After resting for three days in Lingzhi, Gan Ning and his party ushered in the return day this morning. According to Wen Du's request, they took this opportunity to buy a thousand horses here for war horses, not to mention the quality.

How about it, at least everyone in the trapped camp has a horse to ride on, and the rest will be divided among the civil and military officials who came early but did not have horses.

"Wait a moment, please wait a moment!"

Just as he was preparing to pack up the anchor and leave, he heard someone running towards him waving at him from the shore. Jiang Qin immediately signaled the soldiers to stop rowing.

"General, may I ask where you are going?" The man who spoke was about seven feet tall by visual inspection. The beautiful beard and beard on his resolute face showed the true nature of a man, and his attitude when asking was very serious.

It is obvious that he is polite, has a long spear in his hand, and carries two halberds and a bow and arrow on his back. If you want to simply summarize, he is probably a gentle and gentle warrior.

In addition to his surprise, there were five other people following him. However, unlike the one in front, the five people were dressed in standard literati costumes. The only thing that could be related to Wu was probably their respective swords.

"We are going back to Yangzhou, do you want to go with us?"

"Exactly! I would like to ask the general to give us a ride as a convenience. I will give you some money, which will be used as travel expenses for the few of us. I wonder if we can trade it?"

Seeing the behavior of the people in front of him taking the initiative to pay, and seeing the slightly nervous expressions of the Confucian scholars behind him, Jiang Qin concluded that they were not bad people.

"Take back the money." After Jiang Qin said this, he obviously saw that the other party was a little disappointed, and then he smiled and explained to them: "You don't have to pay, I will send you back for free."

The unexpected words made the six people smile with joy. They all bowed down to thank Jiang Qin and then boarded the boat smoothly...

"Since you are taking a boat to Yangzhou, are you not from Liaodong?"

After Jiang Qin asked, the person in front of him respectfully replied: "That's true. My ancestral home is Donglaihuang County, and the five friends behind me are also from different places in the Central Plains."

"Since you are from the Central Plains, why did you come to Liaodong? This place is completely inferior to the Central Plains. If you want to find an official career, there is basically no chance."

"Hey, don't talk about opportunities. We came to Liaodong just to seek refuge. Let's save our lives first..." A relatively young man expressed his sadness, and everyone around him nodded in agreement as if they were understanding.

"This world is indeed difficult, but if you follow the right master, the crisis will turn into a good opportunity. Become a prime minister and become a marquis in just the blink of an eye!"

After Jiang Qin laughed and teased, the person in front of him asked him for advice: "I wonder who the general works for?"

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Jiang Qin, whose courtesy name is Gongyi. I am currently serving as a general under General Sun Jian. I am entrusted by someone to help Gongsun Zan quell the rebellion of Gongsun Du."

"My surname is Taishi, my first name is Ci, and my courtesy name is Ziyi. The battle with Gongsun Du a few days ago was indeed the general's army. He dared to insert himself into the enemy's rear and kill the enemy's lord. The general's move was really bold and heroic. I admire you.

!" Tai Shici respectfully picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, just to express his respect in this way.

"Hao Qian Yun, I wonder if Ziyi can meet the Ming Master?"

After Jiang Qin asked tentative questions and received a negative answer, he immediately recommended to him with a smile: "Then why not take this opportunity to come with me to see my lord Sun Jian? He is the man who loves talents and cherishes them."

Master Ming, as long as Ziyi has skills, he will definitely keep you and entrust you with important tasks!"

"I have heard of Sun Jian's name. Rumor has it that he is as fierce and courageous as that tiger. If I can serve under him, it would be a good destination. Since I am invited by Gong Yi, please help to introduce him."

"This is inevitable!" After making an agreement with Tai Shici, Jiang Qin said to the five Confucian scholars: "If you don't have a good place to go, why not come with me to meet the lord? To be honest, our army has just

To occupy a place in this troubled world, ministers are more scarce than military generals. If you have great talents, my lord will definitely not treat you badly!"

After Jiang Qin finished speaking, the five people looked at each other and discussed for a while. Then they all raised their hands and said, "I would like to recommend you, General!"

"It's easy to talk about! It couldn't be better for you to be so clear-minded."

After the two sides finished chatting, Taishi Cici turned to Jiang Qin and said, "General, can I ask for a favor?"

"It doesn't matter if you talk about your righteousness"

"It's like this. Back then, I damaged government documents and fled to Liaodong for fear of being sued. I haven't seen my mother at home for many years and I miss her very much. When passing by Donglai, can you stop for a while so that I can meet my mother and report to you?

Peace?"

"Is this difficult?" Jiang Qin waved his hand and replied: "Since ancient times, filial piety has been the first thing. Ziyi can be so filial to his mother. He is really a model for the world. Don't say for a moment, even ten days and a half month is not enough.

In my opinion, wouldn’t it be nice to take this opportunity to bring your mother with you and go to Jiangdong with me to ensure that she can live a prosperous and prosperous life and enjoy her old age!"

Taishi Cizhen didn't expect Jiang Qin to be so enthusiastic, so he nodded in greeting and replied: "My mother is more nostalgic for her hometown. I don't know if she can agree. I'd better go back and inquire first."

"I can understand this, after all, people are like this." Jiang Qin nodded in agreement, and did not forget to tell the other five people: "Everyone, go see my lord first. If you can stay, you can also bring your parents and family members to Jiangdong.

No one will mind if you live here”

"Thank you for your understanding, General!"

"Hey, it's just a little effort, why do I need to say thank you?" Jiang Qin felt that the people he brought with him were definitely not as good as Wen Du and Zhou Yu, but he never expected that not long after, Wen Du would almost faint because of the arrival of these six people.

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When Gan Ning and others returned, Wen Du, who rushed back to Moling, finally saw this visitor.

As soon as he entered the door, Wen Du bowed his hands and bowed: "You two are finally here, I can't wait to see you!"

Seeing Wen Du, the two people who saw Wen Du hurriedly stood up and returned the greeting: "We didn't wait for the supervisor to do this. The two of us were just mere hawkers, and we didn't dare to accept such a gift from the supervisor. After being introduced by the Zhang family leader, we learned that it was the current hero General Sun Jian who wanted to buy horses.

, We were quite frightened, so we first brought a selection of carefully selected horses, hoping to let the supervisor inspect the goods first."

"You two have been very considerate. I would like to thank you now. Please sit down and talk first."

"Thank you very much"

After calling the maid to serve tea again, Wen Du asked, "What should I call you two?"

"Su Shuang, this is Zhang Shiping. We are horse dealers in the Zhongshan area. When we came to Yuzhou to deliver horses, we were met by the head of the Zhang family. We took this opportunity to meet the supervisor."

To be honest, Wen Du has an impression of Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping. According to history, when Liu Bei started his career in the early years, these two men sponsored some horses, and later he seemed to be invited to Yizhou.

"Can I ask you who the horses were sold to?"

"This... is inconvenient to reveal."

Seeing that both of them didn't want to make their plans clear, Wen Du smiled calmly and said to them: "Then let me guess. If it's right, you can just nod your head without opening your mouth, okay?"

"That's okay..." Zhang Shiping agreed. If he guessed correctly, he was smart and he didn't violate any industry rules.

"Is it Yuan Shu?"

The moment Wen Du said this, it was obvious that the eyes of the two people opposite him were dilated.

"It seems I guessed it right"

"The supervisor is really a smart young man, I admire him!"

"How many of your horses did he buy? How much did each one cost?"

Asked here, the two people on the opposite side started to pretend to be dumb again, hesitating and refusing to give a specific answer.

Regarding this, Wen Du knew that it would be impossible if he didn't show them some cruelty: "You two, since you want to cooperate, you must show some sincerity, right? You don't have to be afraid. I only want to target Yuan Shu, and I have nothing to do with you.

Relationship, now that I have said this, I will note it down myself so that I won’t tarnish your reputation by gossiping to outsiders.

But if you can’t say anything, then I will ask you to stay here for another year or two until you figure it out.”

As soon as these cruel words came out of his mouth, Su Shuang hurriedly said: "No, no, no, I said! I said it's not okay..." He sighed lightly and replied to Wendu: "He bought ten thousand horses, and nine thousand horses.

The original horses are worth 60,000 yuan each; the remaining 1,000 are Dawan horses from the Western Regions, and each one is worth 150,000 yuan."

"Here, it's such a big deal. It's really annoying to let him take Yuzhou for nothing..." Wen Du turned his head and said a few words, his words full of evil thoughts towards Yuan Shu.

"Let's do this. I'll give you an extra ten thousand yuan for every war horse and good horse. From now on, you can just send horses to me, okay?"

"This is a bit difficult to say. After all, there are many rich people in the world, and they can also increase the price. Moreover, Sima Yuan Shao suddenly issued an order not long ago that using the Huaihe River as the boundary, horses cannot be traded from north to south..."

"I know this. I understand very well that he issued this order in order to deliberately restrict the development of our army. But there is no need to be afraid of this. Jiangdong lacks war horses, but the number of warships is enough to block the flow of water in the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers. You

From now on, go east to Qingzhou Port and I will send warships to receive it.

The Lord of Qingzhou, Cao Cao, and I are old acquaintances. I will send him a letter later to express my intention to him. Whether it is due to affection or power, he will not detain you on purpose.

As for other people also adding money, do you think this is okay?"

As he said that, Wen Du took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeves and put them on the table. Su and Zhang took them up and looked at them, looking back at him with surprise: "This is a recipe for making salt?!"

"That's right, I asked the master to write it specifically, just wondering if I could use it here."

"These... this is really a great gift!" Zhang Shiping was so shocked that he stuttered when he spoke.
Chapter completed!