"Mi'er, after you go back, everything will go as usual, openly and honestly, without sneaking, and there is no need to collude with anyone other than business."

A few days after the New Year, Cao Zhi bid farewell to Zhen Mi and told him before leaving, "The clear ones are clear, and the turbid ones are turbid. There are many things that need not be explained or avoided deliberately. How to do it? My father's eyes are so bright. Under his nose, we only make the word "sincere".

"Where you are sincere, the metal and stone will open up!"

"The Shadow Guard will keep in touch with you at any time. If there are any problems that cannot be solved, it will be communicated in time. My husband will support you."

"Don't worry, husband, I know how to deal with myself." Nodded slightly, wearing a red dress, like the proud plum blossoms in the snow, and said softly, "I will gradually spread my business to Youzhou to provide support for my husband's post-war governance."

"Your husband should also be careful of your health. If you fight on the battlefield, you will have no eyes. Even if you are powerful, you must not be careless."

After patting Zhen Mi holding her simple hand tightly, Cao Zhi smiled and said, "Don't worry, the person who can kill your husband in this world does not exist yet!"

"No need to think too much, go with peace of mind, and strive to reunite with you and my husband in Jixian County within three years and never separate."

Under the protection of a group of guards, Zhen Mi's carriage slowly left Cao Zhi's vision.

"Now that the wife is back, Sikong thinks he can feel much more at ease." In the snow, Li Ru, dressed in black, whispered beside Cao Zhi.

After a few days of gathering, Zhen Mi hurried back to Yecheng.

First of all, it was indeed for business. Youzhou was bitter and cold, and Dai County was even more indifferent. If the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce wanted to take Cao Zhi's current territory as the core, it would be difficult for it to grow. Therefore, it had to go back to Yecheng, which was the economic and political center connecting the Central Plains and the North.

Secondly, when Zhen Mi returned, she also had a hostage-like smell. She had to let Cao Cao have a line in her hand that could hold Cao Zhi. No matter how thin the line was, it was completely different from that.

"The most important thing is our own strength. In recent years, if my father wants to pacify the north, his attitude towards us will definitely be to appease us. In a few years, the north will be stable. If we do not have a certain strength to compete, then no matter whether my father is at ease with us or not, it will be the same. It will be the fish that will be slaughtered by others."

Shaking his head slightly, Cao Zhi said to Li Rudao, "Since I'm out, let's go to this Gaoliu City with me."

Gaoliu City, the capital of Dai County, is also Cao Zhi’s current base camp.

Speaking of which, Cao Zhi really didn't visit this city in detail.

Now you can take a look.

It is cold in winter, and in this era without cotton, the city is much colder, and many people don’t go out without going out.

Commercial street.

This is a street planned according to Cao Zhi's will, and scattered stalls were forcibly concentrated on this street.

"I didn't expect there were quite a lot of people here." Cao Zhi said in surprise after looking at the noisy streets.

The types of commodities in this era were limited, nothing more than fruits and vegetables, but these things were not available in winter, so Cao Zhi thought it would be extremely cold here.

Unexpectedly, the opposite is true!

"Before, this street was mostly sold for fruits and vegetables. Now in winter, many Xianbei people come to sell cattle, horses and sheep, and some rich families are very interested in these animals." Li Ru said softly beside Cao Zhi.

I walked slowly into the crowd and passed by a small stall selling mutton, "How much does this mutton cost per pound?"

"Eight big money per person." The boss was a Han man and didn't know Cao Zhi. When he saw Cao Zhi asking for the price, he immediately welcomed him warmly.

I took a look at the meat strips hanging from straw ropes, which were accompanied by flesh and bones. This way of selling was really rough.

After a look of his eyes, Li Ru paid immediately.

"Brother-in-law, did you get this mutton from the Xianbei people?" Cao Zhi chatted with the gray-headed old man.

"Hehe... I have such a good eye. Before winter began, I went to the border and bought ten sheep there." The gray-haired old man smiled.

"Ten? That father-in-law made a lot of money!" Cao Zhi looked envious.

Looking at the envious expression on Cao Zhi's face, the old man said proudly, "To be honest, the old man has tripled this business."

"So much?" Cao Zhi looked surprised, "As far as I know, although the cattle and sheep of grassland people are not that expensive, they are not so cheap!"

"Hehe... those grassland people don't understand our market conditions, and they don't know how to calculate. The old man brought salt to the market and bartered with things. You are willing to do it, and it's fair and just." The old man looked proud, "The price difference this time, hehe...

"Young man, I'll tell you, old man, I'm going to take some young masters to another way to the border, exchange for more sheep and earn more."

"Then I wish my father a smooth trip."

After a smile, Cao Zhi took Li Ru away from the stall.

On the corner of the street, a Xianbei man stood there with five horses.

War horses are all strategic materials. Cao Zhi prohibits trading, and they are directly connected with the Xianbei tribe. Now the five horses brought by the Xianbei people are all slow horses, but even the slow horses are tall and mighty, and they look very good.

There were many people around and watched, and people bid from time to time.

"How much does this dark horse cost?" He reached out and pressed the tall dark horse on the back. With hundreds of pounds of force, the dark horse was calm and calm. Cao Zhi asked the Xianbei man.

The strong Xianbei man with a big beard and a leather jacket hurriedly said, "This dark horse, three hangs of money."

"Three hanging money?" Cao Zhi looked up at the strong man and said with a puzzled look, "Your horse is cheaper, it is cheaper than the official business. It's so cheap, there won't be anything wrong with this horse, right?"

Hearing this, the Xianbei man said anxiously, "My horses are all good horses. Although this dark horse has not been selected as a war horse, it is not worse than ordinary war horses. If I don't sell them cheaply, how could you buy my horse?"

Listening to the bearded man's words, Cao Zhi smiled.

This is really a rectal.

"I heard that your horses can be sold directly to the government. Why did you run so far to sell them?" Cao Zhi asked with a smile.

"My wife told me that this would make more money, so I came." The Xianbei man said whatever he said, so he was so silly that he wanted to laugh.

"I heard that you are stationed on the grassland outside Dai County now. Will you stay there in the future?" Cao Zhi asked in a chat.

"This is to listen to the oracle of the great Kunlun god." The Xianbei man looked up at the sky with a pious look on his face.

After smiling, Cao Zhi didn't say much, but said to Li Rudao beside him, "Buy this dark horse and let's go."

Walking into a tailor shop again.

"Brother-in-law, get me some clothes and want to give me good Shu brocade." Cao Zhicai said generously.

"Okay, the old man will tailor you now." The old tailor, holding a wooden stick ruler, wearing a blue dress, and wearing a cloth all over the room, came happily to tailor Cao Zhi.

Cao Zhi cooperated very well.

"Brother-in-law, I came from another place. I heard that the place is now occupied by the Cao army, and there is a big difference. I don't know why it is different? If it is really good, I also want to do some small business in the Daijun family." Cao Zhi asked.

"Hehe...Young Master, you're asking the right person. The old man has been in Gaoliu City for forty years, but he has seen countless ups and downs."

"Half a year ago, this general named Cao occupied our Dai County. It is said that he still occupied it by the emperor's order. Anyway, it has nothing to do with us by the order of his order. However, since General Cao came, the taxes for our business have been reduced a lot. In fact, it is not a reduction in taxes. It is just that those who want protection fees have been severely punished. In the past six months, my business has been quite good."

"Actually, we are doing small business, not much different. Those who farmed, they were simply pie from the sky. Our General Cao not only distributed the land, but also rented farm tools and plowing oxen. So many tuitions before were even more exempted."

"My son's farming this year, and his income is his own!"

"This General Cao also defeated the Xianbei people, young master, did you not see the Xianbei people selling cattle and sheep on the street when you came?"

This old tailor is a chatterbox. Without Cao Zhi asking, he kept beating all the time.

Cao Zhi didn't bother him, but just listened quietly.

There are many kinds of gossips.

There are good and bad things, but overall, the people do not reject Cao Zhi, and even expect him to stay in Dai County.

After leaving the tailor shop, Cao Zhi went to several shops facing the street.

What I heard and saw was quite satisfied.
Chapter completed!