Chapter Thirty-One: Wealth and Riches Pour In

  This is a win-win situation, and both Wu Ji and Qi Da Bao are delighted. It's not difficult to mass-produce the Thunderbolt bullets, but Wu Ji has been limited by two factors: one, his initial capital was too small; and two, he lacked a sales network. With Qi Da Bao on board, these two problems have been solved, and from now on, Wu Ji can spread his wings and take off.

  "Great! Great! Unexpectedly, I've made a great achievement again! I've made a huge contribution!" Qi Dabao was overjoyed, his mouth wide open in laughter: "Wu Da Officer, you don't know yet, this time I went out and made a huge achievement! If I make another one, that's it!"

  He spoke with joy, his face full of happy smiles, but Wu Ji muttered secretly: "This Qi Yun Society is not to be underestimated. Otherwise, Qi Da Bao would not attach so much importance to making achievements."

  These things have little to do with Wu Ji, and he doesn't bother to pay attention to them.

  The two of them chatted for a while, and then Qi Dabao happily bid farewell and left. As soon as he was gone, Yang Xiuxiu and Wu Jian surrounded Wu Ji, looking at him with a mixture of incredulity, delight, and worry.

  "Wu Lang, what can be done about this?" Yang Xiuxiu asked first, expressing her worry: "In the past, we didn't have many worries about making a living, but Qiyun Society wants so much from us. How can we possibly manage to do it all?"

  Yang Xiuxiu couldn't help but worry. The thing is, now that Qi Dabao has arrived, it's all about producing and selling as much as possible, which depends on Wu Ji's production capacity, and this is precisely the area where Wu Ji is most restricted at the moment.

  The raw materials are not a problem, as long as there is money, they can be purchased from the market. The problem is manpower, currently only Zhang Daniu, Duan Dapeng, Wu Jian, Yang Xiuxiu, and Wu Jiaben himself, who is just a figurehead, can make decisions but cannot take action. It's very difficult to produce enough Thunderbolt bullets for Qiyun Society with such a small number of people.

  "Right!" Wu Jian hastily agreed and immediately had an idea: "Ji Ge, can we let Xingzi do it?"

  He has the best relationship with Wu Xing and always looks forward to being together with Wu Xing as soon as possible.

  "It's not a matter of whether it can be done or not, but it must be done!" Wu Ji smiled and said: "I've thought about this, I'll hire some relatives from the Wu family village who are physically strong, don't slack off, are honest, and reliable. As for their wages, don't worry, I guarantee they will earn more than if they were farming."

  Wu Jia Kai's salary is absolutely higher than anyone else. If Wu Jia Kai were to be employed, it would not be much different from entering heaven.

  "Really? Brother Jī, you're so great! As soon as you arrive, you think of relatives, you truly are a big shot in our Wújiāzhuāng!" Wu Jiān cheered and chattered excitedly, his mouth couldn't be closed.

  A good man does not go to waste outside his own family!

  The Thunderbolt must be entrusted to reliable people. Otherwise, if the secret is leaked, the consequences are unthinkable. And the people of Wujiacun are all relatives, they know each other's bottom line and will not do such things.

  "Wu Lang, Third Uncle has taken good care of us, can we get Third Uncle to come?" Yang Xiuxiu immediately thought of Wu Qing.

  For Wu Qing this third uncle, Wu Ji was still very close. Although he is a honest and kind-hearted farmer, he is not bad to himself, taking good care of himself, Wu Ji did not spend much time with him, but felt it everywhere.

  "Good! I was thinking the same thing!" Wu Jie highly agreed with Yang Xiuxiu's proposal: "Not only should Third Uncle come, but also those who have taken care of us in the past can come. Wu Xiaoniang should come too!"

  Wu Ji and Wu Qiang only met briefly, but he had a very good impression of Wu Qiang. Now that Wu Qiang has passed away, Wu Ji can only transfer his goodwill to Wu Xiaonv, hoping to take care of her as much as possible.

  At the moment, three people began to discuss and draw up a list. Those hired by Wu Ji were all people Wu Ji knew well, especially those few sturdy men who carried Wu Ji on their backs. Wu Ji specifically asked them to come. As for these sturdy men, Wu Ji had a very good impression of them, considering them honest and reliable.

  Drafted a list of good names, Wu Ji wanted Wu Jian to go back and recruit people. This matter can be imagined, when Wu Jian went back and said it, the villagers would definitely be in an uproar, eager to come to the city.

  In the eyes of Wujiacun people, although Guixian County is small, it is thousands and hundreds of times stronger than Wujiacun. With this opportunity, who wouldn't rush to come?

  "Brother Jī, I'll go back and tell Father now!" Wu Jian couldn't wait any longer, tidied up a bit, and set off immediately.

  Although there are dozens of miles of mountain roads on the way to Wu's village, it is hard to stop Wu Jian and Wu Ji, which makes them feel at ease.

  Wu Jianyi left, Wu Jie and Yang Xiuxiu went their separate ways. Yang Xiuxiu mainly went to deal with housing and living issues. With more people, a larger place was needed, and the problem of eating had to be solved. This only required renting a house, buying some daily necessities, which wasn't difficult, just tedious and time-consuming. Yang Xiuxiu was busy for a long time before she finished.

  Wu Ji brought Zhang Da Niu and Duan Da Peng to recommend skilled, honest and reliable blacksmiths. To expand production, these blacksmiths must be found well, this is the most technical work in the process of producing thunderbolt bullets.

  In this era without a lathe, the firing mechanism can only be forged by blacksmiths, so the matter of the blacksmith must be done in advance.

  Fortunately, Zhang Daniu and Duan Dapeng were familiar with the blacksmiths in Guishen County and knew who had good skills, who was honest, and who was reliable. They recommended many blacksmiths to Wu Ji, and he eventually hired five of them.

  The next day, Wu Ji and Yang Xiuxiu had just finished their busy work when Wu Qing and the others arrived. As soon as they saw Wu Ji, they burst out laughing with only a small slit left in their eyes. How long has it been since they parted ways? Wu Ji invited them out of the mountain nest, letting them earn big money, which was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than farming in the mountains. This was a good way out, no different from rebirth, and everyone was grateful to Wu Ji.

  Especially those few sturdy men who carried Wu Ji, they even praised Wu Ji for a while. After praising Wu Ji, they started to boast about themselves, saying how wise and farsighted they were to have made friends with Wu Ji, the big shot of Wujiazhuang, in advance, which is why they got hired by Wu Ji today.

  When Wu Qing and his men arrived, Wu Ji was delighted. After treating them to a warm welcome and refreshments, he arranged for them to start work immediately.

  At first, Wu Ji personally participated in the guidance, and later on, this matter was handed over to Yang Xiuxiu and Wu Jian. Wu Ji became a absentee owner again, living a carefree life.

  From then on, Wu's military industry finally got on the right track. As Wu Qing and others became more skilled, they produced more and more Thunderbolt Bullets. However, it was still not enough for Qiyun Society to sell, as soon as they were produced, they would be taken away by Qiyun Society, and it wouldn't take long before Qiyun Society would send silver to Wu's military industry.

  "My goodness! So much! So much silver!" Yang Xiuxiu stared at the pile of silver that resembled a small mountain, her eyes wide with wonder.

  Yang Xiuxiu thought back to the poor days she had spent with Wu Ji, and for a moment, she suspected that it was all just a dream. If she hadn't seen so much silver with her own eyes, she wouldn't have believed it was real at all.

  He put his right index finger into his mouth and bit it hard, sucking in cold air: "Wu Lang, am I dreaming? How can there be so much silver?"

  Wu Ji looked at Yang Xiuxiu's charming appearance and couldn't help but shine his eyes. Nowadays, Yang Xiuxiu has been well taken care of for a period of time, her life is good, she eats meat every meal, the pale complexion due to illness is gone, her clean and fair face has a spirit, and her body is developing in a better direction, adding a few more charming appearances, looking very pleasing to the eye.

  Don't say that Yang Xiuxiu has changed, Wu Ji is also greatly changed. After this period of rest and improved living conditions, Wu Ji's face finally had some color, his body also had strength, much better than before, although still far from satisfying Wu Ji.

  "Xiuxiu, this is just the beginning. Later, we will have even more silver. Let's hurry up and build a silver warehouse to store our silver. Hmm! We should make it bigger, as we'll have more and more silver in the future!" Wu Ji was also delighted.

  He has made his first bucket of gold in the Song Dynasty!

  The bigger your heart is, the bigger the stage will be!

  Wu Jie's ambition is vast, his target is the entire Song Dynasty army, which has more than 100 to 200 million people. If he really sells thunderbolt shells to the Song army, Wu Jie will definitely become rich enough to rival a country, with ten or eight golden mountains, without any problem.

  "Wu Lang, although we have some money now, we can't spend it lavishly. We must be frugal!" Yang Xiuxiu was very dignified and hadn't become arrogant just because their days were better now that they had money. She hadn't forgotten their poor past.

  "That's it! That's it!" Wu Ji was not a person who would forget himself in excitement, and he strongly agreed with Yang Xiu Xiu's proposal.

  "Go and get someone to make a silver warehouse!" Wu Ji was very excited, took big strides and went to call someone.

  "Wu Lang, you're really something else!" Yang Xiuxiu followed quietly behind Wu Ji, her face full of pride.