Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Oh?" Huang Renji raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised.

"Commander Xia, do you want to do business with me?"

"That's right!"

"There's no real money in working for the Princess's Mansion, so this commander can only find a way out on his own."

Xia Mingyuan sat down with a swagger, and Zhao Hongying and Lu Xiucai stood behind him very politely.

Huang Renji smiled knowingly and looked Xia Mingyuan up and down. "Commander Xia is the captain of the guards of the Princess's residence. The most important thing is to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Business is the most tiring part of the day, so there's no time to be distracted."

"However, since Commander Xia is not well-off, I am not a stingy person."

"Come, bring me two hundred taels of silver and give it to Commander Xia in my own name."

Huang Renji turned to look at Xia Mingyuan and said, "Commander Xia, please don't think it's too little. You are from the Princess's Mansion after all. If I give you too much, I'm afraid that outsiders will spread the rumor that Her Royal Highness the Princess can't afford to support a few guards."

Listen!

Mr. Huang is indeed a wealthy businessman in Hanyang City.

This method is really advanced and tough!

Without thinking twice, he sent Xia Mingyuan away like a beggar with two hundred taels of silver, and even gave him a warning to make him behave himself.

Xia Mingyuan grinned and cursed in his heart, "Old bastard."

"Master Huang, I'm afraid you have misunderstood what I meant."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head and said, "I came here today to do business with you, Master Huang!"

Huang Renji's face darkened and he looked unhappy.

"I wonder what kind of business Commander Xia can do with me? If these two hundred taels are not enough, just tell me directly and I will give you more!"

Huang Renji almost squeezed out the word "aid" from between his teeth.

Xia Mingyuan sneered and said calmly, "Master Huang, it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. I am a royal guard and I don't need your hundreds of taels of silver."

"I heard that the Huang's Rice Shop has a grain transport team that delivers grain to the Central Plains every month. I wonder if they need security guards along the way?"

"I have a group of elite soldiers under my command who can provide protection for your grain train."

"I don't ask for much. You just need to give me 10% of the profit from selling grain each time."

After hearing these words, Huang Renji was stunned.

He didn't expect that Xia Mingyuan didn't come to extort money from him, but really wanted to do business with him.

However, Huang Renji came to his senses and shook his head without even thinking about it.

"Commander Xia, you're joking. We at the Huang Mansion have our own guards, and we also have people along the way who usually take care of things. The grain transport convoys are always safe and sound, so we don't need your guards."

Xia Mingyuan waved his hand and said, "I've checked out all your guards, they're all a bunch of worthless people."

"What I'm providing you are all the imperial guards, and the fees are reasonable. I only want a 10% profit. From now on, you won't have to make any more trips along the way. You might even save more money than you currently have. Most importantly, it's worry-free and reliable. If your food is robbed, I will compensate you."

"Commander Xia, I appreciate your kindness!"

Huang Renji shook his head. "I only spend two thousand taels of silver to transport grain three times a month, but ten percent of the profit is three thousand taels of silver. How can I continue this losing business?"

"I advise Master Xia to stop daydreaming and be a good guard for Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"One percent profit is three thousand taels?"

Xia Mingyuan couldn't help smacking his lips and cursed in his heart, this damn Huang Renji is worthy of being the boss of the grain store in the entire Hanyang area.

He originally thought that this old man could earn at most 18,000 taels of silver.

I didn't expect that just by buying low and selling high in this month, I could make a total profit of 30,000 taels of silver.

In front of this guy, I really feel like a beggar who has never seen the world.

No wonder that old guy wanted to get rid of me with two hundred taels.

However, since he had already spoken, if Xia Mingyuan changed his mind and lowered the price at this time, he would inevitably be manipulated by this old man and even have to lower the price.

"Master Huang, there's an old saying in Daxia: you get what you pay for. Spending three thousand taels with me is definitely safer than your two thousand taels, and it also buys you some protection."

"I advise you to do this business with me."

"My guards are top-notch elites, even in the entire world."

Huang Renji's face became increasingly helpless. He waved his hand and said, "I have made up my mind. Commander Xia, there is no need to say more. The Huang family grain transport team is also well-trained. No one in Hanyang dares to rob the Huang family's grain transport team."

"I am a little tired, Commander Xia, please feel free to do as you please."

After saying that, Huang Renji turned around and left, leaving Xia Mingyuan and his group stranded there.

Xia Mingyuan's face darkened a little, and his eyes flashed with a gleam.

He originally wanted to do business with Huang Renji, but he didn't expect that Huang Renji really didn't trust him and was unwilling to spend more money.

"Sir, calm down."

Lü Xiucai looked at Xia Mingyuan's gloomy face and quickly stepped forward to say, "Huang Renji's nickname of Huang Ba Pi is not for nothing. Asking him to spend more money is like asking him to die."

"If you really want to do business with him, perhaps we can ask for two thousand taels of silver first, and then let Her Royal Highness the Princess come forward. He might agree to this deal."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head slightly, looked at Huang Renji's back as he left, and said calmly, "Don't bother with this. Besides, if the price I ask for is too low, how will I ever get other people's business in the future?"

"Then let's... simply not do business with Huang Renji. This old guy is extremely stingy. It's harder than climbing to the sky to make money from him." Lu Xiucai thought for a while and advised in a deep voice.

Xia Mingyuan smiled and said, "Since Mr. Huang refuses to accept my toast, I might as well give him some strength."

"Let's go! It won't be long before I have him begging me."

After Xia Mingyuan finished speaking, he stood up and left the Huang Mansion.

Lu Xiucai followed behind Xia Mingyuan, his face full of confusion.

To increase the intensity for Mr. Huang, what does this mean, sir?

After leaving Huang's Mansion, Xia Mingyuan did not return to the princess's mansion, but took a few people directly out of Hanyang City and came to the outside of the city.

"Meet the Commander!"

On a small hill not far from Hanyang City.

When the two hundred people saw Xia Mingyuan coming, they all knelt on one knee with a determined look on their faces.

"You have all worked hard these past few days. I have a task for you next."

Xia Mingyuan swept his gaze over the crowd and ordered in a deep voice, "Start from here and ambush on the official road from Hanyang to the Central Plains. From today on, any grain transport carts from the Huangji Grain Store you encounter must be robbed."

"After the food we obtain is sufficient for you to sustain yourself, the rest will be sent to Hanyang City, where someone will pick you up."

"As for the guards of the grain transport team, leave them in the Central Plains and don't let them come back!"

After hearing Xia Mingyuan's instructions, Lu Xiucai was completely dumbfounded.

He looked up in amazement at the young master Xia whom he revered.

Is there another group of bandits with royal backgrounds in Hanyang City?

Now even the royal family is interested in the bandit business?