Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Therefore, Li Zhirui set off from Bianshan City half an hour after receiving the news.

His next destination was Jinzhou in the Great Qian Dynasty.

It is a rich and prosperous region known for silkworm breeding, brocade weaving, and commerce. Moreover, it is very different from other parts of the Great Qian Dynasty. The dominant people here are embroiderers and merchants.

Both of these schools of thought are subject to considerable discrimination in humanitarian circles, since one is dominated by women and the other by merchants, both of whom are of relatively low social status.

Yet, these two schools of thought joined forces to create the wealthiest state in the Great Qian Dynasty!
The Daqian Yunjin is famous throughout the world. The brocade woven by master embroiderers can even sell for a thousand gold pieces!
Li Zhirui had also seen Yunjin in Bianshan City. The silk surface resembled clouds, smooth and light, and its flowing movements were filled with all kinds of rosy light, which was dazzling.

Even he couldn't help but feel surprised. If that batch of Yun brocade hadn't already been reserved, he really would have wanted to spend money to buy one.

That's why he decided to go to Jinzhou first and buy some Yun brocade.

Since he wasn't in a hurry, Li Zhirui spent more than a month sightseeing before finally arriving at Yun Jin City, the capital of Jinzhou.

In fact, when he first arrived in Jinzhou, he discovered that the area was full of hills and mountains, with almost no large plains.

Logically speaking, this kind of terrain is not very suitable for ordinary people to live in, since food, clothing, shelter and transportation are all major problems!

Yet this barren land was transformed into the richest region in the Great Qian Dynasty by embroidery makers and merchants.

Moreover, they did not pocket all the profits, but gave most of them to the people, enabling them to live a prosperous life. They also became the most loyal supporters of the two schools of thought!
Therefore, the prestige of the embroidery family and merchants in Jinzhou reached an unprecedented level, and even the orders of officials were not as effective as the words of the two leaders.

After gaining some understanding of Jinzhou, Li Zhirui remarked, "Those two leaders of the embroidery and merchant families back then were absolutely geniuses! They laid the foundation for their schools of thought to stand strong for a thousand years!"

In a place like Jinzhou with harsh geographical conditions, it is not enough to have only embroiderers or merchants. The former can create wealth but cannot effectively realize it, while the latter has the ability to acquire wealth but lacks unique and valuable capital.

Only through the combination of these two entities could Jinzhou have reached its current level of development!
Moreover, a crucial aspect of this is delivering wealth to ordinary people, making them the foundation and basis of both families, thereby ensuring a continuous influx of new talent.

Over the years, other schools of thought must have been envious of the wealth of this place and would have tried every means to infiltrate it.

But even now, there isn't a single school of thought that can rival embroiderers and merchants, let alone be even a step below them!

Even the four prominent schools of thought of the Great Qian Dynasty—Confucianism, Mohism, Legalism, and Military Science—cannot compare to these two in Jinzhou.

At this moment, Li Zhirui arrived in front of Yunjin City. The city gate was tall and wide, yet it was still teeming with people, as if countless people were coming and going.

In his eyes, however, it was a different scene altogether. Even the most ordinary and unremarkable people had rosy complexions and were dressed neatly.

And this is not an isolated case, but rather, all the people are like this!
"That's amazing!" Li Zhirui couldn't help but exclaim.

If all the people of the Great Qian Dynasty were in such a state of abundance, it's unimaginable how terrifying the Great Qian's strength would reach!

Perhaps they can sweep away other human forces, unify the human territory in the Southern Region, and make the Great Qian Dynasty advance even further.

Unfortunately, achieving that level is extremely difficult, almost impossible.

anyway!

As the crowd moved swiftly, Li Zhirui soon arrived at the city gate. The guards here were not as strict as those in Bianshan City; it was more like a formality, and they simply let him in.

But he discovered that things weren't that simple.

Beneath the large plaque of the city gate hung several rows of enormous bronze mirrors, each row containing several mirrors, capable of reflecting the image of everyone entering the city. The guards would observe the images in the mirrors, and if there was nothing unusual, they would let people in directly.

Li Zhirui roughly guessed what methods were used. Besides doing business and creating a lot of wealth, the most important thing for a merchant is his own pair of eyes!
After all, if one's eyes are not sharp and sensitive enough, and one's vision is not broad enough, how can one select a valuable treasure from thousands of goods?

They must have modified this method, integrating it with a bronze mirror to facilitate the movement of people.

Otherwise, if inspections were conducted like those in Bianshan City, how long would it take to check so many people? It would be completely detrimental to commercial exchange and would not have created such a prosperous Jinzhou.

After entering the city, Li Zhirui once again experienced the prosperity and wealth of Jinzhou!
On a wide avenue that seemed to stretch endlessly, a dense mass of people moved about, with shops lining both sides: wine shops, food stalls, pastry shops, gold and silver shops, cosmetic shops, and so on.

It has everything you could want!

Every moment, a large number of people enter and exit the shops on both sides to buy what they want.

An intensely rich atmosphere of everyday life permeated the air, which was eventually absorbed by the Humanitarian Law Network to enhance its own power.

Li Zhirui strolled along the main road for a while before finally arriving at the shop where he wanted the item. He strode inside and asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have Yun brocade? The best quality kind!"

"Of course, please come into the shop, esteemed guest. We'll discuss this in a private room. We're sure to find patterns and styles that you'd like," the waiter said enthusiastically.

The reason is simple: the highest quality Nanjing brocade is quite expensive! This person is a major client!

But to everyone's surprise, the first thing Li Zhirui said after arriving at the private room left the waiter both shocked and overjoyed.

He then said, "I would like to purchase fifty bolts of the finest Yun brocade. Do you have any in your shop?"

"Fifty horses? Sir, you're not mistaken, are you?" the waiter couldn't help but ask after calming down.

"You're not mistaken, it's fifty horses!"

Li Zhirui explained, “I am not a person from the Great Qian Dynasty, but I am traveling here. I need to bring some gifts for the younger generation, and I happened to pass through Jinzhou. I think this Yun brocade is very suitable.”

"This……"

The waiter couldn't make the decision either, so he could only say, "Please wait a moment, esteemed guest, while I go and fetch the manager so he can discuss this with you."

"Go."

He hurriedly left the elegant room, ran to find the innkeeper, and told him the great news.

"Fifty horses? Do you know who that person is?" The shopkeeper was also surprised, but not as panicked as the waiter. After thinking for a moment, he asked about the person's identity and background.

“They are monks from another country.”

"Cultivators from other countries?"

The innkeeper raised an eyebrow and said, "I'll go see him first before making a decision." "I apologize for keeping you waiting, sir," he said as soon as he stepped into the private room.

Li Zhirui shook his head and said, "It's alright, but I don't know if the shopkeeper can provide fifty bolts of the best quality Yun brocade?"

"Of course! Our shop has a close partnership with embroidery masters. We have not only ordinary brocade, but also brocade made by master embroiderers themselves!"

"Oh?"

His eyes lit up immediately, and he said, "Then I wonder if the shopkeeper would be willing to part with them? As long as the price is right, I will buy all the brocades woven by the master!"

"Hehe." The shopkeeper chuckled dryly. Did they really think that the brocade woven by the master was so easy to obtain? He only had three pieces, and each one was a prized possession of the shop, which he would not easily sell.

To put it bluntly, this kind of thing can't be bought with money alone; other conditions must be met.

Li Zhirui could tell at a glance that the shopkeeper was unwilling, so he stopped dwelling on the matter and instead inquired about the price of the fifty bolts of brocade.

"I can see that the customer is sincere in wanting to buy. How about this, aside from keeping some Yun brocade for yourself, the remaining thirty-six bolts will all be sold to you. What do you think?"

After considering for a moment, the shopkeeper said, "If that's still not enough, I can introduce you to another shop."

"No need, thirty-six bolts of Yun brocade will do."

The shopkeeper nodded, took out an abacus, quickly manipulated the beads, and began to calculate rapidly. In no time, he said, "A bolt of cloud brocade is worth a thousand gold pieces. If we're using spiritual items, then it would be six items of the Loose Immortal level."

"Hmm." This price was within Li Zhirui's expectations, and he was too lazy to haggle. He immediately agreed, took out six Loose Immortal-level spiritual items from his storage magic treasure, and placed them on the table next to him.

Soon, the shopkeeper had someone bring thirty-six bolts of brocade, but what appeared before him was a small jade box, no more than four or five inches in size.

The Mohist school of humanities imitated storage magic treasures and also created some storage objects. The most common and smallest of these was this wooden storage box, which had a relatively small interior space of only about ten feet.

'The various schools of thought in the human realm truly have their own unique abilities. No wonder they were able to contend with the Dongyuan Sect back then and not be at a disadvantage,' Li Zhirui thought to himself.

Once the transaction was completed, he got up to leave.

Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper suddenly spoke up, saying, "Your esteemed guest has spent a fortune, and it is we who have been negligent and failed to meet your request. Consider this admission ticket as an apology to you."

"What admission ticket?"

"Tomorrow night, a large-scale auction will be held in Yunjin City, where many precious spiritual items will be available. Even the Yunjin brocade woven by the master himself will be just average at the auction. Perhaps you, sir, will have the opportunity to make up for your regrets."

"Thank you very much, shopkeeper!"

Li Zhirui did not hesitate and directly accepted the admission ticket. He did want to broaden his horizons at the auction of the Humanitarian Dynasty.

After leaving the fabric shop, he found a guesthouse that looked safe and had a good environment to stay in.

"Yunjin Auction House!"

Sitting on the edge of the bed, I took out the admission ticket, which clearly stated the location and time, and had a special anti-counterfeiting mark. Then I kept it safe.

……

For the next day and night, Li Zhirui did not meditate or cultivate in his room, but instead walked all over Yunjin City.

The city covers a vast area, and even with his stamina, he could only manage to walk through it once, but he still witnessed the profound history of this place!
Every household was well-fed and clothed, and most had a small surplus. Perhaps due to long-term exposure to the local culture, they all had a knack for business, and the women were quite talented in weaving.

I also witnessed the unparalleled status that embroiderers and merchants held in the hearts of the people.

Of course, a day and a night was still too short, which meant that Li Zhirui only scratched the surface of many things and did not gain a deep understanding of them.

……

Time flies, and soon it was the night of the second day, when the auction was to begin.

Yun Jin City has no curfew, so unlike most other cities in the Great Qian Dynasty, even when the moon is high in the sky, the city remains as bright as day, thanks to the numerous fires.

The auction venue was in a prominent and easy-to-find location, and Li Zhirui arrived quickly.

Even though it was just a regular ticket for the first floor, at least I got in.

When he entered, he saw a disciple of the Hundred Schools who had spent a lot of money to buy a spot. What was there to complain about with this free admission ticket?
As more and more people entered, the spacious hall began to become crowded, and eventually it was completely full.

A swipe!
The stage lights came on, and the person in charge of hosting today slowly appeared. He was a burly middle-aged man who didn't look like a merchant's disciple at all, but rather more like an outstanding young general from a military family.

boom--

As soon as the auctioneer appeared, he struck his gavel and said, "Silence!"

"Next, I will introduce the items that will be auctioned today. The first item is..."

He paused for a moment before saying, "A complete fox pelt. You should know that fox pelts can keep you warm on a cold winter night. The starting bid is ten thousand taels of silver!"

The competition wasn't too fierce; only a few people were bidding.

Upon seeing this, Li Zhirui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Since this person was able to become an auctioneer, he must have his own skills.

He then auctioned off several precious and unique mortal-level items, gradually stirring up the atmosphere. More and more people, driven by impulse, joined in and began bidding.

"Those were just appetizers; the next item to be auctioned is extremely valuable!"

This was the first time the auctioneer had given such a solemn announcement. Then, he forcefully lifted the red silk covering the room and shouted in a passionate voice, "These are the cultivation insights left behind by the master embroiderer during his lifetime!"

"Based on our collective deduction, if we can absorb the knowledge within, there is a high probability of breaking through and becoming a master!"

boom--

It's important to know that embroiderers hold a supreme position in Jinzhou. How could people not be crazy about an auction house offering the entire life experience of an embroiderer?
Not to mention, it can also greatly increase one's chances of breaking through to the Master level and becoming a respected master! (End of Chapter)