After three drinks and five dishes, everyone began to say goodbye and leave, but Li Xinghe and Meng Changfeng fell drunk.
After everyone else left, these two people suddenly became energetic.
Wang Shouye naturally knew that these two people were deliberately drunk because they had something to discuss, so he led them to the meeting hall.
Wang Daoyuan also came to the meeting hall. The two Supreme Elders were not busy, and only he and Wang Shouye were discussing.
The four of them sat down and Wang Shouye asked, "I wonder what important matters the two fellow Taoists have?"
Li Xinghe smiled and said: "The thing is like this. Several families in the northern part of Heyang County have established a new market on the bank of Heyun Lake, and they want to invite the Wang family to join them."
Heyang County is located to the west of Qingli County. Unlike Qingli County, the Qingli River system covers the entire county.
The southern part of Heyang County is close to the Wanchuan River, with many rivers and convenient water transportation.
The northern and central parts are more awkward. There are no big rivers, only small rivers and large grasslands.
Several small rivers converge into a medium-sized lake, which is Heyun Lake.
Heyun Lake is located in the north and east of Heyang County, not far from Qingli County, but it does not belong to the Qingli River system.
Heyun Lake can also be regarded as the water transportation hub in the central and northern parts of Heyang County. The establishment of a market here will be of great benefit to the families in the central part of Heyang County.
However, when the water volume of Heyun Lake is not large and the water volume is abundant, the lake water can still flow southward through the river channel and eventually merge into the Wanchuan River.
In normal years, the lake flows southward for more than a thousand miles and then dries up.
Most of the time, Heyun Lake is just an isolated water transportation center and is not connected to other water systems.
Therefore, the matter of Jianfang City in Heyun Lake is something that some families in the northern part of Heyang County are doing behind closed doors.
It doesn't make much sense for the Wang family and the Meng family to get involved.
Before the Forbidden God Silkworms became large-scale, the Wang family was still mainly engaged in the ore and spiritual wood business, which were bulk goods.
Transporting a large amount of supplies by land is too time-consuming and requires a large number of spirit beasts to transport the supplies and a large number of monks to protect the supplies.
The Wang family's water transportation is extremely convenient. Even if they want to expand the family's business, it is most convenient to go downstream along the Qingli River, and there is no need to go for land transportation.
Wang Daoyuan asked: "This Heyun Lake is thousands of miles away from Yuquan Peak, and there is no waterway connecting it. It is not practical for my Wang family to transport it by land."
Before Li Xinghe could speak, Meng Changfeng hurriedly answered: "Wang Daoyou doesn't know something. The closest point between the upper reaches of Zhuoshui River and the Yuemachuan River, a tributary of Heyun Lake, is only more than a hundred miles.
As long as the two rivers are connected, the waterway will be open."
Zhuoshui River is a tributary of the Qingli River and merges into the Qingli River more than a hundred miles south of Qinglifang City.
Cangyun Peak of the Meng family is located next to a tributary of Zhuoshui River.
The Meng family transported bulk supplies to Qinglifang City, and the main waterway was Zhuoshui Creek.
The Yuemachuan River originates from the junction of the two counties and flows westward into Heyun Lake.
The water volume of the Prancing Horse River is not large, and the river surface is only three to four feet wide. A first-order horse-like monster can jump directly across it, hence the name Prancing Horse River.
Li Xinghe continued: "Although the Yuanma River has a small amount of water, it has the advantage of being low in terrain.
The Zhuoshui River has a high terrain and a huge amount of water.
You only need to dig a canal to connect the two rivers at the closest point, and the abundant water from Zhuoshui River can flow into the Yuemachuan River through the canal.
At that time, the Wang family's bulk supplies will enter Zhuoshui Creek along the Qingli River.
Then go upstream and pass through the canal, then you can enter the Yuemachuan River and reach Heyun Hufang City.
As far as I know, Qingli County has extremely high production of various ores and spiritual trees, but they cannot be sold at high prices in Qinglifang City.
But the north of Heyang County is surrounded by steep mountains and there are many monsters. Mines suitable for development are extremely rare, and there is no water transportation.
Therefore, the entire Heyang County is extremely short of ores and spiritual trees.
As long as the Wang family transports their own ore and spiritual wood, it will be easy for the price to increase several times.
Moreover, the demand in Heyang County is huge, and the ore and spiritual wood transported by the Wang family will definitely not be backlogged."
Wang Shouye asked: "If I remember correctly, what is separated between Zhuoshui River and Yuemachuan River is Tieping Mountain, right?
The rocks in this mountain are extremely hard, do you have the ability to dig through them?"
Li Xinghe's face was filled with joy and he said: "We wouldn't have dared to think about it before.
However, various families in Heyang County have been digging mountains and extracting stones on the west side of Tieping Mountain for hundreds of years.
Some time ago, Tieping Mountain was dug down, leaving a gap more than ten feet wide.
Several of our foundation-building monks from Heyang County went to investigate and felt that we could use this mountain pass to dig a canal, connecting Zhuoshui Creek and Yuanma River."
Wang Daoyuan and Wang Shouye were both stunned and stunned.
Wang Shouye was a little dumbfounded and said: "You monks in Heyang County are really poor!
The stones in Tieping Mountain are not only hard, but they don't have much value. Do they need to be hammered for hundreds of years?"
Li Xinghe smiled awkwardly and said: "Isn't it crazy that we are short of stones? We can only dig when we see the stones. I didn't expect that we would get such great benefits."
Wang Shouye thought for a while and said: "My Wang family is short of people, but we can't spare anyone to help dig the canal."
Li Xinghe didn't find it strange at all and said with a smile: "What's wrong with this? Excuse me, the Wang family, we have people over there. Anyway, the biggest obstacle, Tieping Mountain, has already opened a hole.
Other places are nothing. With the strength of our foundation-building monks, a canal of more than a hundred miles can be opened in a short time.
I am here just to contact a few families that produce ores, stones, and timber, so that I can do business in Heyun Hufang City."
Wang Daoyuan asked: "Why didn't Senior Li contact the Yang family? The Yang family is now the leading family in the northern part of Qingli County. As long as the Yang family nods, isn't this a trivial matter?"
Li Xinghe sighed and said: "It would be okay if we could convince the Yang family, but this matter would harm the interests of the Yang family.
The Yang family mainly specializes in refining weapons. The cheaper the ores and spiritual wood in Qingli County are, the greater the benefits to the Yang family.
But once the waterway between Qingli County and Heyun Lake is opened, Qingli County's ore and spiritual wood will have new sales, and the price will inevitably rise, which will be detrimental to the Yang family.
It would be fine if the Yang family didn't personally suppress it, so how could they help?"
Wang Shouye thought for a while and said: "This matter is really difficult to handle. My Wang family and Yang family have been friends for hundreds of years.
If it really harms the interests of the Yang family, I dare not act hastily and need to discuss it with the elders of the clan."
Li Xinghe was not in a hurry and replied: "This is what it should be. I am currently in the Tieping Mountain area, presiding over the excavation of the canal.
If there are any results, you can tell Fellow Daoist Meng and he will tell me."
After that, Li Xinghe and Meng Changfeng said goodbye and left.
After they left, Wang Shouye asked: "Daoyuan, what do you think of this matter?"
Wang Daoyuan replied: "We are all laymen in this area. I don't even know the prices of spiritual wood and ore. Let's ask Uncle Ten. He is an expert in this area."
Wang Shouye nodded and said: "Then call all the elders together to discuss this matter carefully, especially listen to the opinions of the tenth uncle."