The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Why, is there any difficulty?"

"You, the Arabs, haven't suffered from drought either, so you must have surplus food."

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Your Highness, even if the Arab Empire hadn't been affected by the disaster, a million dan of grain would still be a significant amount."

"I'm afraid even the total market volume in the eastern provinces of the Arab Empire combined doesn't even reach this level."

"And we also need to leave some reserves."

"Five hundred thousand shi is about right, but according to the current market price, we still have to bear 20% of the shipping cost."

Nigel said decisively.

"No, at least 800,000 shi, and the freight can only be increased by 10%." Ning Quan refused.

"Your Highness, we are discussing business, not negotiating with prisoners of war."

"If you don't agree, then we can not do this business."

Ning Quan's strong attitude made Nigel a little annoyed.

"Hehe...are you talking to me about power?"

"Then if I send troops to the Arabs, is that also within my power?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Quan's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Your Highness, you..."

Hearing this, Nigel's face changed immediately.

"Butler Nigel, I've negotiated with you properly, and I'm buying at the market price, yet you're playing tricks on me?"

"Is it because the prisoners of war have been returned that you feel more confident?"

As he spoke, Ning's whole body burst out with a strong murderous intent.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. It was Nigel who was reckless."

"Let's do as Your Highness wishes. 800,000 dan of grain, only add 10% to the shipping fee."

Seeing this, Nigel quickly knelt on the ground.

Faced with Ning Quan's threat, he had to bow his head.

If Ning Quan really attacked the Arabs and it was because of him, Governor Hassan would take his life.

"Haha, why didn't you just agree earlier? Why did you have to be so upset?"

Ning Quan's face suddenly showed a smile.

The speed at which his expression changed made Nigel ashamed.

"Now that we've reached an agreement, let's sign it quickly."

"The first batch of 200,000 dan of grain must be delivered within one and a half months."

Then, Ning Quan called Nigel over to sign the agreement.

Although Nigel felt aggrieved, he did not dare to refuse and had to sign the contract with great reluctance.

Everything was done, and Nigel left quickly.

Looking at Nigel's panicked back, Ning Quan smiled coldly and turned to the backyard.

He and Li Wanyue hadn't seen each other for two months and missed her very much.

Now that the work is done, of course we have to take the time to be intimate.

“Your Highness.”

Seeing Ning Quan return to the room, Li Wanyue called out with a blushing face.

"Madam, I miss you so much."

Ning Quan walked forward with a smile and took Li Wanyue into his arms.

“So do I.”

Feeling the familiar body temperature, Li Wanyue's cheeks flushed, her eyes were watery, and her gaze as she looked at Ning Quan became more and more blurred.

Seeing this, Ning Quan couldn't help it any longer, picked up Li Wanyue and went to the bed.

"Husband, I can't do that."

But at this moment, Li Wanyue quickly struggled and looked at Ning Quan with her beautiful eyes full of pleading.

"What's wrong?"

Ning Quan was stunned and stopped.

"My dear husband, I am pregnant."

Li Wanyue's pretty face flushed, and she looked at Ning Quan tenderly and said.

"What did you say? Say it again!"

Ning Quan's face was filled with ecstasy, and he stared at Li Wanyue with wide eyes in disbelief.

"I'm pregnant, and it's been more than two months." Li Wanyue repeated shyly.

"Hahaha, that's great! That's great!"

Ning Quan danced with excitement.

Hard work pays off, and all my previous hard work was not in vain.

"Look how happy you are."

Li Wanyue joked with a smile.

"Of course I'm happy. I'm going to have a son!"

"What nonsense! How do you know it's a son? What if it's a daughter?"

Li Wanyue rolled her eyes at Ning Quan and said angrily.

"No, it must be a son! This is my intuition."

Ning Quan said confidently.

"What if it's a daughter? Wouldn't you like it anymore?"

Li Wanyue pouted and asked dissatisfiedly.

"Yes, yes, of course I like it."

"Besides, we can still reproduce."

Ning Quan chuckled.

"Husband, you are so annoying."

Li Wanyue pouted and her face turned extremely red.

"hey-hey......"

Ning Quan laughed dryly twice.

"By the way, I'm pregnant, so I can't accompany you these days. Let Dongmei and the others sleep with you." Li Wanyue suddenly looked up and said.

"Sure, sure, as long as Madam agrees."

Ning Quan chuckled.

"Hmph, you still behave well when you get the advantage."

Li Wanyue lightly punched Ning Quan.

The two of them joked for a while, then went to the restaurant to eat hand in hand.

After dinner, Ning Quan personally installed the solar power generation equipment and home appliances shipped from Hulun.

I worked until the evening and finally got everything done.

Ning Quan also enjoyed the coolness of the air conditioner again.

Ning Quan has been suffering from the heat these days.

That night, Ning Quan was accompanied by Dongmei and Chunlan in bed.

Ning Quan also indulged himself completely for once.

........

The next morning.

After washing up and having breakfast, Ning Quan came to the front hall.

Zhuge Liang and others had already been waiting.

Although the Daqian crisis has been resolved, there are still many things to deal with.

The first and foremost problem is the drought. Since the beginning of spring, there has been no rain in the entire Northwest, just like in the Central Plains, and the farmland is on the verge of complete failure.

The lives of millions of people are at stake.

"Your Highness, based on our current food reserves, we can only sustain it for three months at most."

Zhuge Liang reported.

"Yes, I understand."

"Isn't it the food we purchased from the Tang Dynasty? We can still provide them with aid in the short term."

Ning Quan nodded.

"But Your Highness, even if the Arabs bring in food, given the current population, it will only last until the beginning of next year at best, which is still not enough."

Zhuge Liang reminded.

"This king also knows this."

"So...I am worried too."

"There must be some food for sale in the Arab world, but unfortunately I have no more silver. Unless we send troops to the Arab world to rob it."

Ning Quan said distressedly.

"Your Highness, absolutely not."

Zhuge Liang said hurriedly after hearing this.

"Well, I know it's not possible. We can deal with just one eastern province, but to take on the entire Arab Empire, our strength is far from enough."

Ning Quan sighed.

"Your Highness, I have an idea."

"General Yue will be back soon, so we can deal with those Tibetan captives. Why not just sell them all to the Arabs?"

"As for those 40,000 Xiongnu captives, we can also sell them all now that our new city construction is nearing completion."

"This way we can also get some money to buy food."

Zhuge Liang suggested.

"Well, that's an idea."

"Let's do it this way. The Prime Minister will go to Nigel later to discuss it and see if he is willing to buy it."

"If that doesn't work, then we'll contact the slave traders."

Ning Quan nodded.

"Yes, I understand." Zhuge Liang responded.

"Your Highness, I have something to report."

At this moment, Li Jing stood up and said.