Siheyuan: I have a multi-dimensional chat group!

Under Zhuge Liang's persuasion, Zhang Song agreed in a daze.

And he promised that he would definitely help Liu Zhang block out all slander!

Fa Zheng arrived at Gong'an as quickly as possible and met Liu Bei, who was stationed there.

After a conversation, they both felt an instant connection.

At the welcoming banquet that evening, Fa Zheng once again brought up the suggestion to seize Chengdu and take Yizhou.

Liu Bei looked directly at Fa Zheng and said, "Xiaozhi, is capturing Chengdu really that important to the cause of restoring the Han Dynasty?"

"Of course!" Fa Zheng replied without hesitation. "Yizhou is a land that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is why Emperor Gaozu was able to establish his empire. Since our lord desires to restore the Han Dynasty, what is there to hesitate about?"

Liu Bei then used the analysis that the chat group had given him to tell Fa Zheng: "Xiaozhi, back then, the Central Plains were in constant chaos, which allowed Emperor Gaozu to seize the opportunity and sweep across the land. But now, Cao Cao is the only one who holds power in the Central Plains. If we rigidly follow Emperor Gaozu's example, we may never have a day when the Han Dynasty will be restored."

Upon hearing Liu Bei's words, Fa Zheng was taken aback.

After thinking about it carefully, I realized that it did make sense!

Although Yizhou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is also very difficult for Yizhou to expand outwards!

If Cao Cao had captured Hanzhong, he would have effectively blocked Yizhou's eastward expansion.

Therefore, for Liu Bei at this time, Hanzhong is obviously more important than Chengdu!

Having figured this out, Fa Zheng looked at Liu Bei with admiration and said, "My lord, you have a brilliant insight! It's just that Chengdu is a fertile land with thousands of miles of land, but it's left in the hands of mediocre people. We can only sit and watch it, and it's really hard for us to give it up!"

Seeing Fazheng's apparent obsession with capturing Chengdu, Liu Bei sighed and asked, "What does Xiaozhi think of the people of Shu?"

“Although there are some talented people in Shu, their pampered lives make them pay little attention to world affairs, let alone risk their lives to help the monarch unify the world!” Fa Zheng said without hesitation.

After he finished speaking, Fa Zheng suddenly realized why Liu Bei had not taken Chengdu.

Once Liu Bei conquers Chengdu, the conflict between outsiders and local aristocratic families in Shu will become an internal conflict within Liu Bei's group.

However, as long as the status quo is maintained, those in Shu who are unwilling to fight will unite closely around Liu Zhang, while those who want to achieve great things will naturally find ways to side with Liu Bei. ③⑨ ⑧③ ⑤ ①⑥ ⑨⑦

This ensured the stability of Liu Bei's group.

That's true, but Fa Zheng thought of another hidden danger: "But, my lord, if we maintain the status quo, what if Liu Zhang is misled and rebels against us when we launch our northern expedition? Wouldn't we be attacked from both sides?"

"Don't worry, Xiaozhi. With Brother Jiyu's character, there's basically no need to worry about him betraying me!" Liu Bei said to Fazheng with a smile. "Besides, Ziqiao is still by Brother Jiyu's side. If anything bad happens, we'll be able to get the news immediately!"

Fa Zheng nodded, agreeing that Liu Bei's approach was indeed better.

Unfortunately, if he had handled his relationship with Liu Zhang in this way, his chances of making merit would have been reduced!

After the welcoming banquet, Liu Bei used a tactic he often employed when recruiting talent.

He pulled Fazheng close to his feet and fell asleep.

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After spending a few days in the Public Security Bureau, Fa Zheng returned to Chengdu.

After seeing Fa Zheng off, Liu Bei couldn't wait to share his joy at recruiting such a talented person as Fa Zheng with the chat group.

Group owner Xiao Shan: "The wings of Shu Han are in place, Imperial Uncle, get ready to take off!"

Zhang Chulan: "Uncle, you and Fazheng get along so well, won't Zhuge Liang be jealous?"

Liu Bei: "No, no, the strategist isn't my third brother, how could he be jealous! Besides, with Xiaozhi helping to handle affairs in Yizhou, the strategist is more than happy!"

Li Ye: "I envy you, Imperial Uncle, for having so many capable people at your disposal! Unlike me, I have hardly any useful people at all!"

Huang Rong: "Brother Li Ye, didn't the Tang Dynasty already have the imperial examination system? You are still the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so why don't you just hold the imperial examinations to select officials?"

Li Ye: "Rong'er, it's not that simple! In fact, the imperial examinations have been held all these years, but those who pass are all from powerful clans. How could they possibly listen to the orders of the emperor?"

Huang Rong: "Alright, then you've really had a tough time being emperor!"

Ying Zheng: "Little Li, I think your most important task right now is to take control of the Guanzhong region! Otherwise, once Zhu Quanzhong and Li Keyong finish their war, it won't be so easy for you to subdue the Guanzhong region!"

Li Ye: "That's what I was thinking too! I've already used the pretext of bestowing the title of king upon Yang Fugong to summon all of Yang Fugong's adopted sons, who had been sent to various regions as military governors, to Chang'an, and wiped them out along with their armies!"

Li Ye: "I now have an army of 100,000! After I have organized these troops, I will begin to conquer the military governors around Chang'an!"

Ying Zheng: "Yes, as long as you can take over the Guanzhong region and block all the passes in the Guanzhong region, you should have no problem protecting yourself!"

Ying Zheng: "Then you can go south and eliminate the military governor of Shu, connecting Shu and Guanzhong into one place, thus forming the pattern of my Great Qin before it destroyed the six states!"

Ying Zheng: "What you need to do next is to open up the Western Regions, establish trade, gather the forces scattered in the Western Regions that are loyal to your Tang Dynasty! Finally, wait for the right opportunity to break out of the Guandong region and reunite the world!"

As expected of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng's strategic vision was beyond question.

As long as Li Ye follows Ying Zheng's instructions step by step, the revival of the Tang Dynasty will truly be more than just empty words.

Li Ye: "Thank you for your guidance, Emperor Qin!"

Zhou Bingkun: "@Zhang Chulan, I've finally graduated from university! I'm planning to go to Hong Kong to make some money and achieve financial freedom before returning to Beijing to settle down and be a doctor! Chulan, do you have any quick ways to make money?"

Zhang Chulan: "Bingkun, what year is it where you are?"

Zhou Bingkun: "It's July 1982 now!"

Zhang Chulan: "At this point in time, if you want to make money, of course you should invest in stocks! After you've made money in the stock market, it's quite easy to achieve financial freedom by entering the Hong Kong real estate market!"

Zhou Bingkun: "Hehe gif! Chu Lan, could you please send me a copy of the changes in the Hong Kong stock market in 1982 and 1983? I'm going to Hong Kong to trade stocks in a few days!"

Zhang Chulan: "No problem! I'll go check it out online for you right now!"

The human world, the city of Beijing.

Zhou Bingkun first went to his master Zhang Baili and said that he was going to Hong Kong to broaden his horizons.

As for medical matters, I won't neglect them either.

Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, Zhang Baili not only did not object, but even expressed his support.

In Zhang Baili's view, going out to see the world would also be beneficial to Zhou Bingkun's growth.

Zhang Baili also specifically told Zhou Bingkun that he should let him know whenever he wanted to work at the Capital Medical University Affiliated Hospital.

Seeing that his master was so understanding, Zhou Bingkun breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, Zhou Bingkun told Zheng Juan and Li Suhua about his trip to Hong Kong to broaden his horizons and asked them if they wanted to go with him.

Zheng Juan and Li Suhua both refused, citing Zhou Boyan and Feng Yue's need to go to school.

However, Zheng Juan hoped that Zhou Bingkun would take Zheng Guangming to Hong Kong to broaden his horizons.

Zhou Bingkun readily agreed.

Anyway, Zheng Guangming has already completed all his studies up to high school under my guidance, so it wouldn't be bad to take him to Hong Kong to broaden his horizons.

Zhou Bingkun then went to Li Fansong and asked him to help him get two travel permits to Hong Kong.

After all, Zhou Bingkun didn't want to take Zheng Guangming swimming to Hong Kong!

Two days later, Li Fansong brought Zhou Bingkun the pass.

Li Fansong also told Zhou Bingkun that his uncles worked at the government's Hong Kong office, and that he could contact them if he needed any help.

Zhang Chulan also sent Zhou Bingkun the stock market data from 82 and 83 that he had found online.

After everything was ready, Zhou Bingkun brought Zheng Guangming to Hong Kong.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Zhou Bingkun first went to Li Fansong's uncle and asked him to help resolve his housing and immigration issues.

Zhou Bingkun then took out some antiques he had previously collected from the black market, exchanged them for Hong Kong dollars, and invested them in the stock market.

Because Zhou Bingkun had data on the trends of the Hong Kong stock market over the past two years, he was virtually invincible in the stock market.

In just three months, Zhou Bingkun amassed assets worth over 20 million Hong Kong dollars in the Hong Kong stock market.

Zhou Bingkun left five million in the stock market to continue trading, and withdrew the remaining fifteen million to invest in the real estate industry in Hong Kong.

By the end of the year, when Zhou Bingkun was preparing to return to Beijing, the assets of his Zhou's Investment Company and Zhou's Real Estate Company had exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

During this period, Zhou Bingkun also discovered Zheng Guangming's talent in business management.

Therefore, Zhou Bingkun not only spent a sum of money to build the school so that Zheng Guangming could study at the University of Hong Kong, but also hired several senior business management talents to guide Zheng Guangming.

At the same time, Zheng Guangming was also involved in the management of his Zhou family real estate company.

After all, Zhou Bingkun will definitely not devote all his energy to the company in the future, so someone will be needed to manage the company under his name.

Zheng Guangming is naturally the best candidate.

Based on Zheng Guangming's behavior in the future video, Zhou Bingkun can completely trust that he will not betray him.

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After arranging things at the company and asking Zheng Guangming to keep an eye on things for him, Zhou Bingkun embarked on his journey back to Beijing.

When Zhou Bingkun returned home, his whole family was overjoyed.

While Zheng Juan was happy, she also asked why her younger brother hadn't come back.

Zhou Bingkun had discussed Zheng Guangming's decision to study in Hong Kong with Zheng Juan.

“Guangming’s school hasn’t let out for summer break yet!” Zhou Bingkun explained to Zheng Juan. “Besides, now that I’m back, Guangming still needs to keep an eye on things at both companies for me!”

Zheng Juan looked at Zhou Bingkun with some worry: "What about the company? Can Guangming really manage?"

“Of course! Guangming is very talented in business management, otherwise I wouldn’t have specifically sent him to study at Hong Kong University!” Zhou Bingkun said with a smile. “Besides, I’ll have to come back to Beijing or Jichun City sooner or later, so I’ll have to let Guangming manage things in Hong Kong for me!”

Zheng Juan was naturally very happy that her husband trusted her younger brother.

But she was also worried about what would happen if she betrayed her husband's trust.

Looking at Zheng Juan's furrowed brows, Zhou Bingkun slowly said, "Juan'er, if you really want to see the light, then after the New Year, I will take you and Yan Yan to Hong Kong to see the light."

"Really?" Zheng Juan was initially delighted, but then shook her head. "I think I'll pass. Hong Kong is so far away, and I'm a little scared of flying... Never mind, let's wait for Guangming to come back!"

Hearing Zheng Juan muttering to herself, Zhou Bingkun smiled.

During dinner that evening, Zhou Bingkun looked at Li Suhua and asked, "Mom, will Dad and my older brother come to celebrate the New Year with us?"

“Your dad won’t have leave until next year, then he’ll come back to celebrate the New Year with us!” Li Suhua said to Zhou Bingkun. “Bingkun, what do you think? Should we have your dad come to Beijing for the New Year next year, or should our whole family go back to Jichun for the New Year?”

Zhou Bingkun smiled and said, "I don't care. The key is what you and my dad think. If you want to spend the New Year in Beijing, then we'll spend it in Beijing; if you want to go back to your hometown, then we'll go back to your hometown with you."

“You’re so successful now, you’ve opened a company in Hong Kong and bought a detached villa in Beijing. I’m thinking of having your dad come to Beijing for the New Year,” Li Suhua said after a moment’s hesitation. “But I’m also afraid that your dad will still want to go back to Jichun City for the New Year.”

After making money in Hong Kong, Zhou Bingkun bought a villa in Beijing.

They are now living in their newly purchased villa.

Seeing Li Suhua's hesitation, Zhou Bingkun smiled and said, "My dad might not listen to us, but he's willing to listen to you. Find some time to have a good talk with him!"

"Then I'll give it a try!" Li Suhua nodded.

Zhou Bingkun looked at Li Suhua and Zheng Juan and said, "By the way, Mom, Juan'er, don't tell anyone else about my company in Hong Kong. I'm afraid of causing trouble!"

Li Suhua and Zheng Juan readily agreed to Zhou Bingkun's instructions.

Soon it was Lunar New Year's Eve of 82.

Because Zhou Zhigang wasn't coming back, Zhou Bingkun and the others spent the New Year in Beijing.

Zhou Bingyi returned to Jichun City to spend the Chinese New Year with his parents-in-law.

Although Li Suhua was somewhat disappointed, she didn't say anything.

As for Zhou Rong and her husband, they came to Zhou Bingkun's place to spend the New Year.

Perhaps because she felt the gap between herself and Zhou Bingkun was too great, Zhou Rong didn't cause any trouble during the Spring Festival this year.

Feng Huacheng, however, asked Zhou Bingkun with some curiosity whether Hong Kong was really as fertile as rumored.

After all, Zhou Bingkun had only stayed in Hong Kong for half a year and was able to afford such a villa, which made Feng Huacheng very envious.

Zhou Bingkun smiled and said to Feng Huacheng, "There are indeed many opportunities to make money in Hong Kong now! But out of a hundred people who go to Hong Kong with dreams of getting rich, at most one or two will succeed. I was just lucky, that's why I made some money."

Upon hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, Feng Huacheng couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment.

However, he also knew very well that Zhou Bingkun had no reason to lie to him.

If that's the case, it must be true!

After the New Year, Zhou Bingkun went to Hong Kong again.

In 1983, while developing Zhou's Investment Company and Zhou's Real Estate Company, Zhou Bingkun also founded a series of companies, including Zhou's Film Company and Zhou's Logistics Company.