The Naughty Senior Sister
Resolution For The Jiang Family From Senior Brother (2)
Yan Xu gave a short pause and looked straight at Jiang Nan then said, "Which prince did the Jiang family give support to?"
"Our Jiang family does not support anyone and takes a neutral position for a long time" Jiang Nan replied.
Yan Xu nodded then turned his attention to the elders and said, "What about the trade you guys are doing with them?"
One of the elders of the Jiang— family Jiang Quiya answered the question in his inner voice, "The trade we are currently trading is 10% each of the three princes who want to supply goods, the rest of the people or the other side."
Yan Xu muttered lightly, "30% huh ..." there was a slight pause before he continued, "Stay guard against that ratio and lest anyone dare increase the supply of goods to any of them. If you want to live, being in the middle is best for now."
Yan Xu could not say that they were already labeled as pawns by one of the higher-ups in the palace. If a prince wanted to gain the support of the Jiang family, that person would have to convince Yan Xu first as the mover behind the Jiang family.
With a balanced ratio, the amount of supply they traded to each prince would affect the development process of the other party's army. If they were to overdo it on one side, then the other party would definitely stab them from both directions.
The Jiang family was currently the supplier of foodstuffs, supplies as well as the other most valuable and greatest necessities in the Great Ming Empire. The princes could not possibly ignore the sweet cookie pieces from the Jiang family if they wanted to strengthen their soldiers.
'Whatever their leadership may be, it is impossible to defend the throne if the soldiers under his auspices are weak.'
Yan Xu then continued, "By being in the middle, all of you will get surveillance from all directions. No prince would dare bully the Jiang family, before they found a better and bigger supplier."
"One important thing, you must immediately monopolize all the supplies in the territory of the Great Ming Empire. If there was even the slightest mistake in this monopoly plan, the Jiang family had no hope of surviving on the land of the Great Ming Empire."
Yan Xu ended his remark while closing both eyes and cracking down.
Hearing that, Jiang Nan again asked, "Our ancestor, how can our Jiang family monopolize the trade of the entire territory of the Great Ming Empire?"
Yan Xu asked back, "How have we been connected?"
Jiang Nan replied with a puzzled expression, "Through a letter and a skeleton or an example of a new creation and its recipe?"
Yan Xu nodded gently, "Rubber, that is the moment where the Jiang family began to develop right?"
The expressions of all family members present signified approval of the statement he said.
He again continued in his flat voice, "I'll send you some new ideas periodically. Then, the way you embrace merchants who have small and medium-sized businesses is to use so-called trade groups."
"Trademark group?" Jiang Nan tilted her head.
The eyes of the entire listening elder were filled with various lights of admiration. They never thought there was a way to monopolize such a trade.
After a while, Jiang Nalan asked, "Our ancestor, what if they do not agree to be under the auspices of the Jiang family trading group and create a new one?"
Jiang Nalan was a smart girl who was only 19 years old. It features long, unraveled black hair and golden-colored eye pupils. His ability in economics and business was the best of his fellow Jiang family members of his generation.
He gave a question that they should have known for themselves how it would be answered by the Ancestor. However, he still put it forward because he thought that everything should not always be won by violence. It was also what made her an ordinary girl, compared to other talents due to her clean generosity.
Yan Xu who knew the thought of the girl smiled softly as he said, "Lan'er, do you think there is any other way but to exterminate those who are blocking our path?"
Hearing his name being called, Jiang Nalan shuddered slightly. He strengthened his resolve and said, "That's why we should have peace negotiations with them. If we continue to get rid of anyone, it doesn't rule out the possibility that any of their families will get revenge someday."
Yan Xu nodded in agreement with the opinion of the little girl. Only, the world was not as easy as he could imagine. Every karma does exist, only that revenge can be realized when that person has more power than his target.
He walked towards Jiang Nalan and rubbed his head gently as he said, "This world has a law of the jungle, where the strong will prey on the weak. If you were in their position, would you easily give a foothold to others so that they could stand above you?"
Jiang Nalan lowered his head. Both smooth and white cheeks were red with embarrassment, his face was already warm and his head was a little dizzy.
He insisted on replying with his trembling voice, "T-no, Ancestor. Lan'er would think first before acting if it was in their position."
"Unfortunately .. not everyone will think first before acting. Though they think first, the human heart no one knows what it contains." Yan Xu shook his head a few times with a flat expression.
"Human heart?" jiang Nalan asked as he raised his head, staring puzzledly at Yan Xu.
Yan Xu smilingly nodded and flicked his finger at Jiang Nalan's sweet nose while saying, "Most human hearts are not as good as Lan'er's."
"—Aiya! Ancestor, please don't treat Lan'er like a child!" Jiang Nalan puffed both of his cheeks signaling that he was angry with a red hue that was already burning like a tomato on his face.
Yan Xu laughed softly and walked back to his chair then said, "Rather than someday they will take revenge, it is better to just get rid of it first down to the roots. The devil's circle will continue to spin if you don't clean up to their deepest roots."
With that warm remark, everyone understood that Yan Xu had given his instructions to them indirectly. The audience nodded silently, contemplating how they would carry out their duties.
The banquet continued until the end, until the final peak when all the members of the Jiang family had gone to their respective resting places. There were only four people left in the main hall.