"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After a lot of fussing, Wen Du gradually calmed down, the passion on his face began to fade away, and returned to its original calmness. He continued to smile at the three of them and said, "I don't know what you think of this.

How does Moling City compare with my hometown?"

"This..." Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and said as if reminiscing: "Originally, I thought that the aristocratic families, population, and economic center of gravity were all in the north. The south would probably surprise me, but after coming here, along the way

I stopped and looked around a lot. Although there is still some gap between the prosperity of Xuzhou, it is much stronger than before. It has surpassed Qingzhou and Yanzhou where the Yellow Turban was the most raging before.

After comparing, Zhang Zhao turned his focus to people's livelihood and began to say: "Although the economy may not be able to keep up, it is much more lively than Xuzhou, with smooth bluestone roads, workers everywhere, and various industries.

There are all kinds of shops, this is a place that is better than Xuzhou. Recruiting refugees, clearing wasteland, providing disaster relief, building city walls and houses, and other large and small matters, all of them will cost at least 100 million yuan, right?"

Regarding Zhang Zhao's guess, Wen Du curled his lips and even wanted to laugh. One hundred million dollars? It's not enough to pay 400,000 refugees, let alone the various materials that need to be purchased later. Because of this, Mi Zhu

He was also asked, "Where did you spend so much money?". Because of this, whether it was salt production or various shops, he would take Mi Zhu with him to help him regain his health as soon as possible.

, if angel investors are overwhelmed and run away, the economy will collapse directly...

"One hundred million dollars is too small. You should look at five hundred million or even one billion."

Wen Du's calm words made Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong open their mouths, and there was no reply for a long time. However, Zhang Fen, the youngest, did not feel any surprise. From his perspective, whether it was in the water channel

, or adobe houses built one after another, brick by brick, every plant and tree, all of which are money.

In addition, although Zhang Fen himself is not very fond of the saying that those who win the hearts and minds of the people conquer the world, he does not deny the importance of the people's hearts and minds at all, especially in these troubled times, being able to gather such a large number of refugees in a short period of time,

And it can also make them think about the good things of the government, which is not something ordinary people can do. At this point, he firmly believes that he will definitely make a lot of money when he goes out this time.

"Then it seems the rumors are true..."

Sun Jian heard Zhang Hong's muttering and quickly asked, "What kind of rumor is this?"

"It's said that the current head of the Mi family, Mi Zhu, instead of staying in Xuzhou to be happy, went to the south to make investments in person?"

"Yes." Sun Jian admitted without hesitation, and patted Wen Du on the back and explained: "It is all his credit that Mi Zhu is here. No, it should be said that everything you see now is his credit!"

After the generous praise, Wen Du waved his hand and said very calmly: "What an excellent businessman needs most is a ruthless business vision. I just told Mi Zhu about the future prospects. What really motivated him

He was the one who made up his mind to come here."

"Having said that, it was only because of you that he was able to make up his mind, right? You have at least half of the credit for this, and it was precisely because he came that he aroused our curiosity, so

We can only meet today." Zhang Zhao only said a few words and asked Wen Du to answer the question. "Ahem..." The speechless Wen Du pretended to cough and made a sound, then stiffly changed the subject and said: "Since three

You all came with Zizhong, does that mean you are willing to serve under my lord?"

"If I join now? Is it possible to become a marquis?" Zhang Hong asked very directly what he was thinking.

"It will definitely be sealed! Now we just need a great sage like Mr. Zigang to join us."

After the sincere assurance reached his ears, Zhang Hong did not agree directly. Instead, he glanced at Zhang Zhao next to him, but the other party did not give him any hints or explicit instructions. He just stared at the table.

Tea.

"If I can get help from all of you gentlemen, I will be like a fish entering the sea or an animal entering the forest. When my wings are full, I will surely fly ninety thousand miles away, and I will be granted the title of a prince before my eyes!"

Let's talk about Wen Du. He is basically satisfied with the kind words like Sun Jian's, and it doesn't make any waves in his heart. But for Zhang Hong, who has not yet joined the official career, it is a big deal. It's like going for an interview with a certain company.

The chairman personally came forward to ask you to stay in the company. Who can endure this? Besides, it is still the ancient times where loyalty and integrity are the foundation of life. Sun Jian's attitude made Zhang Hong lose his resistance in an instant and became confused.

In a daze, Sun Jianjiang regarded him as his lord...

After Zhang Hong agreed, in the following time, he began to hint Zhang Zhao, intentionally or unintentionally, to express his position quickly and let him stay. According to his inner thoughts, there are few people now, and seizing the opportunity to become an original stock is the best thing at hand.

Important things.

Looking at Zhang Zhao who had been staring at the tea cup, he felt his head was in a trance. Over the years, he had heard of many princes from all walks of life and met all kinds of generals. Naturally, it was obvious that Sun Jian was not hypocritical. Combined with this,

With the vigorous construction going on outside, he believed that there was indeed a rising star here, and this Sun Jian met the criteria to be his lord.

Now that Zhang Hong has chosen to join, Zhang Fen seems to want to agree, but since he has not expressed his position yet, he is inconvenient to speak. It would be a good idea to follow Zhang Hong's hint and choose to stay here as well.

Choice. For me, the monarch's governance ability has nothing to do with his personal ethics. As long as his public ethics are passable and he dares to delegate power to wise men, then by virtue of his own ability, he can be regarded as a pavilion prince at least, right?

"I dare to ask General Sun, what do you think are the conditions that a lord must have?" Zhang Zhao, who had been thinking for a long time, was finally willing to speak.

When Sun Jian, who was sitting on the main seat, heard this, he hummed and thought, and then carefully answered: "The ability to rule the world?"

"Then what are you going to do to rule the world?"

"It is natural to accumulate more money and food and recruit more talented people."

"Then after you have talented people, how will you use them?"

"Ah?" Sun Jian was a little confused. How else could this person be used? Civilians run the government, and military generals fight...

"People are not appointed based on relatives, only on virtuous people. Except for the monarch, all positions are selected according to the method of occupying the capable person, regardless of whether the relationship between the person and the person is close or distant." Seeing that Sun Jian was slow to answer, Wen Du still spoke.

Helped him.

"That's right! In the past, Duke Huan of Qi, the overlord of the Warring States Period, asked Guan Zhong for advice. I like hunting. When I am addicted to hunting, I will wait in the fields until dark, and only come back when I can no longer see the wild beasts. I don't care about any national affairs;

I also like to drink. When I drink, I feel sleepy. I fall asleep after drinking too much, which also delays things. I also like beauty, and I can’t walk when I see a beautiful woman. Will this affect my ability to be the overlord?

What did Guan Zhong answer? None of this matters. There is only one thing that really affects whether you can be an overlord: talents.

Not appointing talented people under your command, or appointing but not using them all, and using them all while arranging another person to check and balance them. These three practices are the biggest reasons that will affect you.

After Duke Huan of Qi heard about it, he immediately put aside the old grudges with Guan Zhong, appointed him as the prime minister of the country, and respectfully called him Zhong's father. He carried out reforms in Qi State, made nine princes, and made great achievements in the world!"

After some heated remarks, Zhang Zhao's breathing became clearer than before. Then he drank the tea in the cup and said to Sun Jian: "I agree with Guan Zhong, and I also believe that it is not only the king who can govern the country.

, but the king and the virtuous ministers. The king makes friends and the virtuous ministers handle affairs. This is the best match in my mind.

"Demon Town Museum"

I see that General Sun Jian can listen to a young man in his early twenties to formulate the direction of development, which shows that a general should be able to recognize and employ talents, which is quite to my liking.

As for your personal ethics, although I come from a noble family, I don’t have many requirements in this regard. You can be like Duke Huan of Qi, or you can be like Emperor Xiaowen. I can accept it, as long as you can appoint people on their merits."

As Zhang Zhao closed his mouth, Sun Jian dared to reply in a low voice: "I will try my best..."

Seeing that Sun Jian's momentum was greatly suppressed, Wen Du quickly changed the subject of the painting and said: "Oh, the sun has gone down. Let's chat while eating. Three distinguished guests are coming today, so we must entertain them well!"

Sun Jian seized the opportunity and quickly echoed: "That's right, we'll have a rest today. We won't come back until we're drunk! Don't be afraid of drinking too much. I have vacant rooms everywhere, so you can stay wherever you want!"

"Thank you, General Sun"

"Seti, you talk to them first, I'll go to the kitchen and ask them to make some more dishes to go with the wine." After explaining his next big task, Sun Jian ran away as if he was running away, not giving anyone else a chance to persuade them to stay.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Fen were still praising Corporal Sun Jian's courtesy, but Wen Du and Zhang Zhao both knew why he ran away...

"The supervisor is really trusted by General Sun," Zhang Zhao said with a smile on the way to the restaurant.

"Farewell, Supervisor. The Supervisor is too unfamiliar. Just call me cousin Seti, Brother Zhao."

Hearing what Wen Du called him, Zhang Zhao was startled for a moment, and then responded with a laugh: "The supervisor is really smart. Changing the title will bring a big step forward in the relationship between you and me. Well, then I

I will accept this sentiment and call you Seti.”

"You two remember to call me by my cousin, Brother Hong, Xiao Fen."

"Xiao Fen..." Unlike Zhang Hong who simply accepted it, Zhang Fen blinked. He didn't seem to be too interested in this title, but he still recognized it.

"It's just right. Development here has been going on for four or five months. As the saying goes, bystanders know better. You guys are here to tell me your opinions about Moling. If you have any shortcomings, just point them out." Wen Du scratched the itchy left side of his face.

, said with some expectation.

"Okay, General Sun has asked, and I'll just have a chat with you next." Zhang Zhao accepted Wen Du's "challenge" quite gracefully.
Chapter completed!