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In human society, people are the most valuable and least valuable commodities.

Compared with the star warlock, the weapon of the country, ordinary soldiers are the cheapest. Any noble, any official, and any government can waste the lives of soldiers to their heart's content-leaving aside the needs of society and patriotism, renting their lives to Giving it to the government is the most unreliable thing to do.

Cheng Jinzhou had no soldiers, and he had no interest in controlling the army. Hearing Yisu say that he wanted to use a crowd, his thoughts came to life.

The courtyard of "Dacheng Trading Company" soon became the busiest place in De'an. Nearly a hundred business bank leaders came one after another, most of them were bosses, and seven or eight others were bosses. Just like businessmen in many places in the Xia Dynasty, most of the trading firms here are small and dynamic firms that rely on personal efforts. While those firms that are affiliated with aristocratic families are large, their institutions are much more rigid.

Cheng Jinzhou also knew the rules. When the people were almost there, he came out and asked, "Who are the owners of the trading house?"

Several bosses immediately stood up and knelt down to worship. They have no fame and honor, and bowing is not acceptable.

Cheng Jinzhou nodded to the steward and returned to the inner courtyard. The steward raised his voice and shouted eight times: "Please let the bosses speak at home."

After saying that, he felt lucky in his heart, thanks to the seriousness of learning when he was in the house, otherwise it would be ugly if he couldn't sing a tune.

The owners of the seven trading houses, all dressed in long robes and coats, followed Cheng Jinzhou swaying. The other shopkeepers complained and said, "If we don't need to talk, what's the point of coming?"

"Yes, such a busy time." Regardless of whether he is busy or not, every gentleman dresses himself as a businessman who can earn thousands of taels of silver per minute.

The person in charge didn't have much to say, so he encouraged her in a low voice, and then saw Lu Lushan walking out of the back room.

The three-star badge flashed so dazzlingly that the grumbling gentlemen kept silent, fearing that they would be punished for their words and lose their lives. According to the character of the Star Warlock, similar things happened a lot.

Lu Lushan looked young, but his eyes were very sharp, and the murderous aura he cultivated on the battlefield was even more frightening.

The small courtyard suddenly became quiet.

In the small pavilion in the backyard, Cheng Jinzhou's expression was equally serious. He looked at the seven stewards and said without any hesitation: "Everyone, everyone is very pressed for time, so I asked directly where there is a business that buys cotton and linen. , wood, bamboo, medicinal materials, ores, selling food, etc.?"

He has been studying in Daxia for a long time, and the goods he can buy in bulk and sell in bulk are only that many in total. Although there are many luxury goods that can make a lot of money, they are not suitable for fast in and fast out, or the transaction volume is too small, so they are not suitable for trading on the platform. For example, this is the case with high-priced gemstones and diamonds. Compared with tens of thousands of tons of goods, the profit they can obtain is extremely limited.

In fact, even in the 21st century, the annual consumption of luxury goods in many European countries is only billions of dollars. In the small Bacteria, except for the aristocrats who account for less than 1% of the population, there is no business.

If a border crosser appears, the goods he can buy and sell are extremely limited. There are only hundreds or thousands of types of goods that can be traded in society, leaving little room for choice.

The seven bosses present all looked at the gray-haired old man in the middle.

The old man couldn't help but smile bitterly, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Cheng, it's not that we don't want to say it, it's really hard to tell."

In this era, there are no business secrets. The United States and Europe are both worlds dominated by capitalists, so they can naturally formulate laws that suit their interests. Daxia is a Chinese-style society, and everything must be in line with the interests of the government in power and the star warlocks. Cheng Jinzhou has both, and speaks without nonsense. : "Tell me what you know first."

"Sir..." Several businessmen were anxious.

Cheng Jinzhou's tone softened slightly and he said nicely: "I don't care about your business matters. Buying low and selling high is the way to go. But I came to you today, naturally it's not because of business matters, so... Don’t talk to me about business rules.”

His words became more and more severe, and several businessmen broke out in cold sweat. Ordinary people would be nervous for a long time when they were caught by the police, let alone when their lives were at stake when they were caught by gangsters.

The white-haired old man had no choice but to whisper: "Mr. Cheng, it's not that we don't want to sell goods to De'an. The price from the north is actually 30% higher."

He held up three fingers.

"Which trading company?"

"Several trading firms, Puda Bank, Tongshang..." The old man named more than a dozen trading firms in succession. It turned out that there was too much information and it was meaningless.

Yisu jumped out and said: "Ask where their goods are traded."

Cheng Jinzhou immediately repeated it.

The old man hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm at Chijiangkou."

As he spoke, he looked at the other merchants. It seemed that everyone was trading in a different place.

The remaining six owners have different expressions, but their answers are surprisingly the same: "Chijiangkou."

"Which map are you going to?" Cheng Jinzhou shouted to the servant outside the pavilion.

"Chijiangkou is between the Northern Han Dynasty and Daxia." Yisu's voice became deeper.

"Is there really someone who crossed the border?" At this moment, it was Cheng Jinzhou's turn to become suspicious. He didn't want to believe it.

Although Ys was downplaying his assumptions, he knew in his heart that the other party was from the Star Alliance, and he didn't even know which planet he came from. As a young doctor who has never even been to the Maldives, what ability does he have to defeat the opponent?

Yisu said "hmm" and said, "If you want to be sure, you know how to do it."

Cheng Jinzhou nodded silently and stood up at the same time and said: "From today on, Daxia prohibits supplies from the Northern Han Dynasty. Not even a single grain of rice is allowed to be transported in."

"Sir." Several businessmen exclaimed.

"Smuggling is tantamount to betraying the country." Cheng Jinzhou said this and left without a trace.

after one day. Cheng Jinzhou's request for an embargo on supplies to Daxia was put on Emperor Lizong's desk.

If it had been earlier, His Majesty the Emperor might have sneered, said something like, "Finally it's in my hands," and then harshly dismissed the memorial. But now, with a clear mind, he left the palace and went directly to the Royal Astromancer's residence to inquire about countermeasures.

Mr. Liu Kuang, the Royal Star Warlock, certainly doesn’t care about everything. In fact, just like the later emperors of the Ming Dynasty, it would be a good thing if the cabinet ministers could arrange national affairs properly and allow those in power to play comfortably.

As for Warlock Liu Kuangxing, if His Majesty the Emperor can manage the country properly, produce a lot of resources, and provide some of them to him, he will not bother to care whether you are good or bad, war or peace.

In the final analysis, the interests of the Star Warlocks lie in the world of Star Warlocks. National power is the foundation, but there is no need to waste too much energy on it.

However, His Majesty the Emperor believes that Warlock Liu Kuangxing will definitely be interested in knowing anything related to Cheng Jinzhou.

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Cheng Jinzhou, who had finished his rest period, began to publish employment announcements in the Star Warlock Association.

He is a three-star warlock with more than 1,000 contribution points, all of which are listed in it. The requirements are naturally in the direction of chemistry: purchasing materials and purifying materials.

As for the mechanical astromancers, there are Erwin, Wen Rui and Huang Xuan, which are basically enough.

He needs to make a detection instrument first to determine whether there are indeed border crossers, so that he can continue to make targeted arrangements. Otherwise, even if a large group of astromancers and troops are organized, if they find out that they are neurotic, that would be the worst thing.

Yisu has wanted the body and detection equipment for a long time, but Cheng Jinzhou agreed but didn't do anything. It was just due to various safety concerns, but it was not difficult to really concentrate on gathering resources and so on.

Of course, if you can use an independent trading platform to purchase, the cost will be even lower.

After acquiring a batch of materials, plus the materials they had previously robbed in the temple, De'an's more than ten star warlocks quickly entered the final stage of work.

The so-called detection instrument is more like a ray absorption instrument. It has a large radar-like fan-shaped absorption plate, below it is a filtering device made of eight kinds of materials, and at the end is an excitation and final judgment device.

According to Ys. Border crossers carry a special wave with them due to the process of crossing the border. The eight-layer filtering device will be able to exclude other waves currently known to be similar to this wave, leaving this wave and other different types of waves together. Reach the bottom and make the final judgment. If it matches, the position will be confirmed in reverse.

This is the easiest detection instrument to make under the current conditions in Daxia - despite this, the gentlemen, including Cheng Jinzhou, were still busy for two whole weeks.

During this period, there was no response from the central government. Except for a section of the border near the southwest that was closed, transactions in other places remained the same.

The three star warlocks from Xingzhou curiously observed what Cheng Jinzhou was doing, and even went to the scene from time to time to observe.

Due to the necessity of knowledge, Cheng Jinzhou sometimes briefly talks about some knowledge about waves, such as the differences between long and short wave frequencies, or even Kepler's laws. Because it was about application, it didn't attract much attention from Star Warlocks. However, Xingzhou's star warlock has a broad vision and is suspicious of Cheng Jinzhou, so he is very interested.

On the day of the detector test, Cheng Jinzhou spent a total of 1,200 contribution points and added 50,000 taels of silver. The star warlocks all gathered together to see what the use of such an expensive thing was.

Even Ysu muttered: "The body I designed was originally the strongest body form. If we have these resources, why bother to streamline it."

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In addition to word count: 2900 additional words. I am getting ready to go out of town. Updates in the next two days are uncertain and should not be interrupted.

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