Murong Chong raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, he knew that if Lin Ruo was just joking, with his understanding of her, if he dared to make such a conclusion, there must be a reason for her.

With no pen and paper at hand, Lin Ruo habitually opened the cup, dipped it in some tea, and put it on the dark coffee table, outlining the border between Zeguo, Beiqi, Daiguo and Donglu with a few simple strokes.

"The Xuanjia Army is the most elite army in Zeguo, unless Zeguo wants to start a war with Donglu and is sure to win with the Xuanjia Army. But, judging by the current situation, it is simply impossible. ”

"Fourth brother, you see, here, the neighbors to Zeguo, except for Daiguo, the rest are nomadic tribes, the glory of the Beiqi royal court is no longer there, and the other nomadic tribes that are shocked by Beiqi will definitely wait for the opportunity to move; And here, "the green white finger pointed to the peninsula behind the Ze country, "the nomads have the Hsa and the Gayage, in addition to the two small countries of Silla and Baekje, if they are separated, the national strength and military strength are not to worry, but no matter how small the ants are, the combined strength of the people can bite the elephant to death." ”

Murong Chong nodded, he also took this into account when discussing the military situation with He Yan. As far as he knew, more than half of Zeguo's Xuanjia army was guarding over there to guard against these small neighboring countries with bad intentions. As for the side bordering Zeguo and Beiqi, because there is Mizusawa as a moat, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if there is an enemy to attack, it can be seen across the river, then you only need to light a beacon fire and gather the soldiers of the three armies to meet the enemy.

"If you want to transfer troops across most of the Ze country, leaving an opportunity for the people of Hao and Gaya to take advantage of, even if the emperor of Zeguo is dizzy, Meng Jiugong will not agree. Therefore, I guess that these Xuanjia troops stationed in Beiqi are the limit of Zeguo's willingness to mobilize. In other words, judging from the marching speed of these 'Xuanjia Army', they were simply drawn from the border army, taking on the name of the Xuanjia Army and bluffing. ”

Murong Chong looked at Lin Ruo approvingly, this insight, I'm afraid even He Yu will be ashamed!

Of course, Lin Ruo's ability to have this guess is mostly based on his understanding of Meng Bin and Meng Jiugong, but it is really not easy.

"There is one more point, the fourth brother may not know."

"Oh? What is it? ”

Murong Chong raised his eyebrows, looking at Lin Ruo's smug appearance, he was even more curious.

"The fourth brother should know that although Zeguo is rich in waters, the climate is not as warm as that in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not easy for ordinary rice to survive, so he can only grow some cold-tolerant sorghum and wheat as the main grains. But these cold-tolerant crops can't be grown in the land of the tide, so the valley of Zeguo is not abundant, barely enough for food and clothing. In the event of war, it was necessary to buy a large amount of rice and grain from Jinling. ”

"Jinling? The Wang family? ”

Lin Ruo smiled and nodded: "The fourth brother can guess it." ”

"So, if Zeguo wants to start a war against Donglu, he still has to rely on Donglu's rice grain to feed?"

After receiving Lin Ruo's affirmative answer, Murong Chong suddenly felt a sense of ridicule, but after thinking about it deeper, he thought that most of the grain in Donglu was now in Lin Ruo's hands, and he felt a little chill down his spine.

Since ancient times, those in power have been in power outside and inside, supporting the community, and governing the world, some with benevolence, some with the royal way, and some with domineering, but no one would have thought that in addition, there was actually a business road!

Even if we don't say that the two countries are at war and the two armies are facing each other, food and salary are the top priorities; For the people of the community, food is also a necessary thing for their livelihood, once there is no food, causing famine and people's livelihood chaos, the country is in danger!

Therefore, the imperial court will definitely hold the veins of silver and grain in its own hands, and only send out a small amount of grain, and a few merchants will trade grain. In this way, there are advantages and disadvantages: the advantage is that the imperial court can control grain prices in a unified manner, dispatch grain, and nip the source of chaos in the bud; The disadvantage is that it has bred a large number of corrupt officials and petty officials, who deceive their superiors and subordinates and enrich their own pockets.

The Lin family was an imperial merchant, and there was originally a grain guide issued by the imperial court, and the grain could be collected and sold according to the grain price set by the household department.

But this year, it's very different from previous years.

The Oiran bidding of the wind and snow doubled the grain in Bian'an City, causing the household department to be helpless to even raise disaster relief food, although there were many corrupt officials and corrupt officials who were involved in the middle, but they also wiped out the profiteers and grain lords in Bian'an City, leaving only the Lin family grain shop alone!

Judging from the fact that Donglu's grain is in Lin Ruo's hands, it is not a bad thing...... Right?

Lin Ruo is a businessman who keeps his promises, and he is also a kind person who cares about the people.

The flood in Shangyu, even the household department was worried about the disaster relief food, she donated it without hesitation; Shuntianfu Yin was ordered to start picking up grain and helping the Lin family recover debts, and Lin Ruo ordered the grain shop shopkeeper to adjust the grain price back to the official price, so as not to affect the lives of the people; Although Emperor Mingzong felt that it was quite embarrassing for the imperial court to let a junior donate so much grain for nothing, and paid the grain money to the Lin family, but after calculating it, the price of a stone of rice grain was less than half of the price set by the imperial court.

There is no way, the court is also poor!

People's hearts are different, Lin Ruo's move, some people admire her, and some people will also slander her for being in the limelight, saying sourly, "She didn't spend money to buy it, and it is naturally not distressing to send it out." But in all fairness, how many people can give away the wealth they have at their fingertips? Above the temple, almost no one can do it, and in the wilderness of the rivers and lakes, I am afraid that there will be no second person!

Murong Chong was a little shocked: How big does Lin Ruo want to make the Lin family's business?

"Then if I do something that makes you unhappy, will you cut off the rations of the Tiger Army or the Northern Army?"

Murong Chong said it half-jokingly, but he didn't expect Lin Ruo to pinch his chin and actually think about it seriously.

"That has to be a matter of fact." With a sly smile in his eyes, "It's all 'fellow countrymen', and it's unlikely that the supply of grain and grass will be completely cut off, but the price increase is definitely wanted!" ”

Looking at Lin Ruo's appearance as an old profiteer, Murong Chong couldn't help but smile, with Lin Ruo's heart, he really wouldn't have to waste the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Continue to talk, the topic is too heavy, if you don't see it, you can accept it, and pick up the white porcelain bottle in the box.

"What about this? I remember it was in your medicine box. ”

"Yes, this is the snow toad pill that Master Mo's father has with his hand, there are five in total, although it is not a miracle medicine to bring the dead back to life, but it can cure all kinds of poisons and treat serious injuries. I've left you three in case you need them. ”

Lin Ruo knew that if they all stayed, Murong Chong would definitely not agree. After all, judging from her past deeds of sacrificing her life to protect Su Muqing and testing poison herself, it is really hard to say when she needs to use the Snow Toad Pill. Therefore, she left two for herself and three for Murong Chong.

Murong Chong frowned, and pushed the white porcelain bottle back into her hand: "I have been fighting on the battlefield for so many years, what kind of sinister situation have I never seen?" Rest assured, it won't be useful at the time. Besides, the Northern Frontier is no longer a concern, compared with the Northern Army, the strength of the Daiguo Army is vulnerable. As for the Xuanjia Army, you have already said that it is difficult for Zeguo to deploy troops to attack the northern border on a large scale, even if it is, there is still the Molin Order! This medicine is too precious, so you should keep it for yourself! ”

"I kept two of them."