Empire

Chen Ziang is now the lieutenant general of the 9th Battalion. He has thousands of brothers under his command, and the daily consumption of food and necessities is a huge number.

They are now engaged in mobile warfare, and have no way to reclaim wasteland and settle down to make a living. They can only rely on spoils of war for everything, but spoils are limited and can only be obtained by winning battles.

Now he has greatly improved the treatment of soldiers, and established a military salary system and a pension system. Although this has won the hearts of the soldiers and greatly enhanced the cohesion of the 9th Battalion.

However, if there is no money to support it, his reforms will soon be in vain, which is not what he wants to see.

Chen Ziang paced back and forth in the military tent with his hands behind his back, thinking about strategies to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

"Sir, the wealthy businessman Shen Bin wants to see you."

Just when Chen Ziang was frowning, the voice of Li Changqing, the general of the hundred personal soldiers, came from outside the military tent.

"Shen Bin?"

Chen Ziang stopped, a light flashed in his head, his brows relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Please invite Mr. Shen in."Chen Ziang ordered outside the military tent.

""Yes."

Soon, the uneasy businessman Shen Bin followed closely into the military tent.

"I , the humble citizen Shen Bin, pay my respects to the Commander-in-Chief."

Seeing Chen Ziang sitting on the chair with a big horse and a golden sword, the wealthy businessman Shen Bin bowed respectfully.

""Yes, Master Shen, please take a seat."

Chen Ziang was polite and motioned Shen Bin to sit down on the chair.

Shen Bin wanted to refuse, but when he saw the hundred guards standing beside him staring at him with murderous intent, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Although Shen Bin sat down, he only sat halfway in front of Chen Ziang, the lieutenant general, and he was very nervous in his heart.

""Master Shen, are you used to living in my camp these past two days?"

Seeing Shen Bin, who was very terrified, Chen Ziang asked with a smile.

"I am still used to it, my Lord. Thank you for your care."Shen Bin also bowed his hands to express his gratitude.

"We are all rough people in our camp. If anyone bullies Mr. Shen, I will take care of it for you."

"The soldiers have been very considerate of our Shen family and have never bullied us."Shen Bin replied

"That's good." Chen Ziang continued,"Then I wonder why Mr. Shen is here?"

Shen Bin hesitated for a few seconds before gritting his teeth and saying,"General, my family has been bothering you for many days. Now that the war is over, I am here to say goodbye to you."

"Oh? I wonder where Mr. Shen is going?" Chen Ziang asked calmly.

Shen Bin mustered up his courage and said,"We are going to leave Qinghe Province and go to our relatives."

"There is chaos outside now, with bandits everywhere, and you, Master Shen, have no one to protect you, it's too dangerous, why don't you stay in the camp for a few more days." Chen Ziang smiled and tried to persuade him to stay.

"Thank you for your kindness, Commander-in-Chief, but my wife is determined to leave, and I have no choice. Shen Bin sighed and said

"Mr. Shen, please persuade your wife. Our army used your secret passage to capture the capital. Now everyone in the Dynasty Army is probably aware of it. If you leave the protection of our Qinghe Army, I'm afraid you will be in trouble......."

Chen Ziang played with the dagger in his hand but did not finish his words.

After Shen Bin heard what Chen Ziang said, his face suddenly became extremely ugly. He had considered everything, but he did not think of this level.

In this way, even if they left the Qinghe Army, they would probably become the target of the Far East Dynasty's sea arrest, and they would have to live a life of displacement in the future.

Thinking of this, Shen Bin regretted it very much. If he had known earlier, he would not have left the city through the secret passage, otherwise there would not have been such a thing later.

Seeing Shen Bin with a bitter look on his face, Chen Ziang knew that his warnings and threats had put Shen Bin in a dilemma.

"Master Shen, how about this, stay in our Qinghe Army for a while, firstly, your personal safety is guaranteed, and secondly, you can continue to do business."Chen Ziang said with a smile.

Shen Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head:"Master Lieutenant General, you are joking. My Shen family's property has been destroyed in the war. How can we do business?"

"I have a business deal here, I wonder if Mr. Shen would be interested?"

"Sir, please stop joking with me. Even if you have a business, I am penniless and cannot help you."

"Why should Mr. Shen be so depressed? Why not listen first?"

"Please speak, my Lord. I am all ears."

"I plan to cooperate with Mr. Shen and jointly invest in setting up a business. However, as you know, I have many brave generals who can fight, but I know nothing about business. So you will be in charge of management, and I can provide manpower."

"As for the profits, I won't treat you unfairly. I'll take 70% and the other 30% is yours." Chen Ziang thought for a while and said.

Shen Bin was also stunned when he heard Chen Ziang's words. He didn't expect that Chen Ziang, a lieutenant general, actually wanted to set up a business to do business.

However, Shen Bin was a businessman and was keenly aware that this was a rare opportunity.

If there was Chen Ziang, a lieutenant general, to support the business, then the business could avoid a lot of troubles and might really succeed.

""General, I wonder what this company is mainly engaged in?" Shen Bin asked subconsciously.

"We can do any business that can be done. For example, our Qinghe Army now has a wide variety of uniforms. We can take on a business of custom-making uniforms. With more than 100,000 uniforms, I think we can make a lot of money."Chen Ziang said with a smile.

Hearing what Chen Ziang said, Shen Bin suddenly became enlightened. The food, drink, defecation and urination of more than 100,000 Qinghe soldiers was originally a huge business opportunity.

However, Shen Bin's face soon became uncertain, because doing business with the Qinghe Army was a huge risk.

Once the Qinghe Army failed in the battle with the Dynasty Army, he would be in trouble.

But if you think about it, because of the tunnel, they may have become wanted by the Far East Dynasty now, and it seems that they have no way out.

Seeing Shen Bin with an uncertain face, Chen Ziang was not in a hurry. He was holding a teacup and sipping tea.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Shen Bin finally gritted his teeth and decided to do a vote.

After all, with Chen Ziang as a backer behind him, no one dared to offend him when doing business. At the same time, even if the Qinghe Army was defeated, he had money in his hands, so he could just hide his identity.

Shen Bin worked hard to build most of his family business, and now it was destroyed. He was actually unwilling

""Sir, I will obey your orders and help you manage this business." Shen Bin agreed.

""Master Shen, you made the right decision." Chen Ziang smiled and said,"I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation." Shen Bin had a bitter smile on his face. He knew that he was now on a pirate ship, and that he and the Qinghe Army would rise and fall together.

Shen Bin and Chen Ziang quickly discussed the details of the business and decided to act under the banner of the Far East Business.

Chen Ziang originally wanted the deputy battalion commander Yang Zhong, who was in charge of the baggage, to take out 50,000 gold coins as a start-up fund.

However, Shen Bin refused. Shen Bin directly told Chen Ziang that he was willing to put in one million gold coins as operating funds.

"Mr. Shen, as far as I know, all the shops in your city have been burned down. One million gold coins is not a small amount."

Chen Ziang was also very surprised when Shen Bin said he would take one million gold coins.

"Since the lieutenant general insists on giving me 20% of the profit, how can I take advantage of him? There is one million gold coins buried under my house. Please send someone to get it."

After hearing what Shen Bin said, Chen Ziang took a look at this kind-looking old man again. He didn't expect him to be so cunning. He is a businessman.