On the day when the captain of the Yuanxing Army "disappeared", many various convoys came to Yuanxing City.
These people seemed to appear suddenly, holding a large amount of rare goods in their hands, all of which were in short supply in Yuanxing City. They were warmly welcomed as soon as they arrived.
Logically speaking, during the war, Yuanxing City should guard its gates tightly to defend against attacks that may come from all directions.
But this is a special city that is different from other city-states.
Especially for merchants, due to some ancestral connections, the friendliness of Yuanxing City can be regarded as the best in the entire continent.
Any merchant who passes by or comes to this city-state located on the edge of the desert in the northern region will be full of praise for it.
They all claim that Yuanxing City is the most friendly city-state to merchants.
Because of this, even during the most anxious period of the war in the North District, Yuanxing City did not terminate its business activities because of the war, and even provided protection services for some large vendors along the way.
This also greatly moved these merchants who traveled around all year round. Even if the commercial activities in the city were seriously involved, they did not want to give up this mature market.
You must know that although commercial activities occur among the private sector, the official attitude is crucial.
Even in the West District, where commercial activities are extremely prosperous, it is difficult to find officials who do not interfere at all in commercial activities.
Therefore, even if there are many difficulties along the way, those merchants will grit their teeth and come to Yuanxing City to see this legendary merchant's paradise.
Giant is one of this mighty army of merchants.
He was from the Western District and had long heard that there was a city-state in the Northern District that was extremely friendly to merchants, so he came here because of its reputation.
Well, that's just one of the reasons.
As a businessman, the biggest instinct is to seek profit. If there is not enough temptation of profit, even if a place is described as being like paradise, these businessmen will not take a second look at it.
And if a place has a good enough market environment and enough trading channels despite a harsh environment and long distances, it may even be a mineral distribution center.
There is no need for anyone to praise them, these merchants will come automatically and spontaneously, and there is no need for anyone to instigate them.
And Yuanxing City perfectly meets the standards of a perfect trading place in the minds of merchants.
The same goes for Giant, but he is a cautious person and will not set off just because of these rumors. Instead, he will wait patiently for the first batch of crab eaters to return.
Although this will prevent him from seizing the opportunity immediately and his profits will drop significantly, Giant does not take it seriously.
He was not a very wealthy businessman. Compared to his peers, he only ran a small cloth and spice shop.
His financial resources were not sufficient to support him in the kind of business that would be reserved for the most adventurous businessmen.
But that doesn't mean he'll never try.
Especially if you have someone to support you.
As a small businessman, I still have the necessary vigilance, but when the other party shows enough "sincerity", the slightest vigilance disappears in an instant.
Giant thought about it and couldn't imagine that doing this would have any negative impact on him. He no longer had any worries or worries about losing money.
You can even go to the North District that you have always longed for.
Why not?
What he didn't know was that there were as many as a hundred people who had the same idea as him. Almost all of these people were small businessmen from various regions. They were the kind of people who had a thief's heart but not the courage to do so, but who had no other worries. The type who has no scruples.
Suddenly, at this slightly delicate time point, waves of businessmen from various regions rushed to Yuanxing City under the deliberate control of someone.
As soon as they arrived at their destination, these guys with money in mind used their own unique way, like hounds out of the cage, sniffing the scent, walking through the streets and alleys, and constantly searching for information.
Of course, these behaviors will not be subject to official control, because they are all inquiring about product information.
What are the most popular ingredients here? What are the best-selling styles of clothing, what are the most popular preferences of men and women in the city, what kind of finished products are involved, and so on.
These are the things that these first-time businessmen are most concerned about.
Although this is nothing new for those large chambers of commerce.
But this does not prevent them from taking advantage of the opportunity to sell this information again.
At this time in the past, it was a tug-of-war between the first movers and the latecomers.
Although the chamber of commerce didn't know why these small vendors suddenly came out en masse, they naturally wouldn't mind accepting the money they brought to their doorsteps.
But the strange thing is that these small businessmen and hawkers who used to be shrewd to the core seem to have lost their patience in bargaining this time. Whenever the chamber of commerce offers a price, they will agree without hesitation.
It was so refreshing that it almost made these Forerunner Chamber of Commerce wonder if these guys had eaten something wrong to behave in such an abnormal way.
However, this kind of doubt was quickly drowned out by the crowd of small traders.
The Chamber of Commerce was soon busy trading with these small traders, forgetting why they were in such a hurry to trade.
Soon, Yuanxing City, which originally had a strong trade atmosphere, became even more intense with this atmosphere. It seemed that people in the whole city became more excited because of the arrival of this group of businessmen. There seemed to be something. Something great is happening quietly.
Although they don't know why they feel this way, it doesn't stop them from enjoying it.
Later, even some official personnel who had stayed out of the matter couldn't help but join in.
Because they discovered that these seemingly inconspicuous merchants and hawkers were generous and purchased many types of goods, but relying solely on the power of the Chamber of Commerce was unable to satisfy this group of people.
Driven by interests, those officials who had been sitting on the sidelines could no longer sit still.
One after another, they stopped operating, and this also made the already lively trading airlines become even more lively, almost no less than holding a large-scale business gathering.
All of this was seen by Li Yi.
In this extremely hot market, Li Yi did nothing. He sat on Diaoyutai for several days in a row and booked a room in the largest restaurant in Yuanxing City. The door was not closed all day long. To outsiders, , this distinguished guest did nothing except requesting some demanding meals throughout the day.
There simply could not be a more normal guest than this one.
Of course, the restaurant itself is infinitely welcome to such guests.
After all, in this day and age, there are really not many customers who are generous and have no inhibitions.
No one would know that this seemingly idle customer was the driving force behind this group of foreign traders.
"Master, basically all the gold and silver given by Lord Yue City has been spent. This is not enough. Chen Yuanxing also contributed some of the rest."
Li Yi smiled faintly, nodded slightly, and looked at the trading market in the distance through the glass window.
"That's good. It seems that this Chen Tongshou has indeed improved. He can guess my intention of doing this."
Upon hearing this, Heishan looked a little unhappy.
The reason was simple, because he couldn't figure out the reason why his master did this.
This seems to have nothing to do with the original plan.
Li Yi saw his expression.
"What? Don't understand?"
"not understand."
Montenegro nodded honestly.
If you don't understand, you don't understand. Don't pretend to understand. This is another quality he has learned from Li Yi these days.
It is said that strictly implementing this quality will improve yourself.
So, he did it, very seriously.
Although he doesn't know what the improvement is.
"I'll explain it briefly and you should understand."
After saying this, Li Yi looked at the busy crowd in the distance again.
"Remember what Qiu Siyuan said about the history of this city? If it weren't for those merchants, this city built on the edge of the desert would probably never have been completed."
"In other words, this city-state has been filled with a strong commercial atmosphere since its birth. You can even think that every brick and tile in this city is filled with a strong smell of money."
"What are the characteristics of businessmen? They are only interested in profit. Whenever there is an opportunity to make money, they will never miss it. The higher the profit, the better the environment, and the stronger the willingness of businessmen. Even in the war-torn period in the North District, It can’t quench the passion of these businessmen to make money, as everyone in the city can testify.”
Seeing Heishan nodding unconsciously, Li Yi smiled again.
"From another perspective, a city with such a strong commercial atmosphere naturally requires official support, that is, the businessmen who funded the establishment of Yuanxing City at the beginning of the city's founding. So do you think that the coming of war will have a negative impact on these businessmen hidden behind the scenes? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?"
"It shouldn't be a good thing, right? After all, war means greater risks, and greater risks mean unstable profits."
Montenegro said following his own thoughts.
Li Yi smiled again.
"Then you are totally wrong. War is what these businessmen hiding behind the scenes want to see most."
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