On that day, many people saw a large number of carriages walking on the wide horse road, with bags full of grain piled on them. Many people thought that they were going to Liangzhou this time.
Because Xiliang is now at war with Liangzhou, and the war between the two sides has been going on for several months. Every once in a while, they can see Xiliang transporting large amounts of food to Liangzhou.
Everyone is used to it, but they are a little envious. After all, there are not many forces that can provide as much food as Xiliang to support the frontline war.
Even if His Majesty the Emperor sits in the imperial capital, he may be able to provide as much food as Xiliang, but he will never send hundreds of thousands of troops to the front line like Xiliang.
After all, there are too many soldiers and horses in the imperial capital that need to be fed. If hundreds of thousands more troops are sent out to fight, the amount of food spent will increase sharply.
You know, the emperor personally took action to suppress the price of food in the Imperial Capital. Some granaries in the Imperial Capital have been opened in order to prevent the price of food in the Imperial Capital from skyrocketing.
In addition to the imperial capital, there are also areas directly under the emperor's control. The price of food in these areas is much lower than the price in other places. The reason for this is that the emperor pays for the food himself.
So when people from all the major forces saw such a large-scale transportation of food to the front line, they only felt envious.
Liangzhou is now being bullied, and the war between the three major families in Xiliang and Liangzhou has entered a fierce stage.
On the Fufeng battlefield, which they called the decisive battle, the smell of blood and corpses were everywhere.
The armies of both sides fight here, and large-scale legion attacks can be seen from time to time.
The three major families are wrong. Now there are only two major families' armies left. The Ma family and Pang family's armies rely on their numerical advantage, while the Xiliang army relies on their quality advantage.
Every day, a large number of soldiers died in battle, and at the same time, a large number of troops came up from the rear for supplies.
No one knows how many people were dispatched from Xiliang, but the number will definitely not be less than 400,000.
Moreover, the Xiliang headquarters army led by King Li Xiang of Xiliang has now surrounded the Han family. All the senior officials of the Han family are trapped in Anding City. There are also problems within the Han family, which prevents reinforcements from arriving in time.
Everyone knows that Han Jia is in crisis at this time. If the Han family does not unite and resist the Xiliang headquarters, then the Han family will be annihilated.
Li Xiang, the king of Xiliang, was not a kind person. He killed countless people outside the pass. After arriving inside the pass, he confiscated their homes and exterminated their clans.
Therefore, since the Han family has chosen to resist him, it means that they are ready to fight to the death with Li Xiang, the king of Xiliang.
For such enemies, Xiliang King Li Xiang usually gave them the greatest respect and asked their entire family to go underground in order.
With one person missing, Prime Minister Li was afraid that they would be unhappy.
The wide river is full of ships. Now there are only a few places in the world that are relatively peaceful, and the only place with commercial vitality is the northwest.
In the Zhili area under the emperor's command, something has happened recently. All commercial activities have been cancelled, and the military is in charge of various places. At the same time, a large number of people disappear every once in a while.
There is no momentum for business development in the Zhili area. There may be some business opportunities in the north, but they have been controlled by the Northern Army.
The Northern Army, represented by Marshal Li Zhen, did business on their own, and the cattle and sheep they snatched from the grasslands would be resold to caravans with whom they had good relations.
The silver obtained from those caravans would be used as military pay and distributed to the soldiers. If the old emperor was still there, Li Zhen would definitely be captured.
But this is no longer the past era. The imperial court can no longer provide for the Northern Army. It is not that the imperial court has no money, but that the emperor does not want to waste the money on the Northern Army.
He is now leading his army to expand territory in the Chaos World and train powerful armies in order to conquer the entire Eastern World in the future.
To rejuvenate the entire Daqian Dynasty, all military pay in Beijing was left to Li Zhen to handle it himself.
Of course, he could no longer collect taxes from the north. He had handed over all local and military governance to Li Zhen.
In other words, if Li Zhen now stands on his own in the north, no one in the north can stop him, and even less so in the south.
Li Zhen, who was master of military and political affairs, became the ruler of the vast land in the north.
This made countless princes feel hot in the eyes and itchy in their teeth. They couldn't understand why the emperor allowed Li Zhen to command the Northern Army and handed over all the taxes from the North to Li Zhen.
He would rather believe an outsider than believe these brothers.
So those small caravans set their sights on Xiliang. Xiliang turned the vast wasteland in the northwest into the famous northwest warehouse, and also received a steady stream of refugees from it.
The population in the northwest has increased dramatically. A large and wealthy population represents unlimited business opportunities.
Although those few in the backyard of Xiliang King Li Xiang also have their own caravans, as long as they don't touch the things they manage, the rest will be handled by their own caravans.
The arrival of these merchants made commerce in the northwest prosperous, and the roads built by Li Xiang and Li Yi made commerce even more prosperous.
After all, such good roads can speed up the movement of goods, as well as the river transportation of the big river. Xiliang's famous ferocious beast meat, ferocious animal skins, and ferocious beast wine have been spread throughout the Eastern world with the help of these merchants.
These people make money, which will attract more people to the northwest, making this region more and more prosperous.
The night was quiet, and the transported grains were quickly transported to the dock, and then the people of the White Lotus Sect put the grains into the cabins themselves. They had to fill these ships with grains before dawn, and then transport them to the southwest controlled by the White Lotus Sect. area.
Three million stones of grain was a lot of food, so they had to transport it in more than a dozen times, although they didn't have enough ships.
However, there is an advantage to transporting food in more than a dozen times. Many caravans will come to the northwest to buy food, so people along both sides of the river will not be surprised when they see caravans transporting food.
But the number in advance will not be too much. If the number is too much, it will be suspected or someone will intercept it.
This food cannot be exposed to be transferred to the White Lotus Sect. If exposed, the relationship between the Northwest and the imperial court will not change.
On the contrary, the White Lotus Church was hated by Xiliang and the imperial court. The alliance between the imperial court and Xiliang was very weak, yet very strong.
Before the imperial court did not have enough strength to suppress the world, Xiliang was an indispensable ally for them, so no matter how outrageous this ally did, as long as it did not attack the imperial court.
Then the relationship between the imperial court and Xin Xiliang will not change, but the forces that instigate the relationship between the imperial court and Xin Xiliang will be targeted by both families at the same time.
After all, you just trade, you don't just let me know, it's your fault for suddenly exposing this matter.
The Xiliang side will definitely take this matter more seriously than the imperial court, because the transaction between you and me was originally an underground transaction. If you exposed it, you would trap me in a place of disloyalty and injustice.
If Xiliang doesn't take action, are they still waiting for the New Year?
Based on Li Xiang's character, he would probably borrow it from the imperial court and lead the navy to the southwest.
After the Daqian Dynasty unified the world, the Tongtian River was used as the main road, and all the famous rivers in the world were connected.
As long as there is a river passing through, the naval forces can go there, and the Xiliang Navy can easily rush to the southwest region.
Currently, in the entire eastern world, only the Royal Navy can suppress the Xiliang Navy. It would not be fun if the Xiliang Navy were allowed to attack the southwest region.
"Why doesn't the general manager just kill them all?" A Xiliang scout commander said next to Li Yi: "Their whereabouts are not under control. As soon as those people from the White Lotus Sect enter the northwest region, they will be in our Under control, all we need to destroy them is your order."
Li Yi looked back at the commander and shook his head, and said helplessly: "It's not like you don't know about the relationship between His Majesty and Mistress Wu. If it were suddenly revealed that the person standing behind Mistress Wu was a demon from the White Lotus Sect, you would Guess how difficult it is to guess what the Lord will do."
"Although our Xiliang headquarters does not need to take care of these things, a stable backyard is of great help to Xiliang, especially now that the princess is pregnant with a child.
Once Mistress Wu is revealed to have a relationship with the White Lotus Sect, do you think the princess will not take action?
She may not take the initiative, but the one behind her is that you will never let go of this opportunity. If it weren't for the original lord, you must make Mistress Wu the number one person in the backyard.
The person in charge of the backyard now is not Madam Wu, but the princess!"
"By the way, is Mr. Wu here?"
The scout commander said: "You should have felt by now that when I went to look for the Lord, he was dealing with official business. He needs to finish the official business before arriving. Looking at the time, he should have arrived."
"Keep an eye on them here for me, and ask your men to be more careful. We don't want any of our war machines in Xiliang to fall into the hands of the enemy."
The scout commander smiled confidently: "General manager, don't worry, our Xiliang war machines will never be able to leave our Xiliang territory without the leadership of our Xiliang people."
"It's good to be confident, but it's better to be cautious." After Li Yi said this, he walked down the city wall without looking back.
In a small living room not far from the city wall, Wu Yating's father looked at the two businessmen in front of him, with some embarrassment and fear on his face.
He had thought about Xiliang a long time ago and would discover the relationship between him and the White Lotus Sect, but he did not expect that it would be discovered so soon.
But this time, Manager Li Yi's handling gave him hope.
His uneasy heart also became calmer due to the words of the two businessmen. He knew clearly that Manager Li did not want chaos in Prime Minister Li's backyard.
Otherwise, based on Xiliang's method of dealing with external forces and those who collude with external affairs, he would have been thrown into the Xiliang Headquarters Scout Prison long ago.
No one in that place could survive two days.
As someone who has followed Xiliang Headquarters for many years, he is very aware of the viciousness and stubbornness of Xiliang Headquarters. These soldiers of Xiliang Headquarters only recognize Li Xiang.
What Prime Minister Li said and the laws and regulations he set were as sacred in their hearts. Except for Prime Minister Li and those who were protected by Prime Minister Li, anyone who touched them would be punished according to the laws and regulations.
Li Yi walked in, and the three people's eyes were on Li Yi. Wu Yating's father said to Li Yi with some embarrassment: "I have met the chief manager."
Li Yi sat on the main seat, nodded for everyone to sit down, and said straight to the point: "They must have told you that from today on, you will have nothing to do with the White Lotus Sect. If the White Lotus Sect dares to come here again in the future,
What are we doing with you? What do you want to know? Master Wu, please inform our Xiliang headquarters as soon as possible, and we will give the other party a satisfactory answer at that time."
"Mr. Li, please rest assured that our White Lotus Sect will keep our word!" said the more mature businessman: "We will strictly abide by the agreement made."
"That's the best!" Li Xiang looked at Wu Yating's father: "Master Wu, I don't want something like this to happen in the future. The young master's position is very stable, but the premise is that you don't make any stupid moves.
The greatest reliance of the mistress and the young master is the lord, not the forces behind him. You should also know the lord's character. What he dislikes the most is other people's background forces, and someone influencing his decision.
Otherwise, others will often get the advantage in the end, and Princess Zhao could be pregnant."
Wu Yating's father felt wet behind his back. He had never thought of relying on the White Lotus Sect. The problem was that the White Lotus Sect took the initiative to come to him because he couldn't refuse because of what happened back then.
As for what happened now, fortunately Manager Li found out early, otherwise he might really have regarded the White Lotus Sect as his daughter's background force.
"I know very well that there won't be a next time!" Wu Yating's father nodded and said.
"I didn't tell my lord and mistress about this matter. The mistress said she missed her mother a few days ago. You can take care of things and take your wife to stay with the palace for a few days." Li Yi said and looked at the two businessmen: "
The food has been prepared for you, so take your people with you."
"Mr. Li, I wonder if there will be another time for us and if there is any chance of cooperation?" The two businessmen from the White Lotus Sect did not want to directly cut off contact with Xiliang.
They need a lot of grain in the southwest region, and Xiliang in the northwest region happens to have a lot of grain, and this time they received 3 million shi of grain.
It can solve the temporary needs of the White Lotus Sect, but what about the future?
The White Lotus Sect is very short of food, and they don't want to cut off contact with Xiliang like this.
