What a lucky world!

Chapter 163 I Just Want to Give Them a Fortune

Sucheng was shrouded in mist and rain, while hundreds of miles away in Frost Moon Mountain, the sun was shining brightly.

The boss Sha Tonghai leaned back in the bear-skin chair and listened to Yun Zhonghe's report on the auction of the "unique skill".

"Brother, we've collected 120 Luck Coins so far. Any more would interfere with our brothers' daily practice," Yun Zhonghe said. "But it's just a fragment after all, so this should be enough."

Sha Tonghai's face was gloomy, and he asked, "What if it's not enough?"

A hint of cruelty flashed in Yun Zhonghe's eyes. "Brother, we won't have much time left. I want to call back all the people I sent out."

"Brother, your promotion is the top priority of our Wuzhai."

"If we can't get it then, we'll just rob it!"

Sha Tonghai pondered for a moment, then flicked his hand and a token flew out and landed in Yun Zhonghe's hand.

"The Second Brother cannot relax his arrangements on Qianyuan Mountain."

"Call back the fourth and fifth brothers to help you."

"Canglang Jue must be obtained!"

Yun Zhonghe quickly clasped his hands and said, "Don't worry, big brother. With the fourth and fifth brothers here, I will definitely bring you the Canglang Jue!"

As he said that, Yun Zhonghe turned around and was about to leave the hall. Sha Tonghai thought of something and called him back.

"Third brother, I heard there's some trouble in Sucheng?"

Yun Zhonghe laughed when he heard this: "There is trouble, but it's not on us."

"Anyway, we sent the contract documents over and didn't interfere. Qianyuan Mountain couldn't accept it themselves. It's because they don't have the ability. It doesn't count as breaking the rules."

"This matter can also divert some of their attention."

At this point, Yun Zhonghe's expression of gloating intensified: "Their opponent is the Jiang Cloth Shop, they are not that easy to deal with!"

Sha Tonghai nodded and waved his hand, and Yun Zhonghe turned and left.

……

Suzhou, teahouse.

Zhang Mu took a sip of tea, his expression expressionless. He pushed a cup of tea towards Li Quan and said softly, "Shopkeeper Li, you were born and raised in Suzhou. Why don't you tell me about this Jiang's cloth shop?"

Li Quan looked at the curling steam above the tea, took a deep breath and nodded.

"Suzhou is famous for its silkworms and brocade."

"But when it comes to the top, the top four cloth merchants are Zhao, Yu, Bai, and Jiang!"

"The Jiang family rose to prominence the latest, and only became prosperous in the last few decades."

"It's said that the old lady of the Jiang family had a sister who, thanks to her Suzhou embroidery skills, entered the Imperial Clothing Bureau. She eventually became a nanny in charge and even became a consort to a high-ranking eunuch in the palace."

"Thanks to this relationship, the Jiang family squeezed out the Bai family's status as an imperial merchant and replaced them."

After a slight pause, Li Quan looked at Zhang Mu again, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Zhang Mu naturally noticed Li Quan's expression and asked, "Manager Li, do you have anything else to say?"

Li Quan sighed softly, "It's better for the boss not to act rashly!"

"The Jiang family paid a large sum of money to hire a priest who was in the late stage of the Yangye realm, and they also raised hundreds of guards."

"Also, as an imperial merchant, you can apply to mobilize a team of officers and soldiers to protect it."

"The matter of Yongxiu Company, or..."

"forget it!"

"Forget it?" Zhang Mu frowned.

Qianyuan Mountain doesn't have a surplus of tens of thousands of taels of silver in a year, and now a business that makes 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver a year is just going to let it go like this?

That's all my money!

"Brother Mu, what do you want to do?" Ye Hanzhou said, "If we join forces, we can fight someone in the late stage of the Yangye Realm!"

Li Quan was startled when he heard this.

What a loud tone!
The chief constable of Su City was in the late stage of the Yangye Realm. He once witnessed this man tearing apart a century-old monster on the city wall.

This gave him a great shock.

These two young masters don't look very old, but they dare to say that they can fight with such a person?
Really, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!
But what he didn't know was that Ye Hanzhou was not bragging.

After all, both he and Zhang Mu possessed unique skills. For example, Zhang Wuji, having only learned the Nine Yang Divine Art five years earlier, had already defeated He Taichong, the head of Kunlun Sect, and withstood three palm strikes from Nun Miejue without evading or dodging. His feat was even more dramatic after he mastered the Great Shift of the Universe, directly confronting the six… well, five major sects and saving the entire Miao Miao Cult on Bright Summit.

why?
Simply put, unique skills are overwhelming compared to ordinary martial arts.

Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the other party also possesses unique skills, but the probability is small.

Not to mention the scarcity of unique skills, even if you have them, wouldn't it be shameful for you to be a thug for a businessman?
worship?

The noble families have offerings, the imperial court has offerings, so what qualifications does a small merchant have to be called an offering?

Just be a dog to others!

But Zhang Mu shook his head and rejected Ye Hanzhou's proposal.

He wanted to take back the business and make money, not come here to rob others.

If they really fought with the Jiang family, whether they could win was another matter, but the Yongxiu Company’s foundation in Suzhou would definitely be gone.

After all, he is not a dragon from across the river, but he is really a local tiger!
But...

The world of Jianghu is not all about fighting and killing, it is also about human relationships and worldly affairs!

"Shopkeeper Li, you just said that the Jiang family only became prosperous after obtaining the imperial merchant qualification."

"Are the profits of imperial merchants so great?"

Li Quan didn't understand why Zhang Mu suddenly jumped to this topic, but he still answered seriously: "To tell the boss, the profit of supplying the palace is not that high."

"Not to mention we have to take care of everything, so it's a loss all in all."

"Then how can one become rich by becoming a royal merchant?" Ye Hanzhou also became curious.

Li Quan smiled and said, "Master, do you know the imperial order?"

"Imperial Gang?" Zhang Mu shook his head. "What is it?"

"Huang Gang refers to the transport team that delivers tribute," Li Quan explained, "but tribute is often referred to as XX Gang."

"For example, the late emperor loved rare stones, so he created the Flower and Stone Commission; and every year on the occasion of your majesty's centenary, there are birthday commissions in various places!"

"The Jiang family would send cloth and silk to the imperial palace every four seasons and eight festivals. This was called the Jinxiu Gang!"

"When the imperial army is on the road, passing through various states and prefectures, there is no need to pay taxes. Even the border water fees of the various military camps are exempted if they are guarded by elite soldiers and generals!"

"So, the Jiang family often smuggled contraband into the Jinxiu Gang when transporting it. Hundreds of vehicles loaded with this contraband were where the profits lay."

Zhang Mu immediately understood.

Smuggling! It's really a huge profit!

"The court doesn't care?" Ye Hanzhou asked.

Li Quan shook his head. "It's all taken care of, why are you all meddling in other people's business? Imperial merchants everywhere basically follow this path. The law doesn't hold everyone responsible!"

"Now that this route has been taken away, what's the relationship between the Bai and Jiang families?" Zhang Mu asked again.

Li Quan thought for a moment and said, "It's a lie to say they have a harmonious relationship, but they really do have connections in the palace, so the Bai family can't do anything about it. Besides, both families are based in Su City and doing business. Since they can't get rid of each other, they can only maintain a superficial relationship."

Zhang Mu nodded, his eyes rolled, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Shopkeeper Li, are you familiar with the Bai family?"

Li Quan was stunned and hesitated, "I have met the Bai family's chief steward a few times."

Zhang Mu nodded, reached into his sleeve pocket and pulled out a few silver bills, all in denominations of one hundred taels, and placed them in front of Li Quan.

"Shopkeeper Li, could you please help me connect with the person in charge of the Bai family?"

"You can use this money for anything you want."

Li Quan frowned slightly, glanced at the banknotes on the table, and said hesitantly, "Boss, do you want to unite with the Bai family to deal with the Jiang family?"

After saying that, he shook his head: "The Bai family will not agree!"

This is inevitable.

At least in Li Quan's opinion, Zhang Mu does not have the weight to impress the Bai family.

He didn't turn against me when his imperial merchant qualification was taken away, let alone now.

"Who said we should join forces with the Bai family to deal with the Jiang family?" Zhang Mu smiled faintly, "I just want to give them a chance to become rich!"

(End of this chapter)