Invincible from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 327 Redemption, Talking About Business
A few days later, Cao Ang arrived in Youzhou, and this time he was greatly shocked.

He finally walked into Beiping City, which had changed a lot from the last time he came here.

At this time, many workers are busy building the library.

The library is huge and several stories high.

Now the overall structure has been built and is undergoing internal renovation.

This library is the tallest building in the city, much taller than the Queen Mother's palace.

Cao Ang found a hotel to stay, and everything in this city was new to him.

This is a brand new city, a very active city.

"No wonder my father attaches so much importance to it. It turns out that Zhang Ming is the future opponent."

"Zhang Ming hides it too deeply. On the surface, he enjoys it and is unwilling to fight for hegemony. In fact, he already has a deep foundation."

Cao Ang walked around the street, the wide and tidy streets made him feel very comfortable.

The faces of the passers-by were pale, but they were full of energy.

It's amazing, it's rare, it's not easy.

Now the world is in chaos, the princes are conquering, and in order to expand their strength, the princes are not oppressing the people.

Cao Ang knew from his heart that Cao Cao also oppressed the people, but not to a harsh degree.

Didn't Zhang Ming oppress the people?

He went out to look for it by himself, and he had already sent someone to inform Guo Jia and Dian Wei.

Guo Jia and Dian Wei lived in other places, and Cao Ang deliberately met them at the inn, and did not take the initiative to find them.

After shopping for more than two hours, I went back.

Not long after returning, Guo Jia came with Dian Wei.

"You two uncles, it can be considered that I have seen you, and I have wronged the two uncles."

Cao Ang saluted the two, and Guo Jia and Dian Wei hurriedly returned the salute.

The three of them sat down, and Cao Ang said: "Uncles, although the war has been over for a long time, there have been many wars, and my father really has no money. Now that the tax has just been collected, I will send my nephew here."

Guo Jia and Dian Wei expressed their understanding.

Cao Ang then asked: "Uncles, did Zhang Ming make things difficult for you?"

Guo Jia and Dian Wei glanced at each other. Zhang Ming treated them very well and gave them a lot of freedom. They could go out as they wanted, except that they were not allowed to leave the city.

Dian Wei even planned to escape quietly with Guo Jia, but Guo Jia vetoed it.

Escaping may be possible, but once discovered, the risk is too great.

The road to the south is too far, if Zhang Ming goes crazy, or even directly sends troops, the harm will be even greater.

Guo Jia said, "Fortunately, it didn't make things difficult for us."

Dian Wei snorted coldly and said, "Zhang Fei, he won't fight with me after he comes back. It's so boring, he's grown flesh."

"cough cough"

Guo Jia hurriedly coughed to remind Dian Wei, Dian Wei said that these were not appropriate.

Dian Wei is sorry.

Cao Ang didn't delve into it, since it's fine.

Cao Ang said: "Uncles, in addition to forming an alliance with Zhang Ming, we also need to buy newspaper paper. I wonder if it is possible to do these two things?"

Cao Ang looked at Guo Jia, and it was useless to ask Dian Wei about it.

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia said: "It's impossible to form an alliance. I've been here and have been studying Zhang Ming. His plans are huge, and Yuan Shao will not let Yuan Shao set his sights on himself."

"Now Yuan Shao still regards Zhang Ming as a secondary target. Zhang Ming has deployed a large number of defenses on the front line, all of which are mainly defensive operations."

"With this arrangement, Yuan Shao will find it difficult to attack Youzhou, so he will choose another direction. We are the biggest threat now, and Yuan Shao will keep his eyes on us."

Cao Ang couldn't help but feel disappointed. Cao Cao entrusted him with this task, but he couldn't do it.

"As for buying paper for newspapers, I don't think it's a big problem."

The next day, Zhang Ming asked Xi Zhicai to tell Cao Ang that he wanted to meet him in person.

After Cao Ang made some preparations, he took Guo Jia and Dian Wei to the State Shepherd's Mansion and met with Zhang Ming.

"Hahaha, Mr. Cao Ang, we meet again."

"My father asked me to say hello to General Protector of the Country. The two uncles are here with you. Please excuse me."

Zhang Ming asked people to sit down, and then said: "Mr. Cao Ang has worked hard all the way, but he needs to stay here for a while longer."

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "Father often suffers from headaches due to a lot of things at home. As a son of man, it's better to go back early to help."

"Okay, then I won't force it. As for the handover, it's better to find Zhicai when the time comes."

Handover, handover what?Of course it's money and hostages.

Cao Ang went on to say: "This time going north, there are still some things."

Cao Ang proposed the alliance, but Zhang Ming directly rejected it.

When he proposed to buy paper, Zhang Ming immediately agreed, and a piece of paper cost 12 copper coins.

"General Protector, 12 copper coins for a piece of paper, isn't it too high? Your newspaper only costs 11 copper coins."

Zhang Ming frowned and said, "The newspaper has been losing money and has never made any money. This paper has been sold to you at the cost price."

It’s true that newspapers are losing money. It’s been a long time since they managed to balance their income and expenditure. However, Zhang Ming has built many transfer stations, and a dozen people follow horses in one base. These are too expensive.

"Okay, then we'll buy it."

Cao Ang agreed, but did not intend to continue bargaining.

Zhang Ming didn't allow them to negotiate prices either. The cost of the other party's newspaper must be much higher than his own. Zhang Ming allowed them to publish newspapers, but he didn't allow them to have a lot of influence.

After negotiating, Cao Ang went on to say: "This time we are here, we still want to continue to buy salt and also want to buy some tea."

It's no problem to do business. Zhang Ming likes doing business the most, so he agreed on the spot.

After chatting for a long time, at noon, Zhang Ming hosted a banquet for the three of them.

After that, they left and chose the time to leave Youzhou by themselves.

This time, Cao Ang brought all the money, and quickly completed the handover with Xi Zhicai.

After the handover, Guo Jia and Dian Wei were free, but they did not leave immediately.

It took a while to buy salt and tea, and they took advantage of this time to shop around.

Cao Ang took Guo Jia and Dian Wei to the library.

Here, soldiers are still under martial law, and they cannot enter under any circumstances.

"Uncle, what does such a tall building mean?"

Cao Ang looked at the tall building and said.

This high-rise building was finally built with six floors, and the area of ​​the first floor is very large.

"Hey, students from all over the world, I don't know how many people will be attracted here."

"My lord, I know that this Zhang Ming has already printed a large number of paper books, and some of them can be bought and sold freely in the market. Although the price is relatively high, knowledge can no longer be monopolized. In Youzhou, there are many common people In studying, the roots of the family have been dug.”

Guo Jia sees things that ordinary people cannot see.

Because he saw too many civilians studying in Youzhou, and many civilians have begun to serve as middle and lower-level officials.

In Youzhou, there is a quick way, which will allow you to learn about [-] characters in at least half a year.

Then distribute teaching materials and study while taking office.

With such a huge group of scholars, Zhang Ming no longer needs to rely on the aristocratic family, Zhang Ming can go to war with all the aristocratic families.

(End of this chapter)