Chapter 905

Hundreds of gazes in the square were momentarily focused in Duan Yu's direction.

Yuan Kui, Yang Ci, Zhang Wen, and others also turned to look at Duan Yu.

"Ziyi."

He Jin waved at Duan Yu and said: "Come here."

He Jin stood at the very front of the crowd and waved at Duan Yu.

Duan Yu took a look, then walked to He Jin's side with a smile and bowed: "General-in-Chief, long time no see."

He Jin held his tablet in one hand, smiled, and looked Duan Yu up and down: "I am as usual, but Ziyi, it seems you have become much sturdier after not seeing you for a long time, and as soon as you returned, you did such a big thing."

"Everyone here was just talking about Ziyi's affairs last night."

When the people around heard He Jin say this, they all hurriedly lowered their heads.

They had seen Duan Yu's boldness.

He killed Wei Ban just like that; who would dare to touch Duan Yu's tiger whiskers easily?

Wouldn't that be seeking death?

They lowered their heads to avoid Duan Yu's gaze; they didn't say anything at all.

Duan Yu smiled slightly and replied: "I have let the General-in-Chief laugh. My character is reckless, and I have caused trouble."

"However..."

Speaking of this, Duan Yu's eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and he turned his head slightly toward a direction behind him.

All the officials in the direction Duan Yu's gaze touched seemed to have agreed beforehand; when Duan Yu looked over, they all immediately turned their heads to avoid meeting his gaze.

"However, a great man has things he should do and things he should not do. If one is bullied and lives in the world, wouldn't that be ridiculed by the people of the world!"

"I, Duan Yu, never take the initiative to provoke trouble, not because I am afraid of others, but if someone takes the initiative to provoke me..."

Duan Yu looked past the many people behind him and fixed his gaze on Yang Ci, Yuan Kui, and others.

Not far away, Yuan Kui sneered and stroked his chin's beard.

Yang Ci closed his eyes slightly, as if he were asleep.

In an instant, as Duan Yu said this, the temperature in the square in front of the Sima Gate seemed to have dropped.

There was no one who didn't know that Duan Yu had a grudge with Yuan Kui, Yang Ci, and others.

Starting from the first time Duan Yu was promoted to Administrator of Hanyang Commandery and Inspector of Liangzhou.

This time, suppressing the rebels of the Way of Peace, everyone recommended by Yang Ci and Yuan Kui had suffered a crushing defeat.

Only Duan Yu had encountered mountains and opened paths, met water and built bridges, winning consecutive battles. This was undoubtedly a slap in the face to Yuan Kui and Yang Ci.

And it was a loud slap.

Before Duan Yu returned, Yuan Kui and Yang Ci were dismissed from their posts because of this, and although they were later restored to their posts, they were still reprimanded by the Emperor several times.

This invisibly increased the rift between them.

And now that He Jin had become General-in-Chief, the imperial relatives began to gradually hold power, and Duan Yu's relationship with the imperial relative He Jin was close.

After glancing at Yuan Kui and Yang Ci in the distance, Duan Yu withdrew his gaze.

"Ziyi's move is satisfying, but I fear someone will make an issue of it," He Jin lowered his voice and glanced in the direction of Yuan Kui and Yang Ci.

The meaning was obvious.

Duan Yu smiled calmly.

"General-in-Chief, please rest assured. When I did these things, I was already prepared."

"At worst, I'll be dismissed from office; it's no big deal," Duan Yu said calmly.

"Eh." He Jin immediately frowned and shook his head: "What is Ziyi saying?"

"Now the war at the front is tight, and the Emperor is in need of Ziyi to lead troops. How could he dismiss Ziyi from office? At most, it will be a punishment."

He Jin moved half a step closer and said: "I already sent someone to the palace to inquire this morning. The Empress gave word that the Emperor is not very angry."

"But a small punishment is definitely unavoidable."

"But Ziyi, rest assured, I will definitely speak for you."

"It was Wei Ban who bullied Ziyi first; this matter cannot be blamed entirely on Ziyi."

Duan Yu bowed to He Jin: "This subordinate thanks the General-in-Chief for his concern. In the future, the General-in-Chief's affairs are my affairs."

"By the way, there is one more thing I wanted to tell the General-in-Chief."

"What is it?" He Jin asked curiously.

"It is like this, does the General-in-Chief know about white paper and snow salt?" Duan Yu asked.

He Jin arched his brows.

Then he nodded hurriedly.

How could he not know?

He knew it too well.

The emerging snow salt and white paper are already selling like crazy in Luoyang.

Although the price is expensive, people are still flocking to it.

And...

Before, everyone thought that the white paper and snow salt were from the Zhen clan of Zhongshan.

But now it is clear that this white paper and snow salt were actually created by Duan Yu.

"I had to hide it before; it was truly a last resort," Duan Yu said.

He Jin nodded again.

It is easy to understand why Duan Yu said it was a last resort.

When Duan Yu was in Jinyang, he was just a small County Lieutenant.

If it had spread, he would definitely have been targeted by powerful and influential people.

But it's different now.

Duan Yu is the General of the Guards and Governor of Liangzhou; who would dare?

Except for the Son of Heaven, who would dare to have such ideas?

But the Son of Heaven cannot directly seize it by force; that is not good for his reputation.

"It is like this, General-in-Chief, the sales of white paper and snow salt in Jizhou and the Sili Colonel's department are currently led by the Zhen clan, but they have not been sold on a large scale in the Nanyang and Jingzhou areas."

"Nanyang and other places are too far, and I don't have that much time to manage them. Why not hand them over to the General-in-Chief's clansmen."

"I am responsible for supply, and the General-in-Chief's clansmen are responsible for sales. As for the profits, we split them fifty-fifty. I don't know if that is convenient for the General-in-Chief?"

As soon as Duan Yu said this, He Jin's eyes lit up.

"This... this..."

He Jin looked at Duan Yu excitedly and said: "Ziyi, this... is this okay?"

"Wouldn't I be taking advantage of Ziyi?"

Duan Yu smiled.

After the Zhen clan incident, the profits from this white paper and snow salt must be shared further.

Rather than waiting to be passively divided, it is better to use it to actively win people over.

One is to save a lot of trouble, and the other is to make friends with many people.

As long as there are benefits, there are stable relationships.

There is no one in this world who doesn't need money.

Yuan Shao dominated Hebei and even married into the Zhen clan of Zhongshan for money.

Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou and Yuzhou and even robbed tombs for money.

And Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou and also married into the giant merchant Mi clan for money.

Manufacturing weapons, buying grain, buying supplies, raising subordinates, paying subordinates—which one doesn't need money?

He inflated the costs of the white paper and snow salt, so it looked like a fifty-fifty split, but in reality, it was a thirty-seventy split.

No matter how you calculate this business, it looks appropriate.

It's just finding a distributor.

And this distributor is the imperial relative with the greatest power in the Great Han today; why not do it?

And Duan Yu also had a plan for the person who would manage the white paper and snow salt for the He clan.

He Lingman would be very suitable.

"General-in-Chief, don't decline; this is a little token of my sincerity," Duan Yu looked at He Jin with a smile.

"Good, good, good!" He Jin nodded excitedly and said: "Since Ziyi has said so, I won't decline, lest I ruin Ziyi's good intentions." ===== CHAPTER 907 =====