The British Duke said in a deep voice: "Although I have some criticisms about Qi Jianlan's coming to power, I will not do anything to harm the interests of Qi State with others because of this matter."
Ning Guzhou cupped his hands and said, "I have heard before that the British public is extremely loyal and righteous. When I saw him today, he truly lived up to his reputation."
"It's just that the Duke is too worried today. I am looking for the Duke today for a win-win situation."
"The Duke of the country helped me rescue my princess, and my princess treated the prince's illness."
The British father frowned: "That's it?"
Ning Guzhou said quietly: "If the Duke wants to use this incident to bring order to things, that's okay."
The British public asked: "How can we bring justice out of chaos?"
"Kill Qi Jianlan." Ning Guzhou replied: "Help Emperor Qi Xuan return to his throne."
The British Duke's pupils shrank: "This seems to be the family background of the Qi State, and has nothing to do with the King of Qin, right?"
Ning Guzhou said slowly: "Qi Jianlan kidnapped my wife and abused my eldest son. This is a great hatred."
The British Duke laughed: "I didn't expect that King Qin is a man who values love and justice. This time I will cooperate with you."
Ning Guzhou cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Guo."
Next, the two discussed the details of the cooperation.
Generally speaking, they have a common enemy and the same purpose, and they can agree on many things after talking about them.
About an hour later, after they finished talking, the British father-in-law personally sent Ning Guzhou out.
Ning Guzhou quickly disappeared into the darkness wearing a human skin mask.
The British Duke looked in the direction of the palace with a somewhat worried look in his eyes.
But those worries quickly dissipated, leaving only a strong murderous intention.
He would not miss the rare opportunity to kill Qi Jianlan.
When Ning Guzhou returned to Xuanmen's house, Su Letian came up to him and asked, "How was it?"
Ning Guzhou took off his black cloak, and Ning Changping hurriedly held it for him: "Mr. British, are you willing to cooperate?"
During this time, they sorted out the relationship network of Qi's nobles and figured out many connections.
After some discussion, they decided to start with the British government.
Because the British Duke met all the conditions they wanted: influential in Qi State, opposed to Qi Jianlan's rule, and had patients at home.
He is the most suitable person for them to win over.
Ning Guzhou said quietly: "He agreed to cooperate with us."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Ning Changping said happily: "We are one step closer to breaking Qi Jianlan's neck."
Tang Yishen smiled: "I will try to eat a piece of meat from Hubu, so that Miaoxin can be happy."
Although he has only been in the household department for a short period of time, he can still get along without being held back.
He has been in business for many years, and what he is best at is managing various relationships. Not to mention, he is very capable and is a first-class master in accounting and calculation.
Although he is still just a minor official in the Ministry of Revenue, he has already been recognized by the officials above him.
These days, he has been cleaning up inventory and sorting out accounts in the Account Department, and has roughly sorted out Qi Guo's accounts.
He now had a preliminary understanding of Qi's treasury: it was not very wealthy, but it contained quite a lot of treasures.
Ning Guzhou nodded, and asked Ning Changping: "Is there anything going on at the weapon shop now?"
Ning Changping shook his head: "We make weapons step by step every day."
"But I heard that they recently discovered another iron mine and are currently mining it."
As soon as Tang Yishen heard about iron ore, he remembered that they had formed a partnership and robbed the iron ore he gave to Ning Zhiyuan.
Even after many years, this incident still made his teeth sore.
He smiled and asked, "Are you going to rob Qi's iron mines?"
He originally said this as a joke, but after he said it, everyone looked at him.
He was a little confused: "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Su Letian smiled and said: "This is Qi State. We don't have a deep foundation here, and the number of people we can mobilize is limited."
"The direct robbery is a bit strong, so even if we want to rob it, we have to wait until they have finished mining all the iron ore."
Ning Changping nodded: "Yes, this saves time and effort. The most important thing is that it saves people."
Tang Yishen: "..."
What kind of people are these?
He felt that Qi Jianlan's kidnapping of Tang Miaoxin to Qi was definitely the wrong choice she made in her life.
Looking at their posture, they not only want to turn Qi State upside down, but they may also want to evacuate Qi State.
Ning Guzhou asked Tang Yishen: "How much money and grain does the household department in Qi have now? Where are they stored?"
Tang Yishen told Ning Guzhou all the information he knew.
Ning Guzhou's eyes narrowed slightly: "Qi State is the largest granary among the six countries, and their grain reserves are still very abundant, which can solve Qinzhou's worries."
Qinzhou has made rapid progress in recent years under his governance, but the land there is not fertile enough and the food is not abundant.
Qi is the most fertile country among the six countries and has the least shortage of food and grass.
Before the palace coup, Qi State had always been the strongest country on the continent.
After the palace coup, the national power plummeted.
But as the largest grain-producing country, Qi will still be prosperous even if its national power becomes weaker.
Tang Yishen couldn't help but said: "Isn't the prince also eyeing Qi's food?"
Ning Guzhou asked instead, "I remember that Xuanmen is spread all over the country and has its own transportation routes. Is that so?"
When Tang Yishen heard this, he had a bad feeling in his heart. His scalp felt a little numb, but he still nodded: "Yes."
"But if you want to transport rice grains from Qi State's granaries, it's not just something that can be solved with transportation lines."
"There are a lot of things involved, and transporting grain and grass is very labor-intensive. It is not easy to transport grain and grass away from Qi State silently."
Ning Guzhou's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he said quietly: "If no one stops you, how much can you carry away?"
Tang Yishen: "..."
He sighed in his heart: "Come on, come on, they are really going to start planning!"
He felt miserable as the one who was cheated before.
Now as the one who deceives others, I feel an indescribable happiness. It feels so good to deceive others.
He coughed lightly and said: "If it can only be transported once, transporting three hundred thousand stones is not a big problem."
"But we will definitely not be able to just transport grain and grass. Gold, silver and jewelry are more valuable, so we will give priority to transporting these."
Su Letian interjected: "The First City also has a transportation line in Qi State and has its own troops."
"Although the transport capacity is not as great as Xuanmen's, it can still transport a hundred thousand dan of grain."
"So the matter of transporting gold, silver and jewelry can be completed in the First City."
Ning Guzhou shook his head: "The transportation capacity of the First City is used to transport iron. We will transport less food here to make room for transporting gold, silver and jewelry."
Ning Changping asked excitedly: "Brother, are we going to empty out the treasury of Qi State?"
