Autumn, mid-August!

Danyang, Niuzhu Ferry.

At this moment, Huang Gai stood on the bank of the river and looked north with his sword. The surface of the river was sparkling, but the most important thing was that it was empty, so he was pacing back and forth anxiously.

"Hey, where is this man? Didn't Gong Jin say that the people on the other side of the river will be coming over in the next few days? I've been guarding him for three days and I haven't seen a single hair!"

The teeth are itchy with yellow teeth.

"General, could there be a salt dealer smuggling salt across the border? Or maybe someone over there in Xuzhou is seeking personal gain and selling salt secretly!"

Deng Dang, the general at the side, told:

"Xuzhou?" Huang Gai squinted his eyes and was about to speak when a boat rowed across the river in the distance, and it was the person he sent to investigate the truth.

After a long time, I worked carefully to get ashore.

He directly took out the salt bag and shouted: "General, every village in the north of the Yangtze River has table salt, and it is also refined salt. It is said that Chu Feng refined it and named it Snow Salt."

As he spoke, he handed over the salt bag.

Huang opened the lid and took a look. He was stunned for a moment. The salt had no impurities and was as fine as river sand. Even the royal family might not be able to use this quality.

"You said this kind of salt is for the common people?"

"Well, it's the same for every family. It's said that this is low-grade snowflake salt, and there are better ones that are medium-grade and top-grade. Non-rich and powerful people can't buy it."

To express my emotion carefully, this kind of refined salt is actually eaten by the common people. The key is that it is still the worst. How much better is the best? Isn't it...

"Is there anything better?" Huang Gai was stunned for a moment,

Then, his pupils narrowed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "It's bad, it's bad. You guys stay here while I go to meet the lord."

Immediately, he returned to the stronghold and rode away with his bodyguard.

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Day, noon.

West of Danyang, outside Lingyang City.

After Huang Gai arrived, Sun Ce came back from the battlefield after a while.

"Gongfu, why did you suddenly come here from Niuzhu? Could it be that the residents of Jiangbei have begun to move south?" Sun Ce said with a hearty smile while pressing his sword.

Behind him, Zhou Yu chuckled,

His expression showed a strategizing look.

"Lord, why are you moving? No one from the north of the Yangtze River has moved south. They won't move now and they won't move in the future." Huang Gai sighed.

"No one moved south? Why?"

Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others were surprised and asked curiously.

"My lord, please see what this is."

Huang Gai took out the salt bag from his waist, showing an angry but helpless look.

"Anthracene! This salt... is so white and delicate?" Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows with a very surprised expression: "Gong Fu, where did this come from!"

"In the homes of common people in Jiangbei, people in Jiangbei now eat this kind of refined salt, and according to the author, this kind of refined salt is only low-grade salt, and there are still high-grade refined salts."

"This time I, Jiangdong, may have shot myself in the foot. Instead of failing to curb Chu Feng's development, I actually allowed him to develop such refined salt, eh!"

The more Huang Gai thought about it, the angrier he became and kept sighing.

Originally, under Chu Feng's rule, there were at least 200,000 to 300,000 people who supplied salt. This was a very considerable income, which could be used to subsidize military expenses.

It's fine now, it's all gone.

Zhou Yu: "???"

Sun Ce: "???"

"Can the common people eat such refined salt?" Zhou Yu felt that his brain was running out. It was like the emperor only drove a Mercedes-Benz, but the common people were already driving Ferraris.

Zhou Yu frowned and pinched some salt to taste.

He was inexplicably worried, thinking more than Huang Gai, and immediately said: "My lord, this salt is far better than our Jiangdong sea salt. If it flows into the country, I'm afraid..."

"Are you saying that Chu Feng wants to retaliate in kind?" Sun Ce snorted coldly, feeling a little displeased.

"It is very possible, my lord, that we should immediately order the interception of merchants on the river, prohibit merchants from entering, and set up multiple passes within the territory to prevent salt traders from entering,"

Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes and said anxiously.

He really underestimated Chu Feng, and he actually defeated an entire army in retaliation. But he was curious about how to refine such refined salt.

"Public response, the western front is in a tight situation, so it is up to you to handle this matter. Remember, do everything you can to prevent this kind of refined salt from flowing into Soochow counties."

Sun Ce nodded and made arrangements directly.

"No!" Huang Gai nodded. This matter could not be delayed. He simply drank some water and changed to his horse before turning back again.

"My lord, the battle on the Western Front needs to be fought quickly. Jipo Zulang, as well as Tai Shici from Jingxian County and other bandits, must capture Yuzhang quickly just in case!"

Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.

This Chu Feng was probably more difficult to deal with than he thought. In this secret fight, he was at a disadvantage and Yuzhang must win quickly.

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A few days later,

In Shouchun, a meeting was held in the general's house.

Yan Xiang's face was filled with joy and he reported: "My lord, as soon as the snowflake salt was launched, countless aristocratic families rushed to buy it. Now, it is widely spread in Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Yuzhou."

"With just this snowflake salt, we can make countless profits. It is estimated that within three years, we in Shouchun will have a full warehouse of grain and a complete army of soldiers."

Chu Feng slowly put down the document, raised his head and said, "How is the progress on the Jiangdong side?"

"This... my lord, Jiangdong has been cut off, and Huang Gai is in charge of it. Merchant exchanges between the two places are prohibited. There are very few snowflake salts sold privately to Jiangdong."

Yan Xiang answered.

"Hmph, you are so brave. You dare to directly cut off the river and ban merchants from coming and going? He, Sun Ce, is still attacking Zu Lang. Do you really think that I don't dare to attack the city?"

Chu Feng slapped the case and said coldly.

"Lord, the new attachments have not been long ago in various places, and the Sun family has prestige in the Jianghuai area. It is not appropriate to mobilize troops at the moment!" Yan Xiang quickly warned.

"Don't worry, I'm measured!"

"The most important thing right now is the control of the Yangtze River and the ownership of Yuzhang County. It is undoubtedly stupid to start a war with Sun Ce at this time, but it does not mean that he has no worries."

Chu Feng said in a cold voice.

"Zhang Xun and Liang Gang listen to the order, and you two will lead all the boatmen out of Chaohu Lake and into the Yangtze River, and practice on the river every day! In addition, a water stronghold will be set up at the mouth of Chaohu Lake."

"No!" The two of them responded with fists clasped.

"Rejoice, Li Feng listened to the order and asked the two of you to lead five thousand troops to attack Liyang to train Weiyou's troops and horses, and to confront Huang Gai from the north to the south and Niuzhu!"

Chu Feng said again.

"No!" The two of them responded with fists clasped.

"In addition, when the message is released, it is said that General Ji Ling will lead 10,000 infantry out of Wancheng and cross the Yangtze River to the south, and General Qiao Rui will lead 5,000 as the vanguard to leave Chaohu and go south."

"And I will personally lead an army of more than 10,000 people into Liyang, attack Niuzhu, and take Wu County directly!" Chu Feng said in a deep voice, playing tricks, let's see who is more anxious.

"My lord, this is a bluff, you are trying to force Sun Ce to return to the army!" Lu Su narrowed his eyes slightly.

"No, no, no, the war in Danyang is heating up right now. He will not withdraw his troops from Danyang. Moreover, the purpose of this move is just to make him misjudge. I want to draw chestnuts from the fire and capture Yuzhang!"

Chu Feng said with a sneer.

It would be unwise to go directly across the river to fight without taking Yuzhang.

"But my lord, the situation in Yuzhang is still unclear. What's more, our army does not have large warships. How can we capture Yuzhang?" Liu Ye asked with a frown.

"Warships? Liu Biao has so many. I will set out from Jingzhou tomorrow to borrow a ship from him!"

Chu Feng chuckled.

"My lord, is there a way to let Liu Biao borrow the boat?" Lu Su said in surprise when he saw Chu Feng's confidence.
Chapter completed!