Chapter 233 Multi-Party Cooperation
Zhang Ziqiang occupied seven counties exclusively, and both sides were quite satisfied with this result. Carus looked back and thought about it, there was nothing unacceptable. In addition to Nudong County, these counties can also pay some taxes every year, the taxes collected by other counties can maintain official expenses. If Kuras City was not handed over to Zhang Ziqiang, I wouldn't know how much money would be paid into it every year.
Therefore, in addition to feeling that Carus had divided his power, from the perspective of the entire kingdom, it was a good thing.
After the big event was over, Zhang Ziqiang was about to get up and say goodbye. Harric called him and asked, "Mr. Zhang, I wonder how many of the Stanlot family are among the 1,200 Golden Pill monks you captured today?"
Zhang Ziqiang knew that Harric had suffered a lot today and must have wanted to attack these people now. Although he looked down on these people, he could not give them a futile advantage. If some rights are not fought over, they will easily ignore you.
"I don't know very well, ask someone to ask."
After a while, the palace's internal affairs chief Bryce returned: "A total of 144 Jindan monks of the Stanro family were captured, sixteen of whom were injured in the square and did not escape, and the rest were captured by the Yanhuang family."
Harichi saluted Carus and said, "Your Majesty, all families have suffered losses today, including the royal family and my Hudal family. Lord Zhang presented these prisoners to Your Majesty. I think it should be not difficult to force Berwick to sign a non-aggression treaty with these golden elixir monks from the Kingdom of Berwick and the power of the formation guns."
"But the Stanro family is a citizen of our Al Kingdom. Although Peng Lin rebelled, his family should be handled by the kingdom. I think these Jindan monks are allocated according to the damage ratio of each family today. What do you think?"
Although Zhang Ziqiang offered these prisoners, the Carus royal family could not have taken it alone. He had been mentally prepared for this. The royal family suffered the greatest damage today. As soon as Haric proposed this, his royal family also had the most points, so he wanted to agree. However, he immediately turned to look at Zhang Ziqiang and asked extremely kindly: "The son-in-law thinks what is the distribution plan?"
This made Zhang Ziqiang feel goose bumps all over his body. He hurriedly replied: "Since I have given all these people to Your Majesty, I should let His Majesty deal with it. Although the Yanhuang family has also been damaged today, I don't want these people. After the Stanlo family is defeated in the future, well, please give your Majesty the female relatives of the Stanlo family to the Wei. The number of women in Rositing County is not enough, and the Yanhuang family doesn't want any other property."
Zhang Ziqiang proposed this condition because he was attracted by the dowry maids trained by the Stanlow family, but he was afraid that it would cause suspicion when he proposed it alone, so he simply asked all the female relatives to confuse the public.
Of course, Carus and others would not have any objections to this condition. In their eyes, there are not many other people in the Al Kingdom, and there are women everywhere. Zhang Ziqiang doesn’t want to share money, two doesn’t want to have Jindan monks, three doesn’t want to have those talisman formation masters, so how can there be no one who disagrees?
"Hahaha, of course, this is fine. The family of a virtuous son-in-law is not strong, and he should take more wives and concubines. Otherwise, you can pick up among the other major families and have any favourites, just tell me, how about I help you become a matchmaker?"
Several people in the hall followed suit and said that it was a great thing to marry Zhang Ziqiang now. Zhang Ziqiang was so scared that he shook his hand and said, "Thank you, your Majesty and all the adults. There are already several beautiful wives and concubines in the family, enough."
He thought to himself that if you want to flatter, you don’t have to be so obvious. At first, no one took it seriously. Once you showed some strength, you became a golden doll. Even the father-in-law wanted to help him find a wife. It was really...
Seeing that Zhang Ziqiang refused, Carrus did not force himself, and secretly winked with Lis. Lis knew that Carrus wanted him to come forward to ask about the cinnabar elixir, but he was scolded by Zhang Ziqiang just now, and his old face could not be kept. However, it was a big matter related to the life and death of his family. No matter how hard he couldn't hold on his face, he had to ask clearly, right?
"Mr. Zhang, I was wrong in the past. I apologized to you here. Please don't take it seriously," said Mr. Zhang."
"Duke Lis, you are so kind. I was also angry just now. I was so anxious that I could speak nonsense. Please don't be surprised."
"Mr. Zhang, what you just said is that energy production without cinnabar elixirs is the fact?"
"Yeah, that's exactly."
"How is the success rate of the Dan?"
Zhang Ziqiang knew that Lis was worried about the family business being robbed, and Carus was concerned about which family had a lower cost.
What's wrong with the Sendland family's business? He thought carefully that if he could use it for the sake of making some money, he would be in the same place without forcing the Sendland family to death.
However, the method of alchemy cannot be published. Once this method is announced, it will lead to a sharp decline in the status of alchemists. A large number of alchemists will have nothing to do. This will shake the foundation of the kingdom and even the entire continent and will trigger a series of changes. This matter must be discussed in the long run.
"To be honest, the elixir rate is OK. Overall, the cost is slightly lower than that of the noble family. But Duke Less, please rest assured. My Yanhuang family has no intention of doing this elixir business. It is enough to just use it for your own use. Brother Millum and Lord Harrich have cooperated with my family to help them refine some."
However, Zhang Ziqiang was still a little tender after all. He was not fully considering things. His Yanhuang family was only 500 yellow-level alchemist, and the Alchemist in the Kingdom of Alchemist was basically a master of the Sendran family. No one knew better about the situation of the Earth-level alchemist than Lis.
As far as Lis knows, the Yanhuang family does not have earth-level alchemists, nor does it recruit a large number of alchemists from outside the world. It only uses five hundred yellow-level alchemists to supply unlimited elixirs from the three major families, and the cost is lower than that of the Sendran family. What does this mean?
Lis thought about it for a moment and knew that the Yanhuang family must have mastered a new alchemy method, which can greatly increase the elixir rate, so that yellow-level alchemists use this method to refine alchemy more than ordinary earth-level alchemists. If this method is mastered by the Sendran family, how much should the cost of the elixir be reduced?
"Mr. Zhang, the Gui family has created a new alchemy method. I wonder if this method can be sold to my Sendran family?"
Zhang Ziqiang looked at Lis with a smile and asked, "Sir Lis, my Yanhuang family has some new methods for alchemy, but what price can the family pay?"
“Woo…”
Lister was speechless. The Yanhuang family had this method. If they competed with their own family on the market, how could they have their own way? If his family monopolized the kingdom's elixir business, the Sendland family would not be enough no matter what the price they paid.
Seeing that Lis was in a bad situation, Carus had to come and ask in person: "Son-in-law, how much pill can your family produce in a year? How much price is it?"
"Your Majesty, the price of the elixir is the same as that of the Sendland family, but the quantity is unlimited."
Zhang Ziqiang's implication is that I can refine as much as you want. It is not difficult for him to recruit some yellow-level alchemists, not to mention that the family already has many slaves who belong to the water of the Five Elements. It is even better to pick some into the alchemy room than the Heaven-level alchemists of the Sendran family! The output of elixirs is limited to the output of spiritual medicines. Even if the entire Al Kingdom of El is given to the Yanhuang family for refining, he can still eat it.
Carus looked at Lis with a smile on his face. Lis smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, I have to limit the quantity, but I can't refine it. There are only so many heavenly alchemists in my family. They can only refine the elixir without cinnabar to control the cost so low. If it is handed over to the earth-level alchemist for refining, I am afraid that the family will not only not make money, but will lose money."
"Now the Hudal family and the Aidra family don't need to buy it from me, and the Stanlo family is gone. I have to work harder for the middle-class alchemist in the family. In the future, His Majesty and Lord Ellenda will no longer limit the amount of elixirs to buy. I don't know what wonderful method the Yanhuang family can use to make the yellow-level alchemist refine elixirs without cinnabar, and the cost is still so low!"
Zhang Ziqiang smiled but refused to answer. For the Sendland family, there was no less elixir. As long as the royal family and the Randy family were not limited to supply, they might even sell more. From the current perspective, the profit of the Sendland family has not decreased.
Lis knew that this was based on the fact that the Yanhuang family had no intention of participating in the elixir business. If the Yanhuang family participated in the elixir business, the Sendran family would be squeezed out of business like the Stanlow family before.
"Haha, even if the new alchemy method created by the Sunderland family cannot be sold, you can cooperate with the Sunderland family." Carus has already got what he wants. The elixirs of the Yanhuang family are not cheaper than those sold by the Sunderland family. It is not a place to buy them, as long as they are not limited to the quantity.
But no one is satisfied. After Carus solved the problem of the royal family, he thought of the entire kingdom. If he could sell cinnabar-free elixirs to some great noble families, it would also be helpful to improve the strength of the entire kingdom.
Zhang Ziqiang thought that there was no need to offend the Sendran family now. What the Yanhuang family needs now is to develop smoothly and not lack money, so why bother to cut off the road to wealth? However, if it can win the win, it will not be rewarded.
"It's okay to cooperate. The Sendland family has danfangs in all counties of the Kingdom. If the Sendland family receives an order without cinnabar and the Sendland family cannot do it, my family can refine it on their behalf. As for the price of the elixir, it is calculated based on the current price of the Sendland family. As for what price can Lord Lis sell to the outside world and it has nothing to do with me, so what?"
Lisi's eyes lit up. This cooperation can be done. The cinnabar-free elixir is refined by a heaven-level alchemist. The cost per piece is about thirty gold coins. It is good to sell it to other families. The cost of each elixir is controlled at 40 gold coins per piece. If the elixir is collected at the price of thirty gold coins and then sold it for 40 to 40 gold coins, other noble families will definitely need it.
Chapter completed!