Chapter 1244: Old Friends and New Friends

"Striking while the iron is hot and winning a few more victories shouldn't be difficult for the Situ family, right? You just need to maintain the current advantage." He said quickly, "Look, these fence-sitters are just joining a few days late, but the team is easier to lead. Instead, it relieves you of your worries." "Yes, that's well said." Situ He clapped his hands, his mood much brighter, "My father and I were originally depressed, feeling that every step was difficult and the strong enemies were like mountains, and we couldn't open up the situation anywhere; today, hearing your few words, it seems as if the advantage is with us, and as long as we survive this hurdle, victory is within our grasp!"

People were much more optimistic.

He gave He Lingchuan a thumbs up: "Brother He, you should be the one to be a lobbyist!"

He Lingchuan laughed: "I'm just stating facts and reasoning; is there any fallacy?"

"No!" Situ He dropped a piece, squeezing He Lingchuan's piece off the board, "Fly!"

"..."

The Soul-Sucking Mirror in his arms also asked: "Oh right, I also want to ask, why do you always love to say the advantage is with us?"

He Lingchuan smiled without saying a word.

Pessimists see only problems, while optimists see only hope.

There were so many things that had to be done, so many enemies that had to be dealt with; no matter what his state of mind was, there was no room for retreat.

His own future was definitely more difficult, far more difficult than the Situ family's current situation by a hundred times, but he only had the path of advancing bravely.

Even if his side was at a complete disadvantage, he had to grasp the only advantage from it, and then tell himself that the advantage was with him.

This was self-suggestion, and also self-encouragement.

Because he couldn't lose! Situ He said to him again: "The other two allies are coming to help, and we have to bear 50% of their food, weapon, and arrow consumption."

He Lingchuan nodded: "It's only right and proper. It seems the Situ family has a very good relationship with them."

People respect the Situ family as the boss of the coalition and are helping to fight; shouldn't the boss show some meaning? These two allies weren't asking for an exorbitant price.

Selling their lives in war and taking the risk of offending the Yao Kingdom and Pi Xia, asking for two or three times the money and food as an opportunity, wasn't too much, right? A mere 50% was very righteous.

When the conversation reached this point, He Lingchuan knew the main topic was coming.

Sure enough, Situ He hesitated, as if he was embarrassed to speak.

He Lingchuan lowered his head and didn't look at him, but said: "Brother Situ, just say it; I will definitely help within my ability."

Situ He coughed lightly: "Even with two consecutive bumper harvests last year and the year before, I'm afraid there's still a gap to support the Allied Army in defeating Pi Xia. And there are many variables later that are hard to predict now."

The war machine uses money and food as fuel; once it starts, the consumption is incredible.

"My father heard me mention the Yangshan Archipelago and knows that Brother He has managed it quite well. Therefore... my family wants to ask Brother He, can we exchange some money and food with the industries in our territory?"

Simply put, the Situ family heard that He Lingchuan had money and food and wanted to ask him for help.

Did the so-called power of the Yangshan Archipelago have a way to support the consumption of a war? Was the Yangshan Archipelago truly powerful, or was He Lingchuan bragging himself? After all, bragging was a necessary skill for mixing in Lingxu City.

The Situ family couldn't be sure, but they had to try.

To deal with a great war, one must draw in and borrow all available power.

Anyway, He Xiao had already saved Situ He once. Helping once is helping, and helping twice is also helping; don't bother two masters with one matter.

And He Lingchuan had been waiting for them to speak.

"Brother Situ, don't worry; I'm not like those unreliable small countries that only know how to add flowers to brocade." He said one sentence that made Situ He feel at ease, "I sigh at and admire the fate of Gaopu and the struggle of the Situ family, and I am willing to do my humble bit."

Situ He immediately stood up and bowed to him: "Brother He is righteous, saving my family from fire and water; how can Situ repay you!"

He Lingchuan once again supported his arm: "Just treat me as a shrewd businessman; this is the time to test my investment vision."

How to test it? Look at the attitude and ability of the investment object.

Situ He had been rescued for only a day; he should have been resting on his sickbed, but he still had to drag his wounded body to find him.

To fight for a piece of heaven, the Situ family was also doing its best.

There was no problem with the attitude; next, it was time to look at the ability.

Both laughed.

Situ He relaxed and had the mood to chat: "Oh right, Brother He, do you still remember Yu Hai?"

He Lingchuan had a good memory, and he had a mirror in his arms with an even better memory, reminding him: "That, that little official! You went to the tavern at the East Gate together to drink, and then went to cockfight!"

"Of course I remember. Brother Yu also seems to have come from the Flash Gold Plain, four or five years older than you and me, and was an official under the Minister of Agriculture in Lingxu City. He was a straightforward person, and often helped his fellow countrymen. At that time, he seemed to have started some... society?" A figure who walked out of the Flash Gold Plain was equivalent to having no roots in Lingxu City. Yu Hai could become an official in Lingxu City with his own ability, even if the position wasn't very eye-catching, he was already a leader among his fellow countrymen.

How many talented people wanted to find an official position in Lingxu City but couldn't?

After Yu Hai settled in Lingxu City, he didn't forget his origins, often helping his fellow countrymen. When students from the Flash Gold Plain arrived in Lingxu City, whether they were short of travel expenses or in urgent need, finding Yu Hai for help was the right thing to do.

"Brother Yu organized the Original Hometown Society in Lingxu City himself, and the members were all from the Flash Gold Plain, and I was one of them." Situ He sighed, "Brother He was famous in Lingxu City and didn't understand us people from remote small tribes."

He Lingchuan smiled, knowing they were the so-called "bottom-tier" among the Lingxu students at the time, naturally tending to huddle together for warmth. The so-called "birds of a feather flock together," even Lingxu students were active in their own circles and rarely broke boundaries.

Background, origin, and employment often determined their respective circles and status. Wanting to break through was difficult.

"Two years ago, Lingxu City was in chaos, and Brother Yu Hai was forced to leave Beijia, traveling to other places, and only returned to the Pei Kingdom seven months ago. His maternal family was royal relatives. This time I lobbied various countries to unite against the enemy, and Brother Yu, regardless of his own troubles, volunteered to accompany me to see the King of Pei, contributing a lot of effort."

"He is still righteous." He Lingchuan nodded, "But even he has returned; Beijia's anger is truly not small."

"Being able to return is still a good thing; two years ago, many people were executed in Lingxu City."

He Lingchuan's eyes flashed: "Tell me, what trouble did Yu Hai get into?"

"It's not him, but his family; I only heard it from hearsay." Situ He told everything he knew, then sighed, "Yu Hai's family encountered a change, and until now he has been implicated, always idle at home, unable to enter the court as an official."

He and Yu Hai had no shortage of trouble, but his family finally saw a glimmer of light.

A little bit.

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