The Legend of Cultivation by Little Mortals

After the central meeting in the morning, Zhang Ye made a special trip to the Foreign Minister's Mansion and talked with the treacherous Zhuang Bufan for a while, mainly talking about the situation in Beiyan Land and upgrading the heating and city defense.

Of course Zhang Ye wouldn't say so on the bright side, but after trying it out, he was taken aback, and finally left with a livid face.

It has to be said that Zhuang Bufan is a hungry wolf who eats people and doesn't spit out bones. He organized his various departments and calculated the cost of upgrading the city defense, which was nearly twice the price quoted by real Xiuli to Zhang Ye.Does not include follow-up maintenance costs, etc.

If it is entrusted to Baoqimen to do it, not only the cost will be much less, but also the so-called after-sales service.

Theoretically, the matter of the land of Beiyan can no longer be delayed. Of course, it is best to bypass the Foreign Minister's Office and outsource it.But what Zhang Ye is worried about is that the security of his country's city defense can be done once or twice, but he can't really entrust others forever.

One thing Zhang Ye knows very well, the so-called "buying is worse than building, and renting is worse than buying", this must be the best bullshit in the world, the so-called blacksmithing has to be hard, when one day, the people who build things for you will be hostile to you?

Whether some things are cost-effective is another matter, but they must be in their own hands. Continuous innovation, research, and construction can accumulate more experience and insights in the process.This is the reason why Wushuang City has the Foreign Minister's Mansion, and this is also the reason why Wushuang, under the control of His Highness Changkong Fei, is the first in the Nine Realms with his experience in the formation of Qimen.It was the reason why she created the Dragon Guard Camp.

While walking, Zhang Ye stopped and decided that this time, he could only bypass the Foreign Minister's Mansion and entrust it to Baoqimen.

Logically speaking, such a situation cannot happen in Wushuang. Even if it is to be done, it must be communicated by the Foreign Minister's Office and Baoqimen. The severe cold in the province, and the treasury can't allocate these expenses at this time, has also discussed with Wei Zhongcheng, and the matter of the land of Beiyan can only be handled by himself at present.

This meant that Zhang Ye had to work with Bei Yanji to solve this problem with his own money. Since it was not allocated by the treasury, Zhang Ye could bypass the Foreign Minister's Office and communicate with Baoqimen by himself.

When returning to Xiangfu, Mu Zhaojun was waiting on the seat again, she was always immaculate and dignified, and now, unlike before, she was not cold at all, her attitude was very soft.

But Zhang Ye felt a little bad about it. Zhang Ye would rather face her who hated her a bit. In that case, he might feel better when he clashes with the Mu clan in the future.

It's a pity that things backfired, and this woman seemed to be getting more and more likable.

"Master Xiang, you are here." Mu Zhaojun got up and greeted slowly.

Zhang Ye forced himself to ignore her, nodded slightly, and sat down to read the messy documents.

Regarding Zhang Ye's attitude, Mu Zhaojun was slightly disappointed, but he didn't say much. He still sat quietly and looked at Zhang Ye in a daze.

"Come here, take my jade card and summon the chief deacon of Baoqi Sect, Master Xiuli." Zhang Ye ordered after reviewing some documents.

Immediately a little beauty ran away.

Among the officials in the prime minister's mansion, there are quite a lot of women, accounting for at least half of them.This is mainly because of Wushuang's tradition that women's rights are paramount, and at the same time, it has also formed a tradition of many uncles taking care of the children at home, and mothers coming out to do things to support the family.

Not long after, a beautiful figure entered the prime minister's mansion. This is the lobby of the prime minister's mansion, which is more formal, so the real Xiuli still has enough etiquette, "See the prime minister, I don't know why I summoned him."

"You come."

Zhang Ye got up and walked to the side, opened the area map of Wushuangjie, pointed, and talked to Xiuli about some details.

Xiuli listened carefully and generally understood Zhang Ye's intentions.

After a while, Xiuli shook her head and said, "Master, with all due respect, look at your drawing marks and the direction of the cold current. It is to use the land of Beiyan as a barrier to build a fire formation to solve the cold problem in the four northern provinces once and for all."

"Yes, this is my purpose." Zhang Ye said.

Xiuli Zhenren said: "But the five-yang fire array we discussed at the beginning, it is difficult to achieve such an effect."

Zhang Yedao: "So I'm going to use Liuyang fire needles this time, and the number of fire arrays must be greatly increased."

At that moment, Zhang Ye spoke out the rough idea and details, and said, "Master Xiuli, please give me a quotation."

Master Xiuli thought about it for a long time, then stretched out three fingers and said: "The price is 30 billion yuan, Mr. Xiang, as you know, this is already the price of an acquaintance, and it cannot be lowered. This is close to our cost price. It is only because there is an order from above." , Our Treasure Sect has to form a good relationship with you, Xiang Ye, to have such a profit, otherwise, it would be difficult for someone else to build such a huge city defense with 40 billion yuan."

Zhang Ye nodded, knowing that what she said was true. Indeed, when communicating with the Foreign Minister's Office, he tried it out. For this project, Zhuang Bufan's required allocation amount was about 50 billion.

Of the 50 billion, it should include about 40 billion in construction costs, and there are also some losses, as well as the corruption of various handlers.This is still a conservative estimate.

"Okay, I accept the price as it is, but when can I get on the horse?" Zhang Ye asked.

Xiuli Zhenren said: "As long as the cost is in my hands, I will immediately fly the sword to the headquarters of the Fire Prison Realm, and they will immediately send elites to enter the Beiyan Land to undertake the construction. The Prime Minister will never need to worry about our efficiency."

"Okay." Zhang Ye nodded and said, "But I don't have so many fees in my hand for the time being, so I can only pay in batches. I promise to pay two layers of fees in advance, and when the project is halfway through, I will pay another four layers of fees, and so on. After the project is completed and qualified, pay for the last six floors, Xiuli Zhenzhen, is this okay?"

"This..." Xiuli hesitated and said, "Master Xiang holds the unparalleled treasury, so do you still need to be so nervous?"

Zhang Ye sighed and said, "You don't know my difficulties. This time, the situation is special. The state treasury can't contribute. It must be borne by myself and the land of Beiyan."

Xiuli said with embarrassment: "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult. Prime Minister, don't speak dark words in front of Ming people. If this transaction is guaranteed by the Wushuang treasury and the official construction of the Internal Prime Minister's Office, then everything is easy to say, that is, there is no fee. Qimen is also willing to make this fate. But if there is no guarantee from the treasury, it is just the personal behavior of the prime minister, which will not be convincing enough. In this case, we usually start planning after paying all the expenses."

Zhang Yeda felt disappointed. Although he was not very happy, he was also embarrassed to force the real Xiuli. What she said was also reasonable, and it was reasonable to do things only after receiving money.Now it's difficult.

Mu Zhaojun, who was sitting by the side and watched all the time, smiled slightly. Of course, he knew that what Xiuli said was insincere and meant something else.

At this point, Mu Zhaojun interjected, "Master Xiuli is being polite."

"Madam, you're being polite." Xiuli quickly returned the courtesy.