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  Xiao Xiao smiled slightly: "No need, it's not time yet. Anyway, Hong Ji has given me a glimmer of hope, for this glimmer of hope, should I or shouldn't I fight for him to have another chance on the battlefield?"

  The Liao state was different from the Song Dynasty. In the Liao state, if you wanted to make people submit, you had to have military achievements. This is why Emperor Xingzong of Liao wanted to establish Yelü Niegulu as crown prince, but he first had to complete a dangerous task.

  Going to the battlefield is indeed very dangerous, but only by overcoming danger and achieving brilliant results can everyone be convinced. Can Yelü Hongji really do it? Xiao Sulan doesn't know either. However, she wants to give it a try.

  Liáng the general manager lowered his head and said: "I am foolish and cannot guess the key to this, please enlighten me, Your Majesty?"

  Xiao Xiangli didn't say anything, waving her hand: "Now we have some things that need Zhang Duo's help, it's just that I'm not suitable to show up in person. Go down and let Guo Shu come here tonight." Liang Zongguan bowed his waist and retreated.

  Yelü Lüjing was having a great time talking to Chen Yuan, who had already thoroughly understood her personality. Plus, Yelü Lüjing now had a little bit of affection for him too. A few slightly off-color jokes made Yelü Lüjing's face flush with a smile.

  Chen Yuan looked up and down at Yelü Lüjing: "Princess, I have an impolite request, I don't know if the princess can agree?"

  Yelü Lüjing gathered up a hint of a smile: "Is there something you need me to help with?"

  Chen Yuan smiled and said, "I plan to open a branch in Yanjing, specializing in some transit trade. I need a large piece of land to store goods, but I'm not familiar with the local situation in Yanjing, and it's hard to find a suitable one for the time being. I don't know if Your Highness can help?"

  Yelü Lüjie looked puzzled: "What kind of transfer business?"

  Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "This is a bit complicated to explain clearly. In general, I plan to set up a business that specializes in purchasing goods brought by merchant caravans from the Song Dynasty, as well as special products from Liao. Then, I will sell the Song Dynasty's goods to the people of Liao and sell the goods from Liao to the merchants of the Song Dynasty, earning a profit from the price difference."

  Yelü Lüjing understood some of it, but still had doubts: "Haven't you already served as the Crown Prince's reader? Why are you doing business?"

  Just as Chen Yuanzheng wanted to explain further, a burst of laughter came from the doorway: "Haha, Brother Chen, don't bother telling the princess these things, she won't understand."

  Yelü Niegulu slipped in from outside, first glancing at Chen Yuan's buttocks, then said: "Brother Chen, since you're willing to stay, whether it's doing business or being an official, I'll fully support you. How about this? The land within the city is tense and can't be used for setting up a warehouse. Let's go out of the city for ten miles, pick any piece of land at will, and I'll come to negotiate on your behalf, what do you say?"

  Chen Yuan immediately smiled: "Then thank you, Ninth Prince! It's settled then. Once my wound heals, I'll open for business. Please trouble yourself to spread the word."

  Yelü Niegulu nodded: "Brother Chen, is there a problem with the funds? If you need money, don't be polite to me."

  Chen Yuan really wanted to kiss this kid, it's too meaningful! Originally thought of finding someone to raise the first round of funding, didn't expect that before even starting, he actually delivered himself to the door.

  He slightly raised his body: "How about this, Ninth Prince gives me some money, as much as he wants, and I'll pay the interest monthly."

  This idea suddenly came to Chen Yuan when he was being beaten by the board just now, and it is also a path that he has been neglecting all along.

  Financing has many benefits, especially for Chen Yuan now, it can not only bring him funds but also some connections.

  Chen Yuan is preparing to give everyone a 10% monthly interest. How about that? Isn't it high enough? It should be attractive, right? I believe those wealthy officials and nobles at home will not mind the money being too hot to handle. As long as they take their own money, it's like boarding their own ship.

  Yelü Niegulu shook his head and smiled lightly: "Brother Chen, if you're short of money, just speak up, why bother dividing it so clearly?"

  This remark made Chen Yuan somewhat embarrassed, because in his plan, this money was to be embezzled by himself. Ye Lu's words were so righteous that they made Chen Yuan feel a bit ashamed, but thinking again, he didn't care about the money anyway, so let's just consider it as helping the poor.

  Yelü Lüjie, who was standing beside him, also said: "If you really need money, I can lend some to you. Although it's not a lot, I think it can help a bit."

  Chen Yuan's eyes widened in surprise, staring at Yelü Lüzhen for half a day without speaking. Honestly, he had an interest in this princess, but he only planned to deceive her for pleasure, not money; now the pleasure hadn't even been deceived yet, and the money was delivered voluntarily - what should he do?

  After Yelü Nügu and Yelü Lügui left, Amu Daren invited Wang Lun over.

  Wang Lun had long heard that Chen Yuan was summoned to the Liao State palace as a reader, and now seeing the scars on Chen Yuan's buttocks, he shook his head and said: "Brother Chen, being an official in the Liao State is not easy, is it?"

  Chen Yuan pointed to the bench beside him: "Master Wang, please sit down. I've called you over, not to show you my wound, but because there's a business deal I'd like to discuss with you."

  Wang Lun sat beside him with great interest: "Oh? Manager Chen is still thinking about business despite being in this state? It must be a big deal, right?"

  Chen Yuan nodded: "I want to set up a business in Yanjing, specializing in purchasing goods from Song Dynasty merchant teams and some things from Liao people, doing a middleman business. What does Wang Zhanggu think?"

  Wang Lun's interest was piqued: "This is a good deal, but there are too many connections to be made and we need a place to store the goods. Brother Chen, the key is whether or not we can buy the land."

  Chen Yuan nodded: "This should be no problem, Wang Boss. If this business is to be done, it's definitely not enough just relying on the hands of my men. I don't know if you have any interest in it."

  Wang Lun burst out laughing: "Of course, we're interested. All of us who transport goods know that after delivering the goods, it's not easy to find buyers. What's even harder is collecting all the goods and transporting them back to Song Dynasty, the costs involved are frighteningly high. If there's a trade route like this, it would be convenient for merchants like us, not to mention a guaranteed profitable business. If Manager Chen has a way to break through the key points, I'm willing to work together with him."

  Chen Yuan stretched out a hand: "Alright, it's settled then. We'll split the profits according to our investment proportions, how about that?"

  Wang Lun also stretched out his palm: "Fair!"

  Chen Yuan had reached an agreement with Wang Lun. On the one hand, he knew that he himself could not complete such a plan. On the other hand, he was aware that Wang Lun enjoyed high prestige among those merchants who transported goods, and with his cooperation, these merchants would feel secure in doing business with him.

  No matter whether this business is real or fake, at least make the facade look good. If it's real, do a good job; if it's fake, make it even more beautiful, so that people think it's real just by looking at it.

  Just the two of them is not enough, it's better to bring in Xiao Suri as well. He is recognized by the entire Yanjing as the biggest boss who does business. Even if he just participates nominally, it will be very helpful for Chen Yuan to put up a good front.

  "Wang Lun finally asked: 'Chen Zhanggui, where should we start now?'"

  Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said: "I've already sent someone to find a house, and at the same time, I'm looking for a place outside the city to set up a warehouse. I think it will be soon that we'll have news, once these two things are done, I'll go see Wang Zhuanggui, then I'll be in charge of building the warehouse, receiving goods, and making sure we have enough goods when we open!"

  Wang Lun nodded: "Alright, Mr. Chen can rest assured that I will be waiting for good news."

  Chen Yuan clenched his fist in response, then had Pang Xi see the guest off on his behalf. After this transaction is completed, Chen Yuan will start to attract a large number of officials and nobles to come here for financing. As long as he establishes a partnership with them based on money, he will get support from many people, which will be of great help in gaining a say in the imperial court.

  But all this is still far from provoking the Liao State and the Tanguts into war. Now Chen Yuan was just knocking on the door, while the Tanguts and Song Qi had already taken action. What can be done to make them stop and wait for themselves?

  This trick can't be used again, it's effective once, but if you use it twice, it'll be seen through.

  After thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of a solution, and finally, my thoughts became more and more chaotic, and I actually forgot the pain and fell asleep.

  It's unclear whether it was the imperial guard's golden medicine or the princess's ginseng that took effect, but within three to four days, Chen Yuan was able to get out of bed and walk slowly on his own.

  The first thing he did after getting out of bed was to hurry up and take a look at the house that Hu Jing had found, although Pang Xi and Yang Wenguang had both gone to see it and said they were very satisfied, but Chen Yuan had to go and see it for himself.

  That's one's own face, if it's not done properly, you can't cheat people.

  The house is very large, and Pang Xi said it has half the area of Master Pang's mansion. It is said to be the former residence of a high-ranking official in Liao State, but later because that official committed a crime, the house was sold by the government.

  But the newly appointed officials naturally did not want to live in a house that had been occupied by their predecessors, and those common people were rarely able to afford the money to buy such a large mansion.

  There are three courtyards and more than twenty rooms in total.

  The gatehouse in front of the door is larger than the living room of ordinary people's homes, and there are some fake mountains and withered flowers in the courtyard.

  The layout is still okay, slightly tidied up, it's also very stylish.

  Chen Yuan finally made a decision: "Alright, it's settled then. Xiao Wen, how are our buddies doing?"

  Yang Wenguang immediately said: "Most of them have already returned, and there are forty apprentices who are willing to stay, but boss, if we start doing business, relying on these forty apprentices is not enough."

  Chen Yuan nodded: "Well, I'll write a few recruitment notices. Starting tomorrow, let these 40 men be divided into ten groups of four each to recruit people at every street corner in Yanjing. And buy several strings of firecrackers, and set off one string each time we go to recruit people in the morning."

  Pang Xi had never heard of recruiting with firecrackers before and immediately said: "Isn't this too showy?"

  Chen Yuan hehe smiled: "I just want to show off, I want all the people in Yanjing to focus on me before I even open for business. Ask around what the wages are like in Yanjing now, my partners' wages must also be the highest in Yanjing."

  Hu Jing twisted him lightly again: "A big tree attracts wind! Be more careful."

  Chen Yuan turned around and gently twisted her: "I have a measure of it!"

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