Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 237 0236: Negotiation!
After the discussion was over, three rounds of wine and five dishes were served, and most of the food on the table was eaten up, the three of them continued to chat for a while before going downstairs.

In the darkness of night, after Cheng Zongyang saw the two off, he returned to the store.

Zhou Zhendong, Cheng Yuanli and others were also waiting on the first floor.

After seeing Cheng Zongyang coming back, Zhou Zhendong couldn't help but ask excitedly, "What happened?"

After Cheng Zongyang sat down, he took out the letter from his arms and showed it to him.

Zhou Zhendong opened the letter with some doubts.

As a result, when he finished reading the contents, his brows furrowed. He sat down and asked, "Do you agree to all this?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "Not yet, I need to think about it first."

Cheng Yuanli also leaned over to take a look, and Zhou Zhendong showed him the letter upon seeing this.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang asked them to go up to the third floor together.

"Tell us what you think." Cheng Zongyang leaned on the balcony railing and looked at the slightly sparse flow of people on West Street.

Zhou Zhendong didn't say anything first, but looked at Cheng Yuanli.

Cheng Yuanli was one of the first outsiders to join the clan in the Earthly Branches, but now he is also one of them. His status is also that of the eldest brother in the "Yuan" generation of the Earthly Branches.

Although he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, he had made a lot of progress since he came to the county town. In his free time at night, he would study by lamplight to improve his knowledge.

But when Cheng Yuanli heard Zhou Zhendong ask him to express his opinion first, he scratched his head and said nervously:

"Young Patriarch, I don't know anything else, but one of the things is that they asked you to join, and you probably don't want to, right?"

Cheng Zongyang turned around, looked at Cheng Yuanli, and asked with a faint smile: "Why? I have also mentioned to you the scale of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce. It is not easy to join this kind of chamber of commerce and become a deacon."

Cheng Yuanli nodded: "Yes. But this is not what you value. Why don't you agree to it right now? The other conditions don't seem that difficult compared to this one, right? If you agree to it, the other two won't be a problem."

Cheng Zongyang laughed out loud and looked at Zhou Zhendong: "What about you?"

Zhou Zhendong simply stated the above three requirements one by one:

"First, this initial cooperation period is only one year. After one year, we will consider further cooperation based on our cooperation situation. I guess they want to grow wild rice and then see how it goes."

Cheng Zongyang did not refute or interrupt, but continued to listen.

"The second is that they want you, Young Clan Leader, to join the Chamber of Commerce. It should be for the purpose of binding us together. Maybe they really value your talent, but it is more likely for other purposes, such as the secret of the wild rice, or something else. According to the ability of the Chamber of Commerce, it is not difficult to investigate our origins."

Cheng Zongyang and Cheng Yuanli both understood that the "other things" Zhou Zhendong was talking about were some things in the village.

There are so many good things in the village that Zhou Zhendong and Cheng Yuanli naturally have to think more about it.

"As for the third clause, they want us to be fully responsible for all the construction matters of the Chamber of Commerce for free. All the deeds and other things belong to the Chamber of Commerce, and all the expenses before the Chamber of Commerce opens will be borne by us. This means that we have to pay for all the land and then get everything for free. This Chamber of Commerce is really a scam!"

After listening to this, Cheng Zongyang also smiled and said, "We are now in charge of Xicheng District, so we have the final say on the land. As for the fees, they are not much. The third point is nothing either."

Cheng Yuanli also nodded and said, "Indeed, it doesn't matter if you give it to me. Even if we fall out in the future, it won't be a big deal. When the Li family wants to go back, let them go to the Chamber of Commerce."

But Zhou Zhendong shook his head and said, "That's not what I meant. If the situation you described really happens, the Li family will only take their own benefits from us. What can we do in front of these two behemoths? The weak have no say."

Cheng Yuanli fell into deep thought.

Cheng Zongyang nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right. But these are not problems. Even if something goes wrong, we can retreat back to the village. We have prepared both protection and retreat routes, so go ahead and do it. No need to be hesitant in recruiting people or training people later."

Now, Zhou Zhendong was puzzled: "Do you agree?"

Cheng Zongyang smiled and said, "If they can agree to all the conditions I proposed, why not agree? Wild rice is the obstacle they can't get over! Not to mention there will be other things in the future. Besides, the status of deacon is of great use to us. Well, you don't have to think too much, I will take care of the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce. You will be busy with the rest of the things."

Cheng Zongyang did not stay either. He took the letter, left the restaurant and returned to his residence.

The spirit entered the wilderness world, and Cheng Zongyang also found Luo Dingran, wanting to hear his opinion.

After Luo Dingran finished reading it and learned some more information from Cheng Zongyang, he smiled and said:
"My Lord, why bother? Your choice is the best way. Both the first and second options are beneficial to you. You can even use the Chamber of Commerce to quickly enhance your own strength. The Chamber of Commerce has too many good things. With this identity, you will have the confidence to do anything. Even the Li family will not dare to offend you casually."

Cheng Zongyang nodded. To be frank, he didn't care about the first and third of the three conditions at all. He was thinking about the second one in front of Chen Kaishan before, thinking about how to use this deacon status.

Things have come to this point, and the Chamber of Commerce must be established. Since it is profitable, some compromises are necessary.

The next morning.

Cheng Zongyang approached Chen Kaishan again, but Zheng Tianhai did not participate and went to practice.

After receiving a pound of medicinal wine from Cheng Zongyang last night, he couldn't wait to speed up his practice.

A farm boy who had no cultivation at the beginning is now more advanced than him. How can he cope with this? Therefore, after feeling the effect of the medicinal wine last night, he thought of speeding up his cultivation. In addition, he will be staying in the county town for a period of time in the future, so he is confident that this pound of medicinal wine can help him break through to the sixth level!

In the spacious living room in the small courtyard behind the inn, Cheng Zongyang and Chen Kaishan went straight to the point and said:

"I can agree to these requests, but in addition to what I said last night about me deciding the location, I have other small requests."

Chen Kaishan said with a smile: "Do you know? You are probably the only one who dares to make further demands after getting such a good deal from the Dayi Chamber of Commerce. Tell me." Cheng Zongyang smiled slightly and said directly: "The first is what you said, that I can choose the positions of the deacons. I wonder what positions they are?"

Chen Kaishan nodded: "This is not your request. The position is related to the business scope. From the booklet I gave you last time, you also know what businesses the Dayi Chamber of Commerce operates, so each business department will be divided into its own, one is to assist each other, two is to supervise each other, and three is to divide the business scope. Which one do you like?"

But Cheng Zongyang frowned and said, "Does this branch have to be fully opened? Food, clothing, housing and transportation, that is, cloth, restaurants, inns, carriages and horse companies..."

"No need to say so much." Before Cheng Zongyang finished speaking, Chen Kaishan interrupted and said, "This is just a branch. Not only has the scale been reduced, but some businesses have also been reduced. There are not as many as the headquarters in Fucheng.

As you said, among the necessities of life, there are still businesses for food and cloth. But there is only a counter in the Chamber of Commerce building, and there will be no shops on the street. People who buy in the future will take them from the warehouse. Of course, this kind of business is wholesale, not individual retail.

Restaurants, inns and coach houses will not be set up as it makes no sense to have a branch in the county.

The rest are intelligence transactions, hiring guards, bounties, martial arts techniques, medicinal herbs and pills, banks, acquisitions, and reservations. These are the main businesses of the branch."

Cheng Zongyang wrote it down and had an idea in mind. He only asked about the last two businesses, "What do you mean by acquisition business and reservation business?"

"Buy everything that's valuable. Pre-order goods that the branch doesn't have or that customers need. For example, if you need a certain kind of elixir and the branch doesn't have it, you can pre-order it. Then we'll transfer the goods from the headquarters, and of course we can deliver it to your door, but we'll charge an extra fee."

Cheng Zongyang understood immediately, and after a little thought, he suddenly asked: "Does the Chamber of Commerce buy jewelry and the like?"

Chen Kaishan was stunned, not understanding what Cheng Zongyang was going to do, but he nodded: "This is a pawn, and it also belongs to the acquisition business."

"Which business will be less busy?" Cheng Zongyang asked with a smile.

Chen Kaishan was stunned, and immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pointed at him and shook his head:
"Those who become deacons spend money and use connections to get into positions with more money or better business. If they manage well and do good business, they will be rewarded by the Chamber of Commerce. But you are going to a place with less work?"

Cheng Zongyang chuckled: "Everyone has their own way of doing things. I had never thought about joining the Chamber of Commerce, but now I joined because I need to. But I don't want to be entangled in trivial matters and delay my martial arts training. Uncle Chen, tell me."

Chen Kaishan smiled and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will not force you. Normally, these businesses are basically not idle. The Dayi Chamber of Commerce is a guarantee of credibility, so many people will come to the Chamber of Commerce for business or transactions.

Of course, if you want to choose a relatively free one, then you can offer a reward. The rewards are divided into finding people, finding things, finding places, and doing things. You know the three points of finding people, finding things, and finding places. As for doing things, that is a reward for doing things. "

But Cheng Zongyang suddenly interrupted and apologized, "Sorry, I interrupt. Isn't this search for people, objects, and places equivalent to intelligence? Won't it overlap with intelligence business?"

Chen Kaishan was speechless: "You didn't read the brochure in detail, did you?"

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang smiled awkwardly: "I saw some, but not all."

Chen Kaishan shook his head: "Intelligence and bounty have different focuses. We will analyze according to the client's requirements, and analyze whether it is important according to the situation of searching for people, objects and places, so as to make a distinction. If it is important, the Chamber of Commerce will let it go to the Intelligence Department, if it is ordinary, it will be in the Bounty Department.

For example, if you want to find a relative, you can post a task in the bounty department, because this person is not important to the Chamber of Commerce.

For example, if you want to offer a reward for finding a family secret, then this content is important information. The Chamber of Commerce staff will ask them to go to the Intelligence Department to purchase information related to the intelligence. If the other party knows some family secrets or other intelligence information, they can also sell it to the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce will give a reasonable price based on the information. "

Now, Cheng Zongyang understood.

"It seems that the bounty department is not idle either. There are a lot of trivial matters to deal with." Cheng Zongyang frowned.

Chen Kaishan shook his head again and said, "Relatively speaking, not many people offer bounties. After all, it costs a lot to offer bounties for tasks. Ordinary people can't offer bounties, and rich people can directly purchase relevant information. Why bother to spend time offering bounties?"

"Why is the acquisition divided into different parts?" Cheng Zongyang asked again.

As a result, Chen Kaishan frowned and said speechlessly: "You should read the brochure carefully before telling me about this job direction. Otherwise, I have to explain it to you one by one, which is a waste of time and effort. Tell me your other requirements first."

Cheng Zongyang chuckled, "Okay. I'll take a look at this position later. The second requirement is that the supply of wilderness rice is determined by me. But I can promise that it will not be less than 300,000 kilograms of original rice seeds each time. The more depends on the cultivation situation, and the price is set at one tael of silver per kilogram."

This price was discussed by Cheng Zongyang and Chen Kaishan.

According to the farming methods of the people, the lowest level is ordinary planting, and the lowest yield is calculated at 1,000 kilograms per mu. Finally, the rice is husked, the rice husks and rice bran are removed, and about 60% of the new rice is obtained.

Based on 600 jin, the Chamber of Commerce's purchase price is basically three to five coins per jin. Chen Kaishan said that the price of selling rice seeds is generally two taels of silver per kilogram.

In this way, the people can deduct the remaining low costs and taxes, and keep the rest for their own consumption. One mu of land can earn about 300 to 400 coins. A family of several people can earn 30 to 40 taels of silver by planting 10 mu of land in four months. If you work harder and plant a few more mu, you can earn more. This is already very good.

Even if the price of rice seeds rises slightly in the future, farmers can still earn a lot of money every year, so they don't have to work hard to harvest and then, after paying taxes, barely make ends meet. Or even not enough to eat.

If it is planted in humus soil, the income will be greater.

After a brief thought, Chen Kaishan said, "According to the information you provided, these 300,000 jin can be used to plant 150,000 mu of land, right?"

Cheng Zongyang nodded: "Yes. Of course, this is the minimum amount. How much more depends on the cultivation situation."

"The minimum quantity is fine." Chen Kaishan nodded, but then said, "But it must be increased by 100,000 jin each time, and it cannot be reduced. This time I will collect 300,000 jin, and next time I will collect 400,000 jin. Otherwise, it will be 300,000 jin each time. This amount is completely meaningless to the Dayi Chamber of Commerce.

In addition, at least two transactions a year! I can also make a promise that if you need any training, the Chamber of Commerce can help you increase the number of training. You don't need to pay back for this."

Cheng Zongyang frowned: "This is not easy to handle. It takes time and effort for me to cultivate him, and it also requires the right time, right place and right people. But since you said so, I'll also mention it.

The amount for the first year is 700,000 kilograms; the amount for the second year will be discussed later. After all, our first cooperation period is only one year. We will discuss it later.

And I need a lot of manpower. No need to pick and choose, men, women, young and old are all fine, and no warriors are needed. I guess the Dayi Chamber of Commerce can get those serious criminals, death row prisoners, and other people who have committed many crimes and are extremely evil, right? I need manpower to open up the wasteland, and the first batch of people is set at 900, the more the better. This way I can also cultivate a large area.

If we continue to cooperate in the second year, the amount of rice seeds can be doubled. As long as there are more people, I can increase it every year. If there is no manpower, one million catties per year is the maximum. This is the condition I offer. "

(End of this chapter)