Chapter 229: Checking Up the Harvest (2)

Translator: Daoist6fubtiW

This was something that the large families of the various prefectures in Cang Prefecture could see. This was also the reason why everyone was apprehensive at that time. Everyone wanted to lead the Merchant Union themselves, afraid that other families would suppress their own families if they did. Chen Daoxuan naturally knew what the Zhou family meant. The Chen family had 10 votes in the Cangzhou Business Alliance. They were the family with the highest voting power in the entire Cangzhou Business Alliance. The reason was that when signing the covenant, all the big families were competing to make use of their money, making it difficult to sign the covenant. In the end, the major families had no choice but to take a step back and adopt the form of transport ships as shares. This time, the atmosphere of everyone competing for wealth was finally suppressed. Although all the big families had transport ships, they were limited in number. Moreover, the number of transport ships that each family obtained was all exchanged for with battle achievements, so there was no reason for anyone to object. As a result, the Chen family became the family with the most voting power in the Merchant Union. The initial capital of the entire Merchant Union was made up of ninety-six transport ships and one hundred million Spiritual Stones. If the funds needed to be increased later, the members of the Merchant Union would have to vote together. To a certain extent. The Cangzhou Merchant Alliance was very similar to the consortiums in Chen Xuan’s previous life. However, there were some differences. In Chen Daoxuan’s view, the biggest value of this Merchant Union was the free trade between the various prefectures in Cangzhou. As for the value of the Merchant Union itself, other than the large transport ships inside, it was just so-so. Moreover, the right to use these large carriers was in the hands of the major families, not the Merchant Union. Therefore, this Cangzhou Merchant Alliance was a business organization that was even looser than the Guang ‘an Prefecture Immortal Alliance. At least that was the case for now. No one knew how far it could develop in the future. After casually chatting about the merfolk clan, Zhou Mubai said seriously,”Brother Chen, I heard that your Seaview Immortal City has a talisman currency called spirit stone coins. Is that true?” Hearing this, Chen Daoxuan’s heart skipped a beat. He said calmly,””That is true.” “Are you planning to implement the Chen family’s contribution system to all the itinerant cultivators in the immortal city?” “Spirit stone coins are different from clan contribution points.” “What’s the difference?” Zhou Mubai frowned. “Brother Zhou, may I ask if your Zhou Clan’s contribution points are guaranteed?” “What do you mean by guarantee?” Zhou Mubai was puzzled.” “What 1 mean is, if the Zhou Clan cultivators were to exchange their contribution points for spirit stones at the same time, would your Zhou Clan be able to fork out that sum of spirit stones?” Zhou Mubai’s expression changed when he heard this.””How is this possible?” There were hundreds of thousands of Zhou Clan cultivators. Even if each Zhou Clan cultivator only had 1,000 merit points, that would still be hundreds of millions of spirit stones. Even if the Zhou family could afford such a huge sum of spirit stones, they would have to scrape together everything. Moreover, after taking out these spirit stones, the Zhou family’s liquid funds were instantly exhausted, causing the operation of the family’s various industries to stagnate.

Last time, the Zhou family had taken out hundreds of millions of spirit stones to deal with the zombie tide. It was a completely helpless move. Under normal circumstances, the Zhou family would not have taken out such a large amount of spirit stones. Zhou Mubai naturally understood this simple logic. “You mean to say that your Chen family can take out so many spirit stones to exchange for spirit stone coins?” “Yes!” Chen Daoxuan said firmly. “But what is the point of doing this?” “I want the cultivators of Guanhai Immortal City to get used to using spirit stone coins. Eventually, they will slowly use spirit stone coins to replace the circulation of spirit stones and become a new currency.” After hearing this, Zhou Mubai looked at Chen Daoxuan in shock and muttered,””This difficulty is too great!” “Yes, it is indeed very difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, as long as you persist in doing it, there is always a possibility of seeing hope. If you don’t do it, then there is no hope at all.” As Chen Daoxuan spoke, he smiled.” From the looks of it, the effect is not bad. The cultivators of the Vast Ocean Immortal City have basically accepted this currency. In any case, this currency can be freely exchanged for spirit stones, so there is no loss to the cultivators.” “But what are the benefits of your Chen family doing this?” Zhou Mubai frowned. “Brother Zhou, don’t you think that using spirit stones as currency is a huge waste?” Zhou Mubai nodded in agreement.””It’s indeed a huge waste. If the Cangzhou cultivators gathered all the spirit stones to build a spirit vein, it would be enough for all the itinerant cultivators to have a spirit vein to cultivate. Unfortunately…” Zhou Mubai shook his head.” This is destined to be impossible.” “Yes, so I want to give it a try.” Hearing this. Zhou Mubai couldn’t help but feel an indescribable respect for this young cultivator. Just thinking about how difficult this matter was and how much resistance it would bring, Zhou Mubai started to panic. But Chen Daoxuan did it without hesitation. Regardless of whether he succeeded or not, the boldness and courage of the Grand Priest was something that all the cultivators in Cang Prefecture could not compare to. Then, he remembered that Chen Daoxuan had done it without hesitation even though he knew that there was a slim chance of death for a meditational cultivator to comprehend sword essence and build his foundation. This person’s Dao heart was so strong that no one could compare to it! Zhou Mubai didn’t know why, but this thought appeared in his mind. Zhou Mubai didn’t say anything. Chen Daoxuan also fell silent. Actually, he still had a reason he didn’t say. That was, as the Chen family advanced in the future, their productivity would increase. Using spirit stones as currency would greatly hinder the trade of goods. If trade was obstructed, it would hinder the process of industrialisation. Chen Daoxuan had to prepare for a rainy day. Thinking of this, Chen Daoxuan joked,””Brother Zhou, in the future, when I push this currency to Guang ‘an City, you have to help me!” Zhou Mubai didn’t pay much attention to this. He smiled and said,””Only you can make the cultivators of Guang ‘an City accept it.” “Alright, it’s a deal!” Zhou Mubai would never have thought that his unintentional words would come true one day. .. Rumble! The huge transport ship slowly landed at the port of the Seaview Immortal City. For a moment. Countless goods and cultivators from Guang ‘an Prefecture City flooded into the Seaview Immortal City, making the entire city even more lively. After entering the Seaview Immortal City and strolling around. Zhou Mubai could tell that Chen Daoxuan was a little absent-minded. He immediately thought that Chen Daoxuan had been busy outside for so long, he must have been eager to return home. So he smiled and said: Brother Chen, you don’t have to care about me.” “Good!” Chen Daoxuan nodded.” Brother Zhou, I’ll be going back first. If there’s anything you need, just tell the soldiers in the city.”” “Go ahead.” Zhou Mubai nodded. Chen Daoxuan no longer exchanged pleasantries. In a flash, he disappeared from Zhou Mubai’s sight. Several hundred breaths later. Chen Daoxuan deftly removed the defensive formation and flew into Shuanghu Island. Even though this trip had only lasted for a few months. However, Chen Daoxuan felt that time was particularly long. He had seen a broader world during this trip to the Qianyuan Sword Sect. He knew that Guang ‘an Prefecture and even the entire Cangzhou was just a piece of lowland. The smugness he had in the past disappeared. He had always thought that his strength was absolutely invincible among cultivators of the same level, but after a trip to the Qianyuan Sword Sect, Chen Daoxuan was no longer so confident. There might not be such an existence in the Qianyuan Sword Sect who had touched the threshold of the third level of sword essence in the Foundation Establishment stage. However, the sword intent that the disciples of the Qianyuan Sword Sect had comprehended was not something that Chen Daoxuan could compare to. When he had just comprehended sword essence, Chen Daoxuan didn’t know that sword essence had different levels of potential.

However, after he obtained the Heaven Essence Sword Scripture, he knew. At this point, the realm of the sword that he had always been proud of seemed to have nothing to be proud of. After all, the sword essence he had comprehended was only a branch of the water element sword essence. Its potential was limited. Unless he comprehended the Five Elements Sword Essence, otherwise… “I’ll take it slow. With the Primordial Dao Comprehension Scripture, I’ll eventually be able to comprehend the water-type sword intent.” Chen Daoxuan said confidently. “Moreover…” He looked at the source of the divine light in his mind and felt a sense of pride. Sweeping with his divine sense. Seeing that all the Chen family cultivators were busy with their duties, Chen Daoxuan didn’t disturb anyone and returned to his spiritual residence. “Next, let’s take stock of our gains.” In the courtyard. Chen Daoxuan, who was sitting cross-legged, said excitedly..