After bidding farewell to Liu Bei, Bai Tu originally wanted to return to Xiaopei first, and choose an opportunity to cross the river secretly with Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and a small number of close guards - Bai Tu didn't even tell Liu Bei the specific itinerary.
But when he was about to leave the city, he was stopped by an old man.
"Is it possible that Mr. Bai dislikes the simplicity of Chen's residence? Didn't we agree last time that we would come and sit down for a while in our free time?"
That's right, the visitor is none other than the old fox Chen Gui from Xuzhou!
"It turns out it's Mr. Chen. Tu is very busy with his duties, so I'd like to thank you for my concern." Bai Tu said politely.
At the same time, I was also muttering in my heart, what does this old fox want to do? Wasn't he just polite before, but why did he come to invite me specifically now?
"The Chen Mansion has prepared a banquet. Mr. Bai, would you like to show me your face?" Chen Gui explicitly invited.
"this……"
"The paper created by Mr. Bai is indeed an artifact of the country. More importantly, Mr. Bai can still be so open-minded and not in vain. The Chen family also has several paper mills. I wonder if I can ask Mr. Bai for advice?" Chen Gui
said.
Believe it or not - Bai Tu instinctively suspected that this old guy wasn't doing it for the sake of paper, it was just an excuse.
However, Chen Gui has already said so, and Bai Tu is also curious and wants to take a look. In short, Chen Gui will not be disadvantageous to him now.
Whether in history or in novels, Chen Gui is a die-hard fan of Cao Cao. In other words... he has a vision worthy of his age and sees that Cao Cao has a bright future.
When Tao Qian was there, Chen Gui never tried his best, the kind-hearted Liu Bei failed to win his heart, and the brave Lu Bu failed to win his heart. Even if Yuan Shu, who had friendship with him, took the initiative to invite him, Chen Gui only regarded him as a
waste……
As soon as Cao Cao arrived, Chen Gui immediately joined forces with his son Chen Deng to package Lu Bu and Xuzhou as a promotion gift!
In history, Chen Gui is not an ordinary faggot. When dealing with Tao Qian, Lu Bu, and Liu Bei, Chen Gui just didn't talk to each other, didn't resist, and just wanted to be alone.
However, when Lu Bu and Yuan Shu wanted to marry, Chen Gui immediately realized that the two men's alliance posed a threat to Cao Cao, so he changed his previous policy of protecting himself and took the initiative to instigate...
It can be seen that this old guy looks cunning, but in fact he is decisive!
As he said, Chen Gui was just discussing the papermaking workshop with Bai Tu. At first, Bai Tu only informed Chen Gui of some key points of improving papermaking technology - anyway, this was what Bai Tu wanted to make public.
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However, Chen Gui still pulled him to continue the banquet. Just when Bai Tu was about to become impatient, Chen Gui said: "Mr. Bai will be called 'Bai Shijun' or 'Bai Gong' from now on. Don't be so impatient."
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"Yes, yes, I still need to learn more from you." Bai Tu agreed.
It was only afterward that Baitu figured it out. What Chen Gui meant when he said this was that after he worshiped Lu Bu as his adoptive father, he had actually completed the transformation from a celebrity, a counselor, to a real "lord"!
After all, the prefect himself can also be honored as "the envoy". Bai Tu was the prefect of Peijun before, and in terms of actual power... He, the Yangzhou Mu, is not more powerful than the prefect of Peijun, but Chen Gui thinks that now he can be called the prefect of Peijun.
The title "Shi Jun" is full of profound meaning - this guy's eyesight is amazing.
"There is nothing to learn from an old man like me, but... I do have a 'business' that I can talk to Bai Shijun about," Chen Gui said.
"Is it a paper mill? Tu has never thought about making profit from basic paper." Bai Tu said.
"No, it's a water transport business going south." Chen Gui said.
"Water transportation?" Bai Tu asked in surprise.
Can the Chen family still engage in water transport business? Guangling County in Xuzhou has been lost, so there is no port next to the Yangtze River...
At the same time, Bai Tu was also confused, what did this business say to him?
"This... although the picture shows Yangzhou Shepherd, I don't know when we can really appease Yangzhou. This business is better to wait..."
"No, this is the business we are doing now! The Chen family is going to Jiangdong to transport a batch of goods. I have been thinking about what would be the most profitable. Now that I think about it... how about walking Qianqi?" Chen Guiming said.
Bai Tu also immediately understood what Chen Gui meant - he wanted to help him transport troops to Jiangdong!
Now that the land of Jianghuai lies with Yuan Shu, both Bai Tu and Chen Gong have considered it impossible to transport troops from Xuzhou to Jiangdong on a large scale. Even with Liu Bei's great help, this road cannot be opened.
But now Chen Gui says he can...
Bai Tu thought about it carefully and didn't think Chen Gui was bragging. After all, the Chen family, as the top aristocratic family in Xuzhou, was also influential in Huainan before. Even though Guangling County is no longer under the control of Xuzhou Mu, this business was originally not
Go through the channels of the imperial court, so even if the king's flag changes on the city, the Chen family's "Daodao'er" will not expire so quickly!
There should be quite a few aristocratic families doing private water transport business these days, and the Chen family... should be considered a relatively large one.
Of course, it is impossible to really transport five thousand cavalry. The limit of the Chen family is - one thousand cavalry!
Bai Tu also thought about whether Chen Gui wanted to trick him, but then he thought about it and thought it was impossible.
The whole Chen family is now in Pengcheng. How far is it from Xiaopeicai? If something happens to Bai Tu and Lu Bu, wouldn't Zhang Liao and Gao Shun arrive at dawn?
Besides, if Bai Tu was really tricked by him, Liu Bei couldn't bear it!
Will he make fun of his whole family?
However, Bai Tu was still confused and said: "Mr. Chen is so righteous! It's just... how can Tu be so virtuous? How could Mr. Chen be so helpful?"
This is not a smooth favor. After helping Bai Tu this time, the Chen family's business route will be ruined!
In the past, whether it was Guangling or Wu Commandery, the princes could not completely control the place. Caravans like the Chen family would naturally have good connections.
But with the help of Bai Tu's magic weapon descending from the sky, eight members of the Chen family will be included in the "blacklist".
Could it be that Chen Gui saw that I had the aura of a domineering king and was planning to disown Cao Cao and come to follow me? - Bai Tu had a fantasy in his heart.
"It's just a matter of effort. Besides... Bai Shijun is here to hang out with Yuan Shu... That villain, if there is a fight, I will do my best. I hope he can rescue Bai Shijun when he regains control of Shouchun."
My son Chen Ying was detained by that villain." Chen Gui was a little angry and almost cursed Yuan Shu.
Only then did Bai Tuye remember that one of Yuan Shu's previous tricks was to recruit Chen Gui to serve him. However, when Chen Gui refused, he actually detained his second son.
Chen Ying forced Chen Gui to submit...but Chen Gui still ignored him!
It seems that this has already happened...
Chen Gui is also very annoyed with Yuan Shu now. More importantly, the Chen family has indeed been targeted by Yuan Shu. Those joints opened in Guangling and Jiangdong may fall out with them at some point. It is better to do it before it expires.
, do Bai Tu a favor!
Firstly, it was to become a good friend with Bai Tu, secondly, it was to cause some trouble for Yuan Shu, and thirdly... it was also to retain some hope of rescuing Chen Ying.
Bai Tu didn't dare to agree too much, but he promised that as long as there was a chance in the future, he would definitely rescue Chen Ying. At the same time, he made an agreement with Chen Gui to rush to Jiangdong!