Realm of Power

The noisy commercial plaza is full of people coming and going, so even if a beauty with an appearance like Princess Mingyue stands next to an unattractive young man, she will not attract too many surprised looks, not to mention that both of them have medium-sized hair. The faces of the demi-humans both have iconic black hair, which makes people feel that they are the same. Princess Mingyue’s appearance can certainly be described as graceful and bright, giving her It was a strange shock that made people's eyes brighten, but the wise eyes of the black-haired young man standing next to him were what made everyone who noticed this unconsciously feel surprised. It turned out that even though a man looked very ordinary, he was It can also make people's hearts throb. If it weren't for Princess Mingyue next to her, who puts a dwarfed pressure on people, I'm afraid a famous lady would take the initiative to strike up a conversation.

Naturally, few of the people who can come to this shopping mall, which is the largest in the empire and is packed with luxury goods, are civilians. Nobles wearing gorgeous clothes, some with servants behind them, can even find the coat of arms belonging to a certain king's royal family. People feel dazzled by the beautiful scenery and also They are women, all kinds of wealthy ladies and ladies. This is a fighting place for chambers of commerce from all over the empire. In order to show their respective strengths, the major chambers of commerce have put out almost all the best and most expensive products, and even some Top luxury goods are also sold in limited quantities, and some are only one-of-a-kind! Buying it is a symbol of status. No matter how much money others have, even the top wealthy families and even the imperial royal family with the most financial resources cannot buy it.

For aristocratic women who come here just for consumption, just such publicity is enough to make them bleed for these products. Even the imperial royal family cannot buy the same product. Buy one. , I can brag about my capital with other women for a year when I go back. Of course, such a little trick cannot deceive Li Yuehua, who is already well aware of the cunningness of the imperial merchants.

This regular customer of the Empire Commercial Plaza had a critical eye. It took half an hour for Li Yuehua to walk out of a shop that seemed to have a great reputation. She had a graceful figure, long skirts flowing, and thin His waist felt like it was about to break, and the fat man's eyes shone brightly. If he hadn't known in advance, who would have put this beautiful woman full of fairy spirit with the Imperial King West Road who held more than 100,000 imperial troops? Li Yuehua linked them together, "How about it, it looks good, I spent a lot of money to buy it." Li Yuehua winked at the stunned fat man, with a triumphant expression, and raised his head proudly in front of the fat man. Starting from the beginning, there is a dark blue jewelry material bracelet on the white wrist. It is put on the white hand, which makes people's eyes look a little blurry. "You bought this after choosing it for so long?"

The fat man stared at the blue bracelet with a stunned look on his face. He suddenly laughed and said, "You must have been deceived. I know the material of this bracelet. The bright dark blue color is genuine. It does seem to be of extraordinary quality, very much like a luxury item." Luxurious high-end jewelry. In fact, this bracelet is a kind of blue coral that is special to the Salander region. It grows in the shallow sea area and can be picked up easily, even by ordinary Salander nobles. , and they may not be willing to wear bracelets made of blue coral that can be found everywhere, that is, those Oparo nobles who don’t know the details are shipped here. I didn’t expect that even you would be fooled! Why should you care about the price?" Li Yuehua's playful mouth corners slightly upward, glanced at the fat man, and said with a sweet smile, "First of all, let me state that even if the 300,000 quota given to me has not been used up, I will not. I will retreat. I believe His Majesty will not be so stingy. "Don't tell me that you want these 300,000 imperial gold to save the refugees in Central Asia?" The shock on the fat man's face faded and he took a deep breath. , his eyes flickered, and he said coldly, he knew it was not that simple, what kind of background was Li Yuehua, the apple of the eye of Li Clan, the head of the four great families in China and Bia, could even be said to be more important than Princess Mingyue is heavier. After all, she is a character that the Li family has cultivated with all their strength. Both her knowledge and abilities are far superior to Princess Mingyue, who is like a greenhouse flower. How could she not see that this bracelet can only be regarded as a low-grade and inferior product? The selling price of one thousand imperial gold probably made the seller laugh out loud, but Li Yuehua still deliberately wore it on his hand. This was to make it clear that he would not have any room for regret! "Three hundred thousand imperial gold is not a big number, but it is real hard currency. It can be used in both the Zhongbia and Oubalu regions. If we buy food worth three hundred thousand imperial gold in the Imperial Capital, and then transport it to China Biya, I'm afraid he can save tens of thousands of lives. Mingyue and I are worth 600,000 yuan. People’s lives in China and Biya are worthless now. As long as we have food, buying more than 100,000 yuan of labor from China and Biya is enough! “Li Yuehua’s pretty face showed a rare look of seriousness.” Due to the shortage of food in Central and South Asia, food prices have skyrocketed, so even if the empire has 600,000 Gold can't buy much food, but if you buy it in the Imperial Capital, it's a completely different story. It's normal to buy seven or eight times more food than in Central and South Africa, not to mention it's half-price during the New Year's Eve! "" Logically speaking, buying so much grain and transporting it from the Imperial Capital to China Biya is also a big expense, I'm afraid I will lose a lot of money." The fat man frowned slightly and said that since he said it himself, he would not take it back, but how could he buy it? Fainting of food is a big problem, even if it is transported, there will be transportation fees! "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this at all. Has your Majesty forgotten that I came to the Imperial Capital with my entourage?" Li Yuehua chuckled softly at the corner of his mouth. "The entourage..." The fat man looked stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. It's true. This problem would be a big problem for other people, but if it were for Li Yuehua, it would not be a problem at all. Because before Li Yuehua came to the imperial capital this time, he had written a request for permission to have 20,000 imperial cavalry accompanying him. Generally, the imperial governor was only allowed to bring 2,000 cavalry, but when Li Yuehua came here, it was ten times that. 20,000 imperial cavalry was undoubtedly the most important. With good transportation capacity, as long as you hire some caravans and carriages, you can easily transport this food to Central and South Africa! Li Yuehua's 20,000 imperial cavalry escorts couldn't do anything about it.

Because the Imperial Capital West Road is the farthest area in the empire, returning to the Imperial Capital requires crossing dangerous areas such as the northwest wilderness of Central and Northern Asia. Regardless of the fact that these areas are under the control of imperial forces, who dares to say that the Long family in the southwest and the Song clan in the south think so. An adventurer who wants to fish in troubled waters will not set up a plan to rob someone halfway.

After all, if Li Yuehua is responsible for commanding the empire's Central and Eastern Biya army, and if he is robbed and killed by unknown forces on the way, the empire's command on the Imperial Capital West Road will be paralyzed in an instant, the 100,000-strong army will be leaderless, and the refugee wave will be pushed to the north by someone with intentions. If the entire Imperial Capital West Road is involved, then the empire will be in a situation that is difficult for itself to deal with.

No matter how fast the empire responds, it is impossible to get from the Imperial Capital at the New Year's Eve to the Imperial Capital West Road, which is thousands of miles away, without the news coming and going for more than a month. And on the Imperial Capital West Road where the refugees are retreating, unless The imperial army will kill all the refugees, otherwise they will be stuck in this mess. By then, everything will be over. This month's Time may be enough to completely turn the situation in Central Asia upside down. Therefore, without the accompanying 20,000 imperial cavalry, it would be a risk for Li Yuehua to return to the Imperial Capital. And even if Li Yuehua returns to the Imperial Capital, the 50,000 Dongting Army in the northwest of the Imperial Capital will always keep an eye on the West Road of the Imperial Capital. To the south, if there is an emergency, it will be a massacre for the Dongting cavalry to enter the Imperial Capital West Road.

However, the intervention of the Dongting Army undoubtedly left the empire with no choice. The only option was to use force to defeat all parties in Central and Biya. At the same time, they would face the Long family in the southwest and the Song family in the south. There were still twenty Wan Yading's army, when the time comes to fight together, who knows what the situation will be, and this is also the last choice that Fatty wants! The China that I want is not a China with rivers of blood.

Li Yuehua's proposal to buy grain is indeed a unique approach, and it also solves some of the most fundamental problems of Princess Mingyue, because even if the empire is willing to send troops and the Central and Asian courts start to relieve the refugees after relieving their difficulties, they will eventually have to return to grain. Come on, now Li Yuehua proposes to buy grain directly in the Imperial Capital, which is already considered the best way.

Princess Mingyue's bright face also showed a touch of sudden ecstasy. This method is indeed good. She came all the way to the Imperial Capital with the attitude of giving it a try. After all, all the forces in Central and Bibia are sitting back and watching. Dare to go into this muddy water, fear of getting burned, and asking the empire to send troops is really a little bit... It was reasonable to force others to do something difficult, and it was reasonable for her to be rejected. She had already given up, but now, when she heard Li Yuehua's proposal, she suddenly felt her heart shake, and she felt like she was alive again, and a pair of expectant eyes fell on her As for Fatty, it doesn't matter if the empire doesn't send troops, it's fine if it can support him with some food! "As the lord of the empire, even if your majesty does not agree with the empire sending troops, it is always okay to sell some food to Mingyue. Mingyue is here to thank your majesty for your kindness on behalf of the Central Asian refugees who were rescued by the empire!" Princess Mingyue's eyes sparkled. , it still made Fatty’s heart soften.

It is conservatively estimated that with food worth two million imperial gold, it is possible to save one million Central Bian people. It is not necessary to feed them all the time, but to allow these Central Bian refugees to survive the most difficult month or two until the refugee wave takes its own course. After a pause, with the large number of refugees reduced, there will naturally be no problems later. Of course, the fat man also watched. On the other hand, the empire can take this opportunity to improve the empire's impression in the hearts of the Central and Asian people. The heroic image of the Long family in the southwest has been shattered. The Song people in the south have always been regarded as barbarians, and the Central and Asian courts are weak. It's unbearable. Although it has the reputation of being orthodox, the attack by the Aden people has completely reduced the Central and Asian courts.

At this moment, the empire taking this opportunity to create the image of a savior can also be regarded as a move to take the lead in the overall situation! Two million imperial gold is considered worth it! "I can give away two million imperial gold of grain to China's Dijing West Road. I will ask the Ministry of Military Affairs to issue an order and let the troops stationed in various places assist you in transportation. No more will be enough. No matter how much, you will force the Long Family in Southwest China." The war with the Song people started in advance, but one thing must be said: the empire does not do good things. If you eat the food of the empire, you must work for the empire! "

The fat man narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed speechlessly. He really couldn't refuse. Princess Mingyue gave up the empire to send troops and bought food instead. What else could she do? Let's just treat it as a good deed. When the fat man was willing to support China with two million imperial gold in grain, Princess Mingyue's eyes were moist, her delicate body trembled with excitement, and her fiery eyes made the fat man's heart flutter. Princess Mingyue immediately expressed that she would go back to her residence to decorate and purchase Food matters

"Is there anything else that needs to be arranged? Isn't the largest commercial store in the empire right in front of you?"

Li Yuehua chuckled and said, he recommended himself to help. After all, he had stayed in the Imperial Capital for half a year. He was responsible for the information about the Chamber of Commerce. In addition, with his unique care for merchants, he was definitely a local snake. As for which store had the lowest food price, which store had the lowest price? Food quality is the best They were all from the Qing Dynasty. I saw her say, "Two million imperial gold in grain is definitely a big deal in the grain trade, and it is still half-priced during the annual meeting. It is absolutely not enough for a chamber of commerce. It takes at least six to Only eight chambers of commerce can digest this large order.”

"Since saving people is the first priority, the main thing is to have large quantities and low prices. As for quality, it comes second. As long as you can buy more, the better."

"Don't worry, I understand." Li Yuehua looked confident.

Princess Mingyue felt hopeful, and she came to life. She immediately asked Li Yuehua to take her to the Chamber of Commerce. The fat man could only follow the two women who were talking intensely, and was speechless for a while. What is this? For the sake of food, Princess Mingyue had to do this continuously. Even the emperor doesn’t want it anymore. This woman Li Yuehua is really too cunning.

The fat man finally figured it out. Why did he think of it on the spur of the moment? He was a liar. He thought of it on the spur of the moment to bring Princess Mingyue during the New Year's Eve party when food was half-priced? Will he request in advance to bring 20,000 imperial cavalry? If you, Li Yuehua, had the ability to predict the unknown, you wouldn't have been chased like a lost dog by the Central and African authorities! But if you cheat your boss out of money like this, you won’t be afraid that your boss will lay you off!

"Dear guest, I'm so sorry. The food of our chamber of commerce has been reserved!" In the living room of a large chamber of commerce, a senior chamber of commerce employee wearing a black dress said apologetically, "Everyone has ordered it?" Li Yuehua stood up with a cold look on her pretty face. Was her painstaking arrangement cut off like this? Absolutely not, Li Yuehua's murderous spirit that he had cultivated while commanding the Dijing West Road in Zhongbia suddenly burst out, and he asked murderously, "Why are they sold out? I also learned yesterday that among the fleet that arrived yesterday, you The Chamber of Commerce has shipped food worth at least 300,000 imperial gold. Can it be ordered in just one morning? ""I'm sorry, the food has indeed been ordered in advance, not only for our Xi'anli Chamber of Commerce, but also for several other big companies. The food from the Chamber of Commerce may have been pre-empted. It’s settled, I’m not afraid to tell you that 60% of the food in the entire Imperial Capital Ocean City is probably..." The senior member of the Chamber of Commerce paused in his voice, his forehead was sweating, his back was cold, and he felt cold when the wind blew. My mind rushed straight up. Just now I thought this The beautiful girl from China and Bia looks a bit delicate, but she didn't expect that she would give people a cold feeling at this moment. The most important thing is that the other party actually knows everything about the food that her chamber of commerce received yesterday for 300,000 imperial gold. Chu, this is not simple! That amount of food only arrived at night. This is the Imperial Ocean City. There are more than tens of thousands of merchant ships coming and going every day. Unless the other party has special means to know the food arriving at night, there is no way they can know it so clearly!

"Swallowing 60% of the grain in the Imperial Capital and the Sea City in one go... What a big deal, who ordered the grain?"

The black-haired young man sitting next to the Central Asian beauty sneered. The black-haired young man's fluent Imperial language made the senior members of the Chamber of Commerce feel nervous. They hurriedly said, "It is the Southern Merchants Alliance composed of four southern countries, including Harvey, Ikar Martin Liya and Kalisu. It is said that the four countries have prepared tens of millions of funds this time to buy up all the grain in the Imperial Capital and transport it to the south."

"Haha, buy up all the grain in the Sea City, that's it. It's quite interesting." An imperceptible anger appeared on the face of the black-haired young man. The four southern countries were going to kill them. Now they were using Central Asia's request for help and the Kingdom of Kalisu to provoke the empire and lose face for the empire. Now they were gathering huge sums of money to sweep away all the food in the Empire's Sea City. This was clearly showing off the strength of the Southern Alliance to the continental countries. If the four countries could really succeed, this annual meeting of the Great Empire would be a joke. They had suffered a great loss in the military, so they resorted to such means. Did they really think the empire was a Buddha made of mud?