The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 536: War Begins (1)_1

Chapter 536: Chapter 536: War Begins (1)_1

"What?" Several Tatars exclaimed in surprise.

Especially, the young man in the middle who seemed rather restless. As spies for the North Country, they knew all too well how significant the news brought by Ma Zhicai was. For years, they’ve been spying in Northern Land, focusing only on the movements of King Ling’s army and some major strategies in Northern Land. They never once paid attention to the agricultural activities there.

Everyone knew how barren the land in Northern Land was. For years, even the North Country did not know how many people had hoped to succeed in farming there. But who had ever succeeded?

Now, a woman in Northern Land had not only succeeded in planting rice and wheat but also another kind of crop?

They had been too careless! The advancement of agriculture indicated that King Ling would no longer have to worry about lacking provisions.

And provisions were the backup of war. In the past, the soldiers in Northern Land had barely enough food and clothes, so it was easier for the North Country to attack. But if King Ling had a large amount of provisions, they would be in a much more difficult state.

Watching the fluctuating expressions of the Tatars, Ma Zhicai smirked even more internally. Huh, look down on him? They must be worried now.

"Lin Ziyin not only assisted Chu Suifeng in farming but also brought her a lot of silver." He continued to fan the flames, wishing the Tatars sitting in front of him would immediately roll back to the North Country and bring their army to eliminate Chu Suifeng.

Once King Ling was dead, the good days of Lin Ziyin would come to an end.

"Is she also a businessman?" The big-bearded man asked disdainfully. Even in the North Country, businessmen were also looked down upon, let alone in Northern Land. He didn’t expect King Ling, the War God of Northern Land, to be willing to marry a businesswoman as his queen.

The few Tatars could not figure out what Chu Suifeng was thinking.

"As far as I know, a lot of wool has been purchased from your North Country’s border area." Ma Zhicai continued. He noticed the expressions of the Tatars and knew that they were very interested in the topic he was talking about.

"Your wool is sold at low prices, but when it reaches Lin Ziyin’s hands and after she’s done tinkering with it, the price multiplies. Now not only does every state in Daqin need this kind of wool thread, but even the surrounding countries and traders from the farther Western Region are also willing to buy the wool thread from the Lin Family. That’s because this wool thread comes in a variety of colors, is of good quality, and most importantly, it doesn’t itch. If you want to buy blankets and sweaters made from Lin Family’s wool thread, the prices are even higher." Ma Zhicai didn’t know why he had a sense of pride when he mentioned the business of the Lin Family’s workshop.

Perhaps, it was the inherent pride of being a resident of Shili Village.

"Apart from that, soybeans, the main food of the Northern Land’s army, have now been processed into soy milk after being processed in the workshop. Furthermore, many parts of our Northern Land have started raising your cattle and sheep. Lin Ziyin even processed cow’s milk into powdered milk to sell everywhere. I heard that powdered milk is the favorite food of children. It’s very expensive." Ma Zhicai did his best to irritate the several Tatars.

"Powdered milk?" The term was fresh, "Go buy some."

The young Tatar immediately became serious. If this was the truth, the queen that King Ling chose was remarkable indeed.

The emergence of a new powerful figure in Northern Land was not a good thing for their North Country. After all, war thrives on money and food supplies.

"I’ll go now." A burly man volunteered and rushed out.

"Here’s a hundred taels of silver, continue to monitor the future queen of the village." The young Tatar instructed his subordinate to give a silver note worth a hundred taels to Ma Zhicai, "From now on, every ten days you’ll stay at the inn under the name Heaven’s Code, we’ll arrange for someone to come. You can also report any news to us immediately."