Mulu City is an important city in the Khorasan region, for this reason, the number of people in the city is large, and the business is naturally relatively prosperous, in the streets of the city, there are at least thousands of large and small shops, selling a variety of daily necessities and luxury goods. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Because the main Roman army was approaching Mulu City at this time, the streets in the city seemed a little calm, and many people bought a large number of daily necessities in advance to prevent the scarcity of materials and the skyrocketing prices after the war.

Of course, due to the large number of purchases by the people in the city, the prices of various items in Mulu City have skyrocketed a lot at this time, and the prices of many daily necessities have risen at least three times, which has seriously affected the lives of the people in the city, but no one can change this situation, after all, things are scarce, and when the materials in the market become scarce, the price will naturally go up.

Hua'an and his entourage walked around the streets for a long time, and they didn't meet many people, of course, they didn't find any merchants selling sulfur, which made him very disappointed.

"Your Majesty, it seems that there are no merchants selling sulfur in Mulu City." Wang San said softly.

Hua An sighed and said softly: "Let's go shopping again!" Is there still a row of shops over there that haven't been browsed? ”

Obviously, at this moment, Hua'an has no confidence, but since he has come to the street, he must finish the street, so that he can leave without regrets.

"Your Majesty, when you were in Chang'an City, didn't you accept the tokens of the merchants of Khorasan? Why not use it at this time? Maybe that token will do the trick. Wang San said softly.

Hua An was stunned when he heard this, and said happily: "That's right, why did this king forget about this, come here, bring the brown token of this king's big tent." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." A pro-soldier received the order and immediately went to carry it out.

Soon, Hua An's personal soldiers sent the brown token given to Hua An by the Khorasan merchants to Hua An.

Hua An touched the brown token in his hand, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and walked directly towards a large shop.

"Do you know this?" Huaan put the brown token in front of a fellow's eyes and said loudly.

The shop guy was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded: "Wait a minute." Then he ran into the inner hall.

Soon, a shopkeeper-like person walked out of the back hall, looked at the token in Hua An's hand, and said in surprise: "How did you get this token?" ”

Hua An did not hide it, and said directly: "It was given to this king by a merchant named Saladi, and he said that when this king is in trouble, he can use this token to seek help from Khorasan merchants. ”

The shopkeeper was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed and said respectfully: "It turns out that you are the Northern King of the Great Jin Dynasty, the villain is clumsy and disrespectful, does the Northern King need any help?" ”

Hua An said bluntly: "This king urgently needs a large amount of sulfur, I don't know if there is one in Mulu City." ”

"Back to the North King, there doesn't seem to be one in Mulu City, but there may be one outside the city, and the villain can help you inquire." The shopkeeper said.

Hua An nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Remember, this king urgently needs a large amount of sulfur, you must contact as soon as possible, within two hours, you must give an answer to this king, this batch of sulfur is very important to defeat the Roman army, understand?" ”

"Yes, King Bei, the villain understands." The shopkeeper hurriedly replied.

Hua An smiled very satisfied, and left the street with the group.

"Your Majesty, do you think they will find large quantities of brimstone?" On the way out of the street, Wang San asked in a low voice.

Hua An said lightly: "This king believes that they will do everything to find the brimstone, because this king has just told him that this batch of sulfur is the key to defeating the Roman legions, they are all Persians, how can they not do their best?" ”

"The king said yes! When our army attacked Mulu City, the Persians were our enemies, but now that the Roman army is pressing the border, the Persians are our relatives and saviors. Wang San said excitedly.

Hua An smiled: "Yes! Is it one time or another? The situation is different, the attitude of the Persians towards us is naturally different, the hatred of the Romans is the premise of the Persians to belong to us, we should thank the Romans! ”

"Hahaha!" Wang San laughed softly.

An hour later, while Hua An was reading the book of war, a soldier rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, a merchant who calls himself Saladi has asked to see you. ”

"Saladi, please." Hua An was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly put down the military book and greeted him in person.

"See the King of the North." Saladi saluted Hua'an respectfully.

Hua An grinned and said happily, "Saladi, my old friend, when did you return to Mulu City?" ”

"Back to the North King, I arrived outside the city yesterday evening and stayed in the villa outside the city for a day, so I didn't have time to come to meet him, which was rude." Saladi said politely.

"I see, it's great to see old friends here." Hua An said happily.

"King of the North, I heard that you are in urgent need of a large amount of sulfur, is it true?" Saladi hurriedly asked.

Hua An nodded and said: "That's right, this king is in urgent need of sulfur now, in order to get sulfur, I specially used the token you gave me to find the merchants in the city, and they promised to help me contact me, and I don't know what the situation is." ”

Saladi smiled and said softly: "The Northern King is really lucky, I have a large amount of sulfur in the manor outside the city, enough for five hundred deniers, I don't know if it is enough for the Northern King." ”

Hua An was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Five hundred deniers, there are so many, this is really good, immediately transport these sulfur to the city, and this king will pay you at a reasonable price." ”

"Haha! The king of the north is so polite, since we are old friends, how can we ask for money? Besides, there will be a place where the king of the north will be used in the future. Saladi's eyes flashed, and he said politely.

Of course, Hua An knew that Saladi would ask for something, after all, it was impossible for a merchant to make a loss-making transaction, and the price of five hundred denier sulfur must be expensive, wouldn't it be too much of a loss to give it away for nothing.

"Saladi, my old friend, if you have any request, as long as this king can agree, he will definitely agree." Hua An said proudly.

Saladi's eyes gleamed again, and he said, "King of the North, I want to be the leader of the merchants of the Khorasan region, and I hope to gain the support of the King of the North. ”

"Haha! Not only that, but the king is about to form a Persian satrapy in Persia, and if you are interested, the king may appoint you as an official of the Persian satrapy, and he will be responsible for the management of commerce and trade throughout the Persian region. Huaan Zhengse said.

Saladi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said in disbelief: "King Bei, is this true?" Can I really be an official of the Persian Governorate in charge of commerce and trade? ”

Hua An smiled and said, "Saladi, my old friend, of course this is true, will this king still deceive you?" Well, that's it, and from now on, you will be the official of the Persian Governorate in charge of commerce and trade. ”

"Thanks to the trust of the Northern King, Saladi will definitely do his best, serve the Great Jin Dynasty, and prosper the business of Persia." Saladi said excitedly.

Hua An patted Saladi on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, Saladi, my old friend, you go and prepare immediately!" After the Roman legions are destroyed, we will get together again. ”

"Yes, King of the North, Saladi retires." Saladi saluted Joan and slowly stepped back.

It didn't take long for the five hundred denier sulfur to be transported into Mulu City one after another, and handed over to the tents of the Great Jin Baggage Battalion, and the soldiers of the Baggage Battalion naturally immediately began to make thunderbolts to meet the needs of the army at any time.

In the evening, Yu Chilan personally cooked a delicious meal for Hua'an and ate with Hua'an.

"Your Majesty, how does your meal taste today?" Yu Chilan asked softly.

Hua An savored a few sips and praised: "The taste is delicate, and chewy, very good, it seems that Lan'er's cooking skills can't improve a lot!" ”

Yu Chi Lanwan smiled and said softly: "Thank you for the king's appreciation, as long as the king wishes, Lan'er is willing to cook for the king every day." ”

When Hua An heard this, he gently took Yu Chilan in his arms, lay next to Yu Chilan's ear, and said softly: "Lan'er serves this king so carefully, how should this king thank Lan'er?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not serious again." Yu Chilan reprimanded coquettishly.

Hua An hurriedly explained softly: "Lan'er, tomorrow morning, this king will lead the army to a decisive battle with the Roman army, so tonight, no matter what, I must pamper Lan'er." After speaking, he kissed Yu Chilan on the cheek.

Yu Chi Lan's ears turned red, and she said softly: "Your Majesty, Lan'er will go and make the bed." "I want to leave.

Hua An grabbed Yu Chilan and said softly: "Don't worry, it's still early?" Come, drink a few glasses of wine with the king. After speaking, let Yu Chilan drink.

Yu Chilan naturally didn't sweep away Hua An's interest, and pursed her lips and took a few sips.

Hua An was very satisfied, and stuffed a piece of food into Yu Chilan's mouth and let Yu Chilan eat it.

Yu Chilan's red lips opened slightly, ate the dish, and cast a hot look at Hua An.

Hua An's head was greatly happy, and he continued to feed Yu Chilan food.

Yu Chilan was taken for a while, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the merchant named Parady who came in the afternoon looks cunning and cunning, not like a good person!" ”

"Oh, Lan'er thinks he's a cunning man." Hua An said with a smile.

Yu Chilan pouted: "His eyes are shining, and he doesn't look like a good person at first glance, can't the king see it?" ”

Hua An smiled: "So what, this king is in urgent need of sulfur now, and Paradis can provide this sulfur for this king, and it is free, even if he is not a good person, but he can help this king, in the heart of this king, he is a good person." ”

"Even if he has helped the king, the king should not promise to let him serve as an official of the Persian governorship, Lan'er is worried that once this kind of person becomes an official, he will try his best to seek benefits for himself, thereby infringing on the interests of the common people, which will damage the prestige of the officials of the Great Jin Dynasty, and some of the gains outweigh the losses!" Yu Chilan said seriously.

Hua An smiled slightly and said softly: "Okay! Lan'er, you actually overheard the conversation between this king and Palladies, should you be beaten? After speaking, he touched Yu Chilan's buttocks.

"Your Majesty, you are talking so loudly that Lan'er has heard it from several rooms, how can this be said to be eavesdropping?" Yu Chilan pouted and said.

Hua An grinned and said softly: "Lan'er is too worried, how can this king not understand Paradis, this shrewd merchant will not do loss-making business, let him serve as an official of the Persian Governorate in charge of managing commerce and trade, he will naturally take the opportunity to seek benefits for himself, but you should also know that Paladei is a very capable person in business, he is very proficient in commerce and trade, let him be an official in managing commerce and trade, he can well maintain the commerce and trade of the Persian Governorate, and make commerce in Persia prosperous, As for taking advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits for himself, it doesn't matter much, the more property Palladians have, the more resources the Persian Governorate will have, and in the future, if the Persian Governorate is in financial difficulties, he can pull out Palladis and confiscate all his property, isn't this a good way? How can Dajin suffer. ”

Obviously, Hua'an's reuse of Parady is like raising pigs, first raising the pigs for white and fat, and then, when it is time to eat meat, the pigs are slaughtered.

The corners of Yu Chilan's mouth smiled, and she said softly: "It turns out that the king appointed Paradi as an official of the Persian Governorate, firstly, to use his talents to serve the Great Jin court, and secondly, to use his selfishness to grab wealth, and to be ready to confiscate his wealth at any time, is this too ruthless." ”

"Why, just now I said that Parady is not a good person, and now I sympathize with Parady." Hua An said with a smile.

Yu Chilan smiled slightly, pointed at Hua An's head with a finger, and snorted: "The worst and worst person in the world is the king, and there is no worse person than the king." ”

"Good! Dare to say that this king is a bad person, look at how this king cleans you up. Hua An picked up the crook of Yu Chilan's leg and hugged Yu Chilan in his arms.

"Your Majesty, let me go, let me go." Yu Chilan pretended to be shy.

"Let you go, how can there be such a cheap thing, let this king hurt it first." Hua An said, rudely pressing Yu Chilan to the pillar next to him.

Early in the morning of the second day, Hua'an left 20,000 Jin troops to defend Mulu City, and personally led 180,000 soldiers and horses to the direction where the Roman army came.

In the army led by Hua'an, there are 70,000 main forces of the Jin army, and the remaining 110,000 are the mixed soldiers and horses of Persia and Tianzhu that have just been formed. (To be continued.) )