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"The day is coming and their good days will soon be over!"

Zhu Wu said with a smile that there are not many days until the New Year. All parties in Qi have made preparations and are only waiting for an opportunity to invade Tokyo.

"The Yellow River has not cooperated this year, and it has not frozen yet!"

Lu Zhishen looked at the rolling Yellow River and said, "At this time in previous years, the Yellow River has been frozen, but although it is cold this year, the Yellow River has never frozen."

"If there is another heavy snow, it will be frozen! Although it is cold this year, there is not much snow."

Zhu Wu was also helpless. They were prepared to cooperate in capturing Tokyo, but the prerequisite was that the Yellow River was frozen. If they could not cross the Yellow River with their horses, they would not be able to complete the raid.

"I hope it comes soon!"

Lu Zhishen sighed. As long as Tokyo is captured, Qi will successfully change its dynasty and establish a new dynasty.

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Tokyo.

The cold made the entire city quiet, and the porridge shops in the outer city opened twice a day, finally appeasing the poor people.

At dawn, Zhongshidao rode his horse to the outside of Tokyo. At this time, the city gates were not yet open.

"General Zhong, why are you back so early?"

Li Gang unexpectedly looked at Zhongshi Dao outside the city. He couldn't sleep at night and went to the tower. Unexpectedly, he saw Zhongshi Dao. He remembered that Zhongshi Dao said he would go to the front line for a few days.

"Quick, open the city gate!"

Li Gang thought there was an accident and immediately asked someone to open the city gate and welcome Zhong Shidao in.

"General Zhong, is there an emergency military situation?"

Li Gang quickly looked at Master Zhong and asked.

"Yes, there is, but it's not the enemy's, but our own..."

Zhong Shidao told all the unfair experiences of the Western Army on the front line.

"How could this happen? I allocate military rations and salaries based on the number of people."

Li Gang was a little surprised. He didn't treat the Forbidden Army and the Western Army differently. All the first two were treated the same.

"That means someone is obstructing it. If this continues, how will the army fight?"

Master Zhong's expression was ugly. Although the Forbidden Army was speeding up training, its combat power was still not as good as that of the Western Army. If a war really started, the Western Army would still be the main force.

"Let's go, let's report it to the boss!"

Li Gang looked at the gradually brightening sky. Today was the day to go to court. These things must be explained clearly in the court hall.

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Liangshan.

Liangshan City is still lively and joyful. As the Chinese New Year approaches, many people come to the city to buy things.

"Well, not bad, very lively!"

Sun Lei looked at the lively Liangshan City at the Guangqi Restaurant and said with satisfaction.

"Our Liangshan City is already lively. Now that the New Year is approaching, more and more people are coming. It is expected that more people will come in the next few days. At that time, we really rub shoulders and carry clothes hand in hand."

Zhu Fu said with a smile.

"Haha, it's enough to confuse Tokyo!"

Sun Lei laughed and said that what he wanted was to paralyze Tokyo with calmness and make the people in Tokyo relax their vigilance.

"Your Majesty, Qin Hui sent someone over there, saying he still wants to continue trading."

Zhu Fu reported in a low voice.

"Are they addicted to making money?" Sun Lei said speechlessly. He really can put aside anything for money, even the hatred of country and family.

"Qin Hui's eyes are full of money now. The market in Tokyo has long been saturated, but Qin Hui still wants as much goods as he wants. A casual check revealed that Qin Hui is not abiding by the contract and is reselling our Qi country's goods."

Zhu Fu said.

"I've already thought of it. These people are not rule-abiding at all."

Sun Lei was not surprised. It would be damned if people like Qin Hui could abide by the rules.

"I have reduced the goods and only supply them to Tokyo, but Qin Hui sent someone to ask for more money to buy the goods."

Zhu Fu said that the order he received was to cause some trouble for Qin Hui and the others, and now the trouble has found a reason.

"Add money? How much?"

When Sun Lei heard about the extra money, he immediately became interested. If he was willing to add more money, it would be easy to talk about anything.

"Price increased by 20%!"

Zhu Fu said.

"Twenty percent!"

Sun Lei became more interested. The 20% was pure profit.

"Well, it's not like we can't continue doing business! That's an extra 20% profit."

Sun Lei rubbed his hands and said, he has always believed that you should not make a bastard if you have money, let alone this kind of risk-free money.

"You ask someone to ask Qin Hui how much he wants. Just say that it's almost the Chinese New Year and the workers have a holiday and don't have time to take their time."

Sun Lei thought for a while before he came up with a complete plan, looked at Zhu Fu and said.

"Your Majesty, you mean to transport a lot at once?"

Zhu Fu asked, because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, there is also a huge demand for goods in Tokyo. Qin Hui also wants to sell privately to surrounding areas. If the supply is open, the quantity will definitely be large.

"That's right, we shipped it all at once! Aren't we going to send troops to Tokyo? We just happened to go there with the goods! Qin Hui's greed helped us!"

Sun Lei said with a smile that Li Gang's investigation was too strict. He was worried about how to send more people to Tokyo. Didn't he think of a way?

"Your Majesty is wise, why didn't I think of that! This is a good thing that can achieve multiple things with one stone!"

Zhu Fu was overjoyed when he heard this.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, not only Liangshan is lively, but also all over the world. Everyone will go shopping to prepare for the New Year. The demand for goods is huge.

If Liangshan opens up the supply, Qin Hui's side will definitely be short of manpower. At this time, he will have to rely on Liangshan's help, and the ships and people who help transport the goods can operate.

Greed is the original sin. Zhu Fu is very clear about the greed of people like Qin Hui. Now that the New Year is approaching, it is a good time to sell goods to make money. The appetite of people like Qin Hui is definitely not small. It is not an exaggeration to say how much is too little. In In front of greed, Qin Hui and others would not suspect anything at all.

"What's a good idea? Make money! Brother, I'm short of money too!"

Sun Lei said with a helpless smile, he was actually very short of money. It was a waste of money to fight with a large army. Especially in these battles this year, although the victory was beautiful, there was nothing captured. It was just a waste of money.

Zhu Fu also shook his head helplessly when he heard this. Sun Lei was unwilling to increase the agricultural tax and did not collect the head tax. Now the whole country of Qi is supported by commercial taxes.

"If it doesn't work, let the waiter and the others grab it! Goryeo, Japan, and Nanhai can all grab it! Koryo has brass, Japan has silver, and Nanhai has spices, jade, pearls and jade!"

Sun Lei patted the railing and finally said bitterly.

"Your Majesty, when Tokyo is captured and the world is at peace, business taxes will increase a lot, and the national treasury will be full by then!"

Zhu Fu comforted him and said, in fact, he also knew some things. Qi State was definitely not poor. There was still plenty of money in the treasury, but it was just not full.

Otherwise, how could the soldiers use the latest armor and equipment and have meat every day without raising taxes? How can the people live and work in peace and contentment?

Zhu Fu knows that Sun Lei has a quirk, that is, he likes to see the treasury full, preferably the kind where the money is overflowing, and the gold and silver can be spent endlessly. (End of chapter)