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Military Food City,

It was first built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The Pinglu Canal, Quanzhou Canal, Xinhe Canal and other canals were dug to form an inland shipping network centered on the Haihe River.

The previous dynasty dug the Grand Canal, connecting the five major water systems of Qianjiang, Jiuzhoujiang, Huaishui, Yellow River and Haihe River, and became a national shipping center.

At the beginning of the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, a seaport was built at the confluence of the Yongji Canal, Hutuo River and Lu River, which became the only way to transport food and supplies.

It is called Sanhui Haikou.

There is a poem that says,

Youyan is in great military use, and the supply is also very hard. Wumen is turning grain and silk, and sailing across the sea to Penglai.

Sanhui Haikou transships millions of tons of goods every year and has the functions of berthing, loading and unloading, warehousing, and transshipment.

Emperor Wu of Xia sent troops to Liaodong and built a city here to store military supplies, hence the name Junliang City.

The capital, as the political and cultural center of Daxia, is also the largest consumption center. It is the place where everyone from the royal family to the common people eats, drinks, and eats.

Especially grain and salt, they had to be collected and transported from all over the country.

Until now,

The amount of grain transported by Junliangcheng exceeded 400 million tons every year, making it the most important transportation hub of the capital and a key location for the capital.

In July, the nights in Beijing were windless, hot and restless, but Shen Shumo's sisters rarely had a good night's sleep, thanks to the ice cubes Xiao Yunxi gave them.

In Junliang City, a hundred miles away, the sea breeze can take away the summer heat.

It was late at night, but the port was still brightly lit. Small boats came and went, carrying cargo from large ships to the dock. Workers moved the cargo to warehouses or loaded it directly onto trucks.

All trade with neighboring countries of Daxia had to stop at Junliang City, report their goods, and wait for the Ministry of Revenue to send people to count and verify the goods and calculate the price.

The fleet of the Yue envoys was all docked at Pier 9. At this time, several small boats on the water were shuttling back and forth between the two cargo ships and the command vehicle.

"Move quickly."

"Keep quiet,"

"Don't get caught."

"Mainly transport the spices out. Don't worry about the rubber for now."

The people of Yue State were moving goods and did not notice that in a warehouse not far away, there were two pairs of eyes staring at them.

Li Zhibo couldn't afford to lose, so he sent the news that he wanted to transfer the goods back to the capital the next day. Xiao Yunxi didn't say anything and led his men to attack the Honglu Temple.

"Lord Li, please come with me. I want to get my spoils back."

”....”

Li Zhibo suddenly felt uneasy. Could it be that they knew that he had transferred the goods and came to settle the score with him?

He wanted to delay time, but Xiao Yunxi didn't give him a chance and threatened to take coercive action if he continued to procrastinate.

The shadow guard immediately informed the emperor of the news that Li Zhibo was forced to take Xiao Yunxi to the military grain city.

"Your Majesty... The Crown Prince's Consort is bringing over a hundred people to force the Yue envoys to go to the Grain City. Should we send someone there?"

The emperor already knew that Li Zhibo was secretly transporting goods. It was indeed hateful that he was petty, but he was an envoy of the State of Yue, so he had to consider the relationship between the two countries.

"Take your men there, and don't interfere unless anyone dies."

Li Zhibo relied on his status as an envoy to cheat, but the emperor despised him. He couldn't pursue him too closely, as it would make him look petty.

Xiao Yunxi didn't have to worry about his face. No matter how bad the fight was, no one would gossip about it. As long as no one was killed, he wouldn't care.

Pier 9, Junliangcheng,

When Li Zhibo and Xiao Yunxi just arrived, his followers gave him a look, and he was completely relieved. The transfer of goods was completed!

Xiao Yunxi and his men boarded two cargo ships.

Most of the cargo in the cabin was missing. The Ministry of Revenue officials were called in and compared with the total amount of cargo reported by Yue State, they found that the missing cargo was all spices.

"Master Li...can you explain?"

Explanation is impossible, but covering it up is more like a cover-up.

"Princess, this is my oversight... When declaring customs, I used the original cargo list, but the actual amount of cargo shipped was not that much..."

The attendant immediately took out a new customs declaration list, which contained a lot fewer spices than the original one.

"Are you sure that Yue State only has this much cargo?"

"determine."

"If I find out you're lying, I'll kill you even if His Majesty protects you."

"Don't dare."

Xiao Yunxi didn't bother about the reduced amount of goods and asked someone to count them.

"The cargo on the two Yue ships is worth 1 million taels, including 1.5 million taels of silver, 40% of which is worth 600,000 taels. The Ministry of Revenue estimates that the rubber is worth 200,000 taels. I will take it all, and I want the remaining silver."

"..."

Li Zhibo was dumbfounded. This woman didn't play by the rules?

Normal people would just take the money and run with it. The remaining goods are spices, which are definitely hot commodities in Daxia. You can cash them in as soon as you get them, but you want money?

"Princess, can you give me a few days' grace for the money?"

Li Zhibo had some money on him, but he didn't want to take it out for the time being. Xiao Yunxi didn't force him to move his things, so he asked someone to move his things and found a private room in the teahouse.

"You stay here and no one is allowed to come in. I need to rest."

"Yes."

Liu Lu led people to guard the place. Xiao Yunxi closed the door and slipped into the space. He put on coarse clothes, stuck on a beard, put on a wig, and smeared some dust on his face.

He picked up a branch at random, took the broken bowl, and flashed continuously, appearing in the alley next to the teahouse, then walked to Pier 9 and flashed continuously again.

It appeared again on a grain ship of the Yue fleet.

Usually, there are five types of ships in a long-distance voyage: command ship, horse ship, grain ship, passenger ship, and warship.

The command ship is the ship where the supreme commander is stationed. He uses flag signals to command the positions of other ships and maintain the formation of the fleet.

The grain ship and horse ship were used to transport grain and war horses, the passenger ship was used to carry people and goods, and the war ship was naturally used to protect the safety of the fleet.

There are many pirates on the sea. Without warships, the fleet would be in great danger.

The entire process of transferring goods was under the surveillance of secret guards. The goods were transferred to grain ships and warships. Since Li Zhibo was cheating, she would not be polite.

He flashed four ships in succession and stored all the spices in the space.

The ship where Li Zhibo collected the goods was at the very edge of Dock No. 9, close to Dock No. 8, where the Dongyi Kingdom's fleet was docked.

She could even hear the conversations of the Dongyi people on the boat next door.

Xiao Yunxi was fluent in multiple languages ​​and could understand what they were saying. She frowned slightly.

The Dongyi Kingdom's fleet was very large, with not only several main warships, but also many auxiliary ships, and more than 3000 people reported to Daxia.

Except for the envoys who were going to the capital with a small number of followers, most people had to stay on the ship and were not allowed to move around freely.

however,

Their conversation just now seemed to imply that some people were outside and that a group of people would be sent to meet up with them tonight.

"All hidden troops must be evacuated tonight. The main battleship will leave the port and dock at sea tomorrow."

Perhaps because they felt that no one could understand the Dongyi language from the distance, they did not hide their words at all, and Xiao Yunxi heard everything clearly.