Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 828 The Ji Family's Little Schemes

There aren't many high-end goods that can be sold in Lingyuan Land, mainly because many of them are needed by Yang Zhengshan and are not suitable for sale.

In fact, the Spirit Source Land obtained quite a few second-tier spiritual plants from the ancient ruins, such as the Azure Profound Fruit Tree. The Azure Profound Fruit kernel is one of the main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and its value is quite precious among second-tier spiritual plants.

The Spirit Source Land obtained a total of twelve Azure Profound Fruit Trees, but these trees only bear fruit once every hundred years. Moreover, after being transplanted, the growth of the Azure Profound Fruit Trees was affected, and they certainly won't bear fruit in the short term.

For example, those ancient paulownia trees that are thousands of years old. If they could be sold, they would fetch an astronomical price, but they cannot be sold, and Yang Zhengshan is reluctant to sell those ancient trees.

The effects of the Dao Intent Sacred Lotus are well-known; it is a rare and precious natural treasure for both martial artists and immortal cultivators.

Even now, the lotus seeds of the Dao Yi Sacred Lotus are still very important to Yang Zhengshan. They can help him comprehend the essence of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture". Yang Zhengshan did not encounter any bottlenecks in his cultivation of the "Green Wood Longevity Scripture" because of the assistance of the lotus seeds of the Dao Yi Sacred Lotus.

However, the yield of Dao Yi Lotus Seeds has increased significantly. It blooms once every thirty years and produces 3,600 lotus seeds each time, far exceeding the cultivation needs of Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan wouldn't sell all the extra lotus seeds. These lotus seeds were only prepared for the Illusion Moon Sect, and he would sell a maximum of three to the Illusion Moon Sect each year.

Good things should be kept for our own people.

As for the Pure Spirit Water, it is actually the product of the Miraculous Water in the Spirit Spring Lake. Because of the existence of the Miraculous Water, the lake water in the Spirit Spring Lake has undergone some subtle changes, which are of great benefit to martial artists and immortal cultivators who cultivate water-attribute techniques. Therefore, this thing can be considered a good natural treasure.

Yang Zhengshan has a lake of clear, pure water, so this stuff doesn't need to be limited in quantity. But as the saying goes, scarcity makes things valuable, so Yang Zhengshan still made it limited, selling only thirty bottles a year.

As for Foundation Establishment Pills, Yang Zhengshan would never have sold them before, but it doesn't matter now, because the Illusion Moon Sect can provide him with some Azure Profound Fruit cores.

More than thirty Qingxuan fruit kernels are enough for Yang Zhengshan to refine more than ten batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Therefore, Yang Zhengshan also included the Foundation Establishment Pill in the sales list.

As for why the Illusion Moon Sect doesn't refine Foundation Establishment Pills themselves...
Haha, they need to have that ability too!

The Illusion Moon Sect has immortal cultivators, as well as alchemy traditions and the formula for Foundation Establishment Pills, but they do not have any second-tier alchemists capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

It just so happens that the Illusion Moon Sect is currently looking to cultivate its own Foundation Establishment cultivators, so I believe they would be very happy to take the two Foundation Establishment Pills from Yang Zhengshan.

Just as Yang Zhengshan had predicted, the Illusion Moon Sect immediately purchased two Foundation Establishment Pills after receiving the product list.

In addition to the Foundation Establishment Pills, they also bought three Dao Intent Lotus Seeds and ten bottles of Pure Spirit Water, purchasing all the quantities ordered by Yang Zhengshan.

In addition, they also bought goods worth a total of 100,000 low-grade spirit stones, with spirit wine and snow silk making up the majority of the purchases. They only bought a small portion of the ordinary spirit pills and spirit weapons.

The benefits of spirit wine are self-evident, especially the Hundred Fruit Wine, which is an extremely rare cultivation resource.

It's normal for the Illusion Moon Sect to buy more, but Yang Zhengshan didn't expect that the Illusion Moon Sect would actually buy a thousand bolts of Snow Silk.

Snow silk is a specialty of the Lingxiu Sea. All three sects of Lingxiu raise snow silkworms and have industries that weave and spin snow silk.

Logically speaking, the Illusion Moon Sect should not lack snow silk satin, but this time the Illusion Moon Sect actually bought a thousand bolts of silk satin at once, which was really beyond Yang Zhengshan's expectations.

"Strange, why did they buy so much silk?"

In the ancestral hall, Yang Zhengshan asked Yang Jizhen and Yang Chengmao a question.

This transaction with the Illusion Moon Sect was handled by Yang Jizhen and Yang Chengmao. Although Yang Jizhen was still young, he was a cultivator, while Yang Chengmao was in charge of the affairs of the clan hall and was very familiar with the various industries in the Spirit Source Land.

One of them was responsible for representing Yang Zhengshan, and the other was responsible for negotiations; they complemented each other perfectly.

Yang Chengmao replied, "We had the same question at first, but after the explanation from Patriarch Lu, we learned that the snow silk we provide is a top-grade silk satin, which is much better than the silk satin produced by the Illusion Moon Sect. However, our silk satin is much cheaper than theirs."

Yang Zhengshan was taken aback. "Is that so?"

He hadn't really paid attention to this issue.

Before the introduction of snow silkworms, ordinary silk was used in the land of spirits. After the introduction of snow silkworms, as the scale of snow silkworm breeding grew larger and larger, clothes made of snow silkworm silk have become almost universal in the land of spirits.

Snow silk is a wonderful thing. It is not afraid of water or fire, will not decay for thousands of years, and is also very tough. A robe made of snow silk can be worn for more than ten years without being damaged.

Because of its durability, the production of snow silkworm silk in the Spirit Source Land is somewhat excessive, which is why the clan hall is considering selling it.

As for the quality of the snow silk, Yang Zhengshan hadn't really paid much attention to it. The clan hall probably didn't know the quality of the snow silk from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Beauty, which is why the price was set too low.

"Grandpa, should we raise the price?" Yang Chengmao asked.

Are we losing money?

"Not a loss at all!" Yang Chengmao shook his head slightly. "On the contrary, the profit margin on snow silk satin is quite considerable!"

"Then there's no need to raise prices!" Yang Zhengshan laughed. "Not only can we not raise prices, we should also try to lower them!"

"Price reduction?" Yang Chengmao looked puzzled.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly. "Our productivity in the Spirit Origin Land is too high now. Look at all the stuff piled up in the warehouse."

The Spirit Source Land only has a population of a few hundred thousand. How big can the market be with such a small population?

The main reason is that the people in the Spirit Source Land are all martial artists. They become martial artists at the age of sixteen, reach the Acquired Realm at the age of twenty, and reach the Innate Realm at the age of thirty-five or thirty-six.

This has become the most normal cultivation progress in the Land of Spiritual Origin.

When martial artists engage in labor, their skill is naturally far superior to that of ordinary people.

If an ordinary person were to cultivate the land meticulously, even ten acres of land could exhaust them.

However, a martial artist can easily cultivate twenty or thirty acres of land by himself.

Therefore, there is now an overproduction situation in the land of spiritual resources.

Domestic sales alone cannot consume so many resources, therefore the Land of Spiritual Origin needs to export them.

This snow silk satin is undoubtedly a very good product.

If a good sales channel can be established, sericulture and textiles will become pillar industries in Lingyuan.

The main reason is that these two industries can provide a large number of jobs for the land of spiritual origin.

Yang Zhengshan also had to consider the people's livelihood in Lingyuan Land. Although everyone lived in Lingyuan Land safely and without worries, they still had to work hard to reach a higher realm.

The cultivation stipend provided by the clan hall can only guarantee the basic needs of cultivation. To obtain more resources, one must rely on oneself.

Therefore, the clan hall must provide enough jobs, give everyone access to more resources, and open up channels for advancement. "Lowering prices is to sell more products. We need to consider not only the external market's reaction but also our internal productivity! Ideally, we should achieve a balance between production and sales!"

"Now we can expand the scale of foreign trade. Snow Valley Town no longer needs to restrict the sale of tobacco, alcohol and tea. All kinds of goods can be sold."

"By the way, how has the Ji family been these past few years?"

Yang Zhengshan asked.

Over the years, the business in Xuegu Town has been limited to tobacco, alcohol, and tea, as well as the acquisition of exotic beast materials and medicinal herbs produced in the Yunxiao Mountains.

However, this is no longer necessary. With the Illusion Moon Sect as a partner, the Spirit Origin Land can take even bigger steps.

“The Ji family!” Yang Chengmao thought for a moment and took out a file from the bookshelf next to him.

"The Ji family seems to have been acting dishonestly these past two years! They've asked us for a price reduction multiple times, but we've rejected them all!"

"Furthermore, the Secret Guard has discovered that there are quite a few voices within the Ji family that are unfavorable to us!"

Yang Zhengshan raised an eyebrow. "What was that sound?"

"Hehe, they want to put pressure on us in Snow Valley Town and force us to lower the price of our spirit wine!" Yang Chengmao laughed.

Yang Zhengshan chuckled, "It seems the Ji family's strength has increased considerably over the years, otherwise they wouldn't have come up with such ideas!"

“That’s for sure. According to the intelligence gathered by the Secret Martial Guard, the Ji family now has four Heavenly Gang stage martial artists, and the Ji family has already taken initial control of the Cold Cloud Sect!” Yang Chengmao said.

Yang Zhengshan was not surprised by this; with the support of a large amount of spirit wine, the Ji family's strength would inevitably increase.

Once the Ji family's strength increases, they will inevitably gain further control over the Hanxiao Sect.

"What is Ji Linfeng's attitude?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

“Ji Linfeng has been in seclusion for years. Currently, the Ji family is managed by Ji De’an, but it seems that Ji De’an lacks prestige and is unable to suppress the voices within the family!” Yang Chengmao replied.

Yang Zhengshan shook his head slightly, "What seclusion? This is just Ji Linfeng testing us."

There must have been Ji Linfeng's instigation behind this, otherwise the Ji family wouldn't have acted this way.

"Should we suspend our cooperation with the Ji family?" Yang Chengmao asked.

"No need. Just give a warning, and we can continue cooperating," Yang Zhengshan said, rejecting the idea.

Severing cooperation with the Ji family would not benefit the Spirit Source Land at all; on the contrary, continuing to maintain cooperation with the Ji family could provide the Spirit Source Land with a continuous supply of spirit stones.

Although the Ji family is just a martial arts family, their businesses span several martial arts markets. Having such a partner is still very beneficial to the Spirit Source Land.

As for the Ji family's petty schemes, there's no need to pay them any attention. As long as the Spirit Source Land demonstrates sufficient strength, the Ji family's petty schemes will vanish instantly.

……

Backyard of Yang Family Winery, Xuegu Town.

Led by the shop assistant, Ji Linfeng and Ji De'an arrived at the stables in the courtyard.

"Hehe, I am Yang Mingzhi. Greetings, Senior Ji, Brother Ji!"

When Yang Mingzhi, who was brushing the horse's mane, saw the two arrive, he quickly put down his brush and greeted them warmly.

Upon hearing this, Ji Linfeng and Ji De'an quickly returned the greeting, "Greetings, Manager Yang!"

Yang Minghao laughed and said, "Look how busy I am, I haven't had time to entertain you, senior!"

Ji Linfeng looked at Yang Mingzhi, his heart skipped a beat.

What does this mean?
You invited us here, so why are you saying you don't have time to entertain us now?

However, he calmly replied, "It's alright, Manager Yang, please continue with your work!"

Yang Mingzhi smiled and picked up the brush to continue brushing the horse's mane.

"Does Senior Ji recognize this horse?"

He said it in what seemed like casual conversation.

“I don’t know him!” Ji Linfeng shook his head.

"This horse is called the Crimson Cloud Horse. It is a unique beast of my Yang family. Don't underestimate the Crimson Cloud Horse just because it is only the lowest-level beast. It has many advantages."

"The Crimson Cloud Horse is gentle in nature, can fly, and is good at carrying loads. Although it is not as strong as other powerful mythical beasts, it can still be used as a mount for travel," Yang Mingzhi said.

Ji Linfeng was full of doubts, but on the surface he still agreed, "This horse is indeed very good."

Yang Mingzhi glanced at him and smiled, "If you like it, senior, I can give you one!"

"This isn't appropriate!" Ji Linfeng said in surprise.

The price of first-tier exotic beasts varies greatly, with the cheaper ones costing only a few dozen spirit stones, while the more powerful ones cost thousands of spirit stones.

Although the Crimson Cloud Horse is not considered a powerful beast, such docile beasts are very rare, and its value should be around two hundred spirit stones.

Yang Zhengshan priced the Crimson Cloud Horse at 180 spirit stones.

Two hundred spirit stones wasn't much, but Ji Linfeng, who was feeling uneasy, sensed an unusual atmosphere.

He had something to hide, so he was naturally a little uneasy when facing Yang Mingzhi.

What's more, Yang Mingzhi was going to give him a horse for no reason at all.

Yang Mingzhi noticed his unease, smiled, and called out to the side room, "Old Luo!"

The door to the side room opened, and Luo Jingsong and Wu Zhan walked out one after the other.

"Second Master, what's the matter?" Luo Jingsong asked, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

"Go get me the supply list!" Yang Mingzhi said.

(End of this chapter)