On the fifth day of the first lunar month, at the Prince Xin's Mansion.

Inside the lobby, several men dressed in thick coats sat uneasily, looking around.

They were all merchants with some influence in Dongning City.

However, ever since the Zhao family, the Qian family, and Zhang Dayuan were purged by the Prince Xin's Mansion, these merchants have all become somewhat fearful and uneasy.

They were especially frightened when they heard that the Prince Xin's mansion had summoned them to a meeting.

They were terrified of following in the footsteps of the Zhao and Qian families.

Just as these people were feeling uneasy, an announcement rang out from outside—"His Highness Prince Xin has arrived!"

The group was startled and quickly got up to straighten their clothes.

Upon seeing a young man enter through the door, the group immediately knelt down and said in unison, "This humble subject greets Your Highness, Prince Xin!"

After taking his seat at the head of the table, Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Everyone, get up!"

Don't be shy, let's have some tea!

Before long, servants brought in tea and pastries.

Looking at the snacks and tea beside them, the merchants became even more suspicious.

What is Your Highness Prince Xin trying to do?

Seemingly noticing that some of them were a little nervous, Li Xin smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be nervous!"

The reason I've called you all here today is to bestow upon you a great fortune.

"Wealth and status?"

The merchant Hu Xueyong, standing nearby, took a deep breath and asked, "This humble subject is rather dull and does not know what Your Highness means by wealth and honor..."

"It's naturally an opportunity to get rich!"

Li Xin didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "As you all know, in previous years, the commerce and trade industry in Dongning City was mostly monopolized by the Zhao family and the Qian family."

The Zhao and Qian families get to feast on scraps and meat, while you can only drink the leftover soup.

Now, the Zhao and Qian families of Dongning City, who were accused of treason and colluding with the enemy, have been purged by my Prince Xin's Mansion.

The commercial sector in Dongning City was naturally left vacant.

With spring just around the corner, trade and commerce, both by sea and land, are poised to flourish once again.

During this period, we went into the mountains to hunt and harvested a considerable amount of fur, ginseng, mink, and other valuables.

Even the sulfur mines have been taken over by my Prince Xin's mansion.

However, although there are many supplies, my Prince Xin's Mansion cannot spare the manpower to go to the provinces and counties of the Great Gan Dynasty to sell them.

That's why I've come to you to bestow wealth and prosperity upon you.

I just don't know if you dare to take it.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xin smiled and stared at the group of people in front of him.

These people were clearly stunned.

They didn't expect that Prince Xin, Li Xin, would actually take them seriously.

If they could obtain the sales rights for products such as sulfur, fur, and mink from the Prince Xin's Mansion, their shops would surely flourish!

This is truly an opportunity!

More importantly, by taking over the affairs of the Prince's Mansion, we can stand together with the Prince Xin's Mansion in the future.

At that time, business dealings in Dongning City will be much smoother!

Hu Xueyong's eyes lit up, and he felt a surge of excitement.

He took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness is merciful. With such wealth and honor before us, how could we not accept it?"

Moreover, this is also serving the Prince's Mansion, so we should naturally accept!

"But what does Your Highness require of us?"

Hearing Hu Xueyong's words, the managers of the other merchants around also looked at Li Xin.

They also knew that if they could get close to the Prince Xin's Mansion in Dongning City, they would surely enjoy wealth and honor in the future!

Li Xin couldn't help but glance at Hu Xueyong a few more times; this man was indeed extremely intelligent!

"It's actually quite simple!"

Li Xin said with a smile, "As you all know, although my Dongning City has repelled the grassland bandits..."

However, no one can guarantee that the grassland bandits won't attack again.

During this period, Dongning City was experiencing a severe shortage of supplies, especially food.

Even after spring arrives, feeding so many people in the city will inevitably require a large amount of grain.

Therefore, my demand is to exchange grain for the products of Dongning City.

"food?"

Hu Xueyong remained silent for a moment, pondering carefully.

Another merchant, Sun Bin, frowned slightly and said, "Your Highness, when the grassland bandits attacked before the New Year, our merchant guild donated all of its grain."

"Right now, the merchant guild doesn't have much grain either, I'm afraid some..."

"Your Highness doesn't mean we need food right now, does he?"

Hu Xueyong looked up and said, "If I am not mistaken, Your Highness intends to use our merchant guilds to purchase grain from shops throughout the Daqian Dynasty."

They were transported to Dongning City to exchange for sulfur, animal hides, mink fur, and other products from here.

"Yes!"

Li Xin smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, everyone realized what was going on.

Hu Xueyong was the first to speak up: "Your Highness, our Hu Family Merchant Guild is willing to serve you!"

"Our Sun Family Trading Company is also willing to serve Your Highness!"

Sun Bin also clasped his hands in response.

After figuring out the key points, the businessmen also expressed their opinions.

After all, no one would ignore the wealth right in front of them.

After paying a deposit of three thousand strings of cash, several merchants signed trade agreements with Prince Xin's Mansion.

On the Prince Xin's side, He Tongyuan was in charge of liaising with several merchants.

After the meeting ended, everyone left.

However, Li Xin instructed his servants to keep Hu Xueyong behind.

After the morning's meeting, Li Xin found this person to be intelligent and perceptive, making him a good potential partner!

In fact, Li Xin summoned these merchants this time not only for sulfur, mink fur, animal hides, ginseng and other items.

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