When the airboat was heading for Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, Zhang Tie and a lot of people were standing or sitting in a large, luxurious lounge on the top of the airboat. They were tasting liquor and chatting with each other while looking at the map on a long table and exchanging their opinions with each other.
The map was sent to Zhang Tie by the finance minister of Northeast Military Region when the airboat was going to leave Jinwu City, together with a lot of ownership documents and contracts, which were the certificates of Zhang Tie's ownership in Youzhou Province.
This time, the authorities were very efficient. After confirming that Zhang Tie was Cui LI, it only took them less than 1 week to complete all the formalities. Additionally, they had even sent these items to Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou Province was divided into 4 parts. The first part was Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, which was the reward of Taixia Country for his meritorious deeds in the Earth-elements Realm; the second part was Yangui Mountain Range gifted by Guan Clan after he made a bet with Guan Qianchong; the third part was Zanggu Plateau in the north of Youzhou Province that he bought at the beginning; the fourth part was the land of 1,000,000 square miles that Gold and Power Law gifted to him in this rotating chakra ceremony.
On the map, of course, Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory was connected with Yangui Mountain Range; however, Zanggu Plateau was in the north of Yangui Mountain Range, which was over 2,000 miles away from Yangui Mountain Range. It was an enclave. However, the land gifted by Gold and Power Law was between Yangui Mountain Range and Zanggu Plateau. As a result, Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou Province was connected with it.
Given this point, Gold and Power Law indeed carefully selected these items. Based on the relationship between Gold and Power Law and the imperial court of Taixia Country, it was very easy for them to investigate Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou Province. When Gold and Power Law caught sight of the vast space between the two lands, of course, the 1,000,000 square miles' land became the best gift for Gold and Power Law to express their sincerity.
On the map on the table, Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou Province was marked in red.
It was an irregular half-moon-shaped region. The upper part of the half-moon-shaped region was Shizanggu Plateau, which had the highest terrain. The middle part of the half-moon-shaped region was gifted by Gold and Power Law, which was mainly plain. The lower part of the half-moon-shaped region was Yangui Mountain Range.
According to the official map of Northeast Military Region, the area of this region was 8.67 million square miles, which was much larger than the 8 million square miles that Zhang Tie had imagined. Firstly, the land gifted by Gold and Power Law was 2 million square miles in the rotating chakra ceremony; however, it just corresponded to the quantity of other gifts in the list of gifts. Such a large-scale land trade was always calculated according to the topography of the land. Of course, it could barely be 2 million square miles. Actually, the total area of this land gifted by Gold and Power Law was 2.38 million square miles.
Second, the exact area of Zanggu Plateau and Yangui Mountain Range was a bit larger than Zhang Tie's estimation.
According to Zhang Tie's request, this land of 8.67 million square miles was not divided into prefectures; instead, it was named after Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory.
"I remember that when I saw the map of Youzhou Province in the Agricultural Affairs Mansion of Youzhou Province 5 years ago, there were still many green regions on the map. I've not imagined that only after 5 years, the greater part of these regions has disappeared …" Zhang Tie said.
Since this map was taken out, Zhang Tie had been standing beside the table and watching this map seriously. He felt excited and satisfied more or less like how commoners looked at the structural maps of houses and mansions. Because this region on the map belonged to him and his foundation in Taixia Country.
Zhang Tie was very happy. Therefore, the atmosphere in the lounge became very relaxed.
This might be one of Zhang Tie's talents. The identities of the people in the lounge were very complex, including royal highnesses and princesses of lord's mansions in Taixia Country, top disciples of top 7 sects in Taixia Country, knight couples who founded sects in Taixia Country, managers and shopkeepers who started from the bottom like Donder and Zhang Tie's cousin. Although their identities were utterly different, because of Zhang Tie's presence, these people could get along with each other harmoniously as Zhang Tie's friends without feeling embarrassed. Zhang Tie treated them equally. Nobody would feel uncomfortable on his side. Gradually, Zhang Tie became the core figure in this circle.
Zhang Su and Donder just joined this circle a few days ago. In the beginning, they were still a bit restrained. After all, the weakest ones in this circle were knights. However, after staying here for 2 days, Zhang Su and Donder's sense of restraint had disappeared. They could even chat with Bai Suxian's elder brother for a short while after drinking. "For a newly promoted lower province like Youzhou Province, as long as it is pacified, it could be easily sold.
Additionally, the earlier it is sold, the cheaper the land would be. Only those major clans within Northeast Military Region who came to Youzhou Province to expand their branches would have a great demand for these lands. When the holy war broke out, these major clans would not put all their eggs in one basket. Look at this map, all the clans of the provincial governors within Northeast Military Region have occupied land in Youzhou Province. Actually, major clans in Taixia Country are growing step by step like this. Not only those major clans in Northeast Military Region, even those local major clans in Youzhou Province such as Gu Clan in Donghe Prefecture, Lu Clan in Spiritualmaple Prefecture, Guo Clan in Threespring Prefecture, Yan Clan in Chaoyang Prefecture, Liu Clan in Changshan Prefecture, Ximen Clan in Xingbei Prefecture and Sun Clan in Guide Prefecture have expanded their prefectures. Among them, Gu Clan and Lu Clan expanded the most, followed by Guo Clan in Threespring Prefecture. The two prefectures of Donghe Prefecture and Spiritualmaple Prefecture both cover about 3 million square miles. Guo Clan in Threespring Prefecture also expanded to over 2 million square miles and bordered Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory … By contrast, Huaiyuan Palace didn't expand too much these years … "
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Donder took over the topic as he pointed at the map while shaking his head while drinking the best early sunshine after light snow in Youzhou Province.
"With the foundation of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, Iron-Dragon Sect would definitely develop in the future!" Mountain Lifting Hermit nodded on one side with a cup of early sunshine after light snow in hand.
The early sunshine after light snow tasted sweet and refreshing. However, it was very long-lasting and profound. It had a special taste when it was drunk alone. It felt like sunlight and snow entering one's throat, turning into plum blossoms and falling into one's arms. Only after drinking two cups of it, Donder and Mountain Lifting Hermit's faces had turned rosy. Even their breaths carried the refreshing fragrance of plum blossoms.
The early sunshine after light snow was produced in White Deer Building on Long Dragon Mountain outside Youzhou City. It was said that the brewing method was very special. It was utterly different than that of common liquor. The water used to brew this liquor was the first drop of snow water that melted off the petals of plum blossoms on Long Dragon Mountain after the early sunshine after light snow. Therefore, White Deer Building could only brew less than 100 jars of early sunshine after light snow each year. In Youzhou Province, even Zhang Taixuan couldn't drink it whenever he wanted. For Zhang Tie's rotating chakra ceremony, White Deer Building directly delivered 30 jars of the aged early sunshine after light snow to Zhang Clan. These days, the greater part of this liquor had been drunk by Zhang Tie's drinkers. Among them, Feng Cangwu and Bai Suxian's elder brother drank the most, followed closely by Lu Zhongming and Donder. Mountain Lifting Hermit and Zhang Su almost tied with each other. Bai Suxian and Lin Huanxi didn't drink much; Zhang Tie drank the least.
On the map, Zhang Tie's Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory bordered with Li Clan of Miyun Prefecture in Youzhou Province. Now, Guo Clan of Threespring Prefecture bordered with Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. Guo Clan's Threespring Prefecture was close to the land of over 1 million square miles gifted to Zhang Tie by Gold and Power Law.
Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory covering over 1 million square miles had already become the largest private territory in Youzhou Province, which was even larger than the combined territory of Gu Clan and Lu Clan.
Speaking of Threespring Prefecture, Zhang Tie recalled the last farewell look of Guo Hongyi before she left Embracing Tiger Mountain after the rotating chakra ceremony.
Zhang Tie felt that Guo Hongyi would never leave if he invited her to stay. However, Zhang Tie didn't ask her to stay; neither did he say anything else. However, Guo Hongyi's slightly resentful look made Zhang Tie's heart pound a few times.
Watching the bordering place between Threespring Prefecture and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory on the map, Zhang Tie stroked his chin as he thought, 'Is this God's will? Otherwise, why is the land gifted to me by Gold and Power Law adjacent to Threespring Prefecture? Hopefully, nothing bad will happen; otherwise, I will have a good show.'
Not knowing why, since Bai Suxian and Guo Hongyi met each other in the opening ceremony of Iron-Dragon Sect for the first time, they had been dissatisfied with each other. Zhang Tie could even smell the invisible smell of gunpowder between them. If the two women were on his side at the same time, especially two female knights, Zhang Tie would have a headache.
When Zhang Tie thought about it, he turned around and threw a glance at Bai Suxian who was closely sticking to him. Coincidentally, Bai Suxian also threw a glance at him.
"Are you thinking about that woman again?" Bai Suxian asked Zhang Tie in a secret way.
'F * ck, women's intuition is too terrifying sometimes.'
Zhang Tie would never admit it. He could only pretend to be confused as he replied, "What woman? Haven't I been staying at home with you guys for the past few days? "
"Humph, don't think that I don't know that you flirted with that woman on the day of the rotating chakra ceremony …" Bai Suxian replied out of jealousy.
"You think too much …" Zhang Tie replied with a solemn look.
"Hahaha, younger brother Zhang Tie and younger sister Suxian are really attached to each other. Even at this moment, you two are still talking about each other …" Lu Zhongming burst out into laughter as he found that Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian were talking secretly, making Bai Suxian a bit bashful.
However, Zhang Tie burst out into laughter, "Haha, women are hard to conquer, not to mention female knights. I'm a junior on this aspect. I have to learn more from you, elder brother Lu. You're an immortal couple!"
Lu Zhongming burst out into laughter too. However, Lin Huanxi who was a bit thin-skinned slightly blushed as she said, "As the head of a sect and an earth knight, how could you say such words?"
"Well, I'm wrong. Men are hard to conquer, not to mention male knights. It's not elder brother Lu who conquered you; it's you who conquered elder brother Lu. Is that okay?" Zhang Tie immediately raised his hands to surrender, causing Bai Suxian and Lin Huanxi to burst out into laughter at the same time.
Bai Suxian's elder brother had long been a bit drunk. At this moment, he was lying on a long couch in the lounge and killing time by playing chess with Zhang Su. The two people's chess skills were almost the same. The moment they started to fight each other on the chessboard, they were really well-matched. Therefore, they were both very devoted to the game. Zhang Tie's Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory was indeed large in Youzhou Province; however, in the eyes of the royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion, it was less than 6 million square miles. Therefore, Zhang Tie didn't feel excited about it. Therefore, Zhang Tie didn't feel like looking at the map. In the endless territory of hundreds of millions of mountains in South Border, any mountain range ruled by a cave owner, peak owner, beast master or beast king would be much larger than this one.
After getting on the airboat, Feng Cangwu, who had drunk half a jar of "The Early Sunshine after Light Snow", was sleeping soundly on the soft couch on the other side of the lounge. It was said that this was a bizarre cultivation method of Heavens Fortune Sect, which aroused the admiration of others.
In a relaxed atmosphere in the lounge, the royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion who was playing chess suddenly turned around and watched Zhang Tie, saying, "You said you wanted to broaden our vision in Iron-Dragon Sect. What do you want to show us?"
"Haha, you'll know when you get there. This time, you can bring some things back with you when you return to the Southern Border. See if the army in the Southern Border has any use for them. Even if the army doesn't, they'll be useful elsewhere. Consider it a business opportunity for you to do!"
Zhang Tie didn't put on airs. After being familiar with these people whom he treated as his friends, including the royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion, as long as they were evidently older than him, he would call them elder brother regardless of whether their cultivation bases were higher or not. Therefore, they had been used to it after a few days.
After hearing that Zhang Tie was going to gift him a business, the royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion burst out into laughter as he asked half-truthfully, "You're not going to gift me the business of all-purpose medicament in South Border, are you? It's a big business. We could negotiate about it. I promise you that you won't suffer a loss. Besides this business, I'm really not interested in the other businesses that could make millions of gold coins a year. Although I have to feed a lot of people and over 10 corps and have to spend a lot of money a year, I would lose my face in South Border if my business makes less money. Someone would feel that I have a bad vision and ability. I'm afraid that some brothers at home would feel that I'm not qualified to be the royal highness of Lord Guangnan's Mansion …"
"A business of millions of gold coins is indeed not much. It's not all-purpose medicament. Elder brother, you've already seen how all-purpose medicament is produced in Jinwu City …" Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Based on the influence of Lord Guangnan's Mansion in South Border, elder brother, you could easily make hundreds of millions of gold coins a year. Elder brother Lu, you and your wife couldn't support Minling Swordsmanship Sect in Guzhou Province without money. Only relying on the annual tribute of those disciples and the land rent of Minling Swordsmanship Sect, you have to live a bland life. If elder brother Lu and your wife think that you could do this business in Guzhou Province, we could make a fortune together …"
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