In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 736 Excitement

Merchants like Ma Dalong consciously made way for the army, watching it slowly pass by.

"This King Yang of Liangzhou is truly extraordinary."

Ma Dalong thought to himself that as a small businessman, he had not met many important figures. Before this, the most important person he had met was Mr. Chen, the head of Chenjia Village.

In Ma Dalong's view, Mr. Chen was a very special person. He did not have the slightest air of arrogance. On the contrary, he was very approachable and treated even merchants of low status with courtesy, without showing the slightest contempt.

At this moment, besides Chen Dao, Ma Dalong also met another important figure: Yang Tianwang of Liangzhou.

Yang Zheng, who rules over a province, is not a prince, but he is more like one!

However, Yang Zheng, whose status was in no way inferior to that of a prince in the imperial court, appeared so approachable. He not only personally helped Ma Dalong up, but also made a promise to the merchants present...

This King Yang is completely different from the rumors!

"big dragon."

After a long while, when the army disappeared from sight, many merchants gathered around Ma Dalong. One of them, Cai Yong, who was familiar with Ma Dalong, said, "The direction that King Yang led his troops towards seems to be towards our Taiping County, right?"

These words immediately startled everyone present.

"Oh no! This King Yang is definitely going to send troops to Qingzhou."

A slightly younger businessman exclaimed, "Shouldn't we go back to Chenjia Village and tell Mr. Chen this news?"

Without exception, all the businessmen present had risen to prominence because of Chenjia Village and had their destinies changed because of Chenjia Village, so their "loyalty" to Chenjia Village was beyond doubt.

It was precisely because they were loyal enough to Chenjia Village that they immediately thought of sending a message to Chen Dao after seeing Yang Zheng marching towards Qingzhou.

"Need not."

Just as everyone was anxiously thinking of sending someone back to Chenjia Village to inform Chen Dao, Ma Dalong shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen must already know about the Yang family army's expedition to Qingzhou."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was taken aback and asked in unison, "Ma Dalong, why are you so certain?"

"Because I saw Yang Tianwang in Chenjia Village a few days ago."

Ma Dalong replied, "When I was buying goods in Chenjia Village last time, I saw Yang Tianwang chatting happily with the villagers, but I didn't recognize Yang Tianwang at the time."

"Is this true?"

"It's true."

Ma Dalong said with certainty, "Mr. Chen and King Yang must have been in contact long ago. Mr. Chen must have known about the Yang family army's expedition to Qingzhou long ago."

"You mean..."

Cai Yong pondered for a moment and said, "The Yang family army's expedition to Qingzhou was something that Mr. Chen and King Yang had already discussed long ago?"

"Not bad!"

Ma Dalong said, "The world is in chaos now, even we merchants can see that the Xia Dynasty is already on its last legs. Mr. Chen, with his foresight, can also see that. In the face of the chaos in the Nine Provinces, Chen Family Village naturally needs to rely on a force. The Yang Family Army in Liangzhou should be the choice for Chen Family Village."

"I see!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

They were all merchants who had traveled all over the country and naturally had some knowledge of news from other states.

Just as Ma Dalong said, the world is in chaos now, with heroes rising up in various states. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for a wealthy place like Chenjia Village to remain unaffected.

Only by siding with a powerful force can one ensure their own safety!

It is obvious that Chenjia Village has pledged allegiance to Liangzhou, which borders Taiping County, or rather, to the Yang family army that occupies Liangzhou.

"No wonder Mr. Chen instructed us to do business in Liangzhou."

One of the merchants muttered to himself that the reason they came to Liangzhou to do business was not because they had as keenly perceived the business opportunities in Liangzhou as Zhang He had, but because of Chen Dao's instructions.

Previously, they didn't quite understand why Mr. Chen had instructed them to come to Liangzhou, but now they understood: it was because Mr. Chen had already established contact with the Yang family army in Liangzhou.

"This is a good thing!"

Cai Yong's eyes lit up as he said, "If Chenjia Village joins forces with Liangzhou, our business can reach the entire Liangzhou region, and we will definitely be able to earn more profits."

Previously, Cai Yong's business involved transporting goods from Chenjia Village to Taiping County. In short, he would buy goods in Chenjia Village and then transport them to Taiping County for sale.

Not only Cai Yong, but all the businessmen present, including other businessmen doing business with Chenjia Village, all followed this trade route.

Because there were too many merchants on this trade route, and the market in Taiping County was not very large, the profits that Cai Yong and others could earn were nothing more than hard-earned money.

This is also why Cai Yong and others were so eager to go to Liangzhou.

The market in Taiping County is saturated, and they urgently need to explore new business channels to expand their business and profits.

Liangzhou, which borders Taiping County, is the best target.

However, due to the war, very few merchants dared to venture into Liangzhou.

And now...

Cai Yong saw hope in venturing into Liangzhou!

“Brother Cai is right. Since Liangzhou has already joined forces with Chenjia Village, they certainly won’t make things difficult for us merchants. The goods we transported from Chenjia Village can be sold throughout Liangzhou!”

“Excellent! In this way, we will no longer need to compete with other merchants in Taiping County.”

"Liangzhou has a total of 20 counties. If we can expand our business throughout Liangzhou..."

"..."

The businessmen present were deeply moved.

Before Chenjia Village rose to prominence, they were all ordinary peddlers or farmers who toiled all day but couldn't even feed their families.

It was the emergence of Chenjia Village that allowed them to have enough to eat and live a prosperous life.

The market in Taiping County alone made them wealthy; if they could expand their business to the entire Liangzhou region…

Making a fortune in a day is probably not a dream!

Everyone couldn't help but start fantasizing about the wonderful life ahead.

Soon after, the merchants, having regained their senses, hurriedly gathered their entourage and rushed towards Yongliang County. They had a premonition that the goods they brought this time would definitely sell well throughout Yongliang County, earning them sufficient profits.

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Just as Ma Dalong and his men were rushing to Yongliang County, Yang Zheng's army also crossed the border and entered Qingzhou territory.

"This weather is really weird!"

Wei Kui, who was in the middle of the group, looked back at the white snow scene in the direction of Liangzhou, and then at the Qingzhou region in front of him where there was not a single snowflake. He frowned slightly.

Heavy snow fell in Liangzhou, but not a single snowflake was seen in Qingzhou, which was truly strange.