"Did you misunderstand me? What I said was two hundred dollars." Sun Jian repeated it painstakingly. Wen Du flashed his little eyes and replied firmly: "I didn't misunderstand. I did say four hundred dollars."

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"Who would buy it if it's so expensive..."

"Aristocratic families with a little money know how to do it, and families with a lot of money do it even more"

Wen Du was full of confidence, but Sun Jian looked embarrassed, obviously not believing what he said.

"My lord, let me ask you, what kind of wood is this chair made of?"

"Redwood"

"What's the cloth that wraps the cotton?"

"Satin"

"Then isn't this right? Fine mahogany, precious silk and satin, soft and gentle on the buttocks. Add these three together, and one piece is worth a hundred dollars, right?"

"Maybe so, then what's the reason for the remaining one hundred dollars?"

"The reason for the last hundred dollars is you."

Sun Jian, who was pointed out, was confused again and asked the reason in confusion. Wen Du could only explain with a wry smile, "My lord, you are now a hussar general. You have already become famous all over the world, and now you hold Yangzhou in your hands."

, I can be sure that the local aristocratic family is already preparing to come over to curry favor with you. They will rely on your reputation to take advantage of the opportunity to promote you, and then spread the word to others. Isn’t this a shortcut to making money? After making money, buy cotton.

, and then make and sell them again to form a permanent motion, which is really a huge profit!"

Wen Du turned into a profiteer at this moment. After his explanation, Sun Jian even doubted that he really had such a reputation?

"My lord, there is no need to question it. You just need to trust my judgment. Of course, I will not let your sacrifice be in vain. Ninety percent of the money you earn in the future will be used for military expenses, and 10% will be given to you as endorsement expenses."

Facing Wendu's blueprint, Sun Jian sighed and said slowly, "Although I don't quite understand what the endorsement fee is, I want to tell you first that I have less than a million dollars on hand, at most only

Three to four hundred thousand like that."

"Ah?!" Wen Du said in shock, "How could this happen? Didn't you say there were three million before?"

"How long ago did that happen... Although the revenue increased by more than one million later, before the money was warm, I received a letter from you saying that money was urgently needed, saying that it was necessary to cultivate wasteland, build a forging factory, etc.

Isn’t everything like spending money like water? There is no deficit yet, thank God.”

Knowing that it was his fault, Wen Du could only show two rows of big white teeth and laugh a few times like "Hehehehe" like Tom Cat.

"Please rest assured, my lord, there are many things that cost money, but there are also many ways to make money. Now that we have established a foothold, we must temporarily hide our talents and concentrate on developing agriculture and the economy.

In addition, I have already said this. I would also like to ask my lord to send someone to deliver a letter to the emperor, requesting that you be named the governor of Yangzhou."

After hearing Du's suggestion, Sun Jian still wanted to think about it. He didn't want someone behind him to say, "That's exactly what it should be, but it shouldn't be the governor, it should be the state pastor."

The person who came was none other than Zhou Yu.

"I've met my lord, I've met Brother Seti."

"But wouldn't it be too ostentatious to do this? When I was granted the title of General of Hussars, some people could not stand it. Now that I am requesting the title so openly, wouldn't the other princes' ill will towards me become even more serious?

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One floor?

I'm not saying this out of fear, I just finished a protracted battle and I don't want to attract too much attention."

Sun Jian had a lot of worries, but Wen Du didn't care at all: "My lord, what are you worried about? Xuzhou Tao Qian is restricted by the family, and the family does not agree, he will definitely not make his own decisions; Jingzhou Liu Qi is my good friend, what's the matter?

Say hello to him, he has to lend a helping hand no matter what; Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's primary goal is Hebei, naturally they will not go south; besides, Yuan Shu probably also took Yuzhou away, if there is any disaster, it will definitely fall first

On his head, he was stuck right in the middle. The rest are just some embroidered pillows. My lord, you don’t have to worry about anything. All you need to do is make a generous request."

Wen Du patted him on the shoulder and instilled courage into him. Zhou Yu also added: "In addition, after the lord becomes the state shepherd, he will also be able to promote all his officers and soldiers, and give the people of Yangzhou and the local aristocratic families a chance to succeed."

It can give them a sense of belonging; it can also use this reputation to make friends with various noble families. Although I don't like a large group of noble families, I have to admit that there are many benefits; more importantly, it can use it to

Attracting talents from all over the world and putting them to your use will be beneficial without any harm."

After the two people's admonishment, Sun Jian seemed to have an enlightenment in his head. He no longer had the worries he had just now, so he ordered: "Zhou Yu, write a letter for me immediately and send it to the emperor immediately."

"Yu takes orders."

"When the appointment letter comes back, I will first give you a promotion to Yangzhou. After all, in just over a year, you defeated the Yellow Turban, defeated Dong Zhuo, joined forces with Liu Qi, and conquered Yangzhou. Your achievements have already been accomplished by many people in a lifetime.

We have arrived, but now we are still the leader of the team. If this spreads out, won’t it make people in the world laugh at me, Sun Jian, for not recognizing rewards and punishments, and not honoring the meritorious officials?"

Sun Jian also patted Wen Du on the shoulder twice. In response to his promise, a confused look appeared on Wen Du's face.

"Don't drive? What are you doing?"

"The governor of the state, the assistant officer of the state pastor, in layman's terms is the second-in-command of a state, mainly helping the lord deal with government affairs and the like."

"Oh~" Zhou Yu's explanation made Wen Du understand the status of this position. He pointed to a pile of bamboo slips on the seat and asked, "Government affairs refers to these things?"

"That's true, but it's much more than that. Now that the territory is getting bigger, the things to be processed will definitely increase. It is estimated that the number of bamboo slips will become as many as hills in the future."

"Then I refuse!" The hill drawn by Zhou Yu made Wen Du wake up completely. Sun Jian was about to cry.

"Don't bother me. I'm a leader in war. Ask me to deal with these things. I'm not at this level..."

"Then I don't care. It's your own business. Of course you want to make trouble for yourself. Besides, I'm also very busy here."

"What are you busy with? Don't you already have a way to make money?"

"After making money, you also have to spend money. Forges and smelters also need to build academies, buy war horses, search for iron ore, reclaim wasteland and need water sources for irrigation, and pay attention to preventing floods, droughts, etc., none of which is time-consuming.

Effortless and costly? Well, I get a headache just thinking about it..."

"I didn't expect that Brother Seti already had so many plans, I admire you."

Zhou Yu bowed deeply to him, but without Wen Du, he grabbed his arm and looked at him with a kind smile, "Don't rush to say nice things, I need your help in this."

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There are many things to do."

"Uh... I don't know what brother wants me to do?"

"I think you also understand that we are short of people now, very short of people, so the first thing is to recruit talents."

"In this case, I have a talented man with good connections. I can invite him to come and join the lord's service."

Wen Du already had a suspicion in his mind about the talented person who had good friendship with Zhou Yu, and he was probably the one.

"It just so happens that Zhou Lang is familiar with this area of ​​Yangzhou. We will accept as many people as we can."

"I'll take your orders."

"Also, my lord, I want to ask you to do something."

Seeing Wen Du put away his playful smile, Sun Jian couldn't help but put on a serious face and asked: "What do you want me to do?"

"Please, my lord, issue a recruitment order to recruit virtuous, wise, useful, and resourceful people from all over the world. Regardless of their origins, we will only look at their ability and merit."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yu was a little frightened. After reacting, he quickly reached out and tugged on Wen Du's sleeves, hoping that he could retract his words, because the impact of this matter was too great. Once he did this, it would be completely broken.

The recommendation system of aristocratic families has been maintained for hundreds of years, and those who violate the general environment will definitely be rejected by the world.

Sun Jian's heart was a little trembling. He was not trembling because of Wen Du's boldness, but he was wondering whether this order should be delegated. If not, he would naturally be able to live in peace with the family. Delegating it would inevitably cause quite a stir, but this also meant that

There will be a chance to get some great talents hidden among the common people, even great talents far beyond the aristocratic family background. There is no solution to this problem. No matter what the choice is, there will definitely be gains and losses for each other.

"I'll do it! At worst, I'll be the first person in the world to be criticized verbally and verbally by a noble family!" Sun Jian finally made up his mind after thinking for a long time.

"My lord, you are wrong. You are not the first one. The first person is Qin Xiaogong, the grandfather of the First Emperor. He dared to use Shang Yang's reforms. It was the rapid development of Qin's economy and the prosperity of "every family has enough people"

The scene prompted people all over the country to be ashamed of fighting in private, but instead to be proud of the country's battles on the battlefield. The national power continued to increase, and it played a decisive role in the prosperity of Qin and the destruction of the six kingdoms.

The second person was King Zhao of Yan. With the help of Guo Wei, he built the Golden Platform next to the Yishui River and recruited talents from all over the world. Le Yi, Zou Yan, Ju Xin and others went to join him to advise him and revive the Yan Kingdom.

You all know what happened next. The State of Qi was directly destroyed by Le Yi. No matter how powerful Jixia Academy was, it could not stop so many big guys from attacking together. If the plan to convert Qi was not too slow, it was defeated by King Zhao's son Hui.

The king was afraid, and then the Yan army was defeated by Tian Dan's Fire Ox Formation, and the Qi State was already dead."

"What I just said are my predecessors. I just want my lord to understand that at the beginning, Jixia Academy claimed to have gathered all the wise men in the world, but after the Golden Platform, it was easy for the five countries to conquer the Qi. It is the same now. It seems that all the talents in the world have been conquered.

It is under the control of the aristocratic family, but I dare to say that if the order is delegated today, extraordinary talents will naturally appear to help you defeat all the aristocratic families who dare to stand against you!"

Seeing Wen Du's determination, Zhou Yu may have been persuaded by him. He changed his attitude and asked Sun Jian for instructions: "Even though it will make many aristocratic families angry, only talents cannot be let down. Please make your decision, my lord."

"Huh~" Sun Jian took a deep breath and no longer hesitated, replying with a strong and powerful voice: "When the foundation is solid, I will follow in the footsteps of King Yan Zhao and be the third person to go against heaven!"

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