The news that the Daliang Empire officially declared war on the Chen Dynasty was like a bowl of cold water poured into a pot of boiling oil, and the whole world immediately began to boil.
According to information gathered by the Intelligence Department, a large number of refugees have appeared in several provinces close to Qinghe, and they are heading towards Qinghe with their families with the help of the "Qinghe Immigration Agency".
On the border of the Qinghe controlled area, a number of refugee camps, which are rather simple due to the rush to build them, have gradually taken shape. All refugees will live in the refugee camps for a period of time. Only after they have completed registration and screening can they enter the hinterland of Qinghe and become a "glorious citizen of Qinghe."
Not long after, Lin Hai received news from the Mengyang Intelligence Station. In line with the glorious tradition of "strike while you are ill", Cambodia formally submitted a declaration of war to the Chen Dynasty. The Cambodian people, who had been squeezed to the limit by taxes, finally found a way to vent. Under the official propaganda of "You are not living well because of the oppression of the Chen Dynasty, and good days will come after defeating the Chen Dynasty", the hard-working Cambodian people actually endured the highest taxes in history and actively joined the army. With a population of several million, Cambodia mobilized an army of more than 400,000 and began to march towards the Chen Dynasty.
"Tell Mengyang Station to pass the message to the Cambodian royal family through Nguyen Shiping. We don't care about their war with the Chen Dynasty, but the fighting cannot spread to Xiangyun Province, nor can it affect our trade routes, otherwise it will substantially affect our supply of pig iron to Cambodia. Also, if a war really breaks out, Nguyen Shiping will need to play a greater role, so they need to find a way to shut down Cambodia's only iron mine."
Lin Hai only said a few words about the situation in Cambodia. Although the entire Qinghe upper echelons knew that Lin Hai would definitely take action against Cambodia first, before that, the power of the Khmer Kingdom needed to be further weakened.
Meng Yang, Four Countries Trading Company.
"Boss, Ruan Shiping did submit the memorial, but the reaction of the Khmer royal family is not what we expected." Wang Wu looked at Jiang Ping with a worried look on his face.
"Oh? This old fellow is quite quick. What was the royal family's response?" Jiang Ping asked while waving his hands to drive away the mosquitoes around him.
"The Khmer royal family scolded Nguyen Shiping, thinking that his position was not firm enough. At the same time, they also hinted to him that Khmer would sooner or later launch a war against Daliang, and the location of the troops would be in Mengyang, so he needed to make preparations in advance, especially in terms of weapons and food." Wang Wu said.
"It looks like it won't be long before this Nguyen Shiping comes to ask us for weapons. But there's no need to rush this matter. Right now, the main force of Cambodia is still hard at work on the Chen Dynasty's fortress group in Chongzuo. They don't have the energy to open two fronts for the time being. The Chen Dynasty is not a small country like Cambodia. Although they were caught off guard by Cambodia again and lost the three counties of Longzhou, Pingxiang and Ningming, it's not a big deal. As long as Cambodia can't take Chongzuo in the short term, they will have to confront the Chen Dynasty head-on. For the Chen Dynasty, fighting the Empire and Cambodia at the same time will not be a big problem."
Jiang Ping understood the current situation very well and appeared quite optimistic. "As mentioned above, Cambodia wants weapons from us. As long as the price is right, we can give them. As for them wanting to go to war with us, let them think about it. If they make a move, we will beat them so badly that they won't even recognize themselves."
"As long as the price is right?" Wang Wu clearly grasped the essence of the above.
"Yes, what they mean is that the price of weapons should follow the market. Now that we are at war, everything is going up in price. The price of weapons will be at least three times higher than before." Jiang Ping said seriously.
Wang Wu thought for a moment and said, "Since it says it's at least three times the original price, then as long as it doesn't affect sales, a multiple increase is fine. How about this: we raise it to five times the original price, and give one-half of that as a rebate to the Cambodian officials. Tell them that everyone will profit from the price increase, and the more they buy, the more they'll earn."
Jiang Ping nodded and said, "If you go into business, you'll definitely make more money than working in intelligence now."
"Hey~~~~Don't tell me, believe it or not, if I go into business, I will become rich very quickly, at least a wealthy man."
"Well, I believe it. Then you were beheaded by the county magistrate for bribery and price gouging. Just like those merchants mentioned in the official document who sold grain to refugees at high prices." Jiang Ping replied seriously.
Not long after, the two saw Ruan Shiping, who was sweating profusely, in the trading house.
"My two lords, please help me. The amount of weapons and pig iron the royal family wants this time is really too large. It has increased three times, and..." Ruan Shiping was stuck here, and it seemed that even he, an old bureaucrat, couldn't say what to say next.
"And what? Just say it. It's not your order. No one will blame you." Jiang Ping said soothingly.
"Moreover, the royal family wants to obtain this batch of goods at the lowest possible cost. In short, they want Qitian Village to pay tribute, otherwise they will send troops to attack Xiangyun Province."
"Hey~~~~They are quite courageous. Well, their courage is commendable." Jiang Ping laughed when he heard that.
"Oh my Lord Jiang, please don't say that. I ran around and talked my mouth off before I finally made up the story of the previous prefect's sudden death. It was because the royal family was about to go to war and had no time to deal with me. If the royal family really wants to attack Qitian Village, when the army arrives, we won't be able to hide anything and we will lose everything." When Ruan Shiping said this, his whole body went limp and he crawled directly to the ground. Yes, when the army arrived, the people from the Four Countries Trading Company would just pack up their luggage and run away. What would he do?
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