After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1250 Negotiation
There is only one small river in Jucheng, which is right behind the shop where He Lingchuan had eaten his fill of fried cakes last time.

It was quiet all around, with only a few women pounding clothes by the river, without even looking up.

After they walked for a while, Yu Hai was the first to break the silence: "So, the Dou brothers are now working for you? It's fine for the eldest brother, just go with the flow; but if the second brother can go, your archipelago must be something special."

In Lingxu City, Dou Wenguan and Dou Wuxing had both had drinks with him. Yu Hai had a very good memory and could still remember the temperaments of the two brothers.

He Lingchuan said with a smile: "It's a waste of talent for the Dou brothers to stay in their hometown. Only when they come to my island can they show their strengths."

"I thought you were a remarkable person in Lingxu City. Now it seems that I underestimated you." Yu Hai sighed, "You can take root and grow strong once you go to a foreign land. How many people here want you but cannot?"

He Lingchuan was not modest: "When I first went to Yangshan, I had no foundation at all, and there were only fourteen people around me."

“How many people are there now?”

"All in all, there must be about 100,000 people." To be honest, He Lingchuan was not satisfied with this number. But there were indeed no extra people to absorb near Yangshan. "Our place is small and sparsely populated, unlike the Shining Gold Plains, which is overcrowded."

He drooled at the number of people in the Golden Plains.

No matter what, the most important thing is people.

Yu Hai took a breath and said, "There are more people than in Jucheng. However, Brother He's ambition is not limited to a small archipelago."

Otherwise, why would He Lingchuan not be the master of Xiaoyao Island instead of running to the Golden Plain where there have been years of war?
"Others only see the poverty of the Shining Gold Plains, but I think it has great potential and is worth developing." He Lingchuan said slowly, "I heard that Brother Yu also established the Hometown Association in Lingxu City. Is this organization still there?"

"It has long been disbanded." Yu Hai smiled bitterly, "After returning to the Shining Gold Plains, everyone hopes that it can continue to be held and share what they have. After all, there is still the friendship from the past. But, alas, I have some things to do here, so I can't take care of the hometown association."

He Lingchuan said, "I also heard from Situ that the Yu family is now caught in a whirlpool."

"A year ago, torrential rains destroyed the dike and flooded the fields, sweeping away more than 300 people. My father supervised the construction of the dike. He was reported by his enemies and the king held him accountable. He has been imprisoned and has to pay a large amount of compensation." Yu Hai rubbed his face with his hands. "My family raised funds from many sources. We sold all our farmland and property, and borrowed all the debts we could. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Brother He. I have to thank several members of the hometown association for their generous support to pay this money. After finally paying it off, I am now penniless."

He is a man who cares about his reputation, and he blushes when talking about this.

He Lingchuan sighed: "Brother Yu has not had an easy time in the past two years."

Yu Hai laughed at himself: "Just think of it as losing money to ward off disaster."

The two were silent.

He Lingchuan was waiting for him to speak.

Yu Hai took a few more steps and finally said, "Brother He, since you said that there is a lot of potential in the Golden Plains, where do you plan to start?"

"I came here to investigate first. I saw that the old Gaopu land had beautiful mines and strong horses, which are all what I need." He Lingchuan said with a smile, "In fact, the Shining Gold Plain is rich in products, many of which are needed by the outside world, but the world does not know about it and the logistics are inconvenient. I intend to open a trade route here. If I can do more business with the locals, even if they are small businesses, I will be satisfied."

"Small business?" Yu laughed.

"Hey, don't laugh, this is what I really think." He had just arrived at the Yangshan Islands and had not yet established a firm foothold. How could he be the one to do the easy business and the business that could make a lot of money?

However, how can one do business in a chaotic place like the Golden Plains without the protection of local forces?
This is his experience in Pengguo and Situ territory.

Yu Hai nodded: "Brother He is far-sighted. By the way, is Yangshan Chamber of Commerce interested in the pearl and medicinal materials business?"

"Where are there pearls?" He Lingchuan said nonchalantly, "My Yangshan Islands are rich in pearls. There are sea monsters who dive into the deep sea to fish for them. Sometimes they can even fish up night-shining pearls as big as broad beans."

"There are many lakes in Peiguo, and two of them produce unique pearls, one named 'Peach Blossom' and the other named 'Clear Sky'."

After saying that, Yu Hai took out two small brocade boxes from his arms and opened them one by one.

On the black velvet cushion of the first brocade box lay three perfectly round pearls, all the size of red beans, pink and tender, like the blush on a girl's cheeks;

In another brocade box, there were also three pearls, their color was sky blue, just like the clear sky above the heads of the two days.

What people often refer to as "the brilliance of pearls" refers to the colors of these two types of pearls.

Lustrous, restrained and soft.

He Lingchuan was not rare to have such big and round pearls. What was rare was that the three pearls were made from the same mold in terms of color and size.

It can be used to make necklaces, earrings, headbands, and belts, all of which are great.

"This quality is indeed good." He Lingchuan is also an island owner with many treasures, and his appraisal skills are much better than before. He did not reach out to take it directly, but took out a pair of spider silk gloves and put them on, then carefully took out the pearl to appreciate it, "Even if I sell it to Beiga, it will be a rare commodity."

"Brother He, if you don't mind, please accept these two boxes of pearls."

These beads are not cheap.

Yu Hai's family has fallen into poverty, and now his wallet is cleaner than his face. How can he take out such a valuable thing? He Lingchuan said while admiring it, "It would be disrespectful to refuse it, Brother Yu is thoughtful."

Yu Hai laughed and said, "How can I give this away now? To be honest with you, Brother He, this is a gift from our king."

He Lingchuan took the brocade box into his arms, without showing any surprise on his face: "Then please tell the Lord that I like this gift very much."

Yu Hai was slightly stunned when he saw his reaction, but he continued to introduce the products of Pei State.

He Lingchuan didn't expect that Pei State was actually the birthplace of the Ghost Cicada Shell!

This was an essential material for him to perform the "Li Dai Tao Jiang" technique. It could be used as medicine to make a variety of elixirs, and it was difficult to obtain it in other places. Whether in the Panlong World or the Yangshan Islands, he always paid a high price for purchasing the Ghost Shadow Cicada Shell.

This is one of the specialties of Pei State.

Yu Hai then introduced several precious medicinal herbs, one of which made He Lingchuan very happy:

That is the medicinal ingredient for making Baishan Pills.

Baishan Pills are refined by Emperor Liujiang and are specially designed for daily use by practitioners.

Daily means that you have to buy it normally and you can't stop taking the medicine.

The Baishan Pills sold in Yangshan Islands were currently priced at two hundred taels per pill and were still in short supply. In addition to the precious Emperor's Stream, other medicinal materials were not cheap either.

If we can reduce costs, we will increase profits.

After all, the Emperor's Flowing Juice has been frequent recently, but the daily demand for Baishan Pills by practitioners has never diminished. If the price of Baishan Pills drops in the future, more people will buy them and take them.

He was calculating rapidly in his mind, but on the surface he remained calm and secretive.

Yu Hai felt uneasy, knowing that the other party was evaluating something in his mind.

(End of this chapter)