Because of the backward transportation and the extremely inconvenient transmission of information, during the five or six days of Guo Peng staying, only the children of the gentry from Wujun were able to meet Guo Peng, talk to him, and listen to him talk about things in the north.

When many scholars from other counties heard about this, they were almost half a month or even a month later, and Guo Peng had already left Jiangdong.

When they arrived in Wuxian in groups to see the style of Guo Zifeng in Yingchuan, known as the "famous scholar's demeanor and the posture of a famous general", Guo Peng had already left Jiangdong for a long time, and they could only leave with infinite regrets.

Guo Peng's arrival undoubtedly caused a violent Guo whirlwind to blew in the Jiangdong gentry circle, which became a long-lasting topic for the scholars in Jiangdong. Many of the things Guo Peng said were regarded as the truth by them.

The incident of Cai Yong playing the piano with his two daughters at the port has also been rumored to be a temporary talk.

Guo Peng could not stay in Jiangdong for longer, and his time was very tight.

He has many important things to do, such as he must rush to Xuzhou now to discuss some very important things with Mi, which are related to his subsequent layout.

To be honest, Mi Zhu has been immersed in joy for a while.

He was very happy, and he was so happy that he was a little ecstatic.

No one in the gentry circle could understand that he had been struggling to break the situation for more than ten years, but he was repeatedly defeated.

As a purely merchant and landlord family, the Mi family has a very low status, only a little higher than ordinary illiterate farmers, because they are rich and literate.

But there is no doubt that these children knew the hard work of several generations of ancestors to cultivate one acre of land and slowly and carefully accumulate wealth. Until today, the suffering Mi had suffered was clearly understood by these children.

Because he could not obtain an official position and could not buy these high-class people's recognition even if he spent money, he paid a lot to protect his family and avoid being easily annexed.

Raise servants, recruit capable servants, gather tens of thousands of tenants, and strengthen their voices, then practice private soldiers, learn riding and shooting, strengthen their force, and have the dual attributes of merchants and local tyrants.

Mi packed herself into a semi-warlord state in order to make herself look less likely to bully.

Although I have no official position or social status, I have money and force, I am a local tyrant and a semi-warlord. You can't bully me casually, otherwise I will rebel.

In this hedgehog-like way, he conveyed his determination to kill the death to countless families who are stronger than him and have higher status than him, so that he could preserve the Mi family business and wealth.

No one wants to provoke the lifeless guy. He really wants to make Mi family angry. They announce their rebellion every minute, and they can even mess up Xuzhou with the slaughter of death. At worst, everyone will die together.

At that time, the gentry may not be able to get the benefits, and they may have to be buried with them. Therefore, these people weighed the pros and cons, which made the Mi family exist like this.

Mi also knew the truth that too much was just too little, so he spent a lot of money to manage the relationship between local officials, worked hard to do good deeds, and created a good reputation for himself, and ensured the safety of his family from both force and social supervision.

Of course, the most fundamental thing is the potential force that Mi family cannot underestimate. Tens of thousands of people in their family are farmers in daily life, and they directly draw their swords to participate in the war during wartime, which has no small deterrence at all.

Therefore, Guo Peng always felt that the heads of the Mi family of all generations were not only smart, but also very tragic.

Everyone has the spirit of mermaids who are plotting their family property at any time. Only with this spirit of mad dog like wind can they exist until now.

However, Mi has always been eager to improve his social status and has always been eager to get rid of this embarrassing situation.

The first hope given to Mi was Tao Qian.

After Tao Qian became the governor of Xuzhou, he was an outsider who came to Xuzhou to become an official, and needed to win over local "people" to help him gain a foothold. Mi entered his eyes, so Tao Qian called Mi Zhu to serve as a different leader.

Mi Zhu was grateful to Tao Qian for his kindness. He followed Tao Qian's footsteps in the era when Tao Qian governed Xuzhou and made great contributions to Tao Qian's governance of Xuzhou.

Later, when Tao Qian handed over the position of Xuzhou governor to Liu Bei after his death, Mi Zhu was also the one who faithfully carried out his wishes.

Of course, Mi Zhu followed Tao Qian's wishes not only out of gratitude for his kindness, but also because Liu Bei was willing to date him, did not discriminate against his humble background, and was willing to rely on Mi Zhu to gain a foothold in Xuzhou.

So Mi Zhu made friends with Liu Bei at all costs, gave money to women, soldiers and supplies, and gave everything he had given to Liu Bei. Only then did Liu Bei survived the displaced and lost everything, and Liu Bei was able to revive the military power.

Liu Bei was not an ungrateful person.

Therefore, although the Mi Zhu and Mi Fang brothers had limited abilities, Mi Zhu finally got a higher position than Zhuge Liang, and Mi Fang also obtained the position of the prefect of Nanjun, the position of 2,000 stones.

From a local tyrant who was born in a merchant to a ruling class, the breakthrough progress of the social class has proved that Mi Zhu's investment is correct and his vision is long-term.

Of course, no one could have expected what happened later. Neither Liu Bei nor Mi Zhu expected that what happened later would develop in an uncontrollable direction.

Guo Peng knew very well what Mi needed and what Mi wanted.

Mi's inferiority complex, Mi's lack of security, and Mi's pursuit of improving social status almost engraved into his bones are all things that Guo Peng can use.

And all of this is what Guo Peng can give them the right medicine.

Guo Peng now has such qualifications. He is the prefect of a county, two thousand stones, and an official of the founding government.

So Guo Peng gave Mi and the others what they wanted.

The political resources that Guo Peng could use could be connected from the central government to the local government, and his fame also affected Xuzhou.

If you have a relationship with Guo Peng, let Guo Peng become the backer of Mi family, then whoever wants to move Mi family has to consider Guo Peng, as well as the backer behind him and the social relationship.

The relationships are progressing from the central to the local level. If Mi can become a small part of this, it will be unimaginable that he will benefit greatly.

Not to mention anything else, the current business of selling cattle, sheep and horses can bring considerable profits to Mi. Mi has opened up a number of new customers and expanded the business management level.

As long as Guo Peng is still in the north and still holds power, the business can continue, and the Mi family will also be protected by Guo Peng.

Originally, Mi Zhu thought that this was enough. He was already quite satisfied. He did not dare to continue to ask for other things in a short period of time, but unexpectedly, Guo Peng sent him to the peak of happiness with a letter.
Chapter completed!