Chapter 27 Business

  He let out a sigh and spread his hands open, saying: "Alright, what is it that you want to talk to me about? For instance?"

  Afurou's eyes sparkled as she smiled sweetly, saying: "I've got it. Let's talk about... hmm, for instance, doing a deal that can alleviate the economic crisis in Xiniya."

  "Oh? What's going on?" Nia's familiar voice came from the doorway.

  Ye Feng turned his head and saw her staring coldly at Aphrodite. Diana stood behind her, hand on the hilt of her sword.

  Originally, these two people saw Ye Feng not returning for a long time and were worried. Thinking of Ye Feng's personality, he definitely wouldn't go anywhere else, so they came to look for him and happened to run into a passing servant, from whom they learned where Ye Feng was going, and immediately rushed over to kill him.

  Afro stood up and welcomed them with a smile, saying: "So it's Miss Nia, and our beautiful female guard captain has also arrived. Everyone please come in and take a seat."

  Niya and Diana sat down with a huff, both deliberately avoiding looking at Ye Feng.

  Niya stared at Aphrodite's eyes and said: "What business?"

  Avril sat down calmly, clapped her hands gently in the air, and a maid walked in with a water jug and cups. After pouring water for everyone, she retreated again.

  Ye Feng noticed that when pouring water, Aphrodite asked the maid something in a low voice, and the maid gave her an affirmative answer with her eyes.

  "After the door closed, Afu Luo said to everyone: 'A grain business that can help you resolve your crisis.'"

  Nia listened and said decisively: "This is impossible. The Empire has already promulgated the Circulation Act, prohibiting grain exports."

  Aphrodite smiled and said, "Who would take it seriously?"

  Ye Feng rubbed his chin and said: "How did you think of doing this business? It seems like the profit isn't very high, right?"

  "This has to be said from the beginning." Aphrodite sighed and said, "I think you all know that this year, the Mu continent is experiencing a severe drought. Because of the lack of attention to agriculture in peacetime, the grain harvest in the Kingdom of Kaito has been severely reduced, and a large-scale famine is about to break out."

  "The Normans saw an opportunity and issued a decree prohibiting the export of grain, hoping to starve their enemies into submission."

  As she said this, she clenched her fists and indignantly exclaimed: "And those experts who usually boast about commercial economy, shouting that we don't need to care about agriculture, that we can buy everything with money, have all scurried underground like rats, without a trace.

  Therefore, Kita had to resort to smuggling to supplement domestic food consumption. Almost all Norman inland ships had to pass through here into the Sea of Dian, and it happened that they were stuck here. Its transportation status became even more important."

  Ye Fengqi said: "What does this have to do with you?"

  Aphrodite's eyes showed a painful expression, and she said: "You didn't go to see those refugees on the Mum continent who are starving, they have been starved to skin and bones.

  The once rich and fertile Mu continent is now filled with starving people and mournful cries everywhere. Some places have reached the point of cannibalism, where many elderly people starve themselves to death in order to save food for their descendants, giving them hope to survive. Some die from starvation, while others venture into the unknown southern wilderness, only to be devoured by wild beasts.

  Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, staring tightly at Ye Feng, angrily questioning: "Originally it was just a war between countries, what does it have to do with those innocent civilians? Why drag them into this? What right do you have to make them bear the heavy price of war?"

  Ye Feng raised his hands and said: "It has nothing to do with me, I just arrived."

  At that moment, four angry and murderous glances were cast over from the side. Ye Feng couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat; these women were really not easy to deal with, neither left nor right was correct.

  "So you're in cahoots with Dobella smuggling grain?"

  "Dobella? What does she have to do with him......" Aphrodite said, coming to her senses and hastily changing the subject: "What we need is food."

  Niya hesitated for a moment and asked: "What do we need to do?"

  Aphrodite wiped the corner of her eye and said, "Open the gate and let our grain ship pass through smoothly. If possible, it would be best to collect a large amount of grain and transport it out."

  Nia thought for a moment and said: "Let it go, not because I don't want to..."

  Ye Feng saw Nia jumping straight into the trap and hastily interrupted her, continuing: "Opening the pass is not impossible. However, for us to collect food, first of all, our money isn't quite..."

  Aphrodite forced a smile and said: "1.5 million gold coins, we'll pay."

  Ye Feng still looked somewhat embarrassed and said, "But so much grain needs to be transported out, it's impossible for the Empire not to know. At that time, if those bastards from the Monitoring Department find out, we'll be in big trouble."

  "No need for such trouble." a deep and steady voice said.

  Several people looked up to see a middle-aged man wearing a white long gown push open the hidden door of the room and walk in. Behind him followed a young guard wearing similar attire, with a short sword hanging from his waist.

  Diana pressed her hand on the hilt of her sword and stood up suddenly, her eyes fixed tightly on the two men, saying coldly: "Gatians?"

  After Ye Feng arrived here, he had heard people talk about the Kaito more than once. In their mouths, the Kaito were all described as a group of demons, with ugly faces, copper bell-like eyes, and horns on their heads. They were born cruel and bloodthirsty, liked to eat raw meat and drink human blood. It made him think that there really were devils here.

  But as for the so-called Kaito people, he had never seen them before.

  He carefully sized up the two of them and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - nothing special, just slightly darker than usual.

  Aphrodite hastily stood up and blocked Diana's way, saying: "Don't worry, they are Gaia's secret envoys, who will go to Norman City to meet your king."

  Nina shook her head slightly at Diana, who sat down with a humph.

  The white-robed man's guard behind him couldn't help but hum a soft tune, Diana suddenly raised her head, her eyes shining like light, staring at him without showing any weakness, until the other party unconsciously shifted his gaze.

  Niya saw Ye Feng give her an encouraging smile and composed herself saying: "What does 'no need to be so troublesome' mean?"

  The man in white smiled and said, "Because this time, I went to see your king just to lift the Circulation Act. Once the Circulation Act is lifted, won't all problems be solved?"

  Diana sneered and said, "You say it's easy to untie? What if you can't?"

  The man in white robes said with his hands behind his back, "If you don't lift the Circulation Act and continue to blockade food supplies, I'll personally lead an army to take it."

  Ye Feng burst out laughing and said: "Who do you think you are? You speak as if your words are more effective than Norman's commander-in-chief."

  The man in white turned his head and stared tightly at Ye Feng's eyes, as if to see through the darkest corner of his heart. He waited until Ye Feng finished laughing before saying lightly: "I am Hannibal."

  His tone of speech was like a lion's yawn, and though it was only a low murmur, it was enough to make all the beasts tremble with fear.

  Yefeng pointed at him with his finger, laughing again, laughing so hard that tears were about to flow out, and said: "He's really crazy, acting as if he's very capable, but in fact, he just mentioned a name, thinking you're like me, the popular lover of countless girls... It seems like everyone has to know you..."

  At this time, he felt that the atmosphere was somewhat wrong, turned his head to look around, and found Aphrodite's eyes revealing a mocking gaze, while Nia and Diana's faces were pale, like being struck by lightning, staring at that person.

  Ye Feng's laughter gradually subsided, and he finally dryly laughed twice, rubbed his nose, and sat down awkwardly. He pulled Nia's sleeve and quietly asked: "Is this Han brother very powerful?"

  Nia looked at him strangely and asked: "Don't you know?"

  She suddenly came to her senses, the Imperial Ministry of Culture and Education and Propaganda, in consideration of positive propaganda, in order to avoid shaking the morale of the imperial people, and to help the Gas Kingdom's clowns gain momentum, adopted a most direct method, which was to completely ignore.

  They deleted the name of the legendary general who led 600,000 troops to invade the Norman Empire, harassed and fought for three years in the Norman country, repeatedly defeating nearly 300,000 imperial troops, from all documents.

  Among the people, out of fear or respect, whenever they mention him, they use 'that person' as a substitute.

  So it's no wonder that Ye Feng was unaware of this.

  "Hero!" Ye Feng exclaimed after listening to Nia's introduction.

  He pulled out paper and pen, ran over, looked at the man with admiration, and said: "Hero, you are too awesome. My admiration for you is like a vast river, endless... Can I get your autograph first?"

  Nia and Diana blushed bright red, covering their foreheads with both hands, pretending not to know him.

  And Aphrodite, as they entered the theater, saw the two men who had been decorated in a flashy manner and had long harbored resentment towards them, finally grasped the opportunity to retaliate against the two with even more disdainful eyes.

  "Signature?" Hannibal had been flattered for half a day, and was already dizzy and disoriented, couldn't even find the North. For half a day, he didn't know what it meant to put paper and pen in front of him.

  "It's just something I took out to burn incense with. Let everyone know that I once spent time with such a great figure like you." Ye Feng said with a smile.

  "Alright." Hannibal just hoped he wouldn't chatter in front of him, and signing seemed like no big deal. So he picked up the goose feather pen and signed his name with a flourish on the lower right side of the paper as Ye Feng had requested.

  Ye Feng picked up the paper, carefully blowing dry the ink on it. Seeing Hannibal's eyes gradually revealing a suspicious gaze, he hastily tucked it into his bosom.

  Nina recovered from her shock and bowed respectfully, saying: "Although you are a brave warrior with a reputation that shakes the heavens, you're underestimating us Normans too much. You should know that our country has millions of soldiers..."

  Hannibal did not want to engage in a war of words with a little girl, so he smiled and said: "I got up after reaching a preliminary agreement with your Prime Minister. Otherwise, I would be busy preparing for battle at the port on the other side of the ocean."

  Nina was suddenly speechless.