God Emperor of Sword Domain

Chapter 584
All the Tianyao merchants were thrown into the river, and the merchant ships of the Tianyao clan were also driven out of the ferry, floating on the river.

Liu Yunwei moved a chair, Xu Maosheng respectfully asked Ye Xuan to sit down, and said with a bitter face: "City Lord, you beat the merchant of the Sky Monster Race, and the subordinates are also very relieved, but Liu Yundu's trade is only five points. One of them is from the Sky Demon Clan. If you refuse the Sky Demon Merchant Ship to dock, there will be too many interests involved, I'm afraid..."

"Are you stupid? All the ships of the Sky Monster Race have sailed here, and they can still sail back? Ask the chamber of commerce in the city to buy the entire ship's goods, keep the price at the lowest price, and blow them up." Ye Xuan rolled his eyes Said.

Xu Maosheng's cheeks twitched, thinking that the man in front of him was cruel enough, and he continued: "If this is the case, these demon merchants will probably not agree. What if they sail northward, enter Lushui, and trade in other cities? ? There are at least a dozen big cities with river transportation on the Lushui River. If this is the case, the river transportation income of our Liuyun City will be lost in vain."

Xu Maosheng is the city guard of Floating Cloud City, so there are many things to consider.

Now the income from river transportation is the pillar of Floating Cloud City, and it has been reduced by one-fifth for no reason. This loss is difficult to wipe out.

Ye Xuan gave him a white look, and said: "The three dams I built on the canal were built for nothing? Who is allowed to pass, and who is not allowed to pass, I have the final say."

Xu Maosheng continued to twitch his cheeks, wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and said, "City Master, if you do this, it will arouse condemnation from the merchants of the Sky Monster Race."

"This is called a monopoly. I opened the canal. If you want to pass from now on, you have to pay for the road. As for the denunciation of the merchants of the Sky Monster Race, Longyuan Prefecture is still fighting. I didn't kill them. I just showed kindness." Ye Xuan It's too bad.

"Is this too domineering..." Xu Maosheng continued to wipe his sweat.

"I'm so domineering, what's the matter? If those sky demon merchants are unhappy, they can continue to take the Southern Barren State trade route, and no one will force them to take the canal."

Xu Maosheng thought for a while, and finally understood the horror of this canal.

With Ye Xuan's domineering approach now, are the Sky Demon merchants willing to give up the canal and continue to take the southern barren state trade route?

Xu Maosheng's answer was: no!

Traveling to the southern barren state can take as short as one month and as long as two months. Although the road is smooth, there is a danger of being attacked by monsters and strongmen.

The canal is different. From Longze Lake all the way to Liuyun City, if there are birds and spirit beasts pulling the boat, it will take two days.

If you take a trip to Southern Barren State, you can go back and forth on the canal more than a dozen times. The gap between them is not at the same level.

Therefore, no matter how domineering Floating Cloud City is, the Sky Demon merchants can only use the canal.

Now, Ye Xuan directly does not allow the merchant ships of the Sky Monster clan to dock, and the canal dam does not allow the merchant ships of the Sky Monster clan to pass through.

Then the goods on these ships must either be transferred to the chamber of commerce in Floating Cloud City at a low price, or they will rot in the river.

Holding the canal in your hand is so domineering.

Of course, if a city treats an ancient country so domineeringly, if it continues, it may attract conquests from this ancient country.

Therefore, ordinary cities dare not treat the Sky Monster Clan like this.

Ye Xuan didn't care, he had to be on guard against the pressure from the ancient kingdom of the sky demon at all times, even if he wasn't a businessman of the demon clan, the ancient kingdom of the sky demon wanted to attack Liuyun City.

That being the case, if you don't do it, you don't stop, and you can earn the Lingshi first.

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After dealing with the merchant ship of the Sky Demon Clan, Ye Xuan called the little girl to him again and asked, "Where are your parents?"

"Father and mother are working." The little girl stretched out her finger to guide the direction of the nearby ferry.

The porter who knew the little girl next to him helped to answer: "City Master, her father is just like us rough guys. He moves goods for others to earn some hard money. I saw him in the morning. It seems that he is going to the inner city to deliver goods to others." .Her mother is cooking a big pot of rice for people at the ferry, and it's time for dinner soon. It's busy time, and the child doesn't know if she is being bullied here."

Ye Xuan glanced at Xu Maosheng next to him, and ordered: "Send someone to call her parents over."

Xu Maosheng sent someone to look for it, and after a short wait, a couple ran over in a hurry, knelt down in front of Ye Xuan and said, "My lord, did my girl do something wrong? She is young, and the city lord If you want to punish me, please punish me."

"Get up first, I have a few questions to ask." Ye Xuan's voice was calm, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry.

The couple looked at each other, dared not get up, and hurriedly kowtowed to beg.

Seeing him, Xu Maosheng stepped forward and said, "Your girls have done nothing wrong, and the city lord will not punish you. Get up and answer."

Only then did the couple stand up half-believingly, and stood with their heads down, not daring to move a little.

Ye Xuan didn't start asking immediately, but looked at the situation in Liuyundu Square, and saw many children selling things with baskets, this family is not a special case.

"There are a lot of kids selling alcohol here."

This sentence is not a question, but Xu Maosheng still answered: "Yes, most of the people who got off the merchant ship are big businessmen, and most of them who have been on the business road for a long time are addicted to alcohol, and alcohol is easy to sell."

"I'm talking about children." Ye Xuan emphasized.

Xu Maosheng was taken aback, glanced at the couple next to him, and asked them the question: "The city lord is asking you something."

The man was stunned for a moment, and asked a little puzzled: "City Lord, let the child sell wine at the pier to supplement the family, what's the problem?"

Ye Xuan knew that in this world, common people's children had to work in the field at a very young age. This kind of thing is very normal in this world, but it's just that he feels uncomfortable watching it.

"How much money can a child make selling wine at the pier?" Ye Xuan asked.

This time, it was the little girl's mother who took the initiative to answer: "Erya is very capable, sometimes the money from selling wine is more than what I earn from cooking and doing laundry for others."

"Have you ever thought about letting your children study and practice martial arts?" Ye Xuan asked again.

"A girl's family, what kind of books are she studying, what kind of martial arts are she practicing?" The man waved his hands when he heard this.

"I heard you call her Erya, there is an older one at home?" Ye Xuan asked again.

"Yes, there is also an older son, who is twelve years old today. He is an apprentice to the shopkeeper of the wine shop in the city. He can learn to calculate accounts and read a few words. He will be promising in the future." The man said happily immediately.

Ye Xuan thought for a while, then asked: "If there is a school in the city that allows your children to study and learn martial arts, would you be willing to send your children there?"

The couple looked at each other, and the man thought seriously and replied: "If the money I earn can support it, of course I will, but..."

"No charge." Ye Xuan corrected.

"No money?" The man was a little confused.

"Yes, no money."

"Of course it's good to have such a school. I'll definitely let my stinky boy quit his apprenticeship and go to the school to study. Just let me carry a few more boxes of goods every day." The man replied immediately.

Ye Xuan frowned, and said, "I mean let your son and daughter go to school to study and practice martial arts."

The man was stunned again, and said: "Why do you go to the school to study and practice martial arts?"

Ye Xuan had some displeasure on his face, not for this man, but for their deep-rooted thoughts.

Seeing this master, Xu Maosheng was a little unhappy, and quickly scolded the man: "If the city lord asks you, you should answer truthfully. Is there any reason for you to question it?"

"Yes yes yes..." The man immediately knelt down and said, "It is natural for my eldest son to go to the academy to study and practice martial arts. But there must be someone to support the family, right? How can we afford both children to study. "

The little girl listened to the side for so long, her eyes were red, she grabbed the hem of her clothes and whispered, "I can come to the ferry to sell wine after school..."

(End of this chapter)