Chapter 225: The Craftsmen's Guild (1)
Chen Hai stood on the top of the cliff, watching the clouds above the snowy ridge burning, and after a long time, he slowly turned around and said to Zhou Jingyuan:
"Since everyone advocates the establishment of the Craftsmen's Association, it is better to set it up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn addition, we don't have to hide it, after the establishment of the Craftsmen's Association, the major affairs of the foundry and smelter will be directly handed over to the Craftsmen's Association for decision. However, Senior Brother Sun is also here, and when the time comes, I will also trouble you to communicate with other families, and the master craftsmen of the Musashi Army, the Hexiang Army, and the Eight Clans of Jingjun will all be excluded from this Craftsman Association......"
"......" Sun Buregret was stunned, he thought that Chen Hai would vigorously oppose the craftsmen below to engage in a craftsman association, this kind of conspiracy was too obvious, and it was obvious that he wanted to seize the dominance of Juquanling.
He thought that Chen Hai, Su Yuan, Wu Meng and others would strongly oppose it, and Hexi would not agree with it, after all, if there was really any craftsman association, Hexi would not be able to take advantage of it.
You must know that Juquanling is also a subsidiary force of the Taiwei Sect, even if it is an enclave far away in Hexi, Hexi cannot be monopolized, but it can't take advantage of it, which is unacceptable.
Why did Chen Hai suddenly make such a weak decision, not only did he not oppose the establishment of the Craftsmen's Association, but even directly transferred the power of the foundry to the Craftsmen's Association. The core of Juquanling is the foundry and smelter, which will be presided over by the Craftsmen's Association in the future, and Chen Hai will actually give up Juquanling, which has been operated to such a scale.
Although the additional conditions mentioned by Chen Hai to exclude the Musashi Army and the Hexiang Army are beneficial to Hexi, such a situation is not something that Hexi can hope to see.
If Chen Hai was worried that the pressure was too great, Hexi would not mind providing more support, but it was precisely Chen Hai who had never asked Hexi for more support, could this be the sequelae after the marriage refusal, and Chen Hai was unwilling to continue to be loyal to Hexi?
Thinking of this, Sun Buregret also sighed in his heart, he admired Chen Hai's talents, and also appreciated that he was a man of temperament, but there were some things that he could not decide.
Zhou Jingyuan also didn't understand Chen Hai's intentions, why didn't he insist on opposing the establishment of the Craftsmen's Association? And since they had all given up Juquanling, why did they add these nearby conditions that might offend the British king and Wen Boyuan?
Chen Hai thought that even if Sun Buregret didn't understand some things, but when it was passed to Hexi, someone would know his intentions, so he explained directly: "This is a strategy for long-distance friendship and close attack, the eight clans of Jingjun are close at hand, and they may also send troops to control the surrounding areas of Juquanling at any time, so we must insist on resisting their attitude, the Musashi Army and the Hexiang Army have always been at odds with Hexi, so naturally they can't be allowed to mix in and take advantage, but other family forces are probably the most eager to maintain the current open and independent status quo in Juquanling." In that case, let's just get everyone involved and contribute more to maintaining the current status quo. ”
"That's what I said, but from now on, Juquanling is really going to change hands!" Zhou Jingyuan was full of bitterness, he never wanted the hard work of all these years, and suddenly gave up his hand and made wedding dresses for others, he couldn't help but want to persuade Chen Hai, and he didn't know how much Chen Hai suddenly made such a decision and how much it had to do with Dong Ningyuan's marriage to Jinzhou.
He knew in his heart that the Craftsmen Association really wanted to master the core foundry and smelting yard of Juquanling, and they could only occupy a few seats in it, in fact, they would give up Juquanling, which had been in operation for two years.
In addition to Juquanling, so many craftsmen and craftsmen in the foundry have also been cultivated by Zhaoyang Pavilion Hou Mansion and Pharmacist Garden for many years, and even the production system has been run in step by step.
"The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty, since we can't save the bi, then it is a last resort to hand over the bi. Chen Hai sighed slightly.
"What about the guard camp and the fishing and hunting team?" Zhou Jingyuan asked.
Zhou Jingyuan also knew that sometimes people couldn't go against the trend, there were only two powerhouses in the Mingqi Realm on their side, Wu Meng and Su Yuan, and there were more than fifty people in the Mingqi Realm of Juquanling gathered by other family forces, at this time, everything in Juquanling was quite calm, but if the contradictions intensified, the assassinations and assassinations they didn't want to see might happen frequently.
Although Zhou Jingyuan was born in Hexi, he has struggled at the bottom for too long as a disciple of the Hanmen, and he has no special affection for Hexi, and he does not advocate throwing himself into Hexi.
The Hu Guard Battalion and the Fishing and Hunting Team are the core armaments of Juquanling, with a total of 4,000 elites, but at this time, in the situation of being surrounded by wolves, they do not have enough strength to tear their faces and completely block Juquanling and Juquan Lake.
The biggest problem now is that once the foundry and smelting yard of Juquanling are handed over to the Craftsmen's Association, who will be in the hands of the command of the Huwei battalion and the fishing and hunting team? If they do not hand it over, it will be somewhat difficult for them to raise four or five thousand elite combat forces.
Chen Hai said: "The Huwei Battalion is the combat power of the Zhaoyang Pavilion Mansion, so it is natural to keep it; as for the fishing and hunting team, I think that after the craftsman will take over the foundry of Juquanling, he should organize his own defense force, and when the time comes, the craftsman will decide whether the fishing and hunting team will stay or not, and it would be good for us to participate......
Sun Buregret was also secretly shocked in his heart, Chen Hai decided to do so, he really wanted to hand over all the Juquanling that he had worked so hard to manage.
Sun Buregret couldn't persuade Chen Hai anything, Chen Hai could let him know this decision for the first time, and he already regarded him as a confidant, so he immediately gave up his hand and left first, thinking that he would immediately report the news to Dong Pan - the Shicheng Ling Daoyuan and Hexi's many affairs in Yanjing were still in charge of Dong Pan.
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There was news from the Shichengling Daoist Institute that Dong Pan was not in Meiwubao, but personally led a team down the Chu River to escort a batch of materials to the Meishan camp in Yucheng Mansion in Lichuan County, where Qin Muhou Dong Shou was stationed on the north bank of the Chu River.
Since he was in the camp of Qin Muhou Dong Shou, Dong Pan received the news that Chen Hai intended to hand over Juquanling to the co-rulers of the various families, he could not hide it from Qin Muhou Dong Shou.
In the big tent, Dong Shou saw the letter handed over by the Feihu Chuanshu of the Shicheng Ling Daoist Academy, his face immediately darkened, and he directly threw the letter to Chen Lie, and said: "What a Yao abandoned son, saying that he wants to be loyal to Hexi, you see if there is Hexi in his heart, and whether there is Taiwei Sect?"
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly froze.
Chen Hai refused to marry in public, although it was rumored that Dong Hou wanted to kill Chen Hai to vent his anger, but this matter was finally revealed, and the soldiers and horses of Hexi marched eastward, although Chen Lie tolerated everywhere is one thing, but Dong Hou did not have a red face with the deputy marshal Chen Lie, and at this time he directly threw the letter in front of Chen Lie's eyes, such an action can already be said to be humiliating.
After all, Chen Lie, the Marquis of Zhaoyang Pavilion, is the deputy marshal of the Half-Foot Dan Realm, not a low-level military attache who can be called and drunk by anyone, even if he is a prince, he will give enough respect to a figure like Chen Lie, so that Chen Lie and the people of the Zhaoyang Pavilion Marquis Mansion can return to their hearts.
What did Chen Hai do to make Dong Hou so angry?
Dong Pan felt that Chen Hai had handled this matter too much, and whispered what happened in Juquanling to the generals in the big tent.
"Just hand over Juquanling like this?" all the generals gasped, and when they looked at Chen Lie at this time, their faces were full of resentment, and they didn't expect that Chen Lie couldn't control this nephew.
Chen Zhang's hands and feet were also half cold.
Chen Hai's news was kept very secret, Chen Zhang knew very early that Juquanling could smelt quenched iron, but it was only half a year ago that he knew how large the amount of quenched iron smelted in Juquanling was, and how low the cost was.
Whether it is Hexi, or other powerful feudal sects, the strong people above the Ming Realm and the Dao Dan Realm are a minority after all, and they rely on the elite soldiers who support one side of the power and dominate a domain.
A certain scale of elite soldiers, condensing the killing spirit, can even effectively suppress the strength of the peerless powerhouses of the Ming Realm, the Dao Dan Realm, and even the Dao Fetal Realm on the battlefield.
If you want to equip more elite soldiers, quenched iron is the most important and core resource.
Hexi controls the three counties, a year of quenched iron produced only one million catties, it is rumored that after Juquanling, a month can smelt millions of catties of quenched iron, what is this concept?
If Juquanling can be completely controlled by Hexi, not to mention sweeping the world, it will be easy to defeat the Musashi Army and the Hexiang Army and become the overlord of the Northwest Regions, which is also what Hexi has been diligently seeking over the years.
Chen Hai is a disciple of Hexi Taiwei Sect, who previously concealed the sect and the Dong family, and silently developed Juquanling, so everyone endured this matter, after all, everyone has selfish intentions, and Chen Hai grabbed Juquanling in his own hands, this is the biggest bargaining chip, no one will rashly tear his face with him, but at this time, seeing that he can't control the situation, he didn't even have the heart to ask for help from Hexi, and directly handed over Juquanling to all the families, what is this?
Yes, Hexi is also among the families, and it will continue to have a certain say in Juquanling in the future, but Hexi is the sect that Chen Hai has sworn allegiance to, and he has not even been able to take advantage of it, how can this make the generals happy?
"Whether my father personally went to Tongbei Mansion, Juquanling is related to the great changes in the pattern of the world, and we must not make such a hasty decision. Chen Zhang felt that it was necessary for Chen Lie to go to Tongbei Mansion in person and deal with this matter properly, otherwise the Zhaoyang Pavilion Marquis Mansion would become the target of public criticism in Hexi, and it was very likely that even the prince Dong Chou would hate this side.
Chen Hai had already had a bad relationship with Qin Muhou Dong Shou before, and the decision he made at this time did not mean to please the prince Dong Chou at all.
"No need, this son has already announced the news, the wood is already in the boat, and it is irretrievable!" Dong Shou angrily threw off the sleeves of his robe, stared at Chen Lie's face, and sneered, "Look at your good nephew, the wings are really hard." Do you think that the wings of the Zhaoyang Pavilion Marquis Mansion are also stiff and can fly out of Hexi?"
At this moment, Chen Zhang felt a chill on his back rushing up, seeing his adoptive father Chen Lie sitting without speaking, he couldn't help but pull Sun Gan's robe sleeves, wanting him to persuade his adoptive father, although Dong Shou was angry and said something ugly, but they still had to try their best to save the matter, and they couldn't let Chen Hai mess around alone!