"Hurchi agreed to let Khulege challenge Hekuotai. The two are about the same strength, so they should be able to fight to the death."
Jiang Fan shook his head thoughtfully: "I'm afraid...it may not be Hekuotai who fights."
They were all stunned: "What do you mean?"
Jiang Fan said: "It's just a guess. Act according to the plan first and adapt accordingly when the time comes."
Du Meng nodded doubtfully: "Speaking of which, I'm surprised that Hurchi would actually help you like this."
Jiang Fan smiled: "He is just like you, he just doesn't want to let others succeed, especially the Golden Tent Royal Court."
Du Meng deeply agreed: "The Chile pasture at the foot of Dayin Mountain is rich and fertile, and it is pressing on the head of Hurchidipan. He really doesn't want to be caught by others."
Jiang Fan said: "No one is sure of victory. While doing our best, we are all thinking together to keep Crescent Ranch as independent as possible so that the Golden Tent Royal Court does not have such great control."
Du Meng's eyes flashed: "Your Majesty, you know our grassland very well."
Jiang Fan just smiled: "It's the same for us Chinese people on the ground. Who wants to let the Zhou royal family completely control it? It's just a matter of pushing oneself to others."
Du Meng nodded: "That's pretty much it. Even if Montaigne can't get the approval of the Wolf God, it won't be considered a true victory in the end, but winning two games can make it impossible for the Golden Tribe to make its own decisions."
Jiang Fan smiled slightly: "We will have a meeting with King Hunxie in five days. It seems that the preparations are almost done. I think it is the same with them..."
Du Meng said: "You are here to help me this time. Don't worry, I will definitely take care of your safety."
Jiang Fan smiled and said: "Don't be too obvious. After all, our relationship is not easy to make public. What I mean is that you just need to make a big show of it and keep me in the public eye. As long as this is done, no one can take action without permission. As for precautions, I have my own method for the mastermind behind the scenes.”
Du Meng laughed: "Okay! In that case, let's just drink without worry!"
In the end, Du Meng realized that he had underestimated this frail young man and took the lead in lying down with his tongue out loud.
Montaigne and Jiang Fan returned to the tent. Jiang Fan poured two cups of tea, looked at him thoughtfully and smiled and said: "General Meng, I know you have many questions to ask. You can focus on the key points."
Montaigne looked at him: "I only ask one question, why do you do business with King Zuo Xian?"
Jiang Fan knew that this was the key point and did not hide anything, so he told everything about his original plan with Xiao Cui.
After listening to it, Montaigne savored it carefully for a long time before letting out a sigh of relief with a look of great admiration.
"The prince's methods are... unpredictable."
After clearing the confusion in his mind, Jiang Fan stretched his body and said, "General Meng, I once said in the King's Military Book that war is only the last resort, and everything now is an attempt to pave the way for less war."
Montaigne nodded: "Political games cannot end with swords and swords on the battlefield, and sometimes they are even more dangerous. Montaigne has learned a lesson."
Jiang Fan sighed: "General Meng, remember that politics in prosperous times is often to avoid war, but in troubled times, our internal divisions and property plundering of the enemy are all to greatly weaken the opponent's war capabilities, but they cannot completely end it. In troubled times, war is always the only resort, so we must be prepared and ready to fight, and we can never relax."
Montaigne handed over his hands seriously: "Tian, remember the prince's teachings."
Jiang Fan drank some tea and became more energetic and interested. Meng Yi happened to come over to give him a blanket, so he asked him to sit down too: "Meng Yi, didn't you ask me this morning about Feng Lang Ju Xu? It's okay. , let me tell you a story. There are two protagonists in it, which are amazing..."
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At noon the next day, Prince Jiang, who had stayed up late telling stories after drinking, was finally asleep. As he stretched out and walked out, he saw the high-spirited Meng Yi rushing towards him.
"Master!" He said with great excitement on his face: "I haven't slept all night. The hussar general is right, he wants to seal the wolf as Xu!"
Seeing his excited expression, Jiang Fan also smiled slightly: "You are so ambitious. That will be the pinnacle that all military generals in future generations will pursue for thousands of years. I am optimistic about you."
Meng Yi raised his arms to the sky and clenched his fist: "If the barbarians are not dead, why should we care about our family! I have decided that the hussar general will be my idol from now on!"
"Shh-" Jiang Fan hurriedly pulled him away: "You bastard, this is in barbarian territory, please keep your voice down! Also, if you are not in a hurry to get married, go back and talk to your junior sister and watch her fight. I won’t kill you!”
Meng Yi stuck out his tongue, but became more energetic: "This story is so exciting, I really didn't sleep all night, and my brother was the same. We discussed it until dawn, and my brother said...this is the master giving us instructions."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment. He didn't mean this at first, but suddenly he felt that Mengtian and Meng Yi seemed to overlap with a certain two shadows...
After being confused for a while, he shook his head and said, "Only you and your brother know this story. Remember my words and never spread it to other people's ears again."
Montaigne was stunned for a moment. Although he was a little confused, he knew that what the master said must make sense: "Okay, I will tell my brother right now."
"Hmm...wait a minute," Jiang Fan suddenly stopped him: "Let Lu Hanting come over, I want him to help me find a few people..."
It took four days to find the person. During these four days, besides drinking with Du Meng and his son, Jiang Fan was talking about business.
Now King Zuo Xian is rapidly growing with the refined salt, porcelain, colored glaze, spirits and other items provided by Jiang Fan. In contrast, the other three kings including the Golden Tent Royal Court have been plundered heavily by him. A large part of the strategic supplies entered Jiang Fan's Lishan warehouse.
The barbarians have almost never been invaded by others, and they are not good at overall governance and management. They are still unable to see the dangers contained in mere business roads. To this day, nobles are still madly pursuing luxury goods, and inseparable things such as refined salt, tea, and spirits cost them a huge amount of materials. And all of this was at the expense of plundering civilians and paying for strategic supplies.
Monopoly operations, as time goes by, will become more and more terrifying and repressive.
Although King Youxian is also actively seeking channels, unfortunately, he just wants a more favorable price and has almost no understanding of monopoly operations.
Everything was developing quietly according to Jiang Fan's expectations. Looking at Du Meng's face that was excited about wealth, Jiang Fan could only mourn for him secretly.
However, even if it was far away, Jiang Fan didn't want him to continue to grow in the near future, so he agreed to King Youxian's request.
Jiang Fan felt that he was really vicious and was crazy about sucking other people's blood and bone marrow, but he, who had always been troubled, felt no guilt in this matter.
On the night of the fourth day, Lu Hanting brought the person he was looking for.
