Three Kingdoms: Liu Daer Was Forced Out of the Mountain at the Beginning

Cao Zhi and Cao Pi also allowed the rumors in the city to spread that whoever could capture Yamatai would be canonized as prince by Cao Cao.

Now both of them believe that they have a greater chance of leading troops to capture Yamatai than the other party.

And the initiator of the rumors was none other than Sima Yi.

Sima Yi believed that Cao Cao would eventually make Cao Pi the crown prince, and this rumor was to build momentum for Cao Pi in advance.

With the joint encouragement of Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, the rumors quickly spread outside Yecheng.

Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yongzhou and other places have already learned the news.

Shopkeeper Chen, who runs a soap shop in Yecheng and manages the production of soap workshops, naturally also learned about this rumor.

Shopkeeper Chen always remembers the tasks assigned to him by Bai Feng.

After hearing this rumor, shopkeeper Chen sorted it out that day and sent a letter to Bai Feng.

Shopkeeper Zhao from the antique calligraphy and painting shop next door to the soap shop finally saw shopkeeper Chen again after a while and invited shopkeeper Chen to go to a restaurant for a drink.

After the two of them came to the restaurant together, shopkeeper Chen arranged for good wine and delicious food.

"Brother Chen, I haven't seen you in the past few days. I found that Brother Chen is a little haggard!"

After drinking a glass of wine, Shopkeeper Zhao smiled at Shopkeeper Chen.

"Hahaha, there's no other way. I've been too busy lately."

"The rest time every day is only four hours. In addition, I am getting older and haggard."

Shopkeeper Chen couldn't help but sighing after hearing this.

He is really busy now.

The first is the management of ten soap production workshops.

Seven of these soap workshops were newly built by Yecheng nobles after they took shares in the soap workshops.

Shopkeeper Chen not only supervises the construction process of the soap workshop, but is also responsible for the training of the craftsmen.

Fortunately, the craftsmen were all sent by nobles. Otherwise, Shopkeeper Chen, who was responsible for recruiting craftsmen, would not even get four hours of rest a day.

"Hahaha, Brother Chen thinks it's a bit hard to be so busy, but I am indeed very leisurely now."

When Shopkeeper Zhao heard what Shopkeeper Chen said, he couldn't help but say with envy.

Now the business of his antique calligraphy and painting shop has been outstripped by the soap shop.

Moreover, the number of soap shops in Yecheng has expanded from one at the beginning to five.

There are already soap shops in every urban area.

Shopkeeper Zhao couldn't help but remember the time he had a drink with Shopkeeper Chen. He complained that antique calligraphy and paintings were not as easy to sell as soap. Shopkeeper Chen also asked him if he wanted to become the shopkeeper of a soap shop.

Shopkeeper Zhao, who rejected the invitation from the soap shop owner, guarded his ancestral family business and only wanted to watch the busy shopkeeper Chen make a lot of money.

Shopkeeper Zhao seems to think that everyone takes the initiative to send money to the soap shop.

It's a pity that I can't buy it.

"Brother Zhao, isn't leisure a good thing? Now you have neither food nor clothing to worry about, and you have a lovely wife and two sons at home."

"If a random person were pulled from the street and heard what you said, they would scold you for moaning because you were too full, hahaha!"

Shopkeeper Chen couldn't help but tell Shopkeeper Zhao that in fact, after learning about Shopkeeper Zhao's living situation, Shopkeeper Chen sometimes really envied Shopkeeper Zhao.

"Hahaha, what Brother Chen said is, drink and drink!"

Shopkeeper Zhao raised his glass and had a drink with shopkeeper Chen.

In fact, in Shopkeeper Zhao's mind, if Shopkeeper Chen invites him to become the shopkeeper of a new soap shop again, he will still refuse as before.

Because the business of the soap shop is really good, all the people dealing with it are the nobles of Yecheng.

That's why Shopkeeper Chen is so busy, because most things have to be done personally by Shopkeeper Chen.

If shopkeeper Zhao really managed a soap store, he would not be able to do it every day if he just talked about drinking.

"By the way, the last time I drank with Brother Chen was probably half a month ago, right?"

"Well, it's been almost half a month."

Shopkeeper Chen replied to Shopkeeper Zhao after hearing this.

"Now there are five soap shops and ten soap workshops in Yecheng, but why do I feel that the supply of soap is still in short supply?"

For more than half a month, the number of people coming to soap shops to buy soap has not decreased, and sometimes it is not available at all.

This makes shopkeeper Zhao a little confused.

"That's because the soap produced by the soap workshop is now not only sold in Yecheng, but also as far away as Youzhou!"

Shopkeeper Chen said to Shopkeeper Zhao quite proudly.

"I see!"

Shopkeeper Zhao suddenly said in realization.

Shopkeeper Zhao, who understood the reason, then asked shopkeeper Chen:

"By the way, Brother Chen, who of the two highnesses do you think can finally capture the Yamatai?"

"It's hard to say. I think His Highness Cao Pi may be more likely, right?"

Shopkeeper Chen saw Shopkeeper Zhao starting to discuss national affairs again, and then guessed.

"Hahaha, heroes think alike! I think so too, Hiccup!"

Shopkeeper Zhao raised his glass and said with a smile, and couldn't help but burp after he finished speaking.

Now the people in Yecheng are beginning to guess who will eventually become the crown prince of Wei, Cao Zhi or Cao Pi.

Some underground gambling houses have even opened handicap odds. The odds between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi are now 1.5 to 1.

In general, people still think that Cao Pi is more likely to become the prince.

"And I also placed a hundred taels of bet with 'Boss Wang'!"

Then Shopkeeper Zhao leaned into Shopkeeper Chen’s ear and said.

"Forehead"

Shopkeeper Chen couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this. Is there such a handicap? This is really the first time I heard about it.

"Want to follow Yishou?"

Then Shopkeeper Zhao asked Shopkeeper Chen.

"No, no, I don't have that interest."

Shopkeeper Chen shook his head and said to Shopkeeper Zhao.

Unless the Hanzhong Hou wrote to himself and asked him to support Cao Zhi or Cao Pi, shopkeeper Chen would place a bet if he had inside information.

The two of them drank from afternoon to evening, and then took carriages to go home.

In the study room of Hanzhong Hou Mansion, Bai Feng was reading a letter from shopkeeper Chen.

"Good fellow, how come it is now that whoever can capture Yamatai is qualified to become the crown prince?"

After Bai Feng saw the rumors that shopkeeper Chen told in the letter, he immediately frowned.

He never thought about participating in the fight for the crown prince from the beginning to the end. He did not expect that he would be forced to get involved because of the trade between Yamatai and Dawei.

Shopkeeper Chen's letter to Bai Feng stated that the news was just a rumor, but Bai Feng believed that Cao Cao and the ministers in the court must be tempted to capture Yamatai.

"Yamatai is mine."

In the study, Bai Feng put down the letter and whispered to himself.