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

All the carriage companies have been hired by the prince. Where can Ning Quan find another carriage company?

"Thank you, Ninth Prince, for your understanding!"

Hearing this, Sikong Ruo breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuntong Carriage Company is the largest carriage company in the capital and has always had an excellent reputation. Sikong Ruo did not want to break the contract and ruin its reputation.

Now that His Highness the Ninth Prince was willing to raise the price by 50%, it undoubtedly helped her a lot.

"Well, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

"Oh, right, there's something else going on."

"The number of carriages previously ordered needs to be increased, as the king has soldiers and their families who need to accompany him."

Ning Quan nodded and said.

"More?"

"Your Highness, we no longer have any extra capacity. All the other carriages have been reserved by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Sikong Ruo looked embarrassed.

"Can you think of another solution?" Ning Quan asked.

"Your Highness, I'm afraid that's difficult. We can only spare thirty to fifty vehicles at most."

"Thirty or fifty is fine, whatever you can get."

"However, for the family members who cannot be arranged for the time being, can your car dealership make arrangements later?" Ning Quan continued.

"Of course that's no problem. I'll definitely arrange it for you."

Sikong Ruo answered quickly.

"Okay, then it's settled." Ning Quan nodded with a smile.

"Okay, Your Highness, don't worry." Sikong Ruo agreed with a smile.

After everything was discussed, Ning Quan and Sikong Ruo signed a new contract.

Ning Quan agreed to raise the price by 50% and added an agreement to transport the soldiers' families.

"Your Highness, are all your supplies ready?"

"If everything is ready, we will send the carriage to load the goods tomorrow morning."

After the contract was signed, Sikong Ruo asked.

"Well, everything is ready. You can go there tomorrow morning." Ning Quan nodded.

"Okay, then I will arrange the carriage and horses tomorrow. Your Highness, please count the quantity of supplies in advance and make preparations for the handover." Sikong Ruo nodded.

"okay, I get it."

Ning Quan nodded, then turned and left.

"Miss, if we do this, will it offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

After Ning Quan left, Shopkeeper Li said worriedly.

"Don't worry, why are we raising the price? Isn't it just to shut up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"It's the same price, and His Highness the Ninth Prince already has a contract. What can he possibly complain about?"

"Besides, he's the Crown Prince, so he wouldn't bother with a weak woman like me!"

Sikong Ruo said without any concern,

"But..." Shopkeeper Li wanted to persuade him again.

"Uncle Li, if you keep nagging me, I'll deduct your wages."

Sikong Ruo frowned and threatened.

"Ok."

Seeing this, Shopkeeper Li could only shut his mouth in disappointment.

"Well, hurry up and get ready. We'll load the goods tomorrow morning."

Sikong Ruo urged.

"Yes, I'll go right away." Shopkeeper Li responded and retreated.

"Your Highness, Sikong Ruo is not lying to us, deliberately looking for an excuse to raise the price."

After leaving the carriage shop, Lu Bu asked in a low voice.

"Probably not. Recently, Daqian and Daqi have been on the verge of a war."

"The Crown Prince is in charge of military affairs in the south, so it's normal for him to mobilize carriages to transport food and fodder in preparation for war."

Ning Quan shook his head.

"I see."

Only after hearing his prince's explanation did Lu Bu feel completely relieved.

……

At the same time, in the Prince's residence.

"Your Highness, Sikong Ruo sent a message saying that the Ninth Prince has also agreed to raise the price by 50%, so she will not accept our business."

Lu Hong, the chief steward of the Prince's Mansion, hurried into the study and reported.

"Yeah, I see. That's to be expected."

"I didn't think this would work out. I just wanted to make Lao Jiu spend more money and cause him some trouble."

Hearing this, Ning Gaoyi said indifferently.

"Your Highness, are we going to let the Ninth Prince go so easily?"

"If he manages to gain a firm foothold in Beiting, I'm afraid he'll be too powerful to be eliminated in the future."

Du Feng, the chief secretary of the Crown Prince's Mansion, said in a low voice.

"Humph, that will depend on him being able to gain a firm foothold."

"Don't worry, even if we don't take action, someone will naturally take action against him!"

"Especially that idiot, the third one, who wishes the ninth one would die immediately."

"And the boss and the others, who doesn't want Lao Jiu to die sooner?"

"Just wait and see. It's a question whether Lao Jiu can make it to Beiting alive."

Ning Gao snorted coldly.

"Your Highness is wise."

After listening to Ning Gao's explanation, everyone quickly complimented him.

.......

the other side.

When Ning Quan returned to his mansion, he saw many soldiers returning with their families.

He has quite a few family members, at least two or three hundred people.

At this time, Man Chong was settling them down.

The palace certainly cannot accommodate so many soldiers and their families.

Fortunately, after Ning Quan gave instructions yesterday, Man Chong immediately booked two inns near the palace for accommodation.

Therefore, the soldiers' families can temporarily stay in the inn.

"Your Highness, you are back."

Seeing Ning Quan coming back, Man Chong hurriedly came forward and said.

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Is everything settled?"

Ning Quan asked with a smile.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. We are currently arranging it. There will definitely be no problem."

Man Chong replied with a smile.

"That's good. By the way, have you counted how many of our family members have gone to Beiting?" Ning Quan asked.

"Your Highness, I have counted the number of family members who followed us initially, and there are more than 400 of them. The number of people who followed us later is much greater, almost 2,000."

Man Chong replied.

“Yes, I understand, but now there is a new situation.”

"The carriage company doesn't have that much capacity, so they can only provide us with an additional thirty or so carriages."

"So we can only take half of the four hundred people away. The rest will have to wait until later."

"You go and take care of this matter. Explain it to the soldiers and tell them that all expenses during their stay will be covered by us. Tell them not to worry."

"Yes, I know how to deal with it."

Man Chong nodded.

"Okay, go and do your work."

Ning Quan waved his hand, signaling Man Chong to leave.

"Prime Minister, the transfer of supplies is now in your hands."

After Man Chong left, Ning Quan gave instructions to Zhuge Liang.

"Don't worry, Your Highness."

Zhuge Liang smiled.

Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction and returned to the living room.

.......

Early next morning.

Outside Ningquan Mansion, hundreds of horse-drawn carriages and ox-drawn carts were parked on the roadside.

These ox carts and horse carriages all belong to the Yuntong Carriage Company, and each has a load capacity of 20 shi.

In addition, each vehicle is equipped with two drivers.

These carriages and coachmen will accompany Ning Quan to Beiting.

When Ning Quan came out, everyone was already waiting.

"Your Highness, all the goods have been counted, and Manager Li has signed and sealed everything. We can now load them."

Seeing Ning Quan coming over, Zhuge Liang stepped forward to report.

"Well, then let's load the car and get all the soldiers to help."

Ning Quan nodded.

"As ordered."

Zhuge Liang bowed and accepted the order.

Soon, the palace became busy.

The coachmen and soldiers loaded boxes of goods into ox carts and horse carriages.

Because there were so many supplies, it took until the afternoon to load everything.

Then, the convoy drove out of the city in a mighty manner.

The Yuntong Car Company's site is outside the city, and when Ning Quan leaves Beijing, he will meet up with the convoy directly outside the city.