In the past, Zhang Xiu fantasized about traveling through the Three Kingdoms era all day long, and of course he also focused on studying how to make a fortune if he really traveled through time.

Only by having money can you raise soldiers? This is a simple truth.

But Zhang Xiu felt that making money was not suitable in the troubled times of the Three Kingdoms.

The way of merchants is to be in peace and prosperity, and the backstage behind them is strong enough to do business that makes money. If in troubled times, there is no business environment. Without a backstage, it is just the food of the strong.

As a businessman, in some ways, it is just a cash machine for the ruler.

Robbery in troubled times is the first way to get rich. Just as a game promotes, grab food, grab money, grab women...

Of course, robbery is only temporary. A truly powerful army requires a steady supply of money and food, and a wealthy territory as the foundation.

Just as Zhuge Liang said, "internal political practices are being cultivated."

Or copy Cao Cao and "northern military farming".

But these are too far away. Unless he has a county, he can only talk about these things. Now, he is not enough to have a "brigade", and his territory is just hundreds of acres of fertile land outside the city. What are the discussions about "internal political reform" and "clustering land and raising soldiers"?

Zhang Xiu shook his head and threw these messy thoughts out of his mind. Then he looked up at Wang Shi and in a deep voice, "Look for two reliable men who grew up with me since childhood, and check our Youfufeng, who has the money."

Although there are hundreds of teenagers, Zhang Xiu trusts the most as a child who grew up together. It is a good reputation to talk about robbery, and you need to find reliable people.

"No." Wang Shi was naturally a smart person who was chosen by Zhang Xiu. He suddenly turned a frightened face when he heard this and agreed in a deep voice.

Wang Shi then stood up and left the table and went out the door. When he met Zou, who was coming from Pingting at the door, he didn't dare to look at it anymore, bent down and bowed and bowed, "Madam."

"Yes." Zou's personality is bland, and he is just plain to Zhang Xiu, and even cold to Wang Shi and others, and just nodded softly.

Wang Shi left immediately, and Zou entered the living room.

"Why is Aunt?" Zhang Xiu asked strangely, and stood up and saluted Zou respectfully.

"Your uncle wrote a letter from home and asked him to give it to Dalang." Zou took a piece of white cloth rolled into a ball from a maid behind him, tied with a black rope, and Pingting came to Zhang Xiu and handed it to Zhang Xiu.

Then, she twisted her waist and turned away.

"Thank you for sending me to me." Zhang Xiu bent over and thanked me, and sent Zou out of the door. Then he walked back with the white cloth.

After returning to the seat and sitting, Zhang Xiu opened the rope and spread the white cloth. There were dense handwritings written on it.

There were already papers in the Han Dynasty, but the paper was not mature and was a shoddy product. People often read books with bamboo slips, and letters usually use cloth.

One of Zhang Xiu's ways to make money is to make money by making paper and books... But I'll talk about this later.

Zhang Xiu quickly finished reading the letter, and then kneaded it into a ball and was still standing aside. Zhang Ji scolded him in the book for a while, so that he could be content with his own self-righteousness in the future.

"Be steady, be calm. I'm about to lead my troops to rob, to resolve the problem of lack of use in the army." Zhang Xiu thought to himself.

Zhang Ji's wish to keep his nephew calm is ultimately a dream.

The boy under Zhang Xiu was quite powerful. In just two days, news came out.

On the morning of that day, Wang Shi rode his horse back to Huaili City. After entering the city, he dismounted and walked into Zhang's house to report.

Zhang Xiu was practicing a big gun in front of the yard. Although the weather was getting colder, Zhang Xiu was only wearing a loose short suit, revealing his slender and strong arms.

"Go to the living room and wait for me." Zhang Xiu saw Wang Shi coming in a hurry and handed the gun to the boy next to him. After giving an order, he took the sweat towel from another boy, wiped the sweat, and then went to the living room.

After entering the living room, Zhang Xiu sat in the first seat, looked at Wang Shi sitting on the side and said, "Can you find out clearly?"

"Reporting to the little master, I have found out clearly. There are three or four wealthy merchants in Youfufeng, and all have soldiers guarding with spears and bows. After checking, the Wang family in Maoling was the weakest defense, and the Wang family had a manor outside the city, which had hoarded some money and grain."

Wang Shi clasped his fists and bowed his hands.

Zhang Xiu was quite satisfied and looked up and said to Wang Shi: "The guy who explored the way has done a good job, give them some rewards. Go back and tell Pang De that he will select the troops and horses. We will set off tomorrow morning. The night after tomorrow, we will do it."

"No." Wang Shi naturally said nothing, and then stood up and left in a hurry.

"Maoling!" Zhang Xiu stood up and went to Zhang Ji's study, took a yellowed landscape map and put it on, sat down and watched carefully.

This is a map of Sanfu, Jingzhao Yin, Fufeng on the right, and Fengyi on the left, and dozens of cities are listed. These places will be Dong Zhuo's territory in the future.

The Guanzhong Plain. These three counties have vast farmland and fertile land, which is the "country of Tianfu". These three counties have the Wei River as the boundary, Fufeng on the right, Fengyi on the left, and Jingzhaoyin on the left.

During the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty regarded Chang'an as its capital. The right Fufeng and the left Fengyi were important counties in the north of the capital to prepare for grassland cavalry.

Maoling is located in the east of Huaili, one or two hundred miles away. The famous Emperor Wu of Han was buried in Maoling.

"Money and Grain." Zhang Xiu stared at Maoling with his eyes shining brightly for a moment, then rolled up the map and put it back in the study.

Just as the map was being put on, Zhang Xiu suddenly heard a burst of rapid footsteps. A moment later, an old man came in and reported: "Little master, there is a businessman who claims to be Wang Ding of Maoling outside the door, and he is looking for a meeting with his son Wang Yuan."

Zhang Xiu was really stunned. This was not so weird, right??? I was about to rob a businessman named Wang of Maoling, so a Maoling man named Wang brought his son to see him?

Maoling merchant Wang... is probably his target of robbery.

Why do they look for me?

Zhang Xiu exhaled, waved his hand to the old servant and said, "Please ask them to sit in the living room and I will arrive later."

"No." The old man replied, turned around and left.

Although Zhang Xiu was not clear about it, he acted quickly. He went back to the bedroom, put on a more decent white wide-sleeved robe, and then entered the living room with a long and tiger-like stroll, and met a businessman named Wang.

The father and son looked a little similar, both of whom were handsome and handsome, but Wang Ding had three long strands of beards, and Wang Yuan had white faces without beards.

Zhang Xiu first bowed to the father and son, and Wang Ding and his son returned the favor. After that, Zhang Xiu came to the main seat and sat down and asked bluntly: "Mr. Wang. I have never had a friendship with Wang from Maoling. Today you suddenly visited the door. Why did you?"

Wang Ding looked at Zhang Xiu a little, and felt that although this person was young, he was very imposing.

"It's a real hero." He was amazed in his heart.

Wang Yuan also secretly looked at Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu's straightforward words made Wang Ding's heart turn into flowing water. He also bowed his hands straightforwardly and said, "My home is in Maoling, only more than a hundred miles away from Huaili. My family makes a living by selling horses, and my family has a wealth of money. I heard that the young general is recruiting young people. I came here to offer it."

This was too straightforward. Zhang Xiu was stunned again. He was about to rob Wang, but he didn't expect Wang Ding to come and offer.

Could it be that Wang Ding is also a time traveler? There is also a system? Can he avoid bad luck?

But Zhang Xiu thought about it again and again, this was impossible. If he was a time traveler, who would be willing to surrender? Wang Ding might just simply want to contribute.

This kind of thing was very common in the late Han Dynasty. Liu Bei was able to raise an army because he received the support of Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.

Cao Cao was in Chenliu, and because of Wei Zi’s financial support, he was able to raise an army to attack Dong Zhuo.

When he was in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu also helped Liu Bei with his family finances.

In troubled times, smart businessmen will choose powerful heroes, trying to tie the other party with their family fortune, so that they can prosper and lose together.

He was well-known in Huaili City, and Zhang Ji was a general under Dong Zhuo's command and held military power. The uncle and nephew were also considered to be of little fame. It was common sense to attract wealthy businessmen like Wang Ding to contribute.

Weird is just weird. He was about to rob the other party, but the other party made a contribution first.

Zhang Xiu did not doubt that he was there and solemnly bowed: "Sir, I am so righteous, I will give you a good reward."

Although robbery is a quick channel to get rich, it is good to have money without robbery.

After a conversation, Wang Ding personally held a white cloth and handed it to Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu looked carefully and found that it was a list of offers.

Five war horses.

There are 15 slow horses.

1000 stones of grain.

Gold 100.

Although it was not a bankruptcy, this contribution also hurt the Wang family. Zhang Xiu solemnly took the white cloth and expressed his gratitude.

Afterwards, Wang Ding and his son Wang Yuan bowed to Zhang Xiu and stood up to say goodbye. Zhang Xiu personally sent the father and son out of the gate, and saw the carriages and cargoes parked outside the door brought by Wang and his son.

The father and son bowed to Zhang Xiu again in front of the gate, and Wang Ding said respectfully, "Young general doesn't have to see him off."

"Take care all the way." Zhang Xiu also returned the favor with a solemn look on his face.

Then the father and son turned on their horses and walked eastward with some entourage staff.

"Although the father and son made my reputation, they made their contributions and had a utilitarian heart. But they were also a timely help. I will never forget this matter." Zhang Xiu said in his heart. After watching the father and son leave, he turned around and ordered an old man and said, "Immediately go to the city to see Pang De and tell him about this matter. He also asked him to send troops to bring all the food and horses to the military camp."

"No." The old man responded to the promise, immediately climbed onto a war horse contributed by Wang Ding and headed out of the city.

Zhang Xiu, who had made contributions for nothing, was in a good mood. So he turned back to the mansion, continued to practice big guns, and rushed to survive.
Chapter completed!