Refined iron is not an important material, and in a world dominated by cultivators, the importance of steel to various cities has been greatly weakened. To measure whether a city is strong or not, it is the number of cultivators in the city, especially the number of high-level cultivators.

As the most important item of civilian materials, the demand for steel has been rising steadily. However, in recent years, there has been some overcapacity in various mines. The reason for this is mainly because of the underground world, which has recently discovered several large mines.

The large-scale purchase of Lechuan City has aroused the attention of various mine owners in Centipede Mountain. In the past two days, Tu Xiaotian has been warmly entertained by various mine owners, and he is a little happy.

Today, however, his good days came to an end, as the president and vice president of the trading company suddenly came to the mine.

Ding Yi and Tu Mou came over in Ding Yi's car puppet, and the journey of seven or eight hundred kilometers took only more than two hours. This time, the old Zen master didn't come with him, because there was another person from the Shenshui Palace, and the old Zen master wanted to have a good talk with the Luo family.

When Ding Yi and the others arrived at Centipede Mountain, Tu Xiaotian had not gotten up from a hangover, and when he heard his entourage say that the president and vice president were coming, Tu Xiaotian hurriedly got up from the bed.

Tu Mou didn't ask Tu Xiaotian why he hadn't gotten up at this time. He only asked about the procurement process of raw materials.

"President, vice president, report you a good news, this time because we are a bulk purchase, all the miners are competing to lower the price, want to negotiate this deal with us, now the price of refined iron has fallen below eight shells a catty, you give me three more days, I am sure to kill the price to seven shellfish...... Tu Xiaotian reported to Tu Mou.

Tu Mou said: "The family is now waiting for the rice to cook, and you are still playing tricks here to catch and indulge." Is it important to have one shell or two shellfish? Now our factory is like a gold-swallowing monster, consuming hundreds of tons of steel every day, and several factory directors are urging me to organize the supply of goods back as soon as possible. Do you know how much loss our Chamber of Commerce has caused by delaying production for one day? Don't talk about this, you can quickly take us to meet Monsan's chief and them. ”

Tu Xiaotian was originally going to invite merit, but he didn't expect to be counted down by Tu Mou, and his mood suddenly became a little low. However, he didn't dare to disobey Tu Mou's order, and hurriedly took them to find the various mine owners and mountain owners here.

Before coming, Tu Mou introduced the situation to Ding Yi here, and there are more than 20 mining sites in Centipede Mountain, which are controlled by seven major forces. The four major divine palaces, including the Shenshui Palace, as well as the three local cultivation sects, firmly controlled the mine, and it was difficult for external forces to enter it.

This is no better than the situation of the mirage, and it is basically impossible for Ding Yi to knock down Centipede Mountain. These great divine palaces all have great grandmaster-level masters, and it is impossible for the forces of Lethe City to have this strength at this stage.

The Mengshan Lord mentioned by Tu Mou was named Meng Zhaoxiong, and he was a Xuan-level beginner-level monk in the Shenshui Palace. The strength of Shenshui Palace in Centipede Mountain can only be regarded as midstream. The output of the three mining sites is not high, but because of water transportation, Ding Yi and Tu Mou discussed it, and finally decided to give priority to cooperating with Meng Zhaoxiong.

The river transportation in the underground world is almost controlled by the Shenshui Palace, and the cost of water transportation is relatively low, not to mention, even if it is negotiated with other mine owners, and the final shipment is still inextricably linked.

The car puppet, a product that can change the pattern of the world, is not the time to push it out, otherwise it can completely get rid of the constraints of the Shenshui Palace through land and air transportation.

Of these seven forces, the price offered by Shenshui Palace is the highest, but it is also appropriate to offset some of the costs of water transportation.

In Meng Zhaoxiong's study, this Mengshan lord met with a group of people from Lechuan City.

In Meng Zhaoxiong's study, in addition to Meng Zhaoxiong, there is also his daughter Meng Chan. Meng Chan is only twelve or thirteen years old this year, and she is still a little girl, Meng Zhaoxiong invited the guests to the study to talk about things, and did not say that he wanted the little girl to go out. It seems that the relationship between father and daughter is really unusual.

Meng Zhaoxiong's study has a lot of books, which makes Ding Yi invisibly add a lot of good feelings to Meng Zhaoxiong. At the same time, he also had a good impression of Meng Chan who was lying on the table reading a book.

Meng Zhaoxiong still attaches great importance to Tu Mou personally talking to him. He had been in contact with Tu Xiaotian, but he had not negotiated a deal. The other party obviously thought that he was asking too high a price.

However, what does it mean that Tu Xiaotian brought the president of the Lechuan City Chamber of Commerce over this time? Now the price of refined iron has fallen rapidly, this time he decided not to insist on the reserve price of nine flower shells, if this time, Lethe City can really eat it, Tu Xiaotian originally quoted the quantity, the price of eight flower shells a catty, he is also willing to agree.

Soon Meng Zhaoxiong discovered that the young man who followed Tu Mou seemed to be the opponent of this negotiation. That young man, at first, Meng Zhaoxiong thought that he was Tu Mou's secretary, or his nephew. After being introduced, he learned that this person was actually the vice president of the Chamber of Commerce.

After the guests and hosts took their seats, Meng Zhaoxiong said: "Jingshui goes directly from Centipede Mountain to Lechuan City, choose to cooperate with our Shenshui Palace, President Tu, this is a wise move for you." I also know that Xiaotian has discussed with many people in the past two days, and we are willing to reduce the price of this refined iron by another five percent, which is already the biggest concession......"

Tu Xiaotian interjected: "Lord Mengshan, the mountain masters of Huoyuan, Cangping, and Luoshi, the price they quoted is only seven flower shells......

Meng Zhaoxiong's face was a little unsightly, he suppressed the anger in his heart and stared at Tu Mou.

Tu Mou turned sideways and asked Ding Yidao, "Wu Tian, what do you think?"

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After thinking for a while, he said to Meng Zhaoxiong: "Lord Mengshan, ten shellfish a catty, this is the price of arriving at Lechuan City and Beigang Wharf, I don't care how many goods you have, our Phoenix Trading Company has all covered." ”

The cost of water transportation for one catty of refined iron will not exceed five percent, which is equivalent to saying that Ding Yi did not bargain with him, but also raised the price of refined iron, and the quantity is not limited, which makes Meng Zhaoxiong overjoyed.

Ding Yi continued: "To offer such a high price to the Lord of Monshan, we attach several conditions, first, every month, the Lord of Monshan must ensure that no less than two thousand tons of refined iron will be transported to Lechuan City. Second, give us the right to carry the ship, the Phoenix Trading Company. Third, this price remains unchanged for 10 years. If you think the contract is viable, we can sign it now. ”

"Twelve shellfish a catty, the cargo with the ship, shall not exceed five hundred catties, the bargaining cycle should be one year, the contract is signed once a year. A crisp voice sounded, and it turned out that it was Meng Zhaoxiong's daughter Meng Chan who interjected.

"Thirteen shells a catty, Monsanto Chamber of Commerce free of charge, fifty tons of cargo ship, to give the cargo ship, equivalent to all the convenience of the Monsanto Chamber of Commerce water transportation. Ding Yi answered and said loudly.

"Fifteen shells, our two-hundred-ton cargo ship Dark Dragon, can be leased to you for free. Meng Chan continued to increase the price and said.

"Agree in principle with Miss Meng's proposal, as long as you agree, our Phoenix Chamber of Commerce can modify the Dark Dragon, and at the same time, the lease period of the Dark Dragon is set at ten years. Ding Yi said again.

"Deal!" Meng Chan replied crisply.

Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian were almost stupid. Not to mention the continuous rise in prices, the two little ghosts dominate the negotiation.

Meng Zhaoxiong is not surprised, in fact, since Meng Chan showed some business talent, the Monsanto Chamber of Commerce is basically led by Meng Chan. Although no decent deal has been negotiated in the past two years, Meng Zhaoxiong knows that his daughter's business skills are much stronger than his father, and he is happy to hand over the business of running the chamber of commerce to Meng Chan.

Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian have not completely turned their brains around, but Tu Mou trusts Ding Yi 100%. In terms of intelligence, Tu Mou has never seen a more shrewd character than Ding Yi.

At first glance, this business negotiation seems a bit outrageous, but Tu Mou has not dealt with Ding Yi once or twice, and he still noticed from some details that Phoenix Trading Company should be able to profit a lot from this negotiation.

Tu Xiaotian is still spinning around the price, and some of them don't understand why the price of refined iron has risen instead of falling.

The next step is the negotiation of specific details, which will be mainly discussed in detail by Meng Chan and Ding Yi. Tu Mou and Meng Zhaoxiong simply handed over the whole matter to the two young men, and the three of them went outside to drink tea and chat.

"Lord Monshan is so blessed, it is really enviable to have such a shrewd and capable daughter to help. Tu Mou praised.

"President Tu has won the award, President Tu can have such a shrewd and capable subordinate as Wu Tian, it is worthy of envy, Xiao Cicada is a girl's family, and it still can't be compared with Wu Tian. Meng Zhaoxiong said modestly.

Tu Mou said: "Little Wu Tian, it's not my subordinates, we are partners, the specific operation of the Chamber of Commerce, in fact, he is dealing with it, this is not a show, our Chamber of Commerce has Wu Tian joined, like a tiger with wings, and his strength has increased greatly." Alas, now is the era of young people in charge, and our old brains have to admit that our old experience and old methods are outdated. ”

Tu Mou sighed a little, the longer he dealt with Ding Yi, the more he felt that there was a gap between him and young people in terms of reaction and acceptance of new things.

Although he still bears the name of the president of the trading company, in fact, he basically doesn't have the heart to take care of the business association of Lechuan City. For this new Phoenix Trading Company, he is much more attentive.

Meng Zhaoxiong asked: "President Tu, how old is Vice President Wu this year, I feel that his strength should be not bad, what kind of qualifications does he have, and how high is his level?"

Speaking of Wu Tian, Tu Mou seemed to have endless words, and he talked endlessly with Meng Zhaoxiong.

Because of the lessons of the past, when he came here, Ding Yi had already instructed Tu Mou not to divulge his and the old Zen master's travels. Therefore, Tu Mou only deduced that Ding Yi was the qualification of the Five Elements Talent, and all five qualifications had reached the initial level of the spirit level. The strength is comparable to the spirit level high-level.

This shocked Meng Zhaoxiong, after all, this Wu Tian's age was only sixteen or seventeen years old. When he heard Tu Mou talk about Wu Tian's punch and the yellow inscription, he was shocked, and he couldn't help but move other thoughts.

Meng Zhaoxiong became more and more attentive to Tu Mou, not only took Tu Mou to visit his collection, but also took out the treasured good wine to entertain Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian.

Tu Mou is like a mirror in his heart, he doesn't say anything, and besides, he can't be Ding Yi's master. The two talked happily, and two hours passed in a flash.

Meng Zhaoxiong was still a little worried about his daughter, and seeing that it was not too early, he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare a banquet, and led Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian back to the study.

At this time in the study, Ding Yi and Meng Chan also chatted very speculatively.

In terms of business talent, Meng Chan is almost comparable to Xu Manli, but the two have their own advantages, after all, Meng Chan lives in an underground world where materials and information are relatively backward, and her vision is subject to some limitations, but Meng Chan is a wood spirit monk, although the level is not high, only the feather level is high, but she is sensitive and studious, active thinking, and reads a lot of books.

After all, the brain domain of a cultivator is more developed than that of a mortal.

Meng Chan's vision is very high, and it is rare to have someone she can afford. But Ding Yi, regardless of his knowledge or cultivation, surpasses her in everything. Even rarer,

It's Ding Yi who, like her, is a bookworm, and she has gradually changed her name for Ding Yi.

At first, he was restrained by calling Vice President Wu, but later, he directly called Ding Yi 'Brother Tian'.

"Brother Tian, will you take me to Lechuan City to play?" Meng Chan unknowingly, she transformed from an intellectual beautiful girl monk into a little sister next door.

"Of course it's good for you to come to Lechuan City, but it's a pity that I may not have much time to accompany you, our trading company has created a new school, and I am now the head of the school, and I have a lot of things on hand. Ding Yi was flipping through the classics in the study while chatting with Meng Chan.

When Meng Chan heard that Ding Yi had founded the school, he immediately became interested, and hurriedly asked Ding Yi to talk about the school. Meng Chan can be regarded as one of the few friends in this underground world who can talk. Ding Yi didn't hide it from her, and told her his school-running philosophy and thoughts.

Meng Chan felt it, and Ding Yi's compassion for the world was greatly moved. Originally, she had a very good impression of Ding Yi, and when she heard Ding Yi talk about these things, she was already drunk.

"Brother Tian, hearing you say this, then I want to go to Lechuan City. Meng Chan said unwillingly.

The two were chatting and chatting, and there was a cough outside the study, and then Meng Zhaoxiong returned to the study with Tu Mou and Tu Xiaotian.

"Xiao Cicada, what are you and Vice President Wu talking about, chatting so happily?" Meng Zhaoxiong asked knowingly.

Meng Chan's face turned red, and he hurriedly said: "I was just talking to Brother Tian about Lethe City, Daddy, this time, I want to go to Lethe City with Brother Tian." ”

Although Meng Zhaoxiong was very satisfied with Ding Yi, he still couldn't agree to let his daughter go to Lechuan City alone.

Although Meng Chan is precocious, she is still a little girl after all, and besides, there are many suspicious things about Wu Tian's origin, and he is still a little worried.

In particular, Meng Chan called Wu Tian 'Brother Tian', which made Meng Zhaoxiong feel jealous namelessly. Without thinking, he directly rejected his daughter's proposal.

"Daddy, Brother Tian's factory, how much fine iron is needed, I always have to go over to verify it before I can rest assured, and the black smoke and miasma here in Centipede Mountain are noisy, I don't like it, this time, I want to go out for a walk." Meng Chan quibbled.

Meng Zhaoxiong just didn't agree.

On the other side, Ding Yi had already handed over the contract documents to Tu Mou.

Tu Mou said: "It's rare that the little niece wants to go to Lechuan City to relax, otherwise, President Meng will also follow and go to Lechuan City to play for two days." Speaking of which, our Lechuan City is still the force of your Divine Water Palace, and the Lord of Luo Bing City is also your senior brother, which is still within the scope of your Divine Water Palace. Next, you Monsanto only need to do it with our Phoenix Trading Company, and leave those mundane things to your subordinates. President Meng, don't say you don't have time to ......"

On the one hand, Meng Zhaoxiong couldn't resist his daughter, and on the other hand, he also wanted to observe Ding Yi again, so after thinking about it a little, he agreed.

Only then did Meng Chan smile and jump with joy.

During the luncheon, Meng Zhaoxiong called several of his disciples and made specific arrangements for them one by one, and everyone was very happy to learn that the Chamber of Commerce had negotiated a deal with Lechuan City.

During the banquet, Ding Yi asked Tu Mou, and then he learned that Meng Chan was obviously an excellent wood spirit qualification talent, but he did not join the Shenmu Palace.

It turns out that the various forces in the underground world are competing with each other, and the intrigue is very strong. Like Meng Chan, a child who has not inherited Meng Zhaoxiong's water spirit qualifications, because of his special identity, Shenmu Palace will not accept it. The major forces are extremely well guarded against this obvious other forces. For fear of being used by others, the secrets of the shrine will be revealed.

Therefore, even if Meng Chan has extraordinary qualifications, he can only stay in Shenshui Palace.

"Little Cicada, I want to borrow a few books from you, I don't know if it's okay?" During the banquet, Ding Yi asked Meng Chan.

"Brother Tian, if you like it, just pick it, these are my collections over the years, my father is not good at reading......" Meng Chan was very generous.

With Meng Chan's permission, Ding Yi was very happy.

During the banquet, Meng Zhaoxiong tactfully inquired about Ding Yi's origin, Ding Yi saw that there were several apprentices of Meng Zhaoxiong at the table, he did not answer positively, only said that he would ask Luo Bing.

After the luncheon, Ding Yi picked out hundreds of books in the study, which made Meng Zhaoxiong a little surprised. Most of these books are miscellaneous books, all about mountains and rivers, human history, and some literary stories.

As for those books on cultivation, Ding Yi almost didn't ask for any of them.

Tu Xiaotian continued to stay in Centipede Mountain, while Tu Mou and Meng Zhaoxiong's father and daughter returned to Lechuan City in Ding Yi's car puppet.

Meng Chan sat in the passenger seat, happily chatting with the car puppet Xiaoxin, after Meng Zhaoxiong got into the car puppet, just like Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, she was very curious about everything in the car puppet.

This car puppet with a certain amount of intelligence surprised Meng Zhaoxiong a lot, he didn't know the level certification of the puppet system, but this car puppet was able to talk freely with people, which had opened his eyes.

"Daddy, look, Brother Tian gave it to me. There are ten cubic meters of space!" On the co-pilot, Meng Chan proudly showed Meng Zhaoxiong the storage bracelet that Ding Yi gave her.

Meng Zhaoxiong was stunned by Ding Yi's extravagance again.

He knew very well that the value of this storage magic weapon, this cultivation magic weapon, was amazingly valuable, and it was priceless.

Before he could recover from the shock, he heard Tu Mou say: "Ah Tian, why did you only send me seven cubic meters, and the little cicada only ten cubic meters?"