Beast Taming Immortal Clan

The express delivery industry is a relatively simple industry in terms of its operating model.

Operators only need to build transit stations in various locations and recruit people familiar with the areas near the transit stations as delivery personnel to start attracting customers and making a profit.

Ideally, a transit station should be located within a market town, as this would facilitate the collection of packages.

However, choosing the sect of a powerful immortal cultivation clan is also an option.

However, this is on the premise that the other family is trustworthy and willing to believe in the Zhou family.

Zhou Chun didn't want to get rich overnight and had no intention of expanding the business nationwide from the outset.

His initial plan was to establish transit stations only in the four states under the Qinglian Temple: Lianzhou, Lanzhou, Yunzhou, and Lingzhou, as well as in the pioneering outposts in the wilderness.

Once it's confirmed that this operating model is feasible and people are convinced that the business can make money, then they will seek partnerships with the Su family or other families.

Furthermore, he is not worried that other families will become envious and follow suit after seeing how much money the Zhou family is making in this business.

It's important to know that delivering packages in the cultivation world is no easy task. First, to ensure that letters and items are delivered to the recipients as quickly as possible, using spirit beasts for transportation is essential, even more so than personnel.

Just like in Zhou Chun's previous life, you didn't have professional logistics vehicles, logistics ships, or logistics planes to transport goods. How could you deliver the package to the recipient in the fastest time?

Apart from the Zhou family, most cultivation families, and even major sects like the three major sects, could not provide a large number of spirit beasts for transportation and delivery.

It's worth mentioning that the Zhou family's current transportation spirit beast configuration is excellent.

The Red-eyed Dragon Vulture is fast and safe, making it perfectly suited for high-end express services.

Both the Dragon Scale Horse and the Eight-Horned Water-Splitting Deer are amphibious, essentially land supercars.

The Dragon Claw Monitor Lizard has a large load capacity and is quite fast, making it a perfect heavy-duty logistics truck.

With these all-around high-end spirit beasts at their disposal, no one can compete with the Zhou family in the express delivery business!

In Zhou Chun's plan, in order to ensure the safe transportation of goods between various transit stations, not only would the Zhou family form several professional cultivator teams to escort the goods, but they would also bring out some powerful demonic beasts from the Beast Garden to accompany the teams.

In this stage, the second-tier demonic beasts newly cultivated by the Zhou family elders are all important members.

In the past, when Zhou Chun went out, Zhou Mingde would always use the Vulcan jackal as his bodyguard, which saved his life several times.

Now, the second-tier demonic beasts of the Zhou family elders are also capable of this role, and can be hidden in the escort team to protect the safety of the goods.

Therefore, even if one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators were to encounter a transport team, they might not be able to succeed.

Given the Zhou family's current reputation and strength, and considering that the value of goods looted by ordinary transport teams is not high, it is basically possible to prevent the letters from being stolen en route.

For the Zhou family, the most difficult part was actually recruiting deliverymen.

Although many of the delivered letters were worthless to others, the Zhou family's mounts were valuable!

If the courier were to abscond with the Zhou family's mount, it would not only cause the Zhou family to lose a fortune, but also make the entire courier business increasingly difficult, since the Zhou family's number of mounts is limited.

Solving this problem is both difficult and easy, depending on how you look at it.

The difficulty lies in gaining the trust of the deliveryman, while the ease lies in whether the Zhou family is willing to spend the money.

If you're willing to spend the money, you can easily hire cultivators from those immortal cultivation families to do this.

Clan cultivators all have their families as guarantors; they can run away but not their families. It's unlikely they would betray their families for a mere transportation spirit beast. Besides, the Zhou family wouldn't allow their transportation spirit beasts to sign contracts with deliverymen; if stolen, they could only be sold.

After careful consideration, Zhou Chun decided not to test human nature and instead prioritize recruiting family cultivators as deliverymen.

After all, a good start is the most important. It's better to not make money at the beginning than not to make a name for yourself and build a good reputation.

As for the rest, we can make money while recruiting low-level rogue cultivators, training and observing them gradually.

In any case, as long as the Zhou family is willing to let them cultivate in the mountain gate's residence for free, they are willing to accept some training from the Zhou family, not to mention that they will have the opportunity to get a stable income job later.

After completing the detailed plan, Zhou Chun called over several elders of the Zhou family to show them his plan and answer any questions they might have.

But actually, delivering packages isn't anything new; it's just that no one had thought of integrating it into a major business before.

Just like in Zhou Chun's previous life, thousands of years ago there were official post stations to do this, but they only served the government and a few high-ranking officials. Ordinary wealthy merchants had no chance to use the post stations and fast horses to send their messages.

In the world of cultivation, even powerful forces like the three major sects have various ways of sending messages and making little use of the Zhou family's courier service.

Those who actually use this service are mainly various cultivation families and some independent cultivation forces.

After reading Zhou Chun's proposal and listening to his explanation, all the elders of the Zhou family understood the business opportunities and hidden information advantages of this project.

As a result, the matter was quickly approved by the Zhou family's top management and began to be implemented.

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In the desolate land south of Yunzhou, there is a pioneering outpost.

Meng Qing is a rogue cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining who previously cultivated in Lanzhou.

As various cultivation families successively established settlements in the wilderness, and after hearing news of many cultivators making a fortune, Meng Qing could not resist the temptation. He bid farewell to his Daoist partner and children and followed several close cultivators to this place for an adventure.

Upon arriving here, Meng Qing discovered that her friends had indeed been telling her that as long as one dared to venture out into the wilderness, there would always be some gains.

Having been here for just over a year, he has already saved up over a hundred spirit coins, which is equivalent to his earnings from the previous few years in Lanzhou.

He didn't intend to spend these spirit coins himself, but rather to leave them to his two children who also possessed spiritual root aptitude. He didn't want his children to follow in his footsteps and wanted to give them a better starting point.

However, in the year or so since he came here, he has not had any contact with his family.

Several times he wanted to ask a caravan to deliver a message home for him, but unfortunately the caravans did not pass by his neighborhood, and the cost of delivering the message would be too high, which he couldn't bear to do.

On this day, Meng Qing and several companions returned from another adventure, with considerable success.

However, he himself suffered serious injuries in the battle and will probably need to rest for a while.

After being injured, he walked back to his residence alone, feeling even more homesick for his wife and children.

So he went to the commercial street inside the stronghold again, hoping to get lucky and run into a caravan that happened to be passing by his home.

However, not long after he entered the commercial street, he found a large crowd gathered in front of a shop, and various voices of discussion could be heard.

Out of curiosity, he immediately went over to check it out.

In front of a newly opened shop called "Zhou Tong Tian Xia," a middle-aged man in a blue robe was standing in front of a notice, explaining loudly to the gathered monks with his hands slightly clasped.

"Fellow Daoists' concerns are valid, but the owner of our 'Zhou Tong Tian Xia' trading company is the Zhou family of Lanzhou, specializing in spirit beasts. With the Zhou family's power and strength, would they tarnish their reputation for a few dozen or a hundred spirit coins from you fellow Daoists?"

"Furthermore, we have a regulation that we provide insurance for all shipments of money and goods. In the event of any loss, we will compensate for the full value. This is all written down in black and white, a spiritual contract backed by the reputation and foundation of the entire Zhou family!"

"Furthermore, regarding the confidentiality of these letters, our 'Zhou Tong Tian Xia' specially made envelopes can prevent most spiritual eye techniques from seeing through them. Once the envelope is sealed, opening it will inevitably damage the special sealing clay inside, and the personnel responsible for delivering the letters will absolutely not have any spare sealing clay to reseal it."

"If you are worried that the letter will not be delivered and you have paid the postage, you can choose to pay half of the fee and have the recipient pay the other half to send the letter."

"Furthermore, if any of you fellow cultivators wish to send letters to your relatives or friends that truly involve any important secrets, you can pay extra to use the encrypted jade slip and 'Flying Dragon Communication' service. At that time, a cultivator from the Zhou family will personally open the encrypted jade slip in front of your relatives or friends, guaranteeing that not a single piece of information will be leaked!"

As Meng Qing listened, she roughly understood what had happened.

Then he stared intently at the plaque that read "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" (meaning "All Under Heaven is Under Heaven"), and after a brief hesitation, he quickly made a decision.

As a rogue cultivator from Lanzhou, Meng Qing was naturally familiar with the Zhou family, a powerful clan of cultivators known for their spiritual beasts. In fact, he had heard of them for a long time.

He himself had even cultivated inside the Zhou family's mountain gate, and had hardly heard of any negative reputation of the family.

Therefore, he still wanted to trust the family's reputation.

Moreover, he was only sending a letter, which only recorded his longing for his wife and children. Even if someone read it, it wouldn't be a big deal.

Meng Qing quickly pushed through the crowd and entered the shop.

Not long after, Meng Qing sent his letter home for two spirit coins.

He did not choose to have his partner pay half of the postage; instead, he chose to bear all the costs himself.

After sending the letter, Meng Qing continued to recuperate while waiting for her Daoist partner's reply.

He had asked the merchant before sending the letter, and they said it would take at least five days and at most eight days for the letter to be delivered to the address he had written.

If there is a reply, he will receive it in about half a month.

But in reality, Meng Qing did not wait for half a month. Only twelve days passed before he received a reply from his Daoist partner.

The familiar handwriting on the letter indicated that it was indeed written by the Daoist companion, and there was also a portrait inside the envelope depicting his two children.

"If Fellow Daoist Meng finds everything acceptable, please leave your magical energy aura on this magical artifact to confirm that it was signed for by you personally. In a few days, the merchant guild may send someone to check back and confirm that I have delivered the letter to you."

Just as Meng Qing was staring blankly at the portraits of his children, the words of the messenger monk beside him pulled him back to reality.

After listening to the other party's words, he marveled at how thoughtful the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company was, and happily left his own magical mark on a jade scroll artifact.

Two more days passed, and sure enough, another cultivator who claimed to be an inspector of the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company found Meng Qing and brought the jade scroll artifact with which he had left a magical mark. He confirmed with Meng Qing that the letter had been received intact.

"Your company's service is truly exceptional!"

After confirming that he had received the letter, Meng Qing couldn't help but give a thumbs-up to the inspector of "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company in front of him with a face full of emotion.

Seeing this, Zhou Xinyan, who came from the Zhou family mountain gate of Jiufeng Ridge to serve as an inspector, chuckled and said, "Hehehe, if Fellow Daoist Meng is satisfied, please recommend us to your relatives and friends."

"Definitely, I will definitely inform all my friends about this!"

Meng Qing nodded seriously and agreed without hesitation.

A few days later, Meng Qing went to the merchant house again and entrusted the merchant house to send the eighty spirit coins and a letter to her Daoist partner, and paid the insurance fee and postage fee of five spirit coins.

Seven days later, he received a reply from the merchant entrusted by his Daoist partner. The letter clearly stated that he had received the money and the letter, and also instructed him to buy more magic talismans for protection, and not to send all the money home.

After successfully sending letters and packages twice, Meng Qing took the initiative to become a salesperson for "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" Trading Company, recommending the company's express delivery service to all her friends and acquaintances.

Meng Qing, a rogue cultivator, is merely a microcosm of the situation in various places at this time.

The novel "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company is spreading rapidly throughout the cultivation world. Many cultivators, especially independent cultivators and various cultivation families, are talking about this new product.

As the person who spearheaded the establishment of the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company, Zhou Chun naturally understood the future trajectory better than anyone else.

From initial skepticism to complete belief, and then enjoying the convenience it brings.

This is a stage that every cultivator who needs the services of the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company will inevitably go through.

His task was to ensure that all the letters and items from these early customers who were willing to trust the business were delivered to their relatives and friends, and to build a good reputation so that these first customers would actively help him spread the word.

This kind of word-of-mouth marketing from customers is much more effective than self-promotion.

On this day, looking at the data he had just compiled six months after the opening of the "Zhou Tong Tian Xia" trading company, he nodded in satisfaction and said, "Very good. The first step has been taken perfectly. As long as we proceed according to plan, there won't be any major deviations."

Then, with this data in hand, Zhou Chun personally went to the Su family in Jiangzhou to pay respects to the Su family patriarch and discuss cooperation.

The express delivery business may not seem particularly remarkable at the moment, but over time, many forces will surely discover the business opportunities within it.

Even if others find it difficult to imitate the Zhou family, there's no guarantee that there won't be envious people who deliberately sabotage them.

Therefore, at least on the surface, Zhou Chun still needs to bring in a Golden Core cultivator to endorse this business in order to withstand pressure from certain aspects.

First update, now writing the second!