Chapter 31: Auctions
Zhu Youcai continued: "I think the sand people are very easy to get along with, as long as you respect their traditions, they will treat you as a friend!"
Zhu Youdao nodded and took a sentence: "Of course, the premise is that you also have a certain strength!"
He was afraid that Zhu Youcai would trust others too much and suffer losses outside, so he reminded him.
Zhu Youcai smiled, indicating that he understood, and then continued to talk about the problems he encountered.
"I met a friend of the Sandfolk in the Hidden Valley, and at his invitation, I visited their tribe.
This is a small tribe called 'Pansha', and their people are good at cultivating a kind of spiritual grass called 'Wusha grass', which can be processed into rune paper, which is a necessary thing for making earth escape talismans, and the price of transporting it to Shenlong Island can be at least ten times greater!
I have signed an agreement with the Pansha tribe to purchase Wusha grass, but this transaction has recently been learned by another large tribe, this tribe is the 'Sand Fire Tribe', and they have deceived our Zhu Chamber of Commerce as outsiders and forcibly tried to get involved.
The Sand Fire Tribe forcibly seized the source of the Wusha Grass and increased the price by more than five times!
Big brother, in the face of this situation, I don't think we can give in, otherwise there will be more and more such things in the future, and our business will not be able to continue!"
After listening to Zhu Youcai's words, Zhu Youdao nodded.
Then he asked, "Youcai, how are you going to solve this matter?"
Zhu Youcai said without hesitation: "There is only one Jindan monk in the Sand Fire Tribe, and the strength is not very strong, we are taking care of this matter, I think, we can use the Sand Fire Tribe to make an example, and if others want to treat our Chamber of Commerce like this in the future, we have to weigh ourselves first!"
Zhu Youdao was noncommittal after hearing this, and asked again: "Who still has a problem?"
At this time, the boss in the black sand got up and said, "President Zhu, there is one thing on my side!"
Zhu Youdao nodded: "Please speak!"
"Our brother is in charge of the 'Darkstone Valley' settlement, where the 'Iron Wolf Gang' controls a vein of the 'Stygian Sand Mine', which is very little used and was not mined before. But this kind of placer ore is very useful for our brother to refine Gu, and we can't do without this placer ore when we sacrifice and refine black armor Gu worms!"
Black Nail Gu Worm! Zhu Youdao was already determined to win this "dark sand mine" in his heart.
The Black Armor Gu Worm is a life-protecting spirit Gu cultivated by the secret method of Gu refining, which can withstand a deadly attack below the Jindan level.
Now the core children of the Zhu family are equipped with a black beetle Gu worm, and the source is the Black Sand Shuangsha here.
And the reason for restricting the Black Sand Twin Demons from cultivating a large number of Gu worms is the lack of the Stygian Sand Mine.
Zhu Youdao asked: "This is a good thing, the value of the black beetle Gu worm is huge, the more the merrier, this dark sand mine must be taken, have you encountered any problems?"
Black Ugly said: "We proposed to buy the stygian sand mine, and the price has been negotiated, and the Iron Wolf Gang saw that we needed this thing, and temporarily changed the hexagram, raising the price to the point that we can't accept!"
Zhu Youdao nodded, and asked the others, "Do you have any other questions?"
This time, Xu Fu got up and said: "Lord, we have now established ourselves in the six valleys, and radiated dozens of small settlements around the valleys, and the shop business in these places is also on the right track! But due to the lack of manpower, we can no longer continue to expand! Moreover, the 'Seven-Ringed Snake Chamber of Commerce' from the oasis has become hostile to our Zhu Chamber of Commerce, and has been doing things against us recently!"
The settlements in the desert are the largest in the Twin Mountains, followed by the Twelve Oases, and the Seventy-two Valleys again.
Since the "Seven-Ring Snake Chamber of Commerce" is from an oasis, its strength in the desert must not be weak!
Zhu Youdao asked again: "Do other people still encounter problems that can't be solved?"
After waiting for a while, no one answered.
Zhu Youdao began to say: "In fact, these three problems are one problem in the final analysis, that is, our Zhu Chamber of Commerce is an outsider and lacks sufficient deterrence!"
Doing business is based on integrity, but it is strength that determines the success or failure of things!
The strength is insufficient, and no matter how honest the Chamber of Commerce is, it can only be eaten and wiped clean, and there is nowhere to exist!"
Zhu Youcai excitedly took the eldest brother's words: "So, we have to show our strength and destroy them all, right?"
Zhu Youdao glanced at him coldly: "I think you should just change careers and become a sand bandit, this is more suitable for you, and it is condescending to let you do business!"
Zhu Youcai heard that the eldest brother's tone was wrong, so he hurriedly lowered his head in fright, not daring to speak again.
Zhu Youdao continued: "Strength is the foundation that determines everything, but being good at using power is more important than having power!
If we follow Zhu Youcai's method to solve the problem, we have to destroy the 'Sand Fire Tribe' first, and maybe we will also kill the other tribes that are friends with the Sand Fire Tribe by the way.
And then we're going to destroy the Iron Wolves and their allies;
It is also necessary to destroy the "Seven Snake Ring Chamber of Commerce" and the forces behind the Seven Snake Ring!
Fighting back and forth like this, other forces will only think that the Zhu Chamber of Commerce is too aggressive, so they will guard against it everywhere, and then join forces to resist, how else can we do business?"
Zhu Youcai buried his head lower.
Zhu Youdao continued to teach him: "If we plan to take a handful of fish in the desert and leave, it doesn't matter if we go and kill them with a river of blood." But now that we are a chamber of commerce, we have to talk about business. Although the use of force is the most effective and convenient way to solve problems, it is the real way to solve problems without using force, and to make others afraid of your strength, take the initiative to move closer to you, and have to do business with you!"
Zhu Youdao's words made everyone agree with it very much, and nodded again and again.
Not only Zhu Youcai, but other people also want to hear how Zhu Youdao solves this kind of problem.
Zhu Youdao did not say a specific solution, but directly began to issue an order: "Limited to the shortage of manpower, the Chamber of Commerce will not expand outward for the time being, and will focus on laying a solid foundation."
In order to demonstrate the strength of the Chamber of Commerce, we will hold a large-scale auction in Mingsha Valley, and invite all parties who can communicate to invite them to participate in the auction in Mingsha Valley.
This auction is scheduled for a year from now, and during this time, we will accept any pre-order commission for the treasure, and as long as they can afford it, I will be able to get them even if they want to get a baby spirit!
At the same time, the Association also accepts treasures of all grades to be auctioned......
For the details of the auction, please refer to the auction ...... of Shenlong Island that year"
Xu Fu first raised his doubts: "My lord, holding a large-scale auction is bound to attract a lot of attention, especially those powerful bandit groups, with our current strength, I am afraid that we will not be able to cope with the situation of wolves!"
Zhu Youdao said with a smile: "There is a teleportation array, and it is not difficult to transfer some manpower from the Yuxiu Chamber of Commerce and the Shenxiu Sect." Moreover, the Rat King's predecessors have been digging treasures for more than ten years, and they can also relax! I will let the Rat King come over and show his face, I don't believe that anyone in the desert dares to do things in front of a demon king who is equivalent to a great monk in the late Yuan Infant period!"
"We want to let everyone know through this auction that the Zhu Chamber of Commerce has the strength, background, and heritage, and can eat the goods that other chambers of commerce can't eat, and can get things that other chambers of commerce can't!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Youdao asked Zhu Youcai: "Do you think that after this auction is held, there are still people in the desert who dare to do business with the Zhu Chamber of Commerce and are unruly?"
Zhu Youcai hurriedly shook his head.
Seeing that everyone began to discuss the auction from hand to ear, Zhu Youdao clapped his hands: "Now, let's first come up with a process for the auction, and then make a division of labor, and after the meeting is dismissed, everyone will start to prepare for this matter!"
The Zhu Chamber of Commerce is ready to gain a foothold in the desert for a long time, so don't rush in, just take the current territory steadily, and slowly expand outside, as long as we wait for us to concentrate on development for decades or hundreds of years, on the one hand, we have more people outside, and on the other hand, we have cultivated a group of reliable local people, and when the time comes, there will be no more obstacles to advance to the entire desert!"