In the next few days, Ling Xin'an went out to court in the morning to handle some trivial matters and resolve disputes. What surprised him was that in this troubled world, there were no murders or financial cases as he imagined. The common people were still conscientious.

are working hard for survival.

In the afternoon, I hid in the study and continued to plan the entire Jiangzhou city. Ideas kept coming out one after another, but in the end, I concluded that they all require money, a lot of money.

But Jiangzhou Prefecture does not have much money. Now in the entire Zhou Dynasty, each government can only have 20% of the balance for its own deployment. This 20% not only includes everyone's salary but also includes garrison expenses.

After watching Duan Qing give him the government information, Ling Xin'an could only sigh.

Poor!

But this doesn't mean that Ling Xin'an doesn't have other ideas.

Counting now, the shopkeepers from those three stores should be paying a visit.

Sure enough, when Ling Xin'an was still thinking about how to break through the predicament, Shuang'er knocked on the door.

"Sir, the three shopkeepers are here to invite you!"

When Ling Xin'an walked into the hall, she saw the same three shopkeepers from a few days ago.

Seeing Ling Xin'an's figure, the three of them immediately saluted: "See you, sir!"

Ling Xin'an waved her hand: "You three, what are your thoughts?"

Shopkeeper Qian was the first to speak: "Sir, our Qiantong Chamber of Commerce is willing to cooperate with you."

Shopkeeper Han said: "Sir, our North-South Chamber of Commerce is also willing to cooperate with you."

Shopkeeper Jin also said: "Sir, the same is true for our Dasheng Chamber of Commerce."

Ling Xin'an said: "In that case, let the three of you talk about your conditions."

Seeing that the three of them were about to speak first, Ling Xin'an immediately interrupted: "Shopkeeper Qian, you speak first."

Hearing this, Shopkeeper Qian immediately smiled and said: "After I went back to report to the head of the family that day, the head of the family immediately held a family meeting. Our Qiantong Chamber of Commerce is willing to give 20% of the shares to you."

Shopkeeper Han also said: "We at Nanbei Tong are also willing to give 20% of our shares to you."

The money cabinet said: "Sir, we Dasheng are willing to give 30% of our shares to you."

When the other two heard this, they were immediately stunned. Then they understood instantly and looked at the money cabinet, their eyes burning with anger.

On the way here, we promised you 20%, but you said 30%, but where was your promise of integrity?

The money cabinet sneered. Fortunately, he had an idea and increased it to 30%.

Sure enough, Master Ling's eyes brightened a bit, and the look in his eyes was full of smiles.

Shopkeeper Han was so sharp-eyed that he immediately said: "Sir, we are also willing to transfer 30% of our shares to you."

Shopkeeper Qian also said: "Sir, we are willing to give 40%."

As soon as these words came out, the two shopkeepers Han and Jin were immediately dumbfounded. They had never seen such a shameless person before.

Forty percent, for them, has exceeded the maximum limit that the family can bear.

Shopkeepers Han and Jin looked embarrassed, staring at Shopkeeper Qian, but they were deep in thought.

Gritting his teeth, Shopkeeper Han handed over his hand and said: "Master Ling, we are also willing to pay 40%. This is our biggest concession. If you feel that 40% is not enough, I have to report to the head of the family."

At the same time, he stared at the other two people with unkind eyes, and the implication could not be clearer. The latter also understood that if the malicious bidding continues, the last three companies will not get any benefits.

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "I won't embarrass you. If we do business together, then each family will receive 40%."

"Every one?" The three shopkeepers were immediately stunned and looked at Ling Xin'an in confusion.

Ling Xin'an frowned: "Could it be that the three shopkeepers think that I will only give to one of you?"

The three shopkeepers Han Qianjin had scornful expressions on their faces, but they acquiesced to what Ling Xin'an said.

Ling Xin'an slowly opened her mouth and sighed: "You are confused, everyone, people's hearts are not as strong as snakes swallowing elephants. If any one of you makes it, after this batch of goods is sold out, the Zhou Dynasty alone will make an annual profit. How much profit will it make?

After a little calculation, I guess I have tens of millions of silver taels. The first year is tens of millions, and the second year continues to increase to tens of millions more. People all over the world are staring at you, but they can do nothing to you, and the emperor also

I am staring at you. Our great Zhou Dynasty is currently surrounded by powerful enemies. The country is extremely weak and needs money everywhere. You three think that you are so brazen and disrespectful that no one can touch you. But what will happen to the emperor?"

The three of them were immediately stunned, with sweat on their foreheads and trembling all over. They quickly bowed and said: "Thank you, sir, for your advice. I understand, I am guilty."

Ling Xin'an waved her hands: "It's okay, you just didn't expect it at the moment. If your family is really allowed to do it, your family head will think of it sooner or later."

The three of them nodded. It was just because they were obsessed with it. When they heard Ling Xin'an say that he was tired of the lack of seasoning here and it was too unpalatable, he had a secret recipe that could make this seasoning very delicious.

Shopkeeper Han said, "Sir?" He hesitated to speak.

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "You three, go back for now. In half a month, I will take you to visit. By the way, I will bring you the contract in half a month. I will teach you three methods. Each method is different, but the taste is almost the same."

, so that you can compete with each other, but you don’t have the same secret recipe and do business independently, so I want you to have 40%, and there is no way for me to bully others.”

The three of them immediately beamed and said, "I understand, little one."

Then the four of them briefly discussed some additional content again. After they left, Ling Xinan sat in the hall and meditated, and Guo Song walked in.

"My lord, I'm lucky to have found it." Guo Song said with a smile.

Ling Xin'an was also happy and full of expectations: "Where did it come from?"

Guo Song said: "Sir, I only found four martial arts books, all of which were found in the warehouse."

Ling Xin'an was surprised: "In the warehouse?"

"Yes, my lord."

Ling Xin'an stood up immediately: "Take me to the warehouse to have a look!"

Following Guo Song, Ling Xin'an came to a side room, opened the door, and saw a dazzling array of weapons.

He couldn't help but wonder: "This mansion actually has so many weapons?"

Guo Song smiled and said: "Sir, these swords and the like, in addition to those that have been captured in the past, and even provided by the imperial court, are all for wartime."

Ling Xin'an pointed to the swords and guns on the shelf and said: "But there are only a dozen or so police officers in our Yamen. When wartime comes, how useful will they be? If the people riot, these will become their sharp weapons."

"Sir, no one can predict this, but these weapons are more likely to be distributed to the iron-blooded men of the Zhou Dynasty if one day the Five Barbarians invade us."

Ling Xin'an was startled, nodded heavily, and understood.

"Sir, these are all accumulated by our police officers who deal with gangsters in daily life." Guo Song pointed to the bookshelf.

Ling Xin'an picked up the books and read them one by one.

Ling Xin'an looked at the Seven Injury Fist, Dragon Tiger Fist, and Flying Eagle Claw with great interest. These boxing techniques that he had heard before never expected to be seen in this time and space.

Seeing that Ling Xin'an seemed very interested in this, Guo Song said, "Sir, these martial arts you are looking at are just used by the people in the countryside for self-defense and physical fitness. You don't need to waste your time here."

Ling Xin'an raised her head and pointed at the twelve-section long stick in her hand and said, "Are these all very inferior martial arts secrets?"

"Yes, my lord!"

"What are the top martial arts secrets?"

"Sir, my subordinates don't have any truly profound secrets. Your mansion should have them. We commoners are just low-level warriors."

Ling Xin'an smiled and said: "Don't belittle yourself. If it weren't for you that day, I wouldn't be here today. Ask someone to move all these martial arts secrets to my study, and I will read them slowly."

For these, one of the necessary skills for future survival, Ling Xin'an will definitely not let it go.

"Guo Captou, tell me, who is the most famous warrior in the world now?"

The two of them continued browsing along the study room.

"Sir, although our Great Zhou Dynasty was invaded by the Five Barbarians and occupied a considerable territory, in terms of force, each tribe has its own ranking list. It is undeniable that ordinary people, generally speaking, our Great Zhou Dynasty is not as good as the Five Barbarians.

Otherwise, we would not have been invaded by them. However, in terms of force, our soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty deserve to be the first. Otherwise, the country would have perished long ago. Our Great Zhou Dynasty has the best generals, the best tactics, and the most advanced tactics.

Excellent soldier."

Ling Xin'an nodded in agreement.

"My subordinates are ignorant and don't know who the strong one among the five barbarians is, but among the strong ones in our human race, the strongest one should be General Dongfang Min."

"Why?"

"Without General Dongfang, our Zhou Dynasty would be in danger!"

"It is rumored that General Dongfang faced the siege of the Five Barbarians and killed nearly a million enemy troops with a mere 200,000 troops. He himself even killed Namu Co, the leader of the Five Barbarians' coalition."

"After this battle, our great Zhou dynasty was able to cultivate and recuperate for more than thirty years."

As Guo Song talked about Ling Xin'an, he came to the weapons warehouse. There were swords, spears, halberds, and spears, all arranged in an orderly manner.

Ling Xin'an picked up a sword and pulled it out, only to see the cold light shining and the air-conditioning being overwhelming.

"This is made of fine iron, which can break armor." Guo Song said from the side.

Ling Xin'an looked at it carefully. It turned out to be crude steel. The forging process was not very high, but it was polished very brightly. At first glance, it looked really cold.

Putting the sword back to its original place, Ling Xin'an looked for a weapon that suited him. For him, he preferred the sword.

The emphasis of the sword is to move forward in an indomitable way, opening and closing the rough areas, and cutting off the water in the delicate areas.

The domineering strength and softness of the knife were almost the same as Ling Xin'an himself, so his eyes kept wandering around the knife holder.

Fortunately, Ling Xin'an spotted a long knife hanging in the middle of a knife rest.
To be continued...