March 30 in the summer calendar.

On the last day of March, the fleet finally sailed into the port outside Puyang.

Puyang, the capital of the patriotic country, has existed since ancient times, is a thousand-year-old city, and was once the capital of Emperor Zhuan, so it is also called "Emperor Hill".

Because it is located in the Central Plains, the waterway transportation is convenient, the commercial trade of Puyang City is prosperous, the port ships come and go, it is very lively, and the rich businessmen with thousands of dollars can be seen everywhere.

But as the fleet approached the port, the crowd waiting at the bow was astonished.

They didn't expect that the miserable scene they saw along the way was nothing compared to the scene outside Puyang City.

Outside the city, the vast plains were densely packed with dilapidated tents, among which countless poor people, dressed in rags and vegetables, with crutches in their hands, were as weak as if they would be blown down by a whole wind.

Under the dark sky, on the avenue leading to Puyang City, there was an endless stream of pedestrians, cars and horses, and countless beggars lay on the side of the road, begging for mercy.

The merchants passing by all turned a blind eye, perhaps not because they were too indifferent, but because if someone showed kindness at this moment, I am afraid that it would cause these poor people to rush up!

If the scene that everyone saw along the way was just the desolation on the edge of Lethe, then what they saw in Puyang, the capital of Weidu, today is only afraid that it is a real hell on earth!

Since the early days of the Warring States Period, Weiguo has been a small vassal country, until today, it has fallen to the point that only one city of Puyang remains, and the tragic situation seen today is only afraid that the people who can't survive in the entire Weiguo are concentrated outside Puyang City!

Xiao Yuetan sighed: "I think that when the Zhou Dynasty was at its peak, Wei Guo was also Fang Bo, and when King Ping moved east, Wei Hou and the generals went, and Zhou Pingrong was very meritorious, so King Ping promoted the title of Wei Marquis to duke." In the blink of an eye, hundreds of years have passed, but the descendants of Wei Guo are becoming more and more unrepresented, the duke has been demoted to a marquis, and the marquis has been demoted to the title of a king, and today, there is no difference between the status of Wei Jun and the courtiers of other countries!"

Fang Bo means the chief of the princes of one side, and his status is equivalent to that of the overlord of one side. Looking at the miserable appearance of the country now, who would have imagined that this country was once a hegemon in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and had the power to command the princes!

Wei Jun's title is Jun, and his title is exactly the same as that of Anping Jun Tiandan of Qi State, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji of Wei State, and Chunshenjun Huang Xie of Chu State!

Lu Yunzhou was expressionless, beckoned, and Lai Peng stepped forward and reported: "Yu Shuai, everyone is ready!"

Lu Yunzhou nodded and said, "I know, I'll bring everyone with me later!"

Lai Peng took the order.

Fu Zisheng said: "I have been to Puyang City several times, this place is prosperous in commerce, the gap between the rich and the poor, both the monarch and the people here are very poor, and the real rich are actually the big businessmen who live in the city." These businessmen want money and grain in their hands, they are rich enough to rival the country, they are calling for wind and rain in Puyang City, and they are very angry even in front of Wei Jun. They hoard Juqi on weekdays, and Wei Jun takes the opportunity to raise the price when he needs it!"

Lu Yunzhou's eyes moved, and he asked, "Is there a reputable businessman in the city?"

Fu Zisheng thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, but in the environment of Weiguo, the businessmen who are not strong enough behind them dare not pretend to be high in this kind of place, and there are not many businessmen with a good reputation, relatively speaking, the Bai family from Wei is bound by ancestral training, and it is the fairest in Puyang City!"

Han Fei was surprised: "The Bai family from the Wei Kingdom, but the Wei Xiangbai back then...... Baekyu's descendants?"

Fu Zisheng nodded and said: "It is the descendants of Bai Gui, the Bai family's business is all over the Central Plains, and there are branches of their trade in Wei, Han, Wei, Zhou, and Tao County of Qin. ”

Qin Qing nodded approvingly and said: "Bai Gui has been doing business with 'benevolence' all his life, emphasizing that a true businessman should not be mercenary, but should have the four temperaments of 'wisdom, bravery, benevolence, and strength'. He has a unique set of business skills, and the business principles are summarized in eight words: 'people abandon me and take, and people take me and'.

In good years, Bai Gui bought grain at the right time, and then sold silk, lacquerware, and other necessities of life to the peasants who were relatively well-off at that time; when the year was bad and the market was scarce, the profiteers were busy hoarding Juqi, but Bai Gui sold them at a lower price than others to meet the needs of the people, and at the same time bought unsalable handicraft raw materials and products at a higher price than others.

This kind of management method not only ensures the initiative in management and obtains huge profits, but also protects the interests of peasants, handicraftsmen, and ordinary people to a certain extent. It is really respectable that the descendants of Bai Gui can always uphold the precepts of the ancestors of the 'benevolence' of doing business, and not be in the same league as other profiteers!"

Lu Yunzhou nodded, no wonder later generations of businessmen will worship Bai Gui as the "ancestor of business", during the Song Dynasty, Bai Gui was named the "saint of business" by Song Zhenzong, in the environment of no treachery and no business, like Bai Gui insisted on doing business with "benevolence" all his life, he is indeed a great person!

Lu Yunzhou opened his mouth and said: "Brother Fu, after getting off the boat later, help me contact the Bai family, I want to discuss business with them personally!"

Fu Zisheng was not surprised, and hurriedly received the order, the fleet has added so many displaced people, now that it is in Puyang City, the food of the fleet should indeed be replenished in time.

Lu Yunzhou said again: "In addition, find a vacant land near the port to arrange soup kitchen, I will take all these homeless people away!"

Fu Zisheng finally had a look of surprise on his face, gritted his teeth, and solemnly agreed.

The boatload of grain given by Doctor Ah is enough for them to squander for the time being!

Qin Qing's eyes wandered, his eyes looked at Lu Yunzhou with respect, and he sighed softly: "Although these homeless people have a hard life, they are lucky to meet Qi Gongzi in this life!"

While everyone was talking, the giant ship slowly approached the shore.

The document of the envoy group had already sent people to Weiguo in advance when he was in Adu, and at this moment there were already generals from Puyang City waiting in the port, and when he saw the huge ship hanging the flag of Qi landing, he hurriedly led a team of 100 soldiers to meet him.

The armor worn by this general and this group of soldiers looks relatively new, much more sophisticated than expected, but it does not look like they are often worn, and I think that these people are sent out to welcome the mission, which also represents the façade of the country.

When Lu Yunzhou landed with his group, the first general hurriedly greeted him and saluted respectfully: "The last general, Fu Lisheng, respectfully welcome the distinguished envoy from Qi and the two distinguished princes from South Korea, my lord has been waiting in the palace for many days, just wait for the envoy and the two princes to land, you can set up a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust for your lordship!"