I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

Chen Qingyun also understood very well that this vicious plot would definitely bring infamy to Jiang Zuo.

Moreover, his opening of trade and doing business with the people of Mobei has always aroused opposition from many people.

Chen Qingyun knew it clearly, but no matter what, she would support Jiang Zuo now.

The empress will kill anyone who dares to oppose!

Of course, except for the Empress herself...

"Do you really want to do this? Those northern barbarians are very cunning. You must be extremely careful."

Chen Qingyun was actually a little worried about Jiang Zuo at this moment.

"Don't worry, Siyue. If we encounter danger, I, Jiang Zuo, will definitely be the first to run away. What's more, those Mobei people can't beat our Anding Army."

Jiang Zuo is quite confident.

In the battles with the northern barbarians, Jiangzuo never lost a single battle.

"Then you must be extremely careful."

Chen Qingyun reminded again.

"Don't worry, I'll be busy now."

Jiang Zuo said goodbye to Chen Qingyun.

Chen Qingyun nodded slightly. In fact, she was also very curious whether this trade would be successful.

If possible, when it is successfully established, she would also like to see with her own eyes how Jiangzuo does business with these barbaric people from Mobei.

As the location for the trade, Jiang Zuo chose a grassland forty miles away from Anding County.

Although this area was theoretically under the rule of the State of Yan, the people of Mobei often occupied it and used it for grazing.

This place is large and close to Mobei, making it most suitable for large-scale trade.

Jiang Zuo led a group of people and began to set up camp, preparing to turn this place into a trading port. If necessary, they would also build city defenses as the first line of defense against the barbarians.

But what we need to do now is to make the people of Mobei stop the war and accept the peace talks with Jiangzuo.

If they continue to fight like this, with such internal friction and mutual annexation, they will actually give birth to a powerful tribe.

Under such a harsh environment in Mobei, these northern barbarians have already developed extremely strong combat capabilities.

If someone unified the tribes in northern Mobei, the consequences would be completely unimaginable.

Jiangzuo was able to resist these Mobei people, but the same could not be said for other Yan armies.

Jiang Zuo can't wait to deal with the Northern Barbarians.

As long as he can survive this winter and completely eliminate the hidden dangers in Mobei, Jiang Zuo will be considered to have completed the mission of the empress. Only then can he marry Miss Siyue...

"Inform the tribes in Mobei to stop fighting. We in Anding County are willing to be good people and do business with them. All we need is barter."

Jiang Zuo ordered.

As for what supplies the people in Mobei have, Jiangzuo also knows it clearly.

Jiang Zuo didn't really want things like cattle and sheep.

The cold wave last winter froze many cattle and sheep to death in Mobei.

If the tribes in the northern desert really had enough cattle and sheep, they would not have gone south to plunder so many times.

Soon, Jiang Zuo thought of a supply that was absolutely sufficient in Mobei.

Coal, sulfur.

As for this kind of resources, the vast Mobei area definitely has a large amount of minerals.

If the people of Mobei are willing to dig and mine, Jiangzuo will also be happy to trade with them.

These minerals were used to produce and manufacture weapons, which were later used as guns and cannons to attack the northern barbarians.

"Yang Feng, take people to inform Suolu and Di Zhen immediately, tell them to stop fighting. If they want supplies, come here to exchange them."

Jiang Zuo gave another order.

grassland.

Western Sea Territory.

Di Zhen received another batch of weapons from Anding County and had already been preparing troops to attack Suolu's territory again.

"Khan, the envoy of the Yan army is here to see you."

At this time, the subordinates came to report.

"Who?"

Di Zhen didn't hear clearly.

"The man under Jiang Zuo from Anding County."

The subordinate said again.

"Let him in."

Di Zhen ordered.

He no longer felt the same disgust towards the people of Anding County as before. Instead, because he had bought a lot of weapons from them, he had an inexplicable dependence on them.

Previously, due to insufficient weapons and armor, they were defeated by Solu. Fortunately, they purchased a lot of weapons and armor from Anding County, and gradually stabilized the situation.

A moment later, Yang Feng came to Di Zhen and said straight to the point: "Khan Di Zhen, our Lord Jiang told you to stop killing each other. Anding County no longer needs prisoners, so let's stop fighting immediately."

Hearing this, Di Zhen immediately said with an unhappy expression: "Cease-fire? How is that possible! Even if you don't want prisoners, I will destroy the Karen tribe!"

It was obvious that Di Zhen had lost his temper and was determined to fight to the death with Solu.

"Don't worry. We have also notified Suolu. He has promised that as long as you, Di Zhen, don't take the initiative to provoke him before this winter, he will not attack you."

Yang Feng assured.

"I won't believe a word of Solu's bullshit."

At this moment, Di Zhen's hatred for Suolu has already surpassed that for the Yan people.

In Di Zhen's opinion, Suolu was the root cause of the unrest in Mobei. If he had not been the first to agree to Jiang Zuo's request and exchange captives for silver, the tribe would not have followed suit (including Di Zhen).

"Why are you doing this? If you two continue to fight like this, aren't you afraid that our Yan State will take this opportunity to destroy you?"

Yang Feng was still quite honest and directly used the Yan army to intimidate Di Zhen.

Di Zhen was indeed worried about this.

At this moment, Di Zhen was also a little hesitant.

Yang Feng added: "If the fighting continues, I'm afraid the supplies you have now won't be able to survive this cold winter."

These two sentences made Di Zhen calm down immediately and think seriously about these important issues.

"Since you don't want any prisoners anymore, what supplies do we in the Mobei tribe have that we can exchange with you?"

Di Zhen frowned and said.

Mobei is famous for its shortage of supplies, so bartering is simply not feasible.

In the past, when people in Mobei wanted to sell salt or other supplies, they had to rely on selling cattle and sheep, or plundering to get money and silver, in order to buy a little bit of necessary supplies.

At this time, Yang Feng said: "Now we are in Anding County and need a kind of stone. If we can find it, we can also exchange it for a large amount of silver. As for the price, it is not lower than selling slaves, and the risk is also lower."

"Stone?"

Di Zhen was extremely confused.

Aren’t these stones everywhere?

Yang Feng took out a piece of coal and a piece of sulfur from his bag and handed them to Di Zhen.

"If you can find these things, you can make more money than selling slaves."

"really?"

Di Zhen expressed doubt.

He took the stones in his hand and studied them carefully. These stones did seem to be different.

Yang Feng nodded and assured: "It's absolutely true. Before this, Suolu had already used these things to exchange for a lot of money from our Anding County. Otherwise, why do you think he is so rich now? When you find these supplies, we in Anding County can sell you any weapons."

Speaking of Solu, Di Zhen suddenly became competitive.

Di Zhen gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, we in Haixi will help you find this kind of stone, but you Yan people must keep your promise and not pay a penny less."

"No problem. I'll leave first. I still have to go to other tribes..."