As Ye Feng spoke, he stood up and walked outside.
Over the next two hours, Ye Feng led Jiang Zhengzhong on a tour of the steel plant, cement processing plant, and spirit stone mine.
Jiang Zhengzhong's mouth was always wide open, and it almost never closed.
These ingenious ideas in Xinluo City greatly shocked Jiang Zhengzhong. Jiang Zhengzhong dared to swear to God that he had never seen such a novel yet efficient and useful thing before!
"Are these all inspirations?" Jiang Zhengzhong asked.
“Yes, they are all combinations of spiritual energy, spiritual artifacts, and machinery. They can be seen as a special kind of mechanical device that contains some characteristics of spiritual artifacts,” Ye Feng said with a smile.
The term "spirit device" was coined by Rowling. It's unclear when Rowling started calling mechanical devices that possess some of the characteristics of spirit artifacts but can be manipulated by ordinary people "spirit devices."
So this name quickly spread throughout Silla City, and even the night wind was influenced, unconsciously changing its name to "Lingji" for these special mechanical devices.
At this very moment, at the entrance of the spirit stone mine, steam engines roared as they pulled minecarts from the tracks out of the mine.
The mine carts were filled with spirit stones of varying sizes, but most of them were impure and could not be used directly. Only a small number of spirit stones could be used directly after being polished, and could even be used as currency for transactions.
Looking at the roaring steam engine, Jiang Zhengzhong's mouth, which had just closed, opened wide again.
"May I ask Lord Luo, are these spiritual opportunities available for sale to me?" Jiang Zhengzhong asked tentatively.
When he asked this question, Jiang Zhengzhong was already mentally prepared to be rejected.
In his view, these inspirations were all extremely valuable and could replace a large amount of labor.
Moreover, commoners and serfs need to eat, sleep, and may even slack off.
But these machines are different. As long as they are regularly maintained, they can work tirelessly for twelve hours a day, and with extremely high efficiency!
Therefore, these ingenious ideas are undoubtedly very valuable. If it were me, I certainly wouldn't sell such a precious thing to another city.
On the one hand, these are very precious, and on the other hand, these inspirations may help other cities develop better, thus catching up with the development of their own city!
However, to Jiang Zhengzhong's surprise, Ye Feng nodded without hesitation: "Of course, but I can only sell you the Lingji right now, not the supporting technology."
“I understand, I get it.” Jiang Zhengzhong nodded repeatedly.
"Then may I ask, Lord Jiang, what kind of inspiration do you desire?" Ye Feng asked with a smile.
Jiang Zhengzhong took a deep breath and then said emphatically, "Only children make choices, I want them all!"
"Lord Jiang is far too greedy."
Night Breeze chuckled and continued, "However, I quite like greedy people like you."
Hearing Ye Feng say this, Jiang Zhengzhong was overjoyed, because Ye Feng's words were tantamount to agreeing to his request.
However, Ye Feng did not discuss the price of these spiritual tools with Jiang Zhengzhong in detail, as this was not something he was good at.
Night Wind has always believed in leaving professional matters to professionals, so negotiating prices was naturally Rowling's task.
Moreover, Rowling is the Director of the Foreign Affairs Department, which is her job.
Jiang Zhengzhong wandered around Xinluo City again and again. Eventually, even the night wind got a little annoyed, so he simply called Zijing over and asked her to lead him to observe the spiritual phenomena.
By the afternoon, Luo Lin and Jiang Zhengzhong had reached an agreement.
Jiang Zhengzhong purchased three new iron smelting furnaces, ten sets of spirit nets, two steam engines, and two sets of corresponding railway tracks in one go.
At Ye Feng's behest, Rowling did not ask for an exorbitant price; instead, she sold these brilliant ideas to Jiang Zhengzhong at a very fair price.
This naturally puzzled Rowling, so after seeing Jiang Zhengzhong off, Rowling immediately went to Night Breeze's tent, where Zijing was also present.
"Ancestor, why won't you let me raise the price? To be honest, although the price that Jiang Zhengzhong and I agreed on is already quite good, and we can indeed make a profit, we could clearly earn more," Luo Lin asked疑惑地.
The answer to this question was also what Zijing wanted to know, so as soon as Luo Lin finished speaking, Zijing stared intently at Ye Feng.
Ye Feng chuckled and said, "I won't tell you the answer yet. You can guess why I didn't let you sell the Spirit Machine to Jiang Zhengzhong at a higher price."
Rowling then tilted her head slightly and began to think.
Bauhinia was also pondering.
After a long pause, Luo Lin said in a somewhat uncertain tone, "Could it be because our cooperation with City Lord Jiang was quite pleasant before, and Jiang Zhengzhong provided assistance when our Luo Yun City was destroyed by the Crimson Tail Beast, that you are now taking such good care of him, Ancestor?"
“That’s part of the reason, but it’s not the main reason. Keep thinking about it,” Ye Feng said.
After a moment's thought, Rowling said, "Could it be because you want Jiangxia City to develop as quickly as possible, so that we can earn more from Jiangxia City in the future?"
“That’s certainly one of the reasons, but it’s still secondary,” Ye Feng said with a smile.
Rowling shook her head helplessly, sighed, and said, "Ancestor, I really can't figure it out. You should answer this for me."
“Yeah, Old Deng, stop keeping me in suspense,” Zijing exclaimed.
Zijing had considered the two guesses that Rowling had just made, but Yefeng had denied them both. So now Zijing was both curious and anxious, eager to know the answer.
Ye Feng smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, I'd love to give Lingji to him for free. As for the reason..."
After a pause, Ye Feng continued, "Luo Lin, Zi Jing, you two should think carefully. Does Jiangxia City lack labor?"
“Of course not. Many commoners and serfs in Jiangxia City can’t find jobs. They’re struggling to make ends meet. That’s why Lord Jiang was so easy to talk to when I was buying commoners and serfs from him,” Luo Lin said without hesitation.
“Since Jiangxia City is not short of labor, now that Jiang Zhengzhong has purchased so many sets of spiritual machines from us, once the spiritual machines are running in his city, won’t a large number of laborers lose their jobs?” Ye Feng said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Rowling's eyes lit up.
"At that time, we can once again purchase commoners and serfs from Jiangxia City, and even directly buy those excellent laborers at low prices!" Rowling said with delight.
"That's right, but that's still not the whole reason."
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