Chapter 200: An Era Without Martial Ethics
The three-dimensional space area performed very well this time, and it actually increased by one hundred square kilometers.
Grow grass, plant fruit trees, and raise poultry and livestock.
Food and meat, neither can be missing.
"Xiao Mei, exchange for 50,000 chicks, ducklings, and gooselings, and three months' worth of feed for each."
【Successful redemption】
On the second day after Xie Yanyan and Xu Wenrong left Chencheng, the silver vault of the Nanzhong Palace in Chencheng, which was rich enough to rival a country, was suddenly robbed.
The thief was ruthless.
Not only did they plunder the treasury and the princess's private treasury, they also took away everything they could from the princess's mansion.
The agate and tortoise shell inlaid on the gate and walls were all removed.
The salt industry was highly profitable, with more than 10,000 taels of silver traded every day. How much silver was in the treasury of Xiyue County Princess's mansion? Even she herself couldn't count it.
The silver vault was gone, the furniture was gone, and even the big iron and bronze doors that sealed the silver vault were gone.
In this era, iron is also valuable, and copper is even more valuable.
When Princess Xiyue received the notice, she immediately returned to her mansion from the Salt Market. She couldn't catch her breath and fainted.
The butler quickly sent out several groups of people:
Go all the way to report to the city lord and seal the city gate;
A group of people rode fast horses to chase along all the roads, and no silver-carrying convoy was spared;
All the way to the Nanzhong Palace to report to the prince and the prince;
I went to report to the accounting offices of all the branches and asked them to check the accounts to see how much was lost.
Two days later, the accountant made a summary: the total amount of lost property in the Princess's Mansion was 160,000 taels of gold, 160,000 taels of silver, and 220,000 copper coins. The Princess's private vault was worth 100,000 taels. Other miscellaneous items were also worth more than 10,000 taels.
The city lord was also anxious. This was the most prosperous salt market in the Sixteen Kingdoms. How could the city gates be kept closed all the time?
The salt merchants and salt field owners outside the city were anxious to settle accounts with him. The other three salt fields strongly suggested opening the city gates. If the city gates were not opened for trading, the Chencheng Salt Market might be ruined.
As a last resort, Chencheng opened its gates, and elite soldiers from the Nanzhong Palace stood guard behind the gates around the clock, requiring all silver carriages leaving the city to provide detailed and reliable proof of their origins.
In the chaos, the people in the palace checked the silver transport vehicles everywhere, and unexpectedly they got in the way of the silver transport vehicle of Prince Langya! !
The Prince of Langya was a member of the royal family of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and a powerful official. He had controlled the government for many years and was overbearing and tyrannical, looking down on everyone. How could a soldier from the Prince of Nanzhong dare to stop his silver carriage?
In a rage, the King of Langya killed all the elite soldiers of the Palace of Nanzhong who had stopped the silver carriage, leaving only one who reported the news, and issued an ultimatum to the King of Nanzhong: show your sincerity within half a month, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude.
In Lingnan, the King of Nanhai, the King of Nanzhong, the Dongguan Commandery and even the Later Wu Kingdom were all overlords, but they were far inferior to the King of Langya.
The King of Langya said: "I don't want much, just give me the Linqiong Salt Well and the five cities in the east."
Linqiong Salt Well and five cities in the east were the economic lifeline of the Nanzhong Palace. This was a blatant attempt to take advantage of the opportunity to invade.
The steward of the Princess's Mansion rode at full speed for 600 miles to report to the border commander of the Nanzhong Palace. The commander then sent soldiers to report to the Nanzhong King day and night.
The King of Nanzhong was returning from Chencheng and happened to go back to the palace.
The King of Nanzhong was so angry that he cursed: "You old bastard, you want my salt wells and five cities? Aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death?"
Yelling at Mai Shou: "Mai Shou, Mai Shou, damn thing, where have you gone?"
His personal guard whispered, "Your Majesty, Maishou is dead."
Mai Batian suddenly shut up and was speechless for a long time. If Mai Shou was there, he wouldn't have to worry about these things at all.
In the middle of summer, the King of Nanzhong suddenly shuddered.
He came to Chencheng to discuss cooperation with Chu Xiwang, not to meet the King of Nanhai, let alone for the Yuheng Salt Mine.
The King of Song is young and courageous. He used to be a hero in the martial arts world, but now he is the ruler of a country.
He said that he fully supported McDull in helping the Hanlong to seize the salt mine, but in fact he came all the way to see Chu Xiwang.
The Former Qin court was in chaos, and Qiuchi State and Later Qin joined forces to attack the Former Qin's cities from the southwest.
The King of Nanzhong wanted to take the opportunity to join forces with the State of Song to attack Qiuchi and the Later Qin.
He even participated in the encroachment on Former Qin.
The King of Nanzhong wanted to be crowned emperor in the southwest.
After meeting Chu Xiwang, he was even more surprised. This young king not only had outstanding abilities, but also had an extraordinary and heroic appearance.
"I wonder if the King of Song is married?" The King of Nanzhong immediately thought of Princess Xiyue who was still unmarried. It would be best if Princess Xiyue could marry Chu Xiwang.
"Not yet," Chu Xiwang said, "My mother passed away last year. I have to observe mourning for her for three years. I will talk about marriage later."
"Then we can settle it first. The wedding can be held after the mourning period." The King of Nanzhong continued, "Your Majesty has met Xiyue. I wonder if she is pleasing to the eyes of the Song Lord?"
Chu Xiwang should not refuse such good conditions. After all, in Lingnan, the King of Nanzhong is the most powerful.
Chu Xiwang politely declined, "Thank you for your kindness, King Nanzhong, but the Song Kingdom has just been established and there is a lot to be done. I am afraid it will be hard for the princess. Let's discuss this matter later."
The King of Nanzhong knew that Chu Xiwang did not like Princess Xiyue, or he did not like the King of Nanzhong's Palace.
The King of Nanzhong didn't care much about the failure of the cooperation with Chu Xiwang. If it failed the first time, there were always the second and third times. He could even seek cooperation from other small countries nearby.
I didn't expect the treasury to be robbed!
They stole everything so thoroughly that not a single penny was left, and even the door was broken off.
What can be accomplished without money?
Now, King Langya was eagerly waiting for his "sincerity". He knew that King Langya was not only eyeing his five cities, but also the entire southwestern hinterland.
King Langya wanted to swallow him!
Mai Batian said to Prince Mai: "We must make up for the loss inside the wall outside the wall. Song State has just been established and is unstable. We should first take down Song State, unite with Guzang and Xiliang, and encircle the King of Langya from three sides."
Princess Xiyue was furious: "Father, didn't we agree to unite our two families? You promised me that you would help Lord Song!"
"Help him? Why should I help him? He is my biological father?" The King of Nanzhong said coldly, "Why doesn't he help me take down Guzang and Xiliang?"
"But, but you can't attack him, father. You can't be immoral, right?"
Princess Xiyue said anxiously, "Father, we have salt wells and fertile soil. Isn't it good for us to defend our own territory?"
The King of Nanzhong said, "Morality? Father knows that you like the King of Song, but he has no intention of marrying you. When Father establishes the Great Southern Kingdom, you will be the princess. Whatever man you want to marry, isn't it up to the King to issue an imperial decree?"
"Well, father must expand the territory, why not take the King of Nanhai? The Former Qin court does not like the King of Nanhai, he is busy with his own affairs, we can launch a surprise attack."
"The King of Nanhai is a king of a different surname from the Former Qin. Even though they are drawing their swords against each other, as long as we attack the Palace of the King of Nanhai, they will immediately turn their swords against us."
Princess Xiyue wanted to object, but the King of Nanzhong shouted angrily: "The war is imminent. If you continue to disrupt the morale of the army, you will be sacrificed!"
The King of Nanzhong reorganized his troops, allied with Guzang, and suddenly launched an all-out attack on the State of Song.
The King of Langya did not move his troops. He was to the south of the State of Song and to the east of the territory of the King of Nanzhong. He could attack the State of Song or the King of Nanzhong.
Let the State of Song and the King of Nanzhong fight each other first. When one of them fails, he will take the opportunity to lead the Jin army to defeat the other side and gain the greatest benefit at the lowest cost.
Outside, the King of Nanzhong and Guzang invaded, and inside, the remnants of the royal family of Former Yan and Former Zhao took the opportunity to wipe out Chu Xiwang.
For a time, Song was in trouble both internally and externally.
Chu Xiwang led the army in person, dressed in black armor, looking very majestic.
"We must win the war quickly and use the silver in the national treasury for food and fodder, so as not to waste people's money and labor." He looked at the devastated new country. The war had just ended for a month, and now rivers of blood were flowing again.
Qingshan stood beside him and made the arrangements.
The army is marching out!
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