Mythology Starts with Childish Skills

On that day, the strong wind in the north and the snow falling all over the sky finally stopped. However, the temperature did not rise but dropped. Everywhere was covered with snow and snow, and the breath turned into ice. The land of Liangzhou was still in a state of wind and rain.

Moreover, as the snow conditions ease, various plots and fights hindered by the wind and snow become prevalent.

Meng Zhao, Si Peng, Xiang Qing, and Wei Hua walked out of Hushan and headed all the way to Jichang County, a border county in Yongjian County. They met no less than ten waves of bandits on the way, and the warriors and strong beams killed them. No less than twenty times, it can be said that they were killed everywhere.

The fields and ridges we saw along the way were barren and the people's homes were withered. At most, there were only a few elderly people who were dying. They even froze to death or starved to death in their own houses due to cold and hunger. Their number is difficult to determine.

As for the government offices established by the Yong Dynasty in various places, most of them have been paralyzed, officials have fled, and the real masters have long been replaced by powerful forces in various places.

What they saw and heard along the way surprised and delighted Si Peng, Xiang Qing and Wei Hua, who rarely went out into the mountains.

What is surprising is that the situation in Liangzhou has been so ruined that the imperial court has not come up with a charter for disaster relief. I wonder what all the princes in the hall are thinking or what they have to hide.

Fortunately, such chaos is actually a good thing for their Shenwei Army.

If there is no chaos, if there is no defeat, if Liangzhou still maintains its characteristics of being brave, tough, and daring to fight and kill, there are only tens of thousands of them, and I am afraid they will not be able to make any waves.

Now, the careerists, including the Shenwei Army and Meng Zhao, were given a chance to realize their great wish.

As for the goal of everyone's trip, it is naturally to benefit Feng Trading Company.

If this trip can swallow up Li Feng Trading Company and turn it into the property of Shenwei Army, then it will be considered a complete success.

The next best thing is to continue to cooperate with Li Feng Trading Co., Ltd. to obtain its support in the supply of grain, ordnance and other resources, so as to maintain the combat power and organization of the Shenwei Army, which can be put to great use in the future.

The last thing, the last thing, is to loot and cut off a piece of meat from Li Feng Trading Company to ensure that in the short term, the Shenwei Army does not need to be troubled by poor logistics.

This can generally be achieved depending on the transcendent martial arts of a few people, or through clever plunder.

However, if you really do this, your reputation and morale will be ruined, and it will be difficult to make friends or get funding in the future.

After investigation and deduction, Meng Zhao, Si Peng, and Xiang Qing set their sights on the third manager of Lifeng Trading Company, who was also the person in charge of the Shenwei Army.

According to Xiang Qing's secret investigation, the third housekeeper of Lifeng Trading Company is named Jie Wen. He is an old man under the family of Widow Jie. He was a close confidant of Widow Jie at the beginning. He is quite shrewd and good at calculation.

Later, Widow Xie started the business on her own, and Jie Wen also helped a lot, and she became the third manager of the company, with a high position and considerable influence.

In addition to operating many industries, he is also in charge of four business roads under the name of Lifeng Trading Company. Three of them are connected to the Central Plains and one is connected to the outside of the Great Wall. They buy low and sell high. They are an important pillar of Lifeng Trading Company.

What is the most valuable thing for a businessman?

Of course it’s his personal connections and various channels.

Jiewen has many connections and channels in Lifeng Trading Company, including, of course, various grain merchants, ordnance manufacturers, etc. that the Shenwei Army values.

After all, being able to be sent to contact the Shenwei Army and never having a shortage of supplies for several years showed that this Dismissal Manager was quite capable.

Xiang Qing has also verified that this Jie San manager is relatively self-disciplined. Although he is a businessman and does calculations, and he is rich in wealth, he is not extravagant and is rather simple.

The affordability of food and clothing is only suitable for the rich, and should not be pursued excessively.

The only difference is probably that this person has difficulty controlling his beauty. In addition to the old wife he married in his early years, he also has six beautiful concubines, dozens of beauties at home, and countless beauties raised outside the house. .

These were all things he had played with, but for some unknown reason, he never had any heirs. Maybe he had some hidden health problem.

Through the channels of the Tianwang Gang, Xiang Qing found out that the third steward Jie had insulted an important maid next to Widow Jie, and then used unknown means to make the woman willing to hide it.

It wasn't until three months ago that this matter was exposed. Widow Xie severely reprimanded Xie Wen and beat the girl to death.

He does have a ruthless style, so it's no wonder he has built such a successful career.

Jie Wen was probably frightened to death and repeatedly begged for mercy. At the same time, he bribed people close to the widow who knew him well to speak good words for him, so that he could be exempted from punishment. At least from the perspective of his status and within Li Feng Trading Company, it had little impact on him. .

The women who are close to the master's family also dare to get involved. This alone is enough to show that this Jie Wen is a lustful person and has weaknesses and flaws.

And his attitude towards the widow after the incident also showed that he was timid and would not hesitate to use any means.

It's very in line with the temperament of a businessman. There's nothing much to say.

There are actually many ways to deal with such people.

However, Meng Zhao currently has no beautiful women around him, so it would be difficult to bribe her.

Instead, it would be better to go directly to Jie Wen, use force to coerce him, and pry more information about Widow Jie out of him. This would be more likely to be achieved.

Xiang Qing and Si Peng had had contact with this Jie San manager before, and felt that it was indeed feasible.

It is true that Lifeng Trading Company has great wealth and power, and has also recruited many desperadoes to work, including some masters.

However, Jie Wen was not qualified to mobilize such strong men to protect him.

However, after all, this person is not the owner of Li Feng Trading Company, but just a manager. It is okay to use some means to seek personal gain under the authority.

But if it involves mobilizing a large amount of materials, or even using the channels of a trading company, the widow's approval is required, otherwise, not even a grain of rice can be mobilized.

Using force and coercion can only pry some information. At most, it can rob Xie Wen's family assets. If he wants to use Li Feng Trading Company, it is not enough, which is a bit regretful.

Meng Zhao felt that it was enough, simply because after understanding some of Li Feng Trading Company's situation, he no longer had much illusions about swallowing up this big trading company quietly and directly.

Lifeng Trading Company, as one of the largest trading houses in the North, has extremely strong foundation and strength.

His influence cannot be regarded simply as a businessman, because the people he cooperates with include powerful people, aristocratic families, sects, and even underworld, evil people, all three religions and nine streams.

This is a huge group of interests, and Widow Jie should be only a relatively important part of it, but it does not represent the whole. The resources and wealth it can use may not be as much as one-tenth of the entire Li Feng Trading Company.

Therefore, as thought before, the possibility of swallowing up Lifeng Trading Company is very low, especially without alarming too many forces, it is almost impossible.

Even Meng Zhao has to recognize this reality.