Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 153 The Tiger of Kuaiji
It has been more than half a year since Gan Ning came to Kuaiji. In name, he was "demoted" to Kuaiji as the prefect because of his bellicosity.

After all, according to the universal concept of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prefect of Danyang was much more beautiful than the prefect of Kuaiji. I didn’t even know some officials.

However, the Yu family, the Gu family, the Lu family and other big families all knew that Gan Ning was in Kuaiji and had other important matters. They also followed Bai Tu's order and sent a group of boatmen to Gan Ning, all with a contract of betrayal. Sent by my family.

At the same time, as soon as Gan Ning took office, he wrote to his hometown. Three months later, a group of boatmen, weavers, and dyers from the Gan family in Sichuan also detoured through the four counties of Jingnan and came to Jiangdong...

Although the Gan family in Shu County would not move their whole family just because of a "prefect", but... Gan Ning's importance under Bai Tu, as well as Bai Tu's own potential and power, were enough for them to decide to divide part of the power. , to assist Gan Ning.

From now on, this branch of Gan Ning will be the Gan family of Kuaiji!

Needless to say, as a long-established family although not noble, they still have this courage. No matter what happens in the future, even if Bai Tu and Yizhou swordsmen meet, the two Gan families will still be their masters.

With the support of technology and talents, both Shu brocade and shipbuilding tasks have become busy.

At the beginning, when Gan Ning wanted to get involved in the brocade industry, some of the powerful people behind the local Jiangdong brocade industry were a little bit disdainful.

In addition, he thought that Gan Ning had "fallen out of favor" and came to Kuaiji, so he secretly set a trap...

However, the Jiangdong brocade at this time was far less famous than the Shu brocade. The Haoyou who used it as a pillar could barely reach the level of a "rich family". The interests of the real aristocratic families did not lie here - most of them were in salt, iron, timber, and shipbuilding. !
Gan Ning did not accept this trick, and wanted to compete normally. Everyone could sit down and talk slowly, dare to play dirty... Gan Ning had just learned that there was a threat to the craftsmen, and did not say anything or test it. , starting that night, he pretended to be a robber and frequently visited the suspicious targets!

Moreover, he was wearing a big red robe and a red cloth covering his face. At a glance, it was obvious that he was Gan Ning's "pretense" - this was Gan Ning giving Bai Tu's military law a face.

At the same time, although Gan Ning was a dog-faced person, he also knew what he was doing. The places he plundered were "illegal" or businesses that should not be involved in the name, such as private mines, private salt, and hidden fields for growing mulberry... No one would dare to complain!

Otherwise, before we can investigate whether the bandits are disguised as the prefect, we must first explain why these industries, which are not registered and are even prohibited from being privately owned, are here.

The local tycoons in Kuaiji were also startled by Gan Ning's wildness at first - this was completely out of character!

They knew that wherever Gan Ning attacked, they would not be able to complain to Bai Tu... Moreover, they did not think of complaining to Bai Tu at first. Otherwise, wouldn't it be equivalent to surrendering their weapons to Bai Tu?
The families who wanted to recruit thieves turned to the Yu family, the Wei family, and the Gu family, the "landowners" of Kuaiji.

The Yu family took the lead and set up a banquet at a farm not far from Shanyin City, where Kuaiji was governed, to "mediate" between the two parties.

However, what those rich people didn't expect was that the three families were very polite to Gan Ning who had "fallen out of favor" from the beginning, and they didn't seem to stand up for them at all.

The matter of sending off the boatmen and crew members was even brought up during the dinner. Finally, by the way, the "little discord" between Gan Ning and several others was mentioned.

Several local tycoons who started their textile business could not see the situation clearly, so they quickly begged Gan Ning for mercy. Gan Ning, who had always been soft-hearted but not hard-hearted, reluctantly agreed that he would "take good care of the security of Kuaiji from now on and prevent bandits from running rampant."

After returning to the category of "fair competition", how can other Jiangdong brocades compete with Gan Ning?

At this time, Jiangdong Brocade has not even reached its first development period, and the overall development level of Jiangdong is not high. The so-called Jiangdong Brocade cannot be compared with the famous Shu Brocade.

Just the skills brought by the hundreds of craftsmen sent by the Gan family of Shu County were enough to crush them, and...Gan Ning also possessed craftsmanship information that directly led to Shu County's second great development in the Tang Dynasty.

After giving the information to a trustworthy tapestry worker for study, Kuaiji's tapestry skills quickly improved.

As new techniques, new dyes, and new weaving methods gradually matured, as an experiment, Gan Ning used the first batch of finished products to customize a classic "red lion and phoenix pattern robe" for himself!
The robe is still Gan Ning's favorite red color, with a wide open front and a somewhat exposed breast. However, you can see that there are gorgeous phoenix patterns on the front flaps, which look like reverse wings.

If you look at the back, you'll understand what this is...

On the back of the shoulders and elbows, there is a row of flowers, on the vest is a pair of dark red lions facing each other, and on the waist and hip is a golden phoenix with its head raised and wings spread, and the spread wings extend all the way back to the breasts.

The moment Gan Ning put on the "red lion and phoenix pattern robe" that used a new weaving method, his military symbols glowed with a coquettish red light while Gan Ning showed a satisfied look. Then... in full view of everyone, Gan Ning was promoted to "Golden Jade Armor"!
The strongest person in Jiangdong at this time is undoubtedly Lu Bu, who has surpassed the armor and military symbols.

Next is Sun Ce - after integrating the Overlord's Relic Armor, Sun Ce's military talisman also disappeared. Bai Tu thought it was left behind at the time, but after listening to Lu Bu's explanation, he realized that Sun Ce was now half-detached.

At this time, Sun Ce could summon the armor directly without using the weapon talisman, but he was unable to enter Lu Bu's state of being like a celestial being.

Moreover, Sun Ce is equivalent to being "plucked and encouraged" by Overlord Yijia. If he wants to break through in the future, there will be a huge bottleneck!
Next are Taishi Ci and Zhang Liao. The former was promoted to the Golden Jade Armor during the battle between Wujiang and Sun Ce. The latter ambushed Ji Ling in Tongshan and fought with him. After the victory, he gained insights and was promoted to the Golden Jade Armor. First.

Immediately afterwards in Kuaiji, Gan Ning, who was promoted because of the red lion and phoenix robe, followed closely behind in strength.

The other is Gao Shun, who was also promoted to the Golden Jade Armor after the Battle of Tongshan. However, Gao Shun's armor is quite special and has very little blessing in terms of force, but his command limit has been increased again.

In terms of absolute force, Gao Shun may not be Zhou Tai's opponent, but Zhou Tai is still wearing a gilt armor...

The first batch of improved Shu brocades were named "Ning brocade" by Gan Ning with disdain. Once they were born, they were outstanding among other brocades.

And regardless of the high-end market or the low-end market, there are corresponding processes that can adapt to it. Wherever Ning Jin went, whether it was Shu Brocade or Jiangdong Brocade, they all lost due to the gap between quality and cost performance, and their share was directly snatched away!
If Gan Ning hadn't shown his "cruel" side before, and had the support of the Prefectural Mufu, none of the other truly prominent families in Kuaiji would have wanted to be enemies with him. The few who had been cut off from their financial resources would have tried their best to thoughts...

However, no matter what Gan Ning does, anyone who dares to offend him will be retaliated with twice as much, and... the target of revenge is freedom of conscience - this is why Bai Tu did not give him the salt from the ditch!
That thing is more profitable, but... the salt and iron business directly affects the lives of those big families, and Bai Tu doesn't want to deal with it too radically.

After Ning Jin started to attract money, Gan Ning did not need to transfuse blood to the prefectural pastorate. Instead, he directly began to recruit boatmen and carpenters and purchase wood on the spot. The shipyard that had completed the preliminary preparations also began to gradually operate with the help of Ning Jin's blood transfusion. stand up……

(End of this chapter)