Chapter 141 [You group of short-sighted idiots]

Henan Road, Xuzhou, the county seat, Pengcheng.

The journey from Langya County to here is about 300 miles. If you ride a horse and rush, it only takes half a day to get there.

An expedited letter was sent by someone.

"In March, everything is facing the sun, and it is far apart. We cannot gather together. So we sent it a letter to me, and I would like to invite my brother Liu from Pengcheng to personally announce it: "

"Xiao Shijiu, I am your third brother of Yan. I studied in Bohai fifty years ago. You and I are both children with hair tied. I listened to the lectures under the knees of sages and have been passed down for ten years."

"Forty years ago, my mentor ascended, and Bohai Kingdom changed drastically in one day, and all royal families retired with my mentor... That giant city with the pearl of the world has nothing to do with our Bohai students."

"That day was the day when we were farewell with tears. We all parted ways because of our future. After years of separation, we were tied up with our family. Therefore, we did not gather together for forty years."

"Today, I am so excited that I send a letter to my brother, asking me to rush it and I will definitely deliver it to my brother."

"Liu Xiaoshijiu, please listen to your brother. I will immediately open your grain warehouse and immediately mobilize the cars and horses that your family can mobilize, whether it is a ox, carriage or rickshaw, in short, all the transportation tools must be used..."

"When transporting grain, you can transport as much as you can."

"One thousand stones are not too little, and ten thousand stones are not too much. I'm afraid you don't have the courage to do a big deal to transport 100,000 stones."

"Come quickly, come quickly, the place where the grain is transported, heading straight to Langya Lanling. There will be a huge city here, and there will be great benefits here."

"Above, I'm very anxious, respect me, spring peace."

"In March of the fourth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty, Yan Tingwen, the leader of the Yan clan of Langya, silenced his head and sent it to him."

...

A very strange letter caused trouble in the Liu family in Pengcheng.

The reader is an old man, who is about the same age as that of Old Man Yan in Langya. The only difference is that this old man is not the head of the family, but an old man from the Liu clan of Pengcheng.

After receiving the letter, he wanted to do the same thing. However, the clan elders were not authoritative enough, so he had no choice but to use the letter to find the head of the family.

After reading it, the head of the Liu family frowned and pondered for a long time. Because the letter was written in a vague way and the above requirements were too sensitive, any family should be cautious about food matters.

So the head of the family gathered the elders of the entire clan and the younger generation of heirs from the legitimate branch to gather together to discuss matters and discuss together.

Large families are involved in matters of interest, and quarrels are likely to occur when discussing things.

First, a young man from the second meridian of the legitimate branch looked at the old man Liu with a sneer on his face. Although he held his fists and bowed, he spoke with a sarcastic expression: "Uncle Nineteen, should you find a doctor? With just a letter, you have to open the grain warehouse at home, and even use the carriages and horses of the entire clan to transport 1,000 stones of grain to Lanling?"

"Where is Lanling? I have never heard of my nephew! I guess it is a remote place, or a broken place that is too small to reach the table."

"How much is 1,000 stone of grain? It's a 100,000 kilogram of grain. Because of a letter, you want to transport 100,000 kilograms of grain to a remote place. My nephew, as the heir to the second line of the family, must first say disagreement to you."

The young man had just finished speaking, and another young man stood up. Although his tone was respectful, his meaning was firm. The same goes for: "My nephew also thinks that Uncle Nineteen is a little unconsidered this time. Since ancient times, grain has been the foundation. The treasury can be without money, but the treasury must be abundant. Even if the grain inside is accumulated and moldy, it is better than the empty starving rats to death..."

"So, as the heir to the third legitimate branch, I refuse your proposal."

"If you want to transport grain to Lanling, that is your own business. For example, the fifth legitimate branch where you are, you can transport your own grain. But if you want to move the family's grain warehouse, I definitely can't agree to my nephew."

"Uncle Nineteen, I'm sorry, my nephew is not targeting you, my nephew is considering the whole clan. The world is now in chaos, and our Liu family in Pengcheng must hold the food tightly."

"My nephew has finished speaking, don't blame Uncle Nineteen for offending."

...

Almost all younger generations oppose it.

The only person who has no objection is the heir of the fifth branch.

This heir is Old Man Liu's grandson, so he definitely does not dare to sing a different tune with his grandfather. However, the reluctance on the face of this heir can easily see that anyone can see.

The opinions of the clan elders and the heirs are very important when family discussions are discussed. Seeing that the younger generation is right, Old Man Liu can't help but look at the clan elders.

Fortunately, the older generation was more scrupulous and did not object at the first time. Instead, they asked one after another, gradually with a look of thought.

The so-called thinking is actually a manifestation of hesitation.

The younger generation opposed, and the older generation hesitated. Old Man Liu couldn't help but sigh and looked at the head of the Liu family with a bitter face.

"Brother Thirteen, you shouldn't not understand."

"Fifty years ago, when I was studying in Bohai, my family originally gave you the qualifications, but because you just got married and couldn't bear to leave home, I made me pick up a hole and became the lucky one for the Liu family in Pengcheng to Bohai."

"Brother Thirteen, tell me, have you regretted it all these years?"

All the juniors present were puzzled by Old Man Liu’s question.

However, the head of the meeting room sat down, and the head of the Liu family sighed deeply and said slowly: "The nineteenth brother said nothing wrong. I have regretted it for fifty years. If I could be more decisive at the beginning, then I would be the one who went to Bohai to study."

"For so many years, your sister-in-law has often apologized to me, always saying that because of her ties, I have failed to listen to the voices of sages."

"Oh, I feel regretful."

"Later, you returned from your studies and your knowledge is far beyond our peers. It is precisely because of you that our Liu family in Pengcheng has been growing stronger over the past forty years."

"You know how to do business, you can manage your family. No matter how skilled you are in the face of receiving people or treating things or the scene, you can do everything better than us."

"When you calculate the industry's income, you never need to use an abacus. Just take a branch and draw it on the ground for a while, and you can accurately calculate the income and expenses of the entire family."

"I know, this is all the knowledge you learned in Bohai."

"In addition, there is also social interaction in the officialdom. Our Liu family in Pengcheng has been going well for 40 years... I know it very well for my brother, because it is because of your classmates' help."

"A student of Bohai, the legendary disciple of the emperor."

"You people seem to have a mark in their bones. Whenever a student makes a request, the other classmates will definitely be determined. No matter how difficult things are, you will always do your best to help."

"For example, today's letter comes from the head of the Yan family in Langya County. The Yan family is a large family, and has produced high-ranking officials for three consecutive generations. As my brother, I served as a private leader in Pengcheng for many years, and I have a lot of social interactions with the officials of the Yan family."

"So I know the background of this family and the ability of the Yan family head. He has been to Bohai like you, and has made the Yan family prosperous in the past forty years."

"He sent a letter to you today. The content of the letter is so strange. He doesn't tell the reason, but only the requirements. He asked you to open the family grain warehouse, and he asked you to move as many cars as you can... and to transport the grain to Lanling, and it still transported it in vain without any profit."

"One thousand stones are not too little, and ten thousand stones are not too much."

"I am really worthy of being the leader of the Shandong clan. This tone sounds like a thumbs up. How much does it cost to have 10,000 stones of food? It is a full 1 million kilograms. However, in the letter from this leader, he seemed to think that one million grains are not much..."

"Old 19, brother tells you the truth. If I were an ordinary clan elder, I would definitely support you unconditionally. The reason is very simple. I trust the friendship of your Bohai students. Although the letter from the head of the Yan family is strange, there must be a reason for this request."

"If my brother is an ordinary clan elder, I will definitely support you in accordance with his letter requirements."

"But no, Lao Tzu, I am the patriarch, I will be responsible for our entire family."

"Just as these younger generations said just now, food is the foundation at all times, and the world is already in chaos, so we should be more cautious in grasping the food."

"No one knows how much grain is stored in our grain warehouse, but you know the number 7,000 stones, and you must remember it in your heart..."

"70,000 stones are 7 million jin, which is also what you often call 3,500 tons. I have been learning mathematics with you for so many years and know that tonnage is the unit of measurement for your Bohai discipline."

"In recent years, you often proudly tell me that a large family can own 3,500 tons of grain, which is already the best wealthy family in the world."

"Old 19, to be honest, brother wants to thank you. Not only do I want to thank you, but the whole clan wants to thank you."

"If it weren't for your hard work over the years, our Liu family would definitely not be able to save this food."

"You are the clan elder, the clan elder who has made great contributions to the family. If it weren't for you, our Pengcheng Liu clan would never have developed as strong as it is today."

"But whether it's growing or saving up a mountain of food, although it's because of your hard work, you can't let it be..."

"You should understand this rule, because this rule was established after you return from school. 3,500 tons of grain and 7 million kilograms of grain are the foundation of our entire clan. It concerns the life of everyone in the entire clan."

"Once there is a problem with these foods, what will happen to the whole clan?"

"Children are hungry and adults are hungry. The wives and granddaughters of the clan may have to sleep with others for a meal..."

"Since you have returned from school, you have to provide relief to some poor people every year. The scene of those poor families starving to death is that you, the head of my family, should be more familiar with."

"If our family's food is clean, will the outcome be the same as those who starve to death?"

"So, Lao Tzu, for my brother, I solemnly reject your request as the head of the family. The family grain warehouse cannot be opened, and the food inside cannot be used."

"But, Brother 19, I will change my brother to tell you that my brother is going to help you. The family grain warehouse cannot be moved, my brother can move my private grain."

"100 dan of grain, that is, 100 stones. Langya is not far from Pengcheng, so the transported carriages and horses can load more. 100 stones of grain is 10,000 kilograms, which can be filled with 5 ox carts."

"I don't use the carriages and horses in the tribe. I'll pay for these 5 ox carts. I'll feel satisfied with this support for you."

"Old 19, to be honest, I am very sure that I will definitely get something big when transporting grain to Lanling. The reason is very simple. I firmly believe in the foresight of your Bohai students. But as the leader of a clan, I cannot block the entire clan because of my firm belief."

"Old 19, that's it. If you feel depressed, you can come to me alone after the matter is discussed. I will give you a beating for you, and I will exude the depressed anger in your heart. Is it OK?"

...

He is worthy of being the head of the family.

No wonder he can control the entire clan.

Old Man Liu slowly stood up, bowed to Chief Liu, and said solemnly: "Brother Thirteenth, thank you. Today's family discussions will follow everyone's wishes."

"If the family grain warehouse does not move, I will move my own private grain from my own lineage. In addition to leaving enough food and drink for a year, I will transport the remaining 100,000 kilograms of grain to the whole country..."

The head of the Liu family was slightly shocked and subconsciously said, "You are so confident?"

Old Man Liu did not answer, but looked at everyone present, and suddenly asked, "Who else is willing to extend his hand? You can use private grains to help me? You can do it, the private grains you each save should be thirty or fifty stones. If you are willing to make up, you can make up 100,000 kilograms."

Unfortunately, all the young people present pretended not to hear it.

Only the elders of the clans all had hesitation and thought. After a long time, a clan elder finally stood up and said solemnly: "If it weren't for the work of the 19th brother, our Pengcheng Liu family would not have been promoted to a first-class family. And each of our private wealth would not have been saved in so much..."
To be continued...