Chapter 231, Business Framework

Chapter 231, Business Framework

Chapter 231, Business Framework

After Hua Changxi finalized the initial cooperation with Tong Yao, Jing Le, and Yan Zhenzhen, he gave the array stone for refining the teleportation array to Yan Zhenzhen, and then separated from the three of them. He then went directly to Shennong's herbal medicine shop in Feng'anfang and asked Pu Cao for a list of prices of elixirs circulating in the market.

This list was collected by Yu Hui through the ten pharmacies owned by the great businessman Zhuo.

Hua Changxi was silent after looking at the price list of the elixir.

The elixirs that are currently being traded on the market are mainly first- and second-grade elixirs, which are not only few in variety but also expensive. Elixirs of the third grade and above are almost unavailable.

Hua Changxi knew that the main reason for this situation was that there were too few alchemists.

It is not easy to train an alchemist. Not only does it require inheritance, but also a lot of elixirs to practice with. Even the royal family and major forces that have seized the cultivation resources first may not have many alchemists.

There are fewer alchemists, so naturally there are fewer pills on the market.

"Sister Changxi, are you looking for me?"

Yu Hui walked into the pharmacy with a smile. Although he still called Hua Changxi as before, his expression was full of respect.

There was no way. The current sister Changxi was no longer the little errand boy who needed his care in the errand hall.

Hua Changxi looked at Yu Hui. She hadn't seen him for a while. She glanced at his body refining skills and said with a smile, "Not bad. You have already completed the flesh refining. You should be able to start the third stage of body refining - bone refining soon."

Yu Hui chuckled: "I was able to embark on the path of cultivation thanks to my sister's support."

Hua Changxi exchanged a few pleasantries with Yu Hui and then began to ask about the pharmacy.

"I have been quite busy and have not paid much attention to the affairs of the medicine shop. Now that the capital is in turmoil, is the business of the medicine shop going smoothly?"

Yu Hui smiled and replied, "Everything is fine. Most of the medicines sold in our pharmacy are ordinary medicines. We only sell the elixirs needed by monks to people we know well. We haven't encountered any troubles."

At the beginning, Hua Changxi taught in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and trained a group of people. Among them, those with spiritual roots became Dharma practitioners, and those without spiritual roots became body practitioners.

After leaving the Medical Bureau, these people were all assigned to work in the pharmacy, and now they are the backbone of the pharmacy.

Among them, Zhou Qiuyu and others who are quite talented in alchemy are also alchemists. Although they can only make first-grade elixirs, they are enough for the drugstore to sell.

Hua Changxi nodded: "If you encounter problems that cannot be solved in the future, please inform me in time." As he said this, he looked at the list of pills in his hand.

"Are these really the only elixirs on the market?"

Yu Hui: "These are indeed the only things that ordinary cultivators with no background or connections can buy, but cultivators with connections and background have other channels to obtain elixirs."

Hua Changxi: "What channel?"

Yu Hui: "Mr. Zhuo told me that some powerful forces have their own auction houses."

"It is said that some life-saving elixirs, realm-breaking elixirs, and elixirs above the third grade are all available in the auction house."

"However, there are certain requirements for entering and exiting the auction house, and one needs an introduction. It is not suitable for ordinary cultivators at all."

"In addition to the auction house, you can also venture to the ghost market, where you can also exchange elixirs."

Hua Changxi's eyes flickered. There must be an auction house in the capital, but she had never heard of it. Apart from the fact that her social circle was narrow, there was also the factor that major forces deliberately blocked the news.

"Brother Yu, do you know which auction houses there are in Beijing?"

Yu Hui looked embarrassed. If the great businessman Zhuo hadn't told him about the auction house, he would not have been able to touch upon the existence of this level.

Seeing his reaction, Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said, "Please keep an eye on the auction house for me, but don't be too deliberate." Yu Hui immediately agreed, "I will keep an eye on it."

Hua Changxi then asked about the sales of elixirs in other pharmacies in the capital and learned that behind all the pharmacies that could sell elixirs there were powerful figures.

Yu Hui: "The price of elixirs is very high, but the major drugstores buy elixirs and plants at very low prices."

After hearing this, Hua Changxi said: "This situation will not last long. When there are more alchemists, the price of elixirs will drop."

Yu Hui was not very optimistic.

Alchemists trained by the powerful usually only supply their own families, and only a few of their elixirs flow out.

Ordinary alchemists cannot make any progress due to the lack of elixirs to refine their skills.

I don’t know how long it will take to lower the price of the elixir.

Hua Changxi looked through the account book that Yu Hui brought again, and found no problems, so he let him go back first.

After Yu Hui left, Hua Changxi took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and prepared to draw up a price list for the elixir.

She originally wanted to refer to the market price, but now, the elixirs circulating in the market are almost monopolized by the powerful and wealthy, and the prices are very expensive, so there is no reference at all. She can only set the price of the elixir according to the cost of refining the elixir.

If this cooperation experience is good, she can continue to cooperate with Tong Yao, Jing Le and Yan Zhenzhen for a long time in the future.

You know, she not only has the Shenmu Secret Realm, but also Lingguang Palace and Wuzhi Mountain.

Hua Changxi felt a bit overwhelmed when she thought of the Lingguang Palace and the Five Fingers Mountain that she had been leaving alone. Now she was too busy to take care of just the Shenmu Secret Realm.

At this moment, she clearly realized how limited a person's power is. It was not a big deal if she was fighting alone, but when it came to carrying out a project, she had no one to help her, and she was stretched to the limit everywhere.

"Let's practice in the Divine Tree Secret Realm first, in Guanlingguang Palace and Five Finger Mountain."

She could only do them one by one, otherwise she was afraid she would be exhausted to death.

After careful consideration, Hua Changxi set a wholesale price for the elixir.

The price of elixirs is 50% lower than the market price, and there are many more varieties.

However, the purchase quantity of each of the first-grade and second-grade elixirs must not be less than 10,000 pills; and the purchase quantity of each of the third-grade elixirs must not be less than 1,000 pills.

This was specified by Hua Changxi based on the amount of pills that the Shennong Ding could produce. She could produce 10,000 first- and second-grade pills in each furnace using the Shennong Ding; currently, she could only produce 1,000 third-grade pills in one furnace.

After setting the price of the elixir, Hua Changxi began to think about the management of the secret realm.

The secret realm is so large that even if only the first or second floor is open, a large number of manpower will be needed.

She also has to form her own management team!

Hua Changxi began to write and draw on paper. After three days of thinking hard, he finally finalized the framework of operating the secret realm.

Based on her experience in her previous life, she established six management departments: Law Enforcement Hall, Personnel Department, Mission Hall (including the Planting Department, Processing Department, and Alchemy Department), Merit Hall, Logistics Department, and Lecturer Hall.

After the management framework is established, we need to formulate recruitment standards and corresponding labor remuneration for each department, and then consider the arrangement and selection of management personnel.
Hua Changxi found that after solving one problem, there would be another one, and she was really going bald.

When Pu Cao came knocking on the door and said that it was the sixth day of the first lunar month and reminded her that it was time to go to the Medical Bureau to work, Hua Changxi immediately put away the business plan drawings that were spread on the floor.

She went to the Medical Department first to see how other secret realm masters managed their secret realms!