The beginning of the king guards the Great Wall

Chapter 18
King Yucheng had just recovered from a serious illness, but his body was still very weak.

I said a few words of thanks and expressed my hope to establish a friendly relationship with Datang.

Then fell asleep again.

"Let's go and let the king rest."

Walking out of the palace, Jiang Ming looked at Sheng with strange eyes.

"I didn't expect General Sheng to be the king's son, so I will have to call you Lord Prince in the future."

Hearing the teasing in Jiang Ming's words, Sheng looked a little embarrassed.

"No, brother Jiang Ming just call me Sheng."

"Actually, I didn't deliberately conceal it, but I prefer the identity of a general to a prince."

Sheng tried his best to explain.

In his heart, Jiang Ming is definitely a friend worth making, and he doesn't want Jiang Ming to alienate him because of his status as a prince.

"Okay, I was just joking."

Jiang Ming smiled, then raised his brows and said, "I've solved all the problems for you, now you can trade supplies for me."

If he delays for a few more days, the side that keeps the contract will be hungry.

"Of course, I will order someone to prepare food for you now."

Sheng happily responded.

Half an hour later, Jiang Ming opened his mouth in surprise as he looked at the [-]-carloads full of grain.

"Sheng, this is too much."

According to Jiang Ming's estimation, the ten carts of demon furs he brought could exchange for about thirty carts of grain at most.

As a result, Cheng casually pulled over a hundred carts.

"Not much, not much, brother Jiang Ming's kindness to Yucheng, how can this little food be able to make up for it?"

"If it weren't for the immature grain this year, I would even give you an extra hundred carts!"

Sheng said seriously, like the silly son of a landlord's family.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of Yucheng, rich and powerful, rich and willful!"

Jiang Ming was secretly speechless in his heart.

"Then I would like to thank General Sheng."

Don't take advantage of the bastard, not to mention the honest labor income.

Jiang Ming reluctantly accepted it.

"Brother Jiang Ming, you are welcome. In the future, when your people come to trade with me, they will exchange food according to this ratio."

Sheng patted his chest and said.

Hearing Sheng's words, Jiang Ming suddenly thought about it.

The Great Wall is short of food, and Yucheng is short of magic seed materials, and the two have always had transactions.

That being the case, why not open the customs market between the two to exchange information?
This is beneficial to both parties.

Ever since, Jiang Ming told Sheng this idea.

After hearing this, Sheng showed a hesitant look: "Actually, General Hua Mulan proposed to open the city before you."

"However, opening the customs market is not just as simple as trading. You must be very clear about the military and political issues involved in it."

"After all, Yucheng is a small country, and its strength is far inferior to that of Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid I can't bear the danger of opening the city, so my father rejected General Hua's proposal."

Hearing this, Jiang Ming understood.

Yucheng was afraid that Datang would use the Guanshi channel to launch an attack.

In fact, this is also very normal. Is there any small country that is not afraid of being annexed by a big country?
"So that's the case, I was careless."

Jiang Ming said, with a slightly regretful expression.

Just when he thought it was impossible to open the city, Cheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic.

"However, I can trust brother Jiang Ming, and I believe that my father can also trust me."

"If Brother Jiang Ming is in charge of closing the city, I, Yucheng, agree to open it."

Sheng looked at Jiang Ming straightly, his eyes were very firm.

"Really, that's great!"

Jiang Ming's eyes lit up suddenly: "Thank you for your trust, I'll go back and discuss with General Hua about opening and closing the city."

"Brother Jiang Ming won't stay for a few more days?"

Sheng said reluctantly.

"No, my comrades in the barracks are still waiting for my food."

Jiang Ming shook his head and said.

"In that case, I won't keep you. But before you leave, there is someone you must meet."

Sheng looked mysterious.

"Who?"

"Look at that!"

Jiang Ming looked in the direction Sheng pointed, and saw a beautiful figure walking slowly.

Gu Pansheng shines and seduces people's hearts.

It was Tan who had changed into a princess costume.

"Are you going?"

With beautiful eyes rolling, Tan looked at Jiang Ming and said.

"Um"

Jiang Ming nodded slightly.

"Will we meet again?"

"Most definitely."

"I'm waiting for you."

"it is good."

Jiang Ming smiled slightly and got into the bullock cart.

After making a gesture, the bullock cart started slowly.

"Brother Jiang Ming, come often in the future, Yucheng will always welcome you!"

Sheng waved his hand and said.

Although Tan didn't say anything, her beautiful eyes kept looking at Jiang Ming.

The sweetness is all in it.

"Goodbye, take care."

Jiang Ming waved his hand towards Cheng, his eyes finally fell on Tan, with a slightly complicated expression.

He understands Tan's love, but the Great Wall is not yet peaceful, how can he think about the matter of men and women?

. . .

Five days later, the Great Wall.

quack~
An unknown big bird flew across the sky.

Suddenly, only a gunshot was heard.

boom!
Baili Shouyue happily picked up the big bird: "Hurry up, get the pot on the fire, there is meat to eat tonight!"

It has been twelve days, and Jiang Ming has not returned from his trip to Yucheng to trade grain.

The food in the barracks had bottomed out, and as for the meat, they hadn't eaten it for several days.

If it goes on like this, it will only take two days at most to eat dirt.

In this case, a little bird meat is as precious as a mountain delicacy.

The soldiers looked at the bird meat on the fire, drooling from the corners of their mouths.

"General Baili, why hasn't General Jiang Ming come back?"

a soldier asked.

The surrounding soldiers looked over eagerly at the same time.

"Don't worry, he is already on his way back, and he must arrive before the food runs out."

Baili Shouyue said with a smile, but he was also puzzled in his heart.

According to the previous practice, Jiang Ming should have returned.

Could it be that there was some accident?
"Jiang Ming, don't let anything happen to you."

"Even if something happens, the food can be thrown away, you must come back safely!"

Baili Shouyue murmured in his heart.

"General Jiang Ming is back with food!"

At this time, an excited shout came.

Baili Shouyue suddenly raised his head, only to see oxcarts full of grain slowly appearing at the end of the yellow sand.

Ten, twenty, thirty. . .There are as many as one hundred vehicles!

On the bullock cart at the front, a handsome young man looked over with a faint smile on his face.

It is Jiang Ming!

"General Jiang Ming, you are finally back!"

"One hundred bullock carts, besides grain, there is also dried beef!"

"Great, I finally don't have to eat unpalatable brown rice!"

Surprised voices came, and the soldiers happily welcomed Jiang Ming home.

"The kid is finally back."

Baili Shouyue's eyes sparkled.

Glancing at the bird meat in the pot, he looked disgusted.

"Bah! There's already beef, who wants to eat this stuff!"

(End of this chapter)