Abnormal Three Kingdoms

Chapter 17
"Boil the sea to get salt?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan in surprise: "How do you cook the sea? There is no one under my command who can cook the sea!"

He thought that Chu Nan wanted to find someone who could control the sea of ​​fire to cook the sea for him.

"There's no need for such trouble, just dig a ditch to bring the seawater into the interior, and then expose it to the scorching sun. The seawater can be dried in three to five days, leaving only salt." Chu Nan laughed.

"It's so simple?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan in surprise. He didn't know how to make salt, but he also knew that it was very difficult to make sea salt.

"This is also a method I got by chance. The current method of making salt is too complicated, but its effect is far less than that of boiling the sea. In fact, the reason is similar, but people often don't know how the power of the sun, no matter how strong manpower is, can match it." The power of the sun?" Chu Nan sighed, if there was no matter about Lu Lingqi, he was going to use this method to knock on the door of the aristocratic family, so that he had the opportunity to enter Liu Bei's vision, and if he took it out now, the benefits might be even greater , but may be a short-term gain.

Adding icing on the cake is never as good as giving charcoal in the snow. Although Lu Bu is not a wise master, it is precisely because of this that he may only have a chance to climb up with him!

When a person is weak, he doesn’t have much choice. He wants to be with Liu Bei, he wants to be with Cao Cao, but he can’t even reach him. In fact, if there is no Lu Lingqi here, he can’t reach Lu Bu, but now that he has reached , naturally you have to show your value. Even if you want to defect to others in the future, others must know that you are a talent.

This salt industry is an opportunity for him to make a name for himself.

"You came here, you must have already established a law?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and asked.

"That's right, but it requires Marquis Wen's strength, and it's difficult to do it with the strength of the next person." Chu Nan nodded.

"Oh?" Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan and suddenly felt that he was more pleasing to the eye: "Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

"An important person!" Chu Nan said, "This matter seems simple, but it also requires a lot of manpower, especially to spread the situation, we need to set up more salt fields, and in order to prevent being destroyed by others, it is best to mobilize the army, at least The news must not be leaked before exerting force."

Lu Bu nodded: "Is there anything else?"

"The other thing is that the salt farms in various places need to start preparations. The first batch of salt can be sold after it comes out." Chu Nan laughed.

Lu Bu frowned when he heard the words: "It's not difficult to get a lieutenant in the army, but the person who opened the salt farm..."

The term Yanzhuang is somewhat novel, but it is not difficult to understand, just like the former government-run salt shops.

But opening a salt farm requires someone to manage it, right?Where do people come from?
If you ask Lv Bu about the number of soldiers, it's okay. Lv Bu has no shortage of men, but there are definitely limited people who are good at management and planning, at least it is difficult to use them to open salt farms.

"If Marquis Wen is willing to delegate power, I can find the person who opened the salt village for Marquis Wen, but there is another point. When the salt village is opened, in order to prevent people from disturbing the local area, soldiers must be guarded. It cannot be the local government office. , I suggest that the governor's office set up a single battalion as the salt transportation department, independent of the local government office, and only obey the orders of Wenhou. In this way, as long as we have enough salt in our hands, the entire Xuzhou salt industry can be sold. All of them are in the palm of your hand, and you can even sell them to other states and counties." Chu Nan looked at Lu Bu.

This is also his second purpose for coming, to gain power!

Although he is Jincao now, he has no one under his command. All wealthy businessmen of aristocratic families have a non-violent and non-cooperative attitude. It is almost impossible to break the situation in this environment.

If you want to take power into your hands, you cannot rely on yourself alone.

In fact, Xuzhou has no shortage of business talents, and this is also a circle that Chu Nan is familiar with.

If he wanted to find famous scholars and great talents, Chu Nan couldn't find them, and even if he could find them, he couldn't get him there. But if he wanted to find merchants, the Chu family was the home of merchants. Although they were small merchants, they still had their own circle.

In this circle, the Chu family has accumulated a lot of connections through generations of business, at least in this matter, there will be no one to use!

It is equivalent to establishing an additional source of income directly under Lu Bu in addition to the existing political system. With this source of income, Chu Nan can take the opportunity to elevate his status and gain certain rights, and Lu Bu can also use this to consolidate his foundation in Xuzhou .

The trick used by the Xuzhou aristocratic families to contain Lu Bu is economic control. They will not completely refuse financial support to Lu Bu, but this financial support has been accurately calculated, and it is just enough for Lu Bu not to starve to death. Don't even think about it.

If there was no accidental appearance of Chu Nan, even if there were no historical events, Lu Bu would have to be controlled by others for the rest of his life, and he would still have to be grateful.

This is also a win-win situation. Chu Nan can get the rights he wants, and Lu Bu can obtain financial resources outside the aristocratic family to arm himself. He has more bargaining chips in his hands. As for how to use them, that is the next step.

Lu Bu looked at Chu Nan, and Chu Nan looked straight at Lu Bu without fear.

"Okay, for this matter, I ordered Hou Cheng and Cao Xing to lead three thousand elite soldiers to your deployment. Don't let me down." After a long time, Lu Bu nodded, patted Chu Nan on the shoulder and said.

"Thank you, Marquis Wen!" Chu Nan saluted. In fact, he wanted Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to cooperate with him, but Hou Cheng was also Lv Bu's confidant.

I am not qualified to pick someone with Lu Bu. I really opened my mouth and spread the word to let people know that Zhang Liao and Gao Shun may not remember their own kindness, and they offended Hou Cheng and Cao Xing for no reason.

"Let's go, follow me to meet Han Yin." After deciding on this matter, Lu Bu got up, and it was time to send Han Yin back.

The two went to the mansion where Han Yin stayed. Before going, Chu Nan asked Lu Bu to bring the betrothal gift, and added some extra.

"Do you really want to return these betrothal gifts? Then Yuan Shu relied on me for 200,000 shi last time, and the food and grass have not yet been returned. What's the matter with leaving some betrothal gifts?" As he approached the gate of the mansion, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chu Nan. He was initially accepting this future. Son-in-law, if someone else proposes this plan, he will never accept it.

"If Marquis Wen is that Yuan Shu, what will happen if Marquis Wen accepts his dowry?" Chu Nan didn't directly refute, but asked rhetorically.

"What else can he say?" Lu Bu snorted coldly.

At this time, the shortcomings of Lu Bu's character were exposed. In small matters, Lu Bu was very shrewd, but lacked long-term vision.

Chu Nan was a little helpless: "Let's put it this way, assuming that Marquis Wen has a son, he has already hired Liu Bei's daughter, and the dowry gift has also been sent. Liu Bei originally agreed, but he had to refuse for various reasons, and he took Xuzhou as an excuse. What will happen to Marquis Wen if the dowry is withheld and not returned!?"

"He dares!" Lu Bu snorted coldly, "Then immediately send troops to attack that Liu Bei..."

At the end, Lu Bu frowned and looked at Chu Nan.

"Once a war is waged, gentlemen and bravery will naturally win. However, the food and grass consumed in it are not those dowry gifts. This war is like doing business. It is best not to do business that loses money. Lost because of a moment of anger, Not worth it." Chu Nan laughed.

Lu Bu nodded silently, and took another look at Chu Nan: "With your talent, it's really a pity to be a golden Cao."

"Wen Hou Miaozan, I've been in business for a long time, the principles in this world are actually similar to doing business."

"Let's go." Lu Bu didn't say any more, and the gains and losses were clear. Although he still felt distressed, there was no need to worry about it anymore!
(End of this chapter)