229: Everyone in the world is greedy, but greed is different.
"call……."
Qi Siyu closed his eyes and took a breath for a while, then said in a deep voice: "May I ask Lord Marquis, what would happen if the Litian Sword Sect stayed?"
"Since you stay, you are one of our own."
Zuo Chongming said calmly: "I have always been generous to my own people. I will do my best to help you with the site selection and reconstruction of the mountain gate..."
This time, the faces of the local forces suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Zuo Chongming said "our people" twice in total, but the two times had completely different meanings.
The former refers to Xiyun Mansion.
That is: the local forces and Zuo Chongming are on the same front, and the Litian Sword Sect and others are outsiders.
The latter refers to the Zhenfu Division.
That is: Zuo Chongming and the Litian Sword Sect are on the same front, but the local forces are outsiders.
Damn this...
"Tsk~."
Zuo Chongming took a sip of tea and said: "There are only a few geomantic treasures in Xiyun Mansion, and they have long been occupied by other sects."
"If you want to take root here, you must at least balance your income and expenditure so that the inheritance can continue. I will give you a way to make money."
The way to make money?
Qi Siyu and others were shocked and quickly pricked up their ears.
Although the local forces were disdainful, they also listened with bated breath for fear of missing something.
Zuo Chongming looked at them with a smile, and suddenly asked a question: "Do you know how to use carriages and horses?"
An Yunmiao nodded and said matter-of-factly: "Of course I know what the Marquis means..."
Zuo Chongming made a point: "The purpose of the chariot and horse tour is to facilitate ordinary people to travel far away. So is there anything that can facilitate warriors traveling far away?"
Qi Siyu reacted very quickly: "A warrior's footsteps are different from ordinary people, and his carriage and horse are natural...wait, you mean...flying on a flying boat?"
"clever."
Zuo Chongming blew tea foam and whispered softly: "The flying boats are specially designed to carry warriors. The charges are based on the distance of the trip. If there are more flying boats..."
Gulu~!
Everyone couldn't help but swallowed, their eyes were slightly red, and their breathing suddenly became heavy.
Just do some random calculations, and the numbers you get are frighteningly high.
The profits here are simply huge.
This is not just a way to make money, it is a cornucopia and a money tree.
For a while.
One person swallowed hard and muttered: "A flying boat costs at least tens of thousands of yuan stones. It's great to be able to match one. How can it be worthy of several boats?"
"I have said it from the beginning that cooperation will benefit both parties."
Zuo Chongming raised his lips slightly and said softly: "If you all here want to get involved, it would be great, at least a flying boat."
Even though everyone was very excited, no one made a decision rashly.
A flying boat costs at least tens of thousands of yuan, so the cost is really too high.
Everyone said one after another that they wanted to go back and discuss it.
Zuo Chongming didn't force me, and acted as if you were casual.
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It was getting dusk and the banquet was over.
Zuo Chongming, smelling of wine, lazily soaked in the hot spring.
Suddenly, a pair of warm little hands stretched out over his broad shoulders: "Are you exhausted?"
Zuo Chongming said vaguely: "It's not bad. Compared with the group of guys in the capital, these people are still a little behind."
On the surface, all forces came here upon invitation to congratulate Zuo Chongming on his title of Marquis.
In fact, they took this opportunity to contact and test Zuo Chongming head-on.
But after all, they are just gangsters. In terms of city government calculations and vision, they are no match for those court officials who play tricks every day.
"What on earth do you want to do? Do you really want to give them such a big benefit?"
"When a person suddenly says something that does not match his identity, ability, status, or mind, there are only two possibilities."
"What?"
"Either you are pretending to be stupid, or you have big intentions."
"Then what you told them at the beginning of the banquet that cooperation would benefit both parties, that everyone would win, was that all a lie, right?"
"how come?"
Zuo Chongming shook his head decisively and said matter-of-factly: "For God's sake, I can guarantee that this is the truth, unless they misunderstand it."
"ah?"
"Cooperation benefits both sides, it is a win-win situation."
Zuo Chongming raised his finger: "This has two meanings. One is that everyone wins, and the other is that one party wins twice, which is also called a win-win situation."
"...This is the first time in my life that I have heard this kind of explanation."
Ouyang Yu shrugged: "However, it sounds like you meant the latter. You really didn't have good intentions. It's a pity that they didn't take the bait."
Zuo Chongming asked in surprise: "How did you see that they didn't take the bait?"
Ouyang Yu curled his lips: "They didn't agree to the Feizhou thing you proposed until the end. How else can you explain it other than not taking the bait?"
"hehe."
Zuo Chongming laughed dumbly: "They have swallowed the bait and bit the hook a long time ago. What you said is just their reserved struggle."
"Huh?" Ouyang Yu was stunned.
Zuo Chongming asked: "What do you think is the real purpose of my hosting this banquet?"
Ouyang Yu thought for a moment and replied: "The real purpose is to smooth them over and make them as honest as the original Xuanjian Sect and Yinsha Sect."
Zuo Chongming nodded: "Although you are right, you must know that this is Xiyun Mansion, not the original Ping'an County, so your methods must be gentle."
"I see."
Ouyang Yu frowned and said thoughtfully: "You initially proposed to help them deal with the mineral veins...recruiting disciples is to gain favor."
"Then, you logically point out that you cannot build markets at will. This is to cut off their way to make money."
"But because of their previous favorable impressions and the fact that this was not an urgent matter at the moment, they did not object."
Zuo Chongming nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, keep talking."
"You brought up the topic of flying clouds and flying boats, which aroused everyone's interest."
Ouyang Yu's words became smoother and smoother: "If you use your own people and hints from outsiders, you will successfully isolate the outside forces."
"At this time, the two secret moves you made in advance came into effect."
"First, through Nan Feiyu, the news was first revealed to the Litian Sword Sect. Second, through Chen Yue's invitation, the news was revealed to the Huanyue Sect."
"These two moves have allowed you to further divide the external forces. On one side are those who hate the Tianzong who don't worship the dock, and on the other side are the Litian Sword Sect."
"Then, you throw out the bait of Feizhou's wealth and seize the opportunity to win over the Litian Sword Sect. In this way..."
When she said this, her face suddenly became stiff.
It was only then that Ouyang Yu finally felt a chill.
Isn't it terrible?
With just a few casual words, this guy split an alliance into three parts and created a rift between them...
Zuo Chongming's voice sounded: "What else?"
"Also, there's more..."
Ouyang Yu came to his senses in a trance and said in a harsh voice: "What's more, you use Feizhou Cailu as a bait to make them confused."
"You just said that they have bitten the hook, and you are just pretending to be reserved. This means that... they will eventually be caught."
Zuo Chongming chuckled: "Money and silk touch people's hearts. Greed is the original sin. No one in this world is greedy."
"There are only two kinds of so-called non-greed. Either the thing is not in line with taste, or the value is not enough to impress him."
Who in this world is not greedy?
It's not greed for money, it's greed for sex.
Monks who practice hard in order to become Buddhas are greedy.
A gentleman is noble and not impure, but he is also greedy.
In essence, human pursuits, ideals, dreams... are a kind of greed.
"Feizhou's way to make money?"
Zuo Chongming narrowed his eyes and said in a leisurely tone: "This is a money tree. How reserved they are now, how crazy they will be in the future."
Wow~!
He stood up from the hot spring and stretched his muscles comfortably: "There is a saying among saints that if God destroys him, he will be driven crazy first."