After getting off the airship, Zhang Tie looked around and found that this airship base was not large. It was like a private airship base...
The airship base was surrounded by green trees and blooming mountain flowers. It was full of spring. However, some delicate buildings and courtyards were looming inside the airship base in the distance.
It was outside the city; instead of inside the city.
A black sedan had been waiting at the hatch of the airship while the driver and a middle-aged man with a round face were standing there solemnly.
"Elder Mushen, I'm Zhang Cheng, the CEO of the branch of Jinwu Business Group in Yingzhou Province!"
Before Zhang Tie opened his mouth, the middle-aged man with a round face had introduced him.
Zhang Tie nodded. Now that he had not seen this person before, now that he was surnamed Zhang and could be the CEO of a province in Jinwu Business Group, he must be from Huaiyuan Palace.
No matter feudalism or conservatism, it had been proved that those who came from the same clan and were related by blood were much more reliable than outsiders at any time. Therefore, not only Jinwu Business Group but all the major clans across Taixia Country used their own clans in many key positions. The so-called professional managers were also useful, but most of them were only useful for small business groups that had just started. Compared to the large families and big business groups, these families themselves would train a large number of professional managers. These professional managers trained by these families had different abilities. Those with high abilities would naturally be able to move up, and those with low abilities would not be wasted.
Given Zhang Cheng's shrewd and smooth look, Zhang Tie knew that he should be a professional manager cultivated by his clan.
"Where are we?"
"This is the branch of Jinwu Business Group outside Yingzhou City. I've already arranged a hotel for you. Elder Mushen, you must be tired after such a long journey. You could take a rest today. Tonight, I will deliver Elder Mushen's visiting card to Fan Clan and tell them that you've arrived. Fan Clan could make preparations for it. Elder Mushen could pay a visit to Fan Clan tomorrow!" Zhang Cheng had arranged Zhang Tie's itinerary and details in Yingzhou City.
Zhang Tie became silent as he walked to the front of the car. The driver in uniform opened the door for Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie then sat in the back seat while Zhang Cheng and the driver sat in the front seat.
The car slightly moved and directly drove out of the airship base...
The highway outside the base of the branch of Jinwu Business Group was spacious and flat. There were green belts in the middle and on both sides of the two-way 6-lane highway. As it was outside the city, there were few vehicles on the road. Outside the green belts, Zhang Tie could see farmlands, villages and towns. Most of the houses in villages and towns were tidy and beautiful. There were many independent courtyards. Given this point, Zhang Tie knew that the economic development and living standard of Yingzhou Province as a continent in Taixia Country was much higher than that of Youzhou Province which had just been established.
Zhang Tie had been to a lot of places in Waii Sub-continent; especially after incarnating as Gorath, Zhang Tie had almost traveled around Waii Sub-continent. To be honest, none of the villages and towns outside the cities in Waii Sub-continent could match this place.
After hundreds of years of stability and development, a place could indeed make a shocking achievement; especially Hua people who were diligent, intelligent and creative. After hundreds of years of peace, many places across the major provinces and upper provinces in Taixia Country had been more prosperous than the imagination of many people from subcontinents.
What Zhang Tie saw in Haozhou Province last month was an example.
"Not bad here!" Sitting in the car, Zhang Tie watched the scenery outside the window as he chatted with Zhang Cheng. Zhang Tie didn't put on airs in front of these commoners. Therefore, he didn't feel distant from them.
"Huaiyuan City is even better than here!" Zhang Cheng turned around politely as he sat on the seat of the front passenger seat. After hearing Zhang Tie's words, he sat on the seat sideways and started to talk to Zhang Tie.
Although Elder Mushen was genial, his subordinates knew how to behave themselves.
"It's said that Huaiyuan City is also a Class A city?"
"Right!" Zhang Cheng replied with a bit proud tone, "There are 137 Class A cities in Yingzhou Province, Huaiyuan City is one of them. With the name of Huaiyuan City, as long as Jinwu Business Group said that Huaiyuan City and Jinwu Business Group belonged to Zhang Clan, we could win the trust of others as soon as possible. Meanwhile, we could solve a lot of troubles!"
Zhang Cheng's words silently illustrated the connotation of "clan influence" and "Class A city influence" in Taixia Country.
If one were to say that people were used to looking at appearances, then in the business world, for these large business groups, the cities owned by the families they belonged to were another face.
After hearing Zhang Cheng's words, Zhang Tie instantly thought about taking a look at Huaiyuan Palace's Class A city in Yingzhou Province. It seemed that Huaiyuan City was only over 3,000 miles away from Fuhai City. After finishing his business in Fuhai City, he could take a look at it on the way home. It would not take too long.
When Lord Huaiyuan was forced to leave Taixia Country, the descendants of Lord Huaiyuan were thinking about how to come back every day. Huaiyuan City was a nail that Huaiyuan Palace had firmly planted in Taixia Country.
"Is the business of Jinwu Business Group good this year?"
"After the clan head served as the provincial governor of Youzhou Province, the business of Jinwu Business Group and Long Wind Business Group has been much better!" Zhang Cheng said implicitly.
This should be another name card. However, this name card could only be understood and not spread. The so-called business, apart from making money for both parties, had another important function, which was to build a relationship. It was a great temptation for many business groups in Taixia Country to establish a relationship and cooperate with the clan business group of a provincial governor of Youzhou Province. It was a relationship and influence. Even if you didn't use it at the moment, you could guarantee that you wouldn't use it in the future. This point was the same from ancient times to the present, whether it was Taixia Country, those barren lands or the Western Continent. The background of the ruling class would never be underestimated no matter where it was.
Zhang Tie also revealed a smile as he didn't say anything more...
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Zhang Cheng seemed to want to say something more; however, he didn't know what to say.
"What do you want to say?" Zhang Tie asked.
"The Gobbling Party has a great influence in Yingzhou Province. Besides Huaiyuan City, all the other 136 Class A cities in Yingzhou Province have established Morality Associations of the Gobbling Party. Although Fuhai City is not a Class A city, it also has a Morality Association. The Morality Associations of the Gobbling Party are all well-informed through remote-sensing communication. Many major clans and disciples of major clans in Yingzhou Province have joined Morality Associations, more commoners. Many commoners even donate to Morality Associations voluntarily. Therefore, the Morality Associations in Yingzhou Province should have long known about the conflicts between Elder Mushen and the Gobbling Party. A few days ago, the Morality Associations in Yingzhou Province were smashed. As a result, the forces of the Gobbling Party in Youzhou Province were almost wiped out in a short period. Therefore, the Morality Associations in Yingzhou Province were thrilled for a while. Some of them even wanted to go northward. Elder Mushen, you have to be careful about those backbones of the Gobbling Party in the Morality Associations in Yingzhou Province!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Zhang Tie's face turned a bit solemn. To be honest, he didn't feel that the forces of the Gobbling Party and the Morality Associations among the commoners were very powerful when he was in Youzhou Province. He had not imagined that the situation was reversed in Yingzhou Province.
The Gobbling Party was so powerful and deeply rooted in Taixia Country that it was really frightening.
Zhang Cheng's words reminded Zhang Tie as his heart pounded at once.
However, on a second thought, Zhang Tie recovered his composure, 'Those guys have just lost an around-the-sky imperial censor. I'm not an official now, do they dare find me trouble?
If so, don't blame me for being ruthless. '
...
Of course, the hotel that Jinwu Business Group arranged for Zhang Tie was the best and most advanced hotel in Fuhai City.
The hotel was called Guanlan Hotel, which was close to the seaside outside Fuhai City. It was surrounded by beautiful scenery and was not far from Fuhai City.
In Waii Sub-continent, most of the prosperous places and luxurious hotels were in cities under the protection of high city walls. However, in Taixia Country, there were still a lot of prosperous places in places that couldn't be protected by city walls out of self-confidence or because they had not experienced wars for hundreds of years. Especially for some cities which were not Class A cities, before these cities were expanded and upgraded, the periphery of the cities had been developed rapidly. In some places, the outside of the city walls was even more prosperous than the inside of the city walls.
The cost of including these places into the protection of the city walls was really high. Additionally, the planning and construction of the cities were both a big problem. As time went by, Zhang Tie just let it be.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem Zhang Tie's room was on a small piece of artificial hillside in Guanlan Hotel. It was the No. 7 Heavenly Suite in Taixia Country, which was similar to presidential suites in other places. Zhang Tie's room covered over 3,000 square meters. It was well-equipped with all kinds of facilities. The furnishings inside were also very luxurious. There were 3 swimming pools in this room, large or small. Two of them were outdoor and could see the seascape from the balcony and the hillside. The other one was indoor and was connected to the master bedroom.
Such a room cost 24 gold coins a day. Of course, it was very expensive for commoners; however, it was nothing for Jinwu Business Group and Zhang Tie.
Actually, Zhang Tie didn't have a high requirement for food and clothing. However, he liked the seascape and the surrounding environment of the hotel. Therefore, he decided to stay here.
Zhang Cheng even arranged a special vehicle and two bodyguards of Jinwu Business Group to be summoned by Zhang Tie. After Zhang Tie lived here, Zhang Cheng went to Fuhai City with a name card and sent it to Fan Clan according to the etiquette...
Almost as soon as Zhang Cheng left, an uninvited guest arrived … (To be continued.)
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