There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Mi Zhu stroked his beard slowly, and said slowly: "Your Majesty's intentions are already clear to me, but Dong Zhuo is powerful. Although all the princes in the Guandong want to appeal to Dong Zhuo, the only ones who are incompatible with Dong Zhuo are Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. , Bao Xin and others are just a few people, if we, Xu Zhouqiang, come forward in this alliance, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for the upper body."

The pottery merchant shook his head and said: "There are advantages and disadvantages, it just depends on which is bigger and smaller. On the surface, people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao seem to be on the cusp of confronting Dong Zhuo, but after a long time, they will surely become famous all over the world and their power will rise! Dong Zhuo Although it is powerful, it is far away from Luoyang and Xuzhou, but our surroundings are full of feudal lords, cities, counties and counties. Now it is more cost-effective to offend Dong Zhuolai than to offend the vassals who are close to us."

"Yeah..." Mi Zhu closed his eyes and pondered for a long while before he opened his mouth and said, "Young Master's words do have some truth."

As soon as this remark came out, the stone in the potter's heart finally fell to the ground. Anyway, Mi Zhu still has some knowledge. In history, this guy, as a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, did not hesitate to lose his family and property, and he wanted to put the treasure in his hands. Regarding Liu Bei, I have to say that this person has a vicious vision and dares to gamble. He is not a person who sticks to the rules.

Those who dare to gamble will naturally not be too honest, and those who are not so honest will naturally not stubbornly follow the same path.

"Then what does the eldest son want me to do?" Mi Zhu's smile suddenly became a little playful, as if thinking.

"Father wants to watch from the sidelines in this battle of the princes against Dong, and I want to persuade him to change his mind." The pottery merchant stated his purpose for coming here.

Mi Zhu thought about it carefully for a while, as if he was making a comparison in his mind, and finally said after a while: "This matter, Eldest Young Master, it's not that I don't want to persuade the Lord, but the Lord has made up his mind, and I'm afraid it's hard to persuade."

Old chicken thief!

The potter secretly sighed in his heart, a businessman is a businessman, even if he agrees with his point of view, he has to put conditions on it, and he will never do anything that is not beneficial.

Industriousness, bravery, and kindness are all bullshit in the eyes of these big businessmen.

However, regarding Mi Zhu's approach, the potter had already guessed a thing or two when he came, which is also human nature.

After all, there is no love for no reason in this world, and there is no hate for no reason.The pottery merchant and Mi Zhu are no more than acquaintances at best, and if they rashly come to ask for help, there must be a plausible reason. After all, Mi Zhu is not a fool. will not do.

"Don't drive, are you interested in doing a long-term business with me?"

Mi Zhu was taken aback when he heard the words: "What business?"

"It's a betting business." The potter said with a smile.

"Betting on a treasure?" Mi Zhu seemed a little interested: "Which treasure to bet on?"

The potter pointed to his nose and said with a smile, "Bet on me for this treasure."

Mi Zhu seemed to be interested: "The metaphor of the eldest son is somewhat interesting, but I don't know how to talk about this treasure of yours?"

"I'm ashamed to say that I'm a pottery merchant, but I'm not good at martial arts. I'm obsessed with promises, I don't think about making progress, I can't do a single thing, and I can do a lot of useless things. I'm really an incompetent and incompetent eldest son."

When Mi Zhu heard the words, he actually acquiesced without saying a word! ?

The pottery merchant felt a little uncomfortable. This old boy was neither sharp nor stupid. He was so rigid when he spoke just now. Why didn't he fart this time?I am so self-deprecating, and you still listen to the truth, so you can't refute me?

I hurt my self-esteem a bit.

"Although this is the case, I am the eldest son of the governor of Xuzhou after all. Now that the world is chaotic, many things in Xuzhou may need to be decided by me in the future. If you bet on me, it is tantamount to serving the Mi clan in Xuzhou. The future is bet for ten years, 20 years, or even 30 years"

Speaking of this, the pottery merchant paused for a moment, and when Mi Zhu digested his words, he said again: "Of course, this treasure doesn't necessarily guarantee a steady profit. What if my Tao family declines in the future, or Xuzhou has changed hands, don't bet on this treasure, it may be empty."

The light in Mi Zhu's eyes flickered: "Young Master is a gentleman in dealing with people, so frank, Mi Zhu really admires haha, but in fact, what you said is right, at least for now, besides Young Master, Mi Zhu seems to be unable to find another one who can do it." The person in custody."

The potter's mind woke up?

You are right, in a few years if you are not sure, he will change his mind and bet on Liu Bei.

"Then Mr. Mi's implication, do you agree?"

Mi Zhu suppressed his smile and said suddenly, "My lord, can I trust your promise?"

Mi Zhu's question embarrasses the potter.

believe?How should I put it, to be honest, I don’t believe in myself, how dare I open my mouth to make you believe me

The pottery merchant stood up and bowed, and said forcefully, "Don't drive, of course you can trust me! The boy has followed my father's precepts since he was a child, advocating loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness. He takes the ancient benevolent gentleman as his teacher, and he is conscientious and never cheats! Don't drive Even if you can't trust the kid, can't you still not trust my father?"

Mi Zhu laughed out loud. He was very satisfied with the Tao merchant's humble behavior and his unhurried answers. Yes, Tao Qian is a gentleman, and the son he teaches will definitely not make mistakes, at least there will be no problems in quality!

This time, he didn't laugh so hard anymore, judging by his expression, it was indeed a smile from the heart.

"Tao Shijun's benevolent style, the door of a gentleman, how dare I have other thoughts about the eldest son? Regarding the matter of asking for Dong, I will try my best to deal with it in the court discussion in the future. The eldest son can rest assured!"

The Tao merchant finally felt relieved. It seems that Tao Qian's reputation as a cheap father is still very good. The words "benevolent gentleman" seem to be a golden signboard. No hindrance, you don't need to sign any contract, you just need to swipe your face. This is much more convenient than having to sign a contract for everything in later generations, and it seems that you don't have to bear any responsibility after breaking the contract.

Pedantry is pedantic, but in this era, one has to be known as a benevolent gentleman to be open to it.

"In that case, the boy will take his leave for the time being, and wait for the good news from Mr. Mi tomorrow." All that needs to be said has been said, and the pottery merchant doesn't stay any longer. Definitely a bunch.

Mi Zhu humbly and politely persuaded him to stay, and when he saw that the potter refused to comply, he didn't force him.

Then the potter got up to leave, and the Mi Zhu brothers followed closely.

After the farewell, Mi Fang asked Mi Zhu after watching the pottery get into the carriage and said: "Brother, Mr. Tao seems to be a little different from usual, it's really strange."

Mi Zhu let out a long sigh: "It's really scary to be a younger generation. Unexpectedly, in the past two years, Brother Wei has been seeing him as a mediocre person, but that's okay. Brother Wei was still thinking about it. After a hundred years, what should Xuzhou and my Mi family do, now it seems that this son may be relied on, but we have to investigate further."

Mi Fang agreed very much and said: "It's not easy for the Mi family to build a foundation for generations. Brother, you have to observe this kid's character more, so as not to entrust others with wronged people."

Mi Zhu shook his head with a smile and said: "Zi Fang was too worried, Tao Shijun is a benevolent gentleman, his son should not be wrong in character, as a brother, you can still see that."

The two were talking, but they saw dust in the distance, and the potter's carriage turned a corner and returned to the gate of the Mi Mansion.

But when the curtain of the car was lifted, the potter's head was exposed: "Don't drive, the borrowing money I said at your house just now is not a joke! The boy really needs it urgently! Later, the boy will send someone to get the ten thousand guan Don't worry about the money, the kid won't take it for nothing, I will give you the IOU later, and the money will definitely be returned in the future!"

After finishing speaking, the potter showed his white teeth, waved happily at Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, and put down the curtain of the carriage, and saw the carriage turned around again, leaving the Mi family brothers staring at the back of the carriage in astonishment. Incomprehensible.

after half an hour

"Brother, borrow, borrow?" The accident happened so suddenly that Mi Fang didn't realize it for a while.

Staring at the carriage leaving in the dust, Mi Zhu grabbed the beard on his chin vigorously, and said viciously: "Borrow! Why don't you borrow it! Bet on it! What's the point of betting more than eight thousand? Anyway, our family has enough money, but I will take it back." What you said just now, this kid is really thick-skinned, definitely not a good person, and he won't even hit a single one if he borrows money."

Chapter 4 Dragon Brother Tiger Brother

As expected of Mi Zhu being a wealthy man in Xuzhou, the purchase was quite generous, and the [-] guan was credited to the account very quickly, and it was sent directly to the servant sent by the pottery merchant.

In fact, it's normal. For a wealthy businessman like the Mi family, it's not uncommon to borrow a thousand or eight hundred gold from the eldest son of the governor's family to splurge. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world if you want to fight for the family without paying a little?

It's just that the pottery merchant borrowed money so abruptly that the Mi brothers couldn't accept this reality for a while.

Pottery merchants are not such shameless people, at least not particularly shameless, just because they have just arrived in this era, and they are also a nominal assassin. Seeing the coming of troubled times, it is really difficult to do things without money .

Is it really necessary to shake the tiger's body and disperse the king?

Or buy people's hearts with impassioned speeches?

Or pretend to be righteous and awe-inspiring to show the charm of personality?

Or move those like-minded people with a sincere heart and lofty aspirations?