This Li Xiao is indeed up to something. These two gifts are obviously of great importance. It can be seen that Li Xiao intends to focus heavily on King Bohai.

But if you want to get into my car and get two gifts, it seems shabby again.

"What a gift! I accepted it with a smile!" Liu Qing smiled harmlessly and joked: "But Mr. Li, I have four concubines. You give me two gifts, which is really difficult for me.

!”

Li Xiao seemed to be used to this kind of scene, and there was no trace of embarrassment on his face. This behavior made Liu Qing feel a little embarrassed. This Li Xiao already had the demeanor of a big businessman.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed?

"May I ask, Your Majesty, what are your preferences for the other two princesses?" Li Xiao asked generously.

Liu Qing thought about it, Xun Cai's hobbies were too wide, and a gentleman was involved in all six arts.

However, the "control" in the Six Arts is not to control the horse, but to control the king.

As for Qian Ying, it's easy to say that she likes swords.

But how could Liu Qing really want it? It was just a joke.

"Master Li, it's funny to see him laugh. Just now, it's just my joke. Please relax about buying grain!" Liu Qing said with a smile.

Li Xiao did not show any pretense and once again expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After bidding farewell to the Li family, Liu Qing left Lunu and headed to Wuji the next day.

On the other side, in the Wuji Zhen family's mansion, two men and one woman gathered around the bed, looking worried. There was a person lying on the bed. He didn't look old, but his face was very haggard.

"Father, since you have returned home from illness, you should rest quietly and recuperate. It is better to leave the matter of food storage to mother as in the past."

Zhen Yan was there to persuade him. He was working in Quliang. When he learned that his father was seriously ill, he took leave to go home to visit. On his left side was his younger brother Zhen Yao, who was still young. On his right side was his younger sister.

Zhen Rong is exactly fourteen years old, and the other three sisters have all been married early.

Not only is the mistress Zhang okay, but when she talks about him, Zhen Yi becomes angry. Zhen Yi's current situation is all due to her short-sightedness!

The Zhen family was originally the largest grain supplier. They originally took advantage of the skyrocketing prices to ship goods and make a lot of money. However, the Zhang family did the opposite and purchased grain from the market at high prices.

Yes, as a result, now, food prices have collapsed.

"Father, don't blame mother. Mother is also considering the family. The price of food during this period is quite strange. I, the Zhen family, are not the only ones who are suffering."

"But the Zhen family is indeed the family that suffers the most!" Zhen Yi responded immediately, the anger in her tone was self-evident, "A woman's opinion is a woman's opinion, she should take good care of Mi'er, family affairs,

I’ll handle it myself from now on!”

Zhen Yan didn't know how to persuade him, so he simply kept silent. His father had been back in Wuji for half a month, claiming to be recovering from his illness, but his illness was not cured, and his physical condition was getting worse and worse.

"Father, calm down and take care of yourself!" Zhen Rong said softly at the side.

"Rong'er is still good, unlike you, who only makes me angry!" Zhen Yi smiled at her daughter, Zhen Yan was speechless for a while...

"Rong'er, I was on good terms with Mr. Yuan. He passed away suddenly a month ago, leaving behind a son who is not yet married. I want to betroth you to him. Mrs. Zhen and Ms. Yuan will work together to deal with the current predicament."

When Zhen Rong heard that her father wanted to marry her, a trace of confusion appeared on her pretty face. Her father was informing her, not asking for her opinion. Who to marry and when to marry were all decided by her father. Her sisters were

Such.

"Just follow your father's orders." Zhen Rong replied lightly.

"Father, my sister is only fourteen. She will get her hair next year, so there is no need to rush." ​​Zhen Yan said.

"What do you know! You..." Zhen Yi was about to scold, but suddenly stopped her mouth, turned her head and sighed.

How can the little boy know about the pressure from his family? Only he knows about his illness. Unfortunately, he is in his early thirties and his children are so young. If he doesn't make arrangements properly, who will make arrangements in the future? Is it Mr. Zhang?

Zhen Yi changed her tone and suddenly spoke more earnestly, "Yan'er, Yu'er died young and Yao'er was still young. Your mother is a female after all. Zhen's burden will fall on you sooner or later. I will take care of the predicament in front of you."

Find a way out!"

Zhen Yan thought for a while and then said: "Father, I was on duty in Wei County and heard some rumors. Xun Yu, the governor of Jizhou, was an aide to the King of Bohai, and Tian Feng, the governor of Zhongshan County, was also an aide to the King of Bohai. At the moment,

Jizhou has already taken the lead of King Bohai, and Zhen is currently in a dilemma. Can we ask King Bohai to help?"

Zhen Yi thought about it seriously, and he also knew a little about what Zhen Yan said. However, the Zhen family had never had anything to do with the King of Bohai. However, he was an official in Runan and had a good relationship with the Yuan family. In addition, the gentry in the world all regarded him as

The Yuan family is the leader, and the Zhen family is no exception.

"Although what Yan'er said is somewhat true, I, Zhen, and the King of Bohai have nothing to do with each other. The price of food is plummeting, and Zhen may not be able to survive for long. Only Yuan can handle it.

I have decided to keep a large amount of inventory. As long as Rong'er is promised to Yuan Zhongda, all the Zhen family's grain will be supplied to the Yuan family in the future. This is a long-term plan."

"But Zhongshan is far away from Runan. If one day King Bohai and the Yuan family have bad relations, how can the Zhen family maintain this business?"

Zhen Yan raised a question, which made Zhen Yi fall into deep thought. Now the Yuan family is mainly fighting with Dong Zhuo and Liu Biao, and it is not difficult for a discerning person to see that the King of Bohai has the intention to make progress in Yanzhou. In this way, sooner or later, he and the Yuan family will become enemies. By then, Wuji will

Zhen's situation is quite delicate.

After all, the entire Anping County's war to annihilate powerful people caused uproar throughout Jizhou. The Boling Cui family, such a prominent family, fled to Henan with their entire family. In the future, the Zhen family could easily end up like this.

When Zhen Yi was hesitant, Zhen Yan quickly said: "Father, I heard that the King of Bohai likes women. The Cai family and the Xun family all betrothed him to their daughters. Even Dong Zhuo also arranged a marriage for him."

He turned to Zhen Rong and continued: "My sister is beautiful, why doesn't my father agree with her and give her to the King of Bohai? If the Zhen family is protected by the King of Bohai, wouldn't it mean that she would have peace of mind?"

As soon as Zhen Yan finished speaking, Zhen Yi cursed: "You are confused! You have seen how King Bohai treats the powerful nobles and nobles in various counties!"

Zhen Yan was speechless for a moment. Judging from the surface, in the past two years, the powerful nobles in Jizhou were not living very well. First there were the Yellow Turbans and then the Black Mountains. They finally calmed down. The Bohai King began large-scale rectifications again. Many of them

It is aimed at the powerful nobles.

As the magistrate of Quliang County, Zhen Yan has naturally done a lot of basic work himself, so he knows a lot. Although on the surface, the nobles and nobles are subject to a lot of restrictions and controls, it is no longer the beginning. Facts have proved that,

After accepting the unified control of the county government, the benefits gained by each family and clan not only made up for the losses caused by the Yellow Turban turmoil, but their profits even exceeded those before the Yellow Turban turmoil.

Take Quliang, where he governs, for example. In the past, each family worked in their own way, and their production was greatly reduced when there was a drought. However, in summer and autumn, due to excessive water in the upstream, Quliang was often flooded.

The zigzag of the curved beam means that the river course is winding and criss-crossing. It dies of drought in times of drought and dies of waterlogging in times of floods.

After the extensive construction of water conservancy projects last year, the waterways became unobstructed and could store water and discharge floods quickly. Coupled with large-scale land reclamation and sufficient labor, last year's autumn harvest, even though Quliang was affected by drought, still increased production by 30%.

However, it is a bit difficult to convince her father with these, not to mention that her father is only thinking about making friends with the Yuan family, so he may not be able to listen to her. Furthermore, Zhen Yan does not object to making friends with the Yuan family.

On the second day, Zhen Yan found out a piece of news.

The King of Bohai, Liu Qing, appeared in Lunu and bought a large amount of grain to use as military rations. The price was 400 yuan, which was more than 100 yuan higher than the market price. Moreover, the King of Bohai had already left Lunu and came to Wuji.

The grand purchase of grain has come to Wuji again. King Bohai's intentions are undoubtedly clear.

Zhen Yan quickly told his father the news. Perhaps what he wanted to say yesterday, plus today's news, his father should be able to listen.

However, just when Zhen Yan was ready to persuade her father, an uninvited guest came to the house.

Yuan Shao’s long history——Chen Lin.

Although she didn't know Chen Lin's reason for coming, Zhen Yan could figure it out, and it was probably the in-laws her father had mentioned.

Either no one cares, or both the Yuan family and the King of Bohai are here.

That's all, let your father make the decision in everything!

…

This was not the first time Liu Qing came to Wuji. The last time he passed by was on his way to Anxi County.

When Tian Feng first arrived, someone contacted him and introduced Tian Feng to Tian Feng in full about Wuji's current situation, including that Zhen Yi's condition had not improved, that his legitimate son Zhen Yan had returned from Wei County to Wuji to take care of him, and the latest news. Chen Lin had visited Zhen a few days ago.

.

"Yuan Hao, your eyeliner is very good!"

"My lord is laughing. I'm ashamed of myself for not being able to infiltrate the Zhen family! However, my lord, Chen Lin came to visit first. My lord's food may have been seized by someone quickly. Do you want me to go and find out more about it first?"

"The governor of the county is trying to tell you, is this Zhen family worthy of such a scene?" Liu Qing said coldly. He was a little unhappy when he heard the news about Chen Lin.

Has Yuan's hand extended to Jizhou again?

And even extended it to my future wife’s house?

I remember that after Yuan Shao suffered a defeat in Bohai, he came to Zhongshan County and suffered another defeat. I guess it was the result of discussions between Yuan Wei and Zhen Yi.

"Of course I don't deserve it. My lord doesn't even need to come forward." Tian Feng said.

"Now that you're here, let's go there in person."

During the rest of the time after arriving in Wuji, Liu Qing visited many markets. Nowadays, the food supply in Wuji is indeed greatly oversupplied. The price of less than 300 yuan may have last appeared during the Guangwu Zhongxing period.

"Yuan Hao, what will happen if the price of food is the same all over the world?"

"Naturally, this is the prosperous age in China where people live in peace and contentment!"

"Such a prosperous age is exactly the goal that people of our generation strive to strive for!" Liu Qing sighed sincerely.

Unify the world? That is just a natural step.

"My lord is wise!"

Tian Feng and Guo Jia who were following behind said at the same time.

Tian Feng had already ordered someone to send a greeting card. The next day, Liu Qing took someone to the Zhen family's house in person.

Zhen Yi reluctantly stood up and was supported by domestic servants throughout the process. Beside her were Zhen Yan and Zhen Yao. As for Zhen's mistress, Zhang, she did not show up, and her female family members were not allowed to appear on the stage.

Naturally, this was Liu Qing's first meeting with Zhen Yan. Even though he was an official of Wei County, Tian Feng obviously recognized Zhen Yan.
To be continued...