Chapter 515 Who Should I Rely On?

Cao Gang Headquarters

Lin Shan waved his hand, and all his subordinates left.

In the meeting room, only he and his adoptive father Wang Juntao were left.

Wang Juntao was the old leader of Cao Gang, and Lin Shan was his adopted son.

In the past two years, he had gotten older and basically didn't care about anything.

At this time, he said worriedly, "The court has issued an order to prohibit Dali merchants from trading with Pingzhou and the South. Those who violate the order will be killed without mercy. Shan'er, don't we have two hundred Pingzhou navy in our fleet? Will there be any problem?"

In the past two days, Bi Qi sent back news that the two hundred Pingzhou navy helped our Cao Gang a lot.

Thinking about this, Lin Shan said, "Transactions are based on fairness and equality. Is the exchange between our Cao Gang and Pingzhou fair and equal this time? No, how can it be called a transaction when we are taking absolute advantage of ourselves?"

"Our Cao Gang is taking advantage of Pingzhou and consuming Pingzhou's resources." They didn't give Pingzhou any material feedback, did they?

At this point, Lin Shan touched his chin and said, "Speaking of which, we have helped the court." Yes, that's right.

The old gang leader was amused by his specious words, "When did you become so eloquent?"

Lin Shan also felt that his mouth seemed to have become sharper. He touched his nose. Is it because he was too close to Pingzhou?

Forget it, this is not important. Lin Shan turned and said, "Gang leader, we should also think about the future."

Now that Dali is divided into pieces, it is not clear who will rule the world in the future. But we have to choose one side to rely on.

"Let me think about it, let me think about it." The old gang leader's eyebrows were twisted into a ball with worry.

Lin Shan did not urge him. He really had to think about it slowly. Their Cao Gang had such a big fortune.

He himself was also thinking about which of the current forces had a greater chance of winning.

Now the court and the South are going to fight. I wonder what the final result will be? Although the imperial court seems to be powerful now, Lin Shan knows that Xie Zhan, the governor of Lingnan, is not someone who can be slaughtered at will.

"Adoptive father, just keep this in mind. Let's not make a decision in a hurry." It's too early now.

Wang Juntao nodded and suddenly said, "Shan'er, Pingzhou rebelled, Lingnan rebelled, have you ever thought about it?"

After realizing what his adoptive father said, Lin Shan's body was shocked, "Adoptive father, Dali is already in chaos enough, do we have to start a new stove?"

"Just tell me whether you want to or not?"

Lin Shan muttered in his heart, adoptive father, I'm afraid you want it yourself? You really dare to think.

To be honest, he is a man, how can he not have the dream of competing for the world?

But in the dead of night, he asked himself, if he really wanted to join the heroes to compete for the world, could he beat Lu Songli and Xie Zhan?

During the past two years, because of the frequent cooperation with Pingzhou, Lu Songli and Xie Zhan had fought secretly several times. He was considered an insider and understood the two more deeply than others.

These two people are both talented and ambitious. He is not belittling himself, but the fact is that he cannot compare with them. He really cannot compare with them.

Now his adoptive father is asking him this kind of question.

Is it because he doesn't want to?

Is it because he is unwilling?

Neither, but compared with these two people, he is just a younger brother!

He dared not think about it, and now his adoptive father has some ideas? Lin Shan simply told his adoptive father the details of the fight between Lu Songli and Xie Zhan in the past two years.

After saying this, he added, "Adoptive father, with the current strength and wealth of our Cao Gang, it is not impossible to form a small force."

"To compete for the world, we must first have a territory, right? Look at the entire territory of Dali. Lv Songli occupies Pingyou and Youzhou, King Jin occupies Donghai, and Xie Zhan occupies Lingnan. Their territories all have coastal ports and docks. There are not many territories left to choose from along the entire coastal area. Which one do you think we can win?"

The thoughts that the old gang leader had just had had disappeared. Hearing this, he cursed, "You prodigal son, what is the territory? You only care about your adoptive father's coffin money!"

Wang Juntao had just figured it out. If they want to join the hegemony, the first step is to get a piece of territory. This territory must be seized, either from Dali or from these people.

But these people are not easy to mess with.

After seizing it, we still have to be neighbors with them...

After seizing the territory, we have to manage it, right? It will cost a lot of money, and the key is that this piece of land may be swallowed up by them at any time.

Hearing this, Lin Shan knew that he had persuaded people. It is very expensive to conquer the world. It is destined to be destroyed and incorporated, so why spend that money?

"Foster father, some things can be thought about. Don't be impulsive, impulsiveness costs money. Think about how you have saved up this little fortune for a lifetime, it is not easy."

"Let's not worry about it, we don't have that kind of luck. It's better to take advantage of this time to open our eyes and take a good look, and find a reliable one to invest in." Without saying anything, they took this huge fortune to seek refuge. If they really found a wise master, they would not be able to escape the position of a marquis in the future.

"What you said makes sense, so who should we choose?" Wang Juntao asked Lin Shan.

Recently, King Jin and Xie Zhan have sent people to contact them, and they only said that they need to consider it, without giving a definite answer.

Lin Shan was also worried. He didn't know the answer to such a big question. "It's not urgent. Let's think about it first. We can think about it for a while, but not too long."

In such a mess, they couldn't stay out of it.

The most taboo thing in dealing with things is to please both sides. The result of not offending both sides is to offend both sides.

If you don't join them, you are their enemy. So after the outcome of the Battle of Lingnan, they had to make a choice.

Southwest, Dong Mansion

Under Jiang Boya's lobbying, King Cheng finally agreed to form an alliance with Xie Zhan to fight against the Dali court.

Fortunately, Jiang Boya fulfilled his mission. After receiving King Cheng's permission, he planned to rest for one night and rush back to Lingnan tomorrow.

After Jiang Boya took a short rest in the other courtyard arranged by the other party, he went to Dong's Mansion for a banquet in the evening.

Jiang Boya and Dong Jichuan were about the same age. When they were teenagers, they were both young talents. They heard about each other at first, and later met by chance in Chang'an and swam together. Later, they maintained a gentle friendship between gentlemen.

Because they have a faint friendship, the two of them are no strangers when they meet again this time.

As the banquet started, amidst the sounds of silk and bamboo, the two of them couldn't help but talk about the current six-party forces.

However, the two of them only talked briefly. After all, the troubled times had just begun and it was too early to say anything.

After three rounds of drinking, the two of them were tipsy. Jiang Boya used his drunkenness to hint that Dong Jichuan would switch to another camp.

Among the five points in the world, King Cheng and Jin Jiang are the least expected by the people in the world.

The Dali Dynasty has been around for two hundred years. The Song family is the emperor, and the people think that is enough.

When life becomes a pool of stagnant water and insensitive, people's urgent hope is change.

In addition, King Cheng's character is arrogant and arrogant, and he doesn't seem to be able to achieve anything.

Dong Jichuan only said, "There is no need to say this again. King Cheng is kind to me."

Jiang Boya smiled, yes, in these troubled times, there has been no first place in literature and no second place in martial arts since ancient times. They are all counselors. Who doesn't want the lord whom he voted for to achieve great success through his assistance, and he can also become a marquis and prime minister, and his name will go down in history?

He took a sip of wine and then changed the subject, "I wonder which force Guo Chong and Fan Yang will defect to?"

Guo Chong and Fan Yang were the outstanding and wise men of their time, but they have fallen silent in recent years.

When Dong Jichuan heard this, his hand holding the wine glass paused and he shook his head. It was difficult to guess what the two men were thinking.

But he had a hunch that these two people would definitely join the game, but the time had not yet come.