Castle of Black Iron

Zhang Yang's decisive attitude on providing all-purpose medicament was astounding; however, from the other perspective, even though the purchasing price of an all-purpose medicament was one gold coin per vial, Jinwu Business Group would also make an astronomical amount of money in the theater of operations each year in the future. How many major clans in Taixia Country could make hundreds of millions of gold coins a year?

As the holy war further went on, all-purpose medicaments would win an increasingly bigger market in Taixia Country. If it kept going on like this, Zhang family would be the richest family in the world only in a few years...

The officials of the Peacewest Farming Administration were sensitive about figure and money. Therefore, they were calculating the revenue of Jinwu Business Group in the future inside as they changed their looks toward Zhang Yang. They were watching Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang like watching the bright future of a rising top sect in Taixia Country. As Zhang Tie took up the position of Weiji General of the theater of operations and was going to marry the daughter of Lord Guangnan, Zhang family was growing more like a top clan in Taixia Country. Money, power, influence and human relationship, all these were expanding in an amazing way...

"Fine, now that Jinwu Business Group has such a plan, Mr. Lu, you will be responsible for collaborating with Jinwu Business Group from now on..." Zhang Tie immediately fixed the thing after his elder brother expressed his opinion.

"All the corps in the theater of operations are longing for the all-purpose medicament. This humble official will definitely select able subordinates and accompany the boss of Jinwu Business Group to carry out an investigation across Peacewest Military Region and coordinate with the local forces so as to build all-purpose medicament bases as soon as possible..." Lu Yanyu stood up as he said solemnly.

Zhang Tie nodded. Lu Yanyu then sat down once again. Zhang Tie's eye light then fell onto Li Tao as he said, "Li Tao..."

"Here I am!" Li Tao instantly sprung up from his seat after hearing his name.

"Although you're my myrmidon, as you were responsible for building all the Fiery Oil Bases in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, nobody knows Fiery Oil Base better than you across Taixia Country!"

"Thanks for your trust and cultivation, master!"

"That's because you're trusted and worthy of cultivation. I want you to be in charge of the production of Fiery-Oil in the entire theater of operations. I will appoint you as the supervisor of Weiji General's Mansion. You will have the full right to manage the production of Fiery Oil within the four provinces. There are over 10 billion mu official fields within the four provinces. Corns would be planted on all of these official fields this February and be reaped this June. I want you to guarantee that at least 200 Fiery Oil bases are available and would meet the primal demand of the theater of operations by this June, can you do it?"

Li Tao flushed abnormally. At the same time, he took in a deep breath as he chested out, "This humble man would like to make a military pledge to guarantee the work!"

"Fine, I will allocate an airboat to you for traversing across the theater of operations. Additionally, you will have 20 bodyguards of mine. Here's my token arrow. You could chop anyone below provincial Weiji envoys within the theater of operations before reporting the case to me..." Zhang Tie said in a muffled voice. Meanwhile, he withdrew a token arrow from the tiger-shaped table. At this moment, a bodyguard walked to him and took his token arrow before handing it to Li Tao.

Li Tao bowed as he held high his hands over his head and received Zhang Tie's token arrow meticulously. Closely after that, he looked at Zhang Tie and asked him loudly, "This humble man has a question. As only master's family could benefit Fiery Oil across Taixia Country, may you tell me about the property rights of the new Fiery Oil bases within Peacewest Military Region and the purchasing price of Fiery Oil in the future?"

After hearing Li Tao's question, all the officials of Peacewest Farming Administration pricked up their ears.

After considering about it for a second, Zhang Tie made a decision, "Divide the property rights of all the Fiery Oil bases within the Peacewest Military Region into 10 parts. Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory would only take 3 parts; the rest 7 parts would be allocated to these officials and commoners who were still standing fast in the theater of operations as an award. Concretely, the local officials of the place where the Fiery Oil bases are founded will possess 30% of its shares; non-governmental major clans could possess 30% of its shares; the managers and workers of the Fiery Oil bases would possess 10% of its shares. The purchasing price of Fiery Oil within the theater of operations should not surpass 60% of its sales price outside the theater of operations!"

Many officials in Taixia Country came from major clans, which meant that Taixia Country didn't forbid officials' clans to engage in business. When Zhang Tie mentioned that local officials could possess 30% of the shares of the Fiery Oil base in their territory, the eyes of all the officials from Peacewest Farming Administration sparkled.

When Taixia Country's officials took bribes or feathered one's nest at public expense, they would be punished to eat gold. Therefore, very few officials in Taixia Country dared take bribes and make profits for his family members with the convenience of their positions. In this case, although officials had nice salaries, most of the officials; especially medium- and low-level officials were not rich, not to mention luxurious. Even Mr. Lu's family couldn't match that of major clans across the theater of operations as he had about 1,000 relatives and servants to raise at home. By contrast, his compensation was not enough.

The profit of Fiery Oil was open to the public. Otherwise, the major clans across the theater of operations would not scramble for that. By promising local officials 30% shares of Fiery Oil bases, Weiji General was gifting money to the officials within the theater of operations. How could those officials at present not long for such a reasonable and legal wealth? Additionally, all the officials at present were in major positions in the Peacewest Farming Administration and were incisive, the moment they heard Zhang Tie's words, they had known that Zhang Tie was gifting them money. "A waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first!"

After hearing Zhang Tie's words, the officials at present immediately realized that Weiji general quoted the purchasing price of Fiery Oil too low. 80% of its sales price in other places outside the theater of operations was okay; however, he made it 60%.

At the sight of the looks of those officials of Peacewest Farming Administration on his side, Lu Yanyu let out a sigh inside, 'Without my assistance, Weiji General could also easily buy over all the officials in Peacewest Farming Administration with his human relationship, wealth, power, dignity and the trust of commander-in-chief while having no interest in wealth and power himself. What an amazing person...'

After hearing that Li Tao was assigned with such a vital position by Zhang Tie and crowned with eternal glory, all the people at present realized that the meritorious deeds of Li Tao were destined to be recorded on the local history within the provinces, prefectures even the entire Peacewest Military Region as they all watched Zhang Tie with widely opened and shiny eyes and pricked up their ears to listen to Zhang Tie's following arrangements...

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