Finally, Yun Wanwan looked at the wealthy people sitting in front of her and smiled faintly. It was a very shallow smile, but in the eyes of those wealthy people, this smile inexplicably gave people a sense of oppression.
Her words were very attractive to the wealthy families in Daxing City. The reason why these people became richer than other people in Daxing City was because their brains were more flexible and they thought further and more than ordinary people.
Seeing the posture of the Beichen army before, they could already guess that Beichen was serious this time, and they were afraid that the entire Western Zhou Dynasty would be in Beichen's hands before long. At that time, their current actions would be seen by the Beichen people as a shady trick, and they would be the clowns performing the trick.
They all knew that Yun Wanwan was right. The trade with Shizhou in recent days had also made them taste the sweetness. They were all businessmen and were essentially the same. Just like Yun Wanwan said, their priority was who to follow to make more money.
The answer is obvious. Of course, you can make more money by following Beichen.
Besides, it was not their job to lead troops to fight. The generals stationed in Daxing City all ran away, and not a single soldier was left in Daxing City. It was obvious that they chose to abandon Daxing City.
Just as Yun Wanwan had said, after entering the city, the Beichen army didn't follow the Western Zhou's example of massacring the city. Instead, they used gentle words to persuade them. It was just that they were so hot-blooded that they all thought they were heroes. In fact, if they were seen as such, they would probably be laughed at.
Some people even passed by Shaping City and saw that Shaping City was no longer the same as before under Beichen's governance. The people of Shaping also praised Beichen repeatedly, and even their lives were more enjoyable than before.
With the previous lead, it would not be difficult to think clearly about the rest. As a result, people's minds became active. Unknowingly, the wealthy families in Daxing City had changed their initial obsession and began to support Beichen. This was for no other reason than to make their future life better.
If others wanted to continue to be the first to take action, that was their business. They had already carefully assessed the situation before them, and it would not be wrong to surrender to Beichen as soon as possible. After all, Beichen's army had weapons like the Sky Thunder, and it was only a matter of time before they would conquer the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Their feeling of belonging to Beichen soon spread through their influence, and those who were originally hostile to Beichen also changed under the leadership of the wealthy families.
After all, people have eyes and ears. What we hear may not be true, but what we see can always be proven to be true, right?
Over the past few days, the people of Beichen have been doing it, and they have also been watching. No matter how passionate they are, they are also reasonable people. They now have a clear idea of what the people of Beichen are like.
With this in mind, they were happy to buy things from the Beichen people, and of course, they were also willing to sell things to the Beichen people. Rong Chengxuan's army no longer had to send daily supplies from Shaping City all the way here, which saved the soldiers a lot of trouble.
Yun Wanwan's shop in the city was prospering. Every day, she would count the money she earned, feeling that her life was complete. Yun Wanwan found comfort in her calculations, while the people of Daxing City were also delighted to shop.
However, within Daxing City, there were still some loyal supporters of the Western Zhou Dynasty. No one knew who had brainwashed them, but no matter how much they were persuaded, how they viewed it, or how they were told, they refused to bow to Beichen. They believed they were all ambitious people, determined to live as members of the Western Zhou Dynasty and to be its ghosts even in death.
Yun Wanwan believed that without their awareness, their thoughts would be uncontrollable. If they could be controlled, there would be no war. However, what bothered Yun Wanwan the most was their daily sit-in protests outside Yihua Pavilion, occasionally even shouting slogans and calling those who supported Beichen traitors.
It would have been fine if they'd shouted elsewhere, but if they'd shouted outside Yun Wanwan's shop, it would have affected her business. Yun Wanwan had them chased away, but within a few hours, they were all gathered outside her shop again.
This almost made Yun Wanwan, who was afraid of trouble, close the store. After all, her main purpose of coming here was not to make money, but to expand Beichen's map.
In the end, it was Rong Chengxuan who came to the rescue. He gathered a few sturdy-looking soldiers and stationed them outside Yun Wanwan's shop. Any troublemakers or slogan-mongers they encountered were dragged back to the government office like chickens, and jailed for a few days on charges of disturbing the peace. After this, they grew fearful and dared not cause trouble again.
However, they only dared to cause trouble with Yun Wanwan. They only cursed at the wealthy families in Daxing City, but they treated Yun Wanwan differently. Not only did they scold her, but they also had to report to Yun Wanwan's shop every day as if she were going to work. Maybe they only picked on the weak, but Yun Wanwan was not a soft persimmon to be bullied by them.
But Yun Wanwan also knew the principle of giving a sweet reward after a slap in the face. After those people from Daxing City who came to "make trouble" were released, Yun Wanwan took A Kui to visit each family to inquire.
Later, Yun Wanwan found out that most of these people who came to "make trouble" were unemployed and were idle every day. They used to think that this kind of life was good, after all, no one was better off than their neighbors.
But after Yun Wanwan and Rong Chengxuan brought their troops over, they discovered the difference. Yun Wanwan and Rong Chengxuan did not collect heavy taxes from the people in Daxing City, so the wallets of the people in Daxing City gradually became fatter, and the lives of their neighbors became better and better. In the end, they were the ones who lived the worst.
They went to Yun Wanwan's shop to cause trouble because they were feeling unbalanced for a moment. Otherwise, the decent people would have already turned their attention to Beichen.
After Yun Wanwan knew the whole story, instead of blaming them, she hired them to work in her shop.
No matter what, Yun Wanwan's focus should not be on Daxing City, and the shop she is in charge of will sooner or later be handed over to someone else.
In that case, Yun Wanwan could offer the shop as a favor. Why not? In this way, the hearts of the people of Daxing City were easily won over to Beichen.
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