During the period when Haihun City was clearing the land and roads, Bai Muchuan did not give up on sowing discord, always trying to make the relationship between Lin Qinghen and everyone in Lei City worse.
Yin Jiuxiao and he said that Bai Muchuan had already informed the Yin family about the cooperation with Diemeng on that piece of land.
The general meaning is that Lin Qinghen has found a strong backer and is no longer that dependent on the Yin family. There is no need for him to say anything or to come to the Yin family 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 all be affected.
But how can you spit out something you have already eaten? The Yin family and the entire Tear City's reliance 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 others about the Ruiguang Floating Lotus incident. After the incident, the Yin family has not been trying to please Lin Qinghen recently.
But once Lin Qinghen and Haihun City were connected, the meaning behind it was different. Bai Muchuan pushed the matter forward, and this was not something that could 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 coming over. But after the two of them came, the situation not only did not get better, but got worse and worse, which was not what Bai Muchuan wanted.
There was a lot of commotion at Diemeng's place for a while, so they simply closed the shop in the afternoon and stopped doing business.
Bai Muchuan went to look for her, and 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 was not very pleasant.
"... You still dare to threaten me?" Lin Qinghen sneered, "Do you think I will bow my head? Let's wait and see."
Haihun City is the place where Lin Qinghen was studied. This person is not easily persuaded. The tougher the other person is, the less he will bend to them. He has 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, they saw that the relationship between the three parties in Tear City seemed to be getting worse and worse.
If Lin Qinghen still had some hesitation 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 something 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 are the most trustworthy, right?"
Lin Qinghen looked at it for a moment, let out a sigh of relief, and then nodded in agreement.
"The area around that piece of land has been almost cleared. You can go and have a look. There is no problem," Bai Muchuan said. "If Young Master Lin has time, it is better to sign the oath quickly. Then no matter who it is, it will not affect you."
Lin Qinghen was waiting for this. It was worth it that she had accompanied Bai Muchuan in such a long time of acting out the mess, making Bai Muchuan believe that all her attempts to sow discord 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 they waited for people to come.
As for the conditions for cooperation, the two of them had discussed it before, and now they were going to make a formal oath of alliance. Lin Qinghen finally saw clearly the conditions of Haihun City.
On the surface, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the details determined by Bai Muchuan.
The first one is about ordering large quantities of pills.
The purchase price of all the elixirs 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 it 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 spot goods, we can wait for the rest. 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 piece of land is bigger 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. 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 money from it.
The second point about negotiating conditions seems even more insignificant.
Bai Muchuan mentioned it when discussing cooperation. The piece of land was too large and people from Haihun City wanted 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, except that Lin Qinghen, as the only landlord, does not need to consider the Yin family. The basic commission he gets will be higher than that of Tear City, which is 50% of the regular output.
According to this calculation, the people who contracted the land will also get more, so they won't have to travel far and have to endure the tiring journey. This ratio is considered balanced.
However, how many people in Haihun City will participate in the planting was not clearly stated in the oath.
"Honestly, this is out of my control, right?" Bai Muchuan spread his hands. "I am only responsible for clearing the way. People from Sea Soul City and Tears City can go through. Otherwise, in your hands, Tears City will not be able to take it. Our Chamber of Commerce only wants the final elixir. This is a benefit for the people in Sea Soul City. It all depends on your ability."
Lin Qinghen thought about it, smiled and replied: "That's true."
But I don’t think so in my 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 the wolf clan had not been keeping an eye on the developments over there, and if this person had not spoken so sincerely, and the conditions he put forward in the alliance were so good, as if he had Diemeng's best interests in mind, Lin Qinghen would have believed it.
It didn't take a lot of time to tidy up the land. After all, there were enough people in Haihun City. When Lin Qinghen went to see it before, the land 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. In addition, the time is 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, and the situation is even more complicated, but Bai Muchuan gave priority to repairing that route. It is understandable that he has a bias in his heart.
But the people of 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 benefit from this. That road is not accessible to everyone, at least it is definitely not open to ordinary people," the wolf clan scout said. "According to this situation, the people who will 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 his interests to others, let alone give them to the people, so that he could take 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 juncture, so he added: "Master Lin, do you have anything else to ask about this oath? You can also see that what we want is very little. If we miss this opportunity, we will miss it."
Then I saw Lin Qinghen raised his head, curled his lips, and replied: "I have read it, no problem, sign it.
Bai Muchuan felt relaxed all of a sudden, and watched Lin Qinghen stretch out his hand to sign the oath, then looked up and smiled at him, looking like he was in a good mood: "Vice President Bai, it's a pleasure to work with you."
Once you sign this contract, the land becomes yours and of course you 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 no longer fake, but a little genuine. "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 person began to reveal his true intentions.
Haihun City is indeed wealthy and powerful in all senses, 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 was not that time yet, about half a month left.
But even earlier than this was the second harvest period 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 they couldn't get the materials was very simple. Haihun City provided the people in the city with a better option - they offered a higher purchase price, and the pills they 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 actually produced by Diemeng and the Alchemist Association of Leicheng City, and they are now just transplanted and used.
He didn't even need to purchase large quantities from outside. The batch he got from the Yin family was only a small number that were put on the counter, just to create momentum. The larger ones were kept by him. Later, after signing the alliance, he got another batch of spot goods from Lin Qinghen, which just made up for the shortage.
They had no plan to use the raw materials collected from the people. Haihun City gave them the money, but after collecting it, they just stored it there and never gave it to Die Meng.
The common people don't quite understand the recent turmoil in the city. Of course they will sell their products wherever they are offered the most money.
Lin Qinghen knew clearly that it would be fruitless for Die Meng to engage in a price war with Haihun City at this time, so he simply did nothing and stayed in the room chatting with Yin Jiuxiao.
"When we signed the oath, I guessed it," he said, "the amount of the pills is too large. Bai Muchuan is determined to make me break the contract. Wait, in a few days, I will go to the Yin family again to encourage you to deal with me."