The Three Kingdoms of Navigation

Chapter 103 The Sea is boundless

Guan Feng blushed and just nodded, but she was embarrassed to accept it. Sun Shao was not ashamed at all. He snuggled up to the other side of the bridge and said nothing. The three members of the family were talking happily. Sun Shangxiang strode in and looked at them with a smile and said, "Aman, newlywed Yaner, don't forget your official business."

Sun Shao didn't think so: "I have any official business. My task now is to stay at home with my mother and my wife, and seize the time to complete the task just assigned by my mother."

"What task can be more important than official business!" Sun Shangxiang greeted the bridge, took Guan Feng's hand with one hand, and looked up and down: "Sir, I didn't expect that we met again and became a family, right? Hey hey hey, let's see where you are going this time.

Guan Feng and Sun Shangxiang used to be acquaintances. Although she was still young at that time, she could see Sun Shangxiang in Jianye, which gave her a sense of intimacy. She quickly saluted Sun Shangxiang and then spoke affectionately. Sun Shangxiang was not polite. She sat down and had breakfast together. Anyway, the breakfast in Sun Shao's house was delicious, and she didn't come for a day or two. Now her best friend Guan Feng has become her niece again, and it is more natural for her to come.

"What official business?" While eating breakfast, Sun Shao asked dissatisfiedly, "I just got married. Why don't you let me spend my honeymoon?"

"This has nothing to do with me." Sun Shangxiang ate fiercely and said with a heartless smile, "The war is coming. What else do you want to spend your honeymoon? My brother just sent an order to escort the first batch of new wine to the Ruxuwu camp today.

Sun Shao was stunned. He thought he had heard it wrong. He looked at Sun Shangxiang and said, "What are you talking about?"

"Let you escort the first batch of new wine to the Ruxuwu camp." Sun Shangxiang put down the bowl of chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and turned his eyes: "Did you hear it clearly this time?"

"Let me escort the new wine to the camp?" Sun Shao didn't understand. He said that he was nervous during the war, and he believed it, but did Sun Quan really want him to go to the camp? Is it just to escort the wine or something else?

"Maybe there are other things." Sun Shangxiang also frowned: "I was supposed to let me go, but the messenger said that the order was for you, and you must go, so I had to come here early in the morning."

Sun Shao didn't say anything more and bowed his head to eat. The atmosphere was a little dull for a while. Sun Shangxiang felt a little embarrassed. She said hello and ran away. Guan Feng didn't know why, so she didn't talk much, so she had to drink porridge quietly. The bridge frowned, and he looked at Sun Shao with some worry.

The long convoy slowly drove into the camp. Sun Shao asked Zhang Wen to arrange someone to send the wine of an altar to the heavy camp. He saluted the welcoming Sima Zhuge Jin, pointed to the cart full of boxes behind him and said, "I have something to give to the Supreme. Lord Sima, please watch carefully. Don't let people move. "."

Zhuge Jin was stunned for a moment. He was ordered by Sun Quan to welcome Sun Shao, but he was arranged by Sun Shao to look at the box here. It seemed to be a little inappropriate, but Sun Shao said solemnly, and he did not dare not listen, so he had to stay aside a little aggrieved. Sun Shao took two steps, turned around and said with a soft smile, "You Lang Zai Cheng are all very good." Then before Zhuge Jin could react, he walked away quickly.

Sun Quan looked at the brilliant Sun Shao and strode over. He was a little stunned in a trance, as if he had seen his elated brother Sun Ce, who had just taken the national bridge. At that time, the envy with some jealousy was in front of him.

"Supreme." Sun Shao walked to Sun Quan and bowed.

"Oh, first." Sun Quan smiled and said, "I'll let you come to the camp today. You don't blame me for being inhumane, do you?"

Of course, you don't have a surname. Sun Shao had scolded in his heart, but his face was sincere: "How dare you? As the war is approaching, the ministers in Jiangdong are nervously preparing for the war. As the supreme minister, I should take the national affairs first.

"Well, it's always good to have such a heart." Sun Quan glanced at him and pointed to the seat in front of him: "Sit, I have something to tell you."

Sun Shao did not sit down. He took out a few pieces of paper from his arms, put them on Sun Quan's bookcase full of Jian Ce, and pushed them in front of Sun Quan with both hands. Sun Quan was writing with a pen. When he saw Sun Shao's behavior, he was a little surprised: "What is it?"

"Gift list." Sun Shao then sat on the table and whispered, "All the gifts received at the wedding."

Sun Quan was shocked. He put down his pen and took a look at the paper. The money on it was clearly written. Who paid how much money, or what kind of valuable items were clear.

"What do you mean?" Sun Quan was even more puzzled. Did Sun Shao report to him who gave him more gifts?

Sun Shao smiled shyly: "The war is coming, the supreme plan at night, the ministers offer their wisdom, and the generals serve their lives. As a public, I am deeply favored by the supreme, but because of my qualifications, I can't gain anything. But I want to share my worries for the supreme, so I brought all the financial gifts I received yesterday to the supreme to show my heart.

Sun Quan looked at Sun Shao and couldn't figure out whether Sun Shao was true or not. If he was sincere, he was really generous. It is clearly written on the list that all the financial gifts add up to three thousand gold, which is not a small amount of money.

"Fengxian, what are you doing?" Sun Quan wanted to laugh, but he felt that he couldn't laugh. This is the gift of your wedding. How can it be..."

Sun Shao shook his head: "I know it's a lot of money. If I change it before, I will definitely be reluctant to take it out. After all, this may be money that I can't earn in my life. But now it's different. I have the supreme shelter. The annual wine money is enough for me to live a comfortable life. This money is no longer very useful to me. However, there is a lot of money to be used here. Under the so-called heavy reward, there must be a brave man. If this money can raise one or two warriors for the supreme and frustrate Cao's spirit, it is also good. He bowed sincerely again: "I have brought everything. Please be sure to accept it."

Sun Quan took a long breath. Since Sun Shao had brought something, he seemed to be sincere. Whether he really wants to help or wants to take the opportunity to negotiate terms, this is not a bad thing for him. With this three daughters, he can indeed do a lot of things.

"Then I'll take it." Sun Quan rolled up the list and gave it to Sun Shao next to him, showing a gentle smile: "You have given all the gifts at once. Naturally, your heart is good, but I can't lose you. Tell me how I should reward you.

Sun Shao hesitated for a moment.

Sun Quan smiled and raised his hand to signal Sun Shao not to be nervous: "Don't worry. I can agree. Of course, it's not a problem. If I can't agree, I won't give it to you."

Sun Shao smiled with some embarrassment: "I want a ship, preferably a sea ship that can go to sea."

"Sea boat?" Sun Quan originally thought that Sun Shao would be an official, and even wanted other rewards, but he didn't expect that he wanted a ship, which was inevitably a little unexpected. He and Sun Shao looked at each other and saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Sun Shao was a little excited. He took two steps forward, as if he didn't treat himself as an outsider. The respect and formality just now were all gone. Uncle, I saw a lot of good things in Chengdu. Alas, don't you know that we sell ten gold and one piece of good Shujin here, and we only sell one gold there. What's more, those silver lacquerware are also much cheaper than ours, and the profits are huge. Before I came back, I agreed with my uncle that I would give him the wine dealer in Chengdu, exchange it with him for things in Chengdu, and then ship it back to sell. This time for two months at most. If you don't pay taxes along the way, there will be at least 300 gold in a boat. Oh, don't be too much. I go back and forth three times a year, and it's stable to make a lot of money.

Sun Quan looked at Sun Shao, whose eyebrows were flying. All the doubts just now disappeared. Sun Shao was fascinated by the money. He gave the three daughters, which was not as simple as sending money. In order to make more money, he had asked for a concession from Liu Bei, and now he came to ask him for the concession. With these two concessions, he was unimpeded all the way up and down the river. He didn't want any taxes and money. In a few years, he earned these three thousand yuan back. How hard he was at calculating.

Sun Quan looked at Sun Shao with a smile, pinched his fingers, and slowly let go: "It's a good idea to do business in Chengdu, but what do you want a sea boat for?"

"Uncle doesn't know anything." Sun Shao jumped up. Just as he was about to speak, as if he had lost his temper again. He quickly stopped talking, sat down in a regular manner, and laughed twice in embarrassment. Sun Quan was amused by him. He waved his hand and scolded, "Okay, don't pretend to be old. Hurry up and say what you want a sea boat to do. It's reasonable. I'll give you a few sea boats. It doesn't make sense. There is no board."

"I want to go to sea for business, go to Jiaozhou, go to Liaodong, go to Goguryeo, and go to Nanyang." Sun Shao said several places in one breath: "Uncle, I want to make a lot of money, and then transport a boat of food and horses back for my uncle."

"War horse?" Sun Quan's eyes lit up

"Exactly." Sun Shao put away his smile and said solemnly, "Liaodong is bitter cold. We think it is very ordinary here, but it is very valuable there. Especially for those Hu people on the grassland, whether it is our silk or wine, it is a good thing they dream of. They don't have anything else, but they have a lot of horses, which are just used to do business with us. If there are thousands of established cavalry under my uncle's account, even if Cao Qian comes, what's the worry? As Sun Shao said, he patted his chest loudly, looking very righteous.

Sun Quan nodded repeatedly and was heart-pounding. Sun Shao's suggestion hit his weakness all of a sudden, which made him unable to stop. He was very clear about the role of the cavalry. At the beginning, Cao Jian personally led the tiger and leopard horse all the way from Xiangyang to Dangyang, defeated Liu Bei in one fell swoop, easily took down the South County, and gave full play to the power of the cavalry. This matter has always been a shadow in his heart. He clearly remembered how happy Zhou Yu was when he fought with Cao Ren in Nanjun and sent him back 300 horses. The most lacking thing in Jiangdong is war horses. The reason why he does not dare to attack Huainan and Xuzhou in depth now is that he does not have enough war horses. In the face of Cao Hen's windy cavalry, he has no way to fight back. If Sun Shao can really bring him back a large number of war horses, he will not hesitate to give Sun Shao a few ships.

"The idea is a good idea, but it's not easy to make it." Although Sun Quan was moved, he had not lost his mind. He leaned over and patted Sun Shao on the shoulder and said, "Fengxian, wait for me to discuss with you and give you another answer at that time, okay?"

Sun Shao nodded: "This is natural. I'm waiting for the supreme good news. After saying that, he said goodbye and said, "The supreme is Li Wanji, and I won't bother you. I'll leave first."

As soon as Sun Quan saw that Sun Shao was leaving, he remembered the purpose of finding him. He patted his head with regret and stopped Sun Shao with a smile: "Fengxian, you can leave later. I have something to tell you."

Sun Shao stopped and looked at Sun Quan puzzledly, as if he was surprised.

"The war is coming, and I have sent all the soldiers that can be sent out. The account is empty, and I'm really worried that there is no intimate escort. If you have more force, just stay with me." Sun Quan said without doubt, and his tone was very direct. Obviously, he did not intend to have any discussion with Sun Shao on this issue.

"Me?" Sun Shao showed a hesitant look.

" As a captain, you should be responsible for the guard around the supreme. Besides, the guard under the account is related to the safety of the supreme. What an important responsibility it is. Supreme, because you are a public and a trustworthy person, you are the only one who let you accompany you around. Why did you refuse? Sun Shao gave Guan Yu a bride price. He was familiar with Sun Shao along the way. In addition, he was old, and now he pretended to be an elder and scolded him.

Sun Shao blushed and stammered, "It's not that I don't know what's good or bad. But... But I just got married. How can I be in the mood to take on such a heavy task at this time? In case of a mistake, isn't it..."

Sun Quan and Sun Shao were both amused by Sun Shao. Sun Quan pointed to Sun Shao and smiled incoherently: "Zhouzi, I know that you are newly married, but the young man is lustful. How can you not be restrained?" He thought for a second and said with a smile, "Well, I can't be unreasonable by you. Anyway, your wife also has good martial arts skills. Just let her come with you. Let your aunt come too. They are responsible for the safety of your wife, Dahu and Xiaohu. Is that all right?"

Sun Shao touched his head and nodded reluctantly.

"You child, the supreme takes care of you so much, why don't you thank me?" Sun Shaoqiang suppressed his laughter and said in a low voice.

Sun Shao muttered a few words. Sun Quan didn't hear it clearly and looked at Sun Shao with suspicion. Sun Shao blushed and smiled dryly: "Come to the camp. I can't sleep in. And... so many people are watching, where is it convenient to stay at home?

Sun Quan looked at Sun Shao angrily and funnyly. He reluctantly held it for a while. Finally, he couldn't hold it back. He jumped up, raised his hand to Sun Shao, and scolded happily, "Li Zi, it's a good time. How can it be used for sleeping?"

Sun Shao rushed out of the big account quickly, and the proud laughter came from afar: "The joy of life, but sleep until you wake up naturally, and count the money until your hands cramp. Supreme, I'll go back and have a good sleep for two days before I work.

Sun Quan smiled for a while, turned back and forth in the account twice, and turned to look at Sun Shao. There was no smile on his face: "Gong Xu, do you think it's feasible?"

Sun Shao also looked serious: "I think it's feasible. I just want to do business in Liaodong. The wind and waves are high, so I can't play with children.

"Well, since he has this heart, I can't let him down." Sun Quan raised his head slightly, looked at the bottom of the blue and black tent, and sighed for a long time: "If it really works, isn't it a good thing?"

(End of the first volume)

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