After settling the matters of the Bank of the Four Seas, the Mountain and Sea Conference was more than half done.
Next would be the cooperation between the various clans.
Ouyang Shuo's main focus was Bai Hua. Their territories were already bordering each other's. Gaia's three-year plan had to be explained to each other.
Ouyang Shuo's ultimate goal was to integrate Lingxi City into Shanhai City's system in a reasonable manner.
Bai Hua actually didn't have much of a choice.
Mu Lanyue's promotion to Zhen 'an County Governor was Ouyang Shuo's strongest signal. Integrating into Shanhai City would only lead to great things.
In terms of power, Mu Lanyue wasn't any weaker than Siege Lion and the others.
Of course, this would only be decided in the second half of the year.
During the conference, Ouyang Shuo had already informed his allies about Shanhai City's plans for the first half of the year, as well as the upcoming voyage.
This also meant that Ouyang Shuo might not have the time to attend to the affairs of the alliance in the first half of the third year. Feng Qiuhuang and the others had to make an accurate assessment of this.
Ouyang Shuo's underlying meaning was that if they wanted to cause trouble, they had to be confident that they could handle it without Shanhai City's support. Otherwise, no one would come to the rescue.
The next day, good news came one after another.
Bai Hua and Xie Siyun's invitations, whether it was the Pavilion Master of the Flowing Light Pavilion, Old Jun, or the Temple Master of the Laojun Temple, Taoist Priest Green Bull, they all responded positively.
The two accepted the invitation and came to the World's Edge Courtyard as guests.
That afternoon, the matter of the Bank of the Four Seas was finalized.
Flowing Light Pavilion and Elder Temple would each invest 600,000 gold coins and own 3% of the Bank of the Four Seas' shares. At the same time, the two guilds would also be responsible for guarding the Bank of the Four Seas in Quanzhou and Chengdu.
Ouyang Shuo struck while the iron was hot and took the opportunity to make a trip to Xianyang.
The Bloody Mercenary Group's headquarters was in Xianyang.
With Ouyang Shuo's personal visit, even the number one guild in the China region didn't dare to slight him. What was strange was that Ouyang Shuo only stayed in the group for less than two hours before leaving in a hurry.
When he left, he had already obtained a million gold coins as investment.
Bloody Romance was indeed generous and decisive. Once he made a decision, he didn't hesitate at all.
Ouyang Shuo's secret to convincing Bloody Romance was actually very simple.
During the last auction, Bloody Romance had won the War Blood Divine Equipment Set, but it only consisted of the chestplate and boots. It would be incredibly difficult to collect a complete set.
Coincidentally, the player who obtained the core part of the [War Blood] set, [Crimson Blood Sword], had posted his mission process on the forum.
The reward that Ouyang Shuo had given Bloody Romance was a quest clue for the Crimson Blood Sword.
To Bloody Romance, this clue was priceless. It was the equivalent of Ouyang Shuo doing him a huge favor. Although Crimson Romance had a bad temper, he was still a passionate and loyal man.
Without any hesitation, he agreed to Ouyang Shuo's request.
However, the Baleful Bloody Mercenary Group's neutral position wouldn't change.
Ouyang Shuo didn't insist.
He believed that with this opportunity, the two of them would be able to cooperate more.
After returning to the Tianya Courtyard, Ouyang Shuo informed Bai Xiaosheng about the financing plan of the Bank of the Four Seas selectively and publicized it on the platform of the Daily News.
Receiving such explosive news, Bai Xiaosheng was naturally very excited. He felt that this trip was worth it.
The rest of the Alliance Conference was a complete vacation.
Those who had matters to attend to left first.
Those who had nothing to attend to could stay until New Year's Eve.
In fact, Xie Siyun and the others even intended to spend the New Year in the Tianya Courtyard. After all, as the leaders of the guilds, they didn't need to hold any sacrificial ceremonies during the New Year.
Having received the most explosive news, Bai Xiaosheng tactfully said goodbye and left.
The next day, January 29th. On the front page of the Daily News, a piece of news was published.
Snow Rose, Breeze Pavilion, Baleful Blood Mercenary Group, and the other four guilds, as well as the five territories of Lingxi City and Fallen Phoenix City, all invested in the Bank of the Four Seas. The Bank of the Four Seas officially started operations.
The initial reserve was as high as six million gold coins.
The world was shocked when the news came out.
The Mountain Sea Alliance, especially the reputation of Mountain Sea City, the huge investment from the nine top guilds, and the reserve of six million gold coins, made the Bank of the Four Seas unstoppable.
In a short period of time, there was an endless stream of inquiries about when the Bank of the Four Seas would open for business.
Ouyang Shuo didn't let the players wait for long.
In fact, the Bank of the Four Seas' branch in the Nine King Cities had long been ready under Meng Zhida's management. As soon as the funds were in place, they could open for business.
Xie Siyun and the other investors didn't hesitate either.
On the 28th, the six million gold coins had been deposited into the Bank of the Four Seas' treasury.
Ouyang Shuo even took a picture of the treasury and sent it to Bai Xiaosheng. In the press release, the mountain of gold coins had completely blinded the eyes of the players in the China server.
As such, Ouyang Shuo specially ordered the City Guards to strengthen the security of the treasury. He couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be tempted by such a huge amount of wealth.
On the afternoon of the 29th, the Bank of the Four Seas in the Nine King Cities was unveiled and officially opened for business. Thunder Sword, Blood Romance, and other leaders of the guilds all appeared in the King Cities to support the opening of the Bank of the Four Seas.
The scene was overcrowded, and it was an unprecedented grand occasion.
The players who rushed to the Bank of the Four Seas to deposit money filled the entire street.
Because the Golden Guards were still in the process of being formed, Ouyang Shuo could only helplessly send the Imperial Guards. Every King City arranged for a thousand Imperial Guards to be responsible for maintaining the scene.
As for the bank's treasury, it was directly guarded by the Divine Martial Guards.
As for Ouyang Shuo?
He stayed in the World's Edge Courtyard and commanded remotely.
That night, the first batch of deposits was tabulated.
After reading the report, Ouyang Shuo was dumbfounded.
In just one afternoon, the nine branches had taken in a total of six million gold coins.
When Bai Hua and the others received the news, they all cheered.
This also marked the beginning of the Bank of the Four Seas' rise.
The good news kept coming, and Bai Hua and the others couldn't sit still anymore. They all bid farewell and left. They had two tasks. The first was to evaluate the territory's loan limit.
The Bank of the Four Seas' low-interest loans didn't mean that the more the better.
If the territory couldn't make use of the loans to generate higher profits, it would become a huge burden on the territory's finances.
Therefore, even if Bai Hua and the others had been promoted to directors of the Bank of the Four Seas, they still had to go through a strict approval process if they wanted to obtain a large loan.
The first requirement was to submit a professional budget for the territory.
The management team led by Meng Zhida would review the budget and conduct an on-site inspection to confirm that the territory had the ability to repay the loan. Only then would they grant the loan.
The bank would also set strict restrictions on the use of the loan.
This was to prevent the territories from going overboard.
Ouyang Shuo didn't want to see any territory go bankrupt because they couldn't repay the loan.
With the status of the Alliance of Mountains and Seas in China, there was no need to worry. No one would have the guts to renege on the Bank of the Four Seas.
Any loan had to have a mortgage.
Moreover, the mortgage contract was certified by Gaia, so it was legal.
Therefore, even if Di Chen and the others tried to secretly apply for a loan from the Bank of the Four Seas through a third party, they wouldn't be able to play any tricks.
Of course, at this stage, they didn't have the opportunity to do so.
The second task for Bai Hua and the others was to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of their second-ranked allies. Only true allies could get a loan from the Bank of the Four Seas.
Ordinary allies were temporarily out of the question.
Therefore, it was basically impossible for Di Chen and the others to cause trouble.
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Gaia Year 3, 30th of January, 28th of the twelfth lunar month.
In two days, it would be the most important New Year's Eve of the year for the people of China.
Strangely, on this day, a large number of adventure-type players didn't think about buying New Year's goods. Instead, they flocked to the Bank of the Four Seas in the capital.
To the players, depositing the money they had painstakingly exchanged into the bank as soon as possible was the most important thing. Otherwise, the value of the gold coins in their storage bags would only depreciate day by day.
How could the smart China people fail to solve this problem?
Compared to yesterday afternoon, the number of players coming to the bank to deposit money had doubled due to word of mouth.
Ouyang Shuo was both happy and worried when he heard the news.
He had no choice but to instruct the newly appointed Huo Qubing to increase the number of people in the capital.
The commander of the Imperial Guards would never have thought that his first task after taking office would be to maintain the security of the scene.
No one would believe him if he said it out loud.
However, Huo Qubing didn't dare to disobey the Marquis's order.
In one day, the Bank of the Four Seas had once again swept away 1500 gold coins.
Such a result made Lord Chunshen and the others jealous. They didn't expect that Shanhai City would play such a trick on New Year's Eve.
The lords in the wilderness, on the other hand, had a different attitude. Especially the commoner lords, they began to think of ways to establish a relationship with the members of the Shanhai Alliance.
Their goal was naturally to obtain a loan.
Ouyang Shuo's attitude toward this was ambiguous.
He neither agreed nor refused. The unified reply was that the New Year was coming and they would discuss it after the New Year.
Ouyang Shuo did this to whet the appetite of these lords.
As the saying went, only those who couldn't get it would know how to cherish it.
Those who got it easily often didn't know how to cherish it.
If these lords didn't deeply understand the value of the loan, how could they be willing to agree to the series of additional conditions of the Bank of the Four Seas?
Ouyang Shuo spread the word that territories that wanted to apply for loans had to be open to the Bank of the Four Seas. He allowed the Bank of the Four Seas to open branches in the territory and make related investments in the territory.
These conditions were much harsher than the treatment given to the territories of allies like Dragon Search City.
The Bank of the Four Seas was becoming an important tool for Ouyang Shuo to exert influence in the wilderness.
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