I saw the woman holding the double sword dancing smartly and vigorously, the double sword suddenly took off her hand, flying up and down, and the hilt of the sword was wrapped around the silk belt, like two koi circling around her body.

As the woman danced, the double swords flickered far and near, and the tip of the sword swept in front of the guests on the left and right, and the sword intent was almost like the substance, which frightened them to retreat and dodge. Only Wang Zhongding was full of curiosity, and he specially approached a little, as if he wanted to try whether it was illusory light and shadow or real objects.

After a dance, the two swords returned, the woman crossed the sword and bent her knees, bowed slightly, the light and shadow disappeared, only a trace of sword intent echoed in the heart of the stage, which made people have a long aftertaste and feel thrilling.

"Good! Ok, good, good! Wang Zhongding praised loudly and glanced at the Qibao Tiangongqiu: "It's really a good thing!" It's much more interesting than the pile of broken mirrors in Chongxuan Pavilion! ”

Qian Shaobai smiled and added: "The Tiangong ball can take pictures of the appearance of the characters, retain the sound, light, and shadow, and the book at the bottom of the box records the method of using the Tiangong ball." ”

Wang Zhongding picked up the book and glanced at it twice, and then tapped the Tiangong ball a few times, causing the woman with two swords to reappear, her eyes were full of desire, as if she had forgotten that there was a Miaoyin slave in her arms, pointed at her and asked, "Who is this person?" ”

Qian Shaobai replied: "She is a disciple of Xihe Sword Pavilion, Sheng Qiuyan. ”

"Xihe Sword Pavilion? There is a sect of the Bear Country? Wang Zhongding immediately reacted: "Are you a merchant from the Bear Country?" ”

Qian Shaobai hurriedly bowed his head and said: "More than a month ago, the villain sent a letter. After waiting for a long time, today I finally had the honor to see Wang Gongzi. ”

Wang Zhongding nodded casually, and then looked at the mid-autumn geese dancing with the sword, and his heart was uneasy. Seeing this, Miao Yinnu raised her hand lightly and complained: "Wang Gongzi, the beauty is in your arms, but you are staring at others?" ”

Wang Zhongding held the soft wattle, sniffed the snow skin of Miaoyin Nu, and then raised his eyes to look at Qian Shaobai, his eyes were a little more alert: "Although the Xihe Sword Pavilion is far inferior to Shangjingzong, it is rumored in the rivers and lakes that the eldest princess of the Xiong Kingdom is also learning art in the Sword Pavilion today, which makes the Xihe Sword Pavilion doubling its momentum. The sword dancing of his disciples is not something that a merchant can enjoy at will. ”

Qian Shaobai's face pretended to smile, but he immediately put away his contempt in his heart, and said to himself: "The outside world says that this Wang Zhongding is a gentleman who does not learn and has no skills, but now it seems that it is really a big mistake!" ”

"As for the Thousand Machines Pavilion, it is because in the past, the Emperor of Tianxia and the end of the summer favored a hundred crafts and ingenuity, and wantonly recruited all kinds of craftsmen to build a Henglu City for him to be able to fly to the sky and escape to the earth, and to travel to the river." Wang Zhongding picked up the Tiangong ball, although he was leaning on nephrite and embracing warm incense, he revealed the bearing of Zhizhu in his hand:

Then the last emperor set himself on fire, and in order to protect themselves, these craftsmen forcibly started the unfinished Henglu City, fled to the deep mountains and valleys, and became a family of their own in the troubled times. Although some cultivators later fled to Henglu City, they did not look like immortal cultivators, but relied on building clever devices for all parties in the troubled times to keep their livelihoods.

Later, Xiong Taizu held a Tong bow and broke into Dunjia Valley alone, subdued Henglu City in one fell swoop, and founded Qianji Pavilion, so that these craftsmen could cook hundreds of crafts for Youxiong Country. The various ingenuity made by the Thousand Machine Pavilion are all expensive and abnormal. This Tiangong ball is also combined with the method of refining, which is not ordinary gold and silver wealth can be measured, and it is used to give gifts, and the money is so generous! ”

Qian Shaobai smiled and said: "The villain is just doing things for others, so rare, how can the villain take it out?" ”

Wang Zhongding looked at Qian Shaobai, first suspicious, and then showed a little smile: "Just when you are telling the truth."

But I'm curious, what do you want to do with the trade letter? ”

"It depends on what Huaxu lacks in the country." Qian Shaobai said: "The villain went all the way and found that the Dongtu silk brocade was exquisite, but it was not as warm as the fox fur and mink in winter. However, Wang Gongzi's floor is as warm as spring, and he doesn't think he needs such a cheap thing. ”

"And what about the bear country?" Wang Zhongding asked rhetorically: "Gold, silver, pearls and jade, hunger and cold, but the use of wealth and currency in the world." You sold fox fur and mink skins, you can't just save up a pile of gold and silver cakes, right? ”

Qian Shaobai thought that this prince was scheming, and he came as a businessman this time, in addition to spying on the military and government affairs of Huaxu State, he also planned to open up a business route of exchanging rice and silk for silk.

It's just that in the current situation, if you want to do this kind of business, first, you have to get letters from Huaxu's merchants, and second, if you want to buy silk cloth in large quantities, you must deal with Huaxu's domestic wealthy families.

Therefore, Qian Shaobai found the eldest young master of the Chiyang royal family, but this Wang Zhongding was not as easy to deceive as expected.

"Don't hide it from the prince." Qian Shaobai said: "The Three Treasures Society is actually funded by several nobles from the Xiong Kingdom, in order to buy the high-grade brocade of the Huaxu Kingdom. Wang Gongzi may know that in the past, Middle-earth was war-torn for a long time, all industries were barren, and the number of brocade craftsmen was greatly reduced. A few years ago, there was a fire in the palace treasury, which caused me to have His Majesty the Emperor of the Bear Country to worship the temple, and I didn't even have extra uniforms, which was really disgraceful! ”

"If there is a bear, it is a big country, how can it end up like this?" Wang Zhongding asked with a smile.

"What is a big country? It's just empty space. Qian Shaobai shook his head: "It has been more than ten years since Shouyang killed soldiers, but there are bear countries that are experiencing fierce droughts and floods every year. The emperor can barely see it, less than ten miles out of the capital, you can immediately see the starvation on the ground, which of the living people is not a dish? When I came to Huaxu Country, I knew what Shengping Paradise was, and I didn't want to go back! ”

Wang Zhongding said: "Then the money owner might as well stay?" I can give you a foothold. ”

Qian Shaobai bowed and thanked him deeply: "The prince is kind, and the villain understands it." It's just that the parents, wives and children are all in the bear country, and if the villain stays in the east for a long time, I am afraid that the family will not be saved. ”

"If that's the case, then I won't force it." Wang Zhongding gestured to a guest next to him: "Let's take care of the matter of the trade letter." ”

The guest should get up, Wang Zhongding waved his hand impatiently, and Qian Shaobai thanked him repeatedly.

After leaving the lookout, Qian Shaobai went up and down again, and did not leave Wang's Manor until night, holding the trade letter and customs clearance document in his hand, and hurried back to the post house.

"It seems that Wang Zhongding is not easy to fool."

In the post house, the sword-holding warrior carefully inspected the inside and outside of the room and confirmed that there was nothing unusual before speaking.

Qian Shaobai silently recited the mantra and forbade the sound of the ban, and said with a sigh of relief: "Wang Zhongding is indeed a gentleman, and he is also tyrannical and impermanent, but the knowledge of the family is not lacking at all, and I dare not guarantee that I can hide it from him." ”

"But don't you still have the trade letter in your hands?" The sword-hugging warrior asked.

"Hopefully I'm overthinking." Qian Shaobai stroked his hair.

The sword-hugging warrior was slightly puzzled: "But I don't understand, why Qian Yuanjun seems to take trade procurement more seriously than spying on military intelligence?" ”

Qian Shaobai pondered for a moment, motioned for the other party to approach, and the two sat on the same bed, before he said: "I didn't know before I left, so I specially asked Zuo Xiang." He told me that there are four enemies in the bear country, which seems to have the widest territory and the largest number of households, but the situation is the most severe and dangerous, and the slightest carelessness will be a catastrophe to attack from all sides.

At present, just maintaining the garrison of soldiers and horses in the Quartet has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, and even if Shouyang has been fighting soldiers for more than ten years, the situation is not very good. Therefore, it is not advisable to raise swords and soldiers and conquer the Quartet, and we should look for ways to surrender without a fight. Zuo Xiang sent spies to the Quartet and painted for many years, just to prescribe the right medicine. ”

"The right medicine?" The sword-hugging warrior was puzzled.

Qian Shaobai moved the cups on the desk, posed for the situation of the southeast, northwest, and middle, and pointed out one by one:

"The Northern Xuanming Kingdom, since the Tianxia Absolute Unification, has been the number one disaster in Middle Earth. After many years of fierce battles, the emperor finally killed the dragon, and the three kingdoms joined forces, beheaded the evil dragon, punished Xuanju, annihilated the 40,000 army of Beidi, chased the north, and later burned the northern Ludu into white ground in one fell swoop, so that its vitality was greatly damaged.

Without the heroes such as Xuanju, now the Xuanming Kingdom has returned to the days when the northern Xinjiang tribes were ununified and the chieftains competed. In the event of a drought of wind, snow, locusts, and locusts, it is difficult for their livelihoods to survive, so they can only go south to plunder. It is not enough for us to build a fortress to defend it strictly, and it is best to divide the various tribes of Beidi. ”

"I know." The sword-hugging warrior said dissatisfiedly: "Every year, there is a leader Xiao Wang with the intention of the tribe to attach, and the imperial court allocates a large amount of food and clothing to support them every year. I just can't get used to that! ”

Qian Shaobai had no choice but to say: "Now it's no longer the Tianxia Dynasty, that kind of feat of an army going thousands of miles deep and sweeping the northern frontier, where does the Xiong Country have the manpower and material resources to do it?" ”

"The imperial court is raising white-eyed wolves!" The sword-hugging warrior said as he knocked on the table.

Qian Shaobai hurriedly persuaded the other party: "Okay, okay, just when you are right, but now we are not dealing with the affairs of the northern border counties...... Following what I just said, the Jiuli Kingdom in the south just fought with Huaxu State last year, and suffered a big defeat, and it seems that it will be difficult to raise troops to attack in the next three to five years.

It's just that I heard that in recent years, the high priest of Shengyu Valley has also tried to organize households and people in the tribes under his jurisdiction, and imitated the system of the pavilion of Huaxu Kingdom, planning to concentrate on cultivating witches, hoping to act as an official minister.

If he is really put on the right track, coupled with the defeat of the Ten Witches of Fengfu and the Southern Earth Demon God, there will be a lot less stubborn constraints, even if the Jiuli Kingdom cannot open up its territory on a large scale in the future, it will not be a problem to divide the southern land. ”

"These southern barbarians can't make the climate." The sword-hugging warrior shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't talk so much." Qian Shaobai knocked on the teacup on the case: "As for the Yaochi Kingdom in the west, the King of Baixiang controls the state affairs, and his people are cultivated to Tongtian, and it is also one of the peaks of Kunlun. However, in order to suppress the local tyrants, the king of Baixiang wantonly appointed the Rong people, which made the number of Rong people in the country more and more, and the common people were deeply burdened.

One of my senior brothers was arranged by Zuo Xiang to go to Yaochi Kingdom, trying to contact the local people, assist them in forming heroes and heroes, hiding troops in the people, raising troops in various parts of the country, and frequently clashing with the Rong people, so that Yaochi Kingdom was busy with internal friction and could not peep to the east. ”

The sword-hugging warrior's expression was subtle: "The strategy of the left minister is really vicious, in order to drag down other countries, he will let go and provoke civil strife." Why did you go to Jingzong and do what he said? ”

Qian Shaobai coughed lightly: "Zuo Xiang, that is the right to be flexible, and it is not a sign of planning." As for our Shangjing Sect...... That's because he also cultivated the Dao in Tiancheng Mountain for a few years, but unfortunately he didn't have a chance with the Immortal Dao, and finally went down the mountain. ”

"What about Hua Xu Guo? Could it be that the red clouds of Cangwuling are also provoked by the left phase? The sword-hugging warrior asked.

"No, no, no." Qian Shaobai shook his head: "It's not that everything has anything to do with Zuo Xiang. When the envoys of the Five Kingdoms were about to kill troops in Shouyang Mountain and demarcate the border, the first emperor secretly ordered the expulsion of Chiyundu and forced them to Huaxu State.

However, the current lord of Huaxu is also a ruthless person, it is estimated that he noticed the intentions of the first emperor and directly slaughtered Chiyundu, and that Liang Guoshi also personally went out, which made Chiyundu suffer heavy losses, and now he can only shrink in the poor mountains and bad waters of Cangwuling, but he can't afford to rise up the big storms. ”

"So Zuo Xiang is eyeing the Chiyang Wang family?" The sword-hugging warrior asked.

"Not really." Qian Shaobai said: "Actually, I am not the only one who came to Huaxu to ask for a trade letter this time, and the purpose of Zuo Xiang is to do everything possible to buy silk fabrics from Huaxu Kingdom. ”

"The silk of Huaxu is good, but it won't be enough to buy it with all the strength of the country, right?" The sword-hugging warrior asked, "Who wears it when you buy so much?" ”

"Princes and nobles can wear it, and if they don't wear it, they can keep it, and silk silk can also be used to reward meritorious soldiers." Qian Shaobai explained: "We bought silk and silk on a large scale, and the wealthy families of Huaxu Kingdom saw that it was profitable, so they would let the manor weavers do their best to produce.

If Wang Zhongding didn't suspect it, I would visit again later, and try to buy a large sum of money, and swallow all the silk of their Chiyang Wang clan for the next three years in one go.

In this way, in order to make a profit as soon as possible, the Chiyang Wang clan will let the rice fields in the manors in various places be replanted with mulberry seedlings. I chose to visit Wang Zhongding in autumn and winter, because I planned to give them enough time to change rice to mulberry. ”

The sword-hugging warrior didn't understand: "What's the use of letting them change rice to mulberry?" ”

"Huaxu is a narrow country with dense populations, and we have come along the way, and the noble manors we have seen are endless, if a large area of rice fields is converted to mulberry seedlings, and the grain production is insufficient, it can immediately provoke a popular uprising." Qian Shaobai said.

The sword-hugging warrior frowned and thought: "Hua Xu will be so obedient? Won't they leave enough fields to grow food? ”

"That's why I'm looking for the Chiyang Wang Clan!" Qian Shaobai slapped his thigh: "Only the immortal blood of the Chongxuan Pavilion, UU reading can make the lord of Huaxu hesitate and dare not start easily." On the contrary, if the wealthy and powerful households see that it is profitable to grow mulberry and raise silkworms and weave silk, they will often increase the production of silk at any cost.

Moreover, Huaxu has less domestic grain, and the price of grain has risen, and the wealthy and powerful households can use the grain hoarding to make another profit! What's more, taking advantage of the soaring grain prices, lending money to ordinary peasant households to make a profit, and taking the opportunity to annex land, is a sure way for these wealthy and powerful households! ”

The sword-hugging warrior opened his eyes now, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Qian Shaobai continued: "In fact, Zuo Xiang also expected that the Huaxu Congress would be on guard, so he ordered me to promote the exchange of rice and millet for silk silk.

As long as the wealthy and powerful households in Huaxu are accustomed to exchanging rice and millet for silk and vigorously annexing people's land, we will have Xiongguo to cut off trade and force Huaxu's domestic grain prices to be cut off during the green and yellow season. In this way, it won't take two or three years for the people in Huaxu to change endlessly, and no matter how high the mana of Liang Guoshi is, he will be anxious.

Zuo Xiang asked me to find the immortal family of Chongxuan Pavilion, just to make the contradiction between the lord of Huaxu and Chongxuan Pavilion go further. For the sake of the survival of the country, the lord of Huaxu State could not tolerate the group of silverfish rats in Chongxuanguan. Let them fight with each other and fight to the death is the best result! ”