Someone would send money?
Even though Lin Chuan had said this, Liu Bei still found it hard to believe.
Before Cao Cao came to Xu Prefecture, he had dropped his face and made several trips to the powerful aristocratic families, but he had met with rebuffs.
The more honest ones like Mi Zhu, who had a lot of money and was the strongest among the five wealthy merchants, took out a few thousand gold and said with a sad face,"This is the only way.”
Those who were more domineering, such as Zhang Zhao's Zhang family and Chen Gui's Chen family, directly pushed him back.
In fact, whether it was a merchant or an aristocratic family, having a certain amount of influence also required a bet.
In a chaotic world, no one could be alone, or else they would really wither in the end.
Obviously, Liu Bei was not their first choice.
At the end of the day, they did not think that Liu Bei could defend Xuzhou.
The master of Xuzhou was either Yuan Shu or Cao Cao.
"Yunxiao, are you really that confident?"
Liu Bei almost said the second half of the sentence,"If there is no money to build the canal, then the people's farming will be in vain."
"Just wait. Ten days at the fastest, a month at the slowest.”
It wasn't that Lin Chuan liked to keep them in suspense, but he couldn't tell who would show up first.
However, he was sure that after his actions were carried out, there would be smart people.
Having said that, Liu Bei did not pursue the matter further.
The next thing to do was to do his best to rush the production and distribution of the curved shaft plows.
At the same time, he had to plan the area of wasteland reclamation. These were all things that could not be careless.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
One day, Liu Bei and Lin Chuan were drinking tea in the main hall when Sun Qian ran in.
"The head of the Mi family, Mi Zhu, has come to visit the lord!”
Liu Bei almost dropped the teacup in his hand.
Then, he looked at Lin Chuan in surprise.
"He really came?"
These two people were very important in Xuzhou.
For a moment, Liu Bei's heart was in turmoil.
"Xuande, these two are much smarter than the Zhang and Chen families," said Lin Chuan with a smile.”
Liu Bei frowned and asked in confusion,"Why would Yunxiao say that?"”
"Isn't it obvious?"
Lin Chuan took a sip of tea." These days, we have been pushing the Quyuan plow to reclaim wasteland. We can foresee the prosperity of Xuzhou in the near future, and the people will have surplus food.”
"Mi Zhu has been in the business for many years. He can't be ignorant of this. He's here to lay a good foundation for his future business.”
Liu Bei nodded thoughtfully. No business without treachery, no business without treachery, this was the golden rule.
"And Lu Su also saw that the reform brought by Qu Yuanli would allow us to not be trapped by rations. It was only a matter of time before our troops became strong.”
"He must gamble for the Lu Clan now.”
"After all, they're here to provide charcoal in the snow. If they were to come a few days later, it might just be icing on the cake.”
Lin Chuan's explanation hit the nail on the head.
Liu Bei finally realized why he was so sure that someone would come to deliver the money within a month.
Strictly speaking, they weren't giving the money to him, but to bet on him.
"I didn't expect that Cloudsky's Curved Plow would have such a powerful snowball effect.”
Liu Bei sighed in his heart.
Once these two people were in his hands, the snowball would only get bigger and bigger.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but bow to Lin Chuan.
"Alright, Xuande, you know that I'm not used to this. Gongyou, let them in.”
Liu Bei was very puzzled. Since ancient times, it was not strange for people to be polite.
Why did he have to be so jumpy? He was truly a genius in the world, and his nature was incompatible with the secular world.
Not long after Sun Qian left, Lu and Mi walked in.
"Lu Zijing and Mi Zizhong greet Imperial Uncle Liu.”
Lu Su is a modest gentleman.
Mei Zhu was also in high spirits.
"I've long heard of Zijing's talent, and I finally get to see him today.”
"It's not easy to meet Zizhong again.”
"Gentlemen, let me introduce you to my military advisor, Lin Chuan and Lin Yunxiao.”
Liu Bei held Lin Chuan's hand warmly with a smile on his face.
"Oh? Mister is the expert who knows the art of heavenly secrets and designed the curved plow?”
Lu Su looked at Lin Chuan with a serious expression." I was talking to Zizhong when I came. I wonder if this genius is really a gentle youth like the rumors."”
"I finally got to see him today. He's truly a young genius.”
Mi Zhu also smiled kindly." Mister is a genius and is so young. With Mister's help, Imperial Uncle Liu will definitely succeed.”
"Where?"
Lin Chuan returned the greeting." If Liu Bei can achieve great things, he really needs people like you to help him.”
"Haha, the three of you are all elites of a region. If you are too polite, you will seem like an outsider.”
Liu Bei arranged a banquet for Lu Su and Mi Zhu in the hall.
He even pulled back Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun who were training.
This was considered a special gift. The two of them understood in their hearts.
Everyone just sat there, toasting each other and talking about the future of Xuzhou.
He witnessed the young man Lin Chuan who changed the direction of Xu Prefecture with a curved plow.
Facing the Guan Zhang and Zhao who could hold off ten thousand men alone.
He also commented on the world with his current imperial uncle.
This was a huge psychological blow to Mi Zhu, who had always been a businessman and had never been an official.
Mi Zhu, who was already a little drunk, slammed his wine glass on the ground and slapped his chest.
"Imperial Uncle, don't worry. Although Zizhong is not as rich as a country, he will definitely settle the matter of the canal for you. It will also be for the well-being of the people of Xu Prefecture.”
Liu Bei heaved a sigh of relief and toasted Mi Zhu.
"Although Zizhong is a merchant, he loves the people. If you don't mind, please pay your respects to Xu Prefecture and protect this pure land with me!”
She was already sobbing as she spoke.
This method that Lin Chuan was not used to was very useful to others.
Mei Zhu bowed and called out to her lord. It was considered that they had achieved what they wanted in their hearts.
Lin Chuan glanced at Mei Zhu. He had tied him to the war chariot. Liu Bei's ability to recruit people was not bad.
At this time, Lu Su's attitude was not that clear.
He seemed very calm the few times he talked about it.
He was a person who used his brain, so he was sure that his goal was different from Mei Zhu's.
Mi Zhu chose to press down on Liu Bei.
However, Lu Su might feel that he still needed to further investigate before making a final decision.
Liu Bei knew that he couldn't take him down, so he could only give Lin Chuan a look when he returned to his seat.
He understood that he had to let Lin Chuan take action.
Or perhaps, Lu Su was here to inspect Lin Chuan.
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