"Alas, His Highness the King of Qin has suddenly lifted the cover of the Five Lakes War. No one can control the civil war in the empire. The same goes for His Highness the King of Xiang. What the hell is Cheng Dayou? Why bother? It was a good time to attack him at this time. This wallflower suddenly threw himself into His Highness the King of Qin's camp, causing His Highness the King of Qin and His Highness the King of Xiang to become enemies. The situation in the Five Lakes has also become so unpredictable. This year's food supply in the Imperial Capital I'm afraid the price will remain high again." The gentry who spoke was concerned about the price of goods in the imperial capital. The Five Lakes can be said to be the largest material supply base in the imperial capital. When the price of food rises, the prices of everything else will rise sharply. In this situation Except for some speculators, no one wants to see it.
"You can't say that. This Cheng Dayou was originally a remnant of the peace. Although he ostensibly surrendered to the empire, he has always obeyed and disobeyed the empire's orders. What's more, Jiujiang was originally the land of the Five Lakes. Since His Highness King Xiang's territory was entrusted to the Five Lakes, Hu, obviously would not watch this Jiujiang area without promotion, but I didn’t expect why His Highness the King of Qin would react so strongly. I think Cheng Dayou must have confessed to His Highness the King of Qin a long time ago, which would attract the attention of others. The conflict between the King of Qin and the King of Xiang suddenly broke out." The gentry in the *** also understood that His Highness the King of Qin was very ambitious. As long as there was an opportunity, he would stretch his hands wherever he could. It was not easy to get this this time. I'm afraid I won't let go of the opportunity so easily. It's just that no one should say such profound things in such a situation. After all, the Western Border is now powerful, and there are troops stationed in the Imperial City. One day, it will happen. His Highness the King of Qin reigns over the world, isn't he asking for trouble by saying something unpleasant at this time
The number of people in the hall gradually increased, and some important guests began to appear. Tonight is the engagement ceremony between Qin Tiecheng, the second son of the head of the Qin family, and Miao Yao, the third daughter of the Miao family. This is also a marriage between the two major families of the empire. This engagement should be It has been brewing for a long time, especially the Miao family, which has taken great pains to promote this marriage. Originally, the Miao family had always hoped that Miao Yao could be engaged to Maximi, the second son of Duke Marco of the Huey family. However, the Huey family had always been opposed, which led to the miscarriage of the marriage, and the Miao family relied on the Qin family.
As the editor-in-chief of "Business Weekly", Robson will naturally not miss this kind of marriage event between the two major families of the empire. Although this event has been affected to some extent by the decline of the Miao and Qin families and the great changes in the Five Lakes War, as a Both the Miao family and the Qin family still play a decisive role in the imperial capital.
Qin Tiecheng was one of the four well-known young masters in the upper class of the imperial capital, and Miao Yao was a treasure of gold and jade in the Yin family. She was not only beautiful but beautiful. What's even more rare is that this woman is quite talented in business. After the Miao family experienced the iron smelting and mining base being confiscated by the Internal Affairs Bureau of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate, they not only came up with many good ways to adjust the industrial structure, but also took the initiative to go to Qingyang to communicate with the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Finance Bureau of the Western Xinjiang Protectorate. Department officials communicated and negotiated, hoping to exchange the Miao family's equity in these industries through a more reasonable method. This was also supported by her handkerchief to Zhu Zimei. However, the ambiguous relationship between Zhu Zimei and His Highness the King of Qin, which was blown up by some tabloids, still made the officials of the Department of Internal Affairs and Finance of Western Xinjiang wary and did not dare to refuse outright. Some requests made by the other party.
At the same time, James, the director of the Financial Secretary, admired the talent of the third lady of the Miao family. It's just that this involves the confiscated properties of all parties, and James doesn't dare to speak casually, otherwise the Western Xinjiang Protectorate will face many legal disputes as soon as he comes to support the case. In particular, the Director of Legal Affairs, Molun, has always been at loggerheads with the Financial Secretary and the bank he is in charge of. The other parties are looking for excuses, and there is no telling how many more waves will be caused. But even so. Miao Yao's courageous trip to the northwest also began to break through the ice between the Miao family and Xijiang. In the past, the Xijiang side had always refused to negotiate with the Miao family on this issue. At least now the Xijiang side was able to accommodate them and their position was clear. A sign of looseness, which is a remarkable breakthrough.
This kind of event cannot be missed by the editor-in-chief of "Business Weekly", although he is not optimistic about this marriage. In fact, the reason why the two families came together was more due to the situation. The trade industry that the Qin family relies on for survival has been greatly squeezed as the control area in Western Xinjiang continues to expand. The Qin family in the entire western part of the empire has completely lost its market and is constantly being squeezed out of the local business families by newly emerging local business families in Western Xinjiang. market, this forced the Qin family to focus on opening up new markets in the east. However, the East China Sea and Jiangnan originally had a strong business atmosphere and the markets were already quite saturated. In addition, due to the situation, the industry and commerce were declining, so the Qin family could only look towards the empire. In addition, developing markets outside the empire requires a large amount of funds, especially to Duodun and Wadi, which requires huge investments. Therefore, the Qin family also hopes to have an ally with the same idea to share this risk, and at this time, it has been deteriorating. The Miao family seems to have become an acceptable choice. Although the Miao family has suffered huge losses in the empire, after all, it has accumulated for hundreds of years and has a solid foundation in terms of funds and experience in all aspects. Maybe the two sides can come together. Help each of you get out of the predicament.
Of course, this is just the idea of both parties. In Robson's eyes, this marriage does not have much significance, because they ignore the most important factor, which is the influence of political factors. The marriage of both parties in the hope of revitalizing their respective families must be established. Under the current political situation, as the situation in the Five Lakes gradually becomes clearer, it is inevitable that Jiangnan and East China Sea will be affected, even Yanyun. As for the imperial capital, it is the center of the storm. When the influence of Western Xinjiang gradually spreads to the whole country, When the empire was established, would it still tolerate these families that maintained close ties with Situ Tai and those conservative nobles and had always been opposed to Western Xinjiang? If the person in power of a family does not even have this political sensitivity, then the family is really in danger. This is what Robson made to the Miao and Qin families. Although it is a bit alarmist, it has gained Robson's approval. The old man next to him heartily agreed.
"It seems that the Qin and Miao families want to downplay the political significance of this marriage, but some people don't seem to want that. Well, isn't that coming?" The old man standing next to Robson raised his chin and looked at the foyer. At the entrance, there was a wave of excitement among the noble ladies at the door, as if a distinguished guest was coming. Robson turned his eyes and said, "Humph, I was just deceiving myself. Now every move in the imperial capital will attract countless people's attention. You insist on letting them." People believe that you are only getting married for financial gain, but will people with serious intentions see it this way? At this time, even if you want to get off the ship, I'm afraid they won't let you live in peace."
If Robson's words fell into the ears of outsiders, they would definitely not be able to understand the meaning, but the old man in an indigo robe nodded knowingly: "Hey, the Thirteenth Princess is going to put the Miao family and the Qin family on the fire. Ah, attending this engagement in such a high-profile manner, well, and coming hand in hand with the special envoy of His Highness King Yan, doesn’t this mean that An Xin wants to tie these two families into a chariot?”
"Well, it's really interesting. Look at the expressions of the Miao family members. They probably didn't invite the two uninvited Thirteenth Princess and His Highness Prince Yan. Well, why are the heads of the two families at this time? They haven't shown up yet, what's going on?" Robson looked at the curtained back hall behind the hall in confusion.
"Father, I suggest you cancel this marriage immediately, otherwise the gains from my trip to the northwest will be meaningless. Xijiang will definitely think that we are provoking at this time. What is the relationship between the Qin family and His Highness King Yan? , they are already tied to a chariot and cannot get off. Why do we have to go to this muddy water? Look, the Thirteenth Princess and the special envoy of His Highness King Yan are here. This is great, Xijiang What do you think? What, do we, the Miao family, plan to fully support His Highness King Yan?" The cold words were a bit harsh, and several people sitting aside couldn't help but frown. The person who spoke was a pretty and enchanting girl, who was Miao Yao, the current hope of the Miao family.
"Ayao, didn't we agree to marry the Qin family a long time ago? Isn't it a bit bad to regret it at this time?" An old man sitting on the side said hesitantly.
"Hmph, it's better to not be good than to destroy the family in the future! The Qin family now wants to distance themselves from King Yan, but can they do so? Our Miao family must not interfere, and we can do business with the Qin family , but marriage must not occur. The original marriage was just an expedient move when the situation was not yet clear. It would be unwise for us to do so now. What's more, there is hope for reconciliation between Xijiang and our Miao family. Why should we? Want to refuse? Look at the attitude of the old guys Situ Yushuang and Zhuang Lichen. They clearly want to drag our Miao family into trouble. Our Miao family can't be fooled by this!" Although the girl looks like a weak Liu Xifeng, her words But he is very tough.
"That's true. We didn't invite the Thirteenth Princess, and Zhuang Lichen has nothing to do with us. To congratulate her in such a big way is just to show that we are on the same page with them. This may bring many negative effects. ” Immediately some people started to echo.
"Ayao, do you mean to let it go first?" The old man sitting in the main seat finally spoke up, obviously moved by the other party's words.
"It's not letting it go, it's canceling it. There is no need to leave any more tails. We can use other methods to make up for offending the Qin family, but leaving a bad impression to Xijiang will make our Miao family even more troubled." Jiao Rui The girl came to a decisive conclusion.