This is the third snowfall this winter.

Hanzhong City is already covered in silver and white.

Shang Kexi sat in the study while baking the fire while looking out of the window.

Not long ago, he had just collected a batch of grain from a merchant in Chengdu.

This batch of food is life-saving.

Although he is now directly under the command of Prince Ajige of England, the prince has no intention of allocating grain to Hanzhong.

In Ajige's own words, the food in Guanzhong is in a hurry and he doesn't care about Hanzhong at all.

In fact, not only Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, and northern Zhili have different degrees of food shortage.

Dorgon is too busy to take care of himself now, so he left all the food problems in Shaanxi to Ajige himself to solve.

When he arrived at Ajige, Shang Kexi ordered him 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 planted, and the grain output is amazing.

Shang Kexi believes that as long as his bid is high enough, he will definitely receive food.

Sure enough, after some contact, a businessman named Korean Won agreed to provide food for Shang Kexi.

Although he asked Shang Kexi to collect grain at a price of three times the market price, Shang Kexi still agreed without hesitation.

Now they are short of food and not silver, and they can accept any conditions as long as they can receive food.

This Korean won't have great magical powers. After receiving the deposit, he transported the first batch of food gods to Hanzhong without knowing it.

Shang Kexi was overjoyed at that time.

He was still worried about how to survive this cold winter, and having these foods was no problem at all.

According to the agreement, the second batch of grain will be delivered to Hanzhong today.

Shang Kexi was also looking forward to the delivery of food.

"Report to the prince, something is wrong!"

Just when he was still happy, he was startled by a shout.

He looked up and saw his confidant Ma Lisan standing outside the door, and couldn't help but frown and scolded: "What happened? What kind of thing is the panic look like!"

Ma Lisan quickly reported: "Your Majesty, it's Chengdu, and the Chengdu side has written a letter."

"oh?"

When Shang Kexi heard the word "Chengdu", he became instinctively focused.

It must have been the Korean won who sent someone to contact us.

"What news?"

"Han, Han Yuanwai was arrested."

Ma Lisan said in great grief.

"What!"

Shang Kexi gasped and felt her hair stand up all over her body.

"Has the Korean won arrested?"

"Yes. The person who came to deliver the letter was Han Yuanwai's confidant, so the news would definitely be wrong. He just happened to be out of business and escaped. Now Han Yuanwai's home has been raided."

Ma Lisan sighed and said, "It seems that Mr. Han is discovering his business with us."

Shang Kexi was very upset intuition.

The Korean won itself is naturally not important, but what is important is his line.

After he was arrested, the line broke. Who is Shang Kexi to sell food to Hanzhong?

Although the first batch of food arrived was enough to eat for several months, the food was naturally more and more good. Even if you couldn't finish it, it would be better to store it.

If there is grain in the warehouse, it is not panic. If there is insufficient grain in the warehouse, it will be a fatal matter.

"Don't panic first, don't spread this news."

Shang Kexi was still a bit concise, so he calmed down soon.

"Since Chengdu has already aroused the alarm, we naturally cannot go to Chengdu to buy grain, but other prefectures in Sichuan can still try it."

Shang Kexi paused and said, "You should send more people to try it out, I don't believe it anymore. There is no gap in Wen Anzhi's ability to do!"

"Subordinate to obey the order!"

Manila.

This prosperous city occupied by the Spanish is now full of a wide range of goods, from Europe and from the Ming Dynasty.

The cultures of the East and the West are blended here to form a strange existence.

Now the Governor Francisco, who is stationed in Manila, is meeting a distinguished guest.

This distinguished guest comes from the distant Ming Dynasty and owns hundreds of giant ships, with extraordinary strength.

What is even more interesting is that this distinguished guest was originally the general of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, but he rebelled this time, but he planned to never go back.

"Mr. Nicholas, come and taste this wine, which must be very different from what you drink in Ming Dynasty."

Francisco smiled slightly, picked up the wine glass and signaled.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong stood opposite him.

Compared to his current appearance a few months ago, he is completely dressed in Western style, and even his name is named Nikola.

Since fleeing from Fujian to the sea, Zheng Zhilong has begun his wandering career.

His original plan was to attack Xiao Liuqiu first and compete with the Dutch.

However, during the attack on Relanzha City, his navy was seriously damaged and suffered a great loss.

At this point, Zheng Zhilong no longer dared to make a fool of himself.

If he was in his prime, he might have some chance of winning, but now he will only be bombarded by the Dutch guns.

But he was going to find a place to stay.

If Xiao Liuqiu is not good, there are not many options left.

Either go north to Japan or simply go to the West.

After some thought, Zheng Zhilong chose to voyage to the West.

The reason for making this decision was because he felt that the Westerners' foreign guns and cannons were more sharp. His trip was not only a refuge but also a learning process.

If these new artillery can be loaded on his fleet, he might have the chance to kill him again and teach him a lesson.

Until now, Zheng Zhilong still believes that he lost to the firearms and cannons, not the command issue.

So he wanted to arm his navy to his 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 full of gold and silver.

This is also the reason why Manila Governor Francisco has such a good attitude towards Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong has money and he has muskets and cannons, so both sides can naturally make a big deal.

Zheng Zhilong picked up the wine glass and shook it gently, then took a small sip gracefully.

"Good wine, it's really good wine."

Zheng Zhilong sincerely exclaimed: "Governor Francisco, your wine can be among the top three of the wines I have drunk in my life."

Francisco was obviously interested.

He smiled and said, "Oh? What are the other wines?"

"It's all the wine from my hometown. The taste of my hometown is the best."

Zheng Zhilong said lightly.

This answer was unexpected by Francisco, but it was reasonable to think about it carefully.

"Mr. Nicholas, you are such a wonderful man."
Chapter completed!