From the gate of heaven

Chapter 84 [Huge order of hundreds of thousands of tons of coal, Zhao Cheng's ambition]

Suburban Forest Farm of Linhai County.

In a spacious wooden building, Xu Shenggui neatly bowed to the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the training platform.

"Disciple Xu Sheng, I have met Elder Zhao."

Wearing the moon-white Mingyuelou elder uniform, Zhao Cheng, a middle-aged man with a peaceful expression, replied: "It's a quiet observation, no courtesy."

"Are you also here to see your son this time? This elder, I went back to the mountain gate some time ago, and learned from the old friend who is in charge of teaching disciples that your son is very talented, and his martial arts achievements should be better than blue in the future."

About 15 years ago, when Xu Sheng was a teenager, he worked as a forest farm supervisor under Elder Zhao, and they got along for a long time.

More than three years ago, when Xu Sheng sent his son Xu Yang to Mingyue Tower to learn art from a teacher, he also came to visit Zhao Cheng.

In the past three years, Xu Sheng basically visited Elder Zhao once a year.

So Zhao Cheng still remembered Xu Sheng, and his attitude was fairly close.

If he hadn't contacted Zhao Cheng for a long time, he would probably be turned away at this moment.

It was precisely because Xu Sheng knew Zhao Cheng that when he was selling coal, he directly approached this elder who had some connections in the past.

"Uncle Zhao, I have already visited my son, and his understanding is indeed better than mine."

After saying hello, Xu Sheng became more casual, and changed his address from elder to uncle.

While talking, Xu Sheng opened the delicious food and wine he brought and put them on the table.

These dishes were prepared by the chef of the largest restaurant in Linhai County before Xu Sheng came here.

Suddenly, the aroma permeated the wooden house.

Seeing this scene, Zhao Cheng couldn't help sniffing lightly.

There was no toxin in the air, only fragrance, a smile appeared on his face, and he got up from the training platform.

Although Zhao Chenggui is the elder of Mingyuelou, and his own martial arts and wealth are extraordinary, but because of the nature of his work, he often needs to guard the forest farm transportation channel to ensure the safety of fuel supply at the mountain gate.

So most of the time they stay in the wild and rarely return to densely populated places.

In this wilderness, money can't buy anything good.

Zhao Cheng has no shortage of rice, noodles, meat, and vegetables to eat, but such exquisite meals can only be eaten occasionally during the toothbrush festival.

"The delicacies of Zuixianlou."

"Good nephew, you have a heart."

Sitting on the wooden stool beside the table, Zhao Cheng unceremoniously tore off a chicken leg and started chewing.

Xu Sheng sat beside him, he was not hungry, he had already eaten before coming here, and at this time he only picked up one or two chopsticks occasionally.

A large table of delicacies basically ended up in Zhao Cheng's stomach.
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"Uncle Zhao, you also know that martial arts practice is extremely costly. The better my child's understanding is, the more money will be spent in the future."

"As a father, I have to think about my children in advance, so I've been rushing about it recently."

"I came here this time to promote a fuel called coal. This fuel is not only cheap, but also durable to burn. Oh, coal is often called coal."

Seeing that Zhao Cheng had put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a handkerchief.

The expression on the face is also happy.

Only at this time did Xu Sheng speak his mind.

Zhao Cheng has a high position in the division.

Willing to eat his food is an attitude in itself.

Therefore, it is not too abrupt for Xu Sheng to ask for help at this time.

"I know about charcoal. Occasionally, some will be transported back from the mountain gate to smelt armor and weapons."

"But the mining cost is too high, so the amount of coal in the mountain gate is not a lot. How much coal do you have? If it is less than [-] catties, I can buy it directly."

Sure enough, Zhao Cheng was not angry because Xu Sheng asked him to do something.

He spoke directly and agreed.

Mingyuelou was originally buying coal on a small scale.

Zhao Cheng was in charge of the sect's fuel supply, and purchasing coal was already within his purview, so this could only be regarded as a favor for Xu Sheng.

With Xu Sheng's sensible level, there must be a thank you gift for him afterwards.
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Seeing this, a smile appeared between Xu Sheng's brows and eyes.

Yesterday Xu Sheng and Lin Ze talked about their plan, and planned to start with Zhao Cheng, and Lin Ze worked out the details of the meeting for Xu Sheng.

After using it at the moment, it really works.

"Yes, the demonstration of coal is omitted."

Xu Sheng was amazed in his heart, and went directly to the quotation link: "This coal is produced by a first-class expert in Fengping County."

"The ex-factory price of coal is not very high. I get it from there for about one penny and five catties of coal, but because long-distance transportation requires a lot of work, I need to sell it for one penny and two catties of coal to make a profit. Guarantee the long-term supply of coal in the future.”

"My side can basically supply the fuel consumption of the entire mountain gate."

"If Master Zhao can persuade the sect to buy coal in large quantities, this disciple will definitely thank you afterwards."

Xu Sheng didn't say an exaggerated price. As Fengping County continues to produce coal, the coal price will spread all over the world sooner or later, and it is no longer a secret news.

At this moment, if you use a high price to deceive people, you are undoubtedly smashing your own brand, and it is easy to be violently beaten by masters.

It's better to make a real quotation from the beginning and do a long-term business.

Hearing the price, Zhao Cheng frowned.

The reason for frowning was not that Xu Shengbao's price was too high, on the contrary, it was because the price was too low.

In order to use coal, Mingyue Building once sent people to dig by themselves. At that time, many people were recruited. As a result, they could only produce [-] catties of coal a day, and the total cost was [-] yuan per catty of coal.

It is precisely because of this high cost that Mingyue Building can only use coal on a small scale.

Why is Xu Sheng's coal ex-factory price so low?
"Isn't it hard to work?"

In an instant, Zhao Cheng understood.

It is estimated that all the money allocated by the sect was hacked by the deacon elder who was in charge of this matter.

However, his first reaction was not to report the news to catch moths for the sect, but a burst of ecstasy in his heart.

He is rich!

As the deacon elder in charge of the fuel supply of the mountain gate, Zhao Cheng is very clear about the sect's annual fuel demand. Basically, it needs to obtain about 18 billion catties of firewood from the outside world every year.

In addition to regular use, a part will be stored on the island for emergency use.

In order to mine and transport these firewood, although the money spent by the sect on it is not as high as 180 million taels of silver a year to directly buy firewood, it also costs 32 taels.

A small part was spent on loggers, and most of the money was spent on transportation.

From felling trees to dividing firewood, and then transporting it to the wharf for loading and returning to Mingyue Building for unloading, every link requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but fortunately, it is several times cheaper than buying firewood directly.

"Shanmen spends 32 taels of firewood every year, and 12 taels of coal is used to buy coal."

"If I collect 30 million catties of coal from Xu Sheng at a low price of one cent and two catties to supply Shanmen, costing 40 taels, and then go back to the school and buy [-] million catties of coal at a price of [-] taels, that would be reasonable. "

"I helped the sect save 4 taels of fuel expenses every year, and also saved a lot of manpower and material resources spent on managing the forest farm to be used in other industries. The benefits earned by the sect are immeasurable. The landlord and the elders of Baigong should reward me."

"If I can get the stable income of 8 taels per year, I can completely replace the elixir that I use daily to assist my cultivation from the Nine-Turn Bright Moon Pill to the Bailian Bright Moon Pill that costs 100 taels of silver each, and my cultivation speed will be even faster then. Counting now."

"Besides, if I bypass Xu Sheng and go directly to the coal factory to buy goods, the cost may be further reduced. By then, I can get more benefits in terms of fuel, and it may easily exceed the annual A profit of 10 taels."

Zhao Cheng was thinking in his heart, looking at Xu Sheng who was at the side, his eyes became softer and softer.

This good nephew really gave him a chance to make a lot of money.

Moreover, it is a very safe opportunity to make a lot of money without spending too much time and energy, which is really rare.

"Nephew Xu, it's not difficult to persuade Shanmen to purchase coal as fuel, but how much coal can you supply every year?"

Although he was excited in his mind because he was about to make money, Zhao Cheng was not overwhelmed by these benefits that were temporarily like castles in the air.

Instead, I started to care about some more practical things.

Once Mingyue Building completely uses coal to supply fuel, in the next one or two years, most of the forest farms scattered along the coast will be gradually shut down. If the coal cannot be supplied in time, Zhao Cheng may be questioned. responsibility.

"Master Zhao, don't worry, the coal mines produce more than 2000 million catties of coal every day, and they continue to recruit more miners to increase production. Even if they can't mine during the busy farming season, they can produce more than 60 billion catties of coal a year at least. No matter how much coal is needed at the mountain gate, I'm afraid it can be supplied."

According to the data provided by Lin Ze in advance, Xu Sheng said honestly.

Hearing this answer, Zhao Cheng was even more ecstatic.

I feel like I am making more money.

"Did you bring coal over this time? Let me see the condition. If there is no problem, you can bring as much coal as you can and sell it to Shimen in the future."

"We made a contract, as long as you can transport the coal, I will buy it all."

Zhao Cheng promised that Xu Sheng could resell coal to make money, which was his reward for Xu Sheng's opportunity to make money.

However, he did not directly promise to let Xu Sheng supply the coal consumption of the entire Mingyue Building.

Of course, it is better to do this kind of money-making thing by yourself.

Anyway, many ships for transporting firewood managed by him are ready-made, but they have changed from transporting firewood to coal, and it can be said that they can earn this money with their own hands.

"Bring it."

"But I only have a few pieces of coal on my body, and more coal is put on the wharf of Linhai County."

Xu Sheng nodded, and took out a few pieces of coal from the baggage he carried with him.

Then, I went outside to find some dead leaves as a primer, and lit the coals.

The coal is of good quality and burns well.

"very good."

After watching the whole process, Zhao Cheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Come on, follow me to your boat to have a look."

Then, Zhao Cheng followed Xu Sheng to the wharf of Linhai County, and looked at the [-] tons of coal packed in wooden boxes.

"Let them unload the coal, Nephew Xu, come with me to Fengping County."

Zhao Cheng ordered several Mingyuelou disciples who were working on the pier, and then took Xu Sheng on a small boat vigorously and headed towards Fengping County.
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It was already afternoon when Xu Sheng set off from Fengping County to Linhai County.

I bought vegetables to get in touch with Zhao Cheng, and then checked the quality of the coal. It was already night to go to Fengping County again.

The moon was bright and clear between the sky and the earth, Xu Sheng had already fallen asleep in the cabin, but Zhao Cheng didn't feel sleepy at all, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait with burning eyes.

In the dead of night, Zhao Cheng began to have more thoughts in his mind.

"My Mingyue Building has extraordinary forging skills. If we go to Fengping County and confirm that there is an abundant supply of coal, then we can purchase more coal for forging armor and weapons, reducing costs and increasing production."

"When the time comes to sell these weapons and treasures, wouldn't it be a profit?"

"If I can take the lead to complete this matter, then the landlord will definitely pay more attention to it. At that time, it is not impossible to teach the peerless magic skills in my sect. At that time, my martial arts may go further."

It is a dead end for ordinary forces to sell armor and weapons, but Mingyue Tower is different, it has always been in the arms business.

When Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty raised his troops to sweep the world, Mingyue Tower had funded many armor and weapons.

Now, a large portion of the armor and weapons of the Great Zhou court are all provided by Mingyue Tower.

Thinking about it, Zhao Cheng became more and more excited.

Superficial kung fu, ordinary martial arts, superior martial arts, elite martial arts, and peerless martial arts, these are the five levels of martial arts in today's world.

Superficial kung fu can be practiced to the death of a second- or third-rate level. After practicing ordinary martial arts, there is hope to become a first-class master. After practicing high-level martial arts, one can reach a super-first-class level. May become a master of heaven and man.

Zhao Cheng is only in his early 60s now, and he has already reached the level of a peerless master. If he can pass on the peerless magic skills, he may have hope of becoming a master of heaven and man.

While thinking all the way, Zhao Cheng and Xu Sheng arrived in Fengping County by boat in the middle of the night.

I just flew over the city wall and came to Yunyan Lane, intending to wake up the concierge to visit.

But at this moment, Lin's house was still brightly lit, and a carriage had just stopped.

"Brother Xu, are you back so soon?"

Lin Ze, who had just paid wages to many miners in the mine, had indeed just returned at this point in time.

I didn't expect to meet Xu Sheng by such a coincidence.

"Well, brother Lin, this trip went well. This is our elder from Mingyue Building, Elder Zhao."

"Elder Zhao, this is my friend, Lin Ze, Lin Ziyi, who is known as the 'Mr. Thunderbolt' in the world, and the coal mine is his property."

Xu Sheng pointed to Zhao Cheng, who was wearing a moon-white elder robe beside him, and said.

"Lin Shaoxia, old man Zhao Cheng, whose name is Bo Yan, please forgive me for disturbing you late at night."

Zhao Cheng cupped his hands and greeted with a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)