Fantasy: After transmigrating, I effortlessly became a god.

Zhang Tiezhu was very efficient. With the Fourth Prince's seal, he brought all the powerful merchants in the western part of Yancheng into the Chamber of Commerce. They were people who had missed out on the benefits of the Jinmao Chamber of Commerce, and they were very happy to be able to join the prosperous era now.

It's a win-win situation, and the money comes out quickly.

As the sun set, rows of large boxes were piled up in the side rooms of West Fourth Street, filled with silver ingots issued by Wuyan State, which were very beautiful and white.

Wan Gaotu, Yun Duo'er, and Peng Peng each led a dozen or so people to guard outside the side room, along with more than fifty members of the Xinyi Gang who hadn't done anything wrong. Now they called them street management staff, making a total of over a hundred people guarding the money.

He Zuowen was extremely busy. Based on the list and information about the merchants provided by Zhang Tiezhu, he planned how to combine the goods of these people with those of Xisi Street for a major promotion.

Zheng Qian and Xu Shicai stood on the city tower of the East Gate, looking out. Outside the city, a five-meter-wide, crystal-clear moat teemed with small fish, and a seven-meter-wide official road stretched as far as the eye could see. Inside the city, a bustling commercial district was alive with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares. Occasionally, a wealthy young man would pass by, eliciting cries of pleasure from the women.

"President, I heard you come to the East Gate every day to inspect the area. Are you planning to establish the Chamber of Commerce in the East Gate?"

"I just came for a walk, it's not as complicated as you think."

"We've heard that you inspect Yancheng's businesses every afternoon. No wonder you're so successful. We should all learn from you, Chairman."

Xu Shicai's flattery was subtle yet loud, but Zheng Qian wasn't in the mood to listen and was destined to receive no response.

Zheng Qian and Jiang Siting had agreed on a meeting place and time in Yancheng, which was when the sun was setting at the East Gate. However, Jiang Siting never showed up, which disappointed Zheng Qian.

Did Jiang Siting break her promise and not want to travel the world with him?

As for safety, Zheng Qian wasn't worried. With the madam and the second madam around, no one in Wu Yanguo could hurt Jiang Siting.

As night fell, Zheng Qian had Xu Shicai buy a lot of delicious food and invited the general guarding the city to eat together and enjoy the scenery of the eastern city.

Late at night, Zhang Tiezhu and Feng Baqiang arrived outside Guo Yi's house. They crept furtively into the yard and then slipped inside.

Their faces were smeared with blood, forming streaks of blood, making them look like corpses of the gruesome dead from a distance.

White banners were hung everywhere in Guo Yi's house to commemorate the death of Guo Zhengfeng and to hold a memorial service for him.

Feng Baqiang walked through Guo Yi's house without making a sound. He opened the paper windows and blew a lot of sleeping powder into each room to ensure that everyone was sound asleep and would not wake up.

"Brother Zhu, that's the kitchen. Do we have to blow air into the kitchen too?"

"You're really naive. What if someone gets up to steal some food? Wouldn't that give us away? You're kidding."

"Brother Zhu, this is an outhouse, let's not blow on it anymore."

"Idiot, what if someone goes to the toilet? Wouldn't that give us away? You're kidding."

"Brother Zhu, this is a chicken coop, stop bragging, okay?"

"Fool, what if the rooster crows and attracts people? You're just kidding."

In this way, Feng Baqiang blew sleeping powder into any enclosed space, causing all the animals that could breathe to fall into a deep sleep.

Upon arriving at Guo Yi's room, Feng Baqiang blew five different kinds of pale blue smoke into the room. This was a hallucinogenic drug that could induce hallucinations.

squeak.

Pushing open Guo Yi's door, Feng Baqiang put the dummy body hanging behind him on his head, held a dummy head in his hand, and yanked off Guo Yi's blanket.

Two naked bodies appeared before him and Zhang Tiezhu. It turned out that Guo Yi and his concubine had gone straight to sleep after they finished, without wearing any clothes.

"Idiot, what are you looking at? Call him!"

"Okay, Brother Zhu."

Feng Baqiang slapped Guo Yi across the face twice, waking Guo Yi from his deep sleep.

Upon opening his eyes, Guo Yi saw a dark figure with many tentacles reaching out from behind it to touch his face. The head in its hand gave him a chilling, sinister laugh.

"Ah, hell."

Guo Yi's urine flowed out instantly, and at the same time, his concubine was also awakened, and an even sharper scream rang out.

"what……"

They inhaled five tubes of hallucinogenic smoke, and what they saw was even more exaggerated than what actually happened.

Uh...

The wind outside blew into the room, and white sails fluttered on the pillars, appearing to them as drifting white ghosts.

"Brother, I had no money after I went to hell, and they beat me so badly. Where is the money I gave you?"

"Zhengfeng, the money is in the cabinet. Take as much as you want. Don't worry, I'll avenge you."

"Where is it? Go get it for me."

"Okay, I'll get it for you right away. You, you stay away."

Guo Yi rolled off the bed, crawled to the cabinet, and opened it with trembling hands, revealing gleaming silver ingots, a few gold bars, and a stack of silver notes inside.

"Zheng, Zhengfeng, they're all here. Take as much as you want, but don't come looking for me again, I'm scared."

Just then, a figure floated over and said in a sinister tone.

"It depends on your performance."

With his eyes rolled back, Guo Yi fainted.

Zhang Tiezhu walked to the bedside. He had no bad intentions; he just wanted to study the fabric. Why did Guo Yi's concubine not like to wear clothes? Was the fabric too rough?

"Zhengfeng, just forget about your sister-in-law. Humans and ghosts are different. Your sister-in-law can't serve you like before. She can't take a fright."

Drink tui.

Spitting a mouthful of phlegm onto the concubine's big white rabbit, you shameless bastard, what bad luck!

Seeing that there was so much money that he couldn't possibly take it all, Feng Baqiang simply carried the cabinet away, and Zhang Tiezhu followed him.

The concubine trembled as she climbed off the bed and shook Guo Yi awake. The two of them looked at the many little ghosts in white clothes hanging outside the door, kneeling behind the door and begging for mercy.

When the day broke, the servants were terrified when they saw the two naked bodies and ran away. It wasn't until lunchtime, after the effects of the drug wore off, that Guo Yi and his concubine realized they were still naked. They screamed and hurriedly put on their clothes.

The news that Guo Yi, a fourth-rank official, did not attend court and that he and his concubine were kneeling naked at home worshipping Bai Fan quickly spread throughout the city. Guo Yi explained that he saw Guo Zhengfeng come back to find him, but everyone laughed at him.

Guo Yi didn't see a ghost; he had a guilty conscience, a greedy one.

Two days later, in the side rooms of Xisi Street, tens of thousands of people lined up, all there to sign contracts and join the Chamber of Commerce.

Up to now, the total amount of money Zhang Tiezhu received has been tallied: 3,858,000 taels.

The fourth prince received 30,000 taels, Guo Yijia received 20,000 taels, Guo Zhengfeng received 8,000 taels, and the rest was all money from various merchants who joined the association and held shares.

Exceeding the initial target of 100,000 taels by 38 times, Zhang Tiezhu gained the support of everyone in West Fourth Street, and no one voiced any opposition.

Inside the private room, a dozen business tycoons were holding a meeting around He Zuowen and Zhang Tiezhu, planning how to develop and expand the Chamber of Commerce.

“My printing plants are located in eight cities. As long as they are registered under the name of the Chamber of Commerce, I will pay 80,000 taels of silver every year. However, I hope the chairman can give me printing opportunities. I will give the Chamber of Commerce 20% of my profits in accordance with the Chamber of Commerce’s regulations.”

“You dare to speak so loudly in eight cities? My gold and silver forging workshops are located in thirteen cities. Every year, I pay 150,000 taels to the Chamber of Commerce, but the Chamber of Commerce’s gold and silver forging business belongs to me.”

"I own thirty-six brothels. As long as the Chamber of Commerce protects our girls, I will pay them 300,000 taels of silver every year."

Clang.

Zhang Tiezhu drew his heavy sword and slammed it into the table with a thud.

"What are you all yelling about? How to arrange things is the Chamber of Commerce's business. Who are you to yell at me? If you don't want to join, get out. I won't keep anyone."

The scene fell silent instantly. Zhang Tiezhu's iron-fisted approach suppressed everyone. From now on, the Chamber of Commerce would be completely under his control.