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Now that the initiative is in their hands, there is no need to rush.

The Han family has no choice now, either accept cooperation or wait for death.

As for using King Ning or Duke Zhen to seize the salt factory, it is unlikely to succeed.

Putting Prince Ning aside for the moment, it can be seen from the attitude he showed today that he has grown a brain.

For people who want the position of prince but don't want to be someone else's puppet, it would be very beneficial for them to cooperate.

As for Zhenguo Gong, if he dared to mention it, he would definitely face opposition from the vast majority of civil servants in the court.

Let’s not talk about how Duke Zhen Guo will endanger the interests of the court officials after he gets the salt factory. Let’s just talk about Duke Zhen Guo’s contact with the Han family.

For some people from big families, it is not a secret.

Especially the Dong family. The Han family has been thinking of replacing them all these years. Now that they want to unite with Zhen Guogong, the Dong family will not agree to it first.

When Prince Ning returned to the capital, he immediately found Mr. Zhou.

I talked about what happened at Chengyuan Villa today in detail, focusing on the conditions put forward by Lu Yaoyao.

To be honest, Prince Ning was still a little unwilling.

The Han family is a big piece of fat, and he also wants to get this piece of fat.

"Your Highness is a little unwilling?"

Mr. Zhou could see what Prince Ning was thinking at a glance.

"Well, the Han family is a piece of fat. Let alone 40%, even 10% will be of great benefit to me."

However, Mr. Zhou shook his head and said, "Benefits? Your Highness has overthought it. That is not a benefit, but poison that will cut off your future opportunities."

"Oh? What do you mean, sir?"

"Your Highness should know the emperor's attitude towards the Han family. Now the Han family and Zhenguo Gong have a tendency to unite. If you get the benefits of the Han family at this time, how will the emperor treat you?"

Hearing this, Prince Ning was shocked and immediately came to his senses. He only thought about the benefits.

There is no way, he is too eager to increase his power.

"I think the conditions provided by the princess are very good. If your highness can do your best to facilitate this matter, it will be of great benefit to you."

"It's no worse than obtaining 10% of the salt mine resources."

"Seriously? Sir, please speak clearly."

"First, His Highness came forward to negotiate for the Han family this time. Regardless of whether they agree to the conditions in the end, the Han family has to accept this relationship. And when the Duke of Zhen Guo sees that you listen to him, even if it fails, he must be satisfied in his heart?

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"Nothing is lost to you."

"As for Princess Wanfu, your attitude towards today has been revealed. Judging from her willingness to put forward conditions, her attitude towards you has obviously softened. I believe that soon the emperor will also know about today's performance.

This thing is also a benefit to you."

Prince Ning nodded repeatedly when he heard this. He was quite happy and kept his head down.

"What about the second benefit?"

"The second benefit is that the Han family agrees to Princess Wanfu's conditions. When the Han family obtains the method of making snowflake salt, they will also have to accept your favor."

"Princess Wanfu has obtained 40% of the salt mine resources, plus the ones owned by the imperial court, it means that she has 50% to 60% of the resources. What is the emperor's biggest headache? Isn't it that the Han family has too many resources?

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"Once the matter is completed, the court will have more resources at its disposal. This is a great achievement."

"That's not right, doesn't that 40% belong to Princess Wanfu?"

Hearing this, Mr. Zhou smiled and said, "Princess Wanfu is a smart person. With the example of the Han family in front of her, do you think she will keep these resources in her hands?"

"I can tell His Highness clearly that as long as Princess Wanfu gets the resources, she will give them to the Emperor as soon as possible in exchange for benefits from the Emperor."

"In this way, the emperor will be very grateful and the reward will be very generous. After this incident, Princess Wanfu's status in the emperor's heart will definitely be higher, and the safety and benefits will not be lost at all. How will you choose?"

King Ning was suddenly stunned.

No wonder Princess Wanfu can go from being an abandoned daughter to what she is today.

In addition to the things she has mastered that are beneficial to the country, the more important thing is that she is smarter and knows what things should be taken and what things should not be taken.

Perhaps she acted so low-key because she was just concerned about her safety.

After all, the emperor's patience will be limited if he keeps causing trouble.

On the contrary, it's good for her to be like this. In the past few troubles, she was always justified. It was someone else who took the initiative to provoke her. Faced with this kind of situation, if the emperor comes out to uphold justice, the irritability in her heart will be greatly reduced.

"I underestimated Princess Wanfu at the beginning. If it were the case then"

"What happened back then is in the past. Today can be considered the first step in unblocking us. In the future, as long as your highness has a sincere friendship, it will not be irreversible."

"Besides, she will be your royal aunt in the future, and she won't hold on to some things as an elder."

"Well, sir, you are right."

Being on good terms with Princess Wanfu has brought countless benefits to him. At this moment, the dissatisfaction in his heart has been completely let go.

"I will send someone to find people from the Han family now."

Just when Prince Ning went to find the Han family, Emperor Hongwen in the palace already knew what happened at Chengyuan Villa today.

The people who came to report were the secret guards under King Jin.

"Wang De, do you think the Han family will agree to Wanfu's conditions?"

"No, but I won't refuse it directly. Maybe I can bargain."

Emperor Hongwen smiled and nodded.

In recent times, many people in the capital have known about the contact between Zhen Guogong and the Han family.

Privately, officials from many aristocratic families have begun to unite, especially the Dong family, Luo family and Wu family.

I won’t talk about the Dong family. They have chosen to take sides from the beginning and have been doing well during this period. Emperor Hongwen was very satisfied with such a well-informed and knowledgeable family that could serve the country.

The relationship between the Luo family and the Dong family has always been very good. Under the influence of the Dong family, the Luo family has been very peaceful in the past year or so. When they rewarded people for their work and raised food, the Luo family made a big difference.

, the attitude has improved greatly.

The remaining Wu family, perhaps understanding their current situation, have begun to follow the example of the Dong family and Luo family.

Emperor Hongwen was very satisfied with their attitude and would not rush to deal with them. After all, it would take time for him to cultivate his own scholars. For the sake of the country's stability, he should not be anxious about some things.

This Han family is the only one who has no knowledge of current affairs and is particularly embarrassed. This time they dare to unite with the government to have evil intentions.

Do you really think he dare not touch them?

The Han family is now in a very dangerous situation. It is impossible to get the snowflake salt with the help of Duke Zhen. He will not agree, and neither will the officials in the court.

So they had only two choices. The first was to agree to Lu Yaoyao's conditions. From then on, the imperial court would eat meat and they would eat soup. The second option was to refuse and wait for death.
Chapter completed!