To be the best leader, you must also be the strongest leader!

After a while, Sun Yi looked at Li Yunfei and said, "The number of cultivators in Luan Yao County won't increase much in the short term. We also haven't been able to attract cultivators from other counties to join us recently. We have to find another way."

"One approach is to have the R&D department upgrade production tools to increase production capacity, but this approach may not be effective in the short term. The R&D department has limited manpower and many projects need to be researched."

"So I'm going to use the simplest way to solve this problem."

Li Yunfei looked at Sun Yi curiously: "Master, do you have any good ideas?"

"Increase the salary!" Sun Yi answered directly.

Li Yunfei was stunned. He never expected that Sun Yi would want to use this method to solve the problem of Qingyun Workshop not being able to recruit workers. In fact, this method is indeed very simple and direct.

"But Master, the wages we offer to the workers in Qingyun Workshop are already high enough. If we continue to increase their salaries, it will greatly increase our costs." Li Yunfei looked at Sun Yi hesitantly.

As the deputy head of Qingyun Sect, he is dedicated to the sect and controlling costs is a basic responsibility as a manager.

Sun Yi looked at Li Yunfei, sighed, and shook his head. "I know you're controlling costs for the good of the sect, but we can't just blindly control costs. Sometimes we need to consider many aspects."

"Qingyun Sect controls the entire Luanyao County, and Xiancheng is our territory. The cultivators in Xiancheng are now considered our people. We have a responsibility to help them develop together, rather than exploiting them to gain huge profits."

"Give them a little more and consider it an investment. They will return us more in the future. Don't think that investing too much now will result in losses. We have done so much for the Immortal City recently. It seems that we have been spending money and giving out benefits, but in fact, we have been winning people's hearts."

"Sometimes, people's hearts are something that cannot be bought with money. We have won huge hearts and minds with just a small price. This is a profit. With the support of the monks in the Immortal City, we can develop better, faster, and easier."

"Just like the mortal world is our sect's foundation in Chaos Demon County, all the cultivators in the Immortal City are the Immortal City's foundation. If we can't even build a good foundation, how can we talk about development?"

"Yun Fei, broaden your horizons and don't think about making money from the Immortal City for the time being. Although we have recovered 1.5 billion in the past two months, it is not of much use to our sect because we have already obtained sufficient cultivation resources. Even without this 1.5 billion, all our cultivators can still cultivate at full speed."

"On the other hand, many cultivators in Xiancheng still have incomes that cannot meet their daily cultivation needs. If we invest these 1.5 billion into the development of Xiancheng, how much positive change will it bring to Xiancheng?"

"There are plenty of ways to make money. The channels at Bafang Pavilion are already open. As long as we can provide unlimited products, why worry about not making money?"

"Once the Immortal City is fully developed, the cultivators there will be able to continuously obtain more and better resources from the Endless Sea, the Endless Icefield, and the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. This will be of the greatest help to our sect."

After hearing what Sun Yi said, Li Yunfei suddenly had an epiphany. It turned out that his vision was too narrow.

"Master, I understand. I was wrong!" Li Yunfei hurriedly bowed to Sun Yi. He learned something from Sun Yi's words that he could not learn from others.

"I hope you truly understand. Once you get down there, immediately increase the wages and benefits at Qingyun Workshop. Don't be so stingy. To show our magnanimity, just double it."

Li Yunfei's eyelids jumped. Once the wages of hundreds of thousands of registered workers in Qingyun Workshop were doubled, the monthly expenses would skyrocket instantly, and at the same time, it would immediately attract more monks to join Qingyun Workshop.

By then, the problem of raw material processing will definitely be alleviated.

"But Master, the problem of rough processing of raw materials has been solved, but the production capacity of our production department cannot keep up." Li Yunfei frowned slightly.

Qingyun Workshop and the production department are connected production links. If we only solve the problems of Qingyun Workshop, there will still be problems if we don’t improve the production capacity of the production department.

"This is indeed a problem. The production department is the core of our sect and cannot be disclosed to the outside world for the time being. Now we can only find a solution from the Transmission Hall."

"The new batch of disciples at the Transmission Hall has been in training for some time. We can discuss with Wang Yu and see if we can bring the new disciples of the Transmission Hall to the production department for training in advance."

The production department is currently the core of Qingyunmen. Sun Yi does not want to announce some technologies in the short term as the time is not yet ripe.

Li Yunfei nodded: "Okay, Master. I will contact Master Wang Yu as soon as possible to discuss with him about letting new disciples join the production department."

Sun Yi nodded. "Okay, you can arrange this yourself. How are the goods for Bafang Pavilion? Have they been delivered?"

Li Yunfei shook his head. "Not yet. Because we have too much cargo to prepare this time, it takes a long time to prepare, so we haven't set off yet. The earliest we can set off is in five days."

"Have you prepared our special products?"

Li Yunfei nodded. "Yes, according to the Sect Master's request, the Alchemy Hall has experimented with a small amount of Qingyun Dew and some common spiritual herbs to create a pill that can strengthen the soul. It's called the Soul-Nourishing Pill."

"Soul-nourishing pills are divided into first-grade, second-grade, and third-grade soul-nourishing pills. The medicinal effects are different. Although they are far less effective than using Qingyun Dew directly, the effect is still good. It is considered a relatively rare pill."

"As for Qingyun Brew, we've also prepared a large batch. We've prepared quite a few of them, including first-grade Qingyun Brew, second-grade Qingyun Brew, and third-grade Qingyun Brew. Furthermore, because our sect is promoting the development of the catering industry, the alcoholic beverage market has grown rapidly, and the taste of spiritual wine has improved significantly. Today's Qingyun Brew is very delicious and well-received."

"Well, I've been busy practicing recently and haven't had time to try it. I'll give it a try later." Sun Yi didn't have the habit of drinking, but when he heard Li Yunfei say that, he became curious.

"By the way, isn't Qingyunlu easy to evaporate? Has this problem been solved?" Sun Yi couldn't help but ask when he thought of the characteristics of Qingyunlu.

Li Yunfei nodded. "Although it hasn't been completely resolved, after careful research by the Alchemy Palace, the Soul Nourishing Pill's efficacy has been shown to last for three years. The Qingyun Brew also has the same effect."

Sun Yi nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. We will reward the disciples who develop the Soul Nourishing Pill and the Azure Cloud Brew generously. We must not be stingy, understand?"

"Don't worry, Sect Master. The sect has already rewarded them according to the latest welfare and reward system. Moreover, the person who developed the Soul Nourishing Pill and Qingyun Brew has been nominated for the next sect reward ceremony. They are very happy."

"That's right. Only when rewards and punishments are clearly defined can the sect develop better." Sun Yi nodded with satisfaction. The welfare and reward system of Qingyun Sect has been updated for several versions. The welfare and benefits of the disciples have been greatly improved. The sect is making money, so of course the welfare of the disciples must be increased. Sun Yi knows this best.

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