Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 683 I, Mi Zhen, am both beautiful and smart!
Miss, do you know where my fiancée is?

Luo Qi's gentle words were like a breeze blowing on her face, blowing straight into Mi Zhen's heart. This was not the first time she saw Luo Qi, and she had never thought that she would be so at a loss.

Her fair and soft cheeks turned red almost instantly. She bit her lips lightly, raised her eyes to look at Luo Qi's handsome face, and then looked down at her plain dress. Only then did she realize that she was still not wearing makeup.

"Master, please let Rong Zhen go and dress up."

After saying that, she walked quickly into the house. She opened the door and was about to close it when she noticed a long, slender hand on the door frame. The breath coming from behind told Mi Zhen that Luo Qi was behind her.

"He walked so fast!"

This is what Mi Zhen was thinking at this moment. If Luo Qi knew about it, he would definitely laugh or cry.

"The lady hasn't answered my question yet. Is it inappropriate to leave like this?"

Luo Qi's voice reached Mi Zhen's ears again, "Besides, it's interesting for a young lady to win over spring flowers, autumn chrysanthemums, and be so pretty and blush. Why should she add a little rouge?"

Mi Zhen's face was so red that she was about to shed tears and get angry, but after all, she was that kind of strange woman with a very strong personality.

Moreover, in the past among the Mi family, after turning from Mi Zhu to politics, she took charge of the family business and had her own prestige.

Mi Zhen suddenly turned around. She knew that Luo Qi was so tall, so she raised her head, eyes full of eyes, and her little face was so pretty. From such a close distance, she could even feel Luo Qi's breath.

Although Mi Zhen and Luo Qi didn't meet often, they knew each other somewhat. This young master of the Luo family was cold on the outside and hot on the inside. On the surface, there was a breeze, but inside, there seemed to be a flame that melted away all the coldness.

Although he was extremely shy in his heart, he held it back and said calmly and generously: "Master.

Zhenchang heard that a woman's appearance pleases her, and her chastity pleases her son, so she wants to dress up to make her heart please her. Is he willing to let her in? "

The smile in Luo Qi's eyes grew stronger. Mi Zhen's character was like this. Although she was extremely shy every time, she could pretend to be calm and behave in a graceful manner, which he liked very much.

Luo Qi did not take back his hand, but fiddled with Mi Zhen's hairpin and said softly: "Has Zhen'er forgotten what she said when we parted last time?"

Mi Zhen recalled briefly and couldn't remain calm anymore. She could only hear her own heartbeat. She didn't know how she got to the dressing table. She just sat there blankly, with Luo Qi beside her.

It was a glass mirror that reflected people very clearly. It was one of the betrothal gifts sent by the British Marquis during the engagement. It was produced in the far western country.

This luxury product has always been an important source of income for Lowe's.

In recent years, Zhaocheng has been trying to break through this technology that relies solely on material manufacturing, hoping to make glazed mirrors at a lower cost to make up for the family's declining business income over the years.

Luo Qi looked at the beautiful face in the mirror and couldn't help but admired and said: "It's so beautiful."

As he spoke, he took out the thin eyebrow pencil from the dressing table and gently tapped the corners of Mi Zhen's eyebrows. His expression was very serious, as if he was painting.

In other words, Mi Zhen's face is the most beautiful picture scroll. He painted a few strokes on it, like a flying phoenix, making Mi Zhen's red and phoenix eyes look more noble.

Mi Zhen's eyelashes were trembling slightly, proving how unstable her mood was now. She held her breath forcibly to prevent the breath from blending together and making it too ambiguous, but there was still fragrance lingering in Luo Qi's nose from time to time.

I don't know how long time passed. Luo Qi looked at Mi Zhen carefully. The two of them looked at the wonderful man in the glazed mirror, "Zhen'er, did I not deceive you? , I am also unique in the world."

Mi Zhen's face was full of surprise, and she stretched her hand from the corner of her eyes all the way down her face. There was a trace of obsession in her eyes. She was actually a little overwhelmed by her own beauty, and couldn't help but say: "It's so beautiful!"

After what happened with Huamei, all the unfamiliarity of not seeing each other for a long time disappeared. The two of them sat on the couch, Luo Qi leaned on the couch, and Mi Zhen nestled in his arms.

Luo Qi smiled softly and asked: "Zhen'er, when I come to Xuzhou this time, I will marry you. Is there anything you want to do after the marriage?"

Hearing Luo Qi talk about this, Mi Zhen naturally knew that Luo Qi was not being polite to her, so Tan opened her mouth slightly and said: "Of course I will give birth to children for the young master first.

If I still have energy, I would like to form a guild organization among merchants to communicate with each other. "

Luo Qi originally just wanted to hear Mi Zhen's thoughts in general, but as soon as the following words came out, he was stunned for a moment, his mind was spinning, and he immediately realized that this thing seemed very unusual, so he asked softly: " Zhen'er, how does this guild organization work?"

Mi Zhen, who was nestled in Luo Qi's arms, could naturally feel Luo Qi's arms holding her body tighten. She immediately knew that Luo Qi was very serious now, with a slightly proud smile in her eyes. She was not just beautiful. As a woman, she may not be the most beautiful in the world in terms of appearance alone, but if combined with her ability, she is confident that she is no less than any woman in the world.

Mi Zhen said softly: "Young Master, although a businessman is not as good as a farmer, communication is still of great use.

As the saying goes, those who have business are rich, and those who do not have business are poor.

In the old days of the Han Dynasty, since Emperor Xiaowu, Emperor Xiaoding, Emperor Li, and Emperor Xiaoxuan, for decades or hundreds of years, the imperial court was able to launch large armies to attack all directions, relying on the imperial court's control of business.

Most merchants only serve as the tentacles of the powerful and powerful. They only hoard goods and have no effect on world affairs.

There are very few wealthy businessmen and merchants like me, the Mi family, who can excel as businessmen and people in a state. Among all the people in the world, only a few families such as the Zhen family in Hebei can compare.

I read history books and found that the Mohists had organized guilds in the past, but they were limited to handicrafts and small traders.

Today's businessmen all follow Luo's model, which is from top to bottom, all-encompassing and all-encompassing.

But Zhen thought to herself that what Luo did was not something that ordinary businessmen could learn from. Businessmen all over the world competed with each other. The winners were rich and the losers were bankrupt. There were too many accidents that could cause merchants to go bankrupt.

In one place, there is food and it is sold at a low price; in another place, there is money but no food; in a sudden change, a family abandons their family and sells their business, so that they do not know the market and pile it up indiscriminately; there are also merchants who hoard and disturb the world.

The most important thing in business is the word "flow"!If the commerce of one state or even several states can be integrated now, the word "flow" will no longer be like a stream, but the flow of a river or even an ocean!
If members of the chamber of commerce can communicate with each other and even work together, Xuzhou will definitely be greatly prosperous.

Moreover, the initiators of the chamber of commerce will have great room for maneuver. "

Luo Qi took a deep look at his fiancée, not only was there a huge room for maneuver!

Once this chamber of commerce is formed, those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish. Either join the chamber of commerce to survive, or pray that the chamber of commerce will not target you, or you will be squeezed to death.

But equally, as Mi Zhen said, there are many benefits after joining the Chamber of Commerce. Just the fact that we work together to make progress is quite precious to many businessmen who are not resistant to risks.

If there is a chamber of commerce, loans and the like will also be much more convenient. As long as many small businessmen are obedient, they can even receive support, and the scraps that some big businessmen waste away will fall into their hands.

The most important thing is that this can protect local businessmen in Xuzhou to a great extent. Once Xuzhou starts to implement it, those forces who see the benefits will follow suit. However, this thing is not easy to do, and you need to be very talented in economics to figure it out.

Luo Qi thought for a while and said: "It is not possible for the people to spontaneously set up such guilds. They still have to be affiliated with the government. However, once the government intervenes too much, it will lead to the average loss of divisions in the early Han Dynasty. Then it will be Follow the old path of the ancestors.

I will mention this matter to Mr. Xuande later. You private merchants will organize it voluntarily and then accept the supervision of the government. Especially the circulation of large-value commodities must be reported to the government. "

Although the imperial power has been declining since the Later Han Dynasty, it is of course impossible for such a huge guild to be really allowed to be run by the people themselves. However, the average loss of guilds in the early Han Dynasty has been almost criticized for more than a hundred years.

Except for the emperor who wanted unconditional enjoyment and the officials who were corrupt, most Confucian scholars did not want to go back to the old path of losing evenly.

Luo Qi mainly studied Qi Fa and Chun Qiu, and was not in favor of returning to a situation where the government controlled all supplies.

He has always believed that as long as the government supervises hoarding behaviors and mobilizes these forces at critical moments, it is enough. There are countless talents among the people who can self-regulate this system.

For example, the little fiancée in his arms has such insight at such a young age. No wonder Mi Zhu always said that if Mi Zhen were a man, then it would be Mi Zhen who prospered the Mi family.

There is really no lie!

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The banquet in the main hall was in full swing, and Liu Bei and Mi Zhu were chatting happily. The Mi family had a fortune of tens of millions. In this era where Confucianism was first and military merit was second, ordinary powerful people did not even have the chance to enter the gates of governors and prefects.

However, Mi Zhu was able to achieve a unique position as a businessman. You can imagine the difficulty of this. As Mi Zhen once said, "What is the difference between a Juwan family and a lord?"

Mi Zhu had such a status because he was too rich. He was so rich that he was very powerful without the power of the government. He had tens of thousands of servants and retainers at home. You can imagine how terrifying this number is.

He was willing to donate one-third of his family wealth to finance Liu Bei's grain, grass and military supplies, and then recruit athletes in Xuzhou to make up for previous losses, guard against attacks from other princes, and also use it to recruit talented people.

Liu Bei reciprocated the favor by claiming to be the shepherd of Xuzhou. Naturally, it was still Lu Shen who was in charge of Biejia, but Mi Zhu was given the post of Zhongzhongzhi. This was an official position that was not inferior to that of Biejia, and was the position Mi Zhu wanted most.

Both parties were quite generous, and they started talking like old friends at the first sight.

After Luo Qi and Mi Zhen had a warm relationship, when they walked into the main hall, Liu Bei and Mrs. Lu were accepting gifts from everyone in Xuzhou.

These heroic men from Xuzhou all came with their wives, and lady diplomacy has been around since ancient times. Especially in situations like Liu Bei's where the wife's natal family is very powerful, lady diplomacy is particularly useful.

As soon as Luo Qi entered the hall, Liu Bei waved directly: "Ziqi, come here!"

Everyone in the hall was a little curious because they had not seen Luo Qi before. After seeing the beautiful woman beside him, they all showed understanding smiles.

Everyone greeted Luo Qi warmly, and Luo Qi responded one by one, and then quickly walked to the position on Liu Bei's left hand with Mi Zhen. He knelt down in the banquet, and Mi Zhen followed him and knelt down. He reached out and lifted up the hanging hair and tucked it behind his ears, revealing his slender swan neck, which was as white and moist as mutton-fat jade.

Mrs. Lu looked at Mi Zhen and exclaimed: "Is this Brother Shi's fiancée?

When I was in Qingzhou, I had heard the reputation of "Xuzhou has the Mi family, and there are endless goddesses and wonders". When I saw her today, it was true that everything I heard was worse than seeing her. It was true that the beauty of the country was overwhelming. Not enough to describe her beauty. She and my brother were made for each other. A beautiful couple. "

The three states of Yanqingxu and Yanqingxu are too close together. Madam Lu and other famous ladies have their own circle. Women like Mi Zhen, who is most famous among all prefectures and counties, are relatively famous in their circle.

This is different from Jiangdong Erqiao. Yangzhou is a bit remote in the eyes of Central Plains people. In addition, Jiangdong scholars rarely go out, so Jiangdong Erqiao's publicity is naturally insufficient.

Mi Zhen was very concerned about things related to Luo Qi. She knew that Liu Bei's wife was the legitimate daughter of the Lu family in Linzi. Unless something unexpected happened, she was a natural ally on the same side as Luo Qi.

And regardless of Luo Qi's relationship, Mi Zhen believed that she had an obligation to have a good relationship with Liu Bei's wife and Lu's legitimate daughter.

When Luo Qi saw the two women talking, he stood up and came to Liu Bei's side. When Liu Bei saw it, he knew that Luo Qi had something to say to him, so he asked the person who presented the gift to leave first. Luo Qi then came to Liu Bei's side and said lowly. Sheng told Liu Bei what Mi Zhen had just said.

Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhen in surprise. He didn't expect that this stunningly beautiful woman had such talent. After looking away, he whispered to Luo Qi: "Ziqi, come to the house later!"

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At that time, Xuanlie was lucky enough to stay in Tan County in the East China Sea. Mi Zhu went to welcome him. They all went to the banquet and drank wine. Halfway through, Luo Qi brought Mi's family to Yan.

Luo Qi told Xuan Lie that Mi's talent was in economics. Although she was a woman and had talents in planning and planning, she talked about Xuan Lie in terms of business strategy, which was quite different from Xuan Lie.

After dinner, Luo Qi brought Mi into the room, and Xuan Lie asked him about finances. Mi reported Xuzhou's predicament. Madam, with just one word, wouldn’t it mean victory over three armies?
I will send an order to the state so that my wife can gather the wealthy businessmen and heroes of Xuzhou to accomplish great things. "

Not long after, it was spread throughout the state that: "Mi's family was gentle and chaste, allowed talents and allowed her to be tolerated, and planned ministers and business affairs. All came from her." - "The Chronicles of the Countries in the Late Han Dynasty: Biographies of Strange Women"

(End of this chapter)