Sun Ce soon received news from Jiang Gan that Zhang Miao was willing to trade, especially interested in weapons. He planned to buy a thousand ring knife first, at a price of two thousand each. On the day the goods arrived, he could deliver 20,000 stones of grain.

Sun Ce was very satisfied. It seemed that Zhang Miao was under great pressure and needed better weapons to boost his courage. An ordinary four-foot ring knife was only four or five hundred yuan per bit, and a good hundred-sharp knife could be sold for more than one thousand yuan. Zhang Miao offered a high price, and the price of grain of one hundred yuan per stone was definitely a conscientious price. When the year was at its best, the price of grain was about eighty, and that was a thing of more than ten years ago. Now there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, so how can there be such a low price of grain? Four or five hundred is normal, and thousands or tens of thousands are not without it.

It can be seen that selling arms is definitely a big business, and it is also a wise decision to let Huang Chengyan master the Nanyang Iron Officer. In just half a year, Huang Chengyan has undergone two technical upgrades and eliminated a lot of old equipment. This time, the one sold to Zhang Miao was the latest batch of eliminated ones. It was just built and there was no formal equipment yet. It was idle and it was better to exchange it for some money.

20,000 shi of grain, saving some food, should allow the military farm soldiers led by Feng Fang to eat it until the autumn harvest. After the autumn harvest, the food shortage will be further alleviated. As long as the operation is done properly, the military farm soldiers will be self-sufficient next year and no longer need a blood transfusion in Yingchuan. In the year afterwards, they can provide food, turning from pure consumers to producers.

Military farming is a big plan, but the initial investment is also very large. The food and clothing of tens of thousands of people is not a small amount, especially for people like Sun Ce who do not have the support of aristocratic families. After the military farming in Xu County and Dangshan is completed, it can not only provide military rations for the Sui River defense line, but also provide experience and early investment for the future military farming in Jiangnan, forming a virtuous cycle.

Sun Ce agreed to Zhang Miao's request and immediately arranged for transportation. The thousand-mouthed swords were installed in several large trucks accompanying him. The reason for the one thousand men was that Huang Chengyan tried to produce five thousand men, four thousand men equipped with the personal guard camp, and one thousand men were stocked up. After the third generation of new swords came out, the four thousand men removed from the personal guard camp were transferred to other battalions, and the thousand men had never used new swords were sold to Zhang Miao. There was only so many, and Zhang Miao wanted to buy more.

Zhang Miao is a rich financial backer. After buying a knife, he has to buy armor and other weapons and equipment in the future, so he must have a good service attitude.

Because he wanted to receive food, Sun Ce handed over the task to Feng Fang and asked him to take thousands of military troops to trade. Feng Fang was very happy, and he took the initiative and quickly ordered his troops and rushed to the borders of the two counties with a thousand swords.

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Yuan Tan came to Chenliu, and other famous scholars such as Cao Ang were accompanied by famous people such as Liu Biao and Bian Rang.

Zhang Miao still did not leave the city, but just asked his younger brother Zhang Chao to go out of the city to meet Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan met Zhang Chao and had a happy conversation, especially Zhang Chao's former official Guangling Zang Hong. He told Zhang Chao that Yuan Shao was very satisfied with Zang Hong and had appointed Zang Hong as the prefect of Bohai.

Zhang Chao was still smiling, but he began to curse in his heart. Zang Hong was the Gongcao when he was the prefect of Guangling, and was also the initiator of the Sour Zao Alliance. He was the leader of the alliance. He had a high reputation. He originally arranged for Zang Hong to go to Youzhou to contact Liu Yu, but now he was intercepted by Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao was simply too much. However, he was also a person who had seen the world. On the one hand, he praised Zang Hong as a loyal and righteous man and would sooner or later become famous all over the world. He was just doing his duty as a prefect. On the other hand, he praised Yuan Shao for his knowledge of people and good use, not only for Zang Hong, but also for Yuan Tan. Yuan's envoy came to Yanzhou to relieve the people of Yanzhou, and the peace was enough. We brothers were waiting to see the envoy chase the envoy and die in the north and stabilize Yanzhou.

Yuan Tan was modest, but felt very uncomfortable. He had arrived in Chenliu and Zhang Miao had not shown up yet, so that would be fine. After hearing what Zhang Chao said, they not only did not mean to help him fight, but also had the idea of ​​watching him joke. Yuan Shao knew people and made good use of them. I chased the dead and chased the north. If I don’t fight well, I will lose my father’s face?

Yuan Tan glanced at him and spoke. "Zhong Zhuo, the envoy of Yuan was in the first place, and he was in trouble. He knew that Xian Kunzhong was an old acquaintance of the leader and asked him to be his confidant. Therefore, he came to Chenliu for advice. His sincerity was commendable. When this was critical, Xian Kunzhong would be the best friend and caring. It is not appropriate to be as good as a famous scholar."

Zhang Chao was prepared and bowed politely. "What Wenli said is very much. Although my brother is stupid, he dare not trust him. His brother is not self-reliant and refuses to come out to greet him. He is really unable to escape. Although Yanzhou is in crisis, the leader of the alliance is planning thousands of miles away, Zhu Ling, Liu Bei is the minion, Wenli, Jingsheng and others are the wings, how can a mere Yellow Turban be? My brother is not talented, he is enough to keep Chenliu and do his duty."

Liu Biao couldn't bear it anymore and coughed: "Zhong Zhuo, what are Meng Zhuo busy with?"

Liu Biao and Zhang Miao were good friends. They met when He Jin General's Mansion. They were both the most important things of Yuan Shao and had a good relationship. Yuan Tan took him to Chen Liu to use his friendship with Zhang Miao to mediate. Now that he has arrived outside the city, Zhang Miao has not shown up, he is of course unhappy.

Zhang Chao was not panicked. "Jing Sheng didn't know anything. Sun Ce stationed troops in Xu County, but his enemies and friends were not clear. His brother was afraid of a change, so he had gathered his troops and went to be on guard."

Yuan Tan and others immediately looked different.

When Liu Biao heard the word Sun Ce, his heart trembled and he was calmly wiped out. A few months ago, he was just driven out of Xiangyang by Sun Ce, and his memory was still fresh. He could not escape the shadow of Sun Ce when he returned to his hometown in Shanyang. Not long ago, Sun Ce defeated Liu Bei in Xiao County, and Liu Bei was almost wiped out. When he retreated to Shanyang, he also heard the news. Yuan Tan entered Yanzhou, and he rushed to assist. Unexpectedly, Sun Ce's ghosts remained undispersed and he actually followed Chenliu.

Bian Rang also closed his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment. Zhang Miao was very hostile, and Sun Ce was staring at him, which meant to meet Yuan Tan's swordsmanship. He was a native of Chenliu, so it was not advisable to rush to express his attitude at this time, otherwise Zhang Miao might attack his Bian family on the excuse.

Yuan Tan was thinking a little differently. Zhang Chao said it very politely, but the needles were hidden in the cotton, and the threat was very clear. No one knew whether Sun Ce was in Xu County, but Zhang Miao had already gathered people and prepared for the battle. Whether it was Zhu Linglai or Yuan Tanlai, he didn't care. Chen Liu was his. Whoever wanted to take Chen Liu would fight to the death.

Zhang Miao's determination surprised Yuan Tan. Zhang Miao and Yuan Shao were good friends, and even if they had quarrels, they were gentlemen. How could they develop to this point? Did something happen in the middle that he didn't know? Zhang Miao was ready for the battle, but he had no such plan. When he first entered Yanzhou, he still needed Zhang Miao's support. How could he break up with Zhang Miao first?

What exactly does father mean? Yuan Tan is suspicious.

Seeing Yuan Tan and others talking in a mess, Zhang Chao waved his hand and asked his followers to get a knife. He took the knife and sent it to Yuan Tan with both hands. "The envoy comes far away, and there is nothing to give you. Please accept it with a new knife with a smile. May this knife help the general kill the general and seize the flag and drive out the Yellow Turbans."

Yuan Tan glanced at the new knife, but did not reach out to take it. The knife was an ordinary ring-headed knife, which was very inconspicuous. He didn't understand very well, and even a little angry. The Zhang brothers were not stingy people, so how could he treat such an ordinary sword as a gift? Do you look down on me?

Seeing that Yuan Tan was not moving, Liu Biao had to reach out and take it. While drawing his sword, he said in a joke: "It seems that the name of the Eight Chefs is about to be replaced. The messenger is here to ask for help. Zhang Mengzhuo avoided it. Only this ring knife is snatched, which is not helping..." After half of his words, Liu Biao's face suddenly changed. "Where did this... this knife come from?"
Chapter completed!