I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

Lin Chen discovered such a village when he passed by the deep mountains, and of course he wanted to save these innocent people.

After all, if innocent people died, it would not be a good thing for the whole world. During the time Lin Chen was in the city, he found that some people would take advantage of the business opportunities of the wealthy businessmen in the city, and then follow them to ask those bosses if they needed work.

Some people got the opportunity to work on these construction sites and thus obtained some job opportunities.

Lin Chen knew that the friend of the princess, the salt merchant, had been followed before. He had followed the people in some wealthy areas and done some work for them, and received wages.

So Lin Chen asked casually, "You, the salt merchant, have helped some people in the past, so why are you denying everything now?"

The man was stunned for a moment before recounting his somewhat ill-fated experiences. "I did help some people in the early years, but they ultimately refused to even visit my town after receiving my kindness. After that, I realized they were greedy for money. They were well-fed there, but I felt deeply insulted."

"I can't imagine how these people took the salt I sold them and then resold it to the people in those wealthy areas at a high price. Although those people have no shortage of money, it is tantamount to cheating them out of their money."

"Because the price of a bag of salt is only this little, but these people raise the price to a very high level and sell it to others. Isn't this a kind of irony to me?"

The salt merchant said this with deep emotion in his heart, "Maybe I once thought about helping them, but without even a thank you, I'm unwilling to do so."

Lin Chen also thought what the salt merchant said was true.

After all, Lin Chen also knew that this salt merchant was not a bad person, it was just that his remaining kindness had been exhausted.

If there were no such clear distinction between good and evil in this world, probably no one would care about these trivial matters.

But Lin Chen didn't want to make the salt merchant so sad, so he asked him, "Now that you see me helping them like this, and you let go of the past grudges, you can do the same."

Lin Chen's words were really sudden, and the salt merchant could not accept it. He knew that if he helped these people, he would spend money and time to help. If these people turned against him in the end, what would happen?

Of course Lin Chen knew what he was worried about. He was worried that his kindness would not be rewarded and that he would be retaliated against, which would cause a lot of trouble.

But the salt merchant was unhappy. Instead, he asked, "If I know clearly that this cannot be done, but I still insist on doing it, then won't I be adding more obstacles to myself?"

Lin Chen didn't quite understand what he was saying, so he asked back, "When you said someone was trying to trip you up, didn't you mean you saved these people and they repaid your kindness with hatred?"

Lin Chen felt that after saying this, he should be able to understand the salt merchant's thoughts.

Lin Chen also didn't want to make the salt merchant so tired.

After all, he knew that the salt merchant was not only worried about business matters, but also about the various relationships he had to deal with.

After all, as a businessman, there must be a lot of involvement.

Moreover, it is not only related to the common people, but more of a connection between the whole world.

As a businessman, one has to go through many places. Lin Chen knew without thinking that this salt merchant must have experienced a lot to get to where he is today. Otherwise, how could he make so much salt, sell it well everywhere, make so much money, and build a courtyard for a wealthy businessman here.

As he thought about this, the salt merchant understood what Lin Chen meant.

But he still needs to consider it before answering Lin Chen.

"If you really want to save these people, I can help you. But you have to understand that rescuing these people is not my job. It should be handled by high-ranking officials, not a small, unknown salt merchant like me."

When Lin Chen heard him say this, he knew that this salt merchant might not have much ability and could not get many people to help.

So at this moment Lin Chen was a little embarrassed. After all, he was just a small retainer and had not accomplished anything yet.

The next second, Lin Chen took out a few pieces of gold and put them in the hands of the salt merchant.

"If you are short of money, I will give you some first. You can sort out the salt and give it to the people first."

"After all, without salt, it's hard for people to survive." Lin Chen understood their needs. If they didn't pay, no one would be willing to do anything, right? Moreover, all the people in the city had started farming.

Thanks to Lin Chen's help, when these seeds were distributed, they knew how to make them, which was all taught to them by Lin Chen.

No one dares to be careless and is working diligently, just waiting for the seeds to mature so that they can have a full meal. Isn’t that good?

Everyone thinks so, because only with enough food can the town become rich enough to rival a country.

Will this small town also gradually prosper? The salt merchant was also wondering.

He took the gold and said hesitantly, "If you really want to help us, that's fine. I have some salt in my warehouse. You can give it to them first. One bag per person will last for many days. I think they will recover soon."

After hearing what the salt merchant said, Lin Chen felt much better.

He was willing to do this for the sake of the people in this town.

However, although many people among the people went to farm, many of them were still frightened when accepting these favors. They had never thought that there was such a person willing to help them.

What's more, he even persuaded the largest salt merchant in their area, which was really shocking.

The salt merchants were indeed somewhat puzzled by these confusions.

While he was distributing the salt, he was also observing the actions of the people and asking them questions.

"What do you plan to do with all this salt?"

The people were all stunned, and then they replied, "As long as we can escape suffering and find happiness, that's all that matters."

But the salt merchant didn't like this answer. He threw the salt on the ground and said, "If I throw this salt on the ground, will you still pick it up?"

The people still picked it up, but they were obviously unhappy. "You are not sincere in giving us salt, so we don't need it."

The words of the people instantly angered the salt merchant. The salt merchant had never thought of using anything to bind these people, and he didn't want to use his own salt to show favor to them.

The salt merchant roared, "If you are so insincere, then don't live in this town anymore. Go somewhere else."

Seeing the salt merchant suddenly change his mind, the people panicked. They had originally thought that the salt merchant had such a strange temper, but now they found that it was true.