Liu Province had only just been established. Its land was vast and its population sparse; even Liu Province City, the provincial capital, was usually somewhat deserted, with few people about.
Those who came and went most often were instead merchant caravans from the Immortal Dynasty and the East Sea.
These merchants all knew that Liu Province had only recently been conquered, making this the time when its resources were at their most abundant. Meanwhile, the clan families of Liu Province had only just been established and people's livelihoods were only beginning to recover, leaving them desperately short of daily necessities such as grain, cloth, and wine.
At such a time, bringing a single shipload of daily supplies to Liu Province could earn them vast quantities of newly mined spiritual ore, spiritual herbs, and other spiritual resources from those clan families.
The profits could only be called immense.
The commandery clans of the Immortal Dynasty, the major islands and great sects of the East Sea, and commercial organizations such as the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Alliance had long since become active here.
As soon as the various commanderies of Liu Province had established themselves, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Alliance had selected pavilion masters in each of Liu Province's eleven commanderies and extended the alliance into Liu Province.
Naturally, before this, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Alliance had first come bearing gifts to call upon Liang Zhaohuang, the provincial governor and master of the land.
The visitors were all people Liang Zhaohuang knew well, and some were even related to the Liang Family by marriage. Xin Ruyu of the Spirit Cloud Embroidery Xin Family led the group, accompanied by several members of clan families that had often cooperated and done business with the Liang Family in the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Alliance.
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