Chapter 81 - The Stepping Stone on the Emperor's Path (Seeking votes)_1
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A few days later.
On Zhuwei Lake, which spans tens of thousands of acres, more than a hundred boats were already at work.
Among them were transport ships, dredging boats, and so on, all suitable for used in calm inland waters. To gather these vessels, Wang Shouzhe mobilized many of his connections.
In particular, the Chen Clan of Donggang, where inland waterways crisscross, numerous small boats and boat-building workshops were found in abundance.
Chen Fangjie, his future brother-in-law, was quite helpful. From purchasing small old boats to customizing dredging boats, he helped intensively, and even took care of transportation.
Wang Shouzhe, in reciprocation to his future brother-in-law's generosity, presented him with five thousand dan of newly harvested wheat grain. After some processing in the mill, it would turn into high-quality flour.
The byproduct, bran, which was used to feed livestock in previous years, was now in high demand.