Chapter 352 If you want to buy food, you have to ask him first!
As for the duke who tried to buy food and fodder, some did try, but their influence was far from enough.

Not everyone has the strength and foundation of the Duke of Darkness.

This duke, who was very famous in the empire, only agreed to his large-scale grain purchases because of his reputation. How could an ordinary person easily follow his example?

The Roman Emperor nodded slightly, then asked bluntly: "Are you really determined to do this? You should know that this may offend Daqin. If it is not handled properly, we may have to abandon you in the future."

This statement hits the nail on the head, hinting at the Duke of Darkness.

Although you can profit from economic warfare, the Roman Empire will never protect you if Qin pursues you.

However, the Duke of Dark Night now takes orders from a Qin person. If he is worried about offending Qin, then no one would dare to offend him?

He waved his hand nonchalantly, smiled and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this matter is not only beneficial to the Roman Empire, but also to me personally."

"In that case, why don't I give it a try?"

"Besides, the Qin is far away from us, so why should we be afraid?"

The emperor's expression changed slightly. He understood that the Duke of Dark Night was not aware of what his son had encountered this time, so he decided to let him act as the vanguard of this operation.

Judging from the current situation, the Qin Empire already has the strength to challenge the empire, and can defeat its own son, and it has gunpowder and a strong economy as a backing.

These were enough to make the Qin Empire a powerful rival of Rome.

Therefore, it is not appropriate to attack Daqin at this moment.

Once the two empires went to war, even if Rome would not be damaged immediately, the surrounding small countries would take the opportunity to bite Rome's flesh and blood after being seriously injured, which the emperor could not accept.

Therefore, someone must step forward and at least take back the gold and silver circulating in the market.

The Roman Emperor smiled and said, "In that case, we are happy to support an imperial loyalist like you."

"How about this, we will allocate a sum of money to you. When the time comes, you will not only buy the food of this city, but also ensure that every grain of food around the Roman Empire does not fall into their hands!"

But the Duke of Darkness is no fool, and his recent acquisitions have encountered some obstacles.

After all, there are always some people who act cautiously and always keep some extra food as a backup.

Therefore, he pondered for a moment and said, "I need you, Your Majesty, to give me some assistance, especially your authoritative instructions."

"If I can get an order from His Majesty himself, I believe this operation will be much smoother!"

The Roman emperor did not think too much about it. After all, although purchasing grain was risky, the duke in front of him was the most powerful person in the Roman Empire.

If he had harbored a rebellious streak, the Roman Empire would have ceased to exist long ago.

Therefore, the emperor chose to trust the duke.

"No problem. I will have the people in the palace pass my instructions to the merchants in the city. They will sell the grain to you. You can rest assured."

Hearing this, the Duke of Dark Night felt slightly delighted.

"Yes!"

Just wait for the food. I will never let you down when the time comes.

I will make sure they fall into the hands of the Qin people without error.

After receiving the emperor's order, the process of the Duke of Dark Night purchasing grain went as smoothly as flowing water.

Initially, many people were reluctant to sell the food they depended on for survival. After all, the food would only appreciate in value if held in hand, and in the worst case scenario, it could also satisfy hunger.

However, once they learned that this was a move against Daqin, many people began to get restless. After all, the Duke of Dark Night had publicly announced that his target was Daqin.

When talking about the Qin Dynasty, many Romans were filled with anger because many of them had become the leeks of the Qin people.

Not to mention that the Daqin people used all kinds of exotic goods to exchange for their money, just mentioning the wealth of the Daqin caravan was enough to arouse public anger!
Especially the merchants, their glass cup business suffered serious losses due to the glass cups introduced by the Qin Dynasty.

Originally, they stockpiled a large number of glass cups, which could have been sold at a high price.

The profit was at least tens of thousands times the cost, but it was shattered by the appearance of the Qin people!

This is unacceptable to businessmen. In the past, they were the only ones who could use their own technology to exploit others, but now they are being suppressed by others using technology. This is absolutely intolerable!
So they united and began to send food to the Duke of Darkness's territory in a steady stream.

At the same time, as the strength of the Dark Night Duke was approaching the middle stage of the Heavenly Man Realm, many people regarded him as their leader, gathered their forces, and established an alliance against the Great Qin Caravan.

Of course, this alliance has not yet been made public, after all, it is just word of mouth.

Unfortunately, they didn't know that the Duke of Dark Night was already under Ying Che's control.

Although the food is currently kept by the Duke of Darkness, one day, Che will take them all into his possession.

……

The Duke of Dark Night planned a resistance against the Qin merchant caravan, and the news quickly reached Princess Rose's ears.

When Ying Heng first heard about this, he found it absurd. After all, the Duke of Dark Night was a chess piece he had fostered.

However, at this moment, the face of the Duke of Rose turned pale, and the tightly grasped letter revealed his uneasiness: "The situation is critical. What if the Duke of Dark Night really unites various forces and takes all the surrounding food into his pocket..."

"Our lives will be really difficult! At least we will have to pay a high price to buy food and other necessities!" he said in a heavy tone.

"I also heard that the Dark Night Duke threatened that if his grain fell into the hands of the Qin Empire, all the goods of the Qin Empire's merchant caravans must flow to him!"

"Even more arrogantly, he declared that if Daqin wanted to buy grain, the caravan leader had to come to him in person to ask for it, otherwise he would never sell it!"

The Duke of Rose knew very well that the other party was not just talking nonsense.

Recently, cartloads of grain have been flowing rapidly to the territory of the Duke of Dark Night. It seems as if the grain in Rome is guided by an invisible hand, continuously flowing into the territory of the Duke of Dark Night, so that there is a lot of traffic and prosperity there.

The Duke of Rose was furious. The Duke of Dark Night repeatedly opposed him and gained the upper hand every time.

No one could endure such humiliation, not to mention that this was his moment to demonstrate his strength.

Now that he has been counterattacked by the other party, his position in Ying Heng's heart must be greatly affected.

Therefore, he is racking his brains to find a solution at this moment.

Recently, the number of Qin merchant caravans has increased dramatically, and the new merchants all come with goods.

Their goods were continuously replenished and their staff was constantly expanding. If not handled properly, this batch of food might not be able to sustain for the next five or six days, which was why the Duke of Rose was anxious.

Ying Heng cannot be too conspicuous at this moment because the Duke of Dark Night is his secret chess piece.

If it is exposed at this time and discovered by the other party, the plan will come to nothing.

So Ying Heng pretended to be calm and said to the Duke of Rose: "Go check immediately to see if there is any food to buy?"

"If you have any, buy some right away and replenish your inventory first!"

(End of this chapter)