"If His Highness asks me whether I should be killed, there is no doubt that it is my law and I should obey the Ming Dynasty."
"But if His Highness asks the common people if they want to die, they will naturally not want to die."
Hu Yan glanced at Xiao Han doubtfully and said.
For a moment, I didn't understand what Xiao Han meant. His Royal Highness, the British prince, contained murderous intent in his words, but he didn't take action. Instead, he just talked about him here.
"Don't you want to die?"
"Then give me a reason not to kill you."
The corners of Xiao Han's mouth curled up.
"Master, return home."
"Although the State of Yue surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, its internal forces were still complex."
"X, and the family behind X, if your Highness can forgive us, we can serve as His Highness's pawns in the Yue Kingdom, for the Ming Dynasty, for His Highness, to check and balance the various families of the Yue Kingdom, and to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty."
Hu Yan gritted his teeth and spoke his thoughts.
Xiao Han couldn't help but nodded slightly after listening to Hu Yan's words.
Although Wan Shanhou's plan was clumsy, if it were Xiao Han, he would be able to see through it just by looking at the intelligence without being at the scene.
But there is a saying: Queen Wan Shan of this level is actually at the top of the amateur level.
After all, you can't just pull someone over and compare them with the standards of a professional player like Xiao Han.
Hu Yan didn't have any military training, but he easily saw through Wan Shanhou. He was not just a businessman as he said on the surface.
Privately, the military book was probably ruined. This guy, like Empress Wan Shan, is a businessman who is unwilling to be lonely.
"oh?"
"The Yue Kingdom has no shortage of big families like our Ming Dynasty. Besides, your Hu family was really pretty good before."
"But it has declined very quickly in recent years. I have many better choices."
"So, why choose you?"
"Is it possible that with my support for you, you can turn around the situation, suppress all the aristocratic families in the Yue Kingdom, and become the spokesperson to control the business and court of the Yue Kingdom for the Ming Dynasty?"
"Do you have this ability?"
Xiao Han raised his head and stared at Hu Yan.
"We have!"
"In the court of Yue Kingdom, although my Hu family has declined over the years, it still has a strong foundation. If I have the support of the Duke, I will not be afraid of the Li family."
"In terms of business, my Hu family has been operating for a long time. Although it has been severely compressed in recent years, as long as we get support, all the past business routes can be opened. It is not an exaggeration to say that we are the first business family."
Hu Yan raised his head slightly and said firmly.
Xiao Han asked this, and it was clear that he just said "What are you for?"
You can't pretend to be a grandson at this time, you have to start bragging first before deciding whether it works or not.
After all, if you continue to humble yourself, people will treat you like a waste.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Good! Very good! Very good!"
"Hu Yan, you are the first one to speak such nonsense and boast in front of me."
"interesting."
"Okay, since you said so, I will give you this opportunity."
"Now that you return to Yue Kingdom, Daming will support you, and your Hu family will become the coordinators of our Daming industry in Yue Kingdom."
"Three years, three years, within three years, if you can't let me see the influence of your Hu family in the Yue Kingdom's court and business, the Jin Yiwei will come to your door and not leave any chickens or dogs behind."
"Of course, I never like to force others. If you feel that I force others to do something difficult, that's fine. If you refuse, I will kill you and stop blaming you, the Hu family. I don't know, how do you choose?"
Xiao Han looked at Hu Yan with a smile.
"Thank you so much for your appreciation, Mr. Guo. From now on, I, the Hu family, will be Ming Dynasty's thorns in the country of Yue. We will serve the Ming Dynasty till death!"
Hu Yan immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xiao Han and Zhu Biao to thank them.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. If you don't do it well, you may end up confiscating your family and annihilating your clan. At that time, Gu Ke will personally supervise the arrival of the Jin Yiwei."
Zhu Biao spoke coldly.
"Brother, can we really complete the revival within three years?"
"How about we go back and run away with our family."
In the carriage provided by the British government to return to Yue, Hu Bin whispered to Hu Yan.
Snapped!
"You've been running with me for so many years."
"I just discovered today that you are really a retard!"
Hu Yan couldn't hold himself any longer and slapped Hu Bin on the face with a big ear-scratcher.
"What's wrong?"
"Did I say something wrong?"
"How can we win this kind of bet?"
Hu Bin covered his face and said unconvinced.
"Do you really think that the British Duke and His Royal Highness are as stupid and prodigal as you?"
"The Ming Dynasty supports us, doesn't it require investment?"
"You spend so much money just to make a bet and kill for fun?"
"Do you think our pigs will be killed to eat during the Chinese New Year?"
"The British Duke and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said this just because they were afraid that we would slack off. What is influence? What is considered big? What is considered small? As long as our Hu family is not really worthless, Ming Dynasty can at most give us a warning. They will destroy us."
Hu Yan covered his face.
Sure enough, in the past, when running business, I was too strong and didn't give the people around me a chance to practice, just like a fool.
Ava Dynasty.
In a mountain villa, Wan Shanhou woke up faintly after sleeping for more than two days.
"Brother Wan, you wake up."
"Brother, now that we have successfully entered Ava, what should we do next?"
Zhou Dexing immediately shouted excitedly.
"Create an industry and occupy the Ava market in a short period of time."
"The sooner the better."
"We have a production line model brought from the Ming Dynasty, and the Ava people cannot compete with ours."
"Then we will open a school, select children with innocent backgrounds, and teach them to read. Within ten years, no, within five years, I want us to have enough say in the court of Ava."
"Finally, find a way to get in touch with the hidden line left in Daming."
"The British public was indeed a genius at that time, with all kinds of brilliant policies, strategies, and technologies emerging one after another."
"Da Ming has adopted a new production and business model, and we must quickly follow up."
"In addition, we will expand our team of bodyguards to gain self-protection capabilities, and continue to penetrate surrounding dynasties with merchants and talents."
A trace of sadness flashed across Wan Shanhou's eyes, and then he spoke.
"Etc., etc!"
"Brother Wan, please speak slowly, I can't remember."
Listening to Wan Shanhou confiding a long list of strategies in one breath, Zhou De became very excited.
Can you really accomplish so many things in this life?
"No rush, take your time."
Wan Shanhou said, taking out a palm-sized copper basin from his package, and then with a "Bang!" sound, he flattened it with his palm.
"It's the second one. I don't know if I can use it up before this life passes. Alas!"
After doing this, Queen Wan Shan muttered to herself, as if in a dream.
British government.
"Fengxue, what are we going to do next after Wanshan?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"How is the strength of our Jin Yiwei over in Ava?"
Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao.
"not so good."
"After all, Jinyiwei has only been established for a short period of time. It is not easy to have some power in the surrounding area. To say it is very strong, it is absolutely impossible to say."
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly.
"well!"
"A moment of negligence actually caused him to jump off the chessboard. Seriously, is it not as good as God?"
"I was careless."
Xiao Han said, walked to a chessboard on the table, picked up a chess piece, flicked it with his finger, and the chess piece immediately flew out and rolled into the grass outside the house, never to be traced again.
"I can't blame you, after all..."
Zhu Biao was about to speak but stopped.
"If you don't blame me, why don't you blame dad and mom?"
Xiao Han glanced at Zhu Biao.
"Then it's your fault."
Zhu Biao spread his hands.
"Let's leave it like this for now. There is no powerful country in the south. Even if those businessmen are prosperous and make trouble in those countries, they can only mobilize one or two troops at most."
"As long as our southern strategy is launched and war starts in the south, they will just move from the small chessboard of Lancang to the larger chessboard of the southern countries."
Xiao Han said, walked into the yard and went straight to a rockery.
Zhu Biao didn't know why, so he followed Xiao Han all the way up the stairs. When he lowered his head, he saw that this courtyard, with its crisscrossing streets and flowing water, looked like a big chessboard or a rockery, overlooking the overall situation.
"Your yard is quite interesting. Why didn't I notice it before?"
Zhu Biao chuckled and said, his mood suddenly improved.
They are just a few fish that slipped through the net. They are considered monkeys at best. How can Xiao Han, the Tathagata Buddha, not be his chessboard?
"You are always in a hurry every time you come here, so naturally you are not in the mood to see the scenery."
Xiao Han spoke calmly.
"By the way, Northern Can Yuan has made some moves recently."
"Wang Baobao suppressed those tribes with rewards and punishments. Now their trade with our Ming Dynasty, which exceeds the limit, has been greatly reduced."
"Are we going to do something about it?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"Wang Baobao."
"Ha, he is indeed a powerful person."
"It's a pity that he has too few chess pieces in his hand. No matter how he plays, he can't get out of this dilemma."
The corners of Xiao Han's mouth were raised, and his eyes were trembling seriously.
"What's the explanation?"
Zhu Biao asked curiously.
"How does the national power of our Ming Dynasty compare with that of the residual Yuan Dynasty?"
Xiao Han asked calmly.
"My Ming Dynasty is rich in the four seas. The Central Plains, Guanzhong, Shandong, Jiangnan, Shuzhong, and Lingnan are all better than the bitter cold in Mobei."
Zhu Biao raised his head and said proudly.
"Then how much benefit can our Ming Dynasty bring to those tribes through trade?"
Xiao Han asked again.
"It's very big. It's almost difficult for Mobei to produce cold clothes, oil, and alcohol on its own..."
As Zhu Biao said this, he suddenly had a clear understanding in his heart.
"So, why be afraid?"
"Wang Baobao's move is just to put out the fire. He cannot solve the core problem."
"Those tribes were short of cattle, sheep and horses, as well as clothes, oil, and wine. Those tribes that received better pastures had more cattle, sheep, and horses, and it was even more difficult to digest. At that time, who was more important, the better pastures or ours? Attractive?"
"The economic crushing gap is not so easy to make up. Mobei has only two options, either cut it all off, or let us bleed it bit by bit."
"But it's obvious that neither Wang Baobao nor Emperor Guangxuan has the courage to do anything across the board."
Xiao Han chuckled.
Brothers, monthly tickets are about to be doubled, and the author, Jun, is humble enough to ask for votes.
There is also a monthly ticket lottery, brothers can participate.
(End of chapter)
