Although the old man's cultivation was extremely high and his speed was extremely fast, it took more than ten days to get back and forth between the First Army Corps' station and Qingshan Village. When he came back, it was already mid-January.

There were a lot of people on both sides of the mountain ridge, and both sides were digging at the same time. The progress was extremely fast, and 30% of the mountain had been opened up. The soldiers were also working enthusiastically. If nothing else, if you can manage this one thing every day, it is better than the military camp.

Much more. Although the food made by the peasant women is not delicious, compared to them who rarely see meat once in a month or two, it is absolutely irresistible and delicious, so it doesn't matter if they put in more effort.

However, the farmers in Qingshan Village were a little unhappy. They managed meat every day and bought a large number of quilts and mattresses. Add in the tools that were constantly being worn out and the charcoal used to calcine the rock. How much money would this cost?

Now they all support and admire Jiang Xingchen from the bottom of their hearts. Seeing the truckloads of goods constantly arriving and the topaz coins being spent like water, they all feel sorry for the prince.

However, Jiang Xingchen himself did not have such a consciousness. Although he felt a pain when he took out the 500,000 topaz coins, the money is not meant to be spent, otherwise it would be used to have children. Besides, really,

I want to build the territory into what I imagined, but the money I will spend will be gone in the future, and these five hundred thousand topaz coins are not even a drop in the bucket.

Seeing that the progress of the mountain excavation was normal, Jiang Xingchen stopped caring about it and just let Han Xiaowu and the others keep an eye on it. He had more important things to do.

In addition to studying the effectiveness of the developed formations every day, Jiang Xingchen also asked Du Rushan to get a lot of hard wood and start making toothbrushes in large quantities. Dingbei Hou had already told him that he was going to the imperial capital, so he had to prepare some for the Marquis.

Let him use it for connections. Those big nobles in the imperial capital may not be interested in delicacies and precious jewelry, but they definitely like this practical new thing!

In addition, he has a more important matter, which is directly related to whether he can obtain the reward for territorial expansion...

And just when Jiang Xingchen stayed behind closed doors and was busy working every day, the bomb he planted during the food crisis finally exploded.

The nobles who were hoarding food at that time were all called to their door one by one. The secret recipe for steamed buns they sold could not be used at all. The steamed buns were undercooked and the meat fillings inside were raw.

All of a sudden, the group of people were dumbfounded. How could this happen? Could it be that Mo Hongxian deceived them? The secret recipe of the steamed buns was simply fake.

With this in mind, more than a dozen nobles were taken as representatives and went to the Bauhinia Mercenary Group to question why such a situation occurred. After selling so many secret recipes, even if the money was returned, the anger of the buyers could not be quelled.

, they can't afford it.

Mo Hongxian seemed to have known they would come for a long time, and told them in a leisurely manner that the secret recipe of steamed buns was correct, and this was how the steamed bun shops in Hongyuan City were made.

Of course, a group of people didn't believe it and strongly demanded to see the bun shop's kitchen.

Mo Hongxian did not refuse and led them to a steamed bun shop with a smile.

When they entered the kitchen and saw a waiter pushing and pulling the bellows by the stove, the fire in the stove was burning fiercely, and the heat on the stove was steaming like smoke, their faces all started to cry. At this time, they all understood that without this thing, it would be better to

The steamed buns can't be cooked at all due to the high power.

"It's so fucking deceptive. Who knew that after knowing the secret recipe, you have to cooperate with this damn thing..." A group of people wanted to cry without tears. Although they cursed Mo Hongxian in their hearts, there was nothing they could do. The secret recipe they gave you

There is indeed no problem.

"Everyone, what's going on? I didn't lie to you!" Mo Hongxian smiled, and her heart was filled with joy. The discomfort she felt at having to come up with the secret recipe was all gone at this moment, and her whole body felt comfortable from the inside out.

At the same time, in the Hou Mansion, Dingbei Hou also had his hands behind his back, a smile on his face, and hummed a little tune in his mouth.

"Let's see if I don't pay you to death this time...I said at the beginning that I will settle accounts with you sooner or later! As a noble under my leadership, it would be fine if you don't come to help me during the food crisis, but you actually rush to buy food and prepare to sell it at a high price... Humph

!I’ll peel off at least three layers of your skin this time, and we’ll see if you still dare to do it in the future!”

While thinking about it, Lord Dingbei showed a proud smile and whispered: "Jiang Xingchen, this kid, has so many clever ideas..."

Just as the Marquis expected, Mo Hongxian did not agree to provide the push-pull bellows, so the nobles were in tragedy. Not only did they have to return all the topaz coins they got from selling the secret recipe, but they also had to pay a large sum of money.

Although the middle-class families could still resist, the smaller nobles couldn't bear it anymore and ran to the Marquis of Dingbei for help.

Dingbei Hou only said lightly: "Now that I think of me, what did you do when Hongyuan City was in food crisis!"

"Plop! Plop..." The entire front hall suddenly fell to its knees, and the little nobles almost took out their hearts. They rushed out all kinds of heartfelt words, just begging the Marquis to save them.

Looking at the nobleman who knelt down and cried bitterly to express his repentance, and then spoke his heroic words as if his chest was broken into pieces, Marquis Dingbei felt that he had never been so happy before, it was so refreshing.

Finally, after these nobles knelt all afternoon, Dingbeihou finally nodded and agreed to talk to Mo Hongxian about selling push-pull bellows.

After the small nobles left with all their thanks, the middle nobles also got the news. They all ran to the Marquis Mansion and knelt down again...

In fact, the manufacturing of push-pull bellows is not complicated. Anyone who is interested can definitely study it if they see the effect. Jiang Xingchen has told Mo Hongxian a long time ago, so she has no intention of keeping it secret at all. It is just to cooperate with Dingbei Hou that she deliberately does not sell it. Now

Now that the Marquis has spoken, there is no need to resist.

However, Mo Hongxian was not the one who suffered the loss: "You can buy a push-pull bellows, but you took the secret recipe in vain!"

Even a fool can understand the meaning of eating fruits like this. The small and medium-sized nobles who had hoarded food before were about to collapse. They thought they could make a lot of money, but in the end they lost everything.

However, the situation was stronger than the people. They had to cater to Mo Hongxian's wishes, repriced the secret recipe they had obtained in vain, and gave the money to the Bauhinia Mercenary Group. Only then did Mo Hongxian relent and sell the production of push-pull bellows.

method.

After this incident, this group of small and medium-sized nobles not only failed to take advantage of the food crisis, but also spent a large amount of money to save their family business. Otherwise, just the compensation would make them bankrupt...

…

In Hongyuan City, when the bomb Jiang Xingchen had planted before exploded, the Orc Alliance, who was thousands of miles away, and Luo Yu, who had successfully negotiated, also came back.

"What? Are you crazy? You actually agreed to sell a hundred horses?" Upon hearing the news brought back by Luo Yu, all the priests in the palace of the Golden Lion Clan stared wide-eyed and shouted in disbelief.

"Don't you know that breeding is our foundation...you actually used your first horse to trade with the Qiankun Empire!" A rather old orc shouted loudly.

Next to this man, a middle-aged man said with a sneer on his face: "I have already said that Luo Yu is not suitable for this mission. Although he is a young patriarch, he is not mature enough!"

"Yes!" Another middle-aged man nodded and said, "Yes, although the Qiankun Empire's catgut is very useful, it is not very cost-effective to exchange it for a hundred horses!"

The Lion Clan leader sitting at the top frowned slightly, his expression extremely gloomy. He did not expect that Luo Yu would sign such a contract. The original intention of sending him out this time was to improve his qualifications, but who would have thought that he would end up causing trouble?

Such a big trouble...

On the right side of the clan leader, a young man lowered his head slightly, raised the corners of his mouth, and cast all his eyes on Luo Yu.

"Hehe! You dare to make such a big decision on your own. I'm afraid your position as the young clan leader will not be so stable in the future... I never thought that the opportunity I have been waiting for for many years will come to me so easily!"

While the young man was thinking about it, an old minister on the right suddenly said: "I don't think it is appropriate to exchange a hundred top horses for catgut... One hundred top horses will play a very small role and will not reproduce at all."

It won’t take more than a few generations... but the efficacy of catgut can be seen from the battle at Pingjun City... This transaction is worth it!"

"It's worth it. The first horse is much more useful than that catgut... We orcs have always been physically strong, it doesn't matter whether we use catgut or not, but the first horse is our secret, how can it be the same!"

"Hmph!" Luo Yu looked at the accusations and abuses from everyone, and suddenly sneered and said loudly: "The agreement signed this time includes more than just catgut!"

When these words came out, everyone was stunned, but then they started to criticize again: "Luo Yu, you are really stupid. If others use a small favor, you will sell the first horse to others..."

Some people sneered and said lightly: "I really don't know, apart from things like catgut, what else can make you sign such a contract..."

Looking at everyone's expressions quietly, Luo Yu slowly took out a small jar from behind and opened it slowly.

Suddenly, a strong smell of alcohol filled the whole room. Everyone, including those who opposed Luo Yu, immediately became silent, twitching their noses and staring at the wine jar.

"The condition I added is this wine..." As he said this, Luo Yu called the soldiers in and asked him to pour a glass of wine for everyone.

"This strong wine is the only one I have seen in my life, so I added it to the catgut... Now I have reached an agreement. From now on, the winemaker will supply us with a hundred kilograms of this kind of wine every year.

…”

Not many people listened to his words. Their attention was all attracted to the wine jar at this time. Every orc is an expert in drinking. You can tell just by smelling the wine in this wine jar that it is definitely

Rarely good wine.

So, while Luo Yu was talking, all the orcs brought the wine to their mouths and drank it in one gulp.
Chapter completed!