Sun Ce left Chen Zhi's house and went to the prefect's mansion. Cai Mao heard the news and hurriedly came out. Sun Ce followed Cai Mao into the mansion, came to the hall, looked around, but didn't see Xiang Lang, so he asked.

"Where is Xiang Juda?"

Cai Mao laughed as soon as he heard this. "He went to Wu City. General, Xiang Juda is a good helper. With his help, I, the prefect of Wu County, can be safe and relaxed."

"Yeah?"

"If the general doesn't believe it, wait until he comes back and let him report to you the gains of the past few days. Oh, if it weren't for seeing it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have thought that Wu City would be so prosperous, and it was only stronger than Jiangling. This trip was the right one. General, we will do our best to invest as much as you want, even if we sell part of the industry."

Sun Ce laughed. Cai Mao was so excited that he naturally saw huge potential benefits. Gusu is a southeastern city. In terms of scale, it may not be better than Jiangling, but Gusu has an advantage that Jiangling cannot match: overseas trade. At present, the maritime trade route has begun to take shape. The first important site is Panyu in Jiaozhou, and the second important business point is Gusu. Generally speaking, Yi merchants will only go to Gusu at most and will not go deeper. It is rare to see Yi merchants in Jiangling City. Overseas goods there are all transferred from Panyu or Gusu, so the prices are of course much higher.

If you monopolize these goods, you will definitely make more money than opening workshops.

The two were talking happily, and Xiang Lang came back. When they learned that Sun Ce was interested in Wu City's products, Xiang Lang turned around and brought out a wooden box, which was full of paper scrolls. It was the record of his visit to Wu City during this period. There were pictures and texts, and the painter was pretty good. It seemed that he had many paintings. After reading a few volumes, Sun Ce couldn't help but smile and said, "Xiang Juda, in a while, you can publish a book first."

Xiang Lang smiled. "The general was joking. I was afraid that I would not remember it after a long time. I just took some notes, so I dared to publish a book."

"You are a casual note, but who says it is meaningless to remember it? You have seen so many things that others have never seen before. Maybe you may not have the chance to see them in your life. They will definitely feel new. So, you can find a way to arrange for someone to copy a few copies and send them back to Nanyang and Nanjun to see if there is a market. If it is popular, publish a book, and forget it if there is no market."

Xiang Lang frowned. "It's okay to copy a few copies. It's not easy to publish a book, there are too many pictures."

Sun Ce smiled. "Stupid, there are too many pictures, you won't carve it into a plate like a stele, and then print it like a stele? If there are fewer numbers, the plate is not cost-effective, but if there are too many, it's cost-effective?"

Xiang Lang and Cai Mao looked at each other, surprised and happy, shouting at the same time: "General, your method..."

"Shh--" Sun Ce raised his fingers and signaled them to whisper.

Cai Mao understood and quickly covered his mouth with his hands. He stopped talking, but could not suppress the pleasure in his heart and repeatedly gave Sun Ce a thumbs up. At that time, Sun Ce suggested that the Cai family give heavy rewards to the craftsmen, motivate them to compete and hold sword competitions, and in a short period of time, he improved his smelting technology, refined a new knife, and made a lot of profits. Now he has another idea, but it can solve a big problem that has been around for a long time.

The article is engraved like a stele, and the printing is printed like a stele. The process is not complicated, the cost is not high, but the effect is very good. There is no need to worry about copying mistakes, nor is there any need to worry about too many pictures that are difficult to draw, and the more quantity, the more cost-effective it is. This is a business in itself.

Cai Mao was not good at being an official, but he was very smart in business. He suddenly figured out the key points and admired Sun Ce. People are really different. People like Sun Ce are just one idea in a blink of an eye, and they are all good ideas that can make money.

"Judal, how busy are you at hand?"

"It's almost done."

"First, take an emergency and go to the old town to be the county magistrate for a few days."

Sun Ce briefly explained the situation. On the way to the Shen family, he was considering this issue. The Wujun family was too greedy and had to hit them to see that without their support, he could do the work. Nanjun family had already started, and the Nanjun family that was willing to cooperate could also be arranged to enter the government one after another. This itself is a distribution of interests and is also beneficial for stabilizing Jingzhou. Xiang Lang is steady and has a certain cultural literacy. It is not a big problem to be a county magistrate, so he should be able to cooperate with Guo Lang.

Xiang Lang was not surprised. He had been watching coldly these days, taking the style of the Wujun family in his eyes, knowing that Sun Ce would definitely fight back, but was just waiting for an opportunity.

"Thank you for your trust, Lang will do his best."

"Degui, write a letter back to Xiangyang and find a few more helpers. Those who can be officials and those who can do business."

Cai Mao was overjoyed and agreed immediately.

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Lu Kang returned to Qiziling and waited for a long time, but Sun Ce did not come. He sent someone to ask, and then he learned that Sun Ce had gone to the prefect's mansion, had lunch, and then left the city to return to Dalei Mountain. He complained secretly, knowing that Sun Ce was angry and the longer he dragged it, the worse it was, so he had to ask someone to prepare a carriage and horses to rush to Dalei Mountain to pay homage. When he arrived at Dalei Mountain, he did not go directly to see Sun Ce, but went to Shen You's camp.

Shen You never went to the Shen family.

When Lu Kang arrived at Shen You's tent, Shen You was writing at his desk. When he saw Lu Kang coming in, he put down his pen and stood up to greet him. Lu Kang was a little unhappy. Something happened to Shen Zhi, which angered Sun Ce. Shen You actually had the intention to write articles here, and he was not like a family member.

"Aren't you worried about Boping?"

Shen You stared at Lu Kang for a while and smiled slightly. "Mr. Lu, you should have confidence in General Sun, and you should also have confidence in my Shen family."

Seeing Shen You calm down, Lu Kang was relieved inexplicably. "Tell me, listen."

"General Sun is not a random killing of innocent people. Repaying grievances with straightforwardness has always been his code of conduct. Boping spoke rudely and offended the general. The general kicked his door through his family and retaliated. Even if this matter is even, the general will not pursue it again. At most, he will only ask the prefect Cai or Wei Ling to investigate whether he has occupied the land. If so, the confiscation of what should be confiscated and the fines that should be fined are not required. I don't need to plead for mercy, and it is useless to ask for it. And I know very well that my Shen family has not occupied much land, so there is no need to worry."

Shen You paused and said word by word: "It is not appropriate for Mr. Lu, Boping to speak rudely, but the Wujun family has made great efforts to support each other for a small matter. Isn't the reason why the party members ruined the country because they only asked the camp and not the right and wrong? General Sun did not do anything contrary to morality. Why did we react so strongly and demonstrate to him?"

Lu Kang frowned and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Duke Lu, aren't you going to see General Sun? Then go and don't let the general wait for a long time. He has been very busy recently. Also, the candidate for the former leader has been decided. Duke Lu doesn't need to mention it when he sees the general." Shen You frowned, paused, and said lightly: "The reason why I recommend the son but did not recommend Bo Ping is not to avoid suspicion, but because Bo Ping is indeed inappropriate."
Chapter completed!