Chapter 1268: Asking for Help
The capital city was packed with people and the streets were so congested that even horse-drawn carriages could not move. If people wanted to go out, they could only ride horses or walk, and many people complained bitterly about this.
Especially for the ladies in the royal family, if they wanted to eat some cakes on the street, it would take them a whole day to walk back and forth.
The weather is hot and the food I buy is no longer fresh.
Travel is severely restricted, and the families of high-ranking officials are in panic.
The officials in charge of the imperial merchants used their abacus to clatter every day, and the daily income bills were sent to the palace.
The Emperor of Beili went from being worried at the beginning to smiling happily now. All commercial income in the capital was dozens of times higher than usual.
If the national treasury remains full every day, it will be just around the corner.
There is a bit of chaos, after all, it is in the territory of Beili. By dispatching more troops to deter, there is no need to worry about chaos.
There are more than 100,000 troops in the military camp, and about 50,000 of them have been transferred to the vicinity of the capital, almost surrounding the entire capital. No one dares to act rashly when facing such a large force.
Emperor Beili issued an imperial decree that only five people from each sect could enter to participate in the martial arts competition, and more people would have to wait outside the city.
The government will count the martial artists and martial arts sects that have entered the capital, and all their escorts will be sent out of the capital.
The reason was that the capital city was overcrowded and couldn't accommodate so many people.
Many people in the martial arts world are alone and don't care about this at all. Many sects and families complain when they receive such news.
Those who came this time were either the sect leader, the young master, or the young lady. They all lived a life of luxury and had no guards. What if something unexpected happened?
The imperial edict caused some minor controversy, but no major disturbance occurred among the Beili soldiers. If they were unwilling to send out their guards and entourage, they would all be sent out of the capital.
Seeing such a tough stance, the various sects had no choice but to send their followers out of the city.
Without guards, the leaders or sect masters in the capital repeatedly warned the younger generations to behave themselves and not cause trouble.
"Make way, make way."
"Excuse me, everyone, for giving me a way..."
"Thank you very much, everyone."
On the bustling street, a group of men in plain clothes were pulling a cart, with people pushing it on both sides.
Cars were parked one after another, and looking back it was so long that you couldn't see the end.
The man leading the way in front was wearing a dark long gown, his forehead covered with sweat. However, there were so many people in the capital in the past few days that it was difficult for cars to pass.
"Boss Gu must have made a lot of money importing so many goods at once."
In a restaurant on the side of the street, Takaki was leaning on the second-floor window, joking with others.
Gu Chi wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head and bowed to Gao Qi: "Mr. Gao."
Gao Qi turned his head and saw cars coming one after another. He couldn't see the end from the second floor. He couldn't help but wonder: "What goods did Boss Gu bring in?"
"only……"
"What they do is none of your business."
A female voice interrupted Gu Chi.
Gao Qi looked over when he heard the voice and met that contemptuous gaze. He sneered, "What do I want to ask, and what does it have to do with the princess?"
Nan Xiang leaned against the second-floor window across the street and snorted with a stronger hint of sarcasm. "I heard that the Prime Minister has recently taken charge of the general accounts of the Imperial Merchants. Master Gao is asking about the Gu family's goods. Could he be trying to steal the Gu family's business?"
Gao Qi's eyes darkened when he heard this: "Princess, you're not afraid of slipping your tongue when you speak."
"What's wrong? Are you angry because I hit the nail on the head?" Nan Xiang crossed her arms.
"If the princess wants to cause trouble, this young master will accompany her to the end."
Nan Xiang smiled, stepped on the window, and flew down from the second floor: "I'm not afraid of you."
Takaki also jumped down from the second floor.
Gu Chi was quick-witted and quickly stood between the two of them: "Princess, Master Gao, calm down in this hot weather."
"Boss Gu, please be more careful in everything you do, or your shop will be squeezed out and closed down." Nan Xiang looked down on the Royal Merchants. Apart from the Royal Merchants' shop, there was only one shop owned by the Gu family in the entire capital.
She was impressed by the fact that the Gu family would rather pay several times the tax than become a royal merchant.
"Thank you for your advice, Princess, but these things are not for sale." Gu Chi smiled gently.
"It's not for sale. Boss Gu pulled so many trucks, what are they?" Nan Xiang was surprised.
Takaki was also curious when he heard this.
"My niece asked me to get some high-quality felt and some rain and moisture-proof items a few days ago. They are needed to build a residence in the west of the city. As you two know, there are many literati in the west of the city and they need a lot of things. There are still hundreds of carts outside the city that have not entered the city yet." Gu Chi was a little distressed.
The weather has been bad in recent days, and he rushed to get his belongings back, but entering the city became a difficult task.
There were too many people, and carriages could not enter at all, so people had to go by hand. It would take four or five hours to walk from the city gate to the west of the city. Now the crowds were so large that at this speed, it might not be possible to get there in a day.
There are still many people outside the city who cannot get in and are in a hurry.
"Are they all being shipped to the west of the city?"
"Who is your niece?"
Takasaki and Nan Xiang said in unison.
After smelling it, the two reacted, turned their heads and glared at each other, then looked at Gu Chi together.
"My niece, Ye Qianning, you should have all seen her when you were little. She attended classes at Loushan Academy." Speaking of Ye Qianning, Gu Chi's smile deepened. "Don't underestimate her size; she's very thoughtful. People living west of the city couldn't withstand the wind and rain with their small tents, so she devised a sturdy method for building them. That's why so many materials were needed."
When Nan Xiang heard Ye Qianning's name, she began to sort out the relatives of the Gu family in her mind.
Gao Qi was different. When he heard Ye Qianning's name, his mind was full of Ye Qianning. Ye Qianning was going to set up a tent in the west of the city. If he could help, Ye Qianning might not be so cold when he saw him.
"Boss Gu." Gao Qi said solemnly.
"Mr. Gao, what advice do you have?"
"Boss Gu said there are still hundreds of truckloads of materials outside the city that haven't entered yet, right?"
"kindness."
"If Boss Gu trusts me, please leave it to me. The convoy outside the city must arrive west of the city before dark today."
Gu Chi was stunned, and for a moment he couldn't figure out the intentions of the person in front of him.
"Boss Gu, don't listen to him. Leave it to me. I will send people to the city gate to pick up the convoy right now." Nan Xiang was unwilling to fall behind.
Gu Chi was stunned again: "This..."
"I sincerely want to help. Boss Gu won't distrust me, right?" Gao Qi said sincerely.
"I got it."
"Since you trust me, Boss Gu, please hand the matter over to me. I will ensure that everything is delivered to the west of the city without missing anything."
"It's not a valuable thing, so don't bother me, Mr. Gao." Gu Chi thought about it and didn't dare to put the matter in his hands.
It’s not worth much, but if you have less, it will be very troublesome.
"Boss Gu is right. We have to handle our own affairs ourselves before we can feel at ease." Nan Xiang was overjoyed, with obvious sarcasm in her tone.
Gao Qi was not annoyed by being rejected, and said in a good temper: "Then, Gao will make way for Boss Gu so that the convoy can go faster."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Gu Chi to respond, a whistle sounded.
Seven or eight strong-armed guards landed in unison: "Sir."
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