Chapter 6

The next day, Su Xuan's mother and Su Lie began to take action.

Su Xuan found his second brother, Su Yu, to understand the situation of the merchant guild.

"Second brother, what are the main businesses of the family merchant guild? Tell me about them!"

Su Xuan said to Su Yu after sitting down.

"Uh..."

Su Yu was stunned and asked in surprise: "Business? You mean the main direction, right? Eldest brother, since when are you interested in the merchant guild's affairs?"

"You have already been recommended as a filial and incorrupt official; Mother and Father intend for you to follow an official path, so don't get your priorities wrong!"

"I don't want to be lectured by Mother and Father because of this."

The family had different focuses for the training of the four brothers.

"Don't talk nonsense, don't I know?"

Su Xuan reached out and tapped Su Yu's head speechlessly: "The times are changing! I must make preparations for our family!"

"Rest assured, Mother and Father know what I am going to do; just tell me."

If one wants to contend for supremacy in chaotic times, how can one do it without enough money and grain?

"Oh!"

Su Yu had nothing more to say and immediately said: "Currently, the family merchant guild mainly deals in grain, cloth, salt, furniture, military equipment, restaurants, horses, cattle, and sheep."

"The guild's reach covers the entire Jingzhou, parts of Yuzhou, parts of Yanzhou, and parts of Bingzhou, and an annual income of ten million coins is not a problem."

Speaking of this, Su Yu looked proud.

He had contributed greatly to this.

"Too little!"

However, Su Xuan shook his head helplessly: "This bit of money is not enough to do anything!"

"Go get some silk, paper, and brush and ink; I will write some things and draw some things."

Su Yu was full of dissatisfaction.

Ten million coins a year is too little?

Eldest brother, do you even understand?

But cowed by Su Xuan's authority, he honestly went to get the things.

At this time, Su Xuan's brain was running at high speed, flipping through the memories of his past life, and he began to deduce.

[Based on your past-life memories, you deduced, perfected, and created the techniques for refined salt extraction, white sugar extraction, distilled liquor production, white paper production, glass production, soap production, and recipes for the eight major cuisines of Great Xia.]

[Based on your past-life memories, you deduced, perfected, and created the high-furnace steelmaking technology, a comprehensive guide to ancient furniture making, cement production technology, wool degreasing technology, eight-spindle spinning machine technology, flying shuttle weaving machine technology, hydraulic forging workshop technology, curved-shaft plow production technology, mountain-pattern armor production technology, and the three-piece warhorse set production technology.]

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Relying on his terrifying comprehension and past-life memories.

Even though Su Xuan had only seen fragments or heard of many things and technologies in the past.

He had managed to perfect and restore them based on their principles, relying solely on his comprehension.

He even optimized these technologies to a certain extent to ensure they could be easily realized under current conditions.

"Eldest brother! I've brought the things! Here!"

At this time, Su Yu hurriedly brought the brush, ink, and a large stack of silk and placed them in front of Su Xuan.

"Hmm!"

Su Xuan nodded and immediately picked up the brush to start writing and drawing.

Su Yu stood quietly on the side, grinding ink while stealing glances.

At first, he was dissatisfied and puzzled.

But as he watched, he became more and more shocked, and couldn't help but ask: "Eldest... Eldest brother! Are... are these technologies real? Can they really be realized?"

Not to mention anything else, the refined salt extraction technology alone was something super extraordinary.

If it were really realized, their Su family would definitely make a fortune!

"Yes!"

Su Xuan nodded while writing: "Naturally, they are all real; otherwise, why would I write them down?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Su Yu, whose face was flushed with excitement, and warned: "But some things are not suitable to be revealed or produced yet; otherwise, it will bring a catastrophic disaster to our family."

"Here! Take this refined salt extraction technology, white sugar extraction technology, furniture guide, soap technology, wool degreasing technology, distilled liquor technology, and the recipes for the eight major cuisines of Great Xia!"

"Refined salt can be extracted and sold in small quantities over the next few years, but not in excess!"

"Remember to discuss the specific amount with Mother."

"Distilled liquor and recipes can be used to make our restaurants famous, and the fine liquor can also be sold externally!"

"Remember to ask me and Mother about the pricing once the fine liquor is produced."

"You can handle the soap, white sugar, and furniture guide entirely on your own; I won't worry about it, and I believe that with your ability and experience, there should be no problem."

"Right!"

Speaking of this, Su Xuan paused and looked at Su Yu: "Who do we trade with in Bingzhou? How many warhorses can we get each month?"

Since he was preparing to train soldiers, Su Xuan naturally intended to build an iron cavalry.

Only then could he possess strong combat power and mobility, providing enough help for him to seize merit in the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

"Ah? Warhorses?"

Su Yu was stunned and asked in surprise: "Eldest brother, what do you need warhorses for?"

"Naturally, to prepare to train an iron cavalry!"

Su Xuan briefly told Su Yu about his plan to form a private army, the upcoming Taiping Dao rebellion, and the future chaos in the world.

"Hiss!"

Su Yu gasped: "No wonder you are making such big moves, Eldest brother, and Mother and Father have no objections! Is the news accurate?"

Come to think of it, when he led the merchant caravan over the past few years, he had indeed seen more and more Taiping Dao followers.

Previously, he hadn't paid much attention to these people, but now it seemed they were truly bold to be preparing for rebellion.

"Naturally, it is absolutely true!"

Su Xuan nodded and continued: "Don't change the subject; answer my question properly."

"Yes!"

Su Yu's expression became solemn, and he quickly replied: "As for warhorses, we have actually been buying them every time we go to Bingzhou, but only in small quantities, no more than 50 each time."

"They were all sold to clients in Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and other places."

"However, our family has quite a lot of dealings with the Zhang family in Ma Yi, Yanmen, Bingzhou, and the newly rising Lu Bu in Wuyuan. If needed, we can buy a large number of warhorses from them!"

"Not to mention more, a hundred or so per month should not be a problem."

"Especially that Lu Bu—Eldest brother, you don't know how powerful this person is. At only 24 years old, he is already a peerless fierce general at the Gang Strength level, making the Xiongnu tremble in fear; he is truly terrifying."

That is Gang Strength!

Except for the legendary Heaven-Man divine generals, this is already the most powerful expert in the world.

Many even believe that Lu Bu will inevitably become a Heaven-Man divine general in the future.

"Perhaps I will have the opportunity to become such an existence in the future?"

Su Yu thought of the three divine techniques his eldest brother created yesterday; not to mention the health-preserving and longevity-extending technique.

The first two—one could improve bone aptitude, and one could be practiced up to the Gang Strength realm, and the efficiency was several times stronger than the incomplete martial arts heritage their family possessed.

His own dream might not be impossible.

Who said he didn't have a dream of becoming a martial arts expert?

In the past, it was only because his talent in this area was not high, far inferior to his third or fourth brother.

As for his eldest brother?

Uh! In the past, his eldest brother's martial talent was even worse than his.

But now!

Su Yu indicated he couldn't understand it.

Ever since he had an awakening, he felt he couldn't understand his eldest brother at all.

To be able to create such divine techniques—heaven knows what kind of existence his eldest brother will become in the future.

In short, just hold on tightly to his eldest brother's thigh.