Sun Ce left Shen Zhi's house and went to the Taishou Mansion. When Cai Mao heard the news, she hurriedly greeted her. Sun Ce followed Cai Mao into the house, came to the hall, looked around, didn't see Xiang Lang, and asked.

"Where's Juda?"

Cai Mao laughed when she heard it. "He went to Kure. General, Xiang Juda is a good helper, with his help, I, the Taishou of Wu County, can do it steadily and easily. ”

"Really?"

"If the general doesn't believe me, wait for him to come back and let him report to you about the harvest of the past few days, and you will know. Alas, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have imagined that Wu City would be so prosperous, only stronger than Jiangling. This trip is the right one. General, we will do our best to invest as much as you want, even if you sell part of the property, it will be worth it. ”

Sun Ce laughed. Cai Mao was so excited, naturally she saw huge potential benefits. Gusu is the southeast metropolis, and in terms of scale alone, it may not be stronger than Gangneung, but Gusu has an advantage that Gangneung cannot match: overseas trade. At present, the maritime trade route has begun to take shape, the first important station is Panyu in Jiaozhou, and the second important business point is Gusu. It is rare to see Yi merchants in Jiangling City, where overseas goods are all transferred from Panyu or Gusu, and the prices are of course much higher.

If you monopolize these goods, you will definitely make more money than you can make in the workshop.

The two were talking happily, and Xiang Lang came back. Knowing that Sun Ce was interested in the goods of Wu City, Xiang Lang turned around and went in, and came out with a wooden box, which was full of paper rolls, which was a record of what he had seen and heard during his visit to Wu City. Sun Ce read a few volumes and couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiang Juda, after a while, you can publish a book first." ”

Xiang Lang smiled. "The general laughed, I'm afraid that after a long time, I can't remember clearly, just make some notes, where do I dare to publish a book."

"You memorize it by hand, but who says it's boring to write it down? You have seen so many things that others have never seen before, and they may not have the opportunity to see them in their lifetime, and they will definitely feel fresh. In this way, you should find a way to arrange for someone to copy a few copies and send them back to Nanyang and Nanjun to see if there is a market. If it's popular, it's a book, and if there's no market, forget it. ”

Xiang Lang frowned. "It's okay to copy a few copies, but it's not easy to publish a book, there are too many pictures."

Sun Ce smiled. "Stupid, there are too many pictures, you won't carve a plate like a stele and then rub it like a rubbing? If the number is small, the plate making is not cost-effective, and if there are more, it is not cost-effective? ”

Xiang Lang and Cai Mao glanced at each other, surprised and delighted, and shouted in unison: "General, you ...... this way"

"Shhhhhh

Cai Mao understood, and hurriedly covered her mouth with her hand. He stopped talking, but he couldn't suppress the pleasure in his heart, and gave Sun Ce a thumbs up again and again. At that time, Sun Ce suggested that the Cai family reward the craftsmen, motivate them to conduct competitions, hold knife competitions, and improve their smelting skills in a short period of time, refine new knives, and earn a lot of profits. Now it's just another casual idea, but it can solve a big problem for a long time.

Engrave the article like a stele, rub it like a rubbing, the process is not complicated, the cost is not high, but the effect is very good, you don't have to worry about copying mistakes, you don't have to worry about how difficult to describe the picture, and the more the number, the more cost-effective. It's a business in itself.

Cai Mao is not good at being an official, but he is very smart in business, and he figured out the tricks in it at once, and admired Sun Ce so much. People are really different, and it is rare to see an idea like Sun Ce in a blink of an eye, and they are all good ideas that can make money.

"Juda, how are you busy with the business at hand?"

"Almost."

"Let's be in a hurry first, let's go to my hometown and be the county magistrate for a few days."

Sun Ce briefly explained the situation. On the way to Shen's house, he was thinking about this problem. The Wu Jun family is too greedy, and they must be beaten and beaten to show them that without their support, he can still get things done. Nanjun has already started, and the Nanjun family who is willing to cooperate can also be arranged to join the office one after another, which in itself is also a distribution of interests, and it is also good for stabilizing Jingzhou. Xiang Lang is a stable person and has a certain cultural literacy, so it is not a big problem to be a county magistrate, and he should be able to cooperate with Guo Jun tacitly.

Xiang Lang was not surprised. He has been watching coldly these days, taking the Wu Jun family's style in his eyes, knowing that Sun Ce will definitely fight back, just waiting for an opportunity.

"Thank you for the trust, Lang will do his best."

"Deju, write back to Xiangyang, and find a few more helpers, those who can be officials will be officials, and those who can do business will do business."

Cai Mao was overjoyed and agreed.

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Lu Kang returned to Qiziling and waited for a long time, but Sun Ce did not come. He sent someone to ask, and only then did he know that Sun Ce went to Taishou Mansion, had lunch, and then went out of the city and returned to Da Lei Mountain. He secretly complained to himself, knowing that Sun Ce was angry, and the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be, so he had to let people prepare carriages and horses and rush to Da Lei Mountain to meet him. When he arrived at Da Lei Mountain, he did not go directly to see Sun Ce, but went to Shen You's camp.

Shen You never went to Shen's house.

When Lu Kang rushed to Shen You's tent, Shen You was writing at the desk, and when he saw Lu Kang coming in, he put down his pen and got up to greet him. Lu Kang was a little unhappy. Shen Zhi had an accident and angered Sun Ce, Shen You actually had the heart to write articles here, where did he still look like a family member.

"You're not worried about Pepin?"

Shen You stared at Lu Kang for a while and smiled slightly. "Duke Lu, you should have confidence in General Sun, and you should also have confidence in my Shen family."

Seeing that Shen You was calm and calm, Lu Kang breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably. "Tell me about it."

"General Sun is not a person who kills innocents indiscriminately, and it has always been his code of conduct to repay grievances directly. Bo Ping's disrespectful words offended the general, and the general kicked through the door of his house, and returned the color, even if this matter is settled, the general will not pursue it again, at most he will only let Cai Taishou or Wei Lingqing check whether he has encroached on the field. If there is, the confiscation of the confiscation, the fine of the fine, I don't need to plead, it's useless to beg. And I know very well that my Shen family does not occupy more land, so there is no need to worry. ”

Shen You paused, and said word by word: "Duke Lu, it is inappropriate for Boping to speak disrespectfully, but it is even more inappropriate for the Wujun family to make a big fight and support each other for a trivial matter. Isn't the reason why the party members mislead the country is that they only ask about the camp and don't ask about right and wrong? General Sun didn't do anything against morality, so why did we react so strongly and demonstrate to him? ”

Lu Kang's eyebrows were furrowed, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Duke Lu, aren't you going to see General Sun? Then go ahead, don't keep the general waiting. He's been busy lately. Also, the candidate for the old chief has been decided, and Lu Gong doesn't need to mention it when he sees the general. Shen You frowned, paused, and said lightly: "The reason why I recommended Ling Lang and didn't recommend Peping is not to avoid suspicion, but because Peping is indeed not suitable." ”

Lu Kang was embarrassed, and his old face was hot.