The Kingdom of Khotan did not only have this one city, but as the location of the capital, Khotan City was undoubtedly the largest city in the Kingdom of Khotan. The arrival of the Tang cavalry made merchants from various countries in the Western Regions nervous. Fortunately, the Tang cavalry did not

When they entered the city, they all knew that there would be no war, so people were still coming and going in the city and it was very lively.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Western Region is very large. It is hot during the day and cold at night. Only the early morning and evening are relatively pleasant. It is almost evening at this time, and it is also the time when the city has the most people and is the busiest.

Even though I have long been used to being watched, I still feel a little uncomfortable when passers-by stop and watch, because unlike the reserved and reserved Tang Dynasty, the folk customs in the Western Regions are strong and fierce, and everyone stares straight at them, with their thoughts in mind.

There are also many expressions in the eyes.

Although the two walked side by side, not many people looked at Ni Chenyi. Most people's eyes were focused on her. The men's eyes were filled with envy and jealousy. They didn't look at Ni Chenyi not because she was not good-looking, nor because they didn't want to.

Look, they didn't dare to look at Ni Chenyi because they were worried about being angry.

As for women, most of them looked at her with looks of liking and goodwill. Women from the Western Regions were very bold and unrestrained. They knew he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Although he was a little thin when they saw him again, his facial features were delicate and his manners were calm. If he liked him in his heart, he would wink at him frequently. What's more,

Some even waved to say hello.

He didn't deliberately restrain himself because Ni Chenyi was nearby. He didn't look sideways, he would smile when he heard someone speaking, and he would nod when he saw someone waving.

"Are the women from the Western Regions unique in their charm?" Ni Chenyi asked with a smile.

"It's not bad, but the smell on their bodies is quite strange." He said in a low voice.

Hearing the words, Ni Chenyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "It's so charming."

"I don't even understand the women of my tribe, so how can I bother to explore any exotic customs." He said casually.

Ni Chenyi laughed again.

Since they were full at noon and had eaten a lot of fruit from Ni Mansion, the two of them did not buy anything else from the street. They walked quickly without shopping, and it didn't take long for the two of them to arrive in the city.

's crossroads.

At the crossroads, the two happened to meet Song Cai, who was returning to the goods yard. There were three horse-drawn carriages in total. The 50,000 taels of silver previously weighed more than 3,000 kilograms, and three carriages were needed to load them.

Seeing the two of them, Song Cai immediately came forward to greet them. They were all acquaintances, and there were not many polite words. However, at this time, the most important thing was the respect of elders and inferiority. It was the prince, Ni Chenyi was the boss, and Song Cai, as a servant, should have all the courtesy.

No less.

I wanted to take a look at the goods yard, so I went to the goods yard with Ni Chenyi in a carriage with Song Cai and others. These carriages were for carrying goods, and the people sitting there were a little shabby. Song Cai was not right, but he didn't care about it, even though he had the power at this time.

, was a very popular minister, but he never forgot that he came from a humble background. Sitting on the carriage, he would also think of Lao Huang, who depended on him for life.

Go to the goods yard

, Song Shou and others were instructing the men to load the trucks. After Song Cai introduced it, they learned that the Ni family did not only have this yard in the Western Regions, but this was just a yard for storing grain.

Seeing the grain piled up like a mountain in the goods yard, he turned to look at Song Cai aside, "How much grain is there in total?"

Song Cai replied, "Going back to my employer, the warehouse currently has 300,000 dans of wheat and 200,000 dans of various types of grain and millet, totaling 500,000 dans."

"So much!" I was quite shocked. At this time, one load is one stone, which is about one hundred catties. One acre of field can only produce one load of grain a year, and the entire Tang Dynasty only produces 10 million grains per year.

Damn, this is still the best year. If there is a disaster, the loss will be 30% to 40%.

Song Cai said, "My old boss knew that you were in urgent need of rice and grain, so he bought it directly at a fair price and stocked it day and night."

Hearing this, he was deeply moved. Although he was not in business, he also knew that doing business was for profit, and going straight would be the same as losing money, not to mention that Datang could not offer anything to compensate Ni Zhuo at the moment.

"This is not a small amount. Don't worry, the court will definitely give you an explanation." Zhengse said.

"Hehe, I also believe that the court will definitely give me an explanation." Ni Chenyi said with a smile.

At first, I didn’t think much about it, but after thinking about it, I realized that there seemed to be something behind Ni Chenyi’s words. After thinking about it carefully, I instantly guessed what Ni Chenyi meant. As the saying goes, eating people has short mouths, and taking people has short hands. The Ni family was expelled by the emperor back then, and now

When the Tang Dynasty was in trouble, the Ni family helped regardless of past grudges. The emperor would definitely not accept it and would definitely be rewarded. However, the court could not provide any money at the moment, so it could only compensate the Ni family in other ways, and the emperor also knew

The Ni family will definitely not return to Chang'an again. In this case, in addition to being awarded honors and titles, the only thing left is the imperial decree to confer marriage.

Thinking of this, he frowned and looked at Ni Chenyi. Seeing the frown, Ni Chenyi immediately understood that he was getting carried away and had spilled the beans. He felt guilty and worried and pretended to be calm, "What are you looking at me for?"

"Money can help the gods." I sighed.

"Why did you say that?" Ni Chenyi pretended not to understand.

"If these grains are sent to Chang'an, no matter what you want, the emperor will give it to you." He sighed.

Ni Chenyi asked knowingly, "What do we want?"

Seeing Ni Chenyi pretending to be confused and not bothering to talk to her, he turned to Song Cai and asked, "How long will it take to reach Chang'an?"

"The first batch is urgently needed, and we will use the horse team. It will take ten days at most." Song Cai pointed to the granary. "The granary is full now. As long as there is room for it, we will purchase it and ship it immediately. It won't take long for the entire eastbound road to be full."

They are all our food convoys and camel teams.

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"Is a thousand cavalry enough?" he asked.

"That's enough. Our master's reputation is far and wide. Even if we don't have any cavalry accompanying us, no one would dare to challenge us." Song Cai said, raising his head and pointing south. "Right now, the four generals are distributing silver coins in the south of the city. They are recruiting troops.

General, I will also prepare a barracks and accommodation for them. The boss and the eldest lady can help themselves. If necessary, send someone to call me."

"Go, go, let's go to the West Field for a walk." Ni Chenyi waved his hand and said.

Song Cai was about to leave, so Ni Chenyi ordered someone to bring in two horses, and they rode westward.

Not long after, the two came to a cargo yard located in the northwest of the city. This cargo yard was only half the size of the grain storage yard. Unlike the grain storage yard, which was surrounded by fences, it was surrounded by tall courtyard walls.

The doorman recognized Ni Chenyi and opened the door immediately when he saw her arriving.

"What is kept here?" he asked casually.

"Blacksmith shop," Ni Chenyi said, "There are many horse and bandits in the Western Regions, and it is also very profitable to make self-defense weapons. However, although gunpowder is native to China, we do not pay enough attention to it. Instead, countries in the Western Regions use gunpowder to make He bought a lot of firearms.”

The person in charge of this cargo yard is Song Fu, but Song Fu is away on business and is not in the cargo yard. Ni Chenyi often comes here and takes him to a room in the northwest corner.

The room was large and empty, with a strong smell of nitrate and sulfur. There were twenty strange-shaped black iron objects neatly arranged on both sides of the room.

"What is this?" he asked, pointing to one of the iron objects.

"This thing is called an artillery piece, which is a type of firearm," Ni Chenyi said. "We know that Zhang Zhenren is commanding troops outside. These twenty artillery pieces are our gift to Zhang Zhenren. With them, Zhang Zhenren can fight against the enemy on the battlefield. I can also get some help.”

"Artillery?" He looked at it suspiciously. There are also artillery in China. The kind that throws stones to attack the city are called artillery.

"Yes, artillery, this object throws iron balls that can explode, and the power is amazing." Ni Chenyi said.

He had never seen this thing before, but he had seen the sky-shattering fire thunder made by Li Zhongyong and knew the power of firearms.

"Would you like to go out and test your power?" Ni Chenyi asked with a smile.

"No, it's getting late. Let's go back early." He said.

Ni Chenyi slapped one of the black iron objects, "This object is really powerful. Master Zhang must like it."

"You guys are really thoughtful about things." I couldn't help but laugh or cry.

Ni Chenyi naturally knew why he said this, and did not answer his words. He turned and walked to the wooden frame not far away, and took down a small iron tool about one foot long from the top, "This thing is called a musket, and its power is also amazing. "

No wait

After answering, Ni Chenyi picked up the medicine pot and poured the gunpowder into the small iron vessel. Then he took out the leather bag, took out a round projectile and put it into it, and finally took out a ball of flax to seal the mouth.

"Although my cultivation level is mediocre, I am not without the ability to protect myself." Ni Chenyi said and pointed the thing called a musket at a wooden pillar three feet away.

Just when he was looking at it with doubts, the musket suddenly made a muffled sound, and with the flash of fire, the round projectile flew out quickly, hitting the wooden pillar squarely, embedded deeply in it, and penetrated three-thirds of the way into the wood.

"How is it?" Ni Chenyi was very pleased with himself, "Do I have the ability to protect myself?"

"It's not that great," he disagreed. "It's a strange skill and a trick, but it's useless against a real master."

Seeing Ni Chenyi's face showing dissatisfaction, he walked to the wooden pillar and said, "Come on, hit me."

"This thing should not be underestimated, and must not be overestimated." Ni Chenyi shook his head repeatedly.

"I know my own rules, hit me." He waved and urged.

Seeing persistence, Ni Chenyi could only reload.

"This is too troublesome. When facing the enemy, who can help you reload it calmly?" he said.

Ni Chenyi did not say anything, loaded the gunpowder pellets, raised her hand and raised the gun, but she did not aim it, but aimed it at the wooden pillar beside it.

There was a muffled sound, and the fire reappeared. He did not dodge, but stretched out his right arm and turned sharply. When the dust settled, he turned his palm upward, and the round projectile suddenly appeared in the palm of his hand. The hot projectile was absorbed by the pure Yin spiritual energy.

Condensed and still steaming.

"You can actually catch the projectile?" Ni Chenyi was dumbfounded.

"I'm not catching it, I'm chasing it," he threw away the projectile. "This thing is coming very fast. If you catch it head-on, I'm afraid it will penetrate your hand, so you can only take action quickly and counterattack. In addition,

The object is extremely hot when roasted by gunpowder. If you want to take it, you need to cool it down quickly with pure Yin spiritual energy."

The reason why Ni Chenyi was brought here was to show him the Western Region musket, in order to prove that she had the ability to protect herself and did not need to be distracted. She never thought that she could catch the projectile calmly. This shows that even with the musket in hand, she

It is also difficult to ensure your own safety.

How could he not know why Ni Chenyi brought him here? Seeing Ni Chenyi's frustration, he comforted him, "This thing is much more powerful than ordinary hidden weapons. It is difficult for ordinary people to resist. Even a master of purple energy will find it difficult to dodge."

"It's getting dark, go back." Ni Chenyi threw down his musket and turned around.

As soon as they walked out of the room, the two of them were stunned. The sun had already set, but the southern sky was filled with thousands of rays of rays of light.
Chapter completed!