The western part of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, Xihai City, Jinhe Commercial Bank.

"The big shopkeeper, Sandstone City has been lost, the wolf riders of the Snow Wolf Country have been driving straight in, and the army of the second prince has been defeated and retreating, and it seems that the west can't hold it."

The henchmen who reported the news were panting, apparently in a hurry.

Nangong Lin, the big shopkeeper of Jinhe Commercial Bank, frowned and said, "In this way, Xihai City is also in danger. ”

"Yes, the whole army of the Snow Wolf Country is attacking, and the second prince's army will definitely not be able to hold it."

Nangong Lin put down the teapot and stood up, paced back and forth a few times, and then said decisively: "Xihai City can't stay anymore, notify the deacons of the trading bank everywhere and evacuate Xihai City." ”

"Where to retreat?"

Nangong Lin pondered for a while, and said: "There is a Snow Wolf Country in the north to attack, and the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom in the south is said to have also attacked, the entire Holy Dragon Country, the safest place now, should be ...... City of Thorns! ”

"What? City of Thorns? ”

The man thought that he had heard it wrong, how could such a large Jinhe trading house be accommodated in such a small and poor place in Thorn City?

"That's right, it's Thorn City!"

Nangong Lin said affirmatively: "The Holy Dragon Kingdom has a vast territory, even if those princes can't hold it, there are still some big sects, as well as generals with heavy troops, princes and nobles, who will stick to their territory." ”

"If the Snow Wolf Country and the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom want to conquer the entire Holy Dragon Country, it is impossible in the short term."

"Therefore, they will definitely focus their attack on those places where resources are abundant and money is abundant."

"The poor and remote Thorn City, even if it is defeated, it will not be able to gain any benefits, and the six princes are notoriously incompetent, no one will feel that he is a threat."

"So I conclude that in the next few years, Thorn City will be safe, and our Jinhe Trading House will also be safe there."

The henchman's subordinate hurriedly nodded and said, "The big shopkeeper is wise, I will go and inform the various caravan deacons of the trading house." ”

After his henchmen left, Nangong Lin sat down again, picked up the small teapot, took a sip of tea, and said smugly: "The place where the nobles stop, how can it be as simple as it seems on the surface?" ”

Li Qingling was the biggest reason why Nangong Lin decided to go to Thorn City, and as for the safety issue, it was just one of the reasons.

The Holy Dragon Kingdom is so big, there are many safer places than Thorn City, why should the famous Jinhe Trading House go to Thorn City?

Li Qingling's identity is special, even if he is a henchman, Nangong Lin will not reveal the news, just give a seemingly reasonable explanation.

A day later, the Jinhe Trading House collected most of the goods, loaded them on the flying boat, and left Xihai City.

If it was another trading house, it would not be so easy to run at this time, because they had a large number of materials in their hands, and it was not impossible for the second prince to grab it directly if he was in a hurry.

But Jinhe Commercial Bank is different, they have a deep background, this background makes the second prince very jealous, let alone robbing, even if they don't dare to stop it, they can only watch them leave.

……

The speed of the flying boats was very fast, and a day later, the six flying boats of the Golden Harvest caravan landed in the clearing outside Thorn City.

The huge flying boat is a rare thing in Thorn City, and as soon as it landed, it attracted many onlookers and discussions.

Nangong Lin got down from the smallest and fastest flying boat and looked at Thorn City.

"Sure enough, it's poor and broken."

For Nangong Lin, who is accustomed to seeing the world, a place like Thorn City is too shabby.

But now is the time of war, and it has come and gone, so I can only pinch my nose and settle here, and then make plans when the war situation changes.

In the city lord's mansion, the housekeeper Lao Lu hurriedly told Gu Bei the news of the arrival of the Jinhe Commercial Bank.

"Your Highness, do you want to send someone to greet you?"

In Lao Lu's view, the arrival of the Jinhe Chamber of Commerce has really solved the coal burning urgency of Thorn City, with the presence of the Jinhe Chamber of Commerce, all kinds of goods needed by Thorn City will no longer be in short supply, and the output of Thorn City can also be sold.

Because of this, Lao Lu thought of sending someone to greet the people of Jinhe Commercial Bank to show respect.

"No, wait for them to come to see me."

Gu Bei's performance was much calmer, he knew that there was some relationship between the Jinhe Chamber of Commerce and Li Qingling, and most of them were coming for Li Qingling.

If Gu Bei is too enthusiastic about Jinhe Commercial Bank, he will be in a disadvantageous position in the process of trading in the future, and it will be looked down upon.

No matter what, he is also the sixth prince of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and his identity is here, and when he should hold it, he must hold it, otherwise he will be considered weak and bullied.

Outside Thorn City, the people of the Golden Harvest Chamber of Commerce waited for a while, but they didn't see anyone in Thorn City coming out to greet them, and those deacons began to express their dissatisfaction.

"A small city on the edge of the country really doesn't know how to count etiquette."

"Yes, it's just a sixth prince who is not welcomed, and the shelf is bigger than the second prince."

"The big shopkeeper, or let's change places."

These deacons were accustomed to being warmly greeted everywhere, but they were suddenly given a cold reception, and the gap in their hearts could not be accepted for a while.

"Shut up!"

Nangong Lin was also a little uncomfortable in his heart, but with his city government, he couldn't say it directly.

What's more, that noble man is in the City Lord's Mansion, if he angers the nobleman, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Nangong Lin endured the unhappiness in his heart, asked the others to wait outside, and slowly walked to the City of Thorns with his two henchmen, and personally visited the six princes.

After entering Thorn City, Nangong Lin was surprised to find that the buildings in the inner city were very old and dilapidated, but the area outside Thorn City was all newly built houses.

I got the information before, saying that the six princes have changed a lot in the past two years, Nangong Lin still doesn't believe it, how can a person's nature change so easily?

But now that he had witnessed the scene inside and outside Thorn City, he began to believe that the Six Princes were really different from before.

Nangong Lin's mentality changed slightly, and the unhappiness in his heart also weakened a little.

After coming to the City Lord's Mansion, Nangong Lin looked at the mottled gate and the old bricks and stones, and wondered even more, can a noble person live in such a broken place?

However, facts are facts, and he can only explain to himself that nobles are informal.

Nangong Lin said to the guard at the door: "If you are troublesome, you will say that Nangong Lin of Jinhe Commercial Bank wants to see you." ”

"Nangong shopkeeper waits."

The guards didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went in to report, and after getting a reply, they invited Nangong Lin to the lobby.

After entering the lobby, Nangong Lin saw a set of valuable furniture, which looked incompatible with the old City Lord's Mansion.

After a while, Gu Bei walked out.

Nangong Lin stood up and bent down to salute: "Nangong Lin, the shopkeeper of Jinhe Commercial Bank, has seen His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince. ”

"The shopkeeper of Nangong doesn't have to be polite, please take a seat."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then went straight to the point.

"His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, there is a great chaos in the northwest, and our Jinhe Commercial Bank plans to temporarily relocate to Thorn City, and I ask Your Highness for permission."

Gu Bei said with a smile: "Jinhe Commercial Bank has strong financial resources, what reason does this prince have to refuse?" Welcome, welcome, welcome. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness the Sixth Prince."

Nangong Lin said again: "There are many people in the Jinhe Commercial Bank, and there are many goods that are usually hoarded, can Your Highness set aside a place for the Jinhe Commercial Bank to settle down?" ”

Gu Bei thought about it, his eyes lit up slightly, and said: "In Thorn City, there are a large number of idle shops, even if Jinhe Commercial Bank wants a street, it is okay, but the house is a little old, but it is not a big problem, just find someone to renovate it." ”

"In addition, this prince will find someone to build a field outside the city, so that you can moor the flying boat and load and unload goods."

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." Nangong Lin has no opinion on this, and, in his opinion, it is much better to live inside the city than outside the city.

The house is old, just renovate it, Jinhe Commercial Bank has strong financial resources, and there is no shortage of money.

However, he didn't know that the reason why Gu Bei arranged the Jinhe Commercial Bank in the city was to completely squeeze the living space of the Hou family and the Gu family, and even force them out of Thorn City.

If it weren't for the lack of strength, he didn't want to tear his face with the second prince now, Gu Bei would even directly confiscate the property of the Gu family and the Hou family.

He would not allow these unstable factors to exist in the City of Thorns for a long time.

As long as the Jinhe Commercial Bank is stationed in Thorn City, with their supply of goods and financial resources, they can easily snatch all the business of the Gu family and the Hou family, how can the branches of the Gu family and the Hou family in Thorn City be able to fight the Jinhe Commercial Bank?

As for whether the Jinhe Commercial Bank will make any trouble in the future, Gu Bei is not worried, the strength of Thorn City is not as simple as it seems.

On the same day, the people of Jinhe Trading House lived in Thorn City, and the selected houses were temporarily lived, and the other houses were renovated by craftsmen as soon as possible.

The living space of the two major families, the Gu family and the Hou family, was originally squeezed by Gu Bei, and now that Jinhe Commercial Bank came, their lives were even more difficult, and they could only barely survive the day.

……

Xihai City.

The second prince listened to the news that one city after another had been captured by the wolf cavalry of the Snow Wolf Country, and he only felt that his heart was dripping blood.

"Bang Bang!"

The second prince swept all the things on the table to the ground, and kicked the servant next to him a few times, and the servant crawled to the side and shivered.

"Damn, everyone deserve to die!"

The second prince vented wantonly, his eyes were red and he roared: "Why don't you let me inherit the throne, why?" ”

"As long as I inherit the throne and master the soldiers and horses of the world, what Snow Wolf Country and Ten Thousand Demon Country, all of them will be killed!"

The second prince roared angrily, looking at nothing pleasing to the eye, and wanting to smash everything.

After the death of the emperor and the crown prince, he believed that the throne must belong to him, and every day he dreamed of his accession to the throne.

He is the second prince and the heir to the throne of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, and he believes that he is qualified and has the strength to be the emperor.

However, first, the princes and nobles of the Holy Dragon Country, the generals and important ministers refused to support him to ascend the throne in the name of having no edict, and then the Snow Wolf Kingdom began to attack again.

When the emperor's dream was shattered little by little, and even the fief was constantly encroached upon by the Snow Wolf Country, the second prince couldn't accept this result at all.

The second prince was still furious, those staff hid outside the hall, listening to the movement inside, everyone was very disappointed and helpless, and some even began to wonder if they were looking for another way.