Chapter 1020
An old man with white hair knelt down on the grass with a “plop”.
Thin body slightly trembling, full of grooves on the face of hot tears, he looked at the vast and boundless grassland in front of him, the sweet and sour in his heart can 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 stragglers, the old man is very lucky, because he followed his family to travel thousands of miles south, along the way encountered the exploitation of officials and thieves and bandits, sick and hungry, but still alive to arrive at the destination.
Along the way, he had seen too much death and ugliness!
And around this old man, a temporary camp was beginning to be set up.
“Tai Fu Wang, let me introduce you.”
In the middle of a tent, Qin Qingxuan was all smiles as she introduced a middle-aged man with a simple face to Wang Duan, “This is Yu Zhirong, the second treasurer of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce.”
The middle-aged man immediately bowed respectfully to Wang Duan, “I, Yu Zhirong, pay my respects to Lord Tai Fu!”
“Be excused.”
Wang Dust reached out to help the other party up and said, “Shopkeeper Yu has worked hard all the way over here, you guys received relief for the stragglers, the credit goes to Great Liang, I will report to His Highness Qing Yun and give Fuqing Chamber of Commerce a credit.”
“Many thanks, Your Excellency!”
Yu Zhirong revealed a delighted look, “It is also Fuqing’s good fortune to be able to serve Tai Fu and His Highness!”
Looking at the young Taifu in front of him who had the talent of a celestial being, Yu Zhirong’s feelings were extremely complicated.
To this day, the result of the battle between the Yan Army and the Great Liang Hanhai Army has long been rumored throughout the world and caused huge waves.
Hundreds of thousands of Yan army in the Hanhai Pass halberd sinking iron, including commander-in-chief Yan Xiaoyun and the current master of the state, including the three great martial arts at the same time died in battle, so that the Great Yan overnight lost their own family of the great pillars of the sky.
As a result, their strength was greatly reduced!
There were many rumors about this battle, some of which were extremely bizarre.
Some said that the victory of the Hanhai Army was attributed to the commander of the Hanhai Army, Shangguan Wuji, and that it was this Great Liang Military God who fought against Yan’s three Great Martial Zuns, and only then did he defend the most important border of Great Liang.
Some say that it was not Shangguan Wuji who killed the three great martial arts honors, but rather Princess Qing Yun’s bestowal of the Imperial Master Wang Duan.
There are also people who say that at the side of Princess Qing Yun hides the strongest great internal expert in Da Liang ……
And as the second treasurer of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, Yu Zhirong’s news channels were definitely much stronger than ordinary people.
He knew that Wang Dust was a true meritocracy, and that all three of the great Martial Zuns had died in the hands of this teenager.
But now that he had seen Wang Dust with his own eyes, Yu Zhirong really couldn’t imagine how a teenager could be so strong, practically trampling the face of the world’s martial artists under his feet.
What a demon!
“There’s no need to say more polite words.”
Wang Chen waved his hand and said, “Let’s get down to business.”
The Fuqing Chamber of Commerce was one of the prestigious big chambers of commerce in Great Liang, and the reason why they were involved was entirely because Qin Qingxuan had set up the thread.
Last month, Qin Qingxuan came to Xihai County to find Wang Chen, hoping that Princess Qing Yun would be able to take in the stragglers from the three northern counties, and expressing her willingness to use the full power of the Rainflower Sword Ceremony.
After meeting with Princess Qing Yun, the contemporary heir of the Rainflower Sword Lodge immediately traveled north to Jichuan to receive the displaced people.
During this time, he kept in contact with Wang Duan through Flying Eagle Transmission.
The Fuqing Chamber of Commerce had played a great role in the southward migration of the stragglers from the three counties to Xihai County, and with their organization and relief, the stragglers were no longer blindly searching for a place to land, and were able to eat some food every day to sustain their survival.
The Fuqing Chamber of Commerce’s guards also repelled the bandits that plundered the stragglers, and negotiated with the local authorities along the way, which made it possible for so many stragglers to arrive safely at the West Sea Prairie.
Wang Dust pulled out a thick pile of bills from his pocket and handed it to Yu Zhirong: “You count it.”
Yu Zhirong hastily took it with both hands and realized that what Wang Dust gave himself was clearly dozens of gold and silver bills.
He counted them as fast as he could and calculated that the total denomination was surprisingly as high as three million taels of silver!
Although as the second treasurer of the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, Yu Zhirong had handled countless amounts of money, yet holding such a large amount of wealth in his hands still made him feel hot.
Yu Zhirong carefully asked, “Lord Tai Fu, what are you doing?”
“I need grain.”
Wang Duan replied without thinking, “Need cotton cloth, tung oil, brass, pig bristles ……”
He listed a dozen or so supplies in one breath, and finally said, “Collect as much as you can, money is not a problem, I would like to give this business to you, I don’t know if the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce dares to take it?”
Yu Zhirong couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cool air.
The things Wang Dust wanted were not ordinary, and most of them were supplies that were in high demand at the moment.
Wang Dust wanted a lot, and his offer was also very atmospheric, taking out three million taels of real money for the first sale.
It can be said to be full of sincerity.
However, Yu Zhirong did not go over his head and smiled bitterly; “Lord Tai Fu, it’s not that I don’t want to do this business of yours, and with the current situation, it’s really a matter of having a heart and not being able to do anything about it.”
Right now, Da Liang’s territory is full of beacons, most of the counties have erected rebel flags, essentially entering the period of the group’s struggle for supremacy.
Moreover, the rebel party is rampant and there are thieves all over the place, coupled with the resurgence of paganism caused by demons, the difficulty of doing business is at least ten times higher than before.
Although the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce is very strong in scale, if they want to gather all these materials and then transport them all the way to the West Sea County, the loss of people and property on the way is simply unpredictable.
They couldn’t afford to lose money either!
“It’s mainly a matter of transportation right?”
After listening to the bitterness Yu Zhirong poured out, Wang Chen said, “If these supplies don’t need to be transported here by you, would it be okay to hoard and deliver them locally?”
Local delivery?
Yu Zhirong froze and subconsciously nodded, “This is fine.”
If merely acquiring supplies did not require long-distance transportation, then the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce would really have no problem with it, and the cost it would need to pay would drop to a point that would make one’s heart thump.
“That will do.”
Wang Dust smiled as he stroked his palm, “Notify me when you guys are done acquiring, I’ll just send someone to pick it up myself.”
This person was of course Wang Dust himself.
His storage space could hold everything, so when he made a run to the place designated by the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce, he would be able to bring it back no matter how much it was.
Moreover, Wang Dust could also use this to understand the situation of the counties in Da Liang, which would facilitate future attacks.
There is also no need for the Fuqing Chamber of Commerce to transport, which naturally reduces the cost of purchasing greatly, and can exchange some more supplies.
It can be said to be a triple win!
Yu Zhirong couldn’t even believe it at first, and only after confirming it again and again did he realize that Wang Chen wasn’t joking.
Therefore, he resolutely signed the cooperation agreement with Wang Duan on behalf of Fuqing Chamber of Commerce!
Next, with the constant arrival of a large number of stragglers, West Sea County and Hanhai County simultaneously set off a wave of construction and farming.