Chapter 106
During the time when Haihun City was clearing the land and roads, Bai Muchuan did not give up on sowing discord. He always tried to make the relationship between Lin Qinghen and everyone in Lei City worse.
Yin Jiuxiao told him that Bai Muchuan had already reported the matter of the land he was cooperating with Die Meng to the Yin family.
The general meaning is that Lin Qinghen has found a new backer and is no longer as dependent on the Yin family. He doesn't need to say much, nor does he need to come in person. Just stating the facts is enough to make the Yin family alert.
Even Mu Jiu had some unusual movements when he heard the news. His potions and medicine bases were all supplied by Lin Qinghen. If the supply was cut off, he would also be affected.
But how can you spit out something you have eaten? The Yin family and the entire Tear City's dependence on Lin Qinghen is also obvious. Without Lin Qinghen's elixir, Tear City's current advantage would be lost by half.
This is why the Yin family was unwilling to tell him about the Ruiguang Floating Lotus incident. After the incident, the Yin family has been trying to please Lin Qinghen.
But once Lin Qinghen and Haihun City are connected, the meaning behind this is different. Bai Muchuan pushed this matter over, and this is not something that can be solved by Lin Qinghen not returning to the Yin family.
If Lin Qinghen doesn't go back, many people will come to look for him.
Bai Muchuan had been keeping an eye on Diemeng's movements, and saw Yin Miao and Mu Jiu approaching. But after the two of them came, the situation not only did not get better, but got worse, which was exactly what Bai Muchuan wanted.
There was a lot of commotion at Diemeng's place for a while, so they closed the shop in the afternoon and stopped doing business.
When Bai Muchuan went over, he saw Lin Qinghen sitting in the room angrily with a very unhappy look on his face. There were some broken pieces of teacup on the floor, and it was obvious that the conversation had been very unpleasant.
"...They still dare to threaten me?" He heard Lin Qinghen sneer, "Do you think I will bow my head? Let's wait and see."
Haihun City had really studied Lin Qinghen. This person would not give in to soft or hard tactics. The tougher the other person was, the less he would bend down. He had to touch them.
Lin Qinghen already had some opinions about them because of the medicine refining issue, and Bai Muchuan took the opportunity to stir up trouble. After the quarrel, the relationship between the three parties in Tear City seemed to be getting worse and worse.
If Lin Qinghen still hesitated before, now he is probably in a difficult situation and has to take that piece of land.
"Master Lin, to be honest, I can't help you with this matter. Only you can help yourself. Die Meng is still too weak after all. Only when you hold the thing in your hands can you feel confident," Bai Muchuan said, and slowly sat down beside him. "No one can be trusted in this place. Only interests can be trusted, right?"
Lin Qinghen glanced at him, let out a long breath, and then nodded in agreement.
"The area around that piece of land has been cleaned up almost completely. You've also checked it out and know there's no problem," Bai Muchuan said. "If Young Master Lin has time, it would be better to sign the oath quickly. Then, no matter who it is, it won't affect you."
Lin Qinghen was waiting for this from him. It was worth it that she had accompanied him in such a messy performance for so long, making Bai Muchuan believe that all her instigation seemed to have worked.
The three of them didn't quarrel at all in the morning. They just discussed some things according to the current situation. Finally, they picked up a few cheap cups and smashed them to create some dramatic effects. Then he waited for people to come.
They had discussed the conditions for cooperation before, and now they were going to make a formal alliance. Lin Qinghen finally saw clearly all the conditions of Haihun City.
On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the details set by Bai Muchuan.
The first one is about ordering large quantities of pills.
The purchase price of all the pills offered by Haihun City was not low, and the quantity was unexpectedly large. Lin Qinghen calculated that it probably accounted for about half of Diemeng's current production.
Bai Muchuan also had an explanation for this. Of course, the demand for Haihun City was not small, otherwise he would not have given up such a large piece of land.
"We don't want it right away, but we're leaving a way out for Young Master Lin. Apart from the current stock, we can wait for the other goods. We'll start delivering them after the next batch of spiritual plants are produced. You can calculate, there's enough time," Bai Muchuan said, "and that large piece of land is larger than the City of Tears and the Wolf Clan combined. Now that it's handed over to you, there will definitely be a larger scale of production. By then, this amount of pills shouldn't be a big deal."
Indeed, after the land is developed, the amount of pills should be expected to become one-fifth of the total, and the delivery is not unlimited. The oath only states three phases.
It looks like a very good and cost-effective deal, and Diemeng can make a lot of profit from it.
The second point about the conditions negotiated at that time seems even more insignificant.
When discussing the cooperation, Bai Muchuan mentioned that the piece of land was too large and people from Haihun City had to get involved. Although the land belonged to Lin Qinghen, the profit-sharing method had to continue the contracting model of Lei City.
The specific oaths of contracting are similar to those of Tear City, but as the only landlord, Lin Qinghen does not need to consider the Yin family. The basic commission he gets will be more than that of Tear City, which is 50% of the regular output.
According to this calculation, the people who contracted the land would get more, but since the place is far away and the journey is tiring, this ratio is considered to be balanced.
However, the oath did not clearly state how many people from Haihun City would participate in the planting.
"Honestly, this is out of my control, right?" Bai Muchuan spread his hands. "I am only responsible for clearing the way. People from Haihun City and Tear City can go through. Anyway, the land is in your hands, and Tear City can't take it. Our Chamber of Commerce only wants the final elixir. This is a benefit for the people in Haihun City. It all depends on your ability."
Lin Qinghen thought about it, smiled and replied: "That's true."
But he didn't think so in his heart.
This is the truth, but it is not that simple to put it into practice. At least Bai Muchuan did not want this to be so simple.
If it weren't for the fact that the Wolf Clan had been keeping an eye on his movements, and if this man hadn't spoken so sincerely and offered such good conditions in the alliance, as if he had Diemeng's best interests in mind, Lin Qinghen would have believed it.
It didn't take a long time to tidy up the land. After all, there were enough people in Haihun City. When Lin Qinghen went to see it before, it was already in good shape. The main problem was paving the road.
The situation in this area is complicated, and it is not easy to build a road that allows ordinary farmers to travel safely. Time is also tight, so Bai Muchuan has spent a lot of money this time.
A total of two roads were planned to be built, one leading to Haihun City and the other leading to Tear City.
Haihun City is still far away from there, and it takes at least two hours on the road, which makes the situation even more complicated, but Bai Muchuan prioritizes repairing that route. He has a bias in his mind, and there is nothing wrong with that.
But the Wolf Clan had long discovered that it was not only the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce that was working on that road, but also many small and medium-sized pharmacies in Haihun City. They had even prepared some people and had already set foot on that piece of land.
Just like the Tear City Alchemist Association before, although the Chamber of Commerce is the only dominant one in Haihun City, there are also many large, medium and small pharmacies in the city, but in fact, these are all controlled and influenced by the Haihun City Chamber of Commerce.
"It seems that Haihun City has no intention of letting ordinary people in the city really benefit from this. That road is not accessible to everyone, at least it is definitely not open to ordinary people," the wolf clan spy told him. "According to this situation, the people who come to sign the oath with the young master may be the people from the medicine store. In the end, they will benefit, or Haihun City will benefit."
Sure enough, Bai Muchuan would never give up the benefits to others, let alone to the people. He had to get the biggest share.
Lin Qinghen knew about this, but he didn't point it out now. Bai Muchuan hadn't finished his game yet, and he had obviously made several preparations.
Bai Muchuan was still a little uneasy when he lowered his head to think, fearing that something might go wrong at this critical moment, so he added: "Master Lin, do you have any other questions about this oath? You can also see that what we want is really very little. If we miss this opportunity, we will miss it forever."
Then he saw Lin Qinghen raised his head, curled his lips, and replied: "I have read it, no problem, sign it.
Bai Muchuan felt relieved. He watched Lin Qinghen stretch out his hand to sign the oath, and then he looked up and smiled at him. He seemed to be in a good mood: "Vice President Bai, it's a pleasure to work with you."
After signing this contract, the land will become his, so of course he can't let it go.
"Happy cooperation," Bai Muchuan watched the light of the oath light up, which was a sign that it had come into effect. His face was finally not a fake smile, but a real smile. "Master Lin, I have to remind you that once you sign the oath, you cannot violate it. If you can't do that, you will face big problems."
Lin Qinghen nodded: "Of course I know this."
"That's good."
After the oath was signed, Lin Qinghen saw that this man began to reveal his true intentions.
Haihun City is indeed wealthy and powerful in every sense, and this is Bai Muchuan’s greatest confidence.
Although the land was given to Lin Qinghen, the road had not been completely cleared. There was a time limit in the oath, and it had not yet come to that point, about half a month left.
But even earlier than this was the second harvest season of the Tear City Amaranth, which was probably on the third day after Lin Qinghen signed the oath.
Then Lin Qinghen discovered that Diemeng could no longer receive the materials.
Bai Muchuan and Jiang Fushen had the same idea, but his method was obviously much more advanced.
The reason why the materials could not be obtained was very simple. Haihun City provided a better option to the people in the city - they offered a higher purchase price, and the pills the people received were the same.
Bai Muchuan doesn't need an alchemist, nor does he need any special secret recipes, because the elixirs that Haihun City gives to the people are produced by Diemeng and the Alchemist Association of Leicheng City, and he just transplanted them.
He didn't even need to purchase large quantities from outside. Only a small number of the goods he got from the Yin family were put on the counter for the purpose of creating momentum. He kept most of them. Later, after signing the alliance, he got another batch of spot goods from Lin Qinghen, which just made up for the shortfall.
He had no plan to use the raw materials collected from the people. Haihun City could afford the money, so he would just store them there and not give them to Die Meng.
The common people don't quite understand the recent turmoil in the city, so of course they go to sell their goods wherever they are offered more money.
Lin Qinghen knew that it would be fruitless for Diemeng to engage in a price war with Haihun City at this time, so he simply did nothing and stayed in the room with Yin Jiuxiao, chatting idly.
"I guessed it when we signed the oath," he said, "the amount of the elixir is too large. Bai Muchuan is determined to make me break the contract. Wait, in a few days, he will go to the Yin family again to encourage you to deal with me."
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