Let's say that on the cruise ship in the dockyard that was still finished, Lu Ren explained the results of his analysis to Zhao Yu in more detail. Of course, what Lu Ren said must be screened, and some things that can't be told to Zhao Yu will naturally be selectively excluded by Lu Ren.

But no matter what, Zhao Yu listened to it clearly, and finally said thoughtfully: "According to Mr., Sima also wants to get a piece of the pie from Mr.?" ”

Lu Ren nodded: "Although we still have a population of 12 or 30,000 in Yizhou at the moment, the world has been in turmoil for many years, and the population has decreased sharply everywhere, so our 120,000 or 30,000 actually have the scale of a medium-sized county now." And we are located overseas, for the time being, there will be no war in a few years can affect us, so relatively speaking, we are very peaceful here, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the productivity of all aspects will also have a corresponding guarantee, and for Sima, it means that we have a sufficient supply of goods in Yizhou. ”

After a slight pause, Lu Ren added: "Xiaoyu, do you remember the words I taught you in front of Lao Cao when you went to Nanpi last time?" After Lao Cao settles Yuan Shao's three sons, the area north of the Yellow River will be brought into order, and the demand for many things will increase greatly, and it is the best time for us to sell goods and make money. On the other hand, for many people on Lao Cao's side, it is also a good time for them to earn political achievements as a way to make a career.

"Although Sima Yi is young (Sima Yi in the eleventh year of Jian'an is only in his early thirties), this person's insight is far-reaching, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a genius in the world, so I think this kind of thing will definitely be seen very clearly with Sima Yi's eyes. And compared with other officials, he also has a huge advantage, that is, his wife Zhang Chunhua stole a lot of things from me at the beginning, so some of his methods will be very similar to my style......

"I mean, if he's trying to play with something. I'm afraid you can only get a lot of things from me. Of course, he can ignore these and do it in the ordinary way, but in that case, what he does will seem mediocre, and his achievements can only be slowly piled up over time, which obviously does not meet his needs. Let's take an analogy here, for example, Xiaoyu you get a thousand-mile BMW, so when you are in a hurry, will you ride this thousand-mile BMW, or will you ride the original horse? ”

Zhao Yu had already understood what Lu Ren meant, and immediately smiled: "Then you still need to say it?" There are thousands of miles BMW not used. Isn't it a waste of time to ride the old colt? But sir, are Sima Yi and Zhang taking advantage of you? ”

Lu Ren said: "Of course, they are using me, using what I produce here to earn political achievements for him and obtain rich benefits for their Sima clan." But I think Sima Yi shouldn't dare to underestimate me, because it will definitely not be good for him if he angers me, so he will specially send Zhang Chunhua over, and show me his true identity as soon as he comes, which can be regarded as showing sincerity to me.

And the implicit meaning in Zhang Chunhua's words before was that if the two cooperated. Then everyone has benefits, he uses the goods I sell here to develop the economy and increase taxes, so as to obtain good political results, and we here can use this to expand the trading volume of Xuzhou. Naturally, the money will be much more than before, so the relationship between the two families is one that they both know each other, and it can even be said that they are very simply put on the bright side of the relationship of mutual use. ”

Zhao Yu said: "So, sir, are you ready to cooperate with the Sima clan?" ”

Lu Ren smiled: "Cooperation." Why not cooperate? Although I feel a little calculated by Sima Yi, I have to admit that Sima Yi's timing and entry point are very good, so this is not a conspiracy. It's a real conspiracy. For us alone, if the trade routes between the Central Plains and Hebei can be opened up and expanded, the benefits to us will be immeasurable. ”

There are a few more words, Lu Ren is a little inconvenient to say to Zhao Yu. It was that the economically developed area at that time was on both sides of the Yellow River, and with the current situation at that time and the location of Lu Ren's base, Cao Cao's territory was Lu Ren's largest market. Relatively speaking, Sima Yi is indeed a bit calculating Lu Ren's taste now, but why doesn't Lu Ren want to find a reliable partner at this point?

Originally, Lu Ren wanted to find Cao Hong or the Xun clan, but Cao Hong was a child of Cao Cao's clan, and the Xun clan was ...... To put it mildly, after Lao Cao got rid of the Hebei region, he may have included the Xun clan in his blacklist of "supporting a family and fighting a family". Now that a Sima clan has jumped out by himself, Lu Ren is really a little unbelievable. As for being calculated, it will be calculated, Lu Ren's hand is not without hole cards, when it is really necessary, the unlucky one may not necessarily be Lu Ren.

Here, Zhao Yu also relieved himself after listening to Lu Ren's words, Lu Ren saw Zhao Yu with a relieved look, and couldn't help but smile and said, "You understand this, you can go to Nanpi with peace of mind, right?" I gave you all the details that night, and you should be careful when you get to Nanpi. Especially for Zhang Xiu, if the time does not come, he can't reveal the slightest tone to him. ”

Zhao Yu nodded and said: "Xiaoyu understands that this time the matter is very important, but if you are not careful, it will kill you." ”

Lu Ren also nodded: "I don't have to worry about you doing things, I won't be verbose." Then your fleet will take a few days to get ready, and I just think that Zhang Chunhua's pigeons are almost finished, so I will talk to her again in the next two days, and then you will send her to Xuzhou by the way, and then help me send some gifts to Sima Yi by the way. But when the time comes, you should pay more attention when you speak, Sima Yi is no worse than Lao Guo, and he is by no means an easy character to deal with. If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have told you so much. ”

Zhao Yu nodded again and again. Anyway, Zhao Yu has also followed Lu Ren for so long, and he knows that the characters that Lu Ren does not dare to despise will definitely not be a good character.

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The next day, Lu Ren asked Zhang Chunhua to come to him to negotiate. Because Lu Ren already had a bottom in his heart, the two sides could be regarded as having a smooth negotiation, and Zhang Chunhua had no objection to Lu Ren's arrangement to let her return to Xuzhou with Zhao Yu's fleet in a few days. However, in the next few days, Zhang Chunhua no longer lived in the inn, but lived in Lu Ren's mansion as a guest for a few days, after all, this was also a kind of communication etiquette at that time.

I won't say much about the politeness that should be there, just say that Lu Ren hid in the back garden to steal a little lazy after finishing a bunch of things that day, and it happened that Zhang Chunhua was also in the garden, and the two sides met first politely, and then sat in the pavilion to chat. It's really just a small talk, after all, the business that should be talked about has been talked about, and now it's a relationship to talk about it.

But after a few innocuous gossips passed, Zhang Chunhua swept Lu Ren up and down with a very puzzled gaze for a while, and then asked with a little hesitation: "Lu Servant, if the concubine body is not mistaken, you are already thirty-five years old this year, and in a few days, you will be the person of the third era (thirty-six years old) when the New Year arrives, but the concubine body always feels that you are younger than when you were in Xu Du." and Mrs. Cai, Mrs. Mi, and Mrs. Xiu...... The concubine knew that this kind of thing couldn't be easily asked, but ......"

Lu Ren was secretly happy in his heart, and said in his heart that being able to stay young and beautiful may be a temptation that no woman can resist, Zhang Chunhua has found an opportunity to ask himself after so many days, and his patience is already quite rare. But if she knew that Shirley was actually hundreds of years old, she didn't know if she would go crazy on the spot.

In fact, let alone Zhang Chunhua, if the people at that time knew that Lu Ren had the "immortality" elixir in his hand, God knows what kind of enemies Lu Ren would have here. Even in Lu Ren's own era, this thing can make Lu Ren fall into endless crises. So no matter how stupid Lu Ren is, he knows that this thing must not be leaked, so even to Cai Yan, Minchan, and Mi Zhen, they all lied to them that it was because the three of them were their wives and had "double cultivation" with themselves that they would make them as young as ever.

This is also fortunate that the Huang Lao doctrine prevailed in that era. I won't say what kind of result this excuse Lu Ren found would be if it was put into modern society, but it made perfect sense in that era, and at the same time, it saved Lu Ren a lot of trouble. And at this moment, in the face of Zhang Chunhua's questioning, of course Lu Ren still moved this set of arguments out, and in the end, Lu Ren had a little evil intent, and smiled at Zhang Chunhua: "Madame, do you also want to be like Wen Ji and them?" I'm afraid I have to say I'm sorry, this kind of dual cultivation method of yin and yang harmony requires sexual intercourse between husband and wife, and the most important thing is that although I can use it, I really can't teach people, and the typical one can only understand but can't convey ......"

Zhang Chunhua also smiled: "That's natural, who doesn't know that Lu Servant once had to meet the immortal fate, otherwise he wouldn't have got the name of an 'immortal master', and where can anyone understand the law of the immortal family?" If Lu Servant hadn't been able to understand it because of the sad past at the beginning, he would probably not have been able to understand these immortal methods, right? ”

Lu Ren listened to Zhang Chunhua's words and brought out Wan'er, and the previous treacherous smile was also put away, replaced by a light sigh: "Actually, if you really want me to say, I'd rather Wan'er didn't have an accident at the beginning, and then take Wan'er back to the teacher." Although I mix well now, every time I think of the past, I still feel very uncomfortable in my heart. ”

Zhang Chunhua looked at Lu Ren for a while, and then glanced around the corners of his eyes, and only then suddenly asked softly: "Lu Servant, have you ever been interested in concubines?" ”

“……！！！” (To be continued.) )