The running children began to sweat and gasp, and their speed did not decrease. Even the weakest children gritted their teeth and kept up, desperately roaring.

They prove that they are strong people in this way.

The long-distance run ended soon. According to the formation arranged before, the children were divided into two parts: male and female, led by the team officials to different areas. The boy walked into the square, and the girl walked around the towering tower and came to the open space between the guardrail and the building on the north side. A bucket of water was prepared here in advance. They took off their clothes, naked and naked. Under the surveillance of the adult team officials, they picked up the biting ice water from the bucket and poured it on their bodies, and washed away the dirt in a wild and shocking way.

This is the tradition of the northern barbarians. Children must prove their strength by bathing in ice water every winter. People who are trembling with cold are directly removed and killed on the spot. Only those who survive can get food.

Tianhao improved the barbarians' practices, but it did not deny them completely. He needed healthy followers, not a group of waste without any power. Sometimes when he thought about the weak fake (harmonious) mother in the civilized era, he thought it was funny. Why was that era so tolerant that even such garbage could accommodate, and countless fools chased them crazy?

Panshi has won a bumper grain harvest this year, but no grain can be used to feed waste.

The children who completed the winter bath ceremony returned to the square and changed into dry and thick clothes. Although testing their physical condition is important, they cannot cause losses in vain.

Countless worshipful gazes gathered on Tianhao. He raised his right fist high and waved hard with indescribable wildness.

"Next year, we will live better than we are now!"

This works better than any encouragement.

The meaning is not difficult to understand.

The five-year tax exemption period is next year.

I don’t know who shouted “Long Live the Lord” first. At first there were scattered stars, and soon gathered into a tide that was even more violent than a tsunami and a storm.

This power is so powerful that even the sun seemed to be awakened from its sleep. It used light to tear open the thick clouds and reveal a golden ray of sunshine.

...

The business of "Shengxinglong" is getting bigger and bigger, especially in this just-arriving winter, Zumu was surprised to find that about half of the population, whether it is the lion or the tiger tribe, has used peat.

To be precise, it should be honeycomb coal made based on peat.

The huge ox carts are constantly traveling between Panshi City and the local commercial banks. Zumu chose the main cities on the border between the tribes and the cattle tribe as the transshipment center, and all peats are sent to various places based on this. In fact, this is also the limit that the peat business of the "Shengxinglong" commercial commercial bank can maintain due to the limitations of road conditions and transportation capacity. It is difficult to make any progress to the current level.

Zumu was already very satisfied.

The transaction with the Tiger tribe is very profitable, and a large number of horses are continuously transported to Panshi City. After calculation, there are more than a thousand horses. The Tiger tribe members have never discovered the dirty activities between the groom and Zumu. At least those mares injected with semen (harmony) liquid cannot be judged from their appearance at this stage. The Intelligence Department maintains close contact with Zumu. He knows that the young lord is very satisfied with his work, so he specially gave verbal rewards. The substantial reward must be waited until he returns to the Panshi Collector. Until then, Zumu can spend the rest of his life with the pride and satisfaction of successful people.

The main trade project of the Lion tribe is still food. Zumu has carefully observed that the food supply within the Lion tribe is actually very bare, especially in borders and remote areas, where there is still a large food shortage. However, the Lion King adheres to his promise and first meets the grain supply of the army in the Loongguan. Thanks to the strong environmental adaptability of corn and potatoes, in general, the civilians of the Lion tribe live much better than other tribes.

According to the orders sent by intelligence personnel, Zumu has revised this year's peat sales policy.

Without rejecting the Lion Clan currency transaction, the merchants who purchase bulk goods must pay in part of pure gold and sterling silver.

Zumu carefully controlled the payment ratio, about 5%. Depending on the specific situation, a lower ratio can be accepted. In short, try to collect gold and silver as much as possible while determining that most of the profits (Lion Clan currency) can purchase food and other materials.

"I like gold, haha, look at my tooth, it's made of gold. Isn't it very beautiful?"

"I like silver. Look, my ring is made of silver, and the bowls and chopsticks for my meals at home are all silver."

The bright big gold chain was very heavy on the neck, and Zumu often felt like his head was drooping to the ground. He used this special habit to conceal it and gathered a batch of gold and silver.

A simple and crude rejection of the lion’s currency is seeking death. Doing business in the lion’s territory and refusing to use the own currency is either a suspicion of human production or a tired of working.

Habits are a kind of self-hypnosis of humans and are difficult to change. Zumu firmly implemented Tianhao's orders and imported a large amount of peat to other tribes at a low price. To this day, at least tens of millions of barbarians, including the tiger clan and the lion clan, gave up firewood and instead used this kind of thing that burned for a long time to cook.

In fact, human thinking is that simple, and what is cheap and convenient is good things, not to mention that Zumu really didn’t make much money on the peat project.

When an industry becomes prosperous and sees shining silver coins loaded into other people's pockets, the merchants are naturally jealous. They abandon their previous attitude of ridicule and watching, and take the initiative to find Zumu, wanting to get a share of the pie.

"Brother, although I am from the Lion tribe, we were all ancestors thousands of years ago. Your peat business is very prosperous. Otherwise, how about I become your distributor?"

"The money can never be made, and there are many friends. I said to Brother Zumu, my business mainly does the business in the south of the Lion Clan. Otherwise, we will discuss it and I will not interfere in the north, so I will give it to you. Tell me about it to Panshi City, and I will take people to pick up goods by myself, so that everyone can make a profit."

"Yes, think about it, your caravan can only bring in a little peat every time, and other tribes also need it, but you can't supply so much. It's really a loss! Now we can help you make up for this part, which can be considered a killing two birds with one stone, and everyone will make a fortune together."

The gods testified that these people came to him, and Zumu did not incite in private. He firmly believed that as long as the young lord had made more than 30% profit, merchants would burst out with unprecedented consciousness and comprehensively promote the popularization of peat.

Zu Mu knew very well that a large number of these people who came to visit were nobles, tiger tribes and lion tribes, and even eagles and deer tribes. In fact, the lion king didn’t need to rack his brain to promote the monetary system. With the progress of society and social development, currency will inevitably become closely connected with the barbarians, and no one can do without anyone else.

"Shengxinglong" has purchased more types of goods than before, especially animal fur, which has replaced grain and has become the largest transaction project at present.

After all, it is not a good thing to be divided by others, but Zumu cannot refuse. Some guys are very famous, such as the younger brother-in-law, the second uncle and the fourth aunt, the daughter and the nephew of the cousin of His Majesty the Lion King, the cousin of His Majesty the Sixth Grand Master, the wife and the younger cousin of His Majesty the Tiger King, and the spokespersons of various city lords, commanders, and spokespersons of high-level wizards... They are all amazing figures, and they are real powers who can make the ground shake with stomp and determine the life and death of a civilian with just one mouthful of saliva.

Zu Mu was in a dilemma, at least on the surface.

There must be a fierce ideological struggle. He complained a lot in secret, just because he complained that there were too many people fighting for profit, and no one could be offended. On several occasions, in public or private occasions, Zumu got drunk, vomited choking and scolded like a madman.

"Is he bullying too much?"

"I've transported peat from Panshi City all the way. Is it easy for me?"

"They have snatched all the money-making businesses, how can I live?"

It's just a few words of curse, and when you sober up, you will do whatever you want.

These people did not dare to force too much. They knew very well that Zumu was the spokesperson of Panshi City. Although wars broke out occasionally between the cattle tribe and other tribes and the pig tribe was destroyed last year, business was business, and no one would be unable to get along with money.

Whether forcing Zumu to death or forcing him to leave, or even using power to seize "Shengxinglong", it is a stupid act that is not worth the loss.

From another perspective, if Zumu had not been in the middle of the connection, no one would have thought of getting a piece of peat from Panshi City.

In the face of common interests, even the toughest people must soften. The greedy guys quickly formed an alliance. They formed a loose business alliance, publicly recommended Zumu as the president, and agreed to share peat sales with the forces of each family. Zumu's "Shengxinglong" could occupy 30% of it. The merchants involved in each tribe jointly ensured that he would always enjoy this profit. In return, Zumu must help everyone to motivate the young Rock Lord to get the agreed peat sales share.

The formation of any interest group requires a process. No one realized that Zumu was acting. They only saw that the money that should have been put into his pocket fell out, but they did not think that this would be a game from the beginning.

The business introduction letter signed by Zumu is very valuable, at least 500 taels of gold per person.

As long as you hold this piece of paper full of text, you can buy the agreed share of peat from Panshi City at a cost price.

Zumu performed very resolutely this time according to the amount of peat needed by everyone. There is no discount for 500 to 1,000 taels of gold, and it must be tested pure gold and cannot be deducted with currency or other goods circulated by the lion clan.

The cowardice, helplessness, crying, and scolding were all disguised. Seeing the merchants who could not help but take out real money and silver for a letter of introduction, Zumu was filled with joy.

The peat productivity in Panshi City is amazingly high. It is difficult for stupid, big, black and thick pigs to take on technical jobs. They do a great job in mining peat that is purely exhausting. Everyone has a dream of getting rich, and everyone wants to get their own new house in Panshi City. The reward system formulated by Tianhao seems fair and impeccable to them. No one has ever thought that this is a damn exploitation act, and the guy with no brain cramps jumps out and accuses the young lord of being a vampire lying on the working people. They work hard every day in their own happiness, and the harvest is amazing. The accumulated peat fills dozens of open-air temporary cargo yards.

With the ability of "Shengxinglong" alone, so much peat cannot be solved. Too much stuff will only cause a backlog of goods. Tianhao urgently needs to replace them with food, cloth, fur, gold and silver...

There is no so-called "investment" in this era. Taking the initiative to give others benefits will only cause doubt. Only by reluctance to give in can business competitors feel pleasure. They believe that they make profits through their own intelligence and wisdom, but never think about living some tricks in it.

In fact, there is no need for any letter of introduction, this thing is worthless.

Only things that are exchanged for money will be cherished. Even if it is a piece of paper that can scratch the skin and cause hemorrhoids at any time.

When the first heavy snow fell this year, the supervisors from six tribes and eleven commercial banks came to Panshi City.

Tianhao stood on the wide balcony of the city lord's mansion, holding the railings with both hands, supporting his upper body that was slightly tilted outward, and looked down at the merchants gathered in the open space downstairs like an eagle.

Tian Kuang and Shakuai stood behind him respectively. Both of them had the same burly and strong physiques, and both liked to use heavy long-handled battle axes as weapons. If you ignore the differences in appearance between the two people and only look at their backs, there is no reason to think that they are twins.

Broken teeth were very correct about his identity. Tian Kuang was the lord's brother after all. If he was there, it would not be his turn to speak unless the lord gave the order. However, there was still some politeness on his face. He turned his head and smiled at Tian Kuang. The latter understood his behavior and greeted him with a smile. Then he took two steps forward, stood beside Tian Hao, and made a voice in an admirable tone: "The third brother, you have all been told by you. These guys came to give us money on their own initiative."

Tianhao's smile was very light, and at the same time he had an indifferent and unexpected expression. He closed his leather robe, looked at the people below with his scrutiny eyes, and said something that made Broken Teeth and Tian Kuang feel inexplicable.

"They are leeks."

Two big and thick men immediately saw green plants with slender stems. This thing is very common, especially in summer, where it grows vigorously and barbarians eat a lot.

"I don't like leeks." Broken teeth mumbled and shook his head: "I don't like that smell."
Chapter completed!