But he is still quite aware of the current situation on his side.
So he hurriedly said to Sun Quan:
"Lord, don't be angry. Boyan just says what he has to say...With our current ability, we really can't help them."
"But Boyan also said that if you have a reason, there will happen to be a suitable position for you in the plan——"
Sun Quan's eyelids trembled. He stared at Lu Xun, trying to detect signs of lying in his eyes.
"Yes, as the governor said before he died, if my lord wants to take the opportunity to win over people's hearts, you will also have a place in the plan. Everything depends on your choice. I will not force it."
people's hearts...
This was something Zhou Yu repeatedly emphasized to Sun Quan before he died.
Liu Bei is a terrible person. As a lord, he has almost no advantage over Cao Cao.
But he has obviously grasped the most important thing as a lord - the human heart.
Of course, Sun Quan has many deficiencies compared to Liu Bei. Moreover, in terms of people's hearts, Liu Bei is almost overwhelming, so if Sun Quan loses to Liu Bei in the end, Zhou Yu will not be surprised at all.
But Sun Quan is not without his merits.
He is young. If he can really survive Liu Bei and Cao Cao to death, then he might still have a chance.
Of course, that's all for later.
so……
Lu Xun's words silenced Sun Quan.
He found that what Lu Xun said was true - maybe the other party was really thinking about himself.
but…
Out of caution, Sun Quan thought about it and finally replied:
"Yes...yes...but...listen carefully, I promise you not because I believe you, but because I have to do it."
"If I find that you have the slightest possibility of deceiving me - maybe just like you said, our existence doesn't mean much to your plan, but..."
Sun Quan gritted his teeth and said:
"But if the day comes, I will bring all the information to Zhang Zhao and the others -"
"So... this is a deal. I can guarantee that if you can wholeheartedly help me return to the position of Lord of Jiangdong, I will not disclose the details of the plan to anyone, but I also need your guarantee - otherwise
, I don’t mind if everything goes to hell between us.”
Sun Quan said it very harshly. He no longer wanted to save face. He had already mentioned the matter of surrendering to Zhang Zhao. In fact, he had no other options.
The reason why Zhang Zhao finally planned to surrender was probably because he wanted to take Lu Xun with him before complete destruction.
But Lu Xun's performance was still so calm, which made Sun Quan somewhat crazy when he saw it.
"No problem. I'm glad that my lord you can choose to abide by the governor's last wish."
Lu Xun, this is the pot that he doesn’t open and pick up.
But... the two sides have already reached a deal, so Sun Quan doesn't want to worry about it anymore.
"So... can you tell us your plan?"
"Although you have decided to join, if your plan is not as feasible as you boasted...what will you do?"
"Haha, you just need to listen to what I say once to judge whether it is feasible or not."
Lu Xun then spent a long time explaining his plan to everyone present.
To say it was his plan, it would be better to say it was a continuation of his previous plan to overthrow Zhou Yu and disrupt his adulterous marriage.
When Sun Quan heard that most of the resources in this plan had been prepared long ago, this was somewhat difficult for him to accept.
However, Lu Su and others paid attention to other aspects.
"Should we start with the salt industry? Disintegrate the foundation of Zhang Zhao and others?"
"This...this sounds a bit unrealistic, right?"
Of course, Lu Su knew that aristocratic families such as the Zhang family and the Gu family were based on the salt industry.
This may be the only aspect that Sun Quan did not dare to mention when negotiating terms with the Jiangdong nobles.
Because once the restructuring involves the roots of the Jiangdong gentry, even Sun Quan cannot guarantee that he can still control this group of people.
Therefore, unlike other places, there are no salt and iron officials in Jiangdong now. Maybe there were in the past, but if Zhang Zhao and others promoted Lu Meng to the position of governor, then there will no longer be anyone in charge of Jiangdong.
It must be said that these companies are acting recklessly in the field of salt and iron.
The consequences of this are unpredictable.
"It's certainly unrealistic to say it as before. The resources in Jiangdong Salt Industry have long been divided up by several companies."
Lu Xun was telling the truth. Although he was the representative of the Lu family in Wu County, most of the Lu family's foundations in Jiangdong were still the old properties in Lujiang.
Or it could be that Lu's stamina is insufficient, and it has been difficult to recover since more than half of it was destroyed.
If a family wants to restore its previous energy, the simplest and best way is economics.
The economy seems to be just ordinary things like transactions, but in fact, this battlefield is no worse than a real battlefield.
"But... I wonder, my lord, have you ever heard of a salt industry revolution in places other than Jiangdong in the past two years, or even a revolution in the salt industry that has lasted until now?"
"The main manifestation is that with Xiangyang as the source, a certain family there developed a cheap and convenient method of making refined salt. Since then, the price of refined salt has been falling wildly and uncontrollably - now one tael of coarse salt in Jiangdong is worth ten
The price of money is high, but have you heard about the current price of refined salt in the north?"
"Is it...eight hundred dollars?"
Sun Quan felt that he had guessed a fairly low price. After all, Lu Xun had already laid the groundwork. He had to guess the price a little lower, but the price of 800 yuan was already a low price that Jiangdong had not seen in decades.
"The price of refined salt in Jiangdong should have risen to one to two thousand five hundred yuan now. Even we can't afford this price..."
"Is it possible..."
Lu Su said strangely. He suspected that Lu Xun was going to name a price that they could not imagine, so he swallowed nervously.
Lu Xun stretched out a finger leisurely and waved it in front of everyone.
Sun Quan blurted out:
"A thousand dollars?"
"If it is this price...it is already close to the lowest price in Jiangdong in the past few years."
"But...even if it costs one thousand yuan, how can the north have such a huge salt production as Jiangdong?"
However, Lu Xun was still smiling and did not speak, which made Lu Su think of a possibility:
"One...one hundred dollars?"
"Ah? One hundred dollars? Zijing, are you kidding me?"
"Ah? How is this possible?"
Sun Quan quickly shook his head and denied Lu Su's statement.
He really couldn't imagine selling refined salt for only 100 yuan.
However, Lu Xun spoke, and the room was completely silent when he spoke:
"Ten cents, one tael of fine snowflake salt, only ten cents. This is the price you can find in any salt shop in the north."
