Wang Yan's life had settled down somewhat.
After all, only a few days had passed. He was still reorganizing his businesses and personnel, laying down new rules. Since everything was only just getting started, plenty of problems were inevitable.
Another reason was that the quality of labor around Three Border Slope was simply too low. The people under him varied wildly in ability, and comparatively speaking, they were not very capable at getting things done.
Of course, doing business here did not require particularly high standards. It relied on gathering a group of men, seizing resources through force, and then carrying out all kinds of commercial activities. From that perspective, Fourth Master's men had actually been more than adequate. Otherwise, Fourth Master could not have lived so freely for so many years. It was only after he encountered the even more capable Wang that his criminal life came to an end.
But Wang Yan naturally did not want to do things that way. What he wanted was high-quality operations backed by force, conducting legitimate business whenever possible. In other words, if you honestly did business with him, everyone would get rich together. If you were not honest, he would make you honestly do business with him, and he would get rich...
So aside from brewing medicine for Zhao Ziying and occasionally cooking, Wang Yan spent almost all his time handling the various matters below. He had to straighten out his subordinates, while also dealing with the partners involved in every link of the related businesses.
The result was that Xiao Molong had been anything but peaceful lately.
It had never been particularly safe before, but because it was close to China, served as a border crossing city, and attracted tourists, Xiao Molong had remained relatively stable overall. Even when people