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Chapter 128: A wooden barrel, a car and logistics
Soon, under the organization of Luo Qing and other members of the Giant Bear Gang, the forty-two people led by Wei Wanzong began to process the eleven medicinal ingredients involved in the blood-replenishing pill formula provided by Geng Xuan according to the recipe requirements.

Or after cutting into thin slices, place them in suitable warm water and continue soaking and rinsing;

Or cut into larger pieces, put them in a large iron pan and stir-fry;

Or use the calcination method to calcine a certain medicinal material at high temperature to make it brittle and easier to crush, while forcing out all the medicinal power hidden deep inside it;
Some people also use steaming, using boiling water to heat the herbs, slowly stimulating and adjusting their medicinal properties;
Or you can use the boiling method, placing the herbs in high temperature, even boiling water...

Because there were eleven medicinal materials that needed to be processed, forty-two people were divided into eleven groups, and the personnel groups were flexibly adjusted according to the difficulty of processing the medicinal materials and the quantity involved in the formula.

For those that are more difficult to handle and require more, add two more people;

If it is easy to handle or the demand is not that great, just assign fewer people.

Geng Xuan spent more than an hour adjusting some details of each group and personnel deployment, and then handed all matters over to Luo Qing and others.

Before Geng Xuan arranged today's tasks for these forty-two people, the members of the Giant Bear Gang had already learned in advance how to process the eleven medicinal ingredients involved in the blood-replenishing pill recipe.

Although this may not allow them to master the correct way of handling things immediately, it is enough to supervise others to see whether they are attentive and what their level is.

This is not a difficult thing to do.

Luo Qing and his companions even specifically instructed other gang members that in addition to supervision, they should also study hard.

Last night's discussion between Geng Xuan and Luo Qing about the monthly allowance had spread within the Giant Bear Gang.

It can be clearly seen that the mental outlook of all gang members is significantly different from before.

In Geng Xuan's words, it means being more proactive.

Everyone will take the initiative to find and solve problems.

Gang leader Geng Xuan does not need to worry too much. He only needs to determine the general direction, and all matters can be carried out in an orderly manner.

Luo Qing, Wang Xun, Ding Yong and Teng Yu made a division of labor without Geng Xuan's assignment.

Teng Yu led the disabled Zhang Ming, four other gang brothers with lower cultivation levels, and the families of Hong Quan, Cheng Hui, and Xie Hang to the Wei family's backyard.

They converted the spacious backyard with flowers and grass into a stable.

From now on, their task is to take good care of the thirty-six Xuanyou horses.

Luo Qing was responsible for working with an old man from the workshop arranged by Wei Wanzong to clarify and record the damage or usage of the medicinal materials processing site, the backyard that was being converted into a stable, the study that had been severely damaged, the underground secret room, and the rooms where people lived.

The manpower, equipment, and various resources consumed by Wanfufang in processing medicinal materials, mainly the large amount of charcoal fuel consumed, must also be clearly recorded.

Because according to the agreement reached between Geng Xuan and Wei Wanzong, these must be converted into expenses.

After arranging the people and things, Wei Wanzong left.

After confirming that there were no major problems with the processing of various medicinal materials, Geng Xuan also left.

The specific matters will naturally be coordinated and confirmed by an old man from Wanfufang arranged by Luo Qing and Wei Wanzong.

We cannot have each of us keep our own accounts, only to find that when we settle the accounts, the difference between the two accounts is ridiculously large.

Wang Xi and Ding Yong were responsible for leading other gang members to supervise, observe and learn the process of processing the eleven groups of medicinal materials.

Seeing that everything was so well organized, Geng Xuan naturally felt happy to have some free time.

He first took some time to pick up Dahuang and Baxiao, and let them go to the backyard to stay with Xuanyou Ma and a group of elderly, weak, women and children.

Geng Xuan stayed in the house and continued to make blood-replenishing pills in a small clay pot. He used this method to quickly digest the gains of the "Medicine and Stone Technique" of the Great Accomplishment Realm, and at the same time, he brought the skill of making blood-replenishing pills to a new level.

Geng Xuan made his own blood-replenishing pills and was not very particular about the preparation of medicinal materials. One reason was that he had the "art of medicine" and was much more sensitive to the changes in the medicinal properties than other people, so he didn't have to do more detailed preliminary work.

Another reason is that his laboratory-based production method discards other by-products besides the blood-enriching pills.

There was nothing left except a blood-replenishing pill and some completely charred and carbonized residue.

But this is not the case when drug stores produce blood-replenishing pills on a large scale.

After studying Zang Zigao's box of pharmaceutical-related books and notes, Geng Xuan finally understood how big the gap between professional and amateur is.

To give the simplest example, Lifang thought that it was a very clever practice to make medicinal wine from all kinds of scraps that could not be sold at a good price.

But compared with the pharmacy, this can only be regarded as a younger brother's operation.

It was only after reading these notes that Geng Xuan realized that most of the raw materials for the medicinal wine produced by the pharmacy were actually the large amount of residue left after boiling blood-replenishing pills and essence pills.

They mix these residues with grains and ferment them, and in the process, they completely squeeze out the medicinal properties of the medicinal residues.

After the wine is made, you only need to add a small amount of medicinal materials to adjust the medicinal properties and improve the flavor. You will have a medicinal wine that tastes good and has good effects.

The medicinal wine brewed in this way is actually more effective than the medicinal wine made directly from raw materials in Lifang. This shows how big the gap between the two is.

Other drug stores can scrape off two layers of oil and water from a piece of medicinal materials, but the drug stores in Lifang cannot even scrape off a complete layer.

When Geng Xuan took out a small ball of paste from the bottom of the casserole for the seventh time, he rolled it into the size of a thumb.

The skill of making blood-replenishing pills at the minor level has been elevated to the major level.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Geng Xuan broke up and crushed all the experiences and insights of the "Medicine and Stone Technique" at the Great Accomplishment Realm and swallowed them into his stomach.

Geng Xuan immediately consumed 32 points of luck and raised his "Medicine Technique" to another level.

Advance from the Great Accomplishment Realm to the Master Realm.

【Lucky: 2088
Medicine Stone (Master) +】

Just then, there was a knock on the door and Luo Qing's voice came from outside the door.

"Boss, it's time to eat."

Only then did Geng Xuan realize that it was already noon.

As Geng Xuan walked out of the room, he saw a group of Giant Bear Gang members, under the command of Hong Quan's wife and Cheng Hui's mother, carrying huge steaming wooden barrels to the eaves in front of the Wei family's main hall and arranging them in a row.

Members of the Giant Bear Gang and the forty-two pharmacists of Wanfufang lined up to get their meals, taking as much or as little as they wanted, depending on their appetite and preferences.

Luo Qing led Geng Xuan into the main room. When they passed under the eaves, Geng Xuan took a closer look at the dishes one by one and found that the dishes in the wooden barrel were very rich, including several main dishes.

On a table in the main hall, the dishes were even more abundant and varied, and they were obviously all prepared in a special kitchen.

But when Geng Xuan discovered that the entire table was prepared for him alone, he was stunned for a moment, then waved to Luo Qing and said:
"I'll just take some, and don't waste the rest. Let everyone have a taste... Don't do this again. I'll eat whatever everyone else eats."

"……Yes."

After this little episode, it was soon afternoon.

Shortly after lunch, Wang Xi came to report that the first batch of pre-processed medicinal materials had been processed.

The reason why it was completed only now is because the processing of two of the medicinal materials was very complicated, which delayed some time. Otherwise, the time could have been moved forward a little.

"Turn on the furnace."

Following Geng Xuan's order, the charcoal pile that had been set up under the eaves began to burn fiercely. The wild flames quickly captured the copper furnace and completely enveloped it.

After estimating that the temperature of the copper furnace had reached a certain level, Geng Xuan immediately poured a large bucket of medicinal materials that had been soaked for a long time and cut into thin slices into the furnace.

"Zi-"

With a long sizzling sound, misty vapor instantly rose from the copper furnace.

Then, Geng Xuan took two processed herbs and added them in, covered the stove lid and stood aside waiting quietly.

After the furnace cover made a loud noise for several minutes due to the boiling steam inside, he took it out again and added various medicinal materials one after another.

While adding, he stirred quickly with a wooden stick, and from time to time used tools to scoop out the residue in the furnace and pour it into the large wooden barrels next to it.

After all eleven herbs were added and stirred quickly with a wooden stick, and simmered for a while, Geng Xuan picked up the wooden stick and dipped a little of the sticky and slightly translucent mucus in his hand to try it.

Then he ordered Wang Xi, "Give me another half basin of bear blood mixed with bone powder."

Soon, Wang Xi brought half a basin of bear blood mixed with bone powder that had been calcined and ground into fine powder to Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan took it, glanced at it, and poured it all into the copper furnace.

After stirring thoroughly with the stick for a while, Geng Xuan picked it up again and dipped his finger into the overly dark and viscous paste. He then said to Wang Xi, "Give me another half basin of the soaking liquid of Wuqing root and Yuming ginseng."

Soon, with a "splash" sound, half a basin of the soaking liquid of the black green root and the jade ginseng was poured into the copper furnace by Geng Xuan.

All the pharmaceutical workers from Wanfufang who saw this scene finally felt relieved.

The man who took the initiative to speak and express his opinions in the morning opened his lips as if he wanted to say something, but when he thought of what happened in the morning, he shut his mouth honestly.

In his opinion, this guy was just messing around.

Using this valuable medicinal material, people play a childish game of "add noodles if there is too much water, and add water if there is too much noodles".

How could a herbalist like him not feel distressed when seeing this behavior?
Thinking about how they worked so hard, even risked their lives, to collect the medicinal herbs, only to see them being squandered without any care. Even though these herbs are no longer theirs, they can't help but feel sad instinctively!

However, he remembered Wei Wanzong's advice and decided not to meddle in other people's business and just focus on his own work.

But at this moment, the guy who wantonly destroyed the herbs suddenly said, "Cease fire."

As the fire door closed, the charcoal that was originally burning was quickly extinguished and stopped burning.

"Panel."

Wang Lu held a wooden board with ten rows of thumb-sized semicircular depressions in both directions and was placed next to the copper furnace.

Geng Xuan scooped out a large spoonful of dark brown, yet crystal clear paste from the copper furnace and poured it all into the wooden board.

Wang Xi immediately turned over the other side of the wooden board and covered it with it, pressing down hard. A little excess paste squeezed out from the reserved hole and flowed back into the copper furnace.

When Wang Xi opened the wooden board again, ten rows in total, a total of one hundred thumb-sized dark brown blood-replenishing pills were neatly displayed on the board.

The hot air, carrying the unique fragrance of the blood-replenishing pills, penetrated Wang Xi's nostrils, making him dazed for a moment.

"What are you standing there for? Next one."

The gang leader's voice immediately woke Wang Xi up. He handed the plate full of blood-replenishing pills to another person, and took an empty plate from that person and handed it to Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan continuously scooped out the "blood-replenishing paste" from the copper furnace and put it into the plate to press out blood-replenishing pills of standard size and uniform specifications.

It was not until the sixth plate that the eighty-seventh blood-replenishing pill showed a flaw. It only contained one-eighth of the standard blood-replenishing pill. This was also the final output of this batch.

"It was actually successfully refined!"

"Five hundred and eighty-seven, even if we remove the one defective one, there are still five hundred and eighty-six in this furnace.

Even in a pharmacy, that's the level of a top pharmaceutical master."

“…This…this doesn’t make any sense at all!”

The pharmacists of Wanfufang looked at each other in bewilderment, feeling that all the knowledge they had accumulated in the past about pharmacology and medicinal properties had turned into stinky dog shit.

From the moment Geng Xuan started to make the blood-replenishing pills, they slowed down their work out of curiosity and a desire to see how he would finish.

After witnessing his childish operation of "adding noodles if there is too much water, and adding water if there is too much noodles", they completely regarded Geng Xuan's actions as "willful nonsense".

But now, faced with this obviously unreasonable yet ironclad fact, they can only remain silent.

They really want to say that this is fake and there must be something wrong.

However, as long as you smell the unique aroma of the blood-replenishing pills that has already spread throughout the courtyard, you will know that these blood-replenishing pills are not only authentic, but also of very good quality!
Geng Xuan, who accomplished this, did not feel proud at all.

Although his skill in making blood-replenishing pills is still at the great success stage, still a little short of being a master, his "medicine skills" have already reached the true master level.

Even if there are some deviations in the cooking process, he can adjust it back by adding noodles if there is too much water, and adding water if there is too much noodles.

Apart from causing some waste of medicinal properties, there will be no problem.

Moreover, even the two "mistakes" that occurred were not caused by him.

Geng Xuan temporarily put aside the lessons learned from his first actual brewing and said to the Wanfufang pharmacists who were looking at him with complicated eyes:
"Everyone, keep up the good work and let's try to finish another furnace before dark."

Although he did not use up all the processed herbs this time, there were enough for him to start another furnace.

But with the experience of the first time, Geng Xuan was confident that he could refine more in one furnace.

Since this is the case, he certainly would not waste too much time constantly boiling the medicine.

If an action can be compressed into one time, it cannot be broken down into multiple times.

While everyone continued to work, Geng Xuan gestured to Wang Lu and Ding Yong and came to a water tank nearby.

There are many large and small wooden basins, barrels and wooden spoons in front of the water tank.

Geng Xuan looked carefully at the instruments for a while before picking up a small wooden bucket and saying to the two of them:
"Let's make a deal now. When this bucket is full, it will hold a standard liter of water."

As he spoke, Geng Xuan scooped a full bucket of water from a small wooden bucket and poured it into a wooden basin next to him.

“Half a liter is half of this full bucket of water, and two liters is the amount that can be filled with this bucket twice.

Three liters, four liters, and so on.

Isn’t this method simple enough? "

Wang Lu and the other two nodded. If they still couldn't understand what the gang leader had said to this extent, then there was something wrong with their brains.

"From now on, all liquids you give me must be dispensed according to this standard."

After some actual operation, Geng Xuan realized that the biggest obstacle was the vagueness of the measurement standards.

A large box of classic books and notes related to medicine preparation and identification was obtained from Zang Zigao, which recorded in detail the preparation process of many medicines and pills.

But there is a problem in the prescriptions of all medicines, that is, the dosage is always expressed in "portions".

For example, the blood-tonifying pills he was currently brewing required two parts clover, one and a half parts bear blood mixed with bone powder, and one part each of the soaked liquid of Wuqing root and Yuming ginseng...

And so on.

Geng Xuan was confused at the time. How should this "share" be interpreted?

weight?

volume?

Or is it just a convention within the pharmacy?

Is the “portion” of each medicinal ingredient different?
This is naturally not difficult to interpret for those inside the pharmacy who are clear about its meaning.

But for outsiders, this is a big problem.

Without the backup of a master's "medicine technique", using the wrong dosage of one medicinal ingredient would render all the work in vain.

If you fail a few more times, not to mention the financial losses, the continuous failures alone are enough to extinguish all your curiosity and desire to explore.

Geng Xuan even speculated that this was most likely an obstacle deliberately created by the pharmacy.

He had no intention of delving into whether this was the darkness of human nature or the lack of attention to measurement standards. Since he saw the problem, he would of course take steps to solve it.

Wang Xi and Ding Yong also understood the benefits of doing this.

Wang Xi immediately inferred the truth and asked, "Where are the dried herbs?"

Geng Xuan said:
"Liquids are measured in liters, while solids are measured in kilograms... How much is a kilogram? Let's take this bucket. If you fill it with water, the weight of that water is one kilogram."

There are already weight units such as shi, jin, liang, and qian in this world, but there is no kilogram. Geng Xuan does not know the exact ratio between the kilogram and jin that he casually mentioned.

He didn't care and just made the rules first.

As he said this, he placed the wooden barrel in Wang Lu's hand. Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house, he suddenly said:

"Once this standard is set, don't change it. From now on, everything involving liters and kilograms will be based on this. Don't mess it up."

After saying this, Geng Xuan returned to the house.

When he saw the gang leader leave, Ding Yong, who had been respectful a moment ago, suddenly reached out his hand and touched the small wooden barrel in Wang Lu's hand, wanting to take it away.

"Snapped!"

Wang Xi reacted quickly and slapped it away with his palm.

Then, when Ding Yong was about to wave his hand to grab it again, Wang Yu quickly retreated with the small wooden barrel in his arms, and whispered, "Ding, why are you trying to steal my wooden barrel?"

"What do you mean by yours? This is just something the gang leader gave you to use. When did it become yours?
You are a clumsy person and you will easily break it if you are not careful. I have to keep it!"

"Who's been so careless... Stop it, this thing can't withstand any tampering. If it breaks, you'll have to ask the gang leader to explain!"

“…” In the end, Ding Yong could only give up in disappointment.

This little episode was just because they both vaguely felt that this thing was very important, but now they are still far from understanding its value.

Even Geng Xuan himself underestimated the significance of this small wooden barrel he picked up at random in this world.

A brand new Kyushu holy weapon began its long gestation process on such a peaceful afternoon.

...Geng Xuan also discovered that after careful processing, the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials were basically in a state of complete stimulation.

This allows him to complete the preparation of large quantities of blood-replenishing pills in a very short time.

In the afternoon, near dusk, Geng Xuan spent two hours to prepare 885 blood-replenishing pills.

All the remaining medicinal residues after boiling are stored separately in large vats.

By the time Geng Xuan completely stopped brewing, it was already completely dark.

But the pharmacists of Wanfufang still did not leave, and they continued to do their boring and monotonous work.

The Wei family compound was as bright as day under the illumination of the piles and clusters of flames.

It was not until late at night that Geng Xuan started the furnace for the third time and used up all the medicinal materials that could not be stored for long after processing. The forty-two pharmacists left with the two taels of silver that Luo Qing had distributed to each of them.

After Geng Xuan scooped out all the "blood-replenishing paste" in the furnace and pressed it into 932 blood-replenishing pills, the busy day finally came to an end.

After returning to the room and taking a short rest, Geng Xuan made himself a pot of hot tea. While drinking the tea to relieve his fatigue, he took out the account book that Luo Qing had just presented to him and flipped through it casually.

This account book records all the expenses for today.

Geng Xuan skipped over the tedious records and turned to the summary on the last page.

【Labor: 84 taels
Charcoal: 32 taels, 240 coins
Water: 3 liang 83 wen
Ingredients: 20 taels, 725 coins
Utensils used: 25 taels, 430 wen
House use: 18 taels, 670 wen

Total: 184 taels, 148 wen]

Geng Xuan was stunned by this statistic that was accurate to the cents. What made him speechless the most was that the water that could be taken from the well for use at any time was actually charged at three taels and eighty-three cents.

Although more water was used, the water level in the well hardly changed from before to after use.

Geng Xuan had not expected that the other party would even consider this.

However, this also illustrates the other party's attitude.

Cooperation is cooperation, but our friendship is really "worthless".

What a coincidence! Geng Xuan thought so too.

This small expense is really nothing compared to the 2,404 blood-replenishing pills I received today.

At the same time, after three consecutive large-scale pots of blood-replenishing pills, all the experience, insights, and techniques gained after the "Medicine Stone Technique" reached the master level were broken down, chewed, and digested thoroughly.

His skill in making blood-replenishing pills, which had originally been at the great success level, was further improved to the master level.

This was a skill that didn't consume any luck, but was improved entirely by relying on his increasingly extraordinary talent in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Geng Xuan felt the difference between this and consuming good luck to improve skill levels.

There is no such obvious feeling that insights and experiences flow into my heart like running water, which is more silent and natural.

Knowledge and insights are like a boat on the water. As the water level rises silently, all of these things rise along with it.

If he himself is not careful, it will be difficult to grasp the exact changes.

Geng Xuan did not hesitate and burned sixty-four points of luck again to upgrade his "Medicine Technique" from the master level to the grandmaster level.

More and deeper insights and experiences flooded into Geng Xuan's heart like a flood.

Geng Xuan took the basic notes on the brewing and blending of medicinal wine and read them carefully.

He didn't close his eyes to rest until he was sure he had enough to deal with tomorrow's affairs.

……

The next day.

October fourteenth.

Wei Wanzong led the forty-two people from yesterday into the Wei family compound early in the morning. At the same time, someone brought in bags of grain for brewing wine from outside and piled them at the gate.

More fuel and more equipment were brought into the yard.

Therefore, these limited forty-two people, while continuing to process the eleven medicinal materials as they did yesterday, also assigned some people to make various preparations for brewing wine.

What surprised Geng Xuan was that after Wei Wanzong brought the person here today, he did not leave directly, but stayed and watched quietly from the side.

Geng Xuan also took the opportunity to complain to him, "Your forty-two people are still not enough. With their current efficiency, it will take them one or two months to process all the herbs.

When that happens, many medicinal herbs will rot and become smelly!"

Wei Wanzong looked at the situation on the field and said:
"I can assign you at most ten more people who know how to brew wine, so that you can make the medicinal wine without delaying the preparation of other medicinal materials.

Any more and I’ll be at my wit’s end.”

Geng Xuan nodded. "It's settled. Go find someone now."

Soon, with the arrival of ten people who knew how to brew wine, the number of people preparing medicinal materials returned to forty-two.

After observing for a whole day yesterday, the members of the Giant Bear Gang were able to master some simple processes.

Therefore, after reserving some necessary manpower, twenty members of the Giant Bear Gang also joined in the preparation of medicinal materials.

Although the efficiency is still a bit slow because we have just started, the participation of these people is enough to make the efficiency of pharmaceutical preparation today much higher than yesterday.

Moreover, after yesterday's adaptation, even when Geng Xuan opened the furnace again to prepare blood-replenishing pills, no one stopped to watch curiously.

Well, there is still one curious person.

That was Wei Wanzong, who had never left since he came here in the morning.

When he saw Geng Xuan personally scooping spoonfuls of "blood-replenishing paste" into the plate, turning them into standard blood-replenishing pills, Wei Wanzong fell silent.

After confirming that there were a total of 1,035 pills in this pot, Wei Wanzong's silence was deafening.

Geng Xuan said to Wei Wanzong, who was almost putting his head close to the copper furnace:

"I also need a large number of porcelain bottles, and honey or wax for sealing."

"...Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Wei Wanzong was stunned for a moment and said quickly.

Geng Xuan nodded, turned around and walked into the house.

"Wait!" Wei Wanzong's voice suddenly sounded from behind.

Geng Xuan paused, but did not turn around.

"We can discuss another cooperation!" Wei Wanzong said in a deep voice.

Geng Xuan didn't even turn his head, but walked straight into the house and said, "Don't disturb them while they are working. If Master Wei has something to say, please come in and talk."

As soon as Geng Xuan entered the room, Wei Wanzong followed closely behind him.

Geng Xuan looked at Wei Wanzong and asked with a smile, "Master Wei seems very anxious?"

Of course he knew why Master Wei was so anxious.

Anyone who saw him transform a pile of medicinal herbs worth only a thousand taels into thousands of blood-replenishing pills in just two hours would be unable to contain their excitement.

That copper furnace was no longer just a copper furnace; it was a treasure bowl that continuously spewed out gold coins!
It is completely understandable that Master Wei is very anxious.

In order to distance himself from his "unclear" collaborator Geng Xuan, he took the initiative to simplify the cooperation model between the two parties.

The advantage of this kind of cooperation is that it is simple and clear. Even if Geng Xuan messes up a lot of things, he still deserves the full amount of money.

But on the other hand, in the current situation, he can't get any more money from it.

If the increase was only one or two times, Master Wei might have been able to resist the temptation.

But in the current situation, it is difficult for anyone to do this.

No matter how many concerns you have, you can put them aside for now.

On the contrary, it is no exaggeration to say that this opportunity is a once-in-a-century opportunity for Wanfufang.

If he still doesn't know that he should and must be caught, then Wei Wanzong is unworthy of being the master of a district!
However, since he was anxious, Geng Xuan naturally would not be anxious anymore.

Wei Wanzong also realized that his previous incompetent behavior had exposed his true colors. He stood there to calm himself down before sitting down opposite Geng Xuan and said,

"You have so many blood-replenishing pills, you can't possibly keep them all in your hands, right? I can find a market for you!"

Geng Xuan said with a smile, "Why can't I just hold it in my hands?"

The shelf life of blood-replenishing pills is much longer than that of medicinal materials. Moreover, they are small in size and are not much larger than silver bars of the same weight.

Many times, blood-replenishing pills can even be used directly as silver. In this case, it is not a bad idea to stockpile a lot of blood-replenishing pills.

"Uh--"

Wei Wanzong was choked by Geng Xuan's answer. After a while, he spoke again and continued to persuade:
“Now, due to Anleji’s operation, the prices of blood-replenishing pills and other cultivation resources in the surrounding markets have increased. Now they have increased to about three times the previous price.

But this price is actually a bit unreasonable.

On the one hand, various places were stimulated by Anleji's actions and their reactions were a bit excessive.

Some people even buy more the more expensive it is, and some even have stockpiled enough for several months or even a year.

This resulted in a shortage of blood-replenishing pills and other cultivation resources in all markets within a short period of time, and prices naturally rose accordingly.

But as people's emotions gradually return to rationality, this situation will not continue. It is even possible that some of the stockpiled blood-replenishing pills will flow back into the market.

On the other hand, although the autumn hunting period certainly accounts for the majority of the output of medicinal materials in Chiwu Mountain, it does not mean that there is no output at other times.

Now the purchase prices of medicinal materials by various pharmacies are also rising, which will stimulate more herbalists to go into the mountains.

In addition, the price of cultivation resources around Chiwu Mountain has become higher, which will naturally attract cultivation resources from other places.

Under these multiple factors, the prices of blood-replenishing pills and other cultivation resources will gradually fall, and eventually stabilize between 1.5 times and 2 times the previous price.

By next year's autumn hunting, the price will have completely fallen back to its original level.

Therefore, it would be most cost-effective for you to sell the blood-replenishing pills now!
The longer you hold on, the less cost-effective it is.”

Geng Xuan asked curiously, "Did you analyze all this?"

"...Well, it was mainly Master Fan who provided some ideas." Wei Wanzong was silent for a moment, but still gave an answer.

Geng Xuan nodded to show that he accepted the instruction, but then asked:
"How are you going to sell it? Are you going to use your status as the owner to directly find a buyer at Kangleji?"

Wei Wanzong shook his head and said:

“Resources like these cannot be released too much in one place at one time.

Otherwise, it will not only attract attention but also affect the price.”

Although blood-replenishing pills are precious, the group of people who can use them is also very limited. There is an upper limit to the amount that can be consumed in a certain area within a period of time.

The shipment volume must be controlled to ensure that the price is not affected.

"So what are you going to do?"

Wei Wanzong said: "I can have the car dealers take them to various markets around Chiwu Mountain."

"Car dealership?" Geng Xuan asked in surprise.
"Does Kangleji have a car dealership now? ... And don't you think it's unwise to suddenly bring in a car dealership?"

Wei Wanzong did not answer. After a moment of silence, he looked at Geng Xuan and said:

"I'm going to tell you something about Kang Le Ji. Can you keep it secret?"

Geng Xuan nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Wei Wanzong then briefly explained the pessimistic outlook of the Kangle Group leaders on the future of the markets around Chiwu Mountain, and concluded:

"In order to cope with this change, the Grand Master proposed adding a few more seats."

“It was at this time that he proposed the car dealership.”

“Unlike other guilds, there is no barrier to entry for car dealerships.

The reason why our Kang Le Ji car dealership has not developed is because it is too risky and the returns are not high, so no one in the Marrow Refining Realm is interested in it."

Geng Xuan nodded slightly, his eyes filled with thought.

The development of a guild in a market is restricted by many objective factors.

For example, medicine stores in the markets around Chiwu Mountain, where a large amount of medicinal materials are produced, are generally developing very well.

According to Geng Xuan's understanding, the car dealership is the logistics and transportation industry.

This is an industry that is big enough to give birth to giants. It covers not only passenger and freight transportation, but also land and water transportation.

But it is also greatly restricted by geography.

The distance from the roads to surrounding markets, whether it has a well-connected geographical feature, and whether it has convenient land or water transportation conditions are all important factors in determining whether a market can develop a car business.

In this regard, both Anleji and Baiyuanji have more advantages than Kangleji.

Relatively speaking, it is much more difficult for the more remote Kangleji to develop a car dealership than Anleji and Baiyuanji.

Low returns, high risks.

Under such circumstances, naturally no one in the Marrow Refining Realm would be willing to invest.

But now, Kangleji has taken a fancy to the feature that car dealerships can reasonably travel to other markets and regularly transmit information about other markets.

With the market information regularly reported back by the car dealerships, the top management of Kangleji can more accurately grasp the changes in the surrounding markets.

It is called a car dealership, but in fact it is the spies sent out by Kangleji.

Because of this demand, Kangleji is willing to pay a monthly fee to attract those who are willing to jump into the marrow refining realm.

"Is there anyone willing to take this risk now?" Geng Xuan asked.

Wei Wanzong coughed lightly and said, "This matter has not been finalized yet, but there is a suggestion that Master Fan from Yong'anfang be appointed as the head of this car dealership."

Geng Xuan asked, "Is Master Fan also at the Marrow Refining Stage?"

Geng Xuan recalled the incident that happened when a woman in Yong'anfang lost her child, and the incident where Master Fan sat next to Master Fan along with Li Qun.

Wei Wanzong nodded and said, "Yes, besides me, there are two other masters in the eight villages around Kangle Village who have reached the Marrow Refining Realm, and Master Fan is one of them."

Wei Wanzong looked at Geng Xuan and said:

"Don't you think the manpower I gave you is insufficient? If Master Fan also joins us, this problem can be easily solved!"

"But this is just a suggestion. Is he really willing to take this risk?"

"If it were just the conditions offered by Kangle Group, their appeal would naturally be limited, and whether he agreed or not would be a matter of debate.

But if you are willing to let him sell all the medicines made from these herbs to other markets, he will immediately agree to the conditions offered by Kangle Market! "

Geng Xuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly said:
“If you can bring in all the surrounding villages and towns, I can give you all the medicines I have refined this time.

If there is only one Yong'anfang, then forget it."

Wei Wanzong raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Why are you doing this?"

Geng Xuan said calmly:
"I need more manpower."

This explanation obviously could not completely convince Wei Wanzong.

However, Geng Xuan didn't care. After giving a reason, he looked at Wei Wanzong quietly, waiting for his reply.

He really wanted to help Changpingfang, but there was no suitable opportunity before. Now that Wei Wanzong wanted to bring in another Lifang, he might as well expand it and bring in all the other Lifangs.

Wei Wanzong thought about it and decided that although this would further dilute the profits he had made, it would also be a good thing for him to have more neighborhoods involved.

If we share the benefits, then naturally no one will be able to escape if there are any disadvantages in the future, and we will all bear them together.

Wei Wanzong felt that the pressure suddenly became much less.

So he nodded and said, "Okay... then let's talk about how to do it."

Geng Xuan said, "After you've completed everything you promised, let's gather everyone together to discuss this."

An unnatural look flashed across Wei Wanzong's face. He just wanted to finalize the matter with Geng Xuan before other neighborhoods got involved.

In that case, he will have absolute say in how to coordinate and distribute within the Eight Families Fang.

But now, this thought was directly exposed by Geng Xuan.

However, he was not embarrassed and quickly got up and left.

"Wait for my good news!"

(End of this chapter)