In ancient times, she gave birth to seven daughters and was divorced by her husband's family.

Shangguan Fusheng's expression was solemn, and his already cold face looked even darker and gloomier, which frightened the other wealthy businessmen.

He said, "Don't worry, we will tell the Shangguan family's caravan to conduct business in Qingzhou City and not to have any business dealings with Liangzhou."

"That way, we can help you eliminate many caravans."

"The Shangguan family has the largest business, almost eliminating half of the caravans."

Hearing this, Bai Lu was delighted, but she frowned and said, "Thank you very much."

"But this will affect the Shangguan family's business..."

"It's not that serious. We just need to spend some time patrolling more often."

She said to Shangguan Fusheng.

I don't know how long the war will last. I'm afraid that interrupting the caravan would be a huge loss for the Shangguan family, especially if some of the goods are hard to store, such as food, fruits, and vegetables... That would be an even greater loss."

Bai Lu did not recommend doing this, but just thanked Shangguan Fusheng.

She said seriously, "Let's just do business as normal."

"..."

"What's the matter? This is your hometown."

Shangguan Fusheng said to Bai Lu seriously, "When Qingzhou was in danger before, we were very sad."

"Now that Liangzhou is in danger, you should be as sad as we are..."

"You guys are doing a thorough investigation, so it should be quick! We'll lose at most half a month or a month of business."

"If the Shangguan family can help you, you can save more manpower and resources to fight the war with all your strength...Now that the Turkic enemies are invading, we must leave more troops in Qingzhou."

Bai Lu was shocked when she heard this, then nodded and smiled, "Master Shangguan, you are truly a good businessman."

Shangguan Fusheng smiled and said, "In the past, countless people said that we merchants value profit over separation. Now that we are doing this, I believe it will be able to change our reputation."

"Don't worry, the decisions we make as businessmen will never lead to losses."

Shangguan Fusheng said this... Several wealthy businessmen nearby looked at each other, and after a moment of hesitation, the wealthy businessman Zheng stepped forward and smiled at Bai Lu.

"Since Patriarch Shangguan has taken the lead, let's tell our caravans not to go elsewhere and do business. They should just do business in Qingzhou."

Several wealthy businessmen nearby nodded, and Wang, Li, and Zhang all spoke to Bai Lu one after another.

"Don't worry, we businessmen... we also know that we must help the country in times of crisis."

"We'll help you right away! It's just a matter of paying you some money!"

"Or maybe you don't even have to lose money, you just make less profit!"

"What's the point of earning all this money? There's no point in passing it down for eight or ten generations. Instead, our descendants will be content with the status quo and lack the ability to make progress! The meaning of inheritance will be lost!"

"...That's it. Let's tell the caravan below not to make any moves!"

Listening to them all speaking, Bai Lu was moved and quickly said, "Thank you very much, wealthy businessmen."

When they spoke, it wasn't just a simple speech.

You know, Qingzhou merchants are represented by them.

As long as they speak up, other businessmen will not follow them to do business if they see that the situation is not right.

Ninety percent of the caravans don’t need to be checked because they will never go to Liangzhou to do business.

As for the remaining 10%, if they search carefully, they will definitely be able to catch all the Turkic spies in one fell swoop.

Much faster!

Bai Lu thanked them repeatedly and said, "When the time comes, I will definitely record your outstanding achievements in the book and inform His Majesty!"

"Hey, what's the big deal?"

Shangguan Fusheng and the others all waved their hands and smiled.

They didn't want this. Although Bai Lu said that he would report their achievements to the emperor, the emperor was so busy, how could he care about a few small businessmen like them?

And they are just doing their job.

No one took it seriously and said to Bai Lu, "Lady Bai, you have to take care of yourself..."

"You're not only here to run a business, you're also busy running errands! And... Liangzhou... you absolutely must not take any risks."

They all looked at Bai Lu with worry. Besides talking about business matters, they also had one important thing to say, which was to tell Bai Lu to be careful.

They pulled Bai Lu aside, hesitating for a long time. Finally, Shangguan Fusheng said, "We know that telling you this might be insulting to you. After all, you are a great hero of Qingzhou. You might not be afraid of death!"

"But we tell you clearly that if it were us, we would not do those dangerous things."

"Now you have your own family, your own brothers and sisters-in-law, your own nephews, your own daughters and sons, and so many friends... No one wants you to die! If you die, it will be like the sky falling for them."

"Sometimes, we wish you could be a little selfish."

"Everyone knows what's happening in Liangzhou. The imperial court will send troops to Liangzhou to rescue them. In that case, one more person won't make much difference, so just stay in Qingzhou. There's no need to risk your life in Liangzhou."

It's so dangerous for a girl on the battlefield.

They had heard that Bai Lu had been a female general on the battlefield and had killed many Turks, and they were all terrified.

If those Turks were more perverted and violent...if they won, Bai Lu would be captured directly.

Everyone knows what happened to her.

Bai Lu was stunned when she heard this, then she immediately smiled and said to them, "Don't worry, I understand."

"His Royal Highness has already sent another general. I am guarding Qingzhou."

"There's not as much rice in Qingzhou as in Liangzhou, so I have to stay here."

"...If there's a real disturbance in Liangzhou, the people won't suffer much. My rice shop will act first and report later, distributing the rice to the people. The state will subsidize me."

It is very cheap to buy rice in the system mall. One pound costs only one or two cents. If you buy more, it can be even cheaper.

So no matter what, Bai Lu will make money and will not lose anything.

For her, this is a very important matter. The money she earns in one day can provide food for the people of Liangzhou City for several days.

For the people of Liangzhou, this is indeed a matter of life and death.

With such ability, how can we not donate generously to help them?

As the saying goes, 'If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.'

"Thank you very much."

Bai Lu said firmly to these businessmen, "You are all good people."

Although people outside say... businessmen are bad and profit-driven, these wealthy businessmen in Qingzhou are really good people.

Compared with the wealthy businessmen from remote areas like Liangzhou, the wealthy businessmen from Qingzhou are more generous in the face of disasters.

It’s not your fault that the wealthy businessmen in Liangzhou didn’t have these ideas before. Everyone has his or her own stance.

Helping the people is a favor, not helping them is also a duty.

Bai Lu knew that the only thing she could do was to thank these wealthy businessmen: "I thank you again on behalf of the people..."

Seeing Bai Lu thanking him again and again, the wealthy businessmen blushed immediately.

In fact, deep down they were somewhat unwilling.

They also had another thought, that is, if they did not come out to help this time, would the court be unhappy in the future?

After thinking about it, I decided to help in the end. It would just mean less profit.

If other wealthy businessmen don’t send out caravans, then they won’t send out either, and they can also receive Bai Lu’s gratitude.

Now... they were all muttering in their hearts, and turned around to tell their servants and maids to set up some porridge shops in Qingzhou City and give out some porridge or something.

This way, you can also cover up your guilty conscience.

Shangguan Fusheng and others left.

When Bai Lu saw them walking away, her eyes immediately became fierce.

She immediately returned to her room and sent a message to several maids who were thousands of miles away.

Tu Mi did not come with them. She and a dozen maids stayed in the residence of Anguo Hou Bai in Liangzhou.

"Tumi, how's the situation?"

It has been such a long time, she knew that Tu Mi and others had not sent her any message, so there should be no big deal in Liangzhou.

Then Tumi replied, "Everything is fine."

Bai Lu hurriedly asked, "How is the Empress Dowager? Is she still in her residence in Liangzhou City?"

Tumi replied, "The Empress Dowager is inside the mansion. Please help us close the door!"

"Outside, the governor of Liangzhou is surrounding us with two thousand soldiers and horses, trying to break down the gate, but the Empress Dowager was prepared in advance, so they haven't been able to break it down yet..."

"Today is the last day. If we still can't break through, they will probably resort to a brute force attack!!"

Bai Lu was shocked: "What is the Queen Mother's plan now?"

This is no different from having something to do.

The troops in Liangzhou are definitely much larger than those in the Anguo Marquis’ mansion.

It would be easy for the governor of Liangzhou to do anything to the empress dowager.

In particular, we don’t know how many soldiers and horses the prefect has under his command, and we don’t know how confident he is.

Then Tumi said, "My Lord, the Queen Mother has already led us to dig a secret passage. It took us three days... It's already been dug. We can escape through the secret passage."

"And the Empress Dowager knew the outsiders might resort to fire, so she prepared over a dozen corpses in advance. After bringing them out...if they resort to fire, we'll simply douse the corpses in oil and set them on fire to make it look like we're dead."

"I see."

Bai Lu felt relieved after hearing this.

It seems that the Queen Mother has made much more preparations than they imagined.

"You must do your utmost to protect the Empress Dowager. If anything goes wrong, send me a message immediately."

Zhou Langya has already gone, and the Queen Mother may have to stay in Liangzhou for two days.

If they prepare in advance and persevere, there will be no problem.

But... Bai Lu was still worried. She thought for a while and called out the system again.

I saw that the system had changed its skin again today, and it turned into the appearance of a grown girl.

She was so beautiful and stunning.

Bai Lu couldn't help but twitch her lips, and asked her: "Hey, how did our Mr. Xi become Miss Xi?"

The little girl winked at Bai Lu and waved the handkerchief in her hand with a smile. The fragrance of powder and cosmetics went straight into Bai Lu's nose. "How about it? Do I look good?"

"It looks good, it looks good. Please sit down quickly and I will tell you something serious."

"If I buy a few bodyguards, can they be sent to the Queen Mother immediately?"

"Or do these bodyguards have to spawn near me?"

After the system pondered for a while, it said to Bai Lu, "It must be generated near you."

Bai Lu was deflated. "Then, in that case, wouldn't the Queen Mother's safety be unguaranteed?"

Then the system said with a smile: "However, aren't your Tumi and several other maids in Liangzhou? You can spawn near them."

Bai Lu pondered for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "Oh? Since I can spawn near them, then I have a way!!"

I will always keep an eye on Tumi's developments.

If the situation is not right, you can use a trick...divine soldiers from heaven!

......

Mudan and Bingxin are in the Western Regions.

They came to a country close to Dawu, called Dashi Kingdom.

This country is a little special.

Why do you say it’s a bit special (??? ? ???)?

Because this country has no king.

I heard it existed before, but now I don’t know where it went and it hasn’t appeared for a long time.

However, the queen of Dashi Kingdom is now in charge of the overall situation and can still maintain the lives of the people here.

The environment here is harsh. This year, there is a shortage of water and food production is poor. The people go hungry for six meals in three days and only one meal a day.

But they had no intention of rebelling.

As the old saying goes, if you don’t even have enough to eat, how can you have the energy to rebel?

How can we fight against the country?

Moreover, the queen was kind-hearted. When she saw that the people were not getting enough to eat, she would distribute food to them. Even foreign merchants could get food.

Mudan and Bingxin received two big pancakes that day. The pancakes were as big as their faces. They were round in shape and had holes on them. After being baked in the pan, a layer of paste would appear on top.

Because there was no oil, there was only a roasted aroma and it tasted dry.

Leave it there to dry, it may not go bad even if you leave it there for three days.

There is a large area of ​​desert in Dashi Country, so big pancakes are still very popular here. They can satisfy hunger and are easy to carry on the road.

Mudan and Bingxin were both robots. They didn't eat anything, so they simply shared the big pancakes in their hands with the children below.

The child looked similar to Uri, with blond hair and blue eyes.

Seeing Mudan and Bingxin, he blinked his eyes and was very happy. He took the cake and told the people at home, "There are two kind sisters outside!"

He also invited them to his home.

Although I have nothing else to repay you, a drink of water is still acceptable.

Mudan and Bingxin had no feelings for each other. They looked at these people inviting them and felt nothing. They just followed Bailu's instructions and cut off a small piece of silver in their hands, which was worth about 500 coins, and gave it to these people so that they could live a happier life.

However, silver is not a common currency in Dashi Kingdom.

The child accepted it as a toy.

Mudan and Bingxin asked the people of Dashi: "By the way, do you have a kind of tea called bitter Pu'er here? We are from Dawu, and we are friends of Viscount Shen..."

"Can you take us to his tea house?"

Viscount Shen is Shen Congyun.

Last time Shen Congyun said that he came back from the Kingdom of Daqin, where the monarch loved to pretend to be cool by drinking bitter Pu'er tea, and even made him a viscount.

The people didn't understand what they were saying and just stared at each other.

They were just about to ask someone who had lived in Dawu when they heard Mudan start speaking in the awkward Dashi dialect: "Do you have a kind of tea called bitter Pu'er?"

"We are from Dawu, we are friends of Viscount Shen..."

Hearing this, the people shook their heads and said, "We don't have the title of 'Viscount' here. Are you talking about the Arabs?"

"We are in Oishi here!"

“Two places.”