"The strategy is simple, fight a price war. I can buy a steady stream of salt from Blue Star at a low price. The price of your inferior salt is the price of our best salt. You say, who has the advantage? Li Xiao asked.

"If there is a constant supply of salt, then your prices will be more advantageous. However, things are not so simple. Sun's power is beyond your imagination. Yao Yan said.

"Oh? His Highness seems to have studied this matter, and he should have his own opinions, so he has to ask His Highness for advice or two. Li Xiao arched his hand towards Yao Yan and smiled.

"Don't dare to ask for advice, the Sun family must already know that Xiliang City is supplying salt to the outside, so they will definitely suppress other countries, so that all the countries in the western border of Xiluzhou will not dare to buy salt from Xiliang City. Otherwise, they will be sanctioned by Zhou. ”

"At present, the Qingshui Kingdom has received a summons from the Sun family, if the Qingshui Kingdom dares to buy the merchant salt of Xiliang City, the Zhou Kingdom will revoke the title of my Qingshui Kingdom Dynasty." Yao Yan said.

"I understand, so he Sun can't be this oligarch, so he wants to bully others and forcibly become this oligarch." Li Xiao smiled slightly.

The price of my goods is low, and I am really afraid that no one will buy it?

However, if there is the suppression of the dynasty in the east, there will indeed be some problems. The Zhou State's deterrence of the entire Western Continent is not a year or two.

"My idea is actually very simple, he Zhou Guo can coerce so many countries on the western border, but after all, the distance of 108,000 miles away, the strength of deterrence is limited. Therefore, we can follow the example of Zhou and coerce neighboring countries. In addition, the price of your salt is low, coercion and temptation, and the two-pronged approach will definitely work. Yao Yan said.

Li Xiao pondered carefully for a few minutes, and then asked Yao Yan, "My Xiliang City's current deterrent power is limited, so is it possible to use the name of your Qingshui Kingdom Dynasty?" ”

"That's right! Although the deterrent power of the Zhou State is large, the distance is small. The deterrent power of my Qingshui Country is less than one-twelfth of that of Zhou State, but the distance is close, and the deterrent power will be even greater! Besides, my Zhou Kingdom has produced a Nine Realms martial artist. Yao Yan said.

"It seems that we can cooperate in this matter, but we should talk about how to cooperate in detail." Li Xiao immediately sat up.

"I already have a detailed plan, you listen patiently, if there is anything unreasonable, you can ......"

Yao Yan said carefully.

Looking at the young but meticulous Yao Yan, Li Xiao nodded with satisfaction, this young prince is prepared.

For the sake of Kongmu Mountain, it is famous, and the main thing is to cooperate with Xiliang City.

After Yao Yan confirmed that Li Xiao wanted to fight Sun to the end, he immediately began to implement his own strategy of coercion and temptation.

Your Zhou Dynasty stands in the east, and it is true that you are a behemoth. However, I, the Qingshui Country, and my entire western border, why do I want to be a vassal or a younger brother for you?

This truth is unreasonable! I, Qingshui Country, am also a dynasty anyway, why am I led by the nose by your Zhou Dynasty?

Why, can't I, the outstanding people of the Qingshui Country, become the number one dynasty in this Western Continent?

"Your Highness has a heart, you are obliged to help me, I thank you in advance." Li Xiao said.

"No, no, no, I'm not without selfishness. My measures are just laying the foundation for my Qingshui country to enter a prosperous era in the future. So I'm not obligated to help you. Yao Yan was blunt.

"Then I hope that Qingshui Kingdom and Xiliangcheng will enter the prosperous era together." Li Xiao said.

If the west rises in the future, Li Xiao's Xiliangcheng and Yao Yan's Qingshui Kingdom form an alliance, it will definitely be a win-win situation.

"Don't talk nonsense, Brother Li, I'm sorry for you to go to Liangjing in person. I went back to prepare, so I didn't stay long. Yao Yan got up and was about to leave.

"I'm going to have to stay and have a bowl of bar." Li Xiao said.

"When I come to Liangjing, I'll treat you to a drink." Yao Yan said.

Li Xiao sent Yao Yan to the ferry and watched him get on the ferry.

On this day, Sun Fufang was escorted to the main city and imprisoned in the prison of Xiliang Prison.

Li Xiao went to see Sun Fufang in person.

In the dungeon, Sun Fufang's cloak was scattered, and when he saw Li Xiao, he instantly became angry.

"Dog, hurry up and let Lao Tzu go, otherwise the Sun family will definitely not be able to bypass you!" Sun Fufang grabbed the railing made of dark iron and roared at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao took out the letter from the Sun family, smiled at Sun Fufang, slowly tore it apart, and threw it on the ground.

"Now it's not your Sun family who can't spare me, it's me Li Xiao who can't spare your Sun family. Wait and see, I'm going to bankrupt your Sun family. Li Xiao smiled.

"Hehe, hahaha, just rely on you, let our Sun family go bankrupt? Do you know how strong our Sun family's financial resources are? Haha, you dog, wait for the day when the Sun family comes to pick up Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will break your body into ten thousand pieces! ”

Li Xiao ignored Sun Fufang's impotent rage, turned around and left.

That night, Li Xiao left Mei Yaweng in Xiliang City, took a ferry, and went to Liangjing.

Five days later, Li Xiao once again came to the capital of Qingshui Kingdom, a bustling big city.

Yao Yan, who was dressed in plain clothes, came to the ferry to greet Li Xiao in person.

The two got into the carriage and went into the city.

Not long after, Yao Yan brought Li Xiao to the palace of King Qi. In the middle of the courtyard, a man dressed in white stood.

Wei Xun, the martial artist who was blessed by misfortune and broke through to the ninth realm.

"I've seen City Lord Li." Wei Xun greeted Li Xiao with a fist.

"Senior Wei, don't come unharmed." Li Xiao also hugged his fists.

"Let's go, the ferry I arranged is waiting outside the East City." Yao Yan said.

The three of them left the palace of the king of Qi again, bypassed the palace in a carriage, and went outside the eastern city.

"I didn't make it public, I planned it privately. So a few of us went, and that's it. Most of the old diehards in the court don't want to go against the Zhou State, so I have to use a little tricks. Yao Yan said.

"It doesn't matter, if only things could be resolved." Li Xiao said.

After half a day, the three of them came to Liangjing, a border town at the junction of Qingshui Country and neighboring countries.

Under the leadership of Yao Yan, the three of them entered a small palace.

In the side hall, three old men in plain clothes were pacing back and forth anxiously.

These three people are the envoys sent by the three countries that had previously started a war with the Qingshui Kingdom and wanted to attack the capital of the Qingshui Country and failed.

The first step for Yao Yan and Li Xiao to do is to coerce and lure these three countries, first let them submit, not buy the salt of the Sun family, but only the salt of Xiliangcheng.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Qi." The three of them saw Yao Yan and bowed to Yao Yan.

"This is the city lord of Xiliang City, Li Xiao and Li City Lord." Yao Yan introduced.

"I've seen City Lord Li." The three of them greeted Li Xiao again.

"You may be seated." Yao Yan made a gesture of please, and the six people sat down.

Yao Yan glanced at Li Xiao and signaled that Li Xiao could speak.

This is the first time I have negotiated with the envoys of the three kingdoms. Although it was a private meeting, Li Xiao now has a sense of accomplishment.

"I, Xiliangcheng, plan to set up a Western Alliance, oppose the exploitation of the Eastern Dynasty, and become self-reliant, can the three of you be interested in joining my alliance?" Li Xiao asked.

The three of them all looked at each other, opposed the exploitation of the east, and formed an alliance, wouldn't that be tantamount to opposing the east?

With the dozens of countries in the west combined, can there be a strong state of Zhou? Apparently not.

"It's just a messenger from Changguo, and major matters such as the establishment of an alliance should be discussed by the court, and the decision of the saint is, and it is really inconclusive to the bottom." The messenger of Chang Guo said.

The other two messengers also nodded their heads, indicating that they did not have this power.

"I can supply you with the best salt at the lowest price." Li Xiao continued.

It turned out to be for the sake of salt, and now it should be known to any country, and the Sun family has cut off the supply of salt in Xiliang City.

However, there has been a lot of news recently, saying that there is salt production in Xiliangcheng, and it is all high-grade refined salt, and the price is at least twice as low as that of the Sun family, and some are even more than doubled.

However, this does not mean that they have the ability to oppose the Sun family, after all, behind the Sun family, it is the Zhou State.

Now the Sun family has released his words, saying that whoever buys the salt of Xiliang City will be against the Sun family, and he will face sanctions.

No one dared to take this risk, for the sake of cheap salt, to offend the Great Zhou State.

"This ...... I really can't say for sure. The envoy of Changguo lowered his head and said.

"Lord Liao, you are a dignified national teacher of Changguo, don't pretend to be a little member, right?" Yao Yan said with a smile.

Yao Yan is actually explaining to Li Xiao the weight of these people, the few people invited by Yao Yan are in their respective countries, not to mention one person, but they definitely have the right to speak in the court.