Lin Yan did not urge him and waited for Shui Sheng to speak.
Than patience, she had plenty of it. I was thinking about various possibilities in my mind. It must be a big deal for Shui Sheng and the others to choose to hide it.
After struggling for a while, Shui Sheng decided to tell the truth. Lin Yan was an important person in the Sun Alliance and she should know.
"Let's make it clear first that you are not allowed to get angry or start a fight with anyone."
"Okay." Lin Yan agreed. As for what she was thinking, only she knew.
Listening to Shui Sheng's words, Lin Yan's face became stiffer and stiffer, with no expression left.
Shui Sheng felt unsure, "We agreed not to be angry, but you don't look like this."
"Haha." Lin Yan mocked, "What expression should I have?"
"Forget it, what you want is your own business. I've finished talking about the matter, and I still have to work, so you can go."
Shuisheng just wants to drive people away, who knows what she is thinking. Seemingly calm as usual, he would be in trouble if something were to break out.
Lin Yan thought for a while and left without embarrassing Shuisheng.
She happened to be at the Arbitration Court, so she changed her steps, changed direction, and went straight to Minglan's office.
It is specially designed for the chairman of the alliance and represents an extraordinary status. The second floor of a small independent building is equipped with a lounge for the chairman to rest when he is busy.
Looking at the extraordinary second floor, Lin Yan hesitated for a moment and then walked in resolutely.
The first floor was the reception room, where someone was working. Seeing that it was Lin Yan, he hurriedly reported to Minglan.
By the time he saw Minglan, Lin Yan had calmed down.
"Why are you here? Sit down and talk." Minglan raised her head from her desk and learned that she was surprised when Lin Yan came to her.
Lin Yan did not sit down, but stood and said directly: "Tell me why you are running for chairman and what this position means in your eyes."
Minglan was surprised, "What's wrong? Why do you ask this? I remember that when you left, we talked in detail and you supported me to go all out."
"Do you think the same now as you did then?"
"Of course. I have worked hard to be this chairman and want the people of the Alliance to live a prosperous life."
"I don't believe it." Lin Yan was very calm. "The words coming out of your mouth now sound so ridiculous to me. It's obviously the same person, but it's only been a few years, why has he changed so much."
"I clearly remember that you were fair and decisive at that time, and devoted yourself to the interests of the people. Only you know what you are thinking in your heart now."
Minglan's face darkened, "Lin Yan, are you questioning my intentions?"
"Then tell me, what was your mentality a year ago when you resolutely stopped all contact with the Qushui Tribe, but secretly allowed the Qushui Tribe to trade with Qingyan and Yuanye."
Before Minglan could open her mouth, Lin Yan asked: "Before the parliament, we discussed taking people to the Qushui tribe to find out the situation. Why did you pretend to be ignorant and later supported sending a fleet there?"
The air was stagnant, and the two looked at each other. Lin Yan controlled the anger in her heart. She only wanted an answer.
Ever since Shui Sheng came clean, she had been wondering what Ming Lan was thinking.
The Qushui tribe came forward on their own initiative and surrendered to the alliance through Qingyan City, but Minglan sternly refused and did not send anyone to find out the situation, resolutely opposed to the end.
At that time, the decision was made jointly by four arbitrators. Shui Sheng was not the arbitrator yet and did not know the inside story.
None of them understood how Minglan suppressed this matter and made Baiyun, Heitu and Fenghua nod in agreement.
However, Shui Sheng had always been concerned about this matter and could not inquire about it himself. He asked Hong Ling and Hua Min to find out secretly while on a business trip to Qingyan.
The Qushui tribe is located in the lower reaches of Yanghe River, more than ten days' journey from Qingyan City. Occasionally, someone learned about the changes in Qingyan City, and the Qushui tribe sent people to inquire about it and came forward on their own initiative.
The visitor was met by Minglan, but nothing happened later. However, Qingyan and Yuanye cities secretly traded with the Qushui tribe and even sent ships to help transport goods.
The biggest supporter behind this is Minglan. Without her as a backer, the people in Qingyan and Yuanye would not dare to do this.
Shuisheng presented the investigation results, and Lin Yan did not doubt the authenticity. She had inquired about the Qushui tribe when she knew it, and it was very consistent with the investigation results.
At this moment, she stared at Minglan, persistently asking for an answer.
The development purpose of the alliance is to absorb as many alliances as possible. Even if the Qushui tribe cannot join the alliance, they should send someone to understand the situation before making plans.
However, Minglan's approach was too puzzling. Especially when she thought that she had discussed with Minglan and others about the Qushui tribe in front of the parliament, and wanted to send a fleet down the Yang River to see with her own eyes.
Minglan looked away under Lin Yan's gaze, glanced out the window, and sighed, "How do you know?"
"Is it important?"
"It's not important. Now that I know it, with your intelligence, you will definitely be able to find the problem. I know that you want to go out and develop the alliance. If it were you, you would definitely find a way to bring the Qushui tribe into the alliance. .”
Lin said nothing, waiting for her to continue.
"Do you know what our biggest difference is?" Minglan asked back. He looked at the back of his old hands and then at Lin Yan's bright and young face. The contrast was too stark.
"Please tell me straight, I don't want to guess."
Minglan no longer struggled, "You are still young, but I am already old and can't live for a few more years. You have courage and courage, are full of energy, and dare to think and do. But as for me, my life has come to an end. I am in a high position. Be responsible.”
"I don't understand."
"Old people and young people have different ideas after all. I just want to be safe and make the alliance solid step by step. I don't want to make a big leap and have an unstable foundation. In recent years, the alliance's population has surged. Food is the top priority, and manpower cannot be reduced. Get involved in something else.”
"If we accept the Qushui Tribe, it will inevitably consume huge resources to build like the Ming City at that time. Therefore, I rejected the Qushui Tribe."
Lin Yan couldn't believe it, "Is it just because of this? We could try it slowly, but you refused very simply and secretly asked others to help you. Why is this?"
"Although we cannot accept it, the Qushui tribe has more than 50,000 people. It is a large tribe. It is not too far from Qingyan City and has mineral resources. We cannot ignore it."
Lin Yan understood. He wanted to exchange the minerals of the Qushui tribe at the lowest price.
"Then have you thought about how to deal with the Qushui tribe in the future?"
Minglan: "According to my opinion, the alliance does not plan to expand outward within ten years, and just concentrate on living its own life."
Lin Yan no longer knew what to say.
Minglan's structure is far inferior to that of Ah Lan. She only seeks stability and has no long-term development structure. She has misjudged the wrong person.
In fact, it might be the same result if he were Bai Yun.
They are older and have stubborn ideas. They prefer to see the people in the alliance getting better and better during their lifetimes and do not want to take any risks.
The construction of Mingcheng was too expensive and frightened them.
(End of chapter)
