Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

In a luxurious courtyard in Yancheng, roars and the sound of things being smashed echoed continuously.

“A mere neighborhood official, a worthless nobody, dared to kill my brother. He doesn’t respect Guo Yi or the Guo family. I will make sure he dies.”

“Sir, I’ve heard about what Zhengfeng has been doing. The neighbors are saying he’ll get into trouble sooner or later. Just ignore it and focus on being a good official. I think Yancheng is not peaceful right now, so you should be careful.”

Snapped.

Guo Yi slapped his wife across the face. "What do women know? It was my brother who died, of course you don't care. If you say another word, I'll divorce you."

At this moment, his concubine swayed her slender waist, glanced mockingly at his wife, and said coquettishly, "Master, calm down, tonight I..."

Snapped.

He slapped the concubine across the face again, and said, "Get out."

No one dared to speak. Guo Yi slapped his wife several more times, then punched and kicked his concubine.

"I'll beat you to death, I'll beat you to death, Zheng Qian, I'll make you wish you were dead."

Unlike Guo Yi's fury, the guards were very quiet, as if Deputy Commander Qin Luyang was still at work, and the guards were no less than a hundred men.

The Imperial Guard is directly under the Emperor's command, and they do not participate in the struggles between the princes. This is an ironclad rule. Qin Luyang's participation in the battle of Qingtai Slope has violated the Imperial Guard's management system, so the higher-ups have chosen to remain silent and simply report the matter to higher authorities.

The Battle of Qingtaipo was fought between Zheng Qian and Guo Zhengfeng, but in reality, it was also a battle between the First Prince and the Fourth Prince.

Inside the palace, the eldest prince, Lü Jun, saw the report submitted by the guards. His hard and cold face remained unchanged. He drew a checkmark on the document to indicate that he had read it, then put it down and continued to read the next document.

The emperor hadn't held court for five months, and he had been overseeing the country and doing these things. You could say he was practically half an emperor now.

When his subordinates reported the battle at Qingtaipo to Lü Jun, he was only slightly surprised. He was not surprised by how good Zheng Qian was at fighting, but by the fact that his fourth brother, Lü Jin, could recruit such a master. No wonder he was the fourth brother who posed the greatest threat to him.

At Qixin Tower, the Fourth Prince Lü Jin listened quietly to Jia Shi's report on the Battle of Qingtai Slope with a gentle smile on his face.

"Upon hearing He Zuowen's report, I immediately arranged for people to protect them and warned the few who usually caused trouble not to participate."

After Jia Shi finished speaking, he continued to the Fourth Prince Lü Jin: "There were many people lying in ambush in the woods at the time. Fortunately, the men I sent intercepted them. Otherwise, if those people had rushed out while Zheng Qian was exhausted, Zheng Qian would have been in danger."

"Yes, I trust you with your work. From now on, you will be in full charge of managing matters outside the palace." Fourth Prince Lü Jin was very satisfied with Jia Shi's arrangement. He entrusted all matters outside the palace to Jia Shi, and Jia Shi did not disappoint him.

"Go and summon Zheng Qian. I want to meet this fierce general." Fourth Prince Lü Jin was very curious. How could someone in the late stage of Bone Refining Realm kill Qin Luyang? Although Jia Shi said that Zheng Qian used poison to kill Qin Luyang, which was a bit despicable, he did win.

Jia Shi's expression changed, and he hurriedly advised, "Fourth Prince, all the major powers are watching him right now. If you see him now, it will only make them more wary of him, and they might even try to kill him."

Lu Jin frowned slightly. He felt that Jia Shi made a lot of sense. There was no way a grassroots hero could emerge in Yancheng. Now that one of his men had appeared, he had to protect him. He immediately said to Jia Shi.

"Protect Zheng Qian well. He will be our capable assistant when he grows up. We can't let him die young."

"Don't worry, Fourth Prince, I will definitely protect him." Although Jia Shi promised to protect Zheng Qian, he had already decided to kill him.

Jia Shi was wholeheartedly assisting the Fourth Prince in completing his ascension to the throne. Unfortunately, He Zuowen and Zheng Qian clashed with him as soon as they arrived. Moreover, Zheng Qian caused such a commotion as soon as he arrived in Yancheng, killing the Xinyi Gang and affecting the interests of several big shots. It seemed to be of great help to the Fourth Prince, but in fact, the big shots would probably think that the Fourth Prince was going to take action against them, which would have the opposite effect.

Zheng Qian's destruction of the Xinyi Gang will only create more enemies for the Fourth Prince. Given Zheng Qian's murderous intent, he must still be holding a grudge against Qixinlou for insulting him.

Thinking of this, Jia Shi became even more determined to kill Zheng Qian.

Both for public and private reasons, Zheng Qian must die.

The number one poisoner in Yancheng is Jia Shiye.

Inside a wing room on West Fourth Street, Zheng Qian and He Zuowen sat in the main hall, while Feng Baqiang, completely wrapped in white cloth, sat opposite them, finally receiving first aid and treatment.

Inside the side room were Yun Duo'er, Wan Gaotu, Xu Shicai, and Peng Peng, the four of whom Zheng Qian was planning to promote.

Zheng Qian stared at Feng Baqiang and asked coldly, "Feng Baqiang, I know that following Guo Zhengfeng was not your own choice. You are a grateful person, but you can't be foolish enough to be used by others. Considering that you haven't done anything immoral while following Guo Zhengfeng, I will spare your life and even give you a way to live. Do you agree?"

Feng Baqiang was a bald, burly man with fierce eyes but a slightly dull expression.

In fact, judging from his appearance, he was a complete simpleton, several times simpler than Zhang Tiezhu.

Bang.

Feng Baqiang knelt down on the ground. "Sir, thank you for sparing my life. From now on, I, Feng Baqiang, will follow you. If you make me drink urine, I will not eat excrement. If you make me eat excrement, I will never drink urine."

Zheng Qian was dumbfounded by Feng Baqiang's actions. "You're a bald, big man, are you really that tough?"

Nodding, Zheng Qian raised his hand to tell him to get up, "From now on, you will listen to Zhang Tiezhu, and he will arrange things for you."

Bang.

Feng Baqiang knelt down again, "Brother Zhu, please take good care of me."

I couldn't bear to watch any longer. This big man's intelligence was questionable, but his strength as a person in the early stage of the Blood Refining Realm was not to be underestimated. Even after being injured by Zheng Qian, he hadn't uttered a single sound.

Zheng Qian glanced around and said, "I called five of you here today—no, four—to fulfill a previous promise and invite you to make money together."

Zheng Qian originally wanted to invite Feng Baqiang, but considering his intelligence, he ruled him out. He was only suitable to be a bodyguard and do manual labor.

Yun Duo'er, Wan Gaotu, and Peng Peng immediately turned their attention to Xu Shicai, who was recognized as the smartest and most powerful among them.

With a slight smile, Xu Shicai asked unhurriedly, "May I ask how you intend to make money, sir?"

Zheng Qian smiled and said, "The current West Fourth Street is a mess. Everyone is doing business in the same area, so they can't make much money. We need to concentrate all our efforts to promote the special products of West Fourth Street to every corner of Yan City, and then cover Wu Yan Kingdom. The money we make every day will be equivalent to your current profits for one or ten years."

A glint of light flashed in Xu Shicai's eyes. "My lord, what should we do?"

He glanced at Xu Shicai with great admiration. This man was very clever; he immediately knew how to cooperate with him and could be of great use.

"First, we will focus on the food industry. This will be overseen by Wan Gaotu, bringing together delicacies from all over the country. We aim to create the most prosperous food street in Yancheng and promote the food to every corner of Yancheng, and even the entire Wuyan Kingdom. We will hire people to manage the stores, and all the stores will have the same name. This type of store is called a chain store."

"Secondly, the brocade industry also has enormous commercial potential, which will be handled by Yun Duo'er. We will introduce the most advanced textile technologies and design concepts from across the country and even abroad to create brocade products with novel styles and excellent quality. At the same time, we must actively expand sales channels and sell brocade products throughout the country and even overseas to bring substantial profits."

"Third, Peng Peng will be in charge of the construction sector. Mr. He will find people to undertake large-scale engineering projects. We will strictly control the quality of the projects and win the trust and praise of our clients. The first step is to establish a large factory and promote the construction sector nationwide."

"Fourth, Xu Shicai will be in charge of book sales and resale. We need to increase the current printing speed and carefully create a series of distinctive bookstores, providing abundant reading resources and a comfortable reading environment. Books can be borrowed, not just sold individually, so that we can make more money from each book. And Xu Shicai, there is another position waiting for you, which is the property management of Xisi Street. You need to take charge of the environmental sanitation of Xisi Street."

Xu Shicai nodded, his eyes gleaming even brighter. "Lord Zheng, this means we'll need at least 100,000 taels of silver. And once we grow bigger, we'll face attacks from various powerful forces. How do we resolve this?"

Zheng Qian admired Xu Shicai even more. The point he made was indeed crucial. The four of them had excellent skills and could take off as long as they had a platform.

However, Zheng Qian's plans all require money, and 100,000 taels is a conservative estimate. As their business expands, they will inevitably attract attention, and without a powerful backer, they will only be doing the work for someone else.

Zheng Qian smiled confidently, "I'll provide the money, plenty of it. As long as you can make the business work, I'll take care of anyone who dares to cause trouble. It all depends on whether you dare to work with me."

Yun Duo'er, Wan Gaotu, and Peng Peng all looked at Xu Shicai. Whenever there was such a major decision, they would follow Xu Shicai's line of thinking.

After a long silence, Xu Shicai bowed and said very seriously, "Lord Zheng, I, Xu Shicai, am willing to follow you and go through fire and water without hesitation."

Yun Duo'er, Wan Gaotu, and Peng Peng quickly followed suit, expressing their loyalty.

“We, Yun Duo’er, Wan Gaotu, and Peng Peng, are willing to follow Lord Zheng and will go through fire and water without hesitation.”

"Good." Zheng Qian stood up, full of pride.

"From now on, we are one family. Let's work together to make big money. We will establish a chamber of commerce, and everyone will be a core member of the chamber. The name of the chamber of commerce is..."

Zheng Qian paused for a moment, then slowly said.

"Let's call it 'A Glorious Chapter in a Prosperous Age'."