At dawn, Shen Hao asked Hu Tian to lead him to the expanded house at the back.
The craftsmanship in this world is really amazing. Not only did the entire extension follow the style of the main house itself, but many new buildings were also built in accordance with Shen Hao's requirements, such as the huge lotus pond and the entire backyard. Design divided into two.
The other is the secret room under the ground. This is the place Shen Hao focused on. He explored it for more than five feet. The six sides were tightly constructed with strips of stone more than one foot thick. The inner layer was also interlayered with cotton wool to silence the sound, leaving only the entrance and exit. Finally, green bricks were laid, and there were even some card slots left for arrangement of formations.
There are five such secret rooms, which can be used as secret storage rooms or arranged as places for practice.
In general, Shen Hao is quite satisfied with the newly expanded house.
"Plant more trees, the ones that can bloom the best, and plant some that provide shade." This is the only thing Shen Hao feels is lacking in the new house.
After seeing the newly expanded part of the house, Shen Hao went directly to the Tongling Yamen. He even had breakfast in the Tongling Yamen. He still had some finishing touches to the matters in hand. In order to take some rest during the wedding, he We must move faster.
Near noon, Xiang Liu and Zhong Hongye, who were waiting for news at the Black Flag Camp, came over. They brought the response from the sect.
"Master Shen, we can basically agree with the method you mentioned before, but we would like to reconsider some details..."
It sounds like a big deal, but in fact it is no different from haggling at the market.
What the sect cares about are resources. Spiritual stones and pan-spiritual stones are both resources, but spiritual stones are much more important to the sect. In the eyes of the sect, the mountain gate, which was indispensable to the Jingji Dynasty, was an extremely scarce resource.
Because the mineral veins in the hands of the Jingjiu Dynasty are all over the world, even the sect's mineral veins, the Jingjiu Dynasty has a certain proportion of profit, so there are more spiritual stones in the Jingjiu Dynasty. When practicing, in addition to the supply of spiritual energy-rich places, you can also Use spiritual stones in large quantities to assist in practice. However, the sect does not have such conditions, or in other words, only a few people may enjoy an abundant supply of spiritual stones. Therefore, they need some places that can provide spiritual energy stably and for a long time. The mountain gate is therefore regarded as the foundation.
So what the sect cares about is whether they can get these things, and they don't care about the nominal ownership of these things. What's more, Shen Hao is also relieved about the mineral veins. They can be placed under the names of various sects, but the profit sharing for the Jingjiu Dynasty needs to be increased.
In addition, the leasing of the mountain gate is also something that the sect needs to carefully weigh. If the rent paid is far more than the spiritual energy that the sect can harvest from the mountain gate, it will not be cost-effective, and at the same time, Jing Jiuchao cannot eat too much.
What Shen Hao needs to do is to help Jing Jiuchao get as many benefits as possible in this bargaining process.
"It's impossible for the spiritual stone to give you 80% of the output, and only 20% can't make up for the waste of excavation. It's impossible. I'll give you 60% at most. The extra 10% can be used for business... ..”
"We can give more pan-spiritual stones, but it's also impossible to give 80% or 65%. We think 65% is the most appropriate..."
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Although Xiang Liu and Zhong Hongye are not good at bargaining, they stick to the bottom line and refuse to let go. Shen Hao doesn't have much room to use his sharp teeth. After all, at this time, both parties know that the other party is unlikely to break up, so they are no longer as cautious as before.
In the end, Shen Hao also made some concessions, but the general direction was still stubborn.
For example, the spirit stone vein needs to be turned over at least 65%, while the pan spirit stone vein requires 75%. Seventy-five percent of the harvest from the medicinal fields must be handed over to the Jingjiu Dynasty.
The rental amount of the last four mountain gates will be delivered mainly in the form of spiritual stones, supplemented by pan-spiritual stones or commercial magic weapons and treasure pills. Moreover, the sect made a request: the rent should be paid once every ten years. After payment, the Jingjiu Dynasty could not interfere in any affairs within the sect. At the same time, as long as the rent has not been cut off, the Jingji Dynasty cannot refuse the lease. This provision is permanently valid and requires documentation to prove it. It also needs the seal and signature of Xuan Qingwei and the emperor.
This is a lesson learned, and the sect now trusts the words in black and white.
In the end, the specific amount of rent was "hacked" again, and finally a strategy was formed. In order to formally sign it, both parties need to report it to the people behind it. After it is finalized, there will be another round of consultations, and then there will be another round of negotiations. The dust has settled.
Shen Hao entered the imperial city overnight and presented the strategy formed this time directly to the emperor. The emperor had to make up his mind on this matter, and it would be useless to go to Pang Ban.
The emperor's reaction was much better than Shen Hao had expected, and he was very approving of the strategy given by Shen Hao and obtained preliminary approval from the sect.
Just as Shen Hao guessed, Emperor Yang Shu, who was good at business, didn't care so much about superficial things. He cared more about the actual benefits. The four mountain gates and several mineral veins have basically squeezed out most of the oil and water. Isn't this much better than biting the bullet and fighting with the sect? What's more, the accumulation of the four sects over thousands of years has long been confiscated into the hands of Fenghong Villa and the Emperor's Internal Affairs Office. Coupled with Shen Hao's strategy, in the emperor's opinion it was enough to warn those sects who were secretly unruly.
After making the emperor happy, Shen Hao hurriedly went to find Pang Ban and repeated the words he said to the emperor at his residence. When parting, Pang Ban also mentioned it and asked Shen Hao when he would get married. Shen Hao replied that it would be next month and he would send wedding invitations in advance on the specific date.
Jiang Cheng was like this before, and Pang Ban is like this now.
It can be seen that many people are waiting for Shen Hao to get married. In fact, in the eyes of many people, this is not just Shen Hao's personal matter. It represents the expectations of countless people in Shen Hao's lineage.
Shen Hao leaned on the back of his chair. At this moment, he realized what "people can't help themselves in the world". The further he went, the more people and things he had to consider and worry about. There are more places.
"No wonder monks in the world are thinking about "detachment". The current of things in the world really makes it difficult to follow one's heart."
This thought made me feel quite emotional. I laughed at myself for being sentimental one day, and I couldn't help but wonder, can "detachment" really get rid of all the constraints in this world?
All the disturbances cannot disturb my heart. The torrent of worldly affairs cannot but the breeze blowing on my face?
Is it really that powerful?
Curious and confused, Shen Hao did not expect that his chest suddenly felt, and then a playful emotion spread from his chest into his sea of consciousness.
Black beast tattoo?
Joking? What does this mean?
"What are you laughing at?" Shen Hao asked secretly, but the black beast tattoo did not respond. So he recalled his thoughts just now and quickly said: "Are you laughing at the "detachment" rumored in the world?"
Then the black beast tattoo really gave a "pleasant" emotion, which confirmed Shen Hao's guess!
"Why?"
After that, Black Beast Tattoo returned to a "contemptuous" mood and fell silent again.
