Chapter 312 Bargaining, contract
"Then I'll be relieved!" Yun Yue found a stool and sat up, staring at the people present, and chuckled, "Village Chief, what I told you about Fei Ge's letter before."
Yun Yue and a few old men winked and slapped at each other. The village chief glanced at Mu Li and said happily, "This matter is something that can be discussed."
Mu Li was happy and hurriedly said, "Village Chief, we Mu Xueguo are very sincere. To be honest, Mu Xueguo has many natural disasters, and the herdsmen have almost cut off their source of life. If there is no food, I don't know how long the people can last. We can use the medicinal materials you like to exchange for food."
The village chief didn't expect Mu Li to be so honest. As a prince, shouldn't he be more cunning? However, because of Mu Li's frankness and straightforwardness, the village chief's smile became deeper. He asked three points and seven points sincerely and said, "We are also very sincere, but I don't know how much of the third prince Mu has to speak in Mu Xueguo?"
Yun Yue silently praised the village chief in her heart. This matter has always been something she worried about, but Mu Li helped her a lot before, and she really couldn't ask such a sensitive topic so bluntly.
Mu Li was stunned for a moment, his body was a little taller, and he said seriously, "If I can successfully bring food back to Mu Xueguo this time, I will be the next emperor. Does the village chief think this is enough?"
Yun Yue and others were shocked, look at me, look at you, the room fell into silence, and after a while, the village chief pondered, "Since that's the case, we are naturally happy to help Prince Mu, and I won't hide it from you, behind our village is the Cangyuan Mountains, and from our village, we can directly enter the hinterland of the Cangyuan Mountains. Naturally, we can also open up a path to Mu Xueguo. It's just a matter of time. If this path is opened, we can do a long-term business in the future.
But I hope that the Third Prince Mu will not make any public statements about this matter, and even the royal family of Mu Xueguo will not disclose it. Just think that it is our business dealings with the Third Prince Mu. If the Third Prince Mu has no objection, we can draft a contract, so that we will not blame each other for any problems. How about it?"
Yun Yue had to sigh at the village chief's scheming and thoughtfulness, and would not leave any handle on others at all.
Mu Li weighed the pros and consented without hesitation.
"None of these are the problems. What I care about is how much food you can get? The population of our Muxue Country is about one million. Although it is not as good as that of Qi Lan Country, this amount is also very large. The food you need is at least one million dan every year. How many can you take out?"
Yun Yue frowned, restrained her playful thoughts, and said in a deep voice, "San Prince Mu, as far as I know, the main food energy of the people of Muxue Country is still derived from those beefs and mutton. Food is a necessity, but it is not as great as the people of Qi Lan Country. One million dan is indeed not much for the people of Muxue Country, but it is indeed impossible for us, but we can do our best. Of course, the corresponding medicinal materials and specialties you are going to provide is also a big sum. In the natural disaster of Muxue Country, are you sure you can always pay for these things?"
They have friendship with the Tang family, Ye family, Nangong family, especially the Tang family, who mainly do business. At that time, they can ask Tang Boqing to help or reuse the fields in the Medicine King Valley. The food collected there will be tens of thousands of dans, plus Tang Boqing and the excess food in Yunyuan, or build a farm. She is not short of silver, so she has a complete solution to the problem of grain source, mainly Muli.
Mu Li looked at Yun Yue in surprise and said excitedly, "Miss Tang Yue, you are really amazing. You know so well about our Mu Xueguo! That's right, you're right. Our people mainly rely on cattle and sheep to survive. However, due to natural disasters and shortage of grass, the father has controlled the amount of grazing. After the natural disasters, the grass will grow, and it will take some time. Our cooperation will last at least five or six years. Of course, it's best if we can continue to cooperate. After all, the food in our Mu Xueguo is different from that of Qi Languo, especially this kind of rice, cannot be planted on our side.
As for the herbal problems that Miss Tang Yue is worried about, Mu Xue Country is vast and has a small population. The medicinal materials are not as expensive as Qi Lan Country. We believe in the gods. Even if we are sick, we will go to the emperor to pray for holy water. With the medicine, we are not keen on medicinal materials. The most important thing we lack is medicinal materials. What's more, the medicinal materials that Tang Yue likes is very common in Mu Xue Country. It is not a problem to give you natural disasters. Once the natural disaster is over, the medicinal materials will grow again and continue to rise."
Yun Yue felt like she was being painted by Mu Li, but what he said was still very attractive. Not to mention Yun Yue was moved, even Yun Jiuchong and others were moved.
The village chief smiled like a wolf grandmother, and asked Mu Li, "San Prince Mu, since you said that these are not a problem, should we establish a contract first? Although you have exchanged some grain from Qi Lan Kingdom this time, we also have a lot of grain stored here. In addition, Xiao Yueer has some connections, and can you get a batch of grain for you. Is the third prince Mu willing to make the first deal with us?"
"I want it!" Mu Li was so surprised that he flew up, and suddenly bounced off the stool, chasing Yun Yue and others and asked, "How much food can you give me?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, let's sign the contract first." The village chief laughed, using grain to sway Mu Li's appetite. Even if the contract letter is a little biased towards them, Mu Li would not be too concerned.
Mu Li took the contract and read it carefully twice, and found that some things in the contract were not taken initiative. For example, the amount of grain transported to Mu Xue Country every year must be determined by Yunyuan, and ten pounds of grain can be exchanged for one pound of precious herbs, and the type and quantity must also be determined by Yunyuan.
It can be said that this contract is completely enslaved by Mu Li, but grain is very important to him. Although the village chief took a lot of advantage in exchange, this advantage is only aimed at Yun Yue and the others. For Mu Li, food is much more important than those herbs, and Mu Xue's country is vast and there are so many of these things. The only thing that makes him dissatisfied is that the amount of food cannot be controlled.
"Village Chief, it's up to you to decide the amount of food. I have no objection to the rest. How about we set a minimum amount?" Mu Li said carefully.
Yun Yue looked at the village chief and knew that Mu Li's request was not too much, so she said, "We can agree to this point, but Mu Xueguo has natural disasters, so Qi Languo naturally cannot have them. To be honest, Kuizhou has been drought for seven or eight years before, and the disaster situation is not lighter than Mu Xueguo. We would say this because we are worried that natural disasters and man-made disasters will affect our cooperation.
Chapter completed!