On the 25th day of the month, three days after Sun Chuanting's defeat, Li Yan received the news. Three days ago, on the day of Sun Chuanting's defeat, he received the news that Sun Chuanting was surrounded.

Niu Chenghu's defeated soldiers ran to Henan and told Li Zhong the news of the sudden attack of the bandits. Li Zhong sent a pigeon letter to Li Yan. Li Yan's reply to Li Zhong was just a word to guard the border strictly and wait and see what happened.

In fact, when Sun Chuanting first arrived in Nanyang, Li Yan had told him that he would ignore anything outside of Henan. If the bandits invade the territory, they would fight back resolutely. However, this time Li Zicheng's troops were very sensible. He stopped chasing after five miles away from the border of Henan, allowing the defeated soldiers to escape from the sky.

Li Zhong just accommodated these defeated soldiers. As for the officers who asked Li Zhong to send troops to rescue immediately, Li Zhong just said he wanted to ask for instructions.

Li Yan was also surprised to receive the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat. After all, Sun Chuanting brought a 100,000 army out and was defeated in just a few days. It was really disappointing. Originally, he hoped that Sun Chuanting could weaken Li Zicheng's strength, but judging from the information he received, the official army did not cause any decent killing to Li Zicheng at all.

Two days later, he judged from receiving more information that Li Zicheng might have to chase Sun Chuanting's team all the way to Shaanxi. So he immediately sent a letter to Li Zhong, asking him to send the Shaanxi soldiers sheltered back to Shaanxi as soon as possible, and asked them to bring back the news of Sun Chuanting's defeat. He also told the Shaanxi official army that Li Zicheng might invade Shaanxi.

From Xunyang to Shaanxi, the road is dangerous and obstacles. As long as the Shaanxi military can prepare as soon as possible, Li Zicheng will suffer heavy losses. As for whether he can stop Li Zicheng, it is hard to say, and he doesn't care. As long as Li Zicheng is not too strong, otherwise he will be under too much pressure.

Now some officials in Kaifeng have begun to leave. Since he talked with the clans, news of his rebellion has spread among the officials. No matter whether he did it in accordance with the rules of the court, he was a ritual or under the banner of the official army, those officials were unwilling to be troubled. After all, it was a chaotic world, and it was always good to be more stable.

However, after it was rumored that he had rebelled, the officials did not dare to stay in Kaifeng anymore. However, these officials knew that the north was no longer safe, so whether they thought they were loyal to the emperor and patriotic, or they did not want to be nostalgic about the officialdom, they all fled to Nanjing.

Fortunately, Li Yan did not stop them. As long as the corresponding tax amount was paid, they would let them go. However, these officials were also sloppy and did not cash out the industries in Henan. They just left with the deeds and land deeds, leaving behind the managers or nephews to continue to manage the industry. No matter what happens in the future, at least Li Yan's rule will be very safe, and their industries can be preserved at the best.

Niu Wenbing's secret report Li Yan did not stop him. He didn't care whether the court knew that he had rebelled. What he cared about now was this Shanxi businessman who had just been arrested.

This shopkeeper Liu was the shopkeeper of the Fan family in Zhangjiakou. He brought more than 500 Mongolian horses, and the price was cheap, only 45 taels per horse. However, after the transaction, he first asked about potatoes at the market, and planned to spend money to ask farmers to go north with seeds. Then he inquired about the military affairs everywhere, but was reported by the waiter in the hotel, so he was arrested.

What Li Yan hesitated was that the Fan family could get a large number of horses, which was exactly what he needed. However, Manager Liu seemed to be too concerned about the military affairs, and he had not decided what to do. So he planned to ask in person first.

"Shopkeeper Liu." Li Yan asked, "Why do you want to inquire about the military?"

Manager Liu bowed and said, "Li Yibin, we are here to do business with you with sincerity. We naturally have to deal with all kinds of relationships in business. How can we not find out the preferences of officials and generals from all walks of life? These are common methods, and somehow they have violated Li Yibin's rules."

"How heavy cannons are, how far can they be hit, the number of troops, the salaries of soldiers, did you really kill hundreds of soldiers? These are what you usually ask?" Li Yan asked bluntly.

Manager Liu was stunned and then smiled and said, "Yibin is suspicious. In the north, who doesn't know how powerful the Qing soldiers are? I heard that Yibin killed hundreds of Qing soldiers at one time. The villain really admired him. So I asked someone about the army, just to know whether the soldiers under Yibin were all heavenly soldiers and generals, why are they so many stronger than other official troops?"

Li Yan smiled and suddenly asked, "This situation in the military is also a good deal for you, right?"

Manager Liu quickly bowed and said, "Yibin is joking. Although we value profit, our small businesses still dare not participate in military and national affairs. We just communicate with each other and make some money, and ignore anything else."

Li Yan did not continue to test and asked, "What about potatoes? You just buy them back, why do you still have to ask someone to go north to plant them?"

"Our boss heard that the potatoes are extremely yielded, so he wanted to invite farmers to plant them in the north to see if they can survive." Seeing that Li Yan did not ask about the military, Manager Liu calmed down and explained easily, "If it could be planted, it would save the trouble of transportation. The Mongolians could not eat meat all day long. I think the demand for potatoes should not be small."

"You guys do business," Li Yan said with a smile. "If you do it, wouldn't I go and drink the Northwest Wind?"

Manager Liu immediately bowed and said, "Don't worry, Yibin, our boss is definitely not a person who cuts off his wealth. So I sent me this time to get in touch with Yibin first, so the price of horses will be so low this time. If Yibin is willing to let the villain bring some farmers and seeds back for experiments, whether it is successful or not, we can supply Yibin with more than 2,000 Mongolian horses every year, and the price is comparable to Chengwu's market price."

"Two thousand?" Li Yan pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that there are not many."

Manager Liu said, "Yibin, I won't hide it from you, and there will be no too much horse trade in Mongolia. Now all Mongolian tribes have taken office in the Qing Dynasty. Each of their tribes has to pay tribute to the Qing Dynasty every year, so Yibin should not have too high hopes."

Li Yan nodded and made a decision. He ordered, "Shopkeeper Liu, please stay with me for two days first. The same goes for your friends. You all stay there, so don't rush back. Write a letter to your boss and ask him to prepare some more horses for trading, and I will exchange them with him and exchange them for food."

"What does Yibin mean?" Manager Liu asked nervously.
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