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Chapter 694: The Way of Being a King

After hearing Wu Dalie's words, Wu Zhongyuan stopped and turned around, "Oh?"

"We got some clues unintentionally, which are likely to be related to the Golden Dragon Armor." Wu Dalie said.

"Golden Dragon Armor?" Wu Zhongyuan repeated. He only mentioned the matter of Golden Dragon Armor with the old blind man, and others were not aware of it, and Wu Dalie should not know about it.

"That's right," Wu Dalie stretched forward with his right hand, signaling to walk. When Wu Zhongyuan stepped forward, Wu Dalie followed his left and right and whispered, "The golden dragon armor was originally the armor worn by the human emperor Fuxi back then. It is said that it was made of the golden dragon scales. It is extremely hard and magical. After Fuxi was leveling the six paths, this magical armor disappeared. This time we accidentally got some clues. If we can follow the clues to find the golden dragon armor, it can also add a lot of help to the emperor's battle against the five paths."

Wu Zhongyuan did not respond, but nodded. It was evening and there were many pedestrians on the street, so it was not advisable to talk about such a major matter on the street.

Wu Dalie might have had the same idea, and did not continue to talk. Instead, he took Wu Zhongyuan and Wu Qing to the city lord's mansion. While walking, he reported to Wu Zhongyuan about the operating conditions of Yinmahe in the past six months. In the early years, there was a larger Yichange market in the East China Sea, the West Desert, the Northern Frontier, and the Southern Desert, which were Qingxu, Lianshankou, Yinmahe and the Goat Valley. Later, Qingxu was destroyed by the bird clan, and Lianshankou was suppressed by the cattle clan, so there was only Yin left.

Mahe and Goat Valley, the Goat Valley is still prosperous, but the best life is the Yinmahe River. At present, in addition to the Yichang business in the southern wasteland, it is also carried out in the Goat Valley. Most of the remaining trade in the east and north sides, including the Central Plains, will be carried out in the Yinmahe River. In the past six months, the development of the Yinmahe River can only be described as a thriving and daily gold, including metals, salt, grain, cloth, livestock, and a large number of living and strategic materials, including metals, salt, food, cloth, and livestock.

The city where Yinmahe is located originally belonged to Daze, and the city lord of Daze is now Wu Qin. Before that, Wu Zhongyuan had agreed with Wu Qin that a portion of Yinmahe's income was given to him, but Wu Qin did not intercept it, but paid all the tribute to the court. Now the tax on Yinmahe can support two camps of 10,000 people.

In addition to accumulating a lot of wealth, Yinmahe also made another huge contribution in the past six months, that is, the currency minted by the imperial court was passed. Since Goat Valley also recognized this kind of copper currency in the shape of shells, the central plains and the currency issued by the imperial court was generally accepted inside and outside the Central Plains, and its purchasing power had also solidified.

Not long after Wu Zhongyuan returned from Xinyue Island, the memorials of each city were reviewed by six ministries. What Wu Dalie said was reported to Youxiong through memorials. However, Wu Zhongyuan did not see those memorials, but listened to the brief mention of the six ministries. After listening to Wu Dalie's detailed report, he was extremely pleased that the universality of currency is a sign of the stability of the regime. This is also the reason why Qin Shihuang immediately unified the currency after unifying the six countries. The greatest significance of currency prevailing is that the court can firmly control the lifeline of the national economy, because the court has the power to make money, and at critical moments, it can borrow the wealth of the people by issuing currency.

While the two of them were talking, they arrived at the city lord's mansion, and the black widow stood outside the gate, but she didn't come out to greet Wu Zhongyuan because she didn't know that Wu Zhongyuan was coming. This time she was coming to see off the guests. The guests were two middle-aged men wearing sheep fur, and they should be two horse dealers.

When he saw Wu Zhongyuan, the black widow was very surprised and hurriedly welcomed him, and greeted Wu Zhongyuan and Wu Qing. After the ceremony, he congratulated him one after another. One congratulated him for becoming a Tailing, the other congratulated him to quell the rebellion, and the other congratulated him for obtaining a large number of heavenly-level spiritual pills through the magical artifact Hunyuan Cauldron.

The reason why Black Widow knew about the elixir was because Wu Zhongyuan had issued an order to inform all the results of each furnace to refine the alchemy. Although the Yinmahe where Black Widow is located is a city, it belongs to a special economic zone and has the power to directly connect with the court.

When the two of them were welcomed into the mansion, the black widow ordered people to rectify the banquet. Seeing that they were afraid that they would not be able to leave today, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wu Qing. Seeing that there was a little regret in Wu Qing's eyes, he knew that she wanted to go back to her parents' home earlier. Although Wu Qin had visited Youxiong before, Wu Qing's mother had not traveled with her. She had not seen her mother for more than half a year.

Yinmahe is a city under the jurisdiction of Daze, very close to Daze. After a brief pondering, Wu Zhongyuan ordered Wu Dalie and Hua Niangzi to send Wu Qing back first, while he stayed to talk to the Black Widow.

While waiting for the banquet to come to the table, Black Widow invited Wu Zhongyuan to the main hall and gave it to the main seat, and then directly involved the main topic. Due to the strong support of the court, Yinmahe's development is changing with each passing day. The previously agreed tax standards were too generous for Yinmahe itself. And the court was at a critical moment of using money. Black Widow decided to change the tax ratio and pay 90% of the court and keep 10% of it himself.

Wu Zhongyuan did not expect that Black Widow would have such a high awareness, so he refused, but refused. Later, seeing that Black Widow had made up her mind and expressed her loyalty, he agreed to her suggestion.

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan agreed to his suggestion, Black Widow felt relieved. She had been doing business for many years and was well versed in business. She knew that if she wanted to grow her business, she had to obtain official support. With official help, she could get huge help and even policy support. However, she must be cautious in the standards of cooperation with the official and can never be on an equal footing with the official, otherwise she would cause disaster for herself.

As an official, Wu Zhongyuan also has the need to cooperate with merchants. Many truths are in common between ancient and modern times. Officials at all levels need to develop local economies. In modern times, this is also one of the important criteria for the assessment of official promotion. If the economy does not develop, there will be no money, and if there is no money, there will be no way to improve the living standards of the people.

There is a derogatory term called collusion between officials and businessmen. In fact, only ignorant people say this, because there is no collusion between officials and businessmen, and the relationship between officials and businessmen is very close. The larger the enterprise is, the higher the level of officials they come into contact with.

Black Widow has Taixuan's cultivation level, and Dongyunju of Taiping Village is also Taixuan's cultivation level. Worried that Black Widow can't hold Dongyunju, Wu Zhongyuan asked about Dongyunju's situation in Yinmahe. Black Widow is also a good person to know people and knows that Dongyunju is not a good person, so he gave him the gambling stalls and brothel business. Dongyunju and Liu Chan are all the same things, without ambitions, come here to have fun and don't miss Shu.

Wu Zhongyuan was still quite repulsive about this gray industry and was always associated with the hidden dirt. But even Huangdi could not always do what he wanted. If a person like Dongyunju was not incorporated and continued to stay in the southern desert, he would definitely be a traitor leader after the seal disappeared.

As for the gray industry in Yinmahe, there is nothing we can do. As Huangdi, he must be strong in his heart. He cannot be obsessive-compulsive and glossy, nor can he have moral obsessions. Even in modern times, gambling and eroticism in Macau and Hong Kong are legal. These are special phenomena in special regions in special periods, which does not mean that the entire country is like this.

The banquet was ready, and Wu Dalie and Hua Niangzi happened to be back. After considering it, Wu Zhongyuan sent someone to call Dong Yunju. Although he didn't like this person, he could not deny that this person had an objective action to reform himself. The reason why it was an objective action rather than a supervisor's idea was that Dong Yunju couldn't make any changes at all and did not want to change it. Everything he did was done for him, but it was okay to be able to pretend.

Dongyunju had already received the news. He knew that Wu Zhongyuan had been here and had been waiting at home for a long time. After being invited, he would greet and thank him again.

Wu Zhongyuan was also very polite to Dong Yunju for two reasons. First, the four insects had transformed into a golden body and rebelled against the palace. Dong Yunju even ran over to protect the king. This was really rare. Second, Dong Yunju led the people north to move to the north and left his hometown. He was sensitive and thought he was living under someone else's roof. He must be warmly entertained by his relatives and friends who came to join him. He must not let the other party feel coldly treated, otherwise he would be very disappointed.

The banquet is rich but not extravagant. Chinese people like to talk about things at the table. This habit has existed since ancient times. There are many rules for the banquet. Black Widow and others toast Wu Zhongyuan one by one. They always have to say something when toasting, and say something to the leader, and how to do work in the future.

Then Wu Zhongyuan responded, and he had to say something, just say expectations and requirements.

After the whole family, they were all in their greetings, and the Black Widow and Wu Dalie were all toast to reassure Wu Zhongyuan. The two of them worked together very happily.

Wu Zhongyuan said that Yinmahe is mainly black widow, and Wu Dalie is a casual person, so he can be a helper with the black widow with Hua Niang.

Although Wu Zhongyuan said this, Wu Dalie was very helpful. Nothing is more gratifying than the lack of distance between Huangdi and himself. Hua Niangzi was in a good mood because Wu Zhongyuan did not ignore her existence.

Then the Black Widow and Hua Niangzi toast, saying that they would like to thank Wu Zhongyuan for her protection, shelter and entrust with important tasks. Wu Zhongyuan thanked Yinmahe for her previous generous donations and selfless gifts. Those who have made their fortunes must not forget the help others gave to them when they are in trouble.

Then Wu Dalie and Hua Niangzi toast together, reassuring Wu Zhongyuan that they must be the deputy of Black Widow. Wu Zhongyuan didn't say much this time, just nodded with relief.

Dongyunju was just a little bitched with everyone, so Wu Zhongyuan took the initiative to respect him and Wu Dalie, saying that Dongyunju did bad things, did bad business, and had many enemies. He must have a good relationship with Wu Dalie in the future. Wu Dalie is good at gambling, and when he goes to the gambling stage, he must let him win some money. If he loses his arms and legs one day, Wu Dalie can also grow him back.

Although they are all jokes and criticisms, Wu Dalie and Dong Yunju are very helpful, laughing loudly, and it is said that as the saying goes, you are not afraid of the leader scolding, but you are afraid of the leader praising him. The more criticism it means that the better the relationship is.

It is not easy to be a leader, and it has to be taken into account in all aspects. However, Wu Zhongyuan was in a good mood, which was true. The black widow took the initiative to give 90% of the profit. In this way, only one place of Drinking Mahe could support the consumption of large amounts of food and grass in the Sifang camp, and this trip was not in vain.

After becoming a Tailing, he has a stronger ability to control himself and all things in the world composed of breath. Taking drinking as an example, if Wu Zhongyuan does not control and change, what he drinks will be wine. If he changes with spiritual energy, what he drinks will be water. To put it bluntly, he will get drunk when he wants to, and if he doesn't want to get drunk, he will get drunk when he wants to get drunk, and he will get drunk when he wants to get drunk. In the end, he chooses to only get drunk three points, not being incompatible with the people below, but he cannot be drunk and lose his composure.

Then Wu Zhongyuan took the initiative to toast Dongyunju. First, Dongyunju led the crowd to join him. As the master, he should welcome him. Second, he praised Dongyunju for rushing to the past with Xiong Qinwang. Third, Dongyunju will be a father in two months and congratulate him in advance.

Wu Zhongyuan's move was a wise and wise man who was just a lie. Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan cared for him so much, he even remembered his wife's pregnancy for several months. Dong Yunju was very moved and hurriedly responded. Wu Zhongyuan could use spiritual energy to relieve alcohol, but they dared not do so, and they were disrespectful. After seven or eight bowls, Dong Yunju's face turned red and his tongue was hard.

Seeing that he was unable to drink, Wu Zhongyuan ordered Hua Lady to take him back.

Dong Yunju thanked him in panic and staggered back with the company of Hua Niangzi.
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