Ten sidecars were placed in the courtyard of the inn.

There is also a strange "wooden cow and wooden horse"...

This restaurant named "Changxin" was rented out by a team of merchants from Jiaozhi County, "Jiaozhou".

Originally this was just an ordinary thing.

But because of today, the "first test of skills" under the Shengsheng Bridge...

For a time, this team of merchants suddenly became famous, and many people wanted to live in this "Changxin" restaurant, with various purposes, to have cordial conversations with this merchant team.

only…

Changxin Restaurant has been rented out for a long time, so where else can people stay?

Some of the visitors... did not see these merchants, shook their heads, and went home with disappointed looks.

Some people were standing around the "Changxin" restaurant, glancing in from time to time, as if they had something profound to say.

The waiter also brought two jars of wine as if to please him and strode to "You Tanzhi's" room.

The shopkeeper seemed to be a literati, and specially asked the waiter to learn a few poems, and recited them while serving wine.

——"Set wine in the high hall, friends and relatives will come with me! The Chinese kitchen will serve a sumptuous meal, and the sheep will be cooked and the fattened cattle will be slaughtered!"

——"Your Majesty, our shopkeeper asked you to come downstairs and said that the mutton is ready, waiting for your Majesty to enjoy it."

——"And this fine wine, should we bring it up to the guests, or come down to drink it?"

Hearing the wine, You Tanzhi walked out of the room, picked up the wine bottle and smelled it, showing an intoxicated look.

I couldn't help but sigh, "It smells so good, mellow and sweet, like wine from the north!"

"Your Majesty, you have good eyesight..." the waiter Dui agreed with a smile.

At this moment, You Tanzhi found something under the lid of the wine bottle. It was a small note. He thought it was specially left for him by the waiter, so he immediately unfolded it...

Because the speed was too fast, the waiter didn't notice it, but when he saw the words on it, You Tanzhi couldn't help but be startled and quickly put away the note.

The waiter's voice continued.

"My shopkeeper admires your guest as a businessman who travels all over the world. Can you show me your favor..."

You Tanzhi blurted out his words without waiting for the waiter to finish his words, "No reward", which was completely contrary to his usual smiling image during the day.

He ignored the waiter and hurried out to the backyard.

Arriving in the courtyard, You Tanzhi looked around with a somewhat wary expression.

But here, apart from the ordnance, there is nothing else.

I was about to turn around and leave.

Suddenly, there was a "crunch", and the wooden cow and the flowing horse seemed to have been touched by something, and they made a crisp sound.

You Tanzhi quickly turned around, and a woman walked out from behind Mu Niu and Liuma.

Wearing a hood and cloak, she stared at the merchant from "Jiaozhou".

You Tanzhi's cautious and doubtful eyes met the woman's sharp and expectant eyes.

You TanZhi couldn't help but take a step back, while the woman took a step forward.

"How many of these are there? Please give me a price!"

Accompanied by this crisp sound.

The woman gently took off her hood. It was Lu Xun's wife, Sun Ru.

Her eyes were electric...and she was holding a pen in her hand.

It was as if the note under the lid of the jug just now was specially written by her.

The text above is extremely sharp - "Your Excellency is so high-profile and all you want is money. I have money? Why don't you talk about it in the backyard?"

As Sun Ce’s daughter;

As a master who is good at assassination and shadow arrow.

It is not difficult to lurk here and find a way to put the note in front of You Tanzhi.

The difficult thing is to lead tourists to come out...

The difficult part is to convince You Tanzhi to sell them this sidecar, this serial crossbow, and this wooden cow and horse!

"I have no choice but to ask Mr. You to meet me in such an abrupt way, but... my little girl needs these weapons very much. Mr. You, please give me a price!"

She repeated her purpose for coming...

As she finished speaking, You Tanzhi seemed to relax a lot.

He just asked lightly:

——"I don't know, which way are you friends?"

…

…

In Jiangling City, there is a luxurious mansion in the east of the city.

The courtyard with seven entrances and seven exits shows that the people living there must be either rich or noble.

At this moment, the middle door of the mansion is wide open.

According to the common practice of such a large family, unless it is to welcome someone of high status, the middle door is generally not opened and the main hall is not entered.

There are distinguished guests coming to this house today.

Ever since the "busy" scene at Victory Bridge at noon, many people began to pour into the house and go straight to the main hall.

now…

Although there is still the afterglow outside, the candles are already burning brightly in the main hall, under the light.

An old man in his sixties was pacing and contemplating with his eyes closed.

"Tap...tap!"

The sound of crisp footsteps resounded on the bluestone floor as smooth as a mirror, and the long beard under the chin moved automatically in the absence of wind!

In front of him, there were some younger and more impulsive men. It was not necessarily true that they were young, but they all looked to be over 10 years old.

One of them cursed...

"Such a good opportunity, such good ordnance? Can others buy it? We scholars? Why can't we buy it?"

This man's name was Shizhi, and he was one of the many sons of the governor of the seven counties of Jiaozhou.

Beside him were Shi Hui and Shi Gan, all of whom were his younger brothers.

And the old man in his sixties is today's distinguished guest. He is their uncle, the prefect of Jiuzhen County - Shi? (wei).

This time, Shi? came to Jiangling to stop by and rest for a day. His ultimate goal was "Gongan County" and he wanted to conduct a secret arms deal with Fu Shiren.

——Purchase some ordnance!

Jiaozhou is located on the border and is extremely lacking in both iron and forging skills.

Therefore, similar to arms and ordnance, scholars naturally have to purchase them from other places.

But...

Even three years ago, the head of the Shi family, Shi Bian, completely surrendered to Sun Quan and Jiaozhou became a vassal of Soochow. However, vassals of Soochow often ended up not good.

Sun Quan was always on guard against them.

Not to mention weapons, there are strict restrictions on soldiers and horses.

That is to say, Shi Bian himself had a peaceful mind and did not like war. Otherwise... he still had tens of thousands of troops under his command, how could he let Sun Quan bully him?

But at this time...

Shi Zhi's words caused widespread discussion.

His younger brother Shi Hui and Shi Gan said separately: "Yes, Sun Quan's son is only over thirty years old, and his father is over seventy. He still needs to bow to him and pay tribute every year... Isn't he just relying on Soochow?

Are the military supplies, weapons, and armor sufficient? If our soldiers are fully equipped...how can we allow him to ride on our necks and dominate us?"

"In my opinion, today's repeating crossbow is quite good. Ten shots from the crossbow can kill an ox in an instant. Once it is fully equipped, my progress in Jiaozhou may not be enough, but it is more than enough to defend the city. In this way, we will be able to

If you are not afraid of that little Sun Quan, let’s see if he still dares to mention that rude request!”

The so-called unreasonable demands...

It refers to the large amounts of "pearls, shells, colored glaze, jade, tortoise shells, rhinoceros horns, ivory", a large number of rare and exotic fruits, and even many fine horses that Dai Shibian paid Sun Quan as tribute every year.

Can…

Even under such a general premise.

But Sun Quan still forced Shibian to agree.

The northern part of Jiaozhou (that is, Guangdong) was assigned to Sun Quan, and Sun Quan sent Bu Zhao to manage it.
To be continued...