Chapter 18

"I will handle the trade matters well!"

"This time I will take Huang Huang Hansheng and 300 private soldiers with me, so there's no need to worry about safety;"

"Not to mention Huang Hansheng's peak Gang Strength, your elder brother is now a great expert at the late stage of Bright Strength, so there won't be any problems."

Su Yu couldn't help but roll his eyes upon hearing this: "Isn't that all eaten? Big brother, you're almost becoming a rice bucket!"

"Besides, in these ten-plus days, the money spent on medicinal herbs like ginseng alone is no less than 4 million coins!"

"Fortunately, the chamber of commerce has seen a surge in profits after your reforms, otherwise our family really couldn't afford to support you!"

Thinking about it this way, this *Six Storehouses Swallowing Heaven Art* didn't seem so good after all.

It was too expensive; ordinary people couldn't afford to cultivate it.

"You talk too much!"

Su Xuan couldn't help but glare at Su Yu upon hearing this, then turned to say: "Also, this time I will finalize the purchase of wool with the Zhang clan of Ma Yi and Lu Bu. Have the arrangements for the wool workshop, spinning workshop, and weaving workshop at home been made?"

"Yes!"

Su Yu nodded firmly: "Everything is arranged! We're just waiting for the raw materials to arrive!"

"Of course, the spinning and weaving workshops haven't been idle either; I've had them busy weaving linen, silk, and fine silk... for now!"

"With these new machines you invented, the efficiency has increased by several times, or even more than ten times;"

"Not only has production gone up, but costs have also been greatly reduced; our cloth business is doing incredibly well right now."

Speaking of this, Su Yu's face was full of joy.

His big brother was truly amazing!

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"That's good!"

Su Xuan nodded firmly, then warned: "But remember to control the volume of goods; it's not appropriate to have too much right now! Lest it attract the attention of those with ulterior motives;"

"For now, we can rely entirely on Drunken Immortal Brew and the like to earn more money;"

"The cloth business will touch upon the interests of too many people, so we can slow it down;"

"The confidentiality work at the workshops must be done well; don't let anyone steal the technology!"

"Only when our family's strength and power are stronger will it be the time for the cloth business to truly exert its force, understand?"

One must know that in this era, cloth could even, to a certain extent, replace currency to serve as money and salary.

Su Xuan being this careful was not excessive at all.

One does what one is capable of.

"I understand! I will control and pay attention to it!"

Su Yu's expression turned serious upon hearing this, realizing the hidden dangers, and immediately agreed.

He prepared to make arrangements as soon as he returned.

Ten-plus minutes later,

Huang Zhong arrived with 300 private soldiers disguised as caravan guards.

"Alright! I'm setting off! Second brother, Mother, you all go back! No need to see me off!"

Su Xuan waved goodbye to Su Mu, Su Yu, and the others, and even brought Su Yi along, setting off immediately, leading the caravan as they headed north in a grand manner.

3 days later, Su Xuan and his party arrived at Jiwu County in Chen Liu, temporarily staying there.

"My lord, why have we come to this Jiwu City? Do you have some important business to attend to?"

Huang Zhong asked, somewhat confused.

This was clearly not the direct route to Bingzhou; they had already deviated somewhat.

Jiwu didn't seem to be a big or famous city either.

"Hehe!"

Su Xuan smiled slightly upon hearing this: "I heard there is a righteous man named Old Dian Wei here whose strength is very formidable, so I came specifically to scout for information;"

"If I can recruit him, that would be even better!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan immediately sent out dozens of scouts, telling them to spread out and scout for news of Old Dian Wei.

"So that's it!"

Huang Zhong suddenly realized, becoming interested: "To be looked upon by my lord, it seems this Old Dian Wei is really not an ordinary person! I wonder how his strength is?"

If his lord could have one more martial arts expert under his command, he would be more than happy.

This way, not only would his lord's power be further strengthened, but he would also have one more person to spar with.

"As for this, I'm not sure yet! However, he must have at least Dan Strength cultivation, right? It's highly likely he's at Gang Strength; his strength and talent should be quite strong, and in the future, he might be able to compete with you, Huang Hansheng."

Su Xuan pondered and replied.

He really wasn't sure what the strength of Old Dian Wei in this world was at this time.

"Oh?"

Huang Zhong was very surprised: "This person can actually receive such praise from my lord; I am looking forward to our meeting."

"Wait and see! Haha!"

Su Xuan laughed happily.

Half an hour later,

All the scouts had returned one after another, and the leader reported to Su Xuan: "Reporting to my lord! We have found news of Old Dian Wei; this person killed Li Yong, the magistrate of Fuchun, a few months ago to avenge a friend and has been wanted;"

"He fled into the depths of the mountain forest to the north, and the government has never been able to find him!"

"However, your subordinate discovered a piece of news: there is still a friend of Old Dian Wei in Jiwu City who secretly brings some food and clothing to a certain place in the northern mountain forest every half month;"

"Your subordinate infers that this person should be going to deliver things to Old Dian Wei!"

"Therefore, if my lord wants to find this person, tracking this individual should work!"

"Moreover, your subordinate just happened to see that person set off with things; my lord, do you need us to track him?"

"Oh?"

Su Xuan was somewhat surprised: "Such a coincidence?"

He didn't expect these scouts to actually find useful information for him.

"No time to lose, you take ten scouts and follow me and Huang Hansheng to track him;"

"The rest of you listen to my fourth brother's orders and stay here for now waiting for our return."

As he spoke, Su Xuan gave a few instructions to Su Yi, then took Huang Zhong and ten scouts and hurried off.

They tracked Old Dian Wei's friend very smoothly.

Following him, they twisted and turned through the mountain forest for over an hour before arriving near a mountain stream.

That person waited there.

Half an hour later,

"ROAR!!!!"

Suddenly, a heaven-shaking roar erupted from the depths of the mountain forest to the west.

However, this sound seemed a bit off, with a feeling of being strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

"There's a big tiger? My lord, be careful!"

Huang Zhong's expression tightened slightly upon hearing this sound; he stood in front of Su Xuan and whispered a warning.

At the same time, he signaled the ten scouts to protect Su Xuan from the surroundings.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Immediately after, a sound of breaking branches rang out.

Two minutes later, a giant tiger with a body length of over 5 meters and a shoulder height of over 2.5 meters rushed out from the forest, about to leap directly across the small stream in front.

Looking at its expression, it was clearly fleeing.

"This is... an exotic beast?"

Huang Zhong's expression tightened upon seeing this tiger, and he whispered with surprise and joy on his face.

"Hmm?"

Su Xuan was stunned upon hearing this: "This is an exotic beast?"

He immediately observed it carefully. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====