Jia Min's Counterattack

Chapter 235 Negotiations

Luo Telite invited Lin Ruhai to have lunch in his palace. The dishes were all Luzon's unique flavor. The rice used in it was very broken and the grains were not full. I'm a bit more off putting on me.

After the meal was over, the tableware was removed, and the servants brought tea cups.Lin Ruhai put down the teacup after taking two sips of tea, and said to Rotlett: "The food in Luzon is very delicious, and it's the first time I have tasted such unique dishes. It's just...hehe!"

"Master Lin, if you think something is wrong, you can just say it, and I will let them improve your opinion!" After half a day of contact, Luo Te Lite has already regarded Lin Ruhai as a friend, and his words are naturally not so serious.

"It's nothing, just some innocuous flaws!"

"Hey! Just say what you want! We are already friends, there is nothing to worry about!"

"It's really not a big deal! It's just that the quality of Luzon rice is really not satisfactory."

After hearing this, Rothlet lowered his head and sighed: "I also know that the quality of rice produced in Luzon is very poor, but we have nothing to do!"

"In fact, it is not difficult to grow good rice!"

"Oh! Does Lord Lin have any good methods?" Rothlett asked.

Lin Ruhai didn't answer, picked up the tea bowl and drank tea slowly.Seeing Lin Ruhai's leisurely appearance, Luo Teli was anxious, and just about to ask again, the elder at the side spoke first: "If Master Lin has a way to grow good rice, we are willing to trade with Master Lin. Let the island owner tell you a price!"

After hearing the words of the Great Elder, Rothlett reacted, and immediately echoed: "Yes, yes, yes! We buy, we pay in silver, and gold is also fine!"

Lin Ruhai put down the teacup in a calm manner, looked at Rotlett with a smile and said, "I came here this time to propose to the chief to buy the forest in the north of Luzon."

The elder's eyes flickered and he said, "What is Lin Dao mainly buying that mountain forest for? It's full of high mountains and dense forests, and there are no people inhabited. Moreover, there are often pirates in places near the sea. It's really not a good place!"

Lin Ruhai glanced at the Great Elder and said, "In Daming, people especially like to use red sandalwood and huanghuali wood for furniture, but although Daming has a vast area, there are very few red sandalwood and huanghuali wood, so these two kinds of wood are very rare. The price is very high, and the mountains in the north of Luzon are densely covered with red sandalwood trees and huanghuali trees, so... Of course, in business, you can also put forward your conditions!"

The Great Elder and Rothlett looked at each other, and then fell silent and began to think.It is impossible to be unmoved. As the chief of Luzon, Rotlett naturally wants to feed his people, and they, the nobles of Luzon, can also enjoy better rice.But for such a large mountain forest, it really made him reluctant to sell it all to Lin Ruhai.

The Great Elder thought a little deeper. It would definitely not work to replace such a large forest with just a prescription for planting good rice.Lin Ruhai said clearly that he took a fancy to the precious wood on the mountain. They don't know how much the wood is worth, but Lin Ruhai's plan to take down the entire mountain forest with a large sum of money may be worth a lot of money.Lin Ruhai came here in person, and he came for that mountain forest, so it also showed that the mountain forest was very important to Lin Ruhai.The Great Elder had a plan in mind, and whispered a few words in Rothlett's ear. Rothlett frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"Master Lin, selling such a large mountain forest is a great loss to us in Luzon! Although there is no one inhabited there, it is Luzon's territory after all. After selling it to Lord Lin, Our territory is much less!" the Great Elder said.

"I also understand the meaning of the great elder, but the mountain forest is not of any useable value to you. Even if it belongs to Luzon, it is almost the same as the land of no man!"

"We can also transport those timbers to Daming to sell!"

"Just now the Great Elder said that pirates are rampant in that part of the sea. Our Lin Family Island is not afraid of pirates, but I don't know if you are!" Lin Ruhai said with a meaningful smile.

Both Rothlett and the Great Elder were silent. No one is not afraid of pirates. Most of the reason why there are no people living in the northern part of Luzon is because they are afraid of pirate attacks.Those pirates burned, killed, looted and committed all kinds of crimes, and they came and went without a trace. They were not the opponents of those pirates at all.

Rotlett sighed and said, "Master Lin, are you sure that the method you gave us can really grow good rice?"

"Of course, I have successfully increased the rice yield by [-]% by using this method, and the rice grains are crystal clear and plump, and the cooked rice has a fragrant taste and a strong taste." Lin Ruhai gave Old Shadow a wink, Old Shadow He just took out a few sheets of paper from the front of his chest and handed one of them to Rothlett.

Rothlett carefully looked at what was written on the paper, and the First Elder leaned his head over to read it with him.

"What is recorded on that piece of paper is only a part. If the chief agrees to the transaction, I will give you all the rest." Lin Ruhai said.

Rothlett exchanged a few words with the Great Elder in a low voice, and then Rothlett said, "Okay! I agree to the deal! But I can only sell you the right to use that forest for 50 years!"

Lin Ruhai smiled without saying a word, and winked at Old Shadow.Old Shadow poured out the tea in the teacup, poured another bowl of clear water into it from the water bag around his waist, then squeezed out some powder from a small pouch and sprinkled it into the teacup. In front of the elder, he handed them the tea bowl, and saw the stunned look of the two of them without any surprise.

"Is this... is this juggling?" the Great Elder asked.

"You two can touch it with your hands!" Lin Ruhai smiled.

Hearing this, the two reached out their hands to touch at the same time, but at the same time withdrew their hands in response to the icy coldness.

"This...this...could it be the ice and snow only in the north?" Rothlett asked.

"This is ice, not snow! With this ice, put some in the chief's palace, and the palace will be cool and pleasant! The chief thinks that with this ice-making recipe, can he buy the ownership of the mountain forest?" ?”

Rotlett and the Great Elder said in unison: "Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely no problem!" There was no trace of hesitation in the eyes of the two of them. A piece of dispensable forest, in exchange for such a practical prescription, a fool would not change it.