It was somewhat beneficial for Zhang Yan to do some work before. Although Zhang Yan didn't negotiate any business, he at least established contact with the businessmen and let the businessmen know what Lu Xu was going to do?
This time, under Shen Binhong's organization, they gave Shen Binhong this face, but it did not prevent them from telling Lu Xu the news. No matter in any era, the most indispensable thing is people who place bets on both sides.
Lu Xu was not worried that Shen Binhong's caravan would leave him without business. What he was more concerned about was what was Shen Binhong's other preparation?
In Lu Xu's view, Shen Binhong's formation of a caravan was indeed a good move. But this move actually forced the merchants to take sides.
However, Shen Binhong does not currently have an absolute advantage in Qinzhou Mansion. On the contrary, since Lu Xu came to Qinzhou Mansion, anyone who is well-informed should know that Shen Binhong has gradually fallen into a disadvantage.
Why does Shen Binhong force others to side with him? Just because he controls that trade route?
This is indeed an advantage, but it is not enough! After all, Lu Xu controls the force. Anyone who cooperates with Lu Xu may completely open up this trade route.
According to Lu Xu's estimation, someone would argue with Shen Binhong for ten days and a half about the departure date. It may be difficult for businessmen to set off as soon as possible, but it is definitely not difficult to delay the departure, for example, if the goods are not in place. Ah, I don’t have enough money and goods, so I can just make random excuses like this.
If there are still businessmen in Qinzhou Prefecture who are willing to cooperate in pairs, then put on a show in front of Shen Binhong and cause some commercial dispute to delay it. It will be impossible for Shen Binhong to set off!
When the situation is unclear, businessmen will of course find ways to wait for the situation to become clearer. This is also a method that businessmen must have to protect themselves.
If Shen Binhong wants others to have to side with him, he must find a way to expand his advantage, or suppress Lu Xu's advantage.
Lu Xu's assumption was correct. In Shen Binhong's original plan, he planned to restrict Lu Xu's development or suppress Lu Xu's strength by placing manpower on Lu Xu's side.
However, Lu Xu's unconventional recruitment method made Shen Binhong's arrangement in vain. He had to find another way!
In the next few days, Liu Xiangling came to see Lu Xu several times. She still wanted to "save" Lu Xu's feelings, but Lu Xu had no intention of getting entangled with Liu Xiangling.
He wrote two letters and sent them to Liu Xinhou and Shen Binhong respectively, threatening them that if they let him see Liu Xiangling again, he would expose the fact that Liu Xiangling was still alive.
At that time, Liu Xiangling was a famous and talented woman, and many people knew her. Many people even drew portraits of Liu Xiangling. Although Liu Xiangling has been dressing up in men's clothing recently, her face was exposed after all.
As long as you take out Liu Xiangling's portrait and ask casually in Qinzhou Mansion, someone will definitely recognize that the "thin young man" who keeps showing up in front of Lu Xu recently is Liu Xiangling.
Now, Shen Binhong no longer dares to release Liu Xiangling! In order to prevent Shen Binhong from murdering Liu Xiangling, Liu Xinhou recently ran to Shen Binhong's house whenever he had something to do. This actually involved Shen Binhong a lot. energy.
This time, Liu Xiangling finally no longer arrogantly thought that Lu Xu still had feelings for her. But she had no intention of giving up on Lu Xu. Recently, she also heard that Lu Xu’s recruitment work was over, and Lu Xu had recruited a total of about Five hundred servants.
If Wen Yueqi hadn't given Lu Xu a store that couldn't accommodate it, Lu Xu would probably have continued to recruit people. This news made Liu Xiangling realize that Lu Xu was really in trouble now.
Even if Liu Xiangling's ability is not good, she can still see that the 500 people Lu Xu recruited are Lu Xu's private soldiers. If Lu Xu can train these 500 people well, then his strength will definitely not be weak in Qin Fenglu. .
After all, the number of private soldiers under the general commander of the army is only this number. Moreover, Lu Xu still has the ability to provide for these soldiers and horses. Judging from the information revealed by Shen Binhong to Liu Xiangling, Wen Yuanzhong is not interested in the weapons produced by Wei'anbao. Very satisfied.
Wen Yuanzhong feels that Wei'an Fort's weapons are the most affordable and high-quality weapons in the world. Now he obviously has a disdain for the equipment from other places. Therefore, Wen Yuanzhong is purchasing Wei'an Fort's equipment on a large scale and deliberately reduces the amount of equipment. The purchased quantity of equipment produced by other forces basically only uses the equipment of Qingliu Faction and Wei'anbao.
Wei'anbao made a lot of money because of this. Lu Xu is now a serious and wealthy man. He has no shortage of money to raise troops!
Liu Xiangling didn't know what the struggle situation in Qinzhou Prefecture was like. She didn't know much about the general trend of the world. After all, she was not a truly talented woman.
But she has been a fake talented woman for a long time and has heard too many complaints from literati, which also made her realize that the world is not far away from chaos now.
This is one of the reasons why Liu Xiangling insists on hugging Shen Binhong's thigh. After all, it is easy for a century-old royal family and a thousand-year-old family to collapse, but it is not so easy for a family to decline, especially those families with local roots. It can often survive the changes of several dynasties without falling.
This can be regarded as Liu Xiangling's own investment. But now that the investment failed, she wanted to invest again, and this time she fell in love with Lu Xu, who had been abandoned by her.
She had found out clearly from Shen Binhong's few words that Lu Xu's current family business was built bit by bit in the wilderness.
Even if Lu Xu can't defend Wei'an Fort and Qin Feng Road, she can build her family business once and rebuild it again. As long as he is rich, what can't someone do?
Liu Xiangling felt that although Lu Xu was a thief with a low social status, there might be an upper limit in the future, and the upper limit would not be high. But she was remarried after all, and her father's reputation was also ruined, so she wanted to invest again It is unrealistic to have a blue chip stock with no problems in all aspects, so it seems that Luxu is a very good choice.
Ever since...Liu Xiangling started planning how to catch up with Lu Xu again.
At this time, Liu Xiangling suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard a long time ago, which was about Wen Yueqi.
Wen Yueqi is different from Liu Xiangling. She is a truly talented woman! Moreover, Wen Yueqi's reputation is not something she praises, but she earns it bit by bit.
Among all the rumors about Wen Yueqi, there is one that Liu Xiangling remembers very deeply. That is Wen Yueqi is a very kind-hearted woman. Not only will she personally donate to the poor on a regular basis, but she even used her influence to help the poor. A bunch of young men and ladies from aristocratic families helped restore production in the disaster-stricken areas, and also provided jobs for many poor people.
Thinking of this rumor, Liu Xiangling couldn't help but touch the wounds on her body.
She smiled: "Such a kind-hearted Wen Yueqi shouldn't leave such a pitiful me without mercy, right?"