Chapter 218 Iron Ore
All the city lords discussed for a long time in Achig's tent and finally decided what to do.
First, Mo Gan must hand over the letters he previously exchanged with the traitor in Dayu.
These letters, along with those of Song San from the Wuding Marquis's mansion, who had been beaten so badly by Aqige that even his parents wouldn't recognize him, would then be delivered to the Weiyuan Army.
Secondly, the grain and fodder lost by the Weiyuan Army were also compensated by Mo Gan personally.
Since we've already brought all the gold and silver jewelry, let's just give it back to the Weiyuan Army intact!
As for compensating them with grain and fodder, even if they exchanged the jewelry for grain and fodder, the Weiyuan Army wouldn't accept it!
What if you poison someone?
Third, as for all of this, none of the other city lords knew about it; it was all Mo Gan's doing.
Therefore, the people in Sahara City still hope that things can proceed as before and that normal trade will not be affected.
And then...
They couldn't think of anything else.
However, Achig did raise a question.
"After discussing it for so long, who will do these things?"
The city lords, who had been speaking enthusiastically, immediately fell silent, each counting the flowers on the top of the tent.
They won't go.
They are no longer the naked city lords they used to be; they have become quite wealthy.
What if the Weiyuan Army detains them?
Shen Huaichen pretended to think for a moment before saying, "The city lords definitely can't go; it would be a loss of face for them."
You might even be humiliated by others!
"Then...who should go? Should the gentleman make the trip himself?" Archie asked tentatively.
Shen Huaichen immediately shook his head.
"I can't go either, I'm afraid they'll detain me."
All the city lords...
Oh, so even Mr. Du, the strategist, has this concern!
It seems it's not that they're cowards, but rather that sending them is indeed not a good idea.
The city lords, who had been cowering, immediately straightened their backs again.
“However, I do have someone in mind, Your Highness. What do you think?” Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
“Who?” Archie asked immediately.
"That merchant Boss Ye from Dayu, he's from Dayu, and his business here is going so smoothly, he must have some personal connection with Weiyuan Army."
Wouldn't it be better to let him handle these matters?
Success or failure rests on his shoulders.
"If it works, great. If not, we'll find other ways," Shen Huaichen said.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately agreed.
Yes, it would be best to send that traveling merchant.
Most of the city lords had met that Boss Ye. He was eloquent and knew how to handle things. He must have some ability to run a business so well.
And so, Boss Ye, who was anxiously waiting in Sahara for the city gates to open, was invited into Achig's tent.
Soon, Boss Ye understood what to do.
Without saying a word, he stuffed the letters and jewels he had brought from the box in Mogan into his pocket and headed for Leigu City, which had already been occupied by the Weiyuan Army.
Of course, Song San from the Wuding Marquis's family, who had been detained by Shen Huaichen and Aqige and beaten half to death, was also taken away.
After Boss Ye left, all the city lords were on tenterhooks.
Only Shen Huaichen felt at ease.
So this is how adept I am at handling territorial cession and reparations!
As long as it's not their own land, they don't seem to feel any pain...
"Sir, do you think it will work?" Achig asked in a low voice.
"It's 80% likely to work. The Weiyuan Army is angry right now, and if they really fight the Northern Hu on a large scale, they'll have to think it over."
If the emperor of Dayu doesn't speak, who dares to attack?
Didn't they rob Da Yu of its grain and supplies before? In the end, it all just fizzled out.
Now that Weiyuan Army has both face and substance, they won't care about anything else.
The Great Yu region is currently short of supplies and is unlikely to continue its advance.
The fall of Regu was largely due to the fact that it happened at night, and the soldiers were caught off guard.
However, it's estimated that Regulus City will not be recovered.
Since they've taken it, they certainly won't give it back easily.
Prepare to accept the refugees who have fled from Regu City in the next couple of days!
But in that case, the city of Sahar, located below Regulus, becomes even more important.
"Your Highness, as long as you manage things well here, that person in the capital won't dare to touch you so easily in the future," Shen Huaichen analyzed.
Upon hearing this, Aqige agreed that it made sense. With so much of Dayu's grain and provisions burned, they certainly wouldn't dare to wage a major battle.
Having confirmed these things, Achig reverted to his former self as the War Prince.
He himself did not realize that he had lost the fighting spirit he had when he first arrived in Sahara.
If it were the old War King, his current thought would be to gather all the troops in the border city and retake Regu City...
"All city lords, please return to your posts first!"
First, close the city gates and remain vigilant at all times, in case of unforeseen circumstances.
"We'll definitely inform all the city lords as soon as we have any news," Shen Huaichen said with a smile.
Those city lords couldn't wait to leave.
Even if the Weiyuan Army persists and plans to continue attacking other border cities, Saha will definitely be the next city to be attacked.
They went back early so that if things got bad, they could pack their things and run away as soon as possible.
So, after exchanging greetings with the War Prince, each city lord rode back on horseback.
Only Mogan, who had nowhere else to go, huddled in a corner of the large tent.
"Someone, take a close look at Lord Mogan. This matter needs to be reported to the capital. Lord Mogan is a party involved, and we can't afford to let anything happen to him."
Achig said with a cold laugh.
Shen Huaichen remained expressionless as he watched Mo Gan being taken away.
He planned all of this.
Ask Marquis Wuding to provide information on transporting weapons.
The information provided by Boss Ye was arranged by Chang Shenghou, which was also at Shen Huaichen's behest.
Furthermore, the Weiyuan Army temporarily changed the weapon delivery schedule and instead arranged for a batch of horse-drawn carts loaded with mud and weeds.
Finally, in the middle of the night, they captured Regulus.
These were all part of Shen Huaichen's plan.
Shen Huaichen's plans go far beyond simply digging up the Marquis of Wuding.
Removing the Marquis of Wuding was just something he did incidentally.
The most important reason is that iron ore was discovered in the mountain behind Regu City...
Mo Gan didn't find those things, but Shen Huaichen discovered those reddish-brown stones when he went to inspect Leigu City.
Later, Shen Huaichen brought out two stones and had Shen Zhong show them to an old blacksmith.
The iron ore is of very high quality, and the iron refined from it is of excellent quality, suitable for forging weapons...
That's when Shen Huaichen had the idea of taking over Leigu City...
In less than a day, Boss Ye returned from Leigu City.
The news he brought back relieved Achig.
"This humble subject met the ever-victorious Marquis."
Changsheng Hou said that Leigu City would not be returned; since he had occupied it, it was his.
But it only occupies one city, Leigu.
Other merchants can still travel through Regulus City normally.
It will not affect the business of merchants from both countries.
At this point, Achig was completely relieved.
As for the merchant caravan from the Marquis of Wuding's group...
All the goods were seized by Achig.
Everyone... go wherever you need to go!
Shen Huaichen didn't let Aqige kill those people; he just sent them all away.
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Meanwhile, in Leigu City, after Changsheng Hou and several elders inspected the mountain that Shen Huaichen had mentioned, they were also filled with joy.
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