Li Zhen took a deep look at the princess of the Shark tribe and felt that she was not a conventional person.

But such an attitude is enough to show that he is firmly closed-minded and indeed has little interest in talking about trade and commerce.

"The changes on Xuanzhou Continent seem to be caused by a similar mentality. Those powerful masters are not very interested in the avenue of money, and are even wary of its development."

Li Zhen sighed secretly in his heart.

Haiji said: "My little friend, you are telling me this because you want to participate in trade. If you want to trade with our country, that's fine. I can personally issue a certificate and allow you to take the goods with you."

Come and do business here."

Li Zhen said: "Oh? What does this mean? Is it to imitate those casual cultivators and become traveling merchants?"

Haiji said: "Yes, the rules set by my late emperor cannot be broken, but you have also seen that there are indeed some casual cultivators in the country who are doing business as individuals. It is indeed like those casual cultivators who hold concurrent jobs.

There are more businessmen."

Li Zhendao: "I understand, this is similar to some situations in Xuanzhou Continent... If His Highness is willing to give me the certificate, how much transaction volume can be achieved in a year?"

Haiji said: "This depends on the domestic needs of my fellow sharks. Every year I will make a list for you in advance, and you will purchase it from abroad. The total value should be in the tens or millions."

When Li Zhen heard this, he was a little disappointed. He thought he could negotiate a big business worth hundreds of millions.

However, the life of a monk is long, tens of millions a year, and even hundreds of millions in a hundred years.

The profits from such a transaction are astonishing, and the profit can be several percent or even doubled if it is resold, which can be regarded as an astonishing wealth for a foundation-building casual cultivator.

Even within the sect, it is enough to become an important pillar industry.

Li Zhe did some calculations. He used to make incense, and the output value of ordinary incense products was hundreds of thousands per year. The quantity of spiritual incense was small, but the profit was huge, with an output value of several million. In the past ten years, Sanbao Fuxiang Dan helped,

There are also millions and tens of millions produced by sect blessed lands, elixir nurseries, and incense market shares.

All in all, there is only enough surplus for a few low-level magic weapons every year. If you want to accumulate them into high-level magic weapons, or invest in the Mountain Gate Formation and other long-term foundations, life is still very tight.

However, the sect's expenses are high, especially in recent years, Jixiang Sect has been in a period of rapid development, so it is considered good to have a surplus.

For ordinary casual cultivators, this is an unimaginable amount of wealth. For many casual cultivators, all they have accumulated in most of their lives is only a few five-level magic weapons.

The top foundation-building masters can only touch the top ten magic weapons, which are worth less than 100 million. Treasures worth more than a thousand years are marketable and priceless. It is difficult to calculate with a fixed value. It is not surprising that it can fluctuate by several hundred million in one breath.

, it can’t even be measured in terms of money.

So he quickly accepted it happily and discussed specific matters with Haiji.

There are many merchants in the Merman country, so there is no need to elaborate on the rules of dealings. The main dispute is whether the method of payment should be to use spiritual stones that are common to all ethnic groups or a specialty product of the Sharman country.

Haiji said: "According to our rules, domestic treasures cannot be easily circulated to the outside world, except for the price of purchasing daily necessities. We can trade them in the form of barter."

Li Zhen was a little embarrassed: "I understand what you said, but can't you use spiritual stones or talisman money?"

Spirit stones are produced from the spirit mines that are only found in the blessed land of Lingfeng. They can usually be used to fill the formation base. The crystals in them are called spirit jade and spirit crystals. They are all valuable and precious things. From ancient times to the present, their market prices are quite high.

Stablize.

This is the hard currency in the world of immortality, and has always been used as a standard to measure the vitality of the spirit.

Talisman money is issued by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce. To be precise, it is controlled by the Money Guild and can be used by all parties.

Hai Ji said: "Given the situation in our country, it is difficult to afford those spiritual stones, talismans, money and the like. We have less reserves. Most of them are prepared by the strong members of the clan when they go out to travel, and usually they are all prepared."

It’s everyone’s own private property, so it’s not appropriate to collect them at will.”

Li Zhen was slightly startled: "That's right, but if we barter, won't there be a lot of trouble and disputes?"

Haiji said: "It depends on whether the people you send are smart and capable. If they are blinded, they may indeed suffer losses. We can only guarantee to restrain the Shark clan, but if it is replaced by other domestic clans, they have

The specialties are different and their values ​​are also different.”

Li Zhen said: "This is not conducive to large-scale transactions. After we get the treasure, we have to transport it and spend a lot of time and energy selling it. Can we specify something that we can use?"

Haiji thought for a while and said: "That's okay, but what do you want? Although our area is rich in products, not all supplies are available, and it is difficult to require each tribe to prepare in advance.

.”

Here we have to admit that the Sihai Chamber of Commerce does have its uses.

Large chambers of commerce and markets are fully capable of digesting and absorbing these things. If various sea spiritual materials, supplies, Qi refining monks and foundation building monks are in demand, they can easily transform them into what they need.

But if you introduce other forces out of thin air, for no reason, and you have to get a share of the benefits, it is impossible for others to help you in vain, and you can get a few percent, or even more than half, of it.

"No wonder those casual cultivators rely on the Treasure Pavilion. Their own abilities are limited and they cannot afford what they get from the Sharman Kingdom.

However, it seems that these conditions should be agreed to, and it is still profitable..."

Li Zhen sighed secretly and said: "Your Highness, let's skip this first and talk about other things."

Haiji tilted her head slightly: "What do you want to talk about?"

Li Zhen said: "Is it possible for you to come out and visit our sect and do business? What I hope is not just business and trade, but also the establishment of a stable communication channel.

I think that although the Shark clan is closed, there are still monks traveling around from time to time, so such an invitation should not be too abrupt."

Hai Ji said: "That's true. If there is a chance in the future, I will ask the tribe to visit your Jixiang Sect. I have participated in your sect's opening ceremony before. The incense burning ceremony was quite unique and worth it.

Take a trip.”

After returning from Haiji, Li Zhen was still thinking about how to establish more in-depth cooperation and exchanges with the Sharman Kingdom.

He suddenly realized that he had almost developed on the human side, and all the forces in the North Sea were in contact. From now on, he only needed to maintain it step by step.

On the contrary, the demon cultivator never paid attention to it.

The Sharks are a large clan of demon cultivators in the sea. If we can establish a good relationship with them, it will be like opening the door to a new world.

For this reason, some immediate short-term interests can even be sacrificed.

However, the Sharman Kingdom adheres to a policy of isolation from the country. To be precise, it is because it is self-sufficient and has little need for the outside world and human civilization as a whole. There are strong and powerful guardians within the clan, so that they will not be unable to keep up with the times.

Development will result in huge losses.

This kind of race is always conservative and cautious, neither soft nor hard.

How can we pry open the door to their home?

With such doubts, Li Zhen returned to the cave where he was staying temporarily and saw the maid, Gang'er, having nothing to do, pounding a medicinal herb that seemed to be seaweed.

Li Zhen smelled a faint fragrance from the stone mortar and couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

Gang'er stopped, raised his head and said, "Sect Master Li, this is the blood dragon grass produced in our sea. It can build muscle and replenish blood. It is very useful!"

Li Zhen smiled and said: "So this is Blood Dragon Grass."

Kun'er said: "Do you know this kind of thing?"

Li Zhendao: "Of course I know, I have also read a few books."

Hearing this, Guner suddenly became interested: "What kind of book is it that actually records the specialties of our place?"

Li Zhen's heart moved slightly, and he took out the "Travel Notes of the Sharman Country" from his bag: "This is the travel note written by the senior master who traveled here. It is recorded in it that he once saw a monster bitten by a sea wolf shark, and he applied it to the wound.

This thing."

Kun'er took the book and flipped through it, but was disappointed: "I can't understand it."

Li Zhendao: "Can't you understand these characters? The characters inherited by us humans come from ancient times."

Kun'er said: "We once had the hydrology of the sea tribe. The great demons on land also used demon writing, but they are rarely used anymore. Normally, they mostly rely on mana and spiritual consciousness to communicate with each other. Normally,

Most of the knowledge is passed down by word of mouth..."

Li Zhe nodded slightly. He had understood that the demon clan borrowed human language and writing to create its own civilization. However, due to the high cost of learning and the incompatibility with his own nature, he gradually gave up.

There is no problem for the upper-class figures among the demon cultivators. There is always a huge gap between cultivators and ordinary people. This is true for both humans and demons.

"It is precisely because of this that our sect must popularize basic education from an early age!

Although spiritual roots are incomplete and there is no proof of immortality, in fact, other conditions seem to be more important...

If there is such a thing as literary spirit in this world, more than ten or twenty years of education and incense are more delicate and meticulous than any other cultivation method. It is the ultimate cultivation skill!"

Li Zhen was secretly proud and asked, "Have you ever had the chance to learn how to read?"

Kun'er said: "It's not that I can't read a word of Chinese characters. It's just that I have a headache reading this kind of book."

Li Zhen said: "Then I will read it to you."

Kun'er's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Okay, okay!" Then he became a little worried: "Would this waste your time too much..."

Li Zhen smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, there is nothing to do here or there, so I just want to thank you for accompanying me to the fair. After some time, I will trouble you to take me around again."

Kun'er's eyes were slightly moist, and there seemed to be stars flashing in his eyes: "Sect Master Li..."

Li Zhen picked out some vivid and interesting stories from the book and told them to Xiao'er. This little turtle has grown up here since he was a child. The scenery he has seen is nothing more than some desert islands, sea plains, and trenches, and he has not experienced many things.

, his attention was immediately attracted by these.

At this time, she realized that being able to understand words was also a kind of happiness.

"Sect Master Li knows so much..."

She kind of worshiped him.

Li Zhen smiled and said: "These are the wonderful uses of reading. Books and words are the carrier of will. Even mortals who are unable to do anything can pass on their own knowledge, emotions and will through language and words. As the saying goes, literature
To be continued...