"What?" Hearing the old man's question, Jiang Xingchen was slightly stunned.

"I said is there a problem with you doing this, such a big movement has called almost half of the large and medium-sized trading houses in the empire, what will the emperor think?" the old man asked with a frown.

Jiang Xingchen's actions this time were indeed very big, obviously he was oppressing the other party, and the other party had to come, wouldn't this be equivalent to controlling most of the empire's economy. Can the Emperor agree?

The emperor is unwilling to use force with you, but it doesn't mean that you can touch his bottom line. Once it threatens the safety of the royal family and the empire, he will definitely not hesitate to strike. That's what the old man was worried about.

"Hehe!" Jiang Xingchen laughed.

"Boy, you still laugh, those trading houses that have hacked you, just don't give them the agency of the paper, with the character of a businessman, this is enough for them to regret, is it necessary to knock them again?" The old man said a little angrily, he was really worried that the emperor would turn his face.

"It's okay! I'll do this, it's too late for the emperor to be happy!" Jiang Xingchen said lightly.

"Huh?" The old man was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand Jiang Xingchen's words.

"We're just ripping off the bamboo, forcing those trading houses to be obedient, but they will never be of the same mind as us, and the emperor won't be incomprehensible. And they should pay taxes and have to pay taxes, where do we control the economy...... And I haven't touched the grain either, what does the emperor have to worry about!"

"Now that I'm coming forward and letting so many people pay for the construction of roads, this is not only for us, but also for the people of the empire, two billion investments. Connecting more than a dozen territories and two countries, it can radiate outward to most of the empire, and there are more places to benefit. Normally, the emperor doesn't have anywhere to get money to repair if he wants to!"

"Not to mention, the construction of this road will require hundreds of thousands or even millions of laborers, eating, drinking, lazing, and sheltering, all kinds of materials, involving too many aspects, the empire has just suffered from floods, and there is such a good opportunity to stimulate the economy. Can the Emperor not be happy!"

Jiang Xingchen said so much in one breath, the old man's eyes were straight, and he said, "It seems to be ...... That's how it goes!"

"What does it mean? That's it!" Jiang Xingchen nodded affirmatively.

"Whew, it seems that I'm worried about a ...... in vain," the old man exhaled and asked, "Boy, if you build this road, will those lords agree?"

"Why don't you agree. Unless they're stupid. This is also a good thing for them!" Jiang Xingchen said with a smile.

"But do you have enough money, even if you extort bamboo, it is far from the more than two billion needed to build roads!" the old man questioned.

"How can I just knock on the trading house, there are many lords who also hack me, and they are also bleeding...... Coupled with the Great Chen Kingdom and the Great Li Kingdom, it's basically about the same!"

"You even knock on those lords, how can you knock them, they are not trading houses, they are coerced by you. And a lot of territory can't be compared to you to build roads, what excuse do you make people bleed?" said the old man in disbelief.

"It doesn't have to be money to make them bleed. For example, the price of materials needed to build roads, and the price of various materials needed. Just keep these down, and a year or two down is definitely not a decimals...... At that time, it was useless for them to find the Emperor, and the Emperor wished that they would contribute money and efforts!"

"But how are you knocking on them? And there are also Da Chen and Da Li Kingdom in this!" the old man was very curious.

"Hehe, I'll tell you again about this, I guarantee success!" Jiang Xingchen smiled and didn't say the answer.

The old man was speechless, he really didn't know where Jiang Xingchen got such confidence, could he also use good things to dredge it, but do you have such a large production capacity.

Jiang Xingchen didn't explain much, and the conversation changed: "Old man, how is the investigation on the Moon Shadow Qian family?"

"The middleman is a small business house in the Kingdom of Dachen, the proprietor's name is Lu Hong, and he has contacts overseas, and the big honey locust is the ...... they contacted the Qian family" The old man recounted the results of the recent investigation in detail.

"It's overseas again!" Jiang Xingchen frowned, and said secretly: "It's really strange, why has overseas been staring at the Moon Shadow Kingdom, the Yangliu family last time, this time it is the Qian family, and Xuanyuan Tianzong also wanted to defeat the Moon Shadow Kingdom at the beginning!"

When Jiang Xingchen said this, the old man also showed curiosity and pondered......

"Forget it, don't think about it, what are you going to do with the Qian family?" After a while, the old man shook his head and asked.

"Now is not the time, wait until the road construction is done first...... And there's a perfume exhibition in the back!" Jiang Xingchen stood up as he spoke, said hello to the old man, and went out to the research institute......

At the same time, in the main hall of the Imperial Palace, the Emperor had a gloomy face, quietly looking at the Great Prince standing with his head bowed below.

The eldest prince remained motionless, a drop of cold sweat sliding across his cheeks from his sideburns.

"I told you, don't provoke Jiang Xingchen, don't provoke him! Do you think Jiang Xingchen can't see your thoughts, you think you can get away without commenting, and now you see Jiang Xingchen's movements?"

The eldest prince raised his head with a trace of trepidation on his face, and said, "Could it be that he still dares to ...... us?"

"Why doesn't he dare, Jiang Xingchen even dares to top me, let alone your Imperial Monthly! I received news that Jiang Xingchen is ready to sell printing technology to the outside world!" the emperor said in a deep voice.

"What, he dares! We gave him thousands of square miles of land development rights......" the eldest prince shouted, a little angry.

"Of course he won't, otherwise it would have been published in the Star Monthly, and he would be dissatisfied with us...... Tea planting technology, wild pheasant breeding technology, and the grenade making technology that we are most worried about are all in his hands!"

Speaking of this, the Great Emperor took a deep breath and said, "Leave the matter of the Imperial Monthly to your younger brother, you go to the Praetorian Guard for a while!"

"What?" the eldest prince froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Go!" the Emperor waved his hand.

"Father, Jiang Xingchen will never dare to make ......a grenade for others," the eldest prince defended with an anxious face.

"Shut up!" the Emperor stood up abruptly and said, "Do you know what he is going to do now, he is going to build a road that is tens of thousands of miles a day, do you know how much the surrounding economy will be driven by the construction of this road, do you know how important it is to the empire that has just suffered from the flood!"

"Huh?" the eldest prince was stupid, why did he suddenly switch from grenade to road repair, he was a little confused for a while.

The Great Emperor continued: "Now it's not just Jiang Xingchen who needs this path, I also need it, and even the entire empire needs it...... Go for it!"

"How can this be, how can this be......" The eldest prince really couldn't accept this fact, he was a dignified son, and he was forced by a lord to give up the seat of the Imperial Monthly.

"You don't have to think about it, just sink down!" the emperor stood up, slowly walked in front of the prince, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes!" The eldest prince took a deep breath and tried to calm his feelings, no matter how blocked he was in his heart, he couldn't lose his temper, he couldn't show it in front of the emperor, if he wanted to sit in that position in the future, he must have such a heart.

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction, waved his hand, and turned to sit back.

The eldest prince turned around and walked slowly outside the hall, trying to keep his pace steady, although he wanted to vent wildly, but he kept reminding himself in his heart: "Steady, you must be steady!"

But as soon as he walked to the door of the main hall, he greeted the second prince who came over, with a smug smile on his face, and greeted: "Big brother, go back, thank you so much this time!"

"This bastard!" the eldest prince stumbled at his feet, his teeth were about to crush, greet you, and thank me, isn't this a joke for me.

This time, he couldn't hold back any longer, snorted heavily, stretched out his hand and slammed the second prince, and strode away.

The Emperor watched this scene all over his eyes and couldn't help frowning.

Not long after, the second prince came out of the palace and let out a burst of laughter: "I finally waited for the opportunity, Jiang Xingchen, I really should thank you!"

At the same time, in the eldest prince, there was a constant sound of cups and plates smashing, and the subordinates hid far away, not daring to move forward......

In mid-October, the proprietors of more than 200 domestic and foreign commercial banks all rushed to Xingchenling, and all the invitations came.

It was still in the side hall of the performance venue, where more than 200 people gathered, and the atmosphere was very harmonious, with constant laughter and laughter.

But if you look closely, you will find how far-fetched these people's smiles are, and the pull of skin and flesh is completely squeezed out.

At the end of the negotiations, more than 200 commercial banks took a total of 500 million yuan, half of which the medium-sized commercial banks paid 1 million, and the large commercial banks all paid 3 million. There are also a few commercial banks with the scale of the world, Ruifeng, and they have almost paid 10 million.

It is worth mentioning that these large commercial houses that took out 10 million did not hack Jiang Xingchen, and they were completely uninvited. And the purpose of their visit is not only for the right to act on paper, but also for the three advertising spaces vacated on the Star Monthly. In this regard, Jiang Xingchen of course raised his hands to welcome.

Almost on the same day, hundreds of construction firms from the Qiankun Empire, the Great Chen Kingdom, and the Great Li Kingdom flocked to the Star Territory, wanting to obtain the development permission of this road.

Jiang Xingchen didn't agree at that time, and now the specific route has not been selected, and various analyses have not yet begun.

Subsequently, just as Jiang Xingchen predicted, this road could lead to Guò's territory, and Jiang Xingchen was found one after another, and the lord personally went out, hoping that the road could lead to Guò from his own territory, and promised a lot of benefits. For example, the problem of labor, etc.

Of course, Jiang Xingchen will not drive people out, but he also did not give a definite answer, after all, choosing a route is not child's play, and there are many aspects to consider.

After appeasing these lords, Jiang Xingchen sent out more than a dozen invitations, and this time the invitations were those lords who had blackened themselves some time ago.

However, after the invitation was sent, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and none of the dozen or so lords paid attention to it. (To be continued......)