A few days later.
In the Xiliang Provincial Governor's Office.
Dong Zhuo threw the water ladle on the ground and looked at a scout with fire in his eyes."Isn't it possible to break through the soil in ten days?"
"My lord!"
"The Guzang people did say that!" The scout's legs went soft as he trembled.”
"Dig it out!"
Dong Zhuo shouted.
Li Ru's eyes were filled with doubt.”
"Dig!"
Dong Zhuo was aggressive.
Recently, he had been watering and picking up manure. He wished he could stay on this land all day.
However, ten days had passed, and there were no signs of Miao Po Tu appearing. How could he tolerate this!
"Kengchi!"
"Kengchi!"
The scout dug the soil with both hands.
In a short time, the seeds were dug out.
Immediately, a foul stench, along with the smell of decay, assaulted his senses.
"Rotten!"
Dong Zhuo covered his nose and said with a dull look,"It's all rotten. No wonder it didn't sprout. No wonder Yan Chuan casually asked someone to bring it back. Could it be that this thing only grows near the Western Regions?”
"Perhaps. After all, it's an item from a foreign land!" Li Ru smiled bitterly.”
Dong Zhuo kicked the scout and shouted,"Little Yan Chuan, you're bullying me too much. If I knew that I wouldn't be able to grow crops, I might as well have steamed potatoes, yumen, and sweet potatoes!”
Li Ru said helplessly," The Northern Liang has set up a caravan and has started selling in the counties of Western Liang. They are limited to one stone per day. Should we buy some?"”
"Buy!"
"Buy them all!" Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up.”
Li Ru's eyelids twitched wildly." My lord, just potatoes alone cost one gold coin per stone, or ten sheep. The price of corn and sweet potatoes is even higher!"”
"Profiteer!"
Dong Zhuo was furious." Yan Chuan is a profiteer. One gold coin and ten sheep can buy a good warhorse from the Western Regions. If he wants potatoes, will the corn rot in his hands?"”
Li Ru's expression was strange." The supply exceeds the demand. Xu Prefecture's Mi Family's customers bought it for three days straight and prepared to sell it to Xu Prefecture. Jing Xiang's merchants did the same!”
"Wenyou!"
"Send people to buy everything. I heard that Beiliang is selling honeycomb briquettes and stoves?" Dong Zhuo sneered.”
"Not bad!"
Li Ru bowed.
To him, stoves and honeycomb briquettes were of little value.
No one would spend a lot of money to buy something to burn and keep warm.
"Fancy!"
Dong Zhuo sneered disdainfully.
Li Ru bowed and said," My lord, the three million coins that the emperor gave to the Northern Liang were robbed by the Xiaoyue Clan. A few days ago, the Xiaoyue Clan was exterminated. A scout reported that the Cheshi Kingdom in the Western Region was wiped out. It was all done by the Northern Liang!"”
"Barbarians, exterminate the country!"
Dong Zhuo asked in fear.
Li Ru took a deep breath and said,"Not bad!"”
"How ruthless!"
"If Yan Chi had been half as ruthless as Yan Chongzhi, the Yan family would have become the most prominent aristocratic family in Liangzhou, and the Grand Marshal of the current dynasty would not have been given the chance to do so," Dong Zhuo said warily.”
"Watch your words!"
Li Ru glanced at the scout.
Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said indifferently," There's no need to be afraid. He won't be a marshal for long!"”
"Here!"
Li Ru said respectfully.
Time passed day by day.
Lu Bu and Ma Teng continued to fight.
The six thousand Ironblood Army and thousands of militia had all become battle-hardened soldiers.
Mid-November.
Beiliang sent several battle reports into Luoyang.
At the same time, corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes were sent over.
Although Yan Chuan didn't have the heart to flatter, in this era, there were still some things that needed to be taboo. It was no harm to give some worthless things to Liu Hong.
In the Jiade Palace.
Liu Hong flipped through the battle report of Northern Liang. The gratification in his eyes could not be concealed. He raised his head and asked,""In just ten months, Yan Chuan had conquered the Cheshi Kingdom, the Little Yue Clan, and even destroyed several Qiang Hu tribes. It was indeed the right choice for me to let him rule the four counties of Northern Liang!”
Zhou Cai bowed and said," General Yan obtained potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes from the Western Regions. They can all be cooked and eaten. They are soft and sweet. He specially sent three carriages into the palace to congratulate Your Majesty on the end of the year!”
"Oh?"
Liu Hong closed the report, his eyes shining.
"Your Majesty, the gift of the Marquis of Beiliang has been sent to the imperial kitchen!" Zhang Rang said respectfully.”
Liu Hong nodded slightly and said indifferently,""Taichang, Dahonglu, have you chosen a date for your wedding?”
"Your Majesty!"
Taichang Qing stepped forward and bowed." I calculated the almanac and observed the stars. After discussing with Dahonglu, we agreed that the 18th of March next year is a good day. We can set off from Luoyang and marry the two beauties to Beiliang!"”
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Liu Hong knocked on the table and looked at Cai Yong. He smiled and said,""Cai Qing, the Marquis of Beiliang is a rare hero in the world. His ancestors were also relatives of the royal family. Now, he has four counties as his marquis and has brought me to guard the border.”
"I dare not!"
Cai Yong's mouth twitched.
Liu Hong was the Son of Heaven. Who would dare to refute the betrothal of the Son of Heaven?
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