Chapter 20

Chapter 18 - The Chamber of Commerce Alliance Threatens

Compared to the Qian family, the other three major families were not as concerned about the opening of the Treasure Hall. These three families also engaged in business, but they were far behind the Qian family.

Even if the Treasure Hall's business was booming, it would not significantly impact them, so they naturally did not pay much attention.

The next day, the Treasure Hall's business remained bustling, and there were even more vendors.

The Qian family also provided free stalls on the second day, but there were too many vendors, and many still came to the Treasure Hall, making its business even more prosperous.

Of course, the Qian family's business also became much more prosperous, which thrilled the Qian family members.

The next day, the Treasure Hall's turnover reached over 40,000 gold coins, with a net profit exceeding 20,000 gold coins.

The treasures sold in the shops inside the Treasure Hall had a profit margin of over 100%.

The four major families and other chambers of commerce and merchant groups all wanted to see how long the Treasure Hall's prosperity would last. Usually, when a chamber of commerce first opens, the business is the most prosperous, and then it becomes stable and calm.

However, the Treasure Hall remained prosperous for a whole month.

Moreover, the Treasure Hall introduced new ideas. They found some blacksmiths and tailors who made equipment in the capital and invited them to set up shops inside the Treasure Hall to customize equipment and weapons for customers and repair equipment and weapons. These blacksmiths and tailors only provided labor, and after deducting the cost of materials, the net profit was split 70-30 with the Treasure Hall, with the Treasure Hall taking 30%.

The conditions offered by the Treasure Hall were too good, so many blacksmiths and tailors closed their poorly performing shops and joined the Treasure Hall.

To make it more convenient for them, Xia Yuxuan arranged for them to live in the courtyard to the right of the Treasure Hall, providing free food and accommodation, and even preparing everything for them.

This move made the Treasure Hall's business even better.

The Qian family also tried to copy this, but they could never match the Treasure Hall because the Treasure Hall had taken the lead, and the best tailors and blacksmiths had already joined the Treasure Hall.

At the beginning, the Treasure Hall mainly sold treasures, but gradually, they started to buy treasures in large quantities.

They mainly bought treasures from the vendors.

As long as they liked something, the Treasure Hall would buy everything from the vendor at a reasonable price.

The vendors were very happy not to waste time setting up stalls.

Buying treasures required keen eyesight. If one's eyesight was not good, they might make a loss.

Duan Ziyu and Xia Yuxuan both made some losses, which they considered a lesson.

During this period, Tuoba Ye mainly provided strategies and spent most of his time supervising the Eight Dragon Guards' cultivation, while he himself also intensified his cultivation.

As the Treasure Hall's business became more prosperous, it would definitely make some people envious, and they might encounter trouble.

It was necessary to prepare in advance.

Every morning, Tuoba Ye would take some time to scan the stalls, looking for bargains. He almost always found something valuable.

Of course, encountering something as rare as mithril was a one-time event. Most of the time, being able to buy items worth hundreds or thousands of gold coins for just ten gold coins was already considered a good deal.

No one would think that a child could find such bargains. The vendors all thought Tuoba Ye was just playing and did not pay much attention.

In a month, the Treasure Hall made a net profit of 500,000 gold coins. This did not include the benefits from Tuoba Ye's bargains, just the profits from the shops.

Such a high profit made Xia Yuxuan extremely happy.

"Xiao Ye, if this continues, we will become very rich!"

"Mother, this income is still too low. 500,000 gold coins can't do much in the cultivation world. To refine spiritual artifacts, even buying some materials requires millions or even tens of millions of gold coins," Tuoba Ye said.

Xia Yuxuan replied, "That's too far away. I don't care about that. I just want to earn more gold coins."

"Mother, you should buy more slaves tomorrow. We need to expand our scale," Tuoba Ye said.

There were still many rooms on both sides, and Tuoba Ye wanted to use them.

Moreover, the auction house had been completed, and the auction could be held soon.

However, Tuoba Ye did not want to rush. He was still collecting treasures, preparing to auction more high-quality items.

He wanted to make the Treasure Hall famous, so that everyone in the Warring States would know about it.

Xia Yuxuan almost followed Tuoba Ye's advice without question.

"Alright, I'll go pick some slaves tomorrow!"

The Treasure Hall needed to expand, and the defense needed to be strengthened.

It had been four months since they were expelled from the Tuoba family. During this time, the Eight Dragon Guards had all cultivated to the First Star Innate Martial God level.

Even the five female slaves Xia Yuxuan bought, who were at the Later Heaven Martial Warrior level, had made significant progress. It would not be long before they could be trained to the Innate Martial God level. Of course, the six young girls, including Xia Mei, had just started cultivating and would need more time to be useful.

Currently, Tuoba Ye's strongest subordinate was Zhan Meng, followed by the two adult White Jade Lion Dragons.

However, their strength was still insufficient to compete with the other four major families, let alone Tuoba Wei.

This could not be rushed. Tuoba Ye had to cultivate them fully so that they could support the Tuoba family before he left.

Tuoba Ye took all the responsibility on himself, seemingly forgetting that Tuoba Jie was still fighting in the Southern Frontier.

After a month of observation, the numerous chambers of commerce in the capital had realized that the Treasure Hall was not just booming for a few days but was becoming even more prosperous.

As the Treasure Hall's business improved, it inevitably affected the interests of other chambers of commerce.

These chambers of commerce were all led by the Qian family.

The chamber of commerce founded by the Qian family was called the Four Seas Merchant Group, the largest chamber of commerce in the Warring States, and the head of the Qian family was also the leader of the Chamber of Commerce Alliance in the Warring States.

"President Qian, the Treasure Hall's business is getting better and better. We must find a way to curb it, or we will have no food to eat in the future," said a president of a chamber of commerce.

"Yes, our business has been much worse recently, all due to the Treasure Hall's impact."

In fact, he was overestimating the Treasure Hall. The Four Seas Merchant Group's business had also improved by following the Treasure Hall, and it had taken more business from others. The Treasure Hall, being newly established, could not yet compare to the Four Seas Merchant Group.

The intentions of these chambers of commerce aligned with Qian Duoduo's thoughts: "Alright, let's pay a visit to the Treasure Hall. They have been in business for so long without registering with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance."

"President Qian, we cannot let the Treasure Hall continue to operate. It would be best to shut them down in one go."

"That depends on your abilities. I cannot be too involved, or it will become a conflict between the Qian family and the Tuoba family," Qian Duoduo said with a smile.

He was a smiling tiger, planning to use others to do his dirty work without getting his hands dirty.

"President Qian, we will do our best. Xia Yuxuan has already been expelled from the Tuoba family, so we don't need to fear her."

...

It was noon, and the Treasure Hall was still bustling with people.

At this moment, a large group of people entered the Treasure Hall, led by a few fat, arrogant men.

Long Wu and Long Liu were responsible for guarding the gate. Seeing the situation, Long Wu quickly went to the back courtyard to inform Tuoba Ye, who was cultivating.

"Let's go! Everyone, come and see, and bring my mother," Tuoba Ye decided immediately.

Clearly, these people were here to cause trouble, and they needed to be prepared.

Xia Yuxuan, upon hearing the news, her face changed slightly: "Let's see who they are."

They walked to the front courtyard and met the people from the chambers of commerce.

"Who would have thought it's President Qian," Xia Yuxuan said calmly. "So many of you have come. What brings you here?"

"Xia Yuxuan, your Treasure Hall has been in business for a month without registering with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. After our discussion, we have decided to revoke your business license," Qian Duoduo said.

Xia Yuxuan smiled, "President Qian, there is no such rule in the Warring States. Our Treasure Hall is a properly registered merchant group, and we do not need to register with the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Are you saying that your Chamber of Commerce Alliance is more powerful and domineering than the Warring States' business management department?"

Her voice was not loud, but everyone present heard it.

She was right; not all merchant groups had to join the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. However, all merchant groups in the capital had joined the Chamber of Commerce Alliance, which was a widely accepted form.

Qian Duoduo was speechless. He did not dare to compare the Chamber of Commerce Alliance with the Warring States' management organization, as that would be suicidal.

He did not speak but gave a look to the leaders of the merchant groups and chambers of commerce.

A president of a chamber of commerce stood up: "Xia Yuxuan, there is no such rule, but all chambers of commerce in the capital have joined the Chamber of Commerce Alliance. Since your Treasure Hall is operating in the capital, you should join. Otherwise, it will be seen as a challenge to the Chamber of Commerce Alliance."

"I have no interest in challenging your Chamber of Commerce Alliance. I just want to do my own business and do not want anyone to interfere. If you come to trade, I welcome you. If you come to cause trouble, please leave the Treasure Hall immediately," Xia Yuxuan said coldly.

If she showed weakness now, these people would become even more domineering.

Tuoba Ye stood behind, silent, but he was making the decisions.

He could not stand these people who bullied others with their power. If they had the ability, they should defeat the Treasure Hall fairly in business.

However, he had anticipated that these people would not be so upright and would definitely try to undermine the Treasure Hall.

Even so, the Treasure Hall would not yield. They would face the challenge head-on and defeat these people.

"Xia Yuxuan, think carefully. Do you really want to challenge the Chamber of Commerce Alliance?"

"You are wrong. It's not that I want to challenge you, but that you are causing trouble for us. Do you think the Treasure Hall is easy to bully? We will not be pushed around. Use whatever means you have," Xia Yuxuan said firmly.

"Good! Very good!"

An obese old man stepped forward and shouted, "All vendors, listen up! If you continue to set up stalls at the Treasure Hall, you will bear the consequences!"

"Despicable and shameless! If you have the ability, come and compete fairly. Don't use such underhanded tactics to threaten these small vendors," Xia Yuxuan was furious.

The vendors were afraid. They were small-scale operators trying to make a living.

If the Chamber of Commerce Alliance did not give them a way to live, they would have no way out.

Some vendors, seeing the situation, were already preparing to leave.

Without these vendors, the Treasure Hall would lose its charm, and relying solely on their own shops would not be enough.

Business is like war; no one talks about fairness!

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