In addition to Wu Sheng, there are three alchemists in Shangyong City, but they are all extremely mediocre. When Wu Sheng first came here, he had inquired about them one by one. They were slow in refining alchemy and poor in elixir production. Not to mention compared with themselves, they were not as good as Mo You and Mo You. Compared with the two alchemists from the Kui Kingdom and the Lu Kingdom in Yuezhong, they are far behind, otherwise the young master Qingyu would not ask himself to stand up for the Yong Kingdom.
But no matter how bad it is, he is still an alchemist, and he still needs to use waste and mobilize all available resources for his own use as much as possible. This is the way of alchemy for a top-grade alchemist.
When Wu Sheng entered the living room, the three alchemists had already stood at the foot of the stairs waiting for each other. When they met, they each bowed deeply and said, "Congratulations to Alchemist Shen for returning to the city." They were very polite and consciously released Wu Sheng. In a position higher than their own generation.
Wu Sheng was not polite to them. After inviting the three people to sit down, he made his conditions clear: "In short, it is Wushen Pill, Jingning Pill and Dahuang Pill. The pill samples have been taken away by the Chu envoy. At the end of the year, during the tribute, we need Based on this, if the elixir is even less effective, I won’t accept it.”
With that said, he took out the samples of the three elixirs and let them taste them slowly.
After tasting for a long time, the three alchemists responded respectfully. Two of them expressed their willingness to work together to refine the Jingning Pill, and the other said that he could refine the Rhubarb Pill, but no one dared to mention the Wu Shen Pill - they did refine it. Black ginseng pills are not as effective.
After some bargaining, based on their abilities, Wu Sheng finally made the decision. By the end of the year, they would need to hand over two hundred Jingning Pills for a total price of fourteen gold, equivalent to a unit price of seventy gold, and one hundred Dahuang Pills. , the total price is nine gold, which is equivalent to the unit price of ninety gold.
Wu Sheng estimated that they could make some money, but not much. Both the speed and cost of alchemy were far behind him. The reason why he assigned them business was not only to reduce the burden of alchemy for himself, but also to take care of the alchemy in the same city. As a teacher, if you eat well but leave others hungry, you may cause hidden dangers.
As a result, there are only 1,700 elixirs left that need to be refined.
Wu Sheng did not rush to Fangshi to purchase, but continued to wait. On the day of Putai's separation, he sent an invitation to Mo You and Yue Zhong, inviting them to come to Shangyong for a meeting.
Within three days, Mo You and Yue Zhong arrived hand in hand. Strictly speaking, Wu Sheng had a life-saving grace for the two of them. Without Wu Sheng taking the initiative to take off the red silk ribbons tied on their foreheads, these two would have died long ago. How could they have survived until now, let alone survived? Lost the reputation of "chivalrous spirit"?
The two alchemists came to visit with great fanfare, and they really bowed. They took three steps from the threshold and kowtowed once, and then entered the Yongren Hall. Behind them were all kinds of bows. Each of them is the most famous alchemist in the country and has a lot of wealth. They have prepared sixteen loads of gifts in total.
Newly hunted geese and foxes, newly harvested rice, newly pickled meat, newly woven silk, newly fried tea leaves, newly brewed spiritual wine... For ordinary people, these prayers are already It is quite expensive, but to Wu Sheng, the most valuable ones are the two at the end: a large box of ant nose money, a total of five thousand gold; a small box of spiritual materials, the total value is even higher, no less than ten gold!
Wu Sheng did not give in to them, he accepted the gift and treated the two alchemists to a meal.
After inviting the two alchemists over, they naturally discussed the matter of spear tribute. The alchemist from Yongguo was ineffective, otherwise he would not have contracted out the alchemy affairs.
Mo You and Yue Zhong's alchemy level was obviously higher, and the number of elixirs they could accept was twice that of the Yongguo alchemist. After wrapping up the remaining 300 Jingning Pills and 400 Rhubarb Pills, Wu Sheng The price given was slightly higher than that of Yongguo Alchemist, totaling sixty-four gold.
These two people also dared not take the Wu Shen Pills. The Wu Shen Pills they made were not up to the level of the elixirs left in the hands of the Chu envoys, and the Chu Kingdom would most likely return them.
Despite this, it also greatly eased Wu Sheng's pressure on alchemy.
Mo You and Yue Zhong did not delay in Shangyong City. For them, completing 300 Jingning Pills and 400 Rhubarb Pills in more than two months was still a heavy burden. Wu Sheng estimated that, After they return, they will probably have to disperse these hundreds of elixirs to other alchemists of Kui and Lu. As for whether they make a profit or lose, that is their business and has nothing to do with Wu Sheng.
After Mo You and Yue Zhong left, Master Dongsun couldn't sit still anymore. He pulled Wu Sheng and said sadly: "Laity, this cost eighty-seven gold. Eighty-seven gold, lay scholar!"
Wu Sheng settled the accounts for him: "That's not what you said. This money must be spent, otherwise the two thousand elixirs will not be handed over at the end of the year. If the Chu State raises an army to investigate the crime, it is not a matter of money. How should you and I explain?"
Master Dongsun settled the accounts for him in turn: "Of course it's a matter of money, layman. I'm not saying that you can't give the elixir to other alchemists, but it's not like this! The old man has already reached an agreement with Fangshi. Where they buy the materials for alchemy, the difference is at least ten gold when they go in and out! Can the layman say something and let them buy the materials from the old man?"
Wu Sheng said: "If we don't leave room for them to float, will they help honestly? Even if we help this time, what about next year?"
Master Dongzhan exclaimed: "Will you still give it to them to practice next year?"
Wu Sheng asked, "How about you come?"
Master Dongzhan gritted his teeth: "It's not impossible..."
Just as he was talking, someone knocked on the door of Yongrentang again. Master Dongsun muttered: "Think carefully, layman..." He went out to open the door, and not long after, a middle-aged monk was ushered in.
The monk bowed in salute and announced his home address: "Corporal from the Dazai Gate of the Fish Kingdom, Zuo Bo pays homage to Master Shen Alchemy."
Wu Sheng blinked. This person looked familiar. After recalling it for a moment, he finally remembered. Wasn't this one of the monks who tried the spiritual elixir on the alliance platform that day?
"Guest, please take a seat. I wonder why you came to Yongrentang? Oh...this is my shopkeeper Dong of Yongrentang. If you have anything to say, don't be shy."
"Yes... I'm here to fight for the black ginseng pills from Maogong this year."
Master Dongzhan immediately jumped: "You also want to inherit the elixir?"
Zuo Bo shook his head: "No, Bo just wants to ask Master Shen, can Master Shen make the thousand black ginseng pills this year as scheduled?"
Master Dongsun immediately said: "You said it wasn't for the purpose of inheriting the elixir?" I’ll leave my ugly words here for now. If you, the alchemists of the Fish Kingdom, want to practice, it’s not impossible, but you have to purchase the spiritual materials from our Yongrentang! "
Zuo Bo looked at Master Dongsun, then at Wu Sheng, and said with a wry smile: "It's not Cheng Lian, and it has nothing to do with my fish country's alchemy master. I'm here for personal reasons only."
Wu Sheng asked Master Dongsun to calm down and asked, "What exactly is going on? But please speak clearly."
Zuo Bo said: "Bo has a batch of...backlogged Wu Shen Pills in his hands, which can be transferred to Alchemist Shen at a low price, which can save Alchemist Shen from the pain of refining pills."
Wu Sheng frowned and said, "You have to know that the envoy of Chu has some elixirs in his hands, and there are a lot of black ginseng pills on the market. If they don't meet the requirements, the Chu State will not accept them."
Zuo Bo took out a bottle of elixir from his arms and respectfully sent it to Wu Sheng: "Please ask Master Shen to examine the elixir."
