Chapter 297 – Unlucky Liu Bei
February 20th, 185 A.D.
A month of Ji City restoration was completed with the help of Lu Zhi and Tong's donated supplies. In return for this debt, Gongsun Zan and Tong formed an alliance and opened their trade routes.
Gongsun Zan exported workhorses, warhorses, iron ores, and coal, even including the mysterious saltpeter and sulfur that Lu Zhi requested to Zhongshan while Zhongshan traded them with the rare spice, food, and the repeating crossbows, which signified the trust on the other side.
Gongsun Zan and his subordinates were astonished for this generosity and Tong's faith for sharing their technologies.
"Lord, I don't know if this brat is spoiled, stupid, or he is sincere."
Guan Jing, the strategist of Gongsun Zan, still doubted Tong's motive.
On the other hand, Gongsun Zan laughed, "You overthink! What's wrong with helping each other in the time of crisis! Heck, he's even my junior of the same master."
