Chapter 1235 - 343: Running Quests! Clearing the Map!
Some families that used to be weaker than them came to Xufu Town and suddenly developed rapidly, plus the Chamber of Commerce was backing them up, so they really did want to join Xufu Town; but their sects were sitting on their heads from above, pressing them down, and there was nothing they could do.
Under the faintly expectant gazes of the crowd, Yuchi smiled and said:
"It’s actually very simple. I’ve already entrusted some people to take care of a few matters. You originally had two sects behind you, right? But now you don’t need to worry about that anymore. Those sects have completely let go of you. You can now do whatever you want to do."
"The reason I came here is also very simple: I’m here to invite you to move into Jiangnan and, from now on, become members of Jiangnan. We’ll make Jiangnan stronger together, and make sure we can walk farther and safer in times as dangerous as these."
Then, just as these Patriarchs were about to say something, Yuchi had already learned to抢答—cut in first.
He now wanted to avoid these Patriarchs raising all kinds of doubts, only for him to slap them in the face and show off afterward; so he directly took out the Identity Tokens of those two sects. The two Tokens were heavily stained with blood, and he simply laid them on the table. Anyone who saw those Tokens would know exactly what had happened!
The two sects... were wiped out! They’d been directly exterminated by this smiling man in front of them?! So who the hell did this guy send to handle something like that?!
Damn, this is the President? This fierce?!
Yuchi smiled:
"Yes, just like you’re all seeing."
"These two Tokens were acquired by people I commissioned. They should be enough to prove a few things."
"So I’ll be waiting for you in Jiangnan."
"As for the families in the other towns, I’ll have to trouble you to run over there yourselves."
"You’ll receive fair treatment when the time comes. From now on, Jiangnan will be your home."
"Thank you."
"This little tea gift box is for all of you. No need to see me off, I’ll head out on my own."
Yuchi placed the little tea gift box on the table in the council hall, then, under their stunned gazes, he quickly left the town.
...
It was now April. Spring had arrived, the ice and snow were melting. In the Jiangnan yamen, the Adviser and the County Magistrate sat in the council hall, drinking tea and chatting.
The Adviser scratched his head and said, "I really don’t know what he’s going to do next. Those towns do all want to merge with our Xufu Town... no, they all want to merge with our Jiangnan, but they still have sects watching over them from behind. It’s not very realistic for them to come into Jiangnan."
The County Magistrate took a sip of tea and said:
"It’s fine, this kind of thing just takes time. Since he already told us to get ready, then we should start our preparations. Otherwise, if we can’t handle things properly when the time comes, forget leaving our names in history—people will probably spit on us."
The Adviser nodded. "I’ve already given the orders. We’ve sketched out all the areas to be expanded. After everything’s set, quite a few Cultivators are willing to join the construction. They’re coming to earn money and help out."
The County Magistrate was satisfied. "Mm, we’ll just take it step by step."
While the two were talking, Yuchi walked in grinning. The two of them jolted upright and immediately stood up to look at the man in front of them.
Yuchi set two gift boxes on the table. "Gentlemen, I’m here to offer you a belated New Year’s greeting."
The two of them: "..."
Brother, it’s already April. Why don’t you come in August next time to give us a belated New Year’s greeting.
Yuchi just smiled and said, "You two, I’ve already run a full circle around all the major Clothing Towns nearby. People will start moving into our Jiangnan this year."
"This year you’ll still have to be a bit busy. Try to push Jiangnan’s population straight up to two and a half million. Next year we’ll completely swallow all the towns around Jiangzhou City and push the population to around five million."
"We’ll need to build a ton of houses and all sorts of residences. If you’re short on manpower, just talk to the Chamber of Commerce. They’ll find a way to get people to help."
The County Magistrate and the Adviser just stared, eyes wide. They’d already run out of things to say, and could only look at Yuchi in stunned silence. They had no idea how this guy could state something like that so calmly. Shouldn’t this kind of thing call for a victory banquet or something? He just straight-up announced it like this?!
But Yuchi wasn’t here just to show off; he had more to do, so he asked, "Do you know of any other sects around Jiangzhou City? I mean besides those three big Clothing sects—any other sects at all? I’m going to have people go and talk things over with them."
The Adviser didn’t waste any words.
He rushed off to get a map, then pointed out the locations of one sect after another to Yuchi. After that, Yuchi bid them farewell with a smile and left.
His speed was very fast.
"Right now I’m like a gamer with several high-level accounts, just running main story quests. I’m skipping all the irrelevant plot, grabbing the rewards, and trying to clear everything as quickly as possible—after all, the stuff over at the Great Tang Prison still isn’t properly dealt with."