Dongping City.

This emerging city, standing in the east of the mainland, leaning on the mountains and watching the sea, and the aura gathers, it is like a treasure land of feng shui.

When Fei Zhong and You Hun entered the city, looking at the pedestrians on the street, it was hard to imagine that before they were dismissed, this place was still a land of Dongyi, where ethnic groups survived, domesticated domestic animals, domesticated crops, and maintained the characteristics of the Stone Age.

A tribe that has existed in the world for thousands of years has been wiped out when it is said to be destroyed, and in just a few years, it has swept away all traces and made it the real territory of the Great Shang, not only making Donglu and other vassal states unprofitable, but also curbing them.

In recent years, the status of Donglu is obviously not as good as before, and it can no longer dominate in the east, and more and more small princes have begun to gather under the command of Dongping City.

How?

It's very simple, the world is bustling, and it's all for profit.

People all want to have a good meal, and the princes' families have a big business, and the pomp is different, and they need huge benefits.

To the north of Dongping City, is the former Jiuli Ancestral Garden, which contains precious spirit beasts, natural treasures, and the East China Sea to the east, which is an area that has not been involved in the big business, with countless treasures, waiting to be developed.

With such a geographical advantage, it is simply the best place for merchants, so after the Zongheng family, Gu Cheng selected the eighth volume of Tianshu as a miscellaneous family.

Miscellaneous families do not necessarily have to be in business, but it is undeniable that the characteristics of miscellaneous families are eclectic, which is very suitable for business warfare.

Shopping malls are like battlefields, and if you want to be a good businessman, it is absolutely not enough to be greedy and stingy, but also to have excellent vision and outstanding strategy.

However, merchants are often too shrewd and not loyal, so Gu Cheng didn't put much effort into cultivating, casting a wide net and catching more fish, just let them divert the attention of the princes.

When the city was first built, merchants flocked to build the first commercial street of the era on the main road in the city, and the huge profits earned were reflected in the fact that the treasury was quickly filled with taxes and dried up.

As a result, the once high princes turned their eyes to Dongping, not to mention Donglu, even the north and south could not resist the temptation, and only Xiqi was too far away from Dongping City to get a piece of the pie.

These are the situations that Fei Zhong and You Hun analyzed during their three months in Dongping City through the shops and backgrounds of major merchants.

The two of them studied in Chaoyang Mountain, which is equivalent to working behind closed doors, although they have learned a lot of strategies, but there is no room for practice.

During this time, through contact and observation, I had an intuitive understanding of the situation of the princes of the four directions, and began to act separately.

Fei Zhong changed his clothes, put on a silk scarf and hat, his shirt was longer than his knees, he was still wearing a dress underneath, and he wore a fǔ ornament on his abdomen, and swayed towards one of the largest shops in the city, the Beibo Shop.

When I entered this magnificent store, I saw that the shelves were full of all kinds of ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, pearl shells, and a wealthy-looking shopkeeper was bargaining with several merchants who came to buy goods.

The so-called merchants, including helpers, box passengers, border customers, and street vendors, sell the goods of Dongping City into various forms into various places.

With the scale of the shops in the north, they undoubtedly took the initiative, and these merchants nodded their heads one by one, and they all curried favor with the shopkeeper.

"Recently, the East China Sea has not been very peaceful, and from time to time, there are shrimp and crabs from the Dragon Palace that will come ashore and harass my big merchants, you all know, there is no way to increase the price. ”

"Shopkeeper Song, we heard that Master Wen Taishi invited a master to talk with the Dragon Palace, and General Li of Qiantang Guan is in charge, the situation has long been stable, can the price of this pearl be conceded another point?"

"Master Wen invited a master of Taoism, but the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea is not easy to get along with, and General Li is even more focused on guarding and avoiding it. ”

Shopkeeper Song was a little impatient, the corners of his eyes rose slightly, and he saw that it was the posture of sending off customers: "If you feel that the price of this store is too high, although you are looking for a new supply store, I just need to remind you that it is difficult to get out of this store and want pearls of this quality!"

As soon as these words came out, the merchants immediately looked at each other and hesitated.

The old god of the shopkeeper Song was there, looking like he was going to eat them, and looked at the new guests in a blink of an eye.

At this time, Fei Zhong also looked at him, the two looked at each other, each was stunned, the shopkeeper blinked, and hesitated: "Brother Fei?"

"You've mistaken someone!"

When Fei Zhong heard this, his face immediately changed color, and he turned around to leave.

"Eh, eh!"

Shopkeeper Song hurriedly walked out, stopped Fei Zhong, and smiled: "You and I are old friends, why are you so different?

Between half a drag and half a pull, Fei Zhong was finally pulled in, and the shopkeeper directly threw the merchants to the guys, and the two entered the inner hall and sat down opposite each other.

The maid served tea and pastries, all of which were of the highest grade, Fei Zhong was a little reserved at first, but after a few sips, he relaxed and sighed softly.

Shopkeeper Song ushered in the send-off, and his eyesight was so good, he immediately knew that this person was down.

First of all, Fei Zhong's dress seems to be rich and noble, but it is actually used by businessmen, and normal nobles will not wear it like this, and there will be no less than ten servants around him.

Fei Zhong was originally a nobleman, and he became a doctor in the Emperor Yi Dynasty, and his ancestors were also powerful people in the court, how could he be so down?

Shopkeeper Song's eyes rolled, thinking about what happened to him, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

His surname is Song, and he is not a nobleman.

You must know that in this era, whether there is a surname or not, it is a symbol of status.

The eight hundred princes, in the "Shangshu Pangeng", are collectively called "the people".

That is to say, the people of today are not the common people in the future, but the aristocratic class outside the Shang royal family, that is, the patriarchs of the surnames in various places, they are the cornerstone of the ruling group, the so-called people and thousands of officials, the position of the people is still before the thousand officials, and having a surname is a sign of nobility.

The shopkeeper's name is Song Bao, the Song family is below average among the eight hundred princes, he also lived in Chaoge when he was a child, and got acquainted with Fei Zhong.

At that time, Fei Zhong was majestic, and Song Bao was very tired of licking the dog, and later returned to the princes' country.

Eight hundred princes, the number is too many, except for the top surnames, others will inevitably rise and fall, the Song family later encountered trouble, only attached to the Northern Bohou Chonghou Hu, Song Bao also became Chonghou Hu's courtiers.

He is shrewd-minded, in charge of the shops in Dongping City, although the day is making money, so that Chonghou Hu is very happy, but dealing with merchants all day long, his heart is very impatient, at this moment when he meets Fei Zhong, he sympathizes with each other, and naturally has the desire to talk.

However, the two have not seen each other for many years, and they have long been unfamiliar, and it is impossible to communicate in a deep way, so they each hold their thoughts, politely, and smirk.

After sitting for a while, Fei Zhong knew that the heat was almost over, got up to say goodbye, Song Bao sent him off, and before he went out, he saw a commotion outside.

Song Bao glanced at it, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a look of resentment: "The disaster left by the little marquis of Donglu, those slaves are making trouble again!"