With the endorsement of Feng Taixiu, the foreign affairs deacon of the Yufeng Sect, Jiang Feng naturally sailed against the wind and carried Feng Taixiu to Chuigong City quickly. Feng Jiming seemed to have other tasks and did not go with Jiang Feng, which also made Jiang Feng slightly
My worried heart felt much more at peace.
This guy doesn't do things according to routine, so it's better to stay away.
Thinking carefully about what Feng Jiming had done before, Jiang Feng guessed that he just wanted to highlight his presence and tried to use strong pressure to help the head Mu Qianxue quickly solve the current thorny problem. Fortunately, Jiang Feng resisted and found out.
If he wins the bet, the other party will not kill him and replace him. Otherwise, being killed in the contract is an inevitable result.
Should he completely succumb to Mu Qianxue's command, or should he hide and wait for a better opportunity? Jiang Feng couldn't see through Feng Jiming's true thoughts. He just felt that with Feng Jiming's true strength, in the Yufeng Sect, he could
It is easy to occupy a good position, and then obtain advantageous cultivation resources, and can avoid the troubles of mundane affairs. Although he was born as an ancient demon ice wilderness snow girl, without resource support, the road to the great road is in vain.
I wonder when the sect will be able to support me in return?
Jiang Feng secretly thought about this very realistic and helpless problem. Fortunately, this trend exists. Therefore, in negotiations with Yufeng Sect, even if he is forced to make concessions due to lack of strength, he cannot let go too much, otherwise he will be robbed.
Yes, but with this clear understanding of the future between himself and the Asayama Sect, he began to ponder the bottom line of his negotiations.
During the chat with Feng Taixiu, Jiang Feng learned that this person's surname was not Feng, but Ma. He was actually a distant relative of Ma Taiji. However, he did not follow Ma Taiji's family members to leave the Hanshan Sect until the Hanshan Sect's territory was occupied.
After the Yufeng Sect was annexed, Feng Jiming found him and several clan members inexplicably, forced them to change their surname to Feng, and placed them in different positions. The one with the highest position was him, Common People.
How isolated and helpless Feng Jiming was, Jiang Feng thought to himself. Judging from the bloodline of the Snow Maiden in the Ice Desert, these people must have a very distant blood relationship with Feng Jiming, but when no one could trust them, they were still
Pulled him over, I wonder if he will regret killing Matthew at this time. After all, he was a monk.
This must be one of the reasons why Feng Jiming changed his mind shortly after leaving Stormrage Canyon and temporarily spared his life and no longer sought the position of head of the Qianshan Sect. Are you kidding? There will be no trustworthy person to help him then.
To maintain a sect, what's the use of a bare head? Besides, the Qianshan Sect is not the kind of person with rich resources who can sit at home and count spiritual stones. However, after he cultivates enough confidants, he may change his mind again.
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Fortunately, Feng Taixiu is an ordinary person. Feng Ji knows and does not have the ability to turn decay into magic, such as "Phase Separation Technique". In a short period of time, he may not be able to find so many trustworthy monks for his own use. After all, he wants to identify a person.
Time is a necessary element for people, so there is still enough time left for yourself to improve your strength.
Feng Taixiu didn't have much scheming. Jiang Feng learned from him that the current approximate territory of Yufeng Sect was equivalent to one-third of the previous Yufeng Sect. It occupied a large area of the eastern and southeastern parts of the original Yufeng Sect. With Fire Cloud
Linghe Nuanchi Wetland and Ruijinmen are the boundaries. Originally there were few people here, and the most prosperous areas are Xiaoting City and Lianchi City on the rocky coast. In addition, there are the three southeastern cities, Chui Gong City and Ansai City.
and Nanping City, as well as the new capital Shuangju City. The remaining central area is vast and sparsely populated, with scarce resources. There are only two large-scale cities. Although the sect's territory is nearly three times that of the Qianshan Sect, it faces many challenges.
The predicament is similar to that of the Qianshan Sect. Fortunately, the Ling family was originally a large family of the Yufeng Sect. When the land was divided and the territory was divided, it brought a lot of resources. There will be no big problem in the short term. But if the sect wants to develop in the long term, there are still
Many things to do.
When the sun set, the two of them arrived at Chui Gong City.
There was no welcome ceremony. Jiang Feng was directly invited to the living room. Mu Qianxue, the head of the Yufeng Sect, and Ling Feidu, the elder of the inner sect, had not yet taken office. Gu Chuanfu, the city lord of Lianchi City who took charge of the duties from afar, had been waiting for a long time. These three people
Jiang Feng has seen everyone, but he can't be said to be familiar with them. Feng Taixiu and two other ordinary people whose names cannot be named can only stand aside in this situation.
Judging from the positions of several people, the Yufeng Sect has abandoned the previous system of the Wenxiu Sect, and there is a faint tendency to move closer to the "simplified administration system" of the Seven Alliance Sect. The changes are huge and very pragmatic.
With Gu Chuanfu around, Mu Qianxue and Ling Feidu just exchanged a few words and waited for Gu Chuanfu to communicate on a number of matters. This person had inadvertently reached the realm of Xuan-level perfection, and when he approached, there was still a faint sense of earth.
Level of pressure, but this pressure is not pure, giving people a vague feeling. Jiang Feng, who is used to seeing strong men, is no longer afraid of monks of this level.
, cannot be compared.
I guess I took some pills to forcibly improve it, or there are some secrets that I don't know about. Jiang Feng thought to himself, and picked up the contract handed over by the other party and looked at it carefully.
The content of the contract is not significantly different from what Feng Jiming gave. There are three paragraphs in total, but the wording is softer.
The first paragraph is the agreement between the Yufeng Sect and the Qianshan Sect. Both parties protect their respective officialdoms and are open to the other party unconditionally.
and exempt from all customs duties or similar charges;
Paragraph 2: Yufeng Sect can freely establish a chamber of commerce in Qianshan Sect, and can transport Yufeng Sect’s materials to surrounding sects in the name of Qianshan Sect, including but not limited to Ruijinmen, Lizong, Luoyingmen, and Chi
Xiamen, Jincheng Sect, etc., Qianshan Sect promised to cooperate and fully exempt the commercial taxes of shops under the jurisdiction of the above-mentioned chambers of commerce;
Paragraph 3: Both parties build separate courtyards for each other to maintain communication and implement the above terms. The scale shall not be lower than the standard of a medium sect. Both parties promise to keep the specific contents of the contract confidential and shall not disclose it to a third party. This contract has been in effect since Tianyuan Sanjiu00
It will be implemented in July of the third year and will be valid for twenty years.
Jiang Feng deliberately turned over the page again, but except for the blank paper and the place for signing, there were no additional terms. "Is this the end?"
"Yes, there are only three, it's very simple." Gu Chuanfu smiled kindly, but Jiang Feng, who had experienced peace negotiations in Hanshan, did not think that was normal kindness.
"What are the benefits of Asayama Sect?"
Judging from the terms, especially the second one, Jiang Feng has initially believed that the Yufeng Sect has been blocked by Ruijin Sect, Li Sect and Luoying Sect, or there is such a trend. Although all the materials are
It can be transported through storage bags or spirit beast bags, and secretly transported to any sect. However, as long as it is sold openly in a shop, the shop has the responsibility to explain the source to the sect where it is located. Therefore, whether it is used by the common people or needed by monks,
All bulk materials must go through the formal channels of trade routes. Otherwise, they can only go to the black market. And if you go to the black market for bulk materials, you can only lower the price yourself. Not to mention the dilution of profits, you may even lose money. Of course, this is good for the attributes.
The magic weapons and talismans are not effective, but the things that the sect relies on for survival cannot rely on these rare items, unless the grade is high enough. If it has that strength, the Yufeng Sect does not have to worry about this matter.
"We can guarantee to protect the Qianshan Sect from [ . ] infringement by other sects during the validity period of the contract."
"Our Qianshan Sect is under the protection of the patriarchal system."
"Both overt and covert, if someone secretly wants to take action against Master Jiang and the Qianshan Sect, we will try our best to help." Gu Chuanfu said, "We still care about credibility on this point, but it's just inconvenient to write it in the terms."
"Verbal agreement?"
"right!"
"In Xiaoting City, Feng Jiming wanted to kill me." Jiang Feng decided to file a complaint.
"It was a misunderstanding." Mu Qianxue took over, "The Lord of Chui Gong City unfortunately passed away recently. He has now taken over as the Lord of Chui Gong City. I personally guarantee that there will be no grievances between him and Leader Jiang during the period when the contract is in effect.
Any trouble."
"Okay, I believe you." With Mu Qianxue's words, the stone hanging in Jiang Feng's heart finally fell to the ground. However, the promise was only for twenty years, and it seemed that he was far behind Mohaishu. "
These terms are too risky for the Qianshan Sect. Helping you cover them up is not a long-term solution. The people in the Li Sect, Ruijin Sect and Luoying Sect are not fools. We need to find a way to do this. If all taxes are exempted, Qianshan
Zong also has nothing to gain."
"We can also choose to go south." The black face still sang Gu Chuanfu, although it didn't match his smile.
"The Yufeng Sect was newly established."
Jiang Feng only responded with these five words. He believed that most of the Yufeng Sect's energy was now focused on developing itself and guarding against its natural enemy Ruijinmen, and would not attack the Qianshan Sect, which had little resources.
Moreover, this aspect violates the protection agreement of the patriarchal system and is a target of severe punishment. The newly established Yufeng Sect also has a certain protection period. If he starts a war rashly, he will only lose his "death-free gold medal" unless Jiang Feng first
It is admitted that Qianshan Sect is an affiliated sect of Yufeng Sect. After all, merging affiliated sects is not strictly against the rules, but Jiang Feng obviously does not kneel so gracefully;
On the other hand, even if the Yufeng Sect easily defeated the Qianshan Sect, it could only open up the trade routes between Chixiamen and Jincheng Sect. The westbound trade route was still restricted by Li Zong. As for the southern road from Heishuimen to Wei State, the original trade route was
It doesn't make sense. Therefore, they now need the middleman of the Qianshan Sect, and there is no way around it, unless they are willing to transship it through the Luanshihai Inland Sea Trade Road and then transport it to other regions. This is the opposite, the cost is much higher, and basically there is no
Profitable.
Of course, after becoming a middleman, Jiang Feng was a little worried about whether the Qianshan Sect would be banned by the Li Sect. This matter could be communicated through the Yu family. He had a vague feeling that the Li Sect was just showing off, and even pretending to
Jiang Feng still doesn't know the reason. In short, he guesses that there won't be too much trouble.
"There are no prefecture-level monks in the Qianshan Sect." Gu Chuanfu still stated the comparison of strengths frankly.
"The Yufeng Sect is newly established." Jiang Feng still replied with the same five words, all-purpose.
"Okay, tell me the conditions." Ling Feidu on the side lost his patience and said this before Mu Qianxue.
"It is impossible to be tax-free." When Jiang Feng said these words, the expressions of several people around him became ugly, and several ordinary people secretly took a breath, "All materials trafficked by Yufeng Sect can be passed through
There is no problem with the chamber of commerce you designated buying and selling through the major chambers of commerce that have already settled in the Asan Mountain Sect and transferring it to other sects.
, but taxes will all be collected according to existing rules, and we will return 50% of these taxes to Yufeng Sect at the end of each year."
"In other words, it is equivalent to reducing the cost by half. In this way, your materials will still have a certain degree of competitiveness when shipped to other sects. For the sake of statistical convenience, I suggest that all items be delivered only in the big sect.
It will be carried out in Yi County and Donghu County."
Regarding this matter, Jiang Feng had already come to a clear understanding when he came. It was unrealistic to categorically reject the other party. The Yufeng Sect's trade routes were blocked. Even through smuggling, they would find a way to communicate with the chamber of commerce in their territory.
It cannot be completely banned unless a large number of manpower is added to investigate, which is obviously impossible for the Qianshan Sect. In addition, the ancient Chuanfu theory is right, the Qianshan Sect has no place.
A high-level monk is naturally inferior to others in this regard. The other party can find ways to cause trouble for him, and it does not touch the patriarchal system, so he has nothing to do.
But what benefit does "full tax exemption" bring to the Asayama Sect? Is taking the blame for nothing just to get an unwarranted protection that is not written in the contract?
Wouldn't that be getting farther and farther away from the sect's goal of repaying itself? Therefore, Jiang Feng came up with this special "tax refund" cooperation model. In this way, all the taxes collected are still in his hands and will be returned at the end of the year.
By giving it to the other party, you can enrich your own funds without hurting the harmony between the two parties.
This cooperation model was obviously beyond the expectations of everyone present. Gu Chuanfu looked at Ling Feidu and then at his superior Mu Qianxue. The 50% tax concession was indeed close to their psychological bottom line, but this kind of end-of-year
He had no idea whether the act of returning the spirit stone was appropriate or not.
"Seventy percent!" Mu Qianxue said a new figure, "Return 70% of the tax to us, and the Qianshan clan will receive 30%. I will restrain our chamber of commerce, abide by the rules, and avoid private transactions."
"good!"
With Mu Qianxue's guarantee, Jiang Feng was not entangled. In fact, the bottom line in his mind was 20%. There were two prefecture-level people in this venue, so the pressure should not be too small. Although he had made a thorough analysis in his heart, the other party would not
Because Zongmen Xinli took action in a hurry, but that was a rational analysis. If the other party really took action, he would not even be able to fight back. In other words, if the other party was more sinister, he would die on the border between Yufeng Sect and Ruijinmen.
Above, in this situation, no one can say a word for the Asayama Sect.
Just as Yin Du, who sells magic weapons and does bad things, said, Jiang Feng needs to reach the prefecture level before the two of them can talk again. The Qianshan Sect now doesn't even have a chance to enter the sight of the Nine Old Man, so naturally no one will support him, and
, Support also depends on strength. He does not believe that there is no member of the Nine Old Men behind this civil strife in Yufeng Sect. But what is the final result? I am afraid we have to wait for the younger brothers to fight and see the result. If it can
Wouldn't it lead to chaos if he rashly interfered in the battles between sects without rules? Even though he knew little about the operating mechanism of the Nine Old Men, Jiang Feng could guess the true meaning of this underlying rule:
Only when you have the strength will your father come out to help.
The Qianshan Sect doesn't even have a father now, so it's better to give in.
The signing went smoothly. Jiang Feng got a contract with Mu Qianxue's soul mark. Of course, he also had his own soul mark. What's worth complaining about is that the new Yufeng Sect doesn't seem to have much hospitality.
Even the dinner party was not prepared. Jiang Feng vaguely guessed that the new head of Mu still had things to do. The sect was newly established, and most of the things were messy. There were thousands of threads that needed to be sorted out. Jiang Feng did not have the consciousness to share his worries. The Qianshan Sect still had something to do.
All the affairs are waiting for him to take care of.
However, as a middleman, sooner or later, Ruijinmen, Lizong and Luoyingmen would take notice. Jiang Feng planned to return to Luochuan as soon as possible, and go to Luoyingmen first with Wu Quanzhong, the foreign affairs elder, to implement the affairs of the other courtyards, and also explore Tushan. Regarding the tone of the incident, what should be the attitude towards this incident? On the issue of Chixia Sect, Luoying Sect and Qianshan Sect are considered allies. Presumably, the other party will be willing to "point out" for him.
"Don't continue to accept the refugees who escaped from Yufeng Sect!" Gu Chuanfu warned at the last moment.
"We have too few people to take care of this." Jiang Feng deliberately put the difficulty in front of him. Gu Chuanfu's warning also showed that his disciple Jiang Chengzi had successfully delivered his message to Dayi County Governor Shen Junmao. , the other party must have made efforts on this matter recently.
"At least the monks must be guaranteed." Mu Qianxue, who was about to leave, stopped and gave in. "I believe you can do it, if you don't want to cause any trouble."
**A naked threat.
"Okay, as for the monks, we will try our best." Jiang Feng, who felt the pressure from the hierarchy, could only give in again, "After this month, we will no longer take in monks who came from the Yufeng Sect and fled to the Qianshan Sect. You know, government orders have been issued to various places. It will also take some time.”
"Hmph, you can take care of yourself."
Mu Qianxue's expression did not soften just because she had reached an agreement with Jiang Feng. She still had that cold expression, which must have scared off many low-level monks. Jiang Feng couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
However, it was time to rush back to Dayi County as soon as possible. Taking advantage of the east wind when the contract was signed, Jiang Feng openly jumped on the headwind Ruyi Flying Boat in front of a few people and headed straight for Dayi County.