After that, Lu Ning found someone to explain the situation to before heading straight to the prefecture with Zhang He.
After hearing that Lü Ning had returned, Zhang Liao, Silly, Ergou, Mai Zi, and Sima Lang had all come. Only Li You, who was at Yanmen Pass, and Zhang Chuang and Chen Fang, who had gone to Luoyang, were not present.
After Lu Ning introduced Zhang He to everyone, Sima Lang was the first to shout," Sir, you disappeared for half a month without anyone knowing. You didn't care about the strong enemies around you or the lives of the tens of thousands of refugees. You're really a hands-off boss."”
"Mister Boda, General Wen Yuan and the others are resisting the strong enemies around us. It doesn't matter if I'm here or not." As for the refugees, you are a famous celebrity and an expert in internal affairs. If I don't hand them over to you, who should I hand them over to? Besides, I don't understand internal affairs. If I interfere recklessly, I'll be causing trouble for you.”
Sima Lang was depressed. Was this completely cheating? "You always say that you don't understand internal affairs, but I think the clauses you made in the past are very good. Moreover, they are more radical and effective than my ideas. What do you mean by this? I think you are just lazy and don't want to take responsibility.”
Lu Ning bowed to Sima Lang and said," Mr. Boda, those things were all messed up by me when I had no choice. But when it comes to the specifics, I'm dumbfounded. I really don't know anything about government affairs." Moreover, with a great scholar like you around, what's there for me to worry about?”
Sima Lang smiled bitterly after hearing this." Don't worry about me. Aren't you afraid that I'll mess around and leave?"”
After hearing Sima Lang's words, Lu Ning laughed. After taking a glance, he said to him kindly,""Mr. Boda's words carry weight. As long as you promise me something, you won't go back on your word. I absolutely believe you, and I won't leave. I also believe that you will handle it well.
In short, I'll hand over all the internal affairs in my jurisdiction to you. I won't ask about it. Just deal with it boldly. If there's any problem, I'll come out and help you.”
After Sima Lang heard Lu Ning's words, his eyes reddened. He was extremely excited. Where could he find such a person with such trust and such a magnanimous heart?
Lu Ning didn't know what was going on either, so he went over to pat Sima Lang's shoulder and said,""What's wrong? There's dust in your eyes. Do you want me to blow it out for you?”
Sima Lang's face was covered in tears. He suddenly knelt down before Lü Ning and kowtowed three times. This really gave Lü Ning a fright.'You're not really leaving, are you?'
Lu Ning was about to pull him up when he said,"Sima Lang will follow my lord for the rest of his life. He will never go back on his word.”
This time, Lü Ning heard it clearly and quickly helped Sima up. "Mr. Boda, why not? You and I are friends. As long as we both have the heart to serve the people, it is more important than anything else. As long as we both want to protect the people, we will cooperate well. Of course, I will never let Mr. Boda down in my life.”
Lu Ning was still happy in his heart. Was it easy? I finally got you today. This is a good photo.
Sima Lang said," My lord, the number of refugees who have rushed to Yanmen Prefecture has exceeded 50,000. We don't have a large amount of food to settle them. The biggest problem now is food."”
"Boda, can 100,000 catties of grain solve the problem?" Lu Ning asked with a smile.”
Sima Lang said," My lord, what about the 100,000 catties of grain? If there were 100,000 catties of grain, we could settle 100,000 refugees very well. Right now, we don't even have 10,000 catties."”
"Don't worry, Boda. I've already gotten 100,000 catties of grain."”
Sima Lang glanced at Lü Ning. He saw that Lü Ning didn't seem to be joking, but how was this possible? Even if someone is willing to sell us food, we don't have the money to buy it. Sima Lang is very clear about the financial situation.
Sima Lang raised his head and glanced at Lü Ning. Seeing that Lü Ning was indifferent, he said angrily,"My lord, are you joking with me?"
"Bo Da, how could I dare to tease you? It's true."”
After saying that, I handed him the cooperation agreement I signed with the Zhen family and let him take his time to read it.
Sima Lang's expression became more relaxed as he read. After he finished reading, he said,"My lord, the Zhen family is suffering a great loss. This way, we can solve the problem of the disaster victims and refugees.”
When Lu Ning heard this, he was finished, finished. It seemed that although Sima Lang was an expert in internal affairs, he really did not understand business operations.
"Boda, you said the Zhen Clan suffered losses. How is that possible?" I had to haggle with Elder Zhen for a long time to agree to this condition. Originally, Old Man Zhen wanted the exclusive distribution rights of jewelry and jade in my jurisdiction, as well as 80% of the distribution rights of grain and iron ores. I didn't agree, and said that the food in my area was only allowed to be imported, and no one had the right to mine the iron ore in my area, only the right to trade.
Do you think a businessman would make a loss? He only gave us 100,000 catties of grain and 50,000 catties of iron ore. That's too little. I thought we could get 200,000 catties, but Elder Zhen is too cunning.”
Sima Lang said,"My lord, those distribution rights are useless." Moreover, he even paid us twenty taels of gold for a jar of that wine. We should be earning more than him.”
F * ck, are you out of your mind?
" Boda, the production of that wine is very low," Lu Ning said." He paid us 20 taels of gold for a jar, but he sold it for hundreds of taels of gold. Who do you think earned more?"
If the distribution rights are like what Old Master Zhen said, we will be controlled by his family. Think about it, if 80% of the distribution rights are in his family's hands, it means that the entire price and supply of food in our jurisdiction will be controlled by his family. Then, we will all be played to death. Even 30% is too high.”
Sima Lang thought for a moment and said,"What the lord said makes sense, but I still think it's worth it."”
Lu Ning smiled and said," Then let's do as Boda says. However, we have to keep the cooperation between us and the Zhen Family a secret. This is a request from both sides. You can't talk nonsense when you go out."”
"Yes, my lord," everyone replied.
"Then tell me about the enemy's situation and our army's situation."”
At this moment, Lu Ning saw Zhao Yun and Hei Zi walk in. Lu Ning quickly went over and held his hand, saying,"Zilong, have you settled Big Brother and the others? If you have any difficulties, let Wenyuan and the others help you.”
Zhao Yun said," Don't worry, Big Brother. We've already found a place to stay. Let them settle the other matters first. I'm also wary of the enemy's situation, so I dragged Hei Zi to look for you."”
Lu Ning introduced all his subordinates to Zhao Yun.
Zhang Liao said," My lord, the governor of Bingzhou, Ding Yuan, has already decided to attack us. They are currently making preparations for the expedition. I estimate that they will be ready in two days." Our scouts have reported that Ding Yuan has really sent Lu Bu with 20,000 men to attack us. Now, we are sending out a large number of scouts to scout the enemy's situation every day. If there is any new situation, they will immediately send it over.”
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