This is the third snow this winter.
Hanzhong City is already covered in silver and a vast expanse of white.
Shang Kexi sat in the study, warming himself by the fire and looking out the window in trance.
Not long ago, he just collected a batch of grain from a businessman in Chengdu.
This batch of food is life-saving.
Although he is now directly under the command of Prince Azige, the prince has no intention of allocating food to Hanzhong.
In Azig's own words, Guanzhong was in short supply of food and could not take care of Hanzhong at all.
In fact, not only Shaanxi, but also Shanxi, Henan, and Beizhili all have food shortages to varying degrees.
Dorgon also has too much time to take care of himself now, leaving Shaanxi's food problems to Azige himself.
When he arrived at Azige, he ordered Shang Kexi to solve the food problem in Hanzhong by himself.
Shang Kexi had no choice but to take the initiative to send someone to contact Chengdu.
Although Chengdu has experienced a catastrophe, its prosperity is still unmatched by Hanzhong.
Especially in Bashu, potatoes and sweet potatoes are now grown, and the food output is amazing.
Shang Kexi believes that as long as his bid is high enough, he will definitely receive the food.
Sure enough, after some contact, a businessman named Han Yuanfang agreed to provide food to Shang Kexi.
Although he asked Shang Kexi to pay three times the market price for the grain, Shang Kexi agreed without hesitation.
Now they are short of food but not money.
As long as they can receive food, they will accept any conditions.
This Han Yuanfang was indeed very powerful.
After receiving the deposit, he transported the first batch of grain to Hanzhong without anyone noticing.
Shang Kexi was overjoyed at that time.
He was originally worried about how to survive this cold winter, but with this food, it was no longer a problem at all.
As agreed, the second batch of food will be delivered to Hanzhong today.
Shang Kexi is also looking forward to it, eager for the food to be delivered.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened."
Just when he was still feeling happy, a shout startled him.
He looked up and saw his confidant Ma Lisan standing outside the door.
He couldn't help frowning and scolding: "What's going on and you're so flustered?
How unbecoming is it?"
Ma Lisan quickly reported: "Your Majesty, this is Chengdu, and there is a letter from Chengdu."
"oh" When I heard the word Chengdu, I was so happy that I instinctively concentrated on it.
Han Yuanfang must have sent someone to contact him.
"What news?"
"Han, member Han was arrested."
Ma Li said very sadly and angrily.
"What" Shang Kexi gasped and felt the hairs all over his body stood up.
"Han Won Fang was caught" "Yes.
The person who came to deliver the letter was Han Yuanwai's confidant, and the information is sure to be correct.
He also happened to be out on business and escaped.
Now Han Yuanwai's home has been ransacked."
Ma Ma sighed and said, "It seems that Han Yuanwai's business with us has been discovered."
Shang Kexi was upset intuitively.
Han Yuanfang itself is naturally not important, but what is important is his line.
This line was cut off after he was arrested.
Who can Shang Kexi rely on to sell grain to Hanzhong?
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Although the first batch of food arrived was enough to last for several months.
But the more things like food, the better.
Even if you can’t finish eating, it’s still good to stock up.
There is food in the barn and there is no need to panic.
If there is not enough food in the warehouse, it will be really fatal.
"Don't panic yet, don't spread this news."
Shang Kexi still has a certain sense of authority, and he soon calmed down.
"Since Chengdu has been alerted, we can no longer go to Chengdu to buy grain, but other prefectures and counties in Sichuan can still try."
Shang Kexi paused and said: "Send more people to try, I don't believe it, then Wen Anzhi can do it without missing a single flaw."
"Subordinates obey orders" Manila.
This bustling city occupied by the Spanish is now filled with a dazzling array of goods, some from Europe and some from Ming Japan.
The cultures of the East and the West merge here to form a strange existence.
Now Francisco, the governor of the Kingdom of Spain stationed in Manila, is meeting with an important guest.
This distinguished guest comes from the distant Ming Dynasty, owns hundreds of giant ships, and is very powerful.
What's even more interesting is that this distinguished guest was originally the Fujian General Soldier of the Ming Dynasty, but he defected this time with the intention of never going back.
"Mr.
Nicholas, come and try this wine.
It must be very different from what you drank in Ming Dynasty."
Francisco smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and signaled.
The person standing opposite him was of course Zheng Zhilong.
Compared to a few months ago, he is now dressed in a completely Western style, and even his name is Nicholas.
After escaping from Fujian to the sea, Zheng Zhilong began his wandering life.
His original plan was to attack Xiaoliuqiu first and compete with the Dutch.
However, in the process of attacking the city of Relanja, his navy was seriously damaged and he suffered a huge hidden loss.
At this point, Zheng Zhilong no longer dared to take advantage of Xiao Liuqiu.
In his heyday, there might have been some chance of winning, but now he will only be reduced to scum by the Dutch cannons.
But he has to find a place to stay after all.
If Xiaoliuqiu doesn't work, there won't be many options left.
Either go north to Japan, or simply go to the West.
After some thinking, Zheng Zhilong still chose to go to the West.
The reason why he made this decision was that he felt that Westerners' foreign guns and cannons were sharper.
His trip this time was not only a refuge but also a learning process.
If he could load all these new artillery pieces on his fleet, he might have a chance to go back and teach the traitor a lesson.
Until now, Zheng Zhilong still thinks that he lost because of the firearms and artillery, rather than the issue of command.
So he wanted to arm his navy to the teeth through this trip to the West.
All the wealth accumulated over the years was taken away by Zheng Zhilong, and the cabins of the navy's ships were filled with gold and silver.
This is also why Francisco, the Governor of Manila, has such a good attitude towards Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Zhilong is rich and he has muskets and artillery.
Naturally, the two parties can make a big deal.
Zheng Zhilong picked up the wine glass and shook it slightly, then took a sip gracefully.
"Good wine, really good wine."
Zheng Zhilong sincerely praised: "Governor Francisco, your wine ranks among the top three wines I have drunk in my life."
Francisco was clearly interested.
I saw him smiling and saying: "Oh, what are the other wines?"
"They are all wines from my hometown.
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The taste of my hometown is the best."
Zheng Zhilong said calmly.
This answer was unexpected by Francisco, but it made sense when he thought about it carefully.
"Mr.
Nicholas, you are such a wonderful person."
He smiled slightly and said: "All the soldiers and civilians in Manila, including me, sincerely welcome you and your soldiers
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