"The salt and iron management of the Zhenwu Dynasty is firmly in the hands of the royal family, and no other forces can get involved.

Specifically, there were a total of four salt works and six mines in the territory of the dynasty, all of which were developed and managed by people directly sent by the royal family.

There is strict control over how much is produced and consumed each year, and the dynasty has a very large agency to supervise this field, which is called the Salt and Iron Division, and the director of the Salt and Iron Division is also led by the prime minister of the dynasty.

At the end of each year, the Salt and Iron Division will report the output budget for the following year, and then determine the share of each city according to its performance at the Yunshan Festival.

The price at which each city bought salt and iron from the royal family, and the price at which each city sold it, was strictly regulated by the royal family.

Therefore, although each city can make huge profits from the field of salt and iron distribution, the profits earned are also fixed and transparent. ”

Long Yao explained.

"Since the income is fixed, if the City Lord's Mansion really wants to give me a big gift, why bother doing it.

Why don't you calculate it directly into gold coins for me, is it because you can't get so many gold coins for a while, so you came up with this method?"

Qin Wuyi asked suspiciously, feeling that a fire burning in his heart was extinguished in an instant.

With the Zhenwu Dynasty's strict control over the distribution of salt and iron, there was no room for him to make a lot of money.

"Didn't the City Lord's Mansion tell you exactly how many shares you can participate in?"

Long Yao didn't answer Qin Wuyi's question, but asked instead.

"No, you also saw it at the time, Yue Renjie left a gift and left. ”

Qin Wuyi shook his head and said.

"This is very simple, Yue Renjie must be waiting for you to visit the City Lord's Mansion, how to operate next year's salt and iron distribution, you must have the City Lord's Mansion to ask clearly, otherwise, you will not be able to start at all." ”

Long Yao said.

"That's right, I did have a plan to visit the City Lord's Mansion this time, firstly to communicate about the distribution of salt and iron, and secondly, to thank the City Lord's Mansion for this great gift. ”

Qin Wuyi said.

"Thank you is indeed something that should be thanked, after all, the 50,000 gold coins are real, as for the distribution of salt and iron, I'm afraid it's not that simple, the City Lord's Mansion will not share such a big piece of fat with others in vain. ”

Long Yao said.

"Could it be that this is a trap set by the City Lord's Mansion?

The salt and iron distribution rights are just a bait?"

Qin Wuyi was really confused by Long Yao now.

"It's not a bait, aren't you going to the City Lord's Mansion?

If you ask yourself, everything will be clear, in short, you can't easily get this salt and iron distribution right. ”

Long Yao said secretly.

"Well, since you don't want to say, then I'll have to ask myself. ”

Qin Wuyi was silent for a while and spoke.

"I really can't help with the matter of salt and iron distribution, and if I can, of course I'm willing to cooperate with you.

But the royal family of the dynasty has long prevented this from happening, and there will be no gaps for drilling. However, we can talk about other collaborations. ”

Long Yao changed his words and said.

"What cooperation?

It can't be that the two of us will join forces to destroy the Blackstone Alliance, right?"

Qin Wuyi asked.

"If we can work together, we will certainly be part of it to join forces to destroy the Blackstone Alliance. ”

Long Yao said.

"Just a part?

Then you might as well listen to it in its entirety. ”

Qin Wuyi raised his hand, Long Yao understood, and the two took a sip of tea at the same time.

"If I'm not mistaken, you want the entire Wuji Sect to lean towards the side of the City Lord's Mansion, right?"

Long Yao asked rhetorically.

"What if I say yes?"

Qin Wuyi nodded and said.

"That's understandable, and from your standpoint, it's a good choice. ”

Long Yao said.

"However, you obviously don't approve of me making such a choice, and the cooperation you want to talk about must have something to do with it, right?"

Qin Wuyi asked.

"Yes, I would like to advise you to give up your plan to get close to the City Lord's Mansion and unite with our Longteng Chamber of Commerce. ”

Long Yao said bluntly.

"With all due respect, no matter how big the business of the Longteng Chamber of Commerce is, it is still just a chamber of commerce in the territory of the Zhenwu Dynasty.

And behind the City Lord's Mansion is the entire Zhenwu Dynasty, if our Wuji Sect wants to seek long-term and stable development, it is obviously better to be close to the City Lord's Mansion, what do you say?"

Qin Wuyi said with a smile.

"Okay, I won't hide it from you, if you think that the Longteng Chamber of Commerce is just an ordinary Chamber of Commerce in the Zhenwu Dynasty, then you are very wrong.

Of course, you can't be blamed for this, you're just an inner disciple of the Wuji Sect.

And most of your energy is definitely focused on cultivation, and you know too little about the situation in the outside world.

In other words, there are some things that you just want to understand, but you can't touch at all. ”

Long Yao said.

"I want to hear about it. ”

Qin Wuyi nodded and said.

The headquarters of the Longteng Chamber of Commerce is in Xizhou County, and this one in Western Regions City is just a branch, but even this branch, its strength is not comparable to the current Wuji Sect.

In this regard alone, Long Yao, as Long Qiming's pearl in the palm of his hand, and the future successor of the Western Regions City Branch, his vision and vision are indeed not comparable to Qin Wuyi.

The reason for this is that the world that Long Yao saw and the things she came into contact with were all beyond Qin Wuyi's reach.

Qin Wuyi can be regarded as well-read in Yingnan, but it is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles.

What's more, most of Yingnan's collection is some ancient books, but there are very few time-sensitive materials.

On the one hand, the power of the Wuji Sect is limited to the Western Regions City, and the information outside the Western Regions City is originally difficult to obtain.

On the other hand, the position of the Wuji Sect in the Western Regions City is not yet solid, so how can it care about the situation outside the Western Regions City.

So in terms of personal knowledge, Qin Wuyi is indeed far worse than Long Yao.

"How many factions do you think there are in Western Regions City right now?"

Long Yao made a detour, as if he was intending to test Qin Wu

Clothing insight.

"In terms of factions, there are three, the Wuji Sect and the Black Stone Alliance both belong to the cultivation sect, and they should belong to the same faction. ”

Qin Wuyi said.

"Then how many factions do you think the entire Zhenwu Dynasty can be divided into?"

Long Yao raised her eyebrows and continued to ask.

"The cultivation sect and the royal family, two major factions. ”

Qin Wuyi said.

He had a faint feeling that Long Yao and he were like-minded people, because what Long Yao asked was exactly what he often thought about.

"What about the Chamber of Commerce?

Do you think that our Chamber of Commerce is considered a faction in Western Regions City, but it is not considered a faction in the entire Zhenwu Dynasty?"

Long Yao asked.

"Merchants are highly profitable, although they are also considered a faction, but on the surface, they are all exquisite, and no one can be offended, so they should be regarded as a neutral force.

Whether it is the royal family or the cultivation sect, they can all win the support of the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce will also make choices to pursue advantages and avoid disadvantages according to the situation.

But the Chamber of Commerce itself does not covet the dominance of the country, and no matter who dominates the country, commerce will not disappear, but will only prosper more and more. ”

Qin Wuyi said.

"Is this your personal opinion?"

Long Yao asked with interest.

"What's the problem?"

Qin Wuyi nodded and asked.

"You have a good understanding of the nature of businessmen, and we really only care about profit, and we do what is good for us.

However, you only got this one sentence right, and everything else is very wrong!"

Long Yao said unceremoniously.

"Then please give you more advice from the young master of the Longteng Chamber of Commerce. ”

Qin Wuyi was not angry, and said lightly.

He didn't think that Long Yao's undisguised denial was disrespectful to him.

On the contrary, being able to have someone talk to him like this made Qin Wuyi feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

He sincerely wanted to learn something from Long Yao to enrich himself.

"First, since businessmen value profits, isn't the dominance of the state a kind of profit?

Why is it that only the royal family and the cultivation sect can gain the dominance of the country, but the chamber of commerce cannot?

Your vision is too narrow, in the entire Transcendent Continent, the word business dynasty is not so obscure, and the dynasty dominated by the Chamber of Commerce is often the most powerful!"

Long Yao said with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"However, despite this, you still correctly answered the question I raised, in the Zhenwu Dynasty, there are indeed only two factions, the royal family and the cultivation sect.

And the Chamber of Commerce cannot be regarded as an independent camp at all, and there is no such thing as the eight-sided exquisiteness you are talking about. ”

Long Yao grinned, as if he was a little self-deprecating.

"But your Dragon Teng Chamber of Commerce has always done this, the grass on the wall falls with the wind and sways, isn't it?"

Qin Wuyi interrupted.

"You only saw the wavering of the Longteng Chamber of Commerce, but you didn't see that the Longteng Chamber of Commerce has always only wavered between the Black Stone Alliance and the Wuji Sect.

And never with the lord of the city

The government has had any closeness, if you don't know this, you can go back to Yingnan for verification, and you will naturally know whether what I said is true or false. ”

Long Yao said.

"Why is that?"

Qin Wuyi asked.

"Because the Dragon Teng Chamber of Commerce and the City Lord's Mansion originally belonged to two different factions, while the Dragon Teng Chamber of Commerce, the Wuji Sect, and the Black Stone Alliance, in essence, belonged to the same faction. ”

Long Yao said.

"The Dragon Teng Chamber of Commerce is also a cultivation sect?"

Qin Wuyi was a little confused and asked puzzled.

"As I said just now, in the Zhenwu Dynasty, the Chamber of Commerce is not an independent camp at all, and there is no such thing as a left-right source.

The reason is actually very simple, that is, the power of the Chamber of Commerce is too weak, and when it gradually developed from the beginning of commerce, it was firmly controlled and controlled by the cultivation sect and the royal family.

They were not allowed to spawn a third faction outside of the cultivation sect and the royal family that was enough to pose a threat.

In the end, the situation created was that the Chamber of Commerce could only become an existence dependent on the cultivation sect and the royal family.

So in the Zhenwu Dynasty, there are many chambers of commerce like the Longteng Chamber of Commerce, but without exception, they are all subordinate to the royal family or a certain cultivation sect, you understand this time, right?"

Long Yao asked.

"I see, it seems that your Chamber of Commerce is not having a good time. ”

Qin Wuyi nodded, and suddenly realized.