Lu Bu's last words made Zhang Shiping's heart chill.

He hurriedly bowed down and responded: "Don't worry, Chuhou, I have gained many benefits in Xuzhou, and I also know in my heart. I will definitely not let Chu Hou and me have a dislike for the sake of some war horses. ”

Nodding, Lu Bu said, "There are a lot of things to tell you, you can do it well when you go back." The restaurant needs to be built, and the pot stove also needs to be tried to use. When all this is ready, you can send someone to meet me on the battlefield, and I will tell you the recipe for the dish. As for farms and factories, there are too many things to prepare, so don't think about it yet. Wait until I defeat Cao Cao, and then come back and talk about the specific details. ”

When he first saw Lu Bu, Zhang Shiping didn't have much confidence in the toothpaste he made.

However, after the toothpaste was brought back, it was liked by the wives and concubines of the nobles of the scholar clan, and for a while, the toothpaste became a luxury item for the competition between the nobles.

Today, toothpaste and soap have long become daily consumables that people can afford.

No matter what it is, once it becomes a consumable that ordinary people can afford, its value will be greatly reduced.

In Zhang Shiping's business, although these goods are still sold, they are no longer the basis of his profits.

"You have a lot of things to do in the future, and you will make a lot of money." Lu Bu said to Zhang Shiping again: "It's just that the crusade against Cao Cao is imminent, and I don't have much leisure to talk to you about how to make money at this time." Wait until I defeat Cao Cao, and then I will talk to you about how I can make more profits. ”

Lu Bu is not a businessman, so Zhang Shiping believes in him, it is nothing more than that he has a lot of novel ideas.

Every time he does what Lu Bu said, Zhang Shiping can make a lot of money.

This time, Lu Bu sketched an extremely grand blueprint for him, and Zhang Shiping seemed to have seen the days when he would be rich and rival the country in the future.

He said to Lu Bu: "It is important for Chu Hou to attack the world, and what I have here is just a trivial matter. After the restaurant is prepared, it is not too late to wait for Chu Hou to come back and open for business. ”

Lu Bu nodded and said to Zhang Shiping: "I do have some important things to do, and I have grasped a few things that I have told you, especially the war horses, whether the future expedition can be smooth, but I am waiting for these horses." ”

"Don't worry, Chu Hou, I will definitely raise it as soon as possible." Zhang Shiping bowed in response.

After Zhang Shiping retired, Lu Bu beckoned Sun Ce to leave the study.

Following behind Lu Bu, Sun Ce asked him: "Marquis of Chu, if you hand over a lot of business to Zhang Shiping, the lifeblood of Xuzhou will be in his hands......"

"He is in charge of bringing money to Xuzhou from the outside, but I am in charge of whether he can get the money." Lu Bu said: "Between Zhang Shiping and me, it is more about each other getting benefits from each other. He was a shrewd businessman and knew that no item could sell well all the time. If you want to earn more profits, you have to keep cooperating with me. I can make him the richest man in the world overnight, or I can make him penniless in a day. And after he leaves me, it will indeed cause turmoil in Xuzhou's business in the short term, and it won't be long before I replace him with someone else. ”

When Lu Bu said this, his tone was very confident.

Although Sun Ce still felt that something was wrong, he didn't know what to say.

Lu Bu smiled at him: "What Bo Fu is worried about, in fact, I have thought about it a long time ago. If I am not 100% sure, I would not dare to put Xuzhou's economy in the hands of a businessman. To put it mildly, it's just two words. ”

Looking at Lu Bu in astonishment, Sun Ce wanted to ask him what those two words were.

But when the words came to his lips, he couldn't ask them anyway.

From Sun Ce's face, it was clear that he had something to ask, and Lu Bu continued: "Actually, it's just the word moderation, and I keep introducing new things to Zhang Shiping." Now he has drawn an extremely beautiful blueprint. has received countless benefits from Xuzhou, as a businessman, the interests of the supreme family, how can he not be moved? ”

"Chu Hou is not worried, when there is nothing to give him in the future, Zhang Shiping will abandon Xuzhou and leave?" Sun Ce asked.

"Then what's there to worry about." Lu Bu pursed his lips: "While I give him more benefits, I will lead the army to conquer everywhere. The larger the area we control, the less likely it is that Zhang Shiping will leave. One day, we will rule the world. No matter where it is, it is my country, where else can he go? ”

Sun Ce had long known that Lu Bu had the ambition to conquer the world, but the words that came out of his mouth really surprised Sun Ce.

He said to Lu Bu: "The Marquis of Chu is ambitious, whether it is martial arts or strategy, there is no one in the world to compare. Sooner or later, one day, the Marquis of Chu will be able to pacify the country and restore the Han Dynasty. ”

"The Han family is declining, and those of us who are courtiers should be supported." Although Lu Bu didn't agree with Kuang Fu Han at all in his heart, he couldn't say it: "Every time I think that Your Majesty is still suffering in Xudu, I feel very uncomfortable in my heart. ”

When he said this, Lu Bu was muttering in his heart.

When did you become so shameless?

Conquering the world and attacking the country, he is not for any purpose to restore the Han dynasty and support the puppet emperor to regain the treasure.

Fight on the battlefield, fight desperately to fight the country, and then give it to the puppet emperor of the Han court?

There was a soul in his body that came over after two thousand years, and Lu Bu didn't think he had that obligation.

The rivers and mountains take turns to sit, and this year they come to my house.

It doesn't make sense that the ancestors of the emperor of the Han dynasty have conquered the world, and others have to give him the hard-won country.

Although he thought so in his heart, it was absolutely impossible for Lu Bu to say it.

After all, on the surface, the country is still in the Han family, although all the heroes are supporting the army and respecting themselves, no one will look at the puppet emperor in the court, but everyone still tacitly declares that they are the most loyal to the Han family......

Sun Ce had also been the lord of Jiangdong, and of course he understood Lu Bu's thoughts.

If it weren't for Lu Bu's appearance that shattered his dream of achieving hegemony in the world, he would still be leading the generals and soldiers to crusade against Liu Biao, trying to hold Jingzhou in his hands while avenging his father.

In fact, Sun Ce didn't know that he should be glad to follow Lu Bu.

It was precisely because he followed Lu Bu that he did not kill Xu Gong, and of course there would not be a scene of being assassinated by Xu Gong's disciples.

The soul took away Lu Bu and changed the trajectory of Lu Bu's life, he also changed the fate of others.

Perhaps this is the so-called butterfly effect, but Lu Bu's role should be greater than that of butterflies.

Sun Ce knew very well what Lu Bu was thinking, but he couldn't say it, and he couldn't say it, so he had to make peace twice.

Following Lu Bu through a street, and seeing that he had been looking at the nearby blacksmith shop, Sun Ce asked, "Chu Hou is looking for a blacksmith again?" ”

"Which Pengcheng blacksmith has the best craftsmanship?" Lu Bu asked Sun Ce.

Sun Ce thought for a moment and replied: "It's still the one that Chu Hou went to last time, and the iron forged by that shop is stronger than others. ”

"Come with me to the shop." Lu Bu greeted,

Accompanied by Sun Ce, Lu Bu went to the blacksmith shop where he had earlier made iron rings for parachutes.

When Lu Bu arrived, the blacksmiths in the shop put down their work and bowed to him.

"They're all busy." Lu Bu greeted the blacksmiths, and then asked the owner of the shop, "Don't you know how to make armor?" ”

The owner of the blacksmith shop replied: "Back to the Marquis of Chu, armor is something that everyone in the shop knows how to build. ”

He then asked Lu Bu, "Does Chu Hou need to create a new armor?" ”

"Not a pair of armor, but thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of armor." Lu Bu asked, "How long will it take for you to make armor?" ”

The blacksmith was stunned and said to Lu Bu: "The copper and iron armor is very difficult to get, and we can only make three or two sets of ...... in a day in our entire shop."

A shop can only make three or two sets of armor for people in a whole day, and if it is the armor worn by a war horse, I don't know how long it will take to make it.

"Why is it so slow?" Lu Bu frowned: "If the officers and soldiers in the army need to replace their armor, won't you be able to complete several sets in a year?" ”

"Exactly." The owner of the blacksmith shop replied with sincere fear: "Chuhou Mingjian, our shop is not very big, although the craftsmanship is more exquisite, and the production of armor is really slow. If you want to make it faster, there is one in the east of the city, and their family can produce more than 100 sets a day. ”

"If they can get out, your house can't come out." Lu Bu frowned, and said to the owner of the blacksmith shop: "I'll go over there and ask first, if the craftsmanship is similar, I'll talk to you when I come back." ”

Lu Bu was furious, and the owner of the blacksmith shop replied tremblingly: "Chuhou Mingjian, the armor made by their family has thinner iron pieces than ours. Moreover, their iron pieces are all made in advance, and they can be glued to them when making armor......"

"Your family can do the same." Lu Bu replied: "There are countless armors needed by the officers and soldiers in the army, according to your construction speed, if I urgently need a large number of armors, when will I be able to build them completely?" ”

The owner of the blacksmith shop bowed his head, covered in cold sweat, how dare he respond.

"Let's go, let's go to the house in the east of the city." Lu Bu greeted Sun Ce and led him out of the blacksmith shop.

After leaving the blacksmith shop, Sun Ce said to Lu Bu: "Chu Hou, the ironware in this shop is indeed the best I have ever seen......

"Forging is so slow, even if it's good, what?" Lu Bu said: "The iron tools we need are not one or two, if we hand them over to such a shop to build, we don't know when they will be able to be forged." ”

"That's what Chu Hou said." He had long seen that Lu Bu was unhappy, and of course Sun Ce would not argue with him for a blacksmith shop.

When they came to the east of the city, Lu Bu and the others easily found the largest blacksmith shop.

This blacksmith shop also has one or two hundred craftsmen, to say the least.

When he saw that a guest was coming, the owner of the blacksmith shop greeted him.

When he saw that it was Lu Bu who came, he was taken aback and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I didn't expect it to be the Marquis of Chu who came, and the people were really scared." ”

"There's nothing to be afraid of." Lu Bu raised his hand at him and asked him, "How is your business here?" ”

"Back to Chuhou, although Pengcheng is very lively, my shop here is too big, and there are not too many people who need to forge iron tools." The owner of the shop replied: "What's more, in the whole Pengcheng, there are many blacksmith shops now, and my family's business is very cold." ”

"I heard you can forge armor here." Lu Bu asked him.

"Armor can be made." The owner of the shop replied: "I just don't know what Chu Hou wants." ”

"What kind of ones?" Lu Bu asked.

"There are thin ones, the armor is very thin, to be honest, this kind of armor is not much use on the battlefield, it is just worn on the soldiers, like a piece of armor." The owner of the shop replied: "There are also thicker nails, if you want the toughness and thickness of the nails that are difficult for knives and guns to penetrate, it is much more expensive than thin ones." ”

"The nail is thin and useless, will anyone buy it?" Lu Bu frowned slightly, and asked the owner of the blacksmith shop.

"Of course someone will buy it." The owner of the blacksmith shop said, "We didn't come to Pengcheng before, and we sold the most of them. ”

Lu Bu and Sun Ce glanced at each other, and he asked the owner of the blacksmith shop again: "After you came to Pengcheng, have you ever sold it?" ”

The blacksmith owner realized that he had said the wrong thing, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Chu Hou asked, why didn't you say it?" Seeing something from it, Sun Ce asked with a glaring eye.

"Yes!" The trembling response of the owner of the blacksmith shop made Lu Bu suddenly feel a chill down his spine.

It is impossible for him to check the armor on every soldier, and when a soldier goes out on the battle, the armor wears on his body, and it does not look any different.

If this armor is indeed brought into battle, it is as if the soldiers wearing them have no armor at all.

If you don't use protective gear on the battlefield, you will undoubtedly send the soldiers to their deaths.

"Who procured it from here?" Lu Bu's face was gloomy and he asked him.

Knowing that it was impossible to conceal it, the owner of the blacksmith shop lowered his head and replied: "Back to Chuhou, it is all military procurement, and the people who come here are different every time......"

Lu Bu's face turned cold, and he said to the owner of the blacksmith shop: "You are not small, you dare to sell inferior armor to the quartermaster, I think your shop is also open." ”

Hearing from Lu Bu's words, the owner of the blacksmith shop knelt on the ground with his legs bent and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Chuhou Mingjian, it's not that I want to sell that kind of armor, but they want it, and I don't dare not give it." ”

"Take him back." Originally, he wanted to ask the blacksmith shop if he could forge the armor of the horses, but because the owner of the shop said the wrong thing, Lu Bu ordered the people to be taken away.

Sun Ce glanced at the guards behind him.

The two guards stepped forward and twisted the owner of the blacksmith shop and walked out.

The blacksmiths who were working in the shop looked over one after another, they were stunned, and they didn't understand how the master had provoked this Chu Hou, and they actually wanted to take someone when they came.

(End of chapter)