Chapter 32: The Righteous Merchant: Hooneda

Honeda, an authentic Iranian businessman, like most people who don't want to die for money, Honeda borrowed a full $10,000 from a loan shark and opened a small shop in his hometown of Hamadan.

This guy sells everything: spicy strips, old godmothers, clothes, fake cigarettes, fake wine, and even a few weapons!

With his eight-sided exquisiteness, he had a good life, but unfortunately, a grenade suddenly fell from the sky and blew up his small shop, and Horneda, who was lucky enough to pick up a small life because of the delivery of goods, was instantly left with nothing, and was even hunted down because he was unable to repay the loan shark.

Just as Honeda was about to flee the Iranian border, a missile suddenly exploded on his mountainside a kilometer away, causing the mountain to collapse, and he fell off the plateau with a rockfall.

......

When he came to his senses, he found that he was lucky to be hanging on a tree, and an old man in simple clothes was rescuing him.

A few days later, with a clever tongue of his own, he finally figured out his location, background and age

In 184 A.D., the city of Mulu in the east of the Rest Empire!

Mulu City is an important commercial city in peace, and the Silk Road "and several important branch roads pass through it."

Over the course of five months, Horneda managed to gain the absolute trust of the old man Shoe, and with the help of two gold coins, he became Shoe's distant nephew, an officially certified Kushan.

Schey, an elderly merchant whose only son also ran away to join the army, had recently died in the war with Rome, and Heaven had sent Horneda to him in his saddest and most helpless moments.

It's a gift from God!

He thinks so.

And Horneda's performance did not disappoint the old man, an endless stream of sales methods, strange but effective, the price of the item is much higher than the value, but the buyers flock to it, and when trading with distant merchants, it is clear that the price is cut very hard, but it can make both parties happy, this is a talent.

After much thought, Schey shouted to Horneda, who had greeted the customers at the door of the store

"Horneda, come here"

"Ah~, here it is"

Hearing the call, Horneda hurriedly trotted over, and this old man, who was very kind to him, he would not slack off in the slightest.

Looking at the spiritual guy who has always been very sincere and respectful to himself, Schee is even more satisfied.

"You take what is out there"

Schee said, gesturing to the plank under the counter

Hearing this, Horneda frowned and did not act.

"You already knew, didn't you?"

Schoy smiled

"I found it, but I didn't steal it, it's really good, it's good~"

Schey looked relieved and smiled even more

"Go, my child, take it out"

Seeing that Schee didn't mean to hurt himself in the slightest, Honeda turned around and closed the store first, then walked to the counter, opened the plank on the ground, and took out a wooden box inside with great difficulty, and put it in front of Shoe.

He seemed to have guessed what this old man wanted to do~

Sure enough, Schey took out a key from his arms, calmly opened the wooden box, gently stroked a handful of gold coins that emitted a dark yellow glow inside, and grabbed a handful of gold coins, tossed them up and down, making a crisp and charming metal crashing sound.

Since the gold coin bloomed, although Horneda's eyes did not stare at the box, there was always a trace of sight falling in it, although the eyes were calm, but the trace of desire and greed in the depths could not escape the old eyes of Shoe, who had experienced more than half a century and seen all kinds of things in the world!

(Well, it's not bad, it's not scary to have a greedy heart, it's scary not to hide and control.) After all, greed is the only way to become a successful businessman~)

Looking at Hoeida, who looked like an honest man in front of him, Schee nodded secretly, reached out and pushed the wooden box, and said softly

"This~, it's yours"

(What?) )

Horneda was startled, and without waiting for him to think about it, Schey continued

"Not only this, but also this small shop, it's all yours, happy, hehe~"

Looking at Horneda with a stunned face, Schey smiled like a child after a tricky adult.

(I thought that Lao Sheyi was planning to give me the capital and let me start my own business, but I didn't expect it~~)

Horneda was really surprised, and opened his mouth, only to find that there seemed to be a warm astringent gas in his throat, and he couldn't say a word. Both parents died, and he grew up in an orphanage, never thinking that someone would give everything for him.

Horneda lowered his head and gritted his teeth tightly, he didn't want those things in his eyes to roll down, he had sworn when he was six years old that he would never shed that useless thing!

"Oops"

Schee slowly stood up from the blanket with her cane and patted Horneda on the shoulder

"I can see that you are a child with big ambitions, but unfortunately, I am too old to help you. From now on, do what you want, and I'll support you. ”

During this time, Horneda has done many things that Schey couldn't understand: helping disabled veterans for free, giving alms to street children who are begging everywhere, helping caravans that have been robbed and have nothing, and writing words that he can't read every day....

Looking at the somewhat gaunt back of the old man who turned around and walked to the inner room, Horneda's heart was blocked for a while

(I won't let you down, I used to be powerless in that world.) Now, with 2,000 years of advanced knowledge, I will stand at the top of this world! )

At the beginning, Horneda thought that with enough money, he could get everything he wanted and live a good life, so he worked hard to make money. But a grenade instantly made him understand how fragile money is in the face of power! This time, money will be a prop for him to gain power.

And he has seen the charm of power for a long time, those scum with guns on their backs eat and drink in his shop at will, drag the girls they like into the dark alleys at will, and take everything they like at will!

Honeda, whose heart was burning, re-placed the box full of gold coins, opened the door again, raised his head slightly, and squinted to enjoy the warm, warm, and free sunshine.

(Rest in peace, yes?) Wait for me, the journey will start from Mulu! )

It has to be said that Mulu City is a very good novice village, as a commercial powerhouse, there are caravans from the mysterious East, their silk is the best-selling and the most expensive and profitable item, and even the lowest silk can be equivalent to silver coins.

There were knights from the northern Kushan who brought furs, livestock, and dairy goods in exchange for a large amount of food

With a heavy silk fetish patient who ventured from Rome, these guys have a hopelessly incorrigible penchant for silk.

Naturally, there is information from all over the world, and those imps who are begging are Honecka's best ears. Gathering a lot of wealth, that's what Honeda is best at. And wealth, as long as it is used well, can easily buy the loyalty of some people, such as: retired soldiers, abandoned slaves, homeless outcasts, and even brave foreign knights!

A few months later, with Honeda's various "selfless" dedications, the people of Mulu City began to call him: Yishang