He personally sent Zhang Hong out, stood at the door, and watched Zhang Hong turn around and leave, his steps as if he had just drunk two big bowls of ginseng soup. Sun Ce couldn't help but feel a little hot. Although Zhang Hong was outstanding in talent, he was a gentleman after all, and once he wore two high hats, he probably would have to live several years less.

"General, do you really want to build a government affairs hall?" Zhuge Liang followed behind him and followed him step by step.

"Can this be fake?" Sun Ce looked back at Zhuge Liang without thinking. "Do you think Mr. Zigang and I are joking?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and shook his head. "How dare I, I'm just a little surprised. Isn't the general going to hand over this task to Huang Ziyan?"

Sun Ce smiled but said nothing. He originally wanted Huang Wan to be responsible for the affairs of the government affairs hall, but now he has changed his mind. No matter what, Huang Wan is the former Grand Martial Arts and a surrendered general. Letting him serve as the government affairs hall sacrificial wine may cause misunderstandings. In this era, he emphasizes the relationship between teachers and students. Yin Duan serves as the sacrificial wine in the martial arts hall. The students in the martial arts hall are mainly Yin Yu, and they show such a big show, without caring about what he, the general, thinks. It's fine in the army, he has enough confidence to control, but other administrative officials are not like that. He does not have such strong control ability and cannot let Huang Wan take advantage of the loopholes.

Of course, this kind of opportunity is more suitable for his hard-core Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong has never been an official in the court. He has been his subordinate from the beginning and has not much nostalgia for the court. He is just a kind of thinking inertia, a kind of inertia that most Confucian scholars have, and this inertia will soon disappear. He said that the rule of Chugong was to be the emperor, but Zhang Hong not only did not object, but instead hoped by the sages and kings inside and outside. In this regard, what is the glory of the first government affairs hall sacrificial wine?

Of course he knew what Zhuge Liang meant. Zhang Hong was talented, but he was an excellent strategist, not an outstanding administrative official. In terms of administrative ability, he was indeed not as good as Huang Wan. But then again, who stipulated that he had to give lectures when sacrificing wine? Now he was only training the small officials of Baishi, and Huang Wan couldn't give lectures. The one who was really responsible for teaching was an experienced official who was proficient in practical affairs.

However, there is no need to tell Zhuge Liang about this idea, it is better to let him understand it by himself.

Seeing that Sun Ce did not explain, Zhuge Liang did not ask much and retreated from the middle gate. Sun Ce returned to the back hall and Mi Lan greeted him. Seeing that Sun Ce was relaxed and his eyebrows were smiling, he could no longer see the depression he was when he came back in the evening. He couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the general's knot has been resolved, so I don't need to ramble."

Sun Ce shook his head. "He talks about his, you talk about yours, there is no conflict."

"Okay, the hot water is ready. The general takes a shower first and then says while cooling down."

Sun Ce agreed and looked around and didn't see Yin Gui, so he asked. Mi Lan was a little shy and blushed, and said a few words. Sun Ce was a little puzzled when he saw it. He was about to ask again, but suddenly he had some understanding and couldn't help but glance at Mi Lan sideways.

"That's all I have to thank you for your hard work."

Mi Lan lowered her head, and even her neck turned red. "I hope the general will feel pity."

"Don't worry, I will love you very much." Sun Ce reached out and put his hand on Mi Lan's shoulder and entered the bedroom with a smile. When the door was pushed open, he felt that the situation in front of him was not right, so he quickly retreated. When he saw everything in front of him, he couldn't help but look at Mi Lan in confusion, and his smile gradually faded. "What does this mean?"

There were boxes of large and small piles in the room, almost piled up on a wall. Although the boxes were closed and there was no way to see what was inside, just from the box itself, there would be no ordinary gifts, which were of great value. In addition to the amazing number, Sun Ce felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of the Qingxu merchants who were welcomed along the street. He asked Milan to go to Wan City to understand the situation, not to receive gifts. If it was given by the Qingxu merchants on their own initiative, then there would probably be transactions behind it.

"Well...Please be pregnant."

"Pray for pregnancy?"

"I... have been married for so long and have not been pregnant. Some immortals say that the general is the strongest yang energy, but my yin energy is insufficient, so I must use wealth to help the energy. Wealth is water, and the most yin thing. Putting more money in the room will help nourish the yin energy, and maybe you can get pregnant and give birth to a son and half of your daughter for the general..."

Sun Ce was amused and crying. Mi Lan's voice became lower and lower, and he didn't dare to say the last sentence. Sun Ce walked to the box and opened one. There was a fiery red coral, about three feet wide. Another one opened one, there were several brocade boxes inside. Open one, and it was a full box of pearls, round and transparent. Open another one, and there were dozens of green feathers inside, which should be peacock tail feathers, glowing blue light under the light.

"It seems that this sea-traffic business is really expensive." Sun Ce took out an extremely large egg and weighed it in his hand. He didn't know what it was. It looked a bit like an ostrich egg, but it was cold in the water. It was not a real egg, but it looked like jade.

"The blessing of large-scale building ships has been reduced a lot, and the transportation cost has been lowered. Buzishan has sorted out the island map, General Shen built a port in Qingzhou, and the navy protected it along the way, and pirates dared not approach it. The maritime merchants are indeed better than before. Qingxu Maritime Merchants are grateful for the general's kindness. I heard that the general is in debt and actively contributes."

"Is it really an active contribution?"

"It's true." Mi Lan's face turned red with anxiety. "Although I'm useless, I've been by the general for so long, how could I not know that the general is disgusted with blackmailing the people and how dare he break the law with his own body? My Mi family is a little wealth, so it won't ruin its reputation for these tens of millions of dollars."

Sun Ce put down the egg and took two steps back. "How much is it here?"

"There are 325 Qingxu merchants in Wan City, with the largest number of one million and the lowest number of one hundred thousand, totaling 93.7 million."

Sun Ce almost bit his tongue. But after careful calculation, he believed what Mi Lan said. The more millions and the less than one hundred thousand, each household was less than 300,000. It was really not much for strong businessmen. It was just half a year's profit. There were large building ships, navy escorts, and newly opened ports. The maritime business is now much better than before. He had not calculated it in detail, but the money invested in the front and back was tens of millions.

To seek wealth by making poverty, farming is not as good as worker, and worker is not as good as businessman. Tai Shigong said it is not bad at all.

"Do they have any requirements?"

Mi Lan looked at Sun Ce uneasyly and said timidly: "General... isn't you angry?"

"Why am I angry if someone gives me money?" Sun Ce scratched his eyebrows. "Don't forget that I have a lot of debts on my back. Even if I pay off my debts, I still have a lot of money to spend. I won't think that the money is too much. But although this gift is thick, I can't ask for it every day. It's better to collect taxes. Although it's impossible to have tens of millions at once, it's a long time and stable income, and you don't have to owe them favors. Lan'er, according to your estimate, how much tax can Wanshi collect in a year?"

"Well, I haven't calculated this carefully. I'll roughly estimate that there are 2,000 merchants in Wan City, with an average annual turnover of 200,000, 20,000 taxes, and 40 million yuan a year."

"so much?"

"This is just Wan City. General, don't forget that there are Jiangling City and Wu City. If Qingzhou is stable and the population is restored, Linzi will also be a major city. In these four cities alone, there will be at least 200 million a year. General, I have a suggestion, I don't know if it is suitable."

"Speak and listen."
Chapter completed!