Zhang Hao's words were a bit nonsensical, not to mention that Ouyang was puzzled, and the people in the Refining Guild also seemed to be a little puzzled.

Everyone looked at Zhang Hao, waiting for an explanation. Unconsciously, Zhang Hao stood out again, as if he had become the protagonist of this negotiation.

Zhang Hao looked around and smiled: "I believe that the products provided by our Refining Guild must be of the best quality and the lowest relative price.

If there is a lower price and better quality product than ours, I am afraid that there is something in it. ”

Ouyang Si's eyes narrowed: "What if there is really a good technique?"

"Then congratulations to the country for finding a new supplier. ”

Ouyang Si: "When the country buys things, it also has to shop around. We can't just buy from you!"

Zhang Hao nodded: "This is natural, I didn't say that I must buy it from us." However, once the state does this, it can no longer enjoy the benefits of the product. ”

Ouyang Si was furious: "You are the overlord clause! Are you sure that the Refining Guild will not break its teeth!"

"Uncle Ouyang, you're excited, aren't we negotiating. If you are not satisfied, we will negotiate. ”

"You...... You ......" Ouyang Si pointed at Zhang Hao, really confused. Turning his head to look at Zhou Jue, Zhou Jue immediately said: "What Zhang Hao said is what I want to say." ”

Ouyang Si lowered his arm angrily, but the negotiation still had to proceed.

Unconsciously it was another night, and Ouyang Si was slapped on the table several times by Zhang Hao and the overlord of the Refining Guild, but he had to compromise.

As the sun rose, Ouyang Si sighed and signed the terms.

A State Procurement Contract was issued.

The contract stipulates that the Refining Association is obliged to provide the state with excellent quality and affordable refining products, and to provide corresponding after-sales service, and the Refining Association will set up a branch in the imperial capital to be responsible for national procurement and after-sales service.

Under the same conditions, the state must give priority to the purchase of refining products from the Refining Guild. Moreover, the products purchased at low prices by the state shall not be sold twice.

If the state is not satisfied with the products and prices of the Refining Guild, they can purchase them separately. However, once this happens, the Refining Guild will tick the product off the preferential list. If the state wants to purchase again, it can only follow the market price.

Of course, the Refining Guild also has constraints: for example, if the Refining Guild sells to the state, it must be produced by itself, and the rest of the goods cannot be resold.

There are hundreds of large and small clauses, and a whole roll of Tianma paper is written freely.

After signing, Ouyang Si let out a long breath, he was really a little tired. At the end, he glared at Zhang Hao fiercely. Ninety percent of these conditions came from Zhang Hao's proposal, and I don't know what this little bastard has in his head.

Ouyang Si pointed to the terms on the Tianma paper, and said to Zhang Hao with a somewhat weird smile: "Virtuous nephew, your immature idea is really eye-opening!"

Zhang Hao was very modest: "I just said some general directions, and the details are all perfected by everyone." ”

Zhou Jue got up: "Prime Minister Ouyang, it's already morning, let's have breakfast together." ”

"No, Your Majesty is still waiting for news. ”

Ouyang Sifu also left the Refining Guild, met with Liu Jingming, and flew away directly on the sword.

"So urgent?" Liu Jingming looked at Ouyang Si with some confusion, why did he feel a little like running for his life?

............

Ouyang Si soared all the way, and returned to the imperial capital before noon. But when Ouyang Si saw the emperor, he found that the emperor's face was blue and murderous.

What's going on?

Ouyang Si's heart was beating wildly: Could it be that the terms with the Xuantie Guild that were sent back earlier made the Great Emperor dissatisfied?

Just when Ouyang was nervous and cranky, the Great Emperor sighed leisurely: "I'm back." ”

"Your Majesty, this is a condition agreed with the Refining Guild. ”

Ouyang Si held the contract in both hands.

The Emperor took it with one hand, took a quick look, and nodded with satisfaction: "It's okay." Up and down the court, you still reassured me. ”

Ouyang Si asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, but what happened?"

The emperor's face was ugly again, "Yan Chengxian, the head of the household, has rebelled!"

"What!" Ouyang Si was startled, and his voice was shrill and thin.

Hubu Shangshu rebelled, this is not only a high-ranking official, but also in charge of the country's wealth, including spirit stones, pills, medicinal materials, spiritual materials, and so on.

Don't look at the fact that the rank of the household department is lower than that of the prime minister, but among the middle and lower-level officials, it is more influential than the prime minister.

Tobe Shangshu rebelled, which was a fatal blow to the entire empire.

Ouyang Si opened his mouth and asked with some difficulty, "Are you sure?"

"Originally...... I also thought that there was at least 15 to 20 years of accumulation in the outer treasury. Seeing that the battle situation on the front line is stalemate, I want to open the treasury.

But just yesterday, Yan Chengxian suddenly disappeared, along with his wife and two sons. Only one family remained.

Last night, I checked the treasury overnight and found that only the outermost warehouse was okay. The inside has all been replaced.

The high-grade spirit stones have become low-grade spirit stones, or even inferior spirit stones, most of the pills have been replaced with wax pills, and the hundred-year-old medicinal materials and thousand-year-old medicinal materials have been replaced with ordinary medicinal materials, or even simply weeds. A large number of magic weapons and excellent magic weapons have been replaced with inferior magic weapons.

The accumulation of the state in recent decades, just disappeared. ”

Ouyang Si was shocked: "The treasury management is very strict, and it can't be done by Yan Chengxian alone!"

The Emperor almost squeezed out the cold words from between his teeth: "Yes." Yesterday, who disappeared at the same time, there were also my Lang Zhongling, Right Ling, Hong Xiushan!"

As he spoke, the Emperor stamped the contract, approved the word 'quasi', and forcefully threw the two contracts on one of the guards, "Copy one copy, and then send the copy back to the Refining Guild and the Xuantie Guild." Let them immediately start crafting weapons of war, and there must be no mistake. ”

The guards left, and Ouyang Si said cautiously and slowly: "Your Majesty, the Refining Guild still needs a little Star Essence Gold, at least 25 kilograms. ”

"Give it to them. There is still a little bit of the inner treasury. ”

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess, there is still something to report. ”

"Go and come back. ”

"Yes. The minister retired for the time being. ”

Ouyang Si left the imperial study and took a deep breath.

The state has three major "treasury": one is the 'treasury', which is responsible for the current year's revenue and expenditure, the other is the outer treasury, which is stored in the outer treasury every year just in case, and the inner treasury, which is the private wealth of the royal family.

The Ministry of Households, on the other hand, is responsible for controlling the foreign treasury and the state treasury.

Among them, the treasury was liquidated that year, and very little was left. The Inner Treasury is the private wealth of the royal family, which is also limited. The most abundant is the outer treasury, which is the strong backing of the country.

Now, this strong backing has become a paper-tied ......

Trying to calm down, Ouyang Si first went to the Princess's Mansion to send the details of the Zhang family, and then went to the Inner Mansion Treasury to withdraw 25 kilograms of Star Essence Gold, sealed it personally, and asked the palace guards who followed him to send it to the Refining Guild.

After doing all this, the prime minister hurried back to the imperial study.

After a while, an order came out from the imperial study: temporarily block the news and purchase pills and medicinal materials from the market as soon as possible; secondly, comprehensively track down the traces of Yan Chengxian and Hong Xiushan, and now should not have left the country of Qixia.

In addition, all the guards and officials of the government treasury, as well as the families of Yan Chengxian and Hong Xiushan, were all detained and awaiting trial.

A storm is brewing.