Chapter 342: The Battle of Dragon City (1)
I have to say that Lin Hu's work efficiency is surprisingly fast, and in less than half a day, dozens of businessmen who have been walking in the grasslands of northern Xinjiang all year round have been taken to the Argali!
The people present are all business people, it can be said that one is more shrewd than the other, a pair of eyes that exude a fine light and are good at calculation, and they are all bright in the hall of the General's Mansion for a while, they are all doing business, and they often have to communicate with the Yan defenders stationed in Argali, but it is the first time to say that it is the first time to see the supreme commander of Argalipass!
A room full of merchants kept thinking about what was going to happen next, after all, the soldiers on the way here just told them that General Zhang of Argaliyang Pass had something to do with them, and they didn't specify what was going on!
"Squeak!" Just as the merchants' hearts were fluctuating, the main door of the hall suddenly opened, and a young general dressed in scaly armor walked in from outside the door!
"I'll wait to meet General Zhang!" Before Zhang Chenyu could speak, these extremely shrewd businessmen stood up and saluted
Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu sighed helplessly, could it be that all the businessmen in the world have the same face as Hai Dafu, and the first impression is that money is expensive!
"Everyone, please take a seat!" After a while, Zhang Chenyu waved his hand and motioned for the businessmen to sit down, after all, there is a request for people, and Zhang Chenyu still wants to be polite!
After a pause, Zhang Chenyu continued: "Since everyone is here, I won't detour, I plan to attack the location of those barbarian tribes in the northern Xinjiang grassland the day after tomorrow, but I don't know much about the terrain there, so I would like to ask you to introduce it to me, so that I can also make the battle of the Yan Iron Cavalry more advantageous!"
"Oh!" Hearing Zhang Chenyu's words, the businessmen present were undoubtedly silent, and they all thought about it one by one!
That's right, Zhang Chenyu plans to lead his troops to attack the barbarian tribes in the northern grasslands, which is a good thing for all the cities in the northern defense line of the entire Yan Kingdom, but once the war starts, the interests of all the businessmen here are bound to suffer, and the first thing businessmen consider when doing business is interests, so they can't help but think about their personal gains and losses!
"General Zhang. To tell you the truth, there are thousands of barbarian tribes on the grasslands of northern Xinjiang, but I don't know where you plan to attack General Zhang?"
As soon as the other party asked, Zhang Chenyu immediately stopped. Zhang Chenyu just wanted to attack the barbarian tribes on the grasslands of Northern Xinjiang, but he hadn't been there after all, how did Zhang Chenyu know to attack there!
"Of course, it is the largest place with the most influence on the barbarians!" After thinking for a while, Zhang Chenyu said decisively, yes, there are thousands of barbarian tribes on the grasslands of northern Xinjiang. But if the biggest ones are taken down, the strength of the other small tribes will no longer have an impact on the northern defense line of the Yan Kingdom!
Hearing Zhang Chenyu's words, the merchants were silent again, Zhang Chenyu was right, once he took the largest and most influential barbarian tribe on the northern Xinjiang grassland, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to the barbarians, and at the same time, it would also make them think twice about attacking the northern defense line of Yan Kingdom!
However, let's not forget that the same is true of doing business, and every time they pull goods out of customs, merchants generally choose the largest and most influential place among the barbarian tribes. After all, which places are profitable, once Zhang Chenyu takes those places, it will be equivalent to cutting off the financial route of the merchants!
"Why, are the barbarian tribes all the same size, don't they have a national capital or something?" Seeing that the merchants were silent, Zhang Chenyu couldn't help but ask
Hearing Zhang Chenyu's question, the businessman who had just spoken said helplessly: "There is such a place, every few years, the barbarians on the grasslands of northern Xinjiang will gather there to hold a grand meeting!"
"What is that place, you have a clear route. If you sue me, General Ben will be rewarded!" Hearing this, Zhang Chenyu couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, what he was worried about was that the barbarian tribes were too scattered and their strength was equal. After the businessman said that, Zhang Chenyu could be regarded as a stone falling to the ground!
Hearing Zhang Chenyu's words, the merchant who had just spoken replied: "General Zhang really can't hide it, the reward you gave is really not enough for the benefits we get from the grasslands of Northern Xinjiang every time, we are all in business, once you attack the largest gathering place of the barbarian tribe." Our financial route will be cut off, and we are waiting for us to make money to support our family after all......"
Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu interrupted him with a wave of his hand and said, "Don't beat around the bush, make a price!"
As soon as Zhang Chenyu said this, the businessmen present were all stunned, they didn't expect Zhang Chenyu to be so direct, but after thinking about it, the coalition of barbarian tribes on the grasslands of northern Xinjiang had indeed caused a lot of losses to Yan State, and it was understandable that Zhang Chenyu was eager to attack some places!
Thinking of this, all the businessmen present couldn't help but get together, but they discussed what kind of price to offer, so that Zhang Chenyu could accept that he would not suffer a loss!
"10,000 gold coins?" After a long time, the merchant who was the leader just now suddenly stretched out a finger, and seeing this, Zhang Chenyu asked curiously
Hearing this, the merchant shook his head, 10,000 gold coins is a lot, maybe he won't be able to make so much money in his life, but don't forget that there are dozens of people present, and everyone can get a few hundred gold coins at most!
"How much is that?" Seeing the businessman shaking his head, Zhang Chenyu couldn't help asking, people's hearts are not enough to swallow elephants, Zhang Chenyu has already learned such things in Hai Dafu, but Hai Dafu doesn't really care about money!
"One million gold coins!" Hearing Zhang Chenyu's question, the merchant at the head replied without hesitation, and looking at his expression, Zhang Chenyu understood that if he couldn't give this million gold coins, they would definitely not tell him about the actual situation in the Northern Xinjiang Grassland!
Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu was secretly surprised, one million gold coins, this is one percent of Yan Guo's annual tax revenue, where did Zhang Chenyu go to get so much money for them, not to mention that even if there is Zhang Chenyu, he will definitely not give them this price!
Merchants doing business in the northern grasslands can make a lot of money, but a million gold coins, tying all the merchants in this house together, giving them a hundred years, will definitely not transfer so much money!
"Are you sure you want this price?" Seeing this, Zhang Chenyu asked softly, and at the same time, the whole person sat back on the chair!
Hearing this, the businessman immediately nodded and said: "That's right, this is already the fairest and most reasonable price, please General Zhang Haihan, after all, we have to support our family!"
"Smack!"
Just as the businessman finished speaking, Zhang Chenyu's slap slammed on the table, and at the same time said coldly: "Bold, you are asking for such a sky-high price, how can I agree, do you know that having business dealings with the barbarians of Northern Xinjiang without permission is betraying my Dayan Kingdom, come on, drag these businessmen who ignore the law of the country out and cut them all for me!"
"Plop, plop, plop, plop ......" As soon as they heard that Zhang Chenyu was going to take a knife on himself and others, all the businessmen present knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy!
"But it's not easy for Nian'er and others to drag their families and mouths, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime is inescapable!" Zhang Chenyu knows what it means to borrow a slope to get off the donkey, if he really kills all these merchants, then he can only lead the army out of the Argaliyang Pass and enter the northern Xinjiang grassland, and whether he can walk back in the end can really only be resigned to fate!
The sandbag stick is Zhang Chenyu's effective method, first give a smile, then a stick, and then a sweet date to eat, these businessmen will not only not hate Zhang Chenyu, but will also be grateful to him!
Finally, under Zhang Chenyu's coercion and temptation, those businessmen informed Zhang Chenyu of what they knew, and at the same time drew an accurate map of the distribution of barbarian tribes in the northern Xinjiang grassland for Zhang Chenyu!
"Speaking of which, will the people of the barbarian tribe basically go to that place called Dragon City today?" After a long time, Zhang Chenyu pointed to a corner of the map and asked curiously
"That's right, General Zhang, a few years is their quadrennial event, and all the barbarian tribes will send Dao Dragon City to it!" Hearing Zhang Chenyu's question, those scared businessmen said one by one
"When will they start this provincial capital, and how long will it take to get from us?" Hearing the merchant's introduction, Zhang Chenyu hurriedly asked
"Fifteen days later, if you rush over from us, it will be seven days!" said the merchant who was at the head of the business
Hearing this, Zhang Chenyu nodded, patted the shoulder of the businessman who was the leader, and said, "Come on, everyone present has a reward of one thousand coins, and this person is three thousand!"
After sending away the merchants, Zhang Chenyu hurriedly called the scout officer and Lin Hu over and said: "General Lin and the scout officer, you immediately notify General Xiang Qing and General Xiang Fang stationed on the east and west sides, and order them to assemble at the foot of Mengshan in two days, and we will also congratulate these barbarians on their grand event!" )