Chapter 229: Being stretched thin
"As for other regulations, they are in the 'Entry Guidelines' and the introduction to the entire safe trade zone."

I also gave them three copies of "Instructions for Entering the Area". Since they came back with Li Huayuan as guests, they were not given these.

"After the three companies move in, we will add corresponding content to the introduction of the trade zone."

"That's good! That's good!" Elder Hu of the Tianxing Sect flipped through the "Entry Notice" and raised it, asking, "After we move in, will our introduction be added to the "Entry Notice"?"

"Yes, there will be a detailed introduction for each park."

"Good, good, good! Sect Master Sun's set is very good!" Elder Hu of the Tianxing Sect praised it highly.

"It's really good. This safe transportation flight alone is amazing. There are robbers everywhere in the Tiannan Continent, and it's very difficult to do business. If this can be rolled out, the revenue of our three sects will definitely increase significantly." said Cangsongzi of Wanmiao Temple.

"Yes, yes, yes. Our three sects have always done business at our doorstep in the past, and there are only a dozen or so regular customers who come to our door. In the final analysis, the journey is not safe." Elder Bai of the Divine Weapon Sect said.

"Everyone who enters the safe trade zone must register as a formal member. Is this okay?" Sun Zecheng remembered the gray-robed man from the Shadow Sect and asked specifically.

"No problem! This is also for everyone's safety." The three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom all said that there was no problem.

As expected, the sects that really do business are the ones that come to cause trouble from the Shadow Sect. They only care about business and are not so opposed to identity recognition.

Many businesses that open a business prefer to use their own sect or surname as the name of the business, so that they can gain the trust of customers.

Why should I be afraid of others knowing who I am?
"Just follow the rules. Overall, Yellow Maple Valley is committed to creating a safe trading area."

The talks went better than I expected, and we hit it off right away!
In this case, each family will be given two bottles of the Huangfeng Valley specialty "Maple Forest Pills" as a gift.
One bottle is for the visiting elders, and the other is for the head of the corresponding sect. Basically, the value is equivalent to the gifts received, and reciprocity is the norm.

Both the host and the guests were happy, and Sun Zecheng asked his master Li Huayuan to take the guests to the VIP hotel to rest.

The other five factions of Yue State did not leave.

Today's reception was specially organized by Sun Zecheng for them to see.

Now, as the guests left, the other five factions of Yue State all gathered around, just wanting to get a piece of the pie.

Sun Zecheng had already considered this. Huangfeng Valley did not have that many people nor that much strength, so some things had to involve the five factions of Yue State.

"No problem! We have reserved plots of land for you in the central area of ​​the trade zone. They are also free of rent and only one point of tax."

"Also, the Safe Trade Zone is planning to open an auction house. How about I suggest that we run it together?"

The auction house is almost the most lucrative business in the market of the monk city, so there is no way to refuse this proposal.
"Good!" The elders from the five sects of Yue Kingdom cheered enthusiastically.
Sun Zecheng pressed his hand lightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then said:

"Each of you will get 2% of the shares, and the elders stationed in the safe trade zone must take turns to preside over the auction."

"So little?" said Fu Yunzi from Qingxu Sect.

"It's indeed a little less." said Elder Qian of Huadaowu.

"I can give each of you 10% of the shares temporarily, but I have something to say first. If the Ten Nations Alliance, the Righteous Alliance, the Heavenly Alliance, and the Six Sects of the Demonic Path move in, everyone will have to give up some of their shares to them."

"How do you give in?" asked Fu Yunzi from Qingxu Sect.

"For each of the four major forces that come in, you will each give up 2% and pool together 10% for them."

"When the four major forces gather together, you will only have 2% left. But I can guarantee that by that time, this 2% dividend will definitely be much more than your 10% dividend today!"

"Then you have 50% of the Yellow Maple Valley, so you're rich, right?"

The one who spoke was that annoying bullshit Fu Yunzi!

Sun Zecheng looked at Fu Yunzi coldly and said, "Perhaps I should go and discuss it with the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom."

"No, no, no! Master Sun has the final say! It's whatever you say." Fu Yunzi immediately changed his words.

"In order to teach you a lesson, I have decided to deduct 2% from Qingxu Sect's share and give it to the three sects of Yuanwu State as intermediary compensation for bringing in Tiandao League."

"Master Sun, please show mercy! I was wrong!" Fu Yunzi quickly admitted his mistake.

"Qingxu Sect gets 8%, and each of you gets 10%. And you must remember that this 10% is temporary! A big force will move in later and we need to give up the space. That's it, are there any other questions?"

"No!" Several people said in unison that with the example of Fu Yunzi from Qingxu Sect, who would be foolish enough to offend Sun Zecheng?
……

After the banquet, Sun Zecheng returned to his cave.

"My husband smells very drunk today!" Nie Ying smelled alcohol on Sun Zecheng.

"Well, the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom came over today and drank a little."

"Did the talk go well?" Nie Ying hesitated.

"It's going very smoothly! The three sects of Yuanwu State have agreed to move in and also agreed to open safe flights."

"Seeing that my husband seemed to be in deep thought, Nie Ying thought that the conversation was not going well for him."

"My husband has other things in mind."

"what's up?"

"My husband plans to open an auction house in the Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone."

“This is a good thing.”

"It's a good thing indeed," Sun Zecheng nodded and said:
"The opening of air routes and the establishment of an auction house are both good things, but the manpower above the Jindan level will soon be stretched."

"The auction house has at least two Jindan presiding over it on a regular basis. Huangfeng Valley took half of it, so at least one Jindan needs to be present permanently."

"Once the route from Lingshou Mountain to Tianxing Sect is opened, a Jindan elder will be needed to preside over it,"

"Xuan'er?" Nie Ying looked at Xuan'er.

"I don't like any of these." Xuan'er said directly.

"Xuan'er should keep her golden elixir strength hidden. Besides, it is unrealistic to rely on Elder Huang alone to maintain the safety and order of such a large Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade Zone. Xuan'er should be the hidden hand."

At the auction, the Jindan strength is considered too low. Xuan'er's cultivation is still in the middle stage of foundation building, so it is not suitable for her to preside over the auction house. As for the long-distance transportation job of running the Tianxing Sect route, it is even more inappropriate to throw Xuan'er to do it.

Xin Ruyin has been busy with her array module production since she recaptured the Spirit Beast Mountain, except for taking a break when she went to Tianxing City. Besides, she is still a real foundation-building person, so she can't control the situation.

"Then, how about I host the auction house?" Nie Ying asked.

"Let Master take charge of the auction house, and you continue to preside over Fenglin Pavilion. Fenglin Pavilion is much more important than the auction house!" After thinking about it, Sun Zecheng could only choose Master Li Huayuan.

"What about the route from Lingshou Mountain to Tianxing Sect?" Nie Ying continued to ask.

"We can only catch one between Elder Du and Elder Huiming."

"We don't have enough Golden Core Elders in Huangfeng Valley." Nie Ying said. Yes, this is obvious. Let's take stock:
On the Lingshou Mountain side, the four Jindan elders:
Elder Lei is in seclusion to reach Nascent Soul stage;
Elder Huang trains his disciples and is responsible for maintaining law and order within the safe trade zone;

Master Li Huayuan, who is in charge of raising spirit beasts at Qilin Pavilion, has now been appointed to be a permanent resident at the auction venue to preside over the auction;

Elder Yang is responsible for patrolling and maintaining security on the route south of Lingshou Mountain;
Let's look at the Maple Valley headquarters in the Huangtaiyue Mountains. The four elders:
Elder Hongfu is in seclusion to achieve Nascent Soul;
Elder Xu was originally a weapon refiner, and now he is in charge of the Yellow Maple Valley's ground-fire weapon and pill refining;
We can only find one between Elder Du and Elder Huiming, and the remaining one will stay in Huangfeng Valley and take care of the Huangfeng Valley market. That’s basically it.

Speaking of which, the Maple Forest Pavilion in the Huangfeng Valley Market is now run by Liu Jing, Wu Guanshi, Chen Qiaodao, and Zhong Weiniang, who have established their foundation.
Fortunately, Patriarch Linghu was there, and no one dared to cause trouble.

"Fortunately, we negotiated with the six sects of the Demonic Path early on!" Sun Zecheng said with a smile:

"Otherwise, let alone sending nearly half of our forces to fight like we did before at Jinguyuan, even if we conquer the territory, we won't have so many Jindan elders guarding it!"

"The headquarters of the Ten-Nation Alliance is in Tiantian City. Every unit has six or seven permanent members who are in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul and above! There are easily a dozen or twenty people in the early stage of the Nascent Soul!" Speaking of manpower, Xuan'er's thoughts jumped, and she immediately thought of Tiantian City, the Ten-Nation Alliance, the city with many Nascent Souls.

Speaking of Tiantian City, Nie Ying said with emotion: "The strength of our Huangfeng Valley is still far, far behind!"

“If it weren’t for our husband, let alone the Huangfeng Valley, even the six sects of Yue Kingdom combined wouldn’t be enough,” Xuan’er said with a pout.

"Huangfeng Valley lacks the manpower to match the grand plan! We must expand our strength quickly!" Sun Zecheng said firmly.

"How to expand it?" Nie Ying asked.

"There are only two ways to quickly expand your strength and achieve immediate results."

"One is to recruit soldiers, such as recruiting some independent cultivators to join the Yellow Maple Valley."

"The second is to form alliances, such as the six factions of Yue State."

At this point, Sun Zecheng decided to directly recruit the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom to join!

After all, we are all businessmen and have many similar concepts and ideas!

On a deeper level,
When the three clans of Yuanwu Kingdom lost their territory, they fled north and joined the Tiandao League.

What Sun Zecheng hopes most now is to recruit the Tiandao League through the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom!
However, eat one bite at a time and do one thing at a time!

As for letting the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom to act as a matchmaker for the Tiandao Alliance, we should wait until the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom are fully involved, so as to avoid any unnecessary complications!
"What can Nie Ying do to help her husband?" Nie Ying asked.

"Tomorrow we will put up a recruitment notice for guest elders at Maple Forest Pavilion. They must be at or above the Jindan level, and their service will be similar to that of the official elders of Huangfeng Valley. Their main job will be to assist Elder Huang in maintaining the public order of Spirit Beast Mountain, or to assist Elder Li in presiding over the auction house, or to maintain flight safety, etc."

"Those who have immortal arts skills, such as spiritual planting, alchemy, weapon refining, talisman making, and beast taming, are welcome. Let's discuss the details in person."

……

The next day, the Maple Forest Pavilion at Lingshou Mountain put up a sign to recruit guest elders.

Business is booming, Fenglin Pavilion, which owns the Demon Pills and Fenglin Pills, is recruiting!
The news quickly spread throughout Yue State and the Ten-Nation Alliance.

Soon someone came to apply for the job.

The first one was a Jindan cultivator named Mao Gong.

Sun Zecheng was interviewed, accompanied by Nie Ying and Xuan Er.
When Sun Zecheng saw Mao Gong, he felt a little at a loss for words. His eyebrows and beard were messy, and he looked old, as if he was about to die.

He is so old, yet he is still in the early stage of Jindan!
"What kind of immortal arts does Fellow Daoist Mao have?"

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, Master Sun. I was born as a casual cultivator and I only know a little bit of the various immortal arts. I haven't had the opportunity to study them in depth."

"How old is Brother Mao?" Sun Zecheng asked.

"I still have another sixty years to live!"

Sun Zecheng frowned. This guy was simply looking for a place to retire.

"It's not suitable. Fenglin Pavilion is looking for people to do dangerous work or have special skills in immortal arts." Sun Zecheng rejected him.

The second one was introduced by Elder Yang. His surname is Tan, he is in the middle stage of the Golden Core, and is over 300 years old.

Like Elder Yang, this family was originally a Jindan family in Beiliang Kingdom, but their territory was seized when the six factions of Yue Kingdom migrated south.

Sun Zecheng felt a little strange: "If you say that the Six Factions of Yue Kingdom can be considered the enemy of the Tan family, and besides, our Six Factions of Yue Kingdom were expelled from the Ten-Nation Alliance, didn't the old forces of the Northern Liang Kingdom return to their original positions? Why did he come to us for help?"

"Production is difficult in Beiliang. Not only are the resources scarce, but there are also regular border rotations. The battle with Mulanfashi happens every hundred years, and there are constant small battles on weekdays. You never know when it might be gone. Who wouldn't want to go if there's somewhere to go?" Elder Yang said with deep emotion.

"Master Sun, you are kind-hearted and have a good way of making money. There are more than just the Tan family who want to follow you. I just don't know how many people you want to recruit?"

Sun Zecheng remained silent for a long time, which was tantamount to undermining the Ten-Nation Alliance.

According to the original plot, the Ten-Nation Alliance was already weak against the Mulan Fashi, and it was only with the combined efforts of all the forces of Tiannan that they defeated the Mulan people. The Ten-Nation Alliance was already having a hard time fighting against the foreigners alone, and they were trying to poach them? Sun Zecheng shook his head.

"Forget it. It's not good to poach from the Ten Nations Alliance. We have just made peace with them. I was hoping to bring them in to do business together in the future!"

"Understood!" Elder Yang responded, and couldn't help but feel fortunate that his family had surrendered in time. If it were now, Master Sun would not dare to accept him because of his relationship with the Ten-Nation Alliance!

……

The Ten-Nation Alliance’s refusal to accept any applicants immediately blocked the vast majority of applicants.

After a while,
A man came who was originally from Tianque Fort in Yue State. He surrendered to the Six Demonic Sects when they invaded. Now that the Six Demonic Sects have withdrawn from Yue State, he wants to come back and join Huangfeng Valley.

"No!" Nie Ying rejected him directly without going through Sun Zecheng.

"Such a two-faced traitor wants to enter my Huangfeng Valley!" Nie Ying said to Wan Xiaoyu with disgust.

……

The Ten Nations Alliance's golden elixir was not accepted due to the relationship.
Originally, the Jindan of Yue Kingdom had surrendered to the Six Sects of Demon Dao, but Nie Ying directly rejected it.

Sun Zecheng doesn't want people like Mao Gong who have no skills and want to find a place to retire.
Due to the lack of resources, there are very few independent cultivators who can build a foundation, and even fewer who can form a pill!

He didn't want this or that, and a few months passed in a flash. Until the end of the year, he didn't recruit a single one!
……

at this time,
The auction house of Lingshou Mountain Safe Trade was also opened. Li Huayuan happily went to preside over the auction house.

After all, everyone knows that auction houses make money, and the income of hosting an auction house must not be low!
After hiring a large number of cheap captive laborers provided by the Yellow Maple Valley, the three sects of Yuanwu State completed the construction of the building and the deployment of the formation in less than three months and officially moved in.

A safe route was also opened from the headquarters of the three sects of Yuanwu Kingdom to Lingshou Mountain, and communication and coordination were carried out to ensure that the flight would arrive at Lingshou Mountain early in the morning on the day when the three sects opened!
What a thoughtful businessman!
This is the first flight and it has great symbolic significance and no mistakes can be made.

There must be a Jindan elder accompanying him throughout the process.
But one of the Jindan elders passed away.
The border post station in Taiyue Mountains must be guarded by a Jindan elder.

The Huangfeng Valley Market must also be guarded by a Jindan elder.
It is natural that the Huangfeng Valley would not be without a Jindan elder.

Now, the Huangfeng Valley’s Jindan people are really short of manpower.

(End of this chapter)