Duff chatted with Shengguo for a while, and when the tea in the teacup cooled a little, Shengguo took a sip and looked up at Duff, "Has Mr. Duff encountered any problems recently?" ”

The reason for such a question was completely a speculation on the part of the Holy Kingdom itself, and in his opinion, even if Duff really wanted to cooperate with the Ren Wuyue family to form a commercial complementary, it should not be so positive. At a time when such a potentially unimaginably large stake is involved, any reckless action means that there is a risk of losing the initiative. Someone once said that shopping malls are like battlefields, and this sentence is not false at all.

Even if it is a business cooperation between two very good friends, the demand for benefits will not be actively reduced because of the friendship, but will strive for more benefits based on reason. In many business projects, the parties involved in each other set traps and hurt each other's partners, and the tragedy is even worse than a war - if a consortium goes bankrupt, the head of the consortium can lose a lot of money and lose most of the family property.

But even more tragic losses are the innocent employees who have been affected, some of whom may have worked for years, decades or even decades to be in vain.

Therefore, if there is no absolute advantage in the mall, neither side will take the initiative to attack. Because once you take the initiative to attack, it means that you have to expose your flaws and be controlled by others.

That's why Shengguo asked such a question, Duff was so anxious to get in touch with the Ren Wuyue family, and secretly reminded Shengguo that it didn't matter if he suffered a little loss, which made it difficult for Shengguo not to think of some other things. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than because Ren Wuyue is now one of the decision-makers in Konoha Village. As long as the two sides can negotiate, Duff's trouble is the trouble of the Ren Wuyue family, and the trouble of the Ren Wuyue family is a small trouble in Konoha Village.

Sometimes the Holy Kingdom also finds it funny, and a powerful martial arts mechanism like Ninja Village should be a dog in a cage. However, whether it is a large country or a small country, it seems that they do not pay much attention to this matter. They simply restrained the Ninja Village with finances, materials, and positions, and there was no more effective means than that. The most incredible thing is that the governments of various countries are letting the ninja village go free and have little interference in the day-to-day management of the ninja village.

If this is placed in another world, without the consent of your superiors, superiors and superiors, you dare to mobilize a single soldier? This is a rebellion!

The smile on Duff's face froze, and a look of wonder flashed in his eyes, and it disappeared in a flash. He surveyed the main members of the Renaritsuki family, including their personalities, preferences, dislikes, and current conditions. In this report, very exaggerated words have been used to show how good the next two successors of the Ren Wuyue family are. But he really didn't expect that the excellence shown by the Holy Kingdom was far more terrifying than the paper report!

It's fear!

What can a nine-year-old know?

Duff himself was still daydreaming all day when he was nine years old, and he couldn't even think of the means to realize his dreams, but look at this kid again! He just analyzed that he was in trouble through some of his own words, and this was no longer a shocking talent, but a terrifying talent.

He was originally reluctant to say it, but when the Holy Kingdom asked about this topic, he couldn't help but say it.

In fact, since the end of last year, Duff has noticed that something is not quite right in the consortium. Some managers who have helped him realize his dreams and give feedback to others' dreams have been crazy in private. He hasn't gotten first-hand information about what exactly is going on, but through some unseen means, he found out that someone seems to be not very satisfied with the current situation of the Duff consortium and is ready to initiate a change.

What is change?

Of course, he is the head of the Githaduff consortium.

If it's just this kind of palace forcing method that can't be put on the table, Duff hasn't put it in his eyes. From a poor boy to the head of several consortia in the country of waves, these small winds and waves cannot shake his foundation at all. It's terrible to be afraid that the other party will not play cards according to the routine and do not act according to the rules.

In recent times, Duff has clearly felt that someone is watching him, and no successful person will let such a potentially life-threatening situation continue to deteriorate. He hired a few shinobi from the employment agency to protect him, but the more people protected him, the more uneasy he felt.

So he thought of the Fire Country, which is closest to the Land of Waves, and the Konoha Village in the Land of Fire. If Konoha Village sends someone to protect him, he may be able to ensure his true safety. But simply using money to smash the already wealthy Konoha Village may not be a good way. Invited protection, and active protection, are different. And Duff began to doubt the people around him.

This includes several directors abroad.

He had a vague suspicion that the tandem of these people had something to do with his repeated rejection of their proposals.

Duff occupies the best port, has the most financial resources, and has a large number of people willing to die for him. This has inflated some people, who are no longer satisfied with being just employees of a consortium, and who are hungry for higher status and greater power.

An old courtier once persuaded him to form a system of government in the country of Wave with several other consortia, even if it was not a rotten Eastern system. They could have established a council to rule over the entire country of waves. Then build up the political system and the various departments to run the country like a government. Instead of being like now, each consortium only cares about its own one-third of an acre of land and is not interested in anything else.

It's a stupid, short-sighted idea, and once the country of waves has formed a polity, the first thing that will be hurt is the main source of income for the conglomerates, trade.

The country of Wave is small and sparsely populated, and the profits from the long-distance trade are not produced in the country of waves, but are harvested through sales in the interior. As long as the country of waves does not have a unified political system for a day, then those countries in the interior will not have any vigilance and control over the country of waves.

To put it mildly, any country can cooperate with a private consortium, and it doesn't matter if it suffers even a small loss. Because their partners are only private, when the day the cooperation breaks down, sending a little people can recover all the previous losses, and it will not have a huge impact. But if the partner is another country, whether that country is friendly or hostile, it is no longer a good partner.

Because you can wipe out one person, one family, or even several families. As long as they are killed, these people, these families will not continue to exist, and will gradually be forgotten by people. But you can't kill a country, the country is a whole, it is a belief and will!

Obviously you don't need to do that, the consortium of the country of waves has their own way to control the country, so why put on a hard shell of inmobility for yourself, while facing the troubles that continue to arise, while surviving between the interests of the country, in essence, just let the consortium change the name of such a stupid thing?

Not only did Duff disagree with this, but neither would the heads of other consortiums. For them, as long as they are within their sphere of influence, they are worthy of the nameless king. The difference between them and the king and the daimyo is just a title.

Of course, Duff and his friends couldn't understand the thoughts of those people below, who wanted more power, more wealth.

What Duff said was a bit general, but it didn't prevent the Holy Kingdom from understanding what Duff was trying to say, and in the way the Holy Kingdom understood it, it was a very ridiculous thief game. Combined with the few words he had spoken in the occasional chat with Cardo, he understood what Duff and the rest of the consortium were up against.

Cardo, and many more like Cardo, are looking for ways to steal wealth and power that doesn't belong to them. Once the Land of Waves has gone from a collection of similar business alliances to a real nation, the first question that needs to be solved is who will call the shots? After the country of Israel absorbed something from the Western world, they would definitely come up with a joint council, and it would not be a monarchical feudal system like the land of fire and other countries.

As long as you survive the first few years or more than ten years, it will be the turn of these "heroes" to take the position. After they come to power, they cannot continue to be the "dogs" of the consortium, they must be the "masters". At that time, demagoguery, incitement, and some small means, it is really possible for these consortia to be carved up by those guys, and there has been no turmoil.

O a bunch of ambitious people!

Shengguo put down the teacup and asked with a smile, "Is there anything that needs me and my brother to help?" After all, we are outsiders, and even if something bad happens, we can get rid of your suspicion, Mr. Duff. ”

Duff was stunned, he still didn't expect the Holy Kingdom's thinking to turn so quickly, nor did he expect his decision to be decisive. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and when he raised his head again, the smile on his face had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a deep and restrained killing intent.

Duff touched the cup with the back of his hand, turned his head to look at Liv Road, he hid the fire under his eyes well, "The water is cold, dear let's boil a pot again, how can you let the guests drink herbal tea?" ”

Knowing that it was Duff pushing herself apart, Liv Lou stood up with a smile and left with only three men left in the hall.

Shengguo faintly heard Qingchuan exhale, the corners of his mouth curled, but his eyes were focused on Duff's body.

"It's really rude to say, but it's really getting to the point where you have to make some difficult decisions." , Duff stood up and bowed very formally, "For the next period of time, I will ask the two of you to ensure my safety temporarily, and if I can, I am willing to pay a sum of money to hire a few Shinobi from Konoha Village." The cooperation with the Ren Wuyue family will continue to be carried out as I said before. ”

The Holy Kingdom also stood up.

Qingchuan's brain finally returned to normal at this time, and he followed in ignorance, standing behind the Holy Kingdom, without any impression of what had just happened.

Oh no, there is an impression, for example, that sister named Liv Road is so good-looking!