Blue Silver Grass Strategy

However, I looked through the data you collected before, and found that the prices of ironware in the Tiandou Empire did not show a clear upward trend.

This shows that there should be no shortage or price increase of raw materials in Tiandou..."

"Is there something wrong with the raw material supply channel?"

As Ling Yi asked the last question, Mr. Jin couldn't help but reveal a complicated expression on his face.

There is anger, frustration, and helplessness...

Seeing this, Ling Yi did not continue to ask. After taking a look at the military information provided by Fu Shan, he changed the subject and said, "Master, please talk to Uncle Fu Shan later. Next, we will cooperate with the military of the Principality..."

"Cooperation? What cooperation?" Old Master Jin was stunned by Ling Yi's sudden turn of events.

"For all orders that the Principality's military places from now on, if they pay for the costs with raw materials, we can offer a 10% discount on the original price!"

"10%?!" Upon hearing this, Mr. Jin's eyes widened a bit. He looked at Ling Yi and asked in astonishment, "Ah Yi, if the selling price is 10% cheaper, then wouldn't the profit be about the same as a 20% increase in raw material prices?"

Ling Yi nodded and confirmed: "That's right."

Mr. Jin was puzzled: "Then——"

"Master~" Ling Yi shook his head and said, "Our profits will be cut anyway, so whoever makes the profits will make money."

"It's better for the five marquises of the Five Directions Military Department to make money than for those raw material suppliers in the [Tiandou Empire] to make money—"

Chapter 103: Broken Arms and Blades

A single filament cannot form a thread, and a single tree cannot form a forest.

Power comes from below.

These two sentences were often said by a civil servant friend of Ling Yi in his previous life.

However, in the extraordinary world of Douluo Continent, where every individual's power belongs to himself, these two sentences can only be partially applicable.

If we look at the entire Douluo Continent, before one's strength reaches that of a Titled Douluo, or even the level of Tang Chen or Qian Daoliu, one is not qualified to say "fists are power" on the Douluo Continent.

But if it is limited to a certain place, perhaps a first-ring soul master can advertise himself in this way.

The [Shuimu Principality] is very small, and the big figures in the country are not really considered big figures if they are placed in the territory of the suzerain state, the [Tiandou Empire].

However, the Marquis, who stands at the pinnacle of power in the [Shuimu Principality], not only has his own high-level Soul Emperor strength, but also has tens of thousands of troops under his command. He is definitely a force that cannot be ignored.

If a person like this were to talk to a big shot from the [Tian Dou Empire], he would naturally be the one standing and listening obediently.

However, if you conduct raw material purchase transactions with some local tyrants and material suppliers who are entrenched in a city or a place, it is almost impossible for such a bad incident as the [Blacksmith Association, Shuimu Principality Branch] to occur, where the price not only does not drop but increases instead as the purchase volume increases again and again.

What does the [Blacksmith Association] have here in [Shuimu Principality]?

The strongest are just a few Soul Masters, there isn't even a Soul King, and all the members added up are only two to three thousand people.

Among them, there are less than a hundred formal soul masters with soul rings!

As such, it is natural that it will not be taken seriously by the raw material suppliers.

At first, because the situation was not clear, there was a discount sales phenomenon in the face of large-scale unified purchases. Later, with the enthusiastic phenomenon of the blacksmith group in [Shuimu Principality], it was understood by those who paid attention to this place.

Well, when it’s time to make a killing, these raw material suppliers will naturally not show mercy.

A soul master family that can control a mineral vein, with a soul king-level strongman at the top, is a tough side facing the [Blacksmith Association].

But when it came to the five military departments controlled by the five marquises of the [Shuimu Principality], these raw material suppliers, who were mostly backed by Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, immediately became parties to the fair trade.

As for the five marquises, will they become more demanding and want to get more from the Blacksmith Association?

Still the same two sentences.

A single filament cannot form a thread, and a single tree cannot form a forest.

Power comes from below.

Living in the power structure of the [Shuimu Principality], let alone the five marquises, even Grand Duke Mufeng, the nominal ruler of the principality, cannot arbitrarily slaughter an emerging force with two to three thousand members and influence in every corner of the principality like a fat pig!

……

After discussing with President Mr. Jin about the next operational direction of the [Blacksmith Association Shuimu Principality Branch], Ling Yi told the old man that he would be returning to the territory of Beikouhe Town soon, and that he could send someone to deliver a letter to him regarding subsequent association matters. Then he went to the back of the base to rest in the residence that belonged to him as the vice president.

He will stay in "Muzhi City" for about two days, on the one hand to help the old man deal with various matters big and small of the "Blacksmith Association", and on the other hand to wait for the arrival of the two brothers Ye Luo and Yue Qing.

In the next two days, Ling Yi accompanied Mr. Jin and met with the liaison officers who happened to come to "Muzhi City" to report on the various situations encountered by the blacksmith shops and blacksmiths in various towns and villages. He also gave his suggestions one by one and asked these liaison officers to pass the message to the people below.

Similarly, through these people, Ling Yi also learned how many members there are in the current [Blacksmith Association·Shuimu Principality Branch], what their blacksmith levels, martial spirit types, soul power levels, and other information are.

With the development in the past two years, as the [Blacksmith Association·Shuimu Principality Branch] has become more and more prosperous, the members have benefited greatly, and naturally many non-blacksmiths have chosen to apply to join.

Most of these people are soul masters, with a few first-ring soul masters who have exhausted their potential.

Based on the principle of accepting everyone that Ling Yi set at the beginning, Mr. Jin accepted everyone.

Those who are willing to learn forging will be arranged to learn from the blacksmith masters. Those who have other ideas will be arranged to serve as liaisons, purchasers, cargo escorts...

Anyway, there is only one idea: make the best use of everything and people!

Not counting the blacksmiths in the five military departments of the principality, there are a total of 689 blacksmith shops in the entire [Shuimu Principality], distributed in three major cities and various towns and markets, with a total of more than 2,700 blacksmiths and blacksmith apprentices.

There are four blacksmiths, two Soul Masters, one Soul Reverend, and one Great Soul Master.

There are seventy-five senior blacksmiths, including two Soul Masters, eighteen Great Soul Masters, twenty-three Soul Masters, thirty Soul Soldiers, and two ordinary people.

There are more than 800 intermediate blacksmiths, 25 great soul masters, 17 soul masters, and about 400 soul warriors and ordinary people.

Among the junior blacksmiths and blacksmith apprentices, including those who joined later, the number of one-ring soul masters does not exceed two hands.

In such a large group of blacksmiths, if you add up all of them, there are only a little over a hundred soul masters. In the eyes of those outsiders who are not clear about the exact data, there are probably not even a hundred soul masters.

But even so, blacksmiths already have the largest proportion of soul masters among all walks of life.

It can be predicted that in the future [Shuimu Principality], the blacksmith profession will definitely be the first choice for all soul masters with limited potential and no hope for the future.

Compared with the entire population of the principality, the children of these people are much more likely to be born with innate soul power qualifications.

Even if the children of these blacksmiths do not become blacksmiths in the future, if the treatment is similar, the possibility of them joining the [Blacksmith Association] is definitely the highest.

At present, except Ling Yi himself, no one in the huge [Shuimu Principality] has been able to perceive this inference.

Because in everyone's inherent cognition, soul masters are a kind of inherited power linked by blood.

Everyone would subconsciously think that a truly powerful force must have been established by a strong person with powerful bloodline.

Even the Spirit Hall, which is willing to accept all civilian spirit masters in the entire Douluo Continent, is a super force formed by the joining of high-quality spirit families headed by the Angel Thousand Family.

Behind each and every cardinal, platinum bishop, elders, and priests, is there any one that does not have a family power, big or small?

In Ling Yi's opinion, this inherent cognition is truly a wonderful misconception based on information asymmetry.

I just don’t know how long this information gap will last before it is discovered by some smart people.

Fortunately, the foundation of the [Blacksmith Association] is too weak, so in the early and middle stages of development, there is basically no need to worry about being targeted by those big shots.

……

Time passed quickly, and two days later, they were at the east gate of Muzhi Castle.

Senior Brother Zhang Tie brought some members of the [Blacksmith Association] to see Ling Yi off.

Zhang Tie glanced at Zhang Mufeng behind Ling Yi. He did not say anything to his youngest son. Instead, he said to Ling Yi, "Junior brother, I have received quite a lot of the things you asked me to collect for you in the past year. The first few batches have been sent to your territory..."

Pointing to the scene not far away where baskets of goods were being loaded onto trucks, Zhang Tie continued, "This is what we collected in the past month. Just like before, 30% of the price of the finished product is considered the material cost..."

At this point, Zhang Tie shook his head, looked at Ling Yi who was watching the truck being loaded, and said in confusion: "Junior brother, these things are all waste. Except for a small part that can be melted into materials for use again, most of them can only be used to make some farm tools at most, which can be regarded as waste utilization.

What's the point of collecting all this scrap metal?"

Following Zhang Tie's words, Zhang Mufeng, who was standing behind Ling Yi, also looked in the direction of the two people's gaze.

I saw that in those baskets, there were nothing but broken and incomplete weapons, broken knives and swords, long spears and iron rods that were broken into several pieces, and axes and hammers that were split in half...

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I made a mistake yesterday. I stayed up all night to code three chapters, and set a scheduled update at 8 a.m., which was considered as an extra chapter for the release, but later I found out that the chapters that were posted were still public chapters.

I asked the editor and found out that it was released at 12 noon. I posted it too early o(╥﹏╥)o

Well, due to lack of effective communication, the editor probably thought I knew it, and I also thought I knew it, because the first VIP chapter of my last book was sent out at eight o’clock in the morning.

Forget it, it’s already been sent, so I won’t think about it anymore. Thinking too much will make me feel depressed.

Anyway, just put it on the shelves quietly. As for whether there will be explosive updates or not, we can only wait and see. After all, as the author, I have a main job, and it is difficult for me to keep up with the update progress of those full-time authors and some tentacle monsters.

Without further ado, let’s go to bed——

Chapter 104: New Territory

The clear sky is like a piece of blue paper, and a few thin white clouds, as if melted by the sun, are floating slowly in the wind.

On the broad and flat official road, Ling Yi sat by the window of the carriage, letting the golden light pouring in from the window gently caress his handsome face that looked like cold jade.

There was a heavy snowfall last night. The temperature that turned into ice with the breath seemed to be warmed by the sun, and the white snow in the distance was coated with a layer of brilliant gold.

Ling Yi withdrew his gaze and stared into the void in front of him, thinking about his future plans and arrangements in his mind.

Time passed by with the clinking sound caused by the occasional bumps on the road.

Although the load was quite a lot, the distance of more than a hundred miles was soon left behind under the constant galloping of the good and strong horses.

Ling Yi once again returned to the land where he was born and raised.

Two years have passed since Ling Yi became the baron of the principality and the area within dozens of miles of Beikouhe Town was granted the title of "Blue Silver Territory".

In the past two years, as the lord and baron, Ling Yi has spent most of his time traveling outside and rarely comes back.

Compared to two years ago, the appearance of Beikouhe Town has changed greatly.

The only things that haven't changed are probably the familiar faces and the "Blue Silver Grass" that can be seen everywhere.

The carriage did not stop in Beikouhe Town, but went along the official road newly built in the past two years and directly arrived at Shanhai Village, which had changed greatly.

Compared to the ordinary villages where houses and courtyards were randomly built and distributed, the current Shanhai Village, under Ling Yi's planning, was almost completely demolished and rebuilt, turning into the manor-style residence of Baron Ling Yi.

As for the original villagers, like Beikouhe Town and its 25 subordinate villages, they were collectively re-planned and distributed, with new houses built, double the amount of land replaced, and ten times the amount of money and grain losses compensated...

After receiving a series of extremely high-paying relocation packages, everyone was happy and started a vigorous collective moving campaign according to the planned sequence.

The Holy Soul Village in the original novel has more than 300 households. Although it is called a small village, considering that the location of "Notting City" is at the border of the [Tian Dou Empire] and the [Xing Luo Empire], commercial trade is developed, and the living standards of the people are still good. The actual situation can also be understood.

But here in the [Shuimu Principality], villages with a population of one or two hundred households are everywhere, and villages with more than three hundred households are considered large villages.

After two years, the town of "Blue Silver Collar" had 25 villages, more than 6,000 households, and more than 37,000 people. Except for the original 1,000 households in Beikouhe Town, which had not changed much but had only about two to three hundred new neighbors, all the villages that were originally located in different distances and locations were newly built. In the name of "Blue Silver Collar", all adult laborers were called upon to reclaim the wilderness together, connect with the original fields, and then divide them.

Reasonable planning, most of the flat land around the new village was divided into fields for each household. In the farther places, ponds were dug near the water source, and trees were planted near the hills. The original wild forest land was turned into a piece of planned, unified economic forest of different species...

Even the houses and courtyards of Beikouhe Town and the villages below, under the guidance of the sketches left by Ling Yi, have become a unified style of blue bricks, pink walls, and black tiles, with "blue silver grass" and other flowers and plants everywhere, creating a quiet and simple artistic conception.

This is a world with extraordinary power. Whether it is building houses, reclaiming wilderness, or planting economic forests, it becomes simple with the addition of soul masters' power.

Even after the "Farmer's Three Styles" spread from the Ling and Zhang families in Shanhai Village, even without the power of soul masters, all of this development has changed with each passing day.

Everyone knows that Baron Ling Yi, by combining the various working methods of farmers, has created a fitness method that can strengthen the body - "Farmer's Three Moves"!

Apart from the fact that the appetite will increase, and the growth rate is measured in years, so the upper limit may not be very high, this secret technique is simple to learn and integrated into the lives of farmers. It has won the hearts of every household in "Blue Silver Collar"!

As a result, in the entire "Blue Silver Territory", any policy instructions from the Baron were responded to positively, which could be called a Douluo version of the Utopia with good governance and harmonious people.

After entering the Blue Silver Territory, passing Beikouhe Town, and boarding Ling Yi's carriage, Zhang Lei began to introduce to Ling Yi in a clear and orderly manner what new changes had taken place in the territory during the months he was away, whether some of the previously set planning goals had been achieved, what difficulties had been encountered during the period, which ones had been resolved, and which ones were left to be dealt with by Ling Yi when he returned this time...

Shanhaiyuan is a manor-style mansion newly built on the site of the original Shanhai Village.

As for the new Shanhai Village, it was relocated as a whole to a location more than ten miles to the west, closer to Beikouhe Town, and was renamed Shanghe Village.

When the carriage drove into Shanhai Garden, dozens of people from the Ling and Zhang families, who had received the news first, ran to greet them.

People were arranged to sort the various items on the carriages and store them into a specially built large warehouse. Ling Yi was treated like a star and had a large-scale banquet with everyone.

After having a good meal and drinking, he talked with everyone. A huge amount of information was flowing in Ling Yi's mind, and he had a clearer grasp of everything around him.

December of the 2606th year of the Douluo calendar.

The Ling family, including relatives from other families such as the Zhang family and the Ye family, has a total of more than 300 people.

Among them, there is a great soul master, the lord of the 'Blue Silver Territory', the Baron of the [Shuimu Principality], a second-ring great soul master of the healing system, a blacksmith, and the 'great doctor' Ling Yi.