As the saying goes, money is not everything, but without money, nothing can be done.

But money is indeed not everything.

For the city of Khar in the north, it is not easy to eat oranges. Although they also grow oranges, just as "oranges grown in the south of the Huai River are oranges, and those grown in the north of the Huai River are tangerines", the oranges grown in the north are not as good as those grown in the south in terms of taste or shape. But even in the south, there is only one season a year.

Therefore, even these dignitaries and nobles had to wait anxiously every summer for the caravans to bring fresh fruits such as oranges from the south so that they could enjoy a delicious meal.

And now, in the dead of winter, there are fresh, just-picked oranges?

Not only that, the taste of these tangerines is far better than ordinary tangerines. Even those tangerines shipped from the south by dignitaries at great expense do not taste as good as these!

In the cold winter, eating a sweet and sour, refreshing orange is the ultimate enjoyment. No amount of money can buy it, because oranges are fruits that only grow once a year, just like a person has to be pregnant for ten months before giving birth to a child. It is a natural law that cannot be changed no matter how much money you have.

And now, this natural law seems to have been changed?

No one had it before, so these nobles could remain calm, but now that they have it, they will naturally not let it go!

Not to mention, because the number of oranges was limited, there were more people who didn't get one than those who did. I watched the lady next door drinking afternoon tea and tasting the fresh and delicious oranges, while I could only drool over the fence...

Oh, I'm so angry! ! I'm so angry that I can't control myself! Is there anyone who shows off his wealth like this?

We must find out the origin of these oranges!!

Since these tangerines were leaked from the Alchemist Guild, everyone naturally went to the Alchemist Guild first. The alchemist replied that these tangerines were the product of some alchemical tools, so they were consigned to the Alchemist Guild. The quantity of these tangerines was limited, and there were only these left, and there would be no more in the short term.

This answer naturally gave those who were asking questions with great interest a blow. Since the Alchemist Association had clearly stated that they were out of stock, there was nothing they could do. These people thought that perhaps an alchemist had cultivated a new, cold-resistant orange tree variety, or perhaps they had accidentally obtained these oranges during some invention experiment. Now that the oranges were out of stock, they had no choice but to leave.

But there are others who have keenly sensed the business opportunities.

"So, you're here to seek cooperation?"

Fang Zheng put down the teacup in his hand and looked at the man in front of him with a smile. Sitting in front of him was a middle-aged man who was fat as a ball. At this moment, he was wiping the sweat from his forehead and looking at Fang Zheng with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"Yes, Mr. Ezio, our Northern Chamber of Commerce is very interested in the greenhouse and slime fertilizer you invented. If possible, we hope to cooperate with the workshop and obtain your exclusive authorization."

"I understand that... But, Mr. Fress, I am not very satisfied with your conditions."

Hearing this, Fang Zheng couldn't help but look up to the man named Fres. It had only been two days since they started selling oranges, and this was not the first person to find the Alchemy Workshop and want to negotiate business with them. But unlike the others before, Fres wanted more.

He hopes to reach a comprehensive agreement with Nanali's Alchemy Workshop, whereby his Northern Chamber of Commerce will exclusively manufacture and sell "greenhouses" and "slime fertilizers".

This is of course a good thing for Fang Zheng. However, there are still many differences between him and Fang Zheng. The biggest problem is that Frese wants to spend a large sum of money to "buy out" the two inventions, but Fang Zheng requires both parties to sign a "profit sharing" contract.

But Frese obviously doesn't want to do that.

"Mr. Ezio, I understand your idea. Although greenhouses and slime fertilizers have broad prospects, it is precisely because their prospects are too bright that these technologies will encounter certain obstacles in the process of promotion... You know what I mean."

After a brief chat, Fres had discovered that the young man sitting in front of him was not the nerd he thought he was, who was only good at inventing things. On the contrary, he seemed to be even smarter than himself. Therefore, he gave up his previous idea and started to fight for his own interests.

"If you, Mr. Ezio, are willing to set up a chamber of commerce and promote it on your own, then the Northern Chamber of Commerce would be happy to become your partner. But now it seems that you do not have this intention, so our Northern Chamber of Commerce will have to bear more risks. I hope you can consider this issue. We are very sincere. If you are willing to sell these two alchemy technologies to us, we are willing to buy them out at a reasonable price."

Not bad, you have some brains.

Looking at the fat and big-eared Freis in front of him, Fang Zheng also raised his eyebrows. That's right, just as Freis said, greenhouses and slime fertilizers are both very useful technologies. What's rare is that they are inexpensive and the materials are easy to find. Slimes are something that can't be killed to extinction, and there are no risks or harms in breeding them. It can be said that once these two technologies are born, they will form a highly anticipated monopoly industry. To exaggerate a little, if they can be rolled out, then almost everyone in the entire Northland, and even the entire main world, will use these two things.

Not to mention that if Nymph and Nanali can break through the limitations of the nutrient solution for soilless cultivation, the benefits will be even higher.

Soilless cultivation...

Apart from anything else, Fang Zheng knew that the Holy Kingdom would never let go of this technology. As mentioned before, the Holy Kingdom needed to guard the Twilight Border, so they had "enclaves" such as Order Fortresses all over the world. In this case, most of the supplies needed to be coordinated by the Holy Kingdom's temples in various countries. And food has always been the top priority, because the Twilight Border was polluted by Chaos Magic, the climate was very bad, and it was not suitable for growing crops at all.

However, if the soilless cultivation technology is successfully developed, combined with the greenhouse, the Order Fortress will have the ability to produce food independently. Even if the problem cannot be completely solved, even if half of it can be solved, it will be enough for the archbishops of the temple to celebrate.

And if the food problem can be completely solved, then perhaps the various Order fortresses can be used as breakthrough points to weaken the power of the Dusk Border and regain the territory that originally belonged to Order - to put it bluntly, this technology may even affect changes in the entire Order world!

In this case, who can resist such a technology? This is not just about economic benefits. If it works well, political benefits are also inevitable.

If there is no umbrella to protect such things, they will be devoured by wild wolves from all directions. In other words, if Fang Zheng is unable to protect his own interests, facing the situation of being attacked by many people, the Temple will probably have no choice but to compromise and distribute the profits equally.

After all, strength in numbers does help.

Although the Alchemist Association is a stakeholder, its problem is that the association is an "official agency." Once it rises to the level of "national strategy," the official agency naturally needs to cooperate unconditionally.

Fang Zheng could certainly turn against them, but just for this...turn against the Holy Kingdom? And then release Masail?

Fang Zheng thought about it and felt that he was crazy.

Now Founder has two options. Either it can follow the example of the protagonist in an urban novel and start its own company, then turn it into a group industry. When the business grows, it will naturally have the strength to protect its patented technology.

Or you can learn to be realistic and sell the patent to a strong multinational company. Then whoever has the ability can go and cause trouble for the multinational company. You can just focus on doing the experiments and get the commissions.

The former seems glamorous, but Fang Zheng is unwilling to do it. On the contrary, making money easily by selling patents and engaging in cooperation is what he wants.

How nice it would be to lie at home and count money. Why bother with business matters? You might even be assassinated, spied on, tracked... all of which are troublesome.

Fang Zheng doesn't like trouble now.

He also knew the background of the Northland Chamber of Commerce. It was not as good as those well-known multinational corporations on Earth, but it was also second-tier. At least the word "Northland" was not written in vain. Their business network was all over the Northland. This also showed that the power of this chamber of commerce was very strong. Moreover, because the Northland Chamber of Commerce was located in the high-altitude and cold regions of the north, the requirements for greenhouses and slime fertilizers were obviously more urgent.

But it's a good thing. If it's a giant like Microsoft that has a monopoly in the industry, it would be much more difficult for Fangzheng to fight for benefits. After all, they are monopolies. Whether you want to sell or not, you can't escape from their control. As the second-tier, the Northland Chamber of Commerce naturally has the ambition to go further. At the same time, it also has the ability to compete with other huge forces, so that it won't have to make a move and turn all this into a plot in an urban novel.

So Fang Zheng directly stated his request.

"We want 40 percent of the profits, and you can divide the rest among yourselves."

“This is impossible!!”

Hearing this, Fresne's chubby body suddenly bounced up from the chair like a bouncy ball.

Although he had anticipated that the other party would ask for a huge sum of money, Fres did not expect that this young man would have such a big appetite.

This is simply robbery!