Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

"140 million taels should be enough to do a lot of things." Yue Lingfei held the contract and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

She looked at Chen Changfan, her eyes showing a hint of confidence, "It's time to talk about the Ink Blade order."

really.

Chen Changfan had guessed it as early as when he heard Yue Lingfei raising cash.

Right now, the Mo Dao can be said to be one of the Mo Dao Sect’s most scarce resources.

There was even a shortage at one point, which led to a stagnation in cultivation within the Mo Dao Sect.

Lu Zixuan damaged an ink knife and was almost scolded to death, which was enough to show how scarce the ink knife had become.

"Master Yue is now wealthy and powerful. How many ink knives do you plan to order?"

Yue Lingfei smiled slightly and held up two fingers, "At least 200."

Even so, in the Modao Sect, it is still impossible for everyone to have a Modao. Perhaps less than half of the people can own a Modao.

This still includes the existing ink knives, and most of the existing ink knives have been worn out.

200?

Hei Jiao's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

This is a big order.

Instead, Deng Jiuxian on the side twitched his mouth, looking as if he wanted to die on the spot.

Two thousand swords, are you going to tire me to death?

Yue Lingfei was actually a little nervous.

She was a little unsure how high an offer Chen Changfan would make.

In her estimation, the price of an ink knife should be at least 2000 taels of silver. If she purchased 200 of them, that would be 40 taels of silver.

Even though she had raised 140 million taels, facing such a huge demand, she understood that this was just the beginning.

There are no less than 2000 members of the Modao Sect.

In the future, at least thousands of ink swords will need to be purchased to ensure that the Mo Dao Sect has sufficient resources for cultivation.

Thinking of this, Yue Lingfei suddenly felt that the 140 million taels she had just received were not enough.

However, if the overall strength of the Mo Dao Sect is to be improved, the Mo Dao is indispensable. Even if it costs a lot of money, we must grit our teeth and persevere.

"Don't worry about Mo Yuntie. I can prepare double the quantity, but I hope the price can be lower."

Yue Lingfei was the first to make concessions, hoping that Chen Changfan's offer could be as cheap as possible.

Chen Changfan nodded and thought to himself that he didn't have to worry about the consumption of Mo Yun Iron, and he could even earn some extra Mo Yun Iron.

The remaining costs are labor and meteorite sand.

Manual labor can still be controlled. After all, the skill of forging swords can be cultivated, and manpower can be gradually replaced by steam engines.

The only thing is meteorite sand, which is quite rare.

"Meteorite sand is indeed rare. Each ink knife requires 3 liang of sand, so 200 kilograms of sand would require 60 kilograms of sand."

Deng Jiuxian smiled bitterly.

"60 kilograms of meteorite sand, that's a lot of money."

This was the first time Yue Lingfei had heard of meteorite sand, so she asked curiously, "How much is a pound of meteorite sand? I can go look for it or buy it."

Deng Jiuxian shook his head. "Meteorite sand is already rare. As far as I know, the only place in Qinghe County where meteorite sand is produced is Difei Mountain. If I go to them to buy it, I'm afraid I'll be ripped off."

Hearing this, everyone's faces became a little strange.

The big shots in Difei Mountain are not to be trifled with. They occupy the most abundant resource-rich Difei Mountain, making it difficult for others to go up there, let alone collect meteorite sand.

"Since I've accepted your order for the Ink Blade, I'll take care of the meteorite sand myself. The Ink Blade is priced at 2000 taels each. Is that okay with you?"

Yue Lingfei bit her lip and thought for a moment. "Two thousand taels a handful is reasonable, but the problem of meteorite sand needs to be solved as soon as possible."

"We will be able to start forging swords within three days." Chen Changfan gave the reply.

He had originally planned to go to Difei Mountain to try his luck. There was not only meteorite sand on Difei Mountain, but also many precious medicines and spiritual beasts. Naturally, he didn't want to miss it.

"Okay, then I'll pay you half of the deposit in advance, which is two hundred thousand taels..." Yue Lingfei absolutely trusts Chen Changfan's character, and the other party always keeps his word.

"No need." Chen Changfan waved his hand.

"Although you and I are allies, we still have to settle the financial matters." Yue Lingfei thought Chen Changfan was being polite, so she insisted on paying.

Chen Changfan smiled and shook his head. "I'm not being polite, but I'm not short of cash right now. I'd like to use these 40 taels in exchange for one year's mining rights to your Red Flame Copper Mine and Black Charcoal Mine."

Yue Lingfei was stunned. The Red Flame Copper Mine and the Black Charcoal Mine were mineral veins that no one was interested in. What did Chen Changfan want them for?

"You don't need to worry about what I do. Just consider whether you can accept the price of 40 taels." Chen Changfan said bluntly.

Although the quality of these two mineral veins is quite good, the Modao Sect does not have the corresponding mining technology, and secondly, they really cannot be sold. Although 40 taels is indeed a bit low, it is better than not being able to sell it, right?

Yue Lingfei quickly weighed the pros and cons in her heart, then nodded heavily, "Sell!"

Chen Changfan's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said with a cupped hand, "Deal!"

He only spent 40 taels to obtain the one-year mining rights for two mineral veins. This time he really made a fortune.

Seeing that Chen Changfan didn't want the 40 taels of silver, but chose the two unpopular mines, Xiao Suchen couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

But since the two of them had already reached a consensus, he couldn't say anything more.

On the contrary, Zhou Xing spoke frankly, "Brother Changfan is still too young. Although 40 taels is really not expensive, after all, a high-quality Red Flame Copper Mine alone is worth that price, but you don't know that the Red Flame Copper Mine is extremely difficult to mine. Although the quality of Red Flame Copper is excellent, it is also very difficult to smelt. In a year, I am afraid that I won't be able to get much Red Flame Copper. If the technology is not up to standard, I am afraid that I won't even be able to recover the 40 yuan investment."

Mining technology? Smelting technology?

I don’t lack anything.

What I lack is cheap and high-quality ore.

Copper mines are generally located at great depths. If the Chiyan copper mine is mined manually, a large amount of manpower will be required just for transportation, which is indeed extremely inefficient.

But with the help of steam engines, mine carts can be transported continuously from the mine, which can greatly improve mining efficiency.

I believe that within half a year, the so-called "40 taels" cost can be recovered.

Moreover, the 40 taels were only nominal. In fact, what he paid was just the labor of the blacksmiths.

Also with the help of the steam engine, the blacksmith's efficiency has been greatly improved, and it is not a problem to forge 200 ink knives.

And it was not forged in vain. The Modao Sect also provided enough materials for forging the swords, and the Moyun Iron was also a valuable reward.