I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Oh? Tachibana-kun, you want to see the lord? Why?"

Qing Deng gave a bitter smile:

"Mr. Kiryu, to be honest, my Qin Jin Fan is currently short of money, desperately short of money..."

He succinctly explained the predicament Qin Jinfan was currently facing.

Building new cities, reclaiming new fields, repairing water conservancy projects, constructing factories... none of these projects can be carried out.

Ultimately, it all boils down to one reason: no money!

As long as you have money, everything is negotiable.

The Shinsengumi Chamber of Commerce simply could not afford to allocate a large sum of money to support the construction of the Hatajin Domain while still supplying the Shinsengumi.

If you rely solely on "saving money" to raise funds, who knows when you'll ever get around to it.

Besides money, what Qingdeng lacks most right now is time!

Under Tokugawa Iemochi's orders, the shogunate is currently actively preparing for war, ready to take advantage of the rare window of opportunity presented by "Chōshū becoming a rebel territory" to launch a large-scale western expedition and wipe out this restless threat in one fell swoop.

Knowing that disaster was imminent, Changzhou was also making great efforts to prepare for war.

The fighting in the capital region has ended... but a larger-scale war is brewing!

Two hundred and fifty years after the Battle of Sekigahara, a decisive battle of astonishing scale will once again erupt between eastern and western Japan!

In these rapidly changing times, there's no time for Qingdeng to develop slowly.

The Qin Jin Domain must rise rapidly! It must become a crucial force capable of playing a decisive role in this era of great strife!

"If we want to raise funds in a short period of time, we can only seek investment."

“This is not a small amount of money that can be dealt with in a thousand or ten thousand taels, but a large amount of money measured in 'hundred thousand'.”

"Such a huge amount of money can only be afforded by the big merchants in Osaka."

"The only wealthy merchant I know in Osaka is Mai's grandmother."

After listening quietly, Mr. Kiryu's face showed a look of understanding.

"I see... I understand now."

He muttered to himself while displaying a strange, ambiguous expression that was neither a smile nor a frown.

"Tachibana-kun, you have quite the ambition, actually wanting to cooperate with my Calabash House."

Qingdeng smiled:

"If both sides can successfully reach a cooperation agreement, it will be mutually beneficial. We will get the money, and you will gain a solid political ally. It is a perfect solution."

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Chapter 767 We must get Tachibana-kun married! [4500]

"In that case, when do you plan to go to Osaka?"

Qingdeng thought for a moment and replied:

Let's set it for 10 days from now.

Mr. Kiryu nodded slightly:

"The 10th... Then you should use these 10 days to think carefully about how to deal with the lord's 'questioning'."

He emphasized the word "questioning" when he used it.

Upon hearing this, Qing Deng deflated like a punctured balloon, a bitter expression on his face.

"I will work hard..."

"So, you're still determined to marry three wives?"

"On this point alone, I will not back down."

Qing Deng answered without hesitation.

"You can be really stubborn in some strange ways..."

Mr. Kiryu shrugged, then asked:

"So, how far have things progressed between you and the young master and the others?"

"Shouldn't you be getting married around this time?"

"If you don't get married and have children soon, your subordinates might start to complain."

Qingdeng muttered half-jokingly:

"Why are you even pressuring me to get married now..."

After muttering to himself, he pondered for a moment:

“I have tried to get their opinions indirectly.”

"Simply put...they are all very willing to get married."

"They didn't have any friction with each other."

"Although Sanako and Mai are always bickering, as if they don't get along."

"But I can tell that there is no deep-seated hatred between them."

"In fact, their relationship is quite good."

"However... they still cannot adapt to my idea of ​​'three legal wives'."

"Actually, it's nothing."

"It's just that this idea goes against common sense, so they instinctively resist it."

"Once they get past this hurdle, things should go smoothly from here on out."

After listening quietly, the Kiryu boss couldn't help but chuckle.

“If it weren’t for your insistence on having ‘three wives,’ you would have been enjoying the bliss of having multiple wives long ago.”

Qingdeng smiled, neither approving nor opposing.

Mr. Kiryu continued:

"In other words... the key to breaking the current deadlock lies in whether the young master and the others can overcome the hurdle of 'everyone is the legal wife,' right?"

Qingdeng nodded:

"Well, you could say that."

Mr. Kiryu raised his hand and adjusted his glasses—the lenses reflecting a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"Then... in my opinion, the one who can break this deadlock is probably Ms. Chiba."

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

Boss Kiryu straightened his back slightly, a confident smile on his face, looking as if he were a strategist resolving his lord's doubts.

"Ms. Okita is a very gentle girl."

"Gentleness is certainly a good thing."

"But the problem is—she's too gentle."

"She values ​​the gains and losses of the group more than personal honor or disgrace."

"Even if I suffer some injustice, I will never tell anyone."

Therefore, she would most likely feel that the current situation of 'no one getting married' is quite good and lacks the motivation to 'change the status quo'.

"As for the young master, needless to say."

"'Lack of aggression' is the young master's old problem."

"Due to his own personality, the young master dislikes conflict."

“When faced with a dispute, unless it is a matter of principle, she will always subconsciously choose to back down.”

“On the other hand, Miss Chiba doesn’t have any of these weird habits.”

"Although Miss Chiba is an elegant and gentle Nadeshiko, she can be quite fierce at times."

"Furthermore, her true personality is even less calm than she appears."

"Once she gets carried away with passion, she's particularly prone to doing things that aren't like she would normally do."

"In short, you can certainly place high hopes on Ms. Chiba."

"You never know when she'll give you a big surprise."

Qingdeng listened, completely stunned.

It took him quite a while to recover his senses, and he said with a face full of admiration:

"Kiryu-sensei, you're amazing... you guessed everything correctly."

Kiryu's boss knows Kinoshita Mai and Souji very well, so Aoto isn't surprised by this.

Kinoshita Mai goes without saying.

The Senjiya and Shieikan have an excellent relationship. Therefore, it's perfectly normal that Mr. Kiryu knows Souji very well.

But Sanako... Kiryu-sensei and she don't really have any interaction.

As far as Qingdeng knows, the two of them have barely exchanged a few words.

Kiryu's remarks just now were truly amazing.

The grasp of the three women's personalities is extremely accurate.

Mr. Kiryu smiled and pointed to his gray hair.

"I'm not old for nothing."

"I've lived for so long, experienced so many things, and met so many people."