Su Liqing stared at the person in front of him for a moment, with a hint of anger hidden under his calm expression. He confirmed that underneath the other person's disguise, it was Liang Pusheng, the second shopkeeper of Fulou Chamber of Commerce, who had always been in contact with him.
He must have been the only one who immediately locked eyes with the bodyguard's attire.
"The six princesses have gone to Shuanglong City. I couldn't contact them for the moment, so I had to go to Quan Shuisheng for help." Liang Pusheng leaned over. Although there was a sound insulation, he still whispered habitually, "Su Zhang
Men, I have helped you a lot in the past and now. Do you want to give it some thought to the Fulou Chamber of Commerce?"
"You did help me before, but I also gave you something in return, didn't I? Didn't I help you open the door to Baiyao Laoxian?"
"The old immortal has rules." Liang Pusheng's mouth twisted slightly, as if he was remembering unpleasant past events, "This can't be considered a favor, and besides, I only need the exclusive rights to ten, no, eight kinds. If
If it’s inconvenient, I can find a signboard of a small chamber of commerce to cover it up so as not to cause any trouble to you.”
"It's difficult. Now I'm just the leader of the alliance. It's different from the past. It's difficult to convince them both."
"Master Su, you are trying to shirk it on purpose. Speaking of which, burning bridges across rivers is not the way of a businessman."
"I'm not a businessman. I'm a cultivator just like you." Su Liqing responded with a calm face. She picked up the tea and sipped a little while thinking about a suitable excuse in her heart. "The most I can promise you is
Only in cities other than Jinchengpa Tianyou City, you will be exempted from 30% of the commercial tax. However, you still have to pay it in advance. I will find a way to return it in other names at the end of the year. Otherwise, I won’t be able to do it to save face.
Several chambers of commerce can’t explain it either.”
"How about expanding to the scope of the Jincheng League?" Liang Pusheng thought that the benefits for the Jincheng faction were not great. Moreover, except for Tianyou City, the scale of business in other cities was limited, and if it was returned at the end of the year, it was still unknown whether he could successfully get it.
"I said no."
"Master Su, this... you are going a bit too far." Liang Pusheng stood up fiercely. Although he had the fickle temper of a businessman, he could not bear the anger in his heart. At the chamber of commerce's elders meeting, he had been impeached by several people.
He thought he was doing the right thing by standing on the wrong team. Besides, there must be a suitable team to occupy. Even if he did not participate in the forced palace of Su Liqing and did not secretly report to Su Liqing, the current situation may not be better than it is now.
Much more.
"After leaving this door, even these conditions are gone."
Su Liqing took his time. When he saw Liang Pusheng was about to go out in anger, he smiled and said slowly, "The situation is not what it used to be. Everyone is very sad now. Let's be considerate to each other, Fellow Daoist Liang."
I understand you, you are a villain who crosses rivers and burns bridges, Liang Pusheng cursed in his heart, but as a businessman and adhering to the concept of making money by being friendly, he still held back his anger, "Okay, let's discuss this later, Su Zhang
Let’s make an appointment later.”
Make an appointment later?
Su Liqing carefully licked the deep meaning of this sentence. Liang Pusheng was indeed a man of great merit to him. If he hadn't tipped off the news halfway, things would have probably gotten out of hand, and he might even have been in danger of his own life. He had also wanted to give him a message.
After a little reward, but now that the Linglong Chamber of Commerce has settled in strongly, he is more concerned about the profitability of his own chamber of commerce rather than the interests of an outsider. Now that the clan has become an alliance, he has initially satisfied Leng Tingtao and Zuo Zi
Cicada's desire is of little value to Liang Pusheng and others at the moment. What he asks for cannot be given by himself, and he cannot give it to him. Otherwise, he will be cutting his own wealth to give happiness to others.
In addition, Su Liqing also thought at the same time that Liang Pusheng bypassed his youngest daughter Su Jier and came directly to him. Either the matter was urgent and he handled it according to his authority, or he was confident and thought carefully. The former should not be the case, otherwise he would
He would have come looking for him sooner or later. After all, the direct message sent through Quan Shuisheng was not just once or twice. Thinking about it this way, it was the latter.
What does he have that he weighs in his heart, and he comes here first just to see what price he can offer? Thinking about it from another angle, Su Liqing quickly figured out the key, businessmen value profits, then
It's a matter of interests. Someone promised some benefits to Liang Pusheng, but he wanted to get more from himself, so he came here to test it today.
This should be the case. This is his true intention of coming here this time.
The question is, who gave him the promise?
Su Li cleared the door of this training dojo and returned to the leader's inner palace by a familiar route. He put away his disguise. When he sat back on the newly customized leader's chair, he had already thought of the breakthrough point of the matter.
Where has Liang Pusheng been recently and who has he seen? There are only a few people who can set conditions for him. Within the sect, there are only Leng Tingtao and Zuo Zichan. Outside the sect, there are Chixia Sect and Biyun Sect.
As far as he knows, Qianshan Sect and Funing Chamber of Commerce have some industries in these places, especially Chixiamen.
Could it be that Zeng Baoxian was doing something secretly?
No, it's impossible. Chixiamen, who just experienced a tragic war, should still be licking their wounds secretly. How can they have the heart to do such a thing? Besides, they also have the problems of the Spirit Cage Chamber of Commerce and the difficulties they face.
Basically the same, why bother teasing yourself secretly?
Su Liqing didn't think about this matter clearly, so he had to wait for his subordinates to finish investigating Liang Pusheng's matter before making a decision. However, he immediately remembered Su Jin's matter and took out a detailed map of the vicinity of the Jincheng Sect.
The inspection was interrupted by Liang Pusheng's secret visit.
Looking carefully at this detailed map, Jincheng Sect, Lelin Sect, and Huanglong Sect have been faintly separated by dotted lines. Although there are obvious differences with the boundaries of each sect, it is obvious that the surrounding sects have accepted this kind of
The change of "converting a sect into an alliance" and having a weaker neighbor is not a bad thing. In the minds of people with a little understanding, it is common sense.
It's just that you don't know my plan.
Su Liqing thought carefully about the initial communication with the envoy of "Nine Old Men" Liu Tingjian and what he gained from visiting Qing Yuzong. Wan Yuting had agreed to join the organization still named "Jincheng Alliance" and agreed to open up all trade routes.
, Correspondingly, Su Liqing needs to convince Biyun Sect, as well as Lelin Sect and Huanglong Sect, and he will serve as the first deputy leader to coordinate the interests of all parties.
The deputy leader is just a false position, at least Wan Yuting thinks so, but Su Liqing doesn't think so. The reason why he hurriedly wanted to bring Qing Yu Sect into the alliance was because he saw the weakness of this sect early on.
And after this trip, I discovered that there is more than one place.
First of all, the Qing Yu Sect did not have enough monks, at least not in line with the territory it occupied. Tianyin Temple, Tianluomen, and Jinguang Pavilion were divided into three branches of the Wei Kingdom. Most of the monks chose one as their shelter. Wan Yuting could win over
, they are just a bunch of rabble, and they originally thought that these people were nothing to worry about. During this trip, they discovered that the original rumors of the "seed of inner demons" were indeed the truth. Su Liqing became more convinced of his judgment, relying on a moment of
The deterrence may gather enough power in a short period of time, but given time, there will definitely be civil strife. Once there is civil strife, he can use the name of "Jincheng Alliance" to win over the people of the Qing Yu Sect and steal this coastal area.
territory;
In addition, although the Qing Yu Sect's territory is not small, it lacks sufficient material output. Once an alliance is formed, the resources from the Biyun Sect and the Jincheng Sect's hometown will gradually flood the entire Qing Yu Sect, and eventually divide the interests here.
It also makes the place more dependent on the hinterland;
Finally, and what Su Liqing values the most, is that although Wan Yuting's cultivation has reached the pseudo-heaven level, he does not have a mid-level earth-level or mid-Jindan monk under his command. There is a huge gap period.
It provided him with a good position for himself. If you don't take into account the transcendent "Second Master" Chen Kun, then there would be no suspense. Wan Yuting has reached the pseudo-heaven level, so naturally he will not put all his energy into it.
In terms of the development of the sect, he has no corresponding experience accumulation. Looking at the sects in the Hokuriku, most of the monks who have reached the pseudo-celestial level or Nascent Soul will proclaim themselves as supreme masters and concentrate on the great road.
After everything is on track, Wan Yuting will also follow suit.
In other words, although there is one more person above him, as long as this person is dedicated to the great road, it will not have any adverse impact on him. Instead, he will have an extra layer of protection. He only needs to try his best to find a way to gather the real power to this "deputy leader"
, and come up with a suitable reason not to give up this position during the rotation, then he will be like the master of the Jincheng League: a larger territory, with pseudo-heaven-level monks, including the southern part of the Seven League's hometown, and several places in the original Wei Kingdom.
A new sect that has a city, a third-level spiritual land and above, and is adjacent to the South China Sea and has a port. As for whether it is called an "alliance" or a "sect", in Su Liqing's view, this is just a matter of interpretation.
Qing Yuzong has not yet chosen to worship. He has already proposed to Wan Yuting that he will accept Liu Tingjian, a first-level monk at the heaven level among the "Nine Old Men", as worship. Of course, although Wan Yuting is still hesitant, he has already proposed that if he worships
The cost will be paid by the "Jincheng Alliance", and he will probably consider it carefully.
This is not difficult. You just need to find a way to set some costs for the operation of the alliance, and then you can work around it. You can even share it with several companies in the name of renting the Qingyu Sect's spiritual land.
The next thing is to convince these people. For Zuo Zichan and Leng Tingtao, he only needs to clearly explain the pros and cons. For Zheng Jiasheng, the head of Biyun Sect, he needs to induce them to gain benefits. At first glance, it seems that later
It seems more difficult, but Su Liqing knows that it is not the case. As long as the land occupied by the Qing Yu Sect is returned to the Biyun Sect in name, he will be happy. If the temptation of the third-level spiritual land is added, he will probably give in.
, but it was more difficult for Zuo Zichan and Leng Tingtao. The fact that they were able to force them into a palace showed that their trust in themselves was low enough. If they wanted to get them to agree, they could only think of ways to force them into a desperate situation.
It was time to take action, those hidden clues had been prepared for a long time. He called Quan Shuisheng and ordered him to take out all the means hidden under the water. It would only take a few days. They were in a dilemma within the sect.
They will take the initiative to find themselves.
"Remember, let the people in those government-run chambers of commerce take action and put forward some harsh conditions at the risk of losing their interests. Now that the three trade routes are connected, it is impossible for them not to come to me as the alliance leader to work together to solve the problem. If they don't respond
I don't mind helping them expose my actions and those things that are being taken advantage of."
Su Liqing smiled. The layout that had been laid out for many years could not be easily resolved by "changing clans into allies". He believed that the two people who had just come to the position of leader would be caught off guard. As for Jiang Feng, who was thinking about the hometown of Heishuimen, he
I have already found some clues on this map.
Jiang Feng is quite clever.
It's a pity. I have already convinced Wan Yuting that there are better trade routes. He will not choose to cooperate with you. He immediately thought of Liang Pusheng's visit and quickly connected the two things. Of course, this still
Needing further confirmation, he could not have concluded that Liang Pusheng had a certain connection with Jiang Feng based on imagination without any intelligence evidence. Even though he was unwilling to agree to any conditions of Liang Pusheng, he did not want to rashly push him against him.
.
However, since Jiang Feng wants to cause trouble, I will create some chaos for you first. As for dealing with you with all your heart, you are not qualified yet. Su Liqing quickly clarified that the importance of the matter lies with Leng Tingtao and Zuo Zichan, and
Not outside the Jincheng League.
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Huanglongmen, Shuanglong City.
The leader Zuo Zichan listened quietly to the reports of several subordinates. It was believed that a strange "drill ghost" was found outside the city. This kind of ghost and evil spirit story that should have been spread among the common people came to his ears.
, because of this "mandrill ghost", he killed a monk who was passing by with the intention of "conquering demons and protecting the way", and this monk happened to be the family member of his ninth wife.
We cannot ignore this matter because Mrs. Ninth is a new recruit.
It doesn't look like a "mandrill ghost". This kind of thing has not been found for many years. Zuo Zichan looked at the crudely scrawled portrait and thought that this couldn't be true. Besides, the "mandrill ghost" would not dig up the corpse of a monk.
.
"Any other discoveries?"
"Reporting to the master, the mandrill ghost dug up the body, but did not take it away. He only lingered for a while and then left. Mr. Xu saw injustice on the road and fought with him, but unfortunately he lost his life."
"You're motivated by wealth, right? Does that mandrill ghost have some magic weapons on him?"
"this……"
"Where is the body?"
"Has been reburied."
"Take me to have a look." As soon as Zuo Zichan finished speaking, he had already appeared outside the head's inner palace with the person who reported the report. After that, he was not in a hurry, but used the flying sword to kill the spirit-level little boy.
The servant threw it on top and signaled him to show the way. After a while, he arrived at a deserted tomb outside the city.
The soil was indeed just buried. Zuo Zichan signaled his men to dig up the still moist floating soil, and then he discovered that he actually knew the owner of the corpse in front of him.
"Find a few people to carefully lay out the body and send it to the Qianshan Sect. Be sure to meet Jiang Feng himself and explain the whole story clearly."
"This..." This boy obviously had no experience in doing this kind of thing.
"Forget it, you go find Liu Dongyun."
"Yes!" The spirit-level boy was relieved.
"Remember, repeat what I said completely without mixing in your personal thoughts." Zuo Zichan secretly said it was rubbish and added an additional sentence. Liu Dongyun was a defector from Liu Kui's family. He was serving as a foreign affairs deacon at this time. He was also a foreign affairs deacon before.
He had done a similar job with the Jincheng sect, and he must have been able to do it well. As for how to say it, he thought it was enough to tell the truth. The casual cultivator Lei Youqi did not kill him alone. Jiang Feng was not responsible for him, and
Now that he has returned the body, it is reasonable to ease the relationship slightly. He has learned that Jiang Feng has been promoted to the prefecture level. Although he has just entered the prefecture level and is incomparable to himself, the so-called "distant friendship and close attack" are now in a different situation.
In the past, the Asayama Sect might have had foreign aid as allies, but it should have made arrangements as early as possible.
There are two key points in the whole thing: one is why this body appeared here. He remembered that this thing should be in the hands of Su Liqing, but if he asked, Su Liqing would naturally not recognize it. He immediately remembered
A few days ago, an official document about the theft of the Treasury of the Imperial Council came from the alliance. Although this body was not explicitly mentioned, there was a sentence saying "the rest are being counted", which must have included this thing. However, who did it?
It is impossible to know whether it was stolen by Su Liqing because of the fog. If it was the former, who stole it? If it was the latter, why did Su Liqing do this? Could it be to attract this "mandrill"
"Ghost"?
As he was thinking this, he suddenly felt a strange aura nearby. His spiritual power moved slightly, and his figure suddenly flew up. After a while, he arrived three or four miles away, and saw a tall man wearing a gray robe.
A man is sticking his head out of a small river. Looking at its appearance, isn't it the rumored "mandrill ghost"?