Chapter 397: Merchants Seek Profit
Duan Longjie is not only the master of the Evil King Palace, but also the descendant of the clan and the younger brother of Duan Longcheng.
If it weren't for this, how could the young palace master of the Evil King's Palace deign to come to Chaochang.
"The lion fights the rabbit and does his best, either quietly endure the dormant, if you decide to do it, you must plan carefully, hit its vital point with lightning speed, even if you can't fight the Ding, you must let its vitality be greatly damaged!"
Duan Longcheng came to Chaochang this time, not only to rescue his brother, but more importantly, he wanted to teach his eldest son a lesson.
"If you can't be defeated, you have to learn to outwit, for a family, there is nothing more powerful than beating his family. ”
"What does Father mean?"
"This seat will let the Longxi Alliance obediently send Long Jie back!"
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Incarnated as a spring flower, Sister Xiu'er successfully hid in the Xiang Mansion, and even Sister Juan, who commanded the maids, did not notice her abnormality.
And after the side questioning, she also determined that the distinguished guests of the Xiang Mansion were the targets this time.
It's just that Xiang Ange seems to have deliberately hung Duan Longcheng's father and son, and only sent his son Xiang Loulan to receive him, but he himself has repeatedly shirked his work.
I thought that this discussion was the intention of Lang You's concubine, but now it seems that Xiang Ange is worried about something.
It stands to reason that such a contempt should anger the ranked powerhouse, but Duan Longcheng behaved very patiently and stayed in Xiang's mansion, as if he had to wait until Xiang Ange was busy and gave a letter.
It is enough to show the sincerity of the Evil King Palace, and Xiang Loulan, as the main family of receiving guests, has even become one with Duan Longshu in the past few days, and there is a feeling of seeing each other late.
As usual, a banquet was held for the two, and Xiang Loulan, who accompanied the end, came to his father Xiang Ange's study, and the elders of the Xiang clan, who had been busy with official business, were there to close their eyes and recuperate.
"Father. ”
After Xiang Loulan bowed to Xiang Ange, she got up and asked, "Isn't there any news from there?"
"In a hurry?"
Xiang Ange opened his eyes and said with a smile: "What did the Evil King Palace promise?"
Xiang Loulan, who was pierced in her heart, stiffened her face, and arched her hand: "I can't hide anything from my father, Duan Longshu did offer good conditions, but my son is not in a hurry because of this." ”
"Oh?"
"Father, son thinks that the young palace master is right. ”
Xiang Loulan walked to the right wall of the study, pointed to the panorama of Longzhou and said: "If a force wants to rise, it must meet two basic conditions. One is the vast territory, and the other is the large population!"
"Now that the Longxi Alliance sits on the seven cities of Lingjiang and gathers more than 10,000 refugees, in less than 20 years, this is a massive army of warriors, and it will definitely become a big trouble for the clan!"
"Go on. ”
Xiang Ange's face did not change, and he said lightly.
"And then there's the terrain!"
Xiang Loulan pointed to the mouth of the South China Sea and the border with the Lingjiang River and said: "The Longxi Alliance, which owns the seven cities of Lingjiang, must be the next goal of expanding from north to south, and the north of Lingjiang is a barren plain, and after entering the Longjiang River, it is the middle of Longzhou to the east, and to the north is the barren Chengzhou, so they can only go south!"
After spending a circle on the great plains in the south of Longzhou with his fingers, Xiang Loulan said seriously: "Nanji, Yancang, Mutai, and Chaochang must be one of the four, and the one most likely to become the target of the Longxi Alliance is our Chaochang!"
"Why?"
Xiang Ange asked with a smile.
"Because of the Tang Clan's amazing strength in naval warfare, whether it is their small and medium-sized fleets or large passenger ships, they have all reached the top level of skill, especially those two Ten Thousand Treasure Ships, which are also Shenzhou that can cross the Endless Sea. In recent years, the wealth of the Longxi Alliance has an inseparable relationship with the trade of these two treasure ships, if they take Chaochang, they can sit on the largest port terminal in the South China Sea, if I am the helmsman of the Tang Clan, the next plan must be to enter Chaochang!"
"In the past two years, the trade between the seven cities of Lingjiang and Chaochang has become more and more frequent, and the recognition of the people of Chaochang for the seven cities of Lingjiang has become higher and higher.
Xiang Loulan pointed her finger at the mouth of the South China Sea, turned to Xiang Ange and said seriously: "Instead of waiting for the Tang Clan to prepare for the complete entry into Chaochang, it is better for us to strike with the Evil King Palace first!"
"Preemptive?" The smile on Xiang Ange's face was even stronger: "What's the plan?"
Today's words are obviously not Xiang Loulan's own thoughts, his son himself knows that although Xiang Loulan is a little smart, he is far from the strength to explore the world, let alone this kind of stubborn courage like chess.
So obviously, Xiang Loulan was just a relayer, and a large part of these words were all because of Duan Longcheng's influence.
And he just wanted to see how far his son would be affected.
Xiang Loulan obviously didn't understand the deep meaning of Xiang Ange, and thought that it had moved Xiang Ange, and she was even more energetic: "The so-called upper army is plotting, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city;
"So the best way is to attack him where the Xiang clan is best at!"
Xiang Ange pointed to Dalin and Chuanyuan and said to Xiang Ange: "The Longjiang River has been diverted and flooded seventy percent of the cultivated fields of the Lingjiang generation, if you don't collect those refugees, relying on the terraced basins of the seven cities may be able to meet the needs of the clan, but if you want to feed the refugees, it will depend on the grain imports of Chuanyuan and Dalin!"
"Didn't my father have a good relationship with the Ye clan of the Great Lin Business Alliance, let them cut off the food supply of the Longxi Alliance, and Lingjiang was in chaos!"
The more Xiang Loulan said, the more excited he became: "As long as the food import of the Longxi Alliance is cut off, those hungry refugees will make the seven cities of Lingjiang Huo Huo unlikely, if the Tang clan suppresses it, they will not be able to afford the plaque of benevolence and righteousness, if the Tang clan leaves it alone, it will make the Longxi Alliance deviate from morality, and the family that has lost the hearts of the people, what is there to fear!"
"Wonderful. Xiang Ange clapped his hands lightly and praised: "It's really a good story, as long as it can solve a small problem, it can be implemented immediately!"
"What's the problem?"
"How can a father convince the Ye family master to give up hundreds of millions of gold every year?"
Xiang Ange said lightly.
This blunt statement made Xiang Loulan stunned: "Isn't my father and the head of the Ye family having a good relationship?"
"The friendship of a businessman is nothing but profit. Xiang Ange's face was expressionless: "If it is profitable, he is your Uncle Ye, if it hurts his muscles and bones, he is like a stranger." ”
Xiang Loulan, who rarely had a sense of dominance, listened to her father Xiang Ange's words and couldn't believe it: "Isn't the friendship with the Xiang family comparable to the income of hundreds of millions of gold!?"