Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 61 Four Rich Man

   What Cui Hou brought out really surprised Fei Qian.

  Although there are only a few thin sheets of paper, it records the names, ages, and hobbies from the governor to the prefect of the prefecture and county. Although they are all a few words, it seems to outline a whole network of local officials.

  Cui Hou said: "The person who wrote this book was many years ago, and now the Cui family's business has shrunk slightly, so it is inevitable that there will be some discrepancies. I wonder if it can help my virtuous brother?"

  Fei Qian flipped through it in surprise, and said, "Brother Yongyuan, where did this come from?"

  Cui Hou smiled, seemed to be a little bit bitter, and said: "It is also because of helplessness, business dealings will inevitably encounter some difficult things, and the laws and regulations of prefects vary from place to place..."

  Cui Hou didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning behind his words was already very clear. Starting from the time when Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was making money, basically everyone in every place tried to make money, trying to make money, and the best targets were businessmen. Therefore, the merchants prepare this kind of booklet to better understand the preferences and temperament of prefects in various counties and counties, in case they need to clear the road and send the wrong things...

Even if the merchants come from this reason, it is enough to shock Fei. This is like an official amulet for later generations, and this kind of book is more of a rudimentary form of information collection. Could it be that the tentacles of the merchants of the Eastern Han Dynasty have extended to this point? What kind of situation?

  Fei Qian seemed to grasp something in his mind, but he couldn't remember what it was for a while, which was really distressing.

  Fei Qian asked: "Is this item owned by every merchant?"

  Cui Hou was a little embarrassed, and said: "No, for example, the four major merchants must be more comprehensive than mine. As for the general merchants, they should not buy this, after all, it is also expensive."

   "Oh, that person is selling this, and they still do this kind of business?"

"Hehe, dear brother, this is not alone," Cui Hou said with a smile, "This is sold privately by some writers in every state and county. Although it is a small volume, it will be sold in ten Several counties purchased separately..."

Fei Qian suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the handwriting on each piece of paper was not the same. It turned out that this was the same as the source of selling personal privacy in later generations. They were all people who ate at the public house and then picked up ashes at home. Unexpectedly, there were people as early as the Eastern Han Dynasty. After doing this, it seems that our ancestors have left a lot of fine traditions...

   "By the way, brother Yongyuan, just now you mentioned the four major merchants, isn't your Cui family not considered a success?"

   "I'm not afraid of my brother's jokes. My Cui family can be regarded as mediocre at most, and at most a little higher. Compared with those top merchants, it is still a little worse..."

   When it comes to business affairs, Cui Hou is obviously more interested, so he introduces it to Fei Qian in detail.

  Fei Qian listened carefully, and finally aligned the merchant with the information in his memory—

   There are only four top merchants:

   First of all, it is the familiar Mi family.

  If the Mi family is called the second, no one would dare to fight for the first place. The Xuzhou Mi family and the Hebei Zhen family are basically at the same level, and it is hard to tell which is the best. These two can be said to be the top richest people in the world.

The ancestors of the Mi Zhu group have been businessmen for generations, and their business is like a fish in water. In Mi Zhu's generation, there are already "thousands of children and hundreds of millions of assets". Although there is still a Chen family in Xuzhou, it is not at the same level as the Mi family. superior.

   It can be said that at least nearly half of Xuzhou is either owned by the Mi family or has a close relationship with the Mi family. From civilian items to military items, there is no chance that the Mi family will not sell them.

   The Zhen family is tied with the Mi family.

  The most eye-catching thing about the Zhen family in Hebei is not the family wealth, but the Zhen Mi who was named the Goddess of Luoshui by later generations. The Zhen family has also been in business for generations, but unfortunately in this generation, Zhen Mi's father died young, and the family is managed by Zhen Mi's mother, Zhang.

   These two are basically the top indisputable.

  But the next two of the four major merchants have some disputes. The first is the Wu family in the middle of Shu. The business of the Wu family basically covers all aspects of the middle of the country. In addition, the specialty of Shu brocade is the favorite item of the upper class. The number is quite astonishing, and it is not too bad to describe it as a rich country, but the only thing that makes people a little unconvinced is that compared with other families, the Wu family has basically never left the circle in central Sichuan, so some people I feel that the structure is not enough to be called the Big Four.

   There is also Chen Liuwei's house.

Chenliuwei's family started from Wei Qing's time and continued to accumulate. Today, in Chenliu's territory, it is already the point where court officials are better than court officials. When Cai Yong chose Cai Yan's husband-in-law, he chose the Wei family. . However, the Wei family was too close to the imperial court after all, causing some people to say that they were not pure merchants and should be excluded from the four major merchants.

  But if it’s just about money, these four are definitely the four richest.

Then a little further down, which can be regarded as close to the level of the four major merchants, there is the Ma family in Jingzhou-the one known as the five permanent members of the Ma family; the Lu family in Jiangdong-the one that burned Liu Bei down. the one of...

  Further down, there is Jiangdong Lu’s family—which one belongs to the honest man Lu Su in Romance, and Hongnong Yang’s family—Taiwei Yang Biao is the Yang family...

  As for the Cui family—Cui Yi said regretfully that if Cui Lie had not fallen from power, he could barely be considered a famous name, but now it is not as good as before.

  Fei Qian saw Cui Hou's envious expression during the introduction, so he comforted Cui Hou that the Cui family would definitely be able to reach the top again in the future.

  Although Cui Hou said that he didn't dare to expect extravagantly, Fei Qian could see that Cui Hou still really wanted to realize this wish.

Fei Qian thought about it. After all, Cui Hou was the first person he met in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although Cui Hou's father had plans to plot against Fei Qian before, he did not implement it due to various reasons. Up to now, Cui Hou Hou is because Liuli Fangzi is courteous to him. Of course, there are also some factors in his identity change.

  Based on comprehensive consideration, Fei Qian still thinks that Cui Hou is not bad as a friend, and cannot be completely regarded as the type that can confide in the heart, but as long as there is not too much difference in identity, he can maintain a relatively good relationship for a long time.

Therefore, Fei Qian specially gave Cui Hou more suggestions on some details of the glazed pieces, praised Cui Hou happily, and took out a pen and paper to write down carefully. After all, there are many shapes seen after thousands of years. Go, casually talk about the latest styles in the Eastern Han Dynasty...

   After sitting for a while, Fei Qian left Cui's house. Although Cui Hou also sincerely invited Fei Qian to stay for dinner, but Fei Qian felt that the elderly in Cui Hou's family were sick, and it was always inconvenient to eat and drink by himself, so he insisted on returning to the city, and Cui Hou reluctantly agreed.

  Cui Hou personally sent Fei Qian almost all the way to the city of Luoyang, and then reluctantly said goodbye. After Cui Hou returned to the manor, when his father Cui Yi reported his passing, although Cui Yi was a little slurred, but still clear-headed, he said with difficulty: "This son... the next day... will become... a great weapon... You... need to be careful... And treat it kindly..."

   The Mi family of the Three Kingdoms is really rich... It’s a pity that I followed Liu Daer to the unfamiliar Shu land... The newcomers run naked and ask for recommendation tickets and collections...

  (end of this chapter)