Chapter 172 Jinjiang Exclusive

What do you think?

That's too much.

I saw so many good things in one go, it would be a lie to say I wasn't envious.

Huo Tiankuo could probably guess the reason why Lu Xuan specially invited him to visit, which was simply because he wanted to trade with him and share what he had.

The prerequisite for exchanging what they have is that they must have certain bargaining chips.

The problem is, he has nothing.

Lu Xuan said, "How could there be none? Doesn't the general have other people?"

Huo Tiankuo's expression changed slightly, and the expressions of the other personal soldiers also became alert.

Lu Xuan said, "Don't get me wrong. I didn't say that I wanted the general to sell himself or the Huo family army. I meant selling his labor."

Huo Tiankuo and his personal guards were all stunned.

labor force?

"What does Brother Lu mean?"

Lu Xuan said, "All the supplies I have can be traded for grain, and I can also sell on credit. General Huo doesn't have any grain ready-made, but can't he still plant it now?"

"I can provide greenhouses, seeds, and other items needed for planting. All you need to do is provide enough labor, and the food we grow will be enough to pay off the debt.

Once you've paid back all the grain you need to exchange for supplies, whatever you grow will belong to you. How about that?"

Huo Tiankuo widened his eyes in shock. Is this possible?

But, “What good will this do you?”

Lu Xuan said: "I will price all the supplies you need based on profitability, so there will naturally be some profit."

Huo Tiankuo: “…” That’s true, but when there’s a famine, everyone is scrambling to grab supplies, so who would be willing to give people credit?

"Aren't you afraid that we won't give you the food we grow or that we'll just run away?"

Lu Xuan chuckled. "Run?" "Can you outrun a hover bus or a flying vehicle?"

"I believe in General Huo's character."

After Huo Tiankuo finished speaking, he actually thought of the incredibly fast hover car and realized that he had asked a stupid question.

What's more, knowing that Yunlu Village, or Lu Xuan, has good things that can help the victims survive, how could they really run away?

Lu Xuan asked: "So, General, do you want to trade?"

The personal soldiers who had already been persuaded looked at their general expectantly.

Huo Tiankuo nodded without hesitation, "Of course!"

It is said that Yunlu Village has so much cultivated land with a population of less than 200. With more than 3,000 people, they should be able to cultivate several times more, right?

I don’t expect to harvest the same amount of grain as Yunlu Village, but even if it’s only half, it shouldn’t be difficult to pay off the debt.

Thinking of this, Huo Tiankuo asked just in case: "I wonder how much it would cost to build a greenhouse on one acre of land?"

If greenhouses are too expensive, they may not be able to plant as much land as they want.

Lu Xuan said, "General, you are lucky. You just happened to catch the immortals giving a big discount on most supplies. The prices of greenhouses and other supplies are much lower than before."

Li Tie nodded in agreement, "That's right. A few days ago, our village spent a lot of supplies because all kinds of good things became much cheaper."

Ge Yuan reassured Huo Tiankuo, "Don't worry, General. You can definitely afford it."

Lu Xuan was also very straightforward and directly quoted the price of a greenhouse for one acre of land.

One acre of land produces one thousand kilograms of mutant grain.

"Hiss!" Several bodyguards couldn't help but take a breath.

Huo Tiankuo was also surprised. This is much cheaper?

But when I caught a glimpse of the expressions of Li Tie and others, they seemed to think the price was really cheap.

Huo Tiankuo calmed down and thought about it. Li Tie had mentioned the average yield per mu of the land. 1,000 jin sounded like a lot, but in fact it was only a figure that could pay off with one harvest.

No matter how much land is planted, the cost of the greenhouse can be recovered with one harvest.

When you calculate it this way, it seems to be a good deal.

Huo Tiankuo continued to ask: "How do we trade the food?"

Lu Xuan said: "The price of mutant food is quite high. It is not cost-effective to use it as rations when conditions are bad. I suggest that the general exchange it for nutritional supplements.

One nutrient supplement can keep a person full for a day. If you use it sparingly or combine it with other foods, it can easily last three days. It is also nutritious, so there is no need to worry about your health getting worse."

Knowing that Huo Tiankuo had never seen a nutritional supplement before, he took out one and gave it to him on the spot.

Huo Tiankuo was already very full, and after taking a nutritional supplement, his stomach almost burst.

He exclaimed in surprise: "It really is a good thing! How do I exchange this nutrient?"

Lu Xuan said: "One pound of mutant food can be exchanged for 10 sticks."

Huo Tiankuo: “!!!” So cheap!

He calculated according to the lowest line that Lu Xuan had just mentioned.

More than 3,000 of them need at least 1,000 nutrient supplements a day, which is equivalent to 100 kilograms of mutant food.

The daily rations for three thousand people only require one hundred kilograms of mutant food, which is incredibly cheap!

Huo Tiankuo waved his hand and said on the spot: "I will order 100,000 nutrient supplements first!"

Nutritional supplements were so cheap that there was no need for him to be stingy and only buy enough for one or two months. He could just buy enough to last until the beginning of next spring.

This time it was Li Tie and Mr. Zhang's turn to take a breath.

The nutritional supplements they each stockpiled were only a few hundred, but the general asked for 100,000!

What a big deal!

Ge Yuan, who had served in the military, knew that the army's food and fodder weighed hundreds of thousands of kilograms, and he was not surprised at all.

Lu Xuan was also very calm.

According to modern calculations, grain weighs tens of thousands of tons, but it is only a few hundred thousand nutritional supplements, which is not worth mentioning.

Lu Xuan nodded to indicate that it was no problem, and before the other party spoke again, he took the initiative to hand over the list of supplies.

All the types of supplies that can be purchased and their specific prices have been listed above in advance, so you can avoid the trouble of asking one by one.

Huo Tiankuo was overjoyed and read it carefully and quickly.

The first one is the nutrient supplement you just asked about, and the next one is salt, which is also a necessity in life.

The price is one-to-one with the mutated food, which can be said to be extraordinarily cheap.

Not to mention that the purchase quantity marked at the back is - unlimited!

An endless supply of salt?

Where did they get so much salt?

Salt, iron and tea have always been sensitive items, especially the first two, and it is difficult for Huo Tiankuo not to care about them.

It is not easy to survive after a disaster, and it is impossible to spend a lot of time making private salt. Even big salt merchants may not dare to say that they have unlimited inventory.

Are there really immortals in this world?

There are hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room: Not only that, the number is so large that it will scare you to death.

After a moment, thinking of the more than 3,000 mouths in the camp, Huo Tiankuo temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart.

Forget it, in this world, it’s better not to delve too deeply into many things.

The low price is a good thing for him.

Originally, he was thinking of buying according to the lowest price, and buying 200 to 300 kilograms would be good enough, but considering the price of greenhouse and nutrients, he suddenly felt that 300 kilograms was too stingy.

It’s better to stock up more at once, maybe three thousand kilograms!

If you eat as much as you can, it will be enough to last you for half a year.

Then there are sugars, fruit hard candies, fructose, white sugar, brown sugar, milk candies and everything else.

This price is quite expensive, three times the price of salt.

But compared with the sugar price before the disaster, it is still very cost-effective.

Sugar is not as necessary as salt, but if you are in poor health, drinking more sugar water can also help to replenish your body. Huo Tiankuo also decided to buy 1,000 kilograms.

Then there are large amounts of green vegetables such as cabbage and radishes. One kilogram of mutated grain can be exchanged for two kilograms, and Huo Tiankuo ordered 20,000 kilograms.

The food stops here, and below are various medicines.

Antipyretics, anti-inflammatory drugs, trauma spray, frostbite ointment, antidiarrheal drugs, painkillers...

Huo Tiankuo had already seen how effective the medicine in Yunlu Village was. The price was not as cheap as nutritional supplements and salt. Many of them were even priced by grain/tablet, with one serving costing one kilogram of mutant grain.

A bottle of 100 painkillers costs 100 kilograms.

It is indeed expensive, but one bottle of medicine is enough for 100 patients, and one person can be cured with one kilogram of grain. Whether before or after the disaster, it is a great thing that cannot be missed.

Even the Huo family army often suffered from a shortage of medical care and medicine when they were in the northwest.

As a general, Huo Tiankuo knew too well the importance of medicine.

Especially during disaster periods when the climate is extreme, stocking up on more medicines can save more lives.

It was a rare opportunity to obtain unlimited, highly effective, high-quality medicines. Huo Tiankuo gritted his teeth and ordered 10,000 copies of each necessary medicine.

There are ten kinds of medicine in total, with a total value of up to 100,000 kilograms of grain.

At the back, there is an extra-large tent that can easily accommodate 50-100 people, charcoal for heating, and basic biological clothing.

Huo Tiankuo had long been curious about why the people in Yunlu Village didn't feel cold even when wearing only thin clothes. After listening to Ge Yuan's explanation of the effects of the biological clothing, he was immediately excited.

The biological clothing is priced at 40 kilograms for children and 60 kilograms for adults.

Ge Yuan specifically told Huo Tiankuo that the temperature in the extreme cold season could drop to minus sixty degrees Celsius. If one went out without a biological suit at this temperature, the probability of freezing to death was extremely high.

Huo Tiankuo's expression suddenly became extremely serious.

However, it would be too expensive to equip more than 3,000 people with biological suits.

After hesitating for a moment, Huo Tiankuo decided to order 500 adult models and 100 children's models first.

Half of the adult version was given to the frail elderly and female relatives, and the remaining half was taken turns to be worn by the Huo family soldiers when they went out hunting or patrolling.

On the other hand, ice patches and heating patches are cheap and good quality. You can buy 300 of them for the price of a biological suit, and they can be used as substitutes.

Huo Tiankuo ordered 10,000 heating pads in one go.

I didn’t buy the ice patch because I wouldn’t be using it in the short term.

A super large tent contains 50 kilograms of mutant food. I bought 100 pieces. Since there were only five tons of charcoal available, I just took them all.

Finally, there are weapons.

They are all cold weapons, including knives, guns, sticks, whips, etc., including alloy bows and crossbows used by the village hunting team.

Huo Tiankuo couldn't let go of the weapon that Lu Xuan took out as a model.

After learning that all cold weapons, regardless of style and size, only cost 30 kilograms of mutant grain, I was happy about the low price, but also sad that such a good weapon could only be sold at such a low price.

Then he very honestly asked for 1,000 items, of which swords, spears, bows and crossbows accounted for the majority, followed by a small number of daggers and machetes.

At this point, you have almost seen everything you need.

Huo Tiankuo was about to put the list down when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Aren't you selling meat, mushrooms, and fruit?"

Lu Xuan said, "Yes, but the quantity is small, so I didn't put it on the list. I'll provide a maximum of 1,000 kilograms of ordinary fruit per month, with two kilograms of mutant grain for every kilogram of fruit. As for mushrooms, the bulk of my share will be given to the immortals in exchange for supplies. If the general wants to buy some, he can contact other villagers to purchase small quantities later."

Huo Tiankuo thought of the delicious mutant fruits he had eaten in the orchard, "What about the mutant fruits? Aren't they for sale?"

Lu Xuan said: "You can sell it, but the price is very expensive, ten times that of ordinary fruit."

Huo Tiankuo and his personal soldiers' expressions suddenly changed.

Ten times? That means one kilogram... twenty kilograms of mutant food!?

Before, they ate a mutant watermelon that weighed at least 20 kilograms. At this price, isn’t it equivalent to eating 400 kilograms of mutant food?

Including strawberries and grapes, it might reach 500 kilograms.

As much as they enjoyed the meal not long ago, the guards now felt regretful and heartbroken.

Huo Tiankuo was shocked and asked, "Why is it so expensive?"

Compared with other cheap and good quality products, it is too expensive.

Lu Xuan did not hide it, "The mutant fruit has the effect of strengthening the body. People with weak constitutions can greatly reduce the probability of getting sick by eating a few more."

It's impossible to avoid getting sick completely, and mutant fruit isn't a panacea. If you wait until the peak of the extreme cold season, with temperatures dropping to -50 or -60 degrees Celsius, and you try going out for a walk without a bio-suit, you'll still get sick.

But it is impossible for ordinary people to really do such a thing with brainstem deficiency, so this effect is quite tempting to Huo Tiankuo.

This must be arranged for the Huo family army and all the victims!

Lu Xuan reserved a portion of the mutated fruits for the audience to draw by lottery, and only gave Huo Tiankuo a share of 500 kilograms per month.

This quantity is not really that much. To ensure that everyone's physical fitness is improved, it will take at least half a year to buy it.

In order to save as much as possible, Huo Tiankuo was particularly frugal this time and focused on buying small fruits.

For example, hawthorn, hairy cherry, strawberry, raspberry, orange, and grapes come in a bunch with many grains, which is also very cost-effective.

It’s not that I didn’t buy other fruits at all, just in smaller quantities.

But after he determined the type of fruit, he thought of another very important problem.

"These fruits can't withstand the cold..." When they bring the fruits back, will they be frozen and affect the effect?

It's not just the mutant fruits, it would be a pity if ordinary fruits were frozen too.

"That's easy." Lu Xuan picked up a handful of rings and put them on the table.

Huo Tiankuo's eyelids twitched, and his gaze lingered between the table and his fingers. He said with difficulty and disbelief, "Could these rings be..."

Lu Xuan said: "Space ring."

Huo Tiankuo: “!”

The guards: “!”

Shouldn’t such a treasure be extremely precious?

Grab a handful?

Is this reasonable???

Audience in the live broadcast room: Wow, the host is showing off again.

Lu Xuan said, "The capacity of these rings varies. We have 50 cubic meters, 100 cubic meters, 500 cubic meters, and 1000 cubic meters. General, you can choose according to your needs."

Huo Tiankuo's breathing became a little rapid.

If he also had such a treasure, wouldn't it be possible to put not only fresh food that is afraid of spoiling, but also other kinds of medicinal supplies in it, without having to worry about it being lost or spoiled, and it can also prevent people from stealing it?

However, Huo Tiankuo didn't dare to believe it: "Are you really going to sell such a treasure?"

Lu Xuan asked back: "Why not sell it? I don't need it."

His fifteen space beads have not been filled yet, and it is basically impossible to fill them all.

Even though every family in the village now has two or three spaces and has exchanged a lot of them from him, there are still hundreds of extra space rings and bracelets saved from blind boxes.

If they can't reproduce, it's better to sell them at a high price than to recycle them at a discount.

As long as there are enough supplies, every extra one sold will help him buy warships.

Huo Tiankuo was speechless.

He wiped his face, suppressed the sourness in his heart, and asked, "What's the price of the space ring?"

Lu Xuan quoted the price according to the village's previous group price.

The price for outsiders should have been doubled, but the price was lowered internally, and Huo Tiankuo had a good reputation, so Lu Xuan did not raise the price any further.

Expensive is inevitable.

But the stuff is good and the price is very reasonable.

At least Huo Tiankuo didn't look too distressed, but instead felt it was a good deal.

1,000 cubic meters only requires 8,000 kilograms of food, but the space can hold at least one million kilograms of supplies. What else can he choose?

Buy it!

In addition to a 1,000-cubic-meter space, Huo Tiankuo also asked for two small rings of 100 cubic meters each.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

At this point, all other supplies have been purchased, and all that remains is to determine the area of the greenhouse.

With the number of people in the Huo family army, they could open up ten thousand acres of land, but the cost of a greenhouse is more than 60,000 yuan per acre. Ten thousand acres... the cost is more than 600 million yuan, which Lu Xuan cannot afford even if he sells it.

What's more, the cost of a greenhouse is not just the greenhouse itself, it also includes air conditioning, nutrient solution, herbicides, plant protection machines and other investments.

The lack of any one of these will significantly affect production.

Therefore, Lu Xuan only gave Huo Tiankuo a share of one thousand acres.

Taking all kinds of items into account, the cost per mu is 500 kilograms more than the yield per mu.

In addition, the supplies just ordered require payment of 270,000 kilograms of mutant grain. All of the Huo family army’s first harvest and half of the second harvest must be used to repay the debt.

If the fertilizer and water resources are sufficient, the total output of one thousand acres of land can reach about 1.5 million jin.

The total debt is 2.3 million jin.

When this number came out, not only Li Tie and his companions were dumbfounded, but Huo Tiankuo and his group were also shocked.

It is obvious that the prices of so many supplies, which numbered thousands, were only a few thousand or tens of thousands of kilograms, so how come the final supply was directly guaranteed to be more than 2 million kilograms?

The audience in the live broadcast room were also shocked.

2.3 million jin? Mutated grain? So much!?

What a great deal!

【!!! No wonder the anchor looked down on the reduction of tens of thousands of catties in their share. Compared to over 2 million catties, tens of thousands of catties is nothing!】

[If they could really earn that much, the anchor would be really rich. ]

[Let me calculate the total value of recycling this much grain...]

[Nearly 700 million!]

[Oh my god! So many!?]

Lu Xuan said to the Huo family army, "These debts may sound a lot, but don't just think about the debts. Think about it, half of the second harvest is at least 700,000 kilograms."

The guards' eyes lit up, and Huo Tiankuo's tense expression relaxed.

Although more than 700,000 kilograms of food is not as much as the military pay of the Huo family army, the Huo family army in the northwest is an army of 100,000. How many people do they have now?

If they could really grow so much food, they would no longer have to worry about anyone starving to death due to lack of supplies.

He might also be able to return to the northwest as soon as possible to see how the rest of the Huo family army is doing.

And this time is at the latest when winter passes and spring comes.

He can wait!

After confirming that Huo Tiankuo had no intention of changing his mind and reducing the scale or amount of material purchases, Lu Xuan took out a blank piece of paper and signed the contract on the spot.

The total amount of materials traded, debt, repayment method and term, borrower, and repayer were all clearly written down, and Huo Tiankuo was asked to sign and seal it.

To put it bluntly, the so-called contract is just a piece of waste paper during the disaster period, and whether to abide by it depends entirely on your conscience.

But with Lu Xuan's strength, he doesn't worry about being defaulted on.

After Huo Tiankuo signed, Lu Xuan began to count the goods.

Nutrients, salt, sugar, biological clothing, ice patches, heating patches, and medicines are all readily available, and most of them do not take up much space. One hundred thousand doses of medicine may seem like a lot, but medicines in bottles of 100 pills account for a considerable proportion, and if they are all piled together, they are just a small pile.

Cabbage, radishes, charcoal, and fruits take up a lot of space, but that’s okay, just stuff them all into Huo Tiankuo’s space ring.

The only exception is the greenhouse.

Lu Xuan said: "The greenhouse materials take up too much space, and there is not enough space to hold so much. I will send them to the camp tomorrow for the general to pick up." He also gave them planting guidance.

Huo Tiankuo nodded, "Okay, I'll trouble you, Brother Lu."

Lu Xuan handed the space ring filled with supplies to Huo Tiankuo, and taught him how to use mental power to take items.

It only took Huo Tiankuo a short time to master the usage, and because it was his first time and it was new to him, he tried it several times, looking quite unsatisfied.

After the transaction was over, Huo Tiankuo was concerned about the victims in the camp and did not plan to stay long. He thanked Lu Xuan solemnly and said goodbye.

Lu Xuan wanted to keep some of his remaining assets and pushed the task of giving them away to Ge Yuan.

Huo Tiankuo got into the car with the help of the village chief and others and returned to the camp as quickly as possible.

When Huo Tiankuo returned to the camp and gathered all the victims, he took out a large amount of supplies from the space and piled them into a small hill in front of everyone. The whole camp was in an uproar.