Technology dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 223 [The first step to spy on the Central Plains]

In the afternoon, almost all the people who were supposed to come arrived one after another.

Those who came to this birthday party are: Chen Gong, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai, Ding Hong, Qin Yun, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Zhang Yang, Yang Feng, Xu Huang, Xu Rong, Song Xian, Wei Xu , Liu Xi, Cai Yong, Cheng Bing, Xue Ren, Hua Tuo, Gong Shuming and other main characters.

In addition, some people also brought some family members.Among them, Cai Yong's daughter, Cai Yan.

These people brought various gifts, among them, apart from the elephant brought by Xu Rong, surprisingly, Hao Meng brought two little tigers, which Lu Lingqi liked very much.

That day, after the dinner, Lu Bu, Diao Chan, Xiao Taohong and Lu Lingqi enjoyed the bread-style cake made by Lu Bu himself, and the taste was even more delicious than the first time.

At the same time, eleven small candles were lit next to the plate holding the cake, and Lu Bu took the lead in singing "Happy Birthday", which surprised and moved Lu Lingqi.

After eating the cake, they took the two little tigers that Hao Meng sent to the room. They looked like big cats, very cute, and Lu Lingqi regarded them as treasures.

Tired after playing until midnight.

One night passed, and on the second day, Lu Bu got up much later than usual.

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There was a knock on Lu Bu's door.

"Who?"

Lu Bu was startled awake and asked casually.I drank a lot yesterday, and I still feel dizzy now.

"General, I am Diao Chan."

Diao Chan's voice came from outside the door.

"Diao Chan, come in."

Feeling dizzy, Lu Bu started to get up.

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"Xiao Taohong, you are right outside the door, I will bring the things in for the general."

The door opened, and Diao Chan was holding a tray with a small jade bowl on it.

"I drank too much wine yesterday, and I'm still dizzy now, I got up late."

Lu Bu sat up, looked at Diao Chan, and smiled awkwardly.

Diaochan stepped forward, put the tray on the table, then picked up the jade bowl, walked to the bed, and said softly, "General, this is Zhejiang, it can sober you up."

"Zhejiang? What is it?"

This was the first time Lu Bu heard this strange name, and asked curiously.

"This is brought back by General Hao Meng from Jiaozhi County. He said that it is just made Zhejiang, sugar syrup squeezed from bamboo cane. Moreover, there are a lot of fresh bamboo cane delivered yesterday, which tastes very sweet. The general can try it."

Diao Chan explained unhurriedly.

"Bamboo cane? Could it be sugar cane?" Lu Bu paused, and then said with a smile, "It seems that I have never tasted it before, and I feel dizzy. Why don't you... Hey me, taste what it tastes like."

"En." Diao Chan blushed slightly, fed Lv Bu Zhejiang with a spoon, looked at Lv Bu, and said, "General."

"The taste is really good, very sweet!"

After taking a sip, it really tastes like sugar cane, full of sweetness.As for the fragrance, it was the body fragrance from Diao Chan's body.

"As long as the general likes it, this kind of Zhejiang is not common in the Central Plains, and Diao Chan has only seen it once or twice." Diaochan continued to feed Lu Bu Zhejiang.

Although Lu Bu hoped that Diaochan would feed himself Zhejiang like this, and time would stop.But soon, a bowl of Zhejiang was finished.

"General, how do you feel now?" Diao Chan asked after feeding the last spoonful of Zhejiang into Lu Bu's mouth.

Lu Bu was still enjoying himself, so he blurted out naturally: "Very good, very good, sweet and beautiful!"

"General. People are asking if your head is still dizzy. If you don't feel better, you should ask Dr. Hua to take a look." Diao Chan blushed and lowered her head slightly.

Lu Bu was suddenly embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Okay, everything is fine. I can get up now."

Diao Chan's face turned red with a swipe, "General Diao Chan is waiting outside the door."

After finishing speaking, he got up immediately and walked quickly to the door, holding an empty jade bowl in his hand.

"Hehe. So cute!"

Lu Bu looked at Diao Chan who ran out with a blushing face, feeling beautiful in his heart.

After Lu Bu got dressed, Diao Chan asked Xiao Taohong to bring a washbasin filled with clean water into the room and wait for Lu Bu to wash.

Then, Lu Bu, Diao Chan and Lu Lingqi had breakfast.

After breakfast, Lu Bu called Zhou Zhang, Chen Gong and Zhang Liao.

In the conference hall, Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Zhou Zhang are gathered together.

Chen Gong is in charge of Jiaozhou's government affairs, Zhang Liao is in charge of Jiaozhou's military affairs, and Zhou Zhang, as the chairman of Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce, is very important for Lu Bu to promote "business reform".

Today's Jiaozhou Chamber of Commerce has a considerable scale, with more than 100 members, large and small, covering: grain, salt and iron, cloth, treasures, utensils, food and other aspects.

Whether it is voluntary or forced to join, many merchants are now waiting for Lu Bu to open the Jiaozhou border and allow them to go to the Central Plains to do business.

Today, Lu Bu recruited three people for this purpose.

"Meet the lord!"

"Meet the lord!"

"Meet the lord!"

Whether it is Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, or Zhou Zhang, they all call Lu Bu "Master" now.

"No need to be polite, sit down and talk."

"Come on, serve tea!"

Lu Bu sat the three of them down and ordered them to watch tea.

Afterwards, Lu Bu said, "Today, I came to you because I have a few things to discuss."

"My lord, please tell me, we will obey!"

Chen Gong stood up and cupped his hands, expressing his attitude, followed by Zhang Liao and Zhou Zhang also got up and looked at Lu Bu.

"Sit down, sit down, and listen to me first."

After the three of them sat down, Lu Bu continued: "The main thing is to select a group of merchants to go to the Central Plains. In doing so, one is to solve the needs of some merchants who want to go to the Central Plains to do business."

"Secondly, the people of Jiaozhou also need some items from the Central Plains, such as: cloth, grain, utensils, cattle and horses, etc. This is also to meet the needs of all parties."

"Third, arrange for people to go to the Central Plains with the caravan to inquire about the news of the Central Plains, and at the same time inquire about the situation of the soldiers' families."

This is probably the case. After Lu Bu finished speaking, he looked at the three of them and said again: "What needs to be considered now is to select those merchants to go to the Central Plains; to allow those items to go to the Central Plains; and to buy those items in large quantities. Tell us about yourselves. Let’s gather our opinions and come up with a decision today.”

"My lord, Jiaozhou is indeed short of a lot of items at present, and needs to be purchased from the Central Plains. The main ones are: grain, cloth, iron, copper, as well as cattle, war horses, etc., all of which need to be purchased in large quantities from the Central Plains."

"Jingzhou is rich in food and has a lot of iron and copper mines. Merchants can go there. They will be secretly purchased and transported to Jiaozhou. Then the General's Mansion will come forward and buy them from merchants."

Chen Gong stood up, cupped his hands and said.

The expenses of the army, the construction of new academies, and the construction of new county towns all require a lot of materials.

"Gongtai is right, these things are what we need." After speaking, Lu Bu paused, and continued: "However, besides this, there is one more important thing that Jiaozhou needs, which Gongtai hasn't mentioned yet. "

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(End of this chapter)