Chapter 915

This tea set was bought by Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji from the Great Qin at a high price.

Watching them break the tea cup lids, he felt a bit of heartache.

"Alright, you old men, having experienced a lifetime of storms, why have you become so impatient at this time?"

Those old men, seeing Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji coming, started complaining as soon as they opened their mouths.

"Lord Empress Empress Zhangsun, look at how this matter in Siam was handled; all four of our families suffered heavy losses! I really doubt if there is any way for us to survive if we continue to follow the Great Tang?" These words already carried the meaning of wanting to rebel.

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji glared at him with dissatisfaction and flicked his large sleeves.

"It's just a trade route. Have you earned little money within the Great Tang?"

The old man stopped talking then.

They just wanted to complain; it wasn't that the family had really reached the point of life and death.

"Lord Empress Empress Zhangsun, the Emperor's way of doing things is too unfair. Last time the Great Qin army was at the city gates, it was our four major noble clans who paid money to help the imperial court resolve this disaster."

"The Emperor has no intention of repaying kindness at all!"

"If it weren't for the fact that we have no connections in the Great Qin, we would have run to the Great Qin long ago. Who would still care to hold on in this broken place?"

This started digging up old scores again.

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji knew that it was impossible to reason with them.

People of the noble clans only care about interests.

"The opportunity has come, see if you want to do it? I won't force those who don't want to."

Upon hearing that there was an opportunity, the few old men shut their mouths.

And in the blink of an eye, they forgot the complaints they had just made.

"Did the Emperor distribute any benefits again?"

"Lord Empress Empress Zhangsun, you must distribute them fairly! Everyone knows that my Cui family suffered the greatest loss last time, and our vitality has not yet recovered!"

"Old man Cui, you are shameless. If it weren't for your Cui family grabbing too much in the past, would the Great Qin have targeted your Cui family first?"

"Stop arguing, let's see what the benefits are first?"

The four old men looked at Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji eagerly, waiting for him to speak.

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji's selfishness is no less than that of the four major noble clans.

If he could, he would also want to take a little more benefit for himself.

But this time, it is different from the past; it requires effort and great energy to do.

The imperial court still feels it is difficult, and it is not something that one or two noble clans can do. Everyone must work together!

"I will first tell you about the cooperation alliance that the imperial court recently signed with the Great Qin."

Hmm?

"Cooperation with the Great Qin? Did I hear that right?"

"Since when did the imperial court start to be so shameless?"

"Cooperation? I'm afraid that in the end, we will be eaten until not even the bone dregs are left?"

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji got a bit angry.

These old men, without even listening, came to such a conclusion; it was truly noisy.

"Are you still listening or not? If you don't listen, get out!"

With benefits in front of them, who would be willing to leave?

They were just complaining.

Being shouted at by Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji, they immediately became much more obedient.

"Lord Empress Empress Zhangsun, please continue, we won't interrupt."

Although Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji was angry, he also knew the importance of the situation.

The Great Tang imperial court is the reliance of this group of people. Only when the imperial court is well will these people be well.

"Listen carefully, there are three things in total."

"First, the imperial court and the Great Qin are going to cooperate to fire porcelain in Changnanzhen."

"Second, the imperial court has taken on a project to help the Great Qin build a port in Liaodong."

"Third, the imperial court is going to help the Great Qin transport ten million prisoners of war from the Tianzhu continent to Liaodong. After the matter is completed, we can get one million prisoners of war!"

Three things, each more shocking than the last.

The four major noble clans had actually wanted to cooperate with the Great Qin for a long time.

Unfortunately, Qin Mu had too deep a prejudice against them and had almost completely uprooted their foundations within the Great Qin.

Being able to cooperate with the Great Qin this time is indeed a god-given opportunity.

"Lord Empress Empress Zhangsun, if we help the imperial court transport those ten million prisoners of war, can the one million prisoners of war sent at the end be distributed to us?"

Ginger is still old and spicy!

They saw the most profitable part at a glance.

They didn't even mention the other two projects and went straight to the last one.

Several old men nodded in agreement one after another.

"Transporting ten million prisoners of war is not an easy task. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the consumption of food is also a huge number."

"If you are willing to distribute all one million prisoners of war to us, we can consider helping the imperial court transport this batch of prisoners of war."

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji knew that these old guys were extremely cunning.

At a glance, they could see the pros and cons.

The food loss during transportation is indeed the biggest problem.

"If you use ships to transport them, you can use big fish along the way to make up for the lack of food, so the actual consumption is not that great!"

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji had already thought it through clearly, and with one sentence, he pointed out where their little thoughts lay.

It was nothing more than wanting to make things sound difficult, while in actual practice, there would be many ways to reduce costs.

"But rest assured, all one million prisoners of war will be distributed to you."

The four old men finally got these words and were overjoyed.

Every prisoner of war is a tool for creating profit.

The value that one million prisoners of war can create is immeasurable. That is why the four old men have been keeping their eyes on these prisoners of war.

Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji changed the subject.

"However, the one million prisoners of war are not given for free; you must help the imperial court do one more thing."

"What is it?"

The four old men were suspicious.

Generally, things attached to such huge benefits are not that easy to complete. Empress Empress Zhangsun Empress Zhangsun Zhangsun Wuji spread out a map on the table.

"The imperial court wants to develop the two large islands of Yingzhou and Zhuyai. The right to develop will also be given to you, but you are required to go and pacify the wild indigenous people on the islands!" The four old men quickly calculated in their hearts.

If this matter is done well, it seems there is still profit to be made.

On each of the two large islands, the number of wild indigenous people exceeds one million.

Couldn't these people be prisoners of war?

As long as one is ruthless enough, one can get great benefits from it!

"No problem, our four major noble clans take this matter!"