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Helian Manqiu pondered for a moment. At the beginning, she only wanted to create some things and tools, make a metal prosthetic for Yee, and make herself a wheelchair. "After half a month of besieging the state, after many bitter battles, there were many disabled soldiers. She wanted these disabled soldiers to not be burdened by her family, even if they couldn't return to the battlefield.

At this moment, looking at the wheelchair, he suddenly thought of the Great Hengkong Empire's martial arts, their continuous resistance against foreign enemies, and the chaos of the Duke of Ming.

If he could sell the wheelchair in all parts of the Great Hengkong Empire, or even the prosthetic limbs, there would be endless business opportunities.

A military city had no money, no food, and its military equipment was exhausted. It was crippled countless times. What was he going to use to build an iron army and turn the remaining 10,000 disabled soldiers of the military state into an iron army?

Without money, all of this was just talk. She could not rely on Jia Yue Xuan to help her out too much.

Previously, they had discussed the condition of having the soldiers of the military region in their hands. An empty city of the military region was handed over to Gan Baoxuan for renovation. This had already caused Gan Xianxuan to want to kill someone.

It was better to rely on oneself than on who!

"Uncle Yi, are you familiar with the merchants of the imperial city?"

"Ah Man, are you really going to do business?"

He didn't want to see Helian Manqiu appear in front of the public. The daughter of the family of generals, the daughter of a noble family, was now disguised as a man and showing her face made him feel guilty. If he went into the business again, how could he face General Helian in the future?

Helian Manqiu slightly shook her head. She had just arrived at this place and wasn't very familiar with everything. In the original memory of Helian Manqiu, there was also no memory of the merchant.

What kind of big business was this? What did these merchants do?

The business situation here, the scale of operations, the sales channels, and even if there were any big merchants that could do business here?

She knew nothing of this.

"I'm not familiar with the businesses here. Is there anyone in the military or the government who is familiar with this place?"

"Madam Di Qingfeng's family is a big merchant's family in the Military Region. If Ah Man wants to know anything, you can ask Di Qingfeng, ask his wife, or summon Di Qingfeng's father-in-law through his wife."

"Oh, great! Is the lady of Di Qingfeng very familiar with the merchants of the Military Region?"

"They should be rather familiar with each other. When Di Qingfeng's wife was never married to Di Qingfeng, she had been at the back of the shop, helping with management matters. After getting married, she would occasionally check on them."

"Great! Uncle Yi, please ask the lady of Di Qingfeng to come and see me."

"Young General, you are the young general, why do you need to use the word 'please' to refer to the wife of Di Qingfeng? This is against the rules." The young general is the lord of an army, so it should be an order. "

Helian Manqiu supported her forehead. It seemed that there were some benefits to be had here. At the very least, here, she could put on airs and show off her might.

"Go ask Di Qingfeng to bring Madam over."

"Yes, this lowly general obeys."

Helian Manqiu continued to draw. This explained that she did not know clearly about the wheelchair. She only drew a simple picture and explained it slightly.

Looking at the wheelchair, she was surprised to see that it was handcrafted. It could move forward, backward, turn, and the back could move slanted. Such a wheelchair, if only in terms of craftsmanship, was not inferior to the modern era. It was all craftsmanship here, there was no machinery.

Helian Manqiu sighed with emotion. The wisdom of the ancients could not be underestimated for them to be able to craft such a thing with just their hands.

Not long after that, why did he bring Di Qingfeng and his wife here to pay his respects?

"Greetings, young general."

Di Qingfeng knelt down on one knee and kowtowed. His wife also knelt on the ground and whispered, "I pay my respects to the young general."

Di Qingfeng was the captain of the personal guard of Helian Mountain. Although his position was not high, he had a great responsibility. He guarded the manor and protected Helian Mountain. At the time of Helian Mountain's death, because Di Qingfeng wanted to protect his mansion, he did not stay at his side. He felt deeply regretful that it was because he did not protect Helian Mountain well.

"No need to be so formal in the future."

Helian Manqiu asked Di Qingfeng's wife about the first generation merchant. Di Qingfeng's wife was very familiar with the first generation merchant. Di Qingfeng's father-in-law's family was a big local merchant who had been doing business in the military for many years.

It could be said that Di Qingfeng was very wronged to have married this lady. The difference in status was too great.

The merchant's daughter had a lowly status. Di Qingfeng had an official position and was also the captain of Helian Shan's personal guard. At that time, he had provoked quite a bit of criticism by marrying the merchant's daughter.

"Young General, although there are many merchants in the Army Region, the war this year was chaotic and business was not doing well. "It's a good thing that the military region is an important town in Fringe City. It's profitable and some big merchants also have shops in the military region."

"How many big businesses are there in the military region? "I mean, those shops can be sold in a lot of places."

"Reporting to the Young Generals, most of the merchants were only doing business in the Military Region. There were a few that had shops in over ten towns in the Military Region, and only three that had shops that were not only located in the Military Region, but also in all parts of the Great Hengkong Empire.

Hearing the words of Di Qingfeng's wife, Helian Manqiu's delicate eyebrows slightly twitched. There was actually such a merchant house that could spread throughout the Great Hengkong Empire. She did not want to underestimate business in the Great Hengfeng Empire, where there were also chain stores. To be able to look down on business in the Great Hengkong Empire and spread their shops throughout the empire, the ability and wealth of these merchants were undoubtedly one in a thousand.

The background of these merchants might not be simple either.

"Are these merchants purely merchants, or do they have some background?"

"The young general is wise and farsighted. To be able to spread his business throughout all the important prefectures of the Great Hengkong Empire, he must not be some ordinary merchant. How can he do that without an official backing?"

Di Qingfeng knew that Helian Manqiu's true identity was that of a woman disguised as a man. Otherwise, he wouldn't have risked his life to stop Gan Shuxuan from barging into the backyard, and in front of Gan Jianxuan, he would have ordered people to go in and report to him.

"What's the background of these merchants?"

Reporting to the Young General, the backgrounds of these three merchants lie behind the scenes. Two of them are located in the capital, while the other one is in the capital. I don't know what their backgrounds are either." The mastermind behind those two families is not someone I can know in detail, so I don't dare to say anything easily.

"In front of the young general, you can just say whatever you want. What do you have to worry about?"

Di Qingfeng scolded her in a low voice. Only then could he smile and bow respectfully to Helian Manqiu. "Since that is the case, I will tell you. Young General, please do not take offense to anything that is amiss."

Helian Manqiu smiled and said, "Madam Di, you don't need to be so careful. We are a family, so just say it."

"Yes, young general. I've heard that the family is related to the imperial family and seems to be controlled by King Lu behind the scenes." The other one seemed to be the General of the Capital. This cannot be confirmed. This humble one has only occasionally heard of it, and does not dare to casually claim it in front of the young general. "