Chapter 329: The Deal Is Done
"Well, of course, there are no laws and regulations. β
"Your Majesty!" the man seemed very annoyed by Zhang Fan's approach, and said again, "But this kid's behavior obviously doesn't take the majesty of the royal family into account, and his habit of sitting on the ground and raising prices like this should be severely punished!"
"Hey, Prime Minister, let's sit down and talk about it first. β
When Zhang Fan heard this, he knew that the man in front of him, who had not had a good face for him from the moment he entered the door, was the prime minister of the day, and his tone was not only not half relaxed, but he was more hardened and firm, and said: "Prime Minister, the kid doesn't understand, the kid's pricing is completely based on the price on the market recently, how can he not take the majesty of the royal family in his eyes?"
"According to the price on the market, then your future price increase is also based on the market?" Cheng was obviously a little angry with Zhang Fan's tone and attitude towards himself.
Zhang Fan was not frightened by the prime minister's anger, and asked the emperor with a straight body: "Then dare to ask Your Majesty, do you also think that the boy's price increase is very unreasonable?" The emperor did not answer, after all, it is obviously impossible to say that there is no opinion on Zhang Fan's price increase.
Seeing that the emperor was speechless, Zhang Fan said even more firmly: "If Your Majesty also thinks that the price demanded by the kid is unreasonable, then I don't think the trade of these spiritual weapons needs to continue, and I don't want to trade with people who have opinions and hostility towards me." After Zhang Fan finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave with a tough attitude that everyone couldn't imagine.
Seeing this, Emperor Lian Shaoqing hurriedly said: "Hey, Zhang Fan, don't be angry first, the matter of the transaction is that the two parties to the transaction negotiate with each other on their respective opinions, and it is common for disagreements to disagree. And the prime minister didn't expect that Zhang Fan, a soul collector who couldn't even stand entering the door, would have such a tough and resolute attitude, and he almost disturbed the transaction that the Huang royal family valued, and he couldn't help but feel a little stunned in his heart.
Since the emperor and even Shaoqing are so polite, then Zhang Fan still has to give this face, Zhang Fan asked: "Your Majesty, since the royal family thinks that the boy's price increase is unreasonable, then may I ask where this is unreasonable, and the price increase of 20% should be within the acceptable range in the boy's opinion." β
"Hmph, it's within the acceptable range, but you obviously don't take our royal family into account for raising the price for no reason, Zhang Fan, do you know that you are now negotiating terms with the royal family?" a man stood up on the right side and said to Zhang Fan.
Although Zhang Fan didn't know him, he must be a big official if he appeared here, "Dare to ask who this adult is?"
"I'm Lingdu's decree!"
"It turned out to be a political and legal order," Zhang Fan naturally did not lose the amount of courtesy he should have, and said after the ceremony, "Then I want to ask my lord, if the price increase is not big in the eyes of the royal family, then those businessmen on the street will also not give the royal family face?"
"You, you are a crooked reason!" the political and legal decree didn't seem to expect Zhang Fan to say this, "You are now trading with the royal family, so naturally you can't be compared with a street businessman." β
"Then since that's the case, then I want to ask my lordship, did I violate any laws and regulations by raising the price?" Looking at the speechless appearance of the political and legal order, Zhang Fan continued, "You are the lord of the political and legal order, you should know the Lingdu regulations better than the kid." β
Zhang Fan said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, do you think that if I don't trade with you, take the spiritual weapon to the market and sell it, and then control the quantity, do you think I will make less than the twenty percent price that you added? I'm afraid it will only be a lot more?"
"What do you mean?"
"What the kid means is that since it's a transaction, it's on an equal footing of both sides, you don't have to accept my price increase, and I don't have to trade with you, I don't have to worry about my spiritual weapons not being able to sell, even if I get it on the black market, I can make a lot of money, but now that I'm here, I don't want you to look at me with the eyes of the royal family, and I don't want you to want you to have any royal privileges, I just hope that you can talk to me again like an ordinary businessman for the time being!"
In the face of Zhang Fan's statement, everyone could not come up with any reason to refute it, so what could the royal family do? Since it was a business, it was natural that both sides could only carry out the business on an equal footing, otherwise wouldn't it be like a robber to plunder unilaterally? Liancheng also secretly gave a thumbs up to Zhang Fan's eloquence, at least so far he had never seen anyone dare to make the royal family so frightened and there was no reason to be angry.
"Okay! Zhang Fan, you said very well, very right, then in that case, I will be a businessman with you today, hahaha. β
"Your Majesty is worthy of the king of a country, his bearing is very extraordinary, and his vision is much more open-minded than many people. β
"You!" Zhang Fan said something, those ministers naturally could hear it, they all didn't have a good face for Zhang Fan, they didn't expect Zhang Fan to dare to talk to them like this, but they seemed to treat Zhang Fan as an equal person from their hearts, and the human emperor who had been observing Zhang Fan was also surprised and recognized by Zhang Fan's temperament, and Chen Yiyan, who was the general marshal of the Spirit Department, was also surprised by his little subordinate, and at the same time felt helpless about Zhang Fan's characterγ
The emperor said to Zhang Fan: "Actually, I came to you this time, not because of the price, in fact, we can accept the price you added, but the quantity is a little too small." β
"Then Your Majesty means that you have to discuss the adjustment with me in terms of quantity?"
"That's right, the number of one thousand is really too small, so can you increase the number of spiritual weapons sold to us every time, anyway, the number of one thousand is too small for the maintenance of the entire spiritual capital, and the price increase is negotiable, what do you think?"
"I'm afraid it won't work. Everyone didn't expect that Zhang Fan would directly reject the royal family's proposal without even thinking about it, and the ministers were all angry, "Zhang Fan, don't go too far, we want to increase the number just to strengthen the strength of the spirit capital to resist the spirit as soon as possible, do you know what you are doing?"
Zhang Fan said with a helpless look: " It's not that I don't agree, it's not that I don't know the importance of preparing the spirit capital to resist the power of the spirit, it's just that this time, I first promised the Huo family's Huo master, and in the future, my spirit weapons will be completely handed over to their Huo family's shops for sale, as for why, I think all of you should understand that if I take out too many spirit weapons and resell them to you, then I'm afraid that what I promised to the Huo family will not be realized, and then it will become me Zhang Fan who is dishonest to others, and people who have no faith will not be able to stand, Your Majesty, do you think this is important?" The emperor agreed with what Zhang Fan said, after all, reputation is still a very important character for a person, if everyone is not trustworthy, I am afraid that there will be no trust between people
Zhang Fan continued to explain: "In these two ways, my current refining conditions and level, even if I give you all the ten thousand spirit weapons that I have refined at one time, it is still insignificant for the preparation of the entire spirit capital, rather than losing my own credibility like this, then I might as well not trade with you." β
When Lian Shaoqing heard Zhang Fan talk about the restrictions on the refining conditions, he said: "If there are restrictions on the refining conditions, then you can tell me, and I can provide you with all the materials and manpower you need." β
Zhang Fan still shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, even if you can provide me with a lot of materials, but in terms of manpower, even if you provide it to me, I won't dare to use it." β
"Why? You can't believe me?"
"It's not that Zhang Fan can't trust Your Majesty, but that he can't trust the manpower provided by His Majesty, even the trained guards of the official department can be bribed, Your Majesty is really so sure that no one will change his mind among the manpower you have provided me? If my refining technique is distributed all over the street that day, who will I cry to? I will never appoint someone I can't trust. "Zhang Fan said about the affairs of the official department, even Shaoqing naturally heard what Liancheng said, and for a while, the faces of the ministers were a little difficult to look at.
"The person who doesn't know what I provide, can Zhang Fan's little brother be relieved?" The human emperor who had been observing Zhang Fan on the side finally spoke up at this time, "I have a way to ensure that the person I provide to you will definitely not change his mind." β
The human emperor has spoken, of course Zhang Fan believes that the powerful human emperor must have a way to make this guarantee, but Zhang Fan is still a little reluctant, after all, the truth that the heart of the non-my race must be different should be universal in any world, but Zhang Fan thought about it, if he refused the help of the royal family like this, it seemed a little unwise, only a small transaction was not enough for the royal family to be bound behind the Purple Thunder Spirit Department, and as far as the current development status of the Spirit Department was concerned, the amount of spiritual weapons refined by the Zi family alone could indeed be maintained, but it was impossible for the spiritual weapons to develop only such a small number and scale in the future, I'm afraid that in the future, it will be a little unrealistic to rely on the Zi family alone, after all, their number is limited.
Zhang Fan had actually thought about the future before, and he thought of two ways to solve the embarrassing problem of not being able to keep up with the funds after the expansion and development of the spirit weapon in the future, first, either he could find a second way to obtain a large amount of funds as soon as possible before the capital turnover was not in place, and the second was to increase the number of people and increase the number of refining as Lian Shaoqing suggested just now.
Zhang Fan himself also knows that with his current strength and knowledge at his disposal, it is obviously unrealistic to find a second way to efficiently obtain a large amount of funds in a short period of time, and now there is an excellent opportunity, that is, to agree to let the royal family provide manpower and a large number of materials needed for refining, so that the amount of refining can be expanded, although it is certain to give the royal family some benefits, but in general, the advantages of the Purple Thunder Spirit Department still outweigh the disadvantages, and if it is only the emperor who provides manpower, Zhang Fan may not be able to rest assured, but now that he has the guarantee of the emperor, Zhang Fan naturally believes that the emperor has his own methods and means.
And even the human emperor can't guarantee it, Zhang Fan has also thought about having his own methods and means, don't forget that Zhang Fan has obtained the inheritance of the Blood Spirit Venerable, and there are still a large number of ready-made pills left in the Jiuxun Building, even if there are no ready-made ones, Zhang Fan also believes that with the name of the "Poison Immortal" of this Blood Spirit Venerable, there will be many related recipes in the pile of pills that can ensure that the people under him cannot betray.
Zhang Fan thought for a while before he said unexpectedly: "Okay! Since there is a personal guarantee from Your Excellency the Emperor, then the kid Zhang Fan will accept the suggestion of the royal family, the royal family will provide the materials and manpower I need, and I will also provide the refining technology, and we will each take fifty percent of the spiritual weapons refined, I don't know what Your Majesty and Your Excellency the Emperor think?"
The ministers on the side, who had always thought that Zhang Fan would always refuse unfamiliarly, also said unexpectedly: "You just agreed? It's as simple as that? Didn't you refuse very resolutely before?"
"What? Do you want me to refuse to cooperate? I don't know what your intentions are. When all the ministers heard this, they all realized their gaffes, and hurriedly apologized to Lian Shaoqing, "Hahaha, you adults don't have to be so nervous, I know that you adults don't mean anything else." β
Lian Shaoqing said to the Emperor of the People with satisfaction at this time: "It seems that you still have a way for the Emperor of the People, and as soon as Zhang Fan made a statement, he agreed." β
"Your Majesty has won the award, everyone just wants to share their worries for the spirit, I think the same is true for Little Brother Zhang Fan, right?"
Zhang Fan waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency, you don't have to wear such a tall hat for me, the younger generation just thinks that Your Excellency the Emperor's guarantee is more feasible." β
"Hahaha, okay, no matter what, the smooth conclusion of this deal is good for both of us, and it is worth being happy," Lian Shaoqing asked, "That Zhang Fan, I don't know what materials you need, how many people do you need?" β
Zhang Fan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is not in a hurry first, I will let the senior brother next to me personally contact you when the time comes, I am not very convenient to deal with now, and all the refining will have to wait until I come back from the extreme west." β
"Oh, are you going to the Far West?" The Human Emperor and everyone were deeply suspicious of Zhang Fan's words, and the marshal, who had always cast a kind eye on Zhang Fan, also said worriedly: "But with your current strength as a spirit collector, I'm afraid it's very dangerous to go to such a dangerous Jedi, right?"
"What kind of danger, I think it's going to die at all," the prime minister looked at Zhang Fan with disdain and said, "I said boy, don't you just agree to the royal family and run to die, do you know what kind of place the Far West is?"
"What kind of place don't bother you, Prime Minister, anyway, I will definitely come back alive. β
"Hmph, I'm not ashamed. β
The Human Emperor was also concerned and asked, "Do you really want to go to the Far West, which is a dangerous Jedi, do you need my help?"
Zhang Fan also said very gratefully when he heard this: "If His Excellency the Emperor is willing to help, it will naturally be great." β
At the suggestion of the Emperor of People, five men in green clothes with their heads and faces covered appeared behind the Emperor of People, "This is the Five Standing Guards trained by me personally, and they have always been responsible for the safety of His Majesty and the palace, and now they will go with you to wish you a good hand." β
Seeing this, all the ministers didn't understand why the Emperor of the People did this, and they all said: "Your Excellency the Emperor of the People, don't!"
The political and legal decree thought that the emperor was also worried that Zhang Fan would die in the extreme west like this, so he asked Zhang Fan and said: "Zhang Fan, if you want to go to the extreme west, then you can go, why do we have to wait for you to come back before we can start refining spiritual weapons?"
Zhang Fan shrugged his shoulders and said: "You don't have to wait for me, but without me, even if you get all the materials I need, you can't refine rare attribute spirit weapons, believe it or not, anyway, the refining method is in my head." "Indeed, just like Zhang Fan said, even if the royal family gets the list of all the materials, it can't be refined, not to mention the order of refining, that is, those furnaces are the only ones that Zhang Fan understands the real refining ratio.
"Okay, since Little Brother Zhang Fan said so, then let's wait for him to come back as he said. "Even since Shaoqing has decided, the ministers no longer have any objections.
"Hey...... Buddy...... And what about me........." Liancheng on the side also kept squeezing his eyebrows at Zhang Fan, wanting to remind Zhang Fan that there were things he also wanted to go, which made Zhang Fan a little unsure of what to do, his buddy, you can't say that you can't help it, but Liancheng is also a prince after all, and if he is said to follow as a disciple of the spiritual department, there is also not enough reason to persuade Lian Shaoqing and the emperor, anyway, Liancheng is still the son and apprentice of others.
"Oops......... Dude, you mean........."
"Cheng'er~~~ Where did you squeeze your eyebrows, did you come up with some bad ideas?"