In fact, when old Jianghu people meet, they may notice something is wrong in just one face-to-face meeting.
Gao Wan, an old master from Qianchengyi, said that when he wanted to reward him with a thousand pieces of gold, he raised his hand with three fingers.
President Li is not blind. He can tell that the old guy must have turned the steering wheel as soon as he spoke and slipped from three thousand gold to one thousand gold.
It's just that the body's reaction exceeds that of the brain, so when the words come to your mouth, they become worthless.
But President Li was not bad either. He swallowed the words "no problem" directly!
During dinner, Li Jie was still thinking about this matter, so he called for Ji Douzi, Wei Zhaoniang, Guizhen and Guiyao.
Guiyao, who was also dining at the same table that day, had a big belly and it was becoming more and more difficult for her to walk. After she sat down, she had to put something on her lower back, otherwise it would be very uncomfortable.
There are also fresh vegetables in spring. There is a kind of Chinese cabbage, which was newly selected in Jiangyin City. It has long stems and thin leaves and has a crisp texture. First fry it with garlic, and then add the cut Jiangyin Chinese cabbage. The garlic is fragrant and shiny.
, just a little sugar and salt for seasoning, and the umami and texture are all very appetizing.
This is the favorite dish of the Snake Sisters. However, it is not easy to collect garlic. If it were not for the garlic seeds in Qin’s dowry to Princess Yeyue, the Snake Sisters would not be able to eat it.
Fortunately, the reserves of garlic are still considerable after one year. With the cultivation in thatched greenhouses, garlic is now also a specialty of Huaizhong City. It is expected that the output this year will exceed that of Jiangyin City.
The crispy Jiangyin cabbage went very well with the meal. Chen Guobai snake spirit rarely had an appetite. While eating, he listened to his husband asking about Qi Guo's affairs.
"How powerful is the Gao family in Qiancheng County in Qi State?"
"Which kind of strength is your husband talking about?"
"oh?"
Li Jie was stunned and looked at Guiyao in surprise, "Is there any difference between them?"
"I know some stories from the Gao family in Qiancheng City."
After taking a sip of the shark fin soup, Ji Douzi didn't say it, but she loved the food in Huaizhong City.
Hanoi is no different than Henan. Its products are relatively simple. It has a dining table culture, but it does not have a rich dining table culture. It is completely incomparable to the old overlord Qi.
But geopolitically speaking, the two sides are competitors, so Weiguo and Qi have been "in love with each other" for a long time, and they have been competing for more than a hundred years on the edge.
The relationship is generally harmonious, but there is inherent competition.
The catering culture in Qi State is extremely developed. It has river delicacies, seafood, and mountain delicacies that other countries have, and it still has things that other countries don’t have.
Therefore, when Ji Douzi was a child, he still had quite an impression of Qi cuisine.
But at this moment, Ji Douzi had to admit that compared with the food in Huaizhong City, Qi State was already a thing of the past.
"Every family in Qiancheng City is based on horses and chariots, but the fields in the countryside are not very abundant. When talking about the combat power of Qi State, the people of Qiancheng State are also known as brave. When Xing State conquered Beidi, Qi State officials
The only people who responded to the Marquis of Xing were Gao and Cui. These two are the ancestors of the Gao family in Qiancheng Yi and the Cui family in Cui Yi."
"In this way, Qiancheng Yi's combat power is actually not bad."
"Exactly."
"Then why does that old man Gao Wan still have ideas for Wu Shui?"
Li Jie was a little confused. Could it be that this Qiancheng Yi Gao family was also a master of "study"? Was he a master of survival?!
"When I was singing at court, my brother once said that there are 70,000 people in a Qiancheng city, but the victory of the army is 25,000, which can be called the pillar of Qi."
"Data from when?"
"data?"
"There are 70,000 Chinese people in Qiancheng City. When did that happen?"
"five years ago?"
"Well……"
So Li Jie immediately determined one thing. This old guy Gao Wan definitely didn't tell the truth.
Of course, real money was spent on the investment in Huaizhong City, and manpower was organized to get involved in the Nandun Kingdom's revitalization plan.
No matter how you look at it, it's just a very common plan of "not putting all your eggs in one basket". It's a normal operation of the old family.
Isn’t the Yanling Yunyan clan the closest case?
"How much do you know about this five-part conspiracy?"
"When Beidi was strong and powerful, it belonged to Chidi. After the Jin Dynasty marched eastward, Beidi was expelled from Hanoi."
"The Jin State was the overlord at that time."
The chopsticks in Guiyao's hand were hanging in the air, and she took over the conversation, "Beidi has been unable to recover since then, and later the Xing Kingdom was destroyed. This is also because there are no foreign enemies."
At this point, Ji Douzi's face turned red.
After all, the Xing State was on the front line of the anti-Tibet movement. It was fighting against the barbarians all year round. The monarchs and officials took the lead in the charge. It can be said that the image could not be more righteous.
It is a pity that the Xing Kingdom was later destroyed, and it was at the hands of his own people.
The biggest winner on the surface is Weiguo, because more than half of Xingguo's territory was swallowed up by Weiguo.
A small part of the territory northeast of the Taihang Mountains, such as Handan, was owned by the Jin State. The Taihang Mountains at this time were thousands of miles away from the Taihang Mountains Li Jie knew, except for the same name.
As for the east of Jize, near the Yellow River, the State of Qi built a military station here, saying that it would keep an eye on the remnants of Beidi. The three parties were intertwined, forming a large buffer zone.
However, comparing the three parties, Weiguo still got a big advantage. The vast tracts of fertile land on both sides of the Huan River were accepted by Weiguo. Relying on the Huanshui River, the population quantity and quality of the northern region of Weiguo increased by more than 10% in just a few decades.
times.
A large number of wild barbarians became Weiguo savages through "civilization". With this, Weiguo had the confidence to compete with the overlord of Jin for the right to speak in Hanoi.
However, Wei Guo stabbed Xing Guo in the back, which is a dark history after all. As for the Qi and Jin families, first of all, no one in the overlord-level country dares to force them; secondly, in the overlord-level power, they are very particular about doing dirty work, and there is no need to dirty themselves.
His hands did not record the facts.
So when Chen Guobai's snake spirit said, "The destruction of Xing State was due to the absence of foreign enemies," he simply rounded his arms and slapped Jidouzi hard on the face.
After all, Princess Wei still wanted to be shameless and didn't have the nerve to argue. Compared with her brother, the monarch, this practice was still a little inferior.
Fighting in the harem is a normal thing. President Li has seen it a lot and doesn't take it seriously. Anyway, they won't poison each other. At most, they will never interact with each other until they die.
"Then starting a family in Qiancheng City is the reason for the Northern Expedition to Rongdi?"
"You can say that."
Guiyao put her chopsticks away, picked up the silk and wiped the corners of her mouth briefly, and then said to Li Jie, "Qiancheng City is the horse breeding area of Qi State. In the early years, the city was as its name suggests, and there were thousands of chariots in one city. When Qi State was hegemonic,
One city can defeat a country, and one city can destroy several countries. In the old days, there were still remnants of the former dynasty on both sides of the Jishui River, and seven or eight countries, large and small, were all destroyed by Qi."
"In this way, Qiancheng Yi is actually quite capable of fighting and has no shortage of troops. So what does Qian Cheng Yi lack?"
"Short of people."
"There is also grain."
When Guiyao answered "Missing people", Wei Zhaoniang also said something at the same time. She sat on the side of Ji Douzi and didn't speak. At this moment, she didn't know whether she was full or something, but she also expressed her knowledge.
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"Short of people?"
When it comes to this, Li Jie is very confused. According to the generosity shown by the officials and businessmen in Qianchengyi, how can they be short of people? It is not like they are arrogantly taking over a large part of the business of the Nandun Kingdom's revitalization plan.
There is a shortage of manpower because manpower is needed in every aspect.
As for the lack of food, Li Jie couldn't understand it. Gao's previous suggestion that the output of Nanton's cultivated land be exchanged for the agency rights of special commodities was like a dog that I got a huge deal.
Why, now that I hear it from the little wives, it’s completely different.
"The Gao family wanted to exchange 'grains' for the specialties of Yinxiang. It doesn't seem like they were short of grains."
"Husband, the reason why the Gao family is short of food is inside. If it is outside, how can the Gao family be short of food? The Gao family... all the families in Qiancheng City can buy food at high prices."
"Um?!"
The dog's eyes glared, and Li Jie was very puzzled, "Buying food?"
"Husband, the Gao family is well-known among the princes and has been in business for several generations. In the big cities in the world, there are many Qi shops. They buy a little in various places and then gather the grain in one place. It is said that 'accumulation of a little makes a lot'
, if Qian Chengyi is willing to buy grain, the total amount will be extremely considerable."
"As for Qiancheng Yi... My husband once said, 'You can't have your cake and eat it too.' Horses and food are both fish and bear's paw."
Horse breeding land will take up a lot of land. The water and grass on both sides of the Luoshui River are rich. It is a good place for horse breeding and farming.
But as long as we cultivate land, we will definitely have to reduce the number of horse farms. The coexistence of the two is relatively contradictory.
"I see……"
Li Jie suddenly understood why the Gao family wanted to kill the "remnants" of Rong Di in Shanguo. This was because they wanted to achieve further expansion without damaging their capital.
Judging from what he has learned now, the Shanguo Department will definitely be a waste when facing Qiancheng Yi.
However, it is not impossible for the Danmoju clan to get angry and collude with nearby countries or Chidi to severely damage Qianchengyi.
It is true that Qianchengyi is north of Jishui, but it is still north of Luoshui...
As long as Gou Manzi crosses the Yellow River, it will be a smooth river, and there will be no problem all the way to Qiancheng.
As the old saying goes, there is no way to guard against thieves for a thousand days. Qiancheng Yi wanted to kill thieves and eat them, and his plan was obviously to kill them with one blow without leaving any further trouble.
However, President Li still couldn't figure out what they wanted Wu Shui for?!