Chapter 1814 Opening the Porridge Shed

A few days after what happened that day, there was no movement between Boss Cui and that Murong Fu. Li Cong reckoned that this incident should have passed. Boss Cui's wife is definitely still a character. Li Cong saw it Come out, a person like Boss Cui must be a very impulsive person, but it is really not easy for this guy's wife to convince this guy. As for Murong Fu, Li Cong guessed that this guy knew his weight He will not confront himself, although compared with the Earl of Prestige, he is nothing compared to the Earl of Weiyi, and he is not as powerful as the emperor's favor, but behind him is the Magician's Guild Yes, although the imperial power is the most powerful on the entire continent now, the magician's union has grown into an indispensable part of an empire, and it is still the most important part. Now Li Cong is a genius magician, and the magician's union is the most important The future of this character is definitely not comparable to that of the Earl of Weiyi. Even some princes and dukes in the capital are beginning to want to know who this Li Cong is. If the emperor is already married The princess is gone, and they will also think about it. M.

At this moment, Li Cong didn't have so much time to think about these problems. Now what Li Cong thought about was how to practice these few magics proficiently. In fact, Li Cong knows a little about water magic, but he doesn't know much about other things besides being able to get water in the atmosphere, and Li Cong already knows how much money it takes to arm a magician Now, although I have some surplus, it is impossible to arm myself with water magic. No, when Li Cong was practicing, he saw a book listed for Li Cong. The thing that must cost money is the superposition effect of the magic robe. In the tailor union in the capital, there are some people who can superimpose the attributes of the two clothes, of course. The attributes that overlap in this way will be much lower than before. This skill is very powerful, but their business is not very good. Just like magicians, there are several dual-line magicians out of thousands of people. , and only dual-line magicians would do such a thing, how could others do such a thing. Li Cong now has two magic robes, both of which were purchased within the Magician's Union. I spent more than two thousand taels of silver playing, but I can’t always wear two sets of clothes when I go out, and I can’t change it all the time, right? This skill is very suitable for people like Li Cong. They all have to eat. As long as there are dual-line magicians on the road, they will come to sell their abilities. Generally speaking, they will be successful. No dual-line magician has ever refused them.

Their business will definitely not open for three years. After opening for three years, Li Cong was quite frightened when he saw their quotations. If these guys overlap two third-level magic robes, it will cost 50 million taels of silver. This amount is definitely an astronomical figure. This is almost the same as the annual taxes of several counties. This amount is really not a small amount, and these guys dare to ask for a price. But Art Wolf who came later saw the news and said with a smile that the price was no problem.

"You said 500,000 taels of silver a year is normal. I think these people are out of their minds. Don't they think it's so easy to come by?" Li Cong said disdainfully. There is no money to spend like this.

"hehe,

bro. You have to look at this matter this way, 500,000 taels of silver is not a lot, but if you can combine the abilities of the two magic robes into one, then you will be in the strongest state all day long. You wear the robe of a fire magician, but when you need to use ice magic, I know you can also cast ice magic. But can it be the same as wearing a magic robe? No matter what, it has to be weakened by 5%. When meeting someone who is too strong or too weak, the 5% bonus can be said to be negligible. The most terrible thing is When you meet someone who is evenly matched with you, then you will know how important this five percent is. If you don't have these words, you may be the one who loses or even gets killed. "Atlan said, Li Cong felt that the money spent was really worth it when he said this. Usually, spending more money may give you an extra life-saving trick when you are in danger. This is definitely exchangeable. You can earn money at any time, especially for people like Li Cong, but this life is not so simple. If you are not careful, you will have nothing in your life , When the time comes, you will go to heaven to pray.

"To put it this way, I'm really tempted, but this magician is too expensive." Li Cong still had to complain a few words, and Art Wolf also felt this way. He has reached the seventh level of magic now. At this level of a teacher, spending money is absolutely like running water, and even every magic training costs millions of silver. Compared with people of his level, the money Li Cong spends now is very different. Of course, making money at this level will be very fast.

"The magician is the most noble profession. This is what the common people say. They said that as long as we stand up and say a few words casually, and then wave these wands in our hands casually, then everything can be done. It's done, but is it really like this? That's impossible, everything has a rule, just like us magicians, if we let us fight in close quarters, it's just nonsense, we don't have that at all Let alone high-level fighters, it is normal for fighters of the third and fourth ranks to want to kill us, so we have to do everything possible to make us stronger. It is a good thing to become stronger, but it costs money. Not willing to spend money, how can this become stronger." Art Wolf said with a smile, people who come here know more things, and the third-level magician is indeed a place to spend money, but Li Cong has such a pharmacist Master, this small amount of money is nothing to that adult.

"Hehe, it's true. I don't feel so distressed when you say that. It looks like I'm going to buy this thing. By the way, what are you looking for me for? This gentleman is?" Li Cong saw this Behind the guy was a red-haired monster. This guy was nearly two and a half meters tall, and he was definitely a giant in front of Li Cong, who was 1.8 meters tall. This guy is carrying a very large bow and arrow on his back. It seems that this guy should be an archer. Li never knows what Hou Yi looks like on Earth, but he definitely knows that this guy in front of him is not as good as Hou Yi. There is not much difference, this guy is standing behind Art Wolf, he should be this guy's subordinate or bodyguard or something.

"This is the archer I invited, an eighth-level archer. To be honest, I spent a lot of money to invite this eighth-level archer. You know that I am going to the eastern swamp to do the task Yes. I need an archer. I came to you because of her. He needs some bows and arrows with magic blessing. I thought I could do it. Who knows that what people need is ice attribute. Your bow and arrow He made a shot once, he saw that kind of bow and arrow, he wants that kind of bow and arrow, and he can pay any amount of money. I just play the role of a middleman, and you don’t need to look at my face when you ask the price.” Atlan said in a low voice , it seems that the price of this eighth-level archer is definitely not low, otherwise this guy would never say that. After getting along with this guy for a while, Li Cong also knows that this guy is actually very good-hearted. Let such an honest man say so. It seems that this matter is really not that simple, let's just be a black businessman.

"I've seen the ice attribute bow and arrow used by your archer. I want a hundred of them. I don't know how much it will cost and when it will be ready." When other magicians want to add magic attributes to bows and arrows, It takes time. They don't have such pure spiritual power, so it is naturally a waste of energy, but these are very simple things for Li Cong, and even the whole guy can do this with a few magic spells. But if it's that simple, I'd still make a lot of money. It just cost 50 million. If I don't make up for it from you, how can I be worthy of you?

"To be honest, that kind of ice-attribute bow and arrow is very difficult to make. I also spent a lot of effort. My archer was made to protect me. I really didn't think about selling it to the outside world. "Actually, the first time Li Cong got Li Cong, he knew how valuable the thing he got was. If it weren't for the bow and arrow, the Silver Wolf father and son would have nothing to do with him. Li Cong's words made this guy Frowning, he originally thought that this magician would give him a good price for the sake of his employer, but he didn't expect him to refuse it directly. It seems that this matter is not as optimistic as he thought, and he should also Show some sincerity.

"I can pay 150,000 silver taels." His words immediately stunned Art Wolf next to him. They are not archers, so naturally they don't understand how powerful the bows and arrows blessed by Li Cong are. , just like the archer in front of me, with such a bow and arrow, it can be said that there is no danger in going to the east this time, and he can exert 150% of his energy. The price of two silver coins should not be low, but this guy thought that his employer has something to do with this guy, and then said, "I'm going to the Eastern Swamp this time, there are many monsters who are afraid of ice and snow. If you sell some to me, it will be very good for the safety of Mr. Arte Wolf." This guy is very talkative, and now he saw that Li Cong was a little reluctant, so he quickly moved his employer out. It was good that the two of them were talking and laughing just now.

Li Cong glanced at Art Wolf next to him while this guy was not paying attention. Art Wolf originally wanted Li Cong to ask for a higher price. To be honest, the price of an eighth-level archer is the highest this time, which is 130,000 taels of silver. Yes, but because of the beast tide in the south, the employment price here has increased by about 20%, and the 160,000 taels of silver is a peak. Who knew that this guy opened his mouth for 200,000 taels of silver, this number is definitely not a small amount Yes, if Art Wolf couldn't find other archers temporarily, he would never use this guy, but this guy also said, you get what you pay for, and I wanted to continue to make things difficult for this guy , but thinking of his own safety, he nodded to Li Cong.

"170,000, it's not negotiable. You also know how popular this thing is if I throw it at the auction. Of course, I won't ask for more money just to let you see it. Try it." Li I snapped my fingers casually, and then a blue magic elf-like thing landed on a bow and arrow in the guy's quiver, "This is my personal gift to you. I believe you often touch these things, You know how much this thing costs." Li Cong said with a smile.

The big archer glanced at the magic-blessed bow and arrow in his quiver, it was indeed different from others, he had been dealing with these things all his life, and naturally he was very clear about the bow and arrow in his quiver. What's different about bows and arrows? Even Art Wolf next to him didn't see the power of this. As a fire magician, he did a lot of things like this before. She is also aware of these things, and it is a waste of her energy to be blessed by a magician. If it hadn't been about his own safety this time, he would never have come here to do this. Li Cong can't be troubled casually. In fact, if he goes to the capital to recruit people for help, there will still be many people, but once A year of coming back and forth has passed. It is better to wait for Li Cong's guards to arrive and go directly to the eastern swamp. This saves a lot of time, and it should be like this at this time. See Li Cong's progress was rapid. This guy also feels that he is a bit outdated. Compared with these young people, he is indeed much more enterprising. He was also very motivated when he was a third-level magician. Is it true that he is now Once he is successful and famous, he doesn't seem to care about these things anymore. A seventh-level magician can be called a master, if he wants to. It is impossible for two eighth-level fighters to keep this guy.

"No problem, I want a hundred." Even if this guy sees something that the archer dreams of, he won't talk too much. Li Cong can't help but look at this big guy strangely. A few kind words are also very good, this guy seems like everyone owes you, he doesn't know how to say polite words at all, Li Cong who hates him can't wait to go up and give this guy a shot. Hearing that this guy agreed so readily, he nodded. Although it is not a lot, only 170,000 taels of silver, but this is a matter of meditation for a few minutes for him. In fact, Li Cong felt that not only alchemy can Making money, this thing is no problem, but where can I find so many archers. In fact, there are quite a few archers out there, but they are the only ones who can afford this price, and they are rare.

For a long time, archers have been in an awkward position. They are called magicians among warriors. They are warriors. Even now, archers will be regarded as urban warriors, but they don't want to Just like warriors, when fighting, they hope that they can be attributed to mages. They also hope that they can let warriors protect them around them. They just need to shoot arrows to attack the enemy. Unfortunately, this is not possible. Realized, the only difference between them and magicians is here, magicians are protected by their own teammates during battle, as long as they are not about to die, then the protector must do their best, But archers don't have such treatment, they are also protected by someone, but that person will retreat immediately if he can't defend, and he doesn't care about the life of the archer, because he knows that archers are also a type of warrior Yes, they can also be at the same speed as their own, so the archers must attack the enemy while watching their retreat, and they may be attacked at any time, but this also gives the archers an advantage Yes, even if there is no one around them to protect them, they can still fight alone. This is why so many lone rangers are archers. Of course, their results cannot be compared with magicians protected by teammates. of.

In battle, archers are more useful when attacking a single target. If there are several targets, they can support them for a while, but they will not work when encountering multiple targets or groups. Without that kind of ability to deal with them, they can only run away, but mages are different, as long as the people around them can protect them, they can definitely deal with any enemy, provided that their mental strength is sufficient, Later, the archers thought that they could actually let the magician apply their magic power to their own bows and arrows, so the first magic archer was born. Now, as at that time, the arrows of the top archers are all They are all blessed by magic. For many archers now, magic blessing is the most important thing. The original bows and arrows are not very important. Without magic blessing, they are ordinary warriors. After all, for some high-level monsters, those bows and arrows without magic blessing are simply a pair of common goods, and they will not hurt their hard fur at all. It feels like itching when hit on them, very comfortable .

In fact, archers are now regarded as a substitute for mages, just like entering the Warcraft Mountains, if you hire a fifth-level magician. It is estimated that it will cost at least 20 million silver, but what about hiring a level 6 archer? That was less than three million silver. What a huge gap this is. An archer may not be able to compare with a magician, but if you use this money to find six or seven, it will be completely different. The current employment system is like this. Half of the money is paid in advance, the guy's equipment is 20% when it arrives, and the remaining 30% is paid when he comes out of the Warcraft Mountains. When looking at the equipment, it is to see if this guy has magic arrows. If you don’t have these two percentage points, I probably won’t give them to you. If you meet a very powerful employer, you will probably be dismissed. They know that even if a guy without magic arrows enters the Warcraft Mountains, he is just a dawdler. It is impossible to play a big role, and the height of the magic arrow is definitely possible to change the amount of money your employer gives you. The better the job, the more you will be given.

This purchase of magic arrows has become a must for archers. Moreover, many employers in the archer market now look at their magic arrows first, and their own skills are put in the second place. This is very unfair to many archers who do not have magic arrows Yes, but this society is so realistic. Maybe your archery skills are superb, but you don't have magic arrows. This doesn't work either. You can't shoot ten arrows as well as someone who has magic arrows. In this way, no matter how powerful you are, no one will use you. After Li Cong knew the news, he knew why this happened. This must be a Hype, in fact, for archers above level eight, as long as their own skills are stronger. This magic arrow can be said to be a dispensable thing, and sometimes it will even get in the way, just like when eighth-level archers attack some monsters, they all like to hit the vital points of the monsters directly, and they can almost hit the monsters at the seventh level. Kill this monster without noticing it, but although the magic arrow is powerful, the air fluctuations caused are also very powerful, and the chance of the monster being discovered is also high, but the magic arrow is also useful for killing it. Boss, there are so many minions around, it is impossible to kill one with every arrow. At this time, magic arrows with large area damage can appear on the stage, so magic arrows have their own market, but there is no It's so powerful now.

An important source of money for magicians is the magic arrow. Li Cong has reason to believe that the hype of the magic arrow should be driven by the magicians behind the scenes. This thing is wrong, I don't want to be an enemy of magicians all over the world, seeing that I have got more than 10 million taels of silver, Li Cong is also very happy, chatted with Art Wolf again, this guy is I was going to go out to the medicinal material market to have a look. I guess there are some new products there. Who knew that when I went out, I ran into Li Shi and Cui Xianer's mother and daughter. The two of them also just came back from the outside. The matter of the past few days has been resolved very well, and Cui Xian'er also has a smile on her face.

"You kid, you used to be in poor health and didn't want to go out for a walk. Now that you are in good health, you are always bored in the room. When I go out for a walk, I can only ask my daughter-in-law to go out with me and raise a son. I can't see each other every day." When Li Shi saw Li Cong come out, she scolded for a while, although her mouth was one or the other, but Li Cong could also see that her mother was very satisfied with Cui Xian'er. A while ago Because of Cao Zheng's death, Li's heart can be said to be very sad. If Cui Xian'er could not recover so well during this period of time.

"Mother, you don't know what kind of temper your son has. If you let me go out and walk around with you, it will really arrest me. Although I didn't go out myself, it would be great if I could find you a good wife." Li Conghuabao said that Li Shi still likes this mouthful.

"Stop talking, this daughter-in-law looks good to me. If you wrong her in the future, be careful of your own skin. By the way, I saw a lot of refugees from Jiangningcheng outside today. I will discuss it with my daughter-in-law. , Did you come forward and let us set up a few porridge sheds or something to do good deeds? In the past, if there were any natural disasters, this big family would do it, but now I don’t think anyone in this city does it.” Li Shi is a bodhisattva with a heart, and he naturally thought of those people as soon as he settled down. In fact, in the past, this big family also set up a porridge market in front of their door. It seemed that they were doing good deeds by giving a bowl of porridge to the poor. Is it true? It’s not like this. They really don’t think so. What they think is that if these hungry people really make trouble, there will be nothing left in their homes. They must To give these people a way to survive, even though they took out the food from the family, the entire family business was saved. If it was true that these people would starve to death. They will definitely riot, and the losses will be huge at that time.

Now there are at least hundreds of thousands of refugees in Ningchengli, New Jiang, and there are several million refugees outside the city. If the relief food from the imperial court really arrives here, these people will not starve to death in large numbers. Now almost all the food from the southern provinces has been transported, but it is of no use. How much food does the army here eat every day? Who can help these ordinary people? Those who are strong have gone to the army. Although fighting with monsters will lose their lives, they can't do it anyway. As a starving ghost, these people outside the city gate are old, weak, sick and disabled. Even if these people go to the army, no one wants them. What can these people do, they can only wait to starve to death. At the beginning, there were also rich families who wanted to make some porridge, but see how many people there are. Well, at this time in previous years, there were at most tens of thousands of refugees, but now there are millions of refugees outside. With so many people, how much food do they need? In the past, those rich and noble families would have given away tens of thousands of catties of food, but this scene scared everyone back. Besides, they didn’t really want it. As a Bodhisattva, there are so many troops stationed in this city, and it is impossible for these refugees to come in even if there is a riot. Naturally, they are reluctant to take out even a little food. Now the army is in chaos, and the price of food is about to increase. Well, why not keep it in your own warehouse and find a chance to sell it, this is the serious thing.

"This is possible. Although the current grain price is not very cheap, it is not bad. I don't know if there are any regulations on my mother's side. I can do it according to your wishes." Li Cong agreed immediately, which made Mrs. Li was very happy. What Mrs. Li didn't say was that Cao Zheng had just passed away. This was considered to be a good deed for Cao Zheng. I hope that Cao Zheng can live well there. His son has the same heart as himself. How can such a thing not make the mother happy, I am afraid that the son will change after he has power, and it seems to be good for now.

"Although these refugees in the city are also having a hard time, I can see clearly that some of them can still eat. Although the hardship is a bit bitter, they can all live. I think the real suffering It's those people outside the city, shall we give them a helping hand?" Li said with a questioning face, such a major event had never been done by a woman like him before, and he didn't know it now. How to do it depends on what Li Cong means. As a woman, I still don't know a lot about it.

Li Cong thought about it in his heart. Now there are no porridge sheds outside the city. If such a situation really happens, the people outside the city may not pass by. This will require the security forces to send some people to help him It’s okay, otherwise, it’s not doing a good deed. If people outside the city fight for this reason, it’s a bad thing, “Mother, there are too many refugees outside the city. I’m afraid if we rashly If we do such a thing, there will be some chaos that we can't control. How about this, I will first ask Wu Liu to contact the security army. I will go out to buy shoes and food in a while. We are now setting up one at the city gate. If the people from the security forces are willing to help, we will do it, how about it?" Li Cong thought for a while and said, this matter must be done, but it cannot be done too quickly, it will not be good for anyone.

"Well, okay, I just think too little, so many things I didn't think of, but fortunately you thought of it." Li Shi yawned, and after going out for a long time, Li Cong asked Cui Xian'er to help Li Shi go in to rest , Originally, I had to go for a walk in the medicinal material market, but now it seems that I will go to the grain store first, and I will go out after calling Wu Liu and others. It doesn't seem so dangerous outside here recently.

Li Cong didn't know much about the outside affairs. Li Cong could only call some of his supervisors to discuss this matter. Both Wu Liu and Bai Er had gone out to do some things recently. Regarding the outside situation These two people knew a little bit, and when they heard Li Cong said that they were going out to open a porridge shed, they all shook their heads, it wasn't that we were unloving. It's really that those people outside are no longer worthy of pity, they are all going crazy now.

"What's the situation outside. Why do I say that the two of you have this expression? Can it be hell outside?" Li Cong was also puzzled when he saw these two guys shaking their heads. Aren't these two guys No love.

"Master, it's good for you to have such a heart, but you also have to look at who are the people in front of you. These refugees in this city are still reasonable, but those outside the city, alas, I have been out these few times. We’ve all seen the tragedy of people cannibalizing people. Just don’t eat people from your own family, but exchange dead people from your own family with dead people from other people’s family. What’s the difference between eating people from your own family? The hungry eyes of each one are red. These people can do anything now. A few days ago, there were thousands of people who wanted to attack the barracks. The general who led the team killed hundreds of people. Now they are watching one by one as long as you are out of the city, no matter what you do, even if you are escorting supplies in the army, you will never be soft. Now I heard that those who deliver supplies in the army are all It was followed by a team of thousands of people. They haven't eaten for a few days. They can do anything. We are a living target when we go out at this time. I know you are very powerful, young master, but you can directly give Do millions of people have enough to eat? Many people like to rob houses now, and they don’t want to go back to the old days.” Wu Liu thought for a while and said, the people outside the city turned out to be honest people Yes, but now everyone is like hungry wolves. What I didn't dare to do before, I dare to do now.

"I also know something about this matter. In fact, these things are not the fault of these people. They are all those damned corrupt officials. The government's relief food has already come down, but our place is the worst place in the disaster area. , What do we have here now, even if they starve to death tens of millions of people, they will never be soft-hearted. All they think about is white money. These are what they want. As for the others Yes, they won't think about it, these people are also some poor people, if there are no corrupt officials, they will not live like this, contact the security forces, we can give a lot of food Just ask them to maintain law and order. I think the security forces must have heard the news that these refugees are going to riot recently. They also want to give food, but unfortunately they don't. If we are willing to give it, it will be a big problem for them It's not a small help." Li Cong thought for a while and said that the reason why those people outside the city became like this is not because they just want to be like this, it's all the fault of this era.

"Master, the security forces have already started preparations. They have been prepared since the last time these people stormed the city gate. I will tell them, but how much food do we have to give, master, this is terrible. It’s definitely not a small amount.” Bai Er thought of a security force’s Chief Qian who said to him that if there was enough food and wine, then outsiders wouldn’t mess around, and the security force wouldn’t need it. dead.

"I haven't thought of this." Bai Er and Wu Liu almost fainted after saying a word. What's wrong with their young master? What they said just now made sense. The two thought that the young master was ready, and they The two are just running errands according to the young master's instructions, who knows that the young master is not ready yet, "I don't know the price of food outside now, and this city was not a big city before. Yes, it’s impossible to have too much food, right?” Li Cong knew what the two brothers were thinking, and his face was also a little hot. These things should have been planned in advance, and now he’s saying it’s true It's a little late.

"Food was not very expensive in the past. In our place, about ten renminbi is equivalent to a catty of rice, and one tael of silver is equivalent to a hundred catties of rice, but now the price is gone because of the Warcraft Mountains. Now it is only fifty renminbi to get a catty of rice, and this tael is only 20 catties of rice. Although this city was not a very big city in the past, it is still considered an agricultural city. The food in this city They are all in the hands of several major grain merchants, and they are all likely to sell, but they can earn more in terms of price." At this time, the big families usually just have enough for themselves, and they will never buy For food, the food purchased at this time is slaughtered for others.

"It doesn't matter, take out 300,000 taels of silver to buy food, first open the porridge shed in the inner city, then ask those people who drank porridge to go out, and tell people outside the city that they can eat as long as they don't mess around. If you have a full stomach, but each person only provides rations for ten days, if you have not found your own livelihood in ten days, this person is definitely an idiot, and it is a waste of food to raise it." Li Cong thought for a while and said, one million people in the city The common people can't take care of all of them themselves. Three hundred thousand taels of silver is six million catties of rice, plus some other firewood expenses. The one million taels of silver is estimated to go out. The refugees in the city ate a few meals. As for those outside the city, he would definitely not do it until he got an answer from the security forces. Li Cong was very clear about the strength of the refugees. Sometimes, they But even more powerful than bandits, these people are not recognized by their relatives.

"Master, I don't think this can be done in a short period of time. The biggest grain merchant in this city doesn't have that much grain. I see a few of them together. I'll go out and talk to some of the bosses." Go?" Wu Liu thought about the news he knew, and said that the grain merchants in this city did not store grain, and they did not necessarily have much grain in their hands, they all needed to gather together. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation