Some people's pursuit is wealth and comfort, but the higher a person goes, the more he wants to be able to control his own destiny, because he will find that when he cannot truly control his own destiny, the current wealth and comfort will be lost at any time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

A wealthy merchant in Changling City, I am afraid that he only needs the mind of a certain big man to become penniless.

Su Qin looked at the remains of the Qi people and felt that he was a little stronger than the Qi people, that he would only live for himself.

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In Yongfu County, Jiaodong County, a tragic battle has come to an end.

The remnants of the Chu army and the armies of the Nanquan Prefectures, as well as the reinforcements from all walks of life in the territory of the Chu Dynasty, annihilated the main army of the Zheng clan lords in Jiaodong County.

After a long journey, the remnants of the Chu army could finally stop temporarily and get enough respite.

A veteran of the Chu army turned around and glanced back in the direction of Chu after picking up the long sword of a comrade who had died in battle, and at this glance, he fell down and never got up again.

There is more than one such scene on the battlefield where the battle has ended.

Many of them suddenly fell to the ground after the battle, but they were all facing in the direction of their homeland.

They were already too tired, their bodies had already exceeded their limits, and when they finally reached a stable place and completed their mission to protect their companions, they were relieved, but they could no longer support themselves.

The granary in the city was on fire, and in the final stages of the battle, the army of the Zheng clan, knowing that it was no longer invincible, burned the grain and grass.

Just an hour after the battle, a fleet of ships had already docked at the port of Vinh Phuc, and a large amount of grain and grass was transported ashore.

Some Chu generals were shocked and speechless.

They knew that these grains and grasses were not arranged by themselves, but were related to a mysterious person related to the Bashan Sword Field, but these grains and grasses all came from Chu, who had the ability to prepare such a large amount of grain and grass in Chu early and send them here at such a fast speed?

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"What kind of person can make those huge riches in Guanzhong feel at ease to put money in his hands?"

While those Chu generals were thinking about the question of grain and grass, Li Hou was thinking about this question.

He was riding a carriage into Chongyun Town.

Chongyun Town is one of the few ancient towns in the Great Qin Dynasty, located on the Wushan side of the Qin-Chu border, obviously very close to the battlefield, but because the road is too difficult to travel, it cannot be a place for the army to pass, but it has avoided all the wars that have appeared in this area in history.

Chongyun Town became one of the gathering places for caravans, but it was also because the roads were difficult to navigate.

In the mountainous areas where the roads are difficult, there are also many hunters and herdsmen, these areas are sparsely populated, but they have abundant production, and some ordinary goods outside, such as rice grain, tea and other goods, as long as they are transported to these areas by manpower, they can get rich returns, and they can be exchanged for furs, elixirs and other things of amazing value.

The difficulty of the road can only be carried by foot strength or mules and horses, and the long walking time must be prepared with a large number of provisions, and there must be many such horses and caravans to and fro. Many years ago, Chongyun Town became lively like this.

However, the surroundings of Chongyun Town are still barren, and the ordinary materials transported by these caravans cannot attract the attention of the court, not to mention that although they can obtain more than a hundred times the profit, the amount of exchange is not much, and it is not worth the court's consideration.

The core area of Guanzhong is far away from this Chongyun Town, and no one will associate the wealth of Guanzhong with such a remote place.

However, who would have thought that the mysterious figure Guan Sangongzi, who managed most of the wealth for these wealthy families in Guanzhong, would live in this kind of place for a long time.

Wealth is often associated with good wine, mansions, beautiful women, and extravagant life, but what is there in such a place but the savagery that remains of the caravan?

"What is there about this place that is worth your long-term stay?"

So when the carriage stopped in front of an ordinary stilted building, Li Hou walked out of the carriage, walked into this stilted building, and looked at the two people in front of him, he couldn't help but ask such a sentence directly at the beginning.

In front of him was a middle-aged man and an old servant.

The middle-aged man was calm and was cooking tea.

The iron kettle is boiling black tea, which is very dark in color but has a unique fragrance.

"Do you know who I am?"

Looking at Li Hou, an absolutely uninvited guest, the middle-aged man didn't look much surprised, but just smiled and asked rhetorically.

"I'm not asking you, I'm asking him. ”

Li Hou also laughed, and his gaze fell on the old servant behind the middle-aged man.

The old servant wore an old patched robe, which had been washed so white that it could not be seen of its former color.

He had been hanging his head slightly, always looking humble, and he didn't raise his head until Li Hou said this.

"How do you know it's me?"

The old servant also asked rhetorically. His face is very ordinary, and it really seems that he has gone through a lot of ups and downs, lived a hard life, and there is no trace of pampering.

"A real tiger, even if lying in the weakest position, can be seen as a tiger at a glance. Li Hou smiled and said.

The old servant was silent for a moment, then looked at Li Hou and said: "Only if you are such a person, only those who have seen many such people can recognize the difference at a glance." Which prince of Great Qin are you?"

Li Hou was a little surprised at this time, and said with a slight surprise: "There are only so many princes in Great Qin, since you have already guessed that I am one of them, can't you judge it?"

The old servant smiled and sighed a little: "I haven't asked about the world for many years, but I don't know much about the outside world. ”

Li Hou's eyes suddenly became fierce, "I don't know much about the outside world, so I should always know my identity, Guan San Gongzi?"

The old servant's expression remained unchanged, and he shook his head in the face of Li Hou's gaze, "I can be the third prince of Guan or not." ”

At this time, the middle-aged man sitting in front of him cooking tea had already stood up, and instead stood behind the old man.

The old man sat down, and Li Hou sat down opposite him.

I don't quite understand what that means. Taking the teacup brought by the old servant, Li Hou asked.

"I'm just a handler, I can't control anything myself, as long as those clients are willing, they can change anyone to be the third son of Guan at any time. The old man smiled slightly and said, "You should understand that any coin or silver ticket is actually a symbol without any value. ”

Li Hou frowned.

The old man looked at him, and then said calmly: "The wealth of Great Qin is in the hands of the Guanzhong Zhuhao, so the Guanzhong Zhuhao can't fall... You should understand that even if they loot all the money they have now, if they don't recognize all the coins in circulation, then the coins of this dynasty will lose any value, and they may not be able to exchange anything in the bazaar. ”

"You have a point, and there is a possibility. Li Hou also looked at him calmly and said: "But the key is that not everyone will have the determination to burn jade, as long as some of the key people are solved, maybe things will be solved." ”

The old man laughed more gently, and then asked rhetorically, "Then have you ever thought that you want to find out some key people through me, but I may also just be a bait to lure a person of your level into taking the bait?"