Chapter 919: Proposal |
With Meng Zhang's strength, he took the position of the leader of the alliance, and everyone had nothing to say, with no reason to oppose.
However, in the hearts of some, there was still a natural sense of vigilance, wanting to limit Meng Zhang's power as the leader.
This is not about personal preferences but a common practice in the Cultivation World and a necessary precaution among cultivators.
Since Meng Zhang has become the leader of this alliance, he naturally has to make some concessions in other aspects.
In his opinion, things should not be rushed; he needs to use the power of this alliance for his own benefit, taking it step by step.
This small alliance doesn't have a formal name, nor does it have a leader or anything similar.
As the leader, Meng Zhang's actual power is limited.
When a significant event occurs, he still needs to gather everyone for discussion and decision-making.
Of course, on regular days, Meng Zhang has the authority to convene everyone. When dealing with external matters, he represents this small alliance.
He has many things to do, but he will take them one by one, slowly.
Moreover, at the beginning, he will only choose things that are beneficial to everyone and will not encounter much resistance.
Meng Zhang naturally took over the leadership of the meeting and began to put forward his proposals.
Meng Zhang's first proposal is that since the various sects within the alliance have formed an alliance, they should open their markets to each other and communicate openly.
In many business aspects, even if there is a slight loss, they should try to take care of each other within the alliance.
As a gesture of goodwill, Meng Zhang set an example.
Taiyi Sect is planning to purchase a large batch of Mechanical Creations soon.
Originally, the elder in charge of procurement was planning to purchase them from the Grand Commerce Alliance.
Mechanical Creations from the Dali Dynasty have excellent quality and are reasonably priced.
However, now that they are all allies, they should prioritize taking care of each other in business matters, even if it means a little loss or spending some spirit stones—it's a small matter.
Meng Zhang publicly placed a large order with True Monarch Clever Machine, purchasing a considerable number of Mechanical Creations.
Meng Zhang kept his word and fulfilled his promise, making True Monarch Clever Machine very happy.He patted his chest and promised to give Taiyi Sect the most favorable price. Moreover, the disciples of his sect would wholeheartedly use all their abilities to create the finest Mechanical Creations.
In the past, such an order wouldn't have impressed True Monarch Clever Machine at all.
However, since the large-scale invasion by those big merchant families from the Dali Dynasty, Clever Machine Sect had lost almost all its buyers and hadn't received such a big order in many years.
Though the alliance had few members, they were all Primordial Spirit sects.
Especially powerful sects like Taiyi Sect, with numerous affiliated forces and a large number of controlled cultivators.
Each sect had its own specialties and outputs.
If they could stick together and form a closed internal market, they might not dare to compete with those external big merchant families, but at least everyone could benefit, greatly alleviating their individual difficulties.
When You Hongzhi, True Monarch of Four Seas Commercial Firm, formed a small group, they directly opened channels and focused all their efforts on smuggling with the Extraterritorial Invaders, neglecting each other's business and not caring about trivial profits.
After Meng Zhang formed the alliance, he naturally couldn't take such a risk and continue trading with the Extraterritorial Invaders.
After establishing the alliance, there had to be some benefits; otherwise, why would everyone join?
Sticking together for warmth and tapping into their potentials was the first step in Meng Zhang's plan.
With Meng Zhang taking the lead, True Monarch Changchun also followed suit.
Changchun Outlook produced a considerable amount of spirit grain and spiritual herbs. If purchased by alliance members, they could offer a discounted price with additional benefits.
Xu Mengying also took the opportunity to order a batch of magic tools from Flaming Mountain.
Flaming Mountain, which excelled in refining tools, had been facing tough times in the magic tool business in recent years.
Faced with Xu Mengying's order, True Monarch Huo Lie was also overjoyed.
The newly formed alliance was off to a good start.
After discussing some matters with the Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, they dispersed to handle their own affairs.
Meng Zhang was busy with various tasks and couldn't stay at the Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain all the time to handle miscellaneous matters.
He planned to bring in a few Gold Core cultivators from Taiyi Sect to replace him at the Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain, taking care of the alliance's daily affairs.
With Xu Mengying stationed at the Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain year-round, any significant incidents could be promptly addressed.
After handling the alliance's matters, Meng Zhang stayed at the Yellow Lotus Holy Mountain for a while and then left once the Gold Core cultivators from Taiyi Sect arrived.Upon returning to the Taiyi Sect's gate, Niu Dawei and Yang Xueyi were still in seclusion.
Breaking through the bottleneck of the Primordial Spirit realm was not an overnight task, and Meng Zhang couldn't say for sure when they would come out of seclusion.
Every time he left the sect and returned to the gate, Meng Zhang would carefully review the recent intelligence. Information related to Taiyi Sect was of utmost importance to him.
Both internal and external matters in Taiyi Sect were normal, and no major incidents had occurred. Even if there were occasional issues, the high-level members of the sect were capable of handling them properly.
The big merchant families from the Dali Dynasty didn't directly take action against Taiyi Sect. Taiyi Sect chose to retreat and relinquish all trade in Jiuqu Province, avoiding direct conflict with these external big merchant families.
Of course, these ambitious outsiders had their eyes on Taiyi Sect in secret.
Having swallowed Four Seas Commercial Firm and tasted success, they were unlikely to let go of the lucrative opportunity that Taiyi Sect presented.
However, Meng Zhang acted cautiously, and they couldn't find any leverage against him.
Moreover, Governor Zhang Wei's support for Meng Zhang and their interactions made it difficult for them to take direct action.
Big merchant families like Wonderful Pill Union, which had conflicts with Taiyi Sect in the past, were silently waiting for an opportunity.
The only place where Taiyi Sect currently faced conflicts and disputes with the outside world was the Dark Alliance branch in Jiuqu Province.
For the assets of the Dark Alliance branch established years ago, both sides had been entangled in disputes for decades.
However, neither side intended to escalate the conflict or start an all-out war.
Over the years, they had formed an unspoken understanding.
They would send low-level disciples to compete and fight, and the outcome would determine the ownership of these assets.
Although Taiyi Sect was the actual controller of these assets, they would gladly yield some of the profits if their low-level disciples lost the competitions.
But if Taiyi Sect's disciples had the upper hand, they wouldn't give up any benefits.
Dark Alliance's branch had tacitly accepted this arrangement.
Over the years, both sides saw these disputes as opportunities to train their low-level disciples.
Periodically, their low-level disciples would engage in battles.
Of course, casualties were unavoidable in such fights.
The high-level members of both sides always exercised restraint, trying to control the scale and level of these disputes.
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