Ye Liang also needs to go to the mine to make connections with Li Da and Wei Shiwu regarding business matters.
Having promised to sell iron ore and bundle some weapons with Li Da, Ye Liang would naturally keep his word and do what he said he would do.
Li Da wanted to acquire iron ore, which was easy; Xiaoxianzhuang had already started selling iron ore to the public. Of course, he would also need some for his own use, but that would be in small quantities.
Wei Shiwu learned blacksmithing from Uncle Yang, but he still couldn't use up all that iron ore.
A portion of the produce is sold to raise money, which is then used as wages to pay the villagers who work in the mines. With the money, they can have food and drink and improve their lives.
Consumption creates a market, which in turn stimulates other forms of consumption. This attracts more itinerant merchants who bring goods from various regions to sell here, thus creating a virtuous cycle.
The economy of Xiaoxianzhuang is already showing signs of improvement.
The market at the foot of the mountain was bustling with activity, with itinerant merchants coming and going every day.
The sale of iron ore was successfully resolved thanks to Ye Liang's help in establishing connections with Li Da.
As for the matter of bundling weapons, the Xiaoxianzhuang sword-making shop didn't have a high output to begin with. They could simply hand over the finished products they had made recently to Li Da to take out and sell as part of the bundled sales, which wouldn't be a problem at all.
After all, they were friends. Ye Liang came here today specifically to enhance the weapon that Wei Shiwu had crafted and was preparing to sell, and then hand it over to Li Da and the others to promote.
This can be considered as taking a high-end approach.
After all, Xiaoxianzhuang didn't have a large-scale sword-making workshop, nor did it have the abundant coal resources of Blackstone City.
Therefore, even if Little Immortal Manor also sells ironware, it will only be on a large scale and will not be able to challenge Blackrock City's fundamental position.
Ye Liang is a good friend; he won't try to seize the sword-making market in Blackstone City just to develop the economy of Xiaoxianzhuang.
He had no intention of doing so.
Originally, Ye Liang was preparing talent for sword-making for the Bixian Sect.
After all, he couldn't stay in the Bixian Sect forever. Even if he could never go home again in this lifetime, he would eventually die.
After he's gone, no one will be able to use the production function of the god-level account to forge excellent weapons for the sect.
So, the eldest son is still the eldest son; he has a long-term vision.
He recognized long ago that talent is fundamental, and the cultivation of talent is of paramount importance.
Giving Wei Shiwu so many iron ore and coal resources to learn blacksmithing is like burning money to reserve talent for the future of the sect.
Once Wei Shiwu has mastered the martial arts, he can then take on apprentices, ensuring a continuous lineage between master and apprentice, so that the Bixian Sect will always have its own swordsmith.
In this way, when the sect prospers and the number of disciples increases, the demand for iron swords will rise, and they will be able to meet their own needs.
There is no need to worry about a lack of weapons.
This arrangement can be described as visionary and far-sighted, with a long-term perspective.
Selling the finished products that Wei Shiwu created during his apprenticeship can recoup some of the costs, so why not?
After being enhanced, the burrs and flaws that were originally on the iron swords, the black iron swords, were all swept away, making these swords rare and exquisite swords in the martial arts world. They were immediately welcomed by discerning merchants like Li Da.
Anyone could recognize such a sword; it could be sold for a high price by any major sect, and everyone would be vying for it.
When Meng Gu saw it, he couldn't help but praise it as a top-quality sword.
After the business deal was concluded, Ye Liang took the opportunity to reinforce all the tools Wei Shiwu used for blacksmithing and sword forging, including hammers and anvils of various sizes.
"A skilled craftsman must first have the right tools." Wei Shiwu has already made some progress in blacksmithing. Strengthening these tools will allow him to further improve his skills.
With these enhanced sword-forging tools, he will surely be able to forge famous swords with very few flaws when they are produced.
Wei Shiwu tried it on the spot, and sure enough, after the tools were strengthened, it took less effort to forge the iron sword, but it was faster, more efficient, and the finished product was of better quality.
When Meng Gu saw this, he felt embarrassed and suggested that Ye Liang send them some reinforced iron hammers and anvils as blacksmithing tools when he had time.
Ye Liang had no intention of competing with Blackrock City for business, so he wasn't worried about competition and readily agreed.
Even if it's just for Meng Xiaoru's sake, he has to agree. After all, she's his junior sister.
Ye Liang's selflessness reassured Meng Gu, at least he didn't have to worry that the growing business of Xiaoxianzhuang would squeeze out their sword-making business in Blackstone City.
Ye Liang is right. They make swords mostly for their own use, with only a few for sale. This time, they were just doing a favor for a friend.
Furthermore, as Ye Liang also said, their Xiaoxianzhuang lacks the inherent advantage of Blackstone City producing coal, and therefore does not possess the inherent conditions to establish a large-scale sword-making workshop.
Moreover, this iron ore resource will eventually be depleted.
Therefore, Meng Gu has no need to worry about this at all.
Hearing Ye Liang's words, Meng Gu truly felt at ease.
Feeling embarrassed by Ye Liang's favor, Meng Gu decided to repay Ye Liang by passing on his sword-making expertise to Wei Shiwu, so that Wei Shiwu could become a renowned swordsmith more quickly.
This was naturally something Ye Liang would welcome.
After successfully concluding the mining business, he returned to his sect, where his junior sister and little deer Bao'er were already waiting for him.
"Ye Liang, is the deal on the mine settled?" the junior sister asked Ye Liang cutely.
It feels so good to have someone waiting for you.
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