Vision City.
Steward Zhang Chao had a smile on his face.
"It's a good thing. This time it's mainly this kind of cigarettes. I asked someone to get a batch from Yizhou. They are very expensive."
Liang Qisheng raised his hand and took out a leather-covered wooden box from the carriage. He opened the lid and found neatly stacked cigarette boxes inside.
"These cigarettes are quite expensive. The taste is much better than dry cigarettes. They are good stuff."
Steward Zhang Chao narrowed his eyes, flicked his sleeves, and quietly put away the box of cigarettes that Liang Qisheng had pushed over him.
This thing is a tacit understanding. After receiving the benefits, he will naturally do his best.
"Manager Zhang, we are all old friends. It will not be easy for me to take the risk this time. Considering the price, please pay more attention to it." Liang Qisheng said with a smile.
"Easy to say, easy to say, this matter is not difficult to handle."
The steward Zhang Chao agreed immediately.
The two then bargained for a while, and the steward Zhang Chao asked people to move all the goods in.
Then, Liang Qisheng and Mi Qi were arranged to enter a private room in the backyard, while the rest of the caravan members were taken to a large room to rest.
"This steward is quite good at getting things done."
Mi Qi was sitting in the box, drinking tea. She was now Liang Qisheng's little sister, so she was treated differently from the employees.
"We have been working together for a long time. This steward has a very high status in Yuanqing Village, basically equivalent to the second in command." Liang Qisheng took a sip of water. He didn't like drinking tea and usually drank freshly boiled water.
"Do you have such a high status?" Mickey was a little surprised.
"Boss, you know, Han Xiezi, he doesn't care about these specific things and only looks at the accounts at the end of the month. His big shopkeeper is in charge, but he rarely cares about specific affairs, but mainly manages personnel. , specific affairs are usually assigned to several stewards, Zhang Chao, he ranks highest among the stewards and has the most trust from the shopkeeper."
Liang Qisheng explained.
"Okay, this steward seems to be very well-informed." Mi Qi suddenly felt that Zhang Chao could know a lot of things.
"Yes, if he wants to run his errands well, he must know all the news in advance. Therefore, he has connections in all three religions and nine schools in the city. He may know a lot of news before Han Xiezi does." Liang Qisheng said.
"Let's talk later."
"Okay, leave it to me."
Liang Qisheng nodded. This was his job. He had developed his courage, face, and words a long time ago when doing business and dealing with people from all walks of life.
Without making them wait too long, the steward Zhang Chao walked in from outside.
He saluted as soon as he entered the door, with a smile on his face.
"I apologize for neglecting two distinguished guests. Over at the front desk, several more batches of goods have come in, and they all have to be processed."
"It doesn't matter, just sit down and have a rest."
Liang Qisheng waved his hand.
"I'm just about to take some time to rest. Hey, I was born to work hard."
The steward Zhang Chao sat down.
The chairs in this box are all covered with soft cloth cushions, and the backrests are also wrapped in fur. Sitting on them, half of the body is wrapped in them, which is quite comfortable.
"There are more deliveries today than before."
Liang Qisheng said calmly.
"The city gate has only been opened not long ago, and they are worried that it will be closed again soon."
The steward Zhang Chao squinted his eyes and took a sip of the honey water brought by the maid. Whenever he was tired, he liked to have a glass of it, which could relieve fatigue and soothe his mood.
"Everyone is worried about this. War, hey, no one likes it. We who run small businesses just hope that the world will be peaceful and the property we have worked so hard to save can be preserved... If there is a war, we will be soldiers. Yes, most of them are unreasonable. Those with poor military discipline will take the opportunity to burn, kill, loot, and do anything. If one side loses, the defeat will be even more serious... We ordinary people have nothing to do. , if you are not careful, no one in the whole family will survive."
Liang Qisheng couldn't help but sigh.
These words are not lies, but words from his heart. Even though he still has the status of a hidden guard, he still hopes to live a peaceful life.
Peace means order and rules.
Rules often protect defenseless people like them.
"If we can avoid fighting, we won't fight. Who doesn't want to live a peaceful life? But, the big shots are still worried about these things. Let's just live our lives well." Zhang Chao, the steward, said calmly.
"That's true, but our own wealth and life cannot be handed over to others, right? This person has only one life. If he dies, he is really dead. He will not live again. If he dies, his wife What should we do with our children? When I was young, I went to the north and saw some families on the border of Qi and Liao. After their families were destroyed, their wives and children were treated like cattle and horses, even worse than dogs."
Later, Liang Qisheng began to vividly talk about what he had seen and heard back then, how those people's wives and children were insulted, beaten and so on. It was not bad, and they were even imprisoned in a water prison or thrown into a black mine. .
Of those who entered the black mine, no one came out alive. They were all treated as consumables and worked until death.
Liang Qisheng witnessed these with his own eyes, so what he said is very true.
Zhang Chao, the steward who was a little disapproving at first, changed his expression a little.
"Is this really the case?" He had seen those dark things, but not the horrific things Liang Qisheng said.
"It's absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes. That's why I fled back to the south, back to Banzhou. I just thought that since Banzhou is far away from the north, a war can't reach us. Who knows... ah..."
Liang Qisheng sighed deeply.
"Old Liang, your concerns are real. We really have to consider our wealth and life. If we can avoid fighting, we will not fight. Now that the Banzhou Yang family has escaped from Yilong City, we all know it. In my opinion , there is absolutely no need for this Yuanjing City to resist the Qi court."
Steward Zhang Chao said slowly.
Liang Qisheng looked around. He didn't expect that Zhang Chao, the manager, would be so bold and make it so obvious.
"Manager Zhang, don't say this casually, be careful. Walls have ears." Liang Qisheng lowered his voice, a little nervous in his tone.
"There's no one else here, just a few of us. Besides, there won't be any day when we don't talk about this in Yuanjing City. Everyone says so." Zhang Chao, the steward, said.
"It's no use what we said. I've thought about it. If it doesn't work, our family will go into the mountains to hide for a while. When the war subsides, we can come out again."
Liang Qisheng said.
"Let's wait and see. Maybe something will change soon."
The steward Zhang Chao said something meaningful.
"Okay, then I'll listen to you, I'll wait and see." Liang Qisheng nodded.
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