The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

"Businessmen, profit-seeking is the root. Small merchants, those who communicate goods, and big merchants, are also thieves."

The first thing Nie Zefeng did when he entered the Guolao Mansion was to think of a book he read recently that clearly stated such a passage. Nie Zefeng saw the splendor of the Guolao Mansion being renovated, and the whole mansion looked like a garden. It is more inclined to the south, but the design style of the garden pays attention to symmetry, staggered, and clear hierarchy. This is clearly the fact that people living in the northern country do not forget to be released to the north...

Guided by a servant, Nie Zefeng walked through several floors of courtyards, walked through the seemingly real and unreal rockery, and stepped on the trickling small bridge and flowing water... Finally, he arrived at a seemingly ordinary but exquisite pavilion. The building stopped.

The servant said to Nie Zefeng: "Young master, please come inside, the master is going to change clothes, he will be there later, please come later, young master."

Nie Zefeng strolled alone into the door that the two servants had already opened. The magnificence far surpassed that of Liu Biao's palace. There were calligraphy and paintings of celebrities everywhere, and precious porcelain utensils everywhere.Nie Zefeng was immediately attracted by this group of things. In the past, when he was on mission, he had visited many museums, but none of them were as rich and dazzling as today...

"Marquis Wancheng, I have waited for a long time, the little old man is guilty, guilty."

Nie Zefeng was surprised when he heard an old man come out with a smile and revealed his identity. Nie Zefeng gently put the porcelain bottle back in the grid, and looked back, it turned out to be Qiao Guolao.

"Guo Lao, don't come here unharmed, you have admitted the wrong person."

"Marquis of Wancheng, don't come here without any problems. If you are not Marquis of Wancheng, why would you be wearing the seal jade pendant of Marquis of Wancheng, Marshal Nie?"

"Guo Lao really has all-hands and eyes. I admire you. That's right, I am Nie Zefeng, Marquis of Wancheng. I don't know how Guo Lao plans to deal with me."

"Do it, let's talk slowly."

After the two of them sat down, Qiao Guolao personally poured a cup of tea for both of them, and said, "Thank you Nie Shuai for saving the little girl. I have always wanted to make friends with a hero like Lord Hou, but we never had the chance to meet each other. The three cities were captured in one day, but most of Jingzhou was taken in a month, and the remaining half will be a matter of time, this Liu Biao is like a rotten tree, and should have been replaced by a young hero like Lord Hou long ago."

"Guo Lao, thank you, thank you, but Guo Lao, I am a straightforward person. If you have anything to say, you can just say it. I will respect you here with tea instead of wine."

After speaking, Nie Zefeng drank it down in one gulp.

Seeing Nie Zefeng's straightforwardness, Qiao Guolao drank his beard and smiled, "Your Majesty has the same demeanor as I did back then, but I'm in the business world, and Master Hou is in the kingly way, so I'll cut straight to the point, little old man." I am willing to dedicate the entire Jingzhou to Lord Hou, what do you think?"

"The whole of Jingzhou? I don't know what the old man said?"

"At this martial arts competition, I am willing to marry my daughter to Lord Hou. It will be a matter of course for Lord Hou to obtain the entire Jingzhou."

After finishing speaking, Qiao Guolao burst into laughter, and Nie Zefeng also laughed along with him, but everyone knew that it was a superficial smile but not a real smile, and the movements were not only stiff but also looked so unnatural.

Nie Zefeng once again expressed his gratitude, and would reply, "Then how should I repay the old man?"

"Master Hou, are merchants profitable? I wonder if the entire military rations in Jingzhou City can be raised and transported through my shop in the future. Do you think it will work?"

Suddenly, Nie Zefeng fell into a dilemma.