Chapter 215 Future Source of Income

In the mysterious book of Materia Medica, the most common contents are about the techniques of curing diseases and saving lives.

Many prescriptions for curing diseases and saving lives require various materials from demons and monsters, which only require some rough processing to bring in considerable profits.

Therefore, the establishment of the East and West Factories was something Lu Changjing had planned long ago. Although they had the same name as the East and West Factories of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, Lu Changjing's East and West Factories would far surpass those of the Ming Dynasty.

The strengths are different, the functions are different, and the meanings are even more different.

Just as Lu Changjing said, East Factory means the factory of monsters and demons in the east, and West Factory means the factory of monsters and demons in the west.

In addition to slaying demons and monsters, they are also responsible for processing various materials from the monsters and monsters in exchange for various resources and treasures. They will also inevitably carry out further processing to make some panaceas for healing wounds and diseases.

A book of herbal medicine can not only train a large number of alchemists and doctors, but also bring in huge amounts of wealth and resources, which will even exceed the various resources and treasures brought by gunpowder.

Today, the first product made from gunpowder, the Thunderbolt, has been sold well in surrounding countries, bringing Lu Changjing considerable profits every day, and has become the most profitable industry of the Tan Company.

At this moment, Tan Qianqian was extremely grateful that she could marry her daughter to His Majesty the Emperor, and that she had helped Lu Changjing a lot in the early stages, otherwise there would not be such a lucrative business as Pilizi.

Seeing that more and more resources and treasures were being earned, not to mention Tan Qianqian, the entire Tan Company felt frightened and quickly reduced the share to 50%, with the remaining 95% belonging to Lu Changjing.

Even if Lu Changjing didn't want to take it, he had no choice but to take the other half of the profit.

Compared with the profit of Pilizi, the cost can be said to be almost non-existent. They are just some ordinary things, which cannot be compared with extraordinary spiritual objects.

Therefore, every time when discussing profit sharing, the Tan Company never included the cost in the calculation. No matter how much extraordinary spiritual objects they earned, they would give 95% of it to Lu Changjing and would not dare to embezzle even a penny.

This made Lu Changjing feel a little embarrassed. He didn't pay a penny for the cost of Pili Zi. All the production, transportation, and sales were done by Tan's Company.

When it came time to divide the profits, 95% was his. I don't know how much time and energy this saved him. It was definitely a good thing.

Even if Lu Changjing set up a trading company himself to do this, it wouldn't cost much more than this. His father-in-law and Tan's Trading Company really have great intentions.

It was a win-win situation for both of them. Lu Changjing did not suffer any loss, and neither did Tan's Business. They all made a lot of money.

Such huge profits naturally attracted the envy of many powerful people and forces. Although no one knows how much the Thunderbolt Seed costs, many powerful people and forces are not fools.

After disassembling the Thunderbolt, he guessed that its cost was not as high as he had imagined, so he couldn't help but think of buying the Thunderbolt.

But with Lu Changjing as his backer, he is not afraid at all as long as it is not the gods or demons who take action.

Even if gods and demons attack, Lu Changjing will not be afraid unless they are strong mid-level gods and demons.

However, Pilizi has only reached an advanced level so far, barely posing a threat to the Grand Master. How could he possibly attract the attention of gods and demons?

The current scale is relatively limited and has not caused much impact. Moreover, the thunderbolt has an upper limit after all. I am afraid that at most it can reach the level comparable to the top-level spiritual talismans. If you want to pose a threat to gods and demons, you must make thunderbolts the size of a house.

However, even if the gods and demons hold such a large thunderbolt, it will be difficult to use it against the enemy.

Therefore, the current value of Thunderbolt Seeds is not enough to impress gods and demons. By the time the scale is expanded and can impress those gods and demons, Lu Changjing's cultivation level will have reached an unknown level.

The amount of Thunderbolt Seeds sold by Tan's Business must be approved by Lu Changjing, and he will adjust the sales volume of Thunderbolt Seeds based on his own cultivation level.

Even though they have exercised some restraint, the Tan Company still lives in fear every day, fearing that they will be targeted by those powerful forces.

With the massive wealth and resources provided by glass products and thunder seeds, Lu Changjing had a lot of money on hand, which was basically enough as long as he didn't need to buy magical pills or drugs.

The various elixirs that Bencao Bingzhong can bring are not limited to the level of physical warriors and Qi refining masters, but will also include soul refining gods and demons, and even higher levels.

In the future, it can help Lu Changjing earn considerable god-level resources and wealth, which will far exceed any glass products and gunpowder products, so it is the most important thing in Lu Changjing's heart.

The East Factory and the West Factory are related to the future god-level resources and treasures. One can imagine how important they are in Lu Changjing's heart.

For this purpose, Lu Changjing carefully selected Zhang Zhaozhong and Cai Gu as the owners of the East and West factories.

There is no doubt about Zhang Zhaozhong's ability. The fact that he has been able to remain neutral under the threat of the peace faction over the years and has developed the Yulin Guard in an orderly manner is enough to prove his strength.

Although Cai Gu was greedy for power and only wanted to become a high-ranking official, he was extremely capable and managed the Jinyiwei in an orderly manner almost single-handedly.

Most of the time, Cao Wen Zheng was busy accompanying the emperor and had no time to take care of the Jinyiwei. Most of the time, it was Cai Gu who managed the Jinyiwei.

The fact that Cai Gu was able to withstand the oppression of the peace faction and Cao Wenzhen and others without becoming corrupt and becoming a traitor shows that his ability and stance were at least worthy of the salary he received over the years.

So even though their cultivation and strength were slightly weaker, Lu Changjing still gave them the opportunity to serve as the owners of the East and West factories respectively.

Cai Gu chose to eat this pie that fell from the sky immediately, and swore that he was willing to devote his life to Lu Changjing until his death.

This position is at the same level as the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei, or even higher than that of the commander-in-chief of the Jinyiwei. For Cai Gu, who is obsessed with power, he is not afraid no matter how dangerous it is.

He also believed that the Emperor would not let him die in vain. Zhang Zhaozhong had similar thoughts. Although he was not a fan of being an official, how could he not want to get to a higher position?

So both of them agreed and began to select personnel from the Yulin Guard, Jinyi Guard, and the other thirty-six guards of the imperial city. They picked those masters who had special skills in slaying demons and eliminating evil. According to Lu Changjing's requirements, they had to be at least high-level warriors.

The initial plan for the two factories, East and West, involves 10,000 people, and they are eligible to select personnel from various departments across the country. In terms of the power in this regard, it is greater than that of almost any other department.

(End of this chapter)