In the military camp tent of the Daizhou Army, Zhong A stared at Li Fu expressionlessly, and said word by word: "I want thirty percent of the profits of your Lingshui caravan in Wuyang and Sulin." ”

Hearing Zhong Asi's words, Li Fu hesitated a little.

Seeing that Li Fu had not made up his mind, Zhong Ah Si licked his lips and continued, "I can allow you to build factories in Wuyang and Sulin, and I will send troops to protect you." ”

As soon as these words came out, the expression on Li Fu's face disappeared, but he still needed to go back to get Xiao Jiu's consent, and Zhong Ah Si did not urge, and then set up a banquet to entertain Li Fu and his party.

The next day, Xiao Jiu, who was far away at sea, got the news from Li Fu, and couldn't help but smile, knowing that Li Fu had done it.

But the more things went smoothly, the more Xiao Jiu was worried about this Zhong Ah Si in his heart, this person was too calm, and he was always absolutely rational when thinking about things.

According to common sense, after the Daizhou army took the two counties of Sulin and Wuyang, it would never stop there, as long as it broke through Yangzhou City in one fell swoop, it could unify most of the land in the three southern states.

But Zhong Ah Si immediately chose the safest way after receiving the news that Xiao Jiu30,000's navy was anchored at sea, and slowly figured it out, this kind of mentality of accepting it when you see it is not something everyone can have.

At the same time, on the side of Yangzhou City, You Yichun and a number of Yangzhou officials saw Xiao Jiu's dispatch to wait for the sunspot.

"Lord You, the two counties of Surin and Wuyang have fallen into the hands of the Daizhou army, but if Zhong Asi does not know how to raise and wants to continue to attack Yangzhou City, the 30,000 navy of my Yangcheng Navy can join the battlefield at any time."

Heizi came to Yangzhou in person as the commander of the navy, which can be said to have given Yangzhou enough face, and the words were also good, but You Yichun knew very well that all this had a price.

Especially the firearms that appeared in the Daizhou Army before, it was obvious that Xiao Jiu provided them to the other party, and now they came over and pretended to be a good person, which made You Yichun a little entangled.

Seeing You Yichun's hesitant face, he was about to say something, when Wang Ze, the former defender of Surin City, stepped forward and took the lead in speaking.

"Your Excellency said it nicely, but the firearms of the Daizhou Army were all sold to them by the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present turned their eyes to Kuroko, and the atmosphere at the scene became a little heavy, and You Yichun also dragged his chin at this time to see how Kuroko answered.

You must know that although You Yichun is now in a high position, he was promoted by many families in Yangzhou, and many times he had to be restrained by the forces behind him.

Just like now, even if You Yichun urgently needs Xiao Jiu's assistance and intends to grant the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce the right to build a factory in Yangzhou, it will be frantically resisted by the local clans.

Seeing that You Yichun no longer spoke, Heizi looked around, and finally looked at Wang Ze who was speaking, and said unhurriedly, "This general, you said that the firearms of the Daizhou Army were sold to them by the Chamber of Commerce, but I want to ask which law stipulates that we are not allowed to trade with the Daizhou Army?" ”

After Heizi finished speaking, Wang Ze, who was questioning, didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only stubbornly continue: "But we have a covenant. ”

After saying that, Heizi smiled disdainfully, stopped arguing with Wang Ze, and turned his head to look at You Yichun on the main seat.

"Lord You, this time I didn't come down to quarrel with Your Excellency's general, but to discuss how to resist the Daizhou Army attacking Yangzhou, if Lord You thinks that my Yangcheng Army is dispensable, you don't have to pay attention to it."

After speaking, Kuroko stood aside and stopped talking, quietly waiting for You Yichun's decision.

After a long time, You Yichun let out a helpless sigh, "Yangzhou needs a large number of firearms, and if necessary, you have to rely on your support at sea, let's talk about it, what do you want?" ”

You Yichun said bluntly, the layer of window paper between the two parties can be said to be pierced, and Heizi did not hesitate, and directly put forward the conditions that Xiao Jiu instructed before leaving.

"It is still the right to build a factory in Yangzhou and the lease of a piece of land as the garrison of the Yangcheng Navy as discussed by Chairman Li and you before."

Hearing this, You Yichun didn't give an answer immediately, and said that he would think about it again, but Kuroko observed the other party's eyes and knew that You Yichun had already made a decision in his heart.

After Kuroko returned to his residence to rest, You Yichun left behind several major administrative officials in Yangzhou and asked for their opinions.

said that it was an inquiry, but in fact, those officials also knew that if Xiao Jiu was pushed to the side of the Daizhou army, it would only be a matter of time before Yangzhou was destroyed.

Therefore, when You Yichun asked for their opinions, no one objected, and Xiao Jiu naturally got the right to build a factory in Yangzhou and a piece of concession land.

Half a month later, Zhong Asi, the head of the Daizhou Army, and You Yichun, the head of the Yangzhou Army, signed an armistice agreement with Xiao Jiu on a huge sea ship off the coast of Yangzhou.

After the agreement was signed, Xiao Jiu carefully looked at Zhong Ah Si and You Yichun in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Today, the problem of Yangzhou has been solved, and the troubled waters of the Battle of Yangzhou have been mixed, and Xiao Jiu has become the biggest vested interest.

On the other hand, You Yichun was angry and depressed because of the loss of power, and Zhong Asi also felt a little sorry because he failed to take Yangzhou in one fell swoop.

But under Xiao Jiu's mediation, the two sides finally chose to shake hands and make peace, not because Xiao Jiu had a lot of face, but because there was a 30,000-strong navy moored in the Yangzhou Sea, and a steady stream of firearms could be sent from Yangcheng County.

Agreements and contracts have always been toys for the upper class, and in the end, everything still depends on strength.

After that, the pattern of Yangzhou was basically tentatively settled, You Yichun ceded the two counties of Sulin and Wuyang to Daizhou, and Xiao Jiu obtained the right to build factories in Yangzhou and Daizhou.

After the men and horses of both sides returned, Xiao Jiu left 10,000 naval garrisons in the coastal concession, built a port here, and brought the rest back to Yangcheng.

During the trip to Yangzhou, Xiao Jiu made a lot of money without spending a single soldier. The next step is to study the overseas Japanese country.

Five days later, Xiao Jiu arrived at Wanpingkou by sea, and before he could return to Yangcheng County, he received a surprising news from his subordinates.

"Lu Yaoliang died of illness?"

After hearing the news, Xiao Jiu's heart was shocked, and he was really a little surprised.

Today's Qingzhou has been calm for a long time, although it has been trading with Yangcheng County, but the relationship between Xiao Jiu and Lu Yaoliang is irreconcilable.

Now Lu Yaoliang is in the prime of life, but he died of illness for no reason, and I don't know how the political pattern of Qingzhou will change.

And according to the news from his subordinates, this Lu Yaoliang seems to be still a diabetic?

Anyway, as soon as Lu Yaoliang died, his son was still young, and now was a good time for Xiao Jiu to infiltrate Qingzhou, no matter how you look at it, it was a good thing.

Then Xiao Jiu returned to Yangcheng County non-stop and summoned a group of high-level officials in Yangcheng County to discuss the matter.

Ten days after Xiao Jiu arrived in Yangcheng County, Zhang Ben, who was far away in Lingshui County, went to the City Lord's Mansion and had a close conversation with Xiao Jiu, as for what he said, no one knows.

After making the deployment, Xiao Jiu ignored Qingzhou for the time being, and finally set his sights on the overseas Wa Kingdom again.

The previous war in Yangzhou temporarily slowed down Xiao Jiu's research on the Wa Kingdom, and now he can free up his hands to clean up these dwarfs.

During the trip to Yangzhou, the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce purchased and received a large number of refugees from Yangzhou, and originally planned to send them to the factory in Yangcheng County, but now Xiao Jiu has other plans.

That is to reclaim the Wa State and regard this group of Yangzhou people as the first group to colonize the Wa State.

With a decision in his heart, Xiao Jiu began to make some strategic arrangements in detail with Zhou Jin, Jinzi, Heizi and others, and urged Li Fu of the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce to step up.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner, and as time goes by, if Xiao Jiu's plans can be successful, he can become the strongest prince in the entire northern realm, and Xiao Jiu is still confident in this.

Xiao Jiu was studying how to make a fortune, and the rest of the northern border was also not idle, just when Xiao Jiu set off for Yangzhou with the navy, the forbidden army in the Zhili region quietly clashed with Xuzhou.

Now that it has entered the depths of winter, the Rong people outside the border have all rested and recuperated because they occupy the land of the six border states.

Taking advantage of this, Yun Bi ordered the forbidden army to attack Xuzhou with all his strength in Kyoto City.

Different from Xiao Jiu's elite strategy, the forbidden army in the Zhili region has been constantly expanding with reckless force, and the tax burden in the territory is getting heavier and heavier, making the people of Zhili, who were already devastated by the war, miserable.

Therefore, Yun Bi had no choice at all, and could only rely on fighting to obtain enough materials to alleviate the contradictions in the territory and support this huge political structure.

But after all, the forbidden army under the command of Yun Bi are all new soldiers, and they have been mired in war since they started a month, and they have been fighting back and forth with the Xuzhou army, and at the same time, soldiers on both sides have continuously lost their lives.

During this period, Yun Bi invited Xiao Jiu to send troops to attack Xuzhou many times, but Xiao Jiu refused.

Xiao Jiu has his own plan, and at this time, investing a lot of manpower and material resources to participate in the unjustifiable Battle of Xuzhou is really worth the loss.

Sure enough, from the beginning of the war of the Zhili Forbidden Army to March of the following year, this war of aggression finally ended in the defeat of the Forbidden Army.

During this period, Xiao Jiu's navy had successfully gained a foothold in the Wa Kingdom, and successively sent more than 200,000 refugees from Yangzhou to the overseas Wa Kingdom.

Now Xiao Jiu has two colonies, and even Qingzhou has found a new breakthrough because of Lu Yaoliang's death.

After the death of Lu Yaoliang, the governor of Qingzhou, because of the young age of his son, a group of officials and clans in Qingzhou jointly elected an official named Xu Liang to become the new lord of Qingzhou.

What is somewhat surprising is that this Xu Liang has always been a dove in the face of Yangcheng County.

A large part of the reason why Xu Liang can come up is that Lu Yaoliang has consumed a lot of financial and material resources in Qingzhou before, and there is still no achievement.

This made the already war-weary Qingzhou family give up the Lu Yaoliang lineage, and after that, the commercial activities of the Lingshui Chamber of Commerce in Qingzhou could finally be carried out normally.