Xu San accompanied the smiling face and said respectfully: "The county lord of Coco is angry, the county lord of Toya has indeed deceived the county lord of Coco, this time, our county lord and Your Majesty Xu Zhilan ......"

Lan Keke was stunned, and unconsciously repeated: "Your Majesty Xu Zhilan? ”

Xu San didn't know much about it, only said that Xu Zhilan, one of the descendants of the orchid, reached an agreement with Liu Mei'er to obtain a grassland with a radius of 200 miles outside Lingyun Pass to help rebuild the Hualan Kingdom.

The stakes are very high, although there is a handwritten letter handed over to General Sun by Xu Zhilan, Lan Keke does not dare to move, she is ready to personally take eight cronies out of the mountain to test it, and instructed everyone to closely observe the pedestrians entering the mountain, and when the situation is different, so as to take refuge in the mountain in time.

On the seventh day of the second month, a notice was posted at the city gate of Lingyun Pass, saying that the lord of Yangtao County bought the grassland within a radius of 200 miles of Lingyun Pass to build a trade zone. At this time, Lan Keke believed that under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Jingyang Kingdom to sell land, and she took Xu Zhilan's handwritten letter to ask to see General Sun.

General Sun had already received a letter from Xu Zhilan, saying that his confidant Lan Keke would take about 2,000 men and horses to build a new Yangtao grassland through Lingyun Pass, and let him go.

Lan Keke was warmly received by General Sun, who sent a message to General Gilgrad, the leader of the Jingyang garrison on the opposite side, and the two sides brought a small number of men and horses to meet in the old trade area that was already empty at Lingyun Pass.

Although Dahua Xuzhao has not yet finally agreed, it is basically a certainty, and General Sun, Lan Keke and Gilgrad will first discuss future cooperation.

1. Gilgrad agreed that Lan Keke would bring 2,000 men and horses into the trade area first, of course, Lan Keke could also live in the Yangtao grassland in the future, but the Iron Cavalry Garrison temporarily received an order to temporarily provide a tent enough for 2,000 people and horses to live. But there can be enough tents for 500 people to live in, and let Lan Coco lead people into the grassland first.

2. The food needs of Lan Coco's people were arranged by General Sun, and they were paid for in hindsight. (The first two points can be regarded as the final test of Xu Zhilan's sincerity, and it also means catching up with the ducks on the shelves.) Once Xu Zhilan let go of the remnants of 2,000 orchids, it would be difficult for him not to cooperate with Jingyang Kingdom! ）

3. Regarding the military cooperation between the three parties in the future, the Yangtao grassland is the private property of Xu Zhilan, not the territory of Dahua, and belongs to an independent third party. Therefore, Lan Keke is responsible for the local security issues, and neither Dahua nor the Iron Cavalry are allowed to send troops to interfere inside! Neither of the three parties is allowed to bring troops into the territory of the other side without authorization. Otherwise, it will be considered a provocation! Lan Coco needs to set aside a small piece of land at appropriate intervals for the surveillance personnel of Jingyang State to ensure the interests of Jingyang State.

4. The main city of the Yangtao Trade Zone will be built 150 miles outside Lingyun Pass, in other words, the army of Jingyang State is only 50 miles away from Lan Keke's troops, and General Sun's troops are 150 miles away from Lan Keke, so as to prevent Dahua from using the Yangtao Grassland as a springboard to attack Jingyang State. Because General Sun led the army to travel 150 miles, it took enough time for the Iron Cavalry Army to destroy the main force of Lan Keke's army, and rob or destroy the grain and grass in the city.

5. In any case, Xu Zhilan is the county lord of Dahua, and in the event of a war, Xu Zhilan will definitely be on Dahua's side. Therefore, Xu Zhilan's army plus the army on the border of Dahua should be evenly matched with the Iron Cavalry army in terms of strength. Now when Xu Zhilan expands his army, Jingyang can increase the strength of the border army accordingly, while Dahua remains the same.

Jingyang Kingdom hopes that the more troops Xu Zhilan has, the better, for example, Xu Zhilan's army reaches 20,000, and the Iron Cavalry Army can justifiably increase the number of troops by 20,000 to achieve a new balance. Once Jingyang and Xu Zhilan join forces, Jingyang Kingdom will not need to send additional troops to attack Lingyun Pass with its existing forces.

Basically, both parties protect Lan Coco's interests, which makes her very reassured. General Sun wanted to help Lan Keke move, but was refused.

On the ninth night of the first lunar month, Xu Zhao received a secret letter from Xu Zhilan, saying that Liu Mei'er arrested him because she wanted him to help Jingyang develop its economy. During the chat, Liu Mei'er talked about discovering that Chu Jinghan had jade petals from Hualan Country on his body, and wanted to use this to make a fuss. Xu Zhilan took out the jade petals rewarded by Xu Zhao and pretended to be one of the inheritors of the Hualan Kingdom, and tricked Liu Mei'er into cooperating with him. After that, Liu Mei'er talked about meeting Lan Keke who lived in seclusion in the Lingyun Mountains during her escape! So, Xu Zhilan will make a plan, and he wants to use the territory of Jingyang Kingdom to encircle all the remnants of orchids, and two years later, he will be all netted!

Xu Zhao carefully read the documents of Xu Zhilan admitting that he was the inheritor of the Hualan Kingdom, as well as the benefits that the Khan of the Jingyang Kingdom promised to Xu Zhilan.

"The county lord got three jade petals from the Chu family, and Liu Mei'er gave him another one, and soon, Lan Keke's one will also fall into the hands of the county lord. When the Yangtao grassland develops, I believe that the last one will also be handed over to the county lord. The orchid jade seal finally became the plaything of the county lord, and the remnants of the orchid that had not been eliminated for many years will disappear in two years, which is gratifying! Liu Gonggong said with a smile.

Xu Zhao smiled on his face, obviously agreeing with Gonggong Liu's words, and said: "Seal Yangtao's secret performance today, and no one is allowed to open it without my will." ”

After being silent for a while, Xu Zhao ordered: "Give Longwei 'Ding Chou' to 'Wu Ren' to the county lord's mansion to protect Yang Tao and Xi'er!" ”

Gonggong Liu was stunned for two seconds, this kind of top-level dragon guard, 10 named after the heavenly stem, 12 named after the earthly branch, plus 60 named after the mixed name of the heavenly stem and earthly branch, a total of 82. The emperor sent 6 top dragon guards at one time to "protect" the county lord's mansion, and Gonggong Liu believed that with these six companions, Xu Zhilan and Xi'er could not fly with wings!

The next morning, the ministers looked at Xu Zhao with a smile on their faces, and they couldn't figure out what happy things had happened.

"Zhong Aiqing, my Yangtao is back!"

This shameful thing is really nothing to be happy about! But on the surface, the ministers have to congratulate the emperor's beloved daughter on her return unharmed.

Princess Jinyang asked, "How many silver taels did the Iron Horse Khan want?" ”

If you want territory, Zhao Yun can't be the master.

"Yangtao spent 200,000 taels of silver ....." Speaking of this, Xu Zhao deliberately stopped for two seconds, and saw that many ministers were shocked, and he said proudly: "Buy the grassland within a radius of 200 miles of Jingyang Kingdom, prepare to establish a new trade zone, and standardize the commercial order between Dahua and Tieqi." ”

"Is this money spent by the treasury?" Tobe Shangshu asked out loud, if so, he had to prepare silver taels.

"Yang Tao has a deep personal relationship with Na Liu Mei'er, and this time the misunderstanding should be reconciled. Before I sent Qin to go, Yang Tao had already reached an agreement with the Iron Rider Khan. This piece of land is Yangtao's private property, and the silver taels are naturally from Yangtao, and he paid 30,000 silver tickets first, and then slowly paid to the Tieqi Khan. Everyone knows that Yang Tao is my daughter, and they all know that my Yang Tao is very good at making money, and he is very good to the people. The Yangtao grassland will soon attract many people to live, and the local army will need to maintain law and order. This land belonged to Yangtao and could not be used by Dahua, so the army was recruited and trained by Yangtao himself, and mainly women, so as to minimize the threat to Jingyang. ”