Emperor Beichi learned from the painful experience and gritted his teeth: "According to my decree, Morun retreats to Wuyun City, and the cabinet drafts a letter of surrender."
"yes."
Several civil servants who came to discuss the matter had initially disapproved of attacking Donghuan during the spring famine, and now they were even more jealous to criticize Marshal Mo as useless.
Not only did this battle not bring any benefits to Donghuan, but two cities were lost and twenty to thirty thousand soldiers died... The more the Beichi Emperor thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He immediately took back the military talisman used by Mo Lun to dispatch the royal army, and cut it into pieces.
He took the post of generalissimo and just waited to be punished after returning to the royal court.
The civil servants finally felt proud and proud and left the imperial study room with satisfaction. Beichi has always advocated force. These civil servants usually can only behave with their tails between their legs. This time they must let those reckless men know how powerful they are.
Si Haochen was not in the mood to care whether the Emperor of Beichi was upset or not. He took his wife with him with great interest to see the "land" he conquered. Although there were only two cities, they pushed the boundary between Donghuan and Beichi to the north.
Nearly three hundred miles. In this way, the wasteland that was originally uncultivated due to the neighboring country borders can be reclaimed to grow food, and no longer needs to be left wasteland.
Si Haochen took Mingruo up to the highest mountain peak at the border, and the two of them stood on the top of the mountain. The mountains in the northwest are not very high, and the mountains are gentle, unlike the mountains in the south that reach straight into the sky.
Different. In front of us is the vast land in the northwest. Although it is not full of greenery, there are also big trees and tall grass, so it does not look desolate.
"Although Hutou City and Lone Wolf City were captured by the Northwest Army, Emperor Danxu will soon send people down the mountain to pick peaches." Mingruo was wearing a rouge-colored riding outfit today, with her long hair half tied up.
The mountain breeze blew the hair on the back of her head, giving her an independent beauty.
Si Haochen smiled nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter if he wants to send people here, the generals in the army are not good at managing local affairs. From now on, Lone Wolf City will be used as a fortress to guard the border, and Hutou City will be in charge of trade with Beichi.
There are many people and many things to do, so it’s nice to have free labor to do the miscellaneous things.”
Mingruo was right when he thought about it. The Northwest Army was stationed at the border all year round. Even if Emperor Danxu sent officials to take charge of government affairs, it would be of no use. No matter where you are, hard fists are really hard.
The mountains here are nothing but rocks and dirt, which is really boring: "Then... my husband will take you to visit Weicheng?"
Mingruo rolled his eyes: "Is the caravan led by Mr. Bai coming back soon? How about we go and play with Mr. Bai?"
Bai Shen brought more than a dozen carts of tea bricks this time, and only ran business in a few pastures and cities near the border. He could exchange two tea bricks for a young pony, and five tea bricks for a pony in its prime.
adult horses.
At the beginning, the herdsmen didn't know much about tea bricks and were not keen on this kind of exchange. They could only exchange a dozen tea bricks at each place. Bai Shen was not in a hurry and just kept going. From time to time, he would send a few tea bricks to the city lord or the city owner.
The leader of the tribe would also give a piece of tea bricks to the people who stayed there. In short, the tea bricks given away along the way were more than the tea bricks exchanged. The chief shopkeeper of the caravan under him was so anxious that he probably lost all his money from this transaction.
Things took a turn for the better on their return journey. Bai Shen did not take a new route, but returned directly to the original route. Wherever he passed, both nobles and commoners were rushing to exchange tea bricks.
The nobles discovered that although the tea bricks did not smell as fragrant as the canned loose tea, the milk tea had a mellow taste. It was not only ruddy in color, but also very fragrant. It tasted better than those loose teas that cost dozens of taels of silver for a small can.
Much more.
As for the common people, they were even more surprised. They found that since drinking milk tea boiled with tea bricks, many physical ailments have improved. It is not only delicious, but it can also cure diseases. It is simply a magical medicinal tea!
The sales of tea bricks have increased sharply. Bai Shen and the others have cramped hands in counting horses. If there are too many horses, they will easily attract attention. Beichi territory is not stable, horse bandits are rampant. After robbing, they will run away. The grassland is so big, where can you find it?
?Therefore, the caravan must not be broken up and moved separately.
Bai Shen sent a letter back to ask for help. Si Haochen received the news from Feng Muling and knew that there could be no fight in the border town, so he asked Qin Mo to lead a thousand elite soldiers, disguised as horse bandits, to plunder Bai Shen's caravan.
Taking advantage of the "robbed" east wind, Bai Shen will increase the price of the "few" tea bricks left - one tea brick is exchanged for a pony, three tea bricks are exchanged for a tall horse. Of course, he is in business to make money, he
After being robbed so miserably by horse bandits, it is understandable that the price should be increased, right?
Many herdsmen heard that the caravan that brought them medicinal tea had been robbed, and they were afraid that the caravan would no longer come after this robbery. In order to appease the caravan, they sent a lot of sheep and leather to express their 'sympathy'.
Qin Mo's brain simply couldn't understand these twists and turns. He only thought that the herdsmen were kind and Bai Shen was a huge profiteer.
Si Haochen thought for a moment. At this time, Bai Shen and the others were stranded in Lucheng. Because there were so many horses, they would definitely be detained if they were brought across the border together. They could only leave in batches, so they had to stay there for some time.
"Okay, let's go to Lucheng to have a look." Si Haochen and Mingruo jumped on horseback and headed directly to Lucheng.
"Well, don't we need to make some preparations?" Mingruo couldn't accept this just-in-time trip.
"What do you want to prepare for Ruo'er?" Si Haochen asked with a smile.
"Well, it seems there is nothing to prepare..."
Most people definitely need to bring some clothes, dry food, money, etc. when they go out. But for Mingruo, who has space in hand, she has everything in her space. Now that it is just the two of them, there is really no need to prepare anything.
Moreover, you can go into the space to rest when you are tired. Not only is it safe, but you also save money on hotel accommodation.
This space is simply a travel artifact.
"Over these two mountains, there is a small town. We will stay in the town tonight and buy some clothes on the way."
"Oh." Now Donghuan and Beichi are fighting, and their obvious Donghuan attire is indeed inconvenient for movement.
The two came to the outskirts of the town, and Mingruo stroked Lieyan's horse's head: "I'll take you to play with your good friend. You have to obey him. If you dare to destroy the medicine field, the four horse legs will be discounted for you.
Do you understand?"
Lieyan neighed and raised his proud horse's head to express dissatisfaction.
"Tsk, tsk..." Mingruo glanced at Si Haochen, "Your horse, you come and subdue it."
"Ahem." Si Haochen gave Mingruo a look of reassurance that he would leave it to his husband and his beloved concubine, "Be honest and obedient, otherwise, the fifth leg will be discounted for you, and you will be a gelding from now on. Do you understand?"
When Lie Yan heard this, his horse's body trembled, and his arrogance was instantly extinguished.
Um, aren't the 'four legs' as important as the 'fifth leg'? Ming Ruocheng gave Si Haochen a thumbs up - Your Highness Prince Yun, you win!
