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After arriving on the third floor, General Han saw Guo Leigang sitting alone at the table in the back. He turned to the four guards behind him and said, "You four can wait here."
With that, General Han strode toward the center. As he approached, Guo Leigang stood up to greet him.
The two took their seats at a table in the back of the restaurant. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they began to drink and chat.
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, both of them almost simultaneously put down their chopsticks. Guo Leigang smiled slightly and said, "General Han, it's time for you to share the purpose of your visit."
General Han looked at Guo Leigang and replied, "Actually, President Guo should already be quite clear about my purpose for coming this time. What do you plan to do about those people?"
Guo Leigang shook his head and sighed, "What else can I do? I must get those people back. So please, General, name your price."
After nodding, General Han said, "The New Home Chamber of Commerce is also a major Merchant Guild on our Luo Heng Island, so we shouldn't make things too difficult for you. Here's what I propose: we have captured 387 guards from the New Home Chamber of Commerce today, including 5 Advanced Knights and 89 Intermediate Knights. If President Guo wants to redeem all of them, the price is set at 100,000 gold coins."
Once General Han finished speaking, Guo Leigang fell into deep thought. Even for a large Merchant Guild like the New Home Chamber of Commerce, 100,000 gold coins was a significant amount. However, since the other party had already stated their price, Guo Leigang had no choice but to accept it without bargaining.
After pondering for a moment, Guo Leigang raised his head and said, "General Han, to be honest, we can't come up with 100,000 gold coins right now. Could you give us some time?"
Seeing Guo Leigang's agreement, General Han nodded and asked, "How much can you raise right now?"
"We currently have only 30,000 gold coins in cash combined from all sources in Winter City."
"Then immediately send someone to deliver these 30,000 gold coins to me. I'll take care of things first; you need to gather the rest as soon as possible. Once your 30,000 gold coins arrive, I will return 120 of your subordinates."
Guo Leigang stood up and bowed to General Han. "Thank you in advance for your help, General Han."
General Han waved his hand, saying, "No need for that. It's getting late, and I should take my leave."
"I'll see you off," Guo Leigang forced a smile as he walked with General Han to the stairs. At that moment, Xiao Wei, who was brought by General Han, was eating at the foot of the stairs with Guo Hai. Upon seeing General Han approach, everyone stopped using their chopsticks and stood up, quickly walking over to General Han's side.
General Han glanced back at Guo Leigang and said, "President Guo, thank you for your hospitality today. Let's go." After speaking, he led his subordinates down the stairs.
Guo Leigang smiled broadly as he watched General Han's retreating figure and said, "No need to see General Han off."
After sending off General Han, Guo Leigang immediately instructed Guo Hai, "Settle the bill. Once we return, gather all the cash from your branch and see how much we have."
Once he finished giving orders, the group from the New Home Chamber of Commerce quietly left the restaurant.
Meanwhile, in another restaurant, Liu Guanfeng had rented out the entire second floor. The second floor was filled with guards and drivers from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Originally, after unloading their goods, the drivers' tasks were complete. However, Liu Guanfeng was very hospitable and decided to keep them there. Not only did he give each of them three Silver Coins, but he also covered all their meals and accommodations for the night.
Overall, Liu Guanfeng had a very successful day. When he brought the convoy to the Military Supply Office, a Squad Leader came over to inspect the supplies. Upon seeing the weapons crafted by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, he immediately called his superior, a Commander from the Military Supply Office. The Commander was very pleased after examining the goods from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and praised them highly.
The Commander also stated that he would report this matter to his superiors in hopes of securing a reward for the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Liu Guanfeng and a group of guards and drivers drank late into the night. The next morning, Liu Guanfeng woke up early. Fortunately, his internal strength was deep; otherwise, yesterday's drinking would have given him a headache for an entire day.
After Liu Guanfeng had just finished a bowl of porridge, a voice came from outside his door.
"Is President Liu there?"
Liu Guanfeng opened the door and asked, "What is it, young man?"
The waiter bowed and said, "President Liu, there are several military gentlemen outside who wish to see you."
"Please come in quickly," Liu Guanfeng said, tossing a Silver Coin to the waiter. The waiter cheerfully tucked the Silver Coin into his pocket and ran downstairs. A moment later, sounds of footsteps ascending the stairs could be heard.
"Liu President, the military gentlemen have arrived."
Liu Guanfeng opened the door to find three individuals, all of whom were personal guards of General Han. Liu Guanfeng welcomed them into his room.
After the two guards placed a box on the floor, Liu Guanfeng noticed that it seemed quite heavy. He asked, "May I ask what brings you here today?"
One of the guards replied, "Liu President, we are members of the City Defense Army. We three are personal bodyguards of General Han."
Upon hearing this, Liu Guanfeng clasped his fists together and said, "Thank you for your efforts. May I ask what brings you here today?"
"Liu President, we are here to express General Han's gratitude for your assistance in capturing so many bandits. This box contains five thousand gold coins as a reward from the City Defense Army to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for your contributions. General Han only hopes that you will keep this matter confidential and also manage your subordinates."
After hearing the guard's words, Liu Guanfeng thought to himself: It seems that General Han has succeeded; the gold coins delivered today are merely a means to silence him. Regardless, as long as the New Home Chamber of Commerce is paying up, that's what matters.
With this in mind, Liu Guanfeng quickly nodded and replied, "Please convey to General Han that I will certainly manage my subordinates well and treat this matter as if it never happened."
"Liu President, then we shall take our leave."
"Please wait a moment," Liu Guanfeng called out to the departing trio. He approached the box and opened it, revealing it was filled with gold coins. Liu Guanfeng casually grabbed a handful and handed it to one of the guards.
"Use this money to buy drinks for your brothers; consider it a token of appreciation for your hard work today."
The three were taken aback by Liu Guanfeng's generous gesture; there were probably over ten gold coins in that handful. Smiles finally appeared on their faces, and one of the guards said to Liu Guanfeng, "This is too much." Although he expressed his reluctance, he was already tucking the coins into his own pocket.
After sending off the three guards, Liu Guanfeng called Cui Zhongyi into his room and shared what had transpired. He then said to Cui Zhongyi, "Senior brother, this money is from the New Home Chamber of Commerce. Please give each of our guards three gold coins later so they can enjoy themselves in Winter City."
Cui Zhongyi was more than willing to handle such matters. Soon, he called twenty class leaders to his room, giving each of them thirty gold coins and saying, "This money is a reward from President. I hope everyone will continue to protect the safety of our Chinese Chamber of Commerce."
The twenty class leaders stood tall and saluted Cui Zhongyi, saying, "We vow to guard the safety of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce with our lives."
The frenzy of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's guards began after Cui Zhongyi distributed these coins, and throughout Winter City, guards from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce could be seen everywhere.
In stark contrast to the joyous atmosphere of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, dark clouds loomed over the New Home Chamber of Commerce, where everyone wore gloomy expressions. Due to the cash being transferred from the entire Winter City Branch, members of each Branch would receive their salaries a few days late.
Guo Leigang immediately used Messenger to solicit cash from the other three cities. Given the distances involved, it would take at least a month to gather all the funds.
Last night, when Guo Leigang delivered thirty thousand gold coins in cash to the City Defense Army's base, he received his first batch of guards in return. However, he felt quite helpless upon seeing these guards. Among the one hundred twenty returned by General Han were the most severely injured individuals from a team of nearly four hundred.
Some of those severely injured were on the brink of death, but even so, Guo Leigang could not easily give up on their treatment. He had no choice but to summon all the doctors in Winter City to his Merchant Guild.
Thanks to several doctors' efforts, everyone's injuries were stabilized, but the remaining gold coins in the New Home Chamber of Commerce Branch were further depleted.
Guo Leigang gritted his teeth as he looked out the window: "Chinese Chamber of Commerce, I Guo Leigang will not let this go."
As for Guo Leigang's situation, Liu Guanfeng no longer paid attention. His principle was always that if one did not offend him, he would not offend others; if someone did offend him, he would repay them a hundredfold.
After a day of madness, a group from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce prepared to set off back to their previous fishing village early the next morning.
They returned smoothly to their headquarters. Once back at headquarters, Liu Guanfeng shared what had happened on the road with Qifeng Ge and others, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
During Liu Guanfeng's absence, he received regular reports from his spies about developments concerning the New Home Chamber of Commerce.
Especially when Guo Leigang saw that five of his Senior Artisans had been rendered useless; his furious expression brought great joy to everyone in the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
During this time, Liu Guanfeng continued to urge the two magical beasts, Xuan Si and Xuanhai, to intensify their raids on the New Home Chamber of Commerce. This was also a way to rub salt into the wounds of the New Home Chamber of Commerce, as Liu Guanfeng aimed to take this opportunity to directly crush them.
At this moment, the Gates of Hell had already opened. At the entrance of the Gates of Hell on Luo Heng Island, Severe Winter had gathered a large army, exceeding one hundred thousand in number. A great battle was imminent, and Liu Guanfeng's war against the New Home Chamber of Commerce had already begun.
Taking advantage of the New Home Chamber of Commerce's urgent need for funds, Liu Guanfeng had the Chinese Chamber of Commerce launch a series of promotional activities in four cities, such as offering a ten percent discount on all items and holding daily lottery events. All these business strategies were implemented in his own stores.
The rewards for large orders were particularly generous, while the New Home Chamber of Commerce had not transported any ore produced from their mines to their Merchant Guild. Therefore, they could not lower the prices of their weapons and equipment; instead, prices had slightly increased.
With weapons and equipment of equal quality, everyone would choose the cheaper option, let alone in cases where the quality did not match but the price was still higher than that of competitors.
The operations of the New Home Chamber of Commerce over these two months could truly be described as bleak. Meanwhile, Liu Guanfeng was not only suppressing the New Home Chamber of Commerce but also considering Severe Winter very carefully.
He sent people to deliver thirty thousand gold coins to Severe Winter in two batches, under the pretext that it was a contribution from the Merchant Guild to support the nation in defeating their opponents.
Liu Guanfeng could certainly afford this because his Merchant Guild's weapons and armor had little cost; most were forged from ores obtained by raiding the New Home Chamber of Commerce's transport ships.
Moreover, after the New Home Chamber of Commerce spent a significant amount of money healing all their guards, five Advanced Knight instructors could only provide them with some money as relocation expenses. Those who could not become guards also received compensation, further worsening the situation for the New Home Chamber of Commerce.
Every day, Guo Leigang was troubled about how to continue operating his Merchant Guild. The largest weapon supplier on Luo Heng Island no longer had sufficient funds to maintain this massive Merchant Guild. He needed to come up with some solutions, such as selling off his six ore mountains.
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