However, what Mu En didn't expect was that although Mao Zhonghou agreed very happily to recruit manpower, he had no intention of letting Mu En leave after that.

"Master Muen, where is Xinghua Kingdom, why have I never heard of it?" asked Mao Zhonghou with a meaningful smile on his face.

Mu En was shocked, he had to answer this question carefully, because for a while, he couldn't be sure why Mao Zhonghou asked this question, whether it was because Mao Zhonghou had already found out some news, or if he was just testing himself. Mu En was also worried about whether Dongli Guo had become wary of Xinghuaguo.

So, Mu En avoided the important and replied vaguely: "Xinghua Kingdom is in the Western Regions. ”

"The Western Regions are thousands of miles away, is there any danger for your horse team to go back and forth?" Mao Zhonghou didn't see the slightest worry on Mu En's face, so he continued to smile, "If there is a shortage of manpower, why not cooperate with some merchant groups? This can make the Treasure Hall bigger and stronger in a shorter time." ”

Mu En almost immediately shook his head in denial, he didn't want the forces of the East Departure Country to be too inserted into the Xinghua Business Group, so he said: "Our Business Group is not suitable for other business groups to cooperate in a short period of time. Moreover, the road to the Western Regions is rugged and dangerous. I suggest that it is better for the other merchant groups to postpone their intention to go to Xinghua Kingdom, and to wait until the other dynasty and the day when the trade routes between our two countries are completely opened, and then it is not too late to make another decision. If you must go to Xinghua at this stage, it will be better to hire a Xinghua country as a guide. ”

Muen's statement sounded like he was thinking about the businessmen who had left the country, and he said it well, showing his public relations skills. Therefore, after listening to Mu En's explanation, Mao Zhonghou was full of enthusiasm, but he couldn't veto it.

In fact, Mao Zhonghou was indeed a little jealous of the rapid development of Xinghua National Treasure Hall in Xilin City. Because some people have calculated and found that Zhenpintang has made a lot of money in the past few days, some people will inevitably think about it.

Just now, Mao Zhonghou's words and actions can be said to be tentative. If Mu En of Xinghua Kingdom simply handed over the trade road, and there was no danger. Muen: They will really be swallowed up.

Even if Mu En and the others wanted to resist, in the eyes of the people who left the country, they had nothing to fear. Businessmen are never afraid of war. What's more, people who left the country generally believed that Xinghua was a very small country and did not need to worry about war at all.

"Is it really not?" Mao Zhonghou's tone was threatening.

Mu En smiled and said, "If there is someone who wants to go to Xinghua Kingdom, he can follow our caravan and go together." Mu En didn't ban Mao Zhonghou completely, but still gave him a little hope.

Mao Zhonghou didn't know how dangerous Mu En was talking about. After more than ten minutes of discussion, Mao Zhonghou still did not propose which merchant group that left the country wanted to cooperate with the Xinghua business group.

Since they didn't bring it up, Muen wouldn't have asked, it didn't do him any good.

Leaving the official mansion, Mu En told Yi Xingchen everything he saw and heard.

Yi Xingchen first affirmed that Mu En's approach was correct. Then, he made a decision that all business activities in Xinghua must be low-key. Mu En's idea of wanting a branch was even more gone. In the absence of the corresponding strength as an auxiliary, Yi Xingchen would not agree to the expansion of Xinghua Commerce.

In any case, Mu En finally got the tacit approval of the civil affairs officer, and he could openly recruit people in the East Departure Country. At this moment, the Xinghua merchant group posted an announcement in Xilin City, leaving the country in the east, recruiting people to go to Xinghua Manor. The recruited professional talents are also specially marked and explained.

When these professionals are interested, during the interview, Mu En and other people from the Xinghua business group will tell the applicants that the people they recruit need to work in Xinghuaguo.

Regardless of whether these people who left the country agree or not. Yi Xingchen asked Mu En to write down the conditions. The treatment of going to work in Xinghua Province is not only a settling-in allowance, but also a family member can also be brought to Xinghua Province. Anyone who goes to Xinghua can get a good harvest. Moreover, those who have worked in Xinghua for a long time can obtain the status of Xinghuaguo.

After such an open recruitment, some people who left the country couldn't get along anymore, so they really agreed. However, the people who want to work in Xinghuaguo are only a few people after all. That is, there are only a dozen people, and this number makes Yi Xingchen and Mu En more disappointed.

After a few more days, the turning point came.

The exact news that the East had left the country to send troops to the Great Xia Kingdom finally came.

100,000 soldiers who left the country successfully invaded a large number of southwestern territories of Great Xia. Not only did he gain land, but he also captured a large number of slaves. These slaves, after being screened layer by layer, there are still tens of thousands of people, and they will be sold in Xilin City.

For the sake of military expenses, the royal family supported the slave trade, especially the purchase of slaves with grain.

Yi Xingchen and Mu En were very happy when they heard such news, Xinghua Kingdom had the opportunity to obtain a large number of cheap slaves with no status, and these slaves could quickly integrate into Xinghua Kingdom, which was their concern.

Therefore, Yi Xingchen had to postpone his plan to return to China and waited for five more days.

Xilin City Lord's Mansion, Ao Tianxing stood in the courtyard worriedly and sighed. In his hand was a letter from the king. In the letter, the king told Ao Tianxing with an unprecedented attitude that he had made significant progress in sending troops to the Great Xia Kingdom. It is very likely that the Eastern Departure Kingdom will cut a piece of territory from the Great Xia Kingdom. Therefore, the whole country wants to insist on the war and not withdraw troops. Not only did they leave 100,000 troops in the Great Xia Kingdom, but they were also ready to send more soldiers to the Great Xia Kingdom in a steady stream to turn the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom into the territory of the Dongli Kingdom.

However, for this war, the preparations for leaving the country were still insufficient. It was too hasty, they didn't expect civil strife in the Great Xia Kingdom at all. Therefore, the preparation of grain and grass is even more insufficient.

In Xilin City, there are already many civilians who are on the verge of death because they have no food, or no money to buy high-priced food. In order to survive, civilians even began to have to sell their sons and daughters.

This is the problem that Aotianxing is worried about.

The king wanted more food, and the people of Xilin City were bound to make matters worse.

Aotianxing is not a parent official and does not care about the safety of civilians. However, he was indeed an insightful official, and his concern was the rise of refugees and the fear that there would be civil unrest.

Once there is civil unrest, there will be chaos in the whole order.

In the beginning, Aotianxing had been trying to maintain a balance, constantly exploiting the civilians while trying not to make them completely hopeless.

Now it's different, in order to raise military rations, Aotianxing has to give up some civilians. If necessary, they even have to grab some food from the hands of civilians.

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