Ma'am, your vest fell off again

Chapter 315 A Deal

"it is good."

Ayi left the table with a smile, Fu Xuanrong turned her head, and looked at Li Junhao puzzled, "If we follow, what will happen to the old General Lian and his group?"

"It's okay, I will let them go to the Imperial City of Xishu first."

Half a day passed in a flash, Fu Xuanrong and the two packed up their luggage casually, and followed Ayi's caravan with Li Junhao.

It is rumored that the place where gunpowder can be mined is very close to the Imperial City of Xishu. Fu Xuanrong was riding on a camel, looking at Ayi who wanted to get closer to Li Junhao from time to time, and felt his teeth ache.

This guy attracts people as soon as he comes out, and he is obviously very handsome. Why do women always see him first?
While she was full of resentment, the caravan traveled for half a day before arriving at the destination. Fu Xuanrong frowned slightly as she looked at the sand that had dug out a huge hole in front of her.

Unexpectedly, this group of people were so fanatical about gunpowder that they almost dug through the ground here.

After a while, another two teams of people rushed here.As soon as she stopped, she threw the package tied to the camel to the ground. Fu Xuanrong was wondering what was in it, but the group of people had already opened the package, and the wooden shovels, large and small, fell out.

"Brothers, let's dig quickly, or it will be gone any later." The big man in the team shouted, and dozens of people behind him began to scrape the sand. Li Junhao walked slowly to Fu Xuanrong's side, watching with cold eyes the heat of the people.

Seeing that they had dug all the yellow mud and found nothing, Fu Xuanrong wiped off the sweat from her forehead, and was trying to find a place to hide from the sun, when there was an exclamation not far away, which attracted everyone's attention.

It was Ayi in the crowd.

Fu Xuanrong's heart tightened, could it be that the gunpowder was really dug out?

Li Junhao and Fu Xuanrong walked quickly to Ayi's side. Under the dazzling sunlight, the gunpowder ore was lying quietly in the mud, with a faint luster.

"Really, there is a fire mine, dig it quickly!"

The crowd exploded in an instant. They came here just to try their luck. After digging for so long, they didn't find it. They were almost disappointed. They didn't expect such a big surprise.

Fu Xuanrong was really dumbfounded now, she felt that her IQ had been insulted.

"Li Junhao, someone obviously buried this thing in there on purpose. What is his intention? To make this group of people happy?"

"I don't know."

"It's really boring, let's go, let's hurry into the imperial city."

"Ah."

Saying goodbye to Ayi, the two rode camels to the city, but they were stopped by a group of troops before entering the city gate.

"You two, the emperor has an order to bring the two of you to the building for a small gathering."

"What building?"

"Xiangju Building."

Fu Xuanrong opened her eyes slightly, "What? Say it again?"

"It's Xiangju Building."

This is strange, she didn't open a branch in Xishu, could it be that man Chu Mohua opened it?
Tsk, it seems that the last time he went to Beiao, Xiangjulou left a deep impression on him.

"Understood, lead the way."

"Yes."

The leading general took them to a very extravagant restaurant. Although there were three big characters Xiangjulou written on the plaque, the arrangement was not much similar to the one in Kyoto.

"You two, please."

"It's work."

They were taken to the private room on the top floor, and when they opened the door, they saw Chu Mohua sitting at the table drinking tea.

Seeing the old friends again, Fu Xuanrong was in a very happy mood, "I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."

Chu Mohua smiled warmly, "That's true, King Li, Xuan Rong, please sit down."

By this address, he was clearly telling Li Junhao that he had a very close relationship with Fu Xuanrong. After all, no one would call someone else's wife so intimate.

Originally thought that King Li would be furious, but he didn't even change his expression, and sat down with Fu Xuanrong half-embraced. As a result, Chu Mohua was a little more guarded against him.

"Emperor Xishu, time is running out, let's get back to business. I think you already know the reason why King Li and I are here."

"I do know that steel armor can help, but gunpowder may not be able to do anything."

"When I first entered the city, I saw a lot of people busy mining in the desert, and the flint dug out was obviously put in by someone deliberately. Did you do this?"

Chu Mohua nodded, "I did it."

"What's the intention?" He didn't understand why Chu Mohua, as the emperor, could tolerate people from other countries digging around on his own territory.

"It's very simple. Western Sichuan is in urgent need of gunpowder and artillery. I have a limited number of people under my command, and I can't call all the troops here, so those people are my best slaves."

Fu Xuanrong was slightly stunned, "Are you releasing the news on purpose, and then let those who want gunpowder work hard for you, and then send troops to snatch it when the real gunpowder is dug out?"

"It's not snatching, but driving. This is the border of Western Shu. As people from other countries, they have no right to take away what belongs to me."

"Then if they don't want to give it, how about fighting against it?"

Chu Mohua smiled lightly, but Fu Xuanrong felt bloodthirsty and cold, "Then it's easier, just kill it."

"..." This man is still the same as before, no matter what he says or does, it makes people feel creepy.

"Well, Bei Ao is now fighting with neighboring small countries. The enemy's artillery is several times that of ours. The steel armor is not bad, so hurry up and make it, but gunpowder is really scarce. Can you squeeze it? , Give us some first? Two years at most, and we will return it as soon as the war subsides."

Chu Mohua added a glass of wine to himself in a leisurely manner, "It's not impossible to give it, but there must be some benefits to doing a deal, don't you think?"

"what do you want?"

"Bei Ao has nothing worth coveting now, only those steel armors that can hide gunpowder are quite rare."

Fu Xuanrong's eyes narrowed slightly, "I'm afraid that won't work."

This is the only trump card that Bei Ao can win. If it is given to Chu Mohua, one day he will use this kind of steel armor to deal with them, how should he deal with it?

"Then I'm afraid there is nothing to talk about. The scenery in Xishu is quite beautiful, Xuanrong, since you are here, you should have a good time." Chu Mohua changed the subject casually, as if he didn't want to continue talking about state affairs .

Fu Xuanrong gradually clenched her fingers under the sleeves, not knowing how to make a choice.

Bei Ao is extremely short of gunpowder right now, and the steel armor can support it so-so, how should I choose between the two?

"Okay, I promise."

Just when she was hesitating, Li Junhao beside her had already spoken for her.

Chu Mohua raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

The steel armor is given, and it can be improved, but the situation of the war is urgent.

In any case, he couldn't just watch Shaoqing die in the northwest.

(End of this chapter)