Chapter 41: The Iron Bucket
On the streets of Xingyuan County, people come and go, traffic is busy, and it is bustling and lively.
This county seat is located on an important commercial transportation artery, and is a gathering place for hundreds of miles of mountain goods, all kinds of mountain treasures, wild goods, herbs, etc., are gathered here.
These things were purchased from the mountain people at extremely cheap prices, and then shipped to the entire eighteen provinces under the Jingren court.
The farther the distance, the higher the price!
If it can be shipped to a place like Jingshi, it is not surprising that the price will increase twenty times.
Under the rule of the Jingren court, no matter how underdeveloped commerce was, it was only relative.
In a huge country with hundreds of millions of people, the huge market generated by domestic demand is still extremely amazing.
In the backyard of the best Shanxiang on the street in Xinyuan County, a man silently bowed to a statue in the quiet room.
The statue of the god was dressed in a Taoist robe and held a lamp in his hand, it was none other than the so-called Cihang Zhenren!
At this moment, between the curling cigarettes, the man knelt down reverently, muttering to himself.
Between his eyebrows, there was a faint light that seemed to be revealed.
When he looked inward, he seemed to get an indescribable flow of heat from the flickering red light in the mud pills, flowing all over his body, making him feel indescribably comfortable.
Even this comfortable feeling is far more than opioids!
At that time, Chen Hede was addicted to opioids and took too much, but when he was in his forties, his body had collapsed.
He was almost terminally ill and was about to die, but fortunately he met Cihang Zhenren, who not only saved him but also restored him to all his health.
And gave him a hint of divine fire!
Under the nourishment of this divine fire, Chen Hede could feel that his body had not only completely recovered his health.
What's more, he can even feel that his ears and eyes are becoming clearer and clearer, his mind is clear, and his whole body seems to have returned to when he was in his teens and twenties.
This made Chen Hede's belief in Tao Xiaowu unswerving, and even the entire family took refuge under the seat of Cihang Zhenren.
At such times, he muttered prayers, but closed his eyes and listened.
It seemed that from the trace of divine fire beating between the eyebrows, it seemed to hear the whispering of the murmur.
It seemed that Cihang Zhenren said something to him again, but it didn't seem to say anything.
But Chen Hede felt that he had heard the decree of Cihang Zhenren.
Satisfied, he stood up and strode out the door.
The huge Shanxiang is the largest business in Xinyuan County, and once it comes out of the inner courtyard, there is chaos everywhere.
The guys walked back and forth, in and out, putting all kinds of goods in and out of storage.
A group of people were waiting here, the most seasoned caravan leader and fellow of the firm.
At this moment, when they saw that the owner finally came out, they saluted one after another: "The owner, the caravan is ready, and you can set off at any time!"
"Then go immediately, I'll go with you!"
Chen Hede is categorical.
Everyone was amazed.
No one could have imagined why Chen Hede, who has always been pampered, would make such a trip.
This trade route has never been run before, and no one knows how profitable it is.
Moreover, the Chen family has a big business, and Shanxiang is just one of them.
As a big boss, Chen Hede actually condescended to be noble, and he wanted to run in person.
The head of the caravan was also considered a middle-level businessman, and vaguely knew that this matter should be related to the secret beliefs of the owner, but he did not dare to delve into it.
The other low-level guys, the guards didn't dare to ask more.
Soon, the entire caravan set off in a mighty manner, and the number of hundreds of pack horses was really surprising to passers-by.
"Shanxiang is making such a big move this time, and I don't know how much business to do?"
"Hmph, what a big business? This time Shanxiang wants to open up a new business route and go to Wuao to buy mountain goods!"
"What opens up new trade routes? Where is it so easy?
Wuao is the territory of the Xu family and the Wu family, and the brother-in-law of the political envoy Wang family's Jialong is also doing business there.
Why did they squeeze through the Shanxiang? Aren't they afraid that these people will die in vain?"
"People have caught the line of Yongjiao, what is there to be afraid of?
Begging for a living in our southwest realm, who would dare not give face to Yongjiao?"
Those who speak are envious and jealous.
Those who heard it also gasped involuntarily.
Eternal Religion!
It was a powerful black-and-white force in the southwest, monopolizing waterway transportation in several provinces.
In many cases, many things are asked to be done by the government.
Shanxiang can catch such a behemoth, I'm afraid it's going to be sent!
After all, although the Shanxiang is the largest business name here in Xinyuan, it is nothing compared to the behemoth Eternal Sect.
Caught up with Yongjiao, don't say that you went to Wuao to do business and open up a new business route.
It is the entire southwestern provinces, which can be said to be unimpeded!
The bowels of these people's envy were almost green for a while, and they hated how they didn't have such good luck to take the road of Yongjiao.
But I didn't know that at this time, not only in Xinyuan County, but also in the entire southwest, many commercial networks were running at high speed, converging towards the vicinity of Wuao.
Under the operation of a huge, smooth and efficient business network in this world, all kinds of mountain goods piled up by both the Anding Sect Han people and the mountain barbarians on the Wu'ao side were quickly sold.
Then it was replaced with many daily necessities, such as salt, ironware, cloth and so on.
Whether it is the Anding Sect, the Han people, or the mountain people, the living standards of the barbarians have been greatly improved and raised.
For a while, whether it was the Anding Sect or those who left in vain, they returned to their hearts one after another, and willingly obeyed Tao Xiaowu's orders.
With the possession of these indigenous forces, Tao Xiaowu soon continued to subdue several miners from large deposits.
Then the miners with the highest mortality rate, the most fearless of death, and the most adept at division of labor and cooperation were used to form an army.
In a short period of time, without the knowledge of the Jingren court and the government, an army of tens of thousands of people had been formed and began to conduct various trainings.
In addition, the large quantities of firearms purchased by the Han family from overseas foreigners are being transported to the mountains near Nawu Ao in a hurry.
Tao Xiaowu's conditions for raising troops here are really good.
Before the army, it had already received the support and allegiance of a huge force, and there was no shortage of human and financial resources.
Even one step earlier, he had already subdued the forces of the nearby parties.
In this way, they joined hands and firmly blocked the news like an iron bucket.
The local government didn't even receive any news......