In the city of Western Xinjiang, although the prosperity is not as good as the capital, it is extremely reassuring. The wealth of the capital is short-lived, fleeting like a phantom, and what he brings to the people of the city is countless crises under the glory of the eyes. The city of Xijiang belongs to the Central Plains, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and they do their jobs, which shows how important a strategic king is.

Chu Lingran left the barracks early the next morning and went to the city of Western Xinjiang with He Qiyu to find out, leaving Liu Ren and Mu Ruoying to watch the changes. For a whole day, the army stationed outside the city of Western Xinjiang did not hear the slightest signal that the troops were ready to send troops, except for the news of the movement of troops in the Central Plains. A large enough team to take the entire western frontier in an instant has been under the city for three days, and the king of the western frontier seems to have no concern for their intentions at all, and even the people of the western frontier have never met each other, only heard that since the first day they came, the people of the western frontier have been ordered to be forbidden to go out of the city gate.

How could the city gate in the western frontier trap Chu Lingran and He Qiyu, they quietly entered the city, and each went to two places separately, Qinglou and Gambling House. Mu Ruoying is right, there are only two places in the world where there is information from all over the world and what is willing to be declared is lust and greed, which is human nature.

He Qiyu took twenty taels of silver and went to the gambling house, he pretended to be a gentleman with a declining family according to the plan with Mu Lingran, and sure enough, as soon as he entered the gambling house, he was stopped by several people from the underground bank, and began to play He Qiyu's idea.

"Yo, I've never seen you here, are you going to play something big or small today?"

As soon as they saw that He Qiyu was a new face, with the appearance of a scholar of Vinod, they knew in their hearts that they could make a lot of money on this boy today, and the money bank and the gambling house were actually not separated, and those who had been counting on getting rich in the gambling house throughout the ages were just foolish jokes. Here, how many people have sunk and lost their entire wealth in order to make their business grow stronger and stronger. In the gambling house, it is never as simple as a gambling word, but once you step into that step, you just step by step to get the pleasure of some benefits and then go to a darker hell.

"Play some... Small ones are fine. ”

He Qiyu has always been accustomed to pretending to be an idle prince, and he has been understanding people's hearts since he was eight years old, and it is just easy for him to be a gentleman with a fallen family. His acting skills deceived everyone in the gambling house, so even if there was a new face in Xijiang, even if the king of Xijiang ordered that no one should enter or leave the city gate of Xijiang, his family did not think of He Qiyu's existence.

"Brother is here for the first time?"

Those few people aimed at He Qiyu's well-dressed and scholarly family, how could there be an old mansion left in the house for him to sell, so they continued to investigate.

"Yes, if you want to win, even if you lose... It's good that you can bear it at home. ”

When they heard that He Qiyu came to the gambling house for the first time, they didn't know the rules of the gambling house, and they heard that he had twenty taels of silver in his hand, how could they be willing to give up this business?

"Brother listen to a persuasion, you take twenty taels and put them in the archway today, and you will lose a fine light in half an hour, you borrow a million from me, go to the second floor, and if you lose, we want you to pay back one hundred and fifty, but if you win, it will be two thousand taels of silver. This business, my brother calculates it in his own heart, but is it still worth it? ”

How could He Qiyu care about the two thousand taels of silver? But he pretended to be interested but hesitant, waiting for those people to be the last agitation, the more natural this scene is, the less likely it is that the king of Xijiang will suspect Liu Ren.

"Brother, I'm going to make up my mind... Otherwise, you can just have fun here. ”

They pretended to leave, and these tricks were really like juggling in front of He Qiyu. He Qiyu thought to himself, if Mu Ruoying saw this scene, she would probably laugh out loud.

"Slow! That's it! ”

Sure enough, He Qiyu lost 1.2 million taels of silver in an hour, and those little guys who originally wanted to greet with smiling faces now changed their faces and waited for him to return the 150 taels of silver on the first floor early. He Qiyu pretended to be panicked and timid, and the plan was implemented step by step here, before he and Chu Lingran's real purpose began.

"If you lose, you have to pay back! For this one hundred and fifty taels, do you plan to sell the ancestral house or exchange one of your arms? ”

They set up a posture early in the morning, and the three or five brothers took He Qiyu down, He Qiyu held back his heartfelt disgust for those fireworks villains, and was subdued by them so obediently.

"But... But my ancestral home was sold to a pharmacy merchant three years ago. I'm now... The most valuable thing in the whole body is a pair of your own calligraphy and paintings at home. ”

"What? You don't have an ancestral home? Dressed like a dog! Then we won't be able to recover the principal, and your arm will not be recovered! ”

He Qiyu's words really angered them, they thought that this down-and-out son in the capital would have a big mansion, who would have thought that this person was so poor that he was so poor. Originally, their 100 taels were divided into 55 taels with this money bank, if this is the case, they still lost 50 taels today, and they are used to wandering in the rivers and lakes, and there is no reason for them to lose money.

"Slowly, slowly! I... I may have one thing that my brothers are interested in, and the market value is priceless. ”

He Qiyu calculated that the time was about the same, and he explained through their hands that he had forbidden flowers in Western Xinjiang and Rakshasa flowers. When the Western Xinjiang was not under the jurisdiction of the king of the Western Frontier, the people loved to smoke the Western Xinjiang flowers to sink into the dream, which was the fun of those rich sons and green buildings. It's just that as soon as the king of Xijiang ascended the throne, he immediately cut off all the rakshasa flowers, which undoubtedly cost them their lives for those who are addicted. Now that the black market has recovered the last few rakshasa flower seeds at a high price, they have been sold to an immeasurable extent, and He Qiyu is now throwing out a large number of them, for the entire black market, it will definitely attract the attention of the king of Xijiang when it spreads among the people.

"Oh? Tell me, what do you have worth a hundred and fifty taels? ”

"I'm actually not a native of Western Xinjiang, half a moon came here to travel and paint, and I should have left the city, but I was locked up here by your king, and I couldn't step out of the city gate for half a step. I came from the Central Plains half a year ago, and by chance I got a few rakshasa flowers. ”

"You have a rakshasa seed?"

Those who originally looked down on a poor scholar could have any valuable treasures worth the one hundred and fifty taels of silver, but now they completely changed their attitude, and immediately let go of the hands that subdued He Qiyu, behaving as respectfully as when he first entered the gambling house. The greed in the world can be so impressive that it can be regarded as an eye-opening for He Qiyu.

"Yes, can I change it?"

"Absolutely!"

As for Chu Lingran, his face did not look like a man who would enter and leave the Qinglou and a general beggar who was full of anger, if he entered and exited the Qinglou, he would inevitably attract the attention of the guests, so he changed his face in the morning. When he came to the Qinglou, he only pretended to be a rich boy who lingered in beauty, and as soon as he entered the door, he took out a thousand taels of silver tickets.

"Quick! Let the rain and dew come! I want her today! ”

Chu Lingran had sent someone to the city to inquire earlier, and the most beautiful person in the Western Xinjiang City belonged to Yulu. I heard that she was worth a thousand dollars overnight, so she was so arrogant that she only received one guest in January. Chu Lingran deliberately picked a day, and Yulu had already received a guest that month. What he wants is the entire Qinglou people, and they all realize how rich he is.

"Yo, this lord, aren't you a local? Rain and dew... This month is set, can you come and ask at the beginning of next month? ”

Seeing that the woman who hurried down from the second floor was the owner of this green building. The appearance of the wind and dust is by no means a woman who will be surprised for a single thousand taels, Chu Lingran understood, so he took out ten thousand taels from his arms and threw them on the ground.

"The grandfather is decided today, just a servant, if it is not enough, the grandfather has more silver tickets!"

The western frontier is not richer than the capital, where have you seen the handwriting of spending 10,000 taels for a night of spring breeze, the eyes of the guests in the hall turned to Chu Lingran by the way, and even the old bustard who was originally dealing with driving her away, at this time began to probe Chu Lingran up and down. The woman quickly picked up the silver ticket on the ground, that was her income for a year, how could she not provoke people?

"Yo, for the sake of Ye'er's sincerity in making such a generous move, I will help you lobby for a handful of rain and dew!"

In fact, everyone knows that the girl in this Qinglou, the so-called Qinggao is just a trick to seduce men, and today's rain and dew must be Chu Lingran's. But even if it was inevitable, Chu Lingran didn't give up, he threw out another 10,000 taels of silver tickets and stuffed them in Lao Bustard's book.

"What lobbying does not lobby! I have money, can I do it tonight, you say? ”

That old bustard has lived for so long in his life, and he has never seen such a generous guest, 20,000 taels of silver tickets, and he has no mercy in it, even if Chu Lingran is not from Western Xinjiang, where did he get such a handicraft? She looked Chu Lingran up and down, not that she thought he was such a shrewd businessman, if he came from the capital, he could spend 20,000 taels in the Beijing Embroidery Pavilion, which was the first in the world, why should he be like this here?

"That's... It must be possible! Wait a minute, I'll let Yulu arrange it! ”

When the old bustard went up to the second floor, the guests were in an uproar, and they wanted to stop talking, but they were unwilling to stop there. They always felt that Chu Lingran's net worth behind spending this money so easily must be immeasurable, that is, he must have other ways to make money, and they wanted to visit it no matter what.

"Brother Ren is so generous! It must be a businessman with a high status in Beijing, can you bring your younger brothers in the future? ”

After a while, they couldn't help but ask, if they could get Chu Lingran's guidance, they thought that there would be some way to get rich. began to make a respectful appearance, most of the people who lingered in this green building were some gentlemen, with the illusion of turning over overnight to waste their time.

"Hey! Then you think highly of me! Truth be told, I've got it... I thought it wasn't worth a few bucks, but I didn't expect to go to the black market a few days ago and sell them for a sky-high price, but I only sold two... Wouldn't it be beautiful to be able to change to a girl? ”

Chu Lingran didn't say this, but he also made it clear, looking at the world, in addition to the life-saving fairy grass, only the Rakshasa flower could be sold at a sky-high price in the western frontier, and he didn't expect that the people in front of him were mediocre in appearance, but there were flowers they asked for day and night. In this way, there were two more rakshasa seeds on the black market, and their greedy and eager eyes were suddenly rekindled. That Rakshasa flower seed... It's been five years since they've been untainted, and now when they think about it, they're like ants and want to indulge in the pleasure that the rakshasa flower brings them.

"But... But the Rakshasa flower seed? How many strains do you have? Can you sell it to us? ”

"Yes, yes, yes! That's the name, what is it? But can it save lives? You all listened to it, and you were all so excited? ”

Chu Lingran made an expression that was unknown to the stranger, waiting for those individuals to take the bait, how could he not know that the fragility of the human heart was so afraid of death, not to mention the pain that made their life worse than death? For liberation, for short-term pleasures, they are willing to expend all their strength to get the morbid liberation of longing.

"Shall I ask Your Excellency for 10,000 taels?"

"Do you have it now?" Take us right away! I'll give you 20,000 taels, and I'll ask for them all. ”

Suddenly, a full hall of young men of the Qinglou rushed towards him like crazy, their greedy and eager gazes, just like a dying patient when he grabbed the last herb, all his belongings, the ancestral house of the third generation, can only be exchanged for a maximum of five plants, but they are still willing to pay everything for the Rakshasa flower seed. This is Chu Lingran... Want to cause agitation.

Chu Lingran didn't want to stay in the Qinglou for a long time, so he agreed to the guests' request, and without waiting for the bustard to come down, he took them to his residence, Chu Lingran brought a hundred Rakshasa flower seeds, about half of the net worth of the people in Western Xinjiang. In the entire Western Xinjiang, now half of the economic context is in the hands of Chu Lingran, in the hands of a general who won the Central Plains, how can Li Mingjian calm down? To continue to wait and see?

At dusk, He Qiyu and Chu Lingran's Rakshasa flower seeds were completely thrown to the territory of Western Xinjiang, and every addict who had ever smoked Rakshasa flower seeds was now crazy and sold their belongings, just for that short-term happiness. It can be seen that in this world, the most fragile and dark thing is only the human heart.

They quietly returned to the camp, just waiting for night to fall, and the entire Western Xinjiang Royal City fell into the slump of the past, and tomorrow morning, Li Mingjian would find that half of the entire Western Xinjiang economy was now in Chu Lingran's hands. Tomorrow, the king of Western Xinjiang will come to the military land in person, and in this battle, Chu Lingran will have the upper hand in the end. The covenant of the two kings, once it is established, Chu Lingran will take the thirty-six countries on the frontier with a large army, but it is just around the corner.