Chapter 6

Li Xian could be said to have made a stunning debut. Starting from the second day, a business named "Brilliant Stars" appeared, with a unique decoration for the shop! Floor-to-ceiling glass windows, dazzling colored lights, and a spacious, bright, and grand interior; yet, there were only a dozen or so items on display, making it seem rather empty.

But these dozen or so items caused a frenzy. The prices of these items were not particularly high, with the cheapest being just a few taels of silver and the most expensive not exceeding a hundred taels. However, the number of people wanting to buy them was overwhelming. For many nobles, these items for decorating their homes were, of course, the more, the better.

For a time, the newly established Brilliant Stars business became like a bustling market.

The person in charge of the business was Li Youwei; as for Li Xian, he had taken over the entire workshop. In terms of business, Li Xian only needed to give a few pointers, and Li Youwei could perform exceptionally well—this ability earned Li Xian's admiration. Indeed, Li Youwei, who had managed the Li family workshop in the past, was not lacking in talent, even if his cultivation potential was not very good.

What Li Xian needed to do now was two things: one was to continue developing the Jade Lamp Workshop, which was now officially named the Colorful Lamp Workshop.

The second thing was to reorganize the entire Li family workshop. The success of the Colorful Lamp Workshop made the other workshops envious.

Song Gang from the forging workshop, Liu Bin from the woodworking workshop, Tang Rong, a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the magical artifact workshop, and Aunt He Lin from the textile workshop all blocked Li Xian's door. Sun Ming proudly received the former "colleagues."

Li Xian calmly received everyone. Seeing their anxious looks, he became even more composed. "Seniors, please don't be in a hurry. Since Li Xian has taken over this workshop, I will certainly consider everyone's interests. However, my abilities are limited, and many things need to be done step by step.

Right now, I want to understand the areas of expertise of each senior."

Song Gang was the first to become impatient. "What expertise? I am best at forging iron. In the entire Wuyang City, I can confidently say I am among the top three. Even the royal craftsmen might not be better than me."

"That's right, Little Xian. Everyone here is among the best in Wuyang City. You don't need to doubt our abilities," Aunt He Lin was also somewhat dissatisfied.

"Exactly, exactly," Tang Rong and Liu Bin also agreed.

Li Xian thought to himself, what a solid foundation, what a big pie. But these people also seemed to be quite stubborn, each with a proud spirit despite their "lowly" professions. Hmm, to win them over, I need to show some skills!

With this in mind, Li Xian first targeted Song Gang. "Senior Song, I boldly ask a few questions.

What are the main factors that determine the quality of ironware?"

"Hmph, a small question. The purity of the iron, the quenching temperature, the number of hammering times, and the uniformity of hammering—these are the four main factors!"

"Good, does Senior have any masterpieces?"

"Yes! There are many hanging on the walls of the forging workshop!"

Li Xian suddenly smiled. "Senior, I have seen the materials and steps you use for steelmaking. I have two methods for you to try.

The first method is to stir the molten iron until no bubbles appear and brown steam is produced.

The second method is to add a small amount of quicklime."

"Add quicklime?" Song Gang laughed. "Are you trying to bleach it? Haha..."

"Why don't you try it, Senior?"

"Alright, I'll give it a try." Song Gang said and left immediately.

Then Li Xian turned to the others. "Aunt He, how many bolts of cloth can the textile workshop produce in a day?"

"If we don't consider quality, the maximum is 120 bolts of hemp cloth."

"Can Aunt He produce 12,000 bolts of cloth in a day?"

"That's impossible. Unless we use divine magic. But the immortals wouldn't use divine magic for such lowly professions." Aunt He Lin was already somewhat angry.

Li Xian smiled and turned to Liu Bin. "Senior Liu, did you make the looms?"

"Yes. What do you want to teach, Young Master?" Liu Bin's tone was slightly mocking. Clearly, Li Xian's bossing around was making these "experts" quite dissatisfied.

"I really need to give some advice!" Li Xian stood up without hesitation. "I have seen your looms, which are all operated by individuals. Why don't you enlarge the looms, have specialists for reeling silk and spinning thread, and have strong men handle the heavy foot pedals?"

"Young Master, it sounds easy, but making such looms would be very expensive and prone to problems. Young Master, please don't suggest using magic to solve this; only the royal edicts and some ceremonial fabrics are made using magic, and the production is very low."

Li Xian smiled confidently. "Let's wait a bit, until Senior Song returns."

Li Xian sat back down and closed his eyes to rest, but inside he was marveling at how magic and cultivation made many things simpler. For example, cutting jade, making basic tools, and general smelting and forging.

Sure enough, just an hour later, Song Gang burst into the room, holding some unpolished iron blades and swords.

Seeing Li Xian resting with his eyes closed, Song Gang laughed awkwardly and finally placed the iron blades on the table in front of Li Xian. "Young Master's methods are really good, really good. The last time we used Tang Rong's magical artifact workshop for help, we only reached this level. That was for making weapons for our own guards in the cultivation stage."

Seeing the most stubborn Song Gang submit, the others looked at Li Xian differently.

Li Xian opened his eyes and looked around. "Seniors, I don't know much, but I have seen a lot. The future development of the workshop depends on everyone's efforts. What I can provide is just some ideas.

Next, I announce that we will select elites from each workshop to form a research center, dedicated to improving tools, production efficiency, and products.

In addition, all workshops will be reorganized according to the Colorful Lamp Workshop, and a profit-sharing mechanism will be established.

But let me be clear, anyone who dares to slack off, don't blame me for being ruthless. I, Li Xian, have killed before!"

Yes, Li Xian had killed before, and in this world, Li Xian had indeed killed.

Everyone nodded, even the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator Tang Rong had to nod. Although Foundation Establishment was considered a minor expert, compared to the Li family, there was still a significant gap.

"Senior Tang Rong, I want to systematically learn array formations and the methods of making magical artifacts. Although I am only in the cultivation stage, I believe this does not hinder me from learning about array formations and even more advanced talismans."

"Delighted!" Tang Rong smiled happily. Look at Li Xian now; many people envy him. Being a teacher to the young master before he fully grows up is a great advantage.

Under Li Xian's control, the Li family workshop was officially renamed the "Brilliant Stars" workshop. Li Xian was responsible for production, and Li Youwei was responsible for sales. After a few days of turmoil, all the structures were set, and the workshop underwent significant changes. Li Xian particularly introduced the simple numbers and calculation methods used on Earth, providing countless conveniences for array formation research.

Li Xian also began learning array formation knowledge from Tang Rong and jade carving techniques from Sun Ming.

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