Of course, those who are capable should be rewarded.

Liu Feng's reaction to Wu Santong's actions was also within his expectations.

Wu Santong was a man without ambition; he only wanted his brothers to live a good life.

The fact that things have developed to this point is basically due to Liu Feng pushing things forward.

However, Wu Santong was a man of great loyalty and righteousness.

Everyone being able to eat and drink their fill is enough.

As for the matter of the escort agency in Luzhou City, Liu Feng will have to resolve it sooner or later.

It was inevitable that Wu Santong would open a branch office in Qingzhou.

This time, it was the Qingzhou Escort Agency that came looking for trouble, which ironically gave me a reason to eliminate them as soon as possible.

Of the three escort agencies east of Qingzhou, one has now been destroyed, so the remaining two will surely behave themselves, which is also the result Liu Feng wanted.

After the veterans leave, we will take them down one by one at the right time.

Then things will be much easier from here on out.

"Don't rush, take good care of yourself. After we get to Qingzhou, I have many important things for you to do."

"The first thing to do is to thoroughly investigate the accounts of their security escort agency."

“Their security escort agency preys on the local people and does things that are absolutely outrageous. You need to sort out all the accounts.”

"Then you should send someone to inform those small merchants who have been oppressed that the escort agency has changed hands."

"Tell them that no more security escorts will collect protection fees from now on."

"We will no longer allow them to force us to transport goods."

"Then sort out the money of their escort agency, calculate it according to the protection fees paid by these small merchants to the escort agency, and pay it back to these small merchants."

"Just say it's a gift to them when you first meet them."

"If there's not enough money, I'll take the rest."

"Furthermore, since we are a branch of a security escort agency, we must undertake various types of business."

"When the time comes, you can create a simple standard and tell the local people about it."

"It will also let them know that our security escort agency is reasonable, legitimate, and will not harm ordinary people."

The veteran listened with confidence and took all of Liu Feng's arrangements to heart.

"The second thing is that while you are doing these things, you should chat with the local people and ask them what they need most in their daily lives."

"The most important thing is to find out which goods are the best-selling and which are the slowest to sell in the local area."

"Get all this information straight to me."

Liu Feng is playing a long game. He may not be able to take over these four cities by force right now, but he can dismantle them commercially.

The reason why the previous escort agencies could hire other locals was because these people were small merchants who were not qualified to join the merchant guilds. Therefore, they were weak and vulnerable, which is why they were bullied.

But for Liu Feng, the merchant guild was just icing on the cake; the real foundation was still these small merchants and ordinary people.

Because merchant guilds were involved in big business.

But whether it's a country or a business, the most important thing is people. People are the foundation of development; without people, everything else is in vain.

Therefore, once Liu Feng has control over these people at the bottom of society and makes them aware of his kindness, they will eventually become loyal to him.

As for the merchants in those merchant guilds, he is now the guild leader.

If he wanted to know any information, he only needed to give a simple request, and Jia Huating would obediently bring it to him.

Once the veteran general understands all this, Liu Feng will have complete control of the market in the eastern part of Qingzhou.

This information was crucial for Liu Feng to gain control of the entire eastern part of Qingzhou.

Qingzhou has its own unique advantages in the east. Due to the large mountains, the area is very isolated and has become a self-contained place.

Therefore, the absence of a behemoth like the Big Tree Trading Company in this place is the best thing for Liu Feng.

However, the rest of Qingzhou is a vast expanse of flat, fertile land, beyond which lies the Central Plains. As a result, major merchant guilds often fight tooth and nail for business.

Therefore, Liu Feng only needs to take over the four cities in the east of Qingzhou as his base in Qingzhou, and then things will be much easier.

Once we've accumulated enough capital, then we can compete with the major trading companies.

Although Liu Feng had completely destroyed Taihe Pharmacy's medicinal herb business.

However, for the massive Taihe Trading Company, this was merely one arm. Moreover, the reason Taihe sold all the medicinal herbs at a low price was to cut off an arm in order to survive.

These large merchant guilds were all very powerful, and behind them were high-ranking officials of the imperial court, eunuchs serving the emperor, or even princes.

The reason why there are so many large merchants in Qingzhou is because of Qingzhou's geographical location. Therefore, it will not be easy for Liu Feng to take over the market in Qingzhou.

"Of course, there's one more thing you should pay attention to."

“The four cities to the east of Qingzhou are isolated from the outside world, and there must be some kind of bandit organization there.”

"After you recover from your injury, once you arrive at your destination, send people out to explore the surrounding area and get a clear understanding of the situation."

"When the time comes, those who should be incorporated will be incorporated, and those who should be killed will be killed."

Since leaving the castle last time, he led the bandits and the northern barbarians in a fierce battle in the valley.

Liu Feng then had a different idea in his mind.

Sometimes, these bandits also serve a purpose, so there's no need to wipe them out completely.

When necessary, these bandits are his best reserve troops. They are skilled in martial arts and only need to be trained in battle formations to kill enemies. Basically, they can be used temporarily, which is quite good. After a hundred battles, those who remain are all elites.

In fact, Liu Feng's current plan is very clear. His Tiger Roar Army is said to have three thousand men, but now, with the addition of the guards and other personnel, it has actually exceeded four thousand men.

According to Liu Feng's estimation, he dared not expand the army on a large scale, and could only keep it hidden, managing to gather 5,000 men, which was already the limit.

After all, if there were more, the emperor would be even more worried.

According to the current situation in Zhengde County, if he gathers all the soldiers from the water fortress, as well as the scouts and agents, he can have an army of six thousand men.

But this is the limit for the entire Zhengde County.

However, this number was still not enough for Liu Feng, whether he was facing the Heaven and Earth Society or the Northern Barbarians.

This army is far from enough.

Currently, our defenses are adequate, but facing a massive army of hundreds of thousands, we can only passively endure the attacks, and defeat is only a matter of time.

With such limited troops, it's simply impossible for us to launch a proactive attack.

At this point, if you could recruit a few decent bandit groups from the mountains, you wouldn't need to do anything about them on a regular basis, but when you need them, you could just pull them out and use them yourself, and the results would be quite different.

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