Sun Ce held the pen and looked at the words he had just written, feeling quite contented. Although he had not practiced writing deliberately for a long time, he had not put down his skills in his hands and was even more proficient. This probably has something to do with his pen holding and writing every day and having adapted to the brush.

There is a newly written word on the table, with three large characters on it: Lianyungang, the ink traces are not dry, and the ink fragrance is pleasant. The Mi family is rich but not ostentatious, but the details are very attentive. The ink is not only black and shiny, but also adds spices, which makes people feel relaxed and happy, and even writing becomes a kind of enjoyment.

"How?" Sun Ce put down his pen and asked Mi Zhu beside him, 6 prose and others.

"Okay." Mi Zhu held his hands behind his back, tilted his head, and looked at the inscription on the desk. His tone was slightly slight, but he was very sincere. "I have known that Junhou's calligraphy is exquisite, and I have read many instructions from Junhou, but I still didn't expect Junhou's calligraphy to have such a state."

During the 6th discussion, Zhuge Liang and others nodded in agreement. They were Sun Ce's close servants and often saw Sun Ce's official documents, but they were also surprised to see this inscription. The three characters are neither seal script nor official script, but they are both straight and upright. They are as if they are natural, vigorous and stretched, especially the character cloud, which is as sharp as a dragon, with a feeling of flying clouds and fog, looking down at the people. The three dots of water in the character Hong Kong are like waves, full of dynamics, as if they can roar in the next moment, splashing the viewer with water.

"Have momentum." Gu Hui said: "June, please write another title for our collection of poems."

Sun Ce was in high spirits. "Okay, what's your collection of poems called?"

"We discussed it and it was called Lianyun's poetry collection. Last time, Mr. Zi Gang and Yang Yuzhang's poems were "Poyang Collection". They included both good poems and written by Mr. Zi Gang. They were called the Twin Bi for a while. Our poems cannot be compared with them. With the inscriptions of the king, it can be regarded as commendable."

Sun Ce laughed. There is no first in literature, no second in martial arts. Although Gu Hui was so kind, they were trying hard to produce a collection of fine poems. These days, they were all chewing on the words in writing and wished they could break their beards. Even Zhen Mi was modifying poems, striving for perfection. On the contrary, "he" didn't need to be changed. It was recognized that every word was really shameful.

Sun Ce planned it, took a look, and looked at it himself, and thought it was not bad. "Can it be used?"

Just as Gu Hui was about to speak, Zhuge Liang suddenly said, "It's true, but there are still shortcomings in the front, so Junhou will try again."

Sun Ce had a headache. The inscription just now was a stroke of a magical pen, and he might not be able to write it any longer. Using that piece as a reference object was really a bit high. Seeing that Sun Ce was embarrassed, everyone encouraged him. Sun Ce had no choice but to calm down and wrote a few more pictures. He put down his pen and was about to ask for advice, but he found that Zhuge Liang and others were laughing strangely, and they couldn't help but be surprised.

"you……"

"June, speak here." Gu Hui and Zhuge Liang invited Sun Ce aside from each other. Sun Ce was not sure of his intentions. As soon as he left the desk, he heard a shout from behind. "Don't move randomly, come in order, draw lots, and take whatever picture you catch."

"Boyan is right, just do it." Zhang Cheng responded loudly.

Mi Zhu's voice rang out immediately. "You guys rob you of it. The three words Lianyungang are mine, no one can move it."

When Sun Ce turned around, he saw 6 comments. Zhang Cheng and others were laughing happily around the desk. Only then did he realize that they had been trapped and couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You guys are really hateful. They actually plotted against me. Kong Ming, you are the mastermind."

Zhuge Liang smiled and apologized repeatedly. "Your Majesty, you can't blame us for this. It's because you are too busy in normal times. You are so interested today. Their writings are well-informed and wonderful. You can't find it. We are happy to see the hunting, so we have to come up with this worst."

"What's the worst?" Guo Jia walked in and saw the cabin's lively, and couldn't help asking. Before he could answer, he saw the calligraphy on the table and his eyes lit up. He snatched up with a quick step, stretched out his hand to push Zhang Cheng away, and seized the best position. "Good calligraphy! Like a dragon soaring into the world, a phoenix dancing in the sky, and has the momentum of dominating the world. This must be written by the lord, I..."

"It's hard to pay tribute to the wine, so I'll rest on the side." Mi Zhu quickly put away the inscription and said, "Everyone, when the wine comes back, there must be something important to discuss. Don't disturb me here, let's all be dispersed."

"Yes." 6 Yi and others responded with a loud noise, rolled up several words written on the table, and scattered birds and beasts.

Guo Jia was surprised and looked back at Sun Ce. Sun Ce was speechless, spreading his hands and smiled bitterly: "You are not here, I'm plotting by them."

"It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable." Guo Jia stomped his feet, glanced at the pen on the desk, and changed his smile again, squeezing his eyes. "June, why are you so interested today? Otherwise..."

"Wait for me to rest." Sun Ce waved his hand and signaled Guo Jia to take his seat. "Mi Zhu just came to file taxes. Guess how much he has made in the past few years?"

"Blue profit or gross profit?"

"net profit."

Guo Jia thought for a while. "I guess it's between 30 million and 50 million."

Sun Ce tilted his mouth. "You should forget it a little less."

"Sixty or seventy million?"

"No, it's 130 million."

Guo Jia took a deep breath and widened his eyes. "Has the Mi family made so much money?"

"I didn't expect it. We had only estimated that he sold goods to Zhongyuan and Jiangdong before, but he did not sell goods to Yizhou, Bingzhou and Jizhou."

Sun Ce smacked his lips. Not to mention Guo Jia was surprised, he still felt incredible until now. He always thought that the world was in chaos, wars continued, the economy collapsed, and business was not easy to do. He never expected that this would be the situation. The transactions in Yizhou and Jizhou were much more popular than he thought, and even the transaction volumes in Bingzhou and Yanzhou were better than he estimated. Later, Mi Zhu explained that he understood. Most of the business was luxury goods, such as ginseng, deer antler, and minks purchased from Youzhou, gems, pearls, and ivory from Jiaozhou, and high-end lacquerware and Shu brocade from Yizhou. These things were affordable only by wealthy families, and ordinary people had no chance to buy them. The people's livelihood under his rule was the best, but ordinary people only had enough food and clothing, and were not as rich as those of these luxury goods, so their business was not as good as those of other states.

Guo Jia quickly calmed down. "It seems that Mi Zhu is smarter than Cai Mao."

"It's true." Sun Ce nodded. Mi Zhu explained to him the business of Mi family in recent years, with a huge amount of details and an astonishing number. Then he took the initiative to pay heavy taxes and was willing to set an example for merchants all over the world. He also proposed a suggestion to collect different proportions of taxes in different levels, with the highest amount of 50%. According to this system, he had to pay more than 50 million in commercial taxes. Of course, Sun Ce was very happy when he received the money. Mi Zhu was tactful and he was happier, but what made him happiest was the suggestion put forward by Mi Zhu, which was already very close to the hierarchical tax system in later generations. It was indeed a good way to prevent merchants from growing up.

The moment when Mi Zhu said this suggestion, Sun Ce's mood, which has been heavy these days, suddenly became much more relaxed. People in this era are not stupider than those in the future. As long as the conditions are suitable, they can create history. He can be a guide, and there is no need to do everything himself.

After listening to Sun Ce's narrative, Guo Jia was also very satisfied. "No wonder Junhou is so excited, it is indeed good news." He paused and said, "Mi Zhu is better than Cai Mao, and Madam Mi has made contributions. Junhou, the role of in-laws lies in this. If you had taken the Cai family woman as your concubine, Cai Mao might not have been terrible. If so, this tax system might have been implemented long ago, and you would not have been so short of money."

Sun Ce knew what Guo Jia meant. He meant Cai Ke. For Guo Jia, it was not a problem to take Cai Ke and Huang Yueying as concubines at the same time. Although Cai Ke was not as good as Cai Jue, he was much smarter than Cai Feng and Cai Mao. If the Cai family could be as tactful as the Mi family and proactively proposed to pay heavy taxes, the tax system could be launched at least two years in advance. He could also collect a lot of taxes, and he would not owe so much debts, and he would not have turned against the Cai family.

Strictly speaking, this was his mistake. If Guo Jia had already entered the curtain at that time, he would definitely remind him and would strongly suggest that Cai Ke would never marry Sun Fu.

"What did Geng Bao say?" Sun Ce changed the subject.

"Hehe, Jizhou is undercurrent, Yuan Tan's life is not easy." Guo Jia put away his joking thoughts. "But Tian Feng is in charge of the inside, Ju Su is in charge of the outside, and Ru Ying faction is completely defeated, and the situation is better than when Yuan Shao was alive."

"Speak slowly." Sun Ce greeted.

Guo Jia told the news that he had heard from Geng Bao. Although Geng Bao was very alert and what he said was true or false, there was no secret in front of him that Geng Bao could hide it.

"Jizhou has strong strength and a wealthy household registration. As long as the Jizhou family supports Yuan Tan, Yuan Tan will have enough strength to defeat Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei is brave, he has no future plans and cannot be supported by the Youzhou family. Even if he wins for a while, it will be difficult to maintain. Once he loses a big mistake, all his previous efforts will be wasted. If Guan Yu is considered, this is almost an inevitable ending. With Ju Shu's scheming, he will never let go of this flaw."

Sun Ce nodded and signaled Guo Jia to continue.

"Although the Jizhou clan has gained power, the Ruying clan has declined but not died. They are not relieved. They are also worried that Yuan Tan will lead the Youzhou clan family to join the market after controlling Youzhou, especially worried that the Youzhou clan family will join forces with the Ruying clan. At present, most of the envoys sent out to contact are from Ruying, mainly from my subordinates and Xu You, but Yuan Tan has no money in his hands and the negotiations are not going well. The people of Jizhou clan also want to fight for this opportunity. Judging from Geng Bao's tone, it seems that they are in contact. However, the Youzhou clan family has a great appetite and the Jizhou clan family has suffered a lot before. For the time being, take it.

He didn't give them so much benefit, so he was not sure at all. Geng Bao came to buy paper to print books. He said it was for Zheng Xuan, but I guess it was not only that, but also the intention of winning over Lu Zhi's descendants. Lu Zhi was once a military advisor of Yuan Shao, and once lived in seclusion in Jundu Mountain, built a temple, and accepted disciples. Most of his disciples were children of Youzhou families. If Yuan Tan wrote a copy of Lu Zhi's seal, the people of Youzhou would naturally appreciate it. Jizhou people wanted to take this opportunity in their hands, show goodwill to Youzhou people, win over Youzhou families, and take the initiative."

Sun Ce thought for a moment. "Do you have a solution?"
Chapter completed!