Chapter 80 Where did the money go
"Iron market?"*2
Hearing Ling Yi's opening question, both Long Ang and Qingqiu Li frowned, wondering why they suddenly Speaking of which.
You know, they are blacksmiths, and they also have a pretty good family power behind them. Naturally, they also run ironware-related businesses.
After all, as a blacksmith, you have natural advantages and convenience in the sale of ironware.
However, if you ask them about the iron market in their respective cities, they can still give some relevant data. But Ling Yi asked about the iron market in the entire [Shuimu Principality], plus the people who came today. There are so many high-level blacksmiths located in the three major cities of the principality, dozens of smaller towns, and more villages and towns.
So, the two Soul Sect-level experts did not give their answers immediately.
We can’t say anything. Apart from the situation at home, we don’t know what’s going on outside, right?
We are all decent people, we cannot show our cowardice.
So, Long Ang stopped mentioning that he was a straightforward person. Like Qingqiu Li, he looked at Ling Yi with an expression of interest and willingness to hear the details, as if giving the younger generation a chance to speak freely. enlightened elders.
Ling Yi, who had done his homework in advance, was well aware of the situation of the two of them, but he also said again to save face: "The two seniors must also know that [Shuimu Principality]'s iron market last year had a turnover of one About 1.83 million gold soul coins..."
Asking and answering questions, the answer was very smooth, but the pupils of Long Ang and Qingqiu Li, who were sitting opposite Ling Yi, suddenly shrank. .
Ling Yi lowered his eyes at the right time, looked at the paper spread out on the table, and continued:
"This 1.83 million gold soul coins, in the "Muzhi City" The major blacksmith shops accounted for more than 387,000 gold soul coins in the transaction volume, ranging from ordinary farm tools, kitchen utensils, ordinary knives, axes and sticks, etc., to various hundreds of refined weapons and utensils. And enough...
As for the cities where the two seniors are located, the transaction volume of "Cold Wind City" is around 320,000 gold soul coins, while the transaction volume of "Blue City" is less than 300,000 gold soul coins. …”
"Totaling all the towns and villages under the principality, the transaction volume of various ironware is about fifty to sixty thousand gold soul coins..."
Hearing this, except for Mr. Jin, Fu Shan, and Li Qiang, who had already known The three of them, both Long Ang and Qingqiu Li, couldn't help but frown.
Even the three old men, Mr. Jin, have a somewhat complicated look on their faces at this moment.
"Um...um...Ayi...I'm older than you, just like Mr. Jin, let's call you Ayi~"
At this moment, Qingqiu Li spoke up , he first glanced at Long Ang, who looked relatively calm next to him, then turned his eyes back and forth on Mr. Jin and Ling Yi, and said at the same time.
As Ling Yi nodded and smiled, Qingqiu Li continued: "Although the data I have are not as complete as yours, I think there are three blacksmiths in this capital. The data should not be wrong. ..."
After a pause, Qingqiu Li took a deep look at Ling Yi and asked: "Can you tell me where nearly half of the other iron trade volume has gone - ? "
"Muzhi City" is 387,000, "Bold Wind City" is 320,000, and "Blue City" is less than 300,000, more than 291,000 to be exact. Point, the three major cities of [Shuimu Principality] add up to a total of about one million gold soul coins.
Even if the places outside the city areas below are included, the transaction volume will only be a little over one million.
To be honest, this data was somewhat beyond his and Long Ang's expectations.
But what they didn't expect even more was that the entire [Shuimu Principality's] iron trade volume was actually 1.83 million gold soul coins! ! !
So, where did the nearly 800,000 gold soul coins go——? ! In Douluo Continent, where one gold soul coin can meet the normal living expenses of an ordinary family of three for several months, what is the concept of 800,000 gold soul coins?
In the original work, Tang San only earned one gold soul coin after working for three years at the [Notting Junior Soul Master Academy].
Of course, ordinary people are ordinary people, and soul masters are soul masters.
A first-level soul master can receive one gold soul coin from the [Martial Soul Palace] every month, a second-level great soul master can receive ten gold soul coins, and a third-level soul master can receive one hundred gold soul coins!
Why becoming a soul master is a class leap in the values of everyone in Douluo Continent. In addition to strength, this small amount of real money is also a huge factor.
Money is not everything, but money can solve many troubles and problems in the world.
If you have enough money, without considering other factors, you can even buy the treasures of the soul master world, the coveted soul bones!
Ordinary people need to spend money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and soul masters also need to spend money, and the cost is even higher.
As long as a soul master pursues strength, he will never treat himself badly in terms of food. Not to mention soul beast meat, but he will never just eat some white porridge, steamed buns, pickles, etc. There are very few cases where he changes his tone and tries new things. Very few——
Let me ask, under such circumstances, who doesn’t want more gold soul coins in his pocket?
In the original work, Bai He, the leader of the [Min Clan], a dignified Soul Douluo, was stumped by a mere few hundred gold soul coins. It was because they had a grudge against the [Martial Soul Hall], otherwise it was just the family members. The young people can get a lot of wool every month in [Martial Soul Hall].
Although the family needs to spend a lot of money on food, drink, training, etc., it will never reach the point where it appeared in the original work.
So, Qingqiu Li and Long Ang, who are soul masters themselves and have a family to support, are concerned about the disappearing iron trade volume of nearly 800,000 gold soul coins!
Although this is only the transaction amount, after excluding the cost of purchasing raw mineral materials, mineral materials during forging, charcoal consumption, labor, transportation, etc., the gross profit may be less than half, but that is still 300,000 to 400,000 gold soul coins. Got it!
Such a huge sum of money can be said to be something that few people in the entire [Shuimu Principality] can ignore!
If Ling Yi is not lying, if there really is such a transaction amount, if these iron transactions are concluded in his own hands...
Thinking of this, whether it is Qingqiu Li or Long Ang, my breathing became a little heavier unconsciously.
Staring at Ling Yi with bright eyes, waiting for his answer.
In response, Ling Yi smiled faintly, stretched out his hand on the table, and said: "Run this way——"
Following what Ling Yi pointed to, Qingqiu Li and Long Ang looked up, only to see The white paper used pen and ink to outline the general landform and urban distribution of [Shuimu Principality].
But Ling Yi’s hand did not fall anywhere in the [Shuimu Principality].
Looking at the blank piece of paper pointed by Ling Yi's finger, Qingqiu Li and Long Ang's hearts skipped a beat, and an unpleasant feeling surged into their hearts.
At this time, Ling Yi's voice sounded at the right time: "Actually, the two seniors should know it, but they subconsciously don't think about it——"
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