The Chamber of Commerce was held on time, and today the weather was sunny and breezy and it was a good day. It took two days for the streets to be cleaned, the walls to be wiped clean, the soldiers all dressed neatly, and their swords polished. The intention was good, if the caravan people came and saw the tatters, they naturally had no interest in investing here.

But where did he, the newly appointed city lord, have such high prestige over his subordinates? When he raided the old city lord's house, everyone had money to share, and naturally they were very active, but at this time they had to do rough work, and their enthusiasm suddenly dropped greatly. And the complaints are rising, even the civilians think that there is nothing wrong with this road, why sweep it?

As a last resort, the quilt brave man himself worked with a broom. The people below saw that the city lord had done it, and they didn't dare to be lazy anymore after all. Finally, after two days of hard work, I barely managed to clean up near the main road, and there was really no time for other places. In the evening, the quilt warriors also gathered the army, lined up at the gate of the city to design a few welcome moves, and rehearsed, so as to impress the caravan that came.

Today, the quilt warrior himself stood at the gate of the city to greet him, flanked by the coachman and other officials of the main city, and at the gate of the city were two rows of soldiers with guns, different from the usual procession, they all stood on the table, in two rows extending into the distance.

Because the kobold is too short, there is always a feeling of being condescending when looking at the Terrans, and if the guards are lined up, being condescending to look down on them will naturally reduce the majesty of the army. For this reason, they stand tall in order to achieve the effect of being equal to the human race, which naturally also has the meaning of equal treatment with the human race.

The parrot was the first to fly, circled around, and finally landed on the shoulder of the quilt brave: "That's good, but this table is a little simple." ”

"Time is tight, no way," the quilt brave was helpless, and then asked, "When is Mr. Kevin coming?"

"He's not coming," replied the parrot, "after all, it's a chamber of commerce, and it's inconvenient for him to attend, so I'll just come and sit in on it." ”

The quilt warrior nodded, and subconsciously rubbed his hands to hide his nervousness.

"Then I'll go take a look first. When the parrot saw that it was all right, he immediately flew into the city. However, just as he flew past the city gate, two rows of soldiers suddenly stomped their feet fiercely, and then slammed the table with their spears with a neat and powerful click.

The parrot was startled and hurriedly flew high, thinking that something had happened.

At this time, I heard two rows of soldiers shouting in unison: "Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!"

Parrot: "......"

"Why do you want to do this?" the parrot couldn't help but fly back and ask.

The quilt brave replied: "In fact, as kobolds, what we are most afraid of is being looked down upon." I gave a speech in front of the whole city the other day so that the kobolds could truly be on an equal footing with the Terrans. So I designed this welcome ceremony...... What do you think?"

The parrot fell silent for a long time, and finally replied: "Let's see what the caravan has to say, if the evaluation is not good, it is better to change." ”

"Okay. The quilt warrior was a little disappointed, and the ritual he designed finally hoped to be recognized, which now seems to be noncommittal.

In a moment, the first carriage finally arrived, and six people came down from the carriage, and the brave quilt immediately stepped forward to greet them. The other party spoke imperial Chinese, the cotton quilt was incomprehensible to the brave, and the coachman on the side conveyed it on his behalf, and both sides were polite, there was no problem, so please enter the city.

These six people formed their own formation even when they walked, and it could be seen that four of them were bodyguards, automatically surrounding the middle two. Secretly vigilant against the soldiers in the two rows, encountering different formations in the troubled times, he always thought of what conspiracy would be the first thing he had.

Suddenly, the soldier began to stomp his feet and began to pestle the table. The six of them were immediately shocked, and the four bodyguards immediately pressed their hands on the hilt of their swords.

Only then did I hear the soldiers shouting, "Welcome, welcome, warmly welcome!"

The six men kept their posture stiff for a long time, and when the soldiers saw that they were not leaving, they could only keep stomping their feet and pestle the table, and these six people did not dare to move when they saw that they did not stop.

Seeing that the quilt warrior had entered a stalemate, he hurried in and shouted to stop the soldiers, and then the coachman stepped forward to explain for a while, and the six people were relieved. The other party's leader looked displeased: "Scare Lao Tzu." ”

The quilt warrior was slightly embarrassed, but anyway, the soldiers on the side couldn't understand what the other party said, and they wouldn't lose his prestige.

After a while, a second carriage came, and this time three people came down, and it was the same exchange, please enter the city. The soldier still stomped his feet and pestled the table, and the three of them were equally shocked, this time they were even less daring, and even turned around and fled.

The quilt was hurriedly stopped by the brave, and the other party thought that he was going to kill and almost fought. Fortunately, the coachman was fluent in Chinese, and the soldiers stopped in time, and these merchants finally calmed down, but their mood was obviously very unhappy.

"Neuropathy. The other party scolded directly to his face, and the quilt brave and the coachman looked at each other, very embarrassed.

In this case, even if the other party is willing to stay for the meeting, it may not be possible to negotiate a business. The quilt warrior couldn't help but hesitate to let the guards cancel the welcome action?

At this time, the parrot said: "It will not be canceled, and your new city lord's order to change it will also affect your prestige." And how much more your"

"That'...... This business ...... "The quilt brave hesitated.

"The main reason for the situation just now is that the merchants are not mentally prepared," replied the parrot, "as long as you inform them in advance of the contents of the welcome ceremony at the door, there will be no problem." ”

The quilt warrior suddenly felt reasonable, and after a while, two more carriages came, and more than a dozen people came down from the carriages. The quilt warrior and the coachman stepped forward to greet them, and this time they clearly explained the content of the welcome ceremony, and everyone accepted it.

When they entered the city, the soldiers started the ritual again, and sure enough, they were not panicked, and even showed curiosity on their faces. And the accent of the soldiers has undoubtedly become a big laughing point, you must know that the soldiers certainly do not know the imperial Chinese, at this time these two welcome words are temporarily learned, and many people learn to go out of style.

The greeting ended at 9 a.m., and a total of more than forty people came in six caravans. Originally, there were at least a dozen more who promised to come, but at this time, they either didn't come or were late for various excuses, or they simply forgot about it and didn't even say hello.

It is impossible for the quilt brave to wait at the door all the time, and when the time comes, the meeting starts on time. The meeting took place in the only building in the city, which was simple but at least clean and tidy. The businessmen who originally came to the meeting were of course clear about the level of the kobolds, and they were a little surprised to see a good environment, especially when they were not accompanied by the Imperial people.

But when they saw the parrot nearby, the merchants began to do the same. The people who do business are naturally very well-informed, and the recent situation of the Lou Baole National Observation Group is also a little known, and it seems that the so-called quilt brave is just a puppet pushed to the forefront.

The quilt brave ignored too much, walked up to the front desk, and began to make a short speech, while the coachman stood in front of him to the left, acting as an interpreter.

"First of all, thank you very much for coming all the way to participate in the chamber of commerce in my humble town," after the two opening sentences, the quilt brave man went straight to the topic, "The mineral resources of our small city are close to exhaustion, and it is difficult to solve the livelihood problem by mining alone." For the sake of the future of the town, I hope that all caravans will actively invest. Later, I will take you on a tour of the whole city, although the main city is not large and the population is not large, but at least it is far away from the frontline battlefield and relatively stable. ”

Someone below has already raised his hand to speak: "I want to ask, how big can you, the city lord, be?"

The quilt warrior replied, "At least in this city, I have the final say." ”

There was a burst of discussion among the people, and they all expressed their disbelief. Someone even spoke: "It is almost known that the Imperial people control all the kobold city lords. All the city lords who don't cooperate will be killed, or will be killed, which one are you?"

The quilt warrior was silent for a while, the other party's question can be said to be insulting, but if the answer is tougher, what should the other party do if he drives the other party away? The best way is to be humorous, which can ease the atmosphere, but it is not humorous if you want to be humorous.

It was only for a moment, and then there was another question: "What can you provide in this main city? What can you do if you just say let us invest? If you run away with the money, it will not be easy for us to find you." ”

The quilt warrior hurriedly replied: "We have land, we have people." ”

The merchants laughed again: "No, right? It's just this? So why are we looking for you to invest?"

Some people even bluntly said: "If we want to move the factory, we can build it outside the city, but do we still need to use the land in your city? ”

Someone chimed in: "And when it comes to people, don't you know what level you kobolds are? Do you remember the playing field? It's just that the water is drained, and it's not over yet." ”

The quilt warrior's face turned red, and he wanted to refute but couldn't speak, after all, the kobold really didn't have any achievements.

After a burst of sneering, a group of businessmen began to get down to business. One of them stood up: "We all have a risk assessment when we do business, and doing business with you kobolds is too risky. If nothing else, your lives are in the hands of others, and when you suddenly die, we can't find anyone to account. ”

"You don't need to explain, you killed the princess, right?" the person below asked directly, "Your princess is not safe, let alone any brave man." You can kill the princess, so how can you make sure that no one will kill you?"

The quilt warrior had to take a step back: "Then, what do you propose?"

"Of course, we are not completely unreasonable," replied the merchant, "and we will come in and set up a factory, or any other investment, and we will allocate all the funds and personnel, and you should not ask." At the end of each month, I will give you, the city lord, a little money, and the amount of money depends on whether your people work hard or not. ”

The quilt warrior couldn't help but ask: "Then what do I, the city lord, do?"

"You don't have to do anything," laughed the merchant, "and sit in your room to eat, sleep, and remember to pay the empire regularly." ”

The quilt brave was angry in his heart, and he wanted to attack but still held back.

But the merchant could understand his face, and just sneered: "What are you angry about? You kings are like this, and we all come here to do business." If you're not convinced, then we're good to go. ”

The quilt brave man was silent, and the parrot was still on the beam of the house at this time, although the content of the conversation was passed back, but it was not suitable to intervene directly on this occasion.

Suddenly, a guard outside hurriedly broke in and ran to the ear of the quilt brave: "There is a fat man from the human race outside, we can't understand what he says, so we don't dare to let him in." ”

"A fat man?" the quilt brave was stunned for a moment, "probably a late merchant, all put it in, anyway, it won't be any more messy than now." The guards were ordered and hurried out.

When the businessmen below saw that they were whispering and giving orders, they all thought that they were trying to ask for help from the people behind the scenes, and many of them were even more direct: "It turned out to be a puppet, wasting our time." "Do you want to talk about it? I can go out and visit it as soon as possible, and I'll see which piece of land is more appropriate for me." Someone sighed, this city is so small, I don't know if it will be enough for our six caravans. ”......

The quilt warrior finally couldn't help but speak: "If you want to draw the land, of course you can." But even within the boundaries of the land, they must be subject to my stewardship. ”

"Hahaha......" laughed, and a businessman stood up directly, "Are you out of the right brain, do you want to change one?"

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a voice came synchronously: "Is it so funny?"

The room fell silent for a moment, and everyone turned back in unison to look at the newcomers. A fat man, a fat man who looks ordinary. However, in such troubled times, most of the people who dare to walk alone are extraordinary. At the same time, in this troubled world, it is difficult to guarantee food, and people who can still be so fat must have something extraordinary.

"This is the ......" The quilt warrior didn't know him, so he could only ask.

"Stadt," replied the fat man, "it's late to-day, so keep talking, and I'll just listen." ”

The crowd paused for a moment, turned their heads back, and the topic returned: "You still want to manage the area we have demarcated?

"Quilt brave, right?" someone mocked, "what strength do you have? Even if the empire came forward to do business with us, it didn't say that it would care about us to this extent." Who do you think you are?"

Stat spoke: "Managing this kind of thing is flexible, and this kind of place can be negotiated. ”

Such a salty and indifferent sentence attracted everyone's siege: "This can't be the kobold who invited him, right?" "No wonder you dare to come alone, and it was arranged for a long time." "How much money does the kobold pay you? I'll pay you three times!" ......

Start sneered: "My worth, you group of people combined is not enough. ”

Everyone was stunned for a while, and then burst into laughter, seemingly thinking that this person's words were not worth refuting, but they were also worried that if this person was really a big businessman, it would be difficult to deal with it once he offended.

Start waited for them to finish laughing before he calmly spoke, "Who are the core people of this caravan present?"

There was silence.

Starter sneered: "After all, you are just marginal people sent by the caravan. You can only negotiate according to the previous rules, and if the agreement really changes, you don't dare to sign it, at least you have to go back and ask the boss, so it can be said that you can't be too much of a master, can you?"

The crowd remained silent, and their hearts were secretly terrified.

"What else is there to talk about a group of people who can't be masters?" Stadt stood up, "It's too cheap to be with this group, I'm going to change the room." ”

The quilt warrior nodded almost subconsciously: "Okay, please come with me, I'll take you to the private room to discuss." ”

So saying, the quilt warrior led Start out of the house, and even the coachman followed, leaving the merchants looking at each other: "What is this?" "Who is this man?" "What are we doing here......?"

The merchants discussed for a while, but finally felt that it was not interesting to wait any longer, and began to leave one after another. Here, Start came to the next room, and the quilt brave man was very diligent in delivering the seat and handing over tea.

Start sat down calmly and took a sip of water, he still did not identify himself, still as an ordinary businessman, speaking in imperial Chinese: "You, too little experience, what nonsense do such people who can't be masters talk to them?"

The coachman was translating on the side, and the quilt warrior nodded again and again.

"Wait here for a while, and if no other boss comes over, then I'll talk to you. Stat took another sip of water.

"Oh," the quilt warrior nodded, then hesitated for a moment, and had to ask embarrassedly, "What kind of business do you have?"

Starter put down his glass: "Bookstore owner." ”

The quilt brave was stunned for a moment, and secretly recalled that he didn't seem to invite this boss.

Start said to himself: "But let's be honest, if your main city wants to develop, you must first solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation. If my book is to be shipped and sold, the first shipping fee is scary, and the second is that it needs to be translated, and I may not be able to appreciate it because of the different cultures. ”

The quilt brave was surprised: "That...... You're here this time ......."

"Oh, I'm mainly looking at the market. Stadt replied.

"Oh," the quilt warrior nodded, and then stood dry for a moment, thinking about where the merchants were still hanging, and immediately proposed, "I'll go and see over there, and say hello." ”

"No," Stadt waved his hand, "why call them, just send a soldier to bring them some water." If anyone stays until the end, it means that they are the most sincere, and then go up and talk a few words. You're here to do business, to make money, not to be someone else's slave. There are a lot of people coming this time, and the choice is yours, and you choose them, not them, you understand?"

"Oh, okay. The quilt brave sounded reasonable.

After waiting for a while, the merchants over there finally felt more and more bored as they waited, and began to leave one after another. But six caravans, as long as one took the lead, the others quickly followed, and in a moment five were gone. But for some reason, the last caravan never came out.

The quilt warrior was happy in his heart, and he felt that maybe this was the most sincere businessman, and immediately talked to the coachman. Seeing that the merchant was already asleep, the two bodyguards beside him were nervous.

"Wake up, wake up. "The coachman had to go up and wake him up.

"Huh?" said the merchant, sleepy-eyed, "the meeting is over?"

"Well, so to speak. The coachman replied.

"Oh, let's sign in, didn't you say you have money for a meeting?" the merchant took out the pen he had with him, ready to sign in.