Chapter 114 Setting Up Shop Around the World

Time flies.

Three years later, in June of the New Era year 69, in the city of Monk, the second largest district in the world.

Inside a quaint courtyard, Lu Feng, the deputy director of the General Administration, sat beneath a stone pavilion, rubbing his prayer beads as he chatted with a friend.

Three years had passed in a flash. Master Lu's temples were streaked with silver, and his face was etched with wrinkles of experience, but his overall aura was vastly different.

If one had to describe it in a sentence, it would be that he rubbed his beads even more smoothly, and his kingly aura had reached its peak.

All that was missing was a shaved head and six Buddhist scars to ascend on the spot.

Inside the pavilion, the fragrance of tea permeated the air. Lu Feng, holding a priceless porcelain cup, said with practiced ease, "Stop considering other options. I'm still in office. If I'm gone, it's hard to say whether you, Lao Yang, will be able to get these terms."

Beside him, a middle-aged man in cloth clothing chuckled and said, "Don't try that with me! Do you think I don't know? The Qingyi Bureau, the Central Bureau, Division Six, and various local organizations are all trying to expand their power. Even if you really become a monk in the future, we won't be short of patrons willing to pay."

Lu Feng smiled at him. "What do you mean? We've been friends for decades. Are you going to jump to someone else's camp and oppose your old brother?!"

"The General Administration isn't yours. What's wrong with giving the brothers some more benefits?" The man called Lao Yang said, crossing his legs. "It's not easy for me either! When I took over the Changqing branch in Monk, I had no money and no people. Now that I've finally got it running smoothly, you come along and want to take it over... It feels a bit like you're trying to freeload."

"I said, this isn't a takeover, it's resource integration. It's about uniting the global proletarian Chinese...!" Lu Feng was about to start preaching again.

"Get lost. Can you say something people can understand?" Lao Yang's tone was equally refined. "Why would I give up being the boss of a good branch to unite with you?"

Lu Feng smiled. "I'll give you more. I'll give you a share of the trade business in Bana City. Liquor, tobacco, clothing, Oriental specialties, take your pick. If you want to produce under your own brand, I'll give you the agency rights and you can build a factory here. If you just want to make money and not worry about it, I'll supply you. Monk gets exclusive rights. How's that sound?"

"This offer..."

"If you try to play the waiting game with me again, we're through." Lu Feng interrupted directly. "We've been friends for so many years. Can't you give me some face? Besides, the team is still yours, just with a different sign. Take a look around. How many social organizations even remotely related to the Chinese can survive on their own?! To put it bluntly, what does the Qingyi Bureau have to offer you? Just some cash. But look at us. With the Bana City canal open, a large number of cheap, quality goods are coming from the East. With just this one line, I can support a million people, you believe it?!"

Lao Yang blinked. "Is there any way I could get involved in the arms trade...?"

"No way in hell!" Lu Feng cursed directly. "That's a business managed by the Director-General. The pie was divided up eight hundred years ago. Don't even think about it. I can't even get my hands on it."

"Alas, I really want to get into the arms business. Not for anything else, but so that the global proletariat can unite and have their own weapons..."

"Forget it, forget it!" Lu Feng immediately waved his hand. "If you perform well and the team gets bigger, it's not entirely impossible. Our organizational principle is to bloom from the center, increasing our own rank and position by recruiting people. If you really bring me two more associations with a lot of people, then I'll definitely try to persuade the Director-General to let you be responsible for the transportation of an arms line."

"Really?!"

"Why would I lie to you? Distribution according to work is our corporate culture." Lu Feng replied decisively. "Two words: fairness."

"Alright, then that's settled." Lao Yang responded softly. "I'll notify the brothers to change allegiances. You, Lao Lu, keep your promise."

"No problem." Lu Feng nodded. "I want half of the seats in the association's council."

"Okay, if you can get me an arms line, I'll give you the chairmanship!"

"Don't worry, I'll look into it for you." Lu Feng replied with a smile.

"Good, then that's settled. Let's go eat." Lao Yang called out.

"Let's go." Lu Feng got up and followed his old friend outside.

For more than a year, Su Tianyu had begun to lay out various Chinese folk groups around District One, focusing his main energy on "recruiting people."

After Bana City stabilized, the team's funding chain became very abundant. To put it simply, they had become rich overnight. The Tongji Association was already selling Oriental underwear, motorcycles, and other items to Africa.

The benefits brought by the canal line were enormous. Foreign trade, military equipment, technological products, and various other export goods were more than enough to support several major industries within Li Lei's team.

Especially with Zhang Taotao's joining, the volume and frequency of goods being handled had multiplied again. She used her years of commercial contacts to open up many new trade channels for the Tongji Association and Bana City.

With money, you have to support people.

But Dragon City was too small, and its limitations were too high. In addition, they were being watched by the upper echelons every day, so expanding the team's size was also a very tricky matter.

The Ch尺i Army, the Third Division, and even Jin Maohui's armed forces needed to replenish their reserves. The association had to keep absorbing and absorbing new members to grow.

As a result, Su Tianyu could only broaden his horizons and look to the vast world outside Dragon City.

Fortunately, wherever there are people in the world, there are descendants of the dragon. There were still plenty of human resources to be tapped.

Now that he had broadened his horizons, he had to act as soon as possible and seize the opportunity.

Therefore, more than a year ago, Master Lu had already embarked on a journey to visit relatives and friends. He used his years of accumulated contacts in the martial world to contribute absolute power to the explosive development of the Tongji Association.

Changqing Company and their global airborne operations were not just boasting. They were following the path of apprenticeship, cultivating disciples, and building a very clear network of contacts. Therefore, Lu Feng was very successful in this endeavor.

Moreover, Su Tianyu's layout could actually drive the second economic rise of Li Lei's team.

Why do I say that?

It's very simple. When people are absorbed, the coverage of goods will definitely increase. While local forces are making money, they are also generating profits for the Tongji Association.

This is a two-way gain.

Therefore, Gou Liuzi's ambition was truly revealed after Bana City stabilized!

This year, he was also 29 years old.

...

On the way to the restaurant, Lu Feng couldn't help but ask, "Tonight, are there any panties I can tear off?!"

Lao Yang looked at him strangely. "Are you holding back?"

"Yeah... I've only been seeing old men lately," Lu Feng nodded slowly. "They can't handle it anymore."

"Aren't you supposed to be detached from all worldly desires?"

"I'm only detached depending on the situation."

"Ah, okay, then tear them if you need to!" Lao Yang nodded helplessly.