63: First month's income

“Brother Zhang, we’re rich.”

A month later, Luo Fei excitedly arrived at Zhang Qingxiao’s home. Before he even entered the house, his voice could be heard.

“Calm down, calm down!”

“Tell me specifically about the situation this past month.”

This month, Zhang Qingxiao had not sought out Luo Fei; he had only visited the market areas in the Outer Sect Disciple residential zone and the Utility Disciple residential zone a few times.

He had gained some understanding of the situation.

“Brother Zhang, after a month of effort, we now have two hundred and thirty-eight Cultivators cooperating with us.”

“Among them, eighty-five Cultivators refine various Medicinal Pills, one hundred and twenty-three Cultivators produce various popular Talismans, and thirty Cultivators are Artifact Refining Cultivators.”

“There are a total of sixteen Materials shops cooperating with us.”

“More than two hundred Medicinal Pills are acquired daily, with Pi Gu Pills and Yellow Dragon Pills being the most numerous, respectively…”

Luo Fei took out the paper he carried with him and skillfully recited the various data.

This month, Medicinal Pills earned sixty-eight Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, Talismans earned one hundred and three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, and Magical Artifacts sold a bit worse. After about ten days of adjustments, they still earned a full fifty-three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Afterward, they did not increase too much cooperation with Artifact Refining Cultivators, so the accumulated Magical Artifacts over the month were not many.

After deducting the commissions paid to subordinates and the accumulated Magical Artifacts, there was a surplus of one hundred and thirty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Zhang Qingxiao could receive ninety Mid-Grade Spirit Stones from this.

Going forward, even without new cooperators joining, the total monthly income could be maintained at over two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

“Very good!”

“Next, instruct these Cultivators under your command to act cautiously and discreetly.”

“Try not to attract the attention of those Families with Foundation Establishment Cultivators.”

“Slow down the pace of developing cooperators appropriately.”

“At the same time, always pay attention to the prices of various items in the market and their sales status.”

“Absolutely do not allow large-scale accumulation of goods.”

This result had completely exceeded his expectations.

It was precisely this that made him have to become more vigilant.

“Brother Zhang, rest assured, I know what to do.”

“The Cultivators cooperating now are all Cultivators from the former Chang Sheng Sect; I did not seek cooperation with those Utility Disciples from the Xiaoyao Sect.”

“That’s because I was afraid of problems arising.”

“I have also been continuously monitoring the situation in the market and adjusting the acquired items at any time.”

“There will fundamentally not be any large-scale accumulation of goods.”

Luo Fei was very confident; currently, many Medicinal Pills and Talismans in the market were in short supply.

Some Medicinal Pills and Talismans could be sold quickly even with a slight price increase.

Especially those high-quality Medicinal Pills, they were even more popular.

As long as popular items were controlled well, there was no need to worry about inventory issues at all.

“That’s good.”

“Now that we are earning more Spirit Stones, you also need to pay attention to the state of the Cultivators under your command.”

Zhang Qingxiao reminded him again.

“Brother Zhang, I am a bit short-handed right now. I plan to recruit some Cultivators from the former Chang Sheng Sect’s Utility Disciples. Do you think this is feasible?”

As more and more Cultivators cooperated, Luo Fei’s manpower was severely insufficient.

His purpose in coming this time, besides delivering Spirit Stones to Zhang Qingxiao and reporting on the situation, was to discuss this matter with Zhang Qingxiao.

“You can recruit, but you must strictly vet them.”

Zhang Qingxiao pondered for a moment, “As more and more Cultivators cooperate with us, the required manpower will certainly increase.”

“However, to manage these subordinates well, reasonable rules and regulations must be established.”

“I still need to carefully consider this matter. After you go back, you should also think about it more.”

Their current situation was similar to that of companies before Transmigration.

Once the number of people increased, without clear rules and regulations, various problems could easily arise.

“Brother Zhang, rest assured, I will definitely vet them strictly.”

“As for the matter of rules and regulations, I will have to trouble Brother Zhang to put in more effort. I am a crude person and truly cannot think of any good methods.”

Luo Fei was very self-aware of his own situation.

Furthermore, he did not want to waste too much energy on this aspect.

“You really know how to be lazy. Well then, I will carefully consider this matter.”

“I’ll tell you after I’ve planned it out.”

Zhang Qingxiao didn’t believe Luo Fei’s nonsense at all. If he were truly a crude person, he couldn’t have controlled such a large territory and managed so many subordinates before.

However, the current situation was somewhat different from before.

Asking Luo Fei to come up with rules and regulations probably wouldn't yield any good ideas.

It would be better for him to draw upon some knowledge from before his Transmigration and combine it with the current situation to formulate a reasonable set of rules and regulations.

After seeing Luo Fei off, Zhang Qingxiao went straight back to the study that Zhou Yun had specially tidied up for him.

The courtyard assigned to him by the Internal Affairs Hall was a bit remote, but it had many rooms.

The previously empty rooms had recently been meticulously tidied up one by one by Zhou Yun.

Besides this study, a room was also specifically tidied up for Talisman making.

After a moment of thought, Zhang Qingxiao began to write, following some company rules and regulations from his memory, combined with the Xiaoyao Sect’s sect rules and his understanding of some of the rules of this world.

It took him an afternoon to write out a general framework.

“Husband, dinner is ready.”

Zhou Yun’s voice came from outside the study.

“Okay, I’ll be right there.”

Zhang Qingxiao put down his pen, left the study, and seeing the table full of dishes, he praised them sincerely.

“Zhou Yun, your cooking skills are getting better and better.”

“I estimate that with these skills, you could even be a chef in a restaurant in the market.”

Zhou Yun covered her mouth and laughed, “Husband, you’ve misjudged. All these dishes tonight were made by Qiao’er sister herself.”

“I didn’t help at all.”

“You taste it and see if there’s anything special.”

Zhang Qingxiao smiled somewhat awkwardly at Liang Qiao’er, his gaze returned to the dining table, and he picked up his chopsticks, took a mouthful of food, and put it into his mouth.

A faint taste of medicinal herbs permeated his mouth.

Instantly, he understood what was going on, “Qiao’er, are these medicinal dishes?”

“If I’m not mistaken, this dish just now has the effect of strengthening the body.”

“Brother Fellow cultivator Zhang, you’re amazing. This dish can indeed assist Body Cultivators in their Cultivation.”

Liang Qiao’er looked at Zhang Qingxiao, her face full of admiration.

“Haha…”

“How could I not be an Alchemist who can refine Qi Condensation Pills? I am very familiar with the scent of various medicinal herbs.”

“Knowing what medicinal herbs you put in, I can naturally guess their effects.”

Zhang Qingxiao refined Medicinal Pills every day and came into contact with various medicinal herbs, so he was very sensitive to the taste of these herbs.

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