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Chapter 2115 Military Power? (Subscription Request)

As the Lei family and the Meng family are the leaders of Jizhou, on the surface they are equally powerful and have a profound foundation. There are other noble families as well, including many marquis and earl families, but they are far behind these two families.

Similarly, in Yanzhou, the Tan family is the absolute overlord, of course, on the premise of eliminating the Divine Sword Hall.

Therefore, one can imagine how shocked and shaken the people present were after hearing this news.

With the Meng family and the Lei family, it would be no problem for them to control Jizhou.

By marrying into the Tan family, the third generation of the Tan family has only one daughter, or on the surface only has one daughter. Meng Zhao can also use the power of the Tan family to extend his reach into Yanzhou.

This was a very big deal. After all, Beitang Shu was nominally the governor of Ji and Liang states, but he was always hanging around in Ji state. Moreover, it was only a superficial glory. In fact, he was sidelined by the Lei family and the Meng family.

Meng Zhao now controls two out of three parts of the north, leaving only Liangzhou where he has not taken any action.

  Of course, everyone is now wondering whether Meng Zhao really did not take any action, or did he not reveal it to them?

Take the matter of marriage for example. Neither the Meng family nor the Tan family has heard any news. It is possible that there is news in Yanzhou but it has not spread here yet.

  So, is it possible that Meng Zhao was hiding something from them in Liangzhou, something that he never told them clearly, but which really existed?

Thinking about it this way, is it possible that Meng Zhao has made arrangements in other places besides the north?

Everyone even immediately thought of the existence of the bull-headed god. He was sent by Meng Zhao to deliver a letter, and the recipient of the letter was Shen Tianci from the Shen family in Jinling. Could it be that these two peerless heroes, Shen in the south and Meng in the north, are in collusion?

Ahem, the word "collusion" is not quite appropriate. It would not be much different to use "connection", "contact" or "intersection".

When they thought of this, everyone felt a little chilly.

Meng Zhao is young, but he has mastered peerless skills and supreme martial arts. It is not uncommon for him to be so scheming and thoughtful. His arrangements are so numerous, deep, and extensive. It is truly an amazing thing.

They just don't believe that Meng Zhao's marriage to the Tan family has no intention of setting up operations in the north.

Of course, these can only be said in my heart.

Lei Chongmao was extremely unwilling in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it. Besides, his father Lei Wanche was the one who made the decision in the Lei family, so it was not his turn to step forward.

  Lei Wanche forced a smile and said,

"That's no problem. I will give the Lei family's list to King Meng Long to copy later. From now on, I'll trouble King Meng Long to take care of the Lei family."

  Meng Zhao nodded, and then raised another point.

"The second thing is that Jianmu Cave Heaven has endless resources. Even if it is just one of the small islands, it can be developed and mined for a long time. Some specific resources need to be converted into cash. In order to prevent Beitang Shu from finding out, I want to set up a chamber of commerce. You and I will each send people to the front as supervisors. Of course, the share occupied by the Lei family will not be large, but I will give it absolute respect and will not interfere. What do you think, Lord Lei?"

In fact, Meng Zhao did not mention this matter, but Lei Wanche had already planned it.

There are indeed many resources in Jianmu Cave Heaven, but compared with Tuxiu’s treasure and the ancient battlefield of gods and demons, there are also differences.

Tu Xiu's treasure is a mountain of gold, silver, jewelry, and many mineral materials. They can be used and traded right away without any need to shuffle them.

The ancient battlefield of gods and demons is a holy place for cultivation, and most of the resources inside can be used to improve one's strength.

Meng Zhao mostly digested these two things internally and rarely leaked them out.

But Jianmu Cave is different. The resources inside are one aspect, and sustainable resources are another aspect.

To give a simple example, any small island, after being developed and exploited, can be used for planting and breeding after the original resources are consumed. Ordinary rice and flour are not worth planting, but spiritual rice and flour can be planted. Ordinary breeding is not worth planting, but edible beasts can be raised.

These are huge resources that cannot be consumed by themselves and can be used to cash in and traded for other necessities.

And if the Lei family or the Meng family continued to outflow these resources in large quantities, they would easily be noticed by the outside world and then the tricks would be discovered.

Especially Beitang Shu knew clearly that the Lei family had a secret cave, so it was easy for him to discover the tricks inside.

If we do this and temporarily use a layer of cover to cover up the matter, at least Beitang Shu will not discover it immediately.

As for the future, he would keep it secret for as long as possible. If he couldn't keep it secret anymore, Meng Zhao wouldn't care.

What he is fighting for now is time and opportunity.

Of course there are some problems here, such as the division of shares.

Meng Zhao also came straight to the point and said that he would give the Lei family a share, but it would not be much. The specific amount would depend on the future development progress and the harvest. It would be impossible to come up with a charter in a short time, but the tone was set.

To put it bluntly, the Lei family owns the cave heaven, but they cannot protect it. Now Meng Zhao is trying to seize the opportunity of the Lei family.

But the descendants of the Lei family were incompetent and could only hold it in and endure it, and try to find other solutions, but there was no way they could confront Meng Zhao head-on.

  Lei Wanche nodded repeatedly.

"Of course this is a good thing. This way, we can have both secrecy and security. I will think about it carefully and will never let King Meng Long down."

"And the third point. Later, I will arrange for a few people to go to the Lei family army to learn. Lord Lei, you can't keep it to yourself!"

If the Lei family father and son could still accept the first two conditions with gritted teeth, then the army and military power became a taboo for them.

Not to mention that Lei Chongmao was breathing rapidly and his eyes were red at this time. He was in a dilemma and wished he could cut Meng Zhao into pieces.

Even Lei Wanche, such a cunning old man, was unsure of Meng Zhao's intentions and felt a faint resistance in his heart.

The list is something that is targeted, but it is the result of years of management and accumulation. Even if Meng Zhao has one more copy, it will be difficult to win them over immediately.

  The army is different. If the military power is transferred to other places, what is the difference between the Lei family and other marquisates and earl's mansions in Jizhou?

In addition, whether it is Beitang Shu or the Beitang royal family, they all value the Lei family and the Lei family army.

If the Lei family army was swallowed up by Meng Zhao, what would be left of their Lei family?

If you have an army, you will feel safe. If you don’t have an army, what’s the point?

Since ancient times, even emperors were terrified when stripping their generals of their military power. Some were good at it and would give up their military power with a cup of wine, while those who were not good at it would directly crush them with violence, causing endless killings and even destabilizing the country.

  Meng Zhao had just suppressed the Lei family with force, and now he was attacking the Lei family army. Wasn't it a bit too hasty?

"Haha, Lord Lei, seeing how scared you are, I have no intention of taking away your Lei family's military power. Instead, I really intend to send someone to learn the art of war."