The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 384: Great cause in the future
Chapter 384 Future Mission
Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan with a frank gaze.
Bai Qingyan suddenly understood.
Her person Ji Tingyu was near Niujiao Mountain, so Xiao Rongyan came to find her.
She glanced at the map, tapped her finger on the stone table and asked, “Is the business Mr. Xiao mentioned related to these mountains?”
Xiao Rongyan stood up and looked at Bai Qingyan seriously: “To be honest, young lady… there are iron mines in these mountains.”
He put aside his personal feelings and thought carefully. Bai Qingyan’s people were hiding nearby, and he would not be able to hide his mining here from Bai Qingyan.
Instead of mediating with other countries while competing with a man of wisdom and strategy like Bai Qingyan, it is better to speak frankly, form friendships through gathering together, and achieve mutual benefit.
Moreover, if Bai Qingyan was guarding these mountains, he would not be afraid of being discovered by the Jin court.
Bai Qingyan looked into Xiao Rongyan’s eyes and said with a smile: “Mr. Xiao, rather than saying it’s a business, it’s better to say… I’m planning to lure him with benefits. I just don’t know what Mr. Xiao can give me.”
Standing under the lamp, Xiao Rongyan’s eyes were as calm as water, gentle and calm, unfathomable like a bottomless deep pool. He looked at Bai Qingyan, who was holding a candle with her eyes burning, and seemed to be wondering whether to smile or not, as if everything was under control. For some reason, he could not help but think of the night of farewell in Wanping City. The bright moonlight reflected her beautiful facial features, slender neck, and fair and graceful curves. Her eyes were calm, but her pair of ears made of warm jade were red with a thorough sense of embarrassment, which lingered in his mind.
He stared at Bai Qingyan intently, and could not help but take a step forward. He lowered his mature voice and said slowly, “Yan wants to work with Miss Bai to achieve a win-win situation. Miss Bai hid people in the mountains and created bandit troubles. Yan knew why, and Miss Bai knew why. Miss Bai wanted to hide soldiers in the mountains for the future, so she needed weapons. Dayan wanted to strengthen its army and prosper its country, so it needed weapons even more.”
Xiao Rongyan came a little too close, completely overstepping etiquette, but he no longer acted frivolously. He just stared at her quietly. The warm light reflected in his deep dark pupils seemed to be filled with tenderness and affection.
She tightened her grip on the lamp slightly, the deep and subtle scent of Xiao Rongyan’s fragrance aroused her breath. She withdrew her gaze and lowered her eyes, her eyes falling on Xiao Rongyan’s luxurious belt and forbidden steps. She turned around quietly to avoid Xiao Rongyan and lowered her eyes to carefully examine the map.
“So, what kind of business do you want to do with me, Mr. Xiao?” Bai Qingyan asked indifferently.
“Yan has no roots in Jin State and is short of manpower, while the Bai family is well-established. So… instead of going to the trouble of sending loyal and brave people from Dayan to Jin State, it is better to join hands with the eldest girl and let Yan buy the mountain… The eldest girl will start mining, and one-third of the proceeds will belong to her.” Xiao Rongyan said.
Speaking of which, Bai Qingyan contributed his own efforts and got 30% of the mining, so the conditions were already very favorable.
Moreover, Xiao Rongyan’s visit at this time can be said to have relieved Bai Qingyan’s biggest worry.
Maintaining an army requires food and weapons.
The troops in Shuoyang City can be trained openly, and Ji Tingyu can handle it with a small number of people now. What if there are more soldiers and armor in the future? There is also Ajue who is far away in southern Xinjiang. Although he has the help of the generals of the Bai Family Army, the number is limited. If there are more… I am afraid that the Jin court will be suspicious.
“If the Bai family opens a mine, they have to protect the mountain from being known by the Jin court. If they are discovered, it will be a capital crime…” Bai Qingyan tapped the sheepskin map with his finger. “It’s easy for Mr. Xiao to say, but it seems that the Bai family will take a greater risk in practice.”
“Yan is in business, and businessmen have a saying that wealth and honor are sought in danger.” Xiao Rongyan lowered his eyes to look at Bai Qingyan’s delicate profile, the delicate angular curves of her earlobe and neck. He couldn’t help but slightly lower his head and leaned close to Bai Qingyan’s ear, and said in a low voice, “Miss Bai is the same type of person as Yan. Since they have a plan, they will not waver.”
Bai Qingyan’s palms tightened and her ears felt a little itchy. The two of them were very close, her shoulders almost brushing against Xiao Rongyan’s chest, and the rise and fall of his chest when he spoke was within reach.
The rain was getting heavier, the green tiles on the roof of the pavilion were washed black and shiny, and the mist stirred up by the rain on the lake surface became thicker.
Bai Qingyan calmed himself, put down the main lamp in his hand, turned around and looked directly at Xiao Rongyan who was half a step away. His eyebrows were calm and he spoke slowly and calmly: “The Bai family will open a mine and refine the iron ore into usable weapons and hand it over to Mr. Xiao. The Bai family will not take advantage of Mr. Xiao, it will be 50-50!”
Xiao Rongyan looked at Bai Qingyan with a smile, stroked the edge of the stone table with his fingers, and approached Bai Qingyan again: “Miss Bai, you should know that 30% and 70%…Yan has made a big concession.”
Bai Qingyan did not retreat at all: “Dayan is such a big country, it is not without mines in the country, especially after taking back Southern Yan, Dayan’s national strength has greatly increased. If Yan’s guess is correct, the reason why Mr. Xiao opened a mine in Jin is to provide weapons for the Dayan army stationed in Rongdi in the future. Instead of transporting the iron ore to Rongdi, and then troubling Mr. Xiao to arrange reliable people to refine weapons in Rongdi, it is better for the Bai family to do it all. Anyway, whether it is transporting iron ore or weapons to Rongdi, the risks are the same! If the Bai family takes it all, Mr. Xiao can use Dayan’s loyal and brave people elsewhere, and lay a more solid foundation for the future cause.”
Future Greatness…
Xiao Rongyan’s breathing became heavier. Bai Qingyan really understood him.
Those who achieve great things have a broad vision and are never obsessed with immediate interests.
Considering Dayan, as long as Xiao Rongyan and Bai Qingyan can start to work together today, Dayan can also invite Bai Qingyan to join hands in the future when it accumulates strength and competes for the Central Plains.
Xiao Rongyan never forgot that Bai Qingyan once said… The Bai family was protecting the people of Jin, not the imperial power of the Lin family in Jin.
“Okay.” Xiao Rongyan agreed without hesitation, but he did not step away for a long time. He just stared into her eyes quietly.
Bai Qingyan tightened her grip slightly. Xiao Rongyan’s calm aura was really disturbing. She said, “If Mr. Xiao has nothing else to do, I won’t see you off. I’ll have the steward go and contact Mr. Xiao’s steward once everything is arranged.”
She had no interest in romance, but she had to admit that Xiao Rongyan was a very charming man.
Although his appearance is not as stunning as that of his brother Emperor Yan, it is hidden under his gentle temperament. His facial features are as deep as if they were carved by a knife or an axe, and his sophistication accumulated after years of worldly life is full of unfathomable and calm charm.
Xiao Rongyan, a wealthy businessman in the Wei Dynasty, was of humble status, but his talent and bearing were still remarkable. Even among the nobles, he stood out like a crane among chickens, attracting the admiration of many noble ladies.
A cool breeze carrying moisture suddenly blew through the hall, making the high-hanging lanterns sway and suddenly lifted up the sheepskin map spread out on the stone table. Bai Qingyan and Xiao Rongyan hurriedly reached out to press it.
The next moment, she bumped into Xiao Rongyan, and her forehead touched Xiao Rongyan’s hot thin lips.
In my ears, I could hear the sound of rain hitting the lake, the flickering candlelight of lanterns and the swaying light spots, and occasionally a koi fish jumped out of the water, splashing water and making noises.
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