Jiang Gan stood in front of Zhang Miao, bowed slightly, bowed to salute him. He was good-looking and his face was full of confidence. Zhang Miao admired him very much at first sight, and immediately invited Jiang Gan to sit down, with a very kind attitude.

"I didn't expect that General Sun would have a person like you."

Jiang Gan smiled. "The Ming Dynasty's misunderstanding is so shameless that he dare not take it. There are countless people like me under General Sun. General Sun himself is a rare young talent. He is not only a civil and military man, but also a respectful and noble man, and has a broad mind. No matter whether he is enemies or friends, he can treat him with courtesy."

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao looked at each other, shook their heads and looked disappointed. They thought Jiang Gan had a good character, but they didn't expect that they would be flattering when they spoke, which was really a disgrace to the demeanor of a scholar. It would be better if they didn't mention such a person.

Jiang Gan is a master, how could he not understand the subtext of Zhang Miao brothers? He said this on purpose, just to arouse their emotions, and then to counterattack Zhang Miao brothers and resolve the guardian psychology. Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao had any conflicts, after all, they still regarded Yuan Shao as an ally on the surface, while Sun Ce was the enemy.

"I heard that the mansion and He Boqiu, Nanyang, had a strong relationship?"

Zhang Miao nodded but said nothing. 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 Yong was originally in Chang'an, but later Xun You accompanied him back to Nanyang, and there was no news afterwards. "Is it... he is also under General Sun?" As soon as he said that, even he himself felt it was impossible. He Yong was a famous party member and his relationship with Yuan Shao was not very good. Sun Ce was attacking the powerful in Nanyang, and the He family was also among them. How could he work with Sun Ce?

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

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

"Wancheng, Bencao Cottage."

Zhang Miao became even more nervous. "He is in poor health? Is he injured?"

"I am not in good health, but it's not because of injuries, but because of years of hard work. But it doesn't matter. The famous doctor in Bencao Tang has been taking care of him. Now it's much better. Why? He didn't write you a letter? Xin Zhuozhi often sends news to Yecheng, and he didn't hear any news from Mingfu?"

When Zhang Miao learned that He Yong was fine, he let out a long sigh, but his mood immediately became dim and his heart became suspicious. He Yong has been in Nanyang for so long, and Xinpi often sent news to Yecheng, but I didn’t get any news in Chenliu. He Yong only had Yuan Shao, not me, Zhang Miao. Is he already knowing that Yuan Shao is not in harmony with me, so he should avoid suspicion? Or is Yuan Shao asking him to do this? He came from Chang'an and must have met Cao Mengde. Maybe Cao Mengde told him about the conflict between me and Yuan Shao?

Zhang Miao was worried that he would reveal his flaws, so he hurriedly said, "Is Jiang Jun coming to Chenliu to study or have a mission?"

Jiang Gan waved his hand and then Zhang Chao talked about the topic. As soon as he looked at 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 gap was quite small.

"Of course, he has a mission. General Sun led the governor of Yuzhou on behalf of his father and inspected various counties. He soon came to Xinji and Xu County to check the situation of the military farming situation. He admired the name of the eight chefs of the Ming Mansion and sent me to meet the Ming Mansion, hoping to have a chance to ask in person and discuss some business by the way."

When Zhang Miao heard that Sun Ce was about to arrive in Xinji and Xu County, he suddenly became nervous. Xinji and Xu County were close to Chenliu, and could enter Chenliu County at any time, and it was very close to Chenliu County. Although Sun Ce was young, he was a good fighter. Even Xu Rong was defeated by him, so how dare Zhang Miao take it lightly.

"Discuss business?"

"That's right. General Sun was suffering from insufficient food and planned to farm in Xu County, but resettlement of refugees also required a large amount of grain. It has not yet been settled. Chenliu is a famous granary. We want to buy some food from Chenliu for emergency treatment. Chenliu's clothes and quilts are all over the world, and the planting of lye and dyes is famous all over the world. We also want to buy dyes from Chenliu. I wonder if Mingfu is interested? Mingfu is ranked eighth chef and is often urgent to save people. I think we won't refuse our request."

Zhang Miao suddenly felt energetic. The Zhang family is rich, but who would think it is too much money? The name of Eight Chefs is not easy to make, but it is piled up with money. Sun Ce set up a wooden school and a paper workshop in Nanyang. The new four-wheeled carriage and paper have attracted a lot of attention in Chenliu, and he also wanted to buy some. Sun Ce was willing to do business with him, but he couldn't ask for it.

"Mr. Jiang, please sit down." Zhang Miao invited warmly.

"No hurry, I have not given you a gift yet, how dare I be the guest of honor?" Jiang Gan joked and ordered someone to give the prepared gift.

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

After seeing the gift, Zhang Miao brothers believed Jiang Gan's words more. He came prepared. Zhang Miao picked up a little salt with his fingers and gave it to his mouth to taste it. He also showed a gratified smile. "That's right, it's the taste." He just stepped down from the prefect of Guangling not long ago and is not unfamiliar with sea salt. The salt brought by Jiang Gan 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? It's not low when shipped from the seaside?"

Jiang Gan kept the secret. "Please rest assured in Mingfu. General Sun will never let his friends suffer losses when doing business with others. I don't know exactly what the price is. Mingfu can interview General Sun."

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

"Good knife!"

Zhang Chao came over and praised the sword when he saw the silver-sharp blade. He took the knife from Zhang Miao's hand and looked over and over again, but he didn't see the inscription. He couldn't help but wonder. "What kind of treasure sword is this? Why is Wuming?"

"I dare to teach the Ming Mansion to learn that this is not a treasure sword, it is just a ring sword that is commonly equipped by the general's soldiers."

Zhang Chao suddenly lost interest and placed the knife on the table. Can an ordinary ring knife be given as a gift?

Jiang Gan was not angry either. He reached out to take the knife, waved to the guard in the corridor, and signaled him to try the knife. The guard asked Zhang Miao for instructions and pulled out the ring knife. The two swords were raised at the same time, and with a light "click", the knife in the guard's hand had been broken into two pieces, and half of the knife fell to the ground, and the sound of metal clashing for a long time.

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

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

Jiang Gan was not in a hurry to answer, and danced his sword with both hands and cut the ring knife in the guard's hand into several pieces in one breath, then handed the knife in front of Zhang Miao. After slashing seven or eight times in a row, there were some scratches on the surface of the knife, and two gaps as big as rice grains appeared on the blade.

Zhang Miao and Zhang Chao were disgraceful. If Sun Ce's soldiers were really equipped with such swords, it would be a bit more threat to Chen Liu.

"Mingfu, how about this knife?"

"Okay, okay." Zhang Miao's eyes rolled around, and fine sweat emerged from his forehead and temples.

"Are you interested in purchasing in Mingfu? The volume is high and the price is good."
Chapter completed!