Compared to when they first bought the army, the troops were much more disciplined and their morale was different. They showed a lot of respect when facing Pei Shijiu and Qiao Lian'er.
"Well done," Qiao Lian'er said.
Judging from the soldiers' attitude towards her, it was clear that Pei Shijiu had included her in the training when she was disciplining them.
“Of course I will complete the task you assigned me properly,” Pei Shijiu said, pointing in a direction.
"See that hilltop where a lot of people are busy? You're in charge of guarding it."
The interpreter translated the message, and the group set off.
Qiao Lian'er crossed her arms and watched the group head towards the mine: "These past few days, I've met with more than twenty families involved in jade gambling. Five of them have given their explicit consent, while the others will make a decision after I personally verify their claims."
Pei Shijiu knew that once there were more cooperative caravans and a steady stream of valuable ores being sold, it would definitely attract the attention of warlords and wealthy merchants. At that time, there would be a tough battle to fight.
Things here won't end so easily and peacefully.
"Uncle Yin, that Miss Shui has also bought an army of a thousand men, the maximum amount they could afford. They've already been sent to guard her mountain. I don't know what's so great about guarding it; nobody seems to care." The subordinate reported to Uncle Yin.
Uncle had just seen off a caravan, and he was now pretty sure that the girl was just putting on a show. She bought three barren mountains but acted like she'd struck gold. Who was she trying to fool?
But as long as she's happy, that's all that matters. After all, he's the one who's losing out, not someone else.
"Let her be. Even if there are 10,000 soldiers stationed there, it will only increase manpower costs for nothing. She will stop when she gets tired of acting."
Every day, Qiao Lian'er would store the most valuable jadeite rough stones in her spatial storage.
These residents have been collecting stones for many years, and they can still make a preliminary judgment on whether a stone is a raw jadeite from its appearance.
However, they cannot determine the amount or quality of the substance.
At first, they all thought that the Water Maiden bought these mountains to gamble, but as they dug deeper, they used their basic experience to identify more and more precious raw stones. This was one, no, it could very well be three treasure mountains of considerable value. The residents were filled with surprise and disbelief.
The Water Maiden actually knew that there were good stones buried deeper in the mountain. She bought them for the extremely low price of 100,000 taels of silver. By selling a few dozen good stones, she could basically break even. This was pure profit.
With so many fine raw stones in hand, it's natural that some people would be tempted, but in the blink of an eye, a thousand-strong army was stationed on the mountain. They seemed to be watching even more closely than the soldiers of those warlords, so these people had no choice but to give up their ideas.
Actually, Qiao Lian'er didn't care about stones worth a few taels or even tens of taels. She originally intended to dispose of them as waste. It was best not to say it outright; the residents would have to figure it out themselves.
For safety reasons, Qiao Lian'er stored all the stones worth more than a thousand taels in her spatial storage space. These stones were piled up into a small mountain in her space. As for the number of stones she selected, she replaced them with those that were not worth much.
With so many residents and military personnel, her warehouse district was quickly established. A large area was excavated on a gentle hillside, and stilted houses and warehouses were built. The stones were piled up in the warehouse district.
Judging by the next couple of days, the people from the Jiang family who came to inspect the area should arrive.
During this period, Qiao Lian'er visited all the families on the list of jade gambling families. Even if she didn't establish a business relationship, she at least managed to get an attractive offer. Once they confirmed that her mine really had good jade, they would definitely be willing to cooperate.
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