Liu Xu will handle the affairs of the Zhou family and the Hou family, and Yang Xiu will handle the bargaining of the Daomen Village. Neither party dares to delay at all, because without Bailang's reminder, the atmosphere in Yongchuan City has become increasingly tense. You can feel the situation slipping.
Even just yesterday, a group of miserable-looking refugees arrived outside Yongchuan City and were taken into custody by the Yamen outside the east side of the city. They set up tents and distributed porridge. They said they had to wait half a month to see if the refugees had the plague, and then they could go to the city to make other arrangements for their livelihood.
These refugees did not come from around Yongchuan City, but traveled thousands of miles from Tianfeng Plain.
According to these refugees, they are the unlucky ones. Those who are lucky will be resettled nearby after leaving the Tianfeng Plain area. However, if there are too many people to accommodate, they will have to continue further north. After walking and settling all the way, the remaining refugees finally arrived at Yongchuan City. There are actually some refugees staying in Shuangqing City in front.
The refugees coming north brought with them the most direct news about the south. Although they did not know the movements of the army and did not see Yunyan's barbarians coming when they left, they could still tell a lot about what they experienced on the Tianfeng Plains.
For example, the Tianfeng Plain has already been cleared by Jianbi, and the plains have even begun to be burned. These two pieces of news immediately made those who knew a little about the military and what Tianfeng Plain meant to the Hong Dynasty feel nervous.
"Now the Tianfeng Plain has been fortified and cleared, and even the plains have begun to be burned. It is unlikely that there will be much food output this year or even next year. The rest of the places are self-sufficient at best, and they still have to support such a large army. Wu Jingxing, how long do you think this situation can last? Can the medicinal materials you hold in your hands be used as food or something like that?
Someone from our Zhou family and Hou family have already gone to see it in person. The place is very hidden. Even if we go there once without a guide to guide us, it is easy to go wrong. Even if the barbarians really come to us, they may not be able to find it.
Moreover, Mr. Bai of the Sword Hall has extraordinary means. Not only can he store enough food to feed thousands of people for several years, but he can also manage six to seven hundred people in the mountain to be self-sufficient, and he has the power to defend himself. It is no better than the shabby village built by you two. How much?
If you are really worried, bring out a batch of goods first, and I will help you get a face-to-face interview. Let the people you choose come and see for yourself. When the time comes, you should have the answer.
How is it? "
Zhou Yu and Hou Wangtong worked very hard. They were now tied to the same boat as Bailang and it was impossible to jump. So when Liu Xu informed them of Bailang's request, the two old guys were very positive. In their opinion, they and the sword hall finally got together to live together. Naturally, more businessmen and acquaintances will feel more at ease if they stick together.
On the other side, the bargaining notes sent by Yang Xiu were sent back and forth with Feiyu, and there was basically no delay. It took a total of three back and forths, and finally the price was negotiated.
After hearing the news of Liu Xu's return, Bai Lang held the latest price reached with Daomen Village in one hand and said, "Back and forth, I would rather give in and bargain on the ordnance, but I also insist on the type and quantity of medicinal materials. This Very strange."
Liu Xu also nodded and said: "It's indeed strange. Logically speaking, weapons are what Daomen Village needs most, and medicinal materials are only made from elixirs. Even if there are Qi Practitioners in their village, there will definitely not be too many. , You can’t just use the elixir as food, right?
Zuodao, do you think these medicinal materials are not what Daomen Village asked for voluntarily? "
"Not voluntarily? What do you mean?"
"That alchemy master! My subordinates felt that the medicinal materials were what the alchemy master needed and not what Daomen Village wanted. Combined with the strange appearance of Daomen Village preferring to reduce their weapons but not daring to reduce one or two medicinal materials, they may have something to do with that alchemy master. Teachers are not necessarily closely integrated."
Bai Lang nodded and then shook his head and said: "Master Liu makes sense, but it is not necessarily right. Because if it is not an integrated force, how can the alchemist settle in a place like Daomen Village?"
Liu Xu also laughed. When Bai Lang said this, he also felt that it was indeed unlikely that an alchemist would be nesting in a ravine with a group of thieves and refining alchemy for these thieves. It really doesn't make sense to say that the two don't have a strong connection.
"Okay, let's get the medicinal materials from those two companies on the road as soon as possible. The elixir matter can't be delayed at all."
"It's a sword!"
Liu Xu has finally reached the final conclusion with Bailang, and will officially start handling the first transaction. Everyone in the know is looking forward to Bailang getting the elixir and his strength will reach a higher level as he said. In that case, the upper limit of the small force of Sword Hall can be raised. Only in the future will there be more room for maneuver, so that one will not be easily trapped or disrupted by any trouble.
However, Liu Xu and others are following Bailang towards the same goal, but now the situation has become increasingly complicated. Even the industrial park that was originally under Bailang's control has also undergone frequent changes during this period. But it was the three hundred personal guards sent by Liu Jianyu who brought about the change.
Not long after Liu Xu left, Zhang Wu and Wang Bing knocked on the door and walked in.
Now Zhang Wu is considered the most visible person in the industrial park. He is behind everything in the industrial park. I wandered around with a few street wanderers all day long. When I found trouble, I immediately asked Yang Xiu to ask someone to deal with it. Nowadays, I have a lot of fun in the industrial park.
And Wang Bing has now integrated all his experience as a gut scraper for many years into his current "business experience". He has several independent businesses in his hands.
One of them is the biggest revenue source of the knife shop today, which is the business of iron ore, armor lining sewing and mold consumables. This business is the Kuang family that was forcibly taken over by Bailang before. In the past, the Kuang family sold rouge, gouache and ready-made clothes. Now, although there are bumps in the industry, they have quickly adapted. After all, the Zhou family and the Hou family knew that this was Bailang's business, so they were very tolerant and helped the Kuang family through the initial unfamiliar stage. Later, relying on Kuang Yingxiong's methods and brains, the business became prosperous.
The second is the carriage and loading and unloading business in the industrial park. In addition to the docks, materials and goods are also circulated in the city. These short but busy jobs are also very profitable.
Finally, there is the business that the knife shop has been setting up in the industrial park from the beginning: eating.
I can't drink now but I still have to eat. If the restaurant can no longer operate, then try another way and specialize in making cheap and affordable "construction site meals". There are vegetables, meat and soup, and they are following the path of small profits but quick turnover. All the construction sites that were left in ruins for various reasons were covered with sheds and put to use. Every day, there are more than a dozen such greenhouses in the meal industrial park. As many as 10,000 people ate and drank inside. This business is not even much worse than the Kuang family's business.
However, the two of them came today to complain to Bailang.
"Zu Dao, that guy named Chen is really annoying. He doesn't care about anything, and he always likes to find faults everywhere. The patrolling brothers on the street didn't mess with him at all, and his men came up and waited for a beating. If anyone complains about the Kuang family's business, they will come out to help fight the injustice for no reason, scaring the people on the other side so much that they think the Kuang family is deliberately trying to punish them in order to squeeze them out of the business in the industrial park."
(End of chapter)
