"Mister Mo, please!"
Xu Jun was not stupid, he was very smart.
After realizing that Zhang Mu was treating Mi Zhu differently, he politely led him into the back hall of the Provincial Governor's Estate.
Zhang Mu had already gotten Xu Chu to prepare food and wine. He was prepared to chat with Mi Zhu while drinking. He even called Guo Jia over.
This was actually not in line with the etiquette of a scholar.
But Guo Jia didn't care.
Mi Zhu was flattered.
"Mi Zhu of the Eastern Sea greets Young Master Meiyu.”
Mi Zhu greeted Zhang Mu and his gaze inadvertently swept over Guo Jia.
Guo Jia drank by himself.
Zhang Mu examined Mi Zhu carefully.
This man was nearly thirty years old. He was tall and nearly eight feet tall. His behavior was decent and graceful.
As a businessman who was famous for his macho character, he had no trace of a profligate aura on him. Instead, he was like a gentleman, gentle as jade.
"May I know why Clan Head Mo is looking for me?”
Anyone who had read Romance of the Three Kingdoms would be very familiar with Mi Zhu.
Guan Yu's death was related to that mediocre younger brother of Mei Zhu, Mei Fang.
In history, Mi Zhu was like Lu Buwei, a rare commodity that could be hoarded. When Liu Bei declined, he used all his family assets to support him. He even married his sister Mi Zhen to Liu Bei to facilitate the marriage.
It must be known that the Eastern Sea's Mi Family was a famous wealthy merchant in the Great Han Dynasty.
As the head of the Mei Family, Mei Zhu was a merchant, but his influence wasn't weak. Now that he had appeared in Qiao County and even took the initiative to greet him, Zhang Mu couldn't be curious.
However, he was just curious.
He, Zhang Mu, was the descendant of the Marquis, the esteemed disciple of Duke Wen Ju, and a beautiful young master. In terms of status, he was far inferior to Mi Zhu!
"Mei Zhu has come with a gift for Young Master.”Mi Zhu smiled.
Seeing Zhang Mu, he had a sudden idea.
As a wealthy family, the Mi family had reached a bottleneck in Xuzhou. They were trying their best to expand outward. The Yellow Turban bandits in Qingzhou in the north were serious, and it was the territory of the Zhen family in Hebei. The Lu family was in Yangzhou in the south. Without considering it, the only thing left was Yuzhou in the west.
Pei Country of Yuzhou was adjacent to Pengcheng and Xiapi counties of Xuzhou and not far from Donghai County. It was his first battle. He had also rushed to Qiao County a few days ago to discuss a business deal with the Li family.
In the end, the Yellow Turban besieged the city and he was trapped in the Li family. He thought that he would be in trouble, but fortunately, the Yellow Turban only robbed him of his wealth. Later, he was defeated by Zhang Mu and resolved the crisis.
This afternoon, he found out that Li Ye was killed by Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu had recently become the " popular star " of the Han Dynasty. Moreover, the Zhang family had established the Longbow Merchant Association, which sold wine and some special items. As a merchant, Mi Zhu paid close attention to it.
After thinking about it, he decided to make friends with them.
"Gifts?"
"He is indeed rich!"
Zhang Mu laughed inwardly and waved his hand." Clan Head Mo is too polite. Please take a seat."”
"Thank you, Young Master!" Mi Zhu sat down and placed his hands on his legs.
"I wonder what Family Head Mi is going to give me?" Zhang Mu went straight to the point.
The statuses and reputations of both parties were not equal.
"This thing!"
Mi Zhu took out a silk book from his sleeve and placed it gently on the table in front of Zhang Mu.
"The Li family is a merchant, but they are rich and heartless. I heard that the princess killed Li Ye, the scourge of Qiao County, and even sent troops to surround the Li family.”
"I happen to know some information and want to contribute a little.”
Mi Zhu's words were very beautiful, causing Zhang Mu to be interested in the contents of the silk book.
Guo Jia, who was drinking by himself, narrowed his eyes slightly. There was an inexplicable smile in the corner of his eyes.
"Yes!"
Zhang Mu flipped open the silk book. When he saw the contents, his pupils dilated.
"Men!" Zhang Mu ordered.
"My lord!" Xu Zhu walked in from the guard and cupped his fists in greeting.
"Hurry up and send this to Zhang Qian!”
Zhang Mu folded the silk book again and handed it to Xu Chu.
Zhang Qian was a branch relative of the Zhang family, the younger brother of Zhang Mu. After Xu Jun took over the Pei Army, he took over the position of the deputy commander of the Black Armored Guards. Now, he was investigating the Li family with Xu Jun.
"Yes!"
Xu Chu took the silk book, turned around, and left.
"Ziyu will remember this favor of Family Head Mo.”
The silk book recorded in detail some of the Li family's shops in Qiao County, the people in charge of the shops, and some of their own people who were placed in other government departments. Other than that, there were some cases of children breaking the law and discipline. The most important point was that it recorded how the Li family raised the price of grain.
This information was very important to Zhang Mu. He could let the people of Qiao County see the true face of the Li family and beat him to death with a stick.
Since he had already killed Li Ye, he would definitely take down the Li family no matter how he got along with the Cao and Liu families.
Originally, he had asked Zhang Qian to surround the Li family, and Xu Jun was responsible for finding evidence of the Li family's crimes.
Mi Zhu's letter was timely.
Thinking about it, this was what Mei Zhu had originally collected to deal with the Li family.
As expected, he had some tricks up his sleeve!
"It's nothing." Mi Zhu smiled.
The Li family was going to be gone, so there was no use for him to collect this information.
It would be a good deal if he could befriend Zhang Mu.
"You've helped me so much. Brother Mi, you can call me Ziyu.”
Zhang Mu taking the initiative to help Mi Zhu made the latter feel flattered.
Young Master Meiyu personally pouring wine was something that could be boasted about.
"It's better to obey than to be respectful. Ziyu, please!”Mi Zhu followed his advice smoothly.
The two clinked glasses and drank.
Guo Jia almost rolled his eyes when he saw this scene.
Back then, Zhang Mu was trying to get close to him like this. It was indeed full of tricks.
After three rounds of wine, Zhang Mu said in a deep voice," Brother Mi has helped me a lot. If you need anything, as long as it doesn't go against my principles, I will do my best to help."”
Hearing Zhang Mu's words, a smile appeared on Mei Zhu's face and he said,""Zhu does have a matter that requires Ziyu's help.”
"Oh? Zhang Mu's eyes lit up.
He wasn't afraid that Mei Zhu would have requests, but he was afraid that he wouldn't.
Although the Mi Clan's status was not as high as the Zhang Clan's, the Xu Prefecture's Mi Clan was at its peak and had countless assets. It would be beneficial to befriend them.
Moreover, only he knew that Mi Zhu would soon be recruited by Tao Qian to be a subordinate of Xu Prefecture. He would have a high position of power and he would be the one who contributed greatly to Liu Bei's future move into Xu Prefecture.
Now that he had a good relationship with Mi Zhu, it would be much easier for him to plot against Xu Prefecture in the near future.
Forming a relationship with the Mi Family was beneficial to Zhang Mu.
"This…" Mi Zhu looked around.
Zhang Mu understood and waved his hand."All of you, retreat!"
"Other than Zhongkang guarding outside the door, don't come close!”
"Nuo
The soldiers, maids, and servants all retreated.
Only Zhang Mu, Mei Zhu, and Guo Jia were left in the room.
"It's not like Feng Xiao doesn't have outsiders.”
Seeing Mei Zhu looking at Guo Jia, Zhang Mu waved his hand nonchalantly.
Mi Zhu didn't say anything more and said seriously,"I want to be a part of Ziyu."”
"Control the salt sales of Pei Country and Lu Country together.”
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