"Could it be that they are using a stratagem? There has been a counterattack in ancient times. Isn't there another stratagem that prevents us from resting, similar to beacon fire playing on the princes?"

"When soldiers come, it will be blocked, and when water comes, it will be covered by earth."

Although the others looked solemn, they were not intimidated or frightened.

The previous battle had given them endless confidence.

Ten thousand against thirty thousand, the opponent's losses are actually more than theirs. This is their confidence.

But.

The men below shook their heads and explained: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, it is not the enemy's counterattack, but another matter."

As soon as these words came out.

Making others frown.

What should you say at this kind of celebration banquet?

The subordinates did not hesitate and told the matter exactly as it was.

"Your Majesty, didn't the Merchant Alliance send some people to support us? Those people were scattered to various places."

"I don't know where the news has spread, saying that the people coming to support from the Merchant Alliance are not from the Merchant Alliance itself, but are hired by them."

"But the business alliance and these employees naturally have a relationship of interest."

"The price given by the Merchant Alliance is that as long as they persist for one day, the Merchant Alliance will give them half a stone of food, and they will give them half a stone of food every day."

"It was extremely noisy outside just now because the half a stone of food given to those people by the Merchant Alliance has arrived."

"The food provided by the Merchant Alliance is much better than... what we eat now, so the soldiers have some complaints."

Finished.

The soldier quietly raised his head and glanced at His Majesty above him. Seeing that His Majesty was not angry, his heart dropped to his stomach.

When the other ministers heard this, they immediately laughed and said.

"What's this? Isn't it just some food?"

"The Merchant Alliance only gives half a stone of food? You are indeed a black-hearted merchant. We give you fifty stones of food. Even if they pay daily, our conditions are much better than theirs."

"Perhaps the Merchant Alliance saw that this war would not last long, so they came up with such a strategy to save a wave of food."

"Food in winter is indeed precious, but the merchant alliance employs more than 2,000 people and only gives half a stone of food a day. Isn't this too stingy?"

"..."

The ministers began to criticize him one after another.

They couldn't help but feel some pride, even pride.

Their empire recruited about 2,000 people and gave them fifty dan of food, but the merchant alliance recruited about 2,000 people and only gave them half a dan of food a day.

That is to say.

As long as the war does not last more than a hundred days, the value given by the Merchant Alliance is not as high as theirs.

As for the war lasting more than a hundred days...

How is it possible.

It's not certain whether they can survive for a hundred days. Moreover, after a hundred days, winter will probably be over. By then, food will no longer be scarce, and the supplies they catch will be enough to satisfy themselves.

Think of this.

They all wanted to say that the Merchant Alliance is indeed a profiteer.

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Hearing this, 3333 raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

How can half a stone of grain a day be enough for two thousand people? I'm afraid the Merchant Alliance wants to let these people eat and drink from him.

As for the half stone of food... it's just a comfort.

3333 opened his mouth and said with a slight smile: "It doesn't matter, it's understandable that the merchant alliance can't produce so much food."

"Even if the food for half a stone is very good, including big fish and meat, if it is divided equally among more than two thousand people, one person may not be able to eat two bites."

There was joking laughter below.

However.

The subordinate below suddenly spoke weakly: "Your Majesty, I missed something just now. The half-stone of food mentioned by the Merchant Alliance... is half-stone for one power, not half-stone for everyone."

"Among the more than two thousand people who came, it seems that there are at least a hundred forces."

The voice fell.

You can hear a pin drop in the main hall.

"Ping ping ping pong."

The rice bowls in their hands fell down with a sound, and everyone's smiles were stuck on their faces, looking quite embarrassed.

A force needs half a stone of food a day, which means there are at least more than a hundred forces...

This addition made them feel so proud just now, and so embarrassed now.

More than a hundred forces, half a stone a day.

In other words, the merchant alliance needs to spend fifty dan on food every day, and that’s the minimum?

Does the Merchant Alliance have so much food?

This is everyone's suspicion.

But after this idea appeared, they were ruthlessly thrown out of their minds.

The Merchant Alliance was engaged in business. In the autumn, relying on the fact that the value of iron ore did not depreciate, the other party bought food on a large scale and used various things in exchange for food.

Even if it is so pretentious now, the business alliance will not be heartbroken.

Think of this.

Many people's faces twitched slightly, and they wanted to laugh at the business alliance, but they didn't expect that the clown was myself.

"Ah hahaha, the weather is really nice today, can you go out and enjoy the quilt?"

"Indeed, the sky is cloudless, which is a good time to bask in the sun."

"Ahem...this big sun is really round and scorching."

"..."

They picked their feet in embarrassment.

I can only talk about such a non-nutritious but good diversionary topic in the middle of winter.

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3333 looked a little embarrassed, but he only appeared for a moment and was hidden by him, and did not appear for a long time.

He was horrified.

At least fifty shi of food a day... Is the merchant alliance crazy?

Aren't they afraid that if they can't catch food in winter, they will starve to death?

According to the current situation, it is already difficult to catch supplies. If you waste such extravagance on others, and end up with no food for yourself, isn't it a big loss?

3333 After thinking about it for a long time, he could only think of one explanation.

The Merchant Alliance warehouse is too small, but there is too much food to fit in the warehouse. It will easily break if left outside, so we can only take out these items half sold and half given away.

3333 coughed lightly and suppressed the noise in the hall.

"Everyone, we really can't manage the affairs of the merchant alliance. Those people can get half a stone of food per day. The merchant alliance may just get some nutritious things like chaff."

"But we are different. The fifty stones of food we promised to give are all carefully selected, and they are all meat..."

I haven't waited for 3333 to finish speaking.

The subordinate below interrupted again at an inappropriate time.

"Your Majesty... Well, the merchant alliance has just traded some food to those who are fighting. Their dishes... are much better than ours."

"So those soldiers have a lot of complaints in their hearts."

Hear this.

3333's eyes turned white, and he almost threw the bowl in his hand at this ignorant subordinate. Can't you just shut up?

The men seemed to know that they had said the wrong thing and left quickly.

In the main hall.

Some people still find it difficult to believe it.

We need to pay so much stone for food in one day, but there is no trickery in the food, and it is all real good stuff.

When did the Business Alliance...become a philanthropist?
Chapter completed!