Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Xiaopeicheng, the county seat.

Liu Bei sat upright and listened to Mi Zhu's report, his face became increasingly gloomy.

"Gan's Zhu originally wanted to offer it to his lord, but who would have thought that it would be kidnapped by Cao Yuan?"

"Zhu argued with him and wanted to take the Gan family back, but he was so unreasonable that he not only refused to give it back, but also disrespected his lord! Mi

Zhu told the story of what happened to Fengcheng with an angry look on his face.

Of course, he was worried about Liu Bei's face and lied that Ganmei was kidnapped instead of voluntarily escaping Mi's house with Cao Yuan.

"Damn thing!"

"A little Yan Ling dared to steal his brother's woman, and dared to be disrespectful to his brother. He really had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard! Before Liu

Bei could react, Zhang Fei became furious.

He jumped up and shouted angrily:"Brother, let me lead a team of soldiers and horses into Fengcheng and capture the little official named Cao alive." , come and kowtow to me to apologize!"

A murderous intention flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, and Zhang Fei almost burst into anger.

"General Yide calm down"

"Although Cao Yuan is hateful, he is an official of Duke Cao after all. If he is captured rashly, it will be tantamount to falling out with Duke Cao."

"Now Lu Bu is eyeing our lord. If we offend Cao Gong again, won't we be in trouble with enemies from both sides?"

A seven-foot-tall, heroic and majestic silver-armored general stood up immediately and calmly persuaded.

The admonisher was none other than Zhao Yun.

Zhang Fei's angry flames were immediately extinguished in half.

But he stamped his feet and gritted his teeth and said:"Even if you are right, my eldest brother is a prince, so why should he swallow his anger and let a petty official humiliate him?"

"A man can bend and stretch! Zhao

Yun raised his hand to Liu Bei and said,"Gou Jian can endure hardships even though he is working on a salary. My lord has the important task of supporting the country. How could he not tolerate even this small humiliation?""

Liu Bei was full of anger, but he was awakened by Zhao Yun's advice and calmed down immediately. He pondered for a moment.

Liu Bei breathed out lightly, nodded and said:"Zilong's words are reasonable, women are like clothes, how can it be because of a piece of clothing? Clothes, regardless of the overall situation, offended Cao Cao."

Zhao Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Fei only followed Liu Bei's lead, and Liu Bei swallowed his anger. What else could he do? He could only sit down muttering.

"Although he has to worry about the overall situation, his brother is a great Han royal family and a hero of the world. He is humiliated by a petty official and does nothing. I am afraid that the world will look down on his brother."

Guan Yu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

He obviously wanted to teach Cao Yuan a lesson.

Liu Bei clenched his fists slightly.

Guan Yu's words naturally touched his nerves, but he couldn't think of anything else. A solution that offers the best of both worlds

"Lord, there is a plan that kills two birds with one stone."

Counsel Sun Qian said with a smile.

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he asked anxiously:"What's Gongyou's clever plan?"

"The Hedong Salt Road is cut off. Cao Cao can only rely on our Xuzhou Haiyan to alleviate the salt shortage in Yanzhou and Henan."

"We can take this opportunity to raise the price of salt and make a huge fortune from Cao Cao."

"If Cao Cao questions him, we will deduce that Cao Yuan deliberately bought salt at a high price so that he could line his own pockets and make greedy profits."

"In anger, Cao Cao will definitely kill Cao Yuan"

"In this way, we not only made several times the original money, but also killed Cao Yuan with the help of Cao Cao. Wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone."

Sun Qian narrowed his eyes and spoke out his plan eloquently.

Liu Bei's eyes flashed, and he was almost ready to praise the plan.

"I heard that there is a serious famine in the Yanyu prefectures and the people are suffering due to lack of salt. If we take the opportunity to raise the price of salt and seek huge profits, wouldn't we be ignoring the people and damaging the name of our lord's benevolence and righteousness!"

Before Liu Bei could speak, Zhao Yun was the first to question.

Liu Bei had already begun to express his approval and suppressed Zhao Yun's words.

Immediately, unbearable expression appeared on his face:"Zilong's words are reasonable, let the people of Yanyu live in peace. The pain of lacking salt makes Bei feel uneasy."

"The lord used the money from selling salt not for his own gain, but to recruit soldiers and horses to fight to the death with the traitor Lu Bu in order to take back Xuzhou."

"Only by recapturing Xuzhou can my lord have the confidence to defeat Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, all those ambitious men who try to subvert the Han Dynasty, so as to reorganize the country and revive the Han Dynasty."

"What the Lord did was to save the people of the world!"

"In order to save the people of the world, the people of Yanyu and Yuzhou are suffering."

Sun Qian talked endlessly and expressed his emotions, finding an impeccable reason for Liu Bei.

"well said! Zhang

Fei stood up and shouted:"In order to rejuvenate the great Han Dynasty, there is no need to suffer the hardships of the people. Brother, there is no need to bear the burden.""

"Brother, I foolishly think that Sun Gongyou’s plan is feasible. Brother, you should put the world first!"

Guan Yu also nodded sincerely.

Zhao Yun wanted to object, but couldn't find a reason to question.

Zhongxing Dahan is a huge reason!

A subtle look flashed across Liu Bei's eyes.

After that, he looked helpless and bitter, He sighed helplessly:"You are trying so hard to persuade me, but for the sake of the Han Dynasty, you can only endure the pain and let the people of Yanyu suffer a little."

Sun Qian and the others looked at each other, all relieved.

Zhao Yun stopped talking and could only shake his head and sigh secretly.

…

Feng County.

The Mi family once again sent one person into the main hall of the county government office.

But this time, it was Mi Zhu’s younger brother Mi Fang

"Why, your Mi family's remaining 150,000 shi of sea salt, have you raised it so quickly? Cao

Yuan asked while sipping a small drink.

Mi Fang said loudly:"Cao Yanling, my Mi family can naturally deliver the remaining sea salt, but the price may have to be negotiated again.""

As expected.

Cao Yuan seemed to have expected it, and said calmly:"Then what price do you Mi family want?"

"Cao Sikong wanted to buy Xuzhou sea salt in large quantities. When the news spread, the price of salt in salt farms in various places went up. The price of sea salt purchased by our Mi family also followed......"

"Stop talking so much nonsense!

Cao Yuan interrupted his explanation and said coldly:"Come on, how much do you want the increase to be?" Mi

Fang's words were interrupted, with a rather unhappy look on his face.

He coughed dryly and raised five fingers:"The price of the remaining 150,000 shi of sea salt will be increased to five times the original price, which is 5,000 shi per shi!""

Five thousand coins and one stone.

They really dare to open their mouths like a lion!

Then Liu Bei wants to take advantage of others' danger and steal a lot of money from Cao Cao.

"Liu Bei, you have a good idea."

"I have always been the one to pick up Cao Cao's wool. When will it be your turn?...."

Cao Yuan raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and waved his hand:"Go back and tell your lord that he can keep the hundreds of thousands of rock salt for himself. Our Lord Cao will not buy another tael!"

Mi Fang's face suddenly changed. A change.