The news that Shuofang was captured by the Li family had already spread to various forces, and it did not have much impact on the Li family's battle on the surface.

In order to keep it secret, the Li family even kept its affiliated forces tight-lipped.

In fact, the Li family's strong move not only proved the strength of their Li family, but also gave various forces a belligerent impression.

Because the various forces have been developing business during this time, they are not too interested in war, and fighting a war is a cost to them, and they can get a lot of benefits every month, and it is a threat to them if they really want to fight.

The strength of Youzhou is known to everyone, but they are not afraid, because Youzhou is not pursuing the conquest of power, although their approach is very domineering, but it can be talked about at any time.

When the negotiation is not good, they will make a move, and several forces have already seen that the future world is likely to be the Metropolitan Governor Li De.

The strength is too strong, and there is no intention to resist at all, and there is no unification yet, but the time has not yet come.

Many people know in their hearts, but they still give themselves a chance, this is their persistent persistence, after all, they have paid a lot to develop to this point.

Among the forces in the south, the Xiao family and the Zhang family are the strongest, and since they signed a cooperation agreement with Youzhou, they have made a lot of money for them through commercial convenience.

Maybe Li Shimin didn't know that the transport caravan hired by the eldest grandson Wuji, forty percent of the vehicles belonged to Xiao Mo and Zhang Zhongjian.

They have always been in a state of union, especially Zhang Zhongjian who used their family's advantage in the south to make money, and the benefits obtained were greater than the others' advantage.

The Youzhou forces' investment in the south also made use of the Zhang family's various connections to make them smooth sailing in the commercial development of the south.

Xiao Mo is a cautious person, he knows very well that the seemingly peaceful world is actually having his own thoughts, and when he learned that the Li family eliminated the Yuwen family, he began to take precautions.

Li Yuan knew this person very well to him, not only this person, but also many people in the Li family had intersections, and he knew that the other party's ambition was impossible to unify the world after becoming emperor.

So he has not relaxed in the slightest, and when he learned that someone had hired a caravan to transport goods to Chang'an, he had already sent someone to secretly investigate.

After the first transaction, he learned that the real employer behind it was Li Shimin, and after investigation, he already knew about the matter.

The sons and daughters of the Li family are all capable, and it is not surprising to think that Li Yuan will face two sons to compete for the prince.

This is the case in the royal family, and he also really hopes to see more things for the people of the Li family, so that they will not have so much time to go around to fight.

If he really wants to fight, he hopes that Li Yuan can find an opponent who is evenly matched, and there is no one else except Li De.

There's no reason to let go of the money-making things that the transportation business still has to do.

"Master Zhang, Li Yuan sent his eldest son and third son to take Shuofang, and then they will definitely send troops, will they fight to the south?"

Zhang Zhongjian tasted the clear tea soup and listened to Xiao Miao's speculation indifferently.

"I don't think so, the form of the south is more complicated, and the development of Chengdu can't compare with Chang'an and Luoyang, even if it is defeated, it can add much benefit to them."

Zhang Zhongjian's judgment was directly analyzed from the perspective of interests, just like what is the use of occupying Shuofang, it is just one more city, nothing more.

If they want to get the city tax, it seems that they can have some money, but they don't know the situation in Shuofang, at most, it is used to garrison the town, and the people in it used to provide supplies for the soldiers and horses stationed. Dumbo eBook

If we want to attract attention to the tax revenue, we first need to develop the urban migration population, and with the situation in Chang'an and Luoyang and other places, where can people be transferred to live there.

Besides, if you want to disperse the population of Chang'an and Luoyang, no one will agree, what are you doing when you migrate to Shuofang.

If it really helped to develop, it would have developed a long time ago, so why bother with the same desolation for so many years.

With the strength and power of the Yuwen family, they know how difficult it is to develop.

"The head of the Zhang family is reasonable, we are not afraid of accidents, we still can't take it lightly."

For Xiao Mo to be so cautious, Zhang Zhongjian is in favor.

"The Li family in Chang'an wants to take care of the affairs of the south very early, wait for them to calm down their surrounding forces first."

Zhang Zhongjian didn't look down on the other party, but wanted to develop, relying on a few cities was not enough, he agreed with Youzhou Li De's approach.

In particular, the formal style of the sixteen states of Youzhou, especially the use of regionalization to solve the sphere of influence, there is no city wall, as long as the place occupied by the Youzhou forces is their territory.

It will invisibly put a lot of pressure on the various forces, but on the contrary, it is a good thing for the people, because those who are within the scope will be protected.

It is not so simple to establish a dynasty, there is an example in front of you, after the completion of Wagang City, I did not see much of Li Mi's achievements.

Many people know that Li Mi is already planning to ascend the throne and become emperor, but everyone knows it like waiting to see the excitement.

People who are at a loss for the future are at a loss, and all they can do is wait quietly.

Li Yuan is very capable, there is no doubt that being a prince and being an emperor are not the same thing, and it is normal for Zhang Zhongjian to have no confidence in them.

"Let's talk about our next development plan." Zhang Zhongjian didn't want to talk about Chang'an, because he didn't have much to do with him.

If he wants to affect the situation in the south, there are troops stationed in Youzhou here, if someone really wants to give it a try, he is also happy to see the excitement, and maybe he can find an opportunity.

Xiao Mo also knew that he was too careful, but he was a little scared, all because of Chang'an's strength, and he was a little uneasy.

Listening to Zhang Zhongjian's words made him feel a lot more at ease.

"Now we have 20 project workshops, a caravan of 10,000 people, three rubber plantations, and a number of fields, and the wealth accumulated in a year is six times that before the investment." Xiao Mo said about the two co-investment projects one by one.

Among them, it naturally does not include the industries invested by individuals, although they are all sold to Youzhou merchants, but this part is not counted, and the interests of the two families are tacitly understood.

After all, it costs more to invest together, and the benefits are much higher, and they have proven themselves right to do so.

"The next good project is the dock project in front of Youzhou." Xiao Milling.

"Shipbuilding is a really good project, but the return on investment is a little longer."

Zhang Zhongjian is not optimistic, on the contrary, he is very optimistic about this project, the only problem is that the investment is huge, the return time is a little long, you must know that it takes a long time to build a big ship.

During the shipbuilding period, he needed to provide a lot of money, and this kind of business was really not the best investment project for him.