Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 560 - 494: Back to Juming Pavilion

Su Jingchen did not believe what County Magistrate Liu said about having no way or channel.

Though the court assigned a special Salt Transport Envoy, as the saying goes, a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If the Salt Transport Envoy wants to work in Bohai City for a long time, it’s destined to build a good relationship with the local County Magistrate; saying they wear the same pants wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

"As far as I know, the local fishermen preserve fish by salting..."

"Master Su..." County Magistrate Liu’s face showed panic, "Since Master Su knows about this matter, it can be easily managed, and we can discuss it well."

Because privately selling salt is illegal, the County Magistrate of Bohai City doesn’t sell salt; he sells salted fish.

Yes, it’s the kind of fish preserved with two jin of salt!

Although this sea salt has a heavy fishy smell, it is very popular among some traveling merchants because it is cheap.

For three years, Bohai City sent five hundred jin of ’salted fish’ to Linzhou City each quarter, along with various other sea products.

These other sea products were purely benefits Su Jingchen arranged for Yu Xiaolian, knowing she loved seafood and casually asked them for it.

When County Magistrate Liu came, he knew Su Jingchen wanted to trade salt and had discussed with his superior about the bottom line of how much salt they could release. But now that Su Jingchen knew they were secretly selling official salt, it could be said he had leverage over them. Considering Su Jingchen had recently defeated the Hu Kingdom with cunning strategies and fewer forces, County Magistrate Liu felt some fear towards Su Jingchen.

County Magistrate Liu agreed to all the conditions Su Jingchen proposed.

Seeing County Magistrate Liu so cooperative, Su Jingchen raised an eyebrow and added an extra condition.

To ’chase back’ those who went to rely on friends and relatives in Bohai City.

Linzhou has a very small population, so pitifully small that, now that the Hu Kingdom is considered overthrown, they can focus on infrastructure development in the future.

Once he leads some people to enrich Linzhou, won’t it be fine for anyone to settle there?

County Magistrate Liu was completely cornered by Su Jingchen and only hoped Su Jingchen would not report them, and they were willing to ’get rich’ together with Su Jingchen.

After agreeing with Su Jingchen on the time to deliver the first batch of ’salted fish’, County Magistrate Liu hurriedly returned to Bohai City.

As for the cement formula, Su Jingchen agreed to give it to them after they delivered the first batch of sea products.

For the other county towns and states, Su Jingchen’s first condition was also the return of their missing population to Linzhou, and then he requested some local specialties like Jinzhou’s medicinal herbs, Jizhou’s white wine, chestnuts, and dates.

Of course, these specialties are not just a one-time transaction. Like Bohai City, they deliver goods every quarter for three consecutive years.

Although Su Jingchen didn’t know how far Jun Mobai would promote his merits, even if he were to leave and not be in Yangcheng, he wanted to leave some benefits for the people of Yangcheng.

It didn’t take long before the citizens began returning to the city and countryside, and Su Jingchen asked Li Wenyuan to post a notice that the cement factory and red sausage factory were resuming operations.

Though they no longer sold cement to outside cities, the roads and houses needing repairs in Linzhou required considerable amounts, so the cement factory had to continue operating.

As soon as Yangcheng’s city gates opened, many people returned home with large and small bundles, while others stayed in the city.

Seeing the wild vegetables sprouting everywhere, Yu Xiaolian decisively stopped distributing porridge; with wild vegetables to stave off hunger, no one would starve, so everyone returned to their own homes!

Indeed, after stopping the porridge distribution, fewer people remained in the city, mostly those who were previously homeless beggars.

Yu Xiaolian observed for a while, and she found each of those beggars healthy with good limbs, feeling curious, she casually asked Cao Gen to catch one and asked why he didn’t go to the cement factory to work?

The person told Yu Xiaolian that begging was a family tradition! 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Yu Xiaolian: "..."

Sorry, I was shallow!

It turns out begging is also a profession!

She thought of making Yangcheng free of beggars to highlight Su Jingchen’s excellent governance, but didn’t expect professional beggars to be unwilling to change occupation.

Forget it, she was indeed meddling!

With the Hu army withdrawn, Yu Xiaolian thought about fulfilling her promise to give each of the five hundred men fifty taels of silver.

A promise is a promise!

The silver was not enough, but no problem; she would go out to Ping City to find a pawnshop to exchange some money.

Thinking she should exchange more, Yu Xiaolian visited almost all five or six pawnshops in Ping City.

Just as each shopkeeper thought they acquired a unique Seven-colored Glazed Bottle, shopkeepers in other stores had the same idea.

After taking a detour from Ping City, Yu Xiaolian went to Bohai City.

To make a big profit, it had to be Juming Pavilion in Bohai.

On the deserted roads, Yu Xiaolian rode her powerful motorcycle, switching to horseback near villages or towns.

With the aid of the powerful motorcycle, Bohai City was not far; what usually took five or six days by carriage took her only one day.

Juming Pavilion was as bustling as before, and in the evening, Yu Xiaolian paid the expensive entrance fee and smoothly arrived at the second floor of Juming Pavilion.

She was dressed in a complete black night outfit, a fisherman’s hat, and a black mask.

This time, Yu Xiaolian did not intend to sell glass cups or plastic toys; she brought a solar-powered small night lamp. This lamp, after absorbing enough energy during the day, can be switched on to light up the whole night.

Though not particularly valuable, selling for only ten yuan on Pinduoduo, Yu Xiaolian chose it because it was eye-catching and unique.

Sure enough, after showing the shopkeeper a demonstration, the shopkeeper looked astonished.

"Harnessing the power of the sun? Won’t it last forever?" the shopkeeper was extremely surprised.

"In theory, yes, but if not preserved properly, it can still break. This item is fragile and water-sensitive!

Shopkeeper, what starting price can you offer for this item?" Yu Xiaolian didn’t plan to leave after auctioning just one item this time.

All her savings had been consumed by the space, and without enough silver to back her up, she felt uneasy and needed to get more!

The shopkeeper held up five fingers.

Yu Xiaolian frowned, "Three thousand taels?"

"Thirty thousand taels!" The shopkeeper, upon hearing Yu Xiaolian speak, immediately recognized her as the young girl who auctioned glass cups before but wisely remained silent.

In their line of work, it’s taboo to inquire about the seller’s identity or the source of goods, as long as there are good items and money to be made, that’s all that matters.

Yu Xiaolian truly didn’t expect the solar-powered small night lamp to be worth so much. She was very satisfied with this number.

The shopkeeper of Juming Pavilion was also very pleased. With a starting price of thirty thousand taels, his commission would be quite substantial.

As the auction began, Yu Xiaolian, from a room on the second floor, seriously appreciated other lots as well. After all, such occasions were rare, and if there was something she liked, she’d want to purchase a few items.

After seeing several exquisite headpieces, Yu Xiaolian lost interest, as these items she never wore, and buying them would be useless, until a high-quality Jade Pendant caught her eye. This Jade Pendant was very suitable for Su Jingchen, and as Su Jingchen’s birthday was approaching, buying it as a gift also seemed a good idea.