The Three Kingdoms

From winter to spring, layers of ice and snow began to melt on the northern land, and everything gradually recovered. There seemed to be spring everywhere, and the temperature began to warm up day by day.

Youzhou, Pingjin port.

This is a brand-new port, which was established by Gongsun Zan of Youzhou. Its location is just a little bit higher than Tianjin in later generations, and it is already close to Quanzhou County in Guangyang County.

However, in this era, Tianjin, a naturally formed port, has not yet taken shape.

After Gongsun Zan became an ally with Jiangdong, he built such a port to facilitate the return of merchant ships from Jiangdong and Youzhou. He personally named this port Pingjin and relied on Quanzhou County.

It is because of this port that there is an endless stream of businessmen from Jiangdong, Youzhou, and even Jizhou, and even the small county of Quanzhou has become prosperous and lively.

For this reason, Jiangdong also got a batch of merchant ships, especially sold them to merchants in Youzhou, and Sun Quan even decided to sell them directly to Gongsun Zan's three small fleets, so that Gongsun Zan could use them to manage the maritime order in Liaodong Bay. Where there is communication, there will be disputes. Most of Liaodong Bay still belongs to Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan will not allow Jiangdong's navy to enter.

In order to run through the smooth commercial roads between the two places, they had to sell a few fleets so that Gongsun Zan could also have some naval power.

"call!"

Sun Quan wore a long robe and stood on the port of Pingjin. He looked at the caravans coming and going from the two places, and the continuous stream of people. He let out a sullen feeling in his heart and smiled.

"My lord, what exactly does Gongsun Zan mean?" Li Nie stood beside Sun Quan, with a look of coldness in his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "He doesn't want us to help!"

"It's not that he doesn't want to, but this old fox, he wants the white wolf with empty hands. He doesn't want to pay the price, but also wants us to send troops to help him defeat Liu Yu's remnant soldiers."

Sun Quan's visit to Youzhou this time was actually to unite with Gongsun Zan and send troops to the remnants of Liu Yu who had begun to gather. However, Gongsun Zan thought that he came to ask for help, so his posture was a bit high, and he unintentionally received a lot of anger , feeling a little depressed, said coldly.

In late February, after Zhou Yu and Sun Ce dealt with the reorganization of the soldiers, they completely took over all Liaodong affairs and led the overlord's cavalry to return to Jiangdong in a hurry under the support of the Tiger Fleet.

The wedding date of the two of them was approaching, and it was really inappropriate for them to stay here as the groom's official, but Sun Quan wanted to go back together, but Liaodong still had a very important matter for him to come forward.

This is the last trouble in Liaodong at present.

Although Liu Yu was killed by Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu has a deep foundation in Youzhou and many loyal men under his command. Now several old troops have gathered troops to fight against Gongsun Zan.

If Liu Yu's remnants could not be defeated, not only Youzhou, but also the land of Liaodong would not be peaceful, so he had to help Sun Jing set up Gongsun Zan's line.

Only by uniting and defeating this force can Liaodong be completely stabilized.

"Young Master, in fact, it should be Gongsun Zan who is in a hurry, but we are not in a hurry, or we can delay it." Li Nie said softly: "I heard that Liu Yu's remnants are dominated by a person named Yan Rou, and Yan Rou Qi Zhou, Xianyu brothers and other remnants of Liu Yu were united. Most importantly, he also united with foreigners, Xianbei people, and Karasuma people. The latest news shows that they have assembled at least [-] troops. In the Luhe area, If I want to start a war with Gongsun Zan, I don't believe how long he can sit still."

"If you don't wait, you can really hold your breath. After all, Gongsun Zan is also the overlord of Youzhou, with a mere tens of thousands of troops. He may not take it seriously, but I have no confidence in him."

Sun Quan squinted his eyes and looked at the distant sea level of Pingjin Port. There was a gleam of coldness in his eyes, and he said firmly, "Gongsun Zan can't be defeated yet!"

"The son should be worried that Yuan Shao will take the opportunity to send troops, right?" Li Nie pondered for a moment, understanding what Sun Quan meant.

"Ok!"

Sun Quan nodded, and said, "Would Yuan Shao not see this opportunity? Wouldn't he want to defeat Gongsun Zan with one blow? So if Gongsun Zan's forces are stalemate in Luhe, Yuan Shao will definitely send troops."

"Then what shall we do?"

Li Nie's eyes moved slightly.

"We still need to talk, but we can't delay. Liaodong's forces have now been reorganized, and it's time to move out. After all, if Gongsun Zan is our ally, Youzhou and Jiangdong can be regarded as mutual exchanges. Once Gongsun Zan is defeated, Youzhou The state will change people, and the price we paid in Youzhou will become a piece of water."

Sun Quan said firmly.

"But he, Gongsun Zan, just doesn't cooperate!" Li Nie sighed, "It's short-sightedness. We clearly came to help him, but he thought we were here to ask for help. This time, there is some trouble."

"Hey! So it makes sense to say that Gongsun Zan is indeed inferior to Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao has a somewhat proud personality, he is still a qualified prince on the whole. He has good vision, has a city, and is decisive." Sun Quan squinted his eyes. If possible, He really wanted to meet Yuan Shao for a while.

"Indeed, when we fought for Jizhou in the past, we could see that although Gongsun Zan was brave, he was indeed not as good as Yuan Shao as a prince. During the war, we can't entangle Liu Yu's remnants earlier, and his territory in Youzhou will definitely be annexed by Yuan Shao." Liu Nie analyzed carefully.

"So knowing that it's no good, we all still have to help him, to help him defend this piece of land, and to help him is also to help us. Within three years, we won't have the ability to take Youzhou, but Youzhou will be ours sooner or later. It must not fall into Yuan Shao's hands."

The sea breeze was a little cool, blowing Sun Quan's hair, and Sun Quan's eyes were firm, said.

[Chapter 222 The Moment of Looking Back]

In Pingjin Port, a trace of salty sea breeze blows, one after another cargo ships are docked on the sea, and countless young and strong people who are loading and unloading do not feel the cold at all.

The entire port was in full swing, and the two princes of Jiangdong and Youzhou jointly built a merchant ship terminal. After publicity, it didn't take long for it to become a direct fire. There were countless merchants from all over the place.

When the sea trade route was opened up, it became more and more lively here. Above the port, there was a self-organized large market. The market was crowded with people, piles of goods, and accents from all over the world were gathered.

"This is a wolf's skin, the skin of a snow wolf."

"Wine, take a look, Northland spirits!"

"Horses, the best horses from Dai County, Youzhou!"

This is a merchant from Youzhou who failed to buy a ship, so he yelled here, hoping that the merchants from Jiangdong could buy Jiangdong back.

"Cloth, the best silk in Wu County."

"Food, high-quality rice from Jiangdong."

Some of the goods from Jiangdong landed, and they didn't have their own channels to bulk them, so they could only sell them in this market. Fortunately, there are many merchants here, so they don't have to worry about not being able to sell them.

Now the world is in chaos, princes from all over the world are fighting each other, wars are in trouble, and grass bandits are rampant. For a caravan of merchants, the road on land is getting narrower and narrower, and more and more people are turning into bandits, making it difficult to move.

Therefore, in the north, whether it is a businessman from Jizhou or Youzhou, if he wants to go south, he is very lucky to be able to go through places like Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou, and few can reach Jiangdong.

Sea route, this is a brand new trade route. Since merchants from Jiangdong can go ashore and bring goods from Jiangdong to the Northland, the merchants in the Northland are willing to believe that this is a feasible route.

Lu Yitong naturally made countless businessmen start their actions.

As soon as the port was established, it immediately attracted countless merchants. Some shrewd merchants quickly realized the business opportunities in the port. The construction of this market did not require any financial resources from Gongsun Zan, and the merchants had already contributed money and effort. After the establishment was completed, the county government of Quanzhou still established a stronghold here, the Assassination Institute.

Assassination, a kind of county soldier who specializes in managing the market, is similar to modern urban management, and some assassins can maintain order very well.

"Hahaha, it can develop in such a short time, so lively!"

On the side of the market, in a tea room, Sun Quan sat down, looking at the port and the trading market formed by the port, feeling a sense of satisfaction in his heart.

With such a platform, for the merchants in the north and the south, it is equivalent to one more trade route. As long as the merchants connect, the goods in the two places will flow, which will not only stimulate the two major economies, but relatively speaking, in the future, if Jiangdong To seize the Northland, the role played here is probably stronger than that of the [-] troops.

"Young master, what a good way!"

Sitting in the tea house with Sun Quan, Li Nie suddenly felt a little admiration in his heart when he saw the prosperous scene: "My lord, you are using businessmen to open the road to the Northland. As long as the businessmen in Jiangdong can gain a foothold, then Merchants in the Northland can also feel the profits brought by Dao Jiangdong.

So if Jiangdong has enough strength to win Youzhou in the future, not only will this group of businessmen not resist, but they may even help each other relatively speaking. "

"Old Li, you also read the books of sages, what do you think businessmen should think of?" Sun Quan asked, his heart skipped a beat when he heard the words, he squinted his eyes and stared at Li Nie.

"merchant?"

Li Nie frowned slightly, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Sages have the way, scholars, farmers, businessmen, businessmen in the eyes of the world, some people get something for nothing, only seek profit, deviate from the way of sages, and are not taken seriously, but in my eyes In the past, I was in charge of government affairs in Chang'an, and I clearly understood a big truth, that scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are indispensable. There are merchants in the world, and there are goods in circulation."