There are many kinds of cooperation.
The cooperation between Hope Village and Glasgow Village can be divided into many types.
First, Glasgow Village regularly provides Hope Village with meat, regardless of type, at market prices.
Secondly, Hope Village will set a price for Glasgow Village to raise a certain monster, so the price will naturally be slightly higher than usual.
But no matter which one, Hope Village must leave a portion of the goods for their territory, which can be regarded as an exchange of materials.
This was what Viscount Lancelot had planned in his mind, but he hoped that Zhou Bai would bring it up first, so he waited for Zhou Bai's response.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Bai did say what he wanted to say, but what he said was beyond his expectations.
"Our two territories are so close, are you interested in building a road between our two territories?"
When he heard this, Viscount Lancelot was really stunned.
Isn't it cooperation? Why do we need to build roads?
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Besides, road construction is a huge project, right? It will cost a lot of manpower and financial resources. Is it necessary?
Thinking about this, Viscount Lancelot spoke directly out his thoughts.
He just wanted to run a simple business, building roads was too complicated.
"If the Viscount is worried about the investment, then I hope the village can take full responsibility for the road construction." Zhou Bai said without hesitation.
If you want to be rich, build roads first. This principle also applies to this world.
Especially considering the future development route that Hope Village will take, the road is particularly important.
The most convenient thing in this world is the magic circle, but the magic power consumed by the magic circle is really not something that ordinary people can afford, especially when the population is large. In addition, no territory is willing to set up a magic circle near its territory. When Heidi used the magic circle, she had thought about it. Later, she learned that there was a town that used the magic circle to prosper the territory, but it was finally used by the elves. During the territory war, they were teleported to the territory in a short time and attacked the territory with great force. After all, in terms of magic power reserves, who can compare with the elves? From then on, no territory dared to use the magic circle within its territory.
Another point! In the beginning, because of her lack of strength, she chose a place with more trees as her territory. Although this protected Hope Village to a certain extent, it also restricted the development of Hope Village. The influx of population was much slower than that of the plains.
This is compensated by the current Hope Village's external development policy.
But if we want to make the village bigger and stronger, it is far from enough now.
There must be more advantages.
Building roads can do that.
As long as the road is built to the surrounding territories, people from other territories will flow into Hope Village through this road.
The roads will be more convenient, and not only caravans and mercenary teams, but also small professional teams and individuals will be able to come, which will make the flexibility much greater.
Glasgow Village is hers
Because the two territories complement each other and there is no conflict in interests, it is perfect.
She didn't even dare to mention other territories for the time being.
After that, as long as Hope Village and Glasgow Village develop because of the existence of this road, the surrounding territories will also see the benefits. At that time, they can develop in a network form, binding the interests of the surrounding territories and Hope Village together.
By then, a force will be formed among the several territories.
This power can even be used in territory wars. As for how to use it, it depends on when the opportunity comes.
However, Bayer and others who were standing nearby heard Zhou Bai's words, but they had different thoughts.
Bayer understood Zhou Bai's plan and had a clear idea in her mind. After all, Zhou Bai's enthusiasm before was quite inconsistent with her personality, but now it was clear at a glance.
Although he didn't understand the significance of Zhou Bai's actions, he knew Zhou Bai and knew that he must have long-term plans behind this. He was already thinking in his mind who to find to repair it and how to repair it in order to maximize the benefits if the deal was successful.
As for Zhong Yongnian, he was excited at this moment.
If we look at it from a business perspective, building roads can make their business more convenient, and the trade between him and the Glasgow Village territory will become closer.
Especially since Glasgow Village is a breeding base, people from other territories who lack magical beasts will definitely go there. As long as the roads between the two territories are unobstructed, more people will come to Hope Village.
If there are more people, the territory will be prosperous!
Of course, the goods of Hope Village themselves have no trouble selling, but with convenient transportation, it will only be a double insurance, and to a certain extent it can also prevent neighboring territories from controlling the goods of Hope Village.
High! Really high!
Zhong Yongnian's evaluation of Zhou Bai has now been raised again.
Regardless of whether Zhou Bai is a lord or not, Hope Village has never made any mistakes in its development direction.
Of course, this does not mean that all choices made by Hope Village are the best, but every step of the choice and the final development tend to be good and progressive for the territory.
With such a territory leader around, the future of Hope Village will surely not die as long as it is steady and solid, and people like them will be able to stay in Hope Village wholeheartedly.
When we went to Benguela town before, many people chose to stay in Benguela town. Regardless of whether they were dazzled by the prosperity of the town or not, this means that not all Blue Star residents in Hope Village are wholeheartedly devoted to Hope Village.
There are also many people who think that Hope Village is a novice village! They are waiting to go out and try their luck when they are strong enough.
Zhong Yongnian didn't have such an idea. As long as Hope Village could give him what he wanted, he would not go out there and force himself to do it. Going out there to build his own power would definitely cost a lot of energy and financial resources, and might even result in nothing. In comparison, Hope Village was naturally better.
The people on Zhou Bai's side were all waiting for Viscount Lancelot's response.
At this time, Viscount Lancelot was really surprised.
He didn't expect Zhou Bai's attitude to be so firm.
In this case, he had to consider how much benefit building the road would bring to Hope Village and why Hope Village was willing to put so much effort into it.
Of course, the most important thing is whether it is beneficial to his territory.
While Viscount Lancelot was thinking, Zhou Bai was not in a hurry and waited quietly.
If you think it through, the other party will know that this is a win-win situation. The only loss is that the residents of Glasgow Village may be attracted to Hope Village. But even if there is no road, the reputation of Hope Village will spread, and I think the other party will not be able to stop it.
Viscount Lancelot also fully considered what Zhou Bai was thinking.
After all, what Bernie said about Hope Village is true, so Hope Village does have the capital to attract people.
Another point is that he has ways to retain people. He cannot give other things because that would require him to give up power, which he is unwilling to do. However, he can also build a school. Anyway, if he really cultivates talents, it will benefit Glasgow Village.
As for the more far-reaching cooperation between the two places, that is alliance.
By then, the two territories might be able to help each other in the territorial war. His territory is developing well, and there are many lords who covet his territory! The reason why he didn't take action was to wait for him to grow fatter.
Everyone knows that a territory is most valuable when it is upgraded to a town or a city.
It was because of these reasons that he was hesitant to upgrade it to a small town.
Thinking of this, Viscount Lancelot had already made up his mind, "Since we want to cooperate, how can we let one of you take responsibility for your territory? Let's take responsibility together!"
Hearing Viscount Lancelot's answer, the caravan leaders on the scene were all delighted. It would be more convenient to travel to Hope Village in the future. It might not even take a whole day, but only half a day would be enough. They could greatly reduce the cost!
Zhou Bai saw the sincerity of Viscount Lancelot and offered his own sincerity as well. "After the road is repaired, each person will be in charge of half of the road. We can build post stations along the way for the caravans to rest. In addition, I am willing to open franchisees for several commodities in the territory and open branches in Glasgow Village. We only take half of the profits of the branches."
The former is normal operation, and the latter is also a benefit to Glasgow Village.
Of course, the benefits to Hope Village are even greater.
Glasgow Village is not a new territory like Hope Village. There are many territories that have dealings with Viscount Lancelot. If it was Hope Village's personal profit, Viscount Lancelot would be too lazy to promote Hope Village. But since Viscount Lancelot has a share of the profit, he will definitely do his best to promote it.
At that time, Hope Village will take advantage of Viscount Lancelot's connections.
From another perspective, she can also use this opportunity to cut off the covetousness of some aristocratic forces in the royal capital, so that they can only seek benefits from Hope Village in an open and aboveboard manner. As long as it is open and aboveboard, she is not afraid.
She had prepared before, and now adding another force will give her an extra layer of protection! If there are more layers, Zhou Bai will not reject it! She wanted to turn her territory into an iron wall.
What Zhou Bai could think of, Viscount Lancelot also thought of.
Although Hope Village could gain more benefits from it, he also gained a lot.
With the popularity of Hope Village’s merchandise, even half of the profits would still be a huge sum. By then, this money could be invested in the construction of the territory, and there would be no need to worry about the development of Glasgow Village!
Viscount Lancelot's eyes also changed when he looked at Zhou Bai.
In just a short while, the other party used interests to tie his territory together with the interests of Hope Village. You have to know that he came to Hope Village on a whim, which only shows that the other party has a good brain and has already planned for the future of Hope Village a long time ago.
A territory like this will have a bright future!
He did this "business"!
"Village Chief, it's a pleasure to work with you!" These eight simple words made Viscount Lancelot's position clear.
After he finished speaking, Zhou Bai's heartbeat became much more stable. He looked at Bayer beside him and said, "Send someone over to draft a contract."
"Yes." Bayer nodded.
After Bayer left, Zhou Bai looked at Bernie and other caravan leaders from Glasgow Village. They all had a look of confusion on their faces.
The first thing was still within their acceptable range, but the subsequent franchise plan was a bit beyond their expectations.
The two territories are planning to cooperate in opening a store, so will there be a share for them?
As if noticing their confusion, Zhou Bai said, "Your cooperation with Hope Village will not be affected in any way. In fact, you can still purchase goods from the franchised shops in your territory, and we will give you the same price."
Although it was not stated directly, it also ensured the fact that they could sell the goods in Glasgow Village.
Bernie and the others listened, and seeing that Viscount Lancelot had no objection, they felt a lot more at ease.
Yes, the market in Glasgow Village is quite big!
Then, Zhou Bai looked at Zhong Yongnian and signaled with his eyes.
Zhong Yongnian understood instantly, and immediately started negotiating with Bernie and others on the spot. Especially when he knew that Bernie and others had a breeding farm under their control, his attitude became even more enthusiastic, and they signed the contract on the spot.
While they were discussing this, Bayer came back with two people.
The two new arrivals were office staff previously hired by the territory. One of them was a lawyer, so drafting contracts was a piece of cake for him. The other was a native resident of this world, and his role was to draft contracts using the language of this world.
After clarifying Zhou Bai and Viscount Lancelot's requirements, the two of them drafted a contract together on the spot, in duplicate!
After both parties checked and confirmed that there were no problems, they signed their names on it.
The moment the name was signed, a glimmer of light appeared on the contract.
This means that the contract is effective and is protected by the magic contract.
After confirming the existence of the magic contract above, Viscount Lancelot felt relieved and put one of the contracts away directly.
"Viscount Lancelot, how about I take you around Hope Village?" Zhou Bai invited.
"I won't keep you any longer. I can just walk around by myself." Viscount Lancelot said.
Once the contract was signed, Viscount Lancelot's attitude towards Hope Village and Zhou Bai changed.
Before, he needed Zhou Bai's company to show his status, but now, the two of them are allies, so there is no need to be polite.
He was more comfortable wandering around by himself! He just treated it as a trip.
"Okay! Let my subordinates communicate about the future cooperation matters." Zhou Bai agreed. Given the pride of the other nobles, it was impossible for them to open a store by themselves, so he could just let his subordinates take care of it.
"Yes." Sure enough, Viscount Lancelot did not refuse.
Just like that, the two of them left the shop together and went their separate ways.
Watching Viscount Lancelot heading to other food shops under the protection of his guards, Zhou Bai heaved a long sigh of relief in his heart.
Hope Village, we have an ally!
Just when Zhou Bai and Bayer were about to go back to the lord's mansion to continue their work, a man came to them in a hurry.
"Captain Locke?" Zhou Bai also remembered this person.
Needless to say, he represented Barnes Village before, and this time he brought more than a thousand people with him, and most of them became residents of Hope Village. They can be said to be the main force of this migration.
Just now, when he became a resident of Hope Village, the system gave him a lot of contribution points as a token of his appreciation!
Locke was a little excited when he saw Zhou Bai calling out his name, but after the excitement subsided, he said seriously, "Village Chief, the lord of Barnes Village has also sent people to Hope Village, and they may not have good intentions."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Bai asked.
Locke paused and said, "When we came out this time, the first few groups left too much and attracted attention. Many of the people who followed ran away... Our previous lord had a bad personality. Hudson was his confidant. This group of soldiers must have been sent by him to find out the situation. They have been following you just now."
After listening to this, Zhou Bai paused, feeling a little embarrassed.
If you poach one-sixth of someone's girlfriend, it's impossible for that person not to be angry.
However, when I thought about what Bayer said, I suddenly felt justified.
She hopes that the village can attract so many people. It is her ability. Who made Barnes Village unable to retain people?
And judging from what Locke said, the reputation of the lord of Barnes village is not very good, otherwise why would so many people follow him and run away?
Looking at the worried Locke, Zhou Bai said directly: "Let them find out! As long as they don't come to my house, let them. I'm not afraid if they come to my house. Since you are here, stay in Hope Village. Have you encountered any difficulties since you came here? Is there anything you are not used to?"
Locke was touched when he heard Zhou Bai's thoughtful words.
"There are no difficulties, everything is fine, my family likes it here, and everyone else is nice too." Locke said with a smile on his face.
He just bought a three-level residential house and after handing over the decoration to a special team, his wife and son are excitedly buying furniture in the woodworking workshop!
If it weren't for the fact that he saw Hudson, he would have stayed with his family!
As for the others, it goes without saying that this place is much better than Barnes Village, so it is easier for them to accept it.
Seeing the smile on Locke's face, Zhou Bai also smiled unconsciously, "That's good."
As Locke listened, his heart beat faster.
The village chief is so kind! Such a high-ranking person in the territory is really down-to-earth!
Restraining his excitement, Locke immediately said, "I have brought your message. I will not bother you any more, Village Chief."
After getting Zhou Bai's response, he said goodbye.
He had to settle his family as soon as possible, and then lead his teammates to adapt to the rhythm of Hope Village, completely integrate into Hope Village, and live up to the appreciation of Mr. Village Chief.
After Locke left, Bayer on the side hurriedly asked: "Do you need me to pay attention to their movements?"
The residents of Barnes Village would probably be easy to find and monitor in Hope Village.
What's more, they are not far ahead!
"No need." Zhou Bai heard this and looked in the direction where Locke had just looked. He saw Hudson and others, and immediately refused, "I hope the village is not afraid of them snooping."
When you come back after finding out the situation, the only ones who will get hurt are others.
"Yeah." Bayer nodded.
At this time, Hudson and others, who were watching Locke reporting the situation to Zhou Bai and were afraid that they would be targeted by the people of Hope Village, were stunned when they saw that the other party glanced at them casually and left, as if he didn't take them seriously at all.
Although they felt that the other party would not dare to do anything to them, being completely ignored was beyond their expectations.
"Captain, they don't seem to care about us?"
Hudson listened, curled his lips slightly and said: "If you really don't pay attention to us, we will slowly observe in Hope Village!"
By then, we will have enough information to give to the Lord, and it will be easier for them to explain.
However, he had a feeling that Hope Village was not something that his lord could control.
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