Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Qin Ming whispered:

"I will help Yan Ziqiong. If we can't make a deal this time, there's no need to force it."

Song Dingsheng immediately understood what Qin Ming meant.

Originally, Qin Ming was unwilling to establish a trade relationship with a guy he was not confident in.

If Yan Ziqiong didn't come, Qin Ming would have no choice but to do the business that Yan Zheng was doing.

Therefore, there is no need to have too much to do with them.

Seeing this, Song Dingsheng returned to the port and prepared to politely decline Yan Zheng's offer.

In the capital's port, dozens of large ships are neatly lined up.

There were laborers coming and going on the boat and on the shore, carrying large and small bags of things up the river.

After Yan Zheng got off the ship, he lived in the guesthouse specially built by the court here.

Originally, he had been very busy, handling post-disaster reconstruction work in Yan Dynasty, attempting to accumulate political achievements so that he could move up in the future.

But Yan Ziqiong's development exceeded his imagination.

Since establishing stable trade relations with Qin Ming, Yan Ziqiong's troops, resources and silver have begun to surpass his own.

Yan Zheng had already reported these situations to the top royal officials.

He also spent some of his energy specifically to suppress Yan Ziqiong.

Finally, we got the opportunity to trade with Daqian.

But as soon as I got here, I encountered obstacles everywhere.

Qin Ming didn't even want to see him.

This time, he brought along one of his trusted aides, Wanyan Tielu.

Xiao Tianzhu stayed behind to help him handle the internal affairs of the territory.

"This Daqian is indeed rich in resources."

Wanyan Tielu was shocked as he watched the carts moving towards the top.

"If Yan Dynasty also had so many factories, its national strength would surely catch up with Daqian very quickly."

They took a boat along the way and saw many facilities in Daqian.

Naturally, I understand how powerful Qin Ming’s factory construction and some infrastructure are.

Yan Zheng sighed slowly and said:

"The crux of the problem lies not in this, but in whether we can mobilize the whole country for development."

"I've been wondering for a long time why the Yan Dynasty, with its vast territory and abundant resources, is always so far behind the Daqian Dynasty in terms of development. Even if we knew their technology, we could never catch up."

"Why?"

This question made Wanyan Tielu feel a little strange.

Yan Zheng said slowly:

"It's simple. It's because our territory is too scattered. If we can merge it, unify management, and build it with the whole country's strength, then we can gradually improve it."

What Yan Zheng said makes sense. The reason why they have not had the opportunity to resolve this matter at this stage is that they do not have a corresponding system to unify the management of all forces.

The territory was naturally divided into pieces.

In this way, each faction will only develop what is within its own territory.

It is easy to have uneven situations.

"But Third Prince, changing the current situation is not easy."

"If I could take over my father's position, I would definitely change this situation!"

Yan Zheng clenched his fists and spoke seriously.

"Your Highness, Song Dingsheng is here."

While they were talking, his subordinates came to Yan Zheng to report.

"Please come in."

"Ah."

Soon, Song Dingsheng and his entourage came to Yan Zheng.

"Third Prince, His Majesty has been very busy lately and really has no time to meet with you."

"But our Majesty said that he has long admired you. If there is a chance, he will personally host a banquet for you next time you come."

After these words were spoken, Yan Zheng and Wanyan Tielu beside him looked at each other, and both of their faces became a little ugly.

Others may not know, but as the parties involved, how could they not know what Qin Ming meant?

Obviously, he didn't like them.

Also unwilling to meet.

Wanyan Tielu stood up and slammed the table, angrily saying:

"Sir Song, we have come all the way here, is this how you treat guests in Daqian?"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Song Dingsheng has encountered this situation too many times.

When the other party gets angry, he immediately apologizes and stops talking.

Anyway, he won't lose any flesh, and no one can come up and beat him, the Minister of Rites.

In the end, things were handled smoothly.

After Wanyan Tielu got angry, Yan Zheng saw that the time was almost right and stood up on his own initiative.

"We're in Daqian. What are you doing making such a fuss? Stop it."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Yan Zheng and he played the good cop and the bad cop respectively, walked up and pulled Song Dingsheng to sit at the table.

Song Dingsheng is a smart man, so he can see through their thoughts.

After sitting down, he still didn't let go.

Yan Zheng said at this time:

"It's like this. I came to your Majesty to discuss something important, extremely urgent. Even if your Majesty doesn't want to see me, at least give me a chance and pass on my message."

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms.

"This is……?"

"Please deliver it to His Majesty. If you read this letter and still choose not to see me, I will take my men and leave."

"Row."

Song Dingsheng put the thing into his sleeve with suspicion.

Then he made another trip and entered the palace to hand the letter to Qin Ming.

"Your Majesty, what Yan Zheng said is very magical. It means that as long as you read this letter, you will be willing to see him."

"Oh?"

Qin Ming raised his eyebrows.

He opened the envelope and took a quick look.

"interesting……"

"Your Majesty, what did he say?"

Song Dingsheng was very curious. Based on his understanding of Qin Ming, this reaction was most likely that he was going to meet Yan Zheng.

"He has confessed his mistake. If I am willing to help him seize the throne of the Yan Dynasty, I can give him some benefits now."

It was not easy to get the opportunity to come here to trade this time.

Yan Zheng must seize the opportunity and negotiate with Qin Ming.

As long as he can kick Yan Ziqiong out, everything in Yan Dynasty will still be his.

He put a lot of effort into this.

He even advised Xiao Tianzhu, who had a deep hatred for Qin Ming, to let go of his hatred and help him accomplish his great cause.

I thought the road was already paved.

However, he didn't expect that he would be defeated by Qin Ming in the end.

There was no other way, so Yan Zheng had to reveal his trump card.

In his opinion, as long as he could directly give Qin Ming the benefits he needed, the other party would have no reason to refuse.

……

Soon, the imperial kitchen began preparations for today's dinner.

Today they received news that His Majesty would meet with a very high-ranking person in the evening.

So today's dinner will have to be larger and the dishes will be richer.

The eunuch from the imperial kitchen brought the things into Wenhui Hall.

Yan Zheng also entered the hall under the leadership of Song Dingsheng.

"Your Majesty, long time no see."

"Third Prince, the last time we met was on the battlefield several months ago."

"Yes, but we were enemies back then, but now we are about to become allies."

"What does the word ally mean?"

Qin Ming asked back with a smile on his face.