Cao Zhang said happily: "Of course there is no problem. I wonder how many guards the King of Wu is going to arrange to follow him?"

Sun Quan smiled and said, "The lonely guard is very busy, so I will arrange two people to accompany you. They will solve your daily expenses, but you should not spend too much. You cannot spend one gold coin every day to the most."

Cao Zhang paused and said, "You just believe that I won't run away?"

Sun Quan said: "You are wrong. One is that Gu believes in Gu's abilities, and the other is that he believes in your faith."

Pang Tong also said: "Three Master, you will know slowly. It will not be so easy for you to run back in our Wu Kingdom."

Sun Quan and Pang Tong then talked to Cao Zhang about the topics of facing the Xiongnu and other grassland ethnic groups in the north, and then stayed for a while before leaving. Before leaving, Sun Quan said again: "Three Young Master, it's really boring to be alone here. Let's give you two concubines alone!"

Not long after, someone sent two girls to Cao Zhang. They looked like they were fifteen or sixteen, and they looked pretty good. They also had their own identity information. When Cao Zhang saw that this was a slave captured by Wu from overseas, he could only simply say a few commonly used Chinese words. However, these female slaves have lived in Wu for a while, which is much better than when they first came.

Anyway, Cao Zhang didn't expect to be able to be harmonious with them, just to vent his own pain. Cao Zhang was originally a reckless man and never understood love very much.

After that, Cao Zhang started shopping on the street. When he first walked on the streets of Shitou City, he felt very special. He was taken in a carriage when he came here. This was the first time he saw such a street.

It is not paved with stone slabs, but cement pavement. There are relatively short plants on both sides of the road, as well as trash cans. The ground is clean and there is no dust. There is no gap at all on the road surface. The houses on the roadside are also small buildings with two or three floors, which look very beautiful and neat.

Looking at the pedestrians on the street, it was very lively. Various shops filled the streets, with flags and guises full of colors. There were several pavilions in the middle of the commercial street. There were many stools in the pavilion, which allowed everyone to take a break when they were tired.

Cao Zhang saw a lot of things he liked, especially in a weapon store, with all kinds of knives and weapons. After Cao Zhang ran in, he asked, "Boss, do you sell all your weapons?"

A guy ran out and said, "Young Master, we will naturally sell our weapons when we put them in, but we will not sell them in long swords, spears, and bows. This is a special purpose for the military. We are just a good product, we can make decorations and everything else can be sold."

Cao Zhang said: "This knife is very beautiful and exquisite. Is it made of stainless steel?"

The guy said, "This is natural, young master might as well look at the dagger here. Look, this dagger is a blade, this side is a serrated side, and there is a hook in front. If you are going out to hunt or something, this dagger is particularly useful and has good lethality. It is made of pure steel. We will also give you an exquisite leather case."

Cao Zhang picked it up and looked at it. It felt really good to hold it in his hand now. It was really beautiful and very practical. If you go hunting, this can be used to cut flesh and saw things. The key is that the curve is also very beautiful. I saw many kinds of knives of different lengths and a very small knife next to it.

The guy said, "Young Master, that little knife is used as a hidden weapon, and it is very good to use it as a flying knife."

Cao Zhang asked, "How much does this dagger cost in my hand?"

The guy said, "Young Master, we all have clearly marked prices here. Look at the paper below the place where the dagger is placed, and the price of this dagger is on it. This dagger is the latest model, only six gold coins are enough."

Cao Zhang said: "It's so expensive? Such a small dagger costs six gold coins!"

The guy said, "Young Master, we don't bargain here. Our dagger is made of all the steel, and there is no impurities in the middle. This price is very fair."

Cao Zhang really wanted to buy it, but he had no money in his hand. Sun Quan restricted his expenses again, but he had some of the previous jade pendants and the like in his hand. He took out a jade pendant and asked, "Brother, can I exchange this for it?"

The guy said, "Young Master, if you don't bring the money to snatch the jade pendant, you can go to the pawn shop next door. I don't know how much this thing is worth!"

Cao Zhang came to the pawnshop next door. After seeing the jade pendant, the shopkeeper inside asked, "Young Master, do you want to mortgage this here or sell it directly to us?"

Cao Zhang asked, "What's the difference?"

The shopkeeper said, "Of course there is a difference. If you mortgage it here, we cannot sell it. You can redeem it at any time within the period. You just need to pay some interest. But if you sell it directly to us, it will be a deal at a bargain price and you will not regret it in the future."

Cao Zhang said cheerfully: "Sell it!"

The shopkeeper said: "Young Master's jade pendant is a good thing, that is, only the royal family will have such good things. It is rare here. If you really sell it, you will give out a hundred gold coins."

Cao Zhang naturally knew that this jade pendant was valuable, but this was given to him by his sister who was the queen, so it would not be bad. He said, "Okay, the shopkeeper, you are also a cheerful person, so I'll sell it to you!"

After Cao Zhang sold the jade pendant, he ran to the weapon store to buy all the weapons, bought all kinds of weapons, and spent all 100 gold coins. After he walked out, he didn't even have enough money for dinner, and the two guards also carried a bunch of things. When he arrived at the restaurant, Cao Zhang looked at the two guards and said, "What should we eat?"

The guard said, "Whatever the young master likes, but my king said that he can't pass a gold coin, so just do it."

Cao Zhang was very loyal. The three of them ate the same food. Basically, they ate a gold coin. On the way back, the two guards said, "Young master, we still can't spend so much money. One gold coin is enough for us to eat for a month on weekdays, but today we ate it in one meal. My king usually eats two dishes and one soup for a meal. We are so extravagant."

Cao Zhang said: "How is that possible? The King of Wu eats so much food in one meal? I don't know that the food is so expensive, but I just saw that the place is very good, so I went in."

A guard said, "Young Master, that place is the highest-end restaurant in the area. The wine there is white wine, which is very expensive and not something that ordinary people can afford."

Cao Zhang also recalled: "That wine is indeed the most powerful thing I have ever drunk, and it is indeed very expensive."

At this moment, the envoy sent by Cao Cao to negotiate with the Wu Kingdom finally arrived at Shitou City. After entering the city, he moved into the inn and asked to see Sun Quan and asked to exchange Cao Zhang back. The envoy also specially visited Guo Jia before. Of course, Cao Cao did not cheat Guo Jia, but just asked the envoy to bring a message to ask for peace.

In the Qinzheng Hall, the envoy was also very moved when he looked at the word Qinzheng on it. This time the envoy was not Liu Ye, but a young man, Yang Xiu. Sun Quan naturally knew Yang Xiu. According to Sun Quan's memory, Yang Xiu should be almost dead at this time. After Yang Xiu met, he directly talked about Cao Zhang's issue.

Sun Quan looked at Yang Xiu and said, "It is natural for the King of Wei to exchange for his son. However, since he is the King of Wei's son, the price should not be too low. Otherwise, I would be sorry for Prince Cao Zhang's identity. Maybe Cao Zhang can inherit the throne of King Wei in the future."

Yang Xiu said politely: "But please tell the king clearly. As for whether my king can agree, let's wait until next time to ask for instructions, but my third son will ask the king for good treatment."

Sun Quan smiled and said, "Well, since you are also quick-witted, I'll tell the truth. What we lack in Wu and your Wei State is the population. Therefore, the condition for being alone is to give me one million people, and the number of households of this million must be between 100,000 and 200,000 households."

Yang Xiudao: "The king's appetite is too big. One million people are the population of several counties. The king thinks that my king may agree to this?"

Sun Quan said: "I asked for a price and paid back the money on the spot. For this matter, you should report back to your King of Wei first. As for how much your King of Wei is willing to pay, it is his business. Gu is now at this price. If the King of Wei thinks that his son is not worth the price, Gu will let Cao Zhang also serve in my Wu Kingdom and serve well."

After hearing this, Yang Xiu laughed and said, "The king is so angry. He actually wants the prince of the King of Wei to serve you. I'm afraid he is overestimating his ability."

Sun Quan smiled and said, "You can't comment on whether you are overestimating your abilities or not. However, although your Yang family is a famous family, it's just that. Although you, Yang Xiu, thinks you are very good at learning, you just live a gangster with Cao Zijian, and you will have to give up your heads one day."

Yang Xiu said with a blushing face: "I know how talented I am and I know naturally, so I don't need to worry about the king. I also ask the king to arrange to meet my son, so that I can repay my king!"

Yang Xiu was unwilling to talk, and Sun Quan did not waste time, so he asked someone to take him to Cao Zhang. Cao Zhang didn't like so-called famous scholars like Yang Xiu, and he had no good expression when he saw Yang Xiu. However, he asked Yang Xiu to bring Cao Cao a short knife that Cao Zhang bought in the weapon store, which was only about one foot long, but was extremely sharp. Cao Zhang said to Yang Xiu: "Take this knife back to my father, and I will say that this knife was bought on the street of Stone City."

Yang Xiu said strangely: "Young Master, do you have to take me with me if you have nothing else? That's it?"

Cao Zhang said: "Just bring this!"

[End of this chapter]
Chapter completed!