Chapter 617 Surrounded by Enemies
"It won’t be difficult," Ye Jiu said without much hesitation. "With the rate of consumption on your side, my supplies of grain can support us for a year without any problem. Moreover, I’ve already spoken to someone to negotiate with the local farmers to directly purchase the crops they will plant next year to supply your side."
Based on modern agricultural productivity, feeding Dongyue would probably not be a problem.
What Ye Jiu mentioned was actually an understatement because there was also the consumption from Suishang’s side to consider.
Suishang had said last time that he wanted to enlist in the military to fight and then earn money to pay off his debt to Ye Jiu.
Indeed, that big demon wasn’t joking. As soon as he entered the battlefield, he won a major victory, performed brilliantly, and caught the attention of the higher-ups.
Now, he had made some connections and had given all the rewards he received to Ye Jiu to show his sincerity, hoping to continue trading in the future.
"Alright, it’s good that you can supply from your side. When the next batch of silver from the Ministry of Revenue is approved, I’ll have it sent over directly, and then we’ll take the grain in return," Sikong Mo said.
Nanchang was originally in chaos, but the outcome has become quite clear recently, and it seemed it would be completely settled in the next few months.
As Sikong Mo had anticipated, most of Nanchang’s troops were initially under the control of the eldest Prince’s uncle. Since the eldest Prince was not the Crown Prince yet had military power, ascending the throne was inevitable.
Unfortunately for him, the fourth Prince wanted military achievements and thus seized half the military power from the old Emperor during a conflict between the two states.