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Before they could finish speaking, dozens of arrows came flying at them.

They had no chance to escape and all were killed by arrows.

The Turkic leader sneered, "Our own people? You lowly commoners think you can be our own people? Dream on!"

As he spoke, he said to the soldiers beside him, "Keep a close watch. Anyone who tries to come out, shoot them all. These lowly people will do anything to survive!"

The soldier beside him asked, "Is it possible for them to rebel?"

The Turkic leader laughed out loud: "Those good-for-nothings, I bullied his wife in front of a man, and he only dared to kneel down and beg me to be gentle. People like that dare to rebel?"

"whispering sound..."

The Turkic leader looked on with disdain.

The others laughed and shared their own experiences.

By the time dawn was breaking, they had already established a temporary command post in Zenda City.

They temporarily recruited civilians, expanding the army to 20,000.

They then waited at various city gates, fully armed, carrying only hoes, kitchen knives, and the like.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw hundreds of bodies riddled with arrows.

At first, I was a little flustered.

Yang Changlin, however, remained remarkably calm: "Don't be nervous. These people are definitely going to report us. As a result, the Turks are now terrified of us... how could we let them pass so easily?"

Those nearby, hearing that he was a traitor, began to curse him.

Yang Changlin told everyone to continue.

The next day, everyone thought they would enter the city and massacre the inhabitants, but they didn't.

Just like before, the Turks guarded the perimeter.

This relieved them, and after a night of herbal medicine, people throughout the city dared to go out.

No one was seen to have died from the plague; they were all kowtowing a hundred times in the direction of Xiao Ce!

Yang Changlin was initially very nervous, but in the morning, he received a message from Xiao Ce.

Xiao Ce told Yang Changlin that he could take a good rest these few days.

Because Xiao Ce knew from intelligence that the Turks would not participate in the general attack that would massacre the city.

Instead, they ordered the guards under the four major clans to take action.

The guards are on their way; it will take at least two more days.

Although Yang Changlin didn't know how Xiao Ce knew this, he believed it without a doubt.

...

The information about Xiao Ce was also provided by Fei Du.

With Xiao Ce's advice, Fei Du made the raven mission go very smoothly.

Raven's Path has now become an intelligence hub.

Fei Du told Xiao Ce the news, and Xiao Ce then passed it on to Yang Changlin.

After he woke up in the morning, Qian Lai bowed to Xiao Ce and said, "Your Highness, I have carried out the things you instructed. Everyone was able to attend on time today."

Xiao Ce nodded and said, "Alright, with Zhang Yunqing not here, you'll be in charge of managing this gold, right?"

After Xiao Ce finished dealing with Yang Changlin's matter yesterday, he asked Qian Lai to call up all the members of the Golden Society in Beiwang County.

The Golden Society was the name of a merchant guild in the northern desert.

The merchants among them were all from various places in the thirty-nine cities of the northern desert!

Of course, these merchants' businesses cannot compare to those of large merchant guilds like the Fang and Sun families in Zhenda City.

However, these people were all selected based on Xiao Ce's perseverance.

First, they must have started from scratch; second, they must have business ethics.

As for assets, Xiao Ce didn't care.

Because, with his support, they could become pigs riding the wave of opportunity.

It was previously established under the guidance of Zhang Yunqing.

However, Xiao Ce set a rule at that time: merchants who wanted to join the Golden Society had to settle their entire families there.

This is a mandatory requirement.

Before Qian came, he was the chief steward of the Qian family business in the Central Plains, and he was an expert in this field.

Therefore, after Xiao Ce left, Yin Pan'er handed over this matter to Qian Lai to manage.

Qian Lai listened to Xiao Ce's words and nodded respectfully.

“That’s right, I will be in charge of this gold. I will also be responsible for the resource exchanges between the various parties and Tiger Leopard Stronghold.”

Xiao Ce listened and said to Qian, "So, the complaints in Tiger and Leopard Stronghold about reducing the ratio of sugar and salt to supplies were also your idea!"

Qian Lai did not deny it.

“Your Highness, that’s right! However, I’m doing this to appease them. After all, frosting sugar and fine salt are not affordable for ordinary people. Although they are good things, there is no market for them.”

"Especially after the fall of Yanbei City and the entry of the Turks into the four prefectures of Mobei, these merchants were unable to ship their goods at all. Now they are actually using their own assets to provide us with the supplies that Tiger and Leopard Village needs. Fine salt and sugar do have their value. However, if they can't be sold, these things are not even worth as much as some silver."

"Therefore, in order for Tiger Leopard Stronghold to operate stably, I also offered some concessions. I wanted them to know that we are different from those who exploited them before, and that we genuinely care about their interests!"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Didn't we give them the method to make cement? They've opened many cement workshops, haven't they? Isn't this stuff purchased centrally by our government? There should be a profit to be made here, right?"

Qian Lai said awkwardly, "Your Highness, since our palace has been supporting a large army, the expenses are considerable... and now we have no income. I've forced them to lower the price of this cement very much, so they're just making a meager living... Right now, we're in a situation a bit like a beggar sitting on a mountain of gold!"

"A beggar sitting on a mountain of gold?" Xiao Ce asked.

Qian Lai nodded and explained, "We currently have many very profitable industries. If we could open up sales channels, we could definitely make a fortune. However, we are currently stuck. Without sales channels, these things are worthless."

Xiao Ce nodded approvingly at Qian Lai: "Uncle Lai, it's really an underutilization of your talents to make you the steward of my palace!"

Upon hearing Xiao Ce's words, Qian Lai looked nervous and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Your Highness, this old servant was wrong!"

Seeing that he had misunderstood, Xiao Ce smiled and helped Qian Lai up: "Uncle Lai, I'm serious... Now that Xiao Jiu has been with me for a while, he can take over this business. And Zhang Yunqing is now Yunqing Urda. The Golden Society is going to be my money-making machine, and it must be controlled by someone I trust. I've been worried about this for a while."

"You've forgotten about the head steward of the Qian Family Trading Company! From now on, you'll be the president of the Gold Society!"

Qian Lai was somewhat bewildered by the sudden reward.

Xiao Ce said, "What? You don't want to?"

Qian Lai looked apprehensive: "I'm afraid I won't do a good job..."

Xiao Ce said, "If you can do it now, you will definitely be able to do it in the future! Besides, you have me. You just need to carry out the orders."

Seeing this, Qian Lai didn't hesitate at all. He was quite excited and prostrated himself on the ground: "Since Your Highness trusts this old servant, this old servant is willing to give it a try!"