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Chapter 1354 Wang Chengyu¡¯s Determination

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    Looking at the middle-aged golden elixir monk who was slightly fatter and smiling, Zhao Ran stretched out his hand and invited him: "Please sit down."

    After sitting down, Zhao Ranyao pointed to the stone table. The teapot on the table was filled with two cups of tea.

    "please."

    Wang Chengyu took a sip and praised: "Excellent tea, could it be brewed with five-flowered rue leaves? The abbot is generous."

    Zhao Ran said: "I plant a lot of yam in my garden, so I use it to make tea, which is of great benefit to my practice. If you don't mind it, fellow Taoist Wang, take a pound with you when you leave."

    Wang Chengyu quickly handed over his hand: "Thank you, abbot, for the gift. Wang has good tea. I also brought some this time. It is Biluowei, a specialty from overseas. Please taste it, abbot."

    Zhao Ran looked at the tea leaves in the box, smelled the tea, nodded and said, "It seems to be a kind of pea leaf?"

    Wang Chengyu nodded: "There is an island on the sea named Biluo, and there is a spiritual flower on the island called Biluowei. It can be used as medicine to help spiritual practice, but Wang prefers making tea."

    Wei is pea. As the old saying goes, "pick wild peas to eat", it means picking wild peas for cooking.  Bi Luowei must be the spiritual wild pea, and this is the first time Zhao Ran has seen her.

    "Are there any fresh leaves? Or bean seeds?" He wanted to collect them and plant them in the Junshan Medicine Garden.

    "It's not difficult. Fairy Caiwei, the owner of Biluo Island, is not a stingy person. She doesn't have too many restrictions on picking tea on the island. There is only one rule, and no random picking is allowed. But after Biluowei left the island, it was difficult to survive.  Wang tried several times but failed."

    "Who is Fairy Caiwei?"

    "But she's not a human being. She's a famous shape-shifting demon in the East China Sea. Some people call her the Pea Fairy. Although it's a bit too vulgar, she doesn't mind and feels friendly to her."

    "What is it transformed into?"

    "I don't know this."

    After chatting for a while, Zhao Ran raised the issue of Sulfur Que Island. After asking, he found out that Wang Chengyu had not only been there, but he had also personally trafficked a lot of sulfur and malachite from the island five years ago.

    This time he finally found the right person, Zhao Ran quickly asked for detailed advice.

    Indeed, as Qianxun Daotong said, Sufque Island is an ownerless island. Gein Island is full of minerals such as sulfur and malachite. The smell is very strong, and there is even a risk of poisoning if you stay there for a long time.

    Compared with other spiritual minerals and materials produced in the East China Sea, the unit price of spiritual sulfur and malachite is not high. Often a shipload of minerals is brought to the Central Plains, which is 1,800 taels of silver, so the merchants who sell them are not  many.

    Only those ships that are passing by and happen to have empty warehouses will land on the island and dig some for ballast.

    Hearing this, Zhao Ran remained calm and did not explain too much.  In the past, sulfur and malachite were indeed not expensive, but starting from this year, the prices may rise.

    In fact, it is not just a matter of price increase. In the future and forever, these two kinds of spiritual minerals will become important strategic materials, and no amount of them will be enough to be consumed by Fu Lu Xing Dharma Platform.

    During the siege, a hundred fire-breathing dragons and other battle array weapons were placed below the city, and a single salvo fired thousands of talismans. What kind of city-protecting light shield could withstand it?

    Such a spectacular scene, I can¡¯t help but get excited just thinking about it!

    After Wang Chengyu¡¯s introduction, Zhao Ran understood clearly that the massive amount of spiritual minerals from Sponge Island could not be transported to the Central Plains, and the reason for the obstacle was the inability to make money.

    This problem cannot be solved simply by raising the price. To what extent can the price of two kinds of spiritual minerals be raised rashly?  A shipload of spiritual minerals brought to the Central Plains is only worth 1,800 taels of silver at the current price. If it were replaced with other seafood, it could be sold for ten times as much as a 500-year-old ship.

    Zhao Ran's goal is to achieve large-scale refining at a cost of one silver per talisman and to widely use it in all aspects. If the price of these two spiritual minerals is to increase tenfold, the only way to mass-produce talismans is to  It's an empty talk.

    The most feasible way is to build your own fleet, specifically used to transport the two minerals sulfur and malachite from Sutonque Island. At the same time, the ships must have three characteristics: first, low cost, and second, large loading capacity.  The third is quick and fast.

    In other words, if someone else makes one trip, your own boat can make two trips. If someone else pulls two cargoes, you can handle it with just one boat. If others lose one boat, you will be heartbroken, but if you lose two boats, you will just laugh it off.

    In this way, the current income of 1,000 taels for hauling a ship of spiritual minerals can be expanded to more than 8,000 taels. This is the real solution.

    But this method is destined not to be realized in the short term. The top priority is to bring back the two spiritual mines as soon as possible to temporarily meet the needs of Ming Dynasty, which has already half-stepped into the era of Talisman.

    "The Cock-Crying Viewpoint published an announcement in "Junshan Notes" and "Inside and Outside the Imperial City". In order to build the bridge, the Cock-Crowing Viewing Meeting needs a lot of spirit sulfur and malachite., during this period, whenever a maritime merchant introduces two kinds of spiritual minerals, not only will Jimingguan purchase them at market prices, but they will also award titles to shipowners who have shown positive performance.  "

    Wang Chengyu suddenly became interested and asked: "What title?"

    Zhao Ran said: "I am going to suggest to the court that Lieutenant Fengguo, Lieutenant Fuguo, and even Lieutenant Zhenguo be given to those monks among the maritime merchants who are committed to the Ming Dynasty, obey the Taoist ancestors, and have made important contributions to the Taoist sect. Of course, because the court  We are reforming the clan titles. These titles do not include titles and salaries, but there will be no shortage of other appropriate statuses."

    Wang Chengyu doesn't care whether he has a high salary or not. For maritime merchants like them who have made enough money, a net worth of tens of thousands of silver is just the right amount. Fifty, sixty, seventy or eighty thousand is normal, and even more than one hundred thousand is not included.  For a few, Shi Juelu over the past hundred years is really not worth mentioning. What they care more about is their reputation.

    In the future, when other people see you, they will respectfully call you Wang Fengguo, Prince, etc. How flattering it is!

    Wang Chengyu was immediately tempted, and silently made some calculations to see if he should spend some more money to get a few ships out.

    "How much spirit sulfur and malachite do I need to transport to be conferred a title? How should I confer this third-class title?"

    "Currently, only Lieutenant Feng Guo will be awarded, and the last two ranks will be decided in the future. The award is not based on the amount of transportation. The Cock Crying Watch will find a way to get three to five places from the court. It will be evaluated at the end of the year. Whose contribution  Whoever is bigger will get the title."

    Li Dayin laughed at the side and said: "Is Lao Wang tempted? Abbot Zhao gave you the banknote detector. This is an exclusive business. Now Abbot Zhao needs spirit sulfur and malachite. If Lao Wang can make a difference in this,  When I measure my strength and merit, can I still win the title?"

    Seeing that Wang Chengyu was still thinking, Li Dayin added fuel to the fire: "If Lao Wang is interested, our Yuanfu Palace will also form a fleet to join your Lao Wang's fleet. The sea is dangerous and dangerous, and more ships can be used."  It's safer to help each other. But I, Yuanfu Palace, can't do it alone, so I have to rely on you, Old Wang. Your subordinates all know the sea routes, but we are blind."

    As soon as Li Dayin expressed his intention to send a ship to join, Wang Chengyu immediately made up his mind: "Okay, let's go there again!"

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