Chapter 245: Rich Businessmen from the Western Regions
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The constant sound of horn horns can be heard for hundreds of miles even in a sandstorm. That was not an ordinary horn, but one made from the horn of a special ferocious beast. It followed the army when they marched. And it is not something that one or two people can blow casually. The size of the horn alone is more than one foot. It is placed on a high platform and four people blow it in from the four air inlets at the same time.
The Western Region is a sparsely populated land with many deserts and sandstorms. This seemingly clumsy horn trombone is very practical for many armies. The reason is very simple. The sound is loud and can travel far. Therefore, the people in the Western Regions called it "the long horn of the sand river".
"Listen to this sound, it's not close to us!" Lin Fenghuo said with a frown.
Wu Li nodded and gave a general introduction to the "Long Horns of the Sand River". For the two of them who came to the Western Regions for the first time, it was indeed a lot of experience.
"I'll go to the south gate first to check on the situation. Miss Wu should stay with City Lord Xiao here first." Lin Fenghuo whispered.
"I can go to the battlefield without anyone else's company, so I'll go with you!" Xiao Yuanfeng walked in from the door and said firmly after hearing Lin Fenghuo's words.
Lin Fenghuo pondered for a moment and then said: "City Lord Xiao, you'd better wait here with Miss Wu. Lin Lei and I are enough at the south city gate."
Without waiting for the other party to retort, Lin Lei on the side continued to explain: "The strength of the enemy and ourselves is not clear yet, so we cannot act rashly. We will go to the south gate first and let Mr. Xiao stay here to prevent the other party from sneak attacks."
Hearing this, Wu Li and Xiao Yuanfeng looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
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"Young Master, uh... I mean the shopkeeper. The spies in front came to report that the group of horse thieves have begun to attack the city!" A man dressed as a businessman said "the shopkeeper" in a somewhat awkward manner, and stepped forward to report the report. .
This man was extremely tall and quite large. His expression did not have the sophistication or smoothness of a merchant at all, but instead carried an aura of fierceness and fierceness. The man he called "Young Master" was squatting on a tiger-skin seat, peeling grapes carefully.
"These bastards can't help but take action against Loulan City? Huh, a dog can't change a shit-eater. Don't hold back, just blast him from behind!" The young man said, while using a bamboo stick to stab him hard. It penetrated the butt of a grape, and when it was pulled out, it also brought out the grape seeds.
This young man is very well-dressed. His white robe is embroidered with auspicious clouds with gold thread, which makes him look like a "house full of wealth" and festive feeling. But strangely, this felt a little inconsistent with his handsome appearance.
If you forcefully combine this kind of handsomeness with a sense of incongruity, you can use one word to describe him - "local tycoon", both local and wealthy! This person is none other than Qi Chengcheng, who came here from Xiaoyuan Academy a few years ago!
And these strong men dressed as businessmen were naturally the old members of the "Shenfeng Camp" who followed him. After hearing the instructions from their young master, these men with veteran background naturally didn't waste any time and directly led a team of men to kill them.
Qi Chengcheng stuffed the grapes into his mouth and chewed them slowly. He liked to stuff them whole into his mouth, but he didn't want to bother spitting out the skins. However, in the past few years when he was doing business in the Western Region, he only had these rough guys from the Shenfeng Camp around him, so it was impossible for him to bring a maid to serve him. In the eyes of those soldiers, grapes were meant to be swallowed directly without spitting out the skins, so he had no choice but to peel them himself.
Fortunately, after five years of hard work, and with the help of the old Shenfeng Camp, he has attracted many people from the Western Regions, established a huge commercial capital, and even become a famous wealthy businessman in the Western Regions.
What is a "rich businessman"? The definition given by Jianghu is very general. On the contrary, in the Western Region where trade is developed, he has his own definition.
With multiple trade routes and enough voice in multiple fields, in addition to being a merchant, he also has a good armed force and can influence the change of power in a region.
In fact, at the beginning, Qi Chengcheng's idea was very simple, just to make more money. He knew his mission. Yinren Town was destroyed. As the only son of the three elders, although he was usually very careless, for this matter He and Lin Fenghuo felt the most similar to each other, which was sadness, anger and powerlessness.
Qi Chengcheng clearly knew his talent in martial arts. Although his talent was good, his temperament was not suitable for him to delve deeper into martial arts. Therefore, compared to Lin Fenghuo's sadness and anger, Qi Chengcheng felt more powerless.
Fortunately, Chen Chuantuo pointed out a clear way for him, which is to make money. Earning huge amounts of wealth is a necessary condition for reorganizing Yinren Town, reorganizing the Yunxiao Imperial Army, and reorganizing the Yunxiao Kingdom.
But as the years went by, he also discovered that even doing business is not a simple process of putting gold and silver from other people's pockets into his own pocket, but how to effectively transform it into resources and influence.
Qi Chengcheng seemed to have an enlightenment, and he began to travel among the countries in the Western Regions while showing sympathy to the people everywhere. If the top management of this place cares about the people, then he will tilt the merchant resources at hand to this place and let it develop more quickly.
If the leader here does not cherish the people's strength, disregards public opinion, and insists on his own way, Qi Chengcheng will spend a lot of money to induce surrounding forces to launch a war and completely eradicate this regime.
Over time, more and more people know about Qi Chengcheng and join them. Business also follows people. As the number of people increased, Qi Chengcheng found that he finally understood Dean Chen's good intentions.
How difficult it is to establish a force, just as Lin Hengshan and the three elders had it more than fifty years ago. Also an assistant of the Shenfeng Battalion, the fundamental reason why Qi Chengcheng was sent to the Western Regions was to lay a true legacy for Yinren Town.
Even if tens of thousands of years have passed, Luo Yun Kingdom will not even exist by then, and there will still be a group of people here in the Western Region who can persist in resisting.
Qi Chengcheng did not establish political power, but continued to do business and help the poor people. He was even unwilling to accept gifts from the people because it made him feel very guilty.
Obviously, all the expenses of the merchants come from the business benefits, and the business benefits of the merchants naturally come from the pockets of these poor people. So if you take the money you earn from the people and give it back to them, why are you so embarrassed to ask for gifts?
Qi Chengcheng thought about this for a long time, and finally returned these gifts and gifts in person. This alone was different from other merchants. It also made him recognized by the countries in the Western Regions as a wealthy businessman in the Western Regions!
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Lin Fenghuo felt the number of enemies. To his surprise, these horse thieves were of very high quality, and their movement speed in the sandstorm was no worse than Luo Yunguo's black cavalry! This shows how powerful the horse thief's individual combat capabilities are!
