When Zhou Yunfei heard about the scene of Zhuge Liang receiving Lorient, he spit out a mouthful of tea.
Reshu Pavilion
"So Kong Ming is so good at talking nonsense!" This was Zhou Yunfei's inner complaint, although on the surface it was not clear that Zhuge Liang was deliberately making things difficult and delaying time. On the contrary, Lorient and others treated Zhuge Liang with great gratitude.
Completely unaware that he had already fallen into Zhuge Liang’s trap.[.]
Typical of being sold and still helping to pay for it!
I have to say that Zhuge Liang's method was very clever, and he managed to get them all in!
Speaking of the reason why Piccolo Principality came to Dragon City this time, the main reason is because of the group of principalities supported by the two empires in the north and south. Once they decide who is the most powerful, whether it is Piccolo or Mis
No principality can survive under this power.
But they don't want to become the kind of dog-like puppets, so there are really not many forces left to choose from.
If possible, they would not come to Longcheng even if they were killed.
Although if the Alton Empire had not been divided, they would not have found a chance to usurp power. However, Xiao He succeeded and Xiao He failed. It was the army of Dragon City that pushed them into the limelight.
In fact, this person is so mean sometimes. Why do you say that? Take the principalities that emerged after Alton split. On the one hand, they want Alton to perish early so that they can replace them. But on the other hand,
They also have a little pity for this ancient empire that lasted for more than three hundred years, and because of the collapse of the empire, although they were independent, they had to face the oppression of various superpowers!
Without the empire that maintains the last dignity, these people are like lost dogs. In addition to being attached to others, they can only become puppets!
People who have subjugated their country, slaves who have subjugated their country!
Only when reality comes, can they realize that without the big tree that shelters the Alton Empire, they are just a group of ants sitting in a well watching the sky.
sad!
Zhou Yunfei was not disgusted with these speculators. He was just deeply saddened after seeing them groveling like slaves to the enemies who once destroyed the country.
Because he couldn't help but think of all the various situations in the world in his previous life.
Suddenly feeling very irritable, Zhou Yunfei sighed, then stood up and walked to the window, looking at the bright moonlight outside, wondering where his thoughts were going.
On the other side, at the banquet, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su kept urging them to drink, getting Lorient and others drunk. The red wine they drank could be called fruit wine by Zhou Yunfei, but it was made from grains.
of spirits!
The ancient brewing method could not increase the alcohol content very high, but even these rice wines were still unbearable for those who first tasted the wine.
Zhuge Liang and Lu Su were no strangers to this kind of rice wine, so when Lorient and others got drunk, they were still very excited.
"Zijing, what do you think?" Seeing Lorient and his party being helped away, Zhuge Liang asked Lu Su with deep meaning.
Lu Su smiled brightly, and then said: "Kong Ming, please stop pretending to be confused. Don't you still know the purpose of these people's visit?"
Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Zijing, you are good at it this time. Don't earn a gold coin less." Zhuge Liang rarely joked, and Lu Su smiled bitterly and shook his head. It seemed that Zhuge Liang was very happy with today's nonsense.
"Kong Ming, according to the news, people from Mi Si's family will arrive in Longcheng tomorrow, and you have something to do." Lu Su also joked.
Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up, and then he shook the feather fan in his hand, "Yes, yes, they are all big patrons this time. What did the Lord say?"
"Professional treasure-delivery team." Lu Su also burst out laughing when he remembered that Zhou Yunfei called the two families a money-delivery team.
The Principality of Piccolo and the Principality of Meath are very tragic, indeed very tragic.
Because the only one in the entire continent that is qualified to compete with the two empires is the Dragon City family in the north!
To be honest, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to Longcheng prepared to be slaughtered. Because everyone knew that only Longcheng was doing the monopoly business at this time.
Two empires are unavailable. There are only four remaining empires in the mainland at this time. If two are removed, the remaining Noel will have nothing to do. Who should Bywister ask for? The eldest prince? The second prince? Everyone is busy now.
If you are trying to seize the throne, who has the time and energy to help you?
After searching around for a while, they sadly discovered that only Dragon City was left.
But in order to survive, they had to find Dragon City and discuss an agreement.
In fact, Dragon City's business is well-known. Even before the April War, Alton had been blocking the trade of Dragon City caravans, but still could not stop them. It can be seen that Dragon City's financial trade has actually exceeded that of the past.
Business-oriented Alton!
This is an important point that many people overlook!
Almost everyone's attention was focused on Dragon City's powerful army, and perhaps some people coveted Dragon City's advanced smelting and forging technology.
But they have all forgotten that without sufficient funds as a backing, even the most advanced technology cannot be turned into equipment for soldiers!
We can't blame them for their short-sightedness. The limitations of the times mean that they cannot see through time and space like Zhou Yunfei. If you want to say that Zhou Yunfei's system is cheating, it is better to say that Zhou Yunfei's mind is the real golden finger!
It is a pity that in this era, even the powerful Byron Empire and Oakley Empire have not yet discovered that Dragon City’s mainland hand has actually been extended.
Finance is the foundation! In other words, interests are the foundation of politics!
Every time the caravans went out, they could bring back unimaginable money, which also led to the rapid development of commerce within Dragon City. Zhou Yunfei's policy of putting agriculture first and commerce as a national highway also firmly laid the foundation of Dragon City.
, just used as a means!
Perhaps people still don’t understand this potential threat. Except for a few people who complain that Longcheng’s businessmen have grabbed a huge market share, but because Longcheng’s almost monopolized industry does not conflict with ordinary industries, it is temporarily peaceful.
Nothing. But in the foreseeable future, when the merchants of Dragon City grow stronger, this kind of trade robbery and invasion will be inevitable!
One side is a businessman with official support, and the other side is just an independent individual. It is clear at a glance which one is better.
The collapse of the only commercial empire in the mainland also caused other empires to begin to suppress merchants.
Because the rule of the family world is most afraid of organizations like the Senate.
The royal families of various countries were deeply touched by the precedent of the Alton royal family, and severely suppressed the chamber of commerce organizations that emerged within the empire. Among them, the Byron Empire was the most violent.
However, because the merchants were still scattered and far less powerful than the big nobles, the capital market that had just emerged in the mainland suffered a huge blow.
To make matters worse, the market from Northern Dragon City took the opportunity to invade. As a result, Dragon City's trade now accounts for more than half of the entire continent!
The data was so horrifying that even Zhou Yunfei’s eyelids jumped after seeing it.
According to statistics, nearly 100,000 merchants, through various means and channels, have rapidly established a mainland trade network with the support of the Longcheng Governor's Office!
With sea and canal transportation as the mainstream, and by employing a large number of employees from Ross Continent, it can be said that their tentacles have penetrated into various regions of the continent! Even in the most remote southern part of the Byron Empire, you can see the sea salt sold by Dragon City!
What kind of concept is this!
Relying on luxury goods such as tea and porcelain, it captured high-level people from all over the world. As the most important export pillar, sea salt became a crazy item throughout the continent.
On the contrary, because the nobles have never been short of salt, and they don't care whether the people at the bottom break their promises, this leads to an almost ridiculous scene. Almost all the nobles don't know that salt is also a scarce commodity!
Because they feel that even if they don’t eat salt, it’s just tasteless at most! But among the common people, they know what the salt really means. The nobles look down on the common people, and the common people will not ask the nobles whether they eat salt.
The separation and conflict between different classes caused the salt of Longcheng to become the maker of the entire continent!
Those scattered merchants quickly disappeared under the squeeze of Longcheng's low-priced salt. And Longcheng's salt became the only salt on the market!
At the beginning, Zhou Yunfei was prepared to consider salt as a luxury product, but due to feedback from the upper class across the mainland, it seemed that it was completely unnecessary. That's why it became what it is today.
In order to produce salt, almost all the beaches west of Longgang are covered with sea salt fields. Huge amounts of salt are produced day and night, but even so, the supply is still in short supply.
However, sea salt can only be produced by the Longcheng Governor's Office! Therefore, merchants can only pick up the goods from the Governor's Salt Bureau at a low price, and then sell them to the people of the Russian mainland at a reprice.
So far, the Haiyan area has been turned into a military restricted area. Without dual orders from the governor's office and the military, it is impossible to get close!
Including the fleet stationed in Longgang, at least ten warships are patrolling the entire coastline every day.
Most people have no idea where so much salt comes from. Businessmen who have signed agreements with the governor have been repeatedly warned not to pry about sea salt.
Fortunately, the goods picked up from the Salt Bureau are basically half-sold and half-gifted. The merchants only need a small amount of funds and can exchange them for huge gold coins. Because of this, they are grateful to Zhou Yunfei. It is simply giving money to others.
ah!
As everyone knows, Zhou Yunfei is actually doing business without capital.
Not only do we receive the price of salt production from merchants, but we also receive huge tax revenue. The cost of sea salt production can be said to be completely negligible.
This is why Dragon City has always been extremely well-funded and has to purchase a large amount of grain from the outside world at high prices every year. Otherwise, as the head of the Ministry of Commerce, Lu Su would never let go of the Haiyan deal.
Directly monopolizing this industry. Of course, this is just because every time Lu Su sees those huge sea salt sales, he will unconsciously feel sorry for the money that is kept in the mouths of the merchants.
This time, Zhou Yunfei specially asked Lu Su to be Zhuge Liang's deputy in order to ruthlessly kill the two principalities.
Because it is impossible for Dragon City to intervene directly, otherwise it will face two empires prematurely. That situation is not in line with the current plan. Therefore, it is still possible to take a step back and do business. It just depends on whether the other party gives
generate enough benefits.
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