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Chapter 127 Cooperation reached, monthly rules set

Wei Wanzong looked at the endless convoy in the tunnel, thinking about the news that Master Fan had just reported to everyone yesterday. He felt a sense of absurdity as if a legend had come true.

But he didn't continue to hang around "outside the door". After his expression changed several times, he asked in a hoarse voice:
“How are you going to cooperate?”

Although, Wei Wanzong's attitude was still not good, and he looked like he was ready to retreat and run away at any time.

Geng Xuan, however, was encouraged and regarded it as a major progress.

He finally managed to create a crack in Master Wei's defenses.

“I want you to provide me with enough people who have experience in handling medicinal materials.

There is also a large amount of fuel, a large amount of grain that can be used to make wine, and a large number of copper furnaces that can be used to refine pills.

And the corresponding tools needed for blanching, cutting, frying, roasting, calcining, steaming, boiling, etc. The more the better."

Geng Xuan was not polite and directly put forward all his most core demands in one breath.

Upon hearing this, Wei Wanzong glanced at the medicine bags that almost filled the entire tunnel, and sneered:

"Your Excellency has so many requests. Is it because you want to process all the herbs before their quality deteriorates?
Not to mention the other things, I can’t even do the first request you made!
Not to mention me, no other neighborhood can do this!"

“If Wanfufang is really capable of processing all these herbs, why would we sell them to the pharmacy in the market?
Wouldn't it be good if we could handle it all by ourselves, make it into finished medicine and then sell it? !"

What I mean is, it’s not that I don’t want to cooperate with you, but my ability is limited and I can’t do it!
Geng Xuan shook his head and said:

“During each of your autumn hunts, there is someone in the logistics team who is responsible for processing the medicinal materials, right?

Moreover, I remember that many families in the neighborhood have the habit of making their own medicinal wine.

After each autumn hunt, your neighborhood would make medicinal wine with some of the unsold scraps.

My requirements are not high, as long as the person you assign to me is of this level, that's enough."

Wei Wanzong looked at him suspiciously and said puzzledly:
"Why are you doing this?!
Anleji bought these medicinal herbs from us, spending a total of 245,000 taels.

At that time we thought we had made some money, but with the current market conditions, if you sell it in any market, you can at least get the same price, or even a higher price, it is very possible!
You don't have to worry about anyone framing you because the origin of these medicinal materials is unknown... How about this, I can act as a middleman for you and you can sell these medicinal materials to Kangleji.

How about I make it a round number and give you 250,000 taels of silver in cash?
This way you can relax and Kang Le Ji can also solve the urgent problem, which is good for both parties. "

Wei Wanzong spoke earnestly and put himself in Geng Xuan's shoes.

“I can indeed provide you with some manpower according to your request.

However, based on their superficial level, the total value of the final medicine may be much lower than these medicinal materials.

Why are you wasting so much time and energy on this?"

Geng Xuan, however, behaved like a stubborn donkey that could not be pulled back even by nine oxen. He shook his head and said:

“You just need to arrange these people for me, and you don’t need to worry about the rest.

Don't worry, I won't let you do it for nothing. Whether it's the people you provide or other materials and tools, I will pay you according to the market price of Kangleji."

Wei Wanzong's expression froze, and he stared at Geng Xuan without blinking.

After a while, it seemed that he was sure that the person in front of him was determined to do this and there was no possibility of compromise.

He became completely single and shook his head:
"I and the entire Wanfufang have taken a huge risk in this matter... I want more money!"

Geng Xuan nodded, and did not bring up the matter of the foreign military spies as a threat, but asked directly: "How much do you want to add?"

"Five times the market price." Wei Wanzong said.

Geng Xuan didn't even think for a second before shaking his head and saying:

"impossible!

Based on the market price, it’s actually quite profitable for Wanfufang... 50%, at most I can give you an additional 50% on top of the market price!"

Wei Wanzong was somewhat disappointed, but he did not agree to it. Instead, he continued to argue.

Finally, the two parties reached an agreement to lease various materials and equipment at twice the market price.

As for those people who helped Geng Xuan process the medicinal materials and whose value was not worth anything at all in Wei Wanzong's opinion, he simply decided to buy them out at a price of two taels of silver per person per day.

Geng Xuan agreed decisively.

At this moment, Wei Wanzong still thought he had made a profit, but soon he would regret it.

Moreover, while Geng Xuan agreed decisively, he also put forward a very reasonable request, which was that he could refuse to accept anyone he considered unqualified.

He can't just accept all the people Wanfufang can send over.

"One settlement per day." Wei Wanzong racked his brains and made another request.

Geng Xuan nodded without giving it much thought.

"Daily settlement? Sure, no problem! ...How about starting from now?"

Wei Wanzong hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Let's start from tomorrow. I still need to make some necessary arrangements. It will take time to gather all the equipment."

Geng Xuan nodded and took the opportunity to say:

"Oh, before our cooperation ends, can I place my men and the herbs in your house?"

Wei Wanzong didn't think much about it, and nodded, "Okay."

But soon, he was dumbfounded.

First, Luo Qing, Wang Xun and others renovated his underground secret room as quickly as possible.

Put all the original items inside aside, then open the closed stone door and change the steps into a ramp.

Finally, even most of the wall connecting the study to the courtyard outside was demolished.

An hour later, under the moonlight.

Wei Wanzong, standing in the courtyard, was carefully calming his restless family members while watching the first Xuanyou horse, taller than a human, emerge from the study.

Then, as Xuanyouma moved forward, vehicles loaded with cargo emerged from underground one after another.

The overall appearance is like a giant arthropod insect crawling out of the ground.

At first, Wei Wanzong's family members stared with wide eyes, feeling uneasy and surprised, as they watched one Xuanyou horse after another pulling fully loaded vehicles out of the ground.

But when all this seemed to be endless and had gradually turned the entire compound into a parking lot for cars and horses, their emotions had become completely numb.

Wei Wanzong, realizing that for a long time to come, there was a possibility that someone else might take over his position, patted his wife's hand that was tightly grasping his arm, and whispered:

"For the next period of time, you won't have to live at home anymore. I'll put you in Cao Ye's house for a while."

After comforting his family, Wei Wanzong came to Geng Xuan again with a unhappy look on his face.

"You didn't say there would be so many people!"

Geng Xuan said, "To transport so many medicinal herbs, shouldn't we arrange so many people? ... Master Wei, don't worry. When we leave, we will definitely restore your house to its original state."

Wei Wanzong gritted his teeth and watched the Xuanyou horses and the fully loaded vehicles continuing to come out of the study, then turned around and walked out of the house with his family.

Soon, he led his family to the house of "Master Cao" which he had told his wife.

The status of this Mr. Cao in Wanfufang can be simply compared to that of Mr. Chai in Changpingfang.

He was the core of the previous generation of Wanfufang, and is now at the age of enjoying his retirement (waiting to die).

The courtyard of Mr. Cao's house was not small, but it was quite deserted. He was sitting alone in the main room with a single lamp. When he saw Wei Wanzong leading his family straight into the house, he was surprised and said:

"Your house collapsed? Are you bringing your whole family to my place now?"

Wei Wanzong said: "My house hasn't collapsed yet, but I really hope it will collapse immediately."

"What happened?" Seeing his expression, Master Cao realized that something big might have happened, and his expression became serious.

At this moment, an old woman walked out from a side door. Wei Wanzong handed his family over to her and said that he would stay here for a while.

After the old woman and Wei Wanzong's family had all left, only "Master Cao" and Wei Wanzong were left in the main hall.

He then told all the strange things that happened after he returned home today.

"...I had just entered the underground secret room and was about to take out a bottle of blood-replenishing pills when there was a knock on the door behind the cabinet. I was so scared that I almost passed out..."

“Looking at the size of that convoy, all the medicinal materials that our Bajiafang sold to the Anleji convoy are probably in his hands, and now he has placed them so blatantly in my yard!

When I brought them here, the convoy hadn’t even finished going out yet!”

"...He is now using the incident with Qiu Tao and the others to control me completely!

It can't always be like this, right? But I really don't have any ideas right now..."

While Wei Wanzong was narrating what happened tonight, he was complaining about his inner distress.

Only here, as the head of a workshop, could he show his inner confusion and helplessness.

Change to another place, even if you are confused and have no idea what to do, you have to keep calm on the surface.

After listening to Wei Wanzong's account of what happened in silence, "Master Cao" stood up and walked towards the study room next door.

Seeing this, Wei Wanzong immediately followed.

After entering the study, "Master Cao" stood in front of a huge bookshelf placed against the wall, raised his chin, and said:

"Move it away from me."

Wei Wanzong didn't know what the old man was going to do, but he immediately moved the rather heavy bookshelf away.

After the bookshelf was moved away, the old man came to the wall made of solid stone slabs.

He put his hand on the stone slab and pushed hard to the left.

With a low, grinding sound, the entire stone slab that formed the wall slid to one side.

But in the next moment, the old man looked at the rock and soil with natural texture in front of him, stunned for a long time, and then closed the stone slab again.

Wei Wanzong, who was standing behind him, whispered, "Master Cao?"

The old man asked, "What were you thinking about just now?"

"I thought you had a passageway that led underground."

The old man nodded, but did not say anything more about it. Instead, he said, "Move the bookshelf back to me."

After Wei Wanzong moved the bookshelf back to its original place, the old man walked out of the study and returned to the main room.

He said to Wei Wanzong who followed behind him:

"What are your plans now?"

"Since he keeps saying he wants to cooperate, let's treat it as a normal cooperation," said Wei Wanzong.

"Don't you have any other ideas in mind?"

Wei Wanzong was silent for a moment before he said in a hoarse voice:
"I don't dare... I don't know how he killed Cao Duo, Wu Yue and Zang Zigao who were in the same convoy.

If I were to provoke such a vicious person without 100% confidence, wouldn't I be leading two or three thousand people in the neighborhood into the sea of fire?!"

The old man nodded, returned to his original seat, half-lying down in the most comfortable position, and waved his hand to send the people away:
"Go and do your business."

Wei Wanzong nodded, turned around and quickly walked out of the Cao family's yard.

No one could see how solemn his expression was at this moment.

Because he was very sure that in the early years, Cao Ye's house did have an entrance and exit that connected to the underground tunnel.

So, based on what we saw in the study just now, in addition to the possibility that Mr. Cao himself was too old and confused and made a mistake in the location of the entrance, there is another possibility that is even more terrifying.

Wei Wanzong shook his head fiercely, throwing all these thoughts out of his mind.

……

Wei family.

Luo Qing, Wang Xi and others came to Geng Xuan and reported:

"Boss, all vehicles carrying medicinal herbs have been moved up here.

The others are still down there, do you want them to be moved up as well?"

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "Bring them all up here. It's not safe to leave them down there without anyone to look after them. You will be living here for a while, so move all the valuables inside."

"Yes."

After responding, Luo Qing and others immediately went to make arrangements.

Xie Hang, who had been listening attentively for a while, came over and asked anxiously, "Boss, do you think we should stay here for a while?"

"Ah."

"Then...my grandma and my sister..."

Geng Xuan said: "Just let them stay in the base. There is no shortage of food and water there, enough for them to stay for a long time."

After hearing this, Xie Hang scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Boss, I heard from them that someone broke into the base a few days ago, right?
That place may be very remote, but there is no guarantee that someone will not get there while we are away.

...If something like this really happened, they would all be in danger!
Among the people who stayed in the base, Zhang Ming has the highest cultivation level, but he is still a paraplegic.

Anyone with a little bit of strength can kill them all!"

Geng Xuan looked at Xie Hang and asked, "What do you think?"

Xie Hang whispered:
“I was wondering if we could take them all over?

Even if it is not placed on the ground, it can be placed in the tunnel below.

...And, I...I think it wouldn't be good if someone forced them to tell me something about you.

I also think the notes on the techniques compiled by Luo Qing and the others are very valuable. It would be a pity if they were obtained by others..."

Seeing that the gang leader was staring at him more and more seriously, Xie Hang felt a little panicked.

Fortunately, he had a flexible mind and was able to find some more convincing reasons.

After listening to this, Geng Xuan thought about it carefully for a while and nodded, "Okay."

"what?!"

Xie Hang himself was shocked as he had never expected the gang leader to agree so readily.

Geng Xuan was not someone who could not tolerate other people's opinions. He thought what Xie Hang said made sense, so he decided to do it.

Geng Xuan immediately asked Luo Qing and others to clear out a few empty carts and have two Xuanyou horses pull them. After giving Luo Qing and others a few simple instructions, he led Xie Hang, Hong Quan and others to set off.

Luo Qing and the others spent more than an hour in anxiety and tension, fearing that something might happen while the gang leader was away.

However, nothing unexpected happened until Xuan Youma rushed out of the study, pulling several fully loaded carts again.

Wei Wanzong, who left with his family, never showed up again. The area around the Wei family compound was unusually quiet.

This group not only brought all the people here, but also moved all other valuable things here.

Geng Xuan asked Luo Qing and others to arrange the rest of the matters, and he moved into a room next to the study.

Geng Xuan did not rest, but instead used a set of tea-making utensils collected from the study to do a "small experiment".

When he succeeded four times in a row and brewed four blood-replenishing pills, his blood-replenishing pill-making skill, which was originally at the entry-level, was upgraded to the minor success level.

"Blood-enriching Pills (Small Success) +"

At the same time, the "medicine technique" that had entered the minor success stage had also been digested and absorbed by him through his continuous practice.

Geng Xuan burned sixteen points of good fortune again without hesitation, allowing the "Medicine Technique" to be upgraded from the minor success to the major success level.

Just when he was planning to continue to accelerate his digestion and absorption of the "Medicine and Stone Technique" of the Great Accomplishment Realm through practice, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Go in." Geng Xuan had to suppress this thought for the time being.

The door opened, and Luo Qing, Wang Xun, Ding Yong and Teng Yu entered the room one after another.

"Gang leader."

"Gang leader."

"..."

Geng Xuan nodded, motioned for them to find a seat and asked, "Are you all settled?"

"Everything has been settled." said the four people.

The four of them looked at each other, and finally Luo Qing spoke:

"Boss, as our Giant Bear Gang gradually gets on the right track and has more and more things to do, the four of us are increasingly feeling overwhelmed.

I think Hong Quan and the others have basically adapted to the life in the gang now. Do you think we should recruit them?"

Geng Xuan shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

The four people took the initiative to express their opinions, and their main purpose was actually to prove to him that they had no intention of seizing power.

Even if more capable people join in to share their rights, they will not have any resistance but will actively cooperate.

Geng Xuan naturally would not agree, he had his own considerations.

He had no plans to expand the Giant Bear Gang until he had completely digested the gains from the previous operation.

However, even if we don't expand, we must not neglect any of the necessary preparations.

Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, Xie Hang, Wei Yang, Yu Ze and others are all his "reserves" for the next expansion of the Giant Bear Gang.

According to Geng Xuan's plan, the size of this "reserve force" will continue to increase.

Geng Xuan said to the four people, "Let's not discuss their affairs for now. I called you here this time because I have another matter to discuss with you."

The four of them immediately sat up straight and listened attentively.

“Our Giant Bear Gang has been established for quite some time, and has gone through a lot of things.

Now, although we are still temporarily living in Wanfufang, at least we have ended our dark underground life. I want to take this opportunity to finalize some things. "

It was also Geng Xuan's experience of going to the library warehouse as a blue-robed guard that reminded him that if he wanted to make people work for him, he had to rely on the deterrence of powerful force, the coercion of an external dangerous environment, or some kind of continuous spiritual stimulation. These were all wrong paths and could only work temporarily.

Continuous and stable profits and a promising, stable and even better future are the keys to maintaining an organization's lasting cohesion.

Geng Xuan briefly explained his thoughts and asked:
"Tell me, how should we set the monthly salary for our Giant Bear Gang? What is the appropriate amount?"

Luo Qing and the others looked at each other. They had never expected that the gang leader would bring up such an important issue to discuss with them.

But soon, they made a clear statement.

"Please help the master to decide!"

Geng Xuan nodded and said:

"I'll tell you my thoughts first, and if there's anything inappropriate, feel free to tell me.

I called you here today to hear your real opinions.

In terms of understanding the situation in the gang, you are more familiar with it than I am. I am also afraid that some of your ideas and assumptions are not applicable to our Giant Bear Gang."

Geng Xuan's explanation made Luo Qing and the others feel more at ease.

If they were just asked to find and fill in the gaps, they would naturally have no choice but to do so.

"Boss, you say!"

"I found out that the monthly wages for guards at each market are basically the same, with little difference.

I plan to use this as a reference.

In the Flesh Refining Realm, one blood-replenishing pill plus ten taels of silver is given per month. In the Blood Refining Realm, two blood-replenishing pills plus twenty taels of silver are given per month. In the Bone Refining Realm, four blood-replenishing pills plus forty taels of silver are given per month.

However, although this standard is simple and clear, it also has some inherent drawbacks.

I have told you before that I am not a person who only cares about cultivation or strength. People at the same level may make different contributions due to their different positions and abilities.

Even people with a low level of spiritual attainment can make contributions that are no less than those of people with a high level of spiritual attainment.

To focus solely on one's own ability is to ignore the contributions of these people, which is extremely disheartening.

Moreover, for the market guards, the monthly salary is only a part of their income, or even just a small part.

The Giant Bear Gang now no longer has the means to lie on the market and suck blood like the market guards.

Even if there is such a thing in the future, I will clearly prohibit it, and if anyone violates it, there will be extremely severe punishment.

In order to balance this gap, the monthly salary of the Giant Bear Gang needs to be set higher than that of the market guards."

“I now have two considerations. One is to take job level into account.

For example, you guys, you spend so much energy and time on the Giant Bear Gang every day, and even delay your personal cultivation.

I saw all of this with my own eyes, and this is something other gang members cannot compare to.

So, you deserve an extra monthly salary than them.

The second is to take contribution into consideration.

For example, in this operation to Baiyuanji, you and other brothers in the gang all made contributions.

If they are allowed to receive the same monthly salary as new gang members who will join in the future, without showing any difference, I think this is also inappropriate. "

Listening to the gang leader's frank narration, Luo Qing and the others were moved.

Wang Xi even opened his mouth to remind him:

"Boss, thank you for being so considerate of us old brothers.

However, for the long-term development of the Giant Bear Gang and to prevent new brothers who will join in the future from having any grudges, I believe that both the differences in rank and contribution can be reflected, but they cannot be too obvious, or even overshadow the main issue.

After all, the mainstream of this world still agrees that those with higher cultivation and stronger strength should get more. "

At this point, Wang Xi smiled bitterly and said:

"Let me give you a very simple example. If a cultivator at the Bone Refining Stage knows that his monthly income from joining the Giant Bear Gang is even lower than that of a cultivator who has just entered the Blood Refining Stage, he will most likely give up the idea of joining the Giant Bear Gang."

Seeing this, the other people also spoke up and agreed with Wang Xi's point of view.

Geng Xuan nodded and said:
"Makes sense."

However, the truth he agreed with was different from what the others thought.

What they thought of was that they could not go against the mainstream values of this world, which are "respected by strength" and "the stronger you are, the more you should get."

However, what Geng Xuan thought was that he must not allow those who joined the Giant Bear Gang first to gradually become a barrier to the advancement of newcomers, and turn it into a culture of "seniority only".

After all, in theory, the earlier one joins the Giant Bear Gang, the greater the chance of obtaining an important position and following the gang leader, thereby "taking advantage" and making contributions.

With the addition of Echigo, the difficulty of both will increase rapidly.

Although the starting points of thinking are different, the final results are similar.

That is, the monthly allowance based on job level and contribution should not account for the majority of the salary.

But we also have to consider the actual income gap caused by the fact that the Giant Bear Gang cannot "earn extra money" like the market guards under his strict control.

The ability of other gang members to "earn extra money" is only stronger than that of the market guards.

It can even be said that among those gang members, almost none of them make a living by relying on the monthly salary from the gang.

Relying on the privileges and identity endorsement granted to them by the gang, earning huge income from outside that far exceeds the monthly salary is the right way for gang members to make money.

To serve as a backer and a protective umbrella for some forces;
Go directly to those businesses that make money and get "hero shares";
Even more brutal, they directly destroyed the family, burned, killed, and looted...

All of these were expressly prohibited by Geng Xuan.

If the Giant Bear Gang members did these things, not only would they not get his support, they would also be killed by him first.

As a result, there is a huge gap in income between the Giant Bear Gang practitioners and the members of other gangs of the same level.

Even if the Giant Bear Gang really becomes famous, it will lack appeal to those who have greater ambitions and prospects.

If they encounter the Giant Bear Gang recruiting new members, they will simply cover their noses and take a detour.

Although, Geng Xuan never had too many expectations for his gang members.

But many things cannot be accomplished by one person alone.

Take this trip to Baiyuanji as an example.

Although Luo Qing and others seemed to be doing only some hard and tiring work, all the decisive battles were faced by him alone, while the others just watched from the sidelines.

But if he was the only one carrying out this operation, it would be impossible to achieve such amazing results.

He was powerless to do anything about this convoy worth hundreds of thousands of taels.

Not to mention completely erasing all traces.

Moreover, he still needs Bai Yun.

The only way to balance this gap is to increase the monthly salary of all gang members.

Only in this way can we stabilize the morale of the gang members.

"This is the price of being a good gang!"

Geng Xuan complained in his heart and expressed his thoughts to Luo Qing, Wang Xun and others.

"Then the basic monthly salary will be doubled from the original amount.

Two blood-replenishing pills per month for refining meat, and 20 taels of silver;
Blood Refining: Four blood-replenishing pills per month, forty taels of silver;
Eight blood-replenishing pills per month for bone refining, and eighty taels of silver."

"To the brothers who participated in the Baiyuanji operation last time, and those who stayed at the base to organize their cultivation techniques and sort out the gang rules and affairs from scratch, two contribution badges will be issued uniformly.

You can discuss how to design this contribution chapter.

Each pill is reflected in the monthly allowance, which means an additional blood-replenishing pill and ten taels of silver per month.

That is to say, including the four of you, all the brothers in the gang who participated in the Baiyuanji operation will have their monthly allowance increased by two blood-replenishing pills and twenty taels of silver."

Hearing this, Luo Qing's heart moved, and he whispered: "Boss, what about Zhang Ming?"

Geng Xuan nodded and said:
“He joined the Giant Bear Gang and was injured in the battle with Zhong Yuanba. We can’t just abandon him because he is disabled.

Therefore, he still has to be paid the standard monthly salary.

In addition, although he did not participate in the Baiyuanji operation, he was injured on duty, and he has been very diligent and attentive during these days at the station. I think it is appropriate to give him a contribution medal."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qing and the others nodded slightly, but their emotions were still surging.

Zhang Ming is the only one among the Giant Bear Gang who has not broken through to the Blood Refining Realm, because when they distributed the cultivation resources, they considered how to maximize the effects of those resources.

Even they didn't enjoy much, let alone Zhang Ming who was completely useless.

But now, Zhang Ming has a stable income of three blood-replenishing pills and thirty taels of silver every month.

I dare not say more, but this is enough to pave the way for him to break through to the Blood Refining Realm.

Although it is more difficult for disabled practitioners to make progress, it does not mean that there is really no possibility for disabled people to make any progress at all.

It's just that it's more difficult and consumes more resources. From the perspective of maximizing resource utilization, it's not cost-effective to invest limited resources in people with disabilities.

But now, the gang leader is obviously no longer considering the maximization of resource utilization, but has longer-term considerations.

In this consideration, there is something that is difficult for them to explain, contrary to the mainstream ideas of this world, but makes them feel inexplicably warm.

Geng Xuan continued:
“The last one is the weighting of job ranks. As the Giant Bear Gang continues to expand, there will inevitably be corresponding changes.

Just talking about the present, it is simple. Only the four of you will have extra weights. Each of you will get two more blood-replenishing pills and twenty taels of silver per month.

What do you think?”

How else can you feel?

The four of them came down almost at the same time.

Compared to the additional two blood-replenishing pills and twenty taels of silver, what they were more grateful for was the gang leader's recognition of what they had done.

Geng Xuan asked the others to stand up and continued, "After we set the monthly quota, let's talk about the distribution of the spoils from this Baiyuanji operation."

Luo Qing and the other three looked at each other, bowed again at the same time, and said in unison:

"Boss, there is no need to discuss this matter any further.

Everyone’s efforts have been rewarded in the monthly allowance.

If we bring this up again now, wouldn't that be repeating the merits?"

“Moreover, we have discussed the current actual situation of our gang.

Whenever there is an action led by you, the gang leader, all we can do is run errands and lend a hand. We can't help in any other way.

It would be unreasonable to still follow the previously agreed 80:20 distribution principle.

The proceeds from this operation are worth hundreds of thousands of taels. If they are really distributed according to the 80:20 ratio, wouldn't tens of thousands of taels have to be divided?
We cannot take this no matter what, and we shouldn’t even have such a thought, because we really don’t deserve it!”

Seeing that they spoke sincerely, Geng Xuan nodded and said no more about the matter.

In fact, he had similar considerations for finalizing the monthly salary issue first.

It’s not that he was reluctant to distribute more, it’s just that this is indeed a bit unreasonable.

Now that Luo Qing and others have taken the initiative to propose it, that would naturally be the best.

……

After the matter was settled, Geng Xuan ordered Luo Qing and others to go back and rest.

He pondered over it silently again.

According to the monthly distribution plan agreed upon with Luo Qing and others today, the monthly expenditure on blood-replenishing pills alone is 203 pills, while the expenditure on cash is 2,030 taels.

Even with Geng Xuan's current wealth, he still felt a little scalp-tingling.

The Giant Bear Gang only has about thirty people, but the burden is so heavy.

If the number of more than thirty people increases to more than three hundred, the monthly expenses alone will be thousands of blood-replenishing pills and tens of thousands of cash.

It’s scary to think about it.

However, the burden of supporting other gangs is only about 30% to 40% of Geng Xuan's, which is far from as heavy as his.

The reason why his burden is so heavy is that it is difficult for members of the Giant Bear Gang to have other income besides their monthly salary.

He strictly prohibited and even severely cracked down on all profits that had anything to do with black or gray.

"That's the price of being a good gangster."

This time, Geng Xuan truly experienced the difference.

Fortunately, Geng Xuan was just complaining in his heart and didn't really feel how difficult it was.

In this world, it’s not just the black and gray ways that make money quickly.

You can make money faster by doing illegal or shady things.

Well, it’s definitely not the case of black eating black and ashes eating ashes.

For example, isn’t Baiyuanji almost eating to death right now?

Through this review, Geng Xuan has a clearer idea of the future development direction of the Giant Bear Gang.

After that, Geng Xuan did not continue to refine the blood-replenishing pills. After swallowing two blood-replenishing pills, he began to practice meditation.

……

The next day, early morning.

October thirteenth.

Geng Xuan was awakened by the sudden noise outside the yard and walked out.

Wei Wanzong, who had disappeared for a whole night, appeared outside the Wei family’s door again.

Behind him, there were more than forty people.

Some of them were holding mills for grinding medicine, some were holding choppers for cutting medicine, and several people were carrying a huge copper furnace together.

Wei Wanzong, who was at the front, was sitting in the driver's seat of a carriage. He stopped the carriage and unloaded the items on the carriage one by one.

When this group of people saw Geng Xuan coming out, they all looked at him with curiosity and confusion.

Geng Xuan could tell just from the look in their eyes that Wei Wanzong had not told them the whole truth.

However, this is also what Geng Xuan wants to see.

It is never a good thing if they have too much negative emotions when cooperating with themselves.

As for how Wei Wanzong explained it to them, Geng Xuan didn't care.

In the distance behind this group of people, one can see more people from Wanfufang watching from afar, but they are blocked in the distance by the people organized in advance by Wei Wanzong. They can only watch in wonder from afar and have no idea what is going on here.

While Wei Wanzong was moving a copper furnace weighing several hundred kilograms into the courtyard, Geng Xuan said:
"You're making quite a fuss."

Wei Wanzong said: "I have been as low-key as possible, but there are so many things to prepare and so many people to arrange. If I don't make a fuss, wouldn't that be a dream?"

"There are many vendors doing business in Wanfufang, right? Won't this spread quickly to everyone in Kangleji?"

Wei Wanzong shook his head and said:

"Don't worry, they don't know what happened at all. Even if they want to spread the news, what can they say?
Besides, you may not know the people in the neighborhood well. If someone is not careful with his words and tells outsiders about the situation in the neighborhood, it means he doesn't want to stay in the neighborhood anymore!"

Geng Xuan certainly understood, he just wanted to take the opportunity to confirm Wei Wanzong's mental state.

If he were to let them become desperate and say "whatever you want" because of his strong intimidation, that would not be what he wanted to see.

It is necessary to comfort her properly.

Now it seems that Wei Wanzong is in good mental state and his emotions are very stable, so he is relieved.

Because there are meetings and the need for cultivation and exchange on weekdays, Wei Wanzong's house has a very large courtyard and many rooms.

Even though there were many vehicles loaded with medicine bags parked in the yard, there was still a lot of empty space.

Luo Qing and others were placing various instruments in different areas of the courtyard according to the arrangements made in advance by Geng Xuan.

More than 40 people with basic experience in handling medicinal materials that Wei Wanzong had found from the workshop overnight had now gathered in the courtyard.

Under the confused and curious gazes of these people, Geng Xuan said:

"Next, you just need to listen to my arrangements."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and said:

“This is a common blood-replenishing pill recipe found around Chiwu Mountain. Today we will not make anything else but this.

All you have to do is to process each of the herbs involved in this recipe according to the specifications."

At this time, a man in his fifties expressed his desire to speak.

"You say." Geng Xuan said.

The man said:
“We can do this, but many medicinal materials need to be boiled immediately after being processed in this way and cannot be kept for a long time.

What I want to ask is, have you found someone who made the blood-replenishing pills?
How good is his technique? How much can he brew at one time?
Only when we understand these things can we know how to cooperate. ”

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but you don't need to consider this issue.

All you have to do is to process all the medicinal materials involved in the formula according to the specifications. You don’t need to worry about the rest.”

"Uh--"

Geng Xuan's answer choked the man who had kindly reminded him, and he didn't know how to respond.

He became even more furious in his heart, and if I say one more word next, I will be a son of a bitch!

(End of this chapter)