Zhang Hao's words were a bit nonsensical. Not to mention Ouyang Si's confusion, everyone in the Weapon Refining Guild also seemed a little confused.
Everyone looked at Zhang Hao, waiting for an explanation. Unknowingly, Zhang Hao stood out again and seemed to have become the protagonist of this negotiation.
Zhang Hao looked around and smiled: "I believe that the products provided by our Artifact Refining Guild must be of the best quality and the lowest price.
If there are products with lower prices and better quality than ours, I’m afraid there’s something fishy about them.”
Ouyang Si narrowed his eyes: "What if there is someone really skilled?"
"Congratulations to the country for finding a new supplier."
Ouyang Si: "When the country buys things, it also needs to shop around. We can't just buy from you!"
Zhang Hao nodded: "It's natural, and I didn't say that you must buy it from us. However, once the country does this, you will no longer be able to enjoy the discounts on this product."
Ouyang Si was furious: "This is your overlord's clause! Are you sure that the Weapon Refining Guild will not lose its teeth!"
"Uncle Ouyang, you are excited. Aren't we negotiating? If you are not satisfied, we can just negotiate."
"You...you..." Ouyang Si pointed at Zhang Hao, really confused by anger. He turned to look at Zhou Jue, who immediately said: "What Zhang Hao said is what I want to say."
Ouyang Si put down his arms angrily, but the negotiation still had to proceed.
Before he knew it, it was another night. Ouyang Si was slapped on the table several times by Zhang Hao, the overlord of the Weapon Refining Guild, but he had to compromise.
As the sun rose in the east, Ouyang Si sighed and signed the terms.
A "National Procurement Contract" was released.
The contract stipulates that the Weapon Refining Guild is obligated to provide the country with priority in providing high-quality, affordable product refining products and provide corresponding after-sales services; the Weapon Refining Guild will set up a branch in the Imperial Capital to be responsible for national procurement and after-sales services.
Under the same conditions, the state must give priority to purchasing the weapon-refining products of the weapon-refining guild. Moreover, products purchased by the state at low prices are not allowed to be resold.
If the country is dissatisfied with the products and prices of the Weapon Refining Guild, it can purchase them separately. However, if so, the Weapon Refining Guild will check the product off the preferential list. If the country wants to purchase it again, it can only purchase it at the market price.
Of course, the Weapon Refining Guild also has restrictions: for example, what the Weapon Refining Guild sells to the country must be produced by itself, and other products cannot be resold, etc.
There are hundreds of clauses, large and small, written on a whole roll of Gastrodia paper.
After signing, Ouyang Si let out a long breath. He was really tired. Finally, he glared at Zhang Hao fiercely. Ninety percent of these conditions came from Zhang Hao's proposal, and he didn't know what was going on in this little bastard's head.
Everything.
Ouyang Si pointed to the terms on the gastrodia paper and said to Zhang Hao with a strange smile: "Xiannephew, your immature ideas are really eye-opening!"
Zhang Hao was very modest: "I just gave some general directions, and the details were perfected by everyone together."
Zhou Jue stood up: "Prime Minister Ouyang, it's already morning. Let's have breakfast together."
"No, Your Majesty is still waiting for news."
Ouyang Si fled from the Weapon Refining Guild, met Liu Jingming, and flew away with his sword.
"So urgent?" Liu Jingming looked at Ouyang Si with some confusion. Why did he feel like he was running for his life?
…………
Ouyang Si drove 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 ashen and murderous.
What's going on here?
Ouyang Si's heart was beating wildly: Could it be that the terms with the Xuan Tie Guild that were sent back earlier made the Emperor dissatisfied? But it is not murderous.
Just when Ouyang Si was uneasy and thinking wildly, the emperor sighed leisurely: "I'm back."
"Your Majesty, this is the condition reached with the Weapon 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 not bad. You are the only one in the court who can make me feel relieved."
Ouyang Si asked carefully: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
The emperor's face turned ugly again; "Yan Chengxian, the Minister of Household Affairs, has rebelled!"
"What!" Ouyang Si was shocked and his voice was shrill.
The Minister of Household Affairs has rebelled. He is not only a high-ranking official, but also in charge of the country's wealth, including spiritual stones, elixirs, medicinal materials, spiritual materials, etc.
Even though the minister of household affairs is lower in rank than the prime minister, he is more influential than the prime minister among middle and lower-level officials.
The rebellion of the Minister of Revenue was a fatal blow to the entire empire.
Ouyang Si opened his mouth and asked with some difficulty: "Are you sure?"
"Originally... I thought that there was at least 15 to 20 years of accumulation in the outer treasury. Seeing the stalemate on the front line, I wanted to open the treasury.
But just yesterday, Yan Chengxian suddenly disappeared, along with his first wife and two sons. Only a large Nuo family was left behind.
I checked the treasury overnight last night and found that only the outermost warehouse was in good condition. Everything inside had been replaced.
High-grade spiritual stones have become low-grade spiritual stones, or even low-quality spiritual stones. Most of the elixirs have been replaced by wax pills, century-old medicinal materials, thousand-year medicinal materials, ordinary medicinal materials, or even simply weeds. A large number of magic weapons, excellent
The magic weapon was replaced with an inferior magic weapon.
The country’s accumulation in recent decades has just disappeared.”
Ouyang Si was shocked: "The treasury management is very strict, and Yan Chengxian alone can't do it!"
The emperor almost squeezed out cold words through his teeth: "Yes. Those who disappeared at the same time yesterday were also my doctors Zhongling, Youling, and Hong Xiushan!"
As he spoke, the emperor stamped the contract, approved the word 'accurate', and threw the two contracts to a guard, "Copy a copy, and then send a copy back to the Artifact Refining Guild and the Black Iron Guild."
.Let them immediately start building war weapons without making any mistakes."
The guards left, and Ouyang Si said carefully and slowly: "Your Majesty, the Weapon Refining Guild also needs some star gold, at least 25 kilograms."
"Give it to them. There is still some left in the inner treasury."
"Your Majesty, there is something else that needs to be reported to Your Majesty the Princess."
"Go and come back quickly."
"Yes. I will leave for now."
Ouyang Si left the imperial study and took a deep breath.
The country has three major "treasuries": one is the 'treasury', which is responsible for the current year's revenue and expenditure; one is the outer treasury, where the surplus from the treasury is stored in the outer treasury every year, just in case; and there is an inner treasury, which is the royal treasury.
of private wealth.
The Ministry of Revenue is responsible for controlling the external treasury and the national treasury.
Among them, the national treasury was liquidated that year, leaving very little. The inner treasury is the private wealth of the royal family and 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 piece of paper...
Trying to calm down, Ouyang Si first went to the Princess Mansion and handed over the details of the Zhang family. Then he went to the inner treasury to withdraw 25 kilograms of star gold, sealed it himself, and asked the palace guards who were following him to give it to him.
Send it to the Weapon 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 room: block the news for the time being and purchase elixirs, medicinal materials, etc. from the market as soon as possible; secondly, comprehensively trace the traces of Yan Chengxian and Hong Xiushan, they should not have left the country of Qixia by now.
In addition, all the guards and officials from the treasury, as well as the family members of Yan Chengxian and Hong Xiushan, were all detained pending trial.