I opened a mall in ancient times

Luo Chaochao received this news earlier than Emperor Qing.

The speed of news transmission between monsters is much faster than that of human beings. Even if it is expedited by eight hundred miles, it will take half a month for the news to reach.

Luo Chaoxi frowned subconsciously when he heard the news, and wanted to go to the border, but he held back.

He has no reason to go, but to wait.

The generals at the border had already made preparations and even closed the city gate ahead of time. Therefore, when surrounded by Beidi's army, the generals at the border responded as quickly as possible and closed the city gate.

The general who guards the city is a very famous general in Sheng Kingdom. He could have returned to Beijing to retire and be an idle prince, but he knew that Beidi was watching him outside, so he didn't disarm and return to his hometown. Instead, he continued to support himself at the border.

However, the situation at the border is not as tense as it seems to outsiders. In addition to the soldiers transferred in advance, they still have sufficient supplies and soldiers, and even the weapons have been replaced with the latest weapons that are older than before. Much easier to use.

And that weapon dealer also made the latest weapons, which are especially suitable for this kind of city defense battle. As long as there are soldiers surrounding the city gate, they can use these new weapons.

They tried it in the city before the war started, and the effect was quite good. As long as Beidi's soldiers were still human, they would definitely not be able to withstand their attacks.

However, the soldiers of Sheng Kingdom were also prepared for the opponent's difficulty, and did not take it lightly.

Sure enough, after seeing the Beidi soldiers, they were surprised to find that all the armors on these Beidi soldiers had been replaced with new ones, especially the cavalry, and even the horses had new armors.

When they saw these soldiers, the generals at the border immediately judged that if their weapons had not been updated, they would definitely not be able to defeat the soldiers of Beidi with their old weapons.

Fortunately, I got a new weapon.

The border war has begun, but so far, things look good.

The defense of the city lasted for more than a week, but Beidi soldiers were unable to break through the city no matter what means they used.

And they couldn't even leave traces on the city walls!

The mud-gray wall is as hard as iron, even if you hit it hard with a knife, you can only leave white marks, and even the weapon will break if you use too much force.

Not only that, this kind of city wall is not afraid of fire, it is very smooth, and their ladders will fall over if they put a little force on it.

If they were cruel to use the corpses of dead soldiers as ladders, the soldiers in the city would just burn the corpses underneath.

The city that they believed could be breached within three days was like a bastard at this moment, there was no place to attack at all.

This situation is also staged in several other cities.

It's very exciting.

Originally, Luo Chaoxi was a little worried about whether he could persevere, but after learning about the current situation through other news from the monsters, he was relieved.

If you can handle it, then so be it.

Emperor Qing finally received the news.

It was very urgent at the beginning, and the whole government was even more nervous. They all offered advice and suggestions, and asked which general to send to the north to help. They said that Qing'an City, which borders Beidi in the north, has only [-] soldiers and horses, will it not be able to hold on?

Even Emperor Qing was wondering whether to send more people there.

But a few days later, the battle report from the north was different from the previous battle report.

The battle report from the north is very simple.

On the first day of the war, the opponent failed to attack, and only a dozen soldiers in the city were killed or injured.

On the second day of the war, the opponent failed to attack, and tens of soldiers were killed or injured in the city.

On the third day of the war, the opponent failed to capture, and tens of soldiers were killed or injured in the city.

……

On the tenth day, the content of the battle report finally changed.

On the tenth day of the war, the opponent failed to capture. Ten soldiers in the city were killed or injured, and more than half of the opponent's [-] army was killed or injured. The opponent retreated three hundred miles to recuperate.

Manchao Wenwu: Huh? ? ?

After fighting together for half a month, less than [-] soldiers at the border gate died, and they were accidentally shot to death by Beidi soldiers with random arrows.

This is much better than the tens of thousands of people killed in battles before. Compared with the dead, the food consumed is not even worth mentioning.

Later, Emperor Qing received letters from several generals stationed in Qing'an City, in which they praised the new weapons and equipment, and there were more or less supplies and food.

They have never fought such a good battle, thank Emperor Qing for his wisdom and the support of the people, and by the way, praise the weapon shop that provided the new weapons.

Emperor Qing couldn't laugh or cry when he saw the letter he sent, but he was even more confident about this war.

Probably optimistic.

And this good news also confirmed the queen's conjecture, and it also made Emperor Qing feel a little hard to say.

Sure enough, it was right to believe in Luo Chao Chao. As long as they believed in Luo Chao Chao, they would be lucky enough and the situation would develop for the better.

Regardless of whether it is a major event or a small matter, as long as it is handled by Luo Chaoxi, or something that Luo Chaoxi thinks is good, it will definitely succeed.

Some things are going well, and even some minor setbacks are innocuous and minor problems that can be resolved quickly, not only will not affect the general direction of travel, but will even become a boost.

Originally, Emperor Qing thought that Luo Chaochao was just an ordinary person, at most he had better luck.

But after the queen woke him up and noticed these things, Emperor Qing discovered that Luo Chaochao was special.

Emperor Qing's first reaction was disbelief, thinking that all of this was a coincidence, but Luo Chaochao was the most conspicuous, and he was at the forefront.

But if you want to say that Luo Chaochao is so powerful that he can even manipulate the direction of war, it is absolutely impossible, is it a coincidence?

Is it a coincidence that so many coincidences come together?

It doesn't even count as an explanation that just happened to catch up, because anyone with eyes can see that everything that made Shengguo prosperous now has something to do with him.

There must be secrets in Luo Chaoxi that he doesn't know.

Emperor Keqing didn't dare to delve into it, let alone think about it, he could only watch silently, and then continued to pay attention.

Sometimes Emperor Qing envied these ministers who didn't know anything. They didn't have any psychological burden. They simply felt that the war situation was very optimistic, and they were happy for the future of Sheng Kingdom. They didn't know how worried they were.

Fortunately, I still have a queen.

Emperor Qing had a very good relationship with his empress. If there was anything that didn't involve the previous dynasty, he would go to the harem to find the empress if he couldn't figure it out, and see if he could discuss something with the empress.

Like Luo Chaochao, it was the queen who woke him up, so Emperor Qing also took the initiative to find the queen regarding Luo Chaochao's matter.

The queen was also happy to be Emperor Qing's interpretation flower.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Hu 99 said while watering the flowers, "We are the ones who are taking advantage now, and this just shows that you are a wise king. If you are incompetent, make troubles for the people, and make people feel angry, good luck will not find your Majesty. "

Although it sounds like a paradox, if you think about it from another angle, you will find this sentence very reasonable.

If Emperor Qing was a fatuous emperor, fatuous and cruel, causing troubles and ruining people's lives, then Luo Chaoxi would just stand by and do his own thing with peace of mind, why would he try his best to help Emperor Qing at the risk of being exposed like now? He patted his butt and left a long time ago, so who cares about his mess?

So Emperor Qing should also thank himself for being a good emperor.

Emperor Qing was still struggling, he felt that it was not just that, but he couldn't think of a better explanation.

The queen saw that Emperor Qing seemed to have got into a dead end, so she didn't rush to enlighten him, but put down the watering can, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, sat next to Emperor Qing, and explained why it happened like this from the beginning. .

In fact, Emperor Qing knew what was going on in his heart, but he didn't turn this corner in his heart.

"Let's not talk about what role Boss Luo played in it, just say that these reforms made by His Majesty after inheriting the great rule are not for the benefit of the people?"

"That's what I said, but without Boss Luo's help, this war would never have been won so easily." Emperor Qing shook his head.

Although the central idea of ​​the previous battle report is so simple, the real battle situation is not as simple as the battle report said.

Beidi did not know where to find new weapons and battle armor. Even the horses have protective armor, which is extremely tough. The old iron arrows can't even break through that layer of armor. Only new ones bought from Luo Chaochao. Only weapons can cut through.

The indestructible city wall that blocked Beidi's iron cavalry was also a recipe of earth and cement obtained from Luo Chaochao.

And now the food, grass and supplies that allow the border soldiers to struggle without worry are all related to Luo Chaochao.

If it weren't for the corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes that filled the hunger, which gave the soldiers the confidence to fight, they wouldn't be so comfortable and calm in fighting.

Without Luo Chaochao, Sheng Kingdom's treasury would still be empty, without the resources and weapons for the soldiers to fight.

It's winter now, the wind is cold outside, the winter in the capital alone is unbearable, let alone the border.

In previous winters at the border, even if there was no war, many soldiers would freeze to death while standing guard, but this year not only did not one die, they even survived the cold-resistant Beidi soldiers.

It has nothing to do with the cotton-padded jackets and sweaters in Jiushuibuzhuang. The large amount of cotton planted now provides logistical support. They are all solid materials, and they are not taken away from the rations of ordinary people.

A few years ago, Emperor Qing would not even dare to think about it.

"He is really sent down from heaven to help my lucky star." After thinking for a while, Emperor Qing finally sighed with emotion.

Hu 99 smiled slightly.

"I still don't understand why he doesn't want to be an official. Even if I want to give him a reward, I won't be able to."

Could it be that he wants to continue to give Luo Chao Chao land and money?Luo Chaochao is not short of money now, and he has already given enough land.

You can't give Luo Chaochao a fiefdom and make him a king with a different surname.

He himself does not agree, and other ministers will not agree.

What's more, Emperor Qing asked Luo Chaochao to develop in the south and make money for himself, not for the purpose of cultivating a serious problem for himself.

"Then why not give him a title?" Hu 99 thought for a while and said.

"What title."

"For example, a title like the No. [-] Merchant in Sheng Country." She wasn't sure either.

"What's the difference between that and an imperial merchant?"

The queen thought so too, Luo Chaoxi didn't have any idea about official position, he only wanted to make money, and wished to devote his limited life to making unlimited money.

If you give him a title, it's better to give money to Luo Chaoxi.

Although the position of Huangshang can make Luo Chaochao make money, what is the difference between this and stepping into the officialdom?

It is one thing not to have an official position, but it is another big thing if his social status does not come up.

Before Emperor Qing let Luo Chaochao be responsible for the manufacture of iron ore and weapons, these ministers had a lot of opinions. The main reason for attacking him was also because Luo Chaochao was a businessman.

The underlying status has not changed.

"Why don't you say betroth the princess to Luo Chaoxi?" Emperor Qing suddenly thought of something, and said to the queen, "If he becomes a son-in-law—"

The more he thought about it, the more he realized it was feasible.

If it becomes an in-law relationship, then Emperor Qing doesn't have to be so guarded against each other, worrying about Luo Chaochao's problems.

"Why don't you pay money." The Queen's expression was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a long time, she decided to reward Luo Chaochao in the simplest and most simple way, "Or just ask Luo Chaochao directly."

"Queen, what do you think of the marriage?"

"Your Majesty, do you think Boss Luo will agree? He doesn't even agree to be an official, so how could he agree to give you a marriage? If your imperial decree goes on, Boss Luo will probably leave immediately."

I really don't know how Emperor Qing's brain grew.

Putting it on ordinary people, the trick of bestowing marriage is indeed the best way to win over the other party, and they will definitely agree to it with trepidation, but who is Luo Chao Chao?

The last dragon in Sheng Kingdom!

How can Qing Emperor He De!How dare he think of having an in-law relationship with Yilong.

Luo Chao Chao will stay here to help Emperor Qing, isn't it because Emperor Qing is honest and clear?If Emperor Qing really did this, the relationship between the two of them would probably drop to freezing point after all the hard work, and the worse result would be that Luo Chaochao would leave directly, and Emperor Qing would have no place to cry at that time.

"That's right." Emperor Qing also figured this out, and shook his head helplessly: "Boss Luo is really like a gust of wind, and he can't catch him at all."

"Since you can't catch it, you don't have to force it to stay. The wind has its own place. It's not beautiful to force people to stay."

"The empress is right, it's better to reward Boss Luo directly, but if I ask directly, Boss Luo will definitely say that there is no need for a reward."

The emperor took the initiative to ask you, it was to make you refuse, not to let you speak up.

"It's really impossible...Let Master Yin go to Boss Luo's side to make side attacks. The relationship between the two of them is not bad, and maybe we can hear Boss Luo's true thoughts."

"makes sense."

Emperor Qing thinks this is a good way.

It is not uncommon for Master Yin and Luo Chaochao to have a good relationship. When the emperor hadn't noticed Luo Chaochao, something happened to Luo Chaochao, and it was the Yin family who supported him.

Master Yin was suddenly called to the palace, thinking that something happened, but it turned out to be something related to Luo Chaochao.

Thinking of the good relationship between Master Yin and Luo Chaochao, Emperor Qing pretended to ask casually.

"Didn't Yin Aiqing think there was anything strange about Boss Luo?"

"Strange?"

Emperor Qing's words made Master Yin a little confused.

To be honest, he felt that Luo Chaochao was not normal anywhere, but he had subconsciously ignored this abnormality before, and even gave Luo Chaochao an excuse to perfunctory.

In the end, it was perfunctory and perfunctory, and even Master Yin himself believed it.

"Is luck particularly good? Even if he meets some short-sighted guys while doing business, he can still save the day."

"Isn't this proof that Boss Luo's methods are superb?"

"You can't say that. Although Boss Luo used his own strength to overcome the difficulties, his luck is indeed very good. Everyone who troubles him will be unlucky. Those who help him and cooperate with him will It went extremely well.”

Hearing what Master Yin said, Emperor Qing couldn't help but nodded.

Exactly as he thought.

Those who opposed him were basically out of luck.

Emperor Qing and the empress looked at each other, and they both saw it clearly in each other's eyes, but the empress quietly breathed a sigh of relief in a corner where the two could not see

Finally, Luo Chao Chao's identity was concealed.

This is also a good thing.

Probably out of concern for Emperor Qing's fragility, Luo Chaochao didn't intend to tell the other party his identity as a dragon. On the contrary, his status as a god would make Emperor Qing accept it better.

Hu 99 can understand.

If ordinary people hear that there are dragons in this country, they will definitely be excited, thinking it is a good omen.

But the emperor is the real dragon emperor. They call themselves dragons and feel that they are the masters of this country.

Even the common people think so.

But what if the news that Luo Chaochao is a real dragon shakes Emperor Qing's rule?

At that time, it will not be Emperor Qing but Luo Chaochao who will be in charge of this country. I believe this is not something Luo Chaochao wants to see.

The minds of the rulers of the world are really hard to guess.

"If you say that, Boss Luo is indeed very lucky. All the properties he takes over can surprise me. Ai Qing will help me think about it. What kind of reward should I give Boss Luo after the war is over?"

The emperor directly threw the question to Master Yin.

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The border is still fighting, but the mainland is not idle.

Several factories under the name of Luo Chaochao are still working hard.

Luo Chaochao's stronghold - the textile base in Kangzhou City did not shut down, but instead hired more workers from the city, ordered more machines, and worked overtime to make orders.

Because Kangzhou City not only borders on Beidi, but also connects with the Western Regions, which is a very important checkpoint. Once Kangzhou City falls, Sheng Kingdom will face the embarrassment of widening its doors.

It can be regarded as the disadvantage of the large land area.

Fortunately, Beidi did not plan to go to war with the Western Regions and Sheng Kingdom at the same time, so Kangzhou City is still safe at present, and there is a buffer time.

But Kangzhou City has been under martial law recently, the city gates are tightly closed, and there are guards patrolling day and night. Soldiers sent from other places are stationed in Kangzhou City to prevent wars from spreading at any time.

Originally, Zhou Jiedu made them supposed to evacuate the people outside Kangzhou City to Kangzhou City, but their factories and some equipment were all outside the city.

Although things such as textile machines can be moved into the city, those large hydraulic spinning wheels that rely on the river cannot be moved into the city, and if they are withdrawn into the city, the pillar industries of Kangzhou City will come to a standstill and cannot be supplied. Clothes and other basic materials.

But this is not a difficult problem for Zhou Jiedushi to solve.

He thought that since there was no way to move in, they would push out the city wall.Coupled with the fact that Kangzhou City has become very rich recently and has the money to do so, he really summoned the labor force in Kangzhou City and its subordinate towns to expedite the expansion of the city wall.

Coupled with the hard soil, cement and masonry, it forced Kangzhou City to expand the entire Kangzhou City westward by nearly [-] miles within a year, so to speak, it preserved the pillar industries of Kangzhou City.

The soldiers who were originally stationed in Kangzhou City with Zhou Jiedushi thought that Zhou Jiedushi was joking, but seeing that Zhou Jiedushi really succeeded, they shut up.

Good thing for them.

Now the factory in Kangzhou City no longer produces clothes for ordinary people, but supplies for military supplies. Many new materials that have not been put into mass production are added to them, which can make strong and waterproof nylon cloth and nylon ropes. To the north.

People in the Western Regions have been observing the progress on both sides of them.

The destruction of several small countries on the border of the Western Regions put everyone in the Western Regions at risk. They were afraid that Beidi would continue to go further west, and they were ready to go to war.

However, Beidi did not choose to continue to be tough with the Western Regions, but chose to start a war against the Kingdom of Sheng, which made it difficult for people in the Western Regions to understand for a while.

Aren't persimmons picky and soft?Why do you want to touch Shengguo's tiger's ass?

But when the two of them fought, the people in the Western Regions were very happy.

Although it is now divided into three parts of the world, the three parts of the world are not equal. Sheng country is the strongest, Beidi is the second, and the Western Region is the weakest.

And the Western Regions are also the most honest ones.

Because they are too weak.

The last tripartite scuffle had seriously damaged the vitality of the Western Regions, otherwise it would not have been possible to retreat steadily under Beidi's attack, and now honestly and dutifully doing business with the Shengguo Exchange Market is just recuperating, and we can wait until we recover before making any plans.It's completely different from Beidi's bad wolf who wants to bite others before he recovers.

With Sheng Kingdom standing in front of them, the Western Regions will be safe for the time being.

This is good news for the Western Regions.

As the war intensified, the strength of Sheng Kingdom made people in the Western Regions faintly startled.

Beidi, who had wiped out several of their small countries with little effort, was unable to break through a city in Sheng country, and the besieged cities were able to organize effective counterattacks, but killed Beidi's soldiers with heavy losses.

People in the Western Regions were frightened by the strength of Sheng Kingdom, but also worried about themselves.

Judging from this situation, it seems that Beidi can't last long under the hands of Shengguo. If Shengguo destroys Beidi, will he turn his guns and attack the Western Regions?

The countries in the Western Regions are even more afraid.

It's a pity that Emperor Qing couldn't let the Western Regions be this bystander.

Why are we calling here and you are here as a spectator?

Before letting the Western Regions watch the excitement for a long time, Emperor Qing sent invitations to all the countries in the Western Regions, and invited them to send troops to Beidi together.

After beating Beidi, it will be easy to discuss the matter of dividing the territory.

The content of the letter sent by Emperor Qing was very polite, but the leaders of the Western Regions who received the news did not think that Emperor Qing was polite.

This is forcing them to stand in line.

Can they join forces with Beidi to attack Sheng Kingdom?

Are you kidding me, Beidi hasn't conquered a city yet, is there something wrong with them?

No.

But everyone is unwilling to bow their heads and be the first bird.

It was King Musa of Chabuchara who first agreed to Emperor Qing's request, and even personally led troops to Kangzhou City.

And the reason is also because of Luo Chao.

The letter said that it was to fight for the friendship with Luo Chaochao, and Emperor Qing remembered that King Musa and Luo Chaochao were very good friends, and they were also the first group of people who showed kindness to Sheng Kingdom.

With the beginning of Musa, the others who were still hesitant to be the young bird immediately agreed.

Now there are only sixteen countries left in the Western Regions, and each small country has drawn out 16 troops, so that there are [-] troops. It was the same in the previous three-party melee. Beidi and Shengguo fought back and forth.

And they also have war elephants, although they walk very slowly, once they rush into the enemy army, they are simply a big killer, not to mention horses, even chariots can't stand it.

Luo Chao Chao soon found out about this.

After learning about Musa, he sighed helplessly.

Musa can always do things beyond his expectations.

Fighting is no joke. Although being a king is under the heavy protection of soldiers, it is not without danger.

What is Musa doing?

Wouldn't it be good to send generals over?There's absolutely no need for him to come in person.

Originally, Luo Chao could wait quietly for the end of the war in the south, but the arrival of Musa made Luo Chao decide to go to Kangzhou City.

But now he has to go to Kangzhou City to report to the emperor, which is very troublesome.

Emperor Qing didn't really want to agree at first, but thinking of the relationship between Luo Chaochao and Musa, and the consequences of going against Luo Chaochao, he agreed.

The Western Regions led the army to Kangzhou City, and Luo Chaochao also rushed back, and they actually met in Kangzhou City.

Zhou Jiedu envoy also greeted Luo Chaochao in person.

"The army from the Western Regions is now stationed in the open space to the west of Kangzhou City." Zhou Jiedu envoy said, "I didn't let them enter the city."

He didn't think that Luo Chaochao rushed back to Kangzhou City at this time because of them, obviously because of Musa.

Luo Chaochao is just a merchant. The merchants and common people in Kangzhou City are all running out, and Luo Chaochao has no reason to come back.

"Has he arrived yet?" Luo Chaoxi was surprised.

"Of course, let's go back and forth with you. If you are not in a hurry, you can go to freshen up first. I will send someone to invite King Musa over."

"Then I'll trouble you." Luo Chaoxi naturally agreed when he heard that he didn't need to go out of the city by himself.

But this is also related to not being able to leave the city gate casually now.

The employees who came back with Luo Chaochao were all employees who had just left the city for a while before, and now they returned to the branch with ease.

Luo Chaochao could feel that Kangzhou City was much deserted than when he came back last time. Many wealthy businessmen and officials who lived in the Gaomen compound left Kangzhou City, and only some had to stay and communicate with Kangzhou. The officials who defended the city together.

Such as Zhou Jiedushi and his family.

Also because of these people's departure, the flow of people in Jiushui Supermarket has decreased significantly. At this time, there are only three or two kittens in the usually bustling front door, and even the restaurants on the roadside are deserted.

Luo Chaochao can understand, but the store is not closed, it is not closed.

The war hasn't started yet, so the whole city can't be shut down.

Luo Chaochao, who returned to Kangzhou City, was warmly received by the shop assistants. Luo Chaochao had dinner with them first, and then changed into new clothes, preparing to meet Musa.

At this time, the Jiedu envoy of Zhou sent news that he had sent someone to bring King Musa into the city, and Luo Chao Chao could come over at any time if needed.