In the guard house of Changfeng City, Jin Ruofeng saw Huang Zhenyu again. Huang Zhenyu felt a little strange about Jin Ruofeng's turn. Fortunately, for him, as long as Jin Ruofeng didn't come to ask for those armors, everything would be easy. He had just received them.
Qin Zhong’s letters
, the forward of the Iron Armored Army has now arrived at Hufengguan, and it is estimated that it will not take long to reach Shangjing City. The current situation in the city is still not very clear, and there are still no clues about the missing academy members. Qin Zhong asked him to wait for a long time.
Everyone in Fengcheng should pay attention.
As for Jin Ruofeng's arrival, Qin Zhong also briefly mentioned it, but the letter only asked Huang Zhenyu to take care of it. As for what he did, it was best not to interfere.
Huang Zhenyu didn't know why Qin Zhong was so interested in Jin Ruofeng. Fortunately, he also knew that his master must have a reason for doing this, and past events had verified this.
"Brother, I want to ask you something!" Jin Ruofeng found Huang Zhenyu. Just as Quan Yunfeng said, this kind of thing can only rely on Huang Zhenyu to come forward.
"We senior brothers, just talk to us if you have something to say!" Huang Zhenyu was particularly kind to this junior brother. After all, he exchanged it for the armor of the Iron Armored Army from a combat camp. This thing is heavy even if it is placed here, Jin Ruofeng said.
There is no hesitation in taking it out, and the momentum of this alone is something that no one can achieve.
Jin Ruofeng told the story about Quan Yunfeng's son. Huang Zhenyu frowned, patted the table and hesitated for a moment, then said: "Ruofeng, it's not that senior brother doesn't give you this face, there is quite a lot hidden in this matter."
Mystery, this Quan Yunfeng is from the Devouring Beast Camp. I was afraid of any accidents, so I exchanged him to the Iron Armored Army. The conditions at that time were that as long as the Iron Armored Army was satisfied, I would deal with his son as appropriate. How did you know each other?
?"
"No fight, no acquaintance!"
"Isn't this guy the Beast Eater who is secretly trying to attack you?"
Jin Ruofeng smiled, and then asked with some confusion: "Senior brother, what's the mystery in this that even you, the city lord, is in trouble?"
"Yes!" Huang Zhenyu stood up and walked slowly to Jin Ruofeng, "Ruofeng, you are not in your position and do not seek your own government. You see, I have unlimited glory on the surface, but how do you know that there are thousands of things hidden in Changfeng City?"
A thousand mysteries!"
"You can't completely control the entire Changfeng City?" Jin Ruofeng immediately guessed a reason.
Huang Zhenyu didn't mean to hide it. He nodded helplessly: "That's right! I was originally ordered to come to Changfeng City. I started as a centurion leader, and after more than ten years of accumulated military exploits, I finally reached this position. I am also among the soldiers in the Su Wei Army.
He has a strong reputation, but governing this place is not about fighting. Coupled with the importance of Changfeng City, the forces in this city are complicated. Even I dare not touch them easily. If something goes wrong, the entire Changfeng City will be affected.
I'm afraid the city will be in chaos!"
"Is it that serious?" Jin Ruofeng was a little surprised.
"Yes, this Changfeng City is divided into several factions just like its city walls. Although they can share the same hatred when fighting against the invasion of monsters, once this threat is reduced, all kinds of disputes will arise!"
"Senior brother, can you tell me something?"
"Forget it! I will tell you today to save you from unnecessary trouble." Huang Zhenyu knew that the junior brother in front of him was definitely one of his own. If he knew some things, he would be able to help him in the future.
Following Huang Zhenyu's explanation, Jin Ruofeng slowly understood the current situation of the entire Changfeng City. To describe it in one sentence, it was an undercurrent surging on the calm water.
In addition to the military households, Changfeng City has a population of more than 600,000. Some of them are the Su Guards who guard the place. Including their families, there are a total of more than 200,000 people. The rest are in the city.
The total number of civilians is probably close to 400,000. These civilians will also be incorporated into the militia during wartime and are responsible for providing logistical support to the Su Guards.
Of course, it's not just that. Among the nearly 400,000 civilians, there is also an armed force with a total number of about 10,000 people. They are the guards owned by various chambers of commerce. Although the overall strength is not as good as the Su Guards, some
The Chamber of Commerce even has warriors,
This is not something Su Weijun can match. It is this force that is not under Huang Zhenyu's jurisdiction that gives him a headache. The key is that these chambers of commerce have strong financial resources and can provide their guards with a variety of weapons and equipment. The quality is naturally not
What Su Weijun can compare with.
If Huang Zhenyu can mobilize these forces during the war, the merchants will be happy to do so. After all, once the city is broken, it will do no good to anyone. But once there is no threat, these merchants will be unscrupulous, because they are responsible for the entire Changfeng
They were responsible for allocating all kinds of materials in the city, and even provided a considerable part of the food and fodder for the Su Wei army.
"Brother, are you saying that once we lose the support of these chambers of commerce, the entire Changfeng City may be paralyzed?"
"That's understandable!"
"So that's it!" Jin Ruofeng finally understood why Huang Zhenyu didn't dare to offend these chambers of commerce easily, but he still had a question, "Brother, it stands to reason that you have been in Changfeng City for a long time. Don't you have a chamber of commerce of your own?"
strength?"
Jin Ruofeng's question was obviously ****, which made Huang Zhenyu a little unable to resist. If such words were spread, it would directly confirm Huang Zhenyu's plan to leave the imperial government.
"Yes!" Huang Zhenyu didn't hide it, but he said later, "But these chambers of commerce in Changfeng City are all deeply rooted. Some of them have been stationed here for decades, and some are even century-old chambers of commerce, and among the chambers of commerce,
Various marriages have formed an intricate network of relationships, and my people can only make small fuss. I still have to rely on these people on weekdays, so I will turn a blind eye to what these people do, as long as they don't
As long as it threatens the safety of my bodyguards!"
After listening to Huang Zhenyu's introduction, Jin Ruofeng also felt Huang Zhenyu's helplessness as a city lord. After all, there were such unstable factors in the city he governed, and he was somewhat restless.
"Brother, if you had the opportunity to control an established chamber of commerce now, would you do it?" Jin Ruofeng knew that if he wanted Huang Zhenyu to help him, he must give him a sweetener. Although he could let Huang Zhenyu do this for him,
But if he does it himself, the effect will be better. After all, he still needs Huang Zhenyu during this period. Once the relationship becomes too powerful, it will be difficult to handle. Although Quan Yunfeng's matter is important,
But it’s not as important as your own spiritual roots.
"Nonsense, of course I will do it, but these chambers of commerce will not give me this opportunity!" Huang Zhenyu shook his head and said, "I have already tried it!"
"Wrong! You are looking at the problem from your perspective, and I am looking at it from the perspective of a bystander, and no chamber of commerce will let you take over honestly!"
"you mean..."
"You just need to secretly help with this matter. You can just pretend you don't know!" Jin Ruofeng said mysteriously.
"Are you sure of this?"
"Try it!" Jin Ruofeng chuckled, "If you can completely control Changfeng City, I can also get a share of the pie, right?"
Huang Zhenyu knew that the soup Jin Ruofeng was referring to was the Changfeng City Iron Armor Battle Camp that he was secretly preparing nervously. If this team went out to hunt, there would be no doubt that they would win a great victory, and the benefits would naturally be extremely generous.
According to the agreement reached by the two at that time, this combat camp belonged to Huang Zhenyu, but Jin Ruofeng also had the right to use it.
After coming out of Huang Zhenyu's place, Jin Ruofeng went directly back to Changfeng Academy. Shi Mang had already returned, but judging from his expression, things might not be too optimistic.
"Tell me, what's wrong?"
"I've figured it out!" Shi Mang said, "Quan Yunfeng's son is called Quan Zhen, and he is a second-level martial arts warrior!"
"Do you have spiritual roots?"
"Yes! He has dual attributes of metal and wood! Coupled with his father's teachings, his strength is pretty good. If nothing like this happens, he can probably reach another level!"
"Go on!"
"The chamber of commerce that Quan Zhen fell into is called the Tianhe Chamber of Commerce. It is an old chamber of commerce in Changfeng City. It is very powerful and does almost any profitable business, but it is mainly engaged in talisman equipment and food!"
Jin Ruofeng knew that these two businesses were profitable in Changfeng City, "What is the specific situation of this Tianhe Chamber of Commerce?"
"I just came back from their chamber of commerce's head office!" Shi Mang handed a talisman to Jin Ruofeng, "This is their stuff, take a look."
Jin Ruofeng took it and took a look at it. It was a second-grade small thing. The quality was pretty good. "Did they make it themselves?"
"Yes! According to their shopkeeper, Tianhe Chamber of Commerce has its own talisman workshop and forging workshop, and is capable of making fifth-grade equipment!"
"It seems that he is indeed quite powerful!" Jin Ruofeng put the talisman back, "Tell me about Quan Zhen!"
"Okay, Tianhe Chamber of Commerce has three principals, three brothers. The one who is nominally in charge is the boss, named Tan Jinhai, but he only has one daughter, Tan Jiaojiao. Tan Yinhai is the second among the three brothers and is a talisman.
Although the seal masters are not very good in rank, they are well-informed and are also in charge of the chamber of commerce's equipment. The third among them is the chief shopkeeper of the chamber of commerce, and he is in charge of the entire operation of the chamber of commerce."
"The girl who is very close to Quan Zhen is Tan Jiaojiao?"
"Yes, although Tan Jiaojiao is a girl, she has been influenced by her father since she was a child and has developed a lot of abilities. When she was twelve years old, she negotiated a business deal with an annual income of more than 100 yuan.
The sale of stones!"
"Who blocked their communication? Tan Jinhai?"
Shi Mang shook his head and said, "It's her uncle who is called Changfeng Fox, Tan Yuhai!"