng Guang is dishonest. He only trades goods. Isn't it to help me achieve great things and revive your Wuji Zhen family?"

Zhen Sheng was stunned for a moment, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "What the general said is absolutely true, I, Mrs. Zhen, do have this intention.

Nowadays, the Han Dynasty is weak and the emperor's power is not strong. The ten permanent servants control the government and do many things that are harmful to the people. It is from this that the Yellow Turban Rebels arise. I heard that I am not in good health now, and I am afraid that the prince will soon be young and has not heard of the virtuous name. At that time, I may be in trouble, and there will be disaster and chaos, and the Han Dynasty will not be able to last long. Within twenty years, there will be chaos, the princes will rise up, and the heroes will compete with each other.

Since the general said that the Zhen family is reviving, he must know that the Zhen family is in decline, so he only manages and maintains business. It's hard to last long like this, it's just fish and meat ears. Although Mrs. Zhen wanted to find a way to revive her, she did not dare to make any move. The life of the whole family is related, so I dare not ignore it.

The general was born in the capital of Guizhou, starting from Zhuo County. He passed through the border and beheaded generals, destroyed cities and fortresses, recruited people, organized and trained a strong army, and when the soldiers were in dire straits, he fought three generals alone, rescued his soldiers and left. He arrived in Liaodong and suffered a great defeat. Wuhuan established this foundation. With an army of 60,000 and a population of 200,000, the general is truly a hero and a man of great respect.

However, although the general today defeated 30,000 Wuhuan troops, he encountered a harsh winter again. Suizhong and I observed that the general treated the people very well, but there was no internal production and no external income, and the food supply might not be able to sustain it. It was cold and bitter in Liaodong, and the roads were blocked by heavy snow. Even if there were caravans coming and going, it would be difficult to maintain consumption.

When winter turns to spring and the ice melts and the snow melts, Liu Youzhou will surely raise an army to attack. At that time, there was an attack from the north and the south. How did the general deal with it? "

It can be seen that the Han Dynasty is about to fall, which is normal for the wealthy family who have access to many news channels. After all, they themselves knew how the Han Dynasty was tilted. No one would be naive and only blame the emperor for his extravagance, the Shi Chang servants who caused chaos in the country, the factional strife, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion. But if they say it, that must be the reason, and it is impossible for them to admit their mistakes.

After all, they have grown their family, so what's wrong with that?

Just as Wang Yan was about to answer, his bodyguard came in with a bowl of rice. It had been snowing for the past two days, so the general decided to eat boiled mutton on a whim. There are not many seasonings at the moment, and the dipping sauce is not very good. I only made some soy sauce, chive flowers, minced garlic, and some spice powder. But fortunately, the mutton is good and has an excellent taste, which is offset by it.

Mutton has been eaten for a relatively long time. At this time, rich people mainly ate mutton. As for garlic, spices, etc., most of them were brought back by Zhang Qian from the Western Regions, and some of them came from the south.

Hot pot has been around for a long time. In the past, people cooked large pieces of meat, but now they cook small pieces of meat. There is nothing strange about it.

The wine we drank came from wealthy families. They were all serious pure grain wines, and they had to be sifted before drinking. Under the general's rule, drinking is prohibited, and only two jars are occasionally given to his subordinates to taste the taste. Now there is a severe shortage of food, and there is no spare time to make wine.

In fact, during the Three Kingdoms period, there was always a prohibition on alcohol. There are floods, droughts, and locusts again. People don’t have enough to eat, so how can they drink wine? But this is of little use to wealthy families. At any time, everyone should eat and drink.

Wang Yan plans to make some fruit wine next year, such as plums, pomegranates, grapes, etc., and drink it as a drink...

After chatting with Zhen Sheng about food, eating a few bites of meat, and drinking a few glasses of wine, the general then continued Zhen Sheng's questions.

"Just now, you told me how I should deal with it in order to deal with the severe winter and the enemies in the coming year. I think that wealth can lead to the gods. It is snowing in Liaodong and the road is difficult to travel. I should make a big profit, and merchants will bring food here. . What is the current price of food?”

"Three hundred qian for millet, wheat, millet, and five hundred qian for beans. This is the price of grain in Guanzhong. Where there is a lot of grain, it is cheap, but where there is little grain, it is even worse. When the general leads the troops, he should know that the people in the grain transport team will be eaten by horses. Much loss. When I left home, I carried only 3,000 dan of food with me, but now I have only 2,000 dan left to prepare for the return journey.

Moreover, Zhang Jiao died and the Yellow Turban collapsed, but the rest of the army was still causing trouble everywhere. On the way to Liaodong, there are many thieves and bandits. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. It is not easy to transport food. Even if I make a good deal with the general, if it doesn't reach 600 yuan, it will be a loss. "

The price of food is no longer cheap. In these days, people only earn one kilogram of rice a month from working. If the whole family works, they can barely survive, but they don't have much to eat. But this is already the time when food prices will be the cheapest in the next hundred years. In the future, natural and man-made disasters will occur again and again, and food prices will skyrocket.

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "Now that I have a thousand coins, or even a thousand and five hundred coins, are you willing to transport food again?"

"If that's the case, Sheng will definitely come here. However, I, the Zhen family, want to be as good as the general, so there is no need to pay a high price for it, as long as there is no damage."

"How can your family and one surname provide food for our three hundred thousand soldiers and civilians? You must spread the word and big businessmen will gather in our Liao land." The general smiled lightly and drank, feeling very confident. He put down the wine bottle and pointed his finger. Looking at the large transparent glass window, "What do you think of this thing?"

"Excellent, this object is translucent and bright. You can get sunlight during the day without opening the window, and you can enjoy the winter scenery in the greenhouse. When Fang came, Sheng wanted to ask, but he didn't dare to ask for a while. I asked the general, this What is it?"

In the pursuit of enjoyment, the general never hesitates to work hard. After more than a month of work in Liaodong, two large pieces of glass were produced, and the craftsmen were ordered to double clamp them to form such a floor-to-ceiling window.

Without this, the feeling of winter would not be beautiful, because today's windows are filled with silk for rich people and various things for poor people, and there is no window paper. Staying indoors, there is almost no light. The Han and Tang Dynasties were strong and prosperous, but the people faced many hardships.

Next year, we will vigorously burn glass and strive to allow the people under the rule to have the freedom to see the light in winter. And with glass lighting, less dry firewood can be burned during the day.

These are basic life inventions. He has already told his craftsmen and farmers to think more, study more, and create more...

The general smiled and said: "The white glazed glass I named is made by skilled craftsmen and fired with precision. In addition to being used as a bright window, we also made glazed lamps, glazed bowls, glazed statues, etc. The things on the shelf are, you Let’s watch.”

Following the general's instructions, Zhen Sheng looked at a wooden shelf not far away. He cupped his hands and apologized, then went over to play with various things as if looking at some treasure.

The general drank and ate meat with a smile. As for why he used a wine bottle instead of a glass, it was naturally that the wine bottle was fresher. It was strange for a glass cup to have a fart, but a bronze wine bottle was more interesting.

After a while, Zhen Sheng sat down on his knees again, cupped his hands and said, "General, I wonder how much this thing is worth?"

"How much do you think it's worth?"

"Humanity is that rare things are valuable. Naturally, the more difficult the thing is to make, the more expensive it will be. If there are only a few dozen of them left in this world, they should be priceless treasures."

Educated people don't speak straightforwardly. Wang Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "Next year, all the houses under my rule should have windows like this. If your Zhen family is bold and not afraid of threats from others, this thing will be a priceless treasure before spring."

Zhen Sheng smiled awkwardly, he, Mrs. Zhen, really didn't have the courage. This year they are priceless, next year they will be nothing. The wealthy families are angry and attack in groups. The Zhen family is already having a hard time, so isn't it completely over?

"What the general said is reasonable, but if my Zhen family is not prosperous, I will never be able to do such a thing."

"In that case, when you leave, I will sell them all to make up for the grain and cloth you transported this time. What do you think?"

"But based on the words of the general." Zhen Sheng cupped his hand and approved the price of using dozens of broken glass objects in exchange for two thousand stones of grain and three thousand bolts of various cloths.

In fact, those are not pure glass, but colored glass, but they are not colored glaze, which is very bluffing.

This is because Wang Yan is not willing to let the people under his rule wait for a long time, so he can enjoy it early by installing glass. Otherwise, a piece of glass can easily cut the leeks of a wealthy family for several years. It won't work anymore. When the world is in chaos, money is of no use, and food and materials are the king. At that time, it was hard to find someone to take advantage of.

"When you return to Wuji, you should spread the word and invite the wealthy merchants to bring food here. In this way, there will be no worries this winter." Wang Yan turned to ask, "You said that Zhang Jiao is dead and the Yellow Turban has collapsed. I don't know the current situation. how?"

"When I came here, I heard that Zhang Jiao died of illness, Zhang Liang occupied Guangzong, Zhang Bao rebelled against Julu, and Huangfusong, the Marquis of Duxiang, sent troops to attack Guangzong again. I am afraid that the outcome has been decided and Zhang Liang is dead."

After nodding, Wang Yan asked again: "Does the Ruzhen family have a way to communicate with the ten regular servants?"

Zhen Sheng was stunned for a moment: "The general wants to buy an official position?"

"Of course. I want to seek the position of governor of Liaodong, but I am afraid that I have not promoted filial piety and integrity, which is not in line with the regulations, and the Han Emperor will not grant it. If I fail to buy an official position, I can also use the money to contact the ten permanent servants. If Liu Yan wants to raise a large army, he must discuss it with the court. Fang Xing. How can Liu Yan attack with the help of ten regular servants?

The Han Dynasty has a long tradition of selling officials to win titles. Cao Song, his father, spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy the post of Taiwei, which was the Three Dukes...

Rebellion is action, not words, and there is no need to set up a rebel flag as a target. He wants peace and development, and war is something that will happen later. So if it can have a serious name, that would be very good.

Being a thief and being a rebel are two different things. When he was there, he gathered thousands of people in the mountains and forests, and according to the behavior of the officials of the Han emperor, they probably didn't want to pay attention to him. But there are still so many people rebelling, which has touched the sensitive nerves of the imperial princes. There is a high probability that they will send troops to quell the rebellion, and they will definitely have to fight several times. But he has no intention of going south in the short term. This kind of fighting consumes food and grass, which is meaningless. It is better to make money quickly.

Moreover, it was useless for him to ask for money. When grain and grass supplies were plentiful, he would print and issue banknotes, taking the initiative in the economy by himself, making it easier to regulate the economy and much better than copper coins, silk, gold and silver. The big families in the province also hoard money without spending it, and banknotes are just a pile of waste paper, so they hoard them hard.

There are also advantages to him being named the governor of Liaodong, that is, he has a legitimate reputation and is not a traitor, so angel investors will be more open-minded. No matter what they think, they may never imagine that General Wang has lost his integrity and spent money to buy peace...

Zhen Sheng pondered for a moment: "With the love of the general, I will definitely be able to buy an official. If I don't grant it, I will send troops to attack, and the losses will be too much. It is not as good as the name of unification. Moreover, there are many barbarians in the land of Liaodong. The general is here to conquer the barbarians, and the officials I'm glad to see you. The general has taken the initiative to buy an official position, and it will cost him a lot of money. Why not wait for a victory in the coming spring, and he will use less money."

"Money is not as valuable as the lives of soldiers and civilians." The general waved his hand and said, "I heard that Cao Song used hundreds of millions of dollars to seek the position of Taiwei. Today, I will give you hundreds of millions to seek the position of Prefect of Liaodong and General Tianwu. Do you dare to accept the offer? ?”

"General, do you believe in me, Mrs. Zhen, so much?"

"But believe in the sword in my hand, command the army, and rule the people."

Zhen Sheng was silent for a while, stood up and left the table, faced the general, bowed his hands and said, "Zhen will live up to the general's expectations."

"No need to be polite, Meng Guang, you don't have to be so polite. You, Wuji Zhen, know how to adapt and understand the general situation. I am very pleased that you came to Liaodong to make friends. Today's banquet, tomorrow you will enter my treasury, and I will not let you run for nothing. On the way back, I will send a thousand soldiers and horses to escort the money and send you home."

"Thank you, general."

"Please take your seat. It's cold and the best time to drink and eat meat. It tastes very good. You should eat and drink more." The general greeted the first adventurer who invested, and did not talk about deeper issues. Now it's just an initial contact, and we have to wait and see.

But he also showed his generosity and directly pulled billions of money over. At the same time, he opened the treasury, which was full of treasures. It was the accumulation of dozens or hundreds of years of many wealthy families, which was quite spectacular. He also loaded dozens of cars for Zhen to take back and sell in exchange for grain and grow grain.

At the same time, Wang Yan also asked Zhen's caravan to go west to find cotton.

In such a grand manner, hundreds of carriages and a thousand soldiers under the general went south.

Wang Yan did not pay any more attention to it. At this time, the carriages were slow and the road was long and difficult to travel. The trade between the two countries would take at least three months to complete a journey of 1,600 miles. As for the operation of buying an official position, it would be good if the results could be obtained before the beginning of spring.

Fortunately, Zhen had foresight and vision, and knew that the general was a hero and a man, so he came earlier. In this way, he would go back in one and a half months, raise food in half a month, and come back in another one and a half months, and the danger of food shortage would be solved immediately.

At present, production is still the priority, and it will always be the priority. Needless to say, the status of the craftsmen under the general is quite respected, and the atmosphere of invention and creation must be set off.

Needless to say, the craftsmen still produce in winter. Even if people cannot go out because they have no warm clothes, they still sit at home and work to the best of their ability. The production tools for the coming year are the most important thing, followed by weapons and armor, which can all be produced at home. Polishing various wooden products, sharp arrows, weapons, making crossbows and bows have not stopped.

Civil officials rushed around every day, checking the situation of the people in charge, counting production materials, and assigning production tasks. Twenty-seven thousand people, like a huge machine, running non-stop.

The action of firing glass did not stop, but now it was no longer produced for the general, because it was difficult to make large areas, but small areas were no problem. Although there were only a few kilns and the production was slow, it was always to install bright windows for the people.

When building houses, these problems were taken into consideration, and space for windows was reserved. Carpenters and apprentices made windows, and iron workers cast rivets. Whoever installed them would be given nails, and they would grind stones.

The general was very scheming. He first found a few families in various places to install them, so that people would have hope and hope. Otherwise, they would have to eat porridge twice a day to survive, and it would be easy to fail.

At the same time, the brick kilns did not stop working. Before freezing, they sent a large army to dig up mountains of soil. When the brick kilns were built, the situation of winter production was also considered. Although the efficiency was not high, there was always output. He turned around and piled up the old place, preparing to build all the houses after the spring, and all the families were allocated houses.

In fact, when the house was almost finished, many young and strong men under his command would get married after they had houses. Even if they didn't want to get married, Wang Yan had to force them to get married, because population was the top priority. Otherwise, no matter how many fertile fields he conquered, what was the use if he couldn't actually occupy them.

In order for the babies to survive and for the women to survive, he set the age of marriage and childbearing to eighteen years old, and they must be eighteen and abide by the law. At the same time, he also found many women who had given birth to train them for maternal and child care. In order to train these people, the general was also very worried, personally led the team, delivered babies for women, and gave classes on the spot. The great prevention of men and women has nothing to do with doctors, and even less with him, General Wang. After the delivery, she also named the child...

So next year, we will get married and separate, and then the Wuhuan people who will be gathered will come to join us, and the old and dilapidated houses will be rebuilt now. For all these reasons, we need to build houses...

As for the war with Wuhuan, Liao Hua led 4,000 cavalry to harass, and the scouts reported that the soldiers dared not come out near the city or other places where people live. So Liao Hua led his troops deep into Xuantu County and Liaodong County. At such a distance, Wang Yan could not receive military information.

But the general was not worried. 4,000 cavalry were a strong force wherever they went. If Wang Yan was asked to lead 4,000 cavalry, he would be able to conquer the world and be invincible. Although Liao Hua was far away, he was also a true disciple of the general and understood the way of guerrilla warfare. He also specifically instructed that if he could not harvest in Xuantu and Liaodong, he could go to Wuhuan, Fuyu, and even Goguryeo outside the territory to find food. These were all future enemies, and it was always right to strike first.

Liao Hua's mission was to burn, kill, and loot. Wang Yan didn't care about the rest. As the saying goes, when a general is away from home, the king may not grant him certain orders. Wang Yan did not know how others killed him outside.

Of course, he knew it very well. The old yinbi had a big heart and a big pattern, but he could not help but keep a small notebook. It is foolish to give all trust to others and expect others' integrity and character.

Internal supervision is the traditional skill of General Wang. When the situation stabilizes and the market under his rule is opened, the Jinyiwei should be established. With the comfortable life and abundant material, the military officers and officials will certainly have active thoughts and must be supervised.

In this regard, General Wang has always ruled with an iron fist. If you don't want to live a good life, then don't live it. Of course, there are priorities and crimes are also divided into severity. You can't kill for everything. That's not right.

The central idea is only one. You can ignore it, but you can't be unaware of it...

Time in winter, of course, passed quickly. Days were short and nights were long, people ate less, and they had to work during the day, so they naturally went to bed early. Even if they wanted to sleep late, there was no entertainment except making babies, not to mention that there were no candles for lighting, and every house was dark. Now Wang Yan used oil lamps, that is, animal fats for lighting, and his personal guards often added oil.

So apart from making babies, there was making babies, and women under his rule were widely pregnant. Because the general had already told pregnant women to eat more, not only more rice, but also occasionally some meat and eggs, and pregnant women could also share the catch of soldiers' fishing, and stew soup to supplement nutrition.

Originally, they would give birth if they had nothing to do, not to mention the preferential treatment given by the general. Who would not give birth and who would not take advantage of this, how could it work? Therefore, the number of pregnant women counted by the civil officials increased wildly, and food consumption increased greatly.

It was at this time that the southern merchant caravans gathered, they brought food, seed grain and other materials, and tens of thousands of carriages came here.

Wang Yan sent someone to ask about it, and the team was very luxurious. In addition to the Wuji Zhen family, more than ten wealthy family caravans, including the Runan Yuan family, Hongnong Yang family, Yingchuan Xun family, Yingchuan Chen family, Henei Sima family, Donghai Mi family, Qiaoxian Cao family, Chenliu Wei family, etc., have arrived one after another. Except for the old Cao family and the Wei family who funded Cao Cao's start, they are basically big families, the top predators in the late Han Dynasty. There is even the Shandong Kong family, who also came to sell grain.

It's normal to think that these big families have the most land. They are the largest supplier of grain, and the granary is really full. Now General Wang is buying grain at a high price and driving them with profit. The grain in their hands is moldy. Don't they have to trade the granary to make more money?

On the other hand, now that the Yellow Turbans have been broken, the biggest rebel is Wang Yan. And Wang Yan also asked the Zhen family to bring hundreds of millions of money to buy an official position, which is now known to everyone. They also want to take this opportunity to come and test Wang Yan's strengths and weaknesses.

Of course, Zhen Shi couldn't wait until the money was in place before buying an official position in Luoyang. Instead, she sent a fast horse back to inform the family. The family found someone to contact the Ten Eunuchs. After expressing their intention, the Ten Eunuchs reported to Emperor Ling. In this way, naturally, all the officials in the court and the public knew about it.

Wang Yan didn't go to see them. Those who came were not heavyweights. They were all from side branches and illegitimate children. They were not as sincere as Zhen Shi. It's normal to think that Zhen Shi is declining, but others are thriving.

Only the treasury sold money and treasures, and sold a batch of glass products at a high price. Anyway, it was much more expensive than grain. It was used to pay for the grain, so they were all sent away...

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