"Ladies and gentlemen, it's not a problem to be loyal to General Qin, it's just that his current identity is very embarrassing, and the area around Chicheng and the Yellow River waterway are considered to be illegally occupied by him, and they have not been recognized in any form by the Great Yan Imperial Court, so is it dangerous for us to follow him now." Li Bo also said.

"I think General Qin deserves to be attached." After struggling for a long time, Chong Ran stood up, "General Qin has occupied Chicheng and Shuidao for so long, and no one has taken care of it except for the Golden Mountain sent troops to fight a few months ago. Now that the Tea Horse Market is about to open, it is impossible for anyone to use force against Akagi, so Brother Li does not have to worry about safety. Chong Ran glanced at Li Bo and said.

"In addition, everyone has also seen how General Qin treats us businessmen. When we do business, the last thing we are afraid of is the word risk, and the old man plans to bet on it. With General Qin's ability, maybe he can also soar. Take 10,000 steps back, we are now loyal to General Qin, the opening of the Tea Horse Market for a few years is enough for us to earn money outside for more than ten or twenty years, even if there is anything in the future, with strength, we will resist the past. After saying that, he sat down and drank tea.

The other merchants fell silent, lost in thought. This is a big deal, if you don't owe allegiance to Qin Wang, then the benefits will naturally be discounted, if you are loyal, you won't be able to accept the benefits of others like before.

"Damn, I don't care so much, being a businessman is for money, a great opportunity is in front of you, and a fool won't seize it!" Tang Fugui suddenly slapped the table and shouted loudly. Just looking at his red palms, you can see how determined he is.

"Yes, General Qin has controlled the Yellow River and the two county towns in just a few months, he is a capable one, Lao Tzu followed!"

"Maybe General Qin has a mysterious family behind him, otherwise how could he do such a big thing as a young man, and Lao Tzu followed!"

"General Qin is benevolent and righteous, it is better to follow him than to be suppressed by those family lords in his own country!"

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With Tang Fugui taking the lead, those merchants all declared their allegiance to Qin Wang.

Chong Ran and Li Chun glanced at each other, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was really touching that the wealth was moving, and these people didn't even want their lives. But think about yourself, why are you willing to give up?

Early the next morning, Qin Forget had just gotten up.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a large number of people kneeling down at the door. It really startled Qin Wang, and he looked at it, it was those merchants who were planted, and more than fifty people were kneeling on the ground one by one.

"Plant, what are you doing here? Hurry up. Seeing this, Qin Forget strode forward and stretched out his hand to help Chongran.

Qin Forget was overjoyed in his heart, he didn't expect these people to be on the road like this, and this matter was done.

"The general has worked hard, I just found out, I'm really ashamed. Here, the old man took all his friends in the business field to make amends to the general! "Some things can't be said clearly, but it is clear that everyone's face is not good-looking, the reparation is false, and the allegiance is true.

"Haha, you don't have to be like this, what is not painstaking, just thinking about getting rich with everyone! Hurry up, everybody, and torment the boy. Qin Forget laughed and stretched out his hand to pull up Chongran.

The businessmen all stood up one after another, seeing that Qin Forget did not shirk the allegiance of his people at all, they all knew in their hearts, it seemed that they were really said by Li Lao, and this Qin Wang's plan was indeed not small.

"I think everyone knows about the relationship between me Akagi and Kazurin. Although the tea and horse market has not yet opened, they will trade with Helin now, presumably they will not refuse. Isn't there still two months left, enough for everyone to go back and forth twice, and everyone has a share of this soup. And before the opening of the Tea Horse Market, I didn't charge a penny in taxes in Akagi! "Since these people are on the road like this, Qin Forget will not be stingy with giving them benefits.

Hearing this, these people were overjoyed, and they were secretly glad that their decision was right. These merchants can't calculate how much silver they can make in two trips, but they know that just two trips can catch up with their hard work in the past two or three years.

"Thank you, General, the General is benevolent!" The merchants shouted, all from the bottom of their hearts, and they also understood that Qin Wang's giving up forty percent of the profits was equivalent to giving up millions of taels of silver, and at this time, everyone was impressed by Qin Wang's heart.

"You don't need to thank me, I understand that your strength is still very weak, take advantage of these few months, everyone can accumulate strength as soon as possible! The big challenge is still to come, how can you do the stupid thing of killing chickens to get eggs and drying up and fishing? Qin Forget smiled, "Don't stand, let's go to the hall and talk." It just so happens that I haven't had breakfast yet, so if you don't dislike it, let's have some together, okay? ”

In the hall, dozens of people sat down and waited for a while for breakfast to be ready. Qin Wang's small courtyard turned out to be where he lived with a few pro-soldiers, and it was naturally easy to cook, but there were fifty or sixty more people at once, and it was inevitable that he would be in a hurry for a while.

The merchants in the hall were once again shocked with the purple-brown crude pottery bowls in their hands. What is in that bowl, there is even some rice bran in the light yellow gruel, and instead of the fragrance of rice, there is a faint musty smell.

There are many grain merchants here, and it can be seen at a glance that this is old grain for many years. The side dishes at the meal are all old and hard wild vegetables, which cannot be chewed at all, except for a little salty, there is no taste, but it makes my throat hurt. However, after the lesson of last night, these people did not dare to say anything, and they all swallowed with sad faces.

Even scheming people like Chong Ran and Li Chun couldn't help but show expressions that were difficult to swallow. In the hall, only Qin Forget ate with relish, a mouthful of porridge and a mouthful of side dishes, and he was very happy. In the blink of an eye, I drank two large bowls in a row.

Putting down the bowl in his hand, Qin Wangcai saw the sad faces of those merchants, and smiled secretly in his heart, it seems that yesterday's mention still played a big role.

"You laughed, I'm too poor in Akagi, I'm really short of food. This kind of rice porridge is just being able to drink! Look, it's still here

There are a lot of polished rice. Qin Forget flipped over the rice grains in the bowl, looked at Chong Ran and the others and said apologetically.

"Is the general saying that the general used to eat the same as ordinary people?" Li Chun looked at Qin Wangdao in surprise. He also thought that Qin Forget was putting on a show today, so he asked this question, and just after asking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing, and he couldn't help but feel apprehensive in his heart.

"He's still talking. He eats whatever the common people eat. Tree bark, grass roots, wild vegetables, coarse grains, what haven't you eaten? It's just now that I eat a decent bowl of rice porridge, just this handful of polished rice, or considering that he is now seriously injured and has not healed, give him nutrition, and the rest, he doesn't agree anyway, he has to share the suffering with the people! Qin Forget didn't speak, and Chen Wan'er next to her complained endlessly, looking at Qin Wang's eyes full of reproach.

Chong Ran and the others were even more surprised, their faces full of disbelief. It's unimaginable that the actual controller of Akagi has lived such a hard life.

"There's a puzzle below, I don't know if to talk about it or not?" Li Bo hesitated, but still spoke.

"Old Li, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Qin Forget said unmindfully.

"As far as I know, although the population of Akagi is now larger, it seems that there is no shortage of food. Counting what we have shipped this time, I am afraid that it should be 1.6 million stones, enough for the population of 300,000 in Chicheng for three years, why should General Qin suffer so much about himself? Li Bo voiced his doubts.

"Yes, there is indeed so much food. But now the population of Akagi is still growing day by day, and once the tea and horse market opens, I am afraid that there will be more, not more saving, and when the time comes, it will be troublesome. Besides, I have more than 100,000 laborers in Akagi who are doing extremely heavy work, and if I don't let them eat well, how can I have the strength to work? To tell you the truth, except for strong laborers and children, everyone else in Akagi usually eats this kind of stale grain brown rice, which is also a matter of no choice. Forget that you are afraid of poverty, and you are afraid of hunger, and you don't save more life-saving food, so you panic in your heart. Qin Forget laughed bitterly at himself and said slowly.

Qin Wang's words made several people ponder, they would rather eat bran vegetables themselves, but also rule the people to eat and drink enough, and also know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace and take precautions.

Qin forgot this person, what was he trying to do?

"General Gao Yi, I am willing to do my part, and I will voluntarily add two percent more profits to the general!" Li Chun didn't know why, an impulse surged in his heart, and he clenched his fists and said to Qin Wang.

"Elder Li is right, I'll add another two percent if I volunteer!" The other merchants around also reacted and said with their fists clenched.

Qin Forget looked at their sincere eyes, and a trace of emotion flashed in his heart, who said that businessmen were nine traitors? These people in front of them are affectionate and righteous, and they are warm-hearted.

"Thank you for your kindness, but Qin has always been a good talker, and he will never ask for more profits. You know my purpose, I just want you to grow stronger as soon as possible. Also, I have a great gift for you! That's the Chamber of Commerce! ”

"Chamber of Commerce?" The merchants were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking.