According to Sun Ce's request, Yu Fan also considered the Danyang family and prepared a list. Sun Ce took a look and found that compared with Wu Hui, the number of Danyang families was significantly smaller, and Wu Hui family accounted for 80%.

"Zhongxiang, there are so few people in Danyang?"

"The general doesn't know that although Danyang is in Jiangdong, it is different from the people of Wuhui across Taihu Lake. Wuhui people look at the sea east and the river north, while Danyang people look at the river more. Moreover, Danyang people are brave and live with Shanyue, like to recruit soldiers, and are not happy to do business and literature, so there are not many powerful families."

"Then bring Yuzhang County. In short, you can't let this matter become a matter for Wu Hui people. The situation is too small."

Yu Fannong didn't insist and agreed readily. The two discussed the process again to see who to gather to discuss and discuss what matters. Yu Fann then got up and left. After he walked for a while, Guo Jia led his wife Zhong in. Sun Ce was surprised and hurriedly invited Zhong to take his seat.

"Mrs. What advice do you have?"

"I dare not." Zhong bowed and greeted. "It was just that there was a reluctant request, and I also asked the general to fulfill it."

Sun Ce blinked, not knowing what the Zhong family sold in this gourd. She said that she didn't need to show up in person if she had any requirements. She could pass through Guo Jia's mouth or through Yuan Quan. Why did she go into battle in person this time? Could it be that she came for justice for her son Guo Yi? I heard that Guo Yi was bullied by her third sister Sun Shangxiang and became the emperor's swearing bag.

"I recently visited Taihu Lake to enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste delicious food. This trip is worth it. However, the beautiful scenery and delicious food cannot be shared with my close friends. I also have to see that my close friends are not free. I feel really distressed. So I dared to ask the general to clarify public and private affairs so that Mrs. Yuan can free her and have time to travel together, instead of being with Mrs. Yang who sighs all day long. As a child, she has been with her for a long time and has not been effective. Should she try someone else?"

Sun Ce laughed silently. He nodded. "Shame, ashamed, I'll delay you having fun together. Let's do this, please give me another two days. I'll finish my work and talk to Mr. Yang and send him back to Chang'an. How about it?"

"Then thank you general." Zhong Shi gave a smile and turned to leave the cabin. Guo Jia took her off the boat, turned back, took her seat again, shook her feather fan and said with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Yang is really anxious."

Sun Ce scratched his head. "Wenxiao, how should I deal with such an old minister? I can't be rude or give in. I'm in a dilemma now."

Guo Jia is confident. "General, Zhongxiang came just now. Did you say that the Wu Hui family raised funds to build a ship and went to sea?"

"Yes." Sun Ce briefly explained the situation.

"Even Yu Zhongxiang felt troublesome, which shows that the profit is moving, which makes the cowards go forward. Yang Gong has been in office for a long time, and knows that the general has no way out, he still chases him from Yuzhang. He just wants to do his best. Since he cannot persuade the general to hand over the military power, he also hopes that the general can take care of the court and pay some taxes. In this case, why not let him face to face with the Wu Hui family, see where the people are, and see the general's great ambition?"

Sun Ce was a little confused and didn't understand why Guo Jia made such a suggestion.

"General, Yang Gong is a loyal minister, but he is not stupid and loyal. He just believes that the general's revolution may not be better. He may think that what the general can do, the emperor can do, or even do better. Guanzhong encountered some problems in implementing the new policy, but that was limited to the population of Guanzhong and insufficient taxes. If the general can respect the court and unify the world, the emperor will implement the new policy, and the general will take the Niu Er, Xun Yu and Zhang Hong as auxiliary, peace will be expected. If the general does not break his view, he will not give up."

"Then can I break his prejudice by asking him to meet with the Wu Hui family?"

Guo Jia smiled mysteriously. "The Yang family has a tradition of confronting the emperor. They adhere to the Confucian tradition, insisted on not competing for profit with the people, and used the power of the emperor to check and balance the power of the emperor. They were very close to the general's ambition, but because of his identity, he could not break out of his existing position. Although he had seen a lot along the way, he was just a quick look and saw the new policy. He might not really understand the general's good intentions. At best, he said that the general was benevolent and righteous and loved the people. Let him meet with the Wu Hui family, and even participate in the discussion on this matter, so that he had the opportunity to understand the difference between the general and the emperor, and his stubbornness was naturally self-defeating."

Sun Ce thought about it carefully and felt it was reasonable. In fact, many old ministers were not stubborn, but they didn't understand him. Once they understood his ambitions, they might not continue to oppose it. Zhu Jun changed his attitude. Although Huang Wan did not completely change, he also agreed with him in some views. Even old party members like He Yong had a different attitude later. Although scholars in the Han Dynasty were a little self-righteous, and classical studies also entered the discrimination of prophecies and divinations, the Han Confucian scholars were not Neo-Confucian scholars after all. They still had the courage to innovate themselves in the face of reality. After so many years of fighting against ancient and modern literature, they were unified at the end of the Han Dynasty, and quickly evolved into the knowledge of the Wei and Jin metaphysics. At least it shows that scholars are still energetic, but the direction is wrong.

Besides, Yang Biao has a special identity. If he can change his position, it will be no less meaning than conquering a state.

It is easy to attack the city, but it is difficult to attack the heart. It is easy to conquer the world, but it is difficult to win the hearts of the people. If you cannot win the hearts of the people, and blindly use profit to tempt people or force people with power, peace will inevitably not last long. The Sima family is an example of being close at hand. In order to usurp the throne, the Sima family won over aristocratic families, temptations with profits, and kills dissidents with the other, causing everyone to be in danger. In the end, the Western Jin Dynasty only lasted for a few decades and fell apart, dragging China into the abyss of the Five Barbarians' invasion of China.

Two days later, Sun Ce arrived at the east shore of Taihu Lake. Most of the officials from the Wujun Prefect's Office returned to the city, but the Wuhui family did not leave and continued to discuss the matter of building ships and going to sea. At the same time, the messenger had rushed to the counties in Jiangdong to inform more families to attend the meeting.

Sun Ce entered the Daleishan Camp and specially arranged Yang Biao and his wife in a nearby courtyard. It was not far away, but it was not in the camp, so it was quieter. In the evening, he and Zhang Hong came to the courtyard where Yang Biao lived, entered the gate, and smiled bitterly before speaking.

"I'm rude, I've been stubborn in the past two days and I've neglected my uncle."

"It's okay." Yang Biao looked at Sun Ce and bowed his respects slightly. After receiving the words from Zhong's family, he had already felt much more at ease when he knew that Sun Ce met him. Now that he had just left the boat, Sun Ce came to visit, which shows that he had sincerity and he was already very satisfied. "The general's face was not very good. Are he too tired?"

"I am not tired in my body, but my heart is tired." Sun Ce sighed. "Today, I am here to greet you, and the other is to ask for help from my uncle."

"Seeking for help?" Yang Biao became alert. With the lesson from last time, he dared not be careless anymore. He chased Wujun in hopes that Sun Ce could take a step back. Sun Ce came back and asked him for help, which was strange. Could it be that it was another trick?

Not only was Yang Biao alert, but even Mrs. Yuan was uneasy and walked out of the inner room. Sun Ce bowed to Mrs. Yuan and exchanged a look with Yuan Quan. Yuan Quan knew that Guo Jia had conveyed the plan through Mrs. Zhong, but Sun Ce did not come to report it in person. Yuan Quan was smart and knew that Sun Ce intended to surrender Yang Biao as soon as he heard this plan. She was of course happy to see it. She spoke very tightly and did not reveal any news. When she saw Sun Ce at this moment, she looked confused.

Sun Ce took his seat and roughly explained the situation. After several years of trial sailing, the advantages of sea ships were very obvious. Now the Wu Hui family wants to raise funds and build several more sea ships to do sea business, but they only see the benefits, underestimate the risks, and are eager to achieve success. In order to reduce the risks, he had to call more family discussions, hoping to find a safer way.

Yang Biao was a little suspicious. "Since the risk of going to sea is so great, why do you still have to spend a lot of money to go to sea? After the war, the Central Plains had withered, and it was better to concentrate financial resources and material resources to solve the current difficulties and restore peace?"

Sun Ce gave Zhang Hong a wink. Zhang Hong took over the topic and explained the necessity of going overseas. "The Wu Hui family is so enthusiastic about going overseas to do business, of course it is profitable. Without profit, no one is willing to take such risks. But in addition to making profits, going overseas has more profound significance: one is to broaden their horizons and understand the situation overseas; the other is to find gold and copper to solve the crisis of insufficient currency.

It is not difficult for Yang Biao to understand the latter issue. Insufficient currency is not a new problem. It has troubled the great man for decades. Dong Zhuo wanted to solve this problem, but it backfired. Not only did it fail to solve the problem, but it accelerated the collapse of the economy. However, Yang Biao had different opinions on the previous issue. "It is naturally a good thing to broaden your horizons, but it is not an urgent task. Shouldn't you focus on it first at the moment?"

Zhang Hong smiled. "Brother Wenxian, if the world is uneasy, can you do it alone?"

"Yes, so I think I should settle the world first and don't rush to go out to sea."

Sun Ce and Zhang Hong exchanged glances and laughed at the same time. Yuan Quan also smiled and explained: "Uncle, the world you talk about is not the same as what Zhang Changshi said. The world he talks about includes overseas countries, and the world you talk about is just a great man."

Yang Biao was a little embarrassed. These days he had read some articles and learned a lot of things he had not known before, but he still habitually focused on the Central Plains and had no feelings for overseas countries. "Shame, lack of knowledge, and makes people laugh. However, although there are countries overseas, they are just some barbarian countries. How much impact can they have on the Han Dynasty?"

Zhang Hong shook his head. "Brother Wenxian, there are many small countries overseas, but there are also many big countries, so you should not be ignorant. For example, in the west of the Western Regions, there are Kushan, rest in peace, rest in peace, and the Great Qin. The country uses the sea as its inner lake, which is no less than that of the Great Han. Before the Great Qin, there was a Greek country. The monarch had expeditions for thousands of miles to reach the west of the Palacioles. If it were not for the Palacioles blocking, he might have advanced all the way east and fought with our China."

Yang Biao was shocked. If he said this from others, he would definitely not believe it, but if he said it from Zhang Hong, he would not refuse to believe it.

"If you talk about the impact, there is one thing that happened recently. Brother Wenxian still remembers several major epidemics in the Lingdi Dynasty?"

Yang Biao's expression sterned. "What, is this related to overseas countries?"

"It is not an overseas country, but a country in the Western Regions. After the exchange and verification by Dr. Hu Han from Bencaotang in Nanyang, it can be basically confirmed that the epidemic was caused by messengers from the Western Regions, and this can be proved from time to symptoms. If you could understand something at that time, the right medicine would be given, and the casualties could be reduced by at least half. Brother Wenxian, there is not only the big man in the world, and it is difficult to judge good and evil. It is impossible to keep your door and cover your ears and steal the bell. You can only face difficulties, know yourself and your enemy, and make more preparations to avoid accidents."

Yang Biao was shocked and speechless for a moment. Zhang Hong took a sip of water and gave Yang Biao a time to think. When his expression gradually calmed down, he continued: "The risk of going to sea is high. The general built a wooden school, gathered talents and studied sea ships, just to reduce the risk as much as possible. However, developing sea ships is not a small matter, and it cannot be done overnight, so it cannot be rushed. There has been no accident in the sea ship in the past two years, but luck does not mean that there will be no accident in the future. A sea ship is worth five to six thousand gold, and its cargo is equivalent. There are also sailors and hundreds of merchants. Once overturned, the loss will be heavy. Furthermore, the limited financial resources flow to the sea ships and cannot be developed as a whole. If a drought like last year occurs again in the hinterland, the general will be powerless to support it."

When talking about the court, Yang Biao became alert again. "In addition to disaster relief, the general seems to have other things that should be delivered to the court, right?"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "My uncle is right. If the court determines the fact that Yuan Shao made a forgery of the edict and admits my contribution to defeating him, the five states I received will of course pay taxes. This time I come to discuss with my uncle, taxes are also one of the issues. Let's talk about what should be paid later. I have to prepare the money now. I want to pay it, and I have to have money to pay it. You said right? I can't hand over the debts I owe to the court and let the court help me pay it back."

Yang Biao was speechless. Mrs. Yuan couldn't help laughing and laughed out loud. Yang Biao sighed, knowing that this was a problem after all. Sun Ce owed debt because he was facing Yuan Shao. If Sun Ce wanted to pay taxes, the court must first make a decision on Yuan Shao, otherwise there would be no way to talk about it, and he could only ignore it now.

"Then what can I help you?"

"Brother Wenxian has been a professional official for a long time. Whether in the court or in the local area, he has achieved remarkable political achievements. He is a well-known capable minister. Compared with Brother Wenxian, we are far from reach. Therefore, the general wants to ask Brother Wenxian to help and discuss this plan for going abroad with the Wuhui family. With the help of Brother Wenxian's experience, he will formulate a practical and feasible deployment that balances risks and interests, and strive to pay off the debt as soon as possible. In the future, Yuan Shao's problems can be solved, and he can also pay taxes in a timely manner to share the worries of the court. Brother Wenxian, you are for the court, for private purposes, and you are for the general. You should not refuse bother with public and private interests, right?"

Yang Biao was speechless when he heard this. He came to negotiate with Sun Ce, but Sun Ce asked him for help. What's going on? However, Zhang Hong was reasonable and evidence-based, so he couldn't refuse. It was wrong to agree, and it was not right not to agree. What should I do? Mrs. Yuan also saw Sun Ce's intention, turned to look at Yuan Quan, and seemed to be smiling. Yuan Quan blinked his eyes and leaned into her ear and whispered: "Auntie, it's your turn to speak."

Mrs. Yuan said: "Wenxian, the Chief Secretary is right. This is a matter of public and private affairs. You can help Bo Fu once."

Yang Biao nodded reluctantly. "Then I'll go and listen first, it's a long experience. It's the first time I've been involved in such a thing."

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