Morgen City, like Aihui City, is one of the "Seven Towns Outside the Border" of the Northeast Frontier, and is the throat road for the border to enter the interior in history. "Shengjing Tongzhi" said that it "bears mountains in the north, borders fertile fields in the south, rivers and rivers are belted, and the upper and lower are pivotal".

There are three theories about the origin of Mergen, one is that Morgen (also known as Muliji) is Mongolian (also said to be Manchu), and the Chinese means "good shooting", that is, "a person who is good at hunting" or "Jingneng" and "wise man". Second, it is said that the Mergen comes from the Murgen River in the east of Nenjiang City. The third said that the well was dug here during the Kangxi period, and a stone was occasionally obtained, and its surface was Mo Lai Gen in the Tang Dynasty, and it was rumored that the sound was Mo Ergen.

Morgen was the cradle of the indigenous peoples living by the water, Kangxi 25 years (that is, 1686) later, the Eight Banners, the Sailor Camp, the Guanzhuang, the post station, etc., began to prosper, the early station residents were mostly the children of the soldiers, the old department of the three feudatories and the flow of people.

The initial construction of the city of Morgan covers an area of 1.04 square kilometers, adopts the inner city and outer outline system, with a circumference of 8.5 li, and one gate on the east, west, and south sides, and two gates on the north side.

After more than 200 years of development, the city of Morgan has also expanded, with thousands of households and tens of thousands of people living in the city, and the city has already become a prosperous frontier city.

Walking in the city of Morgan, watching people coming and going, a prosperous and peaceful appearance, Yue Weihua sighed in his heart.

Historically, on August 3, 1900, the Tsarist Russian three-way army besieged Aihui City, and on the same day, the Aihui ancient name was burned, and then the Tsarist Russian North Road army chased all the way, in the battle of Beidaling on August 10, the North Road commander left wing chief Yang Fengxiang was martyred, and then the Tsarist Russian army went all the way south, invaded Morgan on August 18, looted the city, and then set fire to burn the entire Mergen City to ashes, and did not even leave any ruins in later generations for people to hang, Only the chronicles of history record the suffering and shame of this land.

Now, because Yue Weihua was born out of thin air, he led the Black Dragon Army to block the first wave of attacks of Tsarist Russia, so that the army of Tsarist Russia on the North Road was not able to descend in a cluster, Aihui City was still standing there, and Morgan City was naturally unharmed, but Yue Weihua knew that this was all temporary.

Tsarist Russia's more than 100,000 troops invaded the three eastern provinces in five ways, even if Yue Weihua can change the fate of the road for a while, but with the current strength of the Black Dragon Army, how can it be possible to fully compete with Tsarist Russia, then, history, will it still come, Aihui City and Morgan City, will it still be difficult to escape the doom?

Yue Weihua shook his head helplessly, not thinking about these helpless and sad things, sighed, and said secretly in his heart: "It's useless to think too much, it's better to do a good job in the present, work hard, perhaps, there will be a miracle." ”

"Commander, do you have something on your mind?" Ling Hui saw that as soon as Yue Weihua entered the city, his face was a little uncertain, so he asked carefully.

"Well, it's nothing, everything is up to you when it comes to procurement, but I mean, you don't have to worry too much about the price, we have to make a quick decision, and I hope to be able to finish the sweep in one day today." Yue Weihua commanded.

"Commander, there should be no problem, this procurement, the main thing is grain, and the grain merchants actually like to do the most is a large single business, as long as our price is not too low, it is usually easier to reach a deal, besides, we divide the road at the same time, and avoid the grain merchants in tandem, I think half a day to complete the purchase of grain, but the commander may have to work harder." Ling Hui replied.

"Well, it's not hard work, it's just a little more running."

The group walked and talked, and after a few minutes, they came to a grain store, which was the largest grain merchant in Murgen City, Xue's grain store, according to Ling Hui's investigation yesterday, their existing grain stock alone could reach as much as 10,000 quintals.

"Eh, isn't this our big customer?"

As soon as Ling Hui stepped into the grain shop, the guys and shopkeepers in the store all came out, because yesterday Ling Hui specially paid a deposit of 1,000 taels of silver in order to show his sincerity, and now the price of rice, even if it is sold in bulk, it is only 1.5 taels of silver, so 1,000 taels of silver, that can buy at least more than 600 taels of grain, and this is only a deposit, of course, this is a big customer.

"Shopkeeper Xue, this is my proprietor, Young Master Yue." Ling Hui introduced.

"Young Master Yue, look up for a long time." Shopkeeper Xue hurriedly bowed his hand.

For the so-called long-term admiration of these shopkeepers, Yue Weihua naturally ignored them directly, and then said bluntly: "Shopkeeper Xue, Yue is a cool person, here is to buy grain, the deposit was also paid by the shopkeeper Ling yesterday, can you let the guys of your shop take Yue to your granary to have a look, as for the price, Shopkeeper Ling can be in charge." ”

"Of course, of course, why not."

The smile on the shopkeeper Xue's face was even stronger, first look at the grain is negotiating the price, this is originally the procedure of a large transaction, of course, Ling Hui also personally went to the warehouse yesterday to inspect the grain, but Yue Weihua is still so eager to see it now, it is obvious that Yue Weihua does not distrust Ling Hui, but has a strong desire to buy, so when negotiating the price, he is naturally more advantageous.

So Yue Weihua took five or six special combat team members, led by the guys in the store, to the granary of Xue's rice shop, and Ling Hui then negotiated the price with the shopkeeper Xue, the location of the granary was not far away, turned two streets, and came to a large manor, and when he looked inside the manor, he found that almost all of them were composed of warehouses.

There are a few men with spears standing at the gate of the manor, and some men who are wandering around the manor can be vaguely seen inside, all of them are carrying spears, and it can be seen that although it is in the city of Morgan, I am afraid it is not so peaceful, of course, this can also show that the grain merchants are wealthy.

"Brother Li, shopkeeper Xue, let me bring the distinguished guests to see the grain." The young man arched at the guard guarding the gate of the manor.

"Let's go inside." The man nodded.

There are seven or eight warehouses in the manor, half of which are full of warehouses, Yue Weihua looked through one warehouse after another, mainly to see if there is mold, resurgence, and insects, I have to say that the grain of these grain merchants is very well kept, and it is not like the official warehouse, they are all old grains, and there are many people who rot and mildew.

Yue Weihua looked at it very quickly, and in less than ten minutes, the entire several granaries were basically inspected, and Ling Hui over there also entered the manor under the leadership of Shopkeeper Xue.

"Young Master Yue, it's all negotiated, 1.3 taels of silver a load, and Shopkeeper Xue is willing to sell them all." Ling Hui stepped forward and said bluntly.

In fact, if it weren't for Yue Weihua's eagerness to trade, and it would only have been delayed for a day or two, not to mention 1.3 taels of silver and a load, it would have been a tael of silver, and the shopkeeper Xue would have taken it off directly, because the war over there had spread to the ********, and Lao Maozi's greed was well known to everyone.

For most merchants, if they can get rid of the grain before the war, they must be very happy, of course, there are also some grain merchants who like to take risks, to see if they can take the opportunity to make a lot of money in the troubled times, this kind of businessman is not a few, but obviously, Xue shopkeeper and his owner should belong to the former.

"Then pay for it."

Yue Weihua didn't frown, he didn't even ask how many burdens he had, he just said to pay, which made Shopkeeper Xue very happy, and it was naturally very comfortable to do business with such a refreshing customer.

"Shopkeeper Xue, have you calculated how many loads of grain you have in total?"

Ling Hui was a little helpless, he knew what Yue Weihua meant, the grain in the warehouse was not packed, but scattered in the warehouse, if it was really a burden of overweight, Yue Weihua really didn't have that time, so he could only estimate.

"This, it is estimated that it is thirteen or four thousand quintals, but how many quintals it is, I'm afraid it will have to be weighed." Shopkeeper Xue obviously didn't understand what Ling Hui and Yue Weihua meant, so he said something about it.

"Shopkeeper Xue, if this is the case, then we will fold it, even if it is thirteen thousand five hundred, what do you think?" Yue Weihua interjected directly.

"This?"

Shopkeeper Xue is really a little confused, buying grain and buying it like this, the price is basically not talked about, but this is not even called, it seems that I have never seen it, besides, I haven't seen the other party's transport team, is it necessary to be in such a hurry, or, the price of grain is going to rise recently, and this Yue family can't open a shop in Morgan City?

The shopkeeper Xue is also thinking about it, but he knows more or less about the war situation in the ********, the Qing court is afraid that it will not be able to stop it, it is estimated that it will not be long before Lao Maozi may come here, the risk of this war wealth, he Xue shopkeeper and the owner have long agreed not to take it, originally thought that when Lao Maozi comes, he will directly close the door and take refuge in the countryside, and when he will settle down and come back, as for whether the food can be saved, it depends on the destiny of heaven.

"Cheng, thirteen thousand five hundred quintals, deal." Shopkeeper Xue only hesitated for a few seconds, and then said directly.

"Okay, Shopkeeper Ling, pay the money."

A few minutes later, the transaction was completed, and Shopkeeper Xue originally wanted to ask how the other party planned to transport the grain, whether he wanted to help, but who knew that before the words were spoken, together with which guards he included, he was directly invited out by Yue Weihua politely, of course, this Zhuangzi was temporarily borrowed for one day and returned tomorrow, as for how to transport it away, there is no need for Shopkeeper Xue to worry.

As soon as the idlers were emptied, the two special combat team members stood directly at the door of Zhuangzi and guarded, and then Yue Weihua entered several warehouses, and a few minutes later, more than 10,000 loads of grain were collected by Yue Weihua into the merit tower.

In order to hurry, the special combat team and Yue Xiaodong's cavalry company were divided into dozens of groups, some purchasing grain, some purchasing cloth, some purchasing horses, some purchasing pigs, cattle and sheep, and some ......

On this day, in the city of Morgan, you can see groups of generous guys everywhere, but everything that you like is just a symbolic bargain, and then you pay the bill directly, and if you have few items, you will directly let the merchant transport it to somewhere outside the city, and if you have more goods, you will temporarily borrow the merchant's territory, and then invite the merchant away.

This trend made the merchants in Morgan City ecstatic, because everyone knew that the war was coming, and at this time, someone came to sweep the goods, so of course everyone was happy.

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