Chapter 527 Extra: Negotiating a Grain Deal with an Enemy Country
"Princess Changping is truly the pillar of our dynasty! She not only purged those corrupt officials who oppressed the people and did nothing but cause harm, but also defeated the enemy countries that invaded our borders, leaving them no choice but to surrender."
Upon hearing Xiao Jingchen's words, the old courtiers below immediately put on fake smiles and quickly flattered him.
They felt terrible. Ever since Lin Luoxi showed her talent and appeared in the court, they had been keeping a low profile every day, not daring to be greedy at all.
Nowadays, their pockets are cleaner than their faces, and they dare not do anything illegal, disorderly, or embezzle public funds.
They were terrified that they would be dragged away and beheaded in their sleep.
The newly promoted top scholars didn't share the thoughts of the veteran officials, because they had never been corrupt and naturally didn't know the joy of being rolling in money.
Grand Tutor Liu and several other senior officials have also been suffering these past two months.
They had saved up their entire life savings, only to have it all stolen by a heartless thief. They were so angry that they hadn't slept a wink for the past two months.
When other ministers saw that his money had been stolen, they donated it. Now, a sign has been erected at the gate of the imperial city to commemorate their good deeds in donating money to disaster victims.
Waaah, I can't think about it. Just thinking about it makes me want to smash my chest with a boulder and beat myself to death.
Meanwhile, a letter of surrender also arrived from the Northern Guard.
This heavy snowfall not only affected the Crimson Flame Dynasty, but was even more severe in the Northern Wei. Not only did ordinary people freeze and starve to death, but many livestock also perished from the cold.
The remaining 50,000 elite troops are still in the hands of the Chiyan Dynasty. They will not surrender. The people of Beiwei, who have been starving for two months, are no longer capable of fighting.
When the envoy from the Northern Guard arrived with a letter of surrender, Lin Luoxi and Xie Hanchuan were having a barbecue with their soldiers.
The meat used for barbecue is all hunted from the mountains, or rather, taken out of the space, and it's still very fresh.
With the added aroma of charcoal grilling, the smoky, roasted meat instantly filled the entire military camp, causing the envoys who came to deliver the surrender document to swallow hard.
They have been in Beiwei for two months, eating only one meal a day, which is still thin porridge.
Now that they see the generals of Beizhou eating barbecue with rice, how could they not be envious?
"Your Excellency, would you like a bite?"
The Northern Guard envoy's gaze was so intense that Lin Luoxi couldn't ignore it.
Seeing how pale and thin they looked, I thought for a moment and then invited them to sit down and eat with me.
"Is it really possible, Your Highness?" The Northern Wei envoy was polite in words, but his actions spoke louder than his words. He picked up a bowl and began to scoop rice and eat.
What is face? Can face fill an empty stomach? They've been starving for two months; they've long forgotten about face.
"Delicious, delicious..." There were five envoys from the Northern Guard, each of them carrying a full bowl of rice and wolfing it down.
The generals of the Northern Prefecture stared in shock at the Northern Guard envoys as they wolfed down their food.
How long had he been starving to look like a starving ghost, completely lacking the aloof and superior demeanor of an envoy?
Seeing how quickly they added vegetables and meat, the generals of Beizhou also sped up their cooking, not wanting these few people to finish all the meat they had painstakingly roasted.
"Mother, why are they so hungry?" Actually, Xie Zhili wanted to say that they looked like starving ghosts, but then felt that it was inappropriate to say that, so she quickly changed her words.
"With the snow disaster in the air, it's good enough to survive, let alone have enough to eat."
"You should be grateful you were born in the Crimson Flame Dynasty, otherwise you would have ended up like them, either freezing to death or starving to death..."
Looking at the five envoys, who were dressed in thin clothes and looked pale and thin, Lin Luoxi knew that the Northern Wei Dynasty had not had an easy time in the past two months either.
The five envoys ate six bowls of rice before finally putting down their bowls and chopsticks, burping contentedly.
Seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of the Northern generals, they chuckled awkwardly and then immediately pulled out a letter of surrender from their sleeves.
Lin Luoxi glanced at the terms of surrender, including the annexation of three cities and the condition of no war for twenty years proposed by the Northern Guard. She was quite satisfied, nodded, took out her seal, and stamped it.
Once the seal was affixed and the surrender document was accepted, Lin Luoxi immediately instructed Chen Dong and the others to release the person.
"Princess, may I stay here a few more days?" General Hatu, who had just been released, looked at Lin Luoxi with a fawning expression.
If they returned to Northern Wei, they would be at a loss for where they would go, which was worse than being prisoners here, where they could have food and meat every day.
Although he was a prisoner, Princess Changping was kind and did not mistreat them. He had a more comfortable and carefree time here than he had in Beiwei.
"Hehe, what do you think..." What was General Hatu 3 planning? Lin Luoxi knew without even thinking.
She fed these 50,000 soldiers a lot of food every day, so she didn't want to keep them any longer and quickly sent them away.
She would rather feed her own country's people with this grain.
"Princess Changping, how about we make a deal? You have grain, and I have money. I'd like to offer to buy your grain..."
Hunger is a terrible feeling, and the worst part is that for them in Beiwei, even with money, they can't buy food. To starve to death while clutching their wealth is the most humiliating way to die.
“Your idea is good…” Lin Luoxi thought that Hatu looked simple-minded, but he was not stupid at all.
"Considering that our two countries are now friendly nations, I'll sell you grain at the prices set by our Crimson Flame Dynasty. What do you think?"
Her space is called the Merit Space, but it's not limited to doing good deeds for the Crimson Flame Dynasty. You can earn merit by helping other countries.
"Great! Princess Changping is simply a Bodhisattva reincarnated, such a wonderful person!" General Hatu was so excited to see that Lin Luoxi had agreed that he wanted to go forward and hug her.
Xie Hanchuan noticed Hatu's intention and kicked General Hatu far away with his long, slender legs.
"Hahahaha!" The soldiers on the Beizhou side laughed with joy when they saw General Hatu of the Northern Guard being kicked out by Xie Hanchuan.
Hatu wasn't angry; instead, he chuckled sheepishly. Lin Luoxi was willing to sell them grain, making her their adoptive parents. How could he possibly be angry with his adoptive parents?
"How much money have you prepared? We'll exchange money for goods." Seeing that Hatu had no ill intentions, Lin Luoxi spoke frankly.
"I'll buy 100,000 taels of silver worth of grain first, and then decide how much to buy once the emperor's allocation comes through. What do you think?"
Hatu was so frustrated that he felt like beating his chest and stamping his feet when he realized he had only taken 100,000 taels with him on his expedition.
When the generals of Beizhou heard that Hatu wanted to buy 100,000 taels of grain, they all looked at Lin Luoxi with hesitation.
The snow disaster is still not under control, and we don't know when it will melt. If Lin Luoxi sells all the grain to Beiwei, will they face hunger?
"Okay, go back to the camp and get the money first. I'll send someone to prepare food right now."
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