He paused and continued, "If it was this time, walk with the wind and encourage the sails, and go thousands of miles a day and all the way north, it will take at most one month. The time it took is less than 30% of the land route."

Rongyue asked, "What does Mr. Lihua mean?"

"I originally planned to take your Wuyi Army's men to the north and then go up the Songhua River. On the way, I heard that you had seized a Western pirate ship, which would be even better. Your people took this big ship, and I sent a guide and another fifty merchant ships to go north with silver. At that time, I will go to the territory of your Wuyi Army, unload the silver and bring back what I need!"

"Okay, Mr. Thunder is really happy!"

"But, this price?" Rongyue asked tentatively.

"As long as you have something, the price will be easy to negotiate!" said Thunder God, Lihua.

Bai Mei, who was on the other hand, was very anxious and thought to herself that she had known that she shouldn't have let you come, so why did she expose all the trump cards?

Seeing that Tachibana Chiyo kept winking at her, Tachibana Thunder God glared at her angrily and said, "What's there to cover up? This is the battle of the end of the world. If you win, our Tachibana family will be the overlord of Fusang in the southwest! With hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of people under his command, you can compete with Oda Nobunaga, who occupied Kanto and used the emperor to make the princes! If you lose, you will be driven straight into it. Your current foundation will not be able to save anything. I am afraid that you will retreat to the country of Chuqian to live forever and not be able to turn over for hundreds of years! If that's the case, what else can you worry about?"

He turned to Yokotsu and said, "You can speak loudly. My Tachiha family will have all the property and get these things, but if we really can't get it, there is nothing we can do about it. If we lose at that time, let's see if you can still maintain this foundation in front of Hideyoshi Hashiba who is driving straight forward!"

Rongyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Compared with those who are very complacent and competing with each other, the way Lihua Thunder God is undoubtedly upright and domineering, but such open conspiracy is also impossible to make a ruthless price. After all, what he said is very reasonable.

After more than half an hour, everyone finally finalized the prices of these materials one by one.

Of course, the items that can be finalized are supplies other than flintlock rifles and Folang machine cannons, because the two firearms mentioned above are all big killers that the Wuyi Army can gain a foothold. No one can decide the price except Lian Zining. As for those that can determine the price, such as armored war horses, brass and rifles, copper, iron, lead, etc., the price was 30% higher when trading with Shouninghou that year - this is also the bottom line price that a Tachihua family can accept.

This problem is not difficult to solve, just need the Tachiha family to bring enough money.

After the talk, Thunder God and the other two did not stay. They got on the luxurious and spacious carriage and left the mountain city surrounded by countless guards.

Standing in the dark doorway, looking at the winding crowd, Rongyue felt thoughtful.

With the support of the adults, there is no need to be taken as a great opportunity. He now occupies part of Kyushu Island and part of China. He is one of the largest princes in Fusang, second only to Oda Nobunaga who occupies the central part, Hashiba Hideyoshi who occupies Kansai, Tokugawa Ieyasugi, Uesugi Keikaku who occupies Hokuriku, and Ida Hirosong who occupies the northeast. They are definitely the ones who can be sent to the top six. After occupying China, Fusang has already had the posture of competing for hegemony with the six countries!

"With the great talent and strategy of the Thunder God of Tarantula, I can't really unify Fusang?"

A thought that she felt ridiculous suddenly appeared in Rongyue's mind. She laughed and said to herself, "How is that possible."

Among these families, Li Hua Daoxue has the smallest power, the latest to start, and the most unstable foundation, just like South Korea among the seven heroes of the Central Plains Warring States Period in the pre-Qin period. It is really a dream to say that it can unify the world! However, it is not impossible to grow into a prince, even prolong his descendants, and dominate the south of the world.

At that time, Feiqiangang will become a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. Isn’t this a harbor to raise a tiger?

She shook her head. Adults have their own concerns about these issues, but they don’t have to think too much about it. She waved her hand and the guards closed the door. Rongyue was also walking towards her residence surrounded by several maids and guards. After working all day, he was a little tired.

After passing the main hall, it is a garden with a large area. The climate in southern Fusang is relatively mild and humid, and it is not very cold even in winter. Therefore, there are many evergreen trees growing in the garden, which are also lush in the night, sprinkling huge shadows.

When she walked past a pavilion, Rongyue suddenly heard a strange sound. She immediately shouted at a rockery about seven or eight steps away, "Who is coming out!"

No one responded.

Rong Yue's brows were tugging, and two or two guards blocked her, covering her tightly, while the other two bent over and rushed towards the rockery. They were all powerful soldiers in the Wuyi army selected by Chen Yu, with their bodies full of x-explosion x-explosion x-explosion x-explosion x-explosion x-explosion x-explosion. At this moment, they bent slightly and pressed their hands on the hilt of the knife, and they could start attacks at any time.

When they touched the shadow of the rockery, after a moment, a woman screamed in horror from inside.

After a while, the two guards came over with a strange expression.

The girl was soaked all over her body, and her hair was stuck to her face in strands, looking quite embarrassed. If she looked carefully, she could find that she was quite pretty and charming. Although she was only fourteen or fifteen years old, her figure had completely grown, with a bulge in front and a slim back.

The three of them came to the pavilion, and the girl broke free from the two guards and held Rongyue's hand. She said with grievance: "Sister!"

"Qingqiu, why are you here?"

Rongyue saw her face clearly and asked slightly surprised.

It turned out that this girl was one of the little girls that Rongyue bought when she was still in Jingnan Chaoguan in the official road Liuzhen. She taught them to read, read, calculate and keep accounts. She also wanted to cultivate a group of confidants so that anyone would be tampered with the accounts on the Chaoguan. After several years of getting along, she and these girls could be said to be like sisters. This time she came to Fusang and brought them together, occupying some seemingly low-key but actually very important positions everywhere.

And this girl named Qingqiu is one of them. She is smart and smart, but she is a little spoiled by Rongyue.

Before Qingqiu could speak, Rongyue's face suddenly became cold. With the light, she suddenly saw several faint kiss marks on Qingqiu's neck. These kiss marks were obviously printed recently. Then she thought of the rumors she had heard recently. Then her sharp eyes swept Qingqiu's body.

She did this so deliberately, she saw many details she had just ignored - there seemed to be a hint of flush on her face, her clothes seemed a little uneven, her steps were even a little sloppy, and her chest showed a hint of whiteness...

Being stared at Rongyue's cold gaze, Qingqiu couldn't help but tremble, and smiled extremely reluctantly, her face turned slightly white.

Rongyue winked, and the two guards understood and rushed towards the rockery fiercely.

Then, there was a burst of scolding mixed with Fusang and Chinese language, as well as physical collisions and human pain. After a while, the two guards came out with one person - a Fusang man.

He was about twenty years old and was very handsome. He was a handsome man. His face was full of rebellious expressions. Even if the two guards cut their hands back, he looked at Rong Yue with a fierce look on his face. He was wearing a typical Fusang ronin outfit, with a braid on his head, and his hair around him was scratched blue. A samurai sword around his waist was swaying, obviously he didn't have time to pull it out. Of course, it was not ruled out that he did not dare to take it seriously.

Seeing that the Fusang ronin was escorted out, Rongyue's eyes turned on his face, and when she saw Qingqiu's appearance was already in panic, she immediately realized it.

She also came from this age, and naturally, when a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old likes the most, the ronin Ranger who seems to be so glorious and angry, just like many junior and high school girls in later generations like to find a gangster outside the school as their boyfriends, and think that this is unique.

"Kneel down!"

A guard shouted violently and pressed the Fusang ronin to make him kneel down, but he didn't expect that the boy was really stubborn, just holding his knees and not kneeling, and he was talking nonsense. The guard kicked him hard in the bend of the knee. The ronin screamed and pressed him to the ground. The kneecap hit the bluestone slab and made a sound that made people laugh, which was obviously heart-wrenching.

A large tear was already gushing out in Qingqiu's eyes, and she suddenly fell to the ground and begged: "Sister, no matter Kenichi's affairs, I brought him in. Please..."

She didn't dare to say anything afterwards. Rongyue's eyes were so cold that it made her tremble all over.

"I dare to bring people into the mansion privately, but I am still a Fusang person!" Rongyue smiled coldly: "Okay, okay! I have grown up and made a fortune!"

She raised her chin and ordered at the two maids: "You two, drag her down and check if you have broken your body."

"Yes!" The two maids responded, and dragged her down regardless of Qingqiu's struggle. After a while, they turned around and whispered to Rongyue: "It's no longer a virgin."

Qingqiu was so embarrassed that her face turned red, but she was crying sadly on the ground. The Fusang ronin, who called Kenichi, shouted and cursed at Rongyue.

Rongyue sighed quietly, and Qingqiu suddenly felt cold and stopped crying. She raised her head in a daze to look at Rongyue.

Rongyue looked at her and said lightly: "You have committed three serious crimes! First, you have brought people into the mansion without permission. Second, you have an affair. Third."

She paused: "Your lives and all of you are my uncle. Since you betrayed me, there is no need to live again."

After saying that, he turned around and left, and a cold voice drifted in the wind: "The woman was killed, the man was Lingchi, and his head was hung at the gate of the mountain city to show everyone a warning to others!"

"Sister, don't! Sister!"

Qingqiu never dreamed that he would be punished like this and wailed. But his voice stopped abruptly.

A guard had already cut off her head with a knife.

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Chapter name - White lotus is born, the sun and the moon are gone!

Outside the pass, the northeast, Nuergan, and the territory under the jurisdiction of the general in northern Liao.

Wuzhewei, Dongtingshan Town.

This town with the name is full of Chu style and Jiangnan charm, located in Hulawen River.

The reason for this name is that the people who moved here lived in the Pan, Dongting Lake, Jiangnan, decades ago. After being moved here, they specially named it to commemorate their hometown.

Speaking of which, the location of Dongting Mountain Town is quite similar to the shore of Dongting Lake where they have lived for hundreds of years.

The Hulawen River turns a big bend here, the water flow slows down and the river surface becomes very wide. It forms a large river bay, which can also be understood as a lake with a large area. To the east of the river bay is a wide plain, more than ten miles northeast. It is the rolling hills.

Dongting Mountain Town is located here by the mountains and rivers.

The soil here is extremely rich, and the crops can grow very well by sowing the seeds. Although they only have a quarter of yield a year, they can have a very good yield every year. In addition to having few people and a lot of land, each household can evenly raise dozens of acres of land. During the busy farming season, although it is hard, the harvested grain is full and full, which makes people feel very at ease. In addition to paying the imperial grain and national tax, there are still a lot left, selling some grain and exchange for some money. Whenever the peddler who left the village comes, pulls a few feet of flower cloth for the wife, makes a few new clothes, buys some red-head ropes for the children, and buys two pieces of yellowed sugar cubes, and watches the children happily for a long time.

After saving for a few years, a few dozen farmers and families gathered together, they could go to the county market to buy oxen, buy a few piglets, come back to build a pigpen, and raise it well. During the Chinese New Year, they caught a fat man and stewed a large pot of pork and pigs into the water, and celebrated a fat New Year beautifully. From the New Year to the second day of February, the dragon raised its head, and all their faces were covered with oil.

There is a big lake in front of us, so naturally they rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and water to eat water. When they cultivate the land, they go down to the river to catch fish. The fish on the dinner table is constantly on the table every day. Even when it is cold in winter, they can also chisel ice to catch fish, and the taste is even more delicious.

Therefore, the people of Dongtingshan Town live a very rich life if they can endure some hardships and get tired. Even the ordinary people's homes also have a large courtyard, five main houses, three south houses, and wood-room rooms. A large grain storage room was built in the yard, and the food was piled high, which looked gratifying. In the corner of the front yard, a chicken coop was mostly enclosed, surrounded by fences, and x8 x9 x 10 chickens were raised. Usually, eggs were slaughtered and killed during the New Year. In the back yard, there were pigpens and cowsheds, and fat pigs and oxen plowing oxes were enclosed.

It's the first month of the year, and it's the day of winter. If it was at this time of the past year, the sky was getting dark and the woman at home had just sprinkled food into the ground in front of the chicken coop. The chicken should have been staggering, pecking on the ground, eating while making satisfactory sounds. In the pigpen in the backyard, several fat pigs were licking the mushy inside the pigpen while making hums, while the ox was lazy and calmly gnawing on their dry ingredients, shook their tails from time to time.

In the room, the last light of the sky that came in outside, the table was already set up on the earthen kang. The stove was burning vigorously, and the whole body was warm and comfortable. The woman brought a large bowl of stewed pork, fried fragrant fish pieces, pickles, and bamboo grate were placed with her own steamed buns. It was a little yellow, but it tasted absolutely fragrant. The child who had been playing crazy for a whole day had already eaten it voraciously. The man took a bite of the earthen kang, although it was turbid, but it was so fragrant. He let out a breath and then picked up a mouthful of fat meat. He ate it and sighed comfortably.

This day was much better than when I was in my hometown in the Guandi. To be fair, if we put aside the unrestrained feelings of the Chinese people and the horse thieves and foreign races who were rampant outside the Guandi, the lives of the people here would definitely be the best in the Ming Dynasty.

The reason is that there are too many lands.

But now, it's gone!

The pigs are gone, the cows are gone, the chickens are gone, the string of dried fish hanging under the eaves is gone, the yard is full of food. Even the food has been prepared at home, the silver and cloth saved up by the family over the years, and the slightly valuable things are gone!

Many people even pushed down half of the walls, and the doors and windows were smashed to pieces. Some of them had shocking pools of blood on the ground in the yard.

Every household is as clean as if it was visited by countless rats.

Many people heard a burst of crying, sad and sad, as the cold night wind spread far away, just like a female ghost crying quietly by the well railing at night. It made people feel scared when they heard it.

To the north of the town is a ancestral hall. When the Ming Dynasty reached the county level, the government agencies were gone. The townsmen were all managing and restraining. If there was anything wrong, several townsmen gathered together and did it. Sometimes it was even like invading adulterers' cages, killing two little thieves, and burning those who were pregnant before marriage to death. Such things were not necessary to pass through the county, but they were just dealt with here.

At this moment, the most crying area in the town is the ancestral hall.

Outside the ancestral hall, many peasant women holding their children cried loudly. When they cried, the children cried with each other. Many farmers squatted on the ground and covered their heads in pain.

At the entrance of the ancestral hall, three corpses were placed. The wounds on their bodies had solidified, and there were many black blood stains on the ground, which looked shocking.

A group of men squeezed into the ancestral hall and said to the patriarch sitting in the first place: "Old man, you're going to have an idea!"

"That's it! Old Master!" A tall man looked full of grief and anger: "The savings we have accumulated over the years have been snatched by the dog soldiers. Not to mention the money, all the food and drinks are gone, and they are about to freeze and starve to death! You have to give me an idea, you can't wait to die like this!"

"Brother Seven is right. Also, old man, my elder brother just said a few words and let the dog soldiers beat him to death. He swallowed his breath like this?" Another dark-faced farmer said, and tears fell down. Among the three corpses outside, his elder brother was raped by the soldiers. As soon as the officers and soldiers left, they closed the door and hanged themselves.

The old man was about sixty years old, with white hair and rosy face. He obviously lived a good life in his daily life. Facing everyone's speech, he said bitterly: "What can we do? Can we still fight with Master Guan? Don't talk about it anymore. Before it gets dark, go and get some fish and deal with the food first. As for Xiao Sier, your elder brother, alas."

The old man waved his hand: "Acknowledge it!"

"Uncle Tai, let's just hold it up, and the officers and soldiers won't let us go!" The strong man Qi, who spoke before, shouted: "Have you heard them say that, come again in a few days and let us raise a thousand taels of silver to pay it. If you don't pay enough, you will tie up all your wife and children to sell them. If you can't pay it, you will tie it to the county government office and put it in a big shackle!"
To be continued...