The reception banquet lasted until dusk, and the dishes in the palace were all in a mess. The officials who attended the banquet were very happy, and finally left one after another under the leadership of Jiang Wan.

When there were only a few people left in the palace, Zhao Yun walked up to Lantian and Zhuge Liang and asked for instructions: "Sir, Yun Zhan, the sky outside the palace is almost gone. I will take the prime minister to the post house to rest first. What important matter do you want to talk about tomorrow?"

Zhuge Liang and Lan Tian looked at each other and understood. The major matter of capturing Liangzhou has not yet been decided. At least Zhuge Liang did not want to return to the posthouse with peace of mind.

"Zilong goes back first, Liang and Ziyu want to talk again." Zhuge Liang said.

"Uh... let's wait for Prime Minister Yun to come together..." Zhao Yun clasped his fists.

Lantian smiled slightly and said: "Zilong really wants to stay close, Boyang, don't you want to ask General Zhao for martial arts lessons? The courtyard outside the palace is enough for you to let go."

"Very good. My second brother also has this intention. I hope General Zilong will give me some advice..." Lan Yuan made a gesture of invitation.

"Prime Minister, your Majesty asked me to stay at all times, you see..." Zhao Yun handed over the decision-making power to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The king asked Zilong to guard him on the road. Ziyu's place is not a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, so there is no need to guard him all the time."

"Uh...how dare you..." Zhao Yun looked embarrassed.

"This place is in a mess. The Prime Minister and I want to change places to talk. Let's go out together." Lan Tian walked to Zhuge Liang and suggested.

"Very good." Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently.

Seeing that Zhao Yun was stunned, Lan Yuan leaned over and whispered: "Father is going to the war room with the Prime Minister, probably to discuss important matters of foreign war. That room is at the back of the courtyard. How about we go to the door of the war room to practice?"

"That's fine. I've long heard that Boyang's halberd skills are superb. I want to learn from him." Zhao Yun stroked his beard and smiled.

"Uncle Zhao, what did the third general say? He was leaving me alone at the time. Don't listen to his exaggeration. This junior is asking you for advice today." Lan Yuan clasped his fists respectfully.

Zhao Yun looked at Lan Tian's back at the entrance of the palace, shook his head and said: "Boyang and Mr. Xuan Owl are exactly the same, so I will try the Lu family's halberd technique today. Your footwork when playing football is good, and you won't let me down."

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"Hey, I've already sent someone to call my second brother. If I can't have fun with Uncle Zhao, Zhong Ling can also have a good time with Uncle Zhao." Lan Yuan responded with a smile.

Zhao Yun shook his head after hearing this: "People say that the Lan family brothers are brave young men, so today they have no choice but to sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman..."

"Uncle Zhao, you are serious. We brothers sincerely ask for advice..." Lan Yuan clasped his fists and walked in front of Zhao Yun's left to lead the way.

The two walked to the door of the war room. Zhao Yun found that the doors and windows were closed, and two well-dressed guards were lined up outside the door. So he curiously asked Lan Yuan: "There seems to be a permanent guard here?"

Lan Yuan explained: "The war room is equipped with a large sand table, as well as detailed maps of the thirteen states and other military information. My father spent a lot of effort preparing it. He often rehearses wars with Uncle Gao in it, and many foreign strategic ideas are stored there."

During this period, in order to prevent the leakage of military secrets, this place was listed as a forbidden area, and no one could visit it without being invited."

"So that's it." Zhao Yun suddenly realized.

"Father and Prime Minister, there should be important military matters to discuss. We can just compete outside and wait." Lan Yuan added.

"According to Boyang's words." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he began to stretch his muscles. He remembered what Lan Tian said before the celebration banquet. There was great chaos in Soochow, and the time had come to take Liangzhou north. After waiting for so many years, he, the main rider, could finally return.

Return to the north to express your ambition.

Lan Yuan randomly asked people to get weapons and compete with Zhao Yun. Although Zhao Yun was fifty-five years old at this time, he was of noble character, clean and self-disciplined, and his physical condition was still the same as that of a strong man.

The two took a few moves outside the combat room, and Lan Yuan gradually understood the characteristics of Zhao Yun's martial arts. Zhao Yun's strength was weaker than Zhang Fei's, but his marksmanship skills were more flexible and diverse. Fighting against masters made Lan Yuan feel like drinking nectar. He You can learn a lot from it.

In the war room with the door closed, there was basically no movement outside. Zhuge Liang was surprised when he looked at the furnishings in the room. There were complete strategic maps and real sand tables. There were even maps of the Western Regions, Xianbei, and Funan hanging on the wall.

Sitting in this room, it seemed as if he had seen the whole world. Zhuge Liang behaved like an obsessed fisherman in a shopping mall, staring at the colorful grass tank and unwilling to leave.

"It's really amazing. If Liang hadn't gone out with the king now and arranged such a place in the thatched cottage, it would be a pleasure to read here every day. But where did Ziyu get these maps from outside the territory?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.

Lantian couldn't say that he drew it from memory, but he made the excuse that he was well prepared: "Prime Minister, look carefully. These extraterritorial maps only have rough outlines, and there are actually very few cities marked in them. Mainly, I like to study maps, so I asked him to Map merchants buy residual maps and then add them through screening themselves, but now they are just prototypes."

Zhuge Liang nodded in affirmation, "No wonder Ziyu wants to vigorously support merchants. It turns out that there is a lot of selfishness involved. Liang's view of merchants before was still a bit narrow. Let's not talk about those simple maps of foreign countries, but the maps of the north and Jiangdong seem to be It is more complete than the original imperial system, with roads, bridges, towns, rivers, villages, etc. all available, which is very helpful for the king to enter the Central Plains."

"If the Prime Minister likes it, I will have someone secretly print a set, and you can take it with you when you return to Chengdu. I have a slightly different view on businessmen. It is a common method to mix crafts in caravans, but craftsmanship can spy on military intelligence. , spreading rumors and other behaviors are contrary to business behavior and can easily be exposed and caught, so letting real businessmen serve us is the most brilliant method." Lan Tian smiled mysteriously.

"I would like to hear my advice." Zhuge Liang asked with his hands raised.

Lantian said with a smile: "The merchants are doing business for profit. As long as they collect information in another way, they will be happy to do it. The Prime Minister should know about the Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, right? The Chamber of Commerce nominally serves caravans, merchants, and trading houses. In fact, it serves caravans, merchants, and trading houses. The Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce has enough say in their secret management, taxation, docks and ports, goods purchase and sales, etc., and the amount of profits made by merchants is controlled by the Chamber of Commerce.

The Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce has been preparing the book "A Brief Introduction to Doing Business" in the past few years. The purpose is to organize business information for merchants and caravans in various places so that those who come after can refer to it for learning. The Chamber of Commerce uses the book as an excuse to require all caravans to The roads, bridges, villages and towns, customs and customs of various states and counties are recorded one by one in the form of pictures and texts, and finally submitted to the state chamber of commerce for verification. If the situation is true, you can enjoy tax exemptions, priority in entry and exit and other rights."
Chapter completed!