Upon hearing this, the great elder of the Hong family stood up and bowed to the head of the auction hall of the Danding Divine Sect and to the stunningly beautiful woman.
He also didn't know who this young woman was. The fact that she could sit in the most important position and have the master of the Xuanwu County Auction Hall treat her with great respect meant that this person's identity was absolutely unattainable. Maybe she was an important figure in the Danding Divine Sect.
Most of the mystics behind the elder were young people. They were all attracted by the beauty of this beautiful woman, and their eyes would fall on her from time to time. If it weren't for the cold breath of ice and snow, the air of a queen, which made them feel ashamed, who knows how their eyes would stick to this beautiful woman and how they would lose their composure.
The eldest elder of the Hong family is tall, square and sturdy. Even now he is a neat and tidy old man. One can imagine how mighty and handsome he was when he was young.
He saluted the two from the Dan Ding Divine Sect, then turned around and said to everyone below with a smile: "Dear heads of the family, fellow martial artists, this year's medicinal materials ordering conference of the Dan Ding Divine Sect Auction Hall has just begun. Our Hong family is very honored to have been recognized and supported by the auction hall."
"With this honor, our Hong family has done our best to complete the task of purchasing medicines for the auction hall. This is a list of medicines purchased this year. We hope that each family head will write down the name and quantity of the medicines that can be handed in this year. We will give a predetermined price first. Of course, when trading, we will still follow the requirements of previous years and give prices according to the quality of the medicines."
The people in power nodded. This was an annual practice that did not require any explanation.
"What I want to say is that if a certain drug has been purchased almost completely, we will no longer purchase it or purchase it at a low price." The eldest elder of the Hong family said with a smile, "We must explain this matter to avoid misunderstandings in the future."
The eldest elder of the Yun family, Marquis Yuhai, chuckled and said, "Brother Hong is right. It is only fair to say these things in advance. Brother Hong has been in the pharmaceutical business for so many years, and we all understand the rules of the Hong family."
Two slim women in beautiful robes took this year's medicine list and distributed the medicine purchase lists to each family starting from both sides.
A total of 384 types of inferior medicines were purchased, which is the number of types of materials needed by the auction hall to refine inferior medicines.
The auction hall of Danding Divine Sect is responsible for its own profits and losses, and every year disciples from the sect will come to check the accounts. The profit or loss of the business determines the status of the auction hall and the degree of support from the sect for this auction hall.
Since all the purchases are made in places under their control, the prices of these low-end medicines generally do not change much. Even if there is a change, it is only agreed by the sect. Therefore, the profit of the auction hall comes from the purchase of medicines and the destructible consumption of refining pills.
Another thing is that for medicines that have reached the Tiandi Xuanhuang level, the sect gives each auction hall a floating price, and gives the most preferential treatment according to the level, quality of the medicine, and year.
Now is the best time to purchase medicines in the middle of winter.
The heads of each family filled in the quantity and quality of the medicinal materials grown by their family, and collected them one by one.
The eldest elder of the Hong family looked at the fifty-three kinds of medicines filled out by the City Lord's Mansion and said: The fifty-three kinds of medicines in the City Lord's Mansion will all be priced within a 10% fluctuation range according to the market price.
This is to show friendship to the City Lord's Mansion and hope to get the support of the City Lord's Mansion. It also means that our Hong family will never earn money from the City Lord's Mansion.
The eldest son of the City Lord's Mansion, wearing a snow-white long gown, smiled slightly and nodded with satisfaction. He felt that it was a pleasure to deal with sensible people.
The elder continued, "Our Hong family supplies sixty-four kinds of medicines."
"The Yun family, the Marquis of Yuhai, supplies sixty-five kinds of medicines."
"The Yue family, Marquis of Fenghai, supplies forty-seven kinds of medicines."
"The Li family, Marquis of Zhihai, supplies eighty kinds of medicines."
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Speaking of the Ye family, the elder smiled slightly, bowed to Ye Yongqing apologetically and said, "Master Ye, I'm very sorry. The 384 kinds of medicines purchased this year are enough. There are only four kinds of medicines: Tianxiangcao, Qingyuzhi, Lanyan Fruit, and Wugenhua, which can be purchased according to the price on the list."
"We are still short of these four drugs. If the Ye family can provide more, we will also purchase them. However, we can only purchase the remaining 46 drugs at half price at most."
Everyone stared at the Ye family with gloating eyes. They knew in their hearts that it was impossible to buy enough. Every year when buying medicinal materials, there would always be a gap and there would never be enough.
This is the powerful method used by the Hong family to suppress the Ye family.
They all knew that the Hong family was a prosperous family with many talented people, and they were ambitious to swallow up the Ye family.
The first step is to poison the head of the Ye family. Just look at his abnormal dark complexion and you will know that he is deeply poisoned and will soon die. If he is poisoned, he will not have the energy to manage the family, and the family will involuntarily relax.
The second step was to destroy Ye Xingyue, who was in charge of the finances of the Ye family, arrest Ye Wentian, and threaten the boy Ye Xiangyang who was sitting there. He wanted to knock down the three generations of smart people in the Ye family in one fell swoop and discourage the Ye family.
The third step was to take control of the Ye family’s Yun iron mine and smelter, taking away half of the Ye family’s annual income.
The fourth step is to unite all the family chambers of commerce to suppress the Ye family’s business in Xuanwu County and ruin the Ye family’s business. The business in Xuanwu County accounts for a quarter of the Ye family’s income.
It can even be said that if this business fails, the Ye family will suffer losses, and it is not uncommon for them to suffer serious injuries.
The fifth step is to make it impossible for the Ye family to sell their medicinal herbs.
This series of tactics was designed to force the Ye family into a desperate situation. They knew that behind these tactics, the Hong family had more tactics.
They just want to see how the Ye family fights back.
Ye Yongqing's face was solemn. The Ye family had reached the point of running out of money. After checking the accounts during this period, it was discovered that the Ye family had suffered serious losses in many aspects of its funds.
Facing the aggressive attitude of the Hong family, the Ye family must prepare to fight a financial war with them in Xuanwu County. The family must also use its old capital to support the business in Xuanwu County.
Originally they had hoped that this batch of herbs would be able to hold out for a while, but who would have thought that the Hong family would be so powerful that they almost squeezed out their cost price.
It's not that it's not possible to sell it outside Xuanwu County. On the one hand, to enter other cities, you need to pay a certain amount of taxes, and on the other hand, you have to accept deductions from other cities, plus the transportation costs, so there is not a single profit from the whole trip.
With so many Xuanists in the family, the amount of resources needed every day is extremely huge.
Whether to sign or not became a difficult problem in Ye Yongqing's mind, making him hesitant.
Ye Xiangyang smiled slightly: "Master, we cannot sign this contract. Although the medicine is low-grade, it can be used at home. We will withdraw from this year's medicine reservation meeting."
The eldest elder of the Hong family smiled faintly. Over the years, Ye Yongqing's Thousand Day Poison consumed countless resources, and Ye Yongqing had no intention of managing the family. In addition, Ye Xingyue was embezzling public resources for personal gain and employing treacherous people. In addition, the Hong family was secretly infiltrating and suppressing the family. The Ye family had already fallen into an economic crisis.
Otherwise, the Ye family would not have handed over something as important as the Yuntie Mine to the Hong family.
"Master Ye, what do you think?" The eldest elder of the Hong family said with a smile on his face.
When Ye Yongqing heard Ye Xiangyang say this, a faint smile appeared on his dark face: "Haha, since Yang'er said so, our Ye family will not participate in this year's drug transaction."
The eyes of the eldest elder of the Hong family were shining. Without this sum of money, hehehe, Xuanwu County would have a greater chance of taking over the Ye family hotel, hypermarket, casino, and Weicuilou.
"Okay, that's great. Well, this is the time for this year's drug trade reservation meeting."
The eldest elder of the Hong family said with a smile, as if he was a cat staring at a mouse that had no ability to fight back.
The rest of the family elders sighed in their hearts. They had never thought that the Ye family would be suppressed by the Hong family to the point where they had no power to fight back. The Hong family's plan to destroy the Ye family within two years might actually succeed.
Many people feel that when the birds are gone, the bows are put away, and when the rabbits die, the foxes mourn. At this time, who is willing to do something that is thankless? Moreover, the destruction of the Ye family will bring tangible benefits to the Hong family of Konghai City, the Yun family of Yuhai City, the Zishu family of Xinri City, the Ping family of Pingjiang City, and the Princess of Xuanwu County.
The two main figures at the auction were not moved at all. The strong prey on the weak and survival of the fittest is a rule in the martial arts world. Even in sects, tragic deaths at the hands of others are common.
No matter who it is, as long as it does not affect the interests of their auction hall and does not offend their dignity, they will not interfere in such matters.
Ye Xiangyang smiled slightly: "Grand Elder of the Hong Family, you should know that a family that accumulates good will surely have good fortune, while a family that accumulates evil will surely have disaster. Those who do too much evil will surely perish. Think carefully about what happened to your Third Elder. Humph, maybe your entire Hong Family will follow the path of the Third Elder."
Bang!
This sentence was the loudest slap in the face of the Hong family.
Everyone looked at this handsome and enviable young man in green with their eyes widened. They had all heard that the Ye family had a younger generation with fourth-grade talent, and it should be this young man.
In this situation, this kid is really bold to slap the Hong family in the face so directly.
The elder of the Hong family had a livid face. He smiled coldly, "It doesn't matter what happens to me. The most important thing is that we still have someone in our hands. I can destroy him with just one word."
This is a warning to Ye Xiangyang, you little bastard, your father is still in my hands, and I can make him live or die.
"Haha, let me tell you, if anything happens to my father, I, Ye Xiangyang, will make sure that no one in your Hong family will be left alive. Great Elder, you can give it a try."
Ye Xiangyang's words were powerful.
People looked at Ye Xiangyang with even more surprise. What kind of backing did this kid have to be so bold as to challenge Elder Hong.
ps: Here comes the third update.