Outside the east gate, the two sat down and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhao, it's not that Blazing Flame deceives you into being auspicious and weak, but the law of survival is like this, I will pay 10,000 gold coins to buy the ownership of the mine, I don't know what to do?"

Huoyun is a military general, but what is different from the auspicious military general is that his heroic spirit still has a bit of elegance, his manners are decent, and he has no impression of vulgarity.

"General Fire, you should know the answer, for the sake of the auspiciousness of the mine, two lords have already died in battle, and we can fight to the last soldier for the sake of the mine. The mine is our hope, we will not sell the ownership of the mine, for which we are willing to give everything, please believe in the determination and perseverance of the people. ”

Zhao Sheng's answer was completely beyond Huoyun's expectations, but he still said calmly: "If you don't give it, we can get it ourselves." ”

Zhao Sheng said indifferently: "General Huo, paper can't contain fire after all, now that the Minister of Industry of the Kingdom has learned the news of the coal mine, we will supply the kingdom at the best price, and the price per thousand catties is one gold coin." And we plan to sell it to the outside world at three gold coins per thousand catties, as a condition for Red Flame's withdrawal, we are willing to sell it to Red Flame Leader at the same price as the Ministry of Industry. ”

At this time, Zhao Sheng's face was also hot and panicked, so he had to cheer up and continue: "Since the kingdom has intervened in this matter, Chiyan should also focus on the overall situation, but he can't do anything that harms the public and fattens himself." ”

This sentence is the key, in the past few years, neither Jixiang nor Chiyan was willing to make the news of coal public, and each had its own thoughts. Now that the balance between the two sides has been broken, Jixiang has to take a step back only to find that he has a new bargaining chip.

Huoyun was also choked by this sentence, and his face was the same as Zhao Sheng's before.

After a while, Huoyun calmed down, no longer paid attention to Zhao Sheng's yin and yang weird taunts, and began to think about the auspicious price.

This condition is actually very generous, compared to charcoal, the same amount of iron smelting can save half of the gold coins.

Huoyun is quite excited after figuring out this, the cheapness he gets is his own, once Ji Xiang breaks the jar and breaks the coal mine at a low price or simply dedicates it to the kingdom in exchange for protection, Chiyan will get nothing, and the gold coins that were scattered in the early stage can be meat buns and dogs.

Huoyun's facial expressions changed one by one by Zhao Sheng silently, knowing that this matter could be done, so he didn't intend to give him enough time to think about it, and continued: "If Chiyan forcibly occupies it, Jixiang will have no choice, and my generation will not die after the coal mine is dedicated to the kingdom, and it must be worthy of the two lords who died and the innocent lords who were killed." ”

Huoyun's heart sank, and sure enough, at this time, the decisive side of the soldier was reflected, and he said loudly: "Okay, it's up to you, and you're responsible for the transportation." ”

At this time, Zhao Sheng could be regarded as having passed the test, but he said with a sad face: "General Huo, we don't have this condition for auspiciousness, the path at the foot of Dongshan Mountain is rugged and difficult to walk and varies in width and narrowness, and there are often fierce beasts infested, and it is difficult for carriages to pass, otherwise your army will not be able to survive today if you directly enter the auspicious world." ”

"I've already given in!" Huo Yun had an angry look on his face, he didn't expect that the other party would be so ignorant of lifting, and he would have to fight for a small profit.

"But we will make greater concessions!" Zhao Sheng said unhurriedly.

"It is impossible for us to receive ore by water, and as you know, the crown does not allow the territory to have medium-sized ships or more. ”

"We don't have ships either, and you know that. ”

"You ......" Huoyun was choked with a red face and a thick neck, if it weren't for the fact that the other party was older and literati, he would have to compare it.

Zhao Sheng was not too pressing, and proposed a compromise plan.

"Jixiang can build a small road from the foot of Dongyao Mountain to transport coal mines, but it needs Chiyan to provide funds for road repair, and Jixiang's treasury is now empty. In addition, at the border, we have to repair customs and build cards to deal with emergencies. ”

This is the bottom line of the auspicious people's negotiations, even if they can take out a gold coin from the red flame, it is good.

Huoyun didn't know what Dongshan needed to repair the road, but it was always right to lower the price, so he asked tentatively: "We can only pay two thousand gold coins for road repair, this is my greatest authority." ”

Huoyun knows that the auspicious Chiyan can only take the mountain road, and the rugged and difficult to walk is secondary, the key is that snakes, insects, rats, ants, and fierce beast attacks are the most fatal places.

Zhao Sheng also sighed that the Red Flame people were stupid and had a lot of money, and said in a fake way: "The people of the auspicious leader are going to suffer again, I am ashamed of the old lord and the young master!"

Huoyun knew that this Zhao Sheng was acting, and as for who to show it, it was a chicken food firefly - he knew it.

"General Fire, the sample contract has been drafted, you and I can fill in the agreement reached, it is valid for two years, and we will renew the contract after the expiration. ”

Huoyun didn't care, renewing the contract, I'm afraid it really has to be renewed, so he said with admiration: "Your mascot is efficient, so it's good, it saves a lot of time." ”

Although the soldiers defending the city couldn't hear the words of the two clearly, the faces and expressions of both sides were real, and they were all filled with righteous indignation.

The contract required Chiyan to deliver 2,000 gold coins to Jixiang within 30 days, and Jixiang was required to open the mountain road within 60 days after receiving the gold coins, and deliver the first coal mine within 90 days, which was not less than 5,000 catties per day.

According to estimates, after the road is leveled, regardless of extreme weather conditions, five days is enough time from the Jixiang coal mine area to the Jichi border.

On the evening of September 13, 53 years of the Xia Yuan calendar, Zhao Sheng dragged his tired body back to the lord's mansion, and Wang Xuan was walking around in the bedroom at this time, looking anxious, and the food on the table was not moved.

"Young master, the old minister is fortunate not to be dishonored......"

After that, Zhao Sheng howled and cried, and now his legs were still a little weak.

"Uncle Zhao, is it successful?"

"According to the young master's instructions, it will be supplied at the same price as the royal family of Great Xia, with a daily supply of 5,000 catties, and after three months, we need to deliver it to the junction, and the other party is willing to pay 2,000 gold coins as the start-up capital for repairing the mountain road. ”

Wang Xuan's hanging heart finally let go, and the whole person collapsed on the chair, finally no longer having to be a short-lived lord! Then he said to Zhao Sheng: "Uncle Zhao is really hard, this matter is a last resort, as long as we can have a few years of stable development time to manage the territory well, the shame imposed on us by Chiyan will one day be repaid." ”

After saying this, Wang Xuan's face was gloomy, and his anger filled the entire bedroom, time seemed to come to a standstill, and the air condensed and froze.

Zhao Sheng glanced at Wang Xuan differently, and found that the young master was not as weak as usual, and he was quite capable of bluffing people when he launched a ruthless attack, a bit of an old lord's shadow.

But this is just a temporary thought, and then I reflect that I think too much, the young master should still be the young master, because of a serious illness and completely changed his personality, this is unreasonable, there is no precedent!

"Uncle Zhao, I plan to learn about the current situation of the territory tomorrow, you have worked hard, let everyone prepare, I want detailed information, the more detailed the better." ”

Wang Xuan understands that it is unrealistic to want everyone to change their opinion of him in a short period of time, and it is only a long time coming.

Fortunately, he is the master, and the first three lords are very powerful, look at this treasury, the rats are hungry and go to other places; and then look at these houses, the rain leaks in summer, the wind leaks in winter, and you can still lie on the bed and count the stars on a sunny day......

"The old minister has orders, does the young master have any other orders?"

"It's okay, Uncle Zhao and go back to rest, and discuss it tomorrow. ”

Wang Xuan just drank some porridge and water when he first woke up yesterday afternoon, and now he is in the mood to eat when he is negotiating between life and death.

"Qing'er, Qing'er?"

"Young master, here, does the young master want to eat?"

"Well, if you don't get hungry for a day, what do you eat at night?"

"Ah, porridge, oh, and a rabbit from the foot of the mountain, according to the rules, our lord's house gets half of it. ”

"Uh, have you given the money?"

"Look at what the young master said, of course I gave it, young master, are you still sick and dizzy?" Qing'er hurriedly walked out, and said as she walked, "I'll go find Doctor Liu, and I'll let him come and have another look." ”

Wang Xuan was speechless for a moment, and secretly said that I am not sick, I am not sick, and then shouted: "Come back, I will ask casually, lest the kitchen be greedy again." ”

"Ah? that can't be, what do you think Aunt Liu is, I'll call the kitchen to eat, young master, you have just recovered from a serious illness, and you have to make up for it." ”

After saying that, Qing'er turned back as she walked and looked at him with scrutinizing eyes.

At this time, a hurried female voice came: "Young Master, are you busy?"

Before seeing anyone and hearing his voice first, Qing'er immediately said: "It's Xiaozhu, it must be that Miss is not eating again." ”

"My sister?"

"Your sister!"

"Forehead ......"

The person who came was really Zhu'er, thirteen or fourteen years old, with an anxious face, and after seeing Wang Xuan, he hurriedly said: "Since the young master was sick, Miss has not bothered to eat these days, and has often made noise; ”

Yes, I also have a four-year-old sister, she was less than two years old when her father died, and her depressed mother was tortured by the root of the illness that fell during childbirth, and her father followed soon after he left, and only their brothers and sisters depended on each other in this family.