What Xia Shang said was a bit complicated, and he added: "It is a sect with all swordsmiths. It is similar to the previous Famous Sword Villa, but also different."
"A sect where all swordsmiths are..." Zi Lao thought solemnly.
"I believe that Zi Lao still has many unreconciled ideals and revenge. I hope that Zi Lao can carry forward the art of swordsmithing through the Swordsmith Alliance. Zi Lao can continue to improve his own skills through exchanges with swordsmiths from all walks of life. I will also
I hope that Zi Lao can cultivate more professional swordsmiths for Mingjian Villa through the Swordsmiths Association."
"Cultivating more professional swordsmiths..." Zi Lao sneered, "Is this the true purpose of the leader?"
"Obviously, there is no free lunch in the world. I can provide Zi Lao with a high-quality environment and help the swordsmith profession improve its status in the world. These should be what Zi Lao expects. Naturally, Zi Lao
It should also satisfy some of the needs of the people below, isn’t it equal exchange?”
"Equal exchange? I'm not sure yet whether this is equivalent."
"This is a change that affects not only Zi Lao, but the entire swordsmith industry. Every swordsmith and every blacksmith can profit from this change and gain respect and wealth."
Zi Lao began to pace and walked in front of the hut for a long time.
"what do I need to do?"
"Zi Lao just needs to study sword-making skills with peace of mind and train professional sword-smiths. For example, now, Zi Lao and the owner of the village need to open up all the constraints of Ming Sword Villa, be honest and teach the sword-making skills of Ming Sword Villa to all the people outside the village.
blacksmith."
"Teach it to the blacksmiths in other villages?"
"Those blacksmiths have rich experience in casting, and they should be able to get started quickly. They can be the first batch of members of the Swordsmith Alliance."
"Okay, I promise you! If you can really change the current situation of swordsmiths, I am willing to abandon the constraints of the previous generation."
"Senior is really a cheerful person. Since senior has agreed, I will no longer beg for mercy. I will leave the remaining matters to the owner of the village. Senior only needs to do his own thing well."
Xia Shang said goodbye and went down the mountain without any hesitation.
Halfway through, Xia Shang asked Xue Baihe: "Master, have you heard it too? In the future, any blacksmith can join the Mingjian Villa."
Xue Baihe nodded, saying no.
objection.
"Also, I heard that blacksmiths outside have a so-called share of money every month. I think it should be cancelled."
"Cancellation..." This matter made Xue Baihe a little embarrassed, "The leader doesn't know that the monthly share paid by the blacksmiths of the outer village is the main source of the expenses of the Mingjian Villa. If it is cut off like this..."
"Don't worry, all future expenses of Mingjian Villa will be borne by Mingjiao."
"This..." Xue Baihe was speechless and paused, "Master, the monthly expenses of our Famous Sword Villa are not small."
"How many?"
Xue Baihe thought for a while and decided to move up a little more: "On average, there will be about six thousand taels of silver."
"Does it include the expenses for coming to the villa to enjoy the autumn breeze?"
"Includes part."
"From now on, I will give you 10,000 taels of silver every month for the expenses of the villa. If you still need some large expenses, you can pass it on to our saint. For expenses within 100,000 taels, the saint can decide on her own."
"Ah?" Xue Baihe was surprised and almost bit his tongue.
I have seen rich people, but I have never seen such rich people!
Daily expenses of 10,000 taels per month!
Even the largest household in Beijing will not spend so much!
The main reason why Mingjian Villa costs so much is that there are too many people coming to the sect to fight in the autumn wind.
On average, one team came every month, and they would plunder at least several thousand taels of property at a time.
Therefore, the financial hole of Mingjian Villa is huge.
Now that it is protected by the Ming Cult, if no one comes to search for it again, the monthly expenses of the Sword Villa should be less than one thousand taels of silver, and it can be spent freely.
It's good for this leader, he just pays 10,000 yuan a month, and it doesn't count as a big expense. Large expenses within 100,000 taels can be decided by his daughter.
Mingjian Villa used to be considered a wealthy martial arts sect, but it has never spent money so lavishly.
This kind of treatment, if it were true, would be comparable to that of the nobles and nobles.
"Leader, this...is this really ten thousand taels a month?"
"Of course." Xia Shang nodded calmly, "But there are conditions. From now on, I will receive all the money earned from sword-making at Mingjian Villa. Of course, I will also bear the raw materials for sword-making."
"That's no problem." Xue Baihe has nothing good to say
Said.
He is the owner of Mingjian Villa, and he knows it best.
You can make a lot of money by forging swords, but it's definitely not as much as this leader paid.
In other words, the monthly quota is exchanged for a fixed monthly expenditure of 10,000 taels. No matter how you calculate it, it is a blood profit.
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After another half an hour, the group returned to the villa.
"Next, I have to deal with the affairs of the foreign village. The owner of the village does not need to follow me. Just ask the saint to accompany me."
Xue Baihe was very respectful to Xia Shang and led a group of elders to send Xia and Shang away from the inner village.
Looking at the backs of Xia and Shang, Xue Baihe sighed: "Is this a blessing or a curse..."
An elder also became confused: "The emergence of Mingjiao does not seem to have caused any losses to our Mingjian Villa. Instead, it has given us a great opportunity. Could it be that we have really experienced all the hardships and ushered in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Xue Baihe added: "This leader promised to give Mingjian Villa ten thousand taels of silver per month and hand over the gradual management rights of the Villa. I have already agreed. Do you have any objections?"
Several elders looked at each other speechlessly, but their expressions were very strange. They all thought of one person - the boy who scattered wealth.
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"Master is so generous..."
After leaving the inner village, Xue Lengxiang couldn't help but praise.
"If you can't handle a famous sword villa, how can you handle the entire world?"
"It's just that the disciple feels that the master's great sacrifice is not worth the gain...Master must not give too many benefits to the Mingjian Villa because of the disciple."
"What? What's wrong with the master being nicer to his disciple's family? If you are grateful, just be nicer to the master in the future."
Xue Lengxiang blushed, lowered her head, and said nothing, but she was thinking in her heart: "How can a master take the initiative to show favor to his disciple? Master treats me so differently, could there be something else..."
"Hahaha..." Xia Shang's laughter interrupted Xue Lengxiang's thoughts, "Don't think too much. I am a businessman, and a profiteer. How can I do a loss-making business? The gains and losses in front of me are not enough to measure all the gains and losses.
After a while, you will understand the sinister intentions of Master. When the time comes, don't complain about your father and just make a noise and call Master a profiteer."