Zhen Sheng had been living well. He oversaw commerce; no matter how powerful the clan or how important the figure, anyone who wanted to do business here had to get his approval.
After years of development under General Wang, commerce had enriched the people and given them greater purchasing power than before. New products had been developed through constant research and production, and amid the chaos of the age, trade had found fresh vitality and begun a new transformation. Whether goods were shipped north and south or shops were opened here, the profits were considerable.
Despite the heavy taxes, numerous rules, and strict oversight, none of it stopped the great clans hostile to Wang Yan from investing in industries here. Capitalists would risk their lives for three hundred percent profit, let alone great clans even more formidable than capitalists. Greed was the same in all of them—they would risk anything for it.
This highlighted the importance of Zhen Sheng, the official in charge of commerce, and further proved the foresight the Zhen Clan had shown when they had pledged themselves to Wang Yan.
The Zhen Clan was no longer the Wuji Zhen Clan, but the Tu River Zhen Clan. Since they knew the realm would fall into chaos and had not spread their bets across multiple sides, they naturally would not leave their family on someone else's territory. They had long since moved to Tu River and attached themselves wholly to Wang Yan.
Members of their clan could be found throughout every corner of Wang Yan's domain: the army, civil administration, commerce, animal husbandry, medicine, Wenchang Pavilion—there were Zhens everywhere. Compared to before, the clan's power had expanded by an unknown extent, making it another colossal force.
It could almost be said that they stood beneath General Wang alone.
Naturally,