Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1189: Chapter 402: Strengthening the Army and Days of Rest, South City’s Bustling Life, Ji Jiang’s Affairs, Guarded Heart Unraveling (Part 4)

With such a large influx of people, relying solely on the Treasure Tower is definitely not viable. The transaction sizes vary, and we can’t have people buying items worth just a few taels of silver come into the Treasure Tower and send special staff to assist them, can we?

To alleviate the pressure on the Treasure Tower, and to better engage in trade with the people from the Eight Towns, Qiu Peng enacted a series of changes in August.

Firstly, items such as clothing, fabrics, ordinary materials, food, basic tools, and weapons below the Thousand Forged Level, which aren’t as important and involve retail, were moved out of the Treasure Tower to be managed by shopkeepers along the street.

The right to operate these shops requires a large amount of Contribution Value and fierce bidding along with others from the camp;

Secondly, focusing on large transactions and ignoring smaller ones, clarifying that any single transaction below ten thousand taels of silver doesn’t need to enter the Tower. To facilitate this rule, the Treasure Tower now has a capital verification rule in place at the entrance;

Lastly, hundreds of stalls were set up along the street, open not only to the internal members of Great Xia but also externally, allowing anyone to rent them for a daily fee.

After hearing Qiu Peng’s three measures, Ji Hong was instantly shocked. He turned to look at the shop his sister owned, estimating the area at about thirty square meters, and curiously asked, “The right to operate this shop must be expensive, right? I remember you’ve accumulated just over fifty thousand Contribution Points over the years, can you compete with others?”

Although his sister had a better cultivation talent than himself, Ji Hong wasn’t willing to let her go out to fight Cold Beasts, so he forced her into the Camp Supply Department early on, allowing her to work in Xia City.

Most of Ji Jiang’s cultivation resources were provided by him, so he clearly knew how many Contribution Points his sister had.

The business opportunities in South City shops are huge; it’s obvious you can’t get the operating rights with just fifty thousand Contribution Points, he didn’t believe it no matter what.

Upon hearing his question, Ji Jiang’s face showed a proud smile. She held Zeng Rou beside her and said sweetly, “I have Sister Xiao Rou, a wealthy person supporting me, so why worry about money?”

Ji Hong’s face instantly darkened upon hearing this.

Seeing the expression on her brother’s face, Ji Jiang knew what he was thinking and quickly explained, “Brother, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t borrow money from Sister Xiao Rou. Opening this summer clothes shop was originally her idea. We spent two hundred thousand Contribution Points for the operating rights, I put in fifty thousand, and Sister Xiao Rou provided the remaining one hundred fifty thousand.”

Strictly speaking, Zeng Rou is the shopkeeper of this summer clothes shop!

Ji Hong was stunned, turning to Zeng Rou with a surprised expression.

A hundred fifty thousand Contribution Points is no small amount!

It’s not about looking down on women, but rather, at this point, the inside-outside division is fully established in Great Xia. If there is a man in the family, it’s rare for women to go outside to fight Cold Beasts for Contribution Points.

Like their siblings, Ji Jiang has Cold Resistance Level cultivation, but her experience fighting Cold Beasts is less than five times, always with him watching nearby.

From what he knows, Zeng Rou’s background is good. Her father, Zeng Fan, was previously the leader of a small camp at Five Ape Mountain, joining Great Xia with three hundred people in its first year, and is now a Colonel in the Dragon Slayer Army. The Zeng family has a considerable population, making it unlikely for her to earn Contribution Points on her own.

Could she have gotten it from her family?

Thinking of Zeng Rou’s background, a suspicion arose on Ji Hong’s face.

“Brother Ji, don’t misunderstand, the Contribution Points I saved in previous years were actually less than Ah Jiang, only under forty thousand. It’s mainly because during the two-plus months of work at Treasure Tower, I’ve earned quite a lot. The August reform message from Director Qiu was first announced at Treasure Tower, and I learned of it early. Knowing Ah Jiang and I both had a strong interest in summer clothes, we pooled resources to open the shop together. I must continue working at Treasure Tower, so Ah Jiang is managing the shop.”

Ji Hong showed evident skepticism upon hearing this.

Ji Jiang truly understands her brother’s personality, seeing his expression, she immediately guessed that he didn’t believe yet, she couldn’t help but say, “Brother, don’t underestimate Sister Xiao Rou. Over the past few months, her earnings at Treasure Tower may not necessarily be less than your hunting earnings.”

Ji Hong didn’t believe it even more now. Although he just broke through to the Cold Resistance Level, he had saved up strength to impact the Top-grade Battle Body, and his basic strength was on par with the average Cold Resistance Level before breakthrough, he was always part of the Advanced Hunting Team.

According to Great Xia’s current market, members of the Advanced Hunting Team earn at least fifteen thousand Contribution Points a month, meeting just the minimum targets; being slightly diligent can surpass twenty thousand.

As for him, in the past two months at He Yin Station, encountering new Cold Beasts and materials, he earned at least fifty thousand a month.

Zeng Rou earning more, how could that be possible?

“Sister Xiao Rou earned over seventy thousand Contribution Points in August, did you earn more?”

While Ji Hong was calculating, upon hearing his sister’s words, he was stunned. Turning to see Zeng Rou not denying it, his expression immediately stiffened.

She truly earned more than him!

Is the Treasure Tower really this profitable?

Seeing her brother’s astonishment, Ji Jiang was immediately pleased, continuing with a smile, “This summer clothes shop opened on the 20th last month, so it’s been less than a month, with net profits of nine thousand taels of silver. After deducting the three percent business tax owed to the Camp Supply Department, net profits are over six thousand taels, translated into Contribution Points, it exceeds sixty thousand, isn’t it less than yours?”