Chapter 124: Visit from the Sihai Chamber of Commerce

Hua Kai knew that as long as Uncle Wu went to the battlefield, he would definitely make contributions.

He had [Tianlongju] and [Eight Treasures Night Armor], and ordinary Qi training realms were no match for him. So these 10 Qi dynamic realms only played a role in assisting in the battle. If you want to give full play to the advantages of Uncle Wu's divine horse, a full cavalry lineup is more suitable.

"Leling City is not too far from Linzi City, and it is very easy to replenish food and grass. There is nothing that money can't buy. Uncle Wu, you bring 10 people with two horses each, and it is not a problem to carry 5 days of dry food on horseback. If you are really in trouble and can't get supplies, don't you still have the [Eight Treasures Night Armor] space?" Hua Kai said this, but Hua Zichen still didn't know what it meant.

"The [Eight Treasures Night Armor] space is only 0.1 cubic meters, and it is already the maximum to carry 10 people and ten days of food and grass at a time. We don't know when we can come back from this expedition, and the things stored in this space are definitely not enough." Hua Zichen thought for a while and said.

"Haha! We can agree to meet at the [Family Secret Space] every three nights at dawn. The three of us can communicate with each other. At that time, I will bring the [Baoguang Glazed Bottle] in and give you the things. You put them in the [Eight Treasures Night Name Armor] and leave. Isn't it everything?" Hua Kai said, and the two people's eyes moved. Although the space of [Eight Treasures Night Name Armor] is not large, it is enough for 11 people.

Then the three began to talk about the caravan. The scale of the Hua family caravan will inevitably expand this year, and the number of accompanying people will also increase. The selection of accompanying people this time must be carefully considered.

Hua Xing and Hua Zichen left after chatting until very late. There are many uncertainties in this caravan's business trip. I don't know how many families in Guang County will go. How are the Linhu grasslands and the Xiongnu horse bandits this year? I have to ask carefully in the next few days.

On the next morning, Hua Kai had just sent away ten family members who had completed the trial. The family's combat power did not increase at all today. Hua Kai checked the family attributes.

Huajiabao: Ninth-rank family

Prosperity: 792

Combat power: 580

Agriculture: 234

Animal husbandry: 126

Commerce: 376

Culture: 199

Comprehensive strength: 2307

Allies: Ordos Tribe, Sihai Chamber of Commerce, Jia Family

Funds: 3 taels of purple gold, 16017 taels of gold, 230725 taels of silver, 3094811 bone coins

Hostile forces: Guangxian Shen Family (ninth-rank), Linzicheng Bu Family (seventh-rank)

Luck value: 791

Portable space: 3 cubic meters

Family combat power: 500 people

Qi training realm: 8 people

Qi dynamic realm: 67 people

Kaiyuan realm: 249 people

Quenching body realm: 159

Yunqi realm: 6 people

The number of Qi dynamic realm people in the family has reached 67, which is no worse than the middle-level combat power of Guangxian Li Family and Zheng Family. Kaiyuan Realm has become the basic combat force in the family, and many of them are in the Tempering Body Realm and 6 Yunqi Realm are children under the age of 15.

Checking the composition and qualifications of the family members, the family will still be on an upward trend in the next ten years or even twenty or thirty years.

When I went out, I met several villagers in the village. It turned out that they all came to Hua Kai to join the family caravan. I don't know how the news leaked. The whole Huajiabao knew that the owner was selecting members to go to the Xiongnu Kingdom for business. They felt that they had hope and were anxious at this time. Which of the members of the caravan last year is doing badly in the village now? Those who didn't marry married beautiful wives, and many families hired servants.

After finally getting away, a servant came to report that Mr. Chu had come. Hua Kai went out to greet him and found that he brought several guys from the Chamber of Commerce this time. Judging from their attributes, two of them reached the Qi Training Realm. It seems that they all have some status in the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.

"President Chu, why are you here at this time? Have the elders in the family taken the elixir?" Hua Kai asked when he saw Chu Yuncheng.

"Haha! Thank you for your concern, Mr. Hua. The pills have been delivered. My elders are much better now after taking them. He also asked me to express his gratitude to you on his behalf!" Chu Yuncheng got off his horse and took the initiative to stand up and salute. Hua Kai knew that this was his thanks for his [Hundred Longevity Pills], so he accepted it.

"It's good that it's useful! Guang County has only been spring for a few days. Why did President Chu come to Hua's house so early? If you have anything to say, please go into the village and talk!" Hua Kai said and took Chu Yuncheng and a few others into the inner village. On the way, they saw the prosperity of Huajiabao Village and nodded slightly.

"Mr. Hua, do you remember your masterpiece that I took away when I left last time? After returning home, my elders liked it very much and said that Mr. Hua had a great talent. It was completely unimaginable that such a masterpiece could be created by a teenager. And there is the paper of the Hua family. This time I came here just to buy more paper. Mr. Hua, you can set the price!" Chu Yuncheng said with a smile.

Speaking of buying paper, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce must have an idea about papermaking technology when they came so early. Hua Kai never thought that the Hua family could enjoy the benefits of this thing alone. Chu Yuncheng is backed by the Chu family, the world's top family. It would be most appropriate for the Hua family to cooperate with them.

"The village has saved some paper in the winter. I wonder how much the Sihai Chamber of Commerce plans to take?" Hua Kai asked.

"The Sihai Chamber of Commerce will take over the expenses of the entire Chu family, and the Chu State Nanwan Academy also plans to switch to "Hua's Paper"."

Chu Yuncheng said a new term "Hua's Paper" at this time. This is a reminder and a suggestion. The Hua family invented a new papermaking technique. Giving the paper a name can enhance the Hua family's reputation, but it is absolutely impossible to enjoy the benefits of the papermaking process alone.

"President Chu, this is a good name. From now on, it will be called 'Hua's Paper'. The Hua family still has tens of thousands of Kai paper. If the Sihai Chamber of Commerce wants it, it can take it all. These days, I have been thinking about discussing the promotion of 'Hua's Paper' with President Chu. I didn't expect President Chu to arrive today. Let's go in and have a good chat."

It is great that the Hua family can cooperate with the Sihai Chamber of Commerce. The Sihai Chamber of Commerce represents the Chu family. Cooperation with the Sihai Chamber of Commerce can avoid a lot of trouble and danger.

Chu Yuncheng and others were welcomed into the main living room. Hua Kai sat in the main seat. The representatives of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce politely took the tea handed over by the maid. They thought it would be troublesome to persuade the Hua family to give up the paper manufacturing process. Unexpectedly, the young head of the Hua family took the initiative to talk about cooperation, which made them more confident in this trip to Huajiabao.

Several people were talking about the topic of 'Hua's Paper'. It seemed that the name of this paper had been decided. Hua Kai kept saying that he hoped that 'Hua's Paper' could allow more people to read books, and stated that the cost of paper manufacturing would not be very high, and the price of paper would be very cheap in the future.

After chatting for more than an hour, both the host and the guests were happy, and everyone roughly knew each other's ideas. Chu Yuncheng directly said that the Sihai Chamber of Commerce wanted to cooperate with the Hua family in papermaking.

Although papermaking is not simple, if it spreads in this world, the big families will definitely have a way to crack the papermaking process. Now is the best opportunity to seize the opportunity and make a fortune. Hearing Chu Yuncheng talking about cooperation, Hua Kai nodded and signaled the other party to continue.

"I thought about it and suddenly had three ideas. The specific cooperation is still to be decided.

The first is that the Hua family is responsible for production, and the price is unified so that the Sihai Chamber of Commerce can be the agent. Our Chamber of Commerce has relations with nearly 100 cities and thousands of noble families. We guarantee to sell all the paper that the Hua family can produce. I guess the head of the Hua family may not choose this.

The second is that the Hua family cooperates with the Sihai Chamber of Commerce. The Hua family provides key technology, and our Sihai Chamber of Commerce provides manpower and effort for production. We are also fully responsible for the final sales. The Hua family takes 10% of all profits.

The third is that the Hua family invests in technology and obtains 2% of the profits from paper. If the Hua family is willing to sell the papermaking process, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce is willing to pay 20 purple gold coins!

All contracts stipulate that the validity period is three years! After three years, "Hua's Paper" may have spread to all cities in various countries. By then, it is unknown how much profit there will be from paper!"

Chu Yuncheng said this, and Hua Kai knew that the Sihai Chamber of Commerce was already trying its best to give concessions to the Hua family. For an ordinary family like the Hua family, which is not even a noble family, it is already very good to have a relationship with a first-class noble family like the Chu family. The other party is thinking about how to reduce the impact while ensuring the interests of the Hua family.

The first choice is to seek death. He knows the significance of papermaking better than anyone else. If people say that the Hua family uses papermaking to make profits for themselves, regardless of the difficulties of students in the world, and the price of paper is too high, then the Hua family will become a street rat at that moment.

So the best result is to make money and leave a good name for yourself. Hua Kai still has many ideas for improving papermaking technology, so he must choose the second option.

"Chairman Chu, we all understand the significance of this paper. It will take more than a few days or months for the Hua family to study paper. The papers you see now are the results of preliminary research. In the future, there will definitely be papers with different functions to be made. I have some information and ideas here... 5% All papermaking processes and improvements will be the responsibility of the Hua family, and the site, production and sales will all be the responsibility of the Sihai Chamber of Commerce."

Hearing the price offered by the Sihai Chamber of Commerce, Hua Kai dared not agree. He just wanted the Hua family to make money quietly behind his back, so that if someone wanted to obtain the papermaking process, they could only go to the Sihai Chamber of Commerce.

"Okay, the head of the Hua family is a wise man. The Hua family is only responsible for technology, and the Hua family will take half of all profits within five years. At that time, the Sihai Chamber of Commerce will open paper mills in various countries. If there is any improvement in the "Hua Paper" that requires funds, both of us will pay for it together!"

Chu Yuncheng thought more carefully than Hua Kai, and Hua Kai nodded and the matter was settled.

The discussion went very smoothly. Hua Kai never mentioned the printing technology, and Chu Yuncheng also tactfully did not mention it. As long as the Hua family had the printing technology, they could fully print the books they wanted to promote. In this way, even the various schools of thought would curry favor with the Hua family. Who would not want their own school of thought to be promoted more widely?

Chu Yuncheng and the people from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce had lunch at the Hua family. After lunch, Hua Kai and Chu Yuncheng came to Hua Kai's small guest room alone. Some things still could not be known to other people from the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

"Master Hua, I don't know if the elixir from last time is still available. The buyers of that batch of elixir have given very high evaluations. If possible, the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce is willing to establish a long-term elixir cooperation business with Master Hua. The price can be 20% higher than the original price!" Chu Yuncheng finished talking about papermaking and then talked about elixir. Hua Kai knew that the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce regarded the Hua family as an ally, so he did not hide it.