There was silence in the conference room for a while.
After a long time, Taoist Master Guanyun, the representative of Xiaoyao Sect, snorted coldly, "I remember that the agreement signed between Qixia Kingdom and Jinyang Kingdom was very similar to this one. Mr. Zhang is really familiar with the road!"
Zhang Hao smiled faintly and said: "However, compared to direct destruction, this at least preserved the foundation of Xuanming Sect. Xuanming Sect has a history of 60,000 years, and now it is only fifty years of hard work. Fifty
Is the year very long?”
"Fifty years is not long!" Representatives from the Ming Cult and the holy places in Taotu Continent spoke in support of Zhang Hao.
Even Feng Yunlong, the Qinglong Dharma King of the Ming Cult, even retorted: "Master Guanyun, right? You Xiaoyao Sect should be lucky. Although you were defeated before, you escaped unscathed.
Besides, this is a matter between us, Tao Tu Zhizhou and Dayang Group, why do you, Xiaoyao Sect, have the right to interrupt? "
"You..." Taoist Guanyun was angry, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out. Because at this time, representatives from other holy places in Taotu Continent all looked at Taoist Guanyun angrily!
As Zhang Hao put forward the specific "negotiation direction", everyone was united in an instant. Interests are eternal; but Taoist Guanyun actually wants to destroy everyone's interests, which is absolutely intolerable.
Next to him, Hong Xiazi, a representative of the Xuanzhen Sect, watched with cold eyes as the relationship between the Xuanzhen Sect and the Xiaoyao Sect was full of passion. Even Hongxiazi was thinking in his heart: Can he force the Xiaoyao Sect to sign such an agreement?
Hongxiazi knew very well: with the emergence of Dayang Group, the explosion of industry and commerce, and the publication of "Das Kapital", the entire known world was undergoing drastic changes, or it would be more appropriate to say that it was developing.
Nowadays, this development speed is getting faster and faster; now, what kind of god-transformation technology does Dayang Group have?
Under this situation, if we delay for fifty years, the Xuanming Sect will probably fall completely. After fifty years, the Xuanming Sect will most likely be completely divided!
However, Hongxiazi would not say anything. On the one hand, Xuanzhen Sect did not have the ability to fall out with the other holy places in Taotu Continent. On the other hand, Hongxiazi was also thinking, could Xuanzhen Sect have a foot in it? Relying on Dayang Group's support
Relationship, Xuanzhen Sect still has great hope!
While Taoist Master Guanyun was embarrassed and Hongxiazi was thinking, the negotiations had officially begun.
No, this can't be called a negotiation at all, but Dayang Group and the other holy places are discussing how to break the bones and absorb the marrow. Bai Feiying's speech is so feeble.
However, Bai Feiying is not a weakling. He also understands what this negotiation means at the moment, so many conditions are argued for. However, Xuanming Sect itself is at a disadvantage, and Bai Feiying is the only person in charge, and the dozen or so people around him have limited effect.
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Bai Feiying was driven into rage time and time again by the representatives of the major holy places. Several times, it was Zhang Hao who took action to stop the unrestrained greed of the major holy places.
Speaking of which, at the beginning, the major holy places did not know how to negotiate or exploit; however, after only ten minutes, everyone became proficient.
Greed is the driving force of progress!
This negotiation lasted for more than ten days; on the fifth day, the Xuanming Sect finally sent a new representative, and finally managed to block the greed of the other holy places. However, Bai Feiying still represented many people from the Xuanming Sect.
, but no one dares to be this representative.
Witnessing such a greedy negotiation with their own eyes, the audience from all sides broke out in cold sweat. Looking at the conditions one after another, each of them could push the Xuanming Sect into the abyss. After so many conditions were added up, Xuanming
There is almost no hope!
Finally, after half a month of negotiations, a complete agreement emerged.
The service staff of Dayang Group placed this document, which was more than 30 pages thick and had a total of 40,000 words, in front of Bai Feiying.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes at the scene were staring at Bai Feiying, waiting for Bai Feiying to sign.
Bai Feiying sat at the table, looking at the document, his whole body trembling.
The entire conference room could hear a pin drop at this time.
"I refuse!" Bai Feiying roared, roaring.
Feng Yunlong, the Qinglong Dharma King of the Ming Cult, snorted coldly, "Either signature! Or war!
If you sign, you still have a chance to make a comeback. If you refuse... there are millions of people in the Xuanming Sect, how many of them can survive the war safely?"
Bai Feiying's face was livid and he still refused to sign. However, the people next to him, the newly dispatched personnel from the Xuanming Sect, sent messages and urged him to sign.
As Feng Yunlong said, if a war really breaks out, how many people in the Xuanming Sect can survive? Taotu Continent is a world of demons, and eradicating the roots is a common method used by everyone.
Moreover, the current Xuanming Sect has been frightened out of their wits, and their morale is completely gone. The God Transformation Stage, which they once thought was a secret weapon, killed 132 people in one encounter. If they want to continue fighting, they will not only have to face the transformation of Dayang Group
In the divine period, we have to face attacks from other holy places. There is no hope of victory at all!
Bai Feiying trembled, raised his wrist, his fingers trembled like twigs in the wind, and slowly picked up the 'talisman pen' next to the document. Once the word is written, it cannot be changed.
But no matter what, Bai Feiying finally trembled and signed his name on the agreement.
He has no choice!
Zhang Hao looked at Bai Feiying's expression and felt a little emotional in his heart; just like what was said in the movie The Matrix, the so-called choice is just a game played by the strong to the weak, and in the end you will find that it is actually just an illusion.
On the surface, it is said to give the Xuanming Sect a chance, but this is just a different way to eliminate the Xuanming Sect, a relatively gentle method that does not see the blood; however, this method is also more cruel. This is true
Knocking on bones and sucking out marrow.
It's just that if the Ocean Group wants to develop and rise, it needs a ladder. This ladder is often composed of the corpses of enemies and losers.
Following the "Huaishan Pass Treaty" of the Kingdom of Jinyang, the second unequal treaty was newly released, the "Beihai Treaty".
The reason why it is called the "Beihai" treaty is because the Ocean Group landed in "Beihai City", and the Ocean Group is also in the north compared to the vast continent, and there is an emerald sea in between.
In fact, the name is not important, the content is the most important.
When the contents of the North Sea Treaty were published in newspapers the next day, there was an uproar.
The treaty has a total of 16 major clauses, with hundreds of details. The main clauses are basically those mentioned by Zhang Hao before. In the end, everyone only added one clause: within three years, the Xuanming Sect is prohibited from participating in the research of god-transformation technology.
Let’s look at performance after the year.
However, the first article of the treaty won everyone's favor: Xuanming Sect will disclose all information except its core skills, etc., and everyone can go and copy and make rubbings.
Under the request of Dayang Group and the threat from other holy places, Xuanming Sect has no right to say no. Finally, everyone has reserved the last dignity for Xuanming Sect:
Your core skills, alchemy and weapon refining, etc. do not need to be made public; and those who go to copy, make rubbings, and observe materials must pay a certain fee, which is considered the income of the Xuanming Sect.
This first article immediately gained countless favors; however, this favor was harvested by Dayang Group. It was Zhang Hao who made this suggestion! This is the true generosity to others.
In addition, the Xuanming Sect formally apologized and published an apology statement in the newspaper, especially to Zhang Hao and Zhou Xueyao. The sneak attack on the wedding day was really inappropriate, and they also presented more than ten kinds of high-level spiritual gifts unique to the Xuanming Sect.
As an apology, these elixirs are worth more than 100,000 high-grade spiritual stones.
For the rest, the Xuanming Sect will open a trading port at the border of each holy land and allow other holy places to build railways on the Xuanming Sect's land. The Xuanming Sect will only collect a tax of 3% of the total value for transactions in each holy land.
Whether it can be collected is still unknown.
Beihai City will become the world's first fully open seaport city without any taxes.
The Xuanming Sect has paid various major holy places ranging from 8 million to 12 million high-grade spiritual stones in terms of military expenditures, etc. The war has not completely broken out, but it is already a lot to pay.
However, the Xuanming Sect paid as much as 30 million high-grade spiritual stones for Dayang Group’s military expenses and other expenses!
In addition, Beihai City is open to Dayang Group for leasing the "Beihai Port", but the most important part of Beihai City, Beihai Port, has been embraced by Dayang Group!
The lease period of Dayang Group is 100 years, and it will pay 1 million high-grade spiritual stones to the Xuanming Sect every year. The Beihai Port plus the surrounding land is about 10 kilometers in radius, which means the total area is about 100 square kilometers; in fact, because the boundary is not divided
Regularly, including the coastline, the actual area is about 80 square kilometers.
In addition, Xuanming Sect has also signed many unequal treaties; finally, for the next fifty years, Xuanming Sect will need to pay 8.6 million high-grade spiritual stones to every holy land and Ocean Altar every year.
Originally, Zhang Hao's proposal seemed to be tens of millions, but after negotiation, it was finally reduced to 8.6 million, mainly 10 million. The Xuanming Sect really couldn't afford it. Every year, each family pays 8.6 million, which is just the war compensation alone.
Pay 68.8 million high-grade spiritual stones!
This price is equivalent to that of a high-end Iron Duke-class battleship. But unlike a battleship, the compensation is gone once the compensation is taken out. Unlike a battleship, it can continue to make profits.
The entire "North Sea Treaty" reveals the bloody nature of capital, which can be regarded as the best annotation of "Das Kapital" published by Zhang Hao.
The only exception is probably the Dayang Group, which offered a price of 1 million high-grade spiritual stones per year; and when renting Beihai Port, the Xuanming Sect simply offered the price of the Dayang Group, which is indeed very sincere.
In fact, in the past, the Xuanming Sect's direct 'net' income from Beihai Port was less than one million high-grade spiritual stones.
Many people have speculated, why does Dayang Group pay such a huge price? One million per year, which is a full 100 million high-grade spiritual stones in 100 years, which is equivalent to the wealth of one trillion low-grade spiritual stones. This is an unimaginable astronomical figure.
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Could it be said that Dayang Group is submissive in disguise? Giving warmth?
Everyone is speculating about Dayang Group's actions, including Bai Feiying.
However, after losing so much, Bai Feiying had an idea and came up with the idea of a 'war loan'. Because Nangongzhi had good communication with the Xuanming Sect before, Nangongzhi informed the Xuanming Sect that Dayang Group had a loan business and Luzhou Bank was responsible for lending.
Even the money for the purchase of warships by Qixia Country and Canglan Country was loaned by Green Boat Bank.
At present, the annual interest rate of Luzhou Bank's commercial loans and other low-risk loans fluctuates around 5%; while war loans are calculated based on the daily interest rate, which is 50%, and the interest is compounded.
Bai Feiying found Zhang Hao now and wanted to apply for a loan, preferably a commercial loan.
After this war and his contact with Nangong Zhi, Bai Feiying suddenly became smart this time. He wanted to come to Dayang Group for a loan, and then purchase technology from Dayang Group.
The only way out for the Xuanming Sect is to imitate Nangong Zhi, who had not yet unified Shao Ze's country, and use loans and Dayang Group's technology to seek a future. This path works! At least there is Nangong Zhi as a role model!
At that time, Nangong Zhi and Shao Ze's country were also facing many difficulties.
Zhang Hao agreed to Bai Feiying's loan application. However, when going to Luzhou Bank, Bai Feiying also asked Zhang Hao about the Beihai Port issue.
Zhang Hao smiled softly, "Of course we will consider it. We will not comment for various reasons."
Bai Feiying was unwilling to give in and became a little provocative: "Many people say this is a disguised show of goodwill by Dayang Group."
Zhang Hao stopped slightly, looked at Bai Feiying, and smiled softly: "No matter what Dayang Group does, at least we can execute it according to our own plan. And you... only have the right to sign!"
"You...you..." Bai Feiying was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. The anger, humiliation, and helplessness he had been feeling for the past few days were exploded by Zhang Hao's words.