"General, do you want more support?" Xue Wuxia chuckled. "I'm afraid the list you wrote shouldn't be given to me. Shouldn't the Dachen court be responsible for the general's logistics?"
Tang Tong in casual clothes does not look like a rude military commander, but rather looks wealthy. Whether it is the brocade robe that can feed an ordinary family for a year or the four-finger-wide jade belt around his waist, all of them show the owner's financial strength.
"If the imperial court can allocate it, I will naturally not disturb Miss Xue, right?" Tang Tong leaned back on the armchair and picked up two crystal clear, warm and elegant jade balls from the table and began to rub them.
"Oh? The general led an army of 100,000 to attack Cambodia on behalf of the Emperor of Dachen. Who would dare to deprive the general of money and food?" Xue Wuxia took a look at the jade ball in Tang Tong's hand. The fine Zhongshan jade from Xia Kingdom, if made into jewelry, would be regarded as a family heirloom even by wealthy families. Unexpectedly, it was made into a jade ball with a diameter of two inches by this warrior. It was such a waste of resources.
"I won't be short of money and food, but Miss Xue, I also have expenses. The money and food allocated by the court alone is far from enough. After all, as an official in my position, it's not just the men below who want to eat, there are also many mouths above me waiting for me to feed."
Tang Tong rubbed the jade ball as he spoke slowly, "Although I am responsible for defending these six states on behalf of Dachen, these six states have just been plundered by the Khmer bandits, and you in Qinghe have also profited greatly from them. I have heard that the population of Xiangyun Province is about to exceed that before the war, and most of them are citizens of Dachen."
Tang Tong paused and continued, "Even if I were to plunder without hesitation, regardless of causing a civil unrest, I wouldn't be able to scrape off a few pounds of meat from these devastated six states. Naturally, I can only rely on Qinghe and Miss Xue."
"General Tang, you're joking. Qinghe has never kidnapped a single Dachen citizen. Even if there are a few Dachen people struggling to make a living in Xiangyun, you know, they are all refugees. Poor people, our uncle is kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see them, so he gave them a bite to eat."
Xue Wuxia certainly wouldn't accept responsibility for relocating the Chen Dynasty's people to Xiangyun. In Lin Hai's words, "We can eat, but we must wipe our mouths and deny it after we're done." Even if there were still grains of rice hanging from the corners of my mouth, as long as I didn't acknowledge it, they couldn't morally blame me. If they had the guts, they could just send troops to fight me.
"But General Tang, if you want some armor and weapons, I can still find a way for you. But if you just want food and medicine, haha, you know we're still relying on Dachen to buy these things. How can we possibly get them?"
Xue Wuxia picked up a piece of snow-white almond cake and took a light bite. To be honest, although Tang Tong was not very good at fighting, he was not bad either. But his quality of life was really high. Even when she returned to Qinghe to report on her work, her uncle could not eat such cakes.
"I need food and medicine, but I can't control how Miss Xue gets them. Besides, that guy called Xin Yuetu wants to discuss business with me, right? Business always requires some investment."
Tang Tong ignored Xue Wuxia's excuses. To be honest, he had been dealing with Xue Wuxia more often now, so he had become immune to her. If it were when they first met, as long as Xue Wuxia lowered herself and acted coquettishly, or at least bent down deeply to pour him a cup of tea, Tang Tong would probably not be able to resist.
After all, in this era, Tang Tong has seen many women, no matter they are weak, obedient, well-behaved, or smart, but a woman like Xue Wuxia, who is entrusted with important tasks, is heroic, and even a little bit ruthless, is really rare. If Xue Wuxia had not put the soft sword on his neck at the first time, he would have thought of taking Xue Wuxia as his concubine.
Of course, Tang Tong wasn't someone who would just let his lust get the better of him. Even if he came from a noble family, he wouldn't have reached his current position. So once the formal business talks began, Tang Tong would begin rubbing his jade balls. The soft, smooth texture of the jade balls constantly stimulated his palms, keeping him calm and peaceful.
"Oh, General Tang, you have a good plan." Xue Wuxia actually knew what Tang Tong meant a long time ago, but she had to wait for Tang Tong to say it actively. After all, this business was huge and the negotiation would take a long time. She couldn't let herself be at a disadvantage.
"But your price is high, and Master Xinyue's price is not low either. Master Xinyue may not easily agree to the amount you want."
"Oh?" Tang Tong suddenly became interested and leaned forward, saying, "So that Xin Yuetu actually wrote back?"
The reason why Tang Tong asked this question was that he always felt that what Qinghe was doing would not succeed. Although it would be profitable for the warring parties to unite to do business, both sides lacked the basic mutual trust for doing business. And as for Xue Wuxia, to be honest, if it were not for the sake of Qinghe pig iron, he would not be very interested in talking to her. Of course, if it was to talk about something else, that would be another matter.
"Look at what you said. Mr. Xinyue is also an old customer of ours, so we should give him some face. Moreover, Qinghe is the guarantor for this business. You know Qinghe's reputation. They are honest and trustworthy. Mr. Xinyue would not refuse to reply to a single letter."
Xue Wuxia spoke with incredible sincerity. She remembered what Lin Hai had emphasized to them during the intelligence crash course: "We in Qinghe do business under the principle of honesty and integrity. Do you know what that means? We cheat everyone except children and the elderly! Children and the elderly only have a few dollars on them, there's no need to ruin their reputation. If we're going to deal with them, we'll have to deal with the big guys!"
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