An old man with gray hair knelt down on the grass with a pop.
His thin body was trembling slightly, and his face full of ravines was filled with tears. He looked at the vast grassland in front of him, and the sweetness and bitterness in his heart could not be described in words.
This is not his hometown where he has lived for generations, but it is a new home full of hope.
In fact, as a member of the refugees, this old man was very lucky, because he traveled thousands of miles south with his family, encountered exploitation by officials and attacks by bandits along the way, got sick and starved, and still arrived at his destination alive.
Along the way, he has seen too much death and ugliness!
Around the old man, a temporary camp was beginning to be set up.
"Taifu Wang, let me introduce you."
In a tent, Qin Qingxuan introduced a middle-aged man with a simple and honest face to Wang Chen with a smile: "This is Yu Zhirong, the second shopkeeper of Fuqing Chamber of Commerce."
The middle-aged man immediately saluted Wang Chen respectfully and said, "Young man Yu Zhirong, pay your respects to the Grand Tutor!"
"No gift."
Wang Chen stretched out his hand to help the other party up and said: "Thank you for the hard work, Shopkeeper Yu, all the way here. You have done a great job in helping the refugees. I will report it to His Highness Qingyun and mark it as a credit to the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce."
"Thank you, sir!"
Yu Zhirong showed a happy expression: "Being able to serve Taifu and His Highness is also Fuqing's blessing!"
Looking at this young tutor with heavenly talents in front of him, Yu Zhirong's mood was extremely complicated.
To this day, the result of the battle between the Yan Army and the Daliang Han Navy has already spread throughout the world and caused huge waves.
Hundreds of thousands of Yan's troops were defeated at Hanguan Pass, and three great warriors, including the commander Yan Xiaoyun and the imperial advisor of the dynasty, were killed at the same time, causing Yan to lose its own pillar of strength overnight.
The strength is greatly damaged as a result!
There are many rumors about this battle, some of which are very bizarre.
Some people say that Han Haijun's victory was attributed to Shangguan Wuji, the commander-in-chief of Han Haijun. It was this Daliang Army's miraculous enemy who defeated the three great martial masters of the Yan Kingdom and guarded the most important border of Daliang.
Some people also say that the one who really killed the three great warriors was not Shangguan Wuji, but Wang Chen, the Grand Tutor conferred by Princess Qingyun.
Some people say that the strongest Ouchi expert in Daliang is hidden next to Princess Qingyun...
As the second shopkeeper of Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, Yu Zhirong's information channels are definitely much better than ordinary people.
He knew that Wang Chen was the real hero, and all three great warriors died at the hands of this teenage boy.
But now seeing Wang Chen with his own eyes, Yu Zhirong really couldn't imagine how a young man could be so strong that he could trample the face of the world's warriors under his feet.
What a monster!
"There is no need to say more polite words."
Wang Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about business."
Fuqing Chamber of Commerce is one of the well-known large chambers of commerce in Daliang, and the reason why it was involved was entirely due to Qin Qingxuan's arrangement.
Last month, Qin Qingxuan came to Xihai County to find Wang Chen, hoping that Princess Qingyun could take in the refugees from the three northern counties, and expressed her willingness to use all the power of Yuhua Sword House.
After meeting Princess Qingyun, this contemporary descendant of Yuhua Jianzhai immediately went north to Jichuan to help the refugees.
During this period, he kept in touch with Wang Chen through Flying Eagle Letters.
The Fuqing Chamber of Commerce played a huge role in the movement of refugees from the three counties south to Xihai County. With their organization and relief, the refugees no longer blindly looked for a place to stay, and they were able to eat some subsistence food every day.
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The guards of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce also repelled the bandits who robbed the refugees, and negotiated with the local officials along the way, so that so many refugees arrived safely at the Xihai Prairie.
Wang Chen took out a thick stack of bills from his arms and handed them to Yu Zhirong: "Please order."
Yu Zhirong quickly took it with both hands and found that Wang Chen gave him dozens of gold and silver tickets.
He checked it as quickly as possible and calculated that the total denomination was as high as three million taels of silver!
Although as the second shopkeeper of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, Yu Zhirong has handled countless amounts of money, but holding such a large amount of wealth in his hands still makes him feel hot.
Yu Zhirong asked cautiously: "Master Taifu, what are you doing?"
"I need food."
Wang Chen replied without thinking: "We need cotton cloth, tung oil, brass, bristle..."
He listed more than a dozen items of supplies in one breath, and finally said: "We will charge you as much as you want. Money is not an issue. I want to leave this business to you. I wonder if the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce dares to take it?"
Yu Zhirong couldn't help but take a breath.
Wang Chen wants a lot of things, and most of them are supplies that are in short supply at the moment.
Wang Chen wanted a lot, and he was very generous with his moves. He paid three million taels of real money for the first transaction.
It can be said to be full of sincerity.
However, Yu Zhirong did not get carried away and said with a wry smile: "Master Taifu, I am not a villain who doesn't want to do this business of yours, and the current situation is really powerless."
Now wars are raging in Daliang, and most counties have raised rebel flags. In essence, it has entered a period of hegemony among heroes.
Moreover, traitors are rampant and thieves are everywhere, coupled with the resurgence of evil spirits and pagan religions, the difficulty of doing business is at least ten times higher than before.
Although the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce is very large and powerful, if they want to collect these supplies and then transport them all the way to Xihai County, the losses of people and property along the way are completely unpredictable.
They can't afford the loss either!
"It's mainly a matter of transportation, right?"
After listening to Yu Zhirong's bitter words, Wang Chen said, "If you don't need these materials to be transported here, can you just stock them locally and deliver them?"
Local delivery?
Yu Zhirong was stunned for a moment and nodded subconsciously: "That's okay."
If the purchase of materials does not require long-distance transportation, then the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce will really have no problem, and the cost will be reduced to an exciting level.
"That's fine."
Wang Chen put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "When you have purchased it, let me know and I will send someone to pick it up myself."
This person is of course Wang Chen himself.
His storage space can accommodate everything. If you go to the place designated by the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, you can bring back no matter how much you have.
Moreover, Wang Chen can also use this to understand the situation of the counties in Daliang to facilitate future attacks.
Since there is no need for transportation from the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, the purchase cost will naturally be greatly reduced, and more supplies can be exchanged.
It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone!
Yu Zhirong couldn't believe it at first, but after checking again and again, he realized that Wang Chen was not joking.
Therefore, he resolutely signed a cooperation agreement with Wang Chen on behalf of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce!
Next, with the continuous arrival of a large number of refugees, Xihai County and Hanhai County simultaneously set off a wave of construction and farming.