Chapter XXIV
Zhao Qian drank fragrant tea calmly, but he didn't let go of the distribution of streamer iron ore at all!
On the other side, Li Mu stared at him tightly, and he had already scolded him many times in his heart, but in fact he was helpless.
Beside him, the Li brothers' eyes stayed on Zhao Gan for a while, and then shifted to Zhao Han, and the chill in it seemed to overflow!
The two brothers are so bold that they don't seem to care about the identities of the two opposites!
In contrast, Zhao Han, who was a peer, was much quieter, he had been sitting there with his arms crossed, staring straight at the ground for a long time before blinking!
As a result, the atmosphere in the study was a little stiff for a while, and both sides seemed to be holding on to something.
It wasn't until a long time later that Li Mu was the first to speak, he looked at Zhao Gan, a faint cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"For the sake of this plan, my Li family will eventually lose two Soul Realms, and although your Zhao family has also done a lot of things, there is no loss from beginning to end!"
Zhao Gan's expression remained unchanged, and he still looked at him calmly.
"Even if it is my Li family who takes the initiative to seek the cooperation of your Zhao family this time, but judging from the current situation, if the final harvest is the same, it is a little unreasonable, right?"
Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and then without waiting for Zhao Gan to answer, he muttered to himself:
"In the Broken Rock Deserted Village, things like Streamer Iron Ore are top resources after all, and it is understandable that Brother Zhao bites and does not let go, after all, one less than one percent means that there may be one less soul soldier. ”
"Therefore, for the distribution of streamer iron ore, my Li family can take a step back, according to what Brother Zhao said, your Zhao family will mine it, my Li family will supervise it, and the iron ore mined by the two families will be divided equally!"
As soon as his voice fell, the faces of the two brothers beside him changed, and they shouted in unison:
"Father!"
Li Mu's expression remained unchanged, he didn't look at the two sons, he directly waved his hand to interrupt their words, his eyes were still staring at Zhao Qian opposite, and then said:
"But I have another request!"
Zhao Qian's eyebrows raised, he looked at Li Mu with interest, and asked softly:
"Oh, what's the request? ”
A fine light flashed in Li Mu's eyes, and he said in a deep voice:
"Hand over your Zhao family's Fang Market in the Broken Rock Desert Village!"
"Fang City ......"
Zhao Gan's eyes froze, and he subconsciously said.
He really didn't expect Li Mu to make such a request.
And Li Mu also nodded, and said in a deep voice again:
"Not bad!"
Zhao Gan looked at the teacup in front of him with a confused look, his hands crossed on his abdomen, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Broken Rock Deserted Village, said to be a village, in fact, the area is not small, but also very large, in the village, there are many large and small markets, and these markets are all in the hands of the three major families!
Other families, if they establish a fang market in the village without permission, they will inevitably be suppressed by the three major families!
If it is serious, it may even be removed directly!
And the reason why the three major families strictly control the Fang City is because of the huge profits from the Fang City!
Whether it is a soul cultivator or an ordinary person, if you want to buy and sell, you can only go through the Fang Market, and if you want to set up a stall in the Fang Market, you must pay a certain commission to the family in control of the Fang Market!
Ordinary people are okay, it is nothing more than the daily necessities of buying and selling daily necessities, and for this kind of thing, the commission that needs to be paid will not be too much.
But for soul cultivators, most of the transactions are cultivation resources, such as healing medicines, soul beast soul crystals, etc., and if these things want to be placed in the market, the commission they need to pay is a bit ridiculously high!
Therefore, for the three major families, the income from Fang City is actually equivalent to all the income of the family!
"Sanchufang City ......"
Zhao Qian thought to himself in his heart, but he couldn't see any expression on his face.
"Father's ......"
And at this time, even Zhao Han, who had been silent beside him, couldn't help but shout.
He is also very clear about the importance of Fang City to the family, but as a top resource, and it is a top resource that can be sought, its importance is naturally self-evident!
It's like having two gold coins on the ground and you can only pick one up, which is not a good choice!
And he also knew very well at this time that it was absolutely impossible to stop the cooperation with the Li family this time, and Li Mu's request was probably the lowest bottom line!
In other words, the father has to make a choice!
Either choose to give up the three Fang City, or choose to give up the Yicheng Streamer Iron Ore!
Time passed slowly, until a long time later, Zhao Gan's gaze suddenly froze, he looked up at Li Mu, smiled slightly, and said softly:
"Then there are three markets!"
As soon as his voice fell, Zhao Han beside him secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and agreed with his father's decision very much, after all, there are many ways to find it back when the market is gone, but this kind of thing is streamer iron ore, once you give up, it will be difficult to meet again!
Similarly, after hearing that Zhao Qian promised to hand over the three markets, Li Mu's face also flashed with a hint of disappointment and helplessness.
But that look was fleeting.
In the end, a smile appeared on his face, and then he stood up and hugged his fist at Zhao Qian:
"Then it's decided, it's late today, and the Qiu family has set the battle for capital three days later, the time is pressing, the younger brother still has to make some preparations, so I won't leave Brother Zhao, and after the matter is completed, the younger brother will set up a banquet in the mansion and wait for Brother Zhao!"
Zhao Qian smiled slightly, also got up and hugged his fists, and said softly:
"Definitely, definitely. ”
Then, he left with Zhao Han.
And behind him, Li Mu put his hands behind his back, his fists clenched secretly, watching them leave, there was a chill in his eyes!
Beside him, the Li brothers stood up silently, clasped their arms in front of their chests, and looked at the two figures that were gradually moving away with the same unkind eyes.
"Father, this Zhao father and son really don't know what to do......!
At this time, Li Tu said suddenly.
But before he finished his words, he was interrupted by Li Mu.
I saw the latter glaring at him fiercely, and said in a deep voice:
"Use your brains more in everything! Not everything in this world can be solved by killing! Besides, even if you want to kill someone, you must choose a suitable method and the right time!"
"Yes, my father taught me. ”
Li Tu lowered his head slightly and said softly.
Li Mu glanced at him, his son knew that the former's face was obviously unconvinced, how could he not see it?
So, he sighed slightly and said in a deep voice:
"Do you think that this Zhao Qian, father and son will go out this time, no one in the Zhao family will know? If they have any accidents, who will the Zhao family suspect first?"
Speaking of this, Li Mu glanced at the two sons beside him with some hatred, and then snorted coldly, and continued to ask and answer himself:
"Naturally, they are suspicious of our Li family!"
After a slight pause, he explained softly:
"Now, when the Qiu family is seeking an alliance, the Zhao family takes the initiative to come to the door to ask for cooperation, the Qiu family naturally can't ask for it, and will never be unhappy with it! In other words, at this time, it is our Li family that is most likely to conflict with the Zhao family!"
At this time, Li Zhu frowned and said:
"But we also need the Zhao family's cooperation now!"
Li Mu didn't even look at him, and said directly:
"Although our Li family and the Qiu family are in need of allies at the moment, everyone in the Zhao family knows that Zhao Gan's visit to the Qiu family to seek cooperation is actually a joke, so no matter what the Qiu family asks, as long as the plan is not completely destroyed, Zhao Qian will definitely agree unconditionally! Therefore, there will be no conflict between them!"
"On the contrary, although we have cooperated with the Zhao family in the alliance this time, this is only temporary after all, in the process of cooperation, no one can guarantee smooth sailing, just like the distribution of streamer iron ore, it is easy to conflict!"
"Therefore, at this time, if any accident happens to Zhao Qian's father and son, the first thing the Zhao family will suspect must be our Li family!"
Speaking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly, and then he continued:
"Do you know why the three major families don't easily and openly provoke war?"
The Li brothers looked at each other thoughtfully.
But Li Mu paused slightly, didn't look at the two sons around him, just shook his head and asked himself:
"Naturally, it's not as Zhao Han said, but because the strength of the three major families is equal, our Li family has elders from the Yan Soul Realm, and the Zhao family and the Qiu family also have it, if there is really a family battle, it is bound to lose both!"
"Everyone is in the Soul Realm, and the star souls are all beast souls, at best, some people enter the country earlier, and some people enter later, but in essence, the difference is just a little soul power, if it really starts, if it is not desperate, then no one can help anyone, but if it is desperate, it is bound to lose both!"
"So ......"
"So the three major families will not go to war, they are afraid that other families will take advantage of it!"
Li Tu took over and said.
"Not bad!"
Li Mu nodded, then shook his head again, and said in a deep voice:
"And the Qiu family doesn't know what kind of shit luck they took, and they actually gave birth to a sword soul that is rare in a hundred years! And the appearance of this sword soul can easily break the current balance situation!"
The Li brothers couldn't help but fall silent, for the horror of the sword soul, as a native soul cultivator on the Soul Desolate Continent, they naturally knew very well in their hearts!
Even if you haven't seen the horror of the sword soul with your own eyes, you can see it from the difficulty of its awakening alone!
At this time, Li Mu sighed again, and said with concern in his tone:
"Under the same realm, the soldier soul will crush all beast souls!"
After speaking, he shook his head, glanced at Li Tu and the others, and said softly:
"Do you have any opinions on the candidates for this battle to win funds? The Qiu family has already limited the age of the contestants to under thirty years old, and it is clear that they only want the young characters who have just woken up to participate, and for the children of the small characters, do you have any suitable candidates?"
"Under 30 years of age...... Small characters ......"
Li Tu and the two glanced at each other and said in unison:
"Yes!"