"Cong Shu, Tianlong, I will not force you to do this. If you are willing, we will revitalize Yanyun County together so that the people can live a good life. If you don't want to, I understand. You can leave at any time.
Anywhere will do, I will give you enough money to live on." Xiao Chen was always straightforward when talking to his own people.
"Boss is not just saying this casually. When he was in Jiuxi City, he also said this to us. We didn't want to leave and he was not happy...so you don't have to worry about him going back on his word. Boss is not a good person.
, but he will never lie to anyone...except outsiders." Ye Baiqing said.
"Boss, Cong Shu thinks that since the emperor has called you back, you have to go back." Liu Congshu already expressed his attitude in one sentence.
"Oh? Why?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Because we can't openly rebel yet." Liu Congshu either said nothing or shocked everyone with his words.
"That's nonsense. Who said we were going to rebel?" Chen Jisheng stroked his beard and smiled, "Keep talking."
"If the boss doesn't go back, it will be a blatant rebellion, which is tantamount to rebellion! Even if the emperor is unable to mobilize an army to clean up, if he blocks Yanyunguan and all sea transportation channels, then our mutual trade with Northern Xinjiang will be
What else to do? Once the trust of the northern tribes is broken and war breaks out, we will be attacked from the north and the south and we will surely die."
Speak clearly and clearly.
And with Xiao Chen's current strength, he doesn't actually have to wait for the Northern Xinjiang tribes to attack, and Li Wanjiang doesn't have to dispatch any large troops from other places. As long as tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Yanyunguan and Wolong Pass are dispatched, he won't be able to cope with it.
Therefore, neither the north nor the south can be openly hostile to them at present. They can only survive in the cracks by cleverly maneuvering between the two sides.
"But what if, as Bai Qing said, the boss is detained by Li Wanjiang when he returns, and another governor is sent?" Lin Yue asked.
"Haha, who can control the current situation in Yanyun County except our boss? Not to mention sending a governor, even if the emperor comes in person, it will be useless." Liu Cong recounted.
"Then what if he kills the boss directly?" Lin Yue asked again.
This is what everyone is most worried about.
"Kill the boss, Yan Yun will die, and no one can save it this time! Wanyan Pingqiu and Queen Moro are both heroes for a while, how can they sit back and watch what happens? I'm afraid that if the boss here dies, their alliance will
The army will immediately gather and move south! Completely occupy the entire Yanyun County." Liu Congshu understood the situation quite clearly.
The reason why Wanyan Pingqiu and the tribes in Northern Xinjiang formed an alliance with Xiao Chen was to use Yanyun County as a buffer place, and then through mutual trade, solve the current crisis of their tribes, and slowly develop and strengthen their own strength.
In other words, they have placed all their bets on Xiao Chen.
So once Xiao Chen dies, they will go south without hesitation!
And this time, he is famous because he has made a life and death pact with Xiao Chen.
If you dare to kill my brother, I must do it to you.
They are not fighting alone. Don't forget that there are Zhuge Xiaosheng, Li Tanhua and the others. As soon as Xiao Chen dies, they will immediately switch sides and join forces with the northern Xinjiang tribes to deal with Dazhou.
Regardless of success or failure, Li Wanjiang will be dealt a heavy blow!
If Li Wanjiang was a smart man, he would not act recklessly.
But what if he loses his mind and goes crazy and kills the boss no matter what?
Then it depends on the boss's own ability...and luck.
Boss's luck is always good, right?
"Oh, I didn't realize it, Cong Shu. You, the silent guy, really have the potential to rebel." Ye Baiqing said with a smile.
"A leopard emerges from a wilted man." Lin Yue nodded in agreement. He had not noticed it before.
"How about it? I said that Cong Shu is a talented person, right?" Chen Jisheng expressed that he was very pleased. I would not have misjudged the person!
"Bai Qing, please draft a memorial to reply to the emperor and his old man, saying that I suddenly fell ill and was bedridden, so I can't go back for the time being... But as long as I can barely get out of bed, I will crawl back immediately!" Xiao Chen had already decided to go back.
Yes, but not now.
"Then our emperor is afraid that Long Yan will be furious." Ye Baiqing said with a smile.
"Is he dead?" Xiao Chen can now openly slander Li Wanjiang. This feeling is really uncomfortable.
Li Shi, the king of Jiangdong, also sent a secret letter, urging Xiao Chen to go back.
In addition, Zhu Xiaochuan, Wu Zicheng, Wang Anbang, Ma Mingwu, and even Chen Wenqi, Lu Jing and others also wrote to him, all of them urging him to go back.
Of course, there are also some top-secret letters sent by Xiao Chen's brothers who stayed in Fengyang City and the palace, and the contents should not be published.
The brother who purchased grain from Myanmar also sent a message saying that a large amount of grain has been shipped to Minzhou County, and is being stepped up for shipment and will arrive in the near future.
But it was also mentioned that the current situation in Minzhou County is tense, so the cost of hiring a boat has almost tripled!
Moreover, this grain road may not be open in the future. It may have to be transported from the ports of Jiangnan County or Jiangdong County, but in that case the journey will be longer, and there will be more local deductions, and the losses will be more serious.
That's not all. The main reason is that there is a food shortage in all parts of the Zhou Dynasty, especially military rations. King Fengyang led an army of 100,000 people south to Minzhou County, and was also collecting food and grass along the way, so our food may not reach the south of the Yangtze River and the east of the Yangtze River.
will be detained.
Chen Jisheng has already ordered people to reply to the letter, asking them to suspend the purchase of grain from Burma. We can't spend a lot of money and end up giving it to Da Zhou for nothing, right?
Zhao Gongming, who is far away in Sichuan, also sent a letter saying that several tea factories have been set up there. When the new tea comes in the spring next year, it will be processed into tea bricks and shipped immediately.
Duanmu Nanfeng wrote that he had stockpiled a large amount of supplies and would continue to deliver them.
Shi Mingtao also received a letter, saying that in the future, goods will no longer go through Yanyunguan, but will be shipped directly from Haining Bay. This is not only faster, but also greatly increases the cargo volume.
But all three of them are worried about the current situation in Yanyun County. If the emperor orders the blockade of Yanyun County's sea and land channels, then we will not be able to transport these things anyway.
These materials cannot be transported, and the goods exchanged from northern Xinjiang cannot be transported, which will be very bad.
So the current situation is generally both gratifying and sad.
There is another worrying thing.
After a day of meetings, Xiao Chen, who was physically and mentally exhausted, was about to fall asleep when Duan Linger quietly slipped in and sat on his bedside without speaking for a long time.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you!" Xiao Chen was worried to death.
Please, can you let me sleep first?
Even if the sky falls, sister, please help me hold it up first.
"The chief helmsman sent someone here and said he wanted to see you." Duan Linger said softly.
"Alas..." Xiao Chen sighed, what should come will always come.
"It's Qian Yunfei, the master of Suzaku Hall. I said you were asleep, but he insisted on me coming, and said that I...brother, I am not a spy of Tianxuan Society, and I don't want to leave either." Duan Ling'er also said softly.
sighed.
"Who told you to leave?" Xiao Chen was shocked when he heard this, and his sleepiness disappeared.