Han Yi went to find Yuanzhe and Yuan Mudan. The three of them made some calculations about transporting materials northward, because the Yuan family has been preparing for this and has already had experience going south. This is not a problem for the Yuan family. It is just that whether the other merchants can be taken to the bait is not sure about Yuanzhe and Yuan Mudan, but this is not what they care about the most. They are not doing good deeds or helping the court. The Yuan family just wants to get productivity and resources. This is a transaction.

Since Han Yi is so sure, they naturally won’t say much.

After the three of them finished the calculation, this matter was settled.

So a strange scene appeared on the dock. It was originally the rest period of the dock, but this year was different. The dock suddenly became lively. A large amount of supplies began to be loaded and went directly north, including Yuanzhe, who also went north with the ship.

Now the dock is the most concerned place for merchants, so this matter soon spread throughout Chang'an City.

And everyone knows that these are all ships from Guanzhong Group, and the supplies are basically from the Yuan family, but now they are still breeze, so the ship must go north. However, the Yuan family's goods rarely cross the north of the Yellow River in Guanzhong Group. They usually go to Chang'an and Luoyang. The sudden shipment will go to the north, and it is at this inexplicable time. This is really curious.

It immediately attracted a lot of discussion.

In a private room in the new market, Qian Dafang, Zhao Sijia, Yuwen Xiumi and other wealthy Chang'an businessmen were all sitting inside.

"What are the Yuan family planning to do? The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Everyone is stocking up goods and preparing for going south next year, but the Yuan family suddenly ships goods to the north, which is really puzzling."

"Don't anyone ask?" Qian Dafang said curiously.

Yuwen Xiumi said: "I asked Yuanzhe a few days ago, but he just said that he would transport the goods to Laizhou, Dengzhou and other places. As for why, he didn't explain in detail."

Ji Wanchun said: "This Yuanzhe is the head of the Yuan family. The head of the Yuan family usually does not leave Chang'an, which shows that this is not a trivial matter!"

He Ruohan suddenly said: "Actually, Chang'an is nothing, there is not much cargo. I just came back from Sanmen Mountain a few days ago. The Yuan family will stockpile it to Sanmen Mountain this year and carry all the grain to Chang'an to the north."

"Food? This is impossible!"

Qian Dafang said with a confused look on his face: "The land in Shandong is fertile, and no natural disasters have occurred recently. However, if there is no shortage of food, it is not profitable to transport the food there at all. You may have to pay the shipping fee." He is a grain merchant, and he is very familiar with this industry.

Yuwen Xiumi frowned and said, "Is that so?"

“What is it?”

"For war?" Yuwen Xiumi said inconsistency.

Zhao Sijia opened his eyes and said, "Yes, the court seems to have planned to send troops to Goguryeo recently. Didn't it be said that His Majesty is planning to lead the army in person this time?"

Qian Dafang said: "This is impossible. What does this court war have to do with his Yuan family."

"You can't say that. Maybe this was donated to the court by the Yuan family. Didn't the Yuan family often donate supplies to the court before?"

"This is impossible." He Ruohan shook his head and said, "You haven't seen the size of Sanmen Mountain. If the Yuan family wants to donate, it is impossible for them to donate so much."

"Then why do you think it is?"

"I want to know that I won't sit here."

"If it wasn't donated, there must be something tricky here. The Yuan family is not a vegetarian."

How many people are thinking hard.

Suddenly, Dou Yi suddenly said: "At this stall, the Yuan family suddenly transported the food to Lai, Deng and other places. I think even if it was not donated to the court, it would have a lot to do with the court's troops this time."

Qian Dafang and others nodded one after another. The imperial court had just heard from him that he would send troops to Goguryeo, and the Yuan family was rushing to transport strategic supplies there. This was by no means a coincidence.

Zhao Sijia said: "But if it weren't for the donation, what would be the Yuan family picture?"

Qian Dafang suddenly said, "You guys, will you be a servant?"

"I?" He Ruohan said, "How do you say this?"

Qian Dafang said: "Didn't the court promulgate the tax on slaves now? In the future, the slaves cannot be raised too much, but the court has not restricted Silla maids and Kunlun maids. Every time the war is fought, as long as they win, the generals will take many prisoners to the market as slaves. Now, these foreign maids are valuable. Does the Yuan family want to take the food and the court to exchange for slaves before the war?"

Because the incident between slaves has been causing a lot of controversy recently, two things were quickly contacted.

The rest blinked.

"Yes, yes, that's the case." Zhao Sijia suddenly said.

Yuwen Xiumi said angrily: "No wonder that Yuanzhe was so hiding and refused to tell the reason. It turned out that this was the plan!"

Dou Heng said: "Not to mention slaves now, our family is not short of people. If I were the Yuan family, I would have kept silent."

"This is a good thing, you can't let the Yuan family take it alone!"

"Oh!" Dou Heng sighed and said, "It's a pity that I am a shipbuilder and have no food. Old money, why don't you sell me some food?" Because of the restructuring of the canal transportation, he has to build ships everywhere. Now he really lacks labor. He is too willing to spend money to buy slaves.

Qian Dafang smiled but refused.

Yuwen Xiumi said: "I said to Manager Dou, you are really good. Now that you have money, you can't buy anything. There is so much food in Shandong, why do we have to worry about buying food? Isn't it okay to go there to buy it?"

Dou Heng's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, why didn't I expect this?"

Qian Dafang thought to himself that the grain price in Guanzhong has always been higher than that in Shandong. If you calculate the freight, it would be much more cost-effective to buy there.

Dou Yi said, "This is just our guess. The matter of sending troops has not been confirmed yet. You are thinking too far. Otherwise, we should go to Brother Han to ask about the situation first and then make plans."

This Han Yi is the flag of a businessman in the court. Of course, he will find Brother Han if he has something to do.

So, these merchants went to Han Yi to inquire. Of course, Han Yi would not tell them clearly that if these merchants knew that he had planned to let them pay for the war early in the morning, they would definitely raise the price.

Anyway, Han Yi neither admits it, but he does not deny it. If you have this plan, you can negotiate it.

But for these businessmen, that's enough!

However, at this moment, Li Zhi finally held a military opportunity meeting and met with Li Ji, Qi Heli, Ren Yaxiang, Gao Kan, Ashina Mishe and other military generals, and of course, Han Yi.

At the beginning of the meeting, Li Zhi told everyone that he would not be in charge of the army.

As soon as these words were said, Li Ji and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone finally fell down. These generals did not understand how to hide themselves. When Li Zhi saw their expressions, he understood that they didn't want to go by themselves, which seemed a little embarrassed, but he was also glad that he did not insist on his own actions. Of course, he was not as good as these generals in war. Since everyone did not agree, it must make sense.

Next, Li Zhi wanted Li Ji to ask about the combat plan.

These days they are discussing the combat plan against Goguryeo, but the general policy has not changed. They are to take Baekje first and then destroy Goguryeo.

Although this has to be done step by step. Before the Baekje is eliminated, it is not advisable to dispatch large troops, but it must be put under pressure in the Liaodong region. Li Ji suggested that Li Zhi first inform the world that he would send troops to Goguryeo, and at the same time he had to send generals to recruit Khitan and Turkic troops to create a strong momentum of an army, so that Goguryeo would place heavy troops in Liaodong region and confront the Tang army, and had no time to rescue Baekje, because Baekje had already received help from the Japanese. If Goguryeo reinforcements were added, it would be difficult to fight. If the Tang Dynasty wanted to go to Baekje, it would have to transport soldiers by ship.

Finally, the decision was made to first transfer Qi Heli, Ashinamishe and Gao Kan to the Liaodong region to mobilize Turkic and Khitan troops to cooperate with the navy in Laizhou. However, the land was just a feint attack, and destroying Baekje was the main purpose. Qi Heli and Ashinamishe were originally Turkic nobles, so this matter could only be left to them. The navy was still in command of Liu Renyuan. As for the task of joining the Silla army to attack Baekje, Li Zhi decided to hand it over to Su Dingfang who was rushing over.

The reason why Su Dingfang was asked to destroy Baekje was mainly because Su Dingfang was not very famous and had a high status in the army, and the army attached great importance to this point. If Su Dingfang and Qi Heli and others were put together, Su Dingfang would definitely be inferior to them, and then his military talents might not be able to be exerted. However, Li Zhi attached great importance to Su Dingfang, and he promoted Su Dingfang to the position of commander and let him stand alone. Therefore, Li Zhi simply asked him to attack Baekje, and the road was completely left to Su Dingfang.

In addition, although Li Zhi did not intend to lead the army in person, he insisted on handing over all logistics to Han Yi for management, but he could not be appointed as a grain escort officer, which was no longer worthy of Han Yi's current status. So he decided to grant Han Yi the comforting master of Liaodong Road and specialize in logistics, and Guan Guo Duke Yang Sixun as his deputy envoy.

After the Baekje was eliminated, Li Ji and his friends commanded the three armies and headed to the battlefield.

After the discussion, Li Zhi suddenly stood up and said with a serious expression: "Generals must remember that this battle is in conflict. Any letters of peace sent by Goguryeo will be burned. There is no need to ask me. This time, there is only one purpose of sending troops, that is, to completely eliminate Goguryeo."

Because Goguryeo has many criminal records, as soon as you go to fight it, it will immediately seek peace. Not to mention surrendering, dad is willing to shout, but when you return to the court, it will rush up again, and the army will lose any morale. Emperor Yang of Sui was a lesson from the past, and Li Zhi was of course afraid that Goguryeo would use a delaying plan. In general, if the enemy country surrendered, it must be the commander of the Oil Emperor. If this messenger was sent back and forth, there would be no problem. However, Li Zhi decided not to surrender in person, so Li Zhi told them very clearly that there was no such option in this battle. Don't send the letter to Chang'an. If it was sent to Chang'an, he would have to talk to those civil officials. It was a headache. Let's not surrender to Goguryeo. We only have one purpose to eliminate Goguryeo from the **.

It can be seen that Li Zhi is not cowardly, and he is still very decisive in using foreign troops. After all, cowardly is just a means of his. If the kings were not cowardly in the past, Changsun Wuji would not have helped him.
Chapter completed!