Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

This is a great achievement!

"Come on, take me over there to have a look."

The big man immediately followed the young rebel to the vicinity of the cart.

He didn't rush to move things, but looked around first.

Unfortunately, more than a dozen of his men went back and forth several times in this area, and the rebel who reported the news simply pulled out all the weeds around in order to confirm the appearance of these things.

Even if there were traces left by previous people, they have probably been completely destroyed.

He shook his head slightly, then without further ado, stepped forward and picked up the cart.

After a closer look, there were no obvious signs of damage on the cart, and the bags of grain placed on the ground were not even opened.

This means that the people who left didn't need the food...

Suddenly, an idea flashed through the big man's mind.

'This slave didn't escape, he was kidnapped!'

After this thought appeared, it immediately began to grow wildly in his mind.

Then he suddenly raised his head and looked around vigilantly.

This place is near Camp No. 2, no more than three kilometers away from the east gate of the camp. You can even see Yunshan in the distance by looking up.

So it was Yun Hejun who did it?

But he received no news from the army.

Sima Chu had also said before that the commander had no intention of taking action against the Black Hu Army for the time being.

That's not Yunhejun...

Who will be the one who does it? !

A hidden force? They even knew about the Black Beard Army's movements and even made their way to the edge of their vanguard camp?

The big man glanced around again, and even took a closer look at the rebel who discovered the cart.

Were they nearby, or perhaps ambushing them at Camp Two?

That's not right. These people ran so far with this slave and even hid the cart and food here. It doesn't seem like they were setting up an ambush...

"Boss, someone from Wangjia Village came to ask if we have finished investigating here."

Another rebel ran over from a distance and said to the big man.

"They said they've explored the west side of Camp Two and are now heading south."

Hearing this, the big man immediately turned around. He first glanced at Yunshan, then looked back at the rebel who had delivered the message. His expression instantly became disdainful, and he said loudly:

"Let them go north! They're a bunch of sissies! If we let them go south, they'll probably come running back at the slightest sign of trouble!"

"Let's go south! I want to see if the Yunhe Army dares to attack us!"

When the rebels on the side heard the big man's domineering declaration, they also showed admiration in their eyes.

You know, their captain is the only one in the entire camp who has confronted Yun Hejun head-on.

Following this kind of captain always makes them feel full of security!

……

"Oh~ I see, your gathering place can produce special potions."

The woman nodded slightly, then took the initiative to refill Xia Keyu's cup of tea.

The two of them have now left the lobby of the shop and walked into the small garden at the back. The woman has also skillfully started to make tea using the tea set here.

After a brief conversation, the two of them had a general understanding of each other's situation.

The woman's name is Bu Dan, and she is from Yunzhong City. Her Bu family is also a shareholder of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce.

Therefore, Bu Dan came to Yunhe Town to be the manager of the Chamber of Commerce. He was also trying to gain some experience on the front line. Maybe he would be transferred back in two years.

However, after talking with Xia Keyu, she suddenly became interested in this 'Yunshan River Gathering Place'.

She knew very well that although potions looked simple to make, without the corresponding craftsmanship and technical foundation, ordinary gathering places could not even complete the purification and extraction.

Not to mention the subsequent trial and error, and constant adjustment of the proportions of materials.

"So, you and the people from Yuanfu Town have only met once."

Bu Dan picked up her cup of tea and took a sip. Seeing Xia Keyu nod slightly, she lowered her head slightly and said mysteriously.

"You probably don't know, but the people in Yuanfu Town have had some issues with another shareholder of the Chamber of Commerce in the past two years."

"Not getting along? Tell me about it?"

Xia Keyu blinked, with a hint of curiosity in her tone.

"Ah, these are just some internal grudges within the Chamber of Commerce, which cannot be made public." Bu Dan waved his hand.

"But they seem to have gotten really heated in the past two years, blocking each other's caravans' goods, which has impacted the Chamber of Commerce's profits, so other shareholders have also been quite dissatisfied."

Hearing this, Xia Keyu nodded slightly.

If you seize the goods of other caravans, that is really a serious matter.

Although she had no contact with the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce, she roughly knew that their profits mainly came from two aspects.

One of the sources is the shops scattered all over the place. The managers in each place will make profits from various gathering places through business operations.

For example, Bu Dan came to Yunhe Town and was responsible for matters related to this.

Another source of profit comes from the caravans that belong to them.

The management of these caravans is relatively loose, but they will regularly purchase large quantities of specific goods from the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce, and then use the name of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce and their own channels to sell the goods.

Finally, the two parties divide the profits according to the agreed ratio.

And because the sources of specific goods are mostly controlled by shareholders, these caravans also have vague factional differences.

That's why the situation that Bu Dan said, 'blocking each other's caravans' happened.

"Hey."

As Bu Dan spoke, he shook his head slightly.

"The caravans from the distant towns have been cut off from their supply of potions. Although there are still some sporadic sources, the demand for potions has always been huge."

"They can only buy goods from other places at high prices, and then try their best to prevent their business from being taken away by others."

"Look, now they even send defective products to Jiaoqiu." Bu Dan's tone was still filled with disdain.

He seemed to look down on the actions of Fang Xin and others.

Then she looked at Xia Keyu in front of her, and seeing that Xia Keyu was silent, she smiled and said:

"So? Don't you want to get involved in this kind of thing? Then why not just cooperate with us?"

"Although our Bu family is not a major shareholder, we have a lot of caravans under our control. We can take all the goods you send to Yuanfu Town."

Xia Keyu did not answer immediately, but put down the teacup in her hand and thought carefully.

Cooperate with Bu Dan instead...

It doesn't seem impossible.

Chapter 175 New ways of cooperation

"emmm..."

However, compared to selling the potion to the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce, and then the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce sending a caravan to sell the potion.

Xia Keyu suddenly had a more 'advanced' idea.

"Can we cooperate like this?"

She looked up at Bu Dan, and a smile appeared on her face again.

"Originally, you need to purchase the goods from us and then find a way to sell them yourself."

"But if we sell the items directly in the name of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce and then split the profits with you, wouldn't you save the effort of selling them and still get the profits directly?"

? ? !

Upon hearing Xia Keyu's suggestion, Bu Dan paused in drinking his tea.

This……

It sounds quite reasonable.

No need to buy, no need to sell, this way the Chamber of Commerce can operate without any capital, and can also continue to get money from Xia Keyu...

No, it’s not free of cost!

Bu Dan looked up at Xia Keyu who was smiling.

On the surface, this plan is that Xia Keyu uses part of the profits of the gathering place in exchange for the signboard and channels of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce.

After all, for things like medicines that need to be imported, most people still prefer to buy them from large chambers of commerce.

But if you think deeply, you will find that.

What the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce needs to pay for are not these free things.

Just like managing other caravans, they would send people to monitor whether Xia Keyu and his companions were cheating and making money under the banner of the Chamber of Commerce.

Always check whether the goods they sell are short-changed, damaged or broken.

They have essentially switched from doing business to doing supervision.

However, they did transfer the sales and transportation risks to Xia Keyu and others.

"How is it, Shopkeeper Bu, are you satisfied with this cooperation?"

Bu Dan did not respond immediately, but picked up the teacup again, sipping it slowly while falling into thought.

On the contrary, Xia Keyu now had a smile on her face and looked much more relaxed.

Happy successfully completed the transfer.

After a while, Bu Dan finally put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Xia Keyu again and said:

"We can try it first."

"But for now, we can only try this cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce in Yunhe Town."

"Anyway, your gathering place is currently mainly active around Yunhe Town, so the help Yuanfu Town promised you is probably only within the territory of Yunhe Town."

Although Bu Dan agreed with this plan, she had her own considerations.

The only resources she could mobilize now, apart from the Bu family far away in Yunzhong City, was Yunhe Town where she was currently located.

Moreover, it sounds like the place where Xia Keyu and the others gather is not very big. To put it bluntly, there is no need for them to borrow the signboard of the Yunzhong Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

Now we will pilot it in Yunhe Town. If there are any results later, it will be considered as her achievement.

If something goes wrong accidentally, she can control the problem within a small scope and solve it at a lower cost.

This is better for both parties.

"no problem."

Xia Keyu smiled and nodded.

Their gathering place currently has no plans to expand their business to Yunhe Town.

After all, there are only three large trucks, and the roads nearby are not easy to travel on. You may encounter refugees, rebels, demons and other evil forces on the road.

The transportation costs are really too high.

After the initial intention is reached, the subsequent negotiations on specific cooperation matters will begin.

These matters are rather complicated, so the negotiation will definitely take quite a while.

Worried that the players would have to wait outside for too long, Xia Keyu asked the players to send a representative in to help record, and the others took Xiaoqing and the little boy back to the Xia family first.

They can also arrange their subsequent time freely.

And this representative is the Alps.

It’s mainly because he has beautiful handwriting. It’s definitely not because he lost the game of hammer-paper-scissors, nor because other players are in a hurry to move freely.