The Last 299 Days of Humanity

At this moment, Dong Hao said, "Your Excellency, you may have overlooked something. In addition to leaving behind Shengtian Company, Yu Yunshan also used a portion of his assets to establish a foundation, so that all his descendants can receive a share of the profits on the first day of each year."

Yu Qing slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I really forgot about this! The old man really went to great lengths."

"That's not all. Yu Yunshan had a falling out with all his children and grandchildren before his death, and they were all kicked out of the house. He established this foundation as a way of making amends to his descendants in a way that benefits them all."

After a while, Donghao remembered something else and said, "Actually, Yu Guiyi wasn't originally a beneficiary of the fund because his ancestors had been legally expelled. But they found a loophole a few years ago."

"What loophole?"

"The foundation's bylaws define beneficiaries based on blood relations, without excluding Yu Xiongzhi's descendants."

"Understood. In this way, if I kick the bucket, Yu Guiyi will have one less person to share the money, which is a win-win situation."

"Your Excellency, you may not know this, but the foundation's assets are now more than twice that of Shengtian Company."

Yu Qing shouted, "Why didn't anyone tell me this? Damn it!"

Dong Hao said, "This goes back to when the foundation was established. Back then, Yu Yunshan was still resentful of his descendants and made it a rule that unless they took the initiative and went to the foundation to apply for benefits, they would be treated as if they did not exist and would not receive a penny."

"The old grudge really runs deep."

“His descendants were also very stubborn. None of them went to the foundation to collect a single penny during their lifetime, and they forbade their descendants to do so as well. What’s even more bizarre is that his descendants stipulated in their will that any descendant who went to the foundation would automatically lose the right to inherit their property.”

"A stubborn old man has met his stubborn grandson."

Yu Qing calmed down at this point. This news was extremely important to him. Shengtian Company had been exploited and plundered by generations of managers, resulting in a relatively small increase in its value, while the foundation, being more transparent, had seen its assets expand dramatically.

He decided to prioritize securing the foundation's profits before taking over Shengtian Company.

Currently, neither Shengtian nor Shengdi knows that they are in this basement. Yu Guiyi is also embroiled in trouble and thinks that he is gone, so they will not come looking for trouble. He is in the most relaxed state for the time being.

At this point, if I suddenly switch to applying for benefits from the foundation, there should be no resistance.

He hadn't prepared for this decision at all. Where was that foundation? How did he apply?
Dong Hao said, "Your Excellency, that foundation is located in Dongbang..."

Yu Qing jumped up with joy and said, "Ah? Then let's go now!"

"But even if you go there now, it won't make a difference. It's just a place for operating and managing the fund. To put it simply, it's the office where the fund's investments grow. Every January, it reports the amount of distributable profits to the qualification committee, who then distributes them."

"What's the old man trying to do, going around in circles like this? And where is the qualification review committee?"

"Yu Yunshan doesn't trust anyone. This qualification review committee is just a smart terminal installed in the underground vault of Dongbang Bank. As long as you have left your living biometrics in any identity authentication and payment system in the world, and as long as you are a descendant of Yu Yunshan, you will be qualified immediately."

However, you still need to complete the next step before you can participate in the distribution of benefits: recognizing your ancestors, which means going to his father's birthplace to pay respects to your ancestors. It's actually quite simple; just kneel and kowtow once before the grave of any of his ancestors—his father, mother, or even grandparents.

"Where are those graves? And who checked whether I went there to kowtow?"

“Those graves are all equipped with satellite terminal systems that automatically confirm their location, so no one needs to check them. As for where those graves are, nobody knows. But as long as you go to his birthplace, Luotian Village, someone will eagerly lead you there. Because the person who leads you there will receive five percent of your earnings.”

"The old man is a shrewd fellow; he understands human nature perfectly. The people of Luotian Village must be hoping someone will come every day. I think the old man will definitely distribute some money to the people of Luotian Village so they can take care of their ancestral graves."

"Indeed, as you said, the villagers receive a sum of money every year as payment for taking care of their ancestral graves."

"Has no one impersonated his descendants to commit fraud? Or was anyone just curious and went for a stroll?"

“Of course there are. Someone once tried to impersonate his descendant to kowtow and see what the graves looked like, but as soon as he entered the village, the villagers knew he was an imposter and kicked him out.”

"Alright, alright! Let's go to Luotian Village! By the way, where is Luotian Village?"

"In the eastern region, that is, fifty kilometers south of Fengzhen."

"What? So it's near that... shelter?"

"Yes, that's right there."

"Damn it, isn't that a nuclear exclusion zone right now?"

"As long as you wear the appropriate protective gear, there will be no problem going in."

"Donghao, you're a pig-headed idiot. That area is all nuclear contaminated. Do the people from Luotian Village still live there? Without them to lead the way, where are you going to find your ancestral graves? Are you going to search every single hill?"

"Your Excellency, I don't have a pig's head; those are on a pig's body..."

Yu Qing was both angry and amused, and said, "You can't even crack a joke... Why didn't you say these things to me when we were in Asia Du a while ago!"

"Your Excellency, my database is very large, and I will not access it unless you ask me."

Yu Qing sighed helplessly, "Is it alright? I only regret not asking sooner."

"If you really insist on going, we can find protective equipment; getting in shouldn't be a problem. There are many professional protective agencies in Asia..."

"Hold on! The point isn't the protective gear. I've already said it, the main problem is not being able to find the people leading the way to the graves. Do you know where those people went? Do you have any relevant information?"

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, I don't know where they are now, and I have no information about them."

Yu Qing didn't reply, understanding that his original plan was unlikely to be realized again. For him, every snake bites; nothing was easy.

The easiest thing to do is to get a good night's sleep. But Yu Qing tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. "Old man," he thought, "though you've schemed so hard, did you ever foresee the dramatic changes that would occur a hundred or two hundred years later?" He wished he didn't have this predicament he was in.

But to back down like this would be too cowardly. Besides, things had already come to this point, and he had no way out.

In this basement, what he found most difficult to adjust to was the lack of day and night cycles; you could only tell whether you woke up in the morning or at midnight by the time. He woke up several times that night, only to find that there were still two or three hours until dawn.

He decided not to sleep. Seeing that Donghao was still asleep beside him, he quietly left the room and wandered around the brightly lit underground palace.

He hadn't noticed how large the underground palace was these past few days. Why did the original owners build such a large underground palace? Was it merely a peculiar habit inherited from their ancestors who were miners? But one thing is certain: it required immense perseverance and determination.

He lacked that kind of determination. Difficulties were always inevitable. He made up his mind to focus on securing the foundation first, and put everything else aside for now.

Just then, Dong Hao sensed that Yu Qing was a hundred meters away from him and immediately rushed over.

Yu Qing said, "Get ready, we're heading to Luotian Village right away!"

"Right now? It's only 4:30 at midnight..."

"Yes, just go! A long time ago, a great man said: 'Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day.'"

"Your Excellency, we can only afford 1 Yuqing Coin for this trip to the eastern region. We won't be able to buy anything. Should we bring some items to earn money for our journey?"

Yu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Same as before, but don't bring too much. By the way, do we still have a few warehouses of hay in Asia? That should solve our expense problem."

"Rice straw? When we came back, was it already unwanted in Asia?"

Yu Qing laughed and said, "I'll set another trick and sell it to the people of Yadu at a high price. Then I'll have Yu Qing coins again, won't I?"

However, Yu Qing thought for a moment and then said, "It's better if I don't show myself in public, otherwise all the effort I've put in will be wasted. If I secretly infiltrate the East, will you be given East Good Coins when you enter Yadu alone?"

"No, I've already bound myself to Your Excellency, so the entity is still you. I can authorize the coins on your behalf, and they will still be Yuqing coins. But how do you plan to infiltrate?"

"Of course, you brought me in like cargo. This time you're transporting defense components to Asia for repairs, understand?"

"Understood. Your Excellency wants us to put you in one of the boxes and transport you to Yadu."

Now, after Yu Qing was transported to Yadu by several humanoid women from the east and west in boxes, he didn't find a place to stay and instead rested in a large warehouse he had rented previously. There were still piles of bricks made of rice straw stacked there.

Yu Qing sent Dong Hao to find Xiao Qin and tricked her, saying, "Your Majesty instructed that after his death, a large tomb made of straw bricks should be built next to the First Paradise, which is 20 kilometers long and wide and 200 meters high. This time, I am transporting the straw bricks that were stored in Yadu last time to the First Paradise."

Xiaoqin asked, "So, what do you want me to do?"

"Just help me apply for a permit to leave the city from the authorities. We don't have enough straw bricks right now, so I need to buy some more. I don't have the energy to deal with the authorities."

"No problem, I'll apply for it for you. Mr. Yu has always been very good to me, so let this be the last thing I do for him."

After Donghao returned, following Yuqing's instructions, he transported the straw bricks from the eastern warehouse to the northern warehouse, and then moved the western warehouse to the southern warehouse, keeping himself extremely busy. Then he swapped the eastern and southern warehouses, and moved the western and northern warehouses to the eastern and southern warehouses.

Because the "quantity" was insufficient, Donghao and Xihao claimed everywhere that they would purchase another million tons, but this time they only wanted spot goods; anything else was out of the question. This news spread quickly.

Meanwhile, Donghao and her group began transporting straw bricks to Yanshui City, thirty miles outside the city, where they stockpiled them in a closed factory. The factory owner then sold the straw bricks on their behalf, with the proceeds split 30/70. The factory owner, having nothing else to do, was happy to take advantage of this risk-free business.

However, he worried that these things wouldn't sell for much money. Ke Donghao said, "Sell them at our price, only 500 tons a day, and increase the price by 5% the next day."

Donghao openly purchased straw bricks from the eastern warehouse of Yadu at a price 50% higher than that of Yanshui City, settling accounts for every 100 tons. If the amount was less than 100 tons, settlement would be made two months later.

Soon, people discovered the huge price difference between the two cities for straw bricks, and hundreds and thousands of people flocked to Yanshui City to buy them. However, there were too many buyers, so each person was limited to ten tons, and the sale would continue until all the bricks were sold.

Transporting straw bricks from Yanshui to Yadu for delivery earns an immediate 50% profit—it's a great deal! Although payment isn't made until 100 tons are collected, the money will be in hand in just ten days. Even if it's less than 100 tons, the money won't be less; it'll just take a month.

Therefore, the 500 tons were quickly snapped up by 50 people on the first day and then sent to Yadu to be resold at a high price.

Despite a 5% price increase on the second day, there was still a 45% profit margin, so the number of buyers only increased. However, those who hadn't bought on the first day had priority, so most of those who made money on the first day missed out...

Ten days later, the prices in Yanshui and Yadu were the same, making it impossible to profit. However, they were still snapped up because several thousand people did not have enough for 100 tons. In order to secure their profits, they chose to make up the required quantity.

At this time, Xihao also opened its warehouse in the west of the city to receive goods, and increased the purchase price by 50%. It promised to open the purchase for ten days, but only accepted large orders of more than 200 tons, with cash on delivery.

Those who had delivered the goods but hadn't been settled were furious. They said they could earn 50% more by simply transporting the straw bricks from the east to the west of the city, instead of going to Yanshui!
So everyone hoarded the newly bought straw bricks, and some even went so far as to demand back the goods that had already been delivered to the warehouse in the east of the city, claiming that they hadn't been paid for yet.

Ten days later, Yanshui City suddenly announced that the goods were sold out and business was suspended.

At this point, a few people pooled together two hundred tons of goods, delivered them to the warehouse in the west of the city, and made a fortune. However, most people still only had a few tons of goods, so many agreed to combine their straw bricks into one place to deliver the goods.

However, everyone argued endlessly about who should handle the matter, and no agreement was reached after three or four days. This is because of Asia's tax regulations, which stipulate that once your annual income reaches a certain level, your tax rate increases significantly. Wouldn't having someone handle this matter mean they'd have to pay even more taxes?
The most interesting part was with Xiaoqin. Her application for a permit to transport a large quantity of straw bricks to the western region for Donghao and her team was rejected. The reason was simple: the authorities were worried that they would, like last time, drive up the price of straw bricks to exorbitant levels, causing economic instability.

Donghao and Xihao immediately announced that due to policy reasons, they would completely stop purchasing new straw bricks, and settle accounts immediately for those who had already purchased them. A few percent of them did make money, but the rest were left with only a pile of bricks made from straw.

Those who deserve the blame are naturally the authorities, because it was they who prevented those people from getting rich.

The people of Yadu sold their old goods to Yu Qing as new products, and Yu Qing simply returned the favor with a different kind of gift.

Moreover, Yu Qing indeed needed a considerable amount of Yu Qing coins for his upcoming tasks in the eastern region, so he had no choice but to resort to this measure. (End of Chapter)