C315 Good ally gongsun zan

For the past few days, he had been laughing so hard that his mouth couldn't close, while his owl-like laughter kept spiralling in the sky above the camp.

Especially after he went back to the Chang'an to rest, he laughed even more heartily.

One month ago, he received a letter from the Chang'an. The letter was written by Zhao Yun. The content of the letter was basically saying that a great man named Xiao Wen had obtained the skills to refine salt in the saline ground. He hoped to open a salt farm in the south of Chang'an City.

Although Mo Ming and the people from the Da Shennong also agreed with Xiao Wen's request, Xiao Wen still hoped to bring some people along to make a fortune.

Therefore, together with the Yang Family, he pulled Gongsun Zan over. The three families each had a third of the shares, and set up a salt farm.

And later on, he even heard that a shopkeeper in his own house had traded 500 kilograms of salt for 500 Western Region BMWs of Qin Kingdom.

This business, especially stealing food from the Qin Kingdom, was hard to come by.

Old Gongsun patted his belly in satisfaction. In the past three months, I, Old Gongsun, have been gnawing on my vinegar everyday. I've eaten so much that my teeth almost fell off.

It was not that he was short of salt, but the entire army was soaked in vinegar, so His Majesty was also eating vinegar.

At this point, none of the generals dared to eat the salt anymore. After all, they were all eating the salt alone.

His son's luck was good! He actually met a God of Fortune just like that.

Although Xiao Wen had already allied himself with Yang Family, the Sun family, and the Li family … However, it was clear that he was someone who liked to make friends.

Relying on what kind of Hongwu Club Zhao Yun had created himself back then, he had actually gotten involved with Xiao Wen.

At the house in Chang'an, Gongsun Zan looked at Zhao Yun, whom he had not seen for half a year. Surprisingly, he had grown taller, and his entire body was emitting a completely different aura than before, as he asked: "I heard that you defeated Lv Bu?"

"My lord, Yun only won by a fluke." Zhao Yun said.

"It's already not bad. Lv Bu, I know his level. If you can defeat him in half a move, it means that you have not wasted your martial arts for the past half year. That's right! "That's right!"

Zhao Yun scratched his head, although it was said that after he built the Hongwu Club, he was defeated by Lv Bu and became number two. However, he was not too complacent about defeating Lv Bu.

He said honestly, "If not for the training method that Guan Yu shared, Yun Che probably wouldn't have been able to defeat Lv Bu. Therefore, the contribution of defeating Lv Bu, will inevitably be divided into half. "

"Oh?" Hearing that, Gongsun Zan squinted his eyes, and asked: "The Guan Yu that defeated Lv Bu? He shared it with you? "

"That's right." Zhao Yun nodded and said.

Gongsun Zan understood and immediately decided: "When that Guan Yu returns to the Chang'an, I will coordinate with him and let me recommend him so that he can train in the army."

Hearing that, Zhao Yun nodded. He was naturally happy that his good brother had been recommended by someone.

Suddenly, Zhao Yun took out an oily paper bag from his robes and stepped forward to give it to Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan opened the paper bag in doubt, only to see a big cake inside, roasted until it was yellow in oil. The fragrance of wheat wafted through the air.

When Old Gongsun saw this, he felt a sense of relief.

Although Zhao Yun was his subordinate in name, he had grown up with him as well. Therefore, they were like father and son.

At this time, Zhao Yun knew that it was time to honor his father, and he was extremely happy.

He picked up the biscuit and took a bite. The biscuit tasted good and was very sweet and sweet. It was different from the pastries he usually ate.

Seeing Gongsun Zan eating cake, Zhao Yun poured a cup of tea and respectfully held it out to Old Gongsun.

After Gongsun had finished eating the biscuit, he took two sips of tea and asked, "Sir, how is the biscuit?"

Old Cheng said casually, "That's right. The camp cooks should be feeding the dogs. Where did you buy this?" It's not that I'm talking about you, but that you have the time to cook. The business over at the salt field was flourishing every day. Sooner or later, there would be people who would turn green with envy. Xiao Wen was currently in the limelight, moreover, he was abroad, so no one would provoke him. Although the Yang Family was not a Che Marquis, their relationship was tangled and dealing with it was even more troublesome than a Che Marquis. If those people want benefits, they'll probably come looking for us. "Now that we've gained less than a jin, we'll lose the benefits of one jin of salt. What are we doing with this flower? I'm your lord, so what if we still need your tribute?"

There was no such thing as a free lunch in the world. The reason why Xiao Wen was willing to give Gongsun Zan benefits was so that Gongsun Zan could block the incoming hands of others.

And Gongsun Zan had no choice but to do so.

After all, the benefits from the salt farm was too great, so much that even if there was only a third of the profits, Gongsun Zan was not willing to let go.

And if he didn't let go, he would have to help Xiao Wen protect his interests.

If he took his share of the benefits but was unable to protect Xiao Wen, it would mean that he would not be able to take the money.

In the early Han Dynasty, it was common for officials to take bribes. However, if he took the money and didn't do anything, it would be the worst thing that could happen.

If anyone dares to do so, the only result is that no one else has anything to do with you.

After all, who knows if you'll be able to turn down the money in the future? In any case, who should he seek for help from? In this world, it wasn't as if he had to find a dishonorable person to help him with everything he had.

Hearing Gongsun Zan's rebuke, Zhao Yun quickly explained, "Sir, this is Lord Xiao Wen's special military rations. Your army is on the march. If you're in a hurry, before you can eat anything, just take a bite or two of your bread. This biscuit was cold and hard, and many soldiers felt bloated after eating it. Their stomachs were extremely painful, so it would be unwise for them to reduce their military strength before the battle. Thus, Lord Xiao Wen and Lord Mo Ming specially made this kind of biscuit. Hurry up and eat it. "It's the best food for the army, and besides, this cake will last for a month on a July day.

"What?" Is a month bad? Is that true? " For the first time, Gongsun Zan revealed a shocked expression.

"That's right, I've tried it before. It wouldn't be bad if I put it in a cloth bag for a month, and there won't be any smell of it."

As an old general, Gongsun Zan knew that if this thing was real, it would be an earth-shattering change to the army.

As long as they carried it with them, the soldiers would be able to stay out of the supply line for a long time.

In the past, those who left the supply line were difficult to perform coquettishly. He would also gain more control over the space because of this divine tool.

It could be said that this thing could be used in a subversive manner.

"This Xiao Wen, just how many more benefits does he have?" Gongsun Zan couldn't help but think as he looked at the remnants of the military rations in his hand.

At that moment, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew into the room through the window, cooing.

On its feet was a small bamboo tube. Obviously, it was something used to pretend to be a letter.

Zhao Yun walked to the window and grabbed the cooing pigeon. This mother pigeon was named Xia Yike, and was a pigeon that he raised since he was young. As a result, the man and the pigeon were quite familiar with each other. Xia Yi did not struggle from Zhao Yun's grasp.

"Sigh!" "It's a pity that your brother Thrall died." Zhao Yun sighed, Thrall was Xia Yike's brother, but a long time ago, the pigeon's servant had eaten the pigeon.

But Zhao Yun did not lament too much, he undid the small bamboo tube from Xia Yi's feet, and without even opening up the contents, he directly handed it over to Gongsun Zan.

Gongsun Zan took a look, and saw some crooked words, it was a secret message, only Gongsun Zan and the person who wrote it could understand it.

After looking for a while, Gongsun Zan frowned.

"This is bad!" Gongsun Zan said as he looked at the secret message.

Originally, Zhao Yun did not want to ask Gongsun Zan about the content above. After all, he knew that even if he didn't ask, Gongsun Zan would tell him many things. If he couldn't say it, then it would be useless to ask.

However, because Gongsun Zan revealed a vexed and serious expression, Zhao Yun could not help but ask about the contents of the letter.

Thus, Gongsun Zan did not conceal anything. He said directly: "This Dong Zhuo, actually wants to secretly harm Xiao Wen? How dare he do such a thing! "

"Then what should we do?" Hearing this, Zhao Yun immediately became nervous.

After all, even though Zhao Yun and Guan Yu had only known each other for a few months, he was already impressed by Guan Yu's generosity and the two of them became good friends.

And Xiao Wen was also Guan Yu's teacher, how could Zhao Yun not be anxious.

However, after thinking about it, Gongsun Zan said, "Dong Zhuo's arrangements have been made at the Tang Kingdom. We know nothing about what's going on there. Therefore, it's very difficult for us to help Xiao Wen, we can only write and remind him a little. What we need to do now, is to distract Dong Zhuo. This way, Xiao Wen wouldn't have to solve all the problems that have been prepared beforehand and still need to solve all the problems. "