Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

Chapter 67: Guarding the various veins
The buffalo monster clan travels between the various rivers and streams, specializing in the trading of shore goods and salt. Liu Qing now also boils salt and sells it.

Naturally, there was a competitive relationship between the water buffalo monster and the water buffalo monster, but the water buffalo monster always acted in a domineering manner, relying on its legendary ancestor, the Bull Demon King.

Whenever there are competitors with them, they will do everything they can to suppress and drive them away, and they have done so twice in a row.

This has made Liu Qing extremely annoyed. After all, although he is not afraid of ordinary buffalo monsters, he is annoyed by the kind that after beating the small ones, the big ones come, and after beating the big ones, the old ones come.

In the end, maybe we can really provoke the Bull Demon King. God has mercy on us. Who would have known that the Bull Demon King is actually a water buffalo.

I can't afford to offend the Bull Demon King yet, but I can't delay selling salt to earn money from incense offerings.
Therefore, Liu Qing had an idea in his mind, which was to get the various water veins of Dayuan Lake Prefecture to garrison there, sell salt together, share the profits, and form a salt alliance.

Since they make friends for the sake of profit, this alliance must be unbreakable. After all, no river monster would mind the prickly silver from incense.

Moreover, with the Salt Merchants Alliance, Liu Qing can further expand his influence in the Water Palace and make friends with the garrisons of various clans.

The water palace of this river monster is just like the human world. It also values ​​connections and human relationships. Having a wide network of contacts will make things much easier in the future.

Facing the doubts of Wudinghe Grandma Xia Qianqian and her live-in son-in-law Xia Kexing, Liu Qing slowly told them all.

Generally speaking, whether it is a mountain monster or a river monster, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are called above.

When a small demon faces a large demon, if it is a male, he calls the demon "Master" or "Master of the House", and if it is a female, he calls her "Grandma" or "Grandma of the House".

Afterwards, Liu Qing also recounted the two times he set up a stall to sell salt and was suppressed by the buffalo monster, which supplemented his previous words.

Upon hearing this, Xia Kexing was immediately enraged. He slammed the bluestone table in front of him and cursed, "That buffalo, do you really think that Dawan Lake is their pasture? How dare you lay a hand on your garrison?"

"Don't worry, brother. From now on, I will keep an eye on the market on any moonless night. If that buffalo monster causes trouble again, I will file a complaint with the Lord!"

Maybe he was too angry, for when Xia Kexing spoke, a string of bubbles came out of his mouth. Xia Qianqian, who was sitting next to him, felt so distressed that she quickly took out a fish bladder filled with air so that Xia Kexing could breathe, so that he wouldn't get hurt from suffocation.

"Brother, you have inspection duties, and the Palace Master has many things to attend to. How can you bother the Palace Master with such a small matter?"

"Brother, please take my advice and send a message to the other great monsters stationed in the seven pools, four rivers, and seventeen canals to come here."

Originally, there were eight pools, five rivers, and seventeen canals in the Water Palace. Liu Qing was in charge of the Snake Pool and was also the initiator, while Xia Ke Xing and Xia Qian Qian also had the Wuding River.
Therefore, it is only necessary to notify other ponds, rivers, and canals.

Xia Kexing hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Xia Qianqian who was sitting next to him. The other person nodded slightly.

Xia Kexing then patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, brother. I'll tell you the news right away."

How could Liu Qing not see the little tricks of Xia Ke Xing and the other demons? He pretended not to notice, but he was secretly criticizing them.
Brother Xia Kexing seems to be in charge of the family from the outside, but he actually makes decisions behind the scenes and needs Xia Qianqian's nod.

After saying that, Xia Kexing wiped his mouth and took out the same turtle shell and monster drumstick. Liu Qing looked at them.
Seeing Xia Ke Xing's Xiangshui Turtle Plate and Jingyao Drumstick, although they looked similar to Liu Qing's,
But the color of the tortoise shell is darker, and there are lines on the tortoise shell, and the ancient seal characters "Xunjian" can be vaguely seen.
The same was true of the Shocking Demon Drumstick, its entire body translucent like jade. Presumably, it was formed from the remains of an old turtle from the Palace Master's lineage, a master of profound Daoism. As if sensing the confusion in Liu Qing's eyes, Xia Kexing explained, "This set of tortoise shells and drumsticks in my hands are the remains of the Palace Master's eldest brother. Although we water monsters are not skilled in refining artifacts, their inherent power is almost comparable to that of a mid-grade magical instrument."

After saying that, Xia Kexing knocked hard, and suddenly, the sound of metal exploded dully under the water, and the shrimp monsters around collapsed to the ground.
Then, the sound waves spread out like ripples around the Wuding River, reaching the water surface and finally extending in all directions.

This made Liu Qing very envious. He was indeed an old man who had followed the master of the mansion since he was a young shrimp. Although his level of cultivation was relatively low,
It is not as good as the garrisons of the various water veins, not to mention the three giants, Mr. Eel, General Turtle, and Steward Shad, but they are close to the lord of the mansion.
Not only was he rewarded with a lucrative patrol post second only to the three dukes of the Water Palace and ranked above all the garrisons, but he also received a treasure that was almost a mid-grade magical weapon.

After the news spread, while waiting, Xia Qianqian ordered the monsters to bring food and drink, mostly snails, crabs and fish from the water, lotus roots and water chestnuts saved from last year, as well as dried fruits and meat on the shore, and wine from the human world.

The master of the mansion is a turtle, so when the Dawan Lake Mansion entertains guests, there will never be turtles or tortoises. As for private occasions, I don't know.
There are also very few species such as turtles, eels and shad.

Liu Qing only ate a few mouthfuls and did not drink any wine. He then talked with the two demons. Before the other garrisons arrived,
First, the profit share of the salt goods between Xia Kehang and Xia Qianqian will be finalized. Together, the two monsters will account for 80% of Liu Qing's profit from selling salt goods in Wuding River.
The garrisons of other veins accounted for 50% of the salt goods sold by Liu Qing in the areas under their jurisdiction. In addition, the other three patrols, the eight incense envoys, as well as the eel man, the general, the shad housekeeper, and the lord of the mansion,

They also offered silver from incense and offerings from the sale of salt goods.

Liu Qing planned to deliver the salt products made in Shetan directly to the various water veins in the future, giving a wholesale price, and the selling price would be determined by the garrisons of each water vein.
Liu Qing changed from a traveling merchant to a local wholesaler, and was only responsible for boiling salt and supplying other goods on land.

Although the income from incense offerings may decrease in the short term, in the future, when we control the supply of salt for the monsters and river demons in the entire water palace,

The income will definitely increase several times, and you can also make friends with other big monsters in the water palace. The most important thing is,

Then he could bring together all the big monsters in the water palace to fight against the buffalo monster clan. Liu Qing's Snake Pond would hide behind them, only accepting incense and money, without being involved in cause and effect. Wouldn't that be great?
Xia Kexing was slow to react, but Xia Qianqian understood the secret after thinking about it for a while. She couldn't help but praise her uncle for his clever mind and bright future.

About an hour later, the garrisons from various branches of Dayuan Lake Water Prefecture arrived at Wuding River one after another.

Liu Qing accompanied the two demons Xia Kexing and Xia Qianqian to welcome them together.

Whenever Xia Kexing met a garrison, he would give Liu Qing a detailed introduction, explaining the water vein where the garrison was stationed, what was produced in the water vein, the number of large and small river monsters, as well as the level of Taoism, methods and skills, personal preferences, etc.

This allowed Liu Qing to quickly gain a preliminary understanding of the water garrisons.

Xia Kexing was indeed a veteran of the Water Palace. With just one blow of the tortoise shell, he made all the garrisons of the Water Palace come.

At that moment, twenty or thirty big monsters, chatting and laughing with each other, were led by Xia Kexing into the bottom of the Wuding River.

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