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Central Plains Why are merchants willing to travel thousands of miles to the Western Regions? Ultimately, it is for profit, and a substantial one at that!
Powerful Wandering Merchants can make a trip to the Western Regions, bringing goods from Middle-earth and returning with Special Products from the West. Just one journey can multiply their profits several times over. There are many examples in the Central Plains of those who have made their fortunes by trading in the Western Regions!
Of course, while the profits from trade are substantial, the dangers of the trade routes cannot be overlooked. Small individual merchants venturing to the Western Regions for supplies must face numerous hardships and dangers. Those who are lucky can earn a fortune, while those who are not may end up as nothing more than bones left behind by bandits along the way.
Only powerful Wandering Merchants, with connections and strength, can maintain long-term trade between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, seizing that wealth that is so tempting.
Under the orders of Manichaeism, all sects in Xiliang surprisingly did not oppose; they remained silent! One reason is that Manichaeism left them a portion of the profits, and another is that its current strength has quelled any thoughts of resistance. No one wants to stick their neck out only to be targeted by Manichaeism!
These sects have been in the Western Regions for generations; if they want to continue making a living there, especially in Xiliang, they must heed Manichaeism's wishes. Now that Manichaeism has clearly shown its aggressive intentions, who would dare to act recklessly and seek their own demise?
Do not underestimate these small sects; however, their ability to survive despite generally lacking strength speaks volumes about their resilience. The various gangs in the Western Regions and Xiliang remained silent, but those Wandering Merchants from the Central Plains were nearly in an uproar! The sound of fishing boats was deafening!
"Reporting to the leader, those Central Plains Wandering Merchants are currently cursing us in every inn and tavern!"
Yang Xiao and Jiang Han were playing chess under the stone table and chairs beneath the Pine Tree, unable to hold back their frustration.
Those merchant caravans from the Central Plains had endured great hardships traversing dense forests and mountain paths to reach the Western Regions, only to find that all the special products were gone upon arrival, not even a single hair left behind. It was no wonder they were furious!
As the saying goes, taking away someone's livelihood is like killing their parents. They spent half a year just to make one trip to the Western Regions, and the expenses for hiring various Innate Realm guards along the way amounted to over a hundred thousand taels of silver. Now they were being told that everything was gone; it was outrageous!
At this moment, news spread that Manichaeism had taken all the special products from every sect in the Western Regions for an entire year and would no longer allow those sects to sell special products to them. These merchants had no connections with Manichaeism, so they turned to their old clients for help, but they couldn't even enter the mountain gates before being driven out.
In desperation, many caravans could only return angrily to the inns, taverns, and restaurants where they were staying, cursing Manichaeism for its actions!
Jiang Han shot him a glance and shook his head, saying, "You've already lost three rounds; let's just call it quits."
After taking a sip of tea to clear his throat, he looked at Yang Xiao's furrowed brow, which seemed capable of crushing flies, and couldn't help but laugh. "What did you say?"
"I don't have the guts to mimic their words," Yang Xiao replied, shrinking back slightly.
Those wandering merchants traveled extensively and while they might not be fluent in every local language, they certainly picked up some vulgarities along the way that were particularly vicious! For instance, phrases like "egg explosion" or "three inches shorter"—the insults could be as crude as possible. Unless he had lost his mind, there was no way he would dare use such coarse language in front of the leader and sully his ears.
Jiang Han confidently stated, "Don't worry; they can't stir up any trouble. We just need our people to keep an eye on things and take note of any sect that dares to secretly hoard special products to sell to them. Later on, we can send someone disguised as a thief to wipe them out and seize everything."
As long as those merchant caravans can't buy anything, heh heh...
When the time comes, even if those merchants beg us to sell to them,
we can't let go so easily; at the very least, we should take a few cuts from them.
Since Jiang Han plans to play monopoly, he is prepared to go all out this time, making those Wandering Merchants recognize the situation.
He originally intended to raise prices by thirty percent, but since they are causing a ruckus, he might as well raise it to forty or fifty percent!
Whoever has absolute strength naturally holds the power of discourse.
In the Western Regions, in Xiliang, even if he raises the price to the highest point, those merchants will either have to accept it begrudgingly or leave in anger.
He is quite adept at dealing with merchants.
It's simply about winning over some, suppressing others, and dividing a few; those willing to continue cooperating can stay, while those unwilling should leave quickly.
The overall strength of these merchant caravans is not weak; if they truly cause trouble, they might indeed give Manichaeism a headache.
Among these caravans, there are quite a few Innate Martial Artists, with three to five in each caravan. United together, they could number nearly a hundred people, including at least three Half-Step Grandmasters.
However, merchants are all of the same character; as long as there is money to be made, they can compromise on anything.
Despite these caravans being major powers from the Central Plains, most of them are actually the frontmen and representatives of large martial arts sects.
Naturally, they are unwilling to overturn the table and smash their own rice bowls!
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