Chapter 219 Mi Zhu

Zhang Yu went all the way and arrived in Xuzhou a month later.

"Report, lord, there is a man who calls himself Mi Zhu ten miles ahead to meet the lord, I hope the lord can go." Walking on the road, the soldiers came to report the lord.

"It turned out to be Mi Zhu." Zhang Yu was very surprised.

Who doesn't know about Mi Zhu, the rich man of the Three Kingdoms.

According to the historical description, Mi Zhu's family supported tens of thousands of guests, and he was a famous rich man during the Three Kingdoms period.

Not to mention other things, being able to help Liu Bei equip an army shows that he is not a simple person.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were four major commercial families.

The Zhen family supported Yuan Shao, the Wei family supported Cao Cao, the Mi family supported Liu Bei, and the Eastern Wu Lu family supported Sun Quan.

It can be said that the four princes could not do so without the support of these big business families.

But now, Mi Zhu of the Mi family wanted to see Zhang Yu, which made Zhang Yu unhappy.

"Come on, come with me, I will meet this business genius." Zhang Yu said.

Mi Zhu was still very young at this time, just a few years older than Zhang Yu, in his early twenties.

Zhang Yu rode on a horse and led hundreds of people ahead.

In the distance, in a gazebo, Mi Zhu had set up a banquet and was waiting.

"Welcome Grand Administrator Zhang." As soon as Zhang Yu arrived, Mi Zhu came out of the pavilion to welcome Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu also hurriedly jumped off his horse to return the gift.

"Patriarch Mi, you are too polite, and you have deliberately arranged so many things." Zhang Yu also said politely to Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu shook his head and said, "Prefect Zhang passed by here, as a native of Xuzhou, how could he not clean up for you, a big hero."

The two complimented each other and talked a lot of nonsense, but the two gradually got to the point.

Zhang Yu's soldiers surrounded the surrounding area, and there were only Zhang Yu and Mi Zhu in the pavilion.

Apparently some things are still kept secret.

"Patriarch Mi is so polite, feel free to say anything, as long as I can do it, I will definitely not disappoint Patriarch Mi." Zhang Yu said.

Mi Zhu first offered a cup to Zhang Yu, and then said: "There are treasures everywhere in Kuaiji County. Not only are there fascinating fairy brews, but the recent tea is a sensation in Luoyang. I really want these things to be seen by the people of Xuzhou. .”

Zhang Yu had already had a guess in his mind, and now it was confirmed that Mi Zhu wanted to cooperate with him.

Who is Mi Zhu, the biggest businessman in Xuzhou, and even one of the biggest businessmen in the entire Han Dynasty, so it is not surprising to find Zhang Yu to cooperate.

Zhang Yu picked up the wine on the table, sniffed it, put it down, and said to Mi Zhu, "I don't know that in Kuaiji County, there are only tea and immortal brew, as well as books, and table salt."

Mi Zhu was slightly surprised, he knew the book, but he didn't know the salt.

"I'm not afraid of Mr. Zhang's jokes. I dare not sell this book. As for the salt, there are several powerful salt merchants in the local area. There is really no need to compete with them." Mi Zhu said.

Mi Zhu did not dare to sell books, which disappointed Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu's foundation is too shallow, and there are too few channels. It is not so easy to sell products, and it is difficult to spread the scene in other places without channels.

"Okay, it's the first time we've cooperated, and I'll cooperate with you. Shenxian Niang can tell you how much you want, and you can only supply a part of the tea, but I also have conditions." Zhang Yu said.

Mi Zhu was not surprised at all, and stretched out his hand to motion for Zhang Yu to say.

Zhang Yu raised his voice and said, "My condition is very simple. At least half of the payment will be paid with grain, and I will support a group of people. I will take them to Liaodong."

It is not difficult to understand the payment of food. Zhang Yu went to Liaodong. Food was a big problem. It was too far to transport it from Kuaiji County, but it was very close from Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu thought for a while before agreeing to Zhang Yu's request, because Mi's family was originally in the grain business, and helping Zhang Yu purchase some grain was also profitable.

To support Zhang Yu's group of talents, Mi Zhu finally agreed.

What Zhang Yu wanted was some grass-roots and middle-level management talents. Zhang Yu didn't have many people. If he wanted to take over a county in Liaodong, he needed people.

The two sides have reached an agreement, and the next step will be easy.

Mi Zhu warmly invited Zhang Yu to go to Xiapi City, where the Xuzhou government was located, and Zhang Yu stayed in Mi Zhu's house.

And no other family in Xuzhou kept a distance from Zhang Yu, and didn't want to get too close to Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu didn't care, he stayed at Mi Zhu's house for two days, and then continued to lead his troops northward.

However, in the past month or so, Yuan Wei suffered a lot.

There has been no news of Yuan Gai, and after waiting for a long time, Yuan Wei finally couldn't wait, so he sent someone secretly to investigate.

The results of the investigation made Yuan Wei very angry.

"Uncle, this Yuan Gai was obviously put under house arrest by Zhang Yu's people, and even killed." Yuan Shao didn't expect this to happen.

Yuan Kui was angry, but he did not lose his mind.

It's been two months, and what was supposed to happen has happened.

"Uncle, can you send someone to accuse Zhang Yu of treason and take him down?" Yuan Shu said.

Yuan Kui shook his head, if he could, he would have acted long ago.

As early as Yuan Gai's arrival in Kuaiji County, Zhang Yu had already left, and by that time he had completely pushed it away.

And they didn't have any evidence to prove that Zhang Yu rebelled. You must know that Kuaiji County claimed that Yuan Gai caught wind and cold on the road.

"It seems that things are not as simple as we thought, and we must re-plan." The loss was not small, so Yuan Wei thought of another plan.

"Let Song Yang lead the troops, and then send a prefect." Yuan Kai said.

The water in Kuaiji County is deep, and Yuan Kai didn't expect it to be so difficult.

Yuan Kai went to operate again, planning to make a comeback, but Yuan Gai was miserable.

Yuan Gai lived in the firewood room of the prefect's mansion, and he was sad at first. However, when Yuan Kai and others learned that Yuan Gai was under house arrest, Kuaiji County also got the news.

Of course Yuan Gai could not be released, he could only "die of illness".

After he died of illness, Yuan Wei and the others didn't even pursue the matter, nor did they send anyone to investigate.

Both sides know it well, and it is useless to talk about it.

Yuan Kai arranged for another prefect, and at the same time asked Song Yang to "escort" the new prefect with 3,000 soldiers and horses on the grounds that there were many bandits on the road.

Speaking of escorting, everyone knows what Yuan Wei is going to do.

Things were arranged quickly, and Zhang Yu had already entered Youzhou at this time.

"My lord, there are hungry people all the way in Youzhou, and there are bones on the road. I didn't expect the matter to be so serious." Gu Yong said with a heartbroken voice.

"Youzhou has always been invaded by the Xiongnu and Wuhuan. It was already poor and depended on the occasional support from the imperial court to survive. Now that the imperial court does not even provide support, Youzhou is really struggling." Zhang Yu said.

Along the way, they saw too many tragedies and too many refugees.

After some understanding, this Youzhou, especially Liaodong, Xuantu County and other places, has been plundered by foreigners all the year round, and the situation is very bad.

Zhang Yu couldn't help speeding up his pace, wanting to get to Liaodong as soon as possible.

At this time, the situation in Liaodong was more difficult than what Zhang Yu and the others had seen.