It was August.
When Xiao Pei was about to harvest the autumn harvest, Dian Wei was a comprador. He used a thousand pounds of gold to exchange for a large amount of copper, iron, and ore mines and recruited a hundred carefully selected warriors.
Each of them was about twenty years old, just right.
They would also be given a settlement allowance in advance and enter the camp as death warriors.
He began to train with Dian Wei and also became Xu Zhen's personal guard.
Xu Zhen called these hundred men of sacrifice Dragon Knights.
They had been training for more than a month now.
He had learned Xiahou En's swordsmanship.
Dian Wei's halberd technique and his riding on the iron stirrups.
He also learned archery and was good at riding and shooting.
Through obstacle course training and mountain survival training, he could improve his endurance.
In just over a month, an extremely high-quality army had gathered under Xu Zhen's command.
Each person was equipped with a sword, a halberd, and a full set of armor. Moreover, the warhorses were all carefully selected Western Liang Dayuan colts. They had spent almost all the remaining gold.
Each of them was extremely powerful and agile.
He even learned how to draw a map from Xu Zhen. He learned the scale, depth, and many iconic drawings. He also learned how to fight in a swimming battle, using riding and archery to increase the distance.
He understood the importance of mobility and the strategy of using two horses to deal with long-distance battles. For a time, his tactical knowledge and physical fitness were constantly improving.
They had become Xu Zhen's trump card.
Over the past month.
Xu Zhen was very relaxed and did not worry about the situation in Xu Prefecture at all.
The news of Tao Qian secretly hunting down Cao Cao's father and Cao Cao treating the people of Xuzhou with kindness became more and more heated in Xu Prefecture.
As a result, many of the plebeian factions were already close to the Cao family of Yanzhou.
Although Xu Zhen was in Xiaopei, he was already able to negotiate business with the Mei Clan of Xiapi. Many of the goods exchanged for these thousand catties of gold came from the Mei Clan.
The only problem now was…
Food shortage.
Before the autumn harvest, most of the grain was released in exchange for the popularity of the local people.
After the autumn harvest, they also needed to store food to protect this place for a long time.
Therefore, Xu Zhen had no choice but to continue dealing with the Mei Clan today.
In the Xiaopei government office.
Mi Fang of the Mei Clan arrived from Xiapi on a carriage. She was dressed in a luxurious robe and was led into the main hall by Dian Wei. From afar, she cupped her hands at Xu Zhen.
"Lord Xu!"
"I am Mi Fang, also known as Zifang. I have come to see you at my brother's orders.”
Xu Zhen secretly sized him up from the corner of his eyes. This was a little fatty.
He wasn't tall and was short and fat. His moustache was round and his eyes were round. He looked very likable and looked very rich when he smiled.
He looked like a businessman.
"Zifang came a little early. Ah, I was going to have a banquet to welcome you, but unfortunately, I don't have much food left.”
"Alright, alright, alright. It's fine, it's fine."
Mi Fang didn't mind. Before he came, he had already heard that this general was willing to spend a lot of money to select elite local soldiers in order to buy military equipment and horses.
Under the heavy reward, there will naturally be brave men.
He had carefully selected hundreds of people to enter the camp. With such a selection, his camp was probably filled with such fierce warriors. How could their combat strength be comparable to ordinary soldiers?
At a time when all the dukes valued numbers, he only liked elite soldiers. It seemed that this person was quite independent and more or less admirable.
After the two of them sat down, Dian Wei naturally sat across from Mi Fang.
Xu Zhen immediately said," I'm a white-robed general. I don't know the ways of the aristocrats. I'll just say some things directly. Don't take offense, Zifang, hehe."”
When Mei Fang heard this, she was a little frightened. She stood up and cupped her hands in a bow, afraid that her status was too high. If the other party was so gentle and humble, she would probably fall for it.
"Sir, please don't do this. I'm just a subordinate of Xu Prefecture. Moreover, rumors are spreading everywhere in Xu Prefecture. My brother just asked the Mei Clan to trade our family's business assets.”
Good heavens, this person looked so refined, but his words were really direct.
Xu Zhen leaned back. He knew that the old merchant would not fall for his trap easily, so he would just say it directly.
"I want to use your Mei Clan's name to purchase food and gather it in the government office. What do you think?”
"This…"
Mi Fang was stunned when she heard that.
This was indeed an outrageous request. In the name of the Mei Clan? Wouldn't that mean that I'll collect the food and I'll pay for it for you to use?
What about me?
"Then, where will the money come from?" said Mei Fang with a smile.
"The government office owes me."
Xu Zhen's expression did not change as he said with certainty.
Mi Fang was dumbfounded.
Was he that straightforward?
Aren't you blushing when you say this?
He then looked at Dian Wei. He coughed twice and went to drink by himself. He wished he could bury his face in the wine and not show it no matter what.
"Sir, I'm afraid this is hard to accept. Although the Mei Clan still has money, my brother is a member of the Xu Prefecture. If this is the case, wouldn't he be labeled as a traitor?”
Xu Zhen raised his hand and chuckled." Zifang, don't worry."”
"Listen to me slowly before you make a decision.”
Mi Fang had originally planned to leave, but after hearing this and seeing Xu Zhen's confident expression, she felt strange.
He sat down again.
"Sir, please finish your sentence."
Xu Zhen grinned and said," Your Mei Clan should have known that Tao Qian is old and will die sooner or later. In fact, you are already preparing to look for the lord, right?”
Mi Fang's heart skipped a beat, but her expression didn't change at all.
It was indeed true.
But why did this person speak so confidently as if he knew something?
Dian Wei was the same. He stared blankly at Xu Zhen.
How did you know?
That's impossible. You've been sleeping until noon every day. You even call yourself the Hidden Dragon, the Hidden Dragon who wakes up at noon. How do you know about the Mei Clan?
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