Hearing Ling Yi's opening question, Long Ang and Qingqiu Li both frowned, wondering why this topic was brought up suddenly.
You know, they are blacksmiths, and they also have a pretty good family power behind them. Naturally, they also run iron-related businesses.
After all, as a blacksmith, you have natural advantages and convenience in the sale of ironware.
However, if you ask them about the iron market in their respective cities, they can still give some relevant data. But what Ling Yi asked was the iron market in the entire [Shuimu Principality], plus those who came today.
There are so many high-level blacksmiths located in the three major cities of the Principality, as well as dozens of smaller towns and more towns.
Therefore, the two Soul Sect-level experts did not give their answers immediately.
We can’t open our mouths and say that apart from the situation in our own home, we don’t know what’s going on outside, right?
We are all decent people and cannot show our cowardice.
Therefore, Long Ang did not mention that he was a straightforward person. Like Qingqiu Li, he looked at Ling Yi with great interest and was willing to hear the details, like an enlightened elder who gave the younger generation a chance to speak freely. p>
Ling Yi, who had done his homework in advance, was well aware of the situation of the two of them, but he also said again to save face: "The two seniors must also know that [Shuimu Principality]'s iron market last year had a turnover of one
About 1.83 million gold soul coins..."
The questions and answers were answered very smoothly, but the pupils of Long Ang and Qingqiu Li, who were sitting opposite Ling Yi, suddenly shrank.
Ling Yi lowered his eyes at the right time, looked at the paper spread out on the table, and continued:
"These 1,830,000 gold soul coins, the major blacksmith shops in "Muzhi City" accounted for more than 387,000 gold soul coins in the transaction volume, ranging from ordinary farm tools, kitchen utensils, ordinary knives, axes and sticks
Wait, there are all kinds of hundred-forged-level sophisticated weapons and tools, and so on...
As for the cities where the two seniors are located, the transaction volume of "Bold Wind City" is around 320,000 gold soul coins, while the transaction volume of "Blue City" is less than 300,000 gold soul coins..."
"Totaling all the towns and villages under the principality, the transaction volume of various iron tools is about 50,000 to 60,000 gold soul coins..."
Hearing this, apart from Mr. Jin, Fu Shan, and Li Qiang, who had known about it for a long time, both Long Ang and Qingqiu Li could not help but frown.
And even Mr. Jin and the three of them have somewhat complicated expressions on their faces at this moment.
"Um...um...Ayi...I'm older than you, so just like Mr. Jin, let's call you Ayi~"
At this moment, Qingqiu Li spoke. He first glanced at Long Ang, who looked relatively calm next to him, and then turned his eyes back and forth between Mr. Jin and Ling Yi, and said at the same time.
As Ling Yi nodded and smiled, Qingqiu Li continued: "Although the data I have is not as comprehensive as yours, I think there are three blacksmith masters in this capital. A Yi, your data should not be wrong.
..."
After a pause, Qingqiu Li took a deep look at Ling Yi and asked, "Can you tell me where nearly half of the other iron trade volume went to?"
"Muzhi City" has 387,000, "Bold Wind City" has 320,000, "Blue City" has less than 300,000, more than 291,000 to be exact, the three major ones of [Shuimu Principality]
The cities add up to a total of about one million gold soul coins.
Even if the places outside the following urban areas are included, the transaction volume will only be a little over one million.
To be honest, this data was somewhat beyond his and Long Ang's expectations.
But what they didn't expect even more was that the entire [Shuimu Principality's] iron trade volume was actually 1.83 million gold soul coins!!!
So, where did the nearly 800,000 gold soul coins go——?!
In Douluo Continent, where one gold soul coin can meet the normal living expenses of an ordinary family of three for several months, what is the concept of 800,000 gold soul coins?
In the original work, Tang San only earned one gold soul coin after working for three years in the [Notting Junior Soul Master Academy].
Of course, ordinary people are ordinary people, and soul masters are soul masters.
A first-level soul master can receive one gold soul coin from [Martial Soul Hall] every month, a second-level great soul master can receive ten gold soul coins, and a third-level soul master can receive one hundred gold soul coins! p>
Why becoming a soul master is a class leap in the values of everyone in Douluo Continent. In addition to strength, this small amount of real money is also a huge factor.
Money is not everything, but money can solve many troubles and problems in the world.
With enough money, without considering other factors, you can even buy the treasures of the soul master world, the coveted soul bones!
Ordinary people need to spend money for food, clothing, housing and transportation, and soul masters also need to spend money, and the cost is even higher.
As long as a soul master pursues strength, he will never treat himself badly in terms of food. Not to mention soul beast meat, but he will never just eat some white porridge, steamed buns, pickles, etc. There are very few cases where he changes his tone and tries new things.
Very few——
Let me ask, under such circumstances, who doesn’t want more gold soul coins in his pocket?
In the original work, the leader of the [Min Clan], Bai He, and the dignified Soul Douluo were stumped by a mere few hundred gold soul coins. It was because they had a grudge against the [Martial Soul Hall]. Otherwise, just the young descendants of the family would be in trouble every day.
You can harvest a lot of wool in [Martial Soul Hall] in just a few months.
Although the family needs to spend a lot of money on food, drink, training, etc., it will never reach the same level as when it appeared in the original work.
Therefore, Qingqiu Li, who is a soul master himself and has a family to support behind him, Long Ang is concerned about the disappearing iron trade volume of nearly 800,000 gold soul coins!
Although this is only the transaction amount, after excluding the cost of purchasing raw mineral materials, mineral materials during forging, charcoal consumption, labor, transportation, etc., the gross profit may be less than half, but that is still 300,000 to 400,000 gold soul coins.
Got it!
It can be said that few people in the entire [Shuimu Principality] can ignore such a huge sum of money!
If Ling Yi did not lie, if there really was such a transaction amount, if these iron transactions were concluded in his own hands...
Thinking of this, whether it was Qingqiu Li or Long Ang, their breathing became a little heavier unconsciously.
Staring at Ling Yi with sharp eyes, waiting for his answer.
In response, Ling Yi smiled faintly, stretched out his hand on the table, and said: "Run this way——"
Following what Ling Yi pointed out, Qingqiu Li and Long Ang looked up and saw the rough landform and urban distribution of the [Shuimu Principality] outlined in pen and ink on the white paper.
But Ling Yi's hand did not fall anywhere in [Shuimu Principality].
Looking at the blank piece of paper pointed by Ling Yi's finger, Qingqiu Li and Long Ang's hearts skipped a beat, and an unpleasant feeling surged into their hearts.
At this time, Ling Yi's voice sounded at the right time: "Actually, the two seniors should know it, but they subconsciously don't think about it——"