"Miss, the road ahead is the road to Baima County, do you want to?"

Standing at the fork in the road, looking at the neat road signs and wooden signs on the side of the road, Lin Huyong hurried back on his horse and asked Lin Yunshuang again what he meant.

Of course, he knew that his young lady was in a hurry to Dengzhou, but it was already afternoon at this moment. Even if you continue to travel, you may not be able to go far, and you will have to camp outside. And from here to Baima County, according to the previous passers-by, there is only one hour at most. Instead of camping outside, you can rest inside Hakuba Castle first.

Previously, in the chaotic Harayama County, it was right to be in a hurry to leave. But after entering the customs, public security is not a problem, and there is no need to rush so much.

Lin Yunshuang felt the change in the mood of the team members, and realized that the guards were also tired, so she hesitated for a moment and chose to be good. It's hard to go far away, and it's good to feel the atmosphere of Songjiang County more. With the soldiers of Daqingguan accompanying them, they did not have to worry about not being able to enter the city.

So, after resting for a night in Baima County, Yuyang Province, the convoy set off again early the next morning.

This time, they were lucky enough to encounter the transfer of the army of Songjiang County.

It was almost noon, and they were the first to see the smoke and dust raised by the movement of the large group of people and horses in the distance, followed by the banner of the forest. As the distance closer, they saw an army of tens of thousands. Dragged along the official road for six or seven miles, the momentum looked extremely amazing. Look at the direction they are heading, it seems that they are preparing to get out!

The Lin family's convoy had to temporarily retreat to the side of the road to make way for this army.

As the distance narrowed, the people of the Lin family faintly heard the majestic singing. At first, the Lin family's guards were a little surprised, but soon after they found that it was these Songjiang Army soldiers who were walking and singing. The melody is not complicated, but the lyrics are easy to understand and catchy. Even if the soldiers have no artistic cells and their singing skills are far inferior to the musicians and singers of the Lin Mansion, the uniform, sonorous and powerful voices and rhythms still give people a kind of vibration.

As soon as the singing of a thousand-person group ended, the troops behind began to sing and cycle in turns.

Lin Huyong was a little uncomfortable with this kind of behavior, but he was not stupid, and he quickly learned from things such as "Songjiang soldiers should keep in mind, the three major laws and seven orders." In the lyrics of "Fighting Ying Bravely Striving to Be the First", "Listen to the ...... of the Command" and other lyrics, I clearly feel the importance of this military song. Moreover, it seems that this chorus also cultivates the morale of the army and the ability of the soldiers to cooperate.

I don't know, who came up with this method?

Lin Huyong was a little curious.

At this time, the mobilized army also noticed the convoy of more than 100 heavily armed people on the side of the road, and immediately sent people over to inquire. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Yunshuang was able to take a closer look at these troops who looked obviously immature, but their morale was very high, in the carriage.

The Lin family had 800 generals and private soldiers very early, and after Qianmingde ascended the throne in Yanyun, the Lin family, who had obtained the will, relied on their own strength and formed a Wu'an division in a very short period of time, but they did not participate in the battle of Gandingfu on the southern front before. As the princess of the Lin family, Lin Yunshuang is naturally not ignorant of military affairs. She could tell that the soldiers in front of her should be new recruits, and only some of the officers who led the team looked calm and reliable, and they were real veterans.

But even so, this legion still made a very deep impression on her.

She could feel that these recruits were different from the Wu'an Division she had formed.

What the specific difference is, I can't say for a while. Maybe it's because they're in good spirits, maybe the recruits are well-trained, or maybe they're better equipped and about the same as elite troops. But either way, this is a qualified recruit. With a little training, you can become a useful force.

Should it be said, is it worthy of the troops under the command of the King of Thailand?

When he was in Taiping County, he relied on hundreds of thousands of homeless people to break Wu'an City, which made Lin Yunshuang remember it vividly. Seeing these troops who were about to leave the customs at this moment, she couldn't help but recall her memories of a few years ago.

While she was wandering, the soldier had completed the interrogation and quickly returned to the team.

Subsequently, this large army drove from the side to the direction of Daqingguan at a speed far faster than they had imagined. It wasn't until the soldiers who were behind also drifted away that the loud military song slowly disappeared.

"I asked the other party's whereabouts, and they didn't say, but looking at the number of two or three people, it should be two divisions. Combined with the previous information, I guess it should be the people of the newly formed 7th and 8th Divisions in Songjiang. ”

Lin Huyong reported his inference to Lin Yunshuang, as for what the people of these two divisions were doing when they went out of the customs, it was nothing more than two possibilities. The first is to drive east into Donghai County to replace the elite who originally maintained law and order in Donghai; Either it was to the Tongshan Pass front line that joined the Central Route Army to the west.

"Can the newly formed divisions have such combat power......

Lin Yunshuang fell into deep thought.

As the third lady of the Lin family and the daughter of the head of the family, of course, she did not come here just to see Lin Xing and Lin Yue, but also to observe the strength of the King of Thailand. But from the time she entered the customs to now, even if it has only been a day, what she has seen and heard is only the tip of the iceberg, and she can feel the energy of the King of Thailand.

Among them, of course, Songjiang is the most prosperous state and county in the southeast, but I am afraid that it is also inseparable from the rule of the King of Thailand himself.

Not to mention anything else, just talking about the armor and weapons on the recruits silently showed a lot of things.

Everyone knows that Songjiang County is short of iron ore. Even if the grain trade is used to trade with other places, the iron ore that can be exchanged is limited. It can be seen that those recruits just now, the weapons and armor they are equipped with are of excellent quality, shining in the sun, and they are clearly made of the finest high-quality iron ore. Even recruits can guarantee such sufficient equipment, where did His Royal Highness get so much iron ore?

Previously, the Lin family received news that every one or two months in the port of Quanzhou Port, there would be a fleet docking and transporting a large amount of iron ore from overseas. Previously, the Lin family was skeptical of this news, or at least thought that it was exaggerated. But now it seems that this news may not be groundless!

Perhaps, this time, I can talk to His Royal Highness the King of Thailand about the arms business by the way?

As long as you ask in a roundabout way without a trace, you can get a lot out of the king's answer.

………

Dengzhou.

After the Lin family's convoy entered the customs, Daqingguan sent riders to Dengzhou first to deliver news to the Thai Palace. It's just that since it is not an urgent report, people are still on their way. At this time, Chen Wu didn't know that Miss Lin Jiasan, who had countless player fan groups in the game, was going to visit soon, but was busy dealing with government affairs and business in the territory.

The merger of Donghai County has basically settled. But before he could rest for a few days, a new trouble came to him, and he had to be the governor himself.

That is the expansion of Hanjingfang liquor in Jinghu County.

After two phases of production capacity increase, Hanjingfang Liquor has now reached an output of 100,000 jars per month, but it is still far from enough to meet the demand. In the past, it was limited by food supply problems, but now with the continuous influx of grain from North Luzon, the expansion of production capacity in the third phase has become imperative.

But problems arise.

With the spread of Hanjingfang liquor in the three counties of Songjiang, coupled with the continuous advertising of "Songjiang Official Daily" and "Songjiang Business Daily", some big wine merchants from other places inadvertently tasted it, took a fancy to the potential of Hanjingfang liquor, and asked a large number of agents for the export of Hanjingfang liquor. Whether to agree to them or not made Du Chun of Hanjingfang very difficult, and of course he didn't have the right to decide......

In addition, with the start of the third phase of expansion, the output of Hanjingfang wine will usher in an explosive expansion. After that, how should the wine of Hanjingfang be priced!

Previously, when Hanjingfang wine was in short supply under speculation, Hanjing Distillery took the initiative to raise prices. If the third expansion is completed, the output will more than double, which can basically meet the surrounding demand, so should the previous price rise be lowered?

From the point of view of scarcity is expensive, it seems that the price is going to be reduced.

But let's not forget, with the recent accession of the two emperors to the throne and the announcement of their crusade against each other, the outbreak of civil war, and a drought that engulfed half of the empire, the price of food in the entire Eastern Continent has increased. The three counties of Songjiang, including the current East China Sea, are still fine under the strong suppression of Songjiang, and grain prices in other places are soaring. Directly connected with other famous wines of the empire, the price is rising, and many drunkards complain that they can't afford to drink.

Restaurants and restaurants around the country are often exposed to scandals of shoddy products and even mixing water directly into wine.

From this point of view, the cost of Hanjingfang liquor is much lower than that of other liquors, and it is completely possible to maintain the price without increasing the price, maintain competitiveness through reverse comparison, and seize the market of other liquors. Of course, Hanjingfang can also choose to rise with it, and there is no need to worry about any accusations at all!

So, how do you decide?

Facing the brewing master sent by Hanjing Distillery and Du Chun's deputy, Chen Wu thought for just a dozen seconds before making a decision.

Prices!

If you want to describe it carefully, it is a small rise internally, and a big rise externally!

The grain prices in the four counties of Songjiang have been suppressed, and the price of wine naturally cannot rise too much. But the liquor sold outside the four counties of Songjiang has nothing to worry about. Not only should it go up, but it should go up to the point where the price of alcohol from other places is similar to or slightly lower. First of all, the principle that you get what you pay for is universal no matter where you are. Hanjingfang's positioning is famous wine, especially the hardcover version, which is aimed at the rich merchants and aristocrats, and these people will be short of money?

If the price does not rise, it will only make them suspect that the Hanjingfang wine is not good and the price of drinking it will be lost.

Once this impression is formed, it is difficult to reverse it.

Moreover, Hanjingfang's monthly production sounds like a lot, but it's actually not much, after all, this is all the production including ordinary wine and hardcover wine. The twenty counties of the empire have a population of 100 million, and even if one out of ten people drinks and one drunkard out of a hundred, the amount of wine consumed every month is counted in millions of jars. Even if Hanjingfang's output is expanded tenfold, it will not be able to meet such a large demand.

This means that even if Songjiang's Hanjingfang liquor dumps at a low price and beats all other famous liquors, it still can't dominate the market. Drunkards who can't buy Hanjingfang wine are forced to buy other wines at a high price! Indiscriminate price reduction will only mess up the rules and damage the existing market!

In this case, why is Hanjingfang wine still lowering its price?

After clearly telling Du Chun's deputy, the price strategy of Hanjingfang wine was finalized. Subsequently, he personally met with the wine merchants of Daze County, who came with Du Chun's deputy.

Osawa County, the geographical location of the empire is really awkward.

It was in the south-central region of the empire, with Guang'an County to the west and Taiping County to the north. As in the case of Taiping County, the eastward movement was blocked by the Bayan Mountains. The only difference is that after crossing the Bayan Mountain from Pyeong-gun, you enter the territory of Songjiang-gun, while after crossing the Bayan Mountain from Daeze-gun to the east, you enter Cheonnam-gun.

To the south, there is the border of the empire and the loyal vassal state of Qingyue.

Although this county has a rich water network, it is relatively marginal in the political territory of the empire. If there is no Bayan Mountain, it can be connected to Songjiang and Tiannan in the east, and the situation is immediately alive. But a north-south natural danger forcibly blocked the east of Daze County. Even if I came to Songjiang this time, I first crossed Taiping County to the north, and then followed the route of Miss Lin's family, continued north into Yuanshan County, went around an N-shaped circle, and finally walked thousands of miles and arrived in Dengzhou.

The abomination and helplessness of the Bayan Mountains can be seen from this!

After learning the origin of this Daze County wine merchant, the first thing Chen Wu thought of was the HSBC promenade hidden in the Bayan Mountains!

If this passage can be opened, the other party does not need to continue to go north to bypass Yuanshan County and walk this big circle more. Instead, it leads directly from Taiping County to the Guò HSBC Promenade and enters Yuyang in Songjiang!

This hidden promenade that crosses the Bayan Mountains is not only a smooth road connecting Taiping County and Songjiang County, but also greatly facilitates the communication between Daze County and Songjiang County and Tiannan.

For a moment, Chen Wu pondered whether to open this trade route now.

But in the end, he rejected the idea - not yet!

Compared with when he first entered Songjiang, he was undoubtedly much stronger after seizing the four counties of Songjiang, and his subordinates raised an army of more than 100,000 to 200,000. Correspondingly, he needs to fight in many directions. The strategy on the North Luzon side will not be able to stop for a while, the local Nanfeng fortress will resist the Omanis, Tongshan Pass will assist Qianmingde to deal with the Zhongzhou army, and even Donghai County will have to maintain a certain number of troops. If the HSBC Promenade were to be made public, the Songjiang Army would have to open up a new battlefield again in order to protect this exit.

For the current Songjiang Army, this is almost equivalent to fighting on all sides, which is too difficult.

Even if this trade route is to be developed, it will have to wait until the southern front of the imperial civil war is defeated in Taiping County, and the Songjiang army can intervene as a savior and a profitee.

However, that doesn't mean you can't work with the wine merchants in front of you.