These curious people swept all the fruit out of Qiao Qiu's store within half an hour of it opening.
Next, Qiao Qiu targeted clothing and food, bringing the popular styles and unique craftsmanship of Xiangzhou to Baicao City. Without exception, she made another big purchase.
Three months later, Qiao Qiu had fully established herself in Baicao City. After discussing with Prefect Wei Chao, she brought the business model of Xiangzhou City here, with Wei Chao as the leader.
Six months later, Qiao Qiu's men solved the problem of fruit cultivation in the area, bringing good news to the people of Baicao City once again.
At this time, Wei Chao's flower shop opened. The flowers he bought included the purple moonflowers that everyone had seen before, as well as other varieties. All of them were cultivated from seeds that Qiao Qiu's people had found in Xiangzhou Hundred Flowers Valley over the past six months.
Following Qiao Qiu's instructions, Wei Chao lowered the price of the flowers to an unprecedented low, where a pot of flowers could be taken away for just two copper coins.
The people of Baicao City were overjoyed and almost jumped for joy. They set up longevity tablets with the three characters "Shen Junbai" inscribed on them in their homes and burned three sticks of incense morning and evening to pray for Qiao Qiu, hoping that she could live to be a hundred years old.
When Qiao Qiu left Baicao City, almost the entire city's population came to see her off.
Seeing this scene, Qiao Qiu was moved by the sight, so she swallowed a pill, took out her zither, infused it with her inner strength, and began to play.
The music carried far, and almost everyone who came to see Qiao Qiu off heard it.
The carriage sped away, and even from a distance, the music seemed as if it were still close at hand. After a while, when the carriage procession was almost out of sight, the music finally faded away.
Almost everyone was immersed in the music, except for the prefect, who wiped away his cold sweat. When Shen Junbai came, he had originally wanted to send people to rob the flower because he coveted its benefits.
Fortunately, he understood the various interests involved and didn't actually try to rob them; otherwise, the people he sent would certainly not have returned.
He originally thought that Liu Yibu, who was by his side, was already highly skilled in martial arts, but he never expected that Liu Yibu himself was the real master who was hiding his true abilities.
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After leaving Baicao City, Qiao Qiu took another pill to minimize the pain in her meridians.
Qiao Qiu felt that if things continued like this, she would soon be traumatized. If she had to use martial arts in her next life, she was afraid that her hands and feet would hurt as soon as she used them.
Liu Yibu supported her, his face full of heartache, "Young Master, my good mistress, please stop using your internal energy, I'm begging you."
"It's okay, this is the last time." Qiao Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, and her complexion gradually regained its color.
Liu Yi rolled her eyes. "When haven't you said that before?"
"Special circumstances require special treatment." Qiao Qiu closed her eyes to rest.
"Yes, you are just too soft-hearted." Liu Yibu shook his head, not knowing what to say to her. But then again, if it weren't for the young master's cold exterior but warm heart, he wouldn't be where he is today.
The carriage traveled for seven or eight days before arriving at its next destination—Xizhou City.
This city is nothing special; it's just like any other state capital.
Knowing that she was about to arrive, the city's prefect and richest man came to greet her, and both of them were very enthusiastic.
Qiao Qiu was initially a little confused, but then she realized that her deeds in Baicao City had already spread to Xizhou City.
According to the richest man in Xizhou, he was initially unconvinced by her, but after hearing about the events at Baicao City, he realized what truly made her remarkable.
However, Qiao Qiu guessed that when the richest man in Xizhou heard about her deeds, he probably didn't believe it. He sent people to investigate repeatedly and confirmed that it was true before he gave up his little scheme.
As a royal merchant, Qiao Qiu's responsibility is to spread her businesses all over the country. These richest men in the prefectures, unless they are stupid, will understand that she will visit them.
Therefore, she receives extra attention.
Qiao Qiu observed the current economic development trend in Xizhou and, based on her own ideas, made a table outlining how to improve economic development.
After listening to her explanation, the richest man in Xizhou and the prefect were very impressed, and added their own ideas on top of that.
After all, they were the ones most familiar with Xizhou. Qiao Qiu adopted their suggestions and made some revisions before finally settling on the plan.
Afterwards, Qiao Qiu stayed in Xizhou for three months, thoroughly consolidating the economic foundation of Xizhou before continuing on her journey.
As time went by, Qiao Qiu's fame grew. In every city he visited, not only the richest man and the prefect and magistrate came out to greet him, but also the common people came out to welcome him, all wanting to catch a glimpse of the legendary figure.
During this period, Qiao Qiu corresponded with the Emperor and He Qixie almost every three to five days. The contents of the letters were, naturally, vastly different. One was extremely serious, while the other was extremely irreverent. The former discussed important national affairs, while the latter imposed various restrictions on their ranks.
Even with her thick skin, Qiao Qiu had no choice but to burn all the letters that He Qixie had sent.
The Emperor hopes that Qiao Qiu can not only improve the city's economy, but also improve the rural areas.
Qiao Qiu then told the emperor that if he wanted to strengthen the country, commerce alone would not suffice; agriculture also needed to be developed, as the foundation of a nation lies in agriculture.
The Emperor adopted her suggestion and reduced taxes. Following Qiao Qiu's advice, he also sent responsible people to teach the villagers. Finally, he standardized teaching methods and implemented a policy of paying teachers a uniform salary.
Qiao Qiu slowed down her pace, and in each place she visited, she would combine local conditions to select the most suitable economic entities for their development.
Upon encountering bandits, Qiao Qiu immediately took out a gold medal and sent Liu Yibu to mobilize troops, personally directing the suppression of the bandits.
However, when Qiao Qiu encountered people who were "forced" to become bandits, she discovered that it was the work of corrupt officials. So she punished the corrupt officials, killed the evildoers, and restored a beautiful home for the people.
He also distributed his own wealth to the poor people.
Upon reaching the next prefecture, they continued stockpiling supplies. To facilitate relief efforts for the poor, Qiao Qiu even arranged for several extra horse-drawn carriages specifically to transport valuables around the area.
Moved by Qiao Qiu's actions, the heroes of the martial arts world took the initiative to escort her, and for a time, the villains who coveted her wealth dared not make any rash moves.
Qiao Qiu traveled for three years, covering almost half of the Southern Chu Kingdom. Then she sighed, "The Southern Chu Kingdom looks big, but in reality, it's not that big."
So, the three-year term is coming to an end, but she's stuck in some godforsaken place and can't go back. What should she do?
She's actually been quite busy these past three years, running around doing business and also working part-time as an imperial envoy. Who else is as tired as her as a royal merchant?
Qiao Qiu sat in the courtyard of a farmhouse, gazing at the moon, and sighed.
Suddenly she felt a familiar yet unfamiliar sound. This heart-pounding sound made her back straighten and her heart race. Was it her imagination?
Suddenly, the sounds of fighting came from outside the courtyard. Liu Yibu seemed to have gone to stop them, and then everything returned to calm. Everyone around seemed to have dispersed. (For the latest chapters, please visit Tangkexing on your mobile phone.)
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