Wen Xinya tilted her head and looked at Si Yiyan.
Si Yiyan smiled and said, "The Grand Duke thinks highly of Lucifer. Although Lucifer is powerful, he is not powerful enough to compete with the entire JH family of Country E. As a yellow organization, Lucifer has experienced more than a hundred years of ups and downs along the 7,000-kilometer border between ZE and China. It relies not only on military force, but also on..." He pointed to his head and smiled casually, "Brain!"
Grand Duke Moville tasted the tea brewed by the girl beside him. The tea was yellow and white, and the aroma was not pure enough, but slightly mixed, with a slightly astringent taste. He looked up at the untouched tea in front of Rex and immediately lost interest in drinking tea.
I thought this tea was good before, but when you have tasted better ones, you will make a comparison.
Si Yiyan continued, "The JH business is indeed a very tempting piece of fat meat. The huge profits make everyone jealous and scramble for it. Lucifer can't eat it all by himself. Fighting for a piece of fat meat is not my style, nor is it Lucifer's style."
If Lucifer wants to stay away from the world, not fight, and maintain aloof status, he must not get involved in the fights between nobles or even big families. Otherwise, Lucifer will be dragged into the complex political situation of Country E. Once he is deeply trapped in the state machinery, it will be a devastating blow. This was clearly seen when he was willing to take nearly 70% of the JH business and reach a ceasefire agreement with the Ivanov family.
Grand Duke Moville understood what he meant, frowned slightly and said nothing, but his thumb rubbed the eyes of the scaly snake on the scepter.
Si Yiyan knew that he understood, but since some things have been said, they must be made clear: "Lucifer is an external organization, even if it is deeply rooted in this country, but from the standpoint of ZE and other countries as war partners, I still want to maintain friendly relations between Lucifer and those nobles and big families, in order to seek mutual benefit. I don't want to infringe on the interests of those old families just to make money."
This shows that they are unwilling to compete with those JH families for JH business.
First from the individual, then from the overall situation, the words were beautifully said, and even Grand Duke Moville couldn't help but admire: "Rex is right, but I didn't think it through."
Wen Xinya laughed: "You don't know, Grand Duke, we are from Country Z. We value relationships the most. How much money we make is secondary. No matter what we do, we always keep our bottom line and never do anything that will anger the public."
Compared to Si Yiyan, Wen Xinya's words are truly beautiful.
Si Yiyan had told her about the situation in Country E before, and he had even described the affairs between the great nobles in detail. As one of the oldest nobles in Country E, why did the Moville Mansion fall into decline? The reason was more or less inseparable from their overbearing style of doing things. In a word, it aroused public anger.
Grand Duke Moville smiled and said, "Miss Bella said it well."
Si Yiyan just smiled and said nothing.
The atmosphere was a little tense.
Wen Xinya sighed, "If you don't want to compete for JH's business, then focus on raw materials and form a mutually beneficial situation with those old brands. You deserve it for being commended by the government many times and regarded as the most distinguished friend by the people of Country E."
After these words were spoken, even Master Wei, who had been fiddling with the chessboard, couldn't help but glance at Wen Xinya.
Grand Duke Moville clenched his scepter even tighter. These words completely blocked his words from proposing JH conditions. Rex's actions were for the benefit of his own country. If he proposed to help Rex compete for JH's business again, it would be disregarding the interests of his own country. For a great noble, this was tantamount to a heart-breaking statement.
Si Yiyan laughed: "Are you praising me?"
Wen Xinya shook her head and said, "I just feel that it's really not easy to make money these days, and it's even harder to make money in Country E. The land is vast and the population is sparse. Apart from weapons, I really don't know what else to do for a living."
Country E is a heavy industrial country. Except for JH, most of the industries are controlled by the nobles, big families, and even the government. It is really not easy to make money here. JH is too sensitive to an outsider organization. If it cannot occupy the market for the raw materials of weapons and equipment, it would have been squeezed out long ago.
In order to occupy the raw materials market for weapons and equipment in Country E, Si Yiyan took great pains. He used 30% of the JH business as a cover and made every effort to build the Ivanov family and make it grow stronger, helping it to control nearly 40% of the JH business in Country E. In this way, his supply of raw materials also expanded rapidly, attracting more attention and cooperation from JH families. By the time they reacted, Lucifer's development in this area had already grown and matured.
Si Yiyan was the most calculating person she had ever met, and the fact that he had been scheming for more than ten years also frightened her.
Si Yiyan laughed, "You are wrong. Vast land and sparse population mean abundant resources. What you don't know is that in Country E, abundant water resources and thriving forest resources breed rich mineral resources. Peat, iron, manganese, copper, zinc, nickel, cobalt, vanadium, titanium, chromium and other mineral resources are all among the best. Such abundant resources have laid the foundation for their country's industrial development."
Wen Xinya couldn't help but marvel. She was indeed ignorant. "These resources are all the most important resources for a country's basic operation. No wonder Country E is called a country of war. It's not without reason."
Si Yiyan said: "The mining rights of many resources are in the hands of some powerful people and big families."
Having said that, he looked at Grand Duke Moville meaningfully.
Wen Xinya finally understood Si Yiyan's thoughts. His goal was the rich mineral resources controlled by the Moville Mansion. This ambition... was indeed very big.
The fact that Si Yiyan can occupy 60% of the market share of raw materials for weapons and equipment in Country E proves that he has the mining rights for a lot of mineral resources and also possesses the world's most outstanding raw material processing technology.
Wen Xinya looked at Grand Duke Moville with pretended curiosity: "Does the Grand Duke also have the mining rights for many mineral resources?"
Grand Duke Moville's grip on the scaly snake's head kept tightening, his heart was gloomy, but he didn't show it on his face. Rex directly expressed his attitude, but Bella's question made him feel that there was no escape.
He carefully considered his words and said, "When the Duke of Moville was prosperous, it did have the mining rights for many mineral resources." He sighed and said with some embarrassment, "But Duke of Moville is now gradually declining..."
The rest of the words were not spoken, but the meaning was conveyed.
Wen Xinya found it funny. The two of them spoke in official language. It was Si Yiyan who was in control the whole time, while Grand Duke Moville was the one responding. She couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Grand Duke Moville.
If Si Yiyan were to covet the mining rights to the mineral resources, then Grand Duke Moville would have no choice but to suffer a heavy loss.
Si Yiyan has always been a man of integrity. If he doesn't make a move, then it's fine. But once he makes a move, he must hit the target.
No matter how much Grand Duke Moville struggles, it is just a dying struggle!