Chapter 417 Big Business
Mrs. Sun laughed so hard that she lost her image.
Even the female guard who was closest to her would be shocked to her chin. Is this woman rolling on the ground with a smile? Even Sun Luban would not be so incompetent and presumptuous.
But Cao Miao believed that Mrs. Sun should have looked like this. Or, the Sun family has this gene. Not to mention anything else, just look at Sun Quan getting drunk and even being crazy when he drinks, he knows that this is his true nature.
In essence, the Cao family has this virtue, but there are slight differences in their expressions.
"Let's go, go to Jianye City."
Mrs. Sun took a lot of effort to hold back her laughter. She changed into casual clothes and ordered people to prepare horses. The space on the boat was limited, so she only brought a few horses for occasionally riding when she got ashore. Along the way, she did not go ashore. It was not that she didn't want to, but that Cao Miao was unwilling to show up in public, so she was not interested alone.
He took Ah Hu, Ruhua, a few female guards, Cao Miao, and Mrs. Sun and his group to Jianye City.
Since Sun Ce crossed the river, Jianye has often been regarded as the main garrison of the Wu army. The famous Stone City contains the General's Mansion left by Sun Ce. Jianye City is on the south side of Stone City. At present, the scale is not large and there are not many merchants. It is neither as good as Wuchang City, which has just risen in recent years, nor as good as Wuchang City with a long history.
This seems to be the fate of this city, and his strong friends are always taking away the light he deserves.
Cao Miao successfully found Zhuge Liang's eyes and ears arranged in Jianye City.
The reason is that Shu Jin is a commodity strictly controlled by Shu Han. As long as it can be used in a certain scale of Shu Jin dealers, it is directly or indirectly related to Shu Han's intelligence system.
Cao Miao knew this and Mrs. Sun knew it, but they didn't make it clear and tacit.
After entering the store, Mrs. Sun took the female guard to choose outside. Cao Miao walked directly to the innermost counter, knocked on the counter, and said to the middle-aged Confucian scholar standing behind the counter to settle accounts: "My surname is Cao, and my name is Cao Miao."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar's eyelids twitched, and he slowly raised his head, showing a professional smile. "What are the instructions of Mr. Cao? The small shop has the best Shu brocade, the goods are authentic, and the prices are fair..."
"The woman outside was named Sun, who was the governor of Jiefanying." Cao Miao leaned on the counter, twisted his body, and pointed at Mrs. Sun at the door of the shop.
"Pu" The pen in the middle-aged Confucian scholar's hand fell to the ground, and he could no longer control his expression and his face turned pale.
He had never met Mrs. Sun, but he had heard of Mrs. Sun, especially after Fei Yi was killed. Everyone in the Shu Han intelligence system was unwilling to face this decisive woman. Meeting meant that the tacit understanding between Wu and Shu was broken by some reason and it was going to die again.
"Don't be nervous." Cao Miao patted the middle-aged Confucian scholar on the shoulder. "We are here to discuss business."
"Discuss business?" The middle-aged Confucian scholar breathed a sigh of relief and his face gradually recovered. "What a big business?"
"How big a business can you decide?"
The middle-aged Confucian scholar looked at Cao Miao and looked at Mrs. Sun outside, realizing that the business was too big and he could not decide. He thought for a while and bowed, "Please wait for Mr. Cao, I will ask the master for instructions."
"Okay." Cao Miao twisted his fingers and smiled. "Mrs. Sun has a bad temper, so don't irritate her."
The middle-aged Confucian scholar's mouth twitched and nodded repeatedly. Cao Miao's meaning was very clear. Since they were all here, they must have been under martial law nearby. Using tricks not only will it not solve the problem, but it will easily cause misunderstandings.
Not long after, the middle-aged Confucian scholar came out and bowed to Cao Miao. "Master, please invite him." He looked at Mrs. Sun again and asked Cao Miao with his eyes. Cao Miao shook his head and turned into the back hall. The middle-aged Confucian scholar did not dare to ask more questions, and stood behind the counter again, paying attention to every move outside.
Cao Miao walked through a narrow wall and turned a corner. He saw a small patio. A middle-aged man stood in the corridor and greeted him. When Cao Miao saw it, he laughed in silence. The man was actually Meng Shen, who had seen in Shu Mansion in Luoyang.
"So it's you."
"It's me." Meng Shen smiled and said, "We can be regarded as meeting old friends in a foreign land, right?"
"Of course." Cao Miao sat down, picked up the tea that Meng Shen had just poured, and took a sip. "Good tea. Brother Meng, when did you transfer it to Jianye?"
"Early the year."
Cao Miao nodded. He arrived in Wuchang at the end of last year and Meng Shen arrived in Jianye at the beginning of the year. Even if it had nothing to do with him, Zhuge Liang realized that Sun Quan would return to Jianye sooner or later, so he strengthened Jianye's intelligence system in advance.
"How is the war in Wudu in Hanzhong?"
"Mr. Cao doesn't know?"
"I'm in this situation now..." Cao Miao smiled slightly and gave you a look of understanding. Whether Meng Shen believed it or not, he still took refuge in Dongwu on the surface and could not get caught with the intelligence system.
Meng Shen smiled considerately and said some of the situation roughly, which was very vague. Especially when Zhuge Liang was unable to attack Hechi, he didn't even mention it. If Cao Miao really knew nothing, he would think that Zhuge Liang was going well and he would be able to take Liangzhou all soon.
"The Prime Minister uses his troops as a god, which is awesome." Cao Miao patted his thigh and sighed. "If you take Liangzhou, the Prime Minister will have enough war horses. At that time, whether you advance east along the Wei River or exit the gorge along the Yangtze River, you will be condescending and frightening."
Meng Shen's eyes rolled. "Is Mr. Cao worried about his homeland or Wu?"
“Is there any difference?”
"If I am worried about my homeland, then I can do nothing. The Han and the thieves are incompatible, and the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is imperative."
"What if you are worried about Wu?"
"There is no need. The Han and Wu alliance will divide the world into the world. This is the agreement between Prime Minister Zhuge and King Wu." Meng Shen smiled. "I heard that Cao Jun was taught Wuquan by immortals, and was deeply trusted by the King of Wu. He was the general Shang Princess and enjoyed wealth. He originally thought it was a rumor. Now, seeing Cao Jun walking with Mrs. Sun, I realized that Cao Jun was valued by the King of Wu, and I was deeply pleased by Cao Miao. Such a happy event should be a congratulatory gift."
Cao Miao laughed silently. "Since Brother Meng is so generous, I'm not polite."
"Of course, you and I have a fate, so there is no need to be polite."
Cao Miao put down the teacup and raised his fingers. "The equipment of five hundred people, armor, helmet, swords, bows and crossbows, arrows, all of them were available. Finally, there was horse armor."
When Cao Miao talked about the equipment of five hundred people, Meng Shen did not lose his composure, but just smiled a little disdainful. When he heard the word "Ma Kai", his face suddenly changed. He raised his head suddenly and looked at Cao Miao to see if he was telling a joke.
Five hundred sets of horse armor? The Wu State has so many war horses, can it form five hundred armored cavalry?
Having five hundred cavalry means that the Wu Kingdom has at least 5,000 cavalry, and even more. This is a situation they did not know before. It is a major omission in the intelligence system and a possible fatal omission.
Meng Shen lowered his head and used tea to hide himself. It took him a long time to recover from peace. "This is a big business."
Chapter completed!