When the other wealthy businessmen saw that Queen Wan Shan was actually serious, their faces finally stopped laughing.
After some consideration, most of the wealthy businessmen finally chose to leave. After counting Wanshan, there were only four wealthy businessmen left on the field.
After all, many of them do not rely on selling paper as their livelihood. Most of them are attracted by friends to make a fortune, so they are not interested in taking risks with Wan Shanhou.
There are also some wealthy businessmen who rely on papermaking as their livelihood and business. They believe that the production line model of Xiaohan Paper Mill is indeed efficient and advanced.
But there is really no need to go to a barbaric land. Isn’t it possible to do the same thing in the Ming Dynasty?
"I believe Brother Wan, you can continue to help us make money."
Wang Zhi, a wealthy businessman named Wang, spoke.
"I'll do it with Brother Wan too."
"Me too."
Wealthy businessmen Zhou Xingde and Cheng Jian did not steal business from others in Lingnan. They still relied on papermaking for their livelihood, so they finally chose to take a gamble with Wanshan Hou.
"Very well, this will be the most correct decision you will make in your life."
"Five great men, show up."
A smile appeared on Wan Shanhou's lips.
"Mr. Wan, I have to take care of you this time."
A figure stepped out of the shadows like a ghost.
It was Hu Weiyong's retainer, Xiao Wu, who ran out of Jinling City that day to avoid being pursued by Jin Yiwei.
"No matter where we go to the south, we still have to rely on the five major talents. We also hope that the five major talents can fulfill the agreement between us."
Wan Shanhou said to Xiao Wu.
"That's natural. Those who don't choose to stand with us will not survive."
Xiao Wu spoke indifferently.
Lancang Kingdom.
"Dad, the State of Yue has submitted its credentials to the Ming Dynasty to become a vassal state. What should we do?"
Mo Sentai asked Faang.
"We have no choice."
"We are not qualified to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty."
"If we accept Ming's conditions, we will be completely caught in the middle and lose everything."
Faang sighed softly, his weather-beaten face full of morbid exhaustion.
There are mountains everywhere in the Lancang Kingdom, and the King Zun Faang is all there.
That was the result of Fa'ang's forcible suppression by force. In fact, all parties had their own mountains, and they violated Fa'ang's Wang Ling.
In fact, Fa'ang is just a tribal chieftain with greater power and more troops. He has not yet reached the level of a truly centralized monarch.
"However, the Yue Kingdom has become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and with the Ming army in charge, once it is separated from the war with the Zhan Kingdom, it may send troops to attack us at any time."
Moson Tai spoke.
"There is nothing we can do about it, but it doesn't matter. Our Lancang Kingdom has nothing but terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack."
"As long as the Ming Dynasty's army does not take action, the Yue Kingdom will not be able to occupy us with its current strength."
Faang said.
The Lancang Kingdom was the first centralized kingdom in this land. Before that, their existence was just like Shanyue in Jiangdong.
The clans and tribes work on their own and even attack each other, and no force strong enough can have an absolute say.
However, they were much luckier than Shanyue, who was merged by the Central Plains civilization before Shanyue could even give birth to his own country.
The Lancang Kingdom is far enough away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, and there are no very powerful countries around it.
Coupled with the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain and poor resources, surrounding countries have little interest in them under normal circumstances.
Jinling City.
British government.
"The Lancang Kingdom did not choose to pay tribute to our Ming Dynasty."
"And it's very difficult to clean up the bandits over there."
"Their troops are constantly dispatching, but they can't do anything to deal with the bandits in their territory. Feng Xue, do you think they are acting in disguise?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"Won't."
"Fa'ang is old and he doesn't have the courage now."
"But precisely because he is old, his control over the country is no longer as good as it was at the beginning."
"I'm afraid many of those bandits are supported by the clans in their territory, and Fa'ang doesn't dare to destroy those clans easily."
"Speaking of which, I think they are more difficult to deal with than the Yue Kingdom. The Yue Kingdom is flat. If the Ming Dynasty wants to play, it can slowly play to death. If it doesn't want to play, it can just march south with its army."
"But this Lancang Kingdom is barren and mountainous, and the surrounding countries have little interest in them."
"Fa'ang does not dare to offend our Ming Dynasty, and he has not agreed to the authority of our Ming Dynasty's new tribute treaty. He is just like the stones in the toilet, smelly and hard, but if you ignore them, such a big and fast place is located in the south. The middle of the country is, after all, a trouble.”
Xiao Han shook his head and said.
"Then what do we do?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"Let's find a way to provoke a fight between their big clans and the royal family. First destroy the royal family like Fa'ang and let them return to the period of clan war. By then, our Ming Dynasty will conquer them one by one."
Xiao Han thought for a while and said.
In a place like the Lancang Kingdom, there are mountains everywhere and the terrain is complex. Even the elites of the Ming Dynasty would find it difficult to navigate in it.
Therefore, in Xiao Han's eyes, this place can be a chaotic place where princes are fighting, but it can never be a unified dynasty.
It will be much easier to break up the Lancang Kingdom from the inside first, and then conquer or annex it.
Fortunately, the Lancang Kingdom originally had great internal conflicts, so it was not difficult to destroy it from within.
"Inform the Jin Yiwei over there to change your strategy, stop chasing those rats, and instead find ways to stir up hatred between the big clans."
Xiao Han said.
"That's all we can do, but how exactly do we do it?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"We can try the southern strategy in the Lancang Kingdom. Now our Ming Dynasty's national strength has recovered, but we are still unable to produce goods that can support a large-scale national war in the south. Why not start in Lancang A small profit for the kingdom?"
Xiao Han said to Zhu Biao.
"But... this Lancang Kingdom is not near the sea, so we may not be able to disguise the Meng Yuan fleet."
Zhu Biao asked the question in his mind.
"This is simple."
"After Meng Yuan was defeated by our Ming Dynasty, he established two kingdoms where the former Pagan Kingdom was."
"Among them, the Ava Kingdom is adjacent to the Lancang Kingdom, and has also fought against the Meng Yuan army. It is reasonable to have Meng Yuan's equipment in hand."
"We asked our people to pretend to be businessmen on their side to cultivate the pro-Awa clan in Lancang and sell the Mongolian equipment we captured, while the other side directly used the banner of the Yue Kingdom to sell our old Ming equipment. , anyway, the country of Yue is already our vassal state, so it is normal for it to be able to provide the equipment of our Ming Dynasty."
Xiao Han analyzed with a smile.
"Okay, this is really good."
"It is estimated that the Ava Kingdom itself will not know why there is suddenly a clan force close to itself within the Lancang Kingdom."
"In this case, I'm going to split people up and do it. We have a lot of Mongolian equipment in stock. If we sell less food then, it will be a situation where they are fighting for life and death, and we are counting the money."
Zhu Biao claps his hands and smiles.
As he spoke, he headed towards his East Palace.
"Jiang You."
"What's going on with those businessmen recently?"
Xiao Han turned to Jiang You and asked.
"When I get back to Your Highness, most of the businessmen have done nothing. Only a few have directly mobilized a large amount of wealth, as if they are moving their families to the country of Yue."
Jiang You replied to Xiao Han.
"oh?"
"Is this because you want to build a paper production line, but you are afraid that we can't compete in the Ming Dynasty, so you go to Yue country?"
"I just don't know. What would they think if they knew that the Yue State was about to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and it would be a very high-level vassal state?"
A playful smile appeared on Xiao Han's face.
"Ignore them for now and let them be."
"You should also use more power and work with Jin Yiwei to find a way to clean up the remaining forces left by Hu Weiyong as soon as possible."
"Although those people are already rootless and homeless dogs, there is nothing to fear, but flies don't bite people, they are disgusting, and I don't want them to remain so disgusting."
Xiao Han ordered Jiang You.
"I obey His Highness's instructions."
Jiang You raised his hands to Xiao Han and said.
"Report!"
Before Jiang You could go down to make arrangements, a secret guard trotted up and handed a piece of news to Xiao Han with both hands.
Xiao Han was slightly surprised, then took the message and started to read it.
"Um?"
"The remnant forces left by Hu Weiyong actually took action against those businessmen. They jumped over the wall and planned to rob some operating funds?"
"Isn't it a little too stupid to expose yourself directly in front of Gu?"
Xiao Han frowned slightly. Vaguely, he felt that there was something wrong somewhere, that something important had been ignored by him, but for a while Xiao Han couldn't explain clearly.
"That's all."
"Since these people are seeking death, Jiang You, you should just arrange for people to deal with them."
Xiao Han shook his head slightly and said.
Recently, when writing the financial chapter of the second half of Ming Dynasty Economics, Xiao Han worked hard to write a language that Zhu Biao could understand.
At this time, my mind was a little confused, and I really couldn't think of the key for a while.
But it doesn't matter. Now that the enemy has been exposed and the other side has been eliminated, no matter what conspiracy it is, it will no longer be possible.
One force can defeat ten groups. As long as you kill all the enemies, you will no longer be a threat to yourself.
"promise!"
Jiang You responded and immediately arranged for someone to go and handle it.
Lingnan.
Panyu City.
"Sir, another wealthy businessman was killed, and a large amount of his wealth was robbed."
A subordinate reported to Liu Xianghui.
During this period, because the imperial court used thunderous means to deal with the unruly people who resisted the imperial orders and the bandits who made trouble, Lingnan was also prosperous and prosperous for a while. Especially with the great actions of Jiangnan merchants, Lingnan developed even more Quick three points.
(End of chapter)
