However, what the two of them never expected was that just when they were reporting their family status to the housekeeper of the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Ding came back from outside. As soon as he heard about the situation of the two of them, he took the initiative to inquire about it.

After learning the purpose of their visit, he was extremely enthusiastic and pulled them into the house.

It turns out that this person who bought and sold horses had traveled all over You, Hebei, and Qingzhou, and he was well-informed. He had also heard about the reputation of the Anmin Army in Langtiao County, and he had already admired it in his heart.

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With such a foundation, the two parties could be said to have a very happy conversation, and it felt like they were reluctant to meet each other at such a late date.

At this time, Cheng Liang brought out his biological relationship with Zhang Ding. After both parties calculated, Cheng Liang had to call Zhang Ding his uncle. With this relationship, the two parties chatted more happily.

Zhang Ding immediately called someone to call Su Shuang over.

Su Shuang, like Zhang Ding, had no choice but to become a businessman when he was young. However, his loyalty remained unchanged. He had heard many rumors about Liu He and had already made friends with him.

I mean, I was very happy to see Guan Yu and Cheng Liang at this time.

The two held a banquet, drank and chatted with Guan Yu Cheng Liang, and asked them to tell more about the deeds of the Anmin Army.

Guan Yu and Cheng Liangliang were so happy that they did not give in. They told some of their deeds in suppressing bandits over the years, and finally talked about coming to buy war horses.

Unexpectedly, Zhang and Su immediately made the decision and ordered Ma Nu to select 200 fine war horses, saying that they would be given to Liu He. They also expressed that as long as Liu He continued to protect the country and the people, they were willing to provide Liu He with supplies.

War horse.

Guan Yu and Cheng Liang refused.

Unexpectedly, these two people were not done yet. Not only did they want to give away war horses, but they also immediately expressed their willingness to betroth their daughters to them. Zhang Ding's daughter was betrothed to Guan Yu, and Su Shuang's daughter was betrothed to Cheng Liang.

Hearing this, Liu He couldn't help but burst into laughter, which made the people sitting down and Cheng two look embarrassed.

"Hahaha! You two good brothers are really capable. They went out to buy a horse, but they didn't spend any money, but they bought the horse back. They even got a wife by the way. This business trip with no capital and huge profit is more than what I have.

Businessmen must be a hundred times smarter, hahaha!"

Guan Yu coughed a few times and said: "Brother, please don't be ashamed of me and my third brother. This matter is very important, and we really don't dare to make the decision, so I came here to ask for instructions from my eldest brother."

Of course Liu He knew his brother's temper.

It turns out that when Guan Yu in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" left Cao Cao to look for Liu Bei, his two sisters-in-law had to personally approve his taking over Zhoucang as a horse-drawing boy. Now when it comes to such a big thing, Liu He doesn't dare to make the decision without permission.

As expected.

Although Liu He was a little puzzled by the actions of the two businessmen Zhang and Su, after careful consideration, it was not difficult to guess their motives for doing so.

Of course, first of all, these two people do have loyalty, otherwise they would not have spent a lot of money to support Liu Bei in the original historical line.

But in addition to this, there is another reason, which Liu He thinks is also very important, and that is the status of businessmen in this era.

"Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce", businessmen have the lowest status. Cheng Liang has also said before that even if his family is in decline, Cheng Liang's parents are not willing to have any contact with such distant cousins, because having such relatives who are engaged in business is more or less still

It's a bit embarrassing, even though the combined wealth of these two people can be called "rich as any state".

Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, did not like businessmen and issued many decrees to crack down on businessmen. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu, after deposing hundreds of schools and respecting only Confucianism, theoretically reduced the social status of "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants"

It was completely doomed.

During the Three Kingdoms era, many famous businessmen financed the princes in order to gain the capital for their families to shed their identity as merchants and become respected "gentry".

For example, Wei Hong, who supported Cao Cao, Mi Zhu, who gave his entire family and wealth to Liu Bei from Xuzhou, and Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, who originally supported Liu Bei's army in history.

And now Liu He, although the capital he holds in his hands is not much, but from all aspects, he is definitely a potential stock. He is a member of the Han clan, and he has territory, soldiers, subordinates, ability, and prestige.

Zhang and Su were able to support Liu Bei when they were sworn friends in Taoyuan. It is completely understandable for Liu He to behave like this, not to mention that there is a ready-made relationship with Cheng Liang.

Zhang Jiao has not yet revolted, and those aristocratic families have not yet urgently needed a lot of money and food to recruit soldiers and horses, so businessmen like them will not pay any attention to them, or even have much respect. However, Liu He can send his closest relatives.

The brothers came to visit, and with this, the two of them saw the difference between Liu He.

And it is this difference that allows them to see the hope they want, the hope to change their family's status!

After figuring this out, Liu He had nothing to worry about.

"Never mind other things, Brother Yu will ask these two wise brothers, regarding this marriage alone, what do Yunchang and Gongyi think? If you don't like it, Brother Yu can help you push it forward. If you think it's okay,

Then the matter is settled like this. It just so happens that your nephew has just been born to you. Now that you two are getting married, plus a war horse is coming to your door, we brothers will be blessed with great joy!"

When Liu He asked this question, the two nine-foot-tall men suddenly became a little nervous.

Liu He already knew what to do when he saw their expressions.

"Well, it seems that the two wise brothers are unwilling. Then the foolish brother should find a reason to refuse."

As Liu He said this, he stood up and prepared to walk out. When the two saw him, they quickly ran over to stop him.

"What's that...brother, I'm afraid it's not good if we just push this matter away like this? My uncle and Mr. Su are very sincere and we can't give them any face, so what's that...Second brother, what do you mean?

right?"

Cheng Liang poked Guan Yu with his elbow.

Guan Yu still pretended to have a serious look on his face, stroking his beautiful beard that was nearly two feet long and not squinting.

"This matter is entirely up to the eldest brother. Neither my third brother nor I have any objections."

"Hey, second brother, you..." Cheng Liang suddenly became anxious.

"Hahaha!" Liu He looked at these two people and couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay, brother, don't I know what you two guys are thinking? Come on, stop pretending, this matter is settled, I will take care of it, and you just wait to be the groom.

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The two of them were teased by Liu He for a while, and both had shy expressions on their faces. As for whether their faces were red or not, I don't know. Guan Yu blushed originally, and Cheng Liang had a dark face. Even if he was red, he wouldn't be able to tell.

Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang attached great importance to this matter. In addition, Liu He was an official and they were citizens, so they followed Guan Yu and Cheng Liang to Langtiao County and stayed in a post house temporarily.

The two of them couldn't figure out what Guan Yu and Cheng Liang meant, and they had never seen the "big brother" they said could make the decision, so they paced back and forth in the post house, looking a little anxious.
Chapter completed!