Squeezing his fist, he really wanted to rub his head, but in public, he restrained himself.
"I hope! I just hope that Liangzhou will develop quickly." Ming Yu nodded. Things have to be done step by step before they can be achieved.
The journey was full of dust and dust, although everyone was very concerned about whether Ming Yu's trip to the Xiqi Corridor would go as planned. But this is not the place to talk, everything has to be mentioned after returning to the city.
So everyone gathered around Ming Yu and others to go back to Liangcheng, the reception banquet was ready, and they would not return today if they were not drunk.
Only Xu Wen couldn't care less, and led by Ming Yu to look for Ma Siyong and others.
The merchants who came with Ming Yu finally arrived at Liangcheng. Although this place is not as prosperous as the Central Plains, Liangcheng has a desolate and tragic meaning.
The city wall made of sand and stone has experienced countless winds, frosts and wars, and there is still a faint breath of sword light and blood shadow left on it. They were used to the gentle and carefree atmosphere in the south, and seeing such a bold and rough scene suddenly caught their hearts and minds.
This Liangcheng is indeed more prosperous than other places in Liangzhou, at least the population of the nearby villages is much larger, but compared with what they expected, it is still considered desolate.
"Sure enough, I'm right, right? Liangzhou is really a poor place."
Someone repented, beat his chest and stamped his feet, "I shouldn't have believed people's words and made this trip, let's take a look! It's a waste of time, I ran all the way here, and I got nothing."
"Yeah! With this time, if you run two more deals, won't you make a fortune?"
Some people disagreed, "Since everyone is here, let's take a look first. King Duan said that Liangzhou is full of business opportunities. Maybe we can really find some ways to make money?"
Someone laughed and said: "Come on! You still listen to King Duan? Didn't you see that King Duan was just trying to fool us?"
"It can't be said that it's just a fool. After all, the Xiqi Corridor is still under construction and development. It's impossible for Duan Wang to be fooled by such a big matter as the Xiqi Corridor?"
"But the Xiqi Corridor hasn't been written off yet? Although King Duan raised money, it can't be built today and tomorrow. Like the Ma family who invested money, wouldn't they have to wait a few years to see the benefits?"
When it comes to the Ma family, everyone sympathizes even more. In fact, in the final analysis, I was still thinking of watching a joke, "I think the Ma family has more than a dozen truckloads of goods, I'm afraid they will have to go back the same way, and Liangcheng's conditions, I'm afraid no one cares about it!"
"Who says it's not? The Ma family is also big-hearted. They didn't understand anything and just rushed to transport all the goods. Tell me, what is the owner of the Ma family thinking?"
"Isn't it normal for people to stumble and stumble? How do you care about others? Anyway, in my opinion, Liangzhou should not stay for a long time. Brothers and sisters, I plan to leave tomorrow. You can watch for yourself." Let's do it."
"..."
Everyone said that the public was right, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was right. Some were extremely disappointed and left immediately, and some wanted to investigate and investigate before talking.
"Okay, okay, everyone stop talking, the Patriarch of the Ma family is here." Someone reminded.
Sure enough, Ma Siyong walked over with Ma Jinyu. All the ministers in front greeted King Duan, and people like himself couldn't get on the stage at all, so naturally they didn't dare to go forward casually.
Everyone saluted and greeted one after another, and Ma Siyong returned the salute one by one with a smile.
"Has Patriarch Ma considered when to return?" someone asked.
Ma Siyong shook his head, "I just came here, so I have to go back, and it will take some time."
Someone laughed and said: "That's right, if Ma's goods are not sold, why would he be in a hurry to return? But Ma, if your goods can't be sold for a year or so, wouldn't it be a year or a half to wait?" ?”
Before Patriarch Ma could answer, someone said: "Patriarch Ma would waste his time on such a small amount of goods? Ma's family has great achievements, and this is just a drop in the bucket. Even if it is lost, it will not hurt at all, right? Hahaha!"
Patriarch Ma shook his head and said with a good-tempered smile: "I'm not staying here for the goods, but to investigate and pay attention to what is missing here, so that people can start preparing earlier."
Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay when they heard the words, is Patriarch Ma insane? It's hard to say whether this batch of goods can be sold, and now we're starting to prepare for the next batch? This? Isn't this just to tease them on purpose
Of course, these words also caused some people to think deeply, and Cheng Guangsheng was one of them. The owner of the Ma family doesn't seem to be worried that his goods will not be sold. What does this mean? It shows that Liangzhou really needs his goods.
He heard that this batch of Ma's goods are some commonly used materials for the general public. Before, he couldn't figure out why the Ma family shipped these ordinary goods all the way to Liangzhou for sale. This kind of goods are all over the street, and they can't be sold at a high price at all.
However, when he arrived in Liangcheng, he seemed to have realized that Liangzhou was poor, so poor that it was difficult to meet people's daily needs. Just like this, what the people need is of course the most basic daily necessities, and what the Ma family transported over thousands of miles are exactly the goods that people need.
In their eyes, the people here are impoverished, have no purchasing power at all, and can't even support themselves, so there is no money left to buy things. So they are all watching the Ma family's jokes, watching how he recycles the unsold goods back intact.
However, Cheng Guangsheng thought of a possibility. The people here may not have the spare energy to buy it, but King Duan has money! The dozens of carts of silver bills that Duan Wang pulled back were all in front of his eyes.
Thinking of this, Cheng Guangsheng couldn't help trembling with excitement, his face turned red, and his hands clenched into fists involuntarily. Everyone laughs at Patriarch Ma, I'm afraid Patriarch Ma is the one who sees their jokes in his heart, right
Although Liangzhou is now in a state of depression and dilapidation, just as King Duan said, there is nothing left to do. Anyone who is smart can see King Duan's ambitions. He wants to develop the Xiqi Corridor, but why can't he drive the development of Liangzhou.
The development of a place is destined to be accompanied by countless opportunities. If he seized the opportunity, the Cheng family would have hope.
Seeing him like this, Tan Shan, who has always been good friends with him, felt a little strange, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Brother Cheng, what's wrong with you? Are you sick?"
Cheng Guangsheng swallowed his saliva and shook his head, "I'm fine, I just thought of something and got a little excited."
Tan Shan snorted, but didn't ask him what excited him. He just changed the subject and said, "Brother Cheng has also seen the situation in Liangzhou. When do you plan to go back?"
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140. Chapter 140
"Go back?" Cheng Guangsheng's mood was agitated, his voice was uncontrollable, a little high-pitched. "Why do you want to go back? I want to stay here temporarily to look for opportunities. But I will send someone a letter to go back and ask my family to prepare the goods. When the time comes, the Cheng family's caravan will come."
"What? You're crazy!" Tan Shan shouted.
People around looked at them, Tan Shan quickly put Cheng Guangsheng aside, and said in a low voice: "Brother Cheng, you must have been bewitched by evil spirits, right? But no one with a clear head would say such a thing."
Cheng Guangsheng shook his head, "I'm not sober, maybe Patriarch Ma is right, this is just my guess, I have to look at the situation again."
Seeing that Cheng Guangsheng insisted on staying, Tan Shan could only persuade him: "Brother Cheng, listen to my advice. Before I came to Liangcheng, I had a glimmer of hope. Now that I have seen the situation here with my own eyes, don't you think it's too late?" Is it? It’s better to go back early to take care of your own business if you spend it here.”
However, Cheng Guangsheng didn't listen to him at all, "No, it's because I saw the situation here that I chose to stay and have a look, looking for opportunities."
Tan Shan raised his forehead, and Cheng Guangsheng had a stubborn temper. Once something was decided, eight horses would not be able to pull it back. Seeing that it was impossible for him to change his mind in a while, he could only say angrily: "Forget it, forget it, whatever you want, I don't care. When you hit a wall, you will turn around."
Cheng Guangsheng knew that Tan Shan had good intentions, so he also mentioned: "Brother Tan, you should stay for a while, and decide to stay after you understand it clearly, otherwise you may regret it too late."
How could Tan Shan listen to him? He didn't listen to his persuasion, but turned around and asked him to stay. This is simply unreasonable. At any rate, I thought that I was from my hometown, otherwise I wouldn't spend much time persuading him.
Before he could say something, he saw commotion coming from ahead, he looked intently, and saw a group of people led by Prince Duan's personal followers.
The leader is not too old, maybe because of the wind and sun, his skin is a bit dark, but his eyes are very bright. The most important thing is that the person who came was wearing an official uniform, obviously a member of the government. Although the dozen or so people who followed were all dressed as civilians, it could be seen that their mental outlook was somewhat different from that of ordinary people. All of them had anxious expressions on their faces, and kept looking around.
This is exactly Xu Wen and the owners of the various workshops that Xu Wen hastily notified.
Xu Wenhuang glanced around, and because he came here in such a hurry, he was still out of breath, so he asked, "Who is Ma Patriarch?"
Ma Siyong took a step forward and saluted Xu Wen, "The villain, Ma Siyong, has met the adults."
Xu Wen waved his hand,