In the years of famine, the knife in my mother's hand is not bad either

The caravan leader was frightened by the Jingguan in front of him.

I burped involuntarily.

There are two small hills of human heads!

Looking at those heads, they are all barbarians from the north.

As the president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce Alliance, he has done a lot of smuggling and knows the appearance of barbarians very well.

Now this group of people actually killed a group of barbarians.

Even though he boasted that his guards could fight one on one, his legs were shaking with fear at this moment.

"Kill!" Shen Qian gave the cold order, and hundreds of heavily armored infantrymen lined up and rushed towards the Chamber of Commerce.

Just a loud roar came from the soldier's mouth, and the group of guards were scared away.

Run as fast as you can.

Each of them looked like they had oiled soles of their feet.

Even the unaligned march of Shen Qian's improvised group of soldiers was not noticeable.

"do not come!"

"Run!"

"It's just two hundred coins a month, but I didn't say we had to fight heavy armored infantry."

"You bastard merchant, I won't serve you anymore!"

"..."

The panicked running caused brief chaos.

In a moment, he stepped on it and ran away.

There were only less than three hundred guards left there.

This is because they run slowly or fall to the ground.

Those who were able to struggle to get up continued to run away.

Some people were even so dishonest that they secretly stole money and valuables when passing by the carriage.

But in such chaos, the merchants can hardly protect themselves, so how can they have time to care about the wealth and goods on the carts?

The president of the Chamber of Commerce watched the heavily armored infantry approaching him step by step.

The huge, chaotic footsteps magnified the fear in his heart infinitely.

Shout out loudly:

"One of our own!"

"I am the president of the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce. I apologize for any offense. I hope you will forgive me!"

"I...I would like to offer ten thousand taels of silver as an apology."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a pain in his heart.

Ten thousand taels of silver.

Even he would have to smuggle many times to earn that much.

But for now, in order to survive, he can only raise the price.

Otherwise, the other party might not even give him a chance to speak again.

All the guards had fled, and there was no one to protect his property. If he was killed, he would not be able to keep the money.

As someone who often engaged in smuggling transactions in the North, he knew best that it would be wise to voluntarily hand over some property to ensure safety.

As expected, after he offered ten thousand taels of silver, Shen Qian's voice came from behind the soldiers:

"stop!"

"Ten thousand taels of silver, I want the silver notes commonly used in the Southern Territory."

The words fell.

The rich businessman suddenly felt the pressure relieved.

Hundreds of heavily armored infantrymen also obeyed Shen Qian's orders.

He stopped moving forward.

However, they were standing in front of the Jingguan at this moment, with murderous intent in their hearts.

"I'll give it to you! I'll go get the banknote to you right away!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the president of the Chamber of Commerce rolled and crawled towards the back.

He rushed to the convoy, looked at the confused merchants, and shouted loudly:

"Pay the money. Each of you pay one thousand taels, and I'll pay four thousand taels. Let's collect ten thousand silver notes and send them to that gentleman!"

After the words were spoken, the merchants looked at each other in confusion.

I was extremely upset: you ordered the guard army to advance, but ended up encountering the enemy's heavily armored infantry. They fought face to face, and the team dispersed without even a close combat.

As a result of the apology, they were asked to pay one thousand taels each?

Even though it hurts.

But everyone stuck together and he took the biggest share, so he had to admit defeat this time.

As he thought about it, ten thousand taels of silver notes commonly used in the Southern Territory were collected.

The president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce ran towards Shen Qian happily with ten thousand silver notes in his hand.

After passing those heavily armored cavalry, we saw the dead war horses lying on the ground.

Heart pounding:

This is like completely annihilating a hundred barbarian heavily armored cavalrymen.

Fortunately, I was wise just now and admitted my mistake and paid compensation to settle the matter. If a real fight broke out, these eight hundred people would not be enough for the other side to chop down.

Standing in front of Shen Qian, he respectfully handed over the banknote in his hand.

After taking the banknote, Shen Qian took a look at it and put it away.

The merchants who had previously handed over their servants and guards were all stunned!

I just sent out three thousand taels of silver, and the next moment, someone sent me a silver note worth ten thousand taels?

If they had known there was money to be made, they would never have handed over the ownership of the servants and guards to others even if they were beaten to death.

Otherwise, they would now be eligible to participate in the money distribution.

Thinking of this, some merchants stomped their feet in regret.

"Spring!" Shen Qian called out to the maid beside her, and immediately the maid came forward respectfully.

"Lord!"

"For the heavily armored soldiers, each will be rewarded ten taels of silver!"

"Yes!" Hearing Shen Qian's generosity in spending money, the servants and guards who had devoted themselves to her were so moved that tears welled up in their eyes.

When were they treated as human beings?

Not only was she treated like a beast of burden when following the merchant around on a daily basis, but she was also always deducted from her monthly wages and verbally abused for no reason.

"We are willing to die for our lord!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

The president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce felt his heart bleed when he heard this.

Buying people's hearts with your own money...

He really wanted to shout: I am the one you should die for, all this money is...my money!

As the call fell, the president of the Northern Chamber of Commerce respectfully asked Shen Qian:

"I am Wei Liangping, President of the Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce."

"I haven't asked for your name yet, sir?"

"Shen Qian." Shen Qian simply uttered two words.

Wei Liangping racked his brains to think.

Is the Shen family a big clan in the northern border?

Can he be crowned king?

Seems like none of them?

Then where did she get these soldiers?

Countless doubts emerged in his mind.

But soon, he had another guess: Could it be that this Madam Shen is the legal wife of a certain prince?

They are all Daliang standard armor, more than a hundred sets.

No, those heavily armored cavalrymen were also wearing Daliang standard armor, and many of them were barbarian cavalrymen, so he did not carry many heavily armored soldiers with him.

While he was thinking, he had already returned to his caravan.

Some of the guards who had fled have returned and are standing in the team.

Others simply fled.

Not going back at all.

After the final headcount, the guard team that had previously consisted of 800 people was now reduced to just over 500 people!

More than 300 people simply ran away.

Moreover, some merchants also found that a large amount of their valuables had been stolen.

Suddenly bursts of angry curses broke out:

"You're a bunch of weaklings! Don't let me see you again!"

"You dare to steal my property? When the North is safe, I know your address. If you can run away now, I don't believe I can't catch you in your village later!"

"When we get to the southern border, we'll put you bandits on the wanted list."

"..."

Hearing the roars of the merchants, the guards who returned were very relieved.

However, some people subconsciously shrank their necks.

It’s not that they didn’t steal, they just stole and came back with a lucky hope.

After all... if we leave the caravan and go to other counties, the wealth and goods we have robbed in a hurry will not last long. It is better to go south and make plans when we reach the southern border.