Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 215 0214: Dayi Chamber of Commerce

Hearing Chen Kaishan's question, Cheng Zongyang's eyes turned, and he took the wine glass calmly, drank the wine in the small glass, and asked back:

"Do you have any ideas about this rice? Also, let's eat something first. It's already noon. The food won't taste good if it gets cold. We are all acquaintances, so there's no need to be so particular."

As he said that, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Zheng Tianhai, who was standing by, just smiled slightly when he heard this, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, still without any intention of interrupting.

Seeing this, Chen Kaishan also said while eating: "Indeed, there is. So I came to ask you about the situation. Is it the strange plant obtained from Tianduan Mountain?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head: "Where it comes from is a secret. But if your Chamber of Commerce wants, it is not impossible to cooperate. Do you want to hear about its production?"

Chen Kaishan paused and nodded: "I'm all ears."

"According to the three cultivation methods, the lowest yield is about 1000 kilograms, the middle yield is 1500 kilograms, and the highest is 2500 to 3000 kilograms."

Suddenly, Chen Kaishan and Zheng Tianhai looked at Cheng Zongyang in shock, and then their expressions gradually turned suspicious.

He seemed to be doubting Cheng Zongyang's statement.

They have seen that each plant does produce a lot of rice, but can this amount be achieved per acre?
Cheng Zongyang knew that they didn't quite believe it, but he didn't explain and continued eating.

Chen Kaishan stared at Cheng Zongyang for a while and knew that it was true. The rice would soon be harvested, and he would know the answer by then. He said:

"If we can get this much yield, it would be a great achievement if we bring it back to the Dayi Chamber of Commerce. I wonder if you can sell us 100 or 200 kilograms? Of course, if you can, the Chamber of Commerce can also purchase this rice."

However, Cheng Zongyang shook his head and said with a smile: "Sorry, those rice are not original rice. You can only cook them into cooked rice and eat them, but you can't keep them for seeds. As for purchasing them, there will be no purchase for the time being. There is not enough for the county town yet."

They didn't care if they couldn't buy the crops, but they couldn't plant them? There was disbelief in their eyes. What kind of crops couldn't be planted?

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang knew that he had misheard, and said with a smile: "It can be planted, but it won't produce rice... How about this, the harvest will be ready in a few days, and you two can go and have a look then. I can also give you 100 kilograms to take back and plant, and see how much you can produce."

They don't believe it, so no matter how much I explain, it will be a waste of time. It's better to let them take it back and try it.

In the end, they will only get rice that grows everywhere. Then, they will believe in themselves and talk about cooperation.

As for greed and wanting to seize the original species? Then see if you can take it away.

He took out the rice and didn't have to worry about anyone snatching it away!

Chen Kaishan and Zheng Tianhai smiled when they saw this. If this were true, then grain cultivation would be completely changed!

With high-yield rice seeds available, who would still want to grow the original rice?
The three of them continued to eat and chat, and Cheng Zongyang also learned from them where they had been for the past year, some of the situation in Daliang, and some basic information about the Dayi Chamber of Commerce.

Chen Kaishan still refused to give up and mentioned the word "consider" from time to time, which made Cheng Zongyang helpless.

Finally, he even asked about his martial arts skills. Cheng Zongyang could feel that Chen Kaishan's aura was not that of a lower-third-grade martial artist, so he was curious about his situation.

Chen Kaishan did not hide it and said directly that it was the fifth grade, while Cheng Zong said that it was almost the sixth grade.

This made Chen Kaishan and Zheng Tianhai silent for a long time, not knowing how to comment.

In one year, from a farmer's son to this level of cultivation, it is impossible to say that there is no chance. Chen Kaishan thought of the matter of selling the giant python skin.

Zheng Tianhai was speechless for a long time.

He was not that familiar with Cheng Zongyang, but he knew him because of some of his past experiences he had learned from his cousin Zheng Yan.

Smart, opinionated, shrewd, and knowledgeable about the ways of the world... this was why his cousin wanted to take him in as an attendant. As long as he was trained well, he could be a leader in Tianxiang Tower.

It's only been nearly a year since they last met, and things and people have changed. His cultivation has even surpassed his!
I can only say that I underestimated it at the beginning.

At present, he himself is just a warrior who has just entered the seventh rank. He also met Chen Kaishan by chance and was introduced to join the Chamber of Commerce. He has been following him around for more than half a year.

Cheng Zongyang didn't want to say more, and they didn't want to ask more. Everyone has their own secrets.

Half an hour later, after a good meal and a good drink, Cheng Zongyang also knew their temporary place of residence. They wanted to wait for the rice harvest, so they had to stay for a few days. So Cheng Zongyang invited him to witness the rice harvest outside Tianduan Village in a few days.

When they arrived at the door, Cheng Zongyang watched them go towards the street in the east direction of the city.

"Young Patriarch, are these two your friends?" At this time, Zhou Yuanli came out of the restaurant and came to Cheng Zongyang and asked.

Cheng Zongyang looked down at the book in his hand and said with a smile, "I guess so."

As he said that, he turned around and asked, "Yuan Li, how do you feel about the restaurant?"

Cheng Yuanli smiled bitterly and said, "There aren't many people coming to the restaurant to eat and drink right now. I'm also learning the rest from the owner."

Cheng Zongyang smiled, looked at the two figures that were gradually moving away, and said, "Don't worry, it will be quick."

As a neutral multinational chamber of commerce, they have their own considerations for setting up a branch, but for the county, it is of course a lot of benefits.

If nothing else, at least it can attract many families and businessmen to come here to purchase, which will generate consumption, jobs, etc., and the prosperity will naturally increase.

Therefore, he already had the idea of ​​asking Chen Kaishan and others to set up a branch in the county.

It only takes some time to form a fixed business district.

Of course, there are disadvantages. The county will become less stable, and their family forces will face more complex and stronger personnel and forces. At the same time, the possibility of Chengjia Village being discovered will also be greatly increased.

Of course, at that time the soul-collecting monument will replace the geomagnetic stone and become an important tool for protecting the village.

As long as there are no problems in Chengjia Village, everything else will not be a problem for him. And as long as the strength of the family members is improved, he will have the confidence to face various problems.

But he also knew that Chen Kaishan could not make the decision, so he had to come up with conditions that would attract the Chamber of Commerce.

After returning home, Cheng Zongyang started reading the booklet given to him by Chen Kaishan in the study.

When he looked at them one by one, he became more and more shocked, but at the same time his eyes lit up. The business of this chamber of commerce had a lot of overlap with some of his previous planned businesses.

Clothing, food, housing, transportation, intelligence, killers, bounties, martial arts, weapons, medicine, doctors, banks, shipping, exotic animals, mineral materials and more!
It can be said that almost every aspect is covered, extremely comprehensively, even some aspects that he has not thought of.

"No wonder this chamber of commerce can cover several countries. It takes a huge amount of strength to be able to develop neutrally among countries without being coveted."

He thought that even the royal family couldn't achieve such strength.

Then he flipped through the pages, and found almost all of them had business introductions. However, for more detailed information about the business, he could only go to some branches for consultation, and the prices were not specific, only a rough range was given. Simply put, it was determined according to the situation. For example, the selling price of old rice was about ten coins. If it was in a place where there was no shortage of food, it would only be about five coins per pound.

The price of white rice, such as new rice, is only slightly higher than that of finished rice, and the price is between ten and twenty cents.

In other words, it is only twice the price of old rice.

Although this price is the guidance price of internal personnel, the local price can still be higher and they are all wholesale prices.

If it is the retail price, it is another price, of course, it will not be much higher. It is adjusted according to the local food shortage.

This price surprised Cheng Zongyang. He never thought that the price set by this Chamber of Commerce would be so affordable.

A dou of old grain is worth at most 180 wen, even if there is some excess, it is estimated to be only 200 wen.

He thought he was going to be slaughtered.

But this also gave him some more ideas. Although the grain harvest is good now, it is still not enough to feed so many people.

If they want to survive until the next grain harvest season, which is in October, although the various tribes have brought a lot of grain, they also need sufficient food to feed the people and to quickly restore the county's economy. This will ensure that other commercial activities can proceed normally.

Therefore, as long as his family could scrape together 10,000 taels to buy rice, even if they calculated it at the highest price of 20 wen per catty, they could buy 500,000 catties of rice.

For a moment, he suddenly felt that he had been planting food for three or four months. Based on the average yield of 1,100 kilograms per acre, 900 acres of land would yield 990,000 kilograms of rice.

According to current hulling technology, at most about 6 taels of rice are left from a pound of rice, which means that 60% can be sold.

Calculated this way, it is only worth more than 10,000 taels of silver.

Of course, the rice bran can also be sold, but the value is not high.

"After the grain is harvested, apart from the grain that was promised to farmers, it can basically meet the needs of the entire west city for a short period of time. But it is still not enough, and more grain is needed as a reserve. We have to wait until the second batch of grain matures before we can solve the food problem.

In addition, the opening of the farmers’ market also requires a large number of other products…”

Thinking of this, he called the butler and asked him to find Li Yihe.

After waiting for about quarter of an hour, Li Yihe was brought in by the housekeeper.

"Sir, you are looking for me." Li Yihe bowed.

Cheng Zongyang handed the booklet in his hand to Li Yihe: "Take a look first."

Li Yihe had no doubts and took the booklet with both hands and started reading.

As a result, when he saw the words "Da Yi Chamber of Commerce", his pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly looked at Cheng Zongyang, surprised:
"Sir, did the people from Dayi Chamber of Commerce come to see you?"

Cheng Zongyang was also quite surprised: "Do you know Dayi Chamber of Commerce?"

But as soon as I said it, I immediately felt that I had asked a stupid question. It was normal for An Yi and the merchants to know about it.

As expected, Li Yihe nodded and said, "Of course I have seen it. When I was in charge of the An family business, I went to Xiangyang City. The largest chamber of commerce in the city is the Dayi Chamber of Commerce. It is a huge giant chamber of commerce that no one can afford to offend. They sell everything and you can buy almost anything you want. But there is a saying among the merchants that if you can't buy it in the Dayi Chamber of Commerce, you can't buy it anywhere else."

Cheng Zongyang was quite amazed by this tone, but he knew that this meant strength and confidence!
Cheng Zongyang nodded and said, "Since you know, then there's no need for me to explain. We'll talk about it later. Take a look at what materials you need. I think you can purchase them internally."

"Yes, sir!" Li Yihe bowed and continued reading.

When I saw the prices of the materials in the booklet, I was not excited. The prices of many materials were much lower than the prices when I purchased them as a merchant.

Of course, it’s not food or the like, but cloth, medicinal materials, martial arts techniques, weapons and protective gear, etc.

Then he took a pen and paper from the study and wrote down some of the supplies he would need.

Cheng Zongyang watched from the side without disturbing him.

What Li Yihe wrote about were basically food, cloth and other daily necessities.

Those are the daily necessities needed by the residents of the city. As for the medicinal materials, weapons, and skills, they are not written down and are not needed at the moment. And the medicinal materials can also be supplied by the Cheng family, although not much.

In general, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea and other things account for the majority, followed by fabrics that can be used to make clothes, and then household items such as pots, pans, and bowls. These are all basic living supplies.

After recording what was needed, Li Yihe said to Cheng Zongyang:

"These are the main supplies we are purchasing at this stage. As long as these daily necessities are met, the environment of county residents will gradually improve.

When people are able to eat enough, they will actively seek more lifestyles. If a person cannot even eat enough, he will not consider anything other than eating. "

Cheng Zongyang also agreed with this and said, "Confirm these, then I will talk to them later."

After Li Yihe left, Cheng Zongyang called the housekeeper.

"Young Master." Zhang Chuqi came to the study.

"Butler." Cheng Zongyang looked at him and said with a smile, "Sit down first and talk."

"Thank you, young master." Zhang Chuqi bowed and sat down on a chair in front of the table, but he only sat halfway, and his body sat straight and serious.

Cheng Zongyang didn't care about that and said, "Through these few months of contact, I also know your ability to do things. I am also very satisfied."

When Zhang Chuqi heard this, he felt something was wrong. Why did it sound like he was going to be fired? He suddenly became a little nervous. But the next moment, he heard Cheng Zongyang say:

"So, I plan to have you assist Zhou Zhendong and help him manage the Cheng family's logistics."

Zhang Chuqi was stunned. He felt relieved but also a little puzzled: "Master, I don't quite understand."

Cheng Zongyang simplified the matter and said, "The current situation in the county is basically stable. I will go back after I finish the things at hand and some finishing touches. I will come here occasionally in the future.

Therefore, I will give Zhou Zhendong full authority over the affairs of the county. He will also take over the affairs of the Cheng family and participate in the affairs of the Tianduan Gang. Of course, the Tianduan Gang does not need to be taken care of.

So, I thought of asking you to assist him, help him manage, and teach him how to handle logistics. Whatever he wants to learn, you should pay more attention to teach him.

Of course, I heard that your idea all along was to let your son have a good livelihood so that your Zhang family can live a good life in the long run.

So, I can give you a choice. As long as you can help him well, I can let your son or grandson become a warrior, or give you a stable foundation for the Zhang family. When I come back next time, I hope the situation will be different. "

(End of this chapter)