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Chapter 186: Grain Purchase Success, a Plan Comes to Mind

The capital of King Han, the residence of General Ji Wuye.

The black crow landed in Ji Wuye's hand. As one of the hundred birds, the black crow had been searching for news about Han Fei and others. As soon as Han Fei entered the Wei Palace, the black crow of the black crow delivered the news back in time.

Obviously, Night Curtain used the power of hundreds of birds to keep an eye on the movement of the quicksand at all times. The Night Curtain's roots were intertwined, and the power of its explosion was terrifying.

Ji Wuye sat on the general chair with a very domineering posture. He leaned back on the backrest, opened it and read the news inside. He said in a relaxed tone, "Tiger, you calculated well. Han Fei really went to Wei State."

Emerald Tiger held a wine glass in his hand, smiled confidently, and said: "After all, they have no choice in Korea. All the food in Korea is in my hands."

Ji Wuye asked: "Aren't you afraid that all your efforts will be wasted? If he really buys the food, it will be difficult to deal with it."

Emerald Tiger took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "General, you worry too much. I have been prepared."

Ji Wuye looked mysterious and said, "I hope your good news won't disappoint me. Once they enter the bureau, they can only struggle in vain."

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The scene changes to the Wei royal palace.

Han Fei understood what Queen Mother Le Ling meant. Food and fodder could be sold, but the price could not be lower than the Korean market price.

This made Han Fei feel relieved. As long as there was food and grass, he could implement the following plan. It would be a little expensive, but he would always make it back in the future.

Han Fei bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I will not embarrass you since you are asking for my help sincerely."

Queen Mother Le Ling asked, "How much are you offering?"

Han Fei smiled confidently: "One hu is two and a half gold coins, and I will buy two thousand hu."

Before the Tang Dynasty, hu was a popular name for stone. 1 hu = 1 shi, 1 shi = 10 dou = 120 jin. In the Han Dynasty, Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi" said: "hu means ten dou."

Han Fei purchased 2,000 hu, which meant he spent a huge amount of 5,000 gold to purchase hundreds of thousands of kilograms of grain. The purchasing power of 5,000 gold was almost the same as that of the two estates of the Emerald Tiger.

Now that food prices have risen to this level, one can imagine how high the Emerald Tiger has driven up food prices.

Queen Mother Le Ling's eyes darkened and she said, "This price is indeed hard to refuse, but today, there is another person who asked me for the price."

"Bring the people up."

As the Queen Mother finished speaking, the palace door opened and a figure walked over. Han Fei looked closely and found that it was the steward of the Emerald Tiger.

Obviously, the Emerald Tiger had already guessed Han Fei's plan and had already arranged for someone to come and contact Queen Mother Le Ling.

The butler bowed and said, "Your Highness the Queen Mother."

"Under the orders of the master of the family, the Jade Tiger, the lowly people are willing to offer three gold coins per hu to buy grain from the Queen Mother."

As soon as these words came out, Han Fei and Hong Lian's faces changed instantly.

Empress Dowager Le Ling took a sip of tea and said, "One hu of silver is two and a half golds and one hu of silver is three golds. Han Fei, who do you think I should sell it to?"

Honglian's arrogant personality exploded. She rushed over and knocked the housekeeper down, snorting, "My brother bought food to help the disaster victims. What do you want your fat tiger to do with the food?"

The housekeeper sat on the ground and did not dare to get up. He said tremblingly: "The military rations are insufficient, and the master of the family is ordered to raise some."

Honglian snorted coldly: "Not enough, then why does the granary still occupy 70% of the military rations?"

The housekeeper choked: "This, this..."

Honglian raised his arms and said, "That's enough. Fat Tiger paid a high price and bought out the grain market in order to sell it at a higher price and make a fortune in the national crisis."

Honglian used Mu Feng's instructions to tell the Queen Mother Le Ling all of the Emerald Tiger's thoughts through the housekeeper, allowing the Queen Mother to make a decision.

The housekeeper knelt on his knees and said in a hurried tone, "It's unfair, Queen Mother, the master of the family has a contract document."

Han Fei stood up, held hands and saluted, saying: "Queen Dowager, please allow me to report. The Emerald Tiger destroyed the crops and drove up the grain price. It allowed the disaster to spread to such an extent. This pest of the country, what should we do to the State of Wei?"

"You may promise great benefits today, but they may turn against you tomorrow. Who knows?"

"Han and Wei are brotherly countries. Although Han Fei is not talented, he understands the principle of interdependence. Han Fei is willing to use his status as a prince of Han to seek trust and friendship between the two countries, and to achieve mutual benefit and symbiosis. I hope the Queen Mother will help."

The housekeeper prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly, "Queen Dowager, my master is sincere in purchasing grain and has absolutely no intention of harming the State of Wei."

Empress Dowager Le Ling held the hot tea in her hand, her expression unchanged, and said, "Take it away and cook it."

Han Fei's words were sincere, but Queen Dowager Le Ling had no feelings about them. It was generally acknowledged that Han was capricious and its diplomacy was a mess.

However, Wei also had an intelligence network in Korea, otherwise Queen Dowager Le Ling would not have known that the price of grain in Korea had risen to two gold coins per dou.

The Emerald Tiger has committed many evil deeds, which have affected the Kingdom of Han. Now it is promised to buy food at a profit, and it is military food. If the military food is stored, it will not be worthwhile in case the Kingdom of Han revolts and attacks the Kingdom of Wei.

Not to mention, Korea is controlled by Night. Giving food to the Emerald Tiger will only make Korea perish faster. Queen Mother Le Ling has a lot of information under her control and will never let Korea become a place where Night dominates alone.

Since Han Fei was able to change his previous dissolute personality and had capable people to assist him, he might be a good partner. Qin was eyeing Wei covetously, and Wei could not stop the powerful Qin. It would be best for Wei to unite with Han to fight against Qin.

The guard kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy loudly, "Queen Dowager, please spare my life, Queen Dowager, please spare my life."

Han Fei's eyes turned and he said politely, "Wait a minute, Queen Mother. Can you leave this person to me?"

Queen Mother Le Ling did not think too much about it and said, "Well, I'll leave this man to you to deal with."

Han Fei bowed again and said, "Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness. To show my sincerity, Han Fei is willing to pay a deposit of one-third of the money first, and the remaining money will be paid back within a month."

Queen Mother Le Ling was extremely solemn and said, "Nothing can guarantee such a large sum of money."

Han Fei touched his chin and said, "How about taking the most priceless red lotus in the Queen Mother's heart as collateral?"

"how?"

Honglian's eyes turned, and then she pretended to be angry and said, "Okay, I've been saying good things for you for a long time, but at the critical moment, you sold me out again."

Han Fei coughed dryly and said, "I want you to stay with the Queen Mother for a while longer to show your filial piety. Don't you want to?"

Queen Mother Le Ling said with a smile: "Honglian, you must open your eyes and see clearly in the future. You must be careful of such ungrateful people."

Honglian sat down and hummed, "That's right, grandma is still good to me. If it weren't for the disaster-stricken people in South Korea, I would not sell him a single grain of food."

Empress Dowager Le Ling had decades of experience, so how could she not see that the two siblings were playing a double act? She smiled and said, "You, I know you two have colluded to please me."

"I will order people to prepare food and the deposit will be delivered within two days. Otherwise, you all know the consequences."

Han Fei knelt down to express his gratitude and promised to deliver the deposit on time.