Su Mengqing said calmly: "This year, the wind and rain in Shu are smooth, and now it is almost time for the grain to be ripe." Let's use the money in our hands to buy this grain. ”

"I have told the emperor that if you want to enter Shu, there is only one way to go to the Sword Pavilion Road. We secretly hoarded these purchased grains on the mountain road from the Sword Pavilion Road to Shu. After the Ming army entered the country, it was sure that it needed to replenish grain and grass. ”

"We put these grains on their way in advance, which not only helped the emperor a lot, but also saved them the time of transporting grain and grass. The so-called speed of soldiers, the time difference of one or two days may be able to determine the outcome of a war. ”

Su Bancheng asked: "But since ancient times, the government has been wary of merchants, and we have collected grain on such a large scale. Wouldn't it arouse the attention of the Shu Prefecture government? ”

Su Mengqing replied: "Of course they will be aware of it, but they don't have the ability to control us, and now the political situation in Shu is unstable, and people's hearts are fluctuating." They will not use their limited energy to balance a few 'hoarders' merchants. What's more, this businessman still has a background of 'Emei faction'. ”

"Ming Yuzhen used the prestige of the Emei faction to deter the martial arts people of Bashu during his lifetime. If we rely on the Emei faction, that yellow-mouthed son Mingsheng will probably not trouble us for the time being. And we can also supply some of the grain to the Xia King. ”

Su Bancheng asked, "Oh? Didn't you just say that the Ming army was going to send grain south? ”

Su Mengqing replied: "It's just a part." In this way, I can deduce the actual strength of the Xia kings based on the amount of grain collected by the court of the Xia kings of Shudi. We can even assist them in transporting grain, drawing on a map the place where they store grain, or the place where the soldiers and horses are stationed, and have a map of the deployment of troops and the distribution of grain. In the future, the emperor's entry into Shu will also be smoother. ”

Su Bancheng nodded and praised: "Good!" Good! Good! If this is really done, then my son's contribution is very great, and I think the emperor will not fail to reward us. ”

Su Mengqing smiled and said, "Just by virtue of entering Shu, although it can make me rank among the emperor's side, it must be just an embellishment." and did not attract his attention. ”

"There is a saying in chess that 'a pawn crossing the river is a car', but how easy is it for a 'pawn' to cross the river? We have to build a bridge for the 'pawns'. ”

"Suzhou City and the five million taels of silver in our hands, and the 200,000 stone grain are the real hole cards. Only by using this money and food as a 'boat bridge' to pave the way. ”

"The child is kind and charitable on weekdays, and has a lot of friends in the rivers and lakes. Many of them are among the local powers. Therefore, there is also some understanding of the forces of all sides. The Ming army under the command of Emperor Zhang strictly forbade burning, killing and looting, and if they wanted to supplement their salaries and food, they could only buy them through taxes and from the common grain merchants. ”

"Although this is a good thing for the benefit of the people, but in the current situation, if it is only like this, if it is a long war, it will be very difficult for them to replenish their money and food. And it just so happens that we still have a lot of money and grain in our hands, which is enough to support the emperor's Northern Expedition. ”

"And Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, and the child can also dedicate Suzhou City to him. Shudi, money and grain, Suzhou City, these three things are offered, so that the child can attract attention by his side. ”

After listening to his daughter's plan, Su Bancheng let out a sigh of relief and said, "Alas! My son's talent is indeed not inferior to that Lu Xiang. It was this daughter and the identity of the merchant's heir who mistook my son. Otherwise, my son will be a marquis in the future. However, I didn't expect that the secret passage we used to escape would become the key to attacking Suzhou City in the future. Good! Good! Good! I'll do whatever I want. For my father, I fully supported my son this time. ”

Su Mengqing said with a smile: "That's good, since the father is willing to do this 'big deal' with the child, then without further ado, we will rush back to Bashu as soon as possible." Even if the child can't be the 'Lu Xiang', he can also try to be the 'Lu Hou' who funded Han Gaozu to raise troops. ”

Then Su Mengqing raised his whip and hit the cow on its back, and the cow was in pain and accelerated the pace of progress. The father and daughter also laughed and went south.

And Zhang Wuji and his party were a lot more peaceful along the way. The place Zhang Wuji is going to is Guanzhong.

But I don't know what's going on here, there are many Yuan troops on the periphery of Guanzhong. Whether it is the horse army, the infantry army, the Han army, and the Mongolian army, they all gather here.

But because of this, the security here is much better than in other places. And the soldiers and horses from all walks of life seem to be preparing for war. Ordinary people are strictly forbidden to approach.

And Zhang Wuji had no choice but to temporarily find a town around Tongguan and temporarily settle down.

Zhao Lingzhu was coaxing the child in the house, and Zhang Wuji pushed the door and walked in at this time.

Zhao Lingzhu looked at Zhang Wuji and asked, "How is it?" Have you made inquiries clearly? What the hell is going on? ”

Zhang Wuji sat down at the table after returning to the house, poured himself a glass of water, and after he drank the water, he replied: "I have inquired clearly, Chang'an City is at war." The general under the command of the king of Ruyang, Luoyang Hou Li Siqi, who was stationed in Guanzhong, led his troops to revolt. Chang'an is being attacked. ”

And the Polo Timur from the grassland, also pressed up from the north, and now the father and son of the king of Ruyang are resisting the army of Polo Timur who entered Taiyuan, and on the other hand, they are cooperating with Zhang Liangbi, the governor of Huguang, to recapture the lost territory in Guanzhong. The situation in the north is too complicated at the moment, and I don't know the specifics. I only got this little bit of information from the mouths of the merchants. ”

Zhang Wuji let out a sigh of relief and said: "I didn't expect that I had only been away for a few months, and the entire Northwest would be completely messed up. It is no wonder that the Taishi of Tokhtar gave up the upcoming results and was urgently recalled, and the father and son of the king of Ruyang also stopped their southward advance. Unexpectedly, this time it was their turn to take care of themselves. Hahahaha. ”

Zhao Lingzhu asked, "Then what should we do now?" ”

Zhang Wuji looked at the sunset that was about to set outside the window, and then said, "What else can I do?" Naturally, I went to Zhongnan Mountain to meet everyone according to the original plan. After nightfall, we gave up our carriages and horses, and with my light skills, it was not difficult to cross the pass, and it would not be long before we reached Zhongnan Mountain. ”

Zhao Lingzhu did not object, since that night, Zhao Lingzhu also had a little shy attitude towards Zhang Wuji. She thinks that maybe marrying him is the most correct decision she has made in her life.

At night, Zhang Wuji tied the sleeping child's swaddling clothes to his chest. Then he lowered his body, and Zhao Lingzhu also opened his arms and climbed up Zhang Wuji's solid back, Zhang Wuji lifted her legs and carried her on her back. And Zhao Lingzhu also used his body to cling tightly, the man who made him "tremble".

Although carrying a person on his back affected his performance, Zhang Wuji still easily crossed the Tongguan Pass, the Lantian camp of the Mongolian army, and finally arrived at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

But after coming to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, Zhang Wuji couldn't help frowning again.

Because compared to other places, there are heavy troops stationed at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. Quite a few camps are stationed here.

"Could it be that the Mongol soldiers have surrounded Zhongnan Mountain?"

Zhang Wuji shouted in his heart that it was not good.

(End of chapter)