Chapter 241 Backing the Association
“But,” Li Zhishu took a sip of the wine in his glass and said solemnly: “Without you, there would be no [Blacksmiths Association·Shuimu Principality] branch] appeared!"
"That's right!"/"That's what Lao Li said!"...
At this moment, Long Yin, Qingqiu Xin and other friends, who had just pretended to go back and forth to get food, could no longer hold back and started speaking out one after another.
“You guys——”
Ling Yi rolled his eyes at everyone angrily, and just now he was praising them in his heart for their discernment.
"Brother Yi, you are back now. Should I inform my father to come to Shanhaiyuan first to discuss things?" Long Yin bared his teeth and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Qingqiu Xin nodded quickly and said: "Yes! And my father..."
"Wait a minute." Ling Yi stretched out his hand and pressed down, asking: "I'm back now, so of course I'm going to visit them. What does it look like to ask them to come to my place -"
"Besides~" Ling Yi paused and glanced at Long Yin and Qingqiu Xin. He swept his hands and said angrily: "Don't think I don't know what you two are planning. I'm telling you, the affairs of the [Blacksmiths Association] are not as simple as you think. Don't give me random help. Got it?" ”
"Also 'discuss and discuss', how much do you look down on those people in "Muzhi City"?"
"Believe it or not, the news of my return today won't have to wait until dark, those people should be here Got it——"
Speaking of this, Ling Yi looked around at the people around him, his eyes met everyone's eyes, and the power of his mind was fully mobilized, sensing their mood fluctuations:
"It is true that [Blacksmith Association·Shuimu Principality Branch], under my leadership, together with the master (Mr. Jin), the two masters Li Qiang and Fu Shan, and the two brothers Long Ang and Qingqiu Li They were founded together."
"But you should also know that this association has its own limitations after all, that is, the status and strength of the blacksmith itself limit the upper limit of its development."
"It's just like purchasing raw materials in the [Tian Dou Empire] before, and encountering situations where sellers there wantonly increased prices."
"In addition, even within the principality, in some places , Just like in the territories of those marquises, the development of the association is actually quite limited."
"But with the entry of the Grand Duke and several marquises, you should also be able to see that. Only then can the development of the association truly advance in accordance with the goals I set at the beginning, and my plans and ideas can be truly implemented.”
“Now, although we have almost zero say in the top management of the association, But the association has really developed. All the blacksmiths have been improved to a certain extent, and our business team has also been effectively tempered, and they are all able to stand alone——"
"It can be said that , today’s [Blacksmith Association·Shuimu Principality Branch] is the mature power organization I expected..."
"Brother Lei," Ling Yi turned to look at Zhang Lei, "How many more blacksmiths are there in the association than four years ago?"
Zhang Lei thought for a few seconds and replied: "About one more. More than 1,800 people.”
“What about the level?” Ling Yi asked again.
Zhang Lei: "Among these people who started from scratch, after four years, there are eleven senior blacksmiths, one hundred and ninety-five intermediate blacksmiths, about one thousand junior blacksmiths, and the remaining six hundred or so , they are all still apprentices of blacksmiths..."
Ling Yi nodded, and then asked: "How many of these people are from the Grand Duke's Palace and the Marquises?"
"According to what I learned from Mr. Jin, except for the two senior blacksmiths and the twenty-seven intermediate blacksmiths who are the Grand Duke and several Marquises, the others should be ordinary people, soul warriors, and First Ring who joined on their own. Soul Master..." Zhang Lei replied quickly.
Nodding, Ling Yi did not ask any more questions. He winked at Li Zhishu, pointed at the wine bottles of different styles on the table, and said with a smile: "Old Li, four years I see, so many categories of good wine have been developed. It seems that wine lovers on Douluo Continent will be in good luck in the future——"
Hearing this, Li Zhishu said, He showed a proud smile very cooperatively, but said humbly: "Hi! I'm just thinking about it. I haven't researched some of the other grain types you told me back then. I just based on the original For some brewing recipes, I changed the main ingredient to "Blue Silver Rice", and then studied the new proportions and fermentation time..."
Four years ago, I was still in [Tian Dou Empire] When we were at the border, Ling Yi told Li Zhishu to take the time to study the brewing process after returning to the Shuimu Principality.
Because in Ling Yi's prediction, with the large-scale sowing of "Blue Silver Rice", in addition to meeting the daily consumption of the "Blue Silver Collar" residents, there should be a lot of food reserves.
Ling Yi, who does not want 'Blue Silver Collar' to be involved in the grain trade in the short term, hopes to use Li Zhishu to transform the extra 'Blue Silver Rice' into another kind of rice. A high-value item that won’t easily strike a nerve with some people.
Drinks have become the best choice.
At the same time, Ling Yi, who was familiar with the profits of wine, also used the huge profits of wine to attract the leaders of the [Shuimu Principality] to join the game and expand the sowing scope of "Blue Silver Rice".
This is a business that was once exclusively exclusive to the government, just like salt and iron.
"There are many types of grains used for making wine, and each type of grain contributes different flavors to the liquor. For example, sorghum is fragrant, corn is sweet, rice is clean, wheat is rough, glutinous rice is cottony, barley is punchy... …”
That was a young lady from Shudu. Her family ran a folk tavern. If it hadn’t been for the young lady from the martial arts school in Emeishan and her classmates passing by by chance, Ling Yi would have been able to learn everything step by step. A craft of winemaking.
But even so, there is no problem for Ling Yi, who has learned some theoretical knowledge, to provide Li Zhishu with some wine-making ideas.
“Stop being modest~” Ling Yi raised the wine glass in his hand, touched it with Li Zhishu, and said with a smile: “When I was in [Tian Dou Empire] and [Xing Luo Empire], I drank those A bottle of so-called good wine with two hundred gold soul coins is no better than yours..."
"Arrange some aging wine for me later, and I will send it to my senior brother and uncle, so that they can also Have a taste——”
"No problem!" Li Zhishu drank the wine in the cup and agreed. Then he tilted his head in hindsight and said, "That's not right. Mr. Jin, Afeng's father and their dozen or so brothers, We often give them wine——"
"I mean my senior brother Lou Gao, and my senior brother Lou Gao's master, my senior uncle Tiefutu." Ling Yi shook his head, his cheeks flushed. He said with a smile as he blushed a bit drunkenly.
“Oh——” Li Zhishu reacted immediately, “It’s that short and fat guy from back then...cough! That Lou Gao Soul King! I remember, from the [Blacksmiths’ Association]—— —"
"Hehe~" Ling Yi patted Li Zhishu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Li, I have some news for you. Senior Brother Lou Gao is now the Soul Emperor."
Hearing this, Li Zhishu’s face lit up with joy. He didn’t pay attention to the ridicule in Ling Yi’s words, his eyes shone brightly and said: “So, with Mr. Dugu Bo, we’ll have two blue silver collars.” A strong soul emperor level came to help!”
"If Sanjin (Duguxin)'s father breaks through to Soul Saint, then..."
Before Li Zhishu finished speaking, Ling Yi said lightly:
"Iron Buddha Tu Uncle Master, he broke through to Contra more than two months ago——"
Li Zhishu: "..."
Zhang Lei: "..."
Long Yin, Qingqiu Xin, Zhang Mufeng, Dugu Xin... all of whom were still wondering that Ling Yi and Li Zhishu's topic had gone off the rails: ()!!!
Are you surprised or surprised? (*^▽^*)
(End of this chapter)