The correspondence between the ruler of Zhongshan and his brother-in-law, Prince Luo, was naturally exchanged...

Young Master Luo is being held captive by Jiang Ming...

His only contact was the "Empress Yan," and he wrote down whatever she said.

And Jiang Ming thus indirectly became Luo Gongzi's 'mouthpiece'!

Since that night when Jiang Ming favored her, the Empress Yan's loyalty has indeed increased greatly!

He worked exceptionally hard for Jiang Ming, and considered everything for Jiang Ming's benefit in every aspect, constantly offering him advice and suggestions!

How much money does Young Master Luo actually have? How many businesses does he own? Where can he transport so much grain?

Who is the contact person below? Who are the subordinates?

Empress Yan understood all of this and took over the reins of Young Master Luo's operations!

Empress Yan already knew some of Young Master Luo's business layout and operating mechanisms.

But those are just superficial understandings, only a general overview!

It's like reading a company profile...

Now, as the "Chairman of the Board," it is inconvenient for Young Master Luo to appear in person, and all the business outside is managed by Empress Yan, the "General Manager"!

He had been gone for almost two months, which caused a lot of business to fall behind, and customers from various countries were complaining and grumbling.

Now, Young Master Luo's business has been revitalized and is even more thriving!

While collaborating with the people of Qi to scheme against Yan, Young Master Luo was also scheming against Qi.

There was also a lot of business in the State of Qi.

Queen Yan ordered Luo Gongzi's underlings to transport Qi's grain to Jin first, and then from Jin to Dukang in Yan!

The wealthy households in Qi knew that doing business with Young Master Luo was a sure thing, and since he was offering such a high price for grain this time, they were happy to buy on credit and cleared out their stock!

As a result, the grain that the ruler of Qi couldn't collect was all transported to the state of Yan...

The same applies to the State of Jin!

While the fighting at the front is intense, the wealthy families at the rear are feasting!

They all cleared out their warehouses and transported grain, sending large quantities of it to Dukang County!

Jiang Ming cleverly applied the P2P fraud tactics of his era to this situation...

These wealthy people never dreamed that this would be their last business deal!

Soon, 2 million dan of grain were transported to Dukang County...

Furthermore, Luo Gongzi's men bribed the officials responsible for escorting the Qi army's provisions, falsified accounts, and then detoured through Jin to deliver the supplies to Dukang as well...

What a country fears most is corruption!

When corruption permeates every aspect of life, there's nothing these "parasites" won't do—only things you can't imagine!

In order to 'pass off inferior goods as superior ones'... some grain transport officials in the state of Qi even mixed sand into the grain supplied to their own army to increase its weight...

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the Yan state's economy and people's livelihood were on the verge of collapse...

Jiang Ming was also reluctant to squander all of Luo Gongzi's "connections and capital" accumulated over the years in one go.

Not only the states of Jin and Qi, but also the state of Zhongshan, whose main base, had 1.5 million dan of grain transported to Dukangli!

Besides those sold by wealthy households, there were also items donated by the ruler of Zhongshan...

The reason is simple: 'Young Master Luo' said that he had the ability to persuade the separatist forces in Yan to rebel, but they had no food to eat. If they had grain, they would be willing to serve the ruler of Zhongshan!

Even grain from the State of Chu, thousands of miles away, was brought over by Luo Gongzi's men via waterways... 300,000 dan!

After tallying up all the accounts!

The grain donated by the various states was roughly equivalent to the total annual grain output of the Yan state under a bumper harvest!

Thus... the food crisis in the Yan Kingdom was completely resolved!

The remaining issue is manpower!

Jiang Ming didn't just focus on the 'Empress Yan - Young Master Luo' line!

They are also keeping a close eye on what's happening on the grassland.

The Xianbei scouts were searching everywhere... Jiang Ming had thoroughly figured out the Rouran people's ever-present military movements, including raids and even massacres of Xiongnu tribes!

They were just waiting for all the grain to arrive before staging the second act, bringing annihilation upon the Zhongshan Kingdom and the Rouran!

......

While Jiang Ming was managing the grain supply in the rear, General Le Yi on the front lines of Maiqiu officially went to war with the Qi army's nineteen-nation coalition!

Wars in this era could be fought in a single day, similar to the Battle of Yique.

It could also be a war that lasts for several years, similar to the Battle of Changping.

The key question is: how to fight? And who will fight?

The enemy has 400,000!

The Yan army numbered less than 100,000...

A direct confrontation is certain death!

Therefore, General Yueyi adopted a defensive strategy, fortifying the walls and clearing the fields, firmly guarding the passes and river channels of the Maiqiu Mountains, and engaging the Qi army in a protracted war...

Even though he was a divine general, he had no better solution!

Compared to ordinary, incompetent generals, a wise general is one who knows his own limitations, doesn't act impulsively, waits for the right opportunity, and seeks out weaknesses... these are the most basic qualities of a great general!

But the problem is... General Yueyi also knows that the Yan Kingdom is poor and has not much food to support the front line, so he is worried every day.

But to his surprise... thanks to the Prime Minister's efforts, a steady stream of grain was being transported from the rear, including rice from the south.

I don't know what's going on. Yue Yi even wrote a letter to Jiang Ming asking: Your Excellency, where did this grain come from?

Jiang Ming's reply was only one sentence: Eat, don't make so many troubles, don't ask what you're afraid to ask, just hold the front line and wait for the opportunity, don't cause unnecessary casualties, that's the most important thing!

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