Li Zicheng was really anxious because he didn't want the Dashun Dynasty, which he had worked hard to conquer, to fall apart!

He really didn't expect that it would be so difficult to maintain a dynasty.

Originally, he thought that as long as he took over the capital of the Ming Dynasty and destroyed the Ming Dynasty court, the world would naturally become his world.

Unexpectedly, the capture of the Ming Dynasty capital was just the beginning, and his unlucky beginning!

He had just become emperor, and Wu Sangui brought Jiannu and fought over. Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng rushed to Jinling to form another Ming court. The Crazy King of Nanyang also became emperor, and Zhang Xianzhong followed suit and also became emperor.

This is completely different from what he imagined!

These people didn't do as he expected!

Of course, these are not the key points. The key point is that he has no food and cannot support a million troops.

He is really not short of money now. It can be said that looking at the thousands of years of history, few people have more money than him.

The same is true in history. Not only did he rob the savings of King Fu, King Qin, King Zhou, King Jin, King Dai and other vassal kings for hundreds of years, he also squeezed out more than 70 million taels of "support money" in the capital. The amount of money he robbed is beyond the present!

However, gold, silver and treasures cannot be eaten as food. Food is the most important thing for people. Without food, everything is fake.

Therefore, in history, he had tens of millions of gold, silver and treasures, but he was destroyed by Jiannu in less than a year.

Now, the situation he faces is almost the same. If you don’t have food to eat, who will fight for you!

Fortunately, the Crazy King had food and was interested in selling it to him.

However, the price is really scary.

Li Zicheng was really shocked when he heard Li Yan's offer.

What a joke?

Twenty-three taels of silver per stone!

Isn’t it 230,000 taels for ten thousand stones?

One million stones would be two thousand three million taels!

All the gold, silver and treasures he plundered were used to buy food, but it was not enough for a million troops to eat for a year.

This price is really unacceptable!

He was stunned for a while, and then he couldn't help but say stammeringly: "Mr. Li, is the price of grain too high?"

Li Yan pretended to be helpless and spread his hands, saying, "King, this is the market now. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to Nanzhili to inquire."

Well, this is not necessary to inquire.

In the northwest, even if you pay 23 taels per stone, you can’t buy food. Li Zicheng is quite clear about this.

The problem is that he has never bought food. He used to rely on robbing and never bargained!

He has never done anything about bargaining.

How do you say this?

He held it for a long time, and his face turned red. Then he said embarrassedly: "Mr. Li, can it be cheaper? I can't afford such a high grain price!"

Hehe, your life is almost impossible to save, do you still feel sorry for the money?

Li Yan pretended to hesitate and said, "This, we can't do a loss-making business, right?"

Problem, I can’t continue this business with you!

Li Zicheng frowned and thought for a while, then said with a bitter face: "Mr. Li, I have a million troops under my command. The food price is so high that I can't support it for a few months. Without food, they will still rebel. At that time, if they run to your territory to grab it, I will not be able to control it!"

Oh, you still dare to threaten me?

Li Yan said lightly: "It doesn't matter. You can't control it. We can control it. Whoever dares to come to our territory to grab it? We are responsible for killing and burying it!"

Well, the people under the Crazy King are really cruel. Not to mention that someone has betrayed in the future, even if he gathers a million troops and runs over, he may not be able to grab the food.

This threat is actually Li Zicheng's subconscious behavior, and he is just used to it.

The threat is obviously not working, what should I do?

He could only lower his face and beg, "Mr. Li, help me. As long as you are willing to help, I will thank you very much."

Oh, you still want to bribe me?

Forget it, I won't play with you anymore.

Li Yan said very simply: "Actually, there is no way, I just don't know if the king is willing or not."

There is nothing else I don’t want to do about it now. If there is no food, the Dashun Dynasty will be over. There are no glory, wealth, and beauty!

Li Zicheng couldn't wait and said, "Mr. Li, what are you talking about?"

Li Yan looked at him and said carefully: "As long as you are willing to bow down and surrender to the emperor, we can sell the food to you at half price."

What a big deal I think, it turns out that I just bow down and surrender.

When Li Zicheng heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in secret. It was nothing to him. He wanted to bow down and submit to Chongzhen at the beginning. The problem was that Chongzhen was a guy with no money and food, and he could not afford the food and salary of his more than one million troops, so the negotiation was not completed in the end.

This is easy to say.

Question, I have bowed my head and surrendered. You still want me to pay for food. Isn’t that a bit too much?

Aren’t you supposed to provide me with food and salary?

Li Zicheng was puzzled and said, "Mr. Li, since I bow my head and surrender, the emperor should give us food and salary. Why do you still have to pay me to buy food?"

Li Yan said calmly: "This is easy to say. As long as the king is willing to hand over everything in the Dashun Dynasty and be an idle crane from now on, the emperor under your command will naturally find a way to support you, and you don't have to pay a penny."

Do you think I'm stupid?

If I hand over everything from Dashun Dynasty and still be an idle cloud and wild crane, I am afraid that you will be killed by you as a chicken!

Li Zicheng shook his head without hesitation and said, "This is definitely not possible. After all, my soldiers have followed me for many years, so I can't leave them alone. If I pay for the food, will I not have to hand over everything in Dashunchao?"

Hehe, you are indeed used to being a local emperor and can't let go of everything.

Very good, the emperor doesn't really want you.

Li Yan nodded slightly and said, "Yes, if the king is willing to pay for food, then you don't have to hand over everything in the Dashun Dynasty. You just need to surrender to the emperor. Everything in the Dashun Dynasty is yours. The emperor will grant you the King of Xinshun to let you take charge of your current territory."

This is almost the same.

Li Zicheng thought for a while, then rubbed his hands and said, "Can this grain be cheaper? After all, I can only buy it for millions of stones. I can't stand such a high price!"

Li Yan stretched out a finger and said decisively: "Ten taels of silver per stone, you can't be lowered any more."

Ten taels of silver are barely acceptable.

In this way, it is not a problem to hold on for a year with the money in your hand. As long as you can hold on, you will have a chance. Isn’t Nanzhili still a huge territory? Moreover, there is much more food there than in the northwest, so you can grab it when the time comes!

Li Zicheng nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, ten taels of silver per stone is ten taels of silver per stone. I will give me two million stones first, and I will have another million stone a month later. Lord Li, you see, are there any problems?"

Li Yan nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem."

This matter seems to be almost done, and as long as you agree on the handover location, it will be done.

Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng rubbed his hands awkwardly and said, "Sir Li, look, can you sell me some muskets, cannons and thunder, that thing seems to be pretty good to deal with Jiannu."

You don’t have to think about muskets and cannons, that thing can determine the success or failure of the battle.

The sky-bang thunder can sell you some points. Anyway, the biggest function of that thing is to defend the city.

Li Yan pretended to hesitate for a while, then said helplessly: "Oh, we don't have many muskets and cannons in our hands. We don't have enough of them. If we hit the sky thunder, we can give you tens of thousands of them. Do you want them?"

Yes!

Li Zicheng couldn't wait and said, "I want as much as I can."

Li Yan estimated: "We save some money, and it should not be a problem to produce 50,000 pieces. As for the price, since we are our own people, we will calculate 10,000 pieces for you. What do you think?"

OK, deal!

Li Zicheng said excitedly: "No problem, where are we trading?"

This red utensil has been considered long ago.

Li Yan said without hesitation: "Let's trade outside Luoyang City. You can transport the silver. At that time, we will send a ship to you with grain and thunder. However, we don't have many ships, so it will definitely not be transported in one trip. At that time, we will send ten ships of cargo. You give ten ships of money, and we will take the silver back and continue delivering the goods. What do you think?"

Isn’t this just because I am afraid that I will be dependent on the debt? What kind of debt I will be dependent on with you?

Li Zicheng nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, no problem."

This guy is rough, how can he compete for the world?

Seeing his appearance, Li Yan couldn't help but feel contempt.

This food and thunder are given to you. This time, you have to fight for your breath!
Chapter completed!