There is no doubt that Zhou Yu is wise and resourceful. He can clearly see the world's situation, and he has been urging Sun Ce not to become an enemy of Liu Xin. By this time, Liu Xin's intentions were clearly seen by all the wise men in the world.

Liu Xin did not want to go inside and focused all his energy on people outside the Han Dynasty. It was also because he opened the road between Yongchang County and the resting place that more people knew about things outside the Han Dynasty.

After the promotion of new grains in the past few years, sweet potatoes have been planted everywhere in the world. Corn is now mainly used to feed livestock, so it is rare for people to starve to death in the world. The government is cruel and the people can live in hiding and rely on sweet potatoes.

Especially with the rise of the Tianxia Chamber of Commerce, the common people can follow the caravans, and the princes and officials dare not oppress the common people too much.

In the past, many people shouted to save the world and expand their own power in the name of it, but now few people buy it. Zhang Lu used sects to control the people like this, entirely because of the ignorance of the people, and as Liu Xin increased his control

Without children's education, the soil for the development of this kind of five-peck rice road has become increasingly scarce.

Sun Ce also nodded when he heard what Zhou Yu said. If he does not maintain the relationship with Yizhou, Jingzhou can make him feel better without Zhuge Liang of Yuzhou taking action. Jingzhou has developed for many years, and it is not comparable to Yangzhou. The two brothers Liu Qi can make him feel better.

Sun Ce was beaten to the ground.

"We have to think about how to make the people rich. Now the price of grain in Jingzhou has become as cheap as two cents per stone. People are willing to go to Jingzhou to work. No matter how much grain we harvest, it will be useless. What the soldiers now want is military pay, not military pay."

Just to have a full stomach, we should first establish the framework of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and then consider how to earn more money. We should also start to reduce or reduce grain taxes and collect commercial taxes. Things are different now!" Lu Su said.

Unknowingly, because of Liu Xin, the whole world has changed. Many people do not adapt to the rhythm of today's society and are still in the past era of seeking power and squeezing the people. If you don't choose to change now, don't say that the times have abandoned you, I can only blame you.

Thoughts cannot keep up with the pace.

"It is imperative to exempt grain taxes, but now is not the time to collect commercial taxes. Our business foundation in Yangzhou is already weak. If many aristocratic families are still unwilling to do business after collecting taxes, it will be very difficult for our Yangzhou to develop. First, give all shops

Let's collect some symbolic taxes! Once our caravan is established to transport goods from Yuzhou, Jingzhou and even Yizhou, so that the family can taste the benefits, it won't be too late for us to collect taxes on a large scale." Zhou Yu said at this time.

"It's hard to fight nowadays! Yizhou's exquisite weapons and armors are sold in large quantities without limit. Whoever has the money to buy more weapons and equipment must be stronger. This has become a competitive economic rhythm.

Whoever is economically stronger can be better than Liu Xin, so no princes are willing to fight if it is not for personal hatred. The cost of raising troops now is too high. Even if we can defeat all the princes in the world, we will not have to face Liu Xin in the end. What is the point of all this.

My lord, it is best to send an envoy to Yizhou to meet Liu Xin first, so that it will be easier for us to form a chamber of commerce." Lu Su said to Sun Ce.

"I, Sun Ce, am where I am now only because of the legacy of my father and the help of my brothers. I have been fighting Liu Biao just to survive, and I have never had the intention of competing for the world.

Liu Xin is as capable as ever, and taking refuge in Liu Xin is not an insult to my Sun family. I plan to go to Yizhou in person to learn about the situation in Yizhou and consider how our chamber of commerce should be formed. Gongjin, Zijing, and Ziyi, can you

Are you willing to go with me?" Sun Ce said to Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Tai Shici.

"My lord is going to Yizhou, and we must accompany him. Yangzhou is also a fertile land, and the water ship trade is the best in the world. We can sail from Wujun all the way west to Nanjun. I heard that the railway from Jiangling City to Yizhou is under construction.

In order to open up the shipping from Wujun to Nanjun, we can also sail the ships to the coasts of Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou.

At that time, this may be a new water route. If we open the door to trade with Yizhou, then the Han Dynasty is likely to enter an explosion period of maritime trade, and there are hundreds of large ships in Nanjun." Zhou Yu said.

"In this way, this is also of great benefit to us. We can stop being jealous of the trade between the Kushan Empire and the Resting Land and focus on developing water shipping.

I heard that a hundred years ago there were ships from Yangzhou that went south along the coast to the Parthian Empire, maybe we can try it too," Lu Su said.

"We can definitely test the strength of our navy, but the boats are small and the risks at sea will be greater. There are many families in Yangzhou who know how to sail southward. We can go and ask." Taishi Ci also spoke.

"We'll wait until we get back from Yizhou to talk about all this..." Sun Ce said as he saw his younger sister Sun Shangxiang walking in from outside the hospital. She was wearing a wallet close to her body and looked heroic, holding a long sword casually in her hand.

"Little sister, where have you gone so crazy? Disband your female army quickly. Look at that girl who is still not married when she reaches your age. If you go crazy again, which man will dare to marry you?" Sun Ce saw Sun Shangxiang walking in.

, said dissatisfied.

Sun Shangxiang had just been born when Sun Jian died, and now he is eighteen years old and has not yet been betrothed. Perhaps because of Sun Jian's strong genes, Sun Shangxiang also liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, and his continuous talent was good. Now he has second-rate strength, which makes most military generals.

Shameful of it.

Sun Shangxiang likes to practice martial arts. Because of his father's death, Sun Ce loves his younger siblings very much. He loves his younger siblings even more than his own children, and this youngest sister is even more protected by Sun Ce. When he was in Luling County, he

He bought his sister three hundred maids to serve her exclusively, and Sun Shangxiang asked for weapons and armor from Sun Ce, and actually trained these maids every day. Now the female soldiers in Sun Shangxiang's hands have become an important elite force in Yangzhou.

"If you want to marry me, you must at least be able to beat the sword in my hand. You heard that I am going to set up a chamber of commerce in Yangzhou, right? Brother, I also want to visit Yuzhou." Sun Shangxiang looked at Sun Ce and said, what does she usually want?

Sun Ce would not refuse anything he could satisfy.

"No, you're a girl. I'm going to ask Gongjin and the others to find you a good family! Don't go out to the city to train for a while, and learn embroidery from your mother at home." Sun Ce refused.

Sun Ce must be cruel. It is almost impossible to find girls who are not married at the age of 18. Many girls are mothers of two or three girls at the age of 18. If he continues to pamper his little sister, he may really

Delay her life.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su were confused when they heard what Sun Ce said. They had been looking for a suitable partner for Sun Shangxiang for five years, but they couldn't find anyone suitable for Sun Shangxiang.

First of all, you have to be well-matched. You can't let Sun Ce's sister be a mistress. You can barely find this in Yangzhou, and there is not a young and promising one. The key point is that Sun Shangxiang admires his father and eldest brother Sun Ce, and requires force to be able to fight with him.

Brother, let them find this somewhere.

In addition, Sun Shangxiang's reputation has become famous in recent years, and she is also unruly in character. She rides horses and practices martial arts every day. Who can stand such a daughter-in-law?

"No, I'm going. If you don't take me, I'll go by myself!" Sun Shangxiang replied.

"You dare? If you dare to leave Wu County, I will ask my mother to put you under house arrest. Don't leave the boudoir again before you get married!" Sun Ce said.

Sun Shangxiang burst into tears when she saw Sun Ce being angry. In the past, no matter what happened, his elder brother would always comfort her when she cried, but this time Sun Ce was determined to teach her a lesson, and Sun Shangxiang felt it too.

"Why do girls have to get married? Can't it be okay if I don't get married?" Sun Shangxiang asked Sun Ce angrily.

The brother and sister once again quarreled over Sun Xiaomei's marriage. This time Sun Ce was very harsh, and Sun Shangxiang left angrily.

"My lord, the lady's marriage is indeed a big event. We in Yangzhou are short of talents. I heard that the Shu County Academy in Yizhou is full of young talents. This time we are going to Yizhou, why not bring the lady with us. Maybe the lady will

You will meet someone you like." Zhou Yu said.

"It's okay. There are so many talents in Shu County, Yizhou. There are always young girls who can catch my eye. I heard that the important military commanders in the Shu County Academy must be at least twenty-five years old and have the strength to reach the second-rate common people. I think I will meet someone who is suitable for the young girls.

It's not difficult." Sun Ce thought for a moment and said, since he would not be able to take the girl to Yizhou to train with his three hundred maids all day long, and this would have less impact on her reputation.

After Sun Ce made the decision, he asked Taishi Ci to select the escorts and personnel from Lu Su's caravan. He took several hundred kilograms of gold and silver with him and first went north to Lujiang County, and from Lujiang County to Yuzhou.

There are scenes of road construction everywhere in Yuzhou. Many dams and canals have just been built. There are fields everywhere, and people are working in the fields.

Sun Ce had a group of a hundred people. He asked the little girl to wear a hat and a veil. A group of grown men were walking on the road with a little girl, and she was also a beautiful girl. This would bring them a lot of trouble.

Going from Yuzhou to Yizhou was a last resort. If Sun Ce went directly from Yangzhou to Yizhou via Jingzhou, how could Zhang Yun let him pass easily? Yuzhou was not very strict about the movement of people. They encountered encounters all the way to Nanyang County.

During several ordinary interrogations, the Yuzhou soldiers did not give them any trouble.

Seeing the prosperous Wan County of Nanyang County, Sun Ce and others saw the busy pedestrians here and felt that the atmosphere and rhythm here were different from Yangzhou. The people were busy making money to support their families, and everyone was wearing brand-new cotton clothes.

There were many ready-made clothing shops on the streets of Wan County. Zhou Yu went in and asked, and found out that an adult fine cloth only cost more than two yuan. This made Sun Ce finally understand why trade could earn so much money.

Yangzhou occasionally has Yizhou goods smuggled from Jingzhou, but the price is very expensive. If he transports the cotton, silk, sugar, ironware, tea, and even salt from Yuzhou to Yangzhou, he can get two

times the profit, how much money can he earn if he travels a few more times a year?
Chapter completed!