After chatting with everyone for a long time, until Su Feng rushed in to report that Lai Yifa had returned.
Fang Er then bid farewell to everyone and walked towards the backyard.
Lai Yifa was already waiting in the study. Seeing Fang Er enter, he quickly stood at attention and saluted.
This new military salute was something he learned from greeting Zhuzi when he first entered the manor.
"My Lord!"
After returning the salute, Fang Er walked behind the desk and sat down, taking out a bottle of Red Bull and tossing it over.
"Tell me, what did you find out on this trip?"
"Thank you for the reward, my Lord!"
Lai Yifa reached out, caught the Red Bull, took a sip, and then began his report.
"My Lord, we have found news about Brother Guan and the others."
"It turns out that Hou Junji, the Cui family of Boling, and the Li family of Zhaojun, these three escaped fugitives, indeed fled to Nanyue."
"When Chai Shao led the one million strong Extermination Army to war with Nanyue, these three slippery fish fled again to the Kingdom of Pyu."
"The Kingdom of Pyu, that is Myanmar in later generations."
"After finishing off Nanyue, Chai Shao received a report from the Extermination Army stating that Hou Junji and his group's whereabouts had been discovered."
"Therefore, he led the Extermination Army to pursue them."
"They fought all the way to the capital of the Kingdom of Pyu, only to find that Hou Junji had somehow disappeared again!"
"And he ran towards Tianzhu!"
"Chai Shao was determined to continue the pursuit, but the weather was becoming increasingly hot, which was difficult for the Extermination Army from the north to endure."
"They didn't lose many soldiers in conquering Nanyue and Pyu, but more and more soldiers succumbed to malaria and insects."
"It was at this moment that Guan Chang led the Yan Yun cavalry, tracing them all the way, and learned Hou Junji's whereabouts from Chai Shao."
"So, Chai Shao handed over the pursuit of Hou Junji to the Yan Yun cavalry, while he himself led the Extermination Army back to the imperial court."
After listening to Lai Yifa's report, Fang Er was stunned. This bastard Hou Junji was really good at running!
He wondered how Tianzhu would react if they knew that the Kingdom of Pyu was so inexplicably destroyed because of them.
"Alright, you can go rest now."
"Yes, my Lord."
Lai Yifa turned and left.
As soon as he left, Ma Chao returned.
"My Lord, the market is completed."
"Oh? So soon! Let's go take a look!"
Considering the time, it had been a little over three months, about a hundred days. It was already done?
Fang Er stood up in surprise.
The two of them walked out of the study, one after the other. Fang Er turned and gave an instruction: "Go to the medical department and summon the leaders of each tribe."
"Yes, my Lord."
An hour later, Fang Er, accompanied by Yelü Goudan, Ashina Bibo, and eight others, stood in the Shenbei New District, looking at the new market before them.
The greyish-blue concrete structures, with shops on three levels, stood neatly in rows.
The glass windows reflected the sunlight, sparkling brightly.
In Shenyang city, the shopkeepers and owners of various businesses had already gathered here.
"Greetings, my Lord!"
The sharp-eyed Liu Huizi saw Fang Er and came forward with a fawning smile to pay his respects.
Fang Er nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "What, are you in a hurry to move in?"
"That's right, I've never seen such sturdy houses! They are spacious and bright, and with glass windows, it's too luxurious!"
Liu Huizi was extremely excited. When he bid for this prime shop at the County Duke's manor, he had paid an annual rent of five thousand guan to compete with the Sun family!
Who would have thought that after the shops were completed, there would be such an unexpected bonus.
Three levels, one for the shop, one for the warehouse, and the third for living, all for five thousand guan. It was too cost-effective.
Liu Huizi dared to bet that in five years, this price wouldn't even rent a corner spot in the market!
"As long as you are satisfied!"
Fang Er patted Liu Huizi's shoulder and took Goudan and the others around the market.
He also showed them a few shops reserved for the grassland tribes.
"Hahaha, my Lord is so generous! You've even reserved shops for us!"
"No complaints, I want fifty shops! Whatever my Lord says the price is, it is!"
Yelü Goudan, after inspecting the shops, made a bold demand.
"How many shops are there in the entire market?"
"After removing the half that was auctioned earlier, there are only one hundred and eighty left."
As he spoke, Ashina Bibo and the others immediately glared at him fiercely.
"Goudan, you're asking for a beating!"
Bale Menggan brandished his fists in front of him.
If there was anyone among these people who posed the greatest threat to Yelü Goudan, it would be Bale Menggan and Naidabierou.
Their Tianmeng and Tianyong tribes, one to the south and one to the north, sandwiched the Tianying tribe, making it as easy as playing to beat them.
As long as it didn't harm their camaraderie, Fang Er wouldn't interfere.
Seeing this, Yelü Goudan immediately became submissive: "Hahaha, I was just joking, just a joke, don't be angry everyone!"
"Alright, there's no need for you to fight over it. There are a total of one hundred and eighty shops, including the Tian Gui tribe who couldn't make it this time."
"The ten tribes will each get fifteen shops, and I will keep thirty for other uses."
Fang Er directly presented the shop allocation plan.
"My Lord, what about the rent?"
Ashina Bibo asked, rubbing his lower back.
Fang Er held up two fingers: "Fifteen shops, with an annual rent totaling twenty thousand guan."
If Liu Huizi and the others knew this price, they would likely be consumed by jealousy.
After all, he had paid eight thousand guan for just three shops, and the prime location alone had cost five thousand guan.
The leaders were instantly overjoyed. Only twenty thousand guan per year!
"It's reasonable, incredibly reasonable!"
"But, what should we sell?"
"Besides cattle and sheep, we don't seem to have anything valuable, do we?"
Hearing their discussions, Fang Er turned his gaze to Naidabierou.
"Did you find the things I asked you to look for earlier?"
Naidabierou was stunned for a moment, then slapped his forehead: "My Lord, we indeed found them."
On his second day in Shenyang, he was admitted to the hospital due to a helicopter accident.
After that, Fang Er went to Panjin.
Therefore, the matter of fluorite had not been brought up.
"You can transport the fluorite here and sell it in the shops."
"The ones with good quality can be treated as gemstones, no problem at all."
Fang Er's suggestion made Naidabierou's eyes light up.
"Fluorite, the good quality ones can be used as luminous pearls, absolutely no problem!"
"And you all, before, when we were at Qikou, I asked you to look for mineral resources in your respective territories. Once found, you can transport them here."
"Some things are not only needed by me, but others also need them."
Fang Er then looked at the others and said.
When he was at Qikou, he had pointed out the mineral resources in the territories of each tribe.
Metals such as iron, lead, tungsten, and nickel.
Gypsum, mirabilite, kaolin, salt, coal, etc.
The grassland was not lacking in mineral resources.
The reason for the scarcity of salt and iron in the grassland was twofold.
One reason was that they were nomadic people, and mining and smelting were their weaknesses.
The other reason was that these people were accustomed to plundering and had neglected the existing resources.