"No, I'll come if you want to read the novel." A guard promised, and soon the food and wine were served.
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Jingchu, Xinye.
Of course Liu Feng didn't know that Zhang Zhao, an old boy, had gone to extraordinary lengths and laid out this invisible network to kill him.[
After returning to Xiangyang from Xinye, Liu Feng was still in a very happy mood. The functions of Jingzhou's three elders were immediately noticeable. Now Liu Feng feels that his butt is more stable than ever.
If in the past, Liu Feng was sitting on a big boat, sailing on the sea, being baptized by violent storms, and swaying, then the big boat Liu Feng is sitting on now is sailing in the inland river, everything is stable.
Not only that, Pang Tong has already begun recruiting troops in Shangyong. I believe that soon another battalion of troops and horses will be added. By then, the number of troops and horses in the four counties of Xinye will increase to 36,000.
Jiang Wan has already begun to assist Tian Feng in handling government affairs. He is very smooth and reliable. He has already demonstrated his talents as a prime minister.
Meng Jian and Shi Tao were also in Xiangyang respectively, and Shangyong served as county guards, and they did their jobs with great success.
In addition to these things, Deng Ai has officially become a disciple of Lu Su and is now studying in Lu Su's camp. He first studies, then gets exposed to military affairs, and finally manages a military camp.
Come step by step.
Whether it is politically, militarily or elsewhere, his four counties in Xinye are rapidly stabilizing and rising steadily.
This real rising feeling certainly kept Liu Feng's mood comfortable.
But Liu Feng's mood did not last long. The invisible net in all directions opened. After reaching its limit, it suddenly tightened.
Almost at the same time, Cao Cao, Zhang Lu, Sun Ce, and Kuai Yue all issued orders to arrest the salt traders who entered Xinye under the rule of law. This order seemed nonsensical, but it was actually issued.
Jiangdong.
For Sun Ce, the leader of Jiangdong, the Yangtze River is a natural barrier, but for the traders, the Yangtze River is a natural road, which can save them a lot of time.
Sending the salt from Jiangdong and various local products upstream to Yizhou not only can be traded in various places in Jingzhou along the way, but also after reaching Yizhou, after the transaction is completed, a large number of Yizhou's local products can be brought back.
For example, Shu brocade and so on were returned to Jiangdong for sale.
This method is completely formulated based on the price difference of commodities in various places. Although it may take a long time, it is a profitable transaction.
The Chen family in Wu County is engaged in this kind of business.
The Chen family is a family of merchants in Wu County, and their family has thousands of gold. Although the status of the merchants is not as good as that of the noble families, they are still considered powerful in the local area.
Every year, the Chen family would send out two fleets to conduct business along the Yangtze River. The Chen family never thought that this natural road given by God would one day be blocked.
You must know that this road means tax revenue and the circulation of goods to Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and Yizhou. If this road is blocked, it will definitely lead to serious consequences.[
Therefore, even if Sun Ce and Liu Biao had hatred for each other, no one really blocked this road.
But this time the Chen family's fleet ran into trouble. They set out from Wu County with loads of salt and various local products and headed west.
Seeing that he was about to enter Jingzhou, he was stopped by the army. The reason was that he was selling salt privately.
This time the caravan was led by the head of the Chen family, Chen Jian, a middle-aged man with good looks. When he set off from Wu Commandery, Sun Ce had not yet issued an order.
Therefore, when the fleet was intercepted, it was very shocking.