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Text Chapter 417 The plan doesn¡¯t work

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    In the outer port of Keelung, a fleet consisting of five large Galen ships and several small boats is parked there. The fleet's supplies have been transported as early as yesterday and are ready to set off at any time.  This fleet is the exploration fleet led by the sea gentleman Lu Wan, and Feng Shijie, who has just arrived, is standing on the middle ship, waiting for Lu Wan on the shore to say goodbye to the people from the association.

    "Brother Lu, this trip is extremely risky. On behalf of all members of the association, I hand over the brothers of this fleet to you!" Yan Bei raised the wine glass in his hand and told Lu Cheng solemnly.

    "Don't worry, President, I will do my best to bring the fleet back intact!" Lu Wan also said solemnly, read the full text of "Guan Dao Quan Se Lu Ren".  Then he raised his wine glass, drank a drink with Yan Bei and the people behind him, and then turned around and boarded the boat.

    As Lu Wan boarded the ship, the entire fleet of ships raised anchors and raised sails. Under the influence of the wind, they began to set sail slowly. Yan Bei and others on the shore, as well as the crew members and family members who came to see him off, all looked toward the ship.  They stopped and waved goodbye, and the crew members on the ship also kept waving. It wasn't until the fleet left the port and slowly turned into a black spot on the sea that the people on the port left in groups.

    However, Yan Bei did not leave the dock. Instead, under the leadership of several attendants, he moved to another part of the port. There was also a fleet about to leave here, but this fleet was a group of merchant ships, carrying goods on board.  This batch of cane sugar is produced in Taiwan. This batch of cane sugar will go north to Dengzhou, and then go west from the Yellow River waterway until it reaches the vicinity of Chang'an.

    When Yan Bei came, Wang Kuang and Cui Yu were already waiting for him. In addition, Cui Yu's wife Cui Cheng was also here. When Yan Bei saw the three of them, he did not say anything to Wang Kuang and Cui Yu.  Seeing the gift, he took two hurried steps and saluted Mrs. Cui Cheng very respectfully: "We have been separated for several years. Mrs. Cui's style remains the same, which makes Xiaosheng really happy!"

    Seeing Yan Bei's enthusiasm for his wife, Cui Yu immediately became vigilant. He remembered that his wife once said that before she was married, many princes and nobles in Chang'an proposed marriage to the Cheng Mansion, but they were all rejected by his aunt.  Rejection, is it possible that this kid Yan Bei is one of them?

    Cui Yu really guessed it right. Cui Cheng was a famous flower in Chang'an back then.  She inherited her mother's genes in appearance, and the talented female workers were all top choices. Coupled with Cheng's family background, there was naturally an endless stream of people seeking marriage, and Yan Bei was one of them at the beginning.  It's a pity that the Cheng Mansion doesn't think highly of Yan Bei's family background and character, so there is no further information.

    Mrs. Cui knew about Yan Bei's marriage proposal back then, but she had a cheerful personality and did not feel embarrassed. Instead, she returned the favor graciously and said: "Thank you for the compliment, Brother Yan. However, Brother Yan is still young, but he has already followed Liu Lang."  Such a great achievement is really admirable!"

    Yan Bei saw that his wife and Yan Bei really knew each other. Although it was just an ordinary polite word, it made him very nervous and he did not wait for Yan Bei to say anything else.  He hurriedly said: "It's getting late now. Since Brother Yan is already here, let's say goodbye. After all, my little sister is still waiting for us in Chang'an."

    Seeing my husband so nervous.  Mrs. Cui also felt a little funny, but she still said: "My husband is absolutely right. Although this fleet belongs to our own family, it still has a time limit to reach Chang'an. If we delay it like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them.  So our husband and wife said goodbye to our two brothers, and we will meet again when we have time in the future!"

    Hearing Mrs. Cui's farewell to him, Yan Bei couldn't help but feel a little sad, but he quickly recovered. He held hands with Wang Kuang and said a few words of farewell. Then Cui Yu seemed to be running away, dragging his wife with him.  He got on the boat and made up his mind at the same time that he would never let his wife meet the man named Yan again in the future.

    After Cui Yu's fleet left Keelung, the journey went very smoothly and soon arrived in Dengzhou. After docking, Cui Yu and his wife immediately rushed to the Qi Palace to prepare to report Lin Yi's affairs to Li Min.

    In the main hall of Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Min and Wen Xin had just hosted a banquet in honor of Cui Yu and his wife, and then Wen Xin took Mrs. Cui to visit the inner house. Li Min listened to Cui Yu's plan for Lin Yi, and especially  After asking Lin Yi about some domestic situations in detail, Cui Yu also answered them one by one.

    After asking, Li Min sat there deep in thought. After a while, he said, "Brother Cui, in your opinion, can the grain trade continue this year?"

    "This" Cui Yu didn't expect that Li Min would ask such an irrelevant question. He couldn't turn around for a while. He was stunned for a moment and then said: "Judging from the current situation, Lin Yi is jealous of us."  The profits earned by grain merchants, so this time we deliberately raised a high price that we cannot accept. If we accept it, they will make more money next year. If we don't accept it, they will suffer a loss this year. When next year, they will  Only then will the price be appropriately lowered, but in my estimation, it will definitely?It will also be more than 30 cents per stone. From our standpoint, we will definitely not accept the current price, so this year's grain transaction is likely to be ruined.  "

    Li Min gritted his teeth after hearing this. In fact, he had already received information from Lin Yi and guessed this result. However, he wanted to hear the opinion of Cui Yu, a professional. Unfortunately, the result was similar to what he had guessed.

    "Brother Cui, what impact will it have on our Tang Dynasty if Linyi's grain cannot be purchased?" Li Min asked Mr. Mafia again, "Get a divorce."

    After hearing this, Cui Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Lang, there was no food in Linyi before, and the food in Tang Dynasty was enough to eat, and the price was very cheap. But now the domestic business is booming and agriculture has been affected, even if it is  Even though you promoted new rice varieties and other new measures, you couldn't change the fact that grain production was declining. Therefore, the grain shipped from Linyi to the country became increasingly important, especially in the Guanzhong area where commerce was prosperous, where the rice eaten by the people was all from Linyi.  Yi rice, if the grain from Lin Yi cannot be transported to the country this year, I am afraid that the price of grain in Guanzhong and even the entire north will rise."

    Li Min couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. This was what he was most worried about, not just the Tang Dynasty. After all, Li Shimin had already built many granaries in various places. A year's loss of Linyi rice was nothing. After all,  The people of the Tang Dynasty were wealthy, and the increase in food supply would not affect their lives at all.

    But Li Min was different. He had just conquered Japan, and the situation there was even worse than that of Baekje. People everywhere were revolting due to hunger, so he planned to promote the exchange of work for food like Baekje.  This food was naturally Lin Yi's rice shipped from the sea, but now that Lin Yi was making such a fuss, his plan was suddenly disrupted.

    If you want to make up for this shortcoming, you can only go to the Tang Dynasty to buy grain, but this will cause the price of grain in the Tang Dynasty to further rise. If anyone knows about this, I am afraid they will refer to him in the court and accuse him of exaggerating the Tang Dynasty.  Tang's grain prices were a very serious crime. Even if Li Shimin helped him cover it up, it would still be a blow to his reputation.

    What should we do now?  Without the food from Linyi, the Japanese country would not be able to exchange work for food. If the Japanese people did not have food in their hands, they would take desperate measures, which would also cause the rule of the Japanese country to be unstable. Although the Ishigami clan and the Soga clan helped suppress it, in case of disaster  If anything unexpected happens, all the efforts put into attacking the Japanese country will be in vain.

    Cui Yu also noticed the wry smile on Li Min's face, and asked with some confusion: "Liu Yu, the people of Linyi are small and weak. Now they are unwilling to sell us food, so we might as well send troops to kill him.  Not only does the grain they store domestically belong to us, but the grain produced every year in the future also belongs to us, and we no longer have to be choked by them like now."

    Hearing Cui Yu's words, Li Min shook his head and said: "Brother Cui, you are too underestimated Lin Yi. Although the other country is a small country, it can still organize tens of thousands of soldiers. Just rely on the weapons in Yan Bei's hands."  I¡¯m afraid it will be difficult to decide the slave-catching team in one battle.¡±

    When Li Min said this, he glanced at Cui Yu and then said: "In addition, according to your plan, you are to attack the capital of Linyi in one fell swoop, and then capture the king of Linyi, but you are thinking too simply. The capital of Linyi  It may be captured, but if the king of Linyi escapes, then the opponent will definitely gather a large army to counterattack the capital. With the strength of the slave catching team, it should be no problem to defend the capital, but it will not be able to go out of the city to eliminate the opponent. In this way  , this war will become a war of attrition, and it is on someone else's territory, so we absolutely cannot afford to waste it."

    "This" Cui Yu was dumbfounded after hearing this. Although he and Wang Kuang were quite talented, they had little experience in such military matters, let alone those grain merchants like them. As for Yan  Bei, it's okay for him to do business, but not for things like war, so when they discussed it before, they didn't find any big loopholes in the plan.

    Li Min did not finish what he said, but continued to attack Cui Yudao: "In addition, even if your plan succeeds, the king of Linyi will be captured by you, but Linyi is not like the Tang Dynasty. They have control over the local area.  It is very loose. If the king is captured, I bet that all the heroes in Linyi will join forces. When war breaks out, Linyi, a grain-producing area, will be destroyed. So your plan to directly attack the capital of Linyi is the best.  It¡¯s better not to do it!¡±

    Hearing Li Min's last words, Cui Yu was discouraged. He thought they could solve Lin Yi's problem once and for all, but it wasn't until Li Min analyzed it that he realized that their plan seemed beautiful, but in fact  It doesn't work at all. Do they really have nothing to do with Lin Yi and can only wait for them to raise prices?

    But when Li Min saw Cui Yu's dejected look, he stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Cui, you don't have to be discouraged. Sooner or later, Lin Yi will be ours, and the people under my command will also be ours."I am planning a plan against Lin Yi, but it is a pity that it is not the time to launch it yet, and I am in urgent need of Lin Yi's food, so I am afraid I will have to make you feel aggrieved this time and temporarily surrender to Lin Yi. But no later than next year, I will  Just let the people of Linyi eat it, and then let me spit it out!  "

    When Li Min said the last sentence, two fierce lights appeared in his eyes, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth!
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