Being a cannon fodder female supporting role is not as good as marrying a lucky villain

"The princess is here."

Hearing the whispers of the people around him, Hu Yanliang sat up straight. Even though his hands and feet were shackled, he still kept his back straight.

Seeing his appearance, Yue Rong admired him a little.

He is worthy of being the most powerful general of the Xiongnu. Such a character is indeed much stronger than those weaklings.

Gu Ning walked up to Hu Yanliang and looked at Hu Yanliang condescendingly: "General Hu Yan, do you have any other suggestions regarding the market?"

"I want the market to be built in the Xiongnu territory." When Hu Yanliang spoke, he looked around and said, "The area near the Moon Sea is very good. What do you think?"

"Not at all." Gu Ning said coldly, "If the market is in the Xiongnu territory, it will be difficult for us Chu merchants to cross the vast desert to get here."

"I don't know how much tea and salt will be lost along the way, not to mention...the appearance of those bandits will also threaten the safety of our Chu merchants."

Hu Yanliang said sincerely: "We Xiongnu can send troops to clean up the bandits."

"General Hu Yan, you should know the origin of the bandits better than me." Gu Ning said quietly, and a look of embarrassment flashed across the face of Hu Yanliang opposite.

Indeed... most of the sand bandits were disguised identities by the Huns in order to intercept passing traveling traders.

But before, their relationship with the Chu State was at loggerheads. Not only did they fail to clean up the bandits nearby, but they also deliberately indulged in it. After all, things obtained without spending money are always better than things bought at a high price.

"Or is General Huyan willing to let our Chu army escort the traveling merchants all the way to the Xiongnu territory?" Gu Ning asked again, "If General Huyan doesn't mind, then I think the hunting ground can be set up in the Xiongnu territory."

After she finished speaking, she smiled at Hu Yanliang.

Hearing this, Hu Yanliang refused without thinking.

If the Chu army is allowed to follow the traveling merchants to the Xiongnu territory, is it any different from the Xiongnu setting up a Chu outpost?

Seeing this, Gu Ning smiled again: "In that case, it would be better to set up the investigation in our Chu country."

"How about just fifty miles outside Qinzhou City?"

Hu Yanliang kept a straight face and said nothing.

He had no idea where Qinzhou was fifty miles away, but with his decline and Gu Ning's power, he had already lost the initiative in this negotiation.

"What about the tariff?" Hu Yanliang squeezed out a sentence after a long while.

Gu Ning replied with a smile: "Eighty percent."

"Any time you trade in the market, you have to pay [-]% more tax."

Seeing Hu Yanliang frowning, Gu Ning said again: "General Hu Yan, even if the tax on salt is [-]% higher than usual, it is still much cheaper in the hands of you Xiongnu. After all, the price you paid for salt is enough It’s doubled tenfold!”

"If you are willing to do the math, you will know how cheap it is. The salt that you used to pay ten times the price now only costs one-fifth of the price before!"

Hu Yanliang's lips twitched. He was indeed satisfied with this tariff.

"How are tariffs distributed?" he asked again.

Gu Ning smiled brightly, "Whether it is Chu merchants or Xiongnu merchants, all goods sold in the market are subject to [-]% tax! These taxes belong to our Chu nation."

"For us Xiongnu, there is no benefit at all." Hu Yanliang said with a sullen face.

"Why don't you get any benefits? You can buy salt and tea at prices several times lower than usual. You can buy as much as you want. We have no restrictions."

This last sentence made Hu Yanliang's expression barely improve.

"Are there really no restrictions?" Hu Yanliang carefully observed Gu Ning's face.

Gu Ning nodded solemnly: "There is no limit. As long as we have enough goods, we will definitely send them to the market to do business with you."

After a moment of silence, Hu Yandian nodded: "That's fine."

After all, it was their Xiongnu's weakness that was exploited, and that was all they could do.

Seeing that he didn't object anymore, Gu Ning took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve.

"General Hu Yan, since you have no objection, then sign a contract with me." Gu Ning placed two pieces of paper in front of Hu Yanliang.

There were two copies of the contract. Gu Ning had already signed his name on the first line and pressed his fingerprints.

Seeing how well prepared she was, Hu Yanliang smiled helplessly: "It seems that you have expected this scene today."

"General Huyan is a good general who cares about the country and the people." Gu Ning said with a smile, "You will naturally consider the people of the Xiongnu."

"Only by allowing cheaper salt and iron to enter the Huns, can everyone in the Huns afford salt."

As a substance that humans must ingest, the importance of salt is self-evident.

Hearing this, Hu Yanliang shook his head slowly: "You are not a good general. If you were really a good general... you should all be stopped at the border by me."

Instead of leading the Chu army to the territory of the Xiongnu with a map drawn by himself, as now.

Gu Ning smiled and said no more.

After finishing this matter, Gu Ning was in a very wonderful mood. For her, this was really a happy thing.

Both forecourts charge [-]% more tariffs, and their annual tariff revenue is comparable to that of Jiangnan, not to mention other subtle impacts.

She carefully took back a contract, nodded slightly to Hu Yanliang, and left.

Seeing Gu Ning's retreating figure, Hu Yanliang sighed. His name and handprint on the contract were so annoying.

Yuwen Tuo walked out from behind the tree with a complicated expression.

"Uncle, why do I feel that we are still at a disadvantage?"

"Compared with her, we naturally suffered a loss, but compared with before...then we still made a lot of money." Hu Yanliang smiled bitterly, "If salt at this price comes to our Huns, everyone can eat it. Now that we can afford salt, we no longer have to compete with cattle and sheep for salt and soil.”

Hearing this, Yuwen Tuo also smiled bitterly: "I don't know if it's right or wrong."

"For the people, it is naturally right." Hu Yanliang sighed quietly, "But for us, it does more harm than good!"

Having said this, Hu Yanliang fell silent and did not speak again.

And when Yuwen Tuo looked at the gradually disappearing figure, the sadness in his eyes almost turned into reality.

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At the same time, the court of the Huns.

Yu Wenzheng looked at the map in his hand carefully. His eyes were gloomy as he stared at the royal court: "When can we invade the royal court?"

"There is no need to rush." ​​Wu Zixu consoled him, "We just need to wait for the opportunity. They cannot stay in the royal court for the rest of their lives."

The ancestors of the Wu family were from the Chu State, and their faces were much softer than those of the Huns, and Wu Zixu also had a temperament that the Huns did not have.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yu Wenzheng regained some of his senses, and he said solemnly: "Second cousin, do we have to wait forever?"

"Both my uncle and my eldest cousin were killed by this beast, Yu Wenxu. If I don't kill Yu Wenxu with my own hands, I won't be able to vent my hatred!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu glanced at him.

Although Yu Wenzheng kept saying that he wanted to avenge the head of the Wu family, except for the anger on his face, there was no hatred in his eyes, only calculation.

Wu Zixu lowered his head and hid the thoughts in his eyes. He did not expose his little thoughts, but advised: "We only have 1 people in our hands. The soldiers and horses in the hands of the eldest prince plus the private soldiers of the Yelu family, I'm afraid With a crowd of 4 people, we simply cannot compete with them and can only wait."

Yu Wenzheng's face was visibly anxious, but at this moment, the appearance of a little soldier broke the condensed atmosphere in the camp.

The little soldier lowered his head and said with a trembling voice: "Khan! There is a letter from the royal court."

Since the quarrel in the royal court, various princes have called themselves Khans of the Huns.

Hearing this, Yu Wenzheng frowned: "Sending a message? What trick is Yu Wenxu playing again? Throw it out!"

"Hide it!" Wu Zixu immediately stopped the little soldier, took the letter, and then let the little soldier leave.

Yu Wenzheng looked at Wu Zixu dissatisfied. He was very dissatisfied with Wu Zixu's self-assertion. However, now he had to rely on the Wu family's private soldiers and had to suppress his anger, but the twisted look on his face had betrayed him. everything.

Wu Zixu had long known that this cousin was duplicitous, so he did not pay him too much attention. Instead, he opened the letter and frowned when he read the content.

"Something is wrong." Wu Zixu whispered.

Upon seeing this, Yu Wenzheng also became curious, grabbed the letter and read it.

After reading ten lines at a glance, Yu Wenzheng laughed: "Does Yu Wenxu think I am a fool? How could I fall for his trick and go to the royal court? He clearly wants to take this opportunity to kill me."

"Fourth Prince, I think you can go there." After he finished laughing, Wu Zixu said something completely different from his.

Yu Wenzheng's smile froze on his face, and he couldn't help but look at Wu Zixu with inquiring eyes.

"Khan, what do you mean by this? Do you also want me to die?"

"The place written in this letter is not in the Royal Court, but on a mountain fifty miles away from the Royal Court. Mengshan Mountain is also fifty miles away from us. This shows that this location was carefully selected."

"Perhaps it was because the eldest prince was worried that you would misunderstand him that he chose Mengshan as the location."

Yu Wenzheng's face turned ugly: "He will definitely set up an ambush in Mengshan, and then he will give me a fatal blow! I will not be fooled!"

After Yu Wenzheng vented his emotions, Wu Zixu spoke: "I think it was the eldest prince who realized that the crisis was coming, and then he chose to cooperate with you, Khan."

"I wonder if you heard the news?" Wu Zixu slowed down his voice enough for Yu Wenzheng to hear clearly, "The second prince has defected to the Chu people and is leading the Chu army to the royal court!"

Hearing this, Yu Wenzheng was stunned.

Seeing the look on his face, Wu Zixu knew that he must have been having fun with the women he snatched these past few days. He was so intoxicated in the gentle countryside that he didn't care about the information coming from the border.

Holding back the anger in his heart, Wu Zixu continued: "In order to jointly deal with the Chu army, it is best for us to cooperate with the eldest prince."

"Yu Wenxu is a cunning person. There's no guarantee that he won't have other ideas." Yu Wenzheng said with a cold face, "I still think it's best not to cooperate with them."

"But in this way, the Chu army will be able to defeat us one by one without any effort." Wu Zixu said seriously, "Now is not the time to vent your anger. It is better for the Khan to meet with the eldest prince first and then make a decision."

Yu Wenzheng was afraid of death. After listening to Wu Zixu's words, he could not make a decision.

After Wu Zixu was silent for a while, he suggested: "I will accompany the Khan."

"The army will also be behind the Khan to protect the safety of the Khan at all times and will never let the eldest prince take advantage of him."

After hearing this, Yu Wenzheng's pale face turned a little brighter.

He rolled his eyes and said: "Then it's settled, I'll go to the appointment tonight."

Night for the Xiongnu always came later. Finally, when it got dark, Yu Wenzheng set off. In front of him, Wu Zixu led a team of people.

Yu Wenzheng tried every means to save his own life. Now he was wearing two thick layers of armor just to prevent Yu Wenxu from making secret moves.

Finally arriving at Mengshan Mountain, Yu Wenzheng took a deep breath and made enough preparations in his mind before walking in, looking at the pitch-black mountain.

Seeing Yu Wenzheng's appearance, Wu Zixu suppressed the sarcasm in his eyes.

On the flat ground in the mountains, Yu Wenxu had been waiting here for a long time.