If Sun Jian truly refused to follow the path paved for him by the emperor, then he would most likely face certain death.

"well……"

After hearing Sun Jian's words, Gu Zijian and Chu Qingcheng both sighed softly.

My husband is right; there really isn't a better solution right now.

We can only take it one step at a time!

"Perhaps...perhaps..."

Zhou Wan'er was now full of energy, but she couldn't bring herself to say what she was saying.

Although Sun Jian has never slept with her, he knows what she's thinking the moment she bends over.

Zhou Wan'er wanted her to join the Great Zhou, because the Great Zhou had been ruled by three generations of monarchs, and although its national strength was relatively weak, its political situation was relatively stable.

Sun Jian was a man of extraordinary talent. If he had joined the Great Khan's forces as the emperor's son-in-law, he could have easily risen to a position second only to the emperor.

Sun Jian couldn't help but sneer; this girl really was simple-minded.

He interrupted Zhou Wan'er before she could say what she was about to say.

"Alright, I have my own plan for this matter."

"Our workshops and the Tiger Legion Commander are just a small part of my plan."

"To be precise, it should only be a small part of a small section."

Hearing Sun Jian say that this was only a small part, the worry on the three women's faces lessened slightly.

"So, what exactly is your plan, my husband? Can you tell us?"

Gu Zijian couldn't help but become curious about Sun Jian's plan.

In fact, not only her, but Zhou Wan'er and Chu Qingcheng were also very curious.

Sun Jian deliberately kept everyone in suspense, "Hehe... well... it's a secret that can't be revealed..."

I want to become the Emperor of Ninety-Nine, and I want to build an empire that is more powerful than ever before in history!

Can you just say that so casually?

Lao Tzu wanted his empire to be prosperous, densely populated, with doors left unlocked at night and lost items left unattended on the road.

Can you just say that so casually?

Lao Tzu wanted his empire to be filled with a million armored soldiers, countless fierce generals, and a multitude of strategists, so that his horses could trample across Europe and his sword could point at Yamatai!

It attracted all nations to pay tribute, and all countries submitted to its rule!

Tribute was offered every year, and praise was given year after year!

Can you just say that so casually?

Even the imperial harem has three thousand beauties... no, 3,000 seems a bit few.

No matter what, both the wicked and the innocent will be included in the harem.

Around 30,000 is more like it!

Sun Jian had long considered the matter of having 30,000 concubines in his harem.

But the time is not right yet, and these words cannot be said to anyone...

Even if it's his own wife of many years!

Not only should you not think about it, but you also must not give yourself away in your daily actions and words.

To keep this matter buried deep in his heart, Sun Jian even went so far as to deceive himself!

You have to eat one bite at a time, and do things one step at a time.

Everything needs to be done gradually...

We should learn from Sima Yi, who spent ten years forging his sword, never revealing its sharpness.

Seeing Sun Jian's sly smile, the three women frowned.

"Alright then..."

"If you don't want to talk about it, then we won't ask."

Zhou Wan'er imitated Sun Jian's gesture and shrugged.

Seeing Zhou Wan'er's adorable appearance, Gu Zijian and Chu Qingcheng both smiled secretly.

A moment later, Gu Zijian seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked Sun Jian:

"By the way, my lord, you are now the Commander-in-Chief of the Tiger Guard. Has the court not announced when you will take office?"

"No, I estimate it will be at least one or two weeks before I can take office."

After thinking for a moment, Sun Jian said to the three women.

"Very good……"

Upon hearing that it would be one or two weeks before they took office, the three women were overjoyed.

This means that their husbands can stay at home and keep them company.

No more longing for it day and night.

Sun Jian analyzed: "This appointment is different from the usual ones. The Wei family's affairs are too complicated and involve many people."

"Even with overwhelming evidence, it would take at least a week just to deal with some of their leaders."

"As for the others involved, the court will investigate them slowly."

"I reckon it might take at least two or three months to resolve this matter concerning the Wei family."

Sun Jian was quite certain of his conjecture.

Emperor Ganwu had already drawn the fire and hatred of the outside world to himself, so he would not casually throw himself out again.

He was a precious treasure in the eyes of Li Gancheng and the emperor.

Unless the widespread danger has been averted.

If the leaders of the Wei family are not eliminated, let alone sending Sun Jian to the Tiger Warrior camp, even leaving the capital would be quite dangerous...

The news that Sun Jian caused the destruction of the Wei family was no joke.

"Haven't you noticed? The notice was posted yesterday, but the imperial edict for his inauguration hasn't arrived yet."

To further convince the three women of his point of view, Sun Jian added.

Gu Zijian and the others nodded, their worries easing somewhat.

"Don't worry, your husband is agile and ordinary thieves can't hurt me."

I also have a super adrenaline pump and a first-aid kit in my backpack. As long as it's not a fatal injury, I should be fine.

After chatting and laughing with the three women for a while, Sun Jian decided to go to the workshop in the backyard.

I haven't been back for over a week, and I don't know how Lao Jiang and Lao Cao are managing the shop and workshop.

Although Chu Qingcheng was Sun Jian's nominal first wife, Sun Jian did not let her manage the accounts; the shop's expenses were handled by Lao Jiang and Lao Cao.

And so, the three women followed Sun Jian to the backyard like little shadows.

When Sun Jian arrived at the backyard, he was stunned.

In order to expand the production scale of their workshop, Lao Cao and Lao Jiang directly set up simple sheds in the entire backyard of more than 400 square meters and used it as a workshop.

The green vegetation in the backyard was all removed.

They even used small stones to raise the ground, making it appear more level.

Today's production is no longer limited to rooms, but to the entire courtyard.

Even the seven or eight empty rooms that used to be used to store miscellaneous items have been renovated.

After careful counting, a total of 17 new workshops were added.

This is about 13 more than the four workshops that Sun Jian initially set up.

The earliest villagers who participated in the workshop's production have now become the leaders of various production groups.

The team members were the Left Guards that Gu Hu had brought with him.

"gentlemen!"

"Sir, you've arrived!"

"Attend to the General's command!"

"Boss!"

...

Upon seeing Sun Jian arrive in the backyard with his three wives, everyone immediately put down their work and hurriedly paid their respects, addressing each other with different titles.

Gu Hu, Lao Jiang, Lao Cao, and Gou Sheng, the four big shots, all stepped forward, each with a fawning smile on their face.

The scene was just like a leader inspecting the fields in later generations, with Cao Cao and Jiang Ziya introducing their optimized production line to Sun Jian one by one.

They even discussed the various improvements they made to increase daily output.

Sun Jian nodded as he looked through the document.

It must be said that both Lao Jiang and Lao Cao were very intelligent, and many of their improvement plans were very effective, even earning praise from Sun Jian.