As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 784 Two Contracts
"Mud howl..."

Bai Qiu stammered, "Tell me..."

"The first agreement is that your Hundred Rivers Blue Whale clan can maintain friendly relations with our Great Su people and not harm each other..."

Jiang Ran thought it was a good thing that the Hundred Rivers Blue Whales had come to Su Beihai. The Hundred Rivers Blue Whales were powerful but very kind. In the Su Beihai area, if a powerful sea monster suddenly appeared and threatened the safety of the fishermen of Da Su, these Hundred Rivers Blue Whales would probably appear to rescue them.

Furthermore, if more Da Su people, especially Xuanjia soldiers, gain the recognition of the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale and form a partnership, the strength of the Xuanjia Navy will greatly increase, and Da Su will be able to explore more distant sea areas.

But there are also many downsides.

Most notably, there are over a thousand blue whales in Baichuan, and each one is quite large, so their appetites are naturally quite large as well.

However, the fishing resources in the North Sea are limited. If the fishing fleet of Dasu and the blue whales of Baichuan fish in the same sea area, even though the sea area of ​​Suyuan is rich in resources, it will not be able to withstand such hunting by both sides.

Moreover, since the two are in the same sea area, they are prone to collisions, which could exacerbate their conflict.

Therefore, this first contract is to prevent problems before they arise and to impose constraints on both parties in advance.

If the contract is successfully signed, Jiang Ran will immediately have the Ministry of Justice legislate to declare that harming the Hundred Rivers Blue Whale is a crime, thus restraining the actions of the Great Su people.

As Jiang Ran recounted the contents of the contract, Hu Lian, who was watching from the side, was slightly taken aback. His thoughts surged like a tide, and he thought to himself that His Highness the Prince was indeed the lord of a city, and that he had considered things very comprehensively.

He and Xuan Yan became partners, but he never imagined how the relationship between the entire Baichuan Blue Whale population and humans would evolve in the future.

If he were to rise to a high position in the Xuanjia Navy, he would need more than just martial prowess; strategic thinking was also something he should cultivate.

Hu Lian was an orphan, and an orphan with a younger brother. He had no elders to guide him, but he found a role model and someone to follow in his footsteps.

"I hope you can hunt in more distant places and try not to hunt in the near waters of Suyuan..."

The Baichuan blue whale has a huge appetite, but it can go two or three months without eating after a single feeding.

They would normally have to travel hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away from the Lingze Islands to hunt for food each time.

They won't refuse food that's practically offered to them.

The sea area around Suyuan is rich in fish resources. Jiang Ran is just worried that some of the blue whales might get lazy and wander around the Suyuan sea area, eating without restraint.

After listening, Bai Qiu nodded, then shook his head, "Oh..."

"Want compensation?" Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment. She glanced at the wine pot on the side and tentatively asked, "As compensation, how about we provide you with some local specialties from the land from time to time? For example, this kind of wine."

Visibly, Bai Qiu's eyes lit up. "Oh, I'm so happy." (A lot of wine was poured out.)

Jiang Ran shook her head, "You are all too big."

To ensure that the blue whales of Baichuan are well-fed and watered, Dasu would have to go bankrupt.

"As a specialty product, only one barrel of Zhulao Monkey Wine is produced each month. That's the amount you just drank."

“Oh, I…” Bai Qiu’s disappointment was visibly evident.

Jiang Ran thought for a moment, then took out another batch of fermented rice wine. A half-meter-tall wine barrel appeared on Xuan Yan's back, and the strong aroma of the wine immediately attracted the attention of the nearby Hundred Rivers Blue Whale.

This barrel of wine did not come from Sujiu Ronghou, but was produced by the Dasu people themselves.

Dasu began producing wine after Jiang Ran conquered Xinheng Town.

Xinheng Town already had a medium-to-large-sized winery, and at that time, the town's fine wines were exclusively supplied to Yang Hao's family and Xinheng's army.

However, at that time, the brewing technology was very crude. The lees were not filtered well, and lees floated on the surface of the wine. The wine was slightly green and tasted bad.

Having experience from her previous life, she had some understanding of brewing techniques. After conquering Xinheng Town, she improved the brewing process and provided brewing methods for more than ten kinds of wine, such as Taoyuan Wine and Xiangxue Wine. These wines could not compare with Zhulao Monkey Wine, but they were very popular in Zhuoli County, Qingsong County, and even Tianchen County.

Bamboo-infused monkey wine is in high demand and short supply, and even the Cloud-Hidden Beast clan uses Fragrant Snow Wine as a substitute for it.

"Try it." Jiang Ran opened the lid of the wine barrel, tilted the barrel, and the wine flowed out. Bai Qiu couldn't help but move closer, slightly opening his whale-like mouth that curved upwards.

Jiang Ran discovered that the blue whales generally prefer stronger liquor, which may be related to their enormous size. What Bai Qiu was given to drink was a high-proof liquor made from mixed grains. The spicy and refreshing liquor entered its mouth, and Bai Qiu smacked its lips a few times like a human, making a satisfied sound.

This appearance was quite adorable. Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and chuckled softly, "How about I send you another hundred barrels of this kind of fermented wine every month?"

Bai Qiu gently raised its thick, long whale tail, creating ripples on the sea that spread far and wide. "Oh..." Not enough, there are over a thousand of them...

"With the current capabilities of the Great Su clan, this is all the wine we can provide. How to distribute it is a decision you, as the head of the clan, must make." Jiang Ran firmly stated that she would only provide one hundred barrels of wine per month.

Call her stingy if you will, but if she were to generously agree to donate thousands or tens of thousands of barrels of wine every month, it would be the people of Dasu who would suffer, having to make a huge expense for no reason.

Jiang Ran then took out a second contract. "This is an employment contract. If you want to obtain more delicacies and wines from the continent, or even some pills and immortal herbs that can improve your cultivation, you might consider becoming partners of my Great Abode and working together."

This contract is Jiang Ran's real purpose in coming to Bai Qiu.

The idea is to have the Hundred Rivers Blue Whales work for them, and then use the money they earn to buy Da Su's goods—in this process, the value that the Hundred Rivers Blue Whales bring to Da Su can completely fill or even exceed the value of the compensation items given by Jiang Ran.

In addition, it also appeased the dissatisfaction of the white-lipped blue whales who were unable to hunt in the nearshore waters of Suyuanhai.

"I am?"

"Oh my!!"

"..."

In the sea, the calls of other blue whales from Baichuan could be heard one after another, rising and falling, with varying intonations, as if they were communicating with each other.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran said to Bai Qiu, "You guys think about it first, I'll come back to you later."

Hu Lian reacted quickly, whispered a few words to Xuan Yan, who nodded, swayed his broad whale tail, turned around leisurely, and then swam toward Quhe Island.

With her dark hair flying in the wind, Jiang Ran stood tall, her eyes closed, feeling the sea breeze blowing. Subconsciously, she circulated her internal cultivation technique, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured into her body like a tide.

Near the acupoints in her abdomen, the two Spirit Nests were also frantically sharing the spiritual power in Jiang Ran's body, and some of the essence of the power flowed back into Jiang Ran's body. The three of them were constantly regenerating and flowing eternally.