Facing the rising sun, Zhang Hao looked at the Peiyuan Pill in his hand. The finger-sized pill was like the finest pearl, exuding a hazy precious light.
This is an ordinary Peiyuan Pill, but it is worth 20 low-level spiritual stones, equivalent to 20,000 iron coins, which is close to the annual income of ordinary people.
Practice and practice, wealth is the right partner, wealth is the first!
The elixir melts instantly in your mouth, and a warm breath spreads throughout your body.
Looking at Chaoyang again, Zhang Hao closed his eyes with a smile and began to practice.
Industry must be played, and spiritual practice must not be left behind.
Feng Xu Yufeng lives as long as heaven, which is exciting to think about.
Hazy, Zhang Hao once again entered the so-called 'harmony between man and nature'.
The vast energy between heaven and earth is still surging like ocean waves, and Zhang Hao greedily absorbs this huge energy.
In a daze, Zhang Hao found himself once again on the path full of formations, surrounded by flying lights.
A little enlightenment brewed in my heart: the circulation route of true energy in the body vaguely follows certain rules. This rule penetrates the inside and outside of the human body and interacts with the heaven and earth.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Hao discovered that the stone wall blocking the front seemed to be shorter. Zhang Hao had a feeling that he could enter the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage as long as he stretched out his hand and pushed.
But Zhang Hao smiled and did not take action. He had broken through the sixth and seventh levels one after another, but they had not yet been consolidated. Cultivation is not something that can be accomplished overnight, it must be done step by step.
Three days after the sun rose, Zhang Hao opened his eyes. The power of the seventh level of Qi Refining was rolling inside his body. Zhang Hao's eyes were half-closed, he pinched a seal with both hands, and suddenly pushed forward.
A seven-foot flaming palm appeared and silently melted into a one-foot deep pit on the rock wall.
Zhang Hao stepped forward and touched it gently, his tentacles were hot.
He clenched his fist and punched it against the rock wall; his fist punched into the rock for more than two inches, the surrounding rocks shattered, and a one-foot-wide depression appeared.
"Is this the power of cultivation?" Zhang Hao looked at the damage he had caused and was a little horrified. "It is very challenging to develop technology in such an environment!"
Zhang Hao pulled out his sword again, which was a sword of high-grade magic weapon; the sword cut across the rocks like fluffy plaster. The power of cultivation surprised and delighted Zhang Hao.
What I'm happy about is that cultivation really has a future; what's surprising is that with such a strong cultivation environment, where should the industry go?
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After lunch, Zhang Hao came to the smelting area again. Along the way, he was still thinking: The novel is indeed a lie. Not only do cultivators not eat grain, but they eat more and become more refined.
During this lunch, Zhang Hao ate spiritual rice and drank spiritual spring. The dishes were also made of monster flesh and blood or spiritual fruits and vegetables.
"Master." A voice interrupted Zhang Hao's random thoughts. It was Huang Mingshan.
Huang Mingshan handed over a list with the names of more than twenty people.
Zhang Hao looked at it and nodded. "Huang Mingshan, please leave this list to me first. In the past few days, everyone will seize the time to produce. After a few days, when the matter is settled, we will gather everyone to study and improve the fans."
Huang Mingshan was overjoyed, but asked cautiously: "Master, isn't there some high-level craftsmen in the family who refine weapons? Why do you want to find an ordinary craftsman like the villain?"
Because you are easy to control and obey orders; those guys are so arrogant that even their father has to discuss it. Of course, this cannot be said out loud. Zhang Hao's reply to Huang Mingshan was: "I see your truth-seeking and pragmatic attitude."
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Huang Mingshan suddenly stood up straight: "I promise you won't let the young master down!"
Zhang Hao nodded and began to inspect the smelting area. The purity of the black iron to be sold was between 70% and 86%. According to Zhang Hao's request, iron ingots one and a half feet square were poured.
After the black iron ingots were cooled, they were carefully polished. The six surfaces were as smooth as mirrors and the edges and corners were straight. A "standardized" industrial atmosphere came to the face.
Dark iron ingots were built up like city bricks. In one night, more than 20 iron ingots had been poured. It can be predicted that with the renovation of the smelting furnace, the production speed will continue to increase.
There is a smelting area where arrows are being poured, including small sleeve arrows, ordinary bows and arrows, continuous crossbow arrows, and thick crossbows, etc.; the arrowheads of these arrows will be dipped in 93% pure black iron solution and covered with it.
Made of high-purity dark iron; after post-processing, the arrow's armor-piercing ability can reach 'magic level'.
"Little mouse." Zhang Shengye greeted Zhang Hao from afar.
"Hey...Second Uncle, let's discuss something. Can this title be changed?"
"Then let's call you a big rat."
"Uh... I'm still a little mouse, this sounds better~~~" Zhang Hao raised his head and asked the sky silently.
Zhang Shengye looked at the black iron ingot in the distance with burning eyes and asked: "Little mouse, you made the black iron ingot too big, it will be difficult to sell."
"Oh? How do you usually buy it?"
"One is for cultivators to purchase it personally, just a few kilograms or even a few taels at a time.
There are also purchases by the army, government, commercial firms, families, mercenary groups, etc. There are more and less. Sometimes there are more than a few kilograms, and sometimes there are less than hundreds of kilograms or dozens of kilograms."
"Second uncle, I have an idea. Let's lower the price to seize the market."
"It's difficult to lower prices!" Zhang Shengye disagreed. "Xuantie's profits are almost transparent, and everyone earns hard-earned money. If the price is lowered, it will offend many people and disrupt the market."
"Second Uncle, what if we don't do retail, but only wholesale, and wholesale on a large scale."
There is also the concept of wholesale here, but it is mainly for ordinary materials. Most of the cultivation materials are very small and it is difficult to form a scale, so Zhang Shengye did not think of it for a while.
Zhang Shengye himself began to calculate: "Our production efficiency has now increased almost a thousand times, and the cost is not even half of what it was in the past. In the future, as the scale expands and efficiency increases, the cost will be further reduced.
Therefore, we have sufficient room for price reduction."
"With such large-scale production, the cost is reduced by half?" Master Zhang Hao had questions.
"The biggest cost of smelting black iron comes from broken spiritual stones. Although these broken spiritual stones are inferior spiritual stones, they are still spiritual stones."
"I see." Zhang Hao nodded, "Second uncle, I have another suggestion, which is to establish a new weight standard.
The general units of measurement are: Jin, Jun, Shi, etc. Thirty Jin is one Jun, and four Jun is one stone.
This kind of measurement method is confusing and not conducive to large-scale wholesale and statistics.
Moreover, black iron is very heavy, and a "stone" of black iron is only six or seven inches square.
And setting up a new unit of measurement, or setting up our own standards, is also a sign in itself.
If you want to become a first-class family, you must set your own standards."
"Well said!" Zhang Shengde came over, "So, what standards do you want to set?"
"Dad, second uncle, there is a kind of 'big catty' on the market, also called kilogram. I want to use 1000 kilograms as a unit and name it 'ton' (note ①).
One ton of black iron, wholesale at 10% off the market price.
For black iron above 10 tons, wholesale price is 15% off.
20% off for orders above 50 tons.
Not only sold individually, the minimum quantity is: one ton.
I measured it and found that a black iron ingot that is one and a half feet square is exactly one ton."
"Okay, little mouse, you have been planning this for a long time." Zhang Shengye laughed loudly and turned to look at the neatly built black iron ingots, his eyes flashing with joy.
These dark irons have been polished and polished to look like mirrors. The surface exudes light cyan light, like huge gems. Just one glance will make people's hearts beat!
But when Zhang Shengde looked at Zhang Hao, he was a little confused: Is your brain so sensitive that it's a little out of line?
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Note ①: Ton is a foreign word, which comes from the English tun. Originally, I wanted to use "tun" to replace it in the book, but after thinking about it, I decided to stick to my daily habits for easier reading.
Subsequent units of measurement will follow this example and will not be explained separately.