martial arts town

Chapter 24 The Role of Merchant

The place where the old man lives now is not far from here, and the two of them arrived very quickly.

It's just that it's easy to enter, but it's a bit difficult to come out. It's really inconvenient for Lu Yu to move freely in the forest with an old man in his sixties on his back.

In the past, Lu Yu would have said that these two old men were sick and had nothing to do but hide in the mountains. However, Lu Yu felt a little sympathetic because they only had hazy memories of more than 20 years.

In a peaceful world, who would want to live in a place like this?

It's just some sympathy. The situation in each world is different. In this chaotic world of martial arts, only if you are strong enough can you protect what you want to protect.

Returning to the post station, although the old man looked disgusted with this obviously very ugly wooden house, but thinking about removing the reason of avoiding trouble, this place is much better than in the mountains.

And Lu Yu was also afraid that the old man would not accept this kind of help innocently, so he specially arranged an errand for him. He would boil water and cook food every day in the inn without needing firewood.

As for the old man's tough bones, it shouldn't take much effort to do some woodcutter work. After all, this is what he is good at, and it can also allow the two to live in peace.

Back at the inn, Lu Yu saw Li Xiaozui approaching, and immediately threw the recipe reward he had received to him.

"Wow, boss, is this recipe the same as the previous two? It's amazing that you can learn the recipe just by reading it once. Where did you get it, boss?" Li Xiaozui was also not afraid of others' attention, without hesitation After using the recipe, the task progress increased again.

Lu Yu saw that the dishes rewarded by the system tasks did not need to be satisfied by the guests, so the development priority of the dishes should be placed above these system tasks. After all, these dishes can also be learned only once.

For this reason, Lu Yu even asked the system if the cheats given by these tasks can also be used by others directly, but the system explained that only people in this position can learn the books of this position, except for him.

Perhaps the system did this to put an end to Lu Yu's idea of ​​turning people into martial arts masters all at once, but Lu Yu found a possible loophole, but there is no way to try it now.

As for what he said just now, Li Xiaozui is not an idiot, so he naturally wouldn't ask such a question in front of others. As for using the recipe, hehe, it's strange to take a recipe to see.

"Your boss's skills are naturally beyond what you can imagine." However, the same Lu Yu would not tell him why, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Is Zhu Cong back yet?"

Li Xiaozui also shook his head, and just when he wanted to continue to inquire, the frequent merchants urged him.

"Big mouth, my bastard, are you alright?"

Li Xiaozui also quickly realized that he forgot to serve the dishes to the guests, so he hurriedly apologized: "Here we come."

The name of this merchant was Li Yan, and he would come here every one or two weeks, so Lu Yu was naturally acquainted with him.

Looking at the branch task 20, which still only has more than [-] people progressing, Lu Yu already had a countermeasure in mind.

These more than 20 new guests are mainly some merchants who came here for the first time, and the reason why these merchants know about this place is naturally because other merchants mentioned it by chance.

It's just that the effect of this kind of publicity that is only occasionally mentioned among the merchants is too slow, but apart from these merchants who need to travel, it is rare that other people choose this long-abandoned official road.

As long as there are one or two martial arts people who come here by chance, these martial arts people come purely by chance. It is a luxury to expect them to bring others here.

Whoever has nothing to do likes to run into the wilderness, so Lu Yu felt that if his inn wanted to develop rapidly, it would ultimately be these merchants.

It’s just that the occasional publicity by them alone is obviously too slow. Most of the social circles of these merchants are also merchants. Although they go to many places and know many people, it’s just that they often need at least a week to go back and forth. .

Not to mention that many merchants who rely on volume would not choose this path at all. Lu Yu actually knew the reason for this. In the final analysis, it was the bandit village that was entrenched twenty miles away from here.

Some companies with meager profits naturally don't want to be exploited by these bandits, but it is strange to say that according to what Li Yan said, the original merchants would definitely not take this road, even though this is indeed the closest to other trading locations way.

Of course, this is also the reason why this place used to be an official road, but the reason why Li Yan chooses to pass by this station now is because of what a merchant who originally wanted to fight for once said.

There is a certain degree of risk in the business of hawking, especially for a hawking business like Boss Li who sells hot-selling items during the season. Time is naturally the most important factor in any huge profit.

It's just that this is not a gamble where all the worth is a joke. It turns out that this bandit village will not let go of anything valuable as long as it is a passerby.

It's just that recently I heard from this peddler who still made more money than usual after being let go by the bandits, that these bandits now only charge each peddler a certain amount of tolls.

When Lu Yu first heard this, he wondered why these bandits started to set up toll booths on highways. It's just that one built the road and charged some maintenance fees, while the other occupied the road and charged tolls.

At that time, he didn't have the mind to take care of these things, but the number of guests required by the system is a bit too much compared to the current one, and Lu Yu couldn't wait any longer.

At the beginning, he even thought about going to the nearby Lijia Town to poach people, but it was unrealistic to think about it. There was no need to confront Li Jiazhen at this time. Now he should take advantage of the temporary lack of attention to develop steadily.

As for the bandit village, for Lu Yu who opened the inn here, he would have to face it sooner or later, so it doesn't matter if he gets offended or not.

You must know that merchants are a very large group. Tea merchants like Boss Li can choose to give up some profits to the copycats, because time will help them earn everything back.

Moreover, tea is an exquisite commodity, and there are not many people who deliver it. Boss Li and his party are just a driver and a bodyguard.

And those teams that carry a lot of goods and need a lot of people to transport are Lu Yu's first choice targets. Of course, the number of people should not be too large, otherwise Lu Yu's current inn will definitely not be able to accommodate so many people, and some powerful caravans have not come to the inn. The reason is that there is no place to live, and there is no place to put the goods.

This Li Yan just came yesterday. He thought he should leave after the meal here. Lu Yu also felt that there was no longer any delay, so he walked in first and said, "Boss Li, look at your face, you have made a lot of money this time." Bar."

"Yes, Boss Lu, it's serious. With your inn, we can be so convenient. Otherwise, there are a lot of wolves, tigers and leopards in the wilderness, but, as you know, there may be another bloodshed on the way back. .” Li Yan’s heart hurts when he said this.

Lu Yu also knew that what he said was that those who would still be exploited by those bandits on the way back, but even so, these merchants were still willing to take this road, which proved that they could not do without this road.

"Haha, I don't know about Boss Li, believe it or not." Lu Yu looked at the other party mysteriously. Seeing Li Yan looking at him cautiously, Lu Yu continued: "I don't know if Boss Li is interested in earning more." A little, or pass on some other people's money."

Li Yan also tentatively asked: "Why, Boss Lu still has a way to make money?"

"It's just to make everyone earn a little more. I don't know if Boss Li believes it or not." Another answer seemed to be ambiguous.

But after saying it again, Li Yan thought of something and looked at Lu Yu in surprise.

"Is there any other way for Boss Lu to let my goods pass under the noses of those bandits without being noticed?" Li Yan naturally didn't think that Lu Yu could solve the bandit village by himself, otherwise he still needed it Is that how you talk to him?

This bandit village has been in existence for a long time, but it has never been wiped out. It is conceivable that if it is not his own ability, it is the result of the acquiescence of all forces, and this bandit village will find him sooner or later.

"Boss Li is indeed a shrewd person. He knows a little bit, and there is no way to let the goods pass there safely. If Boss Li trusts you, you might as well entrust me to bring the goods here." Lu Yu showed a smile mysterious smile
"Could it be that Boss Lu is also..."

It's just that Li Yan was different. He seemed to regard Lu Yu as someone from the Shanzhai. For a while, he began to think about it, and finally after thinking about it, the other party didn't need to hurt him.

"I don't know what Boss Lu's request is." Li Yan is also a straightforward person. The nature of business is destined to be difficult for them to refuse as long as it is profitable.

(End of this chapter)