Chapter 348 The War

"How about the Tatar side?"

The masked man suddenly asked.

Mr. Yan replied: "The message has been passed on. Troops will be dispatched to the border soon. It will not be a problem to hold back the Northwest Army."

"Let Jianning get ready as well."

After waiting for most of his life, the masked man doesn't want to wait any longer.

The overall situation in the world is like a taut bowstring, with undercurrents surging and storms about to come.

Within the capital, court officials each had their own thoughts, factional struggles were fierce, and power struggles were intertwined.

The war on the border has started again.

The Tatars in the northern border have been causing constant harassment, and it is said that this time there will be a big movement, with a large number of cavalry gathering on the border.

When the news reached Song Jin, it was almost the end of the year.

After reading the letter, Song Jin asked in surprise, "Is there going to be a war?"

"right!"

Xing Lun returned to Huizhou to celebrate the New Year this year.

Taking advantage of coming to Qinjiagou to deliver New Year gifts, I discussed some things with Song Jin, as well as the plans for the coming year.

Song Jin's surprise didn't seem fake.

Many things in this life are different from those in the previous life, including national affairs.

Prince Rui, who guarded the northwest in his previous life, was already saddened upon learning of the tragic deaths of his only son and grandson. Not long after, he received news that his daughter had passed away.

Afterwards, war broke out in the northwest.

From time to time, news of war reached Huizhou.

Huizhou is too far away from the northwest, and everything we knew about it in our previous lives was just hearsay.

Qin Chi and Li Shi were safe in this life, and Prince Helian Pu, who was rumored to be dying at any time, did not die, which affected Prince Rui. The survival of Prince Rui also affected the situation in the northwest, delaying the start of the war by two or three years.

Xing Lun saw that Song Jin was a little absent-minded, so he asked again: "Does the boss want to adjust the plan for next year?"

"The medicinal materials will be supplied to Shunan first. We will give Shunan as much as he wants." Song Jin thought of his private granary again. "During the last disaster in Taihu Lake, two granaries were emptied. They haven't been filled yet, right? Find a way to fill them up."

"I see. With the news of the war in the northwest, the price of grain has increased by 10%. Fortunately, the weather in the south has been good this year, so as long as you are willing to spend money, you won't have to worry about not being able to buy grain."

Few businessmen are fools.

Song Jin knew that he needed to stockpile food, and others could think of it too.

As soon as the news came out, food prices began to fluctuate.

"It doesn't matter if it's a little expensive, I'll buy it secretly."

Song Jin asked Xing Lun to purchase grain in scattered places and not just from one place, otherwise if the government knew about the hoarding of grain, it might cause trouble.

Xing Lun sat for a while.

Before leaving, he asked again, "When will the boss go to Beijing? Maybe we can go together. It just so happens that I haven't visited the Zhang family yet, so it's time to go. And this year's New Year's gift, I sent one in the name of Huizhou Jifang."

Song Jin asked him to visit on his way, but did not set a time.

Sending a holiday gift is to make yourself familiar to others.

The focus is on Huizhou Prefecture.

If the Zhang family had that intention, they would most likely have thought of the Song family in Huizhou, especially in the year when the Song family's unjust case spread throughout the capital, and suddenly someone from Huizhou came to give gifts.

Song Jin listened and said, "You did a good job."

As for her maternal grandparents, they were just memories from two lifetimes, and she had only a vague impression of them.

Afterwards, Song Jin talked about going to Beijing next year.

After Xing Lun learned about it, he returned to the pharmacy.

The one who came to greet him was Lou Ruhan.

A carriage was waiting not far away.

"Brother Lun, the time agreed with Boss Zhu is almost up." Lou Ruhan reminded.

Xing Lun pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go!"

Compared to Song Jin, the hands-off boss, Xing Lun has much more things to be responsible for. He is busy all day long and has not had a chance to rest even at the end of the year.

This is an appointment to meet with a Huizhou merchant.

Xing Lun got on the car and suddenly stopped. "Notify Xiao Liuzi tonight and arrange for your people to secretly buy grain. Buy separately in different counties and send it to the granary in the suburban farm."

"Not buying from grain merchants?"

When it comes to granaries, Lou Ruhan knows that they are very large.

Xing Lun said: "The boss said we should try to keep it secret. If the amount is too large, it will be easy for people to find out."

"Yes, I will tell Xiaoliu."

Lou Ruhan responded respectfully.

Xing Lun nodded and got into the car.

The carriage started moving towards the town.

Lou Ruhan brought people to protect Xing Lun. When they were about to reach the agreed restaurant, a whistle suddenly sounded, followed by another rapid whistle, one long and one short, repeated three times.

Xing Lun, Lou Ruhan and others' faces suddenly changed.

Lou Ruhan exclaimed: "Stop the car and turn around."

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The driver was also Xing Lun's man. He reacted quickly when he heard the order. When he was about to stop the car, he heard Xing Lun say, "No need to stop, just change lanes. Don't panic, so as not to attract other people's attention."

Lou Ruhan realized that he had overreacted.

So the carriage, which was originally going to stop, crossed the street as if nothing had happened, passed the agreed-upon hotel and changed its route.

At the same time, Lou Ruhan's people also went to find out clearly.

After sitting in the shaft of the carriage, he turned around and whispered to the carriage, "Brother Lun, someone is investigating you and the escort agency. It is very likely that it was caused by the incident in Huaxi Town. They ambushed people in the restaurant and wanted to capture Brother Lun."

"Don't panic, just proceed as usual."

Xing Lun didn't believe that the other party could get the evidence.

The most I can say about him is suspicion.

Xing Lun thought of Boss Zhu, "Is the person surnamed Zhu a decoy they deliberately released?"

"I'm not sure. I've asked someone to investigate."

Lou Ruhan gritted his teeth viciously.

If anyone dares to plot against them, this matter will never be allowed to go unpunished.

Xing Lun thought that this man surnamed Zhu came to him because he was introduced by an acquaintance, who said that Zhu had a batch of top-quality Qimen tea at a very fair price.

The purpose of today's meeting is to discuss this matter.

Returned to the yard where I lived in town.

Xing Lun sent someone to the restaurant to test the waters. "Tell Boss Zhu that I have something urgent to do and cannot come for the time being. If you want to talk, wait until the New Year is over and make an appointment."

"OK."

Lou Ruhan immediately sent a younger brother to handle the matter.

He was dressed like a servant and went to the restaurant openly. When he arrived at the private room where he had agreed to meet with Boss Zhu, everyone lurking in the restaurant looked at him.

He knocked on the door and went in.

After a while, people came out again.

Then he walked out of the restaurant in a swagger.

Afterwards, someone secretly followed him.

The people who were secretly watching the restaurant soon saw the fat and bloated Boss Zhu coming out of the private room. After he left, the ambushers also withdrew.

A waiter passed the news to people outside, and it soon reached Xing Lun.

"The surname Zhu is indeed not innocent."

Xing Lun's eyes were cold and he kept this matter in mind.

In Huizhou, not many people dared to offend Xing Lun in recent years. And the Huizhou Gang has always been united, so I don't know why a rat shit appeared. He sat at the table and slowly ground it.

If this matter is not handled properly, it will be a big trouble.

After all, if the other party finds out about him, they might find out about Song Jin. The origins of the Xing and Zhou families are no secret, and the two families have close contacts with Song Jin.

Then Xing Lun quickly wrote a letter.

"Send a letter to the boss."

Xing Lun quickly wrote a letter and handed it to Lou Ruhan.

Lou Ruhan took the letter and delivered it personally.