Chapter 25

"Lin Zong."

"Thirty thousand yuan, all these prefabricated houses here, you take the whole lot packed up."

At a construction site nearing completion, facing the foreman's enthusiastic sales pitch, Lin Dao's gaze swept over the rows of prefabricated houses not far away.

"Make it a bit cheaper, a brand new set only costs a thousand or so."

"It's already very cheap." The foreman wearing a red safety helmet thought for a moment. "How about this."

"I hear the quantity Lin Zong wants is very large."

"We can help find some from other construction sites, bulk discount on price."

Prefabricated houses, this kind of thing, on construction sites they count as consumables.

After the project ends, they get discarded as trash.

If there's another project later, they just buy new ones then.

Doing it this way is also convenient for the handlers to earn some cigarette money.

"The quantity I want is large." Lin Dao held up a finger. "At least ten thousand sets to start."

"No problem."

Red Hat beamed. "It's already this late, let's go eat first, talk slowly."

Lin Dao hasn't bought a car yet.

All the money he earned got invested into Time-Space Trade.

Personal enjoyment hasn't caught up yet.

Under Red Hat's enthusiastic greeting, he got into the other party's Cadillac.

In the restaurant private room, a group of foremen gathered, all kinds of business flattery and toasts, plus veiled probing of Lin Dao's strength.

There are many construction sites on the Haicheng side, every site has large quantities of color-steel prefabricated houses used to house workers.

If Lin Dao can really take ten thousand sets, these people flipping them inside and out are sure to make a tidy sum.

"Mainly selling to Africa."

"Newly opened company, not much strength, just have some channels."

"Just need them delivered to the warehouse, nothing else to worry about."

"Price can be negotiated, but quality is non-negotiable."

Lin Dao handled it with ease.

Price locked at the bottom line, quality requirements locked tight.

The foremen's dinner-table offensive failed to work.

Yonghe Spacetime, the housing problem for tens of thousands of men and women urgently needs solving.

Color-steel prefabricated houses are a very suitable choice.

If ordering from the factory, a set costs around one or two thousand.

Need at least ten thousand sets, that's a huge sum.

Buying used from the foremen, that's much cheaper.

"Lin Zong."

Seeing Lin Dao impervious to bribes, the foremen decided to change tactics. "Let's go relax a bit, business can wait."

The one driving the Lexus said go relax, those who know, know.

Their voice navigation is even different from other car owners'.

Lin Dao understood he couldn't show urgency, otherwise he'd get fleeced.

He accepted the invitation with a beaming smile.

After relaxing a bit, when he went out to relieve himself, Lin Dao unexpectedly ran into a company colleague.

Zhou Zhe, who rose by hugging the new president's thigh.

Lin Dao glanced at Zhou Zhe not far away, beaming and fawning over clients.

Walking over to the locker area, he took out his phone and called Su Tongtong.

"What deal has Zhou Zhe been busy with lately?"

Su Tongtong, doing things at the previous company, could promptly provide Lin Dao with useful intel.

"That domineering president recently pulled a clothing export deal abroad, mainly shirts, T-shirts, and pants."

"Right now it's Zhou Zhe handling this deal."

"Good." Lin Dao nodded calmly. "When you get home tonight, I'll reward you."

Su Tongtong, still working overtime at the company, who knows what she thought of, her face red, spat.

"Pah! Improper."

Lin Dao looked at the hung-up phone. "I meant I'd bring you a late-night snack~~~"

Finding the treating foreman. "Zhang Zong, a favor?"

"Lin Zong, you say."

"I want to chat a few words with that client over there, can you help clear away the people around him?"

"Small matter, I'll do it."

Zhou Zhe got bumped; he wanted to settle it quietly, but the other party wouldn't let it go.

Both sides quickly got into a conflict, tangling together.

"This gentleman." Coming up beside the onlooking client, Lin Dao handed over a business card. "Same as their company, I also do import-export business."

"Especially clothing business, quality guaranteed."

"Price-wise." Lin Dao paused, showed a smile. "Twenty percent cheaper than their company's quote."

「If you're interested, you can contact me. 」

Zhou Zhe, whose face had taken two punches, returned to the merchant's side in anger.

The merchant asked a slightly meaningful sentence: "Your company's customer information protection is not good enough."

「Ah? 」

Zhou Zhe's head was full of question marks.

For Lin Dao, stealing business, stealing customers.

Especially stealing that domineering CEO's customers—not to mention making money, he'd do it even at a loss!

The reason he dared to offer a price twenty percent cheaper to steal customers.

Was that Lin Dao's side had sufficient labor resources.

For work with little technical content, his side had almost no labor costs.

Lin Dao came to Hai Gang Cheng again.

First, he sold the four hundred and fifty small yellow fish after refining them, in multiple batches, small quantities, to a wide range of shops, to exchange for funds.

After paying the previous goods' final payment, he again placed orders through the trade company, bulk-ordering foot-tread sewing machines.

Just making clothes, nothing complex high-tech.

Although electric sewing machines are more efficient, they require electricity, are expensive, and also require certain technical knowledge.

Lin Dao's greatest capital in hand was the human resources of Yonghe Spacetime.

Still that sentence.

Even if it meant a loss, he had to cut off that domineering CEO's financial path!

「I have the profits from time-space trade to back me up. 」

「What do you have? A mother over forty who's still beautiful as a flower? 」

Hai Gang Cheng, trade company.

「Master Lin. 」The clerk spoke with a strange expression「This kind of foot-tread sewing machine has no market; now they're all electric. 」

One of the former four major items, under the impact of the technological wave, had long since declined.

「Selling to Africa. 」

Something the clerks all knew, Lin Dao naturally understood even more clearly「The buyer has already paid the deposit; you just place the orders and urge delivery. 」

「And customs declaration and cabin booking must be done as soon as possible. 」

Hearing these words, the clerks' faces immediately showed smiles.

「There really is a sucker. 」

「Since there's a buyer, there's no problem. 」

「Master Lin, your connections are truly wide. 」

Not to mention foot-tread sewing machines, even needle heads and thread brains, as long as there's a buyer willing to buy, it's fine.

Lin Dao's face turned black; that sucker was himself.

「The customer has only one requirement: deliver as soon as possible. 」

「Everyone get busy, urge the production manufacturers, urge the logistics freight! 」

Yonghe Spacetime, Ye City.

【Sizzle~~~】

A basin of water was poured onto the burning wood, rising a large cloud of white smoke.

Glancing at the extinguished flames, the chubby Shi Hu looked at Li Nong.

「Are you sure there really is fire that water can't extinguish? 」

Li Nong, under Shi Min's escort, returned to Ye City.

Upon returning, his whole family was placed under house arrest in the prefecture.

Shi Hu carefully asked the defeated soldiers who had fled back about all the detailed details of this battle.

Finally determined, the defeat of this battle was due to the inextinguishable divine fire burning the engineering devices.

Flying fire meteors falling from the sky burned the grain and grass.

The Beggar Army was equipped with extremely sturdy armor and new-style weapons.

And the Beggar Army's suddenly soaring fierce and brave morale.

Not bringing enough cavalry led to setbacks on the battlefield.

Li Nong in responding did not have any major errors.

That is to say, a defeat not due to battle.

Although Shi Hu was cruel, he still had brains.

Li Nong's whole family had house arrest lifted, restored to original office.

A batch of alchemists were summoned to Ye City, refining all sorts of strange and weird inextinguishable divine fires.

But after a round of experiments, the alchemists' so-called divine fires all ended in being extinguished.

「Heavenly King. 」Li Nong saluted「There really is such divine fire; this humble subject personally witnessed it. 」

【Click!】

Shi Hu looked at the flame from the lighter in his hand, his expression alternating bright and dark.

He waved his hand, a group of Imperial Guard soldiers quickly stepped forward, dragging away the crying and begging alchemists.

With the distant alchemists' wails abruptly stopping, the surroundings were completely silent.

After a moment of silence, Shi Hu smiled「Truly interesting. 」

「On the Beggar Army's side, it seems an extraordinary figure has appeared. 」

"I love recruiting heroes from all under heaven."

Shi Hu carefully put away his lighter. "Li Nong."

Li Nong hurriedly stepped forward to salute. "Heavenly King~~~"

"Go to Guangzong County."

A beautiful palace maid stepped forward and helped the plump Shi Hu up from the throne.

After sitting for a while, Shi Hu was already panting.

The fierce general who once charged across the battlefield was now so weak he was unrecognizable.

But as long as he lived, he was still full of oppression.

"Go meet that extraordinary person."

"Tell him that I admire him greatly."

"As long as he is willing to serve me."

"Power, titles, gold, silver, and beauties."

"Whatever he wants, I can give."

"As long as he is willing to submit to me."

In the early stages of Hu invasions taking over the Central Plains throughout history, they were always extremely generous.

Fame, profit, fine wine, and beauties—whatever they asked for, they gave.

If another heroic ruler appeared, a change of dynasty would follow.

After all, it was all plundered goods; using them to buy hearts was done without worry.

But once things settled down, it would be time to settle accounts after the autumn.

Whatever had been given out before had to be taken back with interest.

Li Nong groaned inwardly.

But his face remained unmoved. "Your servant accepts the order~~~"

Shi Hu was about to return to the palace when he saw the burly Shi Min step forward.

"Ji Nu, what is it?"

"Father." Shi Min saluted. "This slave wishes to go with Minister Li."

Shi Hu surveyed him, and after a moment nodded. "Very well."

This adopted grandson was a person of ambition.

He looked burly and heroic, a natural fierce general.

But his mind was meticulous, far stronger than those foolish descendants.

On the way out of the palace, Li Nong asked, "Why does Marquis Cheng want to go?"

Shi Min laughed it off. "Nothing much, I just want to meet that extraordinary person."

"Marquis Cheng." Li Nong spoke slowly. "Not long ago, I was defeated by that extraordinary person and returned."

"I was rude." Shi Min saluted immediately. "No other meaning."

Hearing the other's explanation, Li Nong's expression softened. "Meet at the city gate in three days."

Watching Li Nong board the horse cart and gradually depart.

Shi Min spat. "Old fox."

Li Nong, sitting upright in the horse cart, narrowed his eyes. "Little fox."

"How can the Heavenly King entrust such an extraordinary person and thing to you."

"Young in age, but not small in ambition."

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