madnovel 0490: West Hills.
0490: West Hills.
In the early morning, heavy snow fell one after another, and Beigang was once again shrouded in white snow.
Hailan City is covered in silver, the main avenue is full of people coming and going, and the shops on both sides are also crowded with people.
It seems that the snow has not affected everyone's desire to eat delicious food, and the shops that should be queuing are still queuing up.
Inside the castle study.
Qiao Ji stood by the window looking at the main avenue, and said softly, "This heavy snow came just in time."
"Master, why do you say that?" Lian Xin walked to the window with lotus steps, and also looked at the heavy snow outside the window.
"Winter is here, and the dispute between the two princes can temporarily come to an end."
Qiao Ji turned around and rubbed Hu Erniang's head, explaining, "There is no way to start a war when it snows."
"That's right, I almost forgot." Lian Xin suddenly realized and nodded.
"But it can only be stopped for a few months, and they will definitely go to war when spring begins.
Qiao Ji supported the window sill with both hands, tapped the window sill lightly with his index finger, and said in a deep voice, "Once a war starts, we will be easily involved."
He has not given the two princes an exact answer until now, and has been perfunctory to the people sent by the two princes.
The story of Qiao Ji's extermination of the pirates had already spread, and the Saburu pirate group was the largest pirate group in Beigang.
Besides, Qiao Ji also wanted to conduct a public trial against the pirates, so naturally there was no way to hide the truth from the people sent by the two princes.
However, Qiao Ji pretended to be ill when Pete and James came to him, and she kept pretending for several days.
Due to the sudden heavy snowfall in Beigang these days, Pete and James had to leave Beifa ahead of schedule.
If it weren't for the need to go back and return as soon as possible, I'm afraid the two of them would not be willing to leave Hailan City, because the environment and food here are very attractive.
In just a few days, Pete and James gained a lot of weight, and they still abused each other when they met by chance.
"My lord, are we going to go to war then?" Lian Xin's curled eyelashes fluttered slightly, and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.
"It's a matter of time, but it should wait until the two princes are about to decide the outcome." Qiao Ji said with his hands outstretched.
Pete and James will definitely add insult to injury in front of the two princes, and his situation is not optimistic.
Of course, the brotherly dispute between the two princes has not been resolved, and Qiao Wu is still ignored for the time being.
But once any one of the two princes wins, Qiao Ji will be the next target to be crusaded.
Therefore, it can be considered that "the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole follows".
"My lord, we need to quickly accumulate strength within this period of time." Lian Xin frowned slightly.
Hu Er Niang also understands the truth, when the two princes need help most, they always choose to escape.
After they ascend the throne, they will naturally take care of those nobles who are not loyal to them.
What's more, Qiao Ji is the most profitable noble in the entire Golden Eagle Empire, which is recognized by the entire empire.
If the two princes wanted to make an example of others, it would be the best choice to give priority to Qiao Ji, and they just took the opportunity to beat those nobles who had evil intentions.
"Yes, armor, weapons, and food must not be left behind."
Qiao Ji's sharp heterochromatic pupils were full of seriousness, and he said in a deep voice, "Anyway, there's nothing to do in winter, let the patrol force and the navy continue to recruit people.
Although he has an advantage in weapons, he is still far behind the two princes in terms of numbers.
Although they can make up for their shortcomings with weapons and well-trained knights, if the two princes use crowd tactics, they will struggle.
Qiao Ji didn't want to fight an uncertain battle, and he didn't want his own people to suffer heavy casualties.
"Understood." Lian Xin nodded heavily.
Hu Erniang knew that the master could mobilize only about 20,000 troops, not to mention the unknown second prince.
As far as the eldest prince in the imperial capital is concerned, he himself has 5,000 city defense lords, and there are not a few nobles who follow him.
Adding up the number of the eldest prince's city defense army and the number of knights chasing his nobles, there are seventy to eighty thousand people.
The point is that the eldest prince has not yet used his power to recruit soldiers. If there is another wave of recruitment, he will have more combat power at his disposal.
Although the soldiers recruited have no combat power, the energy consumption of such a large number of people will run out of ammunition and food every season.
"Huawei." Qiao Ji turned to look at the girl.
He stepped to the desk and sat down, took a sip of a cup of hot water, and asked, "Are there any extra caravans?"
"My lord, you can select a batch of intact large ships from the pirate ships captured by the Saburu Pirates to form a new caravan." Hua Wei said immediately.
The inventory of the spoils of the Saburu Pirates was carried out by the girl and others, and she also had a list of spoils in her hand.
"Do we still have enough goods in stock?" Qiao Ji put down his glass and looked directly at the girl and asked.
"Yes, my lord, toothbrush, perfume, brown sugar, etc. [everything] is sufficient." Hua Wei said while fiddled with Ning Shun's hair.
Qiao Ji folded his hands on the table, slightly pressed his eyebrows and thought for a moment, raised his eyes and said, "Send someone to form a caravan in a few days."
"Which city does the lord want to develop business in?" Hua Wei asked wonderingly, tilting her neck.
Qiao Ji's goods have been developed to many places, such as Nanyuan, Erge City, Imperial Capital and so on.
In addition to the super big city Yuege City, there are several other big cities that also have Qiao Ji's business.
"Alpinia spinosa islands." Qiao Ji paused each word.
That's right, he intends to develop 277 neutral islands, but there are people from various empires there.
If you want to expand your business and make a lot of money, you can't just limit yourself to the Golden Eagle Empire. Other empires are also good markets.
In addition, Qiao Ji also wanted to know more about other empires, and there were many things the caravans could see.
He could also get some information from the caravan, so he sent people to explore the way in advance.
Hua Wei was stunned for a moment, then nodded suddenly, and said in a firm tone, "Yes, my lord, I will arrange everything."
"Okay." Qiao Ji nodded softly.
He turned his head and looked at the fox-eared lady beside him who was trimming her tail, and asked, "Lian Xin, do you have any information about Xi Jiang?"
Qiao Ji suddenly remembered the territory of the Missy's family, that is, Xiqiu.
"My lord, I don't know much about it, but I know that Xiqiu is also a very prosperous place."
Lian Xin immediately stopped stroking her tail, sat up straight and said, "It seems that there is a super big city in Xiqiu, and it is also a big city for trading slaves."
"Send someone to collect some information about Xiqiu, and that super big city." Qiao Ji ordered.
When he heard about slaves, he thought of labor, and maybe he could buy a batch at a low price.
"Yes." Lian Xin responded immediately.
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