The city of Fusi is still bustling with activity, and there is an endless stream of caravans coming in and out every day, day and night.
Unlike other big ports, although the City of Death is huge, there is almost no general life output in it. Things such as grain, meat, vegetables and fruits, cloth and clothing, etc. are all brought in from outside the city.
In fact, monks' consumption of various resources is no less than that of ordinary people. For various reasons, their requirements for "quality" are generally higher than those of ordinary people.
Wuliangye is the most popular consumable in Wusi City. The price is nearly twice as high as the normal price outside, but the supply is still in short supply. Sometimes you can even hear some idiots holding spirit stones and asking for Wuliangye shouting.
Of course, if you believe that spiritual stones are exchanged for wine, you will be fooled. People who lie to you are brainless people like you.
Wuliangye was in short supply, so other second-class liquors branded as "spirits" flooded in to fill the market that was in need but had to settle for second-best products. Nearly 20% of the goods in the fleet that enters the city every day are wine.
The consumption of monks is only part of the wasteful city. Although ordinary people are in the city to build the foundation for the monks, they also need to rely on external supplies to survive. Food, clothing, these are definitely indispensable.
Therefore, in such a abnormal environment, the most prosperous industry is about to emerge. That’s right, it’s a carriage and horse racing business.
The Carriage and Horse Market is not only a bridge between the city of Waishi and the outside world, but also has deep roots in every aspect of the city. Even the three leaders who control the foundation of Wushou City cannot avoid them.
Unlike the monks' doorways such as alchemy and weapon refining, the doorway of chariot and horse trade seems simple but is actually very deep and requires a lot of time and experience to explore and pave the way. Therefore, even though the carriage and horse racing business is the most prosperous business in Wai Si City, this business has always been controlled by several carriage shops in the Jingjiu Dynasty, and has not been swallowed up by the various sects in Wai Si City.
It's not that I don't want to, but compared to other businesses, the carriage and horse racing business is too troublesome and cumbersome, and no one takes it.
But the big merchants who travel all over the world are happy to do business here in Fusicheng City. Doing business with monks is easy, and you don't care much about money. As long as the goods are good and the goods arrive quickly and reliably, you basically don't have to worry about anything else. It's much more worry-free than doing business elsewhere.
However, the carriage business in Fusi City cannot gain a foothold simply by importing and exporting goods. All aspects of the relationship must be maintained well. In particular, the foreign affairs hall stewards and deacon disciples of the three leaders must take care of things from time to time, otherwise many things will still be inconvenient.
Therefore, the carriage and horse racing shops that do business in Wusi City all have their own "deputy leaders." These deputy leaders do not command the convoy, nor are they responsible for the internal management of the convoy. They do not even need to travel around with the convoy. They only need to be stationed here in Wusi City to maintain good relations among the local sects.
As time goes by, although these "deputy leaders" are not "big people" in the city of Fusui, they are definitely a little bit thin-faced. They may not be able to handle big things, but they can still do some small things.
For example, the day for the opening of the underground palace once a year has recently come, and the sects in the Jingjiu Dynasty have rushed over one after another. To most of the monks at the bottom of the city who died in vain, this was just "fun" and had nothing to do with them. At most, they could just make a few remarks as gossip after dinner.
But this time there is a new topic.
"Have you heard? There are people collecting "snow bugs" everywhere in the city, and the price has soared to a low-grade spiritual stone!"
"Isn't it possible? Although that thing is rare and is said to be the best food, in the end it's not a spiritual object that can't increase the spiritual energy. It would be good to sell it for more silver. Can it be exchanged for spiritual stones? I don't believe it."
"Tsk, don't believe it? You know Liu Biao, the deputy head of Hengshun Carriage and Horse Racing Co., Ltd.? He asked from one restaurant to another early this morning. The price has also soared to one low-grade spiritual stone. And he even said that he at least wanted Ten!"
"Liu Biao? Did he really say that? That can't be true. Only ten? One snowworm weighs one or two pounds. Can he eat all the snowworms after buying so many?"
"Brother! Am I talking about eating it all and not being able to finish it?! I'm talking about the spiritual stone! Don't you want it?"
"I wonder, but can you catch snow bugs? Those things are about to be caught and extinct. I haven't seen one alive for several years anyway. We can just watch the fun of this spiritual stone."
"No, I have to go look around and try my luck. If I find it, I'll be paid. It's more than what we can make by sitting here and carving signs for people for a year!"
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Snow worms are large, snow-white worms that live fleshy underground around the city of Fusi, feeding on a special local plant called "snow lantern grass". The meat is delicious and is known as the number one delicacy in the City of Fusi. Some people even put it at the top of the list of delicacies in the world.
But the reputation of snow bugs is in vain. In the Jingjiu Dynasty, not to mention eating them, very few people have heard of them.
Because they are so delicious, the number of snowworms has always been rare. If they hadn't reproduced very quickly, they would have been eaten up.
But no matter how rare it is, no matter how delicious it is, it is just an ordinary food. It can be regarded as a delicacy at most. If you don’t count the silver and gold at the selling price, it’s a big deal, right? But this time, the price was directly quoted as low-grade spiritual stone, which is outrageous.
Isn't it the same routine as "Wuliangye for spiritual stones"? A trap for fools, right? However, this doubt quickly disappeared under the name of "Liu Biao, deputy leader of Hengshun Car and Horse Racing". Everyone knows that people in carriage shops don’t talk nonsense. They are doing serious business and they still need face.
But why are you so anxious all of a sudden? Things that can obviously be solved with money, but because of urgency, the price has soared to the level of low-grade spiritual stones. Isn't this a loss? So Liu Biao is so stupid?
of course not.
Soon the reason why Liu Biao, the deputy leader of Hengshun Car and Horse Racing Company, collected the snow bugs was discovered. In fact, it was not a secret. That is: flattery.
It is said that among the monks from the Jingjiu Dynasty who came to open the underground palace in the City of Wasted Death, there was a big figure who was different from previous years: Lord Shen Hao, the commander of the Black Flag Battalion of Xuanqing Guard and the deacon of foreign affairs of Fenghong Villa.
Lord Shen likes delicious food, and he wanted to have a taste of it after arriving at the City of Wasted Death, but Snow Chong had to try his luck, so he didn't get what he wanted. Doesn't this give Hengshun Car and Horse Racing a chance to flatter him? By paying a high price, firstly, you can receive the ingredients as soon as possible, and secondly, you can show the weight of your flattery.
Finally, just ten low-grade spiritual stones, which is indeed a large amount of wealth for ordinary people or low-level monks. But for Hengshun Car and Horse Racing, it’s just so-so.
Since it was proven that this was not a trap set up to deceive people, many people were tempted, dropped their work and ran around to find snow bugs. You have to hurry up, people only need ten pieces, if you are slow, you can only sell them for silver coins instead of spiritual stones.
ps: This is today’s additional update. At the same time, I would like to thank the leader of the "Holy Light Oracle" for the reward.
Finally, I wish you all a Happy New Year!
