Although this former internal guard of Dragon Emperor Pavilion was just a fierce immortal general who didn't have a great battle strength, he was meticulous and considerate. What was more, perhaps because he had been the internal guard of Dragon Emperor Pavilion for too long, Hong Yukun had a way to manage those immortal soldiers such as virgins and guards in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Zhang Tie felt it was a correct decision to assign such a person to be responsible for the production of Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
The production place of Dragon Emperor's Medicament was in a valley with picturesque scenery outside Dragon Emperor City, which was less than 6 miles away from Apricot Blossom Village. It was called Cloudriver Valley, covering over 30 square miles. The entire Cloudriver Valley was the "special supply base" of vegetables and grains of Dragon Emperor Pavilion. There were various fruits and plants in the valley. There were some herbal medicine gardens and some cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks. As they were all supplied to Dragon Emperor Pavilion, they were of the best quality. In order to ensure the quality of those vegetables and grains, Cloudriver Valley was taken care of by specialized farmers and gardeners of Dragon Emperor Pavilion and a camp of immortal soldiers.
In Hong Yukun's opinion, Cloudriver Valley was just a logistics supply base of Dragon Emperor Pavilion. Besides having a better water quality and a stricter management, Cloudriver Valley was nothing different than the mountain villages outside Dragon Emperor City. If Zhang Tie didn't ask about it, Hong Yukun didn't even feel like mentioning it.
Cloudriver Valley was under the jurisdiction of Dragon Emperor Pavilion. However, Hong Yukun had been the internal guard of Dragon Emperor Pavilion for so many years. He just took a look at it when he passed by Cloudriver Valley dozens of years ago. In normal times, he didn't care about it at all. Was an immortal general going to grow vegetables or herd sheep there?
Especially during these years when Dragon Emperor was missing, Cloudriver Valley was neglected. Besides maintaining the basic operation of Cloudriver Valley, this place had almost deteriorated into a common mountain village.
However, in Zhang Tie's eyes, Cloudriver Valley was a good place, an ideal place for producing Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
Cloudriver Valley had good mountains, water, air, reiki and various fruits. Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace spent a lot of efforts in building the mountain water conservancy in Cloudriver Valley and planting various plants. They even arranged large-scale rune arrays under the ground and in the mountain range of Cloudriver Valley to gather reiki and regulate the temperature in the valley in order to make Cloudriver Valley plentiful. Dozens of fruits and berries were planted in Cloudriver Valley and some herbal medicine gardens. Many fruits were especially cultivated by Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace at great efforts and could only be grown in Cloudriver Valley.
Every year, the output of various fruits and berries in Cloud Valley could easily reach tens of thousands of tons.
When he built the Forbidden City, Zhang Tie designed a castle pattern and had people build a Cloudriver Castle in Cloudriver Valley, which was especially used for the production of Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
After building the castle, Zhang Tie handed Cloudriver Castle to Hong Yukun and had Hong Yukun select workers from Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace to manage Cloudriver Valley and start to produce Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
Hong Yukun lived up to Zhang Tie's expectation. After a few months, the first batch of Dragon Emperor's Medicament had been produced. Zhang Tie was very satisfied with all aspects. The hundreds of vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament that Zhang Tie gifted to Wu Qiankun and Emperor NvWa Palace were the first batch of Dragon Emperor's Medicament produced by Cloudriver Castle.
Besides Cloudriver Valley, Zhang Tie also had Heavenly Craftsmen Department assign a crystal glass workshop in Dragon Emperor City to Hong Yukun. Hong Yukun was responsible for the production of the glass vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
However, Hong Yukun was disappointed because he didn't know how precious those fermented fruits were. In Hong Yukun's opinion, those fermented fruits were just drinks with novel packaging. Even though Zhang Tie said they were medicaments, Hong Yukun still felt that Zhang Tie was kidding. Perhaps, those medicaments were just a bit effective for kids' cold and cough.
As an internal servant of Dragon Emperor Pavilion, Hong Yukun was sent to a ravine and became the owner of a small workshop. Of course, Hong Yukun felt happy.
At the sight of Hong Yukun's aggrieved look, Zhang Tie burst out into laughter.
"Yukun, didn't you taste those medicaments that I told you to make in Cloudriver Castle?"
"Ah, Your Majesty said those things were very important. Therefore, he didn't allow me to use them. Therefore …" Hong Yukun replied in a low voice as he stole a glance at Zhang Tie, "When I went to check it, I found that a vial was broken and some medicament spilled out. I dipped my finger in it and found it was a bit sour and sweet. I wonder what's the use of it?"
Hong Yukun's answer made Zhang Tie speechless.
Hong Yukun's meticulous temperament made Zhang Tie reassured. However, sometimes, if one was too meticulous, he would easily get into a dead end. Previously, Zhang Tie thought that Hong Yukun should have long known that those medicaments were not ordinary. Not until now did Zhang Tie realize that Hong Yukun might have not tasted a vial of Dragon Emperor's Medicament since the beginning. Therefore, Hong Yukun felt that what he was doing was not important at all. Therefore, he felt frustrated.
Zhang Tie only dipped his finger in it and tasted it. As the quantity was too small, of course, he couldn't feel the magical effect of Dragon Emperor's Medicament.
"What about those virgins in Cloudriver Castle? Have any of them told you about the effects of those medicaments?"
Hong Yukun asked with a solemn look, "All the virgins in Cloudriver Castle are the most loyal batch of people in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Without Your Majesty's permission, how dare they taste it? Additionally, I've arranged at least three supervisors to supervise each other in each process. Everything is done according to the strictest requirements. Nobody dares touch it!"
"Not bad, Yukun, you're really reliable!" Zhang Tie praised Hong Yukun with a faint smile, "I called you here to tell you a piece of news!"
"What's the message for me, Your Majesty?"
"Those medicaments are called Dragon Emperor's Medicament. Before you came here, I've just made a deal with Emperor NvWa Palace in Yangxin Palace. Emperor NvWa Palace bought 1 million vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament that you produced in Cloudriver Castle with 1 million earth-element crystals!"
Hong Yukun widely opened his eyes and mouth as he thought Zhang Tie was joking with him. Therefore, he stammered, "Your Majesty … you mean … 1 … 1 million vials of those medicaments which are fermented by various fruits and some common medicinal herbs … with 1 … 1 million earth-element crystals?"
"Although the raw materials of medicaments are common, it doesn't mean that the medicaments are common. Some things could turn stones into gold. The mysteries of the universe couldn't be fully understood by you and me!" Zhang Tie watched Hong Yukun, "Each vial of medicament that you produced in Cloudriver Castle could at least match an earth-element crystal. Soon, the annual value that Cloudriver Castle could create could even make the president of Earth-Treasures Department green with envy. Those vials of medicament are even more precious than element crystals. Do you know why I arranged you to work in Cloudriver Castle now?"
"Your … Your Majesty, you're telling the truth …"
"If you feel wronged in Cloudriver Castle, I could offer you a position in Earth-Treasures Department or a general manager of Forbidden City. I will assign someone to take over the production of Dragon Emperor's Medicament in Cloudriver Castle. Are you willing to …" Zhang Tie said.
Hong Yukun rolled his eyes as he finally understood Zhang Tie's meaning. Like being drunk, he became thrilled at once as he knelt down towards Zhang Tie, saying, "I … I would like to do well what Your Majesty … Your Majesty's order in Cloudriver Castle. After coming back, I … I will recruit more people and expand the production scale of Dragon Emperor's Medicament …"
"That's why I told you to come here. Don't expand the production scale of Dragon Emperor's Medicament. In the current stage, just produce over 4 million vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament each year. That's what Cloudriver Castle sells to the public. The quantity of Dragon Emperor's Medicament should be stored in the warehouse of Cloudriver Castle. However, the quantity of Dragon Emperor's Medicament in the warehouse should not exceed 8 million vials, namely the output of Cloudriver Castle for 2 years. Am I clear?"
After thinking for a short while, Hong Yukun nodded.
"Hmm, it's great that you understand it. As the saying goes, the rarer something is, the more it is, the less valuable it would be. Additionally, given the current situation facing Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, we couldn't be too ostentatious!" Zhang Tie nodded as he asked, "How many vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament are stored in Cloudriver Castle?"
"Less than 2 million!"
"Hmm, just control the output …"
"Now that Dragon Emperor's Medicament is so important, I'm afraid that …"
"Don't worry. I will have Commander-in-Chief Huang dispatch about 300 people of Dragon Teeth Army to Cloudriver Valley for the safety of Cloudriver Castle!" Zhang Tie watched Hong Yukun seriously as he added, "Later on, if there's an accident, you and the others in Cloudriver Castle should take care of yourselves. Life comes first. Even if we run out of Dragon Emperor's Medicament, as long as we're alive, we could produce as many as we want. If you couldn't cope with something, someone else would deal with it …"
Hong Yukun's eyes turned a bit wet at once as he was really moved by Zhang Tie's words. He had not imagined that Zhang Tie could say such words to him. After wiping off his eye corners, Hong Yukun took in a deep breath as he said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely manage Cloudriver Castle for Your Majesty. After meeting Your Majesty and being entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by Your Majesty, I will have no regret even if I die in Cloudriver Castle …"
"Live well. The good days of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace are still ahead." Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "The first batch of medicament that I've agreed with Emperor NvWa Palace is on the first day of next month. Prepare 100,000 vials of medicament. Someone will pick them up by then. I'm afraid that your position will not be easy after next month. Many people will come for you. I will give you 1,000 vials of Dragon Emperor's Medicament per month as your personal benefit. You can use them at will. As you've made great meritorious deeds these days, your rank in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace should be promoted by two levels. I will have Immortal Generals Institution make it up for you later …"
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty …" Hong Yukun couldn't stand bowing down towards Zhang Tie once again as he burst into tears. At this moment, Hong Yukun finally felt that his life had come to an end …
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PS: Congratulations to Feng LA123 for becoming the hegemon of Castle of Black Iron and establishing his own sect!
(To be continued.)
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