For the cowardly pot monster, "turning water out of thin air" seems to be its only unique skill. The sweet and clean water containing the spirit can not only be drank directly, but it is also the best medicine for refining elixirs, so yesterday
Gu Chen asked the pot monster to practice changing water whenever he had nothing to do, and tried to fill the water tank.
Now the two large water tanks in the kitchen are full to the max. In this case, even if there is no need to deliberately repair the abandoned well in the backyard, the water security of the commercial building should not be a problem.
It seems that this guy is a coward, and he will not be lazy when it comes to explaining things. While he has a deeper understanding of the pot monster's character, Gu Chen's mind also reappears in the mind of a big-hearted but cowardly character in a certain class.
The subtle impression of the girl with glasses.
Of course, impressions are impressions, and the name "Ponyo" has nothing to do with it.
Gu Chen shook his head and dismissed his delusions, walked over and patted the pot monster on the head.
"Yeah, good job, Ponyo."
The cowardly Pot Monster, who was suddenly slapped on the head, subconsciously wanted to lie down and pretend to be dead, but then realized that it was Gu Chen who came back to life. The Pot Monster came close to Gu Chen's footsteps, and the two rattan ropes tied to the mouth of the pot were shaking like tentacles.
Point to the two large vats.
"I saw it, it was really hard work."
Gu Chen picked up Ponniu, the pot monster, and put it on his shoulders, and announced happily. "This store will be our territory from now on, and no outsiders will disturb us. You no longer have to lie on the ground and pretend to be dead all day long. When you have time,
Just do lots of activities inside and outside the house, and just remember to make sure there’s water in the water tank at all times.”
Hearing Gu Chen say this, the Pot Monster suddenly became excited, jumping from Gu Chen's shoulder to the desk, and then happily wandered around Gu Chen like an over-energetic puppy. Gu Chen couldn't help but be infected by his excitement.
"Come on, let's go to the living room and have a look."
Gu Chen patted the pot monster and then walked towards the living room.
The living room is the first area to be taken care of in the store. Most of the debris in it has been disposed of by the laborers early, leaving only the basic furniture and furnishings. Except for the set of log sofas and square coffee tables that can be used,
There is also a chest of drawers and a wooden frame in the corner of the living room. The hiking bag Gu Chen brought is placed across the wooden frame. The overall look is quite simple.
For a business store, receiving visitors is one of the most important functions, so the previous owner spent a lot of effort on setting up the living room. However, Gu Chen currently has no need to entertain guests, so he is considering whether to convert this spacious space into
It will be regarded as the main site for future activities.
"By the way, let me show you something."
Seeing the pot monster jumping on the coffee table and wandering around, Gu Chen punched his hands as if remembering, then reached for the shoulder bag hanging on the corner of the sofa and took out a brocade woven cloth bag from it.
Unlocking the yellow rope, a black iron token was revealed in the bag.
The token was about half the size of a palm, and was made of hard black iron. On the back of the token, a towering tree with lush branches was engraved, and on the front were engraved several columns of words. The first was the name.
"Name Gu Chen", followed by "Made by the Master", and "Approved by the Secretary of the Liyang Prefecture".
"This is the master's holding card. With it, I can move freely."
Gu Chen handed the holding card to the pot monster to see. Until he went to Fangzao Si to log in the day before yesterday, he was a "refugee" under the supervision of Ri Shengchang. Refugees can only move in a limited area in the city, and are not allowed to enter and leave Liyang at will.
City, but with this quasi-made license, these restrictions no longer exist.
And not only Liyang City, but also other cities such as Jinbo City, Wutan City, and even Shangli King City, Gu Chen can visit freely with a license. Even when Gu Chen leaves Shangli Kingdom and goes to other countries, as long as he is in the local square
If the owner re-registers, he will still be able to obtain unrestricted rights of passage.
From the generous treatment given to the master by various countries, we can understand how important the master is.
Obtaining the Zhizao License has solved the travel problem, and renting an old business building has ensured a stronghold for activities. For Gu Chen, who has mastered Hua Yun Neng Tong, he now has the confidence to establish a foothold in a foreign land. However, if he wants to obtain
To achieve "freedom" in the true sense, Gu Chen still had to prioritize solving Rishengchang's debt problem.
"If you want to pay off 50,000 Yintong in two years, you must earn at least 2,000 Yintong every month..."
Gu Chen sat on the sofa, threw the holding card to the pot monster, and thought about it in his mind.
Two thousand silver coins per month, converted to almost one million copper coins, is an amount that even a master can't take lightly. It must be very hard to make money just by refining Xiaoyu Shui, right?
Of course, Xiao Yu Shui is the most common type even among common elixirs. From this point of view, Gu Chen's profit efficiency actually still has considerable room for improvement. In the long run, it is still as good as expected.
The female secretary suggested that it would be better to set the management team as a policy.
Just like fighting a war requires gathering weapons, food, generals and staff, etc., if the factory team wants to operate smoothly, it must also recruit various talents such as procurement, production, sales, and accounting. It is not impossible to do it all by yourself.
But it is very laborious and inefficient, and it will also greatly limit the upper limit of profits.
After all, Gu Chen, who is burdened with huge debts, does not have the leisure to make money slowly and live a small life.
Of course, refining elixirs is the job of the master, and Gu Chen can also do accounting and accounting in the short term. But according to common sense in business operations, at least purchasing and sales must be handled by dedicated people. However, given the current poverty situation,
With his jingling wallet, he really didn't have the room to pay extra salary. Gu Chen had to keep the personnel arrangements in his mind for the time being and wait to see if he could meet someone he liked in the future.
At this stage, Gu Chen can only start as a polished commander and solve Bai Minghua's troubles first.
"In short, let's do it step by step. Let's earn two hundred silver coins before next week."
Gu Chen patted the pot monster to cheer up, and then planned to go to the market first.
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Everything on the Chenghuang earth contains "spiritual Brahma", and the essence of the process of refining elixirs by masters is to use energy to extract the spiritual Brahma contained in medicinal herbs. Since the essence is to extract the spiritual Brahma, what is used
Of course, the more intense the spiritual essence contained in the material, the better.
Lingfan's rich and fine medicinal herbs basically only grow in the wild and dense forests of the outer lands that are rarely visited by people. However, ferocious wild monsters often appear in those places. The only people who have the chance to obtain them are wilderness travelers who go to the outer lands. But the Valley
What Chen wants to refine is just ordinary elixirs like Xiao Yu Shui. He doesn't have high requirements for the quality of medicinal materials. Those cheap and plentiful cheap herbs sold in the market are Gu Chen's target.
Liyang City has four gates, southeast and northwest. Adjacent to the west gate is the beast of burden station, while adjacent to the north gate is the trade market. Because Liyang City borders the Nanman Territory, you can visit the market early in the morning.
I saw many Southern Barbarians dressed in strange costumes, as well as many local vendors gearing up to do business with them.
Walking through the bustling market, Gu Chen looked at the residents of Liyang passing by with great interest. Although Gu Chen did not consider himself to be the kind of cheerful character who loves to socialize, but being in a bustling market with crowds of people like this, it turned out that he still
To be able to share in that flourishing vitality.
After wandering around for a while, Gu Chen felt a little hungry, and the place was still far away from the medicine shop, so he ordered a bowl of hot porridge and sesame seed cakes from a roadside stall for breakfast.
The customs and customs of the Land of Chenghuang are very similar to those of ancient China, and the food culture is of course not much different. However, for Gu Chen, who has been forced to rush by various situations since time traveling, it is almost impossible to truly enjoy the leisure time of enjoying the delicacies of another world.
You can only find it when you enter the old shopping mall.