"What Mr. Yu of Han said is wrong." Chu Nan looked at Chen Gui and asked with a smile: "I dare to ask Mr. Yu of Han, has Yuan Shu ever arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor?"
As soon as Chu Nan opened his mouth, Chen Gui knew what Chu Nan meant. He frowned and said, "Although he has not proclaimed himself emperor, his intention to do so has been known to everyone for a long time."
"I have little talent and little knowledge. I wonder if there are any sages who have said that all things are done without caring about the heart. I think there are more ambitious people in the world than Yuan Shu. For example, you, Mr. Yu of Han, may have the intention to murder Marquis Wen." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Chu Nan doesn’t remember which ancient person said it, “Longing does not matter what the heart is.” Chu Nan doesn’t remember it, let alone which era it was from. But the truth is actually here even if no one says it. If someone says it, it’s best. If no one says it, it’s better to put it forward.
, maybe it will become a famous saying thousands of years later.
"It's ridiculous! You dare to talk nonsense!" Chen Gui couldn't sit still. Does this kid know something? And even if he talks nonsense casually, if Lu Bu really believes it, the consequences will be disastrous!
Even though Lu Bu is being polite to him now, it's because Lu Bu wants the support of the Xuzhou nobles, but if he really pisses him off, he really will be the best general in the world for nothing!?
If Lu Bu had murderous intentions, the Chen family would be in trouble!
"This is just a false metaphor. Don't get angry, Mr. Yu of Han Dynasty. As I said below, everyone knows this is a very ridiculous reason. And even if Yuan Shu has this intention, Marquis Wen can just pretend that he doesn't know it, and wait until he really does something arrogant.
When the time comes, you can break off relations with him and gain a good reputation. Now that Yuan Shu has not done anything, it would be too much for Han Yugong to convict him here." Chu Nan said with a smile.
Without waiting for Chen Gui to say anything more, Chu Nan continued: "And Xuzhou is the place of the Four Wars. Apart from other things, it borders Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north. If we offend Yuan Shu at this time, wouldn't we be surrounded by enemies on all sides?
?In this way, if Cao Cao and Yuan Shu take turns to attack, Marquis Wen will naturally have no fear. However, Xuzhou has been in war for years with no chance to breathe. How can you bear it?"
"What a sharp mouth!" Chen Gui quickly calmed down and took a deep look at Chu Nan. He couldn't help but regret in his heart. He was a little overconfident. He thought it was just Lu Bu who had no one to use, so he found someone at random. Unexpectedly,
He really has some skills. He didn't check for a while, but the other party took the opportunity. Now Chu Nan has put the situation in Xuzhou on the bright side. Lu Bu is not a fool. It is obviously unrealistic to force Lu Bu to continue to break with Yuan Shu at this time.
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Just such a person, a merchant, even if he has the ability, how did Lu Bu find him!?
Chen Gui couldn't understand. Xuzhou's talent pool was almost entirely in his hands, and people like the governor Zhang Hong didn't dare to go against him. How could Lu Bu get past him and find such a merchant for his use?
Whether Lu Bu wants to search for talents among the people or Chu Nan wants to recommend himself, there is no way he can go beyond himself!
Could it be that Lu Bu has quietly established a force that he was not even aware of and can search for talents for him? This is not good news!
"Marquis Wen, I did not consider this matter carefully. Marquis Wen should know that I have some grievances with Yuan Shu, so I am a little foolish. I hope Marquis Wen will forgive me!" Chen Gui ignored Chu Nan and saluted Lu Bu.
road.
"It doesn't matter!" Lu Bu shook his head and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter about Han Yin."
"Yes." Chen Gui nodded, stood up and said, "I still have some secular matters at home. Now that the matter has been decided, it is inconvenient for me to continue to disturb you, so I will take my leave."
"Mr. Han Yu, go slowly!" Lu Bu and Chu Nan stood up to see each other off. After Chen Gui declined, he looked at Chu Nan again before leaving.
Chu Nan suppressed the urge to check the other party's information and watched Chen Gui leave with a smile, but felt a little disgusted in his heart. With such a fuss, he was afraid that his little Jincao would be missed by the Chen family.
"Come in, just in time, the wedding date has been decided, come and take a look." Watching Chen Gui walk away, Lu Bu turned back and glanced at Chu Nan.
"Wedding...wedding date!?" Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu in shock.
"What's wrong? You took advantage of my daughter and you want to regret it!?" Lu Bu turned around, his eyes were cold.
In an instant, Chu Nan felt his scalp numbing, and the surrounding temperature seemed to have dropped several degrees.
"No, it's just... shouldn't such matters be discussed between the two parties?" Chu Nan shook his head stiffly. At this moment, he seemed to see a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Lu Bu's wrath was not something that a mortal like him could bear.
Yes, it's not that I don't want to do this, it's just that...except for Lu Lingqi's mention, there has been no news in the past two days. Why is it suddenly decided? The person involved is not the last to know, right?
"You have no parents or elders in your family." Lu Bu had obviously investigated Chu Nan's life experience. At this moment, he frowned and said, "We don't understand the rules of Xuzhou very well. In our hometown, this kind of situation is caused by
I'll make the decision, do you have any opinions?"
Is it possible?
Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu speechlessly. He was unclear about big things, but he was very courageous about small things.
But with Lu Bu's urine, he won't regret it, right?
"By the way, do you have other things to do here?" Lu Bu asked Chu Nan after he took Chu Nan to the hall and sat down the guests.
"It's about the matter of salt and iron." Chu Nan finally recovered. He was so frightened by Lu Bu's momentum that he almost forgot everything. Then he said solemnly: "After I reported my work yesterday, I looked through the files and found that Xuzhou Salt and Iron is now
It is no longer under the control of the Chen family, the Mi family, and the clans from all over Xuzhou. Since Marquis Wen took office, there should have been a salt and iron tax revenue, but it has not come in at all. This is why I came here today."
Lu Bu was immediately upset when he heard this. This matter was also on his mind. Not only was it salt and iron, most of the taxes in Xuzhou were in the hands of a few big families. Half of the reason why he was close to the Chen family and his son was to win over the Xuzhou nobles.
Take some of these taxes from them, otherwise even though Xuzhou has a lot of grain, it will not be able to last for a few years without going out, and you will soon be left with nothing.
The Chen family and his son did give him some, but for Lu Bu, it was not enough to raise cavalry. Now his general's mansion has been unable to make ends meet.
"Is there a solution?" Lu Bu asked impatiently.
"I don't have a solution for iron at the moment, but salt does have some methods." Chu Nan nodded.
"Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Chu Nan and said, "What can I do?"
"I have a method to boil the sea to obtain salt. It is simpler than today's traditional method of obtaining salt. It only requires a few sea borders and enough manpower to obtain salt. At that time, Marquis Wen can open a salt farm in the name of the government office.
Just sell the salt at a low price." This is Chu Nan's method to solve the salt tax. Since you are unwilling to pay, then I will steal business from you. Everyone depends on their ability!