This is the third snow of the winter.

Hanzhong City is already covered in silver and white.

Shang Kexi sat in the study, baking the fire while looking out the window.

Not long ago, he had just received a batch of grain from a merchant in Chengdu.

This batch of food is a lifesaver.

Although he is now directly under the command of Prince Ying Azig, this prince has no intention of allocating grain to Hanzhong.

In Azig's own words, the food in Guanzhong is in a hurry, and he can't take care of Hanzhong at all.

In fact, not only Shaanxi, but also Shanxi, Henan, and Beizhili have varying degrees of food shortages.

Dolgon is now too busy to take care of himself, and Shaanxi's food problems are all left to Azig to solve by himself.

When he arrived at Azig, he ordered Shang Kexi to solve the food problem in Hanzhong by himself.

Shang Kexi had no choice but to take the initiative to send someone to contact Chengdu.

Although Chengdu has experienced a catastrophe, the degree of prosperity is still incomparable to that of Hanzhong.

In particular, potatoes and sweet potatoes are now grown in the land of Bashu, and the grain yield is amazing.

Shang Kexi believed that as long as his bid was high enough, he would definitely be able to receive the grain.

Sure enough, after some contact, a businessman named Han Won Fang agreed to provide food for Shang Kexi.

Although he asked Shang Kexi to collect grain at three times the market price, Shang Kexi agreed without hesitation.

Now they are short of food and not lack of silver, as long as they can receive food, they can accept any conditions.

This won side is indeed powerful, and after getting the deposit, the first batch of grain was transported to Hanzhong without realizing it.

Shang Kexi was overjoyed at that time.

He was still worried about how to survive this cold winter, but with this food, it was not a problem at all.

According to the agreement, the second batch of grain will be delivered to Hanzhong today.

Shang Kexi is also looking forward to it, eagerly looking forward to the delivery of food.

"Lord Wang, something is wrong!"

Just as Shang Kexi was thinking, a loud cry startled him.

He looked up and saw his henchman Ma Li standing outside the door, and couldn't help frowning and scolding: "What's going on?" What a panicked look, what a system! ”

Ma Li hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, it's Chengdu, Chengdu has sent a letter." ”

"Oh?"

Hearing the word Chengdu, Shang Kexi instinctively concentrated.

It must have been Han Won's side that sent someone to contact him.

"What's the news?"

"Han, Han Yuanwai was arrested."

Ma Li said very sadly.

"What!"

Shang Kexi gasped, feeling the hairs on his body stand on end.

"Han Wonfang was arrested?"

"Yes. The person who came to deliver the letter was a confidant outside the Han Yuan, and there would be no mistake in the news. He also happened to be a businessman who escaped the catastrophe. Now Han Yuanwai's home has been raided. ”

Ma Li sighed and said, "It seems that Han Yuanwai's business with us has been discovered." ”

Shang Kexi's instinctive mind was upset.

The Han Won side itself is naturally not important, but the important thing is his line.

After he was arrested, this line was broken, who did Shang Kexi rely on to sell grain to Hanzhong?

Although the first shipment of food was enough to last for several months. But the more the better. Even if you can't finish eating, it's fine.

There is food in the warehouse, and there is no panic in my heart. If there is not enough food in the warehouse, it is really a terrible thing.

"Don't panic just yet, don't spread the news."

Shang Kexi still has a certain amount of city government, and he soon calmed down.

"Now that Chengdu has aroused alarm, we naturally can't go to Chengdu to buy grain, but other prefectures and counties in Sichuan can still try."

Shang Kexi paused and said: "If you send more people to try it, I won't believe it, then Wen Anzhi can do without missing a flaw!" ”

"Subordinates obey!"

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Manila.

The bustling city occupied by the Spaniards is now filled with a wide variety of goods, from Europa to Ming Japan.

The cultures of the East and the West blend here to form a strange existence.

Today, Francisco, the governor of the Kingdom of Spain in Manila, is meeting with a distinguished guest.

This distinguished guest came from the distant Ming Dynasty, with hundreds of huge ships, and his strength was not trivial.

What's even more interesting is that this distinguished guest was originally the Fujian general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but this betrayal is planned to never go back.

"Mr. Nikolai, come and taste this wine, it must be very different from what you drink in Mingguo."

Francisco smiled and gestured with his glass.

Standing opposite him was, of course, Zheng Zhilong.

Compared to a few months ago, he is completely dressed in Western style, and even his name is Nikolai.

After escaping from Fujian to the sea, Zheng Zhilong began a wandering career.

His original plan was to attack Xiaoliuqiu first and wrestle with the Dutch.

However, in the process of attacking the city of Geranza, his sailors suffered serious losses and suffered great losses.

At this point, Zheng Zhilong no longer dared to fight the idea of Xiaoliuqiu.

In his heyday, he might have had a chance of winning, but now he was only bombarded by the Dutch's cannons.

But he was going to find a place to stay.

Xiaoliuqiu can't do it, and there are not many options left.

Either go north to Japan or simply go to the West.

After some thought, Zheng Zhilong still chose to go to the West.

The reason why he made this decision was because he felt that Westerners had sharper guns and cannons. His visit was not only a process of refuge, but also a process of learning.

If he could load all these new guns on his fleet, he might have a chance to kill him again.

Until now, Zheng Zhilong still thinks that he lost in firearms and artillery, not in command.

So he wanted to arm his sailors to the teeth with this trip to the West.

All the wealth accumulated over the years was taken away by Zheng Zhilong, and the cabins of the ships of the sailors were full of gold and silver.

This is also the reason why the governor of Manila, Francisco, has such a good attitude towards Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong has money, he has muskets and artillery, and the two sides can naturally make a big deal.

I saw Zheng Zhilong pick up the wine glass and shake it gently, and then took a small sip elegantly.

"Good wine, really good wine."

Zheng Zhilong praised from the bottom of his heart: "Governor Francisco, this wine of yours can be ranked among the top three wines I have drunk in my life. ”

Francisco was clearly interested.

I saw him laugh and say, "Oh? What are the other types of wine? ”

"It's all wine from my hometown. The taste of home is the best. ”

Zheng Zhilong said lightly.

This answer was not only unexpected by Francisco, but it also made sense when you thought about it.

"Mr. Nikolai, you are such a wonderful man."

He smiled slightly: "All the soldiers and civilians of Manila, including me, sincerely welcome you and your soldiers. ”

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