Zhang Tie really didn't lack money or land. Too much money and land were meaningless for him. They couldn't help him to solve his problems at all. Through Guan Qianchong, Guan Qianchong helped him win an airboat from Feng Yexiao of Taiyi Fantasy Sect. Guan Qianchong had indirectly helped him twice. Therefore, Zhang Tie was not joking at all. Although the bet between Zhang Tie and Guan Qianchong might be a bit painful and hard to give up, Zhang Tie didn't care about it at all.
Zhang Tie's bounty land covered thousands of miles; he could only sleep on a bed; he was as rich as a mountain; however, he could only eat some food with chopsticks. When one's wealth reached a certain level, one's happiness and sense of achievement would have nothing to do with wealth. Zhang Tie had already passed the period of pursuing wealth.
'I've not imagined that Fire Dragon Hermit would put down the item that so many elders of Zhang Tie's clan had argued with each other without even looking at it. After winning the bet with the forefather and being closely followed by the princess of Lord Guangnan, Fire Dragon Hermit is indeed not a commoner. 'After exchanging a glance with each other, Guan Qianchong and Guan Qianchong both saw a bit admiration and bashfulness from each other's eyes. Therefore, they treated Zhang Tie more respectfully.
"Fire Dragon Hermit, you're so righteous!" The senior elder of Guan Clan cupped his hands towards Zhang Tie with a solemn look, "Thanks for your kindness, Fire Dragon Hermit. However, the bet was won by Fire Dragon Hermit and the forefather of Guan Clan. Additionally, it's ordered by the forefather. As it's related to the reputation of Guan Clan, Guan Clan dared not neglect it at all. We've already brought Fire Dragon Hermit's bet!"
As the elder of Guan Clan said this, he wiped his hand on the table, causing some thick documents to appear on the teapoy between him and Zhang Tie. The paper of these documents was made of special material which was much more advanced than that of silver board paper. All the documents were giving out dark golden light. There were watermarks and three-dimensional concave-convex patterns on the surface of the documents. Each piece of such a document was unique. Generally, it could only appear on super-large gold checks. If it was used to make contracts and documents, it would be marked with keys and codes identified by difference engines. After being notarized and filed by relevant agencies in Taixia Country, it had to go through a lot of procedures if one wanted to modify it. Therefore, it was very hard for one to counterfeit it.
The senior of Guan Clan then picked up the first document.
"This document is the ownership certificate of all the lands in Yangui Mountain Range outside Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory within Northeast Military Region. Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory is in Yangui Mountain Range. According to the will of our forefather, Guan Clan will buy the remaining land of Yangui Mountain Range covering 1.61 million square miles as the compensation for the bet!"
After putting the first document in front of Zhang Tie, the senior of Guan Clan then picked up the second document.
"This document is the asset appraisal report of the 10 cities in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory made by the four major asset appraisal agencies in Taixia Country. The lowest value of the assets of the 10 cities in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory is 664 million gold coins, the highest value is 683 million gold coins. This valuation has already taken into account the investment cost of the transportation and logistics system between the 10 cities, the premium of urban assets brought by the mature commercial system and population dividend and the current urban construction cost in Taixia Country. The four major asset appraisal agencies would like to assume joint and several liability for the loss caused to any party who adopts their report. Guan Clan's compensation is the highest value of the four major asset appraisal agencies."
After putting the second document in front of Zhang Tie, the senior of Guan Clan picked up the third document.
"This is a document of the drawing right of Hua Banking Federation. Anyone with this document could withdraw 690 million gold coins or precious metals of equal value from any bank of Hua Banking Federation. Hua Banking Federation would guarantee the credibility of this sum of money. The deposit in the drawing right of 690 million gold coins has been optimized. If not used, this sum of money would be equal to a fixed deposit in a bank and enjoy the interest rate of fixed deposit. If used, only part of the deposit would be converted into the current interest rate while the rest would be treated at the interest rate of fixed deposit. This sum of money could be equal to the compensation for the bet of the 10 cities in the name of Guan Clan!"
That was the demeanor of a major clan in Taixia Country!
Watching the three documents in front of him, Zhang Tie exclaimed inside, 'Guan Clan really did a good job. Given 600 miles' bounty land, the remaining land area of Yangui Mountain Range was much larger than that of Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. Given 10 cities, the drawing rights of 690 million gold coins were more than enough for Guan Clan. '
After thinking for a short while, Zhang Tie only took the ownership document of Yangui Mountain Range and pushed the other two documents back to the front of the senior of Guan Clan resolutely, "I only want Yangui Mountain Range. Please take back the drawing right of 690 million gold coins. As we're friends, I hope Guan Clan would give me face!"
"Erm..." The two people of Guan Clan exchanged a glance with each other. The senior of Guan Clan then said in an embarrassed way, "This is the order of the forefather, I really can't make the decision!"
"Can you contact Commander Guan? I can talk with Commander Guan myself!" Zhang Tie said as he threw a glance at a finger ring on the finger of the senior of Guan Clan.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem The silver finger ring of the Guan elder was very wide. There were beautiful square grains on the ring. Compared to common remote-sensing crystal finger ring, this finger ring contained more than one top-quality remote-sensing crystal in the square grains. Therefore, it looked more delicate and advanced. Such a finger ring could contact many people at the same time. Zhang Tie estimated that this elder of Fang Clan might be able to contact Guan Qianchong directly. Therefore, he asked about that.
"Fine, I will contact the forefather right now!" The senior of Guan Clan nodded after throwing a glance at the drawing right of 690 million gold coins on the table.
It was 10 cities. Nobody could ignore it. If he could contact the forefather, he would be able to save 10 cities for Guan Clan justifiably. As the senior of Guan Clan who was responsible for this event, he would definitely do it.
With remote-sensing crystal, it was very convenient to contact each other. After immersing his spiritual energy into the remote-sensing crystal, the senior of Guan Clan became silent for 1 minute in front of Zhang Tie. After that, he turned relaxed at once. Closely after that, he took off that finger ring and handed it to Zhang Tie respectfully. After that, he pointed at a square grain on the finger ring and said, "You could contact the forefather with this. You only need to use the common plain code!"
After taking the finger ring, Zhang Tie injected a wisp of spiritual energy into the remote-sensing crystal in the finger ring and sent a message to the elder.
"Hello, Commander Guan, I'm Cui LI!"
"According to my junior, you only accept the land in Yangui Mountain Range. Are you going to return the drawing right of 690 million gold coins to the banker?"
Given his tone, Zhang Tie had known that he was Guan Qianchong.
"Yes, sir!"
"Why? Are you afraid that Guan Clan couldn't afford it or do you have other plans? "
"Haha, what could I want from Guan Clan? I have land and money, do I want to be the son-in-law of Guan Clan?" Zhang Tie joked with Guan Qianchong.
"If you really want to be the son-in-law of the Guan Family, I can let you choose one hundred women from the younger generation of the Guan Family to be your wife based on the ten cities you gave back to the Guan Family. What do you think? Do you want to consider it?"
Zhang Tie almost choked. Not until then did he realize that the so-called clan juniors had already become a number in Guan Qianchong's eyes. Even though those juniors had his bloodline, it was not a big deal for Guan Qianchong to throw 100 juniors out of the clan. 'What's his mentality? Is it the mentality of an emperor or an ant king? '
"Haha, Commander Guan, I will not make fun of you. Just take the 690 million gold coins as a favor to Commander Guan. Without Commander Guan's help, I could not win an airboat from Taiyi Fantasy Sect in the Lion Fortress. I will repay kindness with kindness and revenge with hatred!"
"That's a good reason. Now that you don't want the 690 million gold coins, I don't want to make some juniors quarrel with me over such a bit of money. As for knights, the value of money is limited. The more senior a knight is, the less he would care about gold and silver. However, as for commoners, the value of money is limitless. Those who are less promising in cultivation would value money more. Too many commoners depend on Guan Clan. This time, I, Guan Qianchong, owe you a favor!"
"Commander Guan, your words carry enormous weight. Guan Clan did a good job. I feel embarrassed!" After sending this message, Zhang Tie thought for 2 seconds. After a short pause, he sent another message, "Commander Guan said many commoners depend on Guan Clan. I have a business here, I wonder whether Guan Clan is interested in it or not!"
"How big is the business?"
"Based on Guan Clan's ability, it's easy for you to make 100-200 million gold coins a year!"
"If you want to earn a lot of money easily, you either have to break the law or go against reason. The Guan Family knows quite a few of these business channels, and many people want to cooperate with the Guan Family. However, no matter how poor the Guan Family is, they won't make such money!"
Guan Qianchong's voice became more severe through the remote-sensing crystal.
Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Commander Guan, you're right about two things. Besides breaking the law and committing crimes, there's another one, namely, it's an aboveboard, reasonable, legal and profitable exclusive business. Guan Clan doesn't want to do such a business?"
"Is there such a business in Taixia Country?"
"There wasn't before. After I came here, there was!"
"If you want to cooperate with Guan Clan, Guan Clan will take 50% of the profits in Taixia Country!"
"Impossible! However, I could consider giving Guan Clan the franchise right of one or two provinces in Taixia Country. As Guan Clan is not powerful enough to occupy the other provinces and prefectures in Taixia Country, I will choose other partners! "
"Guan Clan could easily make 100-200 million gold coins a year only by giving Guan Clan the franchise right of some provinces and prefectures in Taixia Country?"
"Perhaps more!"
Guan Qianchong was shocked. Although he was a shadow knight, it didn't mean that he was an immortal. Neither did it mean that he didn't understand the value of 100-200 million gold coins.
At this moment, Guan Qianchong finally understood why Zhang Tie didn't care about the drawing right of 690 million gold coins. Because if Zhang Tie really had such a business, 690 million gold coins were nothing in his eyes. Even one or two provinces in Taixia Country could easily make 100-200 million gold coins a year, how many gold coins could he make across Taixia Country? 690 million gold coins were nothing compared to these gold coins.
If commoners said this to Guan Qianchong, Guan Qianchong would definitely think that they were bragging. However, as it was Zhang Tie who had won a bet with him, Guan Qianchong had to treat it seriously.
"What's this business?"
"It's a secret for the time being. However, I promise that this business is not harmful or illegal!"
"Fine, Guan Clan will do this business. What do you need Guan Clan to do?"
"I've not thought about it yet. Commander Guan, please find me a person who could contact Guan Clan first. It's better for him to make a decision in case of trouble!"
"Fine, give this finger ring to the one who gave it to you! Oh, one more news for free. The general has known that you've taken Liu Xing and the others as your disciples. The general has a good impression about you! "
Zhang Tie became slightly stunned inside. 'Being called a general by Guan Qianchong, Zhang Tie must be referring to Du Guyi, the legendary demon suppression general who was stationed in the Earth-elements Realm. I've not imagined that the news that I took Liu Xing and the others as my disciples could be passed to Du Guyi. Additionally, Du Guyi has a good impression about me. Is this what good karma is!'
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When Zhang Tie contacted Guan Qianchong, the two elders of Guan Clan didn't know what Zhang Tie had said to the forefather of Guan Clan. However, as knights' spiritual energy and knight's consciousness were very powerful, they could communicate with each other much faster than using their mouths. After taking the finger ring for less than half a minute, Zhang Tie had passed it back to the elder of Guan Clan.
After taking the finger ring for a few seconds, the elder of Guan Clan had watched Zhang Tie with a shocked look. Finally, after taking in a deep breath, this elder stood up with a solemn look. Under the amazed look of the other elder of Guan Clan, he bowed deeply towards Zhang Tie, "According to the forefather's order, Guan Qianyu will stay on Fire Dragon Hermit's side from today on!"
Not until then did Zhang Tie know that this elder of Guan Clan was called Guan Qianyu. Given this name, Zhang Tie immediately knew that Guan Clan's knights should be called Qian. All the people whose family name was Guan with the word "Qian" were knights of Guan Clan.
In Taixia Country, such a business which could bring hundreds of millions of gold coins a year was enough for any clan to dispatch a knight-level elder to treat it seriously.
Watching the elder of Guan Clan who bowed towards him, Zhang Tie knew that he finally got the first powerful ally in Taixia Country...
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