Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

It seems that I have to stand up and express my position at this time.

Xu Kang took a deep breath and said:

"Your Majesty, if we can reach an agreement, I will provide the money to build the canal."

Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded slowly and then stood up.

"Since everyone agrees, I will invite Princess Tiance to work with Daqian to draft a contract, which will then be signed by you all."

"As for the allocation of canal construction work, the Ministry of Works will hand it over to the major families for construction."

"Today's chef and ingredients are all specially prepared by the Beijing Chamber of Commerce. Everyone can eat as much as they want. I will go get busy now."

The matter has been discussed, and Qin Ming, who is busy with many things, naturally cannot continue to waste time here with them.

They were just a group of wealthy people, not worthy enough to ask Qin Ming to accompany them for this meal.

So after smiling and nodding at everyone, Qin Ming turned and left.

After walking out the door, Wan Shu looked behind Qin Ming with a strange expression.

Qin Ming turned around and found that Yan Ziqiong had also followed him out.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't I be bothering you here? After all, it's not easy for them to come here."

Wan Shu leaned close to Qin Ming and spoke softly in his ear, her breath as sweet as orchid.

Seeing the two of them so close.

An unnatural look suddenly flashed across Yan Ziqiong's face, who was standing behind them.

"Fortunately."

Qin Ming looked embarrassed and could only smile, then stopped talking.

"The Wan family probably still has a lot of questions at this point. I'll discuss future cooperation with them."

"Let's go first."

Wan Shu gently bit Qin Ming's ear.

Then he turned around and left.

A tingling sensation suddenly came over him, and Qin Ming felt goosebumps all over his body.

But the biggest problem at this time is definitely not with Wan Shu.

Turning his head, Qin Ming looked at Yan Ziqiong and grinned.

"It happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to discuss it with you, but your agreement today is a big help to me."

"It's not really a favor. The royal family already has a huge demand for goods. If you're willing to provide them, we can naturally accept them all."

"But it would be better if those goods and technologies were supplied to me first."

Yan Ziqiong wants to compete for the throne.

Therefore, a lot of resources are needed to develop oneself.

With Qin Ming's support, Yan Ziqiong's power will grow extremely fast.

"Can't you represent those middle and lower class nobles?"

"Of course not. Our territory is becoming increasingly divided. Even if the royal family wants to control our small territory, it will take a lot of effort, let alone the territory of the Four Pillar States."

According to the situation described by Yan Ziqiong.

After Qin Ming left, there were disturbances of varying degrees within the Yan Dynasty.

Some people could not escape the status of slavery for years, so they simply stopped following the Yan Dynasty's system.

They began to join Luojiao or some resistance forces and continued to resist.

Although the technology and number of these people are not as large as imagined.

But they don't have much ambition.

They just divided up some land and started to rule the land.

This also caused them to encounter very strong resistance within the process of suppression.

Fortunately, most of these resistances were forces within the Four Pillar States.

After gradually relaxing the control over the Four Pillar States, the royal family did not suffer too much loss.

They even took advantage of this round of war and signed a ceasefire agreement with Qin Ming to purchase a large amount of Qin Ming's goods, thereby further strengthening their own strength within the country.

"Let's not talk about those big things, let's talk about you."

While Qin Ming and Yan Ziqiong were chatting, they had already arrived at the inn where Yan Ziqiong lived.

After dispersing everyone, Qin Ming looked at Yan Ziqiong with a smile.

"My brother wants to kill me."

Yan Ziqiong spoke in a deep voice.

Yan Wujiang had long lost his power, and now the only one who could pose a threat to Yan Ziqiong was the third prince Yan Zheng.

He had two more generals, Xiao Tianzhu and Wanyan Tielu, under his command, and used the war with Daqian to demonstrate his loyalty to the royal family.

The power in his hands expanded to an extent beyond imagination.

"My father gave him 100,000 Tiger Roar Guards, but took the Tiger Roar Guards back from me."

"I need to build a strong army. Otherwise, without military power, everything is just empty talk!"

Speaking of this, Yan Ziqiong was filled with anger towards the court, which chose the third prince just because he was a girl.

It even allowed the other party to keep the Tiger Roar Guard in their hands.

This blatant bias has almost been told to everyone in the Yan Dynasty.

The next person to inherit the throne is likely to be the third brother!

There's no way it'll be my turn!

"What does this have to do with him wanting to kill you?"

Qin Ming was a little surprised. Logically speaking, the third prince should have had an absolute advantage now.

There is no need to kill Yan Ziqiong at this critical moment.

This would likely cause him reputational damage before he even ascended the throne.

"Because I am building an army and buying a lot of arms."

"Oh?"

These words made Qin Ming frown slightly.

"Don't the high-ranking officials of the royal family care? What is your father's attitude?"

"They didn't say anything and they never stopped me."

If the facts are really as Yan Ziqiong said, the attitude of the Yan Dynasty’s top leaders now is somewhat intriguing.

"I can give you some supplies."

"You should be in need of a strong army now. Otherwise, if the attitude of the higher-ups changes, you will become a stepping stone for the Third Prince."

Qin Ming's productivity is enough to build a large army for Yan Ziqiong.

There is a saying that goes, "A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!"

Yan Ziqiong's various actions may have been noticed by the top royal family members.

Whether it is Yan Ziqiong or Qin Ming, it is now difficult to guess the attitude of the top royal family of Yan Dynasty.

Once they are dissatisfied with Yan Ziqiong, Yan Ziqiong's path to power will be extremely difficult.

Even now, Yan Ziqiong, who has no support, is not favored by anyone.

The only one she can rely on is Qin Ming.

"I found you for this very purpose."

As she spoke, Yan Ziqiong suddenly stood up and sat next to Qin Ming, leaning close to his ear, and her voice, which was as cold as ice, changed its tone.

"I wonder how much weapons and equipment the handsome and elegant Emperor Daqian can give them?"

After she finished speaking, she actually imitated Wan Shu's behavior just now and gently bit Qin Ming's ear.

Qin Ming immediately felt a surge of blood rushing to his head.

"How... can you do that?"

“Learn and use it now.”

There was no one around, so Yan Ziqiong didn't have to maintain her usual icy state in front of Qin Ming.

Now I'm just like an ordinary girl next door.

Although his tone was still a little cold, it was much better than in front of outsiders.

"Let's communicate first. I'll give it to you based on my mood."

Qin Ming raised the corner of his mouth and suddenly picked up Yan Ziqiong.

Yan Ziqiong snorted, her face slightly red, but she took the initiative to put her arms around Qin Ming's neck.

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