In November of winter, Lu Su personally sent an envoy to Jiangling but failed.

So he hurriedly said goodbye, punted his boat and rushed down the river to Jianye.

A few days later.

After Lu Su returned to Jianye, he went straight to meet the Lord, regardless of the comings and goings and the fatigue from the travels.

When I met Sun Quan in person, he gave me some earnest persuasion and re-analyzed the current situation.

Plus several jars of "Juxian Brewing" he brought back.

After Sun Quan tasted it, he was astonished.

Then he accepted the news, put aside his concern for face for the time being, and ordered Zhuge Jin to send an envoy to Jiangling again to persuade Guan Yu to raise troops and go north.

Under this back-and-forth negotiation.

After the conflict between Jingzhou and Jiangdong last year, the relationship between the two parties has finally eased.

Guan Yu then established a strategic plan to lead his troops northward to regain Xiangfan at the beginning of spring.

And as Juxian Brewing spread to Jiangdong.

It also aroused strong responses from various places in a short period of time.

However, due to the limited quantity, only the most capable confidants under his command were able to taste it.

The rest are just out of reach!

When they heard that this fine wine was brewed by Zhao Tong, the general of the Shu army, everyone unconsciously became hopeful.

Now that the Sun and Liu families are in alliance with each other.

Wouldn't it be nice if Sun Quan, Lord of Wu, went to ask for more and let everyone taste it?

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These are just fantasies in everyone’s minds!

It doesn’t matter whether Sun Quan has the face to ask for it or not.

Just because the grain consumed in brewing this wine is not a small amount, it is already destined to be impossible to give away to others for free.

Between the walls of Chengdu, Mi Mansion.

After hearing that the "Juxian Brewing" has received a series of extremely good responses after being introduced to Jiangdong in recent days, Mi Zhu, who was sitting upright in the chair, had a deep smile on his face and murmured:

"According to the current trend, the market in Jiangdong has opened up, and now it's time to increase production."

After thinking quickly in his mind, he then turned to the caravan captain Mi Gui who was standing on one side and ordered: "Now that the market has begun to expand, you have recently sent someone to negotiate with General Zhao to see if production can be increased.

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"I plan to produce a batch of Juxian Brewing before next summer and send it to the counties in Jiangdong to see the effect."

"promise!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mi Gui, who was always standing on one side, listened with a solemn look on his face, and accepted the promise with his hands raised.

Watching the market open.

In the following days, the smile on Mi Zhu's face became much more frequent than before.

Now it is finally time for him to return to his old career.

Previously, in view of his past achievements, the Lord specifically ordered him to be ranked above all ministers and to be the head of them all.

But in fact, his actual power is not as powerful as that of military advisor general Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Liu Ba, Dong He and others.

Mi Zhu also knew what was going on.

It was his lord Liu Bei who followed him unfailingly for so many years and spared no effort to support Haixi when he was in poverty, which helped him make a comeback.

After Liu Bei pacified Yizhou and granted him many official titles, he allowed Mi Zhu to not go to court but to live at home for the elderly because he was getting older. His salary was also paid as usual.

Although enjoying such an honor.

But staying at home every day made his complexion gradually sluggish.

He felt that it was because he was incompetent and could no longer help.

That is why he is now outside the political arena.

After the "Juxian Brewing" brewed by Zhao Tong was handed over to the state, Liu Bei also weighed the pros and cons and left all business matters to him, a business master.

This has also rekindled his hope in recent days.

He finally felt that he was useful again and could show his talents.

Especially the business field that I am best at.

Develop business and accumulate wealth for the country.

After the matter of discussing business expansion with Zhao Tong was conveyed to the messengers, Mi Guisui couldn't help but rush over again and asked, "Master, if Juxian Brewing is sold to Jiangdong, should we settle the settlement in straight currency or in cash?"

Where’s the food?”

As soon as this was said.

After listening to this, Mi Zhu seemed to be silent for a while.

Then he responded leisurely: "The settlement will be done with coins first. After the market stabilizes, I will adjust the settlement to grain."

"I obey my orders!"

To put it bluntly, Mi Gui is also a person who is popular with his orders. He rarely asks questions and resolutely obeys orders.

It is precisely because of this that Mi Zhu became his confidant after following him for many years.

This time, he was completely entrusted with the responsibility for setting up a caravan for trading.

Finished settling everything.

Mi Zhu also decided to take a bus out of the city to explore the surrounding areas.

As the saying goes, "People feel refreshed when happy events occur."

This time he was able to receive high attention, be entrusted with important responsibilities, and return to his old business to accumulate wealth for the country.

This incident was already so exciting that he could dance for joy.

As time continues to pass.

The harsh winter has passed in a blink of an eye.

In an instant.

It was already the first month of the 22nd year of Han Jian'an [217].

Another year's New Year's Eve has come and gone.

Along with the cold temperatures in the south and north, the weather is gradually warming up.

It spreads between the avenues, freezes the mountains and rivers, and the heavy snowfall is suddenly dissolving.

Because the weather is getting warmer.

Prime Minister Cao Cao, who had been stationed in the important town of Shouchun for a winter, did not hesitate too much.

Several instructions were issued one after another.

In the various prefectures and counties in the Central Plains, Cao's army's major corps, which had already been assembled, began to gather towards Huainan.

The governor of Xuzhou, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan, Qingzhou.

They all got ready and marched southward to Guangling.

As for the main troops stationed near Shouchun.

Under the guidance of Cao Cao himself, he slowly moved to the front line of Hefei.

Pole along Feishui all the way south.

A matter of seconds.

Cao Cao and his troops, the Huben Battalion, advanced to Hefei City first.

The rest of the main regiments near Shouchun were still on their way overland.

After hearing this news, Zhang Liao, Yue Jin, Li Dian and other generals stationed in Hefei did not dare to neglect at all. They quickly ordered the soldiers to wear armor and form a formation for more than ten miles on both sides of the city gate with their sharp weapons.

Welcome each other with action.

Fat water bank.

Zhang Liao and other generals all stood in armor, with sharp swords hanging on their waists. They watched the ships slowly appearing in front of them, ranging from small to large, and waited quietly.

After half a while.

Seeing Cao Cao himself walking out of the cabin of a huge battleship, Zhang Liao's generals all came forward to greet him, and saluted in unison with their hands raised:

"I will finally pay homage to the Prime Minister!"

The loud shouts resounded loudly one after another, like a loud bell.
To be continued...