Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 267 A lot of money
There is a four-story building in the prefectural government's mansion. The lower three floors are used to store books, and the fourth floor was converted by Liu He into a small meeting hall.

Looking out from the window of this meeting room, one could see the "Anhan Trading Company" two streets away.

At this time, Guan Yu and others were training their troops in the parade ground and the camp respectively. Guan Yu in particular was very busy training the new cavalry with Zhang Liao and others.

Liu He, along with Cui Jun, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Qian Li, Huo Qing, Zhen Yi, Zhang Ding and Su Shuang, sat in the conference room and looked at the business.

The auction had already been going on for two days, but there were still many people gathered at the door.

At this moment, the two doors of the business suddenly opened slowly again, causing a commotion among the people at the door.

Many people came out of the gate one after another, some were ecstatic, some were lamenting, some looked regretful, and some were excited.

"It looks like these things have been filmed."

Qian Li said.

Huo Qing originally had a strange appearance, with his eyebrows set far apart. But at this moment, because he was nervous, his brows were furrowed, and these two eyebrows, which had been "separated" all this time, finally came together.

“I don’t know what the results will be.”

Not only the two of them, but Cui Jun and the others also looked nervous.

Liu He, on the other hand, looked calm and composed. He picked up the porcelain cup that Zhen Yi had just given him and took a sip of water.

"Why worry, good news will come soon."

Shi Tao asked: "My Lord, do you think it is good news?"

Liu He smiled and said, "Haha, you are all not mediocre. You are either veterans in the business world or well-educated. We have gathered together and planned for a long time. How can we not succeed? Besides, you have all seen what happened outside the company in the past two days. How can we fail at all?"

What he said was true, and everyone understood it. However, when the time came, it was still hard not to get excited and unable to control oneself.

"My lord is indeed broad-minded. He remained calm even when faced with a huge disaster. We have fallen behind again."

"Haha, Zhou Pingxiu is going to praise me. Ah, the messenger is here."

Liu He heard the hurried footsteps coming from downstairs. Everyone was reminded by him and looked towards the stairs.

"Deng Deng..."

It was just a four-story building, just the time it took to drink two sips of water, but in the eyes of Cui Jun and others, it seemed like a long time had passed, and everyone's heart was in their throat.

Suddenly, a head popped up at the stairs.

"clang……"

Zhen Yi's hand shook, and the porcelain cup he was holding fell to the ground and broke into pieces, but he seemed not to see it. He didn't even lower his head, still staring straight ahead.

The head quickly grew taller and taller, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a living person, running towards Liu He and others.

"I'm so happy, so happy!"

This person was not someone else, but a general manager of a trading company personally selected by Liu He and others. His name was Lu Ang, with a courtesy name Yao Gong. He was 32 years old this year and was personally trained by Zhang Ding and Su Shuang. He had excellent character and was well versed in business.

Zhang Ding couldn't bear it any longer, he stood up and grabbed Li Ang.

"Tell me quickly, what are the results of the past two days?"

Li Ang was full of excitement, and he said with a cupped hand, "It's really a great joy! This auction includes 30 licenses, 10 salt mines, 10 iron mines, 10 restaurants, and 10,000 dan of grain each, for a total of 10 lots of grain and grass. The total amount was 38,720,600 coins!"

Cui Jun and others held their breath and dared not speak, listening to every word Li Ang said until he finished saying the last number.

"What? So much! It almost makes back all the money we invested in establishing the four businesses!"

Zhen Yi was shocked.

"A huge profit, a huge profit!" Zhang Ding kept repeating this sentence.

Su Shuang looked at Liu He and said happily, "Master Liu, we are really impressed by this move!" Liu He waved his hands again and again, "Haha, I don't deserve it. You can actually think of this, but the three of you are all top businessmen in our Han Dynasty. Every time you go out, you do a lot of business. You have thousands of followers and guards. Ordinary bandits dare not mess with you. Therefore, it is understandable that you didn't think about the suffering of those small caravans for a while."

Meng Jian was a little confused: "My Lord, why don't we just issue a few more permits? Now we control the territory of Yanmen, except for Pingcheng and Qiangyin in the north, the other twelve counties are under our control. Even if there is one permit for each county, there should be twelve permits. What's more, places like Yinguan City, Guangwu City, Yuanping City, Mayi City, etc. are now considered wealthy, and issuing a few more permits will be enough to accommodate them."

"Haha, Gongwei, what you said is wrong."

Liu He explained: "Everything is valuable because it is rare. It is precisely because there are enough cities and too few licenses that this one can be sold at such a high price. The ten restaurants I auctioned are all one in each county. The slightly poorer Lucheng and Wuzhou don't even have a restaurant. This makes those merchants and families feel that there are greater benefits to be gained, so they are naturally willing to invest more money for a license."

Meng Jian was such a smart man that he understood what Liu He said.

"I understand. If all the restaurants that can be accommodated in each county are auctioned at once, the value of each restaurant and license will naturally be greatly reduced."

"Yes, that's exactly the truth."

Liu He said: "In addition, in some counties with more mountains and less farmland, I will auction a salt mine or iron mine mining license, so that the people there can make a living by working there. Mining, iron smelting, and salt making will inevitably attract a large number of foreign workers from those merchants, so that local residents can also do some small business to make a living. When there are more wealthy people in the future, I will auction the second batch of licenses. This way, I can make money for a long time."

This time Shi Tao was puzzled again: "But how did the lord know that there would be salt mines and iron mines in those counties with little farmland?"

Not to mention him, even Cui Jun and others were very puzzled by this.

Liu He just smiled but didn't answer.

Seeing him like this, everyone thought that it might be his secret, so they didn't ask any more questions.

In fact, this is very simple, but if you really say it out loud, they will not be able to understand or believe it no matter what.

Except for a small number of these salt mines and iron ores that were indeed excavated locally, most of them were exchanged by Liu He from the system and then placed where he needed them. The scale of a mine in the system is not large, so such a starting price is set. Otherwise, if it is a large-scale mineral resource, you can't even think of buying it without tens of millions of dollars.

Liu He spent more than 2,000 points on this, which made him very sad.

Liu He looked at Li Ang and asked, "Mr. Yao Gong, have you arranged the follow-up matters we ordered?"

Li Ang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, everything has been arranged. Just wait for good news!"

Li Ang bowed and said goodbye, then went back to the company to continue his work.

Zhen Yi asked, "Master Liu, can the items you put in the store and prepare to sell really be sold at such a high price?"

Liu He smiled mysteriously: "Haha, of course no one will buy it in the short term, but as long as we start, when they know the benefits of these things, hehe, in the future, they will buy whatever we sell in the business. That's when we can really start to count our money while lying down."

Liu He thought about the things he had given to Li Ang, which were the upper and lower volumes of "Detailed Illustrated Book of Metallurgical Steelmaking Technology", a complete set of "Illustrations of Forging Eighteen Kinds of Magical Weapons", and "Detailed Explanation of Salt Refining Technology".

The first two were originally top secret in Liu He's army. Only three blacksmith masters could read and master them in full. As for the others, even their direct disciples could only see part of them. What are now kept in the store are just handwritten copies, not the originals exchanged from the system.

As for the "Detailed Explanation of Salt Extraction Technology", Liu He himself had just exchanged it and had never used it before.

This kind of confidentiality work was easy to do in the past when I was not well-known, but now that my Anmin Army is so powerful and has attracted close attention from many parties, it is difficult to keep it confidential.

So Liu He simply did the opposite and made them public. If you want to know my secrets, just buy them with your own money.

In this way, not only can he divert the attention of those hidden hostile forces from trying to get to the bottom of the secrets on himself, thereby preserving other bigger secrets, such as the Manuals of the King of Soldiers, the King of Armor, and the King of Beasts, but he can also make a small fortune.

Including the upper and lower volumes, there are four items in total, and the price of each item is over 10 million. Although the company does not explicitly prohibit the private circulation of purchased technology, there is no doubt that how many people would give away things they bought at a high price to others?

Although it is inevitable that these technologies will be widely spread over time, by that time, the business will have sold them countless times and made a lot of money. By that time, Liu He's strength will certainly be far beyond what it is now. What should he be afraid of if others obtain some of his obsolete technologies?

Out of trust in Liu He, no one asked any more questions.

"But our company must also diversify the commodities it sells. Otherwise, relying on the monopoly system for a long time will be too monotonous and unsustainable."

Zhen Yi's family has always advocated diversified transactions. A single business can naturally meet the needs of the family, but it is definitely not enough for a business.

Liu He pondered and said, "Let's all work together on this. First, you three can slowly set up special display and sales areas for your own products in the business. Second, gradually attract merchants and families of other categories to settle in. As for the rest, I will also think of some ways."

Liu He had no way to solve the problem himself, so he could only look for it in the system.

(End of this chapter)