The Prodigal Son of Condor Heroes: Li Mochou Wants to Pay for Himself

As soon as Ye Fan left the courtyard, he ran into Ouyang Ping, who looked anxious. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong, Butler Ouyang?"

When Ouyang Ping saw Ye Fan, his face lit up with joy, then he smiled bitterly and said, "The leaders of the five major sects brought up the old matter again."

"What old thing?" Ye Fan asked.

Ouyang Ping sighed: "They want their caravan to follow our caravan to do business."

Seeing Ye Fan's bewildered face, he continued to explain: "The items sold and traded by our White Camel Mountain caravan are the result of countless people's years of exploration. How can we easily let others participate and share the profits?"

Ye Fan was stunned and asked in confusion: "Do the two Buddhist sects, Shouyin Sect and Vajra Sect, also do business?"

"Don't be fooled by their kind faces. If their interests are affected, they will be much more cruel than others."

Ouyang Ping sneered and continued, "Besides, which of these monks doesn't have a few lay disciples? These people all need to eat."

"So that's it..." Ye Fan understood.

After reading the rare books collected by Baituo Villa in the past few days, Ye Fan has already figured out the situation in this world.

More than 30 years ago, Temujin, the leader of the Mongolian tribes, unified the Mongolian tribes on the Mongolian Plateau through war. He was elected as "Genghis Khan" by the tribes and established the Great Mongol Empire.

Afterwards, the Mongol Empire destroyed the Western Liao and Western Xia, marched westward to Khwarezm in Central Asia, and attacked all the way to the Volga River Basin in Eastern Europe. The Mongol Empire constantly launched foreign wars to expand its territory.

In the end, Genghis Khan also died during the expedition against Western Xia.

Subsequently, Ogedei succeeded to the throne and joined forces with the Southern Song Dynasty to completely destroy the Jin Dynasty. The Mongol army's westward expedition once approached the heart of Eastern Europe.

The Silk Road, which once declined due to various forces, has begun to prosper again in recent years with the restoration of the Eurasian transportation network.

Mongolian merchants, European merchants, Persian merchants, Arab merchants, Song Dynasty merchants and merchants from some other regions all participated because of the huge profits.

This also caused the White Camel Villa, which was in an advantageous position on the trade route, to become the envy of many forces.

As the five prestigious sects in the Western Regions martial arts world, Kunlun Sect, Hongdong Sect, Mingjiao, Shouyin Sect and Vajra Sect naturally do not want Baituo Villa to monopolize this piece of fat meat.

They tried several times to negotiate with Baituo Villa in a friendly manner and get a share of the profits, but were rejected by Ouyang Ping with various reasons.

The reason why they were willing to be instigated and attack White Camel Villa last time was ultimately driven by interests.

"Young Master, you are now in charge of White Camel Villa again. If you refuse again this time, the five major sects will definitely not let it go. Who knows, there may be conflicts in the future."

Ouyang Ping is an experienced man, and he knows everything about everything.

Even though Ye Fan let the people from the five major sects go last time, this time they specially sent valuable gifts in return of their gratitude.

If the interests of one's own sect are really involved, who will care about other things? When the time comes, they will turn against each other at any time.

Ye Fan frowned slightly and thought: It seems that the things from the five major sects are not so easy to get!

After thinking for a moment, he asked tentatively: "Butler Ouyang, what do you think about us setting up a chamber of commerce?"

"Chamber of Commerce?" Ouyang Ping was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Ye Fan to come up with this idea.

“Yes, if we set up a chamber of commerce, we can integrate resources from all parties and expand our influence.

At the same time, more sects can join in and share the profits.

This will not only avoid direct conflict with the five major factions, but also achieve a win-win situation.”

Ye Fan further elaborated based on some modern knowledge in his mind.

Ouyang Ping's eyes lit up, and he thought this was a good idea. "But how do we ensure that the control of the Chamber of Commerce is in our hands?"

Ye Fan smiled and said confidently: "We can formulate rules to clarify the membership qualifications, rights and obligations of the Chamber of Commerce.

Moreover, with the strength and status of our White Camel Villa, we can naturally become the core leader of the Chamber of Commerce.

In addition, we can also invite some well-connected forces to join the Chamber of Commerce, bundle their interests, and expand the influence of the Chamber of Commerce.”

"Well, this method is feasible." Ouyang Ping nodded repeatedly.

"However, this matter still needs long-term consideration. Let's first feel out the attitudes of the five major sects today." Ye Fan said calmly.

"Young Master is wise!" Ouyang Ping praised.

The two of them came to the banquet hall together, and heard Mingjiao leader Shi Tianxing yelling: "Butler Ouyang, what do you think? Give me an answer!"

Ouyang Ping laughed, "I just discussed it with the young master, and the young master meant that we should either not do it or do something big."

Shi Tianxing was stunned, "What's the big deal?"

Ye Fan continued, "There are a lot of mixed bag of caravans on the entire Silk Road. I think even if the six of us form an alliance, we may not be able to compete with those large merchant groups backed by the country. We might as well set up a Western Region Chamber of Commerce, bring together the forces of all the sects in the Western Region, and then compete with them."

"This is a good proposal!" Shi Tianxing clapped his hands in praise, "If we can integrate the forces of the entire Western Region, we can definitely become the overlord of the Silk Road!"

Several other leaders also expressed their agreement.

"However, who will be the president of the Western Region Chamber of Commerce?" Qing Lingzi, the head of the Kunlun Sect, asked.

Everyone suddenly became quiet, and all their eyes were focused on Ye Fan.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Since we are all working together, the president must be elected fairly. I suggest that we select a few candidates first, and then all members vote to decide."

"I agree!"

“This method is fair!”

The five heads of the families all echoed.

At this time, Master Linghui, the leader of the Hand Seal Sect, raised a new question, "Then what kind of sects can join our Western Region Chamber of Commerce? We can't accept all those small sects with only a few people, right?"

So, everyone started discussing the conditions for admission to the Western Region Chamber of Commerce, and finally set three thresholds.

The first is force: disciples of the sect are required to have certain martial arts skills and be able to protect their own interests and the interests of the Chamber of Commerce in the harsh environment of the Western Regions.

The second is strength: the sect needs to have a certain amount of wealth and resources and be able to organize caravans on its own.

The third is reputation: the sect needs to have a certain reputation and connections in the Western Regions in order to gain more opportunities and advantages in business activities.

Seeing that everyone's opinions were basically the same, Ye Fan said, "In this case, we might as well draft a charter for the Chamber of Commerce. Clarify the purpose, organizational structure, operation mode and other details of the Chamber of Commerce. At the same time, we must also stipulate the qualifications and selection process for joining the sect."

Shi Tianxing nodded and said, "That's right. We also need to set up a supervision mechanism to prevent people from filling in the gaps."

Ouyang Ping smiled and said, "Don't worry, masters. We will consider these issues carefully."

At this time, the leader of the Vajra Sect, Huogong Toudao, expressed a different opinion. "In my opinion, these procedures are too troublesome. It would be better to hold a Western Region Martial Arts Conference, and each sect would determine the qualification for joining the organization based on its martial arts ability."

Kongtong Sect's head, Mu Lingzi, then echoed, "I like what Toudao said very much. Our Western Region Chamber of Commerce is newly established, and the qualifications for joining are too strict, which has led to gossip."

Ye Fan thought about it for a while and felt that this method was indeed simple and crude, so he decided, "Let's do it this way! We will first prepare for the Western Region Martial Arts Conference and select the sects that are qualified to join the Chamber of Commerce. Then we will formally establish the Western Region Chamber of Commerce."

Everyone cheered and expressed their approval.

Next, everyone began to discuss the specific matters of the Western Region Martial Arts Conference.

"Let's set the date on the 15th of next month, and the location will be at our White Camel Villa." Ye Fan suggested.

"Okay, this day is perfect. All sects have time to prepare." Shi Tianxing nodded.

"The participating sects are limited to the Western Region, and each sect can send a maximum of ten disciples to participate." Ouyang Ping added.

"As for the competition format, it is divided into singles and team matches." Mu Lingzi said.

"As for the rules of the competition, we need to discuss it further." said Master Linghui.

"As for the rewards, we need to think about them carefully. We can't let the contestants go home empty-handed." Qing Lingzi said.

For a moment, everyone was talking at once and it was very lively.

At this moment, a clear voice came: "We, the Persian Ming Cult, will also participate in this event!"