Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 290 "Burning Winter"

Things like peace talks cannot be completed in one day, two days or three days.

Originally, everyone thought that the dispute would only be over territory, but unexpectedly, everyone discovered that they could not reach an agreement on trade as well.

how?

Did the Xirong people have brains at this time?
"The An people are really cunning. How could wool be so valuable? They won't sell us grain mixed with poison, will they?"

Thornton listened to a person passing by talking. He could listen to the first half of the sentence, but he didn't have to say the second half.

"If it was really poisoned, would they be willing to give up so much food?"

Another person also raised an objection.

That day, a female official from the An State spoke eloquently, saying that the wool trade was obviously beneficial to the Western Rong.

But the more they listened, the less they dared to agree.

Are the people of Anguo stupid?
Obviously not!

How can I get away with it so easily?

Thornton felt overwhelmed listening to everyone talking at once. Some people look smart, but they always fail to get to the point when they speak.

"That wool is worthless. What's the point of the Anguo people collecting it?"

Someone asked this question, and Thornton sat there with his eyes downcast in thought.

The new king had shown him something before, a ball of thread that looked like wool.

He said Anguo seemed to have mastered advanced techniques for utilizing wool.

But at that time, Cang was unable to find out the origin of this wool craft, and only vaguely said that it was related to a woman...

"Apart from the conspiracy, if wool can really be exchanged for the food, tea, silk, etc. that we need, would you be happy?"

As soon as Thornton opened his mouth, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously nodded in response.

"If I can exchange wool for these, of course I will."

This is what everyone thinks.

"If we can exchange wool for this amount of food, then all we have to do is raise more sheep and find more good pastures."

Everyone thought about the idea that Thornton had given, and gradually their anger subsided a lot. Many people had even begun to imagine that kind of future.

"If they really didn't poison us, that would be the best. Who wants to fight if they can have enough to eat..."

After this person finished speaking, the whole audience suddenly fell silent.

Thornton then raised his head and continued:

"That's what Anguo wants. He wants to use wool to break our will to fight. In the future, everyone can rely on wool to survive. Who will ride horses to hunt? Who can pick up a knife and mount a horse when Anguo attacks again?"

Thornton's voice was deafening, but what if they saw through his conspiracy?
"Anyway, I'm lucky. I'll eat and drink until I die, and Anguo may not attack me."

In another tent, Mei Qian said something that some of the Xirong people wanted to say but did not dare to.

"In their eyes, how many years and how much material resources would it take to wear down the will to fight? Even if they figured it out, they probably think we can't do it."

As Mei Qian was speaking, the others looked at Mei Qian and asked anxiously, "This wool trade is indeed like this.

If what we provide cannot satisfy them, won’t they still take action in the end? Even if the wool can be made into things for domestic demand, but…”

"How can we be harmed? Your desires are endless.

There are many things that can be exchanged for wool. If you want to exchange them all, you will need a lot of wool.

If you want more wool, you need to raise more sheep. The space that can raise a horse and a cow can raise more sheep. It is better to raise sheep than horses and cows.

Also...it's fine to shear the sheep's wool in spring and summer and sell it to us, but in autumn, in order to survive the winter, we absolutely cannot shear the sheep's wool, otherwise they will freeze to death.

The north is bitterly cold, and so is An Guo and the Western Rong.

In winter, there is no extra fodder to sustain the large number of sheep raised for wool. So it’s time to kill, eat or sell the sheep, right?

In addition to wool, we also collect mutton meat, right? Have you become stupid from reading so much? Do you only collect wool?"

Everyone: "..."

"We are just a group of censors. We don't know much about trade and taxation. It would be best if we could find some officials who are knowledgeable in this area..."

Someone tried to save face, but Mei Qian didn't spoil it and said, "Your Majesty and his men are preparing to cross the river to the south. After Jiangnan is conquered, they will indeed be short of manpower. We should try not to cause trouble for Your Majesty."

Qi Fei at the side interrupted and said, "The emperor's uncle has conquered Jiangnan... and there are many officials, so how can he be short of manpower?"

“Those people…when something happens, they only care about their own safety. They are very different from the officials in Jiangbei.

Not to mention those who are present now, just look at the people in the court today. Who has witnessed the chaos back then? Who didn’t risk his life to save the country from collapse?
Therefore, the current situation has come about and we have the confidence to negotiate with the Xirong people here.

What have the officials in Jiangnan experienced?"

After Mei Qian finished speaking, the officials present were delighted by Mei Qian's praise. They had already begun to sneer at the Jiangnan officials before they had even met the first two.

"No matter how insignificant they are, they have all shown their ability to contribute to the security of the country and have been promoted through the new system.

If people in Jiangnan want to serve as officials in the imperial court, they have to take the imperial examination, just like everyone else."

After Mei Qian finished her last sentence, she glanced at everyone. When everyone met Mei Qian's gaze, they felt a little relieved.

The good days for those people in Jiangnan are really coming to an end.

"I wonder if they will be desperate and do something desperate?"

Someone muttered this in a low voice, and Mei Qian's heart suddenly tightened.

To be honest, Mei Qian was also a little worried about her family in Jiangnan.

But later Mei Qian realized that it was better to worry about herself than others.

Because after the Xirong had negotiated with them to the end, and after the bargaining between Xirong and Anguo finally agreed to the peace treaty reluctantly, they actually added another clause at the end, wanting to ask for a woman from Anguo for their new king, so as to establish friendly relations between the two countries.

But when An Guo heard about the person he was looking for, he felt like something had happened.

"Marry who?!"

Two days ago, regarding the wool trade, the Western Rong were forced into a corner by An Guo's conspiracy and finally agreed reluctantly.

Mei Qian didn't listen to their conversation in the next two days. As a result, she became the subject of the conversation the next day.

"I disagree!"

Qi Fei was the first to explode, and then the person involved, Mei Qian, frowned even more.

Fortunately, the two sides did not reach a consensus on this issue on the spot.

After Li Ye and others brought back this news, Mei Qian was stunned, and Qi Fei even wanted to rush over and beat them up!
"A toad wants to eat swan flesh! How dare they?!"

Qi Fei didn't expect that Xirong would actually set his sights on Mei Qian, and Mei Qian herself didn't know what to say.

"Are you sure? Are you talking about me?"

Mei Qian pointed at herself again and asked in disbelief.

Li Ye nodded with a serious face, and the expression on Mei Qian's face finally changed from confusion to disgust as if she had swallowed a fly.

"Could it be that they felt that they were jealous of me when I talked about trade earlier, so they did this on purpose?"

Mei Qian doubted the other party's motives, and Li Ye's expression became even uglier.

The other envoys looked at Mei Qian with the same expression of wanting to speak but not being able to. Finally, one of them couldn't help but said:
"The people of Xirong said that their new king and Mei Qian were old acquaintances, and they met when they were in humble circumstances. Now they are willing to form a friendly relationship with Anguo and live in peace with each other."

What kind of big melon is this?
Does Mei Qian know the new king of Xirong?

If someone is obsessed with Mei Qian and wants to marry her, what should their Majesty do?
Wait!

What is the relationship between these three people?

How could Mei Qian not see the curious looks on everyone's faces?

What do you mean by "we met each other from humble beginnings"? Mei Qian knew who the new king was as soon as she heard it.

Mei Qian didn't have time to explain her relationship with Cang to anyone, so she just said:

"What? Does the King of Xirong want to be the son-in-law of Anguo? Do you have to rely on marrying a woman to maintain local peace?

He Xirong has no shame, but I, Anguo, still have some dignity!"

Everyone:? ? ?
Qi Fei also said after hearing this: "That's right, if you want to be a son-in-law, why marry Mei Qian? It's the same as marrying this princess!"

Mei Qian:? ?

Everyone:? ? ?
Princess, what trouble are you causing?
Qi Chen: Sharpening the knife