Chapter 159 Step by Step

After a series of discussions, Panlong Kingdom finally targeted the second princess. After all, she had not surrendered their people like the eldest princess before, which proved that there was an opportunity for cooperation.

The Second Princess did not want to meet these people at first, but then she thought about it. They had promised to help her ascend the throne as the Queen, but they did not take any substantive action, and as a result, they took advantage of the current new Emperor.

Now the sixth prince who has ascended the throne seems to want to establish a good relationship with her. As for the purpose, everyone knows it, but she is not stupid.

Since she wanted to capture the eldest princess, there were some things she couldn't get her hands dirty with, so she secretly asked her confidants to meet the people of Panlong Kingdom. To ensure nothing was missed, she also asked one of her secret guards to follow her.

The two parties stayed secretly for two hours before leaving one after another, and the content of the discussion between the two parties reached Lianyi's ears in less than half an hour.

"Queen, the Panlong Kingdom wants to sell us their country's excess grain, saying that it is to help the second princess, so that she will be confident in her work after having the grain, and they also promised to sell it at a price of three yuan per catty lower than the market price. Sell ​​it to Fengqi Country."

"With such a good bargaining chip, what are the conditions for Panlong Kingdom?"

Lianyi would not believe that pie would fall from the sky.

"Let their grain transport team enter Fengqi Country and allow them to sell other things."

"I remember that there is a special trading market with Panlong Kingdom. Are they trying to open up a new trading market?"

"They wanted to go to the five occupied cities, and they also gave their reasons. After all, after the cities were occupied, the people from the Panlong Kingdom did not leave, but continued to make a living in the cities. They also had some relatives and friends , want to take them back.”

"Hmph! I'm afraid the drunkard is not interested in drinking! What did the Second Princess say?"

"Her confidants replied that they could only let them go to one of the cities and let them think about it, but the two sides were still arguing.

However, the confidant accidentally let the other person know the whereabouts of the Third Princess and the city where she is located."

After Feng Shou replied, he stood aside with his eyes lowered.

Lianyi laughed a little in anger. She didn't know whether to call the second princess smart or stupid. She knew how to kill people with a borrowed knife, used people from the Panlong Kingdom to eradicate the third princess for her, and also dragged the eldest princess into the water.

Stupidity lies in seeking the skin of a tiger. Once this matter is exposed, she may not even be able to keep her current status as a princess, not to mention her position. After all, she is still alive as the queen!

"If she can buy a large amount of grain for disaster relief at a low price, then let her operate it, but she must check it carefully and don't let Panlong Kingdom pass it off as inferior quality.

I'm keeping a close eye on those people from the Panlong Kingdom. It's best to follow the clues, pull out all their people, and then arrange for people to use these identities to send a generous gift to the Xuanwu Kingdom and the White Tiger Kingdom. "

Lianyi ordered directly.

"Yes, I will give my orders now."

"Arrange people to bring the third child and Xian Shijun back, and make sure they are not infected with the plague."

Ripple added another sentence.

"yes."

Lianyi cut off a peony flower, inserted it into a small crystal vase, and asked Lan Xin to send it to her daughter. This child is more sensible and will come to greet her after completing her daily homework.

Sometimes she would ask some questions that she didn't understand. Lianyi had already begun to instill in the little girl the way of thinking of a superior person, subtly influencing the little girl. In Shijiu's words, she started practicing the trumpet.

Three days later, the second princess came to see Ripple. After all, buying food with Panlong Kingdom was not a trivial matter and required using the reserve silver of the treasury, so she had to let the Queen know and stamp the Queen's seal, otherwise she would not be able to use the money.

"Mother Emperor, this matter was initiated by people from the Panlong Kingdom. They contacted the people of the minister privately. At first, I thought the other party was a big grain merchant. I just thought the timing of their appearance was too clever. Later, after several investigations, I found out It was discovered that they were from the Panlong Kingdom.

However, the price they offered for purchasing grain was very attractive, and it could also solve the urgent problem of food shortage, so I did not expose them. I talked with them for a few days and agreed on the price. Then I came to report to the Queen Mother. To be honest, My daughter was not sure, she always felt that Panlong Kingdom would not be so kind. "

With her words, the second princess completely brushed herself off, and also gave the final decision-making power to Lianyi, showing her attitude of respecting the queen, and by exposing herself, she showed that she was not the person from the Panlong Kingdom who took the initiative to contact , but the other party concealed his identity and contacted her.

Lianyi smiled, feeling that the second princess's rank had improved, and she knew how to distance herself from the relationship and share the risks.

"The disaster-stricken cities will have to rely on relief grains until the spring of next year, and after the spring, they will also need to cultivate better seeds. You can ask people from the Ministry of Revenue to make detailed calculations to see how big the grain reserves are in the treasury granaries. The gap does not mean that if he sells, we must buy.”

After hearing this, the second princess immediately said:

"My daughter has asked the Minister of Household Affairs to make statistics. The current gap is 500,000 jins of grain."

The second princess obviously came prepared.

"In this way, you first buy 100,000 kilograms of grain, and each package of grain must be inspected. Don't let the people of Panlong Kingdom take advantage of the loopholes. You yourself also doubt their intentions. In this case, you must be even more cautious."

Lianyi proposed a compromise method.

"The Queen Mother is still thinking long-term. Then buy one hundred thousand kilograms first. I will definitely send someone to keep an eye on it. I will have them transport these grains directly to the disaster-stricken city. This will also further test the other party. What does the Queen Mother think?"

"Yes! I said, you are in charge of the country now. If you have any undecided matters, you can come and ask me for advice. Once you have an idea and a decision, just do it. Don't procrastinate!"

"Yes, I thank you for your trust!"

The second princess bowed and left Zhuoxiu Garden with a smile on her face.

The matter was brought up in the morning court on the second day, and the ministers agreed to the second princess's proposal. The Ministry of Revenue could still afford the money to purchase 100,000 kilograms of grain, and the matter was finalized.

The next step is to wait for the food to be shipped from Panlong Kingdom, and everyone will inspect the goods in person before paying money.

Panlong Kingdom also received the news from him and knew that Fengqi Kingdom was willing to pay for the purchase of grain. However, the gap was large and they could not raise such a large sum of money at the moment. They were also worried that they were committing fraud, so they only offered to buy 100,000 yuan first. A pound of grain can be regarded as a kind of trial.

"Your Majesty, the Queen of Fengqi Kingdom has always been suspicious. We just agree to them. Even if the other party is trying to test it, our food transporters can still enter Fengqi Kingdom. Moreover, the Second Princess said that all the food this time will be used for disaster relief. , so it will be transported directly to the disaster-stricken city, and our opportunity will come."

Zhang Zhang made the pros and cons very clear.

"Okay, we won't do anything with this first batch of food. We will send it over first. The main purpose is to allow our people to enter those five cities smoothly."