Volume 40 Chapter 42

In the flying boat, during the flying boat's flight to Zhulongling, Zhang Tie and a large group of people in the flying boat gathered in a large luxurious lounge on the top of the flying boat, standing or sitting one by one, while tasting wine , chatting, while looking at the map spread on a long table, exchanging their views with each other.

The map was personally sent by Cheng Si Nong of the Northeast Governor's Mansion when Feizhou was about to leave Jinwu City today. Along with this map, there were also a lot of ownership documents and contracts. Proof of Zhang Tie's territory and land ownership in Youzhou.

This time, the official work was very efficient. After confirming that Zhang Tie was Cui Li, all the formalities were completed in less than a week, and these things were delivered to Zhang Tie himself.

Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou is divided into four parts in total. The first part is the candle dragon collar, which is the Taixia award he won for his meritorious service in the earth element world. The second part is after he bet with Guan Qianzhong. The Yangui mountain range that the Guan family gave him, the third part is the Tibetan ancient plateau in the north of Youzhou that he bought at the beginning, and the fourth part is the two million that Jin Quandao gave him at this wheel turning ceremony. square kilometers of land.

On the map, Zhulongling and Yangui Mountains are naturally connected together, while the Ancient Tibetan Plateau is on the north of Yangui Mountains, with a distance of nearly 2,000 kilometers between them. It can be regarded as an enclave, but, The land that Jin Quandao gave him this time happened to be between the Yangui Mountains and the Ancient Tibetan Plateau, which immediately connected Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou into one piece.

From this point of view, the things that Jin Quandao gave to Zhang Tie this time were indeed carefully selected. Given the relationship between Jin Quandao and the Taixia court, he wanted to check and investigate the land Zhang Tie owned in Youzhou. Information is naturally easy. When Jin Quandao saw the vast gap between Zhang Tie's two pieces of land, the two million square kilometers of land naturally became the best gift for Jin Quandao to express his sincerity.

On the map on the table, Zhang Tie's land in Youzhou was marked with red areas.

This is a generally irregular half-moon-shaped area. The uppermost part of the half-moon is the Shizang Ancient Plateau. This area has the highest terrain. The middle part of the half-moon is the land given to Zhang Tie by Jin Quandao. Mainly, the second half of the half moon is the Yangui Mountains.

The area of ​​this area officially marked by the Northeast Governor's Office on the map is 8.67 million square kilometers, which is a full circle larger than Zhang Tie's imagined area of ​​about 8 million square kilometers. Among them, the first reason is that Jin Quan Although the land that Dao gave to himself was said to be 2 million square kilometers in the Zhuanlun Ceremony, at that time, it only corresponded to the number of other gifts in the gift list, which sounded good. Such a large-scale land purchase Selling, the area is calculated based on the large area naturally divided by mountains, rivers, rivers and other topography in the purchased land. Naturally, it is difficult to have an integer such as 2 million square kilometers. The total amount of the land that Jin Quandao gave to himself The area is actually 2.38 million square kilometers.

The second reason is that the exact area of ​​the Tibetan Plateau and Yangui Mountains on the map is slightly larger than Zhang Tie estimated.

Now, according to Zhang Tie's request, the land of 8.67 million square kilometers is not divided into counties, but is named after Zhulongling.

"I remember when I saw the map of Youzhou five years ago in the Youzhou Sinong Mansion in Youzhou City, there were still many green areas on the map representing Youzhou's unowned land. Unexpectedly, in just five years, these areas It's almost half gone..." It was Zhang Tie who spoke.

Ever since the map was taken out, Zhang Tie has been standing by the table next to the map, looking at the map seriously, feeling like ordinary people looking at the structural diagrams of houses and mansions when they buy houses and mansions ,

There is still some excitement and satisfaction in my heart, because this area on this map belongs to him, and it is also his foundation in Taixia.

Zhang Tie was very happy, and the atmosphere in the lounge was very relaxed.

Speaking of it, this may be one of Zhang Tie's abilities. The identities of the people in the lounge are very complicated. There are the heirs and princesses of the Taixia Palace, the disciples of the seven Taixia sects, and even the couple of knights who founded the Taixia sect. , there are managers and shopkeepers like Tang De who have worked their way up from the bottom, and even Zhang Tie's cousin. Everyone's identities are very different, but because of Zhang Tie's presence, these people with different identities People can also get along harmoniously as Zhang Tie's friends without feeling awkward. Zhang Tie treats everyone equally, and no one feels unnatural when everyone is around him. Invisibly, Zhang Tie has become the core figure in this circle.

Zhang Su and Tang De integrated into this circle a few days ago. At the beginning, they were a little cautious. A few days later, Zhang Su and Tang De's sense of restraint disappeared, and even with Bai Suxian and his elder brother, they could chat for a few words after drinking.

"Like Youzhou, which has just been upgraded to a lower state, once it settles down, it is easy to sell resources such as land, and the sooner you sell it, the cheaper the land here. The rich families come to Youzhou to spread their branches and leaves, and there is a huge demand for these lands. When the holy chalk war comes, these rich and powerful families will not put all their eggs in one basket. Look at this map, Northeast Governor's Mansion The families of the governors of the various prefectures in the territory, who did not enclose land in Youzhou, Taixia's wealthy families actually grew up step by step like this, not only the various wealthy families in the Northeast Governor's Mansion, but also the local wealthy families in Youzhou, like The Gu Family in Donghe County, the Lu Family in Lingfeng County, the Guo Family in Sanquan County, the Yan Family in Chaoyang County, the Liu Family in Changshan County, the Ximen Family in Xingbei County, and the Sun Family in Guide County have all expanded their prestige by a whole lot. In a circle, the Gu family and the Lu family expanded the most, followed by the Guo family in Sanquan County. Donghe County and Lingfeng County both have an area of ​​nearly three million square kilometers, and the Guo family in Sanquan County has also expanded. It has reached more than two million square kilometers, bordering on the Candle Dragon Territory... On the contrary, the Huaiyuan Hall has not expanded much in recent years..."

After Zhang Tie finished speaking, Tang De took up the conversation, and while drinking the unique Xiaoxue Chuqing in Youzhou, he pointed on the map while shaking his head.

"With such a foundation as the Candle Dragon Collar, the Iron Dragon Sect will definitely be able to flourish in the future!" Daoist Pengshan nodded affirmatively, holding a glass of Xiaoxue Chuqing in his hand as well.

Xiaoxue Chuqing is sweet and refreshing in the mouth, but the alcohol is very long and deep. Drinking alone has a unique taste, like sunshine and snow entering the throat, turning into pieces of plum blossoms and falling into the bosom, heralding the coming of spring with a warm feeling, Tang Dehe Master Pengshan drank two cups, his whole face became rosy, and even the breath he exhaled carried a clear fragrance of plum blossoms.

Xiaoxue Chuqing is produced in Bailu Tower on Changlong Mountain outside Youzhou City. I heard that the brewing method is very special, which is completely different from ordinary wine. The first drop of snow water, because of this reason, Bailulou brews less than a hundred altars of Xiaoxue Chuqing every year. In Youzhou, even Zhang Taixuan can't drink it whenever he wants. During the grand ceremony, Bailu Tower directly sent thirty altars of Xiaoxue Chuqing over ten years old to the Zhang family. In the past few days, most of these wines were wiped out by the wine lovers around Zhang Tie. Feng Cangwu and Bai Suxian's older brother drank the most, followed by Lu Zhongming and Tang De, Pingshan Zhenren and Zhang Su were almost tied for the third echelon, Bai Suxian and Lin Huanxi both drank averagely, and Zhang Tie drank the least.

On the map, Zhang Tie’s Zhulongling, which has been integrated, originally bordered on the Li family in Miyun County in Youzhou. Now it borders on the Zhulongling, and there is another Guo family in Sanquan County. The Guo family’s Sanquan The county is just next to the more than two million square kilometers of land that Jin Quandao gave Zhang Tie.

The Candle Dragon Territory of more than 8 million square kilometers is now the largest private territory in Youzhou, larger than the land of the Gu family and the Lu family combined.

Speaking of Sanquan County, Zhang Tie's mind once again recalled the last farewell look that Guo Hongyi turned his head to look at him before leaving Baohu Mountain after the wheel-running ceremony that day.

Zhang Tie felt that if he had invited Guo Hongyi to stay, Guo Hongyi would never have left, but Zhang Tie did not keep Guo Hongyi, nor did he say anything else. The gaze made Zhang Tie's heart twitch a few times in disappointment.

Looking at the border of Sanquan County and Zhulongling on the map, Zhang Tie touched his chin with one hand and thought, could it be God's will, or why is it a coincidence that the land sent by Jin Quandao It's next to Sanquan County, I hope nothing will happen, otherwise there will be a lot of fun around me.

I don't know why, since the two women Bai Suxian and Guo Hongyi met for the first time at the Iron Dragon Sect's opening ceremony, they both seemed to dislike each other, and Zhang Tie could vaguely smell the two of them. The invisible smell of gunpowder between them, if these two women were by his side, and they were two female knights, Zhang Tie would feel a little overwhelmed thinking about it.

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie turned his head and glanced at Bai Suxian who was next to him, and Bai Suxian happened to also look over.

"Are you thinking about that woman again?" Bai Suxian's voice transmission appeared directly in Zhang Tie's ears.

Damn, sometimes women's intuition is too scary.

Zhang Tie would not admit it even if he was beaten to death, so he could only pretend to be confused, and echoed, "What woman? Aren't I always at home with you these few days?"

"Hmph, don't think I don't know, you were flirting with that woman on the day of the wheel turning ceremony..." Bai Suxian was full of jealousy.

"You're overthinking..." Zhang Tie responded solemnly.

"Hahaha, Zhang Tie's brother and Suxian's sister are as gluey as glue. At this time, both of them have to talk to each other..." Lu Zhongming laughed when he found Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian talking through sound transmission, and joked beside him , which made Bai Suxian a little embarrassed.

Zhang Tie let go and laughed, "Haha, women are hard to conquer, and female knights are even more difficult to conquer. I am a junior in this regard, and I have to learn more from you, brother Lu. A good couple is a fairy couple!"

Lu Zhongming also laughed out loud, but Lin Huanxi, who was a little thin-skinned, blushed slightly, "Your sect's suzerain, Earth Knight, why would you say something like that!"

"Okay, I was wrong. It's hard for a man to surrender, and it's even harder for a male knight to surrender. It wasn't Brother Lu who surrendered you, it was you who surrendered Brother Lu. It's okay!" Zhang Tie immediately raised his hand to surrender, letting Both Bai Suxian and Lin Huanxi laughed.

Bai Suxian and her older brother had been a little drunk for a long time, and he was half lying on a long couch in the lounge at the moment, playing chess with Zhang Su to pass the time. Every opponent will meet a good talent, and the fight is indistinguishable, each of them is very devoted. Zhang Tie's Candle Dragon Collar is indeed considered big in Youzhou, but in the eyes of His Highness the Prince of Guangnan Yu, such a place less than 10 million square kilometers really has nothing to excite him, so he I don't even bother to look at any maps. In the infinite territory of hundreds of millions of mountains in the southern border, the area of ​​a mountain range led by any cave master, peak master, beast master, or beast king is much larger than this.

After getting on the flying boat, Feng Cangwu, who drank half of the altar of Xiaoxue Chuqing, slept soundly on the soft couch on the other side of the lounge without any scruples. I heard that this is a strange method of cultivation of Tianjimen. , but let others envy.

The atmosphere in the lounge was relaxed, and the prince of Guangnanlu Wangfu, who was playing chess, suddenly turned his head to look at Zhang Tie, "You said that coming to Iron Dragon School this time will open our eyes, I wonder what you want us to see!"

"Haha, you will know when you get there. This time, brother, you can bring something back when you go back to Southern Border, and see if the Legion in Southern Border is useful. Even if the Legion is not needed, other places are also useful. Give me a business for you to do!"

Zhang Tie has no pretensions. For those who are with him and are regarded as friends by him, including His Royal Highness of the Guangnan Yu Palace, after getting acquainted with each other, as long as they are obviously older than him, no matter whether they are better than him or not, he will respect them. Calling them "Big Brothers" sounds comfortable to everyone, and after a few days, they each get used to it.

Hearing that Zhang Tie said that he would give him a business, His Royal Highness of the Prince's Mansion in Guangnan couldn't help laughing, and asked half-truthfully with a little drunkenness, "You don't want to sell the full-effect medicine to Nanjiang's business?" Give it to me too, this business is a big deal, we can have a good talk, and you won’t be at a disadvantage. Apart from this business, I’m really not interested in other businesses that earn millions of gold coins a year, although I also have to support a lot of people and more than a dozen legions here, and I need to spend a lot of money every year, but if the business I intervene makes less money, it will lose face in southern Xinjiang. You will think that my vision and ability are faulty, and I am afraid that some brothers in the family think that I am not qualified to sit as the eldest son of Guangnan Wangfu..."

"The business of a few million gold coins is indeed less, and this business is not a full-effect potion. You have seen how the full-effect potion is produced in Jinwu City..." Zhang Tie laughed. The forces in southern Xinjiang, brother, you really want to do this business, earn hundreds of millions of gold coins a year, just like playing, and brother Lu, too, you two must let the Minling Sword Sect survive in Guzhou , You can’t do without money, just relying on the annual donations of those disciples and the little land rent from the Minling Sword Sect, life is not easy these days, this time calling Brother Lu to come, I also let you take a look together This business can't be done in Guzhou, if you think it can be done, everyone will make a fortune together..."