In the end, the Wood Elves still failed to resist the temptation of one hundred thousand silver coins and signed an agreement with Kong Daqian.
As far as the offer went, they had been quite generous. One hundred thousand silver coins was indeed a huge sum.
One had to understand that in their Great Zhou nowadays, an ordinary commoner's monthly food and living expenses amounted to just over one silver coin.
With a little frugality, one hundred thousand silver coins would be enough to support one hundred thousand Great Zhou commoners for a month. At this stage, Great Zhou's total population was not even that large!
And how many people did the Wood Elves have?
Even if the one hundred thousand silver coins were used only for food and drink, they would be enough to last the Wood Elves several years.
Of course, the Wood Elves' expenses could not be calculated according to the ordinary spending of commoners. After all, even ordinary commoners in Great Zhou did not eat every meal at Fragrant Full Tower.
Moreover, judging from the things the other party had listed, they apparently also intended to purchase large quantities of furniture, clothing, and other necessities. These one hundred thousand silver coins would probably be spent even faster than expected.
And that was exactly what they were happy to see!
After reaching a simple agreement, Kong Daqian explained to Locke the situations that might arise later, just to guard against the unexpected.
For example, they might need to cut down some trees and clear some open ground.
Although the Wood Elves loved nature, they were not extremists who refused to cut down even a single tree. After all, many objects in their own village were also made from wood.
What they opposed was meaningless destruction. When there