Chapter 141 Seeking Cooperation
Wearing a soft bun on his head, a brightly colored embroidered silk dress, a jade belt buckled at his waist, and a jade pendant hanging from his upper body, Zhu Chi stepped into Li Dachui's study, folded his hands and said, "Da Chu Zhu Chi, I have met the Protector!"
Li Dachui looked at the other party with a smile, pointed directly at a chair opposite his case, and said: "Commander Zhu, please sit down!"
Zhu Chi was not used to such meetings.
There is only a table between the two of them, their eyes are facing each other, and no matter how subtle their expression is, they will fall into each other's eyes.
He still put in a lot of effort for today's meeting.
Including the clothes, they deliberately highlight Nan Chu’s style.
He didn’t understand Li Dachui’s character and style, so he could only try his best to pretend to be a frank and open person, hoping to leave a good impression on the other party when they met for the first time. image in order to lay a good foundation for future dealings.
Zhu Chi was not surprised that Li Dachui destroyed his current position in Nanchu Tianluo in one fell swoop.
I have been in Tai'an City for several years. It is easy for some of my subordinates who came from the south to rebel against me.
If you don't know anything about it, you will look down upon yourself.
“I’ve been coming to Tai’an City for several years, and it’s really rude that I just came to see him today!” Zhu Chi smiled and apologized to Li Dachui first.
Although the other party is now an upstart outside the customs, he now represents the Great Chu of the South. Naturally, he cannot put himself too low and lose the face of the Great Chu.
"Commander Zhu is in Tai'an City mainly to collect intelligence on Linghuye and Beiyuan in order to analyze the impact of the situation outside the pass on the Qin Dynasty. Li was just a horse bandit leader before. It is difficult to Come on, understand!”
“Ashamed!” Zhu Chi did not deny this: “When the news came, Zhu was stunned. He was short-sighted and blinded. It’s really my fault that I didn’t recognize the heroes around me.”
Li Dachui laughed: "I don't know the true face of Tai'an, just because I am in this city. Commander Zhu, it's not too late to come today. Speaking of the Zhu family in Gusu, I have admired their name for a long time?"
Zhu Chiwei Sigh: "Today is different from the past. The Zhu family is now encountering some difficulties and is struggling to survive."
"Commander Zhu is calm, but misfortune depends on blessings. If not, Commander Zhu With his family background and ability, how could we come to know each other in Tai'an City, which is thousands of miles away? "
"So, the Protector is willing to cooperate with us?" Zhu Chi was overjoyed.
"We can talk about it later if we want to cooperate or not, but first we get to know each other, get in touch, and exchange some things that are useful to all parties. It can be said to be mutually beneficial!" Li Dachui said with a smile.
"The Protector comes straight to the point, and Zhu doesn't hide anything. Whatever the Protector wants to know, as long as I know it and can tell it, Zhu will definitely tell me everything." Zhu Chi cupped his hand. road.
For Zhu Chi, the Anxi Protectorate, located outside the pass, was not the slightest threat to Chu, but their stance towards the Qin State had a decisive impact on the Qin Dynasty.
As soon as Xiao Changche and Li Dachui captured Aquarius State, Chang'an immediately sent people to split the original Beiting Protectorate into two. It can be seen how important the outside of the pass is to Great Qin now.
Now that the East and West Protectorates stand side by side, and do not deal with each other, but restrain each other, Da Qin has stabilized the situation outside the pass. Once the situation outside the pass is stable, they can free up their hands to organize the interior of the pass. This is very important to Da Chu. It has had a huge impact.
You know, the impact of the Battle of Xiangcheng two years ago is still there.
If you can establish an effective communication channel with the Anxi Protectorate, and if you can have some influence on the decisions of the Anxi Protectorate through various methods in the past, you can directly affect the Great Qin Dynasty, and then indirectly affect the Great Qin Dynasty. The political situation of Chu.
This is how influence comes.
As long as it has value, Danyang will have to value itself, and the Zhu family will have the possibility of recovery.
This is the only hope Zhu Chi sees now to revive the Zhu family.
Otherwise, according to the current situation, the Zhu family will be finished in ten or twenty years. .
Although the Zhu family is in decline now, the previous generation and my own generation still have some good relationships in the past years. Many people are embarrassed to add insult to injury, but when these people are gone, others will do it again. Tolerant?
The current Zhu family is like a drowning person grabbing a straw. No matter how useful it is, it must be firmly grasped.
"Okay, to be honest, I am very interested in Da Chu's current political situation, characters, and even its customs, but there are almost no people here who understand these. With Commander Zhu, I can I have someone I can consult at any time." Li Dachui was very satisfied with Zhu Chi's attitude.
A family that is on the verge of decline is the easiest thing to handle.
Although Nanchu seems to be far away from him now, and even eight poles cannot fight him together, but who can tell clearly in the future?
After entering the customs, Nanchu was a topic that could not be avoided. "The housekeeper told me that Brother Zhu also wants to do some business with us. I wonder what kind of business it is?" Li Dachui asked: "Gusu is too far away from us, otherwise the tea you have over there, silk and satin Everything is what we need here!"
"In fact, it's not that far away!" Zhu Chi said: "Taian City also has a large amount of tea and silk. Are these commodities traded? "
"These things come all the way from the customs, and the price is better than gold. More importantly, is it something ordinary people can do by traveling overland? ." Li Dachui shook his head.
“Do these things all come from the land?” Zhu Chidao: “Where do some of the unknown ones come from? I don’t believe that the governor doesn’t know.”
Li Dachui laughed loudly: "There are indeed some whose origins are unknown, but they just paid taxes. What can I say more?"
Zhu Chi nodded and said: "Business in Tai'an City is one, two. Yes, it is indeed reassuring, but the governor of Xuanwu, Cai Mingcai, has no capital in this pirate business, but the income is not stable. If the governor can convince him to turn robbery into paid escort, my Zhu family is willing to give it a try How about taking a Maritime Silk Road? Once this road is opened, we will have to open up the land business to you, otherwise we will make them lose everything!”
Li Dachui’s eyes lit up. He rubbed his chin and said: "Xuanwu and Cai Ming are now under the rule of the Anxi Protectorate. I am afraid that my influence in Anxi is limited." After Xuanwu entered the sea, Marshal Linghu had no navy, so he could only try to win over Xuanwu and Cai Ming, but you have a navy to protect him!" Zhu Chi said with a smile: "If the two families can communicate well, they can communicate on the water. What can Marshal Hu do? Besides, Marshal Linghu’s thoughts are not outside the gate, and everyone can see clearly that Governor Cai may not be willing to follow Marshal Linghu. He didn’t have a choice in the past, but now he has a choice. Governor Cai may have some new ideas. Besides, it’s just a matter of doing business together to make money!”
Li Dachui looked at the other party and said slowly: “You are a very thoughtful person, but I can convince you. "Cai Ming, how did you get the goods from Chu?"
"I can go back under your banner to persuade the court." Zhu Chi said decisively: "I believe that the Chu court can see the interests here. In this way, both of us can gain something."
Li Dachui He smiled and said: "Increase our strength, and then let Da Qin be extremely afraid of us."
Zhu Chi smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Li'er is such a Li'er. During this time, I have watched the changes outside the pass. , I suddenly felt that Marshal Linghu would not be the opponent of Deputy Protector Li in the future, so I thought about forming a relationship with you first, which is also to find a way for me to revive the Zhu family. If the Protector agrees, I will do it right away. It’s just that the two places are too far apart to prepare for this matter.”
“There is no time limit!” Li Dachui said with a smile: “There will be a long time, so you can take your time. Commander, if you have any problems in the future, you can contact Butler Li directly. If you need any help, Butler Li will help you coordinate and solve the problem."
"Thank you, Protector!" Zhu Chi stood up: "In that case. , I took my leave. I will first compile some information about Nanchu into a booklet and send it to the Protector, so that the Protector can have a general understanding of Danyang! "
"Thank you!"
Zhu Chi walked to the door, and Li Dachui suddenly asked: "Commander Zhu, how much do you know about the Demon Cult?"
Zhu Chi turned around in surprise. , looked at Li Dachui and said: "The Protector actually knows about the Southern Demon Sect?"
"I've heard of one scale and a half arrest!" Li Dachui said: "Commander Zhu has been serving in Dachu Tianluo before, and I want to come here to deal with it. I have some understanding of this sect.”
“The Demon Cult has always been the target of attacks by the Great Chu court, and they have been hiding deeper and deeper, but only when the world becomes more chaotic, they become more active, and now. Da Chu is becoming more and more stable under the leadership of the Queen Mother, and they will naturally hide deeper. If the Governor wants to know their situation, I will find a way to copy some relevant files from Danyang!"
"That's great!" Li Dachui smiled and said, "I'm quite interested in them."
Zhu Chi left excitedly. For him, this not only opened up a new situation at work, but also opened up a new situation for him. The family found a new supporter. Nanchu really can't survive in the future, so it's not impossible to spread its branches outside the pass.
"Master, how much support can you give him?" Li Kaixin asked.
Li Dachui said: "Cai Bin's Xuanwu Prefecture is close to the sea and has a good harbor. Its navy outside the customs is better than Yan Sheng's river navy. That guy is used to piracy, but the income is unstable. . If we can really connect Nanchu and Xuanwu by sea and transport the things we need from the sea, we can minimize the impact of Daqin's land blockade on the outside of the customs, such as salt, iron, tea, oil and other strategies. As long as the supplies come in, in addition to personal use, you can also make a lot of money!”
“The Zhu family is having a hard time in Nanchu. If this can be done, the Zhu family may be able to gain momentum again! , this will be of some help to our future, at least we have an anchor in Nanchu!”
"As long as you take control of these things, it's still a casual move now. Whether it can be effective depends on our progress in the future! If we are trapped outside the customs all the time, it won't be of much use!" Li Dachui laughed.
"We will naturally march into Guanzhong and conquer the world on horseback!" Li Kaixin said with certainty.
"Fat man, you should try your best to take as few actions as possible in the future. Even if you do, don't show any traces of Phoenix Lihuo!" Li Dachui warned: "It's different now. There are more people paying attention to us. , people like you are bound to be stared at. Phoenix Lihuo is the magical power of the Demon Sect. If it is exposed, I am afraid that there will be trouble. The combination of Yin and Yang of Qiankun Qi can imitate any true Qi in the world. If they want to touch me, they are just dreaming.”
“Don’t worry, young master, if you really want to take action, you will definitely destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces!”
“You’d better be careful. Especially if we have to cooperate with southerners like Zhu Chi in the future!" Li Dachui said: "The Demon Cult has penetrated deeply in the South, and in turn, the Chu State must also have a deep understanding of the Demon Cult, in case someone discovers what we are practicing. Martial arts are all connected with the Demon Cult, so there might be some trouble!”
"I will be careful!"
(End of this chapter)