Travel to the early Tang Dynasty and become a salted fish

Chu Mo almost laughed out loud when he heard Warrior Xun's appeal.

I have tens of thousands of troops crossing the border, and you come to me and tell me that you want to spend money to buy something?

Then why do I spend so much money building strong ships and cannons?Why do I train so many soldiers?

Also, do I have no shame?You have to pay money to buy something?

However, even though he thought so in his heart, Chu Mo did not dare to speak directly, so he looked at the warrior Xun seriously and said:

"Lao Wu, you have seen our current situation. We, who are not rich to begin with, have just helped Zhenla wipe out the pirates. Now we are already financially stretched."

"In this way, you first take people to find the local officials and ask them to help you negotiate a batch of supplies on credit at the market."

"As for me, I will take people to find King Chenla and ask them to help us raise a military expenditure."

After saying that, without waiting for the warrior Xun to answer, Chu Mo took Chu Ruowan and 2000 soldiers and went straight to Zhenla Palace.

Seeing Chu Mo's leaving figure, Li Junxian immediately came over:

"Lao Wu, you keep saying that I am stubborn, but I think you are the stubborn one."

"Now you all can't even get out 100 taels of silver from your combined possessions. Where do you ask the Lord to go get the silver to buy it for you?"

Warrior Xun looked at Hou Junji with a constipated expression:

"If you don't have money, do you still want me to lead someone to rob?"

"Robbery, how is that possible? This kind of thing is something our Tang Army can do."

"Didn't the Lord tell you to take the local officials to find someone to get credit for?"

Warrior Xun looked at Li Junxian with difficulty, what is the difference between credit and robbery?

Besides, we are going to sea soon. If we can't repay this debt in this lifetime, that's two things.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the big Chinese character "Tang" on the ship, and he had an idea.

Soon, IOUs appeared in the hands of local shops and traders, and the debtor at the end of the IOU had a big Chinese character.

Originally, they were unwilling to sell things to the other party on credit, but the other party's attitude was too sincere.

Not only were there hundreds of soldiers with helmets and armor, but also soldiers holding long swords stood aside and begged for credit with fierce eyes.

There were even local officials present to help intercede, saying that they knew my whole family, and if I didn't give them credit, my family would never have to bask in the sun again.

In order for their families to enjoy more sunshine in the future, the vendors finally reluctantly agreed to each other's prayers and offered the supplies the other parties needed with trembling hands with tears in their eyes.

Warrior Xun was collecting supplies in full swing, while Chu Mo also arrived at the palace of Zhenla Kingdom smoothly.

However, in front of the palace, which was originally bustling with traffic, not only was there not a single ghost figure, there was not even a single soldier on duty.

In order to prevent Xiaoxiao and bandits from entering the palace and causing unnecessary losses to them.

In order to protect the property of the king of Zhenla Kingdom, Chu Mo was so kind-hearted that he directly ordered the soldiers to enter the palace and take away everything that could be taken away.

And when he left, he left a letter on the palace gate.

The general meaning is that he is the heavenly army of the Tang Dynasty. He passed by the precious land and saw that the owner was not at home. For the safety of his property, he took it away and kept Yunyun temporarily.

Finally, if they returned home, they would send someone to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to find Li Shimin to claim the lost property.

It was another day full of merits. After Chu Mo emptied the Zhenla Kingdom's treasury, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.

After searching the palace, Chu Mo did not stay any longer and returned directly to the dock.

After arranging the soldiers to load all the harvested things on the ship, the group did not stop and set sail directly.

When King Bafa Varman heard the news of the Tang army's withdrawal, he had almost fled to the border crossing line.

After hearing that the other party had withdrawn its troops, he immediately rushed back to the palace without stopping.

However, the palace that had been harmed by Chu Mo now only had an empty shell and a lost property letter.

After seeing the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but vomit three mouthfuls of blood, and then immediately ordered to unite with several small surrounding countries to prepare to send a mission to Chang'an for a solemn protest.

Li Shimin, who didn't know that he had been tricked by Chu Mo again, was preparing for the second Northern Expedition in high spirits.

This time, he planned to directly wipe out the Turks and restore peace to the north.

However, as soon as he revealed his intention, he received a report of a severe drought in the pass.

The moment he saw the report, Li Shimin felt bad.

Two major disasters last year have already stretched the finances.

If he hadn't gotten a lot of money from Chu Mo and Chu Xin to make up for the shortfall, he wouldn't have had to eat chaffy vegetables at this moment.

But he had just recovered and was preparing to use troops. Why was such a drought happening again?

In desperation, we had to suspend the current deployment and start all-out disaster relief.

But what no one expected was that this disaster relief was not very smooth.

Previously, Chu Mo, a profiteer, hoarded food and took the opportunity to grow bigger.

This time, although there was no Chu Mo to stir things up, Cui Yingying appeared again.

And behind the other party, there was also the full support of Qiwang from the fifth surname, which made Li Shimin shocked and angry.

Surprisingly, the other party actually knew about the severe drought in the customs in advance and stocked up on grain and grass supplies in advance.

What makes him angry is that the other party is even more ruthless than Chu Mo and has no intention of giving in. He just wants to force the people in the pass to die.

If the five surnamed Qiwang families hadn't taken advantage of the battle in Luoyang City and completely controlled more than [-]% of the entire commercial market in Chang'an City, he might have directly used thunderous means to uproot them.

However, a single move can affect the whole body, not to mention that the power of the Five Surnames and Qiwang in Chang'an City has reached an irreplaceable level.

Suffice it to say that the positions occupied by several major aristocratic families in the court were not something he could suppress overnight, and he had to make compromises and concessions.

He couldn't be like Chu Mo and just use all kinds of despicable means to crazily suppress and retaliate against his enemies.

Not only does he have to worry about his own identity, but he also has to worry about the various influences and consequences of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

In the end, when Cui Yingying refused to give in, Li Shimin had no choice but to divert the military expenditures originally intended to be used to attack the Turks and buy food from them.

After this incident, Five Surnames and Seven Hopes can be said to have made a lot of money, and Cui Yingying, the president, has been highly respected by everyone, and her reputation is unparalleled.

Li Shimin, on the other hand, could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. He was so angry that he could only postpone the attack on the Turks again.