Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"I'm going to cut off all supplies to the Nanman."

"During this period, there will be a backlog of cloth, a shortage of rubber, and there may be some changes in supplies on the market, so I need the three of you to help me stabilize the situation."

Hearing this, the three of them nodded.

Qin Ming has used force to bring great suppression to the Southern Barbarians.

Now it's the turn of those in the rear to take action.

Naturally, they must be suppressed economically.

Chen Shimao had already guessed Qin Ming's tactics.

Now we are just waiting for Qin Ming to come back and give his personal nod before we start working.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen."

Qian Cai patted his chest and assured:

"We still have several ports in Jiangnan, which is enough."

"Yinshan County also has connections with the Nanyang countries and can absorb some of them."

"At worst, the goods will just pile up here. We can still make money after the war."

The three of them talked to each other and all had their own ideas.

Seeing that they were all so confident, Chen Shimao slowly nodded at this time.

A few days later.

Among the mountains in the Nanman territory.

A group of elders and tribal leaders have been eagerly waiting for many days.

The reason why they gathered here was not simple.

Many people just hope that their supplies will not be taken away by others, so they keep an eye on it here.

But on this day, a piece of news quickly reached their ears.

"Everyone, the supplies given to us by the imperial court have been intercepted by the King of Qin."

"What? How much did he take?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief.

But then the messenger's words struck them like lightning.

"They've all been taken away."

"How can this be?"

"Are the officers and soldiers of Daqian just there to eat for free?!"

As soon as this was said, everyone's faces turned extremely ugly.

Their goods have been completely cut off from Lingnan in the past few days.

They were originally enjoying the benefits given by Qin Ming and were very comfortable.

I've even become accustomed to these preferential treatments.

But after Qin Ming directly cut off their supply and acquisition.

The hundreds of tribes in the south only then realized how fragile their stability was.

After Qin Ming left, many of their things could not be sold.

It is even more impossible to exchange supplies from Qin Ming.

This puts everyone in a difficult position!

"Our tribe has grown by several hundred people in the past few years, and they all need to eat. If these supplies can't be delivered, and Lingnan cuts off contact, they will soon run out of food and won't be able to survive even for a month."

"Our top priority right now is to get the imperial court to send a new batch of supplies."

"Yes, let's send a letter to those two princes quickly. We are now in this situation because we followed their wishes. They must be held responsible."

The court that was supposed to send gifts has not delivered them yet.

These barbarian armies will definitely not attack.

They are just wasting time like this now, and in the end it will definitely be the imperial court that suffers.

Of course, if the time drags on long enough, the southern barbarian tribes will not be able to bear it themselves.

So they were all a little anxious at this time.

Soon, their news reached the military camps in the Changhe River Basin.

Prince Liang and Prince Yu had already noticed this situation.

But after they sent the news to the court.

However, the imperial court said that if they wanted to collect supplies and send them over, it would take at least half a month.

During this half month, they must first let the Nanman army attack.

Otherwise, their losses from these two consecutive deliveries would be extremely high.

But just when they were getting anxious.

His men brought back news about the Nanman.

"Your Highness, the Nanman have sent another message. They are saying that they will not mobilize unless they see supplies."

"These bastards! We just sent out a batch of stuff, and it's almost arrived, but we didn't see them come out to contact us. Now that something went wrong, they're blaming us."

Prince Yu slammed the table in anger.

Now they are at their wit's end.

As for supplies, it is definitely impossible for them to deliver them in a short period of time.

But the pressure on Qin Ming must be put on him.

At this time, King Liang on the side spoke directly:

"How about this? Send a message to the Nanman people and ask them to arrange for soldiers to come over first. Once they enter Lingnan, we will send supplies from the flanks, and they will naturally fall into their hands by then."

It is absolutely impossible to achieve this with only the efforts of the imperial court.

Qin Ming's strength is obvious to all.

They also suffered a lot of losses here.

If we continue like this, we will never get anything done.

We can only ask Nanman to send out the soldiers as soon as possible!

"Tell them that if they don't send troops, it will be a lose-lose situation. The court will be gone, and they will not end well either."

Before leaving, Prince Yu gave his soldiers another instruction, asking them to make sure the message was delivered.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone quickly started running around to spread the news.

But their situation is not too optimistic.

Qin Ming has begun to build a defense line on the border of Nanman.

The soldiers used were exactly those trained by Sun Miao.

On this day, Qin Ming brought Guan Yue here specifically and equipped her with a batch of crossbows.

"I'm sorry to trouble you, but we can't supply firearms for the time being. You can use these to fight the Nanman people first."

The Southern Barbarians had not yet entered the age of firearms.

Even if they knew how to make those muskets, they would definitely not be able to make them.

Because they don’t have any supporting facilities at all.

So Qin Ming boldly arranged some repeating crossbows for Guan Yue, which, together with the three thousand soldiers sent by Sun Miao, could just supplement the defensive force here.

"Don't worry, even a crossbow is enough."

Guan Yue smiled and spoke.

At this time, Qin Ming discovered that it was not just these troops that followed their team.

There were also rows of horse-drawn carriages.

These carriages were loaded with a lot of goods, all of which were supplies needed for war.

"Wan Shu sent it?"

Without thinking too much, Qin Ming guessed who sent this thing.

It can only be Guan Yue’s good friend Wan Shu.

"Yes, Xiao Shu said she was worried that I might get into danger here, so she gave me plenty of things."

As he spoke, Guan Yue took a crossbow from the carriage.

Qin Ming took a closer look and his eyes widened in surprise.

"Is this an explosive arrow?"

"Yes, she said this one costs thirty cents, which is very expensive."

Guan Yue nodded seriously.

Within their capabilities, they have achieved the best possible results.

With these support, the attack from the southern barbarians will be restricted.

After entering the border defense line, Qin Ming was just about to discuss the deployment with Guan Yue.

Suddenly, a call for assembly was heard in the distance.

"Your Highness, the Southern Barbarians are coming!"