"What do you think?" Li Wufeng, who was sitting casually on the cool Jingzhu recliner, stretched his waist and took the tender and juicy melon handed over by Dilena, who was sitting beside him, and signaled Moron to the opposite side to taste it casually.

This wave of honey melon is a specialty of the northwest of the empire. It has a sweet and juicy taste, a thin skin and thick flesh, and it also dissolves residue and relieves heat. It is a rare thirst quenching product in midsummer. However, this product is produced in special places and is only produced in sand with groundwater. It is not drought-resistant or moisture-resistant, and requires long light, otherwise it will become a defective product. In addition, its output is not high and it is not resistant to storage, and its price is quite expensive, so only wealthy families in the northwest can afford it.

Molun also picked up a large piece without hesitation and started eating it voraciously. Others were already fat, and the hot weather made him even more unbearable. He had applied for leave from Xiao Tang twice but was rejected by Xiao Tang for work reasons, which made him very dissatisfied.

Moron's lustful eyes kept staring at Dilena who was thinly dressed. The liquid flowing down the corner of her mouth made it impossible to tell whether it was the juice of melon meat or the saliva secreted from her mouth. Dilena, who had just finished taking a shower, had a wet linen hair casually tied a bun, and her beige robe made her white and flawless skin look particularly eye-catching. Even the embroidered underwear she was wearing seemed a little vaguely visible, looking charming.

Seeing Dilena wiping the melon juice from Li Wufeng's hand affectionately, the scene of the little bird lying on others made Moron snor jealously, but this did not affect his answer to Li Wufeng's question.

"This matter must be considered carefully. Whether it is agreeing or rejecting, it will involve sensitive issues. It must be carefully studied and come up with countermeasures." Obviously, Molun was not sure about this matter. He rushed to the Jiedushi's Mansion after lunch break, but was told by the guard that the Jiedushi had not come to work in the afternoon, so he went directly to Li Wufeng's mansion to report.

The matter came very suddenly, and there was no extra time to think about it. Given that the matter was of great importance, Moron did not dare to make a decision lightly, so he had to report it and let Li Wufeng consider it.

Located on the Tenggeri grassland, the Jeli people are a relatively small tribe with a total population of less than 60,000. They were sandwiched between the Luobei people and the Mots, and surrendered to the Luobei people more than ten years ago. This morning, Molen received a report from local officials who were preparing to build the three northwest towns that the representatives of the Jeli people had secretly contacted them and asked the entire tribe to move to the northwest of Qingyang Prefecture to settle down, hoping that the Qingyang local government could accept them and ensure their safety, as well as treat them as equal residents of the Qingyang area. In exchange, they were willing to recognize the jurisdiction of the Qingyang local government over them and ensure that they should fulfill their responsibilities and obligations.

Due to the serious situation, local officials urgently reported to the Qingyang Prefecture City Guardian. Molun did not dare to neglect after receiving the report. After a brief conversation with representatives from the Jelis, he placed the representatives of the Jelis and quickly reported to Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang also thought that the matter was extraordinary and involved the direction of foreign policy, so he asked him to report directly to Li Wufeng, so Molun came to Li Wufeng directly.

Seeing that the two started to discuss work, Dilena tactfully packed up the fruit plate and left. She kept watching the wonderful back disappear. Then Moron reluctantly retracted his gaze and swallowed.

"Hey, Molun, you should pay attention to your image. You are now the leader of a mansion. You are not a disciple who is in the imperial capital. No one who knows you will say anything. Those who don't know will think that it will be troublesome if the officials in the northwest are all people like you." Li Wufeng joked Molun.

"When you sit and talk, you don't feel your back hurt. You are surrounded by beauties every day. I pity us, we still work hard for you day and night. When we go home at night, it's a long night, we can't sleep alone." Moron shook his head and sighed.

Wufeng sneered at this, "All right, don't pretend to be noble in front of me. I heard that someone bought a beautiful female slave from a past slave caravan two days ago. Well, by the way, I heard that it is an Indian and German beauty!"

Wufeng's words immediately made Molun blush and his neck thick. He was a little angry and embarrassed: "It must be Cui Wenxiu, a villain who happened to meet him that day. He wanted to tease someone, but I was taught a lesson by me, so he left in shame, so he destroyed his reputation everywhere. When he teases women, the supervision department should investigate and punish him."

Wufeng was filled with joy, "Wenxiu just said a fair word, why did she become a teasing woman?"

Moron was suffocated and did not speak. Wufeng continued: "He said that a flower was really ````````, alas!"

Moron was happy, "He is indeed too bullying. For the sake of his old friend, I didn't care about him."

"No, you misunderstood. What I mean is really too insightful!" Wu Feng finished speaking seriously, and Moron realized that he was fooled.

Seeing Moron's angry look, Wufeng continued calmly: "I also heard from the supervision department that some officials lingered in the wind and moon places at night, which seriously damaged the image of our Northwest County government officials."

As soon as he finished speaking, Moron's heart immediately hangs, and he secretly beats his drums, not daring to speak again.

"I ask the supervision department to investigate and punish them seriously, and no matter who he is involved, they must investigate them to the end!" Wu Feng's words were righteous.

"Uh, this, government officials are actually human beings. You have also said that one way to civil and military affairs is to relax and relax. It is not a bad idea for people to entertain during rest." Moron gritted his teeth and explained those behaviors.

"Well, it seems that you are doing this," Wufeng stared at Molun with a smile, with a little embarrassed expression. "In this way, I agree with your opinion. I heard that Qingyang has opened a newly-opened place called Shuiyue Xiangxie. It is said to be a Liansuo store in Shuiyue Xiangxie in Yuhang Prefecture, Jiangnan. It is extraordinary in style. Although it is expensive, it is still full of every night. It also said that Tao Qian, the "Qinsheng" who is famous in Jiangnan, is also coming to perform his career recently. How about it? Please invite me to watch it, how about it?"

Moron exclaimed in his heart, but he had to agree.

"Also, you have to make up a reasonable reason for me on their side." Wu Feng slapped his mouth towards the inner room.

"Okay, it's time to talk about the serious business. This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. Now we have a good relationship with Luo Beiren. They control our main business path. Once the relationship deteriorates, we may suffer a heavy loss. But if we don't accept it, it will have a considerable negative effect. Those small forces and tribes that have always defected to us will be discouraged, which will also be a great blow to our image." Wufeng gently rubbed his forehead.

"Yes, the Luobei people have always regarded the Jeli people as a branch of their own. If we accept the Jeli people, they will definitely give up. In addition, the Luobei people have a lot of power to oppose peaceful coexistence with us, so they will definitely take this opportunity to cause a storm. Our economy has just improved, and commodity exports have to rely on the business road in the north to a large extent. Once it is interrupted, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Well, I know this. Now I can see if I can come up with a solution that both parties can accept, but it is indeed very difficult to get Luo Beiren to accept it." Wu Feng had already stood up, carried his hands on his back, and slowly paced around the small courtyard covered with green trees, thinking hard.

"Oh, in the future, we still have to find ways to make the goods shipped more, otherwise it will appear too passive once it is controlled by others. We must also find ways to open up the joints of the five Western Regions and do our work to see if they can reduce tariffs, so that we can reduce the pressure of relying on the northern channel." Li Wufeng pondered.

"It may be difficult. The Western Regions have always had high tariffs, and they belong to several countries. It is probably unrealistic to hope to follow this path, unless we can control their survival power. However, this is not enough to relieve near-thirst. The most urgent task is how to answer the representatives of the Jelis." Moron shook his head and did not agree with Li Wufeng's idea.

"I know this, I just expressed my feelings." To be honest, Wufeng has not come up with a solution that is the best of both worlds. What bothers him even more is that this incident also disrupted the military plan he was about to prepare for.

"Let's do this, Moron, you can arrange for the Jeli messenger to rest for a lifetime and tell him that we will give him a satisfactory reply in the past two days, but keep it confidential." In the end, Li Wufeng still had no better idea, so he had to let Moron leave first.

In the early summer of the northwest, the weather is hot and dry during the day, but in the evening, the temperature has dropped significantly. In addition, the cool wind blows down from the snow-capped mountains in the distance, making people feel even more relaxed and happy.

Wu Feng, dressed in plain clothes, mixed in the crowd and walked up to a well-known teahouse in the south of the city. Now it is time to go into business. Many travelers and locals who are away from home like to make a bowl of tea here after dinner, and chat while spending time.

Wufeng hasn't gone out alone for a long time. The guards were determined to follow him, but under Wufeng's insistence, they had no choice but to disguise themselves and stay in the streets and alleys far away to guard.

"Boss, have a bowl of tea." Wufeng, who walked up to the teahouse, glanced at the window. The street-facing location here was almost full. There was only one young man sitting alone in a teahouse, and there was a seat next to it. However, the young man's attitude was cold, which made people feel difficult to get close to at first sight. Perhaps this is why no one sat at a table with him.

After signing to borrow light, Wufeng sat on the only empty seat without hesitation. Looking down at the street, the light blue cloth guitar was dancing in the evening breeze, and the word "tea" was still clearly visible.

The young man sitting next to the table glanced at Wufeng, ignoring Wufeng's greeting at all, and still looked at the market outside the window.

Wufeng, who had hit a nail, didn't care. He picked up the fragrant tea delivered by Dr. Tea, blew the jasmine fragrance floating on the water, and took a sip. Looking at the tea lovers who were taking a break in their busy schedule, Wufeng, who was originally a little depressed, couldn't help but feel a happy mood in his heart.

There were about two small businessmen sitting behind him, talking about their respective businesses, "Old Du, I heard that you made a lot of money after running this trip."

"Well, it's OK. The porcelain we have here really sells at a price. If we weren't too timid this time and didn't dare to bring too much goods, we'd shipped it this time." Old Du, who had a beard, replied enthusiastically.

"This trip took more than three months. How was the situation along the way? I heard that there are fewer levels on Luo Beiren's territory now, and the attitudes of the soldiers along the way have improved a lot. I wonder if it is true?" The person who asked the person who talked to Lao Du was also about the same age as Lao Du, and he was in his forties, and he had a northwest accent, and was obviously a local.

"Well, although those soldiers still have benefits, their attitude is much better than before, and they dare not blatantly extort them. The most important thing is that these people dare not detain our goods at will, and the public security situation has improved a lot. It seems that our good days have come. Lao Meng, you have to seize the opportunity to go there twice more. I will go to the Famini Empire again the next week. I learned about it through the Chamber of Commerce. The price there is better. This time I have to plan and try to make a lot of him." Lao Du proudly advised his old friend.

"To be honest, Lao Du, I will go to Heidelberg the day after tomorrow. I spent a lot of money to buy these two carts of tea from Jiangnan. The car dealer has already found it, just to do this business well. Oh, my son is about to get married, so I have to save two more. But this kid, no one is looking for someone, and he has to find an Indian woman from a slave. Her eyes are brown and her hair is brown. My mother and I can't stand it, but this kid must be. No matter how hard we persuaded her, the couple couldn't help it." Lao Meng shook his head and sighed.

"Hey, so do you. Let the younger generation take charge of the matters, let alone who cares about your origin and ethnicity? Lord Li has long stated that no one must have a nation, and race and origin discrimination, and everyone is equal, and you don't know." Lao Du said disapprovingly.

"I don't mean that. I just look different from our Tang people at first glance, and I'm a little uncomfortable." The old Meng was also a little embarrassed.

"Hey, I'll get used to it after watching it for a long time. Tomorrow, we'll make a lot of money and plan to marry another Famini woman." Old Du became happier as he thought about it.
Chapter completed!