Businessmen are profit-seekers, if the interests are compared to an egg with a seam, then the businessman is a swarm of flies, looking for a place with a seam to sting.

Before this, Xizhou was naturally a seamed egg in their eyes, and they were excited and happy, and they were happy that this only seamed egg was discovered by them first, originally just to send a batch of masonry to build a house in Xizhou, but unintentionally inserted willow and found that there were huge business opportunities brewing here, not only can they sit safely in the monopoly of the liquor business, but also their own caravans can be protected by the elite forbidden army of the Tang Dynasty in the future, which can be described as a lot of harvest.

However, upon hearing that Xizhou was about to face war, several businessmen began to waver again.

In the final analysis, this is the nature of businessmen, and it is not a bad nature, it is the instinct of human beings to seek good fortune and avoid evil, but businessmen show it more extreme and naked.

The people sitting in the courtyard of the pavilion are all famous businessmen inside and outside the Yumen Pass, and that Yan released the rumor to ask for bricks and stones according to Li Su's arrangement, this rumor is still grounded, to put it bluntly, it is a bureau under Li Subu from the beginning of transporting bricks and stones, but this bureau is a win-win game, Li Su does not have the intention of harming anyone, of course, except for blackmailing Na Yan to build a house for him for free, this ...... belongs to the scope of friendship, the kind of friendship that manages Bao's friendship.

Several big businessmen do big and small business, small business casually throw tens of thousands of yuan, lose money and make a smile or sigh, and then live how the life should be, but this business in Xizhou is a huge business in their eyes, so huge that it is impossible to rely on a single person here to eat.

From outside the Yumen Pass, to the liquor trade in the thirty-six small countries in the Western Regions, and the unimpeded Silk Road, these two things combined were a great temptation for merchants, and this temptation was probably enough to make them willing to take out their mothers-in-law and concubines in exchange. Then he is still polite and sincere to outsiders.

There is no doubt that the businessmen of this era can be absolutely ruthless to their own women, but they are impeccable to outsiders, typical of split personalities. And it's a collective split.

The nature of businessmen is like this, if it is advantageous, it is tended, and if it is not profitable, it is avoided, Xizhou was originally an absolutely profitable place for them, but once it was stained with the word "war", no matter how big the interests were, they did not dare to move forward, after all, money and life are important, this group of guys with split personalities still have a clear difference.

The silence in the courtyard continued. No one spoke, everyone was moving their minds. The two businessmen raised their heads and opened their mouths, but finally sighed and lowered their heads to continue to be silent, but the hesitation fell into the eyes of others, and everyone understood what they wanted to say.

In fact, all the merchants in the courtyard were almost the same mind, and they all wanted to retreat.

The most calm is Na Yan, the real situation in Xizhou. He knows better than anyone else, even better than Li Su. The crisis that Xizhou is facing today is simply concocted by his cousin.

Looking at everyone's silence with cold eyes, the corners of Nayan's mouth hooked, and he quickly returned to normal.

Gong Hu couldn't hold back at first, turned his head to stare at Na Yan, and said, "Brother Na Yan, does Xizhou really want to engage a foreign enemy?" ”

Na Yan nodded expressionlessly: "Not bad." If there is a war, it will be as short as a few months or as long as half a year. ”

Everyone's faces changed again.

Gong Hu leaned forward slightly, and said, "I don't know which country in the Western Regions is at war?" ”

Gong Hu still has an extra heart in the end.

In war, there will naturally be enemies and me. Before the war, it is very important to figure out who the enemy is, if it is just a small country army such as Gaochang and Yanqi to attack Xizhou, then the probability of winning Xizhou is obviously not small, the probability of winning the war can directly affect the size of the investment risk data, and the size of the investment risk directly affects their decision to go or stay, so the question asked by Gong Hu is very important.

Five pairs of expectant eyes stared at Na Yan's face, Na Yan sighed secretly, and said with a wry smile: "Turkic, Qiuzi, maybe Gaochang, Yanqi, etc., there will probably be a small half of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions who will join forces and point to the city of Xizhou!" ”

Everyone gasped, and their faces became more and more ugly.

From the moment they entered the city, the merchants saw that the city wall of Xizhou could be broken down with a soak of urine, and now it was about to face more than a dozen small countries, not to mention the attack of tens of thousands of people, how could this city be defended?

Everyone looked at each other, and their eyes conveyed the same signal.

It's dangerous! Almost got caught!

The beard was silent, but the expressions of everyone fell exactly in his eyes, and then, a trace of inscrutable light flashed in his eyes.

Decisively withdrawing and retreating, it is the decision of most of the businessmen in the yard at this moment, there is no way, they are just powerless businessmen, one by one, they are full of fat, and the interests are tempting, but they can't afford to play when they are involved in war.

said that it was "most", of course, it did not mean all, and there were still two people in the courtyard whose eyes were still hesitating, Gong Hu and Hu Shang named Guza.

Everyone's life choices are different, seeking good fortune and avoiding evil is a way to live, and seeking wealth and danger is also a way to live.

It is precisely because there are thousands of different ways to live that the world is so varied and so exciting.

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Wang Zhu angrily broke into the tent.

Li Su was burying his head in writing and drawing on the table, I don't know what he was busy with, and when he saw Wang Zhu breaking in without greeting him, Li Su put down his pen and sighed helplessly.

In the barracks, the nature of the random intrusion into the commander's tent is probably the same as that of Lin Chong, the head of the forbidden army, who broke into the White Tiger Hall.

"Bullied by Zheng Xiaolou again?" Li Su looked enlightened and contemptuous, glanced at him with slanted eyes, and sighed: "Wang Zhuan, you calculate yourself, it's been almost a year since you set off from Chang'an, right?" How many times have you been bullied by him? Isn't it amazing? It's time for you to fight to get back face, you have the ability to beat him all over the ground to find teeth, and I will buy a bearded girl from the slave market as a coach to reward you. ”

Wang Zhu was so angry that he stomped his feet and said angrily: "You are still in the mood to say cool things!" Those merchants are gone! ”

Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then said in astonishment: "Ran away? Why did they run away? ”

"Nayan sent people to report that they had heard that Xizhou was about to be attacked by foreign enemies. So they were all frightened, and they packed up their things early in the morning, and led the caravan out of the city in a covert ......" Wang Zhu gritted his teeth and said angrily: "This group of snobs, there is no good thing!" No wonder the world looks down on them, it turns out that they really have nothing to look up to! ”

Li Su's expression also became a little disappointed. Frowning and pondering for a moment, he said, "All gone?" None of the five merchants left? ”

"There were two left, one named Gong Hu, and the other Hu Shang named Guzha, they didn't leave, but this morning when Master Qian advanced money to them according to your instructions, these two people pushed left and right, found a bunch of bad reasons, and didn't give a penny in the end...... Hum! They're not a good thing either! ”

Li Su smiled. The disappointed look gradually relaxed, and said with a smile: "Predict the consequences of everything, and plan for the worst, but look at the facts that have happened, and look at the most optimistic and hopeful place, this is the way of life, Confucianism is modest, and Taoism is inactive." Buddhism karma is almost the same thing. Therefore, what we see in our eyes now should not be a few who have run, but a few people who have stayed, who have been left behind. They are true friends, and the people who run away are also a division of trenches, and we should thank them for choosing to run away at this moment, so as not to cause us greater losses. As for the two who stayed, it doesn't matter if they don't give money, since they haven't left, it means that they are still reluctant to benefit Xizhou, which means that they are still hesitating and waiting......"

Li Su's tone suddenly paused when he said this, and he couldn't help but sigh when he looked at Wang Zhuan's blinking bull's eyes.

Well, this life principle is in vain, obviously this guy didn't understand it at all, leading the cow to play the piano to it is better than saying the great truth of life, maybe the cow will dance if you play it.

Seeing that Li Su didn't speak, Wang Zhu also reviewed his understanding, and then suddenly realized: "I understand!" You mean to say that the two who stayed were real friends, right? Mmmm, I understand. ”

Li Su said perfunctorily and weakly: "That's right, they are true friends......"

Wang Zhuan's curiosity at this time suddenly burst: "So, what should these two true friends do if they refuse to give money?" ”

"It's very simple, send troops and horses into the city, loot their caravans, and rob the wealth but not the sex......"

Wang Zhu was so happy that he was eager to try: "Really? Can it really be? Are you sure? ”

As he spoke, Wang Zhu turned around and ran out, seemingly preparing to find Jiang Quan to transfer troops, and he was about to do a business.

"Come back......" Li Su hurriedly grabbed his sleeve, it was so dangerous, if this one was not pulled, the consequences might be ...... Make a fortune?

"Let's do something serious," Li Su sighed...... "There is not much time left for us, and it is only right that we must fight day and night." ”

Wang Zhu scratched his head: "Don't you say how do I know what to do?" ”

Li Su thought for a while and said: "It's better to ask for others than for yourself, waiting for the two businessmen who stayed behind to pay the money, I don't know what year and month it will be, if they rob them openly...... It seems to be a little shameless, so let's not count on them, you immediately go out and pick a neat and dexterous sergeant from the riding camp, give him three camels to ride in turn, and rush back to Chang'an City day and night, bring someone from Chang'an City for me, and go to Taiping Village to meet my father by the way, move half of my family's treasury, and then rush back to Xizhou with people and money non-stop...... Since I can't count on others, I'll do it myself! ”

Wang Zhu was curious: "Who to bring from Chang'an City?" ”

"Do you remember that millizhou cloth merchant named Sun Pinggui? The green vegetables I made in the greenhouse, and the plain cloth on top is his family's ......."

Wang Zhu nodded quickly: "Remember, the profiteer who sold rotten cloth heads." ”

Li Su glanced at him, and wanted to help Sun Pinggui explain, but after thinking about it, he didn't bother to explain, anyway, he didn't scold himself.

"That's right, it's that person, compared with those merchants in Xizhou City, Sun Pinggui is more or less an old acquaintance, I, Li Sushang, rushed to give others benefits, but others were scared away, running faster than a dog, and those who stayed were also grinding to see the direction of the wind, even so, Feishui simply did not leave outsiders to farm, I will do this business."

Wang Zhu agreed, turned around and walked out.

Li Su stopped him again, hesitated for a long time, and said, "By the way, let the people who go back visit the Lu Guo Mansion and the Langya County Mansion......"

"What are you doing in their house if you have nothing to do?"

Li Su sighed: "I didn't do anything, just visit Uncle Cheng and Uncle Niu, and greet the Cheng family and the Niu family on my behalf......"

After a pause, Li Su's face showed an extremely tired look and said, "I'm alone in Xizhou...... It's very hard, this kind of hard work can't be said to outsiders, and I can taste all the flavors of the world, so I know how happy I was when I was spoiled......"

Wang Zhu said dumbfoundedly: "But...... Your hard work, the two old princes don't know......"

Li Su waved his hand weakly: "Go, ask someone to visit them when I go back to Chang'an, the two uncles treat me like a nephew, the people I sent to visit me, even if they don't say anything, they also know my difficulties, I really need help now, if nothing happens, Uncle Cheng and Uncle Niu will not stand idly by, the generals of the two prefectures have more than 1,000 people, even if it is inconvenient for them to mobilize the soldiers and horses of Yumen Pass, they only send their respective generals to Xizhou to help me, I will not work as hard as I am now......"

Seeing the rare look of tiredness on Li Su's face, Wang Zhu finally realized that he was really tired.

His lips twitched a few times, and Wang Zhu said: "Li Su, you are not a stupid person, since you were transferred to Xizhou, with your cleverness, you can always find a reason to go back to Chang'an, when you made that long fu to arouse Your Majesty's anger, after nearly a year, Your Majesty's anger should almost disappear, maybe just a letter to your Majesty, he will transfer you back to Chang'an, why don't you do it?" You should know that if you really want to leave Xizhou, away from the land of right and wrong, there is no way to do it......"

Li Su sighed: "Leaving Xizhou, I can think of no less than ten ways in the blink of an eye, but after leaving Xizhou, am I really safe?" Is it really far from right and wrong? Is it really easy to stay in Chang'an? Do you remember how many life-threatening times I encountered in Chang'an last year alone? Although the world is big, where is the real pure land, the happy land? ”

"But...... You stay in the Western State ......"

"The reason why I still stay in Xizhou, and do my best to do all this for Xizhou before the great enemy comes, is actually to see how much I can do, how far I can go, whether what I do is useful to Xizhou, and ......."

Li Su's tone suddenly became excited: "Also, I came to this world and am used to the days of going with the flow, but I still want to try the taste of going against the current!" ”

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PS: It's still a big chapter.,No way.,I have to remind it every day.,Because many friends are now using the mobile phone client to read books.,Don't prompt the number of words at all.,And then say how can it be more cloudy.,How wronged am I...... (To be continued......)