Jiang Debiao was the commander of the Second Battalion. He had a violent temper and would beat or scold his subordinates, so he was not loved by them.

If it weren't for the need to make a living, these soldiers would have broken off with him long ago.

Just then, another group of people came galloping from the mountain road not far away.

Huangfu Shaohua spurred his horse and shouted to the crowd, "Who dares to touch the general of the cavalry? Do you want to rebel?"

When Qin Yue Zhao saw Huangfu Shao Hua arrive, she immediately smiled at the cavalry.

"Everything I said is true. Soldiers who want food, water, and toiletries should exchange them with Ling Tian'en. Five taels of silver can be exchanged for one jin of food, and ten taels of silver can be exchanged for one bottle of toiletries..."

Before he could finish speaking, all the elite cavalrymen swarmed towards Ling Tianen.

"I want food! I have silver and gold!"

"Me too, me too!"

"..."

Huangfu Shaohua had no time to react before he was swept aside by a flood of soldiers.

He could only walk up to Jiang Debiao with a cold face and ask in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Jiang Debiao was both angry and annoyed.

"They failed to seize the goods, so Qin Yuezhao said they would use gold and silver to replenish the grain, and all the soldiers went."

Exchange gold and silver for grain?

Although Huangfu Shaohua was the commander of the elite cavalry, he also had a large family and business empire.

His household included not only his wife and children, but also guards and servants.

Although he attended Qin Yuezhao's banquet yesterday, his family still didn't have enough to eat.

When he heard that there were places to exchange grain, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.

But he couldn't speak directly in front of his subordinates, so he said to Jiang Debiao, "Heh, didn't you bring all your belongings with you on this expedition? Bring them all to exchange for grain. I want to see just how much grain Qin Yuezhao has!"

Jiang Debiao was taken aback at first.

"General Huangfu, you're here to take over Liangcheng, how can you let them insult you like this? Even if you can swallow this insult, I cannot..."

Before he could finish speaking, Huangfu Shaohua's eyes darkened.

"Just do what I tell you to do, why are you asking so many questions?"

He wanted to see where Qin Yue Zhao would get more grain after the cavalry had exchanged all the grain in Liangcheng.

Jiang Debiao was startled by his gaze and quickly realized what was happening.

"Yes! I will summon the other lieutenants now and have them bring all their valuables to exchange for grain."

But before leaving, he still glared at Ling Tianen with resentment.

He will definitely avenge today's humiliation tenfold or a hundredfold!

Before long, Ling Tianen's camp became a grain exchange station.

In just over an hour, the cavalry handed over more than a dozen boxes of silver, filling the entire camp.

He didn't stop exchanging food until night fell, when two-thirds of the available food had been exchanged.

All the cavalrymen who had exchanged their grain left the camp with joy on their faces.

Looking at the camp full of gold and silver treasures, Ling Tianen smiled like a fool.

"Hahaha, we're rich! We're rich again! Those idiots in the cavalry have no idea that a box of jewels can be exchanged for a mountain of grain sent by the gods. They think they've gotten a bargain."

"Men, take all this gold and silver to the General's Mansion and present it to Her Highness the Princess!"

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General's Mansion.

Solar-powered light bulbs illuminated the vast General's Mansion as if it were daytime.

After resolving the crisis in the military camp, Qin Yue Zhao invited Huangfu Shao Hua to dine at the general's mansion.

The general of the Central Cavalry stood in the huge banquet hall, looking at the exquisite and delicious food under the lights, but dared not touch his chopsticks.

"My goodness, those little yellow beads on top of the rice balls look like gemstones!"

Chen Wan'er was busy explaining to them.

"What gemstone? That's called caviar. The gods say it's extremely precious; it's the roe of sturgeon from the sea."

"What kind of fish is a sturgeon? I've never even heard of it!"