In the study of the Sekifu, the curtains are low and the light is dim.

Because Zhou Cang investigated the true origin of "this batch of ordnance", the whole incident gradually became clear.

"What General Zhou means is that these ordnance are all from the outskirts of Jiangling... In that mountain lodge? ”

Ma Liang still didn't believe it, and asked again and again to make sure.

Zhou Cang nodded heavily, and replied with a "yes" very firmly.

He said in detail: "Today, Guan Gong asked the last general to investigate the identity of this 'Jiaozhou' merchant, and the last general followed them, and found that there were wood vendors selling wood in the market who recognized the fire dragon!" ”

“… This is not a big deal, the last general is worried about missing something, so he sent someone to check on the wood seller, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't check, after a check, he found out that the seller has sold a lot of wood recently, such a quantity of sales... More than he's in previous years combined... Even the price of wood in Jingzhou rose rapidly. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Cang paused, "Following this clue, I sent someone to continue to investigate, only to find that the place where a large amount of wood poured in was a mountain villa on the outskirts of Jiangling West, not only wood, but even on the black market... A large amount of iron was also transported here, and the sound of forging in the mountain village could be heard from afar..."

Speaking of this, Ma Liang tried to follow Zhou Cang's words. "It takes a lot of wood and iron to make partial vans, wooden oxen and flowing horses, and crossbows, so General Zhou boldly guessed that these wooden oxen and flowing horses are all from that mountain villa, and the so-called 'Huang Laoxi' is even more here!"

Ma Liang proposed "Huang Laoxi".

Zhou Cang didn't know, "Didn't the last general find out anything about Huang Laoxi?" Who is Huang Laoxi? ”

Ma Liang told Zhou Cang the words "Huang Lao Evil Creation" engraved on the side van mentioned by Guan Yinping.

Zhou Cang suddenly realized.

"I see... I see! ”

Ma Liang then asked: "Since it has been guessed that it is the villa, why didn't General Zhou take officers and soldiers to break into it and investigate?" ”

This one...

Zhou Cang scratched his head, "Guan Gong only asked the last general to secretly investigate, and the last general found out that there are a lot of secret posts around the villa, and I am afraid that if I get closer, I will startle the snake... So..."

Ma Liang bowed his head knowingly, "General Zhou did the right thing, if it was an abrupt invention, it would be reckless... It was some negligence. ”

As if, Ma Liang realized.

This "Huang Lao Evil" has the word "evil" in his name, so presumably... The temper is not good.

If you offend, wouldn't you lose a "famous skill" who might be able to attract recruitment?

And with this series of retributions.

Guan Yu's eyes sank, "Since this 'Huang Laoxi' is in Jiangling, why don't you sell ordnance and directly look for Guan?" So flamboyant... Or by the hand of the cloud flag? Is it just for money? Or is he trying to trick Yunqi? ”

Guan Yu threw out his worries.

Ma Liang can't guess either...

It's like his name, Huang Laoxi... Evil... This man is very evil.

"Huang Laoxi, Huang Laoxi..."

Ma Liang couldn't help but murmur the name again...

Wait, suddenly... His eyes must have thought of something.

It's a letter!

It was Kong Ming, a name mentioned in the letterhead he sent to him some time ago.

- Yellow... He is also surnamed Huang!

- "Evil" words... He is a man in the world, and he is also very evil!

Huang Laoxi, Huang Laoxi, is it... Could it be... He?

Immediately, Ma Liang's eyes were certain, and he hurriedly said: "Guan Gong, I know who this old evil Huang is?" ”

"Who?"

"There was a name mentioned in the letter sent back by Kong Ming before, and that was his father-in-law Huang Chengyan!"

Ma Liang explained carefully: "Kong Ming said... His father-in-law, Huang Chengyan, returned from a trip to the south, and his hometown was destroyed in the war, so he settled in a mountain villa on the western outskirts of Gangneung City..."

"Kong Ming also said that his father-in-law has a strange temper and does not like mundane things, and Kong Ming has arranged some servants and guards to guard the villa.

Speaking of which...

With a "bang", Ma Liang swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and he seemed to be suddenly surprised.

He pursed his lips and said: "In the western suburbs of the city mentioned by General Zhou, I remember that there is only one mountain villa, and the owner of that mountain villa is except for Huang Chengyan, Kong Ming's father-in-law?" Who else could there be? Other words... That is to say..."

didn't wait for Ma Liang to say it.

Guan Yu's eyes widened suddenly, and he said loudly: "This 'Huang Laoxi' is that 'Huang Chengyan'..."

"Shhh

Guan Yu's words had just come out, and Ma Liang hurriedly stretched out his index finger.

Because of Zhuge Kongming's explanation, they knew about it, and they couldn't spread it.

It can't go against Kong Ming's intentions, causing guests from all over to disturb him.

Can...

Guan Yu's eyes were deep.

He fell into a great contemplation at once, if... If this Huang Chengyan is Huang Laoxi.

So he made these ordnance and sold it at a price gouging?

… He... Wrong!

What does he want so much money for?

Wait a minute...

Guan Yu suddenly thought of a point.

He hurriedly opened his mouth, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't come out.

What he was actually trying to say was a guess...

If, what if this matter, not only Huang Chengyan, but also Yunqi's kid was involved?

Although the idea was very bold, Guan Yu couldn't help but guess down.

- "Isn't it... It was Guan Lin who invited him to go out of the mountain and acted in such a play, ostensibly to raise the price of ordnance, but behind the scenes..."

Guan Yu couldn't help but think of the previous epiphany.

- "Chaos is controlled, and numbers are also counted;"

- "Courage and cowardice, strength;

- "Strength and weakness, form."

Because of Guan Lin, Guan Yu's extra insights into "The Art of War" drove him to think from another angle.

There's something behind it, or... What he saw in Guan Yu's eyes was actually what some people wanted him to see.

The whole incident, perhaps, is a bureau in itself.

Of course, this is just speculation ...

Guan Yu asked casually: "Yunqi has ever been to the outskirts of the West City..."

This one...

Zhou Cang's eyes rolled, and he didn't think about it this way at first.

But now... Suddenly implicated in the fourth son, Zhou Cang suddenly remembered something.

"Been there!"

Zhou Cang's tone was firm, "Previously... Yunqi Gongzi will go every half a month, and often after going, he can bring back a lot of stewed beef, which was told by the scribe in the mansion to the last general! ”

Because it is related to cattle, there will always be "cattle lovers" suing Guan Lin, and Zhou Cang will naturally not be a stranger.

Can...

Come to think of it this way...

- "Isn't it?"

Zhou Cang's eyes froze, and he hurriedly spoke: "Guan Gong, is it... Could it be that the son of Yunqi ..."

Without waiting for Zhou Cang to finish speaking, Guan Yu waved his hand... Motioned for him not to continue.

Connected...

Now, the whole incident is all connected!

Just like Guan Suo, he would not run to Baojiazhuang on the outskirts of the eastern city for no reason;

Yunqi, this kid, naturally won't go to the outskirts of the West City for no reason.

Thinking of it again, Guan Lin has made a small fortune recently, thinking of the large-scale purchase of timber and iron, and transporting it to the mountain villa on the outskirts of the western city, thinking of that Shi Huolong and You Tanzhi borrowed Guan Lin's platform to make this magical ordnance public.

Guan Yu has reason to believe that this kid must be involved in this matter.

- "This kid, can you actually pull Huang Chengyan to his side?"

The more Guan Yu thought so, he was faintly a little unconvinced.

Huang Chengyan, he Guan Yu has also seen it, but the two of them have the wrong temper, and they don't talk speculatively...

Huang Chengyan has never given Guan Yu a good look, how arrogant Guan Yu is, how can he visit him again?

Of course, if you don't speculate, you don't speculate, Guan Yu still admires this famous man in Nannan.

He is half of Kong Ming's master when he was young, and he can cultivate a strange woman with talent like Huang Yueying, he is by no means a simple character!

Think about it this way...

Whether it is "Huang Laoxi" or "Huang Chengyan", none of these matters matter.

The important thing is that this kid Yunqi and Huang Chengyan are cooperating in this wave, what is his purpose?

What is he calculating?

may be out of the experience of the "victim", or it may be because he was calculated too much by his son, Guan Yu can see at a glance that Guan Lin is plotting against him.

Of course...

This plot may not be bad for Jingzhou, but Guan Yu dares to be sure that this plot will definitely be of great benefit to this kid!

Call...

At this moment, Guan Yu finally let out a breath of turbidity, and at this moment, he seemed to have suddenly realized.

And those who also suddenly realized also included Ma Liang.

Everything is connected, and Ma Liang's thoughts are the same as Guan Yu's...

He was still wondering who had such great ability to quietly acquire so many good wood and so many iron.

This kind of energy is by no means something that can be done by a small household.

But if it's Huang Chengyan, then... And sure enough, it happened.

As a celebrity in southern China, he has an intricate network of relationships throughout Jingzhou, and he has people sent by Kong Ming to assist in handling affairs.

Not to mention some wood, iron...

As long as he can think of it, he can get anything!

He is the only one who can build such a "workshop"!

But... Ma Liang's eyes were certain, and he hurriedly reminded: "Guan Gong, if this matter is really the fourth prince and Huang Lao... That..."

Guan Yu knew Ma Liang's thoughts, and immediately ordered Zhou Cang.

"General Zhou!"

"The end will be."

"This is the end of this matter, don't check it again."

"Ah..."Zhou Cang was stunned for a moment, and finally had eyebrows, and implicated Huang Chengyan, the fourth son, and the batch of ordnance...

Shouldn't it be more difficult to find out?

"This is a military order!" Guan Yu's voice was unmistakable.

"Whew... "Zhou Cang can only receive orders.

Guan Yu and Ma Liang thought further about this matter, since this matter involved Huang Chengyan, no matter whether Guan Lin was involved or not, they could not be investigated again.

Huang Chengyan's identity is too special, he is Kong Ming's father-in-law, if Guan Yu openly investigates Kong Ming's father-in-law, what kind of system will this become if it is spread to Chengdu?

Liu Bei's group pays attention to not only fighting and killing, but also the sophistication of the romantic people!

Guan Yu, how could it be to embarrass Liu Bei?

In addition, although there are some clues in the investigation of this matter, Guan Yu understands what Ma Liang means.

- Stand still.

- Wait and see what happens.

Just like the boiling "Hefei Gambling Contract" turmoil caused by Hong Qigong last time, the final ending, isn't Liu Bei Group, who is quietly watching the changes, the biggest beneficiary?

Let's see how this thing goes, and who will end up with this batch of ordnance.

Take 10,000 steps back.

If Guan Lin is really involved, then just take a look, what is this bad kid doing, and what is his purpose?

With this in mind...

Guan Yu pondered.

- "Suddenly this is getting interesting!"

That's when ...

- "Newspaper... General Guan, Mi Fang outside the door asked to see. ”

A guard whispered into the study and gave a report.

Guan Yu knew that Mi Fang must have come to report the results of the negotiation with the businessman, and was about to beckon Mi Fang to come in.

Ma Liang's hand immediately pressed on his shoulder.

Guan Yu will... directly ordered, "The collar will go to the main hall, and Guan will go to change clothes!" ”

"Whoa!" The guards gave up their hands again and quickly retreated.

And wait for the guards to go away.

Guan Yu saw Ma Liang's thoughts, and turned to look at Zhou Cang's side with a faint gaze.

Ma Liang's voice also came out at the right time, "General Zhou, today's matter is very important and widely implicated, whether it is the person or the thing we mentioned, only you, me, and Guan Gong know, and you must not leak out half a word!" ”

A serious tone...

Coupled with Guan Yu's meticulous gaze, Zhou Cang knew that this matter was very important.

Immediately gave up his hand, "My Zhou Cang is definitely not the villain who chews the root of his tongue!" ”

Guan Yu didn't speak, just patted Zhou Cang's shoulder, this move... expressed his approval.

Ma Liang sighed with emotion, and then looked at Guan Yu: "So... Next, Guan Gong needs to act as if nothing happened, and wait and see what happens! ”

The implication is... What should Mi Fang say on his side, it will be said as it is.

How to fight for this batch of ordnance, we should fight for it as it was.

Guan Yu stroked his long hair and groaned, don't say... After such a small episode, he is actually more confident.

Even in the end, this batch of ordnance was raised to a sky-high price.

Even if he Guan Yu spent a lot of money to buy this batch of ordnance and became this big wrongdoer, this money did not fall into the pockets of outsiders.

Of course, because it was for Yunqi's kid to be a "big injustice"...

It still makes Guan Yu's mood a little lonely!

How...

In the end, he Guan Yu... actually made this kid a "big injustice"?

…

…

Thief Cao Pengfu.

Mi Fang's son Mi Yang led people to carry the last batch of grain owed.

Ma Bingzheng took a group of scribes to tapp, calculating...

The time is too short, even if it is to raise 50,000 hun of grain, it is still not easy.

And even the last batch... There was no food at all, and only part of it could be replaced with grain, and part of it was replaced by "gold and silver", which, of course, caused some confusion in the accounts, and it was extremely difficult to count them.

In later generations, many people thought that there was no silver in the Han Dynasty.

In fact, there is, but it is not widely circulated in the people, most of them are used as "official silver", and they can still be paid in large amounts, while the people are more in circulation of gold and five baht coins.

The price of five baht coins fluctuates too much, and Dong Zhuo once cast a small amount of money, which directly made the value of five baht coins plummet, and a piece of grain could be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan.

In the so-called "The Biography of Dong Zhuo of the Three Kingdoms" - "So the goods are light and expensive, and Gu Yihu is hundreds of thousands." Money can't do it after it's self-sufficient. ”

And "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Liu Yu" also recorded - "The benefits of opening Guhu City, the Rao of salt and iron in Yuyang, the people are happy to climb in the year, and the valley stone is thirty"!

It is recorded here that a single piece of grain is only worth thirty yuan.

Even, there is something similar to Gongsun Zhan, who bought 3 million grains in Yijing, which led to lower prices of local grain.

But...

With the advent of today's three-point situation, the price of coins has gradually stabilized in recent years.

There will be disparities between regions, but they will not be very different.

For example, now, in Jingzhou, the average price of a silk silk is 600-800 yuan;

The price of a piece of grain is roughly 500 yuan;

and 20 taels of gold is "1 gold" under the standard weight;

1 gold is equal to 480 money, which is about equal to one grain car.

In this way, if you convert 50,000 grains, it is only more than 50,000 gold, and 16 taels in the Han Dynasty is equal to one catty, which is equivalent to... How many pounds of gold?

Belch...

Guan Lin found that even if he broke his toes, he couldn't move.

In a word... Guan Lin didn't forget it, he admitted that he was taught math by his physical education teacher, and physical education was taught by his history teacher...

Dealing with these numbers is even more of a headache than taking a "high math" class.

But... When counting the goods, Guan Lin found a talent, and others counted the goods in a small book to memorize them one by one, and then add them up.

This brother actually used "calculation" to get the answer...

Moreover, Guan Lin looked... He still used the "geometrical" company and the Pythagorean theorem, and the results were often the same as those counted by these scribes.

That's amazing!

Guan Lin couldn't help but ask, "What's your name?" ”

- "Miyang"

Guan Lin dipped his hand in water, wrote the word "Yang" on the table, and asked him: "Is this Yang?" ”

The kid shook his head.

"It's not... It is the Yuefu poem "Long Song Xing" in the 'Yangchun Budeze, all things are glorious'... of yang. ”

"That's... What are your words? Guan Lin suddenly became very interested in this kid.

Miyang is a serious arch.

- "Boy Miyang, word Luo Geng, meet the fourth son!" ”

Luo Geng?

Mi Luo Geng!

Obediently, give your son such a word? Could it be... When he was in the womb, Mi Fang expected that his son would be associated with "mathematics" in his life?

This is no longer terrifying, this is in the field of mathematics, I am afraid of the "posture of the emperor", right?

…

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(End of chapter)