Chapter 90
It is not difficult for the two hundred alchemists at the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce to deliver the goods within half a day, or even immediately.
The quality of the spiritual plants that everyone grows is stable. This batch is all Amaranthus, which means that the five-star spiritual pills refined from them are all the same.
After the pharmacy receives the materials, it can just give out the finished products directly.
Therefore, this slogan is not just a random shout. The price and time advantages are there, which makes the people of Tear City suddenly tilt the balance.
It's no secret that the alchemist was poached. Even if Mu Jiu tried his best to keep it secret, the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce would want to let the whole city know.
It was impossible to conceal the fact that some small pharmacies in the city were on the verge of bankruptcy. The Alchemist Association began to integrate according to Lin Qinghen's requirements. This was a big move and it was impossible to conceal it.
On one side, there is chaos and confusion, while on the other side, there is wealth and power and makes plausible excuses. Anyone with eyes can see which side can be trusted.
So after the people of the city waited and watched for a few days, there were suddenly more people in front of the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce.
The materials were collected in full swing, and there were many different ways of doing things. They even found a semi-open area near the pharmacy, and two hundred alchemists started to make medicine together, and took the initiative to show it to everyone.
Those who have sold all the materials can just stand by and watch where their portion is delivered. After a while, the hot pills still covered with ash will be handed to them. This feeling is indeed different from before.
Although most of the alchemists there have low spiritual power levels, this scene is still beautiful. All the processes can be seen by everyone, and the sense of trust is stronger.
It has been a long time since the City of Tears has been so lively. The air is filled with the aroma of medicine and there are huge crowds of people. If nothing else, the atmosphere is just there.
It is a common method for businesses to create gimmicks to attract people in any world. Mu Jiu felt angry and jealous but it was useless. He went to find Lin Qinghen, but Lin Qinghen was looking at the account books there and told him to be quiet.
"Go back and fix your messy medicine business. Tell me when you're done. Don't worry about anything else," Lin Qinghen said, looking up at him. "Don't panic. I know what's going on outside. President Mu, I won't let you suffer, nor will I let Tear City suffer. Besides, we have materials in our hands. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Apart from anything else, Lin Qinghen already had a lot of gains, and that was his confidence.
He accounted for 30% of all the harvest in Tear City, and there was also a lot of land on the Wolf Clan's side. Half of the crops were distributed to Die Meng, so his warehouse was full.
Mu Jiu knew, but that belonged to Lin Qinghen, not him. He was still eyeing the 30% of the Yin family, thinking that Yin Hengxie would at least help to save the situation, but let alone Yin Hengxie, Lin Qinghen rejected him.
"The Yin family will definitely store those materials for their own consumption. There are so many people in the family, and this is not enough," Lin Qinghen said helplessly, "Don't even think about it."
He and Yin Jiuxiao had discussed the whereabouts of the Yin family's materials. They had never intended to let these things flow into the market. They were all left for the Yin family. So many children were waiting to use them.
Whatever Mu Jiu mentioned was rebutted by him, but he didn't want to leave and insisted on staying by Lin Qinghen's side.
He thought it was strange to say this. Lin Qinghen collected so many materials into the warehouse, but had no intention of asking people from the Alchemist Association to help with refining the medicine.
Mu Jiu couldn't figure it out, and was very angry outside. He kept circling in front of him, and his tone was also anxious: "So after all these days, we have done nothing?"
Lin Qinghen glanced at him and said, "You did it, didn't you? It's good to compete with others in a price competition."
If Lin Qinghen's expression wasn't okay, Mu Jiu almost thought he was mocking him: "What's good about that? In the end, I was still defeated. It was all in vain."
Lin Qinghen had guessed the result long ago. What he said was not just about this aspect. It was because of the price war that the people in the city stopped selling materials blindly and learned to hoard goods for fear of losing money.
Even though the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce is busy today, many families in the city are actually still holding back and have a lot left to sell.
Mu Jiu was furious now. Lin Qinghen ignored him for a while, but he was still giving bad advice.
The harvest period is over, and Lin Qinghen wants to make a new alliance with the people in the city. He wants to change the alliance so that the mandatory materials can only be sold to the alchemists of Tear City and Die Meng. He thinks that as long as they can hold on through this period, there will be no trouble for Haihun City in the future.
"...In business, you should suppress first and then promote. How can you promote first and then suppress? If you restrict others at this time, it will only make the people distrust you more and have more complaints about us." Lin Qinghen shook his head, thinking that he was crazy. "Don't think about it. I won't do this."
If he wants to change the oath in the future, it will only become looser and the commission will become less and less.
If you want to attract people, you can't rely on such coercive means.
Mu Jiu was usually quite smart, but at this moment he was really angry and his mind was not clear.
Lin Qinghen was too lazy to talk to him anymore, so he just said a few perfunctory words and sent him away, leaving only one sentence: "You will know tomorrow."
He did not tell Mu Jiu many things. This matter was also a test for Mu Jiu. He had to keep calm in everything, no matter who came. The most important thing was to learn to trust his master.
In fact, Lin Qinghen was also relying on this incident to subtly train him and make him more obedient in the future. Mu Jiu had always had some psychological problems. Lin Qinghen had explained everything that needed to be explained, but he himself had not adjusted.
"How hasty," he muttered after sending the man away, "Really, what's the situation with Diemeng's medicine? He knew it before. Can the alchemist in Haihun City compare with him?"
Apart from anything else, many people in Tear City performed better than Mu Jiu.
The Diemeng Pharmacy in the city is different from other pharmacies. The people in the city really have some feelings for them. The Alchemist Association is losing ground and can't get materials, but dozens of them have come to Lin Qinghen to ask about it.
"We trust Young Master Lin more than anyone else," they said, "so we came up to ask what's going on with Young Master Lin?"
Lin Qinghen saw that these people all looked familiar, and he had a good attitude and a pleasant face, and replied: "We have set the purchase price here, which is indeed ten spirit baht less than that of Haihun City, but the delivery time here is faster than outside. If you really want to sell, I can give you the pills now.
You all know that Diemeng's Soul Pill is better than those sold outside. I have been selling it here for three months. Believe me, I will not let you suffer any loss."
The people who came gathered together and whispered for a few words. Finally, after listening to Lin Qinghen's words, most of them sold the materials on the spot.
Money is exchanged and goods are delivered at the same time. It is not so lively on Diemeng's side, but it is orderly and leisurely.
Mu Jiu came out of Lin Qinghen's place today with a breath held in his throat. To be honest, he had doubts about Lin Qinghen during this period of time.
But even on this most aggrieved day, he calmed down for a while after returning to the Alchemist Association and continued to integrate those pharmacies according to Lin Qinghen's instructions.
At this point, he had no choice but to trust Lin Qinghen.
Lin Qinghen's requirement was to keep only two. And the integration was not random, there were requirements.
It turned out that the two largest pharmacies in the city were owned by the association. One was a time-honored brand that had been open for many years and was called Tear City Pharmacy. The other was opened by Mu Jiu himself and was named after him, Mu’s Pharmacy. Both names were simple and straightforward, and quite intuitive.
The remaining alchemists in Tears City all listen to Mu Jiu, and the owners of the pharmacies are all Mu Jiu's people, so the resistance is relatively small.
He divided the remaining alchemists in the association into two categories: those above the Xuan level were assigned to the Leicheng Pharmacy, and those below the Xuan level were assigned to the Mu Pharmacy. The elixirs and other resources under the association were also redistributed.
Mu Jiu also understood Lin Qinghen's idea. He was indeed making plans with a long-term vision. This made the positioning of the two pharmacies begin to become different. The internal relationship was harmonious and each had its own responsibilities, and they would be more at ease in dealing with the outside world in the future.
The market in Tear City is very small. The pharmacies in the city have to unite as one and then move out to make sense.
Taking this opportunity, Mu Jiu also solved a lot of tricks. Before, the pharmacies were scattered and somewhat messy, but now there are only two left. He also found that the things he could control have become much clearer and not as chaotic as before.
But such integration takes time, and there are many things to adjust and consider.
Doing this at the critical moment, Mu Jiu couldn't help but worry and couldn't help but feel doubtful in his heart.
But Lin Qinghen is Lin Qinghen, and the period of time when Mu Jiu was suspicious did not even last a day.
The next day, the situation outside changed. The excitement of yesterday had just passed, and the people who got the elixir from the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce went back and tried it and felt something was wrong.
Today, the Haihun City pharmacy was crowded with people, but they were not there to sell materials. Instead, they were an angry crowd who came to demand an explanation.
"Why are your pills so bad!"
"What's wrong with the quality? Can you do whatever you want with free stuff?"
"We have all used Diemeng's Spiritual Pill before, don't try to cheat us!"
"Give us back our money! No, return the goods! We don't want to sell them to you anymore! Give us back the materials!"
The Haihun City Chamber of Commerce didn’t know what was going on. While they were maintaining stability outside, they were in chaos themselves.
They were watching the medicine being refined, and the alchemists were also trained, so how could there be any problems?
Mu Jiu was overjoyed when he heard the news early in the morning. He hurried up to watch the fun. After seeing the scene, he was even happier.
Yes, why didn’t he think of that Lin Qinghen had this trick!
The hemostatic powder at that time was enough to explain the problem.
Mu Jiu has gotten used to making hemostatic powder in the past three months. Only Diemeng can make the five-star hemostatic powder, and it is sold at a higher price than theirs.
The Tear City Hemostatic Powder was already famous and in great demand, so Die Meng did not take away all the market. The Alchemist Association also sold out the medicine in batches, and both sides made money.
The main thing is to determine the price of the goods. The association's price is cheaper, the effect is actually similar, and the buyers have no objection.
But this time it’s different. This time it’s free, and the so-called price difference no longer exists, so everyone will inevitably be picky.
Mu Jiu has been puzzled. He doesn't understand whether it is the alchemist's fault, or Lin Qinghen has done something else, or maybe Diemeng really has some five-star red round wheat hidden and not given to them, so he didn't extend this line of thought to the Lingpo Pill right away.
Before, when the Lingpo Pill had not reached its harvest period, Mu Jiu would not lose money to use ripening agents like Lin Qinghen did, and outsiders would not be able to obtain the materials.
In the past three months, only Die Meng had produced Lingpo Pills, and Mu Jiu did not realize that the gap existed and was very obvious.
But the people of Tear City had already used Die Meng's Soul Pill, and they could feel any slight difference, not to mention that Lin Qinghen's side was only 10% behind.
This 10% superposition is also affected by the elixir itself. The top-level four-star hemostatic powder has been stacked to five stars, and the Lingpo Pill, which is already a better performer among the five-star pills, is affected more obviously.
Moreover, due to the way the Lingpo Pill is used, unlike healing, people in the process of cultivation will feel more sensitive, and the difference is immediately apparent.
Before Diemengzhizhi, all takeouts were of top five-star quality, but the experience of this batch provided by Haihuncheng was a little worse.
The feeling of using the pills I got in return was downgraded. Who can accept this?
And that’s not enough.
Mu Jiu was outside watching the excitement with a grin on his face, but the news he received next made him unable to laugh anymore, and he was completely shocked.
"The person who sold the materials to Diemeng yesterday said that the pill they received was a six-star one! It was a six-star Soul Pill!"
“It’s even better than before!”
"We've lost a lot!"
...How could it be six stars?
This is not right.
Mu Jiu's mind was buzzing. All the products Diemeng had sold before were five-star. He had seen them.
He didn't understand what new thing Lin Qinghen was doing?
No wonder he is not panicking. With such a gap, what does the things that the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce do matter?
The author has something to say: Lin Qinghen: It’s just a broken star, basic operation, get used to it, I have a lot of things hidden.
Any commercial gimmick is a paper tiger in the face of real technological breakthroughs.
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