Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 66, Yan Bingyun is exposed and does business with Dongyi City
The peace talks are difficult.

With the consensus reached in the Qing court, the border army generals were required to guard the occupied territories at their own expense.

Except for a few money-loving generals who wrote letters to the court to hint that the area bordering Northern Qi and Dongyi City could be abandoned.

Fortunately, the creature can be said to be upright and dignified, refusing to give up an inch of territory and having an extremely arrogant attitude.

The ministers of Northern Qi were so angry that they were shaking all over. Qing Manzi was simply unreasonable.

So when the peace negotiation delegation left, the ministers of both countries were almost all in dishevel and had bruised faces.

Obviously there was a fight!
Only Fan Xian, a gilded fellow, could still maintain the most basic demeanor.
An envoy received the news from a carrier pigeon and whispered it to a group of people from Northern Qi, smiling as if he was confident of victory.

This made Xing Qiwu, who had just vented his recent frustration in a debate with the scholars, feel a little relieved.

But that’s all for today’s conversation.

Liu Hong whispered a few words, and the military officials brought hundreds of soldiers to escort the Northern Qi delegation back to the mansion.

Fan Xian saw the injuries on Liu Hong's arms.

"Is everything okay?"

After all, apart from the fact that his sister Fan Ruoruo was going to marry Liu Hong, Fan Xian himself had no ill feelings towards Liu Hong.

Everything Liu Hong has now is due to the emperor's favor and real fighting.

"Oh? I didn't expect you would still care about me!"

Liu Hong raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that even though he was injured, there were still so many people caring about him.

I am really flattered!

Fan Xian spoke unhappily.

"Either you die or don't get hurt. I don't want my sister to marry an impotent guy."

"Thank you for your concern, but I have been gifted since I was a child."

Liu Hong chuckled.

When men talk about matters between men and women, there are always some dirty jokes.

"Do you know why the Northern Qi delegation is so happy?"

Fan Xian looked directly at Liu Hong. Logically speaking, Liu Hong should not know about this, but Fan Xian always had a feeling in his heart.

This guy's mind is hard to figure out, and his information channels seem to be no weaker than the Supervisory Commission.

Liu Hong restrained his smile and spoke calmly.

"Yan Bingyun has been arrested. This time, the Northern Qi compensation issue will probably be left unresolved. We have to release Sean and Si Lili back to Northern Qi."

Fan Xian was instantly startled.

He had some conflicts with Yan Bingyun, but he couldn't help but admire Yan Bingyun for going deep into the enemy's capital to gather information.

The news about the numerous troop movements of the Northern Qi border troops this time was all reported personally by Yan Bingyun.

That's why Qin Linglu is so arrogant and thinks he has all the information.

I didn't expect that Xiao Zhan, the general of Nanling, was such a man without martial ethics that he executed the Hu people first and reported to them later.

"Then can you defend Qianlong Bay?"

Fan Xian suddenly became curious.

Liu Hong is a powerful earl, and the source of his power is Qianlong Bay.

If Qianlong Bay was gone, he would basically be no different from an ordinary third-rank official in the court.

"Do you think your majesty has lost his mind? To exchange a state for a person, I'm afraid only the royal family in the entire Qing Kingdom can receive such treatment."

Liu Hong looked down, not worried about Emperor Qing's behavior.

"If you have this intention, you should think about how to deal with Zhuang Mohan and the princess!"

Fan Xian shook his head, not understanding why Liu Hong, his father, and the dean were always wary of Emperor Qing.

It is obvious that Emperor Qing is a very good person. He is a sage monarch who only appears once in a thousand years and is very tolerant to others.

Liu Hong knew what Fan Xian was thinking, and a hint of pity appeared in his eyes.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

It was because Emperor Qing’s image and public relations were so good in the early days that after Fan Xian knew his life experience, he wondered whether he should be a prince or a powerful official.

It was not until the second season that he gradually became disappointed with Emperor Qing, until Chen Pingping died, and they completely parted ways and almost became enemies.

Fan Xian is still simple now, but that's also good...

Liu Hong waved his hand and left with his personal guards and city defense soldiers. Since the assassination attempt, the security level around Liu Hong has been raised to a higher level, and he is almost surrounded by people.

He also needs to have contact with Dongyi City.

Fan Jian wanted Liu Hong to blackmail Dongyi City, but Liu Hong wanted to do business with Dongyi City.

Learn how the world's first commercial capital operates.

The Dongyi City delegation saw that the city defense troops were defending the city tightly and were treating them almost like thieves.

How could they bear it with their temper? They almost started a fight.

The first disciple Yun Zhilan gently wiped the sword, seemingly indifferent to the noise outside.

The noise soon died down, and it seemed that some important person stepped in to suppress it.

Liu Hong entered Yun Zhilan's room with several personal guards. Seeing Yun Zhilan wiping his sword, he started laughing.

"When did Si Gu Jian's chief disciple become so quiet? This doesn't seem like the temper of someone from Dong Yi City!"

Yun Zhilan raised his eyes, and the cold sword light flew out almost materially.

A steady and elegant voice rang out in the room.

"If you want money, I have plenty in Dongyi City. If you want to cause trouble, do you think my Dongyi City sword is not sharp? Don't forget that you just suffered an assassination attempt."

"That makes sense! But I want to do business with your Dongyi City."

Liu Hong seemed to be the owner of the room. He picked up the tea set and poured a glass of water for himself and Yun Zhilan.

Doing business? Yun Zhilan looked a little confused.

All this is thanks to Ye Qingmei, who helped Liu Hong to gather the information through various means.

Wool spinning machines had actually already been invented in Dongyi City, but were limited by its geographical location.

In addition, after so many years in Northern Qi, the government seemed a bit chaotic.

It is truly a blessing from God that the wool trade with the Hu people has not yet taken off.

"Dongyi City wool weaving machine, I want to buy the technology."

Yun Zhilan frowned. He didn't remember including this thing among the pillar businesses of Dongyi City.

Liu Hong went through so much trouble just to obtain the technology of wool spinning machines.

"I can give this to you."

Yun Zhilan thought for a while and then spoke slowly.

Liu Hong waved his hands quickly.

"Don't! Don't tell me what you are thinking. Do you think your Dongyi City, or the city defense army I lead, doesn't have any spies from the Overwatch Council?"

"Okay, one hundred thousand taels of silver, a wool spinning machine, and the manufacturing technology, plus you owe me a favor."

Yun Zhilan thought about it and decided that it made sense.

However, he was so stubborn that he just wanted Liu Hong to owe him a favor, after all, Fan Xian killed his apprentice.

As a master, if I don't get my revenge, I will lose face.

"Fine!"

Liu Hong took a sip of tea and spoke helplessly.

In his Qianlong Bay layout, the wool spinning machine can be said to be the top priority.

Giving food and fodder to the Hu people for a long time is just like feeding an untrained wolf. Sooner or later, the Western Hu will become greedy and want to swallow an elephant.

However, by tying the Hu people to their warships through a series of interests, this is very guaranteed.

They used wool, whose smell was unbearable to the Hu people, to exchange for grain and silver, and then used tea and luxury goods from the Central Plains.

In the long run, this will be enough to turn the brave and warlike Hu nobles into parasites who only eat and wait to die.

This approach was borrowed from the Shanxi merchants' idea of ​​how the Tatars controlled Mongolia.

As for whether the Hu people would commit the same sheep-eating incident as in the West, it was none of Liu Hong’s business.

In Liu Hong’s Qianlong Bay three-pronged strategy, there are war horses, wool, and transportation of daily necessities.

It would be a real waste if we don’t make good use of Qianlong Bay’s convenient geographical location.

After the business was concluded, Liu Hong gracefully left the Dongyi City delegation residence.

The messenger from the palace came towards Liu Hong at a leisurely pace.

(End of this chapter)