Peter Brown was impressed by Jessamine Armstrong’s intelligence. He understood her intentions; she was aware of her capabilities and knew that the only way to tie herself to the interests of the stone factory was through a shareholding system. Only in this way could the factory receive orders with her connections.
Since Peter understood her intentions, he chose not to mention the issue of shares anymore and to help Chase White. The couple’s business operation did not concern him, and he didn’t care much about the profits of the stone factory.
Jessamine initially mentioned that her parents wished to invite Peter to dinner, but he declined, making the excuse that Mayor Taylor needed to consult with him on an issue before returning to Flower Creek Village.
After seeing the couple off, Peter watched Jessamine drive away in her new car and Chase’s happy face, feeling comforted. He believed he had repaid his debt to them in this way.
At noon, Peter joined Reuben Taylor at his house and was warmly received by Mayor Taylor. The mayor paid great attention to Peter’s affairs and talked about the county’s decision to supply electricity and signal to Green Water Village as soon as possible, as well as allocating some disaster relief supplies to Green Water Township.
When Peter left Mayor Taylor’s house, Daniel Pangbourne picked him up.
Upon seeing Peter, Daniel Pangbourne said, "Peter, I got data about that mountain from the county. It turns out that some experts have been working on it exclusively, but no one has been there due to the supernatural events. Do you really plan to construct something on that mountain?"
Peter Brown smiled and said, "Indeed, there are supernatural events, even a Ghost General. However, I have already set the Ghost General free, so nothing will happen again."
Daniel knew about Peter’s abilities to some extent and nodded slightly, "As long as it’s safe. I was worried that you couldn’t solve the supernatural events."
Daniel continued, "The location of the village is actually very good. If a path could be built connecting the two provinces, the area would be at the center, making development easier. It’s not a bad idea for you to develop there."
Peter Brown nodded, "The main reason I chose that place is because it’s suitable for planting herbal medicine. As you know, I have some skills in compounding medicine, and my medicine formulas require ingredients from there."
Daniel suddenly understood, "I see. In that case, it’s really worth developing the area."
After discussing the medicine for a while, Daniel brought a set of garden construction blueprints and computer-generated patterns, showing them to Peter, "Peter, look at the design of the mountain. When it’s finished, there will be residential, planting, leisure, breeding areas, and even a vacation place. If you have no objections, I’ll send the construction team to start working."
Peter looked at the blueprint and was satisfied. He nodded, "I think it’s good. Just follow this plan, and don’t worry about funding. Let’s build it well, and I’ll make some adjustments on the ground when needed."
Daniel laughed, "Of course, you won’t have a problem with money with your medicine skills. Fine, I know what to do. The biggest problem right now is not the construction itself, but the transportation of materials."
"I’ve thought about it. I’ll contact the township and offer money for the villagers to help transport the materials."
Daniel laughed, "That’ll be quite costly. Transporting them is not cheap."
"My purpose is to increase the villagers’ income, so I don’t mind spending more money."
Daniel nodded, "That’s a good approach. If you give them money directly, it might create lazy people. Letting them earn their living through labor is a good thing. However, it’ll cost quite some money."
"I’ll leave this matter to you, just arrange it."
As he said this, Peter took out a jade bottle and handed it to Daniel, "Here are ten specially compounded pills. They’re even better than the ones I gave everyone yesterday. Help me sell them and use the money to pay for the construction. If it’s not enough, come to me."
Daniel laughed, "Do you know how scarce this medicine is now? Before, we thought they were worth thousands per pill. But since Javier Carter bought them for one hundred thousand a pill, they’ve gone up in price every day. To be honest, when you gave so many pills away yesterday, I was shocked. That’s a lot of money! These ten pills are worth at least a million dollars now."
Peter smiled and said, "Edward Martin called today, offering ten million dollars per pill, as many as we have. You can sell them to him."
Daniel shook his head, "I know the value of this medicine; it’s truly priceless. Nobody would sell it. Since Edward is offering ten million, fine. I’ll make it one billion for the mountain estate. We’ll use the medicine for payment. What do you think?"
Peter laughed, "It’s up to you. I’ll leave the estate to you. My next step is to go to the provincial city to study, and I won’t worry about the construction."
"Peter, to be honest, there have always been many legends about that mountain. I’m still worried. After the construction team is stationed, please point out any unsafe areas, so the workers won’t have any accidents."
Being a cautious person, Daniel reminded Peter who nodded and replied, "Alright, I’ll mark those areas."
Daniel and others now knew that Peter was a man of great abilities and took his matters to heart, trying to please him.
As the two were discussing, Reuben Taylor and Edward Martin arrived.
Upon seeing Peter, Edward complained, "Peter, you shouldn’t be so casual about good things. Tell me, can you or can you not produce that medication on a large scale?"
Peter replied, "Originally, I didn’t think much about it and made quite a few, but the main ingredient of the medicine needs to be grown in Green Water Village and isn’t easy to cultivate. It requires at least ten years of herbal medicine growth. That’s why I’m planning to plant it in Green Water Village."
Then he handed fifty medicine pills to Edward and said, "Here they are."
Edward grinned, "This should be enough. Don’t be so careless in the future."