Chapter Fourteen In Guangzhou

  Mi Zhu walked away with satisfaction, but Zhao Yun stayed behind. The reason for staying was that Li Zhe's place lacked a great general, and Zhao Yun helped train him. Li Zhe's infatuation with the first ace bodyguard of the Three Kingdoms - Zhao Dada - has never diminished! Mi Zhu also thought that Zhao Dada staying here would be beneficial to Liu Bei, and out of confidence in Liu Bei's leadership, he had already considered this force as his own in his heart.

  As he stepped through the doorway, Li Zhe once again returned to the 21st century. No choice, time had come around again.

  The rental room in the 21st century was already a mess, Li Zhe was annoyed in his heart, with an iron face he slowly packed up his things, this place could no longer be lived in.

  In the Three Kingdoms era, he was a hero who responded to every call, but in this era, he was subjected to all kinds of coercion. This huge gap in treatment made it especially hard for Li Zhe to accept.

  Without any nostalgia, after packing up his personal belongings, he directly boarded a plane to Guangzhou. He found a large house online and arranged for the manager to show him around. Without hesitation, he took out a check and bought it on the spot. The manager apologized repeatedly, exclaiming that he had underestimated him.

  Guangzhou is a place where commodity economy is far stronger than in the Central Plains, international trade is booming, and it's a gathering place for floating population from all over the world, mostly merchants and workers. The order is also relatively chaotic, which makes it more convenient for Li Zhe to do things.

  Not to mention, here, rich people buying and selling things in large quantities doesn't seem so out of place.

  For Li Zhe, the carrying capacity of his portable space is now a huge limitation. With only 100 kilograms of cargo, each time he can only transport a little bit of things, what's the use? Now the biggest problem with the Sanli Base is that it lacks food and weapons.

  Food is the biggest problem constraining population growth. At present, Li Zhe's subordinates are growing rapidly and have exceeded 10,000 people, approaching 20,000. However, even with the current population scale, relying on selling "divine fire" and other materials to gain food has already become difficult to sustain. Adding all the reserved food together, it can last at most until February.

  At that time, the sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn that Li Zhe had ordered the refugees to plant were not yet mature, leaving a gap of more than a month. By then, it was the season when the old grain was consumed and the new grain was not yet ripe, what could be done with these starving people?

  In that case, it's still a budget under the assumption of no population increase. How could Li Zhe possibly agree to restrict population input? For him, population is the greatest wealth!

  So Li Zhe had to think of a way to make up for it.

  Second, the weapons. In terms of the quality of the weapons alone, Li Zhe's guard team was still not bad, and their physical fitness was also reliable, but their training was too unreliable, and their scale was really too small, with only over 500 people in total.

  In the Three Kingdoms era, human life was not worth much, and battles were often fought with lives as the cost. The scale of war was in the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. A single massacre could be in the tens of thousands.

  Let's not mention the distant past, but even now, the Battle of Guan Du in the north is being fought with a total force of over 3 million people on both sides. With so many people, just using the tactic of swarming like pigs would be enough to overwhelm Li Zhe's guard troops. Not to mention that Li Zhe's men are far from being elite, they are worlds apart from the crack troops.

  The size of the guard must be increased, which is beyond doubt.

  Li Zhe is a person who can't train, doesn't understand strategy, and has no time to learn or ponder these things. Now he also doesn't have any famous generals under him. The only tactic he can think of to defeat the enemy is just to push forward with brute force. With the best weapons, the best physical condition, and the most sufficient logistics, who cares about elite troops or famous generals? I'll just push forward like a landslide, this is Li Zhe's strategic guiding ideology.

  So, the problem of weapons is also to be solved.

  For now, the refugees under Li Zhe's command can neither produce food nor manufacture weapons, and their only source of supply is Li Zhe himself.

  Li Zhe was able to come up with a solution, which was to smuggle through time and space, bit by bit, accumulating at this rate of 100 kilograms. Alas, it's really too stupid! This is the gap! Can't compare with those predecessors who crossed over and conquered the world alone.

  In Guangzhou, Li Zhe did a few things and spent all the money he had on hand.

  First, a international trading company was registered. In Li Zhe's imagined future, many things would rely on smuggling through time and space to support them, with large-scale goods flowing in and out, and without a suitable company as cover, it wouldn't work.

  Second, recruit excellent veterans and set up a security company. Personal safety is also very important, although Li Zhe has a method to save his life at critical moments - time-space traversal. However, that's still the last resort and can't be considered truly safe, so it's better to keep it secret unless absolutely necessary. With a security company, some bodyguards and thugs can be recruited, and some inconvenient things can be done in the name of the security company, isn't this the usual trick of spoiled rich kids? Now Li Zhe also wants to give it a try.

  Third, establish a website on the Internet to study the economy, society, war strategy and tactics of the Cold Arms era. Li Zhe plans to invest a large amount of funds in the future to transform it into his own think tank for pioneering actions in his old time and space, from which he can absorb beneficial ideas and methods for himself.

  On the internet, there are countless people with great talent but no opportunities, who spend their days idle and doing nothing, commenting wildly on ancient politics, economy, military affairs, etc. Although most of these comments are irresponsible and nonsense, there are still some truly valuable insights. These people are amateur research enthusiasts, pouring their energy and time into research that has no practical value to themselves, and this spirit alone is admirable.

  Moreover, all of these are truly free intellectual resources from different corners of society and different perspectives, making their research one of the most comprehensive analyses. No matter what unbelievable premise you come up with, they will enthusiastically dive in and give you one strange result after another.

  It's a pity to waste these intellectual resources, Li Zhe has already planned to establish an effective research organization, which is responsible for extracting valuable references from them. This is a long-term construction and will show its due value at critical moments.

  Finally, Li Zhe contacted Li Dong and tactfully hinted to him: he had a small number of extremely valuable antiques here, and it might not be very convenient to sell them through ordinary channels. If Li Dong was interested, he would be willing to submit them to an auction company in the name of Li Dong's antique shop for a negotiated sale, with both parties sharing the profits proportionally. Of course, as for how to create a good atmosphere and invite experts to hype it up, these things that test one's connections in the industry still depend on Li Dong's suggestions and operations.

  Early this morning, my brothers gave me an unexpected surprise - the collection has risen, and the recommendation votes have exceeded 160! It seems that all of you are night owls! No need to say more, I'll add more updates today. Now, I'll send out one first, and then there will be two more this afternoon and tonight. As for the next update, I'll put it at 300 votes - don't give me too much power, brothers, my little body can't take it! Haha