Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Jingzhou.

Liu Biao had already received the news from Kuai Liang's people. This time when they went to Xudu, they almost lost all their money. He was immediately furious and crazily smashed the things in the house.

After a while, the house was in a mess.

"Cao Cao, you are deceiving people too much!" Liu Biao said angrily.

"No one would have imagined that behind the so-called lack of food in Cao's army is a scam. I am afraid that everyone in the world will be deceived by Cao Cao, and he is not afraid that the food obtained in this way will be scolded by people in the world." Cai Mao said in a deep voice, and he also invested in it A lot of money, now thinking about it, my heart is bleeding.

"Be scolded by the world!"

Liu Biao said harshly, "That's right, immediately unite all the aristocratic families and grain merchants in the world to boycott Cao Cao. I want to see Cao Cao who offended the people of the world, and live in peace."

Cai Hao said: "This time he was able to deceive the world, but there will never be another time. The world knows that Cao's army is short of food. If there is another spring drought in the coming year, Cao Cao may have to come and beg us."

Liu Biao snorted coldly and said dissatisfiedly, "Even if he knelt down and begged me, he wouldn't give him any food. Go down immediately and pass on my order to unite everyone to resist Cao Cao."

Cai Hao nodded solemnly and said, "Yes, but we have just received a letter from someone sent by Cao Cao, he asked us to attack Yuan Shu together, this..."

"Drag the messenger down, beat him hard, and put him back."

Liu Biao said angrily, "He lied to me about food and wanted me to help him conquer Yuan Shao, but there is no way."

"Also, continue to monitor Zhang Xiu. He is going to attack Xu Du recently. If he is likely to succeed, we will help him secretly. I want to make Cao Cao regret it!"

Zhang Xiu was stationed in Rangcheng and was also under Liu Biao's surveillance. Although his actions were secret, he could not hide from Liu Biao's eyeliner.

After receiving this order, Cai Mao withdrew from the arrangement.

At this time, in the city of Rang.

"General, Xu Du has sent you a letter."

Zhang Xiu was sitting in his mansion, looking at the strategic map from Rangcheng to Xudu, slightly lost in thought, when a voice interrupted him from his contemplation.

The person who came was Zhang Xian, a general under Zhang Xiu's command. He handed over a secret letter written in cloth to Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu took it, looked at it seriously for a while, nodded and said: "This matter has been completed, pass the order, the whole army is ready, leave Rangcheng tomorrow and go north, and prepare to seek Xudu!"

"Yes!"

Zhang first got the order, so he went down to make arrangements.

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Chen Yang ignored those who were clamoring to commit suicide by jumping into the river. After returning to the factory, he asked about the progress of making crossbows.

The craftsmen have never made anything similar, and it takes a certain amount of time to get used to it slowly. The current progress is almost zero, and Chen Yang is not in a hurry, let alone rush.

Cao Ning was left by Chen Yang yesterday, and she never came to the factory again, so Chen Yang was happy and quiet.

The production of the salt mine has basically stabilized. Chen Yang went to check the refined salt produced. The quality is good, and there are no impurities. It can be sold in the market. The quality can definitely surpass all current salts.

"Shopkeeper Chen, so you are here."

Just after noon, Cao Ang came. He and Chen Yang basically came to the factory in the afternoon to check the situation.

Chen Yang looked at the refined salt, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xiao Cao, if Lao Cao is not in Xudu, can you make some decisions?"

Cao Ang asked, "Shopkeeper Chen, what orders do you have?"

Chen Yang pointed to the refined salt, and said: "The salt has been produced, and it can be sold in the next step, but the price must be as low as possible. Before the official sale, I still need to control the market and source of salt in Xudu and all nearby cities. Can all merchants who sell salt be controlled, can it be done?"

Cao Ang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Father left Xudu, but he will leave Wen Ruo to handle official business. I can discuss this matter with Wen Ruo."

Chen Yang said: "Since this is the case, our salt is no longer a problem. Just wait until the market is opened. Remember to control the price of salt and the tax on salt."

This is the most important thing, as long as the price is right, these refined salts can stand out from the original poor-quality salts, and quickly occupy the entire market.

Salt is not only for those gentry, ordinary people also need salt. Chen Yang's purpose is to make ordinary people afford salt.

The price is low, but the cost is not high, small profits but quick turnover.

After Cao Ang nodded in agreement, Chen Yang left the factory and went on to watch the soldiers training.

In the evening, Chen Yang had nothing else to do in the factory, so he went back to Xudu with Cao Ang.

"Eldest son, he is the prime minister's eldest son!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Chen Yang and the others entered the city gate of Xudu, they heard someone shout, and then saw a group of people rushing up, immediately surrounded them and blocked their way.

Before Chen Yang and Cao Ang could react, they were frightened by those people and didn't know what they wanted to do.

"Wang Yue, drive them away!" Chen Yang said coldly.

Wang Yue immediately stepped forward, he grabbed a person who was rushing in the front, shook his hand and threw it to the rear, and then there were several people who wanted to charge Chen Yang and the others, but they were all pushed away by Wang Yue.

Clang!

Finally, Wang Yue drew his sword out of its sheath, and stared at the group of people with cold eyes, and they retreated one after another and dared not go forward.

"Who are you?"

Cao Ang looked at them and questioned them.

Soon, a middle-aged man among the group stepped forward and said, "Are you the prime minister's eldest son Cao Ang?"

Cao Ang didn't expect that they were still coming towards him, he nodded and said, "That's right, what's the matter with you?"

The man said: "We are all grain merchants who came to Xudu. I heard that the method of raising and lowering the price of grain was the idea of ​​your eldest son. Is this true?"

Hearing what he said, Chen Yang understood that these grain merchants were here for revenge, but how did they know that the method of grain price came from Cao Ang?Why didn't anyone say it was him, Chen Yang?

Chen Yang was thinking in his heart that there might be someone spreading the news on purpose behind this, or it was wrong news, deliberately embarrassing Cao Ang and Cao Cao.

The people behind it are probably those aristocratic families in Xudu.

They didn't mention Chen Yang because Chen Yang was unknown and far less effective than Cao Ang.

Cao Ang was about to say something, but Chen Yang said first: "I don't know why you would do this. If you dare to block our way again, you will kill them all."

The middle-aged man just said coldly: "Who are you? Get out of here!"

boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked away by Wang Yue.

Before the rest of the people could react, Wang Yue had already stepped forward and dragged the man by his collar, throwing him in front of Chen Yang, with the sharp and cold sword stuck to his neck.

"You were the most arrogant just now, do you dare now?" Chen Yang lowered his head and said.

"You... what are you going to do?" the man said in a panic.

Chen Yang waved his hand, and said: "Kill it, there will be no blood, and a few people will not die, some people will not be afraid."

He didn't like those grain merchants either.

"do not want!"

The man began to panic. He struggled to escape, but Wang Yue stepped on him, and he couldn't break free no matter how hard he tried.

"Eldest son, shopkeeper Chen, do me a favor, let's just forget about it today! These people can't die."

At this time, Man Chong's voice came from behind them, just seeing him wave his hand, hundreds of soldiers surrounded all the grain merchants, and said coldly: "Catch them all!"

The soldiers immediately began to arrest people, no matter how the grain merchants shouted, threatened and pleaded.