Next, Zhao Xian plans to upgrade his market trading system, which will not only increase the supply of goods in the system, but also increase the storage space.
Zhao Xian was already quite looking forward to seeing just how much the upgraded trading system would change.
Zhao Xian went to his room, closed the door, and began upgrading the market trading system.
The silver notes stored in the storage space immediately decreased by 200,000 taels, and the system upgrade was completed quickly.
Next, Zhao Xian began to study the upgraded trading system.
At this point, the trading system not only increased the variety of goods for sale and purchase, but also added the function of identifying items and providing value indicators for those items.
What surprised Zhao Xian even more was that the storage space had increased significantly. It used to be only the size of a garage, but now it was half the size of a basketball court.
The items that Zhao Xian previously stored in the storage space are currently in a corner, occupying only a small space.
At this point, the system began to prompt that the next space upgrade would require one million taels of silver.
As long as the business can be established, one million taels of silver is nothing. Take the promotion of the Bai Die Zi winter-keeping product this year, for example. If the production volume is large enough to meet the market supply, earning several hundred thousand taels of silver is entirely possible.
But Zhao Xian didn't want to do that yet. The cotton wadding he was using was all purchased from the system. If he made any excessive movements or acted abnormally, it would arouse suspicion. If his secret was discovered, things would be bad.
With such a large storage space, it's like having a portable warehouse.
As the industry grows larger, such a large storage space will play a very important role.
In the future, you can buy what you need in advance and store it in the storage space. When you need it, you can take it out and use it. It's very convenient.
Items around you can also be temporarily stored in the storage space.
If you need to transport a large number of items to another place, you can put them in the storage space first, and then take them out of the space after you arrive at the other place, thus completing a transportation.
This method of transportation is not only simple, but also saves time and effort, and allows for the transport of large quantities of goods at once.
Of course, these are all my secrets, and I absolutely cannot reveal them. Otherwise, if people of this era find out, they will see me as a monster, which would not be a good thing for me.
This method of transportation is only used as a last resort; it is not used under normal circumstances.
Time passed day by day, and the weather grew colder and colder. There was less than a month left until the Chinese New Year.
At this time, business people are full of enthusiasm, actively preparing for the arrival of the most profitable season of the year.
The weather turned against them, and it started to snow lightly. This was not good news for business; if the snow got too heavy, the roads would be impassable, goods couldn't be delivered, and the dream of making money would be dashed.
Fortunately, the snowfall was not heavy. As it fell, it melted as it fell, and there was not much snow accumulation on the roads, so it did not affect people's travel.
But people are still a little worried, and Zhao Xian is no exception. All the workshops and factories are currently working overtime to produce goods, and if the heavy snow closes the doors, it means that the goods produced will not be able to be sold.
That night, as people were fast asleep, the earth suddenly shook, waking many people up. They immediately realized it was an earthquake.
After being jolted awake, the person immediately jumped out of bed and ran outside without even putting on clothes.
It was still snowing lightly outside, and the ground was completely white. Against the backdrop of the white snow, the surrounding scenery was clearly visible.
Soon, a large number of villagers gathered outside. They were very panicked. Because it was very cold outside, most of them had come out from under their blankets and were not wearing any clothes. They were shivering from the cold.
The ground shook again, but the tremor was much weaker than the previous one.
Zhao Xian also came outside with his family. He felt that the magnitude of this earthquake was not large. The strongest tremor during the first tremor did not exceed magnitude 5.
Earthquakes below magnitude 5 generally have little destructive power; what follows are just aftershocks, which will gradually decrease in magnitude.
The villagers were panicked and talking amongst themselves, fearing that a major earthquake was about to strike.
People dared not go back inside, shivering in the cold night.
Zhao Xian told everyone not to panic, that the earthquake had passed, and that even if there were more earthquakes, they would only get smaller and smaller.
Now we can go back inside. It wouldn't be worth it if we got frostbite. After saying that, I went back inside.
Hearing Zhao Xian say this, everyone felt much more at ease. In their minds, Zhao Xian was omnipotent. He said that there would be no major earthquakes later, so there was no danger.
With the outdoor temperature becoming unbearable, people began to return indoors. Even after entering the house, they dared not go to bed, but instead put on clothes, ready to rush out immediately should any danger arise.
And so, they waited until dawn without any earthquake, and only then did the villagers feel completely at ease.
Next, people began to inspect their houses and found that most of them were fine, with only a few damaged and cracked.
At this moment, Zhao Xian began to consider the earthquake that occurred last night. If Shuixian Village was the epicenter of the earthquake in this area, then the damage caused by this earthquake was nothing more than that.
If the epicenter of this earthquake was not in this area, and Shuixian Village was only affected, then the problem would be much bigger.
The damage caused by the earthquake's epicenter must be considerable, and it's hard to guarantee that there won't be catastrophic consequences there. Perhaps buildings have collapsed and most people are buried under the rubble, awaiting rescue.
At this time, it was less than two hours since the earthquake occurred at night. If an earthquake occurred anywhere, people must be sent to provide rescue.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xian couldn't sit still any longer and immediately went to the farm to find Li Guang.
Li Guang had already gotten up and was unconcerned about the earthquake that had occurred the previous night. Seeing Zhao Xian arrive at the farm early in the morning, he asked:
"Brother Zhao, what brings you to the farm so early in the morning?"
"Li Guang, did you know there was an earthquake last night?"
"I know, it was just a small earthquake. I've experienced small earthquakes like that in the capital, so I don't care."
Small earthquakes like this won't cause any damage, so I'm not worried about the farmhouses being damaged.
“I know that too, but have you considered that if a major earthquake occurred in a place far away from Shuixian Village, we would only be affected?”
In areas where a major earthquake occurs, there will inevitably be widespread building collapses, severe casualties, and a massive disaster.
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