Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 270: Getting the Credit for Free
This winter, Yanmen is full of joy.

The ten salt mines and iron mines scattered across the country finally began to produce.

Ten restaurants have opened, and ten different businesses have also displayed their own salt and pig iron blocks and started to open special stores in various county towns to sell them.

The business company had long made it clear that there would be regular and irregular inspections of these businesses, and any businesses found to have committed any illegal or disorderly acts that disrupted the market, or whose wine, food, salt, pig iron, etc. produced were of poor quality, would have all their goods confiscated.

No matter how much these merchants and families respect this regulation, when their business is just opening, they will always try their best to make something good in order to get a good start.

So these days, not everyone can afford to go to a restaurant, but pig iron is indispensable for making farm tools and daily necessities, and salt is indispensable for cooking. The quality of these two things is much better than before, but the price is lower, which makes the people very happy.

They were happy. No matter how much profit the merchants kept, business was booming. Whether they made a lot or a little, they still made a profit, so they were in a good mood.

Liu He also received the first real commercial tax, although it was only a few hundred thousand coins, but it was also a good start. He had already agreed with everyone to go north after the beginning of next spring, and now that Yanmen was in such a situation, he had no worries.

But what made Liu He happiest was not this matter.

Zhang Yong and Zhu Ye got married, Guan Yu and Cheng Liang also became fathers, and both welcomed their first sons.

Liu He named his two children Guan Ping and Cheng Yang respectively.

On this day, the full-month banquets for the two children and Liu Zheng's two-year-old wedding banquet were held on the same day, which could also be regarded as the engagement banquet for Liu Zheng and Zhen Mi's childhood sweetheart.

On days like this, of course everyone has to drink a lot.

Liu He announced that more food would be served to the entire army, and dozens of his civil and military officials, as well as Zhang Ding, Su Shuang, Zhen Yi and others, also drank to their heart's content in the prefect's mansion.

The banquet lasted until late at night. Finally, Liu He said that there were still government and military affairs to deal with the next day and people were not allowed to get drunk, so everyone dispersed.

However, Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye refused to do so.

Liu He was very strict in disciplining his army. In addition, food and grass were not plentiful at the moment, so the money available for brewing wine was very limited. Therefore, even high-ranking officers like them might not be able to drink wine once a month.

The two guys took advantage of the alcohol to pluck up their courage, secretly hid a few jars of wine, and under the pretext of inspecting the city defenses, ran to the city wall to continue drinking.

"Hey, Lao Wu, my eldest brother said that after the New Year and the beginning of spring, we will send troops to the north. We won't have such a good life then. We must get drunk today."

Cheng Liang drank so much that even his beard was covered with wine drops. He was too lazy to wipe them off. He just smacked his lips and talked while drinking.

"Third brother, among the five of us, you are the one who usually makes the most noise. You are so noisy and unmanly. But when it comes to drinking, well... you are the only one who can rival me, Zhu Ye. Haha! Come on, have a drink!"

Zhu Ye's square bronze face had turned light red at this time.

After hearing this, Cheng Liang was half laughing and half angry.

"How can you talk like that, kid? I'm your brother! But you know what, you're really right. I'm not as good as my elder brother in terms of scholarship and martial arts, but when it comes to drinking, hey, he's not as good as me."

Cheng Liang picked up a large ceramic bowl and drank the wine in it in two or three gulps.

At this time, a team of fully armed patrol soldiers walked over the city wall. When they saw Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye, they couldn't help but make a joke.

"Oh, the two generals are newlyweds, it's only been a few days, why did your wife drive you to the tower to drink alone?"

"Haha, it seems that the two new wives of generals in our Anmin Army are very skilled in martial arts. Even our mighty General Cheng and General Zhu are no match for them. They are really amazing."

Although Liu He and others were strictly trained and had strict military discipline, they usually shared the joys and sorrows with the sergeants, so they had a very close relationship in private. The two were not angry when the sergeants joked like this.

"Go away, go away! What do you know? You just talk nonsense. If you dare to spread rumors, we will make things difficult for you."

Cheng Liang casually made a "threat", but the team of soldiers didn't take it seriously and walked away while laughing.

"Hey, Third Brother, drink first. I have to go to the bathroom urgently. I need to go downstairs to relieve myself."

Zhu Ye suddenly stood up with a troubled look on his face.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, how much did you drink? You're in a hurry to go to the bathroom. It seems that you've been in a very bad condition since you got married. I'll ask a doctor to check you out tomorrow."

"Go away, just take care of yourself." Zhu Ye left a word and ran down the city wall in two steps.

He trotted all the way to a corner under the city wall, untied his belt, and started drinking wildly.

"Oh...it feels so good..."

After a long time, he shook himself, pulled up his pants, and prepared to leave.

However, a voice suddenly came to his ears, making him instinctively choose to stop.

"Old Chen, are you sure the news is correct?"

"Don't worry. I squatted outside the governor's mansion and watched them drink for two hours before leaving. They could hardly walk steadily. Even if they were not drunk, they were probably almost drunk."

"Well, this is really a godsend! I will go back and report the news to General Guo immediately. Yinguan City has been developing very prosperously these days. I think it is almost as prosperous as Jinyang City. This is enough for us to make a fortune!"

"Okay, you send out the signal quickly. Although the patrol soldiers on the city wall have not relaxed, they are leaderless and it is late at night. If the general seizes this opportunity, he will surely gain a lot! You leave first, and I and several other brothers will find a way to open the city gate later."

Both of these voices seemed to be spoken in deliberately low voices. Just a few simple words completely drove away Zhu Ye's drunkenness on the spot!

"Oh no! Someone is planning to attack the city at night!"

Zhu Ye looked around and found that the sound came from a dilapidated wooden house next to him.

There were footsteps in the room, obviously someone wanted to come out.

Zhu Ye was about to rush up and catch him, but after changing his mind, he stopped the impulse and hid in the darkness nearby.

I saw a figure quietly walking out of the dilapidated house, looking around cautiously, then lowering his head and leaving quickly.

After a while, another person came out.

Zhu Ye followed him secretly. The man walked out of the dilapidated house, through several alleys, and finally came to an inconspicuous shop in the city.

The man knocked on the door in a specific order, then the door opened and he walked in.

Zhu Ye was watching this scene in a corner not far away, and his heart was filled with joy.

"Haha, it's my honor to have made a contribution! This is truly a credit from heaven!"

As the saying goes, "A skilled man is daring." Zhu Ye was very confident in his martial arts. Although he did not carry double hammers with him at this time, he drew out his sword and rushed directly to the door of the shop.

"Open it for me!"

He kicked the door of the shop open with his big foot.

Several people suddenly rushed out from inside.

"What's going on? Who dares to cause trouble in the middle of the night? Are they here to rob? Aren't they afraid of the patrolling city guards?"

Zhu Ye was so angry that he laughed: "Haha, a few spies, how dare you say that? I am Zhu Ye, one of the leaders of the Anmin Army. Why don't you just surrender!"

Those people were obviously startled and took a few steps back. Although Zhu Ye couldn't see their faces, he could imagine how shocked they looked.

"How... How is this possible! Did General Zhu have some misunderstanding..."

Zhu Ye was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and just went straight to kill them.

"No matter whether it's a misunderstanding or not, I'll arrest you first!"

Seeing that their explanation was not working, these people began to pull out weapons from the shelves nearby.

"Everyone come together, he's alone, and there are eight of us, I don't believe we can't beat him!"

(End of this chapter)