It had been a long time since he had seen Dou Jinqiu, and his cultivation seemed to be showing signs of improvement. He secretly thought that Dou Jinqiu was a good practitioner. After admiring him for three minutes, Jiang Feng asked him the reason for his visit, and soon understood the outline of the problem.
The Changning Chamber of Commerce encountered blatant suppression by the Quanfu Chamber of Commerce in Lelin City? I hope I can be a mediator and communicate with Su Liqing, the leader of the Jincheng faction, to ease the conflict with the Quanfu Chamber of Commerce and make money through harmony?
When the Changning Chamber of Commerce entered the Jincheng Sect to do business, Jiang Feng was indeed the initial supporter. He introduced Dou Jinfan, the president of the Changning Chamber of Commerce, to Su Liqing, the leader of the Jincheng Sect, but he knew how much he had. This introduction stemmed from the respective demands of both parties.
The reason why the introduction of prefecture-level Dou Jinfan was nothing more than the threat of the Shadow Crisis at that time and the need to balance the forces within the sect. Now, what is the reason behind the Quanfu Chamber of Commerce, which has Su Liqing's background, attacking the Changning Chamber of Commerce?
What's more, as Dou Jinqiu said, business in Tianyou City, where the Jincheng Sect is located, has not been affected.
"You should know the background of Quanfu Chamber of Commerce, right?"
"We know that it is Su Jier, the sixth daughter of Su Liqing. In addition, most of the Su family's properties are managed by Su Jin, the third daughter of Su Liqing. The properties under the two of them can account for 80% of the properties directly controlled by the Su family.
The rest is in the hands of some close people."
"Is the Changning Chamber of Commerce the only one affected?"
"That's not true. Originally we were the only ones who suffered some suppression, but later on, several other larger chambers of commerce, including City Lord Leng Tingtao's property, were also affected." Dou Jinqiu said truthfully, "My elder brother hopes that you can intervene.
, take us off this list.”
Take it out? Stay out of it?
By the way, brother, you seem to have overestimated my energy!
Dou Jinqiu's description corroborated Qiu Zhenzhen's report and also verified Jiang Feng's guess that the Changning Chamber of Commerce was initially suppressed, possibly due to business competition, or because he went to Stormrage Canyon and his whereabouts were deliberately leaked. But later,
All chambers of commerce were suppressed indiscriminately. There must be another story behind this, and the possible reasons are different.
Combining the clues provided by Dou Jinqiu and Qiu Zhenzhen, Jiang Feng has preliminarily deduced that Su Liqing's immediate target is not the Changning Chamber of Commerce, but to create chaos and force the city lord Leng Tingtao to respond, while Leng Tingtao is marrying the Zhong family.
At the same time, the female Zhong Yun was also accumulating prestige, secretly looking for allies, participating in the Four-Party Alliance, building a Beimu Special Zone, and inducing herself to propose a westward trade route plan for Lelin City to Su Liqing. All these things were also done in or
Challenge Su Liqing openly or covertly.
What is the purpose?
Testing the other party's bottom line, or forcing the other party to make concessions? Is the situation of the Jincheng Sect so bad? Jiang Feng cannot understand it at all. It is said that Su Liqing has no male heirs, and he is wary of other prefecture-level monks in the sect.
It's understandable, but although he can't be said to be in the prime of his life, he still won't be old and waiting to die. The lifespan of an earth-level monk is not enough to provide him with room for maneuver?
Outside the Jincheng Sect, he could not understand Su Liqing's actions at all. However, since Dou Jinqiu asked for help from him, he could not remain indifferent. There was still a precious friendship between the two parties. From a personal perspective, even with Dou Jinqiu's busy schedule, he could not
Not helpful.
However, it is not a good thing to rush into this whirlpool mystery right now. Maybe you need to wait for a while and wait for the outcome of the "fight between gods" between the two.
"In this case, I will write a letter to Su Liqing first and ask a few questions to see if it can be of any help. To be honest, I have been really busy recently. I think it will take at least a month before I can go to the Jincheng Sect. Then I will help you.
How about talking about it in person?"
Under Dou Jinqiu's hesitant gaze, Jiang Feng picked up a pen and paper, considered his words, and wrote a letter to Su Liqing again. In the letter, he talked about what he had heard about the current situation of the Changning Chamber of Commerce. As a former middleman, he regretted seeing it.
When such an unpleasant thing happens, I wonder if Su Liqing can do a favor and coordinate for this matter or something like that.
Regarding this letter, Jiang Feng honestly did not have any hope. Su Liqing did not need to give himself this face. Recently, he had nothing to ask for help from the Qianshan Sect. If the conditions were not equal, the deal would naturally not be concluded. But at the same time, Jiang Feng
There was also some selfishness. Su Liqing had not replied to the last letter about the trade route suggestion. He added another letter, which could be regarded as a reminder of his presence and a disguised urging. As for whether Su Liqing would accept this, it is hard to say.
.
Instructing Wang Yi to deliver this letter in person, Jiang Feng prepared a sumptuous dinner for Dou Jinqiu and asked him about his cultivation, which was a small gain.
"It's better to put the focus of the Chamber of Commerce on Qianshan Sect and Yufeng Sect. I can help."
During the dinner, Jiang Feng remembered the previous agreement reached with the Yufeng Sect. Although it excluded the possibility of the participation of unofficial chambers of commerce, if one or two chambers of commerce were introduced to the Yufeng Sect to engage in business that did not involve third parties, the other party must also
They will not refuse, and they will not live without business. The newly established Yufeng Sect is the same as the Qianshan Sect, lacking everything, but the degree is different.
"I will advise my elder brother." Dou Jinqiu sighed, "I don't know much about the Chamber of Commerce. I rarely intervene directly and I need him to judge the pros and cons. However, I personally will continue to invest more in Donghu County. Zhang Sixi is there.
Our business is doing well and the momentum is very good.”
Well, friends always have two sides.
Jiang Feng needs to sell Dou Jinqiu a small favor to help deal with the affairs of the Changning Chamber of Commerce, but he can't force him to do things he doesn't understand. Fortunately, although Dou Jinqiu cannot be the master of the family, he still has some wealth. The additional investment he mentioned is definitely indispensable. He
This attitude actually made Jiang Feng feel a little indebted, and he had to think secretly about how to communicate with Su Liqing if he really went to the Jincheng Sect in the future.
The Jincheng Sect must go, but they need to enter from Wei State. Jiang Feng thought of the "Dream Demonic Heart Pill" that Xiao Mingzhen entrusted him to help obtain, and he needed to make arrangements as soon as possible.
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Jincheng Sect, Tianyou City, the inner residence of Su Liqing, the leader.
Today, only the youngest daughter Su Jier is by Su Liqing's side, helping to sort out the documents and memorials submitted from various places. Recently, there seems to be a lot of small things in the clan, and Su Jier can clearly feel the increase in the number of documents...
"The number of reports near Lelin City has increased by 20% compared to the past."
Su Jier classified all the reports one by one and came to the conclusion that although the Jincheng Sect governs the three cities of Tianyou City, Lelin City, and Shuanglong City, the city lords and deputy city lords in each place, as long as they reach the Xuan level
All of the above can be submitted directly to the leader. This is a system that has been inherited and is not an original creation of this generation of leader Su Liqing.
"What does this mean?" Su Liqing had a guess in his mind, but he liked to listen to his youngest daughter Su Jier's analysis and make comparisons and judgments based on it.
"It shows that Leng Tingtao is constantly making small moves. The Quanfu Chamber of Commerce under me has also been suppressing his industry recently. He has been holding back, which shows that there must be more important things in his heart."
"This logic makes sense." He was aware of his youngest daughter Su Jier's actions, and he also knew that she was making money through this, but no matter how she made money, it was the Su family's property, as long as she didn't produce anything
Big messes are not serious problems.
Su Liqing flipped through the reports about Lelin City and chose a red urgent report. This report was about Ningta City. The city lord Liu Dongran went to Chixia Gate privately, but was met by a desperate cultivator.
He was attacked and died unfortunately. According to the usual practice, he hoped to appoint deputy city lord Ma Dingyi to inherit the position of city lord of Ningta City.
"Liu Dongran died like this?"
Su Liqing couldn't help but blurted out that he had an impression of this person. He had more beard than hair. He was not from one of the four major families. His cultivation level was in the middle of Xuan level. Although he was not good at fighting, according to Su Liqing's knowledge, his ability to escape was first-rate. The key to the problem was
The question is, what did he do by entering Chixiamen territory for no reason? Was he willing to do so, or was he led here to be assassinated?
"The son of the deputy city lord Ma Dingyi was personally passed down by Leng Tingtao." Su Ji'er added in a timely manner, clarifying the special relationship between Ma Dingyi and Leng Tingtao.
"Um?"
Su Liqing frowned and couldn't help but take a deep breath. If this matter was indeed related to Leng Tingtao, it would be tantamount to a direct challenge to himself. Before, he released the incident of Leng Tingfeng's attack and publicized it, which was nothing more than causing a stir.
Pay attention to yourself and seek justice; marrying a girl from the Zhong family can be considered as a demonstration to yourself to gain a certain prestige and attention within the family; if you really assassinate a city lord in order to consolidate the territory, then the purpose will be obvious.
Revealed.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, this trend cannot last long.
Of course, he believed that the truth would soon be presented to him by someone who was interested and could be used to seek a new position. However, he suddenly remembered a previous report in which a monk Xun Sansheng, who was not afraid of death, suggested to him that he should help Yanqi
Zhong Shan, a remnant of Ling Mountain, seeks the position of city lord and talks about the popularity of the people in his hometown of Yanqiling. That's bullshit. If it weren't for the fact that this person always likes to talk nonsense and likes to criticize Zuo Zichan, the city lord of Shuanglong City, for his faults, it would be of some use.
If such a report was submitted, he would have expelled him and fed him to the dogs.
With Zhong Shan as the city lord, wouldn't Leng Tingtao, Zhong Shan's brother-in-law, be even more proud?
No, in this case, it is better to let Zhong Shan serve as the city lord of Ningta City. Ningta City is not far from the hometown of Yanqiling. Even if it is favored, it belongs to Zhongshan and will never belong to you, Leng Tingtao.
By the way, there is also the suggestion from Jiang Feng, the young leader of the Qianshan Sect the day before yesterday, to build a trade road from Lelin City to the Qianshan Sect. It is better to give this benefit to Zhongshan. The road is only built to Ningta City. He just
A Mingxuan-level monk is not only easier to control, but can also take away your reputation from Leng Tingtao. Why not?
Once this idea was formed, it lingered in my mind. No matter how I thought about it, it was a good idea. In addition, the Liu family who framed Leng Tingfeng before had not been warned. It is said that Leng Tingfeng broke his arm.
, who fled to Lelin City, it can be seen that the Liu family was originally prepared to kill him. In order to divert the attention of his married daughter, he actually did such a thing. It is rare for him to be so scheming.
After casually browsing through a few memorials, Su Liqing suddenly felt a little dizzy because of the intertwined relationships between general affairs and personnel. Ever since he took the elixir, he often felt anxious when things happened, even though he was an old fairy of all medicines.
The side effects were clearly mentioned, but the negative effects seemed to be greater than I imagined.
Don't be impatient!
He remembered the instructions given by Bai Yao Lao Xian, and his many years of experience as the headmaster allowed him to easily stabilize his mind. After reading a few important documents selected by Su Jier, he had another idea in his mind.
"What do you think of sealing Sun Baotai, the head of the Sun family, to Yuntai City?"
"Yes, Sun Baotai has just been promoted to the prefecture level. Judging from the rules, he can convince the public, which is just a warning to the Liu family. After all, according to the ranking, Yuntai City should have canonized them."
"Isn't it too radical?"
"My daughter doesn't think so. My father can not give the spirit stone and let the Sun family spend their own financial resources to drain the poisonous spring swamp and then build a small spiritual vein. This can be considered a balance. With the financial resources of the Sun family, the original Black Water Gate can be run."
It will take at least five years for the old place to be renovated, so naturally we will not be interested in participating in the fights between the various families in the sect."
"That's fine." Su Jier can always say something different, which makes Su Liqing very happy. Girls are outgoing, and he is a little worried in his heart. Once his daughters get married, will they be with their husband's family?
Harvest yourself as a loner.
"What, father, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Su Jier saw the worry on Su Liqing's face and couldn't help asking.
"Oh, it's nothing. I was just thinking about your eldest sister Su Qiong's marriage. I originally asked her to marry into the Liu family, but I heard that you also like Liu Sijiang from the Liu family. Is this the case?"
"Father, it doesn't matter whether I like it or not. As long as it's for the Su family, I can marry anyone at any time." Su Ji'er expressed her feelings quickly and promptly.
"Oh, you can't hide it from me. Your father and I have married so many wives and concubines. How could I not understand such a thing? I have decided to discuss the matter of your eldest sister Su Qiong's marriage. You and your fourth sister Su Ya,
We are all mortals. We just sit and watch our youth go by, leaving only sadness. It is better to get married first. Your fourth sister will marry Leng Tingfeng from the Leng family, and you will marry Liu Sijiang from the Liu family. The wedding date is set for July 20th.
,how?"
"July 20th, wouldn't that be..."
"It's very close. You should make preparations early and put all business matters aside for now. I will summon Leng Tingfeng and Liu Kuiyi tomorrow to finalize this matter."
"Thank you, father." Su Ji'er instantly felt that her heart became much brighter, and a feeling like a spring breeze lingered around her, and her heart couldn't help but collide rapidly. Liu Sijiang was not her true love, but if she could seize this opportunity, it would be enough for her to have the opportunity to do it.
A lot of things. But why did my father suddenly change his mind?
It was getting late at night, so Su Ji'er carefully excused herself. Su Liqing rested for a while, and then, with the sound of water flowing from his old servant, he took a bath and changed clothes, and took several tonic elixirs that both strengthened the body and had a calming effect.
The sound of water, a few things, immediately sent the law enforcement elder Pu Dong to do it. Su Liqing gathered up her large bathrobe, closed her eyes and rested, and gave the order:
First, in the name of disrupting the market, arrest a few managers of the Quanfu Chamber of Commerce and lock them up for three days. No trial is necessary. At the same time, take away 80% of the spiritual stones in the accounts of the Quanfu Chamber of Commerce and send them to me;
Second, arrest an idle descendant of the Liu family branch, charge him with murdering Leng Tingfeng, establish the truth, and kill him before tomorrow night;
Third, under the pretext of collaborating with foreign enemies and conspiring to rebel, the deputy lord of Ningta City, Ma Dingyi, was captured and executed immediately, but the disaster would not harm his family;
In addition, I passed my order to appoint Zhong Shan as the city lord of Ningta City and Zuo Mingtong of the Zuo family as the deputy city lord. Notify the foreign affairs elder Zheng Defang and ask him to contact the Qianshan Sect to discuss opening up the trade route from Ningta City to the Qianshan Sect.
With the sound of dismissal, Su Liqing calmed down. The action strategy decided today is equivalent to warning each family and giving each family a sweet date. Presumably the four major families can understand their intentions and rest peacefully for a while.
Now, he still has a long life, but what he lacks is time. Marrying off his two mortal daughters seems more reasonable than the plan he made before, and the probability of them giving birth to monk heirs is also very low.
Where should the remaining four daughters marry? He casually browsed through the pile of messy reports and correspondence, and accidentally caught a glimpse of the detailed map of the surrounding situation of the Jincheng Sect below, and suddenly had a special idea in his mind.
Hmm? It’s a unique new idea, but it’s still early and there must be a suitable time.
He shook his head and did not continue to think about it. He secretly felt a little sorry for his youngest daughter's marriage. He was a little sad because he lacked a staff member who could participate in the secret. There were gains and losses. The stability of this big ship of the Jincheng Sect was the most important thing.
While trying to continue to have children, it is time to pursue the next level. However, it is necessary to explore so many alchemy theories before being promoted to the pseudo-heaven level, which seems to be a bit out of reach for me.
Fortunately, the leaders of several surrounding sects do not seem to be improving in cultivation, especially Zeng Baoxian, the leader of the Chixia Sect who has been hiding in the dark. As long as he does not improve, it is a good thing.