Chapter 22
Lu Bu led his team back to Xiapi, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were in joy.
From the city gate to the government, the people watching the grain trucks were crowded along the way.
Looking at the more than 200 ox carts loaded with food, the people were all over the place.
With this food, you no longer have to worry about hunger.
Chen Gong and others were waiting in front of the government gate.
Seeing Lu Bu coming from afar, they quickly met him.
"Congratulations to Wen Hou for successfully robbing the food!" Everyone gave a big gift.
After jumping off the horse, Lu Bu ordered the officer: "Take the food to the treasury, and someone will be responsible for the distribution later."
The grain truck went along the street towards the treasury.
Chen Gong asked with concern: "Wen Hou is still a secret to do business in Huainan?"
The reins were handed to the guards, and Lu Bu said, "I am keeping Cao's sword to Yuan Shu and then returning to Xuzhou directly. He should think that Cao Cao did it."
"Wen Hou actually left a sword?" Chen Gong was shocked.
Lu Bu nodded: "What's wrong?"
Chen Gong said in annoyance: "If you didn't keep that sword, Yuan Shu wouldn't have guessed that it was done by Wen Hou!"
"Even if he doesn't believe it's Cao Cao, wouldn't he guess the bandits?" Lu Bu asked, "There are many bandits everywhere, why would he guess the bandits on my head?"
"Will the bandits blame Cao Cao?" Chen Gong replied: "Besides Wen Hou, who else can't wait to cause trouble for Cao Cao?"
"I understand." Lu Bu said without caring: "If Yuan Shu really dares to attack, he can't be worried about it even if he does it alone."
"Xuzhou's vitality is severely damaged. Although Yuan Shu is not as good as before, he is much stronger than us." Chen Gong said: "It's better to make plans early in Wen Hou."
"I feel worried when he really comes." Lu Bu was as calm as he talked about family matters: "It won't take long for more than 200 trucks of grain to eat. I'm still worried about where to get the food next time. He is willing to send it here, but I don't have to go there myself."
Chen Gong was speechless.
Once Yuan Shu comes to Xuzhou, there will inevitably be fighting.
But Lu Bu said that he was delivering food specifically.
When Lu Bu became famous, he was arrogant and relied on his extraordinary courage to take the heroes of the world into consideration.
In recent years, as he grew older, he lost his aura at that time, and often looked forward and did a lot of bloodless things when Xia Pi was surrounded.
The change of Lu Bu started when he found Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun that day, and discussed dealing with the rebellion of Wei Xu and others.
From that day on, he has lost his indecisiveness and has become more decisive.
Chen Gong originally thought that Lu Bu had just changed his temperament, but he didn't expect that what really shocked him was still behind.
He is obviously middle-aged, and his physical strength and mentality are not as good as before.
But God favored him and let him return to his youth and live again!
With the physique of a young man and years of experience in fighting on the battlefield, compared with Lu Bu, who was once famous, he is now the God of War who can truly be invincible!
No wonder Lu Bu's arrogance is even better than that back then.
He has this capital, so why can't he stand out in the crowd?
Lu Bu was arrogant and said that Zhang Liao and Chen Gong, as military generals, felt very excited.
The two of them said in unison: "I wish to follow Wen Hou to the death!"
"I choose to follow me and be my family." Lu Bu said: "I am not strong enough to look down on the world yet, and I can't give too many promises. The only thing I can promise you is that no matter who dares to be unfavorable to my family, I will definitely let him die out!"
The two people who Lu Bu refused to use were now called family members by him, and a warm current surged in his heart.
He patted Chen Gong's arm gently, and Lu Bu smiled at him: "Don't worry about the public station. Not to mention Yuan Shu, even if the sky falls, I will push it back with my shoulders."
"Wen Hou is so responsible, but he is worried that he will not achieve great things in the future?" Chen Gong bowed and said, "I am willing to do my best to assist Wen Hou."
When he walked into the government office, Lu Bu asked Chen Gong: "Have you invited merchants?"
"This is really not easy." Chen Gong said: "Xuzhou's industries are in decline and there is no opportunity to make money. Merchants from all over the country are avoiding it. Who would come to this place?"
No merchant had arrived in Xuzhou, and Lu Bu frowned slightly.
Business prosperity is the key to promoting regional development.
To fight for the world, we must have strong economic backing.
It costs money to recruit soldiers, raise soldiers, buy weapons, buy weapons, buy food, grass, and horses!
Without money, even if he has the power to hang upside down, he will definitely be unable to move forward!
"But someone came." Chen Gong turned his words and Lu Bu's eyes lit up suddenly.
He asked quickly, "What's the name of the person coming?"
"Zhongshan Zhang Shiping, I wonder if Wen Hou has heard of it?"
After experiencing the fusion of the soul and the body, Lu Bu not only returned to his youth, but also possessed all the abilities of the body, including memory.
"I've heard of him," said Lu Bu. "He has sponsored Liu Bei to prepare a lot of horses."
"At that time, the Yellow Turban Thief was still in trouble." Chen Gong said: "He thought Liu Bei was a kind elder, but later he found out that he was just benevolent and righteous. Liu Bei later asked him for funding, but he refused."
"I don't know what happened later." Lu Bu said: "It seems that this person still has a temperament."
Chen Gong replied: "He came to Xia Pi yesterday. I told him about Wen Hou's plan, but he was not optimistic and was ready to leave."
After finally getting a businessman, how could Lu Bu give up easily?
Staying Zhang Shiping may be the key to revitalizing Xuzhou.
"What did he say?" Lu Bu asked hurriedly.
Chen Gong replied: "He said that in a chaotic world, the most profitable thing is the goods that can save lives, grain, and silk thread can be bought out once they are taken out. Toothpaste is used to clean teeth and is of no use, and no one is willing to spend money to buy it."
"You can find a way to keep him first." Lu Bu said: "When I get the toothpaste sample, there will be a way to let him be fully represented."
"I think it's a bit difficult." Chen Gong shook his head: "This person has a strong personality, and it's probably not easy to convince what he decides."
"What businessmen value is interests. As long as I can let him see the interests, he will be convinced." Lu Bu said confidently: "Silk and hemp, food and grass are indeed easy to sell, but we ourselves are also short of them. As for toothpaste, we will have a lot of them. If the common people don't use it, there will always be someone who can use it."
He told the guards: "Please bring the doctors who prepare toothpaste to the study and ask them to bring the samples."
"Wen Hou really thinks Zhang Shiping will be convinced?" Chen Gong still didn't believe it.
After all, toothpaste is really not very useful.
Chapter completed!