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Chapter 68 - 68 73 4 Million Gold Coins Each Year

68: Chapter 73: 4 Million Gold Coins Each Year 68: Chapter 73: 4 Million Gold Coins Each Year Guan Xing seemed to have an epiphany, and asked, “President Li, you weren’t here to buy brooms, but the hollow ironwood used to make brooms, right?”

“Hollow Ironwood?”

Li Zhongnan asked in surprise.

Wasn’t it the “Tianyuan Wood”?

Guan Xing chuckled and elaborated, “Actually, this bush doesn’t have a name.

‘Hollow Ironwood’ is just a nickname I gave it based on its physical features.”

“So, this bush is not common?” Li Zhongnan asked.

To him, the name of the plant was not important, what was important was how plentiful it was.

Guan Xing nodded, “Not to brag, but besides myself, I doubt you could find anyone else on this planet capable of growing Hollow Ironwood.”

Li Zhongnan then asked, “Mr.

Guan, did you plant this bush?”

His tone of voice seemed nonchalant.

Yet, he was excited to his core.

Wasn’t the purpose of his journey to find the source of the “Tianyuan Wood”?

Now, he finally knew!

“Yes!”

Guan Xing answered proudly.

After thinking for a bit, he continued, “President Li, just to be transparent, the market price for Hollow Ironwood is approximately 1800 RMB per ton.

However, I don’t usually sell raw materials.

If you truly want to buy, the price would be at least 2000 RMB per ton!”

This was clearly not a completely honest statement.

Li Zhongnan pretended to hesitate for a while, then agreed: “No problem, 2000 it is.” Essentially, he’d pay 2 RMB for 1kg, and selling 1kg “Tianyuan Wood” to the system would yield 1 gold coin.

2 RMB per gold coin!

I must buy it!

Buy as much as possible!

A bit too eager, Li Zhongnan asked, “President Guan, how much ‘Hollow Ironwood’ do you have in total?

Can you sell all of it to me?”

“Of course.

I’m happy to unload the hassle.

President Li, I won’t hide the fact that Hollow Ironwood, being used for making broom handles, has high prices, but it faces difficulty when selling.” Guan Xing readily agreed, “I currently have around an acre’s worth, which amounts to approximately 20 to 30 tons.”

Pleased with the answer, Li Zhongnan asked, “President Guan, I am a bit curious.

Can you show me?”

“No problem, follow me, President Li!”

Guan Xing said as he readied a motorcycle and hopped on.

Li Zhongnan followed suit and got on the back.

While riding the motorcycle, Guan Xing added, “President Li, your goal of satisfying your curiosity will definitely be met.

However, if you want to learn and grow it on your own, that would be impossible!”

Does he want to grow it himself?

Of course he does!

Li Zhongnan’s thoughts were immediately deciphered by Guan Xing, but instead of feeling awkward, he asked, “Why not?”

With a mysterious smile, Guan Xing answered, “You’ll find out when we get there.”

Li Zhongnan felt a wave of curiosity.

The entire way, they trekked through hills and forests.

Half an hour later, the motorcycle stopped in front of a beach.

The place was desolate and hidden.

Aside from a small path, it was covered with dense bush and the vegetation seemed never-ending.

If not for Guan Xing leading the way, it would not just be difficult to find the place but even harder to find a way out.

Both of them got off the bike.

A red-haired young man approached them and greeted, “Uncle Xing, you’re here.”

Guan Xing nodded and said, “Red Hair, I need to go to the island.

Tell the guys to get the boat ready.”

“Right away!”

The red-haired young man answered.

He then made a phone call.

About ten minutes later, a large boat about seven to eight meters long appeared before them.

Guan Xing was the first to jump on board, followed by Li Zhongnan who then asked, “Mr.

Guan, are we heading out to sea?

Could it be that the growing area for Hollow Ironwood is located offshore?”

Guan Xing shook his head, “Not that far, just a few kilometers.”

A small island standing upright in the vast sea came into view for Li Zhongnan.

After getting on the island, he realized it wasn’t an island but a massive boulder.

As far as the eye could see, it was about ten times the size of a soccer field, approximately two to three hundred acres.

Moreover, this boulder was a greenish color.

At first glance, Li Zhongnan was ecstatic, thinking the boulder was “Tianyuan Stone”.

However, upon evaluation with his system, the entire boulder’s recycling value was only a few gold coins.

He was inevitably disappointed.

Guan Xing pointed to a grove of shrubs not far away, laughed, and said, “Take a look, President Li.

This is the Hollow Ironwood.”

Those shrubs covered an area more than an acre.

The Hollow Ironwoods were of various sizes, some as tall as one to two meters.

The trunks of the larger ones were as thick as a forearm, while the smaller ones were about the thickness of a chopstick.

They resembled sugarcane or corn stalks.

Li Zhongnan was stunned, the “Hollow Ironwoods” were actually growing on a rock.

Unimaginable!

Guan Xing, seeing his surprised expression, grinned satisfyingly, “President Li, quite a shocker, isn’t it?

Now, do you understand?

I have experimented countless times; besides this boulder, Hollow Ironwood can’t grow anywhere else!

So, aside from me, there isn’t a second person on Earth who can grow them!”

“I see!”

Li Zhongnan nodded in agreement, then asked, “Mr.

Guan, how are these grown?”

Guan Xing explained, “It’s quite like sugarcane—you just need to bury a small branch, or even a leaf, in the rock.

Then just water and fertilize it, and you harvest once a year.”

Li Zhongnan then asked, “Why are there so few plants?”

The entire rock had over two hundred acres, but he only had ten-odd acres planted.

Most of those just sprouted, with only about an acre not yet harvested.

Guan Xing forced a smile, “Well, firstly, the transportation is inconvenient, and secondly, I lack manpower.

Hiring from outside the province is costly due to current labor prices.

Furthermore, without fertilizer, Hollow Ironwood doesn’t grow well.

For one acre, using composite fertilizer alone would cost thousands of bags per year!”

After a pause, he continued: “The cost of planting is too high, almost 70,000 to 80,000 RMB for one acre annually just for fertilizers.

So even selling at 2000 RMB per ton, I would make about 200,000 to 300,000 RMB per acre, which isn’t much profit.

If I wanted to plant 100 or 200 acres, the cost would be tens of millions a year.

I can’t afford that.

If I borrowed, and ended up not being able to sell the wood, I would have to jump off a building.”

“It’s a waste to leave such a large plot of land empty.

Such a pity.”

Upon hearing Guan Xing’s words, Li Zhongnan was secretly thrilled and couldn’t help but sigh, “Mr.

Guan, what if we cooperate?

I’ll finance the planting, and you’ll take care of growing, harvesting, and transporting.

You can let me know how much money is required upfront.”

“But all the Hollow Ironwood harvested must be handled by me!

Of course, I’ll pay as per 2000 RMB per ton, deduct the planting cost, and then give you the remaining money?”

Guan Xing hesitated for a moment, “2000 RMB per ton barely makes any profit.

With a larger yield, I would need to recruit workers from other provinces, which would increase my costs.”

Li Zhongnan then said, “2500 RMB per ton.

How about it?

Give me a definite answer, Mr.

Guan.”

Whether Guan Xing was true to his word was not what he wanted to investigate.

Regardless of whether it’s a few thousand per ton or even up to a hundred thousand per ton, he must buy it.

“Agreed!”

Guan Xing was excited, “President Li, it’s a pleasure to cooperate.”

Li Zhongnan extended his hand, shook hands with him, and said, “Pleasure to cooperate.”

The two quickly reached an agreement.

Li Zhongnan drove a Ferrari, so naturally, Guan Xing would not doubt his wealth.

As to what Li Zhongnan wanted the Hollow Ironwood for, Guan Xing didn’t care.

Because as long as he could make money, that was enough for him.

In reality, Guan Xing had inflated the cost of planting.

He estimated the actual cost of “Hollow Ironwood,” including transportation, was at most 1000 RMB per ton.

In other words, he would make a profit of more than 1000 RMB for each ton.

Add up, considering the two hundred acre’s land productivity of twenty tons per acre, the annual yield would be four thousand tons, earning him at least several million.

Good fortune like this doesn’t just pop up out of nowhere!

Therefore, Guan Xing was excited beyond measure.

But, Li Zhongnan was even more excited.

Four thousand tons equated to four million gold coins!

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