Talisman Reincarnation - All My Clones Are Dao Ancestors-Chapter 143: Two Merchant Families

While Mu Yan was still annoyed, he knew now wasn’t the time to find blame.

He looked at the golden eye above and used his Qi Seal again –

A strong authority washed over the eye, instantly revealing several more lines that had been concealed to his simple look.

He saw two extremely thick lines with countless leeches on them!

One led to the southern noble family, and the other led far out of the stone lotus!

"Hmph, you really think you’re something!

I, Royal Eunuch Mu Yan, hereby take command of the Royal Fortune!"

Every fortune of his Royal Office was his to command. A simple intelligence agent wouldn’t have the power to see it, but as a Royal Eunuch, he had the ability, and as the appointed Royal Inspector, he had the right to interfere!

Instantly, the two large lines were pulled back!

A huge amount of golden light rushed from the south and another rushed from far away –

The southern fortune arrived in just a few moments, making the eye grow by 30%!

Looking at the eunuch below, the eye became kinder, even winking at him several times, like a child complaining to their parents about being bullied.

Mu Yan looked at the eye, feeling helpless.

At the same time, the intelligence agent also felt something weird!

The bottleneck to the peak of the third stage suddenly loosened a bit.

A look of shock appeared on his face.

As minutes passed, finally, from far away, the other golden light also returned!

Its size was the same as that before, allowing the eye to grow once more.

"Hmph, the Royal Intelligence Bureau clearly possesses Royal Fortune, allowing it to naturally gather free-flowing fortune around. Combined with the fortune of the agents, it should be at least at the peak of the third stage, possibly even crossing to the fourth stage without the lead of any cultivator.

And yet it was at the third stage, what a shame!"

Mu Yan was truly enraged.

It was one thing for the Magistrate’s Office to be weak, after all, it depended on Governance Fortune, completely different from Royal Fortune. Even, it had to give a part of its own fortune to the Royal Office. While it seemed like the three offices were of equal rank, in fact, the Royal Office was the overseer while the two were the executors, making the Royal Office half a rank higher.

He then looked at the smaller lines and saw that a few still had leeches on them, leading to various positions.

Pointing his hand, a stamp appeared on each of these lines, flowing along the lines to the other end.

"I have placed a Royal Stamp on each of these. You should have the technique to detect it. Call back all the agents and behead all the traitors and their families for three generations.

You better act cleanly, else your punishment will be doubled!" although he didn’t speak of any punishment, the leader knew he would get one.

But he didn’t reject it, instead, he hoped it would come sooner.

So stupid! He was so stupid!

Just now, when the second portion arrived, he felt like he could break through to the peak in just a few years!

The years of painstakingly grinding the bottleneck were useless! If he had been able to solve the issue right away, then he would’ve advanced already!

Such humiliation! Such hatefulness!

Destroying a person’s path is worse than killing their parents!

"Esteemed Royal Eunuch, I will make sure to clear the bureau! I hope you can find trust in me!"

"Hmph," Mu Yan scoffed again, but he knew those chosen to be the leaders at each county were the agents raised from young or those that have proven their loyalty many times over. Their betrayal would be noticed by the Imperial Office directly.

Because of this, even if the person at the office had some ideas and even took the bureau’s fortune, he didn’t dare to touch the agent directly.

Mu Yan then walked forward, "Lead me to the meeting room."

The agent bowed and led Mu Yan into the room behind the bar. Following a hidden staircase, he finally led him to a hidden space with many rooms left and right.

At the end was a large room with a table and many chairs.

Mu Yan naturally took the main seat while Yuanyun took the right one and Yuanhan took the left one.

The two didn’t say anything all this time, but they had witnessed the majesty of their father for the first time, stunning them deeply. Their father was actually so domineering!

"Stand," Mu Yan said when he saw the man was about to sit on the left, "you haven’t yet earned the right to sit."

He was annoyed at the agent and would naturally not give him time to calm down. Currently, the position of the agent was still in question. If he didn’t like his further actions, he wouldn’t mind sending a letter and asking for the Imperial Intelligence Bureau to send a new agent leader.

"Tell me about the counties’ current standpoint and the forces. Especially that force in the south."

The man nodded solemnly and explained, "There are four forces in the county at the fourth stage, in the east it’s the Shan Family and in the west it’s the Shi Gui family. Both of them are merchant families."

"Elaborate on these." Mu Yan interrupted and asked further.

"The Shan Family specialises long-shipping routes. They control the lower section of the Southern Three Streams River. This river is wider and several other rivers connect it to a larger river that leads directly to the eastern shores.

They usually trade with the forces there before returning and selling their products all the way back, earning them a fortune. By the time they return to the county, they’ve already sold most of their items, holding a large auction to sell special eastern resources.

The Si Gui family instead specialises in trade between the inner prefectures and the neighbouring kingdoms north-east to our dynasty. Especially the Liang Empire bordering us.

As our neighbours, the Liang Empire is quite strong and wealthy, but they specialise in trade and several crafts rather than literati and martial arts. Their strength isn’t to be underestimated, because it’s controlled by several noble families and chambers of commerce, undermining the imperial rule but boosting their strength to a higher level.

Their products are good and of a high quality, which can be easily sold in the shops of the Shi Gui family, whether in the shops of the county or the shops in the inner prefecture."