The few people sitting in the room were around fifty years old. Except for the foreigners of the Meizi family, they were the leaders of several major tribes outside Wuyuan City. Although the surnames in ancient times were strange and could not be related to the nobles, they were all large tribes of thousands. Fifty percent of the paddy fields and mountains in the outskirts of Wuyuan City were controlled by them.

These old men are also knowledgeable and nodded after hearing the name of the Zhongli clan in Wuyan. Although the Zhongli clan was a nobleman, he was not a relative of the Zhou emperor's family, nor had he ever been granted the title of the emperor. Instead, he was born into a farmer who was passed down from Gengwu. Jiang Qishi made great military achievements and obtained Guan Zi Qingyan, so he became a family. Compared with those nobles born with a golden key, the Zhongli family naturally made them feel very friendly.

The patriarch of the Wood Clan looked at Zhong Wuyan and said suspiciously: "With Baizi and Qin's prince witness, we can naturally feel at ease. But I don't know what Miss Zhongli is asking me to do. We are all farmers who are dedicated and have no interest in doing business, so I'm afraid that Miss Zhongli will find the wrong person."

The status of merchants in the early Warring States Period was far higher than that of later generations. Moreover, most of the merchants at this time were based on honesty and trustworthiness, not like the profiteering merchants in later generations. However, the farmers who were responsible did not like dealing with merchants, but they felt that these people were all like cunning foxes, and accidentally caught their way.

"The Wuyan Zhong family has always been passed down from Gengwu. How could I do anything? I asked Bai Zi to witness this time, hoping to rent a few pieces of land, mountains, rivers and mudflats from all the clans. Please see, these places marked on the picture."

Zhong Wuyan was obviously prepared, so he took out a drawing from his sleeve and spread it in front of these clan elders. On it was the mountains and rivers near Wuyuan City. After vigorous reforms from various countries, the land in the early Warring States period had changed from the early well-field system to the land part of the vassal states and part of it was owned by private lands. The civilians and slaves who were attached to the well-field in the early days also completely turned into tenants who rented land. The patriarchs of these big clans were the largest landlords, and they not only had fertile land, but also some mountains, rivers, and semi-developed and to be developed wastelands and mudflats. The map Zhong Wuyan marked the land they owned.

Several clan leaders were surprised when they heard that Zhong Wuyan wanted to rent land. In addition to being distributed to children of direct blood, the land in the clan was originally to be rented to the people of the other tribes and outsiders, but these renters were also from Mingxiao. They were either generations of farmers living in Wuyuan, or they were really good at living on land. Although the Zhongli family was inherited from the family of Gengwu, they were from Qi after all, so it would be fine if Qi ran to Yue Kingdom to rent land. But the person who wanted to rent the land was still a woman. How could it be strange if someone called him? When did the woman from Wuyan fall in love with farming in Yue Kingdom?

Moreover, the several pieces of land marked on the picture are barren land that are so remote that they cannot be remote. Some are semi-developed and have been leveled out and are being cultivated, while others are simply wasteland. Some are soaked in seawater during tsunamis in previous years, so it is almost like making salt fields. Where can I feed crops? Now the sea water has long since receded, and Wuyuan is a place where inland rivers meet the ocean. Even if a salt well is dug, it is difficult to produce much salt. This girl Zhong specializes in picking these useless land for rent. Could it be that there is a conspiracy?

After three years of civil turmoil in Yue Kingdom, even the most simple farmers have become extremely smart. Suddenly encountering such good things as wheat cakes falling from the sky, everyone is silent and staring at Zhong Wuyan. Xiao Yingsi also forgot to eat and drink, just looking at Bai Dong and Zhong Wuyan, not understanding what the Taifu and Aunt Zhong are going to do. He has read all kinds of information about Wuyuan. Of course, he has also seen the land of these big clans. The land that Aunt Zhong wants to rent is obviously useless. Besides, where does she get the money? Did the Taifu mobilize a large amount of silver coins these days to help her rent these wastelands? This is not right. Didn’t the Taifu bet that he would solve Wuyuan’s problem without using a copper coin? Now it has become a land of money, and it is the opponent of Aunt Zhong Wuyan? The little guy shook his head and felt that he should not think about it anymore. Eating lard cake is serious...

Bai Dong smiled slightly: "Don't be impatient with all the patriarchs. You might as well listen to the price of the girl Zhongli and her conditions first? If it is beneficial to all races, why refuse? The days have been difficult these years. If there is no help from outside, I am afraid that the people of Chu may not be willing to give them to you this year?"

"Baizi is Baizi..."

No matter how many concerns you have, you have to bow to reality and interests. After hearing Bai Dong's words, the clan elders bowed their heads and pondered. The clan leader of the wooden clan said first: "I wonder what Miss Zhongli is planning? These wastelands and ridges are of little use. What can Miss Zhongli do when renting them?"

The groundwater in Yue Kingdom mostly contains salt, so when rice is planted here, you must use carefully selected green seedlings to grow. The harvested rice can be consumed and yield high, but it is impossible to plant a suitable green seedling. Therefore, every time it is spring and autumn, farmers in Yue Kingdom have to buy green seedlings from Chu people to succeed. This situation is especially true in Wuyuan.

"I……"

How do I know what to do? Zhong Wuyan glared at Bai Dong. Everything was driven by this guy behind the scenes, but he just came forward to him. To put it nicely, it was called fulfilling her reputation. In fact, isn’t this guy still a deep scheming? The more he is famous, the more he can use himself in the future! But she couldn’t refuse. Who made me determined to regain Wuyan Zhongli’s reputation and want to marry Tian Yinqi?

"What is my secret to renting these lands? It cannot be said, it cannot be said... But I can guarantee that I will not do anything against etiquette on these lands, and I will give a good price. I will rent these lands for three years, totaling millions of silver coins. What do you think?"

"Ahem!"

Several clan elders were drinking the Bai family tea slowly. After hearing this, they were almost choked to death. Million silver coins? Is this Miss Zhong here to make a fortune? Or is she just crazy and has no idea about the rental land price? Just this price, let alone renting this land, even if you rent all the fertile land in Wuyuan for three years, it would be more than enough.

"Miss Zhongli, I just rented these land for three years, and I really can't use so much money. We are honest and honest farming families, so we should not deceive the girl."

"I said it's worth it, but there is a condition that all the clans need to agree that I will withdraw my rent at any time. Once the rent is refunded, millions of dollars must be returned in full. Can you agree?"

"So that's what... it's so."

Several clan elders discussed for a while, and no matter how to calculate the calculation, they would not suffer any loss. Anyway, the land that Zhong Wuyan wanted to rent was all wasteland and mudflats, and they were idle. Instead, it would be better to rent it to her. Even if the rent was refunded in the future, the millions of silver would be passed by the hands of several clans, and the profit alone would be much better? If she did not refund it, it would be even better. Several clans had made an inexplicable fortune.

Bai Dong smiled and said, "It's so wonderful. I've been talking about this with Miss Zhong. The book is also very happy. There are still a few jars of good wine brought by Qin. You all should not return until you get drunk today!" (To be continued.)

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