First Class Concubine

Chapter 218
"The first one is Gu Qianqian. She seems to have received the exact news from the Ji family and revealed her intention to come to Xiliang City. It sounds like there is some news that is not suitable for communication, and she wants to tell you in person. I think that was her excuse for wanting to come."

Qi Jing thought for a while, "Then let her come." They have completely lost the news of Ji's family now, if she can really say something useful, it will be considered a great achievement.

"In addition, Hongyan sent a message that Mingsha and the Lord of the Nether Pavilion faced each other. In the end, both sides were hurt. He was seriously injured and was recuperating at her. But at the same time, a secret letter was sent... I can't see it. I understand." At the end, he was wronged again.

Qijing rolled his eyes at him directly: "It's just the game we played, but it's just a book change."

Le Chen was immediately happy: "Which book?"

Qijing announced the title of the book, Le Chen immediately asked someone to bring the book, and quickly found out the content of the secret letter: Youming Pavilion belongs to King Jing, and Si Yu is in the south of the Yangtze River.

Seeing the news, Qijing had only one feeling: the ghost lingers.At the same time, he silently complained, is time travel a Chinese cabbage?One after another.

But when things came to an end, she wasn't a coward.In Jiangnan, it is in Jiangnan. At most, it shows that Si Yu has something to do with Yuan Guo.

However, when things are integrated like this, it is much more interesting.

Si Yu is in Jiangnan, and Fu's family is also in Jiangnan.And Emperor Yuan, the former King Jing, was too mysterious.I also got myself to Jiangnan.Nether Pavilion is also his... And then, and then, God knows how many people from Jiangnan in Dayan's territory?And all these add up, like a thread, weaving into a net.A complex and dangerous web...

I just don't know what the goal of this net is.

world?That King Jing is really terrifying.

"Do you want to send someone over there?"

"No need." Si Yu is not the point, the point is the person who knows Si Yu's name.Also, there's the gunpowder. "However, I think we need to start making gunpowder too."

In the era of cold weapons, the use of gunpowder is like a magic weapon.Its movement and its lethality are enough to scare people who see it for the first time.

"We have to get it out so that all your soldiers can see how powerful it is. This way, they won't be scared out of their wits if they encounter it in the future."

"Is it troublesome?"

"It's not troublesome, it just needs manpower, well, especially those experts who make fireworks, they need a lot." Those who make fireworks must have gunpowder in their hands.However, they only have a small amount.

But it doesn't matter, if they can get a small amount, they will definitely be able to get a lot.After all, she doesn't need to be sneaky like that colleague.There is Le Chen behind her, so she can come with great fanfare.

However, the meaning of this matter is quite special, Lechen sent the original direct descendants to do it.Even Le Tai didn't catch the news, and after getting the needed things, he always took Qijing and put them away himself.

The finished product is also in the space of Qijing.Regardless of coming and going, there is no trace left behind.

In the end, they took Longyi's people together to experiment in the deep mountains far away from Xiliang City.

The results... were astonishing.The people of Longyi were very proud of their identity.But after this incident, after knowing that other countries are likely to have similar weapons, they finally returned to their original, cautious style.

And this matter is naturally required to be absolutely confidential.Therefore, apart from Dragon Wing, no one else knew about gunpowder from beginning to end.By the time Qijing and Lechen returned to the Han Palace after finishing the gunpowder work, it was already the end of May.The hot summer is coming.

Longyi's people have arrested thousands of strong men here and there in this month.In the other three countries, the soldiers who wandered on the border of Han from time to time also all withdrew back.

After getting the news, Le Chen cut coldly.But it made people pay more attention to the issue of domestic grain circulation. At the same time, he let the industry he had previously operated take advantage of the freedom of businessmen to transport some materials to Han country little by little during the process of circulation.

No matter how low a businessman's status is in the society of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce.But everyone, including the ruler, understands that they cannot do without businessmen.Even in wartime, trade between hostile countries is still allowed.

Of course, there will be many constraints.Along the way, there are many levels.Some sensitive commodities are people who will not be allowed to circulate.

Of course, at this time, no one will allow merchants to sell the grain in their own country.No businessman would be so stupid.

But businessmen are always so smart, opportunistic, and things that exploit loopholes are always done very smoothly.

No food delivery?Then instead of transporting food, transport wine.

Wine is the essence of food, but not many people realize this.Wine, all kinds of wine, still come and go smoothly between cities and countries.

And of course, such things as smuggling can never be prohibited.

Merchants came and went, quietly transporting things out and in.No one pays attention to them, as long as what they take away is not grain, grass or weapons, then there is no problem.

Therefore, they transported goods from the Yuan Kingdom to the Han Kingdom.It was sold in the Han Kingdom, exchanged for another product, and shipped to the Xuanwu Kingdom.From the Xuanwu Kingdom to exchange commodities, then to the Han Kingdom, exchange commodities again, and sell them to Dayan.

Of course, in order not to be so obvious, sometimes, it will be changed back and forth in other countries.

Gradually, many people will find that their daily life has begun to be restricted.

They want to buy something, the price is too expensive.Literati want to write something, draw something.Turns out...they couldn't even buy pen and paper.When I finally found a seller, I found that paper is more expensive than gold.

I'm sick and can't afford medicine.Grain is more expensive than salt, and salt is more expensive than pearls.

Even so, no one found out.Because people have an inertial cognition that when a country is in crisis, prices will always rise.It's just that this year it's gone up even more.

Until one day, Le Chen ordered everyone to evacuate.

During this evacuation, the shops were closed, the goods were sealed up, and all the gold and silver were transported away... On the whole street, not a single shop was opened.Occasionally, people come and go in a hurry, except for wild dogs, there are no other creatures staying.

When they finally found out that things were out of control, it was already too late.

But in the face of all this, they have nothing to do.

The merchants left, but the shop was still theirs.But they wanted to buy something, but they couldn't find a buyer.Even if the shop door was forcibly opened and the warehouse was smashed open, there was nothing inside.

They can't buy it, and neither can the common people.

The landlord's family has surplus food, but the common people's family does not.They have nothing, but in the face of such a situation, what should they do?Fleeing, begging for food, where to flee, who to ask for?
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In the Dayan Palace, the emperor sat high on the dragon chair, out of breath.

"Trash, trash, all are trash." Booklets were thrown to the ground one by one.All the civil and military officials were silent like cicadas, not even daring to speak out when they were breathing.

The second prince lowered his head slightly, his face full of sarcasm.

The third prince had no expression on his face, but his mind was spinning non-stop.It's useless to say anything now, the most important thing is to solve the problem.

In the past, whether it is official pressure or opening warehouses to release grain, there is always a solution.But now, there is really no way.

If the merchant is unjust, he can find a way to take the merchant into action.But now, businesses are closed.The goods are gone, what can they do?
The country's granary was also squandered because of the previous and subsequent wars.The people had no food left at home, and the spring plowing had just ended, and there was still some time before the harvest.

Moreover, because of the war, many strong laborers were conscripted into the army.It is the autumn harvest, I am afraid there will not be much surplus food.When the whole levy comes up, the people will have no way out.

The third prince felt bitter in his heart, as expected he had come to an end.And his father, at this moment, was still thinking about how to take down Xiliang City... If Xiliang City is so easy to fight, how can Uncle Jing and Uncle Yu Wang just sit around and not do anything?
"...Everyone is usually good at talking, why are they all dumb now? Ah, talk! How should we solve this situation now. Talk, wow!" , pushed down violently.

Finally, Su Youliang stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the treasury is now empty, and there is no food left. This subordinate thinks that... it is better to borrow food from Xiliang City."

"Borrow food? You asked me to borrow food from that little bastard?"

Su Youliang's mouth was bitter, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "Right now, no matter whether it is Xuanwu or Jiangnan, there is no surplus food. Their situation is very similar to ours. Except for Xiliang, I am afraid that there will be no food left. "

The third prince took a step forward: "Father, Master Su is right. Dayan has no food, and without food, it can't keep people. Once people leave... Dayan, ten rooms will be empty. They want to rest and recuperate, too. It's not easy. Therefore, I beg my father to allow me to borrow food from Xiliang to relieve my urgent need."

How could the emperor not know, but he couldn't accept another failure.Even more unacceptable, he bowed his head to those two people again.

What happened in Xiliang City was definitely the biggest shame in the emperor's life.If possible, he would like to erase everything that happened during that period.All the insiders were killed, and their bones were ashes.

But he can't, the son he never looked up to, is now full-fledged and out of his control, so powerful that at this moment, there is no other way to go except to bow to him.

"hateful!"

"The third prince, Le Yu, listen to the order." The emperor ordered suddenly.

"My son is here."

"Go to the south of the Yangtze River quickly, contact King Jing, and persuade him to attack Xiliang City together. As long as Xiliang City is captured, I will recognize his Yuan Kingdom."

The third prince was tongue-tied and bowed his head after a long while: "Yes. My son, take the order."

"The second prince, Le Yi, obeys the order."

The second prince came out: "My son is here."

"Go to Mobei quickly, contact Yuwang, and persuade him to attack Xiliang together. Similarly, as long as Xiliang City is destroyed, I will make him Xuanwu King."

"My son leads the decree." Compared to the accident of the third prince, the second prince was much calmer.For such an order, he didn't even blink his eyes, and took the order directly.When his father came back this time, he could see it.For power, his father would do anything.Just one point, the deep hatred for Xiliang City.This will never change... He was really curious about what happened to their father in Xiliang City.

(End of this chapter)