If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

"too slow."

The boss felt that completing the construction of a ship of the Bull Demon King's caliber in two months was already something to be proud of, but Zhou Wu still felt it was too slow.

"Boss, let me give you a suggestion. You don't have any other business right now, so why don't you just divide the workers into three groups and have them take turns working overtime?"

Zhou Wu proposed a three-shift system, which was the most common model in his era of exploitative factories. The boss's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this.

After a brief moment of thought, I felt it was feasible.

"It will be completed in one month, at most one month."

"I want five ships, and I have a lot of money. Two ships will be delivered in the first month, and the remaining three in the second month."

The boss wanted to negotiate the time, but was intimidated by Zhou Wu's unyielding gaze.

“Alright, as Zhou Dianshi said.”

The work at the shipyard was completed smoothly. Then, a letter was written and sent to Deng Yuanliang, who was in Jinshan Prefecture. The letter mainly informed him that after completing the jade and treasure transactions, he should buy a shipload of grain. This time, the best white rice was not needed; the cheapest millet would suffice.

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Niujia Village.

"Scholar, are all these grains to be transported to the county government office?"

There was a hint of reluctance in Uncle Niu's eyes; these white rice grains were the lifeblood of Niujia Village.

"Don't worry, Master Niu, this is only temporary. I have already asked Yuanliang and the others to buy millet in Jinshan Prefecture."

When Zhou Wu returned to the village, he told him about the agreement he had reached with Magistrate Chen. When Niu Ye heard that the problem had been solved, he was naturally overjoyed. However, when he thought about it, he realized that the price he had to pay was that Niu Family Village, or rather, Zhou Wu alone, had to support the entire Qingyang County. Niu Ye felt a little sad.

Originally, all this money belonged to Zhou Wu alone, but Zhou Wu was willing to give it away to help the countless people of the Great Dragon Empire.

"Anyway, it's all your money, so you get to decide what to do."

When there were only a few people being helped before, Niu Ye didn't realize it, but now that the number of people being helped can be said to be in the tens of thousands, Niu Ye feels somewhat sorry for Zhou Wu.

Qingyang County.

"My lord, my lord, grain, lots of grain."

The guards scrambled to Magistrate Chen's feet, their excitement making them even more nervous and unable to speak coherently.

"Has the grain arrived from Niujia Village?"

"Yes"

Because he had made a prior agreement with Zhou Wu, Magistrate Chen knew that a large batch of grain would be delivered to the county town in the next two days.

At the county town gate, countless disaster victims witnessed a large amount of grain being transported to the town. Although some were quite bold, the victims speculated that the county government was about to provide disaster relief. So everyone followed the grain convoy until it stopped in front of the county government.

When Magistrate Chen came out to collect the grain, he was startled by the dense crowd of disaster victims before him. He knew that at this moment, he had to say or do something, otherwise it might cause a popular uprising.

"Fellow citizens, I have already collected enough grain for disaster relief. More grain will be transported to Qingyang County in the future. Please rest assured, with me here, I will ensure that no one in Qingyang County starves to death."

"Oh~~~"

"Your Excellency is mighty!"

"Long live the Lord!"

A cheer immediately erupted from the crowd, as the pent-up negative emotions were released at that moment, and the entire Qingyang County seemed to regain its former vitality.

"Someone, set up a pot and cook porridge."

"It's an adult."

The entire Qingyang County was in an uproar.

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Niujiao Village

"Brother Wu."

Niu Er returned to his hometown, which he had left many years ago, and his mood improved without him even realizing it.

"I am fortunate that you have fulfilled your mission."

Deng Yuanliang succeeded because he successfully completed the task assigned by Zhou Wu.

"It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."

Zhou Wu was eager to ask Deng Yuanliang about the outcome of the transaction, but it was clear that the dock was too crowded and gossipy to ask about such confidential matters.

"Walk back."

The security team stayed behind to guard the Bull Demon King, while Niu Er and Deng Yuanliang were pulled back by Zhou Wu.

The family had already prepared food and wine. The comfort of returning home allowed the two to relax their tense nerves. They recalled that when they were in Jinshan Prefecture, they ate and slept on the boat every day and dared not relax for a moment. After all, this was the future of Niujia Village and Zhou Wu's entire fortune. Fortunately, they did not fail in their mission.

"How is Yuanliang?"

Seeing that there were no outsiders present, Uncle Niu could no longer resist asking how much he would ultimately earn from this transaction.

"Yuanliang dares to ask Master Niu and the sir to guess."

Yuan Liang's eyes darted around, and he hatched a little scheme.

"Can you get a thousand strings of cash?"

Niu Ye's voice was full of anticipation.

"Master Niu, you might as well be bolder."

Niu Er couldn't hide his laughter. Although he hadn't participated in the transaction, he had been guarding the place the whole time. One thousand strings of cash was a huge difference. Deng Yuanliang nodded slightly in agreement.

"Two thousand strings of cash?"

Old Niu's eyes widened; that was all he could say.

"Guess again."

"Three thousand?"

"Oh dear, Mr. Niu, if you keep adding this up by a thousand, we won't be able to sleep tonight."

The moment Niu Er uttered those words, the air seemed to freeze. Even Old Master Niu didn't dare utter a sound. What did those words mean?

"Niu Er, stop teasing Master Niu. Sir, Master Niu, this time we traded with a portion of the treasure and obtained a total of over 120,000 strings of cash."

"Ten, ten, twelve, ten thousand??? strings."

At this point, Master Niu was unable to speak properly. Although Zhou Wu was somewhat prepared, he was still too shocked to speak when he heard the amount of 120,000 strings of cash.

"Wait, what do you mean by 'part of the treasure'?"

Zhou Wu did indeed hear Deng Yuanliang say that he had sold a portion of all the jade and treasures.

"My lord, it is like this. Because our transaction has caused quite a stir in Jinshan Prefecture, I took the liberty of keeping all the gold items in the treasure instead of selling them. This is mainly because I was afraid that the transaction amount was too large and would cause some unnecessary trouble. In addition, we can store the gold for emergencies. If necessary, we can melt it down and spend it normally."

It must be said that Deng Yuanliang's considerations were very thorough, and Zhou Wu is now even more satisfied with Deng Yuanliang.

"Yuanliang did a good job, your idea is excellent. You and Niu Er have both worked hard this time, let me toast you both."

Zhou Wu doesn't usually drink alcohol, but he thinks this fermented rice water is more like a beverage.

All night long, only Zhou Wu, Niu Er, and Deng Yuanliang ate and drank to their hearts' content. When Niu Ye heard the words "120,000 strings of cash," his brain went blank, as if he had been struck by acupuncture and lost his soul.

"Brother Niu, Niu Er, I hope that the proceeds from this transaction will not be passed on to a fifth person."

After finishing their meal, Zhou Wu suddenly put on a stern face and said that he had to explain this matter clearly, since 120,000 strings of cash was enough to tempt many people to have evil intentions.

"Don't worry, Brother Wu."

"Don't worry, sir."

"Understood, scholar."