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

The salt merchant looked at the increasing number of people gathering before him and asked with some anger in his heart.

"If you treat me like this, should I give you the salt or not?"

The salt merchants knew that they had to exchange all the salt for money, but this time they didn't get a penny in exchange for saving these people. So the salt merchants put a lot of thought into giving away the salt for free, but why did these people become resentful? Could it be that they held a grudge against the salt merchants because they didn't speak nicely to them?

The salt merchants couldn't figure out what the people were thinking, but it seemed that these people all had their own ideas.

And they all came here with different thoughts.

Giving away all the salt was originally a problem, but at least the salt merchants were willing to give away a portion, which reassured the people. After all, they still didn't pay. If they gave away the salt but didn't receive a good return, it would be a huge loss for the salt merchants.

But Lin Chen also knew that merchants valued profit, so he spontaneously organized these people to come to the salt merchant's house.

Lin Chen spontaneously said to them, "This time you should plant some grain in front of the salt merchant's house."

Lin Chen also gave some flower seeds.

"These seeds need to be planted. When they are ripe, you can help remove weeds and insects so that they can flourish in front of this house."

"After all, he's willing to give you salt and he didn't ask for your money. You should do something about it, right?"

Lin Chen felt that what he said was very normal, and the reward was not small. On the one hand, he sent grain to the salt merchant, and on the other hand, the grain was sown for him by the people themselves. The kindness had been repaid.

Although the salt merchants gave the most salt, if we didn't sow the seeds, we would not have enough food no matter how much salt we ate.

Lin Chen made such arrangements because he knew these things.

The salt merchant watched the people busying themselves these past few days, turning the soil, sowing seeds, and watering the crops in front of his house.

The salt merchant's expression also eased a lot. He originally felt that he had not received any money, but had given out so much money, and he felt very unbalanced.

But seeing that these people were working so hard for him, the salt merchant felt better.

The salt merchant actually wanted to know, were these people working so diligently just for those few bags of salt?

In fact, it is not justifiable. The salt merchant knows that giving away a few bags of salt is actually nothing. He mainly wants to get the money.

Although no money was made this time, a lot of food was harvested and the support of the people was achieved, which was also a good thing.

Salt merchants are the most profit-oriented. They certainly know what kind of profit will bring benefits to the people and the world.

Seeing that the situation here was stable, Lin Chen asked the salt merchant a few questions.

"Have you considered the princess's actions this time? You should know that she is holding back, but she has a grand plan. Do you know anything about it?"

The salt merchant thought for a moment before answering Lin Chen.

"I may know something. That is, this princess is preparing to act in secret. He is not sitting still. He has other moves, but they have not been discovered yet."

What the salt merchant said struck a chord with Lin Chen, because what Lin Chen had arranged had already begun.

If Lin Chen had not come to find the salt merchant, he naturally would not have known that this was how the salt merchant did things.

Lin Chen still had some questions to ask him, "Since you knew that the princess wanted to ascend the throne, why didn't you help her with some advice?"

Lin Chen asked this out of selfish motives. After all, at the moment, Lin Chen couldn't think of any more ways for the princess to ascend the throne.

The only way is to ask for other people's opinions, maybe we can come up with a solution. After all, the Qin Dynasty is slowly passing away, and it is hard to say if it will become another country in the future.

Hearing Lin Chen's question, the salt merchant seemed to recall something and said, "I see. The princess loves a few dishes the most, but she has always been reluctant to let others buy them. It's simply because the Qin treasury is not very rich, and she wants to use the money to benefit the people of the world, so she doesn't buy those delicacies from the mountains and the sea. This is worthy of praise."

"This matter is also circulated among the people, you should have heard of it." The businessman's words reminded Lin Chen that there was indeed such a thing.

He really admired the princess. She gave up her own appetite for a few dishes and served the people of the world. She was actually a very good person.

But Lin Chen was thinking, "You said this, could it be that you want this princess to win over the people of the world and then attack her collectively? It's still very difficult."

"After all, the entire world may not be willing to kill for this princess, and everyone in the world has their own way of living. Just because someone wants to become the monarch of a region, it doesn't mean that they have to swear to follow him to death."

Lin Chen said this out of consideration for the princess's safety. If she ascended the throne because of these people, it would be reasonable for these people to believe in slander and pull the princess off the throne one day.

"So, you want this princess to have her own strength and people who truly follow her, rather than relying on various good things to bless her, right?"

The salt merchant shared the same idea. He immediately asked, "Then what brilliant ideas do you have for helping this princess obtain the throne and maintain her position there, without being restricted by outsiders?"

Yan was also wondering if there was any permanent solution that would allow the princess to maintain her position in the court without being controlled by others.

"But no matter how you think about it, it's difficult, because in this world there may not be someone who will always follow you, but there will definitely be someone who will always follow you."

So the salt merchant could only offer his own solution, "If you really want to help the princess, why not let her develop her own army? She can have soldiers follow her until the Qin Dynasty is a thing of the past."

"But this is a very difficult thing, because things may not be so smooth in this world."

Lin Chen also knew that he wanted the princess to develop her strength, but in reality, she had to be the one to have real followers. Was there anyone willing to follow her? Just like the salt merchant who had lived in this town for so long, he still didn't convince the people, right?

Even if the salt merchant gave them a few bags of salt, the people were still suspicious.

"So there's no one in this world who can really help you. You have to do everything yourself."

So Lin Chen also understood a truth, that is, all efforts and gains have a price.

If you cannot sell it at a clearly marked price, the price you get from others will definitely be very low in the end.

Lin Chen also thought about this problem and let the princess train the army on her own initiative.

But now, training an army is a capital crime, and the old emperor is still watching us covetously.