Yang Rui had been socializing for the whole day and had drunk a lot of wine. Although he was still not used to the feeling of having a warm jade in his arms, he fell asleep early.
Zhang Ning's situation was different. Even after what happened in the Egyptian Royal Palace, this was the first time she was so honest with Yang Rui. As a result, she was unable to fall asleep in the first half of the night. Her entire body was stiff.
It was not until the second half of the night that Zhang Ning slowly got used to Yang Rui's chest. Along with sleepiness, Zhang Ning finally fell asleep.
As Zhang Ning slowly got used to it, her heart slowly filled with a sense of security. As soon as she fell asleep, the corner of her mouth unconsciously hung a smile that never disappeared.
The night passed without a word. When Yang Rui woke up the next morning, he could still see the smile on the corner of Zhang Ning's mouth. Unable to bear to disturb her, Yang Rui tiptoed out of Zhang Ning's courtyard.
The 'difficult' first night of marriage was finally over. Yang Rui even let out a long sigh of relief. In comparison, Zhang Ning was much more familiar. If it were any other madam, Yang Rui might not be able to sleep so peacefully for a night.
What happened next made Yang Rui feel a little troubled. He managed to hide from the first night, but he could not hide from the others forever. It was really a headache!
This kind of 'trouble' would probably only happen to people like Yang Rui and a few others …
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Yang Rui quickly put these somewhat pretentious feelings aside. At this time, Ding Yuan, Qiao Mao, Gongsun Zan, and a few other nobles, as well as some special envoys from other forces, had yet to leave Linzi City. Yang Rui still had a lot of things to discuss.
"System Notification: Respected player Blazing Sun, Beijing Prefect Gongsun Zan has offered to sign an alliance agreement with you. Do you accept? Please choose!
As Beijing Prefect is the one who initiated the alliance agreement. You can check the general information of their subordinates and territories. Comprehensively decide whether to sign an alliance agreement with them. At the same time, you can choose up to three additional conditions as the conditions of the alliance agreement, or you can negotiate other conditions.
(Attached) Information on the Territories Governed by the Governor of Beijing, Gongsun Zan:
The name of the jurisdiction: the entire territory of Youzhou, Yanmen Commandery, Shuofang Commandery, Wuyuan Commandery, and Yunzhong Commandery in the north of Bingzhou
Number of county cities – 128
Number of cities – 46
Number of Liegeman — more than 80 million people
Degree of Solidity — — Above Average
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(Supplementary) Additional optional conditions for the alliance agreement:
The governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, gives 1 million gold coins to Blazing Sun every year.
2. Governor of Beijing, Gongsun Zan, offers 1000 beauties to Blazing Sun every year.
3. Governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, grants 5000000 units of grain to Blazing Sun every year.
4. Governor of Beiping, Gongsun Zan, offers 100000 war horses to Blazing Sun every year.
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The first person to negotiate with Yang Rui was Beijing Prefect Gongsun Zan. His intention to form an alliance was very obvious. Perhaps it was because he was at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Yuan Shao, but the conditions he offered were very tempting.
Yang Rui did not notice it before, but when Gongsun Zan listed out the conditions of his current forces, Yang Rui was shocked. Although Gongsun Zan was only Beijing Prefect in name. However, he actually controlled all of Youzhou, as well as the four northern counties of Bingzhou!
Just the number of counties under his jurisdiction reached as many as 128, which was even more than Yang Rui's current territory. He was practically the largest feudal lord at the current stage, and there was no other feudal lord that could compare!
However, the number of Liegeman under Gongsun Zan's jurisdiction was only about 80 million, which was roughly one-sixth of the population under Yang Rui's jurisdiction. After the implementation of various policies in Qingzhou, East County, and other places, the total population under Yang Rui's jurisdiction had reached 45000, and this did not include the population of Sky City, Shrimp Barren Land, the two secret realms, and other enclaves.
Moreover, Gongsun Zan seemed to control a large territory and a large number of cities, but the number of troops and generals in his hands was relatively limited. This also caused him to face Yuan Shao. He would be in a passive position.
"Lord Blazing Sun, Governor of Qingzhou, Zan Mengyin. This time, we have an alliance agreement. From now on, we will help each other. In the future, we will have to trouble Your Excellency to deal with Yuan Shao together! "
The alliance agreement proposed by Gongsun Zan was also in line with Yang Rui's own interests. This was the so-called "befriend those far away and attack those near". In addition, Yang Rui had more than one confrontation with Yuan Shao. Therefore, Yang Rui finally agreed to Gongsun Zan's alliance invitation.
However, the process was not simple. Yang Rui still remembered that Gongsun Zan had recommended Liu Bei to be the Minister of Plains. At that time, Yang Rui reprimanded Gongsun Zan in front of Liu Bei. Now that Yang Rui had an alliance agreement with Gongsun Zan, Yang Rui did not hold back on the terms.
Among the dozen or so conditions that Gongsun Zan gave, Yang Rui was only interested in the warhorses. As for the other conditions, such as money, beautiful women, food, and so on, Yang Rui didn't even think about them.
In terms of money, Yang Rui had plenty. However, it was not to the extent that he could not use it all. It was just that the one million gold coins per year was not enough to enter Yang Rui's eyes. Food and other resources were not even worth mentioning. At this time, Qingzhou was the place with the most resources in the Three Kingdoms Civilization.
As for the 1000 beauties, Yang Rui silently cursed when he saw them. The Warlords in the game were all the same. When signing an alliance agreement, they would use the beauties as bargaining chips. Gongsun Zan was like this. In the past, Ding Yuan and Qiao Mao were also like this.
Besides, Yang Rui was currently worrying about women. Morality in real life and the customs of the game were constantly in conflict in Yang Rui's heart. Therefore, when faced with this option, Yang Rui almost immediately eliminated it.
In the end, Yang Rui's condition was the warhorses! Originally, there were three options, but Yang Rui reduced them to the warhorses option. However, the number of warhorses per year was reduced from 100000 to 200000.
Although Youzhou and Bingzhou were places that produced horses, Yang Rui's request had almost reached the limit of the number of horses that could be supplied to Qingzhou. It would be difficult to provide more than that.
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Currently, Yang Rui obtained the horses from two sources. First, he obtained a fixed number of horses from Ledu City in Western Liang. Second, Yang Rui contacted the horse merchants in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou. They would deliver a certain number of horses to Yang Rui twice a month.
Whether it was Ledu City or the horse merchants, the number of horses they could provide was limited. Recently, the horse merchants in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou seemed to have been restricted by Yuan Shao in Jizhou. The number of horses they could provide was greatly reduced.
After Yang Rui and Gongsun Zan reached an alliance agreement, the number of horses provided by Youzhou was enough to increase the cavalry's needs.
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