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They were already at odds with the Commander-in-Chief, and if the other party pushed him to settle the matter, he could also gain the other party's favor. What's wrong with promoting the transaction?

But at this time, the other party did not ask himself a word, did not ask the cause and effect, and directly tried to protect them.

This kind of approach really made them dumbfounded. Is this still Haiqing and the others?

"why?"

After holding back for a while, Wu Zhenghe still couldn't help asking questions.

At this time, the rest of the people looked over with puzzled faces.

It can be seen that even the commander-in-chief has no meaning for Haiqing's actions, and he completely supports Haiqing.

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief glanced at Wu Zhenghe and the others, "Why, why, you are Han people, people from the Xinghan Empire, how could they, foreigners, be able to deal with them? Even if you have a sworn feud with the commander-in-chief, it is not The strangers can deal with you, and give you cause for condemnation."

A few people were stunned, even the generals at the side were all stunned.

When they saw Hai Qing and the others appear, they were already thinking whether they would be pushed out and used as tools to calm things down.

Originally, I also had such an awareness in my heart.

However, hearing this at this moment, they immediately lifted their spirits, and at the same time felt an inexplicable sense of pride in their hearts.

It doesn't seem like a bad thing to be born in such a country?

Wu Zhenghe was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "It doesn't matter, these guys are thieves, they just wanted to steal my jade pendant, and I killed them immediately after I found out."

Hearing this, the commander-in-chief looked at the corpses on the ground, and originally thought that the disciples of these aristocratic families had started to commit crimes again, but it turned out that was not the case.

It's just, "Why don't you leave someone alive? In this way, you can be regarded as empty talk."

It would be great if there is someone alive, and if you come up with any tricks, the other party will have to do it.

But now that it's like this, it will be troublesome if there is no survivor. How can it be said that it is a fact that several people killed people.

Haiqing also heard the conversations of several people, and quickly started to fight back.

However, in the absence of evidence, Chad denied life and death, and the two sides began to fall into arguing.

Wu Zhenghe felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had left someone alive just now, the situation would definitely be much better.

The wrangling between the two sides continued until the afternoon and dusk.

At this time, there is still no result.

Chad was a little distraught, and he could see that it was absolutely impossible to ask the other party to hand over someone.

Be afraid of the opponent's strength, but that's all, this is not acceptable to Chad.

So he just stared at one point directly, that is, no matter what, these few lives were caused by the other party.

In the end, Haiqing and his group decided to give some financial compensation after a discussion.

On the products sold, some discounts were given to the other party.

This thing is over like this.

If it is not unknown, what is the distribution of forces here, and whether Chad has other people he knows.

If you hate the other party in this way, it will be detrimental to your future transactions in other countries. It is impossible to discount this point.

But fortunately, this matter is over.

For dinner at night, Haiqing directly refused, and signaled to other people not to go, and even if they wanted to go, just don’t eat.

After everyone inquired about the reason, they all felt their scalps go numb when they knew what happened outside, and they didn't dare to go to this banquet at all.

Looking at the situation, the water that the other party fetched was also near here, and is the water near here still drinkable?

The other party can be so calm, but they can't!

Chapter 734 It's a disaster

The first transaction in the New World was not so smooth.

The main reason is that the earl's money is too little. After exchanging some jewelry, agate and other items, the ship set off again.

This time, with the guidance of the other party, the next route commander and others figured it out, so there is no need to worry about finding the way.

Although this time the transaction did not get much money.

However, after some understanding, everyone is still full of expectations.

The main reason is that the goods brought in have been exchanged for a lot of money, and they have been sold at dozens or even hundreds of times.

With such a precedent, everyone is expecting that as long as these products are sold at such a price, this trip will be a big profit.

In addition, after the opening of the route this time, there will be a steady stream of transactions from then on, and the disciples of the aristocratic family are all happy.

The Holy Majesty did not lie to them, as long as this route is open, it will be more profitable than those in the Western Regions.

"It's already summer, and it's still a bit cold!"

If it is the case in previous years, the weather at this time of this year is already extremely hot, and everyone wants to wear less to reduce the heat.

But this year, everyone clearly felt that the weather was really weird.

In the palace, Shou Yue was blown gently by the wind, and suddenly felt a little bit biting, and frowned at this moment.

Lu Chensheng had already thought that it was the Little Ice Age, so he was not too surprised.

"In the next few years, I'm afraid the weather will be like this."

Lu Chensheng looked towards the sky, the sun was still bright and there was no difference.

"Report!"

Lu Chensheng got up and was about to stretch his muscles and bones, when suddenly a hurried voice sounded.

"Come in."

Lu Chensheng waved his hand and said something.

The attendant hurried in and presented a memorial.

Gu Zhifang went forward to take it and inspected it before handing it to Lu Chensheng.

Lu Chensheng opened it to take a closer look, and his brows twitched immediately.

"what happened?"

With a big belly, Qiongyue couldn't help asking when she saw that Lu Chensheng's expression was not right.

During this period of time, she basically never saw Lu Chensheng's face looking good, and heard a lot of bad news inside and outside the Xinghan Empire.

"There are floods in the south again, and there are still a lot of droughts in the north. There are more than ten places affected by these disasters alone."

Looking at the memorial, Lu Chensheng couldn't help rubbing his brows. Judging from the situation, the economy of the Xinghan Empire will not get better this year.

Originally, he planned to find trouble with Zanda Yuanxi when autumn came, but now that he had troubles all over himself, how could he find trouble with the other party.

But if he didn't look for it, Lu Chensheng would be a little bit unwilling.

"What's going on this year, why have these disasters never stopped."

Qiong Yue felt a little anxious when she heard this.

The Xinghan Empire has just been established, so many things have happened, and there are really good things going on.

"In this way, I'm afraid there will be many rumors to reprimand my husband."

Qiong Yue didn't say the last sentence.

As long as someone with a heart wants to guide him at will, there will be some rumors, such as Lu Chensheng's position is not right, he is not the emperor.

After winning the world in this way, heaven was furious, so it sent down punishment or something.

There are indeed such rumors, and Jin Yiwei has already arrested many people.

It's just that so far, the person behind the scenes has not been found, but Gu Zhifang said earlier that he has a clue, and he believes that the person behind the scene will be caught soon.

Gu Zhifang listened to this and dared not speak.

"Let's go with the rumors. People from the Jinyiwei are watching. Fortunately, they were brought down by the world. Otherwise, if something like this happens, it will still be ruled by the previous dynasty. Who knows how many people will die."

Contrary to what Qiong Yue thought, Lu Chensheng was glad that he was unified at this time.

Otherwise, let the former dynasty rule, and then encounter such a climate.

At that time, the common people will not be able to pay taxes and will starve to death, or they will rebel.

Anyway, it's not a good thing.

During the Little Ice Age, food shortages were inevitable.

However, the reduced taxation only hopes that the common people will not be starved to death.

According to the memorandum, many fruit trees of the orchard farmers were frozen to death, and the loss was huge.

I hope His Majesty can allocate some funds for compensation, otherwise the fruit farmers will starve to death if this continues, and they will not dare to plant fruit trees in the future.

"There should be a lot of silver in the treasury, right?"

Lu Chensheng looked at the memorial, but did not dismiss it.

There are still a lot of fruit farmers. Because of the weather, many fruit trees were frozen to death, and then the harvest failed again.

This year's fruit prices have risen a lot.

Even the tribute fruits sent to the palace are much less.

Lu Chensheng gave some rewards to the ministers, and kept some for Qiongyue and the others, so there was nothing left.

"Prior to this, the common people were more active in issuing some national debts. They bought a lot of money. A total of more than 800 million taels of silver went to the treasury. They were spent back and forth, and disaster relief. I think there is still a lot left. .”

Gu Zhifang thought for a while and responded.

He has a little impression of the money, but he doesn't know how much is left.

"Submit this memorandum to the household department. Let them give a regulation on how to provide disaster relief, and then submit it to me."

After the attendant answered the call, he left in a hurry.

"I don't know what's going on with the fleet. I'm going to look at a fleet this year."

It was rare for Lu Chensheng to have a sad face.

The grain was not harvested, or the plants froze to death, and the imperial court allocated a lot of money, and the people had no money in their hands.

The goods in the workshop cannot be sold, which leads to poor business.

When the business is not good, there is no need for so many workers in the workshop, and the manpower will be reduced at that time.

A large number of people have nothing to do, and there is no source of income, and the goods will be even more difficult to sell.

In this way, a vicious circle is directly formed, and where does the economic rise come from?

In the financial reports of the past few months, the upward trend of Star Seoul has slowed down, and there is still a vague downward trend.

According to previous data analysis, the economy of Xing Seoul has been rising, and the growth rate is extremely terrifying.

Now it has slowed down, which is enough to show how serious things are.

"The fleet has not returned yet, and hope cannot be fully pinned on the fleet."

Lu Chensheng muttered to himself, thinking about what to do next.

Suddenly, Lu Chensheng seemed to have thought of something, then he couldn't help squinting his eyes, and called Gu Zhifang to him, and after a few words of advice, Gu Zhifang left quickly.

Chapter 735 Northern Expedition

The next day.

The sun had just risen, and the ministers gathered outside the hall one after another.

It is summer now, and the sun rises early.

The sun's rays shone on the main hall, reflecting everything in a golden and green splendor.

When the gate of the main hall was opened and the light shone into the main hall, it showed the grandeur of the main hall.

The jade floor tiles, glazed tiles, and calm spring water all give a sense of the grandeur of the hall.

The ministers entered one by one, and when Lu Chensheng arrived, they all shouted Sheng Gongan.