Three Kingdoms, at the beginning of the game, recognize the thief as the father, hit the spectacle,

ps: Let me talk about the update. I am busy at home these two days, so it may not be updated tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It should be restored from the [-]th.

At the beginning of the month, there are always two days off.

再就是十月份的加更规则，从5号开始到25号吧，20天大静谧期间，还是100刀左右加1更2000，10000打赏左右加一更2000.

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Chapter 42 Zhang Yan said:...

"Can your food, grass and money support you to continue fighting?"

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Faced with Zhang Yan's inquiry, Sun Jian fell silent immediately.

Yes, just like what Zhang Yan said, Changsha... not only Changsha, but even Lingling and Guiyang counties under his actual control, it is difficult to gather enough supplies for him to buy armaments.

After the previous locust plague, Jingnan and even southern Yangzhou were greatly affected, and survival was their main goal this year.

Even with Sun Jian's control over Jingnan, it would be difficult to mobilize excess supplies from the treasury.

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"Well, there are frequent natural disasters in Changsha this year, and there is really no extra money and food in the treasury."

"To be honest, if De Mao and you hadn't been involved this time, I'm afraid I'd have to go north to Xiangyang to discuss with the governor Wang Rui and ask him to order Kuai and Cai's family to open a warehouse to help me through this difficult time. .”

"But Demao, don't worry. Although I can't give you any money, I still have something that can pay off your debts in Lujiang."

……

Having directly confessed his situation to Zhang Yan, Sun Jian seemed a bit bachelor at the moment.

After hesitating for a while, Sun Jian looked around and saw that the mansion was quiet, so he whispered into Zhang Yan's ear:

"Although I am poor in Changsha, some things are very valuable..."

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"Oh?"

"Brother Wentai, what do you mean?"

Seeing Sun Jian's mysterious look, Zhang Yan became curious.

When money is not enough, it is normal to use other things to pay off debts to buy arms. Not to mention the Eastern Han Dynasty, even the later generations of Huaxia used potatoes and corn to exchange a lot of good things from Big Brother.

For example, in the current agricultural society, food is generally used as an equivalent.

But in the final analysis, isn't Changsha now unable to afford food, and where can other materials be used to pay off debts?

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"Brother Wentai, I didn't mean to ask too much, what do you plan to use as collateral?"

"Think of a way to save some food?"

"Maybe what I said is a bit too much... But we are all the courtiers of the big man. If the common people can't afford to eat because of the military... Then I would rather not sell these weapons and armor to you."

He spoke to Sun Jian with some hesitation, Zhang Yan's eyes were a little hesitant.

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"Ahem, Demao, what are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who puts people's lives at risk?"

Shaking his head towards Zhang Yan, Sun Jian lowered his voice a bit.

"It's not food, it's mines."

"In Wuling, not far to the west of Changsha, there is a river called Woxi. Just near Woxi, my people discovered a small gold mine."

"De Mao, I won't hide it from you... I have sent soldiers to surround the gold mine since it was discovered. I am afraid that the news will leak out. If you have the courage, I will share this Woxi gold mine with you. We mine together."

"Although Wuling is not under my control, it is still one of the four counties in Jingnan, and that guy Wang Rui can't get involved."

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Um?Gold mine!

Hearing Sun Jian's words, Zhang Yan finally realized why the other party had the courage to talk to him about the arms trade during the famine.

If this gold mine is real, let alone buying some weapons and armor, even if it is something more expensive, Sun Jian is not afraid to consider it.

At this time, a catty of gold in the Han Dynasty was worth about ten thousand yuan... Sitting on a gold mine, if the Han Dynasty hadn't strictly prohibited local officials from opening the mine without permission, Sun Jian would be almost as rich as an enemy!

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Besides, that's Woxi...

Since Sun Jian mentioned it just now, Zhang Yan remembered that the Nawoxi Gold Mine is located on the four largest veins in Hunan. This is not a small gold mine, but a big one with tens of tons of reserves.

Zhang Yan originally thought that the ore lode had not been explored in this era, but he did not expect that it would appear in the field of vision of Sun Jian and others as early as the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Sun Jian said that the place was a small mine. Either he hadn't discovered more ore veins, or he deliberately kept it private and didn't tell himself the truth.

Seeing the other party's expression of reluctance to give up love, Zhang Yan was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother.

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"Good guy, are you still pretending to be with me?"

"You're not telling the truth, are you?"

"If you don't mention Woxi, I can't remember it!"

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He complained bitterly about Sun Jian in his heart, Zhang Yan turned his eyes, and his attitude became a little ambiguous.

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"Here, brother Wentai, you said this gold mine...is he safe?"

"In our big man, mining hardware such as gold, silver, copper, iron and tin without permission is against the law..."

"Furthermore, although the dog's head gold mined from gold mines can be used as gold among the people, it is unavoidably risky for officials like us to use it in large transactions."

"And if it is smelted privately, it's better not to be discovered. The great thing is to remove some impurities and lose some money."

"If you are reported by the inspector of the governor, you will lose your head!"

……

Talking to Sun Jian with a smile on his face, Zhang Yan had almost guessed what the other party was thinking.

With Sun Jian's character, since he guards such a big treasure house without doing anything, it is certainly not because he does not have the guts...

Let him say that in all likelihood, this guy was targeted by the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Rui, and he didn't dare to act rashly, leaving it to the other party.

As for myself... Is that easy?

He still doesn't know the name of the governor of Yangzhou... He has a background in the imperial court, and it is almost impossible for him to be written by those governors. Let me cut it off.

When Sun Jian found himself this time, he must have wanted Lujiang to take action, chop up this cake that Changsha couldn't eat, divide it up, and eat it together.

"Brother Wentai, with your relationship with Inspector Wang Rui, surely you don't want him to know the existence of this gold mine?"

There was a hint of a smile in Zhang Yan's eyes.

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"Hey, Demao, you are right, it is true."

"With me watching from Jingnan, it would be extremely difficult for Wang Rui to go south to open mines. But in the same way, with him watching, if I do it, I'm afraid I will be sent to Luoyang by a memorial. I can't keep it."

Seeing this, Sun Jian also sighed.

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"I, Sun Jian, am not a power-hungry person. It's just that it's a troubled time. If we don't use power to suppress local Xiaoxiao, the people in Jingzhou may have difficulty in surviving."

"I, Sun Jian, have small affairs, but the people of Jingzhou have big affairs. For the sake of these people, I can't lose my current position rashly."

"De Mao, if you want to do this, you still have to do it."

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"I can send troops to defend Jingnan and Jingbei along the line to isolate Wang Rui's eyes and ears, or even send troops directly to Xiangbei to attract his eyes and ears."

"As for you...you take advantage of the chaos to mine gold mines in western Hunan and smelt them into gold."

"You are Zhongchang Shi's adoptive son. No one in the officialdom knows about this. As long as you don't get the actual evidence for the other party, even if you are suspected, the other party will not dare to direct the fire on you."

Patting Zhang Yan on the shoulder quite confidently, Sun Jian said confidently.

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"I admit that the Jingnan area is poor and weak. This gold mine is the greatest sincerity I can show you."

"As for whether you can get the money...that depends on you."

"As long as you are willing to take over mining and smelting related matters, then we will share the gold mined in this gold mine [-]-[-]."

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Having said that, Sun Jian let out a deep breath as if he had let go of some burden.

In front of him, Zhang Yan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the words "[-]% to [-]%", and finally he smiled knowingly.

……

You know, the reason why he hesitated with Sun Jian just now is mainly because Sun Jian has never given him a clear promise, that is, after the mine is mined, how much of this mine will belong to Zhang Yan, and how much will belong to Sun Jian. own output.

Now that the other party finally gave him a [-]-[-] split plan, Zhang Yan saw that the ratio was quite appropriate, so he agreed in a low voice.

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"Okay, since Brother Wentai said so, I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

"After a few days, I will send people to mine there. As for the raw gold mined, after deducting the mining and smelting costs, you and I will share the rest [-]-[-]. I'm going to kill you."