Fine iron is not an important material. In a world dominated by cultivators, the importance of steel to various cities has been greatly weakened. To measure whether a city is strong or not, it depends on the number of cultivators in the city, especially high-level cultivators.

The number of level cultivators.

As the most important item for civilian use, the demand for steel has been rising steadily. However, in recent years, the production capacity of various mines has been somewhat excessive. The reason for this is mainly due to the underground world, which has recently been discovered one after another.

, several large mines.

Wangchuan City's bulk purchases attracted the attention of various mine owners in Centipede Mountain. Tu Xiaotian had been warmly entertained by various mine owners in the past two days, and he felt a little happy to miss Shu.

But today, his good days came to an end, because the president and vice president of the trading company suddenly came to the mine.

Ding Yi and Tu Mou came here in Ding Yi's car. The journey of 700 to 800 kilometers only took more than two hours. This time the old Zen master did not come with him because someone else came from Shenshui Palace.

The old Zen master wants to have a good talk with the Luo family.

When Ding Yi and the others arrived at Centipede Mountain, Tu Xiaotian was still drunk and hadn't gotten up yet. When he heard his entourage say that the president and vice president were coming, Tu Xiaotian hurriedly got up from the bed.

Tu Mou did not question Tu Xiaotian as to why he had not gotten up at this time. He only asked about the procurement process of raw materials.

"President, Vice President, I have good news for you. This time, because we are purchasing in bulk, all the mine owners are competing to lower the price and want to negotiate this deal with us. Now the price of refined iron has dropped below eight

One pound of shellfish, if you give me three more days, I will be sure to lower the price to seven shellfish..." Tu Xiaotian reported to Tu Mou and the others.

Tu Mou said: "Now the family is waiting for rice to cook, and you are still playing hard-to-get tricks here. Is it important to have one shell or two shells? Now our factory is like a gold-swallowing giant beast, consuming it every day

The quantity of steel produced is hundreds of tons. Several factory directors are urging me to quickly organize the supply of goods. You are still wasting time for these petty profits. Do you know how much loss our chamber of commerce will cause if production is delayed for one day?

?One hundred jade shells! Stop talking about this and take us to see Chief Meng Shan and the others quickly."

Tu Xiaotian was originally prepared to take credit, but he didn't expect to be scolded by Tu Mou, and his mood suddenly became a little low. However, he did not dare to disobey Tu Mou's order, and quickly took them to find the various mine owners and mountain owners here.

Before coming, Tu Mou introduced the situation here to Ding Yi. There are more than twenty mining sites in Centipede Mountain, which are controlled by seven major forces. The four major palaces including Shenshui Palace, as well as the three local cultivation sects

, firmly controls the mine, making it difficult for outside forces to break in.

The situation here is no different than the situation in Mirage. It is basically impossible for Ding Yi to knock down Centipede Mountain. These major temples all have masters at the Grand Master level. It is impossible for the forces in Wangchuan City to have this strength at this stage.

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The Lord Mengshan mentioned by Tu Mou is named Meng Zhaoxiong. He is a Xuan-level monk in the Shenshui Palace. The strength of the Shenshui Palace in Centipede Mountain can only be considered mid-range. The output of the three mining sites is also low.

It was considered high, but due to water transportation, Ding Yi and Tu Mou finally decided to give priority to cooperation with Meng Zhaoxiong after discussing it.

River transportation in the underground world is almost always controlled by the Shenshui Palace. Not to mention that the cost of water transportation is relatively low. Even if you negotiate with other mine owners and finally ship the goods, you still cannot avoid the water transportation link.

Now is not the time to launch a product like the Che Puppet that can change the world structure. Otherwise, through land and air transportation, we can completely get rid of the constraints of Shenshui Palace.

Among the seven forces, Shenshui Palace offered the highest price, but it was still appropriate to offset some of the cost of water transportation.

In Meng Zhaoxiong's study, Lord Mengshan met with a group of people from Wangchuan City.

In Meng Zhaoxiong's study, besides Meng Zhaoxiong, there is also his daughter Meng Chan. Meng Chan is only twelve or three years old this year, and is still a little girl. Meng Zhaoxiong invited the guests to the study to discuss things, and did not ask the little girl to go out.

.It seems that the relationship between father and daughter is really extraordinary.

Meng Zhaoxiong's study had a rich collection of books, which made Ding Yi feel a lot better about Meng Zhaoxiong. At the same time, he also had a good impression of Meng Chan who was lying on the table reading.

Meng Zhaoxiong still attached great importance to Tu Mou's personal negotiation with him. He had contacted Tu Xiaotian, but they had not negotiated a deal. The other party obviously thought that the price he offered was too high.

However, what did Tu Xiaotian mean when he brought the president of the Wangchuan City Chamber of Commerce here this time? Now the price of fine iron has dropped rapidly. This time he decided not to stick to the lowest price of nine shells. If this

For once, Wangchuan City was really able to eat it, and Tu Xiaotian was willing to agree to the quantity and price of eight shellfish per pound that Tu Xiaotian originally quoted.

Soon Meng Zhaoxiong discovered that the young man who came with Tu Mou seemed to be the opponent of this negotiation. At first, Meng Zhaoxiong thought that young man was Tu Mou's secretary or nephew. After being introduced, he realized that this young man

He is actually the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.

After the guests and hosts were seated, Meng Zhaoxiong said: "The Jingshui River goes directly from Centipede Mountain to Wangchuan City. You chose to cooperate with our Shenshui Palace. President Tu, this is a wise move for you. I also know that Xiaotian has discussed with many people in the past two days.

, Regarding the price of this fine iron, we are willing to lower it by another five percent, which is already the biggest concession..."

Tu Xiaotian interrupted: "The price quoted by Meng Shanzhu, Huoyuan, Cangping, Luoshi and several other mountain masters is only seven shells..."

Meng Zhaoxiong's face looked a little ugly. He suppressed the anger in his heart and stared at Tu Mou.

Tu Mou turned sideways and asked Ding Yi: "Wu Tian, ​​what do you think?"

Ding Yi

After thinking for a while, he said to Meng Zhaoxiong: "Master Mengshan, ten shellfish per pound, this is the price to get to Beigang Wharf in Wangchuan City. I don't care how much goods you have, our Phoenix Trading Company will cover them all."

The water transportation cost of a pound of fine iron will not exceed 5 cents, which means that Ding Yi did not bargain with him, but instead increased the price of fine iron, and the quantity was not limited, which made Meng Zhaoxiong extremely happy.

Ding Yi continued: "In offering such a high price to Master Mengshan, we have attached several conditions. First, every month, Master Mengshan must guarantee that no less than two thousand tons of refined iron will be transported to Wangchuan.

City. Second, give us Phoenix Trading Company the right to accompany the ship. Third, this price will remain unchanged for ten years. If you think this contract is feasible, we can sign it now."

"Twelve shellfish per catty, and the cargo on board the ship must not exceed five hundred catties. The bargaining period should be one year, and the contract is signed once a year." A clear voice sounded, and it turned out that the person who interrupted was Meng Zhaoxiong's daughter Meng Chan.

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"Thirteen shellfish per pound will be rented by the Monsanto Chamber of Commerce for free, and a 50-ton cargo ship will be given to the cargo ship, which is equivalent to all the conveniences of water transportation provided by the Monsanto Chamber of Commerce." Ding Yi answered and said loudly.

"For fifteen shells, our two-hundred-ton cargo ship Minglong can be rented to you for free." Meng Chan continued to increase the price.

"In principle, I agree with Miss Meng's proposal. As long as you agree, our Phoenix Chamber of Commerce can modify the Minglong. At the same time, the lease period of the Minglong is set to ten years." Ding Yi said again.

"Deal!" Meng Chan responded crisply.

Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian were almost dumbfounded by this. Not only did the price of this transaction keep rising, but the two brats were leading the negotiations.

Meng Zhaoxiong is not surprised. In fact, ever since Meng Chan showed some business talent, the Monsanto Chamber of Commerce has been basically led by Meng Chan. Although no decent business has been negotiated in the past two years, Meng Zhaoxiong knows that

His daughter was much more capable in business than his father, and he was happy to leave full authority to run the Chamber of Commerce to Meng Chan.

Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian haven't completely come to their senses yet, but Tu Mou has 100% trust in Ding Yi. In terms of intelligence, Tu Mou has never seen a character who is more astute than Ding Yi.

At first glance, this business negotiation seemed a bit outrageous, but Tu Mou had dealt with Ding Yi more than once or twice, and he still noticed from some details that Phoenix Trading Company should be able to benefit a lot from this negotiation.

Tu Xiaotian was still thinking about the price, and he didn't understand why the price of refined iron rose instead of falling.

Next came the negotiation of specific details, mainly between Meng Chan and Ding Yi. Tu Mou and Meng Zhaoxiong simply handed over the whole matter to these two young men, and the three of them went outside to drink tea and chat.

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"Master Mengshan is so lucky. It's really enviable to have such a smart and capable daughter to help." Tu Mou praised.

"President Tu deserves the award. President Tu is worthy of envy if he has such a smart and capable subordinate as Wu Tian. Xiao Chan, a girl, still can't compare with Wu Tian." Meng Zhaoxiong said modestly.

Tu Mou said: "Xiao Wu Tian is not my subordinate. We are partners. The specific operations of the chamber of commerce are actually handled by him. This is not to show off. With the addition of Wu Tian, ​​our chamber of commerce has become even more powerful and its strength has greatly increased.

Alas, now is an era where young people make the decision, and our old minds have to admit that our old experiences and methods are outdated."

Tu Mou felt a little emotional. The longer he dealt with Ding Yi, the more he felt the gap between himself and young people in terms of reaction and acceptance of new things.

Although he is still known as the president of the trading company, in fact, he basically has no time to take care of the Forgotten City Commercial Association. Instead, he is much more attentive to this newly established Phoenix Trading Company.

Meng Zhaoxiong asked: "President Tu, how old is Vice President Wu this year? I feel that his strength should be pretty good. What are his qualifications? How high is his level?"

When it came to Wu Tian, ​​Tu Mou seemed to have endless things to say, and he talked endlessly to Meng Zhaoxiong.

Because he had learned from the past, when he came here, Ding Yi had already told Tu Mou not to reveal his and the old Zen master's secrets. So Tu Mou only deduced that Ding Yi was gifted with the Five Elements, and all five qualities had reached the spiritual level.

Beginner level. His strength is comparable to high level spiritual level.

This shocked Meng Zhaoxiong. After all, Wu Tian was only sixteen or seventeen years old. When he heard Tu Mou talk about Wu Tian knocking off the yellow inscription with one punch, he was shocked and had other thoughts.

Meng Zhaoxiong became more and more attentive to Tu Mou. He not only took Tu Mou to visit his collection, but also brought out the fine wine from his collection to entertain Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian.

Tu Mou felt like he had a mirror in his heart, and he didn't tell the truth. Besides, he couldn't be Ding Yi's master. The two talked happily, and two hours passed in a flash.

Meng Zhaoxiong was still a little worried about his daughter. Seeing that it was getting late, he quickly ordered his men to prepare a banquet, and then led Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian back to the study.

At this time in the study, Ding Yi and Meng Chan were also chatting very speculatively.

Meng Chan's business talent is almost comparable to Xu Manli's, but they each have their own advantages. After all, Meng Chan lives in an underground world where materials and information are relatively backward. Her vision is subject to some limitations, but Meng Chan's

Cicada is a wood spirit monk. Although she is not a high-level person, only a high-level feather-level person, she is sensitive, eager to learn, has an active mind, and has read a lot of books.

After all, the brains of cultivators are more developed than ordinary people.

Meng Chan has a very high vision, and it is rare for someone to look up to her. But Ding Yi surpasses her in both knowledge and cultivation. What is even rarer is,

Ding Yi is a bookworm just like her. She has gradually changed the way she calls Ding Yi.

At first, he was reserved in calling Vice President Wu, but later, he just called Ding Yi ‘Brother Tian’.

"Brother Tian, ​​would you like to take me to Wangchuan City?" Meng Chan unknowingly transformed from an intellectual and beautiful young monk into the little girl next door.

"Of course it would be nice for you to come to Wangchuan City, but unfortunately, I may not have much time to accompany you. Our trading company has established a new school. I am now the person in charge of the school, and I have a lot of things at hand." Ding Yi flipped through the pages.

Classic books in the study room, while chatting with Meng Chan.

When Meng Chan heard that Ding Yi founded the school, she immediately became interested and quickly asked Ding Yi to tell her about the school. Meng Chan was considered one of the few friends in this underground world that she could talk to. Ding Yi didn't hide it from her either.

I told her my school philosophy and thoughts.

Meng Chan felt Ding Yi's compassion for the world and was deeply moved. She had already had a good impression of Ding Yi, and when she heard Ding Yi narrate these things, she was already intoxicated.

"Brother Tian, ​​after hearing what you said, I really want to go to Wangchuan City." Meng Chan Wangqing said.

The two were engrossed in chatting when a cough came from outside the study. Immediately afterwards, Meng Zhaoxiong returned to the study with Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian.

"Xiaochan, what did you and Vice President Wu talk about so happily?" Meng Zhaoxiong asked knowingly.
To be continued...