Jiang Gan stood in front of Zhang Miao, bowed slightly, and bowed his hand. He is good-looking, his face is full of confident light, Zhang Miao admired it very much at first sight, and immediately invited Jiang Gan to take a seat, and his attitude was also very kind.

"I didn't expect that there would be a character like you under General Sun's command."

Jiang Gan smiled. "Mingfu is falsely praised, and I dare not be ashamed. There are countless figures like me under General Sun's command, and General Sun himself is a rare young talent, not only both civil and military, but also a corporal with a broad mind. Friends and foes can be treated with courtesy. ”

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao glanced at each other, and couldn't help but shake their heads, showing disappointment. They originally thought that Jiang Gan had a good character, but they didn't expect that as soon as they opened their mouths, they would be flattering, which was really a loss of gentlemanly demeanor. Such a person, don't mention it.

Jiang Gan is a human spirit, how can he not understand the subtext of Zhang Miao's brothers. He deliberately said this to provoke their emotions, and then he could see the tricks and resolve the defensive psychology of the Zhang Miao brothers. Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao have contradictions, after all, they still regard Yuan Shao as an ally on the surface, but Sun Ce is an enemy.

"I heard that the Ming Mansion and Nanyang He Boqiu have a very good relationship?"

Zhang Miao nodded, but did not speak. He had a bad impression of Jiang Gan and didn't want to say a word to him.

"Does the Ming Mansion know where He Boqiu is now?"

Zhang Miao was slightly stunned, and then cheered up. He Hao was originally in Chang'an, but was later accompanied by Xun You to Nanyang, and there was no news after that. "Could it be...... He was also under General Sun? As soon as the words came out, even he felt that it was impossible. He Hao is a well-known party member, and the relationship with Yuan Shao is not ordinarily good, Sun Ce fought Haoqiang in Nanyang, and the He family is also among them, how can he work with Sun Ce.

Jiang Gan laughed and shook his head. "That's not true, but it's true that others are under General Sun."

Zhang Miao was excited, and he didn't care about his impression of Jiang Gan, and asked urgently, "Where is he?" ”

"Wancheng, Materia Medica."

Zhang Miao was even more nervous. "He's not in good health? Is it hurt? ”

"It's true that my health is not good, but it is not an injury, but a result of years of hard work. But it doesn't matter, there is a famous doctor from the Materia Medica to treat him, and now he is much better. Why, he didn't write to you? Xin George's news is often sent to Yecheng, and the Ming Mansion has not heard any news? ”

Knowing that He Hao was unharmed, Zhang Miao breathed a sigh of relief, but his mood immediately darkened, and doubts rose in his heart. He Hao has been in Nanyang for so long, and Xin Bi often has news sent to Yecheng, but I didn't get any news in Chenliu, He Hao only has Yuan Shao in his eyes, not me Zhang Miao. Did he already know about the discord between me and Yuan Shao, so he wanted to avoid suspicion? Or did Yuan Shao ask him to do it? He came from Chang'an and must have met Cao Mengde, maybe Cao Mengde told him about my conflict with Yuan Shao?

Zhang Miao was overwhelmed, Zhang Chao was worried that he would show his flaws, so he hurriedly said: "Is Jiang Jun coming to Chen to stay for a study tour, or does he have a mission?" ”

Jiang Gan waved his hand, and then Zhang Chao's topic continued. As soon as he saw Zhang Miao's eyes, he knew that the guess was good, there was not only a gap between Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao, but also a shallow gap.

"Naturally, we have a mission. General Sun led the Yuzhou pastor on behalf of his father, inspected the counties, and soon came to Xinji and Xu counties to check the situation in Tuntian. He admired the name of the Eight Chefs of the Ming Mansion and sent me to see the Ming Mansion, hoping to have an opportunity to ask for advice in person and talk about a little business by the way. ”

Hearing that Sun Ce was going to Xinji and Xu County, Zhang Miao suddenly became nervous. Xinji and Xu counties are close to Chenliu, and they can enter Chenliu County at any time, and they are also very close to Chenliu County. Although Sun Ce is young, he is a good fighter, and even Xu Rong was defeated by him, how dare Zhang Miao take it lightly.

"Talking about business?"

"That's right. General Sun suffered from a lack of food and planned to settle in Xuxian County, but the resettlement of displaced people also required a large amount of food, which has not yet been settled. Chenliu is a famous granary, and we would like to buy some food from Chenliu for emergency relief. Chen Liuyi is famous all over the world, the cultivation of indigo and cyanosis is famous all over the world, we still want to buy dyes from Chen Liu, I don't know if Ming Fu is interested? The Ming Mansion is ranked among the eight chefs, and it is often urgent to save people, so I don't think we will refuse this request. ”

Zhang Miao suddenly came to his senses. The Zhang family is rich, but who is afraid of having more money? The name of the Eight Chefs is not easy to do, it is to pile up money. Sun Ce set up a wood school in Nanyang, a paper mill, and the new four-wheeled carriage and paper have attracted the attention of many people in Chenliu, and he also wants to buy some. Sun Ce was willing to do business with him, but he couldn't ask for it.

"Jiang Jun, please take a seat." Zhang Miao warmly invited.

"Don't worry, you haven't offered a thin salute yet, how dare you be a guest." Jiang Gan made a joke and ordered someone to send the prepared gifts.

A box of new paper, a new knife, and a bucket of sea salt.

After reading the gift, Brother Zhang Miao believed Jiang Gan's words even more. It's prepared. Zhang Miao picked up the new paper and was full of praise. Zhang Chao picked up a little salt with his fingers, brought it to his mouth and tasted it, and also showed a pleased smile. "That's right, that's what it tastes like." He had just stepped down from Guangling Taishou not long ago, and he was no stranger to Haiyan. The salt Jiang Gan brought was indeed sea salt, but it was cleaner and the taste was not as bitter as he had tasted before.

"What is the price of this salt? Shipped from the seaside, the price is not low, right? ”

Jiang Gan sold Guanzi. "Mingfu, please rest assured, General Sun does business with people and will never let his friends suffer. I don't know exactly what the price is, but the Ming Mansion can have an interview with General Sun. ”

Zhang Miao laughed and avoided it. He has no plans to meet Sun Ce for the time being. He picked up the knife again, pulled out half of it, and blurted it out.

"Good knives!"

Zhang Chao came over, looked at the snow-bright blade like silver, and praised it. He took the knife from Zhang Miao's hand and looked at it over and over, but he didn't see the inscription, so he couldn't help but be surprised. "What kind of treasure knife is this, why is there no inscription?"

"Dare to teach the Ming Mansion to know that this is not a treasure knife, this is just a ring knife commonly equipped by the generals under the command."

Zhang Chao suddenly lost interest and put the knife on the case. An ordinary ring knife can also be given as a gift?

Jiang Gan was not angry, reached out and took the knife, beckoned to the guards under the corridor, and motioned for him to try the knife. The guard consulted Zhang Miao and pulled out the ring knife. The two knives were raised at the same time, and with a soft "click", the knife in the guard's hand had been broken into two, and half of the knife fell to the ground, and the sound of metal resonance was not stopped for a long time.

Zhang Miao was shocked, held the case, and stood up.

"Is this really the ring knife equipped by ordinary soldiers under General Sun?"

Jiang Gan was not in a hurry to answer, he danced the knife with both hands, and cut the ring knife in the guard's hand into several pieces in one go, and then handed the knife in his hand to Zhang Miao. After seven or eight consecutive slashes, there were some scratches on the surface of the knife, and two gaps the size of rice grains appeared on the blade.

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao looked at each other. If Sun Ce's subordinates were really all equipped with such swords, the threat to Chen Liu would be a little greater.

"Mingfu, how is this knife?"

"Okay, okay." Zhang Miao's eyes rolled wildly, and his forehead and sideburns were dripping with fine sweat.

"Is Mingfu interested in purchasing? The amount is large and excellent. ”

Zhang Miao glared at Jiang Gan and turned his surprise into joy. Such knives are also sold? Sun Ce is really full of sincerity.