It has been twenty years since the Tiansheng Sect controlled the two mines. Although the Tiansheng Sect has been digging continuously in these twenty years, they have not dug out much because the power of mortals is too weak.
The mine's output was expanded when it was occupied by the He family. At first, they just wanted to take advantage, so they hurriedly increased their manpower as soon as they got it.
After the Tiansheng Sect took back the mines, due to the sect's financial problems, they increased manpower seven times in a few years and increased production. Now the two mines alone have more than 10,000 people absent from work. In addition to crushing ore and cleaning the ore,
The smelting manpower, as well as the workers' families, etc., have formed two villages and towns under the mine, with a total population of more than 20,000, and the level of prosperity is already on the same level as Tianan Town.
"Boss, the process of mining is like this. I dig the ore from the mountain first, and then send it here for crushing. After crushing, it is cleaned by the river. After cleaning the impurities, it is sent to the furnace for smelting. The smelted
It is the most basic refined copper. If you want to improve the quality of refined copper, you have to forge and process it again, but that is the method of the weapon refiner, and mortals cannot do it."
"In the entire procedure, where does the method of cultivating immortals need to be used?"
"They are used in many places, such as mining tools. Mortal steel cannot be mined. They are all made of materials from first-level magic weapons. They also use formations to crush ores. Otherwise, they rely solely on manpower.
It’s too late to crush it, and the smelting side uses spiritual charcoal, otherwise the firepower is not enough and it won’t be able to burn.”
"Well, then try to improve the level of tools as much as possible, and do whatever you can to improve efficiency."
Lin Xiao nodded. In his last life, he studied liberal arts. He didn't know anything about engineering or science. Otherwise, he could play an industrial revolution or something like that, which would greatly improve efficiency. So for now, he can only use the old method.
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"Yes, Master, Master, do you want to go to the mine and have a look?"
"No, I want to know how much has been dug out of this mine after twenty years of digging."
"This, the previous data has been destroyed. We don't understand it very well, but we have asked the old miners in the past and they should only have dug about half. At the current rate, it will not be a problem to dig for another ten years."
"Ten years is too long. Now the sect has more manpower. One year later, more than 300 disciples will graduate from the academy. They don't even have the most basic magic swords, so the amount of black iron and fine copper the sect needs
There are so many. You must come up with an idea to improve efficiency and strive to hollow out this mine within three years."
Lin Xiao shook his head, ten years, I can't wait for ten more years, let's take three years, we will hollow it out within three years.
"Three years, boss, this is simply not possible. Now there are more than 5,000 miners in this refined copper mine, plus those who crush, wash ore, and smelt, the number has exceeded 6,000. There are too many people, and we can't manage it at all.
Come on, if there are too many people, something will happen."
"If you can't manage it with too many people, then you can improve efficiency without adding more manpower. For example, use good tools for digging holes. If the first-level low-quality tools are not enough, then use mid-level ones. Get more crushing formations and more blast furnaces."
Build a few, and the miners, go to the Zongmen Sutra Pavilion to find some body-training techniques, and reward them for practicing martial arts. Although they have no hope of becoming immortal cultivators, their strength will be greatly increased after practicing martial arts, and they will be able to mine more easily.
Have strength"
"Yes, the leader is still powerful, but the leader has another issue that deserves our attention."
"Say, what's the problem?"
"The boss requires that the mine be dug out within three years. If we do this, what will happen to these miners then? If there is no work left, they will starve to death."
"What's so difficult about this? You find some people, replant the hollowed out areas with trees, improve the environment, and then open up farmland. If there are no mines, just farm. Those who have hands and feet are afraid of starving to death.
, if there is not enough land, move to other places, there are still large areas of wasteland waiting to be reclaimed over Baiwu Mountain."
"The leader is far-sighted and his disciples admire him"
"Stop flattering and handle the mine well. If it is hollowed out in three years, you will be transferred back to Shanmen as a deacon, or you can go to Fangshi. Now our disciples of Tiansheng Sect are very popular in Fangshi.
Yes, many people have found female nuns as wives.”
Lin Xiao replied that Gongmingfang City was definitely a good job among the Tiansheng Sect. Not to mention it was easy, it paid a lot of money, and it had a very high status. The disciples stationed there were very popular among the casual cultivators.
Once you become a couple with a disciple of the Tiansheng Sect, you can stay in the market for free and practice there. You can also get discounts when buying things in the shops of the Tiansheng Sect, and enjoy the preferential treatment of disciples, and even other stores will give you certain discounts.
discounts.
These benefits are extremely attractive to wandering casual cultivators, so many disciples have found wives. Lin Xiao has already prepared to bring the wives of those disciples into the sect and become disciples of the Tiansheng Sect. This will not only help
Quickly increase the number of Tiansheng Sect disciples, and the probability that their heirs will have spiritual roots is very high, and their loyalty is guaranteed.
When the disciples stationed at the mine heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. They had already heard about the situation in Fangshi. It would definitely be a good benefit to be able to work there, and they all thanked Lin Xiao.
After walking around, Lin Xiao went to the Xuantie Mine and also encouraged them, promising to let them work in Fangshi after the mine was hollowed out in three years.
The Tiansheng Sect's several financial resources gave Lin Xiao great confidence, and income was increasing everywhere. Don't forget that there is Caiyun Mountain, which has two thousand acres of spiritual land, and the Tiansheng Sect accounts for 10% of it.
Half of the shares, which is equivalent to 300 acres of spiritual land, and Baiwu Mountain is only 500 acres. This is another huge income, so it is very possible to completely break even in two or three years.
matter.
As the investment scale of Tiansheng Sect increases day by day, the disciples of the sect are also very happy. They are getting more and more resources and their cultivation speed is getting faster and faster. Although most of them are in debt to the sect, they can
So what, everyone owes money, not just one or two people, and the sect is not a loan shark, so it will not force them to pay it back immediately. In the future, as their cultivation level increases, they can pay it back slowly.
After having some free time, Lin Xiao began to frequently visit the new disciples' academy at Shanmen, giving them lectures in person, and increasing the number of ideological education courses on loyalty to the sect, hoping to increase their loyalty to the sect.
It has been a year since they joined the Tiansheng Sect. At this time, the average loyalty of everyone has reached around 50, and Lin Xiao's point balance has once again exceeded 10,000, already over 11,000.
But for these points, Lin Xiao easily did not use them and did not dare to use them to improve his own cultivation. This was to improve the overall strength of the sect. Lin Xiao had already had a hunch that in two to three years at most, he would have to compete with other states and counties.
In case of conflict, good steel must be used on the blade.
Lin Xiao only spent two thousand points on the elixir garden to find two hundred elixirs with extremely high value and speed up their maturity. Most of these elixirs have a maturity period of about ten years and have been planted now.
It has been two or three years, so shorten the time by half. It only takes about two years to mature and harvest, and it will be of great use by then.
On this day, Lin Xiao was teaching his disciples about integrity issues, but the system suddenly issued a reminder, which surprised him.
"Ding dong, host, please pay attention. The side mission is triggered. The sect's archenemy, Bishui Pavilion, has formulated a plan to invade the sect, and has sent spies to find out the news. Please host to foil Bishui Pavilion's plan. If the mission is successful, you will be rewarded with five thousand points.
And then a mysterious gift, the mission failed, the sect was damaged and the host might be wiped out.
Ding dong, host, please pay attention, the side mission - the progress mission has been opened, the Bishui Pavilion spies have entered the Tiansheng Sect territory, please host to deal with the Bishui Pavilion spies, the mission will be successful and the reward will be one thousand points, if the mission fails, the points will be deducted three thousand."
The system's words made Lin Xiao suddenly lose interest in teaching, and found a college teacher to take over. Lin Xiao immediately appeared in the sect hall and summoned several elders to discuss the matter.
"Master, why are you in such a hurry to find us?"
"Let me ask you, have any strangers come to the mountain gate recently?"
"Stranger, no, what's wrong, leader?"
"Where's Baiwu Mountain, Mine, and Gongmingfang City?"
"Well, there are strangers arriving in Gongmingfang City every day, but I don't know about the mines and Baiwu Mountain. Boss, what happened?"
"I received news that Bishui Pavilion in Qingshan County may invade Tianyun Prefecture, and the breakthrough point is our Tiansheng Sect's territory, so they may have sent spies."
"Ah, Bishui Pavilion, the overlord of Qingshan County, Bishui Pavilion, is a large sect similar to Danyang Sect. Master, is this news accurate?"
"The source is reliable, so the situation is urgent. Elder Li immediately recalled the disciples who had been training in Black Wind Valley. He increased the defense forces at Baiwu Mountain and the mines. He also told Bai Zichen to be careful if there are any suspects in Gongmingfang City.
, you can arrest him first and then talk about it."
Lin Xiao said coldly, Bishui Pavilion is the overlord of Qingshan County, with one Daogang Patriarch, three Zifu monks, and at least two thousand other disciples. They are stronger than the previous Danyang Sect.
There is a distance between Bishui Pavilion and Tiansheng Sect. The closest one should be Tianhai Sect. However, there are already three Zifu monks in Tianhai Sect. Apart from Daogang Patriarch, their overall strength is slightly worse than that of Bishui Pavilion.
That's all, they certainly don't dare to blatantly invade Tianhaimen's territory. If they are picky, they will naturally go to Tiansheng Sect.
Lin Xiao was not afraid of ordinary prying eyes, but once the Bishui Pavilion attacked with all its strength, the Tiansheng Sect family would not be able to stop it. Even if they were blocked, they would suffer heavy losses, and Lin Xiao's years of hard work would be wasted. This was Lin Xiao's mistake.
Laughter is never allowed.
Li Fengyue and others immediately split up and dispatched disciples from the mountain gate to secretly stationed in various financial places. Lin Xiao also personally went out to inspect. At least these spies must be eliminated first, and they must not be allowed to spy on the Tiansheng Sect.
Truth be told, if Bishui Pavilion didn't know the details of Tiansheng Sect, it would definitely not dare to act rashly.