From the reaction of the guards, the grain merchant that Yang Rui transformed into using the Shapeshifting Mask still had a certain degree of fame. He should be more frequent in Chang 'an City. Otherwise, the guards wouldn't be so friendly with him.
"Oh, Master Qian, you're here. Please come in!"
It turned out that the identity of "Master Qian" was more famous than Yang Rui expected. After Yang Rui entered the city, he just turned a corner and was once again stopped by the person. But this time the identity of the person who called Yang Rui was more special – the procuress of Zhixiang Brothel!
This procuress of Zhixiang Brothel wasn't as disgusting as the image of the procuress portrayed in the real world. She just dressed up a bit with heavy makeup. She still had the charm of a middle-aged woman in her early thirties, but Yang Rui still immediately recognized the identity of the other party.
"Qian San, previously Master Cao ordered you to contact Li Su. His younger brother Li Ping has been in Zhixiang Brothel for the past two days. I have sent people to find your whereabouts, but you have already rushed back! Now it just so happens that Li Ping is upstairs. You can go and contact him first … "
Yang Rui never planned to enter a place like Zhixiang Brothel. Now that he was being solicited by the procuress, Yang Rui wanted to immediately refuse. He didn't expect that the procuress pretended to solicit and said something to Yang Rui. Moreover, the words involved people like "Li Su" and "Master Cao", which made Yang Rui interested.
It seemed that the boss behind the scenes of Zhixiang Brothel wasn't simple! Although he didn't know who the procuress was talking about "Master Cao", but to be able to involve "Li Su", his identity certainly wasn't ordinary. Yang Rui even had an intuition that this "Master Cao" might be Cao Cao!
So Yang Rui entered Zhixiang Brothel under the pretense of the procuress. Whether it was in the real world or in the game. Yang Rui had never entered such a place. He didn't expect to be forcefully solicited by a brothel keeper today.
"Li Ping is in room A3. At this time, he only brought two guards and asked five or six girls to drink with him. I will send someone to inform him first. Now that Chang 'an is in a state of shortage of food, I think Li Ping should meet you …"
Naturally, the "brothel keeper" couldn't tell the authenticity of the identity of the "Master Money". After bringing Yang Rui to a guest room on the second floor and giving him some instructions, she got up and went to make arrangements.
Yang Rui also realized it. Perhaps' Lord Qian's' identity as a grain merchant was only on the surface. On a deeper level, he was definitely a spy for 'Cao Gong'. It was just unclear why 'Cao Gong' wanted him to get in touch with Li Su.
Therefore, Yang Rui decided to use the identity of the "Master Money" to investigate first. Maybe there would be an unexpected harvest!
In fact, Yang Rui was originally going to find a place to stay in Chang 'an City, and then sneak into Wang Yun's house. His primary goal was to try to rescue Diaochan. On the one hand, Diaochan was a symbol of the Three Kingdoms. On the other hand, the plot reward of rescuing Diaochan was also very rich.
Perhaps the brothel of the Han Dynasty was relatively pure? From the moment Yang Rui entered Zhixiang Brothel until now, he only heard a few laughter in the rooms along the way. Other than encountering a few well-dressed maids, he didn't find anything else.
In the beginning, Yang Rui also got a special building blueprint of a brothel. However, he didn't build this building because of the prejudice against this industry. If there was a chance, Yang Rui also planned to build it in other regions in the future, such as the Nihon region and so on!
"Oh, Master Money, you have a big face today. Young Master Li invites you to A3!"
The brothel keeper signaled Yang Rui with her eyes as she shouted loudly. Her intention was to let Li Ping in A3 hear the situation here and compliment him in disguise.
"Oh, I didn't expect … Young Master Li!"
Yang Rui certainly saw the intentions of the brothel keeper. After entering A3, the initial impatience changed into a surprised and respectful expression. Li Ping was also very satisfied with Yang Rui's performance, so Yang Rui smoothly integrated into the atmosphere of the room.
Next, Yang Rui and Li Ping chatted. In fact, as the brothel keeper said, Li Ping also needed to get food from the "Master Money". This was also the key to the two being able to talk together.
After Dong Zhuo and Young Emperor Liu Xie moved the capital to Chang 'an, although they plundered the area around Guanzhong, they couldn't satisfy Chang' an's food needs, especially now that it was a disaster year and the food production was severely reduced.
And Li Su just happened to be entrusted with the important task of gathering food by Dong Zhuo, so his brother Li Ping was very interested in this "Master Money" grain merchant.
After a conversation, Yang Rui also obtained a lot of information. Dong Zhuo's current way of obtaining food was almost blocked!
Due to the restrictions of the terrain, Dong Zhuo could only exchange resources with the outside world at Hangu Pass, Wu Pass, Da Shan Pass, and Xiao Pass. Outside Hangu Pass was the territory of Dragon Soul and other large player organizations. Outside Wu Pass was Nanyang Yuan Shu. Outside Xiao Pass was desolate and had Xiongnu and other tribes. Only Yi Province outside Da Shan Pass could provide some food for Dong Zhuo.
However, Yi Province's terrain was originally rough. Even if Yi Province's grain merchants were willing to transport food, the amount was extremely limited! Since "Master Money" could transport food to Chang 'an through the Yellow River, it was undoubtedly a good choice for Li Su to obtain food.
From Li Ping, Yang Rui also learned that Dong Zhuo's troops were stationed at the various passes. Hangu Pass and Tong Pass were guarded by Xu Rong's troops and Lu Bu's Bing Province Army. Wu Pass was guarded by Duan Meng's troops, Da Shan Pass was guarded by Hu Zhen's troops, and Xiao Pass was guarded by Dong Yue's troops.
The rest of the generals, such as Li Zhen, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Su, and Wang Fang, were left by Dong Zhuo in Chang 'an, ready to be deployed at any time. Li Su, who had some brains, was entrusted with the important task of gathering food by Dong Zhuo.
In fact, Hu Zhen, who was stationed at Da Shan Pass, Duan Meng, and Wang Fang, who were stationed at Wu Pass, were defeated by Yang Rui and Sun Jian in the final battle of Luoyang Imperial City. However, since they were the Xiliang headquarters that Dong Zhuo valued the most, the ruthless Dong Zhuo did not punish them and still kept them.
At this time, Dong Zhuo's loyal subordinates were actually not plentiful. The ones he could fully trust were the Xiliang generals and, at best, Lu Bu and the others from Bing Province. As for the other generals promoted by the court, Dong Zhuo did not trust them too much and did not dare to give them too much military power.
"I am indebted to Young Master Li's trust. I have heard Young Master Li's words clearly. Even if there are many difficulties in obtaining and transporting food, this one will definitely send more ships as soon as possible and give priority to Chang 'an. As for the price …"
After listening to Li Ping's introduction, Yang Rui could be said to have benefited a lot. At the same time, he learned a lot about the situation in Chang 'an and also the distribution of Dong Zhuo's forces. At this time, Yang Rui faintly had an idea in his mind, so he mentioned the matter of price.
"This … Only my brother can decide the price …"
Li Ping's hands were originally wandering around the two women beside him. When he heard 'Lord Qian' mention the price, he glanced at him with disgust.
It could be said that until now, Li Ping and 'Lord Qian' had been very happy talking. He originally wanted to give 'Lord Qian' a small official position in the end and give up. The other party should be satisfied, but he did not expect this' Lord Qian 'to be so tactless and talk about money.
"How about this Young Master take Lord Qian to see my brother? Let's talk about the price specifically? "
However, at present, Chang 'an City was lacking food. It was good to be able to get a batch of food. In Li Ping's mind, first through 'Lord Qian' to get as much food as possible. When the food is in hand, wouldn't this' Lord Qian 'be easy to manipulate?
"That would be best …" Yang Rui responded.
After about an hour, Li Ping had enough fun in Zhixiang Brothel. Only then did he return to Li Su's house with Yang Rui.
Of course, after Yang Rui got a positive answer from the other party, he left room A3 early. After all, some of Li Ping's unscrupulous behavior was somewhat unsightly! This also once again strengthened Yang Rui's idea of opening this special building "Brothel" outside of the Three Kingdoms area!
During this period, the brothel keeper of Zhixiang Brothel also came to inquire about Yang Rui's progress. Yang Rui only told the other party that the progress was very smooth, but he was invited to Li Su's house to discuss the details. The brothel keeper seemed to be very satisfied with this. According to the information she revealed, she originally wanted to connect with Li Su.
As for the details of the food price with Li Ping, Yang Rui did not reveal the slightest bit. Yang Rui had already decided to only use the identity of "Lord Qian" for a few days. He was not afraid of any inconvenience between Zhixiang Brothel and Li Su in the future.
"How much food can you transport each time, and how long can you transport each time?"
Yang Rui under the lead of Li Ping quickly arrived at Li Su's house and saw the main character. Facing Li Su's inquiry, Yang Rui was somewhat surprised and did not immediately answer the other party.
Li Su?! The opposite NPC is really Li Su?! At this time, Yang Rui's heart was full of doubts. When he first saw the main character, Yang Rui already recognized the other party. Isn't this the "Li Yan" who was Dong Zhuo's messenger twice?
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