From the fake emperor to the concubine

Under Zhou Ming's operation, the Wanxian Sect grew at a speed like a snowball, changing every day.

Everything else is fine, but the amount of food on Zheng Yi's side is gradually falling short.

Although he was trying his best to purchase it, food was a very sensitive issue.

There is nothing wrong with small-scale movement.

However, once large-scale purchases are made, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of those who are interested.

Now the development of Wanxian Sect depends entirely on food.

Once there is a problem with food supply, let alone further development, the current situation may collapse in an instant.

As for stopping development, Zheng Yi had never even thought about it.

The reason why the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect can expand at its current terrifying speed is not only because ordinary people’s lives are indeed hard.

More importantly, Zhou Ming now has a strong momentum. As long as this momentum is not lost, he can keep rushing forward.

But once the momentum is blocked, what he can achieve may be just that.

Therefore, Zheng Yi could not let Zhou Ming stop no matter what.

"Zhao Tianming, I need your channel to get food." Zheng Yi stared at Zhao Tianming with burning eyes.

"I... I don't know what you are talking about." Zhao Tianming responded with a guilty tone.

The main reason is that he made a lot of money from Zheng Yi recently in the food business.

In order to get food and other supplies, Zheng Yi was very generous in offering a price and did not care about the price at all.

Even though he had already taught those black market traders a lesson under the coercion of Zhou Kunshan.

However, the price of food has still increased a lot, both openly and secretly.

However, these merchants were more covert this time and the price increase was slower, so Zheng Yi turned a blind eye.

To be honest, if we didn't have the igneous rock veins in our hands and the new mining tools, the output would have increased significantly.

Zheng Yi simply cannot afford the extremely high food prices now.

Zhao Tianming and his men were naturally among the beneficiaries.

Now Zheng Yi suddenly asked for his supply channels. No matter what he wanted to do, he didn't dare to agree directly.

"Or let's put it another way." Zheng Yi stretched out two fingers and said, "I'll pay twenty times the price, and you go get me 100,000 shi of grain."

Zhao Tianming opened his mouth so wide that two apples could be stuffed in.

"You want so much food, are you crazy..." Zhao Tianming originally wanted to say, are you crazy?

But then I thought that the guy in front of me was indeed a madman.

If he wasn't a madman, how could he dare to kill people from the Zhao family?

And judging from his actions, this guy is actually preparing for a rebellion. It seems normal for such a guy to need a lot of food.

"It's impossible for my people to get so much food." Zhao Tianming said dejectedly.

He did have some channels, but these were not respectable channels. He could smuggle a few hundred stones, but 100,000 stones was simply impossible.

"That's why I need your access to food. Since you can't get it yourself, I'll have to get it myself."

Zhao Tianming pursed his lips, as if he wanted to persuade her, but finally gave up: "Although I want to say that this matter is not that easy, I guess you won't listen, right?"

"Okay... I'll introduce you to the head of the Long family in Qingjiang City tomorrow. Although he is not a member of the Zhao family, he is a large landowner in Qingjiang City and owns at least a thousand acres of fertile land."

"But I advise you to be mentally prepared. Although he has a lot of food, most of it must be handed over to the Zhao family. Even if you keep some for yourself, it will definitely not be too much."

In a villa in the south of Qingjiang City.

Zheng Yi met the head of the Long family, Long Aotian.

"My name is Long Aotian, and I am honored to meet you, Immortal." As soon as they met, Long Aotian saw through Zhengyi's identity.

Zhao Tianming, who was standing behind Zheng Yi, hurriedly explained to Zheng Yi: "I have never told anyone about what happened in the mine, including this guy."

"As for where he learned your identity from, it has nothing to do with me."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly, without doubting what Zhao Tianming said.

After all, Zhao Tianming now has the handle in his hand, and he will be safer only if he is safer.

If anything happens to Zheng Yi, Zhao Tianming will have to be buried with him.

In this situation, Zhao Tianming didn't even have time to hide his identity, so how could he dare to tell others about this easily?
Not to mention that he and Long Aotian are just partners, even if the other party is his biological father, Zhao Tianming will definitely keep these words to himself and will never tell anyone.

"The Wanxian Sect has been active frequently in our county recently. It's difficult for an old man like me to remain ignorant of it even if I want to." Long Aotian, who is in his sixties, looks energetic. He strokes his beard with a smile, and looks like he is in a very comfortable position.

After all, the other party is a local tyrant, and many things cannot be hidden from their eyes.

"Since you already know it, old man, I won't hide it anymore. The reason why I want to meet you is very simple. I need food."

Long Aotian shifted his gaze to Zhao Tianming and said in a surprised tone, "Strange, if I remember correctly, you should have stored up a lot of food, right?"

"I have limited food here. If there is too much, I am afraid it will not be able to meet your needs."

Zheng Yi sneered secretly. Long Aotian seemed to be annoyed, but if he was not interested in this deal, he would not be here at all.

Even if someone came, they would probably just be disciples and juniors, those who couldn't make the decisions.

"Mr. Long, I don't like beating around the bush. I know you have food. Even if you don't have enough, you can get the food I need from other places."

"I will give you twenty times the price. I don't ask where your food comes from, and you don't need to ask what you use it for."

"As long as you bring the grain, I will buy it at this price. One hundred thousand shi is just the beginning. I will buy as much as you have in the future."

After saying that, Zheng Yi picked up the teacup and took a sip, waiting for Long Aotian's answer.

Before today, Long Aotian always thought that his Qi cultivation skills had already reached perfection and he could remain calm even if a mountain collapsed in front of him.

But just now, after listening to Zheng Yi's offer, he was so excited that he pulled out several strands of his beard.

Twenty times the price.

You know, this is not some precious cargo with limited quantity, but food that can be found everywhere.

These 100,000 stones alone would allow him to earn enough money to last him several lifetimes.

Not to mention, this is not a one-time deal. If there is food in the future, this immortal can purchase it indefinitely.

This price really made him unable to resist, but considering the recent large-scale expansion of the Wanxian Sect and the status of this so-called immortal in the Wanxian Sect.

Long Aotian couldn't predict what these people would do in the future. What if... "I agree with the Immortal's suggestion..."

"Twenty-five times." Without waiting for Long Aotian to finish his words, Zheng Yi raised the price without even blinking.

"I know it's not easy for Mr. Long to get so much food. Such a large-scale food mobilization may cause some trouble."

"This extra money will be considered as a gift to Mr. Long to calm him down."

Long Aotian didn't actually want to refuse completely, he just wanted to try to figure it out. As for whether Zheng Yi would raise the price, Long Aotian didn't even think about it.

After all, this is food. It's impossible to sell it as gold.

Twenty times, this price seemed extremely crazy to Long Aotian.

Before he could finish his words, the other party actually increased the price.

Seeing this attitude of not caring about money at all, even Long Aotian, who claimed to be the richest man in Qingjiang City, felt terrified.

"Okay...I...I agree." Long Aotian agreed with great difficulty.

He had also thought about whether he should make some further adjustments.

Looking at the immortal in front of him, who treated money as if it were nothing, he estimated that even if the offer was thirty times, the other party might agree to it without hesitation.

But in the end, Long Aotian still suppressed the greed in his heart.

When doing business, profit is the priority, but you should also know when to stop. There is some money that you really can't touch.

If they offended this immortal too much, God knows whether their Long family would suffer a devastating disaster.

After all, there is no way these people will continue to preach like this in the future, right?

Even if they wanted to.

Once the Zhao family knew about the Wanxian Sect, they would not allow them to continue.

Conflict is inevitable at that time.

By that time, Qingjiang City, where their Long family is located, will be right in the core area of ​​the Wanxian Sect. What good can it be?

"Very good!" Zheng Yi nodded with satisfaction. "In that case, thank the Long family for their generosity. As for the specific aftermath, I believe the Long family is better than us, so we, the Wanxian Sect, will not interfere casually."

"However, if the Long family really encounters any problems that cannot be solved, they can always come to us. My Wanxian Sect will definitely help them."

The transaction was completed, and Zheng Yi took Zhao Tianming away directly.

He and the Long family are just partners. Now he needs food, and he has countless igneous rock mines, so he can afford any price.

But apart from that, there will be no more communication, so naturally there is no need to do superficial work.

"This old fellow Long Aotian actually has so much food." Zhao Tianming said gritting his teeth.

It's not like he hadn't discussed the issue of food supply with Long Aotian before, but every time he talked about it with Long Aotian, Long Aotian acted as if although he was a big landlord, he didn't have any surplus food at home.

At that time, Zhao Tianming really believed it. After all, the two taxes collected by the Zhao family were never light. Almost 60% of the annual harvest had to be taxed.

The remaining farmers also have to keep some for themselves, and the Zhao family may not be able to collect much.

Zheng Yi didn’t know what Zhao Tianming was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely explain to him how these landlords evaded taxes.

But it didn't seem to make any sense, Zhao Tianming was a cultivator after all. He probably never cared about things outside the cultivator world.

And given his status, it seemed that he would never have to worry about those problems.

Precisely because every cultivator would think this way, people like Long Aotian would find it easier to evade taxes by concealing their land through various means.

Therefore, Zheng Yi could have been certain that the amount of food accumulated by these people was definitely an astronomical figure.

One hundred thousand shi sounds like a lot. I'm afraid the Long family alone can take up the amount he needs.

Of course, if Zheng Yi still has such a huge demand in the future, it may not be so easy for the Long family to satisfy it.

Night at Long's house.

When Long Aotian mentioned this transaction, his sons immediately opposed it strongly.

"Father, this is too dangerous. What if something goes wrong when doing business with someone like the Wanxian Sect?"

"Yes, father. Although the price they offer is high, we are not a family short of money. There is no need to take such a risk, right?"

Long Aotian's youngest son said solemnly: "Father, how about we report this matter to the court and let the court handle it?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room said in unison.

"you shut up."

The youngest son was shocked by the looks of these people and said aggrievedly: "The people of the Wanxian Sect are obviously plotting something bad, why can't they tell the court?"

"As long as the imperial court destroys the Wanxian Sect, won't there be no problems?

"You know nothing." Long Aotian said angrily, "Tell the court. Once the court investigates, won't our transactions with them in previous years also be discovered?"

"You little bastard, do you want to kill your whole family?"

Long Aotian's other two sons also scolded him angrily: "Don't you think about it? Once this matter is discovered by the court, won't our Zhao family be executed?"
"Tell this to anyone except the court."

The other one also yelled in frustration: "You little bastard, is your brain filled with paste? The court is coming, do you think they can let you, a little traitor, go?"

"Alright, alright!" Long Aotian said coldly, "Be quiet, everyone. You start quarreling when something happens. What kind of people are you?"

He looked around and said coldly: "Doesn't anyone have other ideas?"

At this time, a cold female voice sounded: "Father, I think our business with the Wanxian Sect is really great."

"We currently have over 300,000 dan of grain in stock. I think we should keep 100,000 dan as a backup and sell the rest to the Wanxian Sect."

Now the three men suddenly shared a common hatred for the enemy.

"Big sister, father is crazy, why are you going crazy with him?"

"Two hundred thousand orders, I'm glad you could think of that, second sister."

The youngest son said, "Second sister, you are simply helping the tyrant to commit atrocities."

Long Aotian looked at his daughter Long Fangfang with admiration: "Tell me what you think."

As soon as Long Fangfang opened her mouth, everyone, including Long Aotian, was shocked.

"I think the Zhao family's rule won't last much longer." (End of this chapter)