Liyue Taoist of Yuanshen

He who also understands the meaning of this ranking is different from the joy of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. Although Mr. Maocai has no regrets on his face, it can be seen from his calm face now that he no longer has the joyful mood he had a few days ago .

hateful!

Snapped--

He shook his hand and smashed the teacup in his hand, Duke Maocai was still furious in his heart.

"Come on!"

Following his shout, a servant-like person walked in cautiously, glanced at the broken teacup, and asked more submissively and cautiously.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"Is there any result for the news that you were asked to investigate?"

"Forgive me, sir. Because of the large number of people, the calculation is relatively slow. At present, there is only an approximate result."

"What do you all eat? Hmph, probably, let's talk about it first."

He didn't hear the punishment, and the servant's uneasy heart calmed down a little, and he replied immediately.

"Master, after preliminary calculations, the ores that the people of Huishan Hall took away at the beginning can last for about two weeks. The premise is that the foreign businessmen in these two weeks still trade according to yesterday's volume, otherwise the accuracy of the calculation will be even worse. It's easy to grasp."

"Two weeks? Still around? Nothing is certain, what am I raising you for?"

"Forgive me, master. This is indeed only an approximate estimate. To get a more accurate result, you need to send more people to inquire about the news, sir."

"Did I give you too little? Do you want me to find out information for you too? Get out, useless things!"

After waving his hand to let the servants leave, Mr. Maocai, who vented his anger, felt a little more at ease.

After the ranking came out, he was moved.

He was angry because he hadn't sold all the ore at the beginning, and let this opportunity to show his face go to waste.

Even if he wanted to sell the ore in his hand to the General Affairs Department, it was too late.

He bought a lot at a premium, and he felt a bit at a loss to sell them at such a low price to earn such a reputation.

But at the same time, he also understood that if such a sign was put up, there must be other merchants willing to sell the few ores in their hands to the General Affairs Department.

In this case, the General Affairs Department will be able to support it for a longer time, and his plan to wait for the ore price to rise and make a lot of money may not work.

The current unfavorable situation at both ends made Maocai a little angry.

After thinking about it, for the greater profit, he decided to gamble big!

Thinking of this, he was going to go to Beiguo Bank, and he was going to get a loan.

Mr. Maocai had been hesitating whether to take out a loan before. The reason for his hesitation was simple. The other banks in Liyue Port had more or less the eyeliner of Seven Stars—this was an open secret.

And what he is going to do is not easy to put on the table, so those banks are excluded by him.

The only thing left is the Beiguo Bank. Unfortunately, Beiguo Bank's reputation in Liyue... is hard to describe.

It's a pity that the current situation can no longer allow him to hesitate.

You must be decisive, and if you hesitate any longer, those ores will rot in your hands, and you will lose even more by then!

Walking out of the study, Mr. Maocai ordered a servant: "Prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to Beiguo Bank!"

at the same time,

On the other side of Yujing Terrace, Guifu.

"It's roughly like this now. Many businessmen have bypassed the General Affairs Department and came to Yuehai Pavilion to ask. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be changed?"

"No need, didn't I already tell you last night that merchants who are not on that list don't want that brand even if they come to sell ore."

Facing Gan Yu's question, Ouyang answered with a relaxed expression.

"You must stick to the sugar-coated shells of those businessmen, Miss Gan Yu."

"There's no such thing as sugar-coated bullets. It just adds to the workload. How about I let them come to you?"

"That's not good, I still need to cultivate."

"Since the talk is over, I'm leaving. You should cultivate yourself!"

Gan Yu glanced at Ouyang, turned and left.

In the study, Ouyang put down the list in his hand and left the study, ready to take a rest.

This time Gan Yu came here because he wanted to chat with him about the sign that was posted today, but Ouyang didn't care.

The fact that businessmen would go crazy because of this was something that could have been thought of long ago, so Ouyang had pushed everything out at the beginning.

That brand is just a thing for show rather than reality.

At least Ouyang thinks so.

A long time ago, Ouyang had the people of Huishan Hall purchase enough ore, and it was completely able to last for two weeks.

There are many reasons for establishing this brand. The reason for continuing to purchase ore is on the one hand, and more importantly, it is to attract foreign businessmen to buy products from other industries marked by the ranking.

Many people only see the names of big merchants or chambers of commerce, and often overlook some details.

Because that was not for the people of Liyue to read!

Changing the industrial structure is a huge project. Although it is difficult and affects the whole body, it is still possible to start a little bit of change from the subtleties.

Therefore, the name of that brand has been screened, referred to as shady.

But it doesn't matter, the sign says Liyue's outstanding businessman, as for the "ranking" and so on, they are all hints when explaining to the outside world, not something that is clearly stated.

Among all kinds of messy news, many of them were secretly released by Seven Stars.

Anyway, it is impossible to let go of the handle.

In the end, I wanted to try to catch some fish. The previous arrangements were almost done, and now that the pressure was put on those fish, I guess I couldn't help but hook them.

Chapter 55 It’s Time to Put the Day of Apprenticeship on the Agenda

"Hey, there's new news on the bulletin board."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

In the afternoon, the workers on the dock had just finished their work, and they were gathering together to chat and rest.

Hearing that there was a new topic of conversation, they all looked at the "topic initiator".

"Tell me, tell me, is there anything interesting?"

"The announcement said that Seven Stars wants to recruit a group of newcomers to join the Qianyan Army."

"I thought it was so fresh. Isn't the Qianyan Army's office announcing conscription every day? What's the point?"

"Hey, Xiao Wang, you said you have been in Liyue Port for five years, you don't even know about this?"

"I thought there was some new gossip, but this is it?"

When everyone heard the news about Xiao Wang, they all fell silent.

The recruitment of the Qianyan army is carried out all year round. This is not really news. They thought that something funny happened on the bulletin board, but this is it?

Xiao Wang was a little anxious about what everyone said, and quickly added: "Of course I know that the Qianyan Army recruits soldiers all the year round. But this time it's a little different. The Qianyan Army has put forward a lot of requirements this time."

"Nonsense, there is a requirement to join the Qianyan Army. Otherwise, I would have been a soldier for food. Who is still working as a porter?"

The one who refuted was a middle-aged strong man. Obviously, he still had a lot of resentment for not being selected by the Qianyan Army back then.

His physical fitness was not that good back then, and the Qianyan Army did not accept him. But when he worked on the dock for a few years and became physically strong, he would have passed the collection limit by then.

For this reason, the old father in the family also suffered from a serious illness, which became a heart disease for everyone in the family.

In Liyue, it is still not easy for ordinary people to cross the class upwards. Although the road is not locked, the passages between the various classes are very narrow.

The Seven Stars and Eight Sects, the Qianyan Army, businessmen and masters, etc., these are all classes.

Although we are all ordinary human beings, we can always clearly feel the difference in our daily life.

Not to mention the seven stars at the top, but to be able to be an ordinary secretary in Yuehai Pavilion requires a certain foundation, family background, knowledge, contacts, etc., these are not so easy to obtain.

In many cases, it takes the joint efforts of several generations to cross the gap between classes.

Fortunately, Liyue operates under the governance of Morax, and the uncle has spent a lot of thought to make the people live and work in peace.

Although the various strata are distinct, at least on the surface it is not that serious, and the passage has never been broken.

Xiao Wang, who was refuted, was still not annoyed. He looked at the man and explained: "It's really different this time. The requirements are people aged 20 to 21, as long as they are in good health, and those with high requirements are 25 to [-] years old." Year-olds, these people need to know how to read.”

"This...how does it feel like the request has become strange?"

"Yeah, didn't you need to be at least physically strong before? How can you just be healthy this time?"

"Also, what's the situation with literacy? How many of us ordinary people can read?"

"No, older people know some characters, and those businessmen who do business should also know some characters. It's just that these people's age should not meet the standard, right?"

"Then it seems that the Qianyan Army doesn't want to recruit more people between the ages of 21 and 25 this time, but what's the use of wanting all those brats?"

Everyone you said, I chatted with each other, and for a while, I didn't understand what the Qianyan Army wanted to do this time.

In the past, you only needed to be healthy and strong, have no hidden diseases, and be under the age of 23 to sign up. Although you may not be recruited, at least everyone can understand.

But this time the request is really incomprehensible.

As soon as this requirement comes out, children aged 20 to 21 will definitely flock to it, while people in the age group of 25 to [-] must not have many people to sign up.

Why does the Qianyan army want so many children?

But they don't bother with this. Although this request is strange, at least their own children can try their luck. If they are really selected, although they can't directly honor their ancestors, at least hope is in sight.

"Xiao Wang, did you really see it on the bulletin board? Is it really just these requests?"

"That's right, Xiao Wang, this is not a joke. If this is the only requirement, I would like my children to try it."

"Then you have to hurry up. Although there are indeed these requirements on the bulletin board, the Qianyan Army standing guard there said that this preliminary screening will only take three days, and it will end after three days. And although there are [-] places With so many, everyone can basically be selected, but there are assessments every month, and if they fail to pass, they will still be rejected."

"Fifty thousand? Really?"

"With so many places, it means that the preliminary screening can really be selected? But what is the assessment?"

"I don't know about that. It is said that Qixing will give out exam questions every month, and the remaining people will be considered to have joined the Qianyan Army after three months."

After finishing speaking, looking at the people who were all in deep thought, Xiao Wang once again said something that shocked them.

"You may have overlooked one thing. I specifically asked that person from the Qianyan Army, and the other party said that this time the conscription is not limited to men and women."