The two people who were waiting for news about Wu Chenglin in the lobby were taken by a servant to a small room where a large number of books were piled up. This should be a study room.
But what does Wu Chenglin mean by bringing them to the study?
When the two of them were confused, footsteps were heard outside, and Wu Chenglin was seen following a tall woman.
They have never seen this woman. They also have their own detailed works in the northwest region. There are named senior officials in Xiliang, and most of them have some records and pictures.
But they had never seen the woman in front of them in those documents. Could this be Li Yi, the general manager of the Xiliang headquarters?
Among those who hold high positions in Xiliang, the only one who has not left a portrait is Li Yi, the general manager of the headquarters.
Li Yi sat directly on the main seat in the study and said to the two people still standing: "Please sit down, too!"
The two businessmen did not sit down but one of them asked: "I don't know what to call him."
"Don't you have any information about me in your files?" Li Yi smiled at the two people: "These days, your White Lotus Sect's meticulous workers are restless at all. They are running around without knowing what they are doing."
"I came here this time to find out what the White Lotus Sect wants to do in our northwest? Your White Lotus Sect is not welcome in our northwest." Li Yi said straight to the point.
The two businessmen felt a chill on their backs. They did not expect that Li Yi would investigate their identities. Their identities were also encrypted in the White Lotus Sect, but Li Yi could easily obtain their identity information.
This shows that Xiliang may have spies in their White Lotus Sect, but after all, the two of them are old foxes who have been doing business for many years. One of them smiled and said: "Since Manager Li Yi knows our identities, then the two of us will
No more hiding anything, we came here this time to make a deal with Xiliang.
You should also know that due to the war in the southwest, the entire southwest has been starved of food, and people have starved to death for thousands of miles, so we want to buy a batch of food from Xiliang.
The price can be a bit more than what you sell to the emperor. I wonder, Director Li Yi, how do you feel about it?"
"It's not that I can't sell you food, but I have to figure out what your White Lotus Sect wants to do!" Li Yi looked closely at the two merchants and made a retreat gesture to Wu Chenglin who was standing next to him.
gesture.
Wu Chenglin was already stunned at this time. He did not know that the two businessmen in front of him were from the White Lotus Sect, and thought they were just two ordinary businessmen from the south.
He was relieved when Li Yi asked him to step back. There must be many secrets inside, and it would be best for people of his level not to listen.
Knowing too much can be dangerous.
So Wu Chenglin happily withdrew and closed the door. Guarding outside the gate were soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters. Apart from the soldiers from the Xiliang headquarters, there was no one left around.
Wu Chenglin consciously walked towards the front hall. The conversations inside were not something he could listen to at his level, so he should go there and manage the food honestly.
I have to be more careful in the future. This time, Manager Li personally took action and gave him a warning. He must have a good relationship with the Xiliang headquarters in the future, otherwise he will violate something that should not be violated.
Oh no.
When the lord led the army to conquer Emperor Liangzhou, he specifically told them not to sell their food to the prairie and Liangzhou. In addition to these two places, he also asked them to pay special attention to the White Lotus Sect in the southwest.
He didn't pay much attention at the time. At the same time, because he only focused on selling grain, he would sell grain to those people as long as he was basically sure that they were not merchants from the prairie and Liangzhou.
Many of them must belong to the major forces in the Central Plains.
As he sold more grain, he forgot what the main attacker said about paying attention to the White Lotus Sect in the southwest.
Now the only one who can purchase large quantities of grain in the southwest is the White Lotus Sect. Because there is a dynasty army in the southwest that is confronting the White Lotus Sect, the dynasty army does not have to worry about food and grass.
His Majesty the Emperor has sent a large amount of food to the army confronting the White Lotus Sect in the southwest, and the surrounding civilians have also received food relief.
The army does not lack food, but it is the White Lotus Sect that is short of food now, so the only people in the southwest region who come out to buy large amounts of food are the White Lotus Sect.
In the Central Plains, they can't buy much food because all the major forces are expropriating food or receiving orders. Anyone who dares to sell food to the White Lotus Sect is going against His Majesty the Emperor.
Therefore, except for a few grain merchants who will sell some grain to them privately, the vast majority of caravans will not sell grain to them.
If grain cannot be purchased in the Central Plains, then the other party will definitely focus on their northwest land. Why didn't I think of this at that time?
Wu Chenglin wished he could give himself a slap, then sat on the main seat in the lobby, picked up a book, and read it carefully.
The reason why I didn't think of it is because I read too few books.
He was able to hold the important position of selling grain because of his relationship with the princess. He could not bring trouble to the princess. He should read more books so that he would make fewer mistakes in the future.
"Stop pretending." Li Yi casually picked up a book and read: "The activities of your White Lotus Sect in our northwest land are all under our noses. Don't think that we can't investigate if you live in the mansion of the princess's father.
You, as long as I am willing, I can capture all of your White Lotus Sect members on the northwest road at any time.
I know that when the princess was able to become the princess, it was with the help of your White Lotus Sect, but the princess’s father has also helped you a lot in recent years. You were able to obtain a lot of food some time ago, so we let you go."
The two businessmen were really shocked at this time. Princess Wu Yating of Xiliang was their trump card, but now that this trump card was revealed at will, how could the two of them not be shocked.
Seeing the shocked eyes of the two people, Li Yi chuckled and said: "We know more than you think, so you can make a price and decide how you can break it off!"
"By the way, don't think about extorting money. The princess's status is very high, but there are many people who can take her position in the palace. Once this matter spreads, I think other people will support the princess to become the princess.
We Xiliang headquarters soldiers have never been threatened by anyone. The reason why I choose to talk to you is because I don't want this incident to affect the relationship between Princess Wu and the Lord.
So you offer a price to cut off contact with them!"
Li Xiang didn't know anything about this matter. After Li Yi learned about the incident, he concealed it without authorization.
"Then we're not welcome!" The two businessmen looked at each other and said: "I need you from Xiliang to sell us 3 million stone of military rations. If the price is high, I hope it will be lower than what is on the market. If we can keep up with the price for five years,
The food prices are like that, that’s the best thing.”
The price of food now is more than twice as high as it was five years ago, and it seems that the price of food will continue to rise.
The White Lotus Sect occupied the southwest region and obtained a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry from those clans in the southwest region.
A few years ago, no one expected that the world would become so dark and chaotic, so few aristocratic families would store large amounts of food.
At most, they just thought that the world would fall into chaos for a period of time. After all, His Majesty's sons are so outstanding. Each one of them is so intelligent and persevering, and even more powerful.
If such a son appears in an ordinary family, even if it appears in some aristocratic families, it will be a good opportunity for the entire aristocratic family.
They can rely on these talented juniors to take their family a step further. The problem is that when they appear in the royal family, there is only one position in the royal family.
These people all want to ascend to that position, and they all want to be the rulers above tens of thousands of people. That position is countless times higher than any sect or family in the world.
Therefore, they will not let go of any opportunity, which will lead to the world falling into chaos for a period of time.
Five years have passed, and the White Lotus Sect has gone from being considered by countless people to be just a small local troublemaker to a force that now occupies the southwest region of the dynasty.
And a few years ago, with the help of the demon clan, they killed Marshal Yuchi of the Daqian Dynasty. However, after killing the marshal, their situation did not get better.
Because they killed the marshal, they suffered a severe blow from the Daqian Dynasty. Now they are suppressed in the southwest, even with the help of the demon clan.
They have never broken out of the current defense line, and are trapped in the quagmire of war every year. Perennial wars have left very few places for farming in the southwest.
In addition, the southwest region is not a food producing area to begin with. The places where food can be grown are within the warring areas between the two sides. In the past, the food produced in these places could barely be eaten by the people in the entire southwest region.
Now the places where food can be grown have been destroyed by war. Even if the other party takes over the crops, you don't dare to plant them.
This resulted in less and less food in the southwest region. In the past two years, it was thanks to the help of the demon clan, otherwise they would have been disbanded due to food problems.
This time, they had no choice but to go north to seek food.
"Three million stones of grain." Li Yi tapped his hand gently on the desk, raised his head and looked at the two businessmen and said: "I can sell these three million stones of grain to you at the price five years ago, but from now on
From now on, your White Lotus Sect is not allowed to send anyone to our northwest region, and absolutely no one is allowed to preach in our northwest region."
"Mr. Li's religious belief should be personal freedom." Another businessman who has never spoken out said: "And what our White Lotus Sect promotes is not wrong."
boom!
Li Yi put his hands on the desk fiercely: "I don't care whether your teachings are correct or wrong. I don't want to see the northwest region like your southwest region, in chaos. Because of food problems, there are even cases of people changing their children to eat."
Case.
Also, I, Xiliang, belong to the human race, not the lackeys of the demon clan like you. If you think I am wrong, then please keep a good distance from the demon clan.
If you follow the demon clan, you will not get any good results. This is the advice given to you by someone who has experienced it!"
"Okay, let's talk about this today. I will ask people to prepare 3 million stones of grain for you. You'd better prepare the money. You can find the ships to transport the grain yourself. I, Xiliang, will not be responsible for the transportation."
Li Yi stood up. When he walked to the door, he turned back to the two people and said, "After today's incident, I don't want you to disturb Princess Wu again. If you do it again, don't blame us for working with the court to suppress you Bai Lian."
"Teacher, you should also know the temper of our Lord of Xiliang."
"We will abide by it!" The businessman who had been talking bowed respectfully: "From today on, we will no longer disturb Princess Wu and his father. People in the northwest will also withdraw from the northwest.
I hope Manager Li Yi will not stop them."
"As long as they withdraw from the northwest region, I, Xiliang, will never stop them. At the same time, they should not try to take things out that do not belong to them." Li Yi showed his white teeth: "Otherwise, I will let them know something.
It’s called life worse than death.”
Those craftsmen in the northwest region are not here to explore various weapons and equipment in Xiliang, or to find the birthplace of Xiliang.
Many of them believe that Xiliang should control a small world, and the people in Xiliang headquarters are from that small world. Otherwise, who can explain that so many people over two meters tall suddenly appeared in the Xiliang army.
Even the soldiers in the Daqian Imperial Capital are not so neat and tall. You must know that the Imperial Guards in the Imperial Capital were the most elite people drawn from all the major armies in the entire Eastern world.
In order to maintain the height and strength of their offspring, those who marched into the army at that time had arranged marriages. Every woman they married was strong and strong, and their genes were very consistent with those of soldiers.
This resulted in the children they gave birth to who were quite tall and good-looking. After the children were born, they began to be exposed to military formations at the age of seven, but when they reached the age where they could practice martial arts, they would be sent to one place to practice.
These Forbidden Army soldiers are passed down from generation to generation, and when they reach adulthood, they will be sent to the border to participate in fighting, so as to maintain the soldiers' combat effectiveness and murderous spirit.
But even so, the appearance of the Forbidden Army is not as impressive as the soldiers of Xiliang Headquarters. The combat effectiveness of the two sides may be similar, but from the appearance, Xiliang Headquarters is still slightly better.
When many people can't find the source of Xiliang's soldiers, they will turn their attention to various arsenals. The various war weapons made by Xiliang are famous throughout the Eastern world.
