Free Web NovelChapter 81: Upgrade Territory Again
Now it’s all given to Long Chen at a cheap price!
Originally, Long Chen was worried about recruiting so many prisoners at once, fearing that the military’s expenses might not keep up.
Now, with Yan Baihu’s wealth to support, it’s more than enough!
In addition to the good news from Xi Zhicai, Jiang Qin also received good news.
Wuxi County! Already captured!
Long Chen was very pleased!
Now, Jiang Qin can also be a talented leader!
In the following months, Long Chen led his army to recruit the counties in Wu County.
Under Long Chen’s power, no county magistrate dared to disobey him.
Moreover, with Long Chen’s high reputation in Jiang Dong, the people along the way welcomed him with their good belongings.
The momentum of the Governor of Jiujiang, Long Chen, in Jiang Dong is already flourishing.
Moreover, under Long Chen’s governance, the development speed of Jiujiang County has always been the fastest in Yangzhou!
Most of the people in Yangzhou hope that Long Chen can come to govern their counties.
That’s why Long Chen received such a grand welcome in Wu County!
In the Wu County Prefectural Palace, Long Chen and Xi Zhicai are calculating!
Calculating the gains from this time.
Xi Zhicai, excited, bows and says, "My lord! This time, I seized a total of 500 taels of gold and 10,000 taels of silver from Shicheng Mountain and Baihushan!"
Long Chen’s eyes brighten even more upon hearing this.
Knowing that one tael of gold can be exchanged for 100 taels of silver, one thousand copper coins.
So, the total income from this harvest is calculated in copper coins, totaling 600,000 copper coins!
Prosperity! Prosperity!
"Besides money, we also harvested 50,000 grains, 50,000 pieces of wood, 50,000 stones, and 30,000 iron ores."
"In terms of equipment, there are 10,000 leather armors (white), 10,000 swords and shields (white), and 5,000 warhorses (white)!"
"Good! With this equipment, we can quickly raise another army of 10,000!"
Long Chen nods and smiles.
When the word ’Dragon’ is raised in Wuxian (the capital of Wu County), a metallic sound echoes in Long Chen’s mind.
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Wu County, +1 affiliated territory"
[Territory Name]: Dragon Town (small town)
[Territory Level]: Level 3 (maximum level 9)
[Territory Resources]: Wood * 112,000, Stone * 112,100, Iron Ore * 61,000
[Territory Affiliated Land]: Jiujiang County (except for Hefei Marquisate, Liyang Marquisate, Zhongli Marquisate) Population limit +150,000, army limit +20,000
Wu County, population limit +150,000, army limit +20,000
[Territory Upgrade Requirements]: Wood * 100,000, Stone * 100,000, Iron Ore * 30,000, Copper Coins * 100,000
[Territory Wealth]: Gold 1,110 taels, Silver 64,080 taels (Total of 1.8 million+ in copper coins)
"All resources are enough!"
"What are we waiting for? We can upgrade the territory now!"
Immediately, Long Chen silently recited, "Upgrade Territory!"
"Ding! Consuming 100,000 Wood, 100,000 Stone, 30,000 Iron Ore, and 100,000 Copper Coins. After 72 hours, your territory will be upgraded to level 4 (Medium-sized town)."
In other words, it would take three more days for Dragon Town to upgrade to level four! It would definitely have a whole new look, and Long Chen was eagerly looking forward to it.
However, after consuming so many resources, the regular resources in the territory were insufficient! That includes wood, stone, and iron ore, which are needed for building residences, barracks, walls, and other basic facilities!
Without these resources, even if the upgrade happens, it will be very difficult. Let’s try the forum to see if we can buy them with silver or gold.
Long Chen lacked everything now, except money. After opening the game forum, Long Chen anonymously posted a thread. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"Does any lord have surplus wood, stone, or iron ore but lacks money? I’m willing to exchange with you at a fair price, negotiable!"
Not long after, a player replied to Long Chen.
"Hello, I have 5,000 wood and stone each, and 3,000 iron ore. Want to trade?"
Long Chen replied, "Sure, 1 wood (or stone) for 2 copper coins, and iron ore doubled. How about it?"
The player quickly responded, "That’s fine!"
After successful trading with this player, more and more players wanted to exchange.
Eventually, Long Chen spent 700,000 copper coins to buy more than 200,000 regular resources, with over 1,000,000 copper coins remaining.
Apart from buying regular resources from foreign players, Long Chen also instructed his two merchants, Zhang Shiping and Su Quan, to buy these resources with all their might.
Because after three days of upgrading the territory level, more people would definitely pour in, and building residences quickly would be essential; otherwise, they’d have nowhere to live.
After resolving the resource issue, a sudden urgent report came from outside the door!
"Report!"
A guard outside hurriedly entered and bowed, saying, "Report to the Lord, there’s a warrior outside seeking to join our army, seemingly attracted by the Lord’s reputation!"
"Oh!"
Long Chen’s eyebrows raised, forgetting about organizing documents. He quickly got up to greet the visitor.
So far, this seemed to be the first person to voluntarily join Long Chen! The previous generals were all recruited by Long Chen himself.
Therefore, hearing someone coming of their own accord, Long Chen naturally wanted to take a good look.
After walking out of the gate, Long Chen looked up.
A burly man stood outside the mansion, tall and robust, exuding a fierce aura just by standing there.
Long Chen clasped his hands and said, "I am Long Chen. May I ask who you are?"
The man, seeing that the rumored Lord Long turned out to be so young, was greatly surprised.
He thought to himself, "I didn’t expect the Lord Long to be such a young hero!"
He was even more impressed with Long Chen!
He respectfully replied, "I am Ling Cao, from Yuhang in Wu County. I have come here after hearing about the Lord Long’s assistance to Wu County, willing to join and fight against the bandit Yan Baihu!"
"I admire the Lord Long greatly and hope to become a humble member under your command!"
Could he be Ling Cao!?
Ling Cao is definitely not an unknown figure; in the Three Kingdoms, he was a well-known and distinguished fierce general in Jiangdong.
Records in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms depict both Ling Cao and his son, Ling Tong, as formidable generals under Sun Quan in Jiangdong.
Like father, like son! Ling Tong, the son of Ling Cao, was even more formidable than his father.
With such a formidable figure seeking to join, Long Chen had every reason to accept him!
Stepping forward, he clasped Ling Cao’s iron fist and warmly said, "I never expected it would be Ling Warrior coming to join us. I’m absolutely delighted!"
"I’ve long heard of a warrior named Ling Cao in Yuhang of Wu County, known for his valor and integrity! I’ve been eager to meet you!"
"Never did I expect Ling Warrior to come forward today. Come, come into the mansion quickly. I’m willing to have a night of revelry with you!" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Upon hearing this, Ling Cao couldn’t express his joy in words, but his face reflected sheer happiness as if it were written across it.
