PDLP Chapter 188 With sinister intentions
Chapter 188 With sinister intentions
Everyone in Jiang's trading company wears waterproof and warm snow boots, cotton trousers and long coats, helmets and armor, and everyone has a sharp weapon and a horse.
But the ones pulling the cart were not horses but extremely ferocious white bears, the kind that were not afraid of the cold and had great strength. These were a group of wild beasts that Jiang Changle had intercepted when the beast tide occurred. After they were tamed in space, they were released and could be used as labor.
The carriage was also modified into a sled, so a bear could easily pull ten tons of cargo at a time.
This is how the Jiang family convoy transported the supplies to the west, with smooth sailing.
Naturally, they are doing business, whether it is food or clothing, they need money to buy. No money? You can also get supplies in exchange for labor. If you sign a contract to sell yourself, the price will be higher.
For a time, Jiang's business was booming, and wealthy people used money to buy supplies directly. Of course, they could not stockpile goods at this time, and everyone bought supplies according to the number of registered residents.
Ordinary people had even less choice, especially the sick who urgently needed herbal medicine. So quickly, the Jiang family business recruited a lot of laborers and servants.
And what are these people going to do?
Of course it was for construction. Jiang's company had sharp tools and the orcs were very strong, so they were not afraid of frozen soil at all. They could just go up and start digging.
Build a workshop, burn bricks and cement, build a house, and dig floor heating. What should I do if I don’t have firewood?
Mining coal!
During the beast tide, Jiang Changle obtained many animals with various abilities. After throwing them into the space and raising them for a period of time, the animals' abilities would only increase exponentially.
Among them is a treasure-hunting mole that can dig holes and find metal mines.
When Xuanmu first came to the west, Jiang Changle gave her a dozen treasure-hunting hamsters, whose main targets were coal mines and iron mines.
The iron ore is a long-term plan, so even if the treasure-hunting rat finds it, it will not be mined now, because there is a fifth princess in the disaster area in the west, and the Jiang family cannot go against the wind unless they get a mining order from the dynasty.
However, coal mines are a new mineral that the Eastern Dynasty does not yet know how to use, so there are naturally no bans. So as long as the treasure-hunting rats find the coal mines, the Jiang family and the government will buy the land and start mining.
For a time, the Jiang family business was extremely busy. With Bacheng and Jiucheng as the centers, it expanded to the outskirts of the disaster area and expanded its business from one county to another.
The beastmen also worked hard. With waterproof shoes and warm clothes, they were no longer afraid of ice, snow and severe cold. They were even busier than at other times.
Naturally, the harvest was great. The Jiang family gave them credit every day and advanced payment of medicinal materials, food and clothing, so the victims were no longer afraid of starving or freezing to death.
Then the Jiang Family Business also said that the clean, tidy and exquisite houses built could also be bought by the disaster victims.
Are you worried about not having enough money? No problem, you can make a down payment and then make monthly repayments. As long as you have land, a stable job and income, you can buy a new house.
Especially for the internal employees of Jiangjia Trading Company, the price can be discounted by 20%.
This made the beast people in Bajiu City very happy. Families with young people all joined the ranks of buying houses, especially the disaster victims, who were willing to sell themselves to live in the new houses.
"Oh, you ignorant beasts have been fooled and trapped by the Jiang family." The adults who came to provide disaster relief lamented with deep sorrow to the victims who came to receive supplies for free.
The victims looked at each other in bewilderment. Isn't this a good thing? The Jiang family gave them food, clothing, and housing. How could they be fooled?
"That's right. Look, why would any wealthy family buy the Jiang family's house? At most, they would buy the Jiang family's products, but they would never cooperate with the Jiang family or work for them."
The officials were afraid that the victims would not understand, so they pointed their fingers and gave specific examples one by one.
"Yes, because the Jiang family is making money from the disaster. They just want to exploit you and make you heavily in debt so that you can sell yourself to the Jiang family." One person shook his head and sighed, glancing at the victims with undisguised sympathy.
"Indeed, only our Queen and Princess are truly dedicated to serving the country and the people.
The two benevolent rulers felt sorry for the difficulties faced by the victims, and the supplies allocated by the dynasty were all free of charge. This is the true righteousness.
Even wealthy businessmen donated money and supplies to the disaster area to help everyone get through the difficult times.
This Jiang family business is so good, using despicable means to obtain labor and wealth. This is called being rich but unkind, and is simply a profiteer."
Another official scolded angrily.
"Alas, the beastmen are too naive and can never outsmart those treacherous merchants.
I’m afraid you all don’t know that the boss behind the Jiang family trading company is the fourth princess who was exiled to the south.
When she was short of food on the battlefield, she had eaten orc flesh. How could she be a kind person?
Now, taking advantage of everyone's difficulties, it opens its bloody mouth and eats the blood and sweat of the beastmen.
Everyone, please think carefully before you act." Someone advised earnestly.
"Once you become a slave, you are a slave for life. Even if you work as a farmhand, isn't that just working for someone else?
Anyway, the Dynasty's relief grain has arrived, so everyone has plenty of time to think things over. "In short, it's all about what's best for the victims."
"Hey, stop talking, the Jiang family is watching us.
I heard that the Fourth Princess was in Jiuer County and robbed the Second Princess of more than 100,000 troops who were heading to the battlefield in the north, and hundreds of thousands of the beast soldiers who resisted were killed.
Jiuyi County is now covered in blood, even the drinking river water is red, corpses have been burning for days and nights but have not been completely burned, plague is rampant, it is a hell on earth.
You and I are just small officials. How can we compare with the second princess's strength?
We have good intentions, but we can't bring trouble to the Fifth Princess who is doing disaster relief. What if the Fourth Princess turns her knife against the Fifth Princess? What will happen to the disaster relief work?"
An official pointed his gaze towards a distant place, covered his mouth and spoke cautiously, but his voice was actually so loud that the beastmen queuing a few meters away could hear it.
For a moment, the faces of the victims changed drastically and they all started talking.
I originally thought that the Jiang family business had good intentions, but who knew they were harboring evil intentions, making money from disasters, they are simply not human.
The beastmen were filled with righteous indignation and almost rioted on the spot to cause trouble for the Jiang family's business and boycott the unscrupulous merchants together.
Why don’t you dare go to Jiang’s Trading Company to seek justice?
Didn't you just hear? The Fourth Princess killed hundreds of thousands of the Second Princess's beast soldiers. They were just ordinary beastmen. How could they withstand the Jiang family's slaughter?
Especially those beastmen who had worked in the Jiang family workshop knew better that the Jiang family workshop was well-equipped and everyone had powerful weapons in their hands. If they went there, they would be seeking their death.
But even if you don't dare to go against the Jiang family's business directly, it should be okay to stop the loss in time, right?
Anyway, the relief grain from the court has arrived, and it's free, so they won't feel disgusted. When the weather gets warmer in spring, they can farm and hunt and live as usual. They don't need to sell themselves to the Jiang family, right?
The news spread like wildfire, from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until the beastmen all knew the Jiang family's sinister intentions. As a result, more than half of the beastmen refused to trade with the Jiang family's business, and naturally, fewer people would work for the Jiang family.