Chapter 735 The Blessing of All People
Chapter 735 The Blessing of All People
Water birds landed on the mast and combed their hair.
The trade map was drawn by Kaifangzhu himself. It is three meters long and wide, covering a total area of one hundred square meters. It is like a giant screen.
Liang Qu had never seen such a large map.
It was as if he had received a huge, curled-up sheepskin carpet, which he shook vigorously to drain out the water, and then used its hydrophobicity to lay it flat on the surface of the river and spread it out evenly.
Umibozu reached out to touch his feet.
Liang Qu understood what he meant and stood on it, looking up to observe.
The entire map is dominated by the blue water that comes into view, with "March, September, sorting and preparing stocks" written in the center. This place must be the base camp of the Octopus King and the Ocean Mermaids.
The two tribes of demon kings joined hands to lead trade and were of the same blood.
Therefore, apart from the octopuses, the largest number of people in the caravan are sea mermaids.
The rest of the continent is scattered around the corners, with more than one-third of the color blocks in the west being light yellow, and the winding curve in the middle outlined by one gold and two silver lines being particularly eye-catching.
No need to ask.
The Huaijiang River, Huangsha River and Ehe River are three major rivers that span the east and west.
The Huai River is the largest, so it is marked with the most unique golden line, and the entire Jianghuai Lake is a dazzling golden color. Judging from the scale, it can be regarded as a regional golden sea.
"No wonder the Sea Monster King came."
Liang Qu recalled the origins of Beiyu and Dongshe.
All seafood.
There is only one toad in this lake.
Everyone is scrambling to get this precious land.
As the "Golden Sea", Haifangzhu hid four "small characters" in the Jianghuai Lake, which are "snake, frog, turtle and fish" located in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest respectively, and there is an extra "small water" on the south bank.
In addition, the land in the middle of the west that contains one gold and one silver was previously marked as Daqian (war), but now it has been crossed out three times and changed to Dashun (peace), with small characters next to it saying "twice a year, at the beginning of the year and in the middle of the year."
Above the boundary of Dashun is written Beiting, with the E River winding through it, with only one word: "Cold, August".
down……
"Master Fangzhu is not going to Southern Xinjiang?"
Liang Qu glanced around and noticed the difference.
The entire southern Xinjiang is blank. The "Halong Bay", a bridgehead across the sea and land, has basically no markings, let alone dates.
Umibozu held his head in his hands, complaining a lot.
"The Lucang River in southern Xinjiang is too hot and muggy, the big water monsters are quite xenophobic, and there are many poisonous insects in the river. I went there twice, and the weak water monsters vomited and had diarrhea, and excreted small red poisonous insects.
Even powerful ones can be attacked if they are not careful. A lot of medicine is needed just to treat the disease, so all trade has been moved to the estuary instead of the river. The monsters in need will go there on their own when the time comes."
Weird.
The parasite has become a spirit!
Liang Qu gained a better understanding of the ferocity of the poisonous insects in southern Xinjiang, and then his gaze returned to Beiting.
When sea merchants went to the Eo River to do business, they would most likely meet the only remaining Dragon King of the Eo River in the world. He realized that there might be an opportunity to make a great contribution.
"The abbot will go to Beiting in August?"
"No." Haifangzhu waved his tentacles and patted Liangqu's head. "The guest's information cannot be disclosed. Xiaoshui doesn't want to be betrayed one day, so let's arrest him, right?"
Before he said it out loud, his intention was seen through, and Liang Qu didn't feel embarrassed.
Open your eyes, open your mouth, and achieve success.
He pointed to the blue ocean to the south of the map.
"What about the sea? There don't seem to be many caravan routes in the sea?"
In the ocean which was mainly blue, Liang Qu only saw two or three demon kings scattered around, such as the King of Horned Sharks, the King of Hague and the King of Manta Rays.
Just by hearing the names one can imagine that they are three powerful characters, all outlined with thin silver lines, forming a sphere of influence, marked as winter and early spring.
But with the ocean as our base, how could there be fewer business plans than on land?
"Most of the time, the trade in the sea is handled by my other sister. Now I am responsible for the several large rivers and lakes on land."
"Sister? Master Bouzu's sister?"
"The king's second wife, I used to do most of the business in the rivers, lakes and seas myself. Now I am only responsible for the rivers, which is a lot easier. Without the small water transport work, I am actually quite free."
Liang Qu was stunned.
Ladies.
Does the Octopus King enjoy all the blessings?
Good at enjoying life.
Today really opened my eyes. I wonder if Hai Fangzhu really has it easy... As for the Jianghuai Lake, before Liangqu took over the leadership of Hai Fangzhu, I heard from Long Eying that sea merchants only come once every two or three years. I don't know about the situation in other rivers, but it should be similar.
Logically, they should have stayed in the base camp for the rest of the time, but Kaibozu said earlier that he would not stay with Octopus King much, which seemed quite contradictory.
But since other people don’t talk about their private affairs, it’s not easy for outsiders to ask.
"Li Zhubu!"
Liang Qu turned around and waved to Li Shoufu on the shore.
It's a rare opportunity to get a map of ocean forces, which also includes information about individual monster kings.
Write it down carefully.
He asked his chief clerk Li Shoufu to fetch a piece of white paper made of animal skin, sat high on the tentacles of the sealord, and buried his head in copying the map.
The sun sets and the tentacles drop.
The orange-yellow setting sun shines brightly, and Liang Qu seems to be sitting on an arch bridge, writing and drawing with pen and paper.
Haifangzhu held Liangqu with one of his tentacle, while the other seven tentacle worked non-stop to handle the goods.
Night falls.
"Thank you, Master Abbot!" Liang Qu blew dry the ink and rolled up the map.
"It's a small matter." Haifangzhu gently escorted Liangqu to the shore, "Xiaoshui is thoughtful, remember to introduce him to other demon kings."
"Other demon kings..."
Two large abalones were eaten one after another.
I personally harvested more than 16,000 water essences, and the rest of the water beasts also gained a lot by eating the scraps.
When Liang Qu first tasted the benefits of being an intermediary, he immediately thought of General Peng Zeyuan.
The strength of this old fellow is unclear, but he does have a lot of treasures on him, a whole mountain of treasures. However, he is always worried about others thinking about him, so he practices "closing the country to the outside world". Without the old toad, he cannot even be found. The only force he has cultivated is the monkey group that keeps him clean.
Haifangzhu was sharp-minded: "Xiaoshui has a demon choice?"
"I'll give it a try."
Cool against the face.
"Wait for good news~"
June 27th.
Most of the large-scale transactions between the imperial court and maritime merchants have been completed. The remaining coordination and classification are finishing work, which can be done by oneself, but the transaction process has not yet ended.
Seven days is a cycle of one day.
The news of Tianbo Chamber of Commerce had been brewing for long enough, and many masters from other places came with their families to taste the "seafood".
The goods brought by the maritime merchants had basically changed in appearance, from water-related goods to land-related goods, but the court's goods were equally good. Since many treasures were circulated internally, outsiders could not buy them at all without the maritime merchants as transit stations.
A little adds up to a lot.
"Retail" outside of bulk wholesale is on the rise, and even the raw materials of maritime merchants are circulated and turned into "commodities" again after being processed by alchemists.
midnight.
Pengze.
"Hey, Lord Yuan, I haven't seen you for half a year. The old general has a new face."
Liang Qu and Old Toad rode on the fat catfish for a spin.
The monkeys on Shoushan Mountain cheered and ran hurriedly to pick melons and fruits.
After not seeing him for a long time, General Yuan's appearance had changed drastically. The "algae forest" under his belly had completely disappeared, leaving his body flat and smooth. The "rocky dead skin" on his limbs and tail had disappeared without a trace, leaving his body black and shiny.
It was washed clean and looked very mighty and domineering like a dragon turtle.
"No one comes to visit you for no reason." The old turtle snorted disdainfully, "What do you want from me? Are you here to raise the price?"
"Old General, don't judge others by yourself..."
Liang Qu took the watermelon brought by the monkeys, twisted it open with his bare hands, slapped away the black spots with one palm, and shared half with the old toad, and briefly talked about the business of maritime merchants.
"Don't do it!"
General Yuan was decisive and efficient.
"Trade is a broad way of communication. It can exchange what is available, adjust the situation to the urgent, and can benefit the rich and the poor. It can benefit people far and near. The benefits are endless. Why should you refuse it outright, old general? Why don't you listen to what benefits it can bring?"
General Yuan despised him.
"That makes a lot of sense, but you are so attentive, there must be kickbacks to be made!"
(End of this chapter)