Guo Peng wants to summon Mi Zhu to be an official.

Being his subordinates, he was given a formal identity, and he was also the private subordinate of the prefect of the county, the young minister of the county, and was a very close official position for the prefect to manage finances.

Guo Peng also said that this position did not delay his responsibility for running Mi's business business, and this position was his reward to Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu still engaged in the same task as before, selling horses from south to north.

Mi Zhu was so happy that he couldn't suppress himself. He immediately told his brother Mi Fang about this. Mi Fang was extremely happy and very happy.

The two brothers immediately told the matter to the core tribe, and the core tribe was filled with joy.

Then when Mi Zhu was about to set off to Youzhou to meet Guo Peng, Guo Peng's second letter was sent, asking Mi Zhu not to leave. He wanted to come to Xuzhou to meet Mi Zhu in person and go home to visit relatives.

Mi Zhu was even happier.

He immediately ordered his family to clean up the most luxurious room for Guo Peng to live in, and arranged five beautiful young maids to prepare to serve Guo Peng, and then counted the days all day long to calculate when Guo Peng would come.

On September 10, Guo Peng came to Xuzhou. Mi Zhu took his younger brother Mi Fang and a group of Mi clans to greet Guo Peng in person.

Guo Peng had one more Gu Yong than when he left Youzhou, and two scholars who followed him.

Guo Peng originally wanted to take Gu Yong to Xuzhou with him, but Gu Yong was eager to prove his ability and wanted to achieve success, so Guo Peng sent someone to protect Gu Yong and let him go to Shanggu County first.

"Zi Zhong, you are too grand. Didn't I tell you not to be so grand? I don't want to attract too much attention."

Guo Peng smiled and held Mi Zhu's hand and walked side by side with Mi Zhu.

Mi Zhu was flattered and said humbly: "Mi's family was born in a humble family. Meng Ming Gong was not in a state of compulsory matters. Mi did not dare to do his best to repay the kindness of the public officials."

"Hahaha, Zizhong is too humble. I see Zizhong's talent. Without Zizhong, how can I raise a storm and resist the Xianbei? Zizhong should not say such things again."

Guo Peng patted Mi Zhu on the shoulder and got on the car that Mi Zhu prepared for him.

If the subordinates do not accept their kindness, they will feel sad and be worried and panic. Some people with persecution will also think of many terrible places.

Since it is something that subordinates are willing to do, it is harmless, so accept it all.

With the current gap in status and status, some things are just right, and it would be strange if you don’t do it.

I followed the car to Qu County, which is very close to the port, which is Mi Family Base Camp.

Mi Zhu personally drove Guo Peng to visit the Mi family's foundation and demonstrated the Mi family's economic strength.

All tens of thousands of acres of fertile land around Qu County belong to the Mi family. The Mi family built manors on these lands, took refugees, and established a manor economy. The prosperity was far greater than that of the Cao family Xiahou family and its own Guo family.

Not only that, because Linhai, Mi can also make profits by boiling salt from seawater and selling salt.

Since Emperor He of Han canceled the official policy of salt and iron, the Eastern Han Dynasty has always implemented the form of taxation of private salt and iron governments.

The Mi family therefore gained wealth and established its own private economic zone in this coastal area.

Not only that, there are also armed gang patrols and guards everywhere in Mi’s manor, and they are in order.

The children of the Mi clan not only read, but also practice martial arts and riding and shooting. They usually act as officers, leading the armed corps to patrol the four directions to enhance their prestige, and further consolidate the Mi clan's territory.

After confirming these situations, Guo Peng confirmed that the Mi family had the nature of a modern national chaebol, with fields, land, and private armed forces, and even warlords.

However, unlike the prevalence of modern capitalism, although Mi family has money and some have force, they do not obtain educational resources.

Without educational resources, the Mi family could not get involved in the gentry circle and was still looked down upon by the upper class. No matter how rich he was, he was always excluded from the ruling class.

Unlike modern times, a chaebol is enough to control a country's regime and can also allow actors who have never been in politics to become president.

Therefore, although the wealth of Guo Peng's family is far less than that of Mi, Mi Zhu is very respectful to Guo Peng and seeks it, and is extremely humble.

After a tour, Guo Peng praised the entrepreneurial efforts of the Mi family and the difficulty of maintaining success in their descendants, which made Mi Zhu very happy.

Then Mi Zhu took Guo Peng to the place where the Mi clan lived and entered the core area of ​​the Mi manor.

Only after entering the core area of ​​Mi Family Manor did Guo Peng realize what it means to be rich.

If it is natural to say that the Han Emperor's palace is luxurious and wealthy, it is not surprising, then the Mi family's manor is enough to surprise people.

For Guo Peng, who understands the weaknesses of Mi, he was even more surprised. What kind of ruthless man was the ancestor of Mi, who had great wisdom and courage?

With such a low social status, Mi family was developed into a large chaebol famous in several states and had extensive force.

And it has forced those who hold power to be afraid of the enemy and choose to win over more than to directly plunder.

Perhaps the limit that a person from a civilian background could reach under the political state of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the Mi Zhu family.

Of course, it takes three to four generations to accumulate, and there cannot be a bastard or a waste that you like to enjoy. You are more shrewd and more good at dancing than ordinary gentry children.

Otherwise, how jealous would such a huge amount of wealth be?

And Mi Zhu is also a wise person.

In the face of troubled times, I gave up my own glory, wealth and wealth, and used all my wealth to invest in a desperate warlord, gave up his ancestral property, and followed him in a wandering life and death for more than 20 years!

People say that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Mi Zhu did the opposite. If it were not for the limitations of the times, Mi Zhu might not have been able to become the next Lu Buwei.

Mi Zhu is not a person with the ability to govern the country and conduct military conquests, but he is an extremely rare talent in diplomacy and business.

In the early days, Liu Bei had no fixed territory and could not play to Mi Zhu's strengths. When he had a territory, more talents under Liu Bei's command increased, and there was no place for Mi Zhu to use his skills. It can be said that Mi Zhu was born at the wrong time.

However, under Guo Peng's command, Guo Peng can allow Mi Zhu to maximize his abilities and squeeze out wealth for Guo Peng.

So Guo Peng is bound to win against Mi Zhu.

Entering the luxurious residence of Mi Family, in the magnificent hall, the Mi Family's children met Guo Peng together and invited him to sit down. Mi Zhu and Mi Family's children sat down on their backs, and then served wine and dishes.

Guo Peng did not refuse and sat in the upper head openly.

"I have seen the financial resources of Mi's family today. It was not easy for Mi's ancestors. Under such circumstances, you can accumulate such wealth and be more safe. Your Mi family's life is not easy!"

Guo Peng said this just right to hit Mi’s biggest pain point.

Without the backer of the ruling class, we have to use force and a spirit of not fearing death to protect our family business, and it is difficult for us to take steps in this society.

The Mi family members were silent, but Mi Zhu and Mi Fang looked at each other, and they could see their own joy in each other.

"If Ming Gong refused to abandon his family, the life after Mi will be much better."

Mi Zhu raised his glass and brought the Mi family's children to toast Guo Peng, and Guo Peng raised his glass to return.
Chapter completed!