Real Cthulhu Running Game

The area where Boyang City and Far West City are located is considered a hilly area, so before Boyang City and Far West City were established, there were only a few scattered small towns here. The reason why Feishimen chose to build Boyang City in this area City, the main reason is that it is rich in high-quality locust stones. After all, not every stone can be made into locust stones.

After the new Dragon Emperor ascended the throne, Boyang City, which was originally just a fortress, officially had the function of a city. Therefore, other surrounding cities suddenly discovered that Boyang City seemed to be a good trade transit station. After all, between two points It’s the shortest straight line! And after having Boyang City, it can be regarded as a suitable foothold.

That's right, Heshan County "referenced" the development history of Boyang City, so it decided to place itself between Boyang City and Far West City.

However, since Boyang City only has a city lord and no prefect, such a big piece of cake cannot be eaten by Boyang City alone. Therefore, Far West City came into being, and Boyang City is naturally very discerning. He "returned" the cake to Far West City and just drank the soup.

So when Liu Xing came outside Far West City, he found that the vicinity of Far West City was full of warehouses and businesses. In addition, there were inns with various signs.

"The signboards used by these inns are very particular. To put it simply, different signboards mean that they will receive different customers. Because Far West City is a trade transfer station in this area, the inns need to receive a wide variety of guests. For example, if we hunters want to come to Far West City to sell various animal pelts or some delicacies, we have to go to an inn with a bow and arrow and hunting knife on the sign. Such inns usually have corresponding buyers. , and it will also provide some basic tools so that you can make your products sell better.”

Zuo Xin looked at the curious Liu Xing and introduced: "Then there are those inns that you can tell at a glance are not cheap. They are specially prepared for shopkeepers who do big business. You must know that these inns have prepared several conference rooms. room, and there will be a blackboard hanging out at the front desk, which will write the prices of some common goods, and it will be updated every hour! Of course, an inn like this will occasionally turn into an intermediary to match customers, in short The prices are worthy of them; the last thing worth mentioning are the inns without signboards, which are specially prepared for martial arts people and generally provide free food and accommodation."

"When the road is rough, draw your sword to help! This is the mantra of martial arts people, and it is also an unwritten rule in the world. In short, if martial arts people find bandits and bandits on the road, or encounter water thieves on the boat, they invite people to eat noodles. If so, you must take action to deal with them, otherwise if this matter gets spread, you will not be a hero, because you will be despised by other heroes; of course, you can also say that you feel that you If you are not good at studying and can't beat the thieves on the opposite side, then you have to at least show your attitude, that is, it doesn't matter if you just escape after a few tricks, because you have at least tried your best."

"So if there are more martial arts people walking on a road and the average strength is stronger, then there will not be many thieves on this road that will be detrimental to the caravan. Therefore, these inns take money from the caravan to ensure that the martial arts people coming and going All can have good accommodation conditions; of course, inns like this generally do not accept ordinary people, even if you have a heart to be a hero, and these shopkeepers have developed a sharp eye, so your acting skills Unless it exceeds 80, you are not even qualified to make a judgment.”

After listening to Zuo Xin's explanation, Liu Xing finally understood why these inns hung different signboards. It turned out to be because they all had their own customer sources.

"One thing Far West City has done well is that it built all the warehouses outside the city, so we don't need to squeeze in with the caravans when we enter the city."

Zuo Hong put the dagger in his hand into the bag and said: "However, because there are too many shopkeepers in Far West City, Far West City is also worried that someone will kidnap people without opening their eyes, so unless there is relevant proof, otherwise When entering the city, you are not allowed to carry any long weapons, and of course bows and crossbows are not allowed."

Liu Xing nodded and asked: "So do you know the origin of the city lord of Far West City? Because my character card has not been to Far West City yet, so I only know that the governor of Far West City is named An Fan. .”

"That's right, the lord of Far West City is called An Fan. If nothing else, he should be the third prince's teacher and staff! Because you also know that the third prince and other princes are not easy to deal with, and the ministers at that time were still I didn’t know that the new Dragon Emperor would not establish a prince for so many years, so they all supported the eldest prince and the second prince at that time. Of course, some people would choose to support other princes. In short, the third prince had very few supporters; At that time, the third prince was still very young, and he was born in a rural area and had never read a book, so he needed a teacher to teach him! Logically speaking, a highly respected and knowledgeable minister would be the teacher. , but these ministers are not willing to waste time and energy on the third prince."

"So the new Dragon Emperor could only lower the threshold for teachers, and finally let An Fan, a seventh-grade Imperial College doctor, be the third prince's teacher. However, this An Fan was also quite capable. Not only did he quickly get rid of the third prince's illiteracy title, and also became a staff member to assist the third prince in winning the trust and favor of the new Dragon Emperor, and allowed the third prince, who had always been passively beaten, to take the initiative on several important occasions, which gained a lot of reputation; most importantly, The reason why the third prince chose the current territory is probably because An Fan helped him choose it. However, An Fan is already very old now, and the children under his knees can only be said to have mediocre abilities. So the third prince arranged for him to come to Far West City for retirement. After all, Far West City is located in the hinterland and has its own complete set of operating logic, so An Fan doesn't need to worry too much."

Zuo Hong continued: "Besides, although this Far West City is just a freight transfer station, its annual taxes can be ranked among the top three in the cities under the rule of the third prince, so this can be regarded as a reward from the third prince to An Fan... But as a reward Modern people, I kind of suspect that the third prince is treating An Fan as a piggy bank, because An Fan is just the prefect and not the city lord, so if he dies, the Far West City will have to change its head! Therefore, An Fan's If those children are too greedy, they may end up with nothing, and this will fill the third prince’s coffers quite a bit.”

Zuo Hong's words reminded Liu Xing of Heshen. Because Heshen in history was also outstanding in ability, he was able to become Qianlong's close minister and even married a princess for his son. It can be seen from this How favored Heshen was back then, this also foreshadowed his future destiny; if Qianlong didn't know what Heshen had done, it was definitely impossible. After all, Heshen's small treasury was already bigger than There will be more money in the royal family's internal funds! So the current mainstream view is that Qianlong knew what Heshen had done, but he was not prepared to deal with it himself. Instead, he planned to leave it to his son to take action after he succeeded to the throne.

This is called fattening the pigs and then killing them!

You must know that although the treasury in ancient times was nominally owned by the emperor, it was almost impossible for the emperor to use the treasury casually, unless you, the emperor, did not intend to consider your own reputation, so internal funds also came into being. born.

To put it bluntly, the internal funds are the small treasury of the royal family. The income generally comes from various royal properties, such as the imperial fields distributed in various places. However, due to various reasons, the internal funds are often unable to make ends meet, and it often happens that the emperor fails to make ends meet. In the dilemma of money being available, you have to argue with the Ministry of Finance at this time.

Therefore, letting your son take care of Heshen can not only increase his reputation and intimidate his ministers, but also use Heshen's small treasury to enrich the internal funds, so that his son will have more money. With more active funds, you don’t need to be too constrained by the account department when doing certain things.

As for whether Heshen knew Qianlong's thoughts, Liu Xing estimated that Heshen must have understood given his intelligence.

If the king wants his minister to die, he must die.

Obviously, An Fan must have a lot of money as the governor of Far West City. Firstly, Far West City is a cornucopia. Secondly, as An Fan is the third prince's teacher and staff, many people will definitely choose to fawn over him.

Therefore, An Fan himself may be able to control it, but his children may not. Therefore, after An Fan's death, the third prince may have an extra "windfall".

It seems that I have to stay away from Anjia.

"In the past two years, An Fan has stopped taking care of things because of his old age. In addition to the fact that he is relatively old, another important reason is that there are many associations in Far West City, such as the Fur Association. Medicinal materials associations and the like, in short, these associations are responsible for the overall management of the corresponding merchants, and then hand over various taxes on time and in amount every year; so apart from these merchants, there are matters that need An Fan to handle in Far West City Not much, not to mention that the people below can be responsible for these matters."

An Xin continued: "Leader, I personally think that Far West City is not a place to stay for a long time, because it is not suitable for the development of our alliance. Unless our alliance has begun to take shape, it can be used to attract some investment. "

Liu Xing nodded in agreement, because if this was really the case in Far West City, there would really be no room for maneuver. After all, the entry threshold for these associations should be high.

I just don’t know how old Mr. An Fan’s health is. Will he be the same as the old city lord of Boyang City before the main plot begins?

Because they had already discussed with Xun Long, who came to Far West City in advance, Liu Xing and others did not go directly into the city, but came to the door of an inn hung with a white cloth.

This kind of inn with white cloth hanging is not related to France, but it means that the guests it receives are all capable freelancers, that is, people like Xun Long who are somewhat capable but do not have a long-term employer.

Generally speaking, the residents of this kind of inn follow a cyclical pattern. For example, a bookkeeper like Xun Long will appear at the middle of the year and the end of the year, so Xun Long is somewhat conspicuous in this inn now.

Because at this time of day, the most common guests in the inn are various day laborers. They all take advantage of the farm work at home to be done, so they come to Far West City to earn some extra money. After all, the caravans coming and going still have needs. Hire some temporary workers to help.

Seeing Liu Xing arriving with three people, Xun Long immediately got up and took everyone to his room.

"I have already discussed it with the players I can find in Far West City, and we will negotiate terms at a restaurant outside the city early tomorrow morning."

Xun Long said seriously: "The players in Far West City have also organized a Raleye Association, but currently there are only more than thirty people joining. Obviously there are still some players who are on the sidelines, so the player I contacted is They agreed to hang a sign outside their association to tell other players that they have important matters to discuss. Of course, the effect of this will only be known tomorrow."

Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "Sorry to trouble you, you have done very well now. If our alliance still has related tasks later, I will definitely arrange for you to do them."

Although Liu Xing did not say it explicitly, Xun Long also knew that Liu Xing was promoting him and preparing to join him.

As a lone wolf player, Xun Long would naturally not refuse.

"Then thank you Alliance Leader for your consideration. I will definitely not let you down." Xun Long replied with a smile.

After chatting for a while, Liu Xing finally had a certain understanding of the players in Far West City.

The main members of the Raleye Association in Far West City are from the forum!

That's right, now the president of R'lyeh Association has posted a post called "YXC and WXT" in the forum. This allows players who have chosen Far West City as their birth point to see at a glance that the title actually refers to Far West City. and Wangxiangtai, so we know that the poster is calling for them to gather in the martial arts module.

Ever since, on the first day when the martial arts module started, the Raleye Association had already gathered more than 20 people, but still, I don’t know why, and the number has only reached more than 30 people.

Obviously, there are still some players in Far West City who are on the sidelines, and the total number may exceed the number of members of the Raleye Association, which seems a bit abnormal.

Therefore, the president of the Raleye Association, Music Theory, felt that something was wrong. Besides them, there might be another player organization in the Far West City!

This would be interesting if that were the case.

Liu Xing immediately thought of a possibility!