Chapter 408 The arrival of Zhu Jun Huangfu Song
I guess Liu Tao didn't expect that the two letters he sent would cause such a result.
Cao Cao fled early, and Jueying obviously had no way to get it from Dong Zhuo. But Dong Zhuo did not send anyone to arrest him. To be honest, Dong Zhuo himself was a little confused, why did he suddenly resign and leave?
The most disadvantage was Wang Yun. He finally found someone who assassinated Dong Zhuo, but ran away before he could take action. He couldn't help but wonder whether Cao Cao was just lying to his sword on purpose.
Without Cao Cao, Ding Yuan was also killed by Dong Zhuo in private. Dong Zhuo can be said to have controlled the entire Luoyang. Perhaps Huangfu Song returned to Luoyang and asked for a visit to His Majesty immediately, but Dong Zhuo did not allow it.
Seeing this, Huangfu Song resigned from his post for a while and left without knowing where to go. In fact, he knew better that he had a marriage with Dong Zhuo. If he continued to stay in Luoyang, he would definitely be persecuted by Dong Zhuo.
When he left, he persuaded Zhu Jun, who was still serving as Henan Yin, to take him away with him.
In mid-October, Liu Tao personally presided over the border trade of Budugen and the Southern Xiongnu. He had just returned to Jinyang, but Lu Zhi invited him to come.
"I've just returned..." Liu Tao was on a business trip for five days, and he was thinking about going back for the first time to see Cai Yan's situation. But since Lu Zhi invited him, he was not good to go as a disciple.
As a result, when I arrived at Lu Zhi's mansion, I saw Lu Zhi talking to the two of them as soon as I arrived at the lobby.
When Liu Tao saw these two people, he was a little confused: Why are they here? By the way, he didn't seem to send a letter to them, right? By the way, why didn't the two people who sent the letter to them come?
"Meet the teacher, two uncles..." Although he was confused, Liu Tao still came forward to salute, and the courtesy should not be abolished.
"Are you back?" Lu Zhi nodded, "How is the border trade this time?"
"I exchanged a lot of cattle, sheep and horses, fur and cashmere, and gold, jewelry, five-zhu coins and other money, and I also earned a lot of money." Liu Tao replied according to the truth.
Since the milder existence of tea has been accepted by the nobles on the grassland, Bu Dugen acted as a promotion committee member and promoted things crazily on the grassland.
Since tea is relatively small, the price is higher than rhubarb. Nowadays, the nobles on the grassland think that rhubarb is the only one who eats them. At their level, they should drink tea.
The weather this year is also very strange. In July, the weather is a little cool. Just two days ago, it was snowing in the clouds. Fortunately, the wheat grown has a high ability to resist cold, so there should be no problem.
When the weather is cold, you can sleep in a tent and drink a cup of hot tea, or warm a pot of wine and add a piece of barbecue, which is the paradise of the world. It is inevitable that the sales of wine are also very high.
The cattle, sheep, fur and wool on the Hu people have been traded, so they have to use some gold, silver and jewelry, or even five-zhu coins to trade. Most of them still use goods, but they can also use money.
The Wuzhu coins of the Han Dynasty were a mainstream currency, just like the Song Dynasty, copper coins could even become the official currency of the island country next door.
It’s just that the Wuzhu coins on the grassland, and the Xiongnu people are fine, but maybe they are earned by doing business. But the Xianbei people probably come from less formal. But the money is money, and as long as its value is recognized, it can be spent.
Later generations had a lot of blood diamond transactions, and there was no mention of the armed forces in those places. Who was ashamed of committing suicide? Some people on some platforms in later generations were even more ruthless and directly shouted: Why should they be ashamed of the money they earn with their strength?
At present, Liu Tao had no choice but to accept everything according to the order and then slowly settle it in the future...
"By the way, I brought back some new products from the yarn shop this time. I'll bring them to the teacher!" Liu Tao then remembered something, and hurriedly called his followers and brought the things over.
Soon, a few pieces of clothes were brought over. Of course, there were also a few pieces of cloth made of wool.
"It took several months to try it out and finally found a way to prevent the plush from losing its elasticity and softness, but also remove its mutton smell. Then it is spun into wool and used to make ready-made garments and cloths." Liu Tao introduced.
The three of them were very curious about this, so they came over to take a look. The cloth was a bit similar to the linen, not so smooth, but not so thorny or hard. It was rare to be very warm, much better than linen.
"Is this cloth spun out of plush?" Huangfu Song suddenly realized something.
"Yes, since three years ago, I have been purchasing cashmere on the grassland and then constantly trying it to this point. Perhaps there is a little smell of sheep, but it does not affect it. Not only this kind of plush cloth, but the felt cloth is made earlier. Plush products may become a new product in the future." Liu Tao replied.
At the same time, because he almost monopolized this business, Liu Tao and those who invested in this thing must have made a lot of money. In short, Lu Yan actually invested in it at that time. However, Zhu Yan and Huangfu Song were here, so he couldn't tell it in public.
"This thing is good. If it can be popularized, many people should survive in winter." Zhu Jun came from a poor family, so he valued this thing more. Although Jiangnan is not that cold, it will still freeze to death in winter.
The average temperature these days is indeed lower than in later generations, after all, there is almost no greenhouse effect.
After chatting for a few words, Lu Zhi then signaled everyone to sit down and then started to get to the point. To put it bluntly, it was very simple. The two of them already knew very well that the "Prince Association" in Luoyang was obviously a fake.
Then the statement made by Yuan Shao is obviously closer to the facts. The Shao Emperor and the Prince Association have already died and the throne is empty. They think further and can almost judge that Luoyang will become a battlefield.
The main thing is that he is confused. The emperor is gone, who will be the new king? The person he is loyal and serving has disappeared, so where should he go. Finally, he thought that Lu Zhi would not do anything in Bingzhou, so he came over to ask for advice.
"If you don't dislike me, I'll welcome you to become an official in Bingzhou." Liu Tao certainly did not intend to let these two "uncles". After all, no matter whether they have the ability or prestige, both of them can help him.
"Oh, then how do you plan to arrange for us?" Zhu Yan did not refuse, of course he did not agree. He just asked a simple question just half a joke.
"Uncle Zhu must be in the army. As long as you are willing, the four border towns will be handed over to you directly. Even the current General Pingdi Lu Bu will be under your command." Liu Tao immediately offered a price.
If Zhu Ye helps guard the rear, Lu Bu can even be transferred to the front line to command the troops. Unlike those doves, Zhu Ye is obviously a hawkish. Liu Tao admires his personality and style very much.
"Oh, what about me?" Huangfu Song had to ask too.
"I don't want to give it to you, how about it?" Lu Zhi suddenly said.
P.S
Chapter completed!