Chapter 241 Persuasion (Begging for monthly tickets at the end of the month!)

Although Tianxuan's words were full of temptation, if Zhu Jia was a person who could be easily persuaded, he would not have lived to this day. With his wide sleeves fluttering, the mask on Zhu Jia's face changed from sadness to anger.

"Mr. Wushuang, I have to say that what you said is very attractive. However, there are two problems that I need you to help me solve. First, my Nong Clan's hero Tian Guang is dead or alive because of the empire. How can I settle this account? Second, how do you know that His Majesty will definitely use my Nong Clan?"

Tian Xuan smiled slightly, "Master Zhu! First, Tian Guang is not unknown whether he is alive or dead, but he is already dead. As far as I know, Tian Guang's head was sent to His Majesty, who ordered his bones to be crushed and scattered. Moreover, is Tian Guang's death really important? When Tian Guang was the leader of the chivalrous clan, he indulged the Tian family and wanted to turn the Nong family into a one-man show for his Tian family. Chen Sheng, the master of Kuiwei Hall, was accused of a crime that no one believed, was sentenced to drowning in a pond, and had to flee the Nong family; Zhu Zhong, the adopted son of Master Zhu, gave up his surname and changed from Zhu Zhong to Tian Zhong, but Tian Guang did not deal with this unfilial evildoer."

"You, the non-official disciples, are only afraid to speak out because Tian Guang is the leader of the chivalrous clan and the Tian family is so powerful!"

Although Tianxuan didn't know whether Tian Guang was still alive, it didn't prevent him from confirming Tian Guang's death!

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Tian Zhong's betrayal was a hidden pain in the Zhu family's heart. When Tian Xuan said it in public, even though the Zhu family knew that what Tian Xuan said was true, they still snorted in anger.

"As for whether His Majesty will make use of the Nong family?" Tian Xuan pondered, "As long as you, Hall Master Zhu, guarantee to abolish the Nong family's armed forces after you become the leader of the heroes and only retain a group of disciples who are good at farming, His Majesty will definitely make use of the Nong family!"

Hearing what Tianxuan said, Zhu Jia was immediately amused. With a wave of his sleeves, his mask turned from anger to happiness, and he said sarcastically: "Mr. Wushuang, don't you think your words are ridiculous? My farming family has to serve the empire, and in fact it has to be disbanded, leaving only a group of disciples who are good at farming?"

"It's not funny at all." Tian Xuan said in a deep voice, "Master Zhu, you are a smart man. You should understand that the Nong Family claims to have 100,000 disciples. No king can tolerate the existence of such a behemoth. Therefore, if the Nong Family wants to survive, it has no choice but to abolish the use of force and return to its original form."

Having said that, Tianxuan looked at the Zhu family with sympathy.

"Master Zhu, you should be thankful that the Nong family was split into two due to Tian Guang's death, and internal strife continued. Otherwise, I would not be here to talk to you calmly, but I would have arrived at Daze Mountain with a large army to wipe out the Nong family's rebellion!"

Tick ​​tock!

A round bead of sweat flowed down from under the Zhu family mask.

"Madam Qing, Boss Wu," Tianxuan stopped looking at the Zhu family and looked at Widow Qing and Wu Shiluo, "You two have businesses all over the world, even in the Western Regions, you have caravans. Can you assign some people who are proficient in business and familiar with the terrain and affairs of the Western Regions to me?"

Widow Qing was playing with a jade ruyi made of black jade in her hand, "What's the reward?"

"In return, after the trade route is opened, your two caravans will only need to pay half of the tax within ten years!" Tianxuan offered his bargaining chip.

"Lord Wushuang, is it just a half tax cut?" Wu Shiluo finally spoke up, "I thought you would exempt from tax!" Tianxuan laughed dumbly, "Tax exemption? This loophole cannot be opened. If I give you two tax exemptions, I'm afraid that all the caravans traveling between the Western Regions and the Central Plains will become yours! Besides, I am fighting for His Majesty, so I can give you some benefits, but if the benefits are too great, I'm afraid that my head will have to say goodbye to my neck!"

In my past life, the Ming Dynasty opened the door to tax exemption for scholars and officials with official titles, which led to the bankruptcy of the national finances and the death of poverty!
"Furthermore," Tianxuan paused and continued, "I heard from Han Fei that in order to weaken the influence of the six kingdoms' noble families on the local areas, His Majesty intends to relocate 60,000 wealthy households to Xianyang. On the one hand, it will prosper Guanzhong, and on the other hand, it will strengthen control over the various places. With your wealth, you two will definitely be among these 60,000 households."

"Once you leave your home, I'm afraid that the business empire you have worked so hard to build will be seriously damaged. If this trade route between the Central Plains and the Western Regions can really be opened, with the discounts I give you and your business skills, you will be able to build another family business for your descendants within these ten years!"

After Tianxuan finished speaking, Widow Qing and Mrs. Wu both looked gloomy.

With their connections in the court, they knew that Zhengge's plan to move the rich families to Xianyang was a done deal, even though there was only a little news. As the two most prestigious merchants in the empire, other rich families might be able to find ways to avoid it, but they had no chance.

Today, one of the important reasons why Widow Qing and Wu Shi Luo accepted Tianxuan's invitation was that they knew that Tianxuan was an imperial hero valued by Zheng Ge, and they hoped that Tianxuan could help them.

"Madam Qing, Boss Wu." Tian Xuan noticed the changes in the expressions of Widow Qing and Wu Shiluo, and added leisurely, "His Majesty's decision to relocate the rich families is a foregone conclusion. Not to mention me, even the eldest son cannot make His Majesty change his mind. So, instead of hoping that His Majesty will give up on relocating you to Xianyang, you'd better make preparations early and try to preserve your vitality."

"Hehehe!"

After hearing what Tianxuan said, Wu Shiluo and Widow Qing were speechless. These two wealthy merchants who used to fight endlessly in the business world looked at each other and saw the bitterness in each other's eyes. They felt a sense of sympathy. Finally, they laughed bitterly at the same time.

"Tianxuan," Tianxuan and Wu Shiluo had only met a few times, and Widow Qing had done Tianxuan a favor in a sense. Therefore, over the years, the business of Tianxuan and Widow Qing has been a tacit cooperation. After a long silence, Widow Qing raised her hand to stroke her already gray hair and called Tianxuan by his real name, "Even if I and Boss Wu had only one choice to cooperate with His Majesty's will, why did I have to support you? Instead of choosing someone else?"

Tian Xuan spread his hands and looked at Widow Qing as if he was looking at a fool. "Madam Qing, you are insulting me and yourself! Although the Western Regions are poor, they are still a big enough cake for you to enjoy. On the contrary, even if most of the rich families in other places have been relocated to Xianyang, it is not so easy to extend your tentacles there."

"Once I have established a firm foothold in the Western Regions, you can use the manpower assigned to me to quickly organize a caravan and seize the country. Therefore, the Western Regions is your best choice to enter other commercial areas and make a comeback."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shiluo stood up from the stone bench, drank the wine in front of him, and said in a long voice: "Wushuang Jun, what you said is absolutely right. Therefore, I agree. I will assign 500 people familiar with the Western Regions to you, and provide you with 5,000 cattle and horses!"

"I agree too." Widow Qing followed closely behind, standing side by side with her former mortal enemy on this matter.

　The second update has been sent today, and there should be another chapter in the evening, which is prepared for the cumulative number of monthly tickets reaching 200 this month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)