Yanbei is the largest smuggling place in Tianqi, and it is also the place where ordinary people in Beichen and Southern Xinjiang rely on for survival. Without the large amount of smuggling in Yanbei, it can be said that Tianqi would not be so stable in recent years, and the people in Southern Xinjiang and Beichen would not be so stable either.
It will be such a nourishing life.
The prince's control of Yanbei means that he has strangled the lifeblood of Tianqi merchants with one hand, and strangled Beichen, the key point of southern Xinjiang, with the other hand.
Two years ago, Nanjiang and Beichen also wanted to attack Yanbei and compete with the prince for control of this semi-open smuggling area. After being repulsed by the Yanbei army and the prince reducing the smuggling quota, Nanjiang and Beichen had no choice but to stay together.
Maintain the superficial peace honestly.
Not long ago, Beichen's eldest prince Beichen Tianque sent troops to attack Yanbei, but was defeated in the end. What he lost was not only the outcome of the war, but also the secret contest.
This year, Yan Bei's sales of daily necessities such as grain, salt, furs, and cotton cloth to Beichen have been greatly reduced, and the prices are still 10% higher than before. And the prince did not let the merchants lose the extra goods in their hands.
, sold directly to Nanjiang.
For this reason, the people of southern Xinjiang were so happy that they even boldly laughed at Beichen. Fortunately, they did not send troops at that time, otherwise this year would not be so rich.
Compared with the pride of the people in southern Xinjiang, the people of Beichen are not having it so easy. If Liu Yuan hadn't obtained a large number of flammable stones from Black Rock Mountain, which could be used for heating and growing food indoors, Beichen would probably have died a lot this year.
With the lifeline of resources being strangled, one can imagine why Nanjiang and Beichen were so afraid of the prince. We can also understand why the emperor wanted to fight the prince to the death. Even though he knew that the prince would not rebel, he refused to let the prince go and insisted on robbing Yanbei.
control.
To the emperors of Nanjiang, Beichen and Tianqi, Yanbei is a big piece of fat. They all want to control Yanbei. However, the prince has 300,000 Yanbei troops in his hands to guard Yanbei watertight. Those people only want to control Yanbei.
Ability stares.
Ji Yunkai didn't know this at first, but now she knows it, and the prince has told her everything.
At this point, Ji Yunkai finally understood why the prince was so arrogant and dragging, and others could only tolerate it and give in. He also understood that although Nan Jinzhao had the resources of the giant poison, he did not dare to be tough on the prince.
Now that I'm here, I understand better why the prince dared to run to Beichen so arrogantly.
The prince holds weapons in one hand and resources in the other. He is simply more powerful than the emperor. Who dares to offend him?
Ji Yunkai didn't want to say anything except admiration for this awesome life. She even suspected for a time that she was the one who was born and raised here, and the prince was the one who traveled through time.
She had previously thought that the Liulicou that she and Crown Prince Duan built was quite good, but compared with the prince's handiwork, it fell to pieces in seconds.
No wonder the prince has never paid much attention to Liulifang. Compared with the smuggling business, although Liulifang is profitable, there is no need for the prince to spend too much energy.
Ji Yunkai couldn't calm down when she heard the prince talking about this matter. What should she do if she still can't calm down after sleeping?
"Is it possible to keep sleeping?" Ji Yunkai lay on the bed without moving, but his mind was running rapidly.
The prince is too powerful. What should she do if she can't face him now?
I always feel that the prince knows everything and has everything in his hands. She is just a puppet in his hands. She thinks she is smart, but in fact, everything is in his calculations.
"I always feel so pitiful. Why did I marry such a powerful person?" She was so powerful that she couldn't even hide her thoughts. She even had instinctive and subconscious reactions that she didn't even know about. The prince even discovered it.
Is there anything more terrifying in this world than the person next to her who is too sharp and understands her better than herself?
"In this life, I will probably be eaten to death by the prince." She seemed to predict that she would never escape the "tragic" fate in the hands of the prince.
Ji Yunkai was still thinking wildly when he heard the prince's voice ringing in his ears: "Now that you're awake, get up and have something to eat."
"Prince?" Ji Yunkai was startled and sat up suddenly.
The prince gave him a faint look, and in that look... everything was unspoken.
Ji Yun happily shrank his neck, not daring to look at the prince.
She was certain that the prince knew about her pretending to sleep. She would not think that the prince was bored and found a hole in a tree to reveal his secrets. The prince deliberately told her those words.
"Open your mouth." The prince sat down by the bed, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew it to cool down, and then handed it to Ji Yunkai's mouth.
His movements were a bit clumsy, and the full spoonful was completely beyond the limit that Ji Yunkai could swallow. Moreover, his feeding movements were a little too forceful, and he almost knocked Ji Yunkai's teeth.
However, excluding various irregularities, everything else is pretty good.
Ji Yunkai opened his mouth and took a bite, and his mouth suddenly bulged. Fortunately, it was rice porridge. If it were rice, it would make people choke to death.
Ji Yunkai swallowed the porridge in his mouth with difficulty. Just as he was about to test the prince, he stuffed another mouthful of porridge into his mouth.
Ji Yunkai had no choice but to eat first and then talk...
One mouthful after another, the prince didn't give Ji Yunkai a chance to speak. Ji Yunkai could only eat first and then talk. When she finished eating and was about to talk, the prince handed over another bowl of lemonade: "Here, rinse your mouth."
Ji Yunkai's face turned dark immediately...
"Your Majesty, shouldn't you rinse your mouth first before eating?"
"Oh, I forgot." The mouthwash was nearby, but he really didn't remember it. He only remembered to feed Ji Yunkai.
Ji Yunkai:......
After rinsing his mouth silently, Ji Yunkai no longer had the courage to speak, so he could only open his eyes to the prince and continue to think about how to speak more naturally.
The prince put the empty bowl on the table and wiped his hands. Seeing Ji Yunkai looking at her, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, he couldn't help but reach out and rub his head: "It's dark, there's nothing today.
Find a way to go back, we will go home tomorrow."
"It's not about going home..." Ji Yunkai felt helpless, but she didn't know what to say.
Admitting that she pretended to be asleep and eavesdropped on the prince's secrets didn't seem to be an honorable thing, and it really didn't fit in with her previous image.
"What's that? Did you pretend to be asleep?" The prince took a step ahead of Ji Yun and spoke out.
Ji Yunkai suddenly blushed. Just when the prince thought that Ji Yun was embarrassed for the meeting, Ji Yunkai suddenly burst into anger, pointed at the prince with his arms akimbo and said: "Oh... So you all know, are you deliberately making fun of me? Look at me.
Do you think it’s fun for someone who thinks you’re smart to pretend to sleep in front of you? Do you think I’m stupid? Xiao Jiu’an, you’re going too far!”
"Uh..." This time the prince was dumbfounded. It was obviously his responsibility, why did it become like this?
"Huh... Xiao Jiu'an, forget it this time. I won't care about you. Next time, just wait and sleep in the study!" Ji Yunkai said in a thunderous voice, then turned his head and ignored it.
Xiao Jiuan, acting like I'm very angry and I don't want to deal with you now... (To be continued)