Chapter 2103 Two Lines, One Overt and One Covert!
Chapter 2103 Two Lines, One Overt and One Covert!
"Master, you are truly amazing! All the literary works and novels you have compiled are selling like hotcakes. Today alone, you have earned more than three thousand taels of silver."
Mo Qiyun now looks at Lin Tianhao with eyes full of admiration. In just three months, Lin Tianhao has earned more than 100,000 taels of silver. Most importantly, this seems to be just the beginning.
Now that book printing has started, the money-making speed is no less than that from selling alcohol.
The talented men and women of Beiwang City were all obsessed with Lin Tianhao's works, buying them one after another in a frenzy.
Merchants are already buying in bulk, intending to transport them to other cities for resale.
all of these.
Mo Qiyun saw it all. He knew very well that following Lin Tianhao was his good fortune.
The key is.
The number of guards under his command has increased from twenty to one hundred, but the number of servants has not increased and remains at three hundred.
The difference is that these 300 people are also receiving more and more food.
For Mo Qiyun, the feeling of having more and more people under his command was a great source of satisfaction.
Little did he know that everything Lin Tianhao was doing was just the beginning.
Besides making money, Lin Tianhao has also been paying attention to the situation of the Dayu Dynasty recently.
The situation in the Great Yu Dynasty was not good and was very turbulent, which was good news for Lin Tianhao.
Only when the Yu Dynasty was in turmoil could he have a chance to challenge it; otherwise, with normal development, it would take a very long time.
The Great Yu Dynasty has suffered from a series of natural disasters in the last ten years. However, calling them natural disasters is less accurate than saying they were caused by the rampant corruption of those in power.
The Yuhe River embankment, which was built earlier, was a typical shoddy project. Ten years ago, a torrential rainstorm washed away the embankment, and the Yuhe River flooded three provinces. The number of refugees who poured out far exceeded ten million.
Although efforts to manage the situation continued, the Yu Dynasty no longer had many opportunities to rebuild the dikes. Moreover, in the last ten years, there had been heavy rains, and the repaired dikes were quickly washed away.
and so.
People in the south had no choice but to move north because the living conditions in the south were simply too terrible.
Besides.
The Yu Dynasty was constantly threatened by the Mang Dynasty, and the two dynasties would fight each other from time to time.
Although there are not as many migrants as there were ten years ago, there are still millions of migrants in total.
With so many refugees, internal strife was inevitable, so the Yu Dynasty was now in a precarious state.
From Lin Tianhao's perspective, although the Great Yu Dynasty may seem to be in turmoil, the situation is not actually that bad.
If we focus on arresting a group of corrupt officials and then confiscate their property, a lot of money will come in.
Once we have money, many problems can be solved.
But this is not the time for Lin Tianhao to worry about; he needs to take advantage of this winter to train his guards.
Because in winter, many refugees cannot survive, and in order to survive, they are more willing to seek refuge with these "local rich landlords" who have food.
Those who could make a living by doing manual labor before will find it exceptionally difficult in winter.
Lin Tianhao called Mo Qiyun over and told her about his plan to expand his guard.
“Master, this is a good thing. If you don’t take them in, many of them won’t survive the winter.”
Lin Tianhao nodded, "Then let's gather five hundred refugees."
"clear."
It's impossible for all five hundred refugees to become guards, but if two hundred of them can, that will suffice.
Next spring, some of the things he wants to plan can gradually be put on the agenda.
That is, the little fairy Talophis said that the time difference here is a thousand times that of the outside world, otherwise Lin Tianhao would not have planned to stay here any longer.
After these past few months, Lin Tianhao could clearly feel that his state of mind had improved.
“I tried to transcend the mundane before, but I could never find that feeling of transcendence.”
"The reason is that my own realm is too high and my strength is too great. It is an unrealistic thing to truly achieve transcendence."
"Today, to truly become an ordinary person, one must seek development from the perspective of an ordinary person; only then can it be considered a true transformation from the ordinary."
Lin Tianhao's gaze grew increasingly profound.
It starts with a bowl, but things seem to be getting interesting.
This winter, Lin Tianhao's Mountain Rain Manor became lively, and no one found it strange that Lin Tianhao took in refugees.
After all, Lin Tianhao has been developing very rapidly recently. If he didn't have some guards, he would definitely be attacked by the refugees.
This kind of thing has happened often before; refugees will do anything to survive.
Winter passed quickly.
Lin Tianhao now has three hundred guards under his command.
Next.
This is Lin Tianhao's next plan.
He intends to begin encroaching on other industries in Beiwang City.
First and foremost... is the liquor industry!
In this world, there is no antitrust law, so he has a lot of room to maneuver.
Because of Lin Tianhao's Drunken Immortal wine, the various wine merchants in Beiwang City are having a hard time.
When they learned that Lin Tianhao intended to acquire them, although a small number refused, most agreed.
These few wine merchants who refuse to cooperate will not last long and will inevitably collapse.
As for why they wanted to acquire wine merchants?
To grow bigger and stronger?
of course not!
Lin Tianhao's core objective was to have a reason to recruit more guards.
The next step is external expansion. Lin Tianhao needs a transportation team and a security escort agency.
All of this means that Lin Tianhao's "armed force" can gradually grow stronger.
In this process, Lin Tianhao's growing armed force seems reasonable.
of course.
That alone is not enough.
Lin Tianhao began secretly recruiting bandits from the Northern Mang Mountains.
After a winter of training, Lin Tianhao's physique is now incredibly strong, and he can easily take on an entire mountain stronghold by himself.
With money, strength, and the cannibalistic nature of the world, it would be relatively easy for Lin Tianhao to recruit these bandits.
and.
Lin Tianhao also began to consciously cultivate his trusted confidants and improve their combat capabilities.
The recruitment of bandits was done in secret, while commercial expansion was carried out openly.
However, Lin Tianhao's rapid expansion eventually attracted attention.
"Brother Hao, the leader of the Tiger Head Gang in Beiwang City has asked you to meet at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion tonight. It seems he has ill intentions."
Bi Cheng found Lin Tianhao and brought him some bad news.
There are martial artists in this world, but the poor are scholars and the rich are warriors. Martial artists are few in number, and those who have mastered their skills are even fewer.
The leader of the Tiger Head Gang, Zhao Hu, is said to be a third-rate martial artist at his peak.
They established a gang under the guise of opening a martial arts school, acted tyrannically, and extorted protection money everywhere.
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