When the lights first came up, Sun Ce and Cai Mao sat opposite each other, chatting and laughing.

Cai Mao became much darker and his voice became much louder. He was a little restrained at first. As he spoke, his voice became louder and accompanied by powerful gestures. Huang Yueying, who accompanied him, originally wanted to remind him, but was stopped by Sun Ce. Sun Ce didn't mind at all, and looked at Cai Mao boasting about the results of this trip with a smile. Cai Mao was in a good mood, which means that there were gains in Yizhou's trip, at least not losses.

Twenty wizards with dark skin, short stature and perfect body proportions stood outside the door, looking around curiously with clear black and white eyes. They were Kunlun slaves dedicated to Sun Ce. Cai Mao praised, "Although they are dark, their skin is as delicate as silk, with excellent feel, and their figure is very different from those of the Central Plains women. Such a top Kunlun slave is worth hundreds of gold in the Hu market and is hard to come by.

Huang Yueying was very angry, but after seeing Sun Ce glanced lightly and no interest, she barely held back and did not have an attack on the spot. Cai Mao did not realize that he had made a mistake, and still happily introduced the results of the trip to Sun Ce.

He organized a fleet to go out to sea, based on the information collected by Chen Jiao, and with the guidance of some recruited Yizhou, he soon found Yizhou. Yizhou was southeast of Kuaiji, traveling south along the northwest wind, and arrived in just over ten days. After landing, he did not rush to find gold. Although some Yizhou said it was clear that he knew where the gold mine was, he still made steady progress. He first ordered people to find a suitable place to camp, arrange for settlement, and then sent people to follow the Yi to search for mines.

Cai Mao was spitting everywhere, and Sun Ce smiled and didn't believe it at all. With his understanding of Cai Mao, this guy must have wanted to drive the boat directly to the mine to dig gold, so he was in the mood to camp and settle down. These should be Liang Mao's ideas. Liang Mao was a little scholarly, but he still had the ability to do things. He was intern in the Prime Minister's Office for a while and had a very good constitution. He was arranged to be Cai Mao's deputy to make up for Cai Mao's shortcomings in this regard.

But he didn't need to expose Cai Mao in person.

"King, Yizhou's land is fertile and water is convenient. After cleaning up a little, it will be a good arable land with a yield of at least five stones per mu. It means there are few people. If there are enough staff, a few more officials who are familiar with water conservancy will be arranged to cultivate millions of fertile land in one or two years. It is a problem that can provide three to five million stones of rice every year. It is not only surplus in self-sufficiency, but also provide food for the navy passing along the way. There are mountains in the central Yizhou, which run across the north and south. There are good wild tea trees on the mountain, which tastes mellow. Unlike the tea trees in the Central Plains, if cultivated carefully, it is also an income..."

Sun Ce raised his hand and interrupted Cai Mao. "How many people do you want?"

“The more you have the better.”

Sun Ce thought for a while. "I have tens of thousands of people, and I'm worried that there is no place to arrange it. If you are willing to accept it, I'll give it to you."

"Who? I want it, I want it."

"The Jizhou soldiers led by Dong Zhao." Sun Ce moved his body to make himself more comfortable. Huang Yueying took a pillow and stuffed it behind Sun Ce, and leaned over himself. "More than 20,000 young and strong men, they can't kill them, they can't let them go, they are worried about going into battle, and they are raising food. If you want, just send them to Yizhou to reclaim land and farm, and they can still fight. Although they are not opponents of my Jiangdong soldiers, they are still more than enough to deal with the harassment of the natives of Yizhou. There are also some Yanzhou soldiers, with more than 10,000 people."

Cai Mao slapped his thigh. "Okay, Jizhou people and Yanzhou people can farm. I'll ask for it all. When will it be in place? I'll arrange a boat and transport them all away. King, don't kill these prisoners in the future. Give me all the prisoners, and I'll want as much as I want."

"It's so beautiful." Huang Yueying rolled her eyes. "Give it money to buy it, ten thousand yuan per person."

"Hey, Achu, how could you say that?" Cai Mao became serious and said seriously: "I am the minister of the king. I should share the worries of the king. Arrangement of tens of thousands of prisoners is a duty. How can I collect money?"

Huang Yueying said angrily: "What money is it? You give the king money."

"I'll give the king money?" Cai Mao's eyes rolled and he felt a little responsive. "You mean, the king will sell these prisoners to me?"

"What else? The prisoners were captured by the soldiers who worked hard to fight, and they were also spoils. If you don't give the money, you will take it away in vain. How can you get the money to reward the soldiers?"

"Money is not a problem." Cai Mao's eyes flashed, and he rubbed his fingers and thought, "In this way, those people are my slaves..."

"Uh, that's not possible." Huang Yueying knew that she had made up her words and quickly shook her hand. Tens of thousands of young and strong men, wouldn't this Yizhou become Cai Mao's Yizhou? Sun Ce smiled and looked at her, begging her fingers to play on her forehead. She quickly covered her head with her hands and begged for mercy.

"Master, is it OK?" Cai Mao looked at Sun Ce with his eyes.

Sun Ce laughed: "Two or three hundred million people say you can take it. It seems that you are very rich. That's right, Kunlun slaves worth hundreds of gold will get twenty ones, and you should have made a lot of money. Have you paid the tax? Are you paying the dividends you deserve..."

Cai Mao's face twitched, and the joy on his face gradually faded away, and he looked resentful. Huang Yueying saw it and couldn't help laughing out loud and pushed Sun Ce. "Okay, don't scare him. If you scare him again, he won't dare to come back next time."

Sun Ce laughed loudly. Cai Mao was relieved when he saw this.

With the sound of the stairs, Sun Jiao walked up, stared at Cai Mao, but didn't recognize him. He walked to Sun Ce, handed a document to Sun Ce, and whispered: "Master, this is the combat plan proposed by Liu Junshi."

"So fast?" Sun Ce was a little surprised. The task was arranged in the morning and the plan was proposed in the evening. Liu Ye was very quick. "Have you seen it? Is it in line with the standards?"

Sun Jiao nodded repeatedly, unable to hide his joy. "This military commander Liu is worthy of being a wise man who assisted the late emperor. He has extensive knowledge and unique vision. The plan he has formulated is detailed and meticulous, which is amazing."

Sun Ce glanced at Sun Jiao. "Is there any gain?"

"There is a harvest, but there is a harvest." Sun Jiao was overjoyed and bowed: "Thank you for your arrangement, the king."

"If you have any gains, learn it carefully. Let me put the plan here first, and I will give it to you after reading it."

"Here." Sun Jiao responded and bowed out. After walking two steps, Cai Mao stopped him. "Aren't you... Sun Youtai's third son? He hasn't seen him for half a year and has grown so tall."

Sun Jiao looked at Cai Mao in surprise and realized for a while. "It turned out to be Cai..." Sun Jiao quickly saluted and said with a smile: "Mr. Cai returned from overseas and had a great temperament. The boy didn't recognize him at once. He was rude and rude."

Cai Mao was happy in his heart, and stood up and took Sun Jiao's hand, and stuffed an ivory ring in his hand. "Tsk tsk, this kid is so handsome, he looks like the king's brother at first glance."

Sun Jiao quickly refused, and Sun Ce said, "Shulang, don't be polite, please accept it. Cai Jun made a fortune this time, and a ring is nothing, and he will give him favors in the future. It just so happens that you are accustomed to ejaculation recently, and you really need a good ring."

Sun Jiao had no choice but to accept it, thank him again, and bowed and retreated. Cai Mao touched his face, a little confused. "Have my appearance changed a lot? He didn't recognize me."

"The appearance has not changed much, mainly because the temperament has changed a lot." Sun Ce held back his laughter and said seriously.

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After seeing Cai Mao off, Sun Ce asked someone to clean up again, spread out the combat report drafted by Liu Ye, and only took a look, then praised him. Liu Ye's calligraphy is very beautiful, elegant but not without dignity, with little clerical meaning, strong regular meaning, and dynamic feeling of running script.

Huang Yueying came over, took a look, and praised. "This is Liu Ye's calligraphy. Is it true that the calligraphy is as good as the person, and his talent is revealed?"

Sun Ce was a little surprised. It was not a good review to show his talent.

"The king doesn't know yet?" Huang Yueying was also surprised. "Liu Ye's reputation is not good. Some people say he is arrogant, some say he is not true, and some say he is based on Lu Zijing's friendship. In short, there are all kinds of things."

Sun Ce put down the combat report, turned to look at Huang Yueying, and pondered for a moment. "What do you think?"

Huang Yueying smiled with her lips and blinked her eyes. "I believe in the king. Since the king is willing to use him, it means that he is indeed talented. However, this person is not a pure minister, so the king is better prepared."

Sun Ce nodded. Liu Ye was indeed not the kind of strategist in the popular sense. This person is both civil and military, has a high spirit, has a bad relationship with his colleagues, has a defect in his personality, and is easily slandered. However, if he has any defects in character, it is not that he will be a big tree and is more likely to be taboos.

"You have a rest first, I'll finish reading this combat plan."

"It's okay, I'll accompany the king. In a few months, the king will go on a war again, and I'll never see the king for several months."

Sun Ce looked at Huang Yueying in surprise. Huang Yueying has always been careless and busy with business, and rarely shows such love for children. After pregnancy, her business work has decreased, and her people gradually relaxed, becoming more intellectual and tender.

Huang Yueying was embarrassed by Sun Ce's sight, lowered her head and played with the teacup in her hand. Sun Ce didn't say much, retracted her gaze and focused on the combat plan formulated by Liu Ye. No matter what others say, this combat plan was completed by Sun Jiao when he looked at Liu Ye, which can prove Liu Ye's personal ability. The competition between the Military Advisory Office is fierce and the faction is complex. Whether Liu Ye can gain a foothold is not only related to his personal honor and disgrace, but also whether the Jianghuai Group can form its own faction and the balance of power of the Military Advisory Office. It cannot be taken lightly. The reason why Sun Jiao cooperates with Liu Ye is not only because Sun Jiao is good at treating people, but also hopes that Sun Jiao's identity as a royal family can share some pressure for Liu Ye.
Chapter completed!