Baili Yan was silent, his eyes hesitant. Xihuan saw it in her eyes, she slowly tasted the fragrance of tea, and seemed to have won the battle, but her face was silent.

After a moment of silence, Bai Liyan suddenly said:

"What good can I get from Xianguo?"

"Brother Wang's withdrawal from the army, isn't it enough?" Xihuan asked rhetorically.

"Of course not enough!" Bai Liyan resolutely denied Xihuan's bargaining chips and said: "The King of Jin will only lose in the end when he sends troops. In other words, as a big country, the Jin State cannot pacify the Xian State, in fact, your Jin State is defeated. Doesn't Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess now want to take away huge benefits from Xianguo without spending a single soldier! ”

"What does Brother Yan want?"

Xihuan pretended to back down, but Bailiyan didn't believe her.

"Unless Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess agrees to the three conditions of the Marquis, everything is not negotiated."

Although Xihuan's face did not fluctuate, he was highly vigilant against the three conditions proposed by Bai Liyan in his heart.

"Oh, what conditions."

"First, except for salt and iron, other goods in the Jin State are allowed to be purchased by the Xian State, and the goods of the Jin State shall not be restricted from entering the Xian State, and high tariffs shall not be levied or disguised to be levied, and the price shall not be maliciously raised.

Second, among the two percent of the goods transferred to Fang Bo, all military materials, manpower, books, and craftsmanship are not included in the two percent. Third, the northern army of the Jin State withdrew all of them from Guangxin. If three conditions are allowed, Uncle Fang can pick up the goods after the year, what does the crown princess think? ”

"The first two are easy to say, I can't be the master of Brother Wang's affairs in the affairs of the Northern Army, not to mention the withdrawal of Guangxin, where will the Northern Army settle down!"

"The Jin army entered Xian as a rebel army, and in the past ten years, your Jin army has not only not helped an inch, but secretly helped thieves attack me, and now Chen soldiers are on the border of Xianxi, does Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess think that the Jin army still has the face to stay in Xianguo!"

"I don't know much about military affairs as a woman, and I have nothing to do about withdrawing the Northern Army."

Seeing that Xihuan repeatedly shirked and did not respond positively, Bai Liyan pretended to give in:

"That Benhou pointed out a clear road to His Royal Highness, and let the northern army move to the west bank of the Wangqin River in Suidang County, opposite Yin Yangcheng, so that the Jin army can rely on Wangqin River to supply grain and grass, and Yin Yangcheng can be used by the Jin army to cross the river for recreation, and at the same time the Jin army is still in the territory of Xianguo, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds."

"This ......" Xihuan paused, she quickly grasped the stakes, and then said: "The stakes are very high, and it needs to be decided by Brother Wang." ”

"Then ask King Jin to think about it clearly, and it will not be too late for the crown princess to reply to Benhou. Leave! Bailiyan gave a slight salute, did not stop, turned around and opened the door and left.

Although the post of merchant envoy was a fictitious position, and he had neither political nor military power, he was in charge of the detailed catalogue of commodities and the channels for the circulation of commodities in the country, and there was no secret that the economic potential of the country would be unobstructed at that time, except for iron tools and munitions.

For more than ten years since the founding of Yongxing City, only a few people know the core data of the annual flow accounts and shipments, even if Xianwang and the Inner Government only know the annual income and income, I don't know how many goods are created every year, how much cost is geometric, and how much Yongxing City keeps its own expenses, these are all shady.

King Xian was able to easily agree to set up a merchant envoy, not only because King Xian was gradually recovering Bailiyan's control over Yongxing City with flexible measures, but also because he was allowed to spy on the national strength of Xian State within the scale of the maximum principle.

However, snooping is one thing, interests are another, Xihuan wants to persuade the Queen Mother that the party still needs interests to open the way, otherwise why listen to the baton of a married princess, in the final analysis, it is still interests.

Xihuan's open mouth is two percent of the goods, while satisfying the interests of the Jin elites, it further eats back the power center of the Jin State through economic export, and promotes its status in the Xian State.

After Bai Liyan left the third floor, Ji Jinsheng came to the pavilion and hurriedly asked:

"Your Highness, what did Bailiyan say?"

Xihuan's face sank, revealing a hideous face, and said in a vicious voice:

"Bai Liyan put forward three conditions, if he didn't agree, he would rather fight with Brother Wang to the end."

"What three things?"

"First, except for salt and iron, other goods in the Jin State are allowed to be purchased by the Xian State, and the goods of the Jin State shall not be restricted from entering the Xian State, and high tariffs shall not be levied or disguised to be levied, and the price shall not be maliciously raised.

Second, among the two percent of the goods transferred to Fang Bo, all military materials, manpower, books, and craftsmanship are not included in the two percent. The most odious thing is the third article, asking our northern army to withdraw all the troops from Guangxin, which is simply unreasonable! ”

"Shhh...... This first article is easy to say, and the second article is also in the cleanup, but this third article allows the northern army to evacuate Guangxin, that is to leave the Xianguo, and it is not easy to nail down in the Xianguo, and it is not easy to go and then want to come in, I'm afraid the king will not agree! ”

"Hmph, he is shrewd in his calculations, Bailiyan wants me to withdraw the northern army to the west bank of Yin Yangcheng in Suidang County, which is convenient for supply."

"This ...... It's not bad, but Suidang County borders Zhiguo, so wouldn't it become a gatekeeper for Xianguo and provoke the king and Zhiguo to disagree. ”

"That's so, but if you don't agree, Bailiyan won't give up."

"This matter is very important, the king originally had the intention of gaining widespread trust, and if he wanted the northern army to move to the end of the year, there must be a reason for the past. The light supply is convenient, and the king and Fan Xiang can't say anything in front of them. ”

"Then find another way to find a compromise, which can not only persuade Brother Wang, but also make Bailiyan agree to the best of both worlds."

"Not to mention that the king will not agree, since Bailiyan can propose to move the defense, it is already the greatest tolerance, I am afraid it will not be easy."

At this time, Gu Chen stepped forward and said:

"Your Royal Highness Princess, your subordinates have the best of both worlds, if it can be done, Bailiyan and the king will agree."

"Oh, tell me what's the trick."

"Bailiyan wants the northern army to move to Suidang, one is to move the place, and the other is to use our northern army to deter the Zhi army, so that King Zhi mistakenly thinks that Xianguo has made a deal with my Jin country, and he does not dare to act rashly. But in the future, when the Xianguo is full-fledged, it will definitely drive the northern army out of the Xianguo completely.

In addition, there is another thing that the princess and General Ji may not have thought of, that is, the nobles and heroes of Suidang County are numerous, and the matter of plucking the feathers and intercepting taxes at private checkpoints has become a common practice, and six or seven out of ten taxes have not entered the treasury.

And Suidang County is an important commercial canal leading to the east of Zhiguo by land from the Wangqin River and the land, Bailiyan moved my Jin army to Suidang, I am afraid that there is also a sinister intention of using the Jin army to intensify the people's feelings in Suidang, so as to help Xianguo cut off the powerful and implement a new policy in Suidang. ”

"Well, what Steward Gu said is reasonable." Ji Jinsheng affirmed: "If this is the case, after our Jin army moves to defend the year, there will inevitably be a disagreement with the year's forces, and over time, Bailiyan can use this as an excuse to clean up the year, and then sweep away the obstacles to the new deal." ”

"What General Ji said is that his subordinates think that if after our army moves to defend the New Year, on the one hand, it will form a good alliance with the local nobles and heroes, and on the other hand, it will cut off all the financial and tax of the New Year, and offset part of the expenses of the Northern Army, and on the other hand, with Yin Yangcheng as the foundation, the New Year will become a place outside the Xian Kingdom, so that the old man will actually become a thing in the pocket of my Jin State, the king can agree, and Bailiyan will not be easy to detect, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds."

Xihuan thought about it for a while, hesitated to pay attention, and asked Ji Jinsheng again:

"What does General Ji think?"

"Unknowingly, Xianguo lost a county, and his subordinates thought that this method was feasible. However, he can't agree to Bailiyan immediately, and after contacting the king, he will inform Bailiyan so that he won't be suspicious. ”

The seven counties of Xianguo, when the new policy resistance was the greatest, Jiangdong bordered the Jin State for a long time and entrenched in the Jin state, and then the salt lords, sugar merchants, and silk merchants entrenched Dongyuan County, and finally Beihai County.

There are two major reasons for the extremely stubborn local forces in Suidang County, one is the Battle of Jiangdong and the Black Turban Rebellion, and neither Suidang and Dongyuan Counties have been affected. The second is that Suidang County is located inland, sitting on the Wangqin River waterway and land trade route, Dongyuan County's salt, sugar, silk, hemp silk through the waterway to the hinterland of Zhiguo, Jin Province is low-cost, fast and large, the local aristocracy and Haoqiang private checkpoints to collect past taxes has become the norm, and the final funds into the treasury are very small.

After the Jin army moved to Suidang, the contradiction between the local forces and the imperial court in Suidang under the pressure of the Jin army will be transformed into a contradiction between local forces and foreign garrisons, when the contradiction intensifies into a conflict of interests and continues to expand, Xianguo has an excuse to drive away the Jin army, and at the same time crushes the local local forces without effort, and the final benefit can only be Xianguo.

Leaving Baicui Building, it was still early, Baili Yan took the road to the department store and went to see Jiang Rong and Qiao County Lord.

"Why did you leave the palace so early today, that killing god." Jiang Rong asked, actually afraid of being heard by Zhou Kong.

"Oh, I let her go back to the house first, but it looks like she's still in the city and hasn't returned to the house."

If Zhou Kong returned to the house, there would definitely be news to Jiang Rong in the house, Jiang Rong hadn't heard of it, it must be Zhou Kong's first visit to Chenling to wander around, and it was even possible to get lost.

Sitting down, Lord Qiao handed over hot tea:

"Master Hou drink tea."

"Hmm." Stretching out her hand to take the teacup, Bai Liyan asked, "Why don't you see Xiao Er and Tang Tao?" ”

"Sister Xiao'er went to the Zhoujia Oil Mill, and Tang Tao bought a few side dishes at the Xuanting Pavilion." Speaking in detail, Qiao Jun said again: "Master Hou came here early in the morning, it's for General Zhou." Lord Qiao asked carefully, carefully observing any subtle changes in Baili Yan, and figuring out Bai Li Yan's thoughts.

"It's not all, it is rumored that the Jin army is going to retreat, and the king is worried that there will be fraud, so he wants me to go to Jiangdong tomorrow to sit in the town, so I can't spend it in the house this year. Before the New Year, a few of you mothers and sons are on their own, and on the occasion of the New Year, Rong'er, you will also go back to Guangxin to have a good gathering with your father-in-law and brother-in-law. ”

"When will I be able to return this time?" Jiang Rong said worriedly.

"The short is one or two months, the long is three or five months, as long as it is determined that the Jin army has withdrawn and the border is stable, I will return to the DPRK."

"What about Zhou Kong, go with you?"

"Hmm."

Bai Liyan nodded, Jiang Rong and Lord Qiao each took a look, and they all thought that Bai Liyan was planning to "fool around" outside. Jiang Rong was disappointed, and she said in frustration:

"What's so good about that ugly bastard, my sister and I can't keep your heart, right?"

"Rong'er, what are you thinking, Zhou Kong is the kind of woman you think."

"Then what do you take her for?"

Jiang Rong questioned, and Bai Liyan soothed:

"Zhou Kong's ability to command the army is extremely high, take her to Jiangdong, so that she can familiarize herself with the terrain and prepare for the recovery of Jiangdong East County in the future."

"A man and a woman hook up, I don't believe that Hou Ye can control that root." Lord Qiao said, his words full of sourness.

"Gotta got, it's really annoying for you two to sing and harmonize, anyway, I have to set off tomorrow, you can watch and handle the affairs of the family. But I have something to say first, the king didn't let him marry Zhou Kong, and her eighth lady couldn't stand still. ”

"You're going to me off!"

Jiang Rong slapped her palm on the case, Baili Yan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said:

"You're angry, and you're much better looking than usual."

Jiang Rong brushed aside Bailiyan's outstretched hand and said angrily:

"Come less. Today I started to marry an eighth lady, and tomorrow I will marry a ninth lady and ten sisters, one day I will wait for Lao Zhuhuang, and you are still going to kick me! ”

"Young couples and old companions, how can I Bailiyan be the kind of person who is ungrateful and abandons him in chaos. Marrying Zhou Kong is really her rare talent, and it's a pity not to accept her. Just make an exception once, and don't you take it as an example. ”

"Humph!"

Jiang Rong puffed out her cheeks and turned her back to stop talking, Bai Liyan leaned forward and hugged her and continued:

"I promise you, only this once, I will never marry in this life."

"Humph!"

Jiang Rong had no intention of compromising, and the county lord Qiao on the side said mockingly:

"I married seven ladies, and the marquis also said that he would never marry again, who would believe it."

"That's it!"

The two sang and harmonized, which made Bailiyan very sad. It is said that three women play a play, and two women sing a stage play, which is also amazing.

Unable to convince Jiang Rong and Lord Qiao for a long time, Bailiyan had to give up, but he believed that after the Jin army withdrew from Guangxin, Jiang Rong would return the favor.