Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 268 Shangguan Feiyun
Feng Quji nodded slightly: "That's right, an elder from the Shangguan family wants to meet with Your Highness."

Li Changfeng frowned slightly, and asked in confusion, "What do you see me for?"

On the surface, the Shangguan family does not have any conflict of interest with him, and the relationship with the royal family is not bad, but Li Changfeng is instinctively wary of the eight great families.

This kind of ancient, long-standing family has a very profound heritage, and has formed a community of interests with other families for many years. Who knows what kind of moth they have?

Feng Quji said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't be too vigilant. The alliance between the eight great families is not unbreakable, and they each have their own interests."

Li Changfeng nodded secretly.

At the beginning, he dealt with the Zhao family and the Wang family one after another, and the two families also tried to unite with other families to suppress the royal family, but in the end they all ended without a problem, which shows that they are not monolithic.

Li Changfeng had vaguely guessed his purpose, but he was still not completely sure, so he asked, "I don't know why the old prime minister mentioned this all of a sudden?"

Feng Quji said sternly: "The old man heard that His Highness encountered resistance in the production of railway tracks, and thought of the vital role of steam trains in Daqian, so he visited the Shangguan family and asked for their help. After all, they are absolutely indispensable in the smelting industry. Leader of a group."

Li Changfeng didn't express his opinion, but picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Feng Quji was right. The Shangguan family is indeed a well-deserved leader in this industry. If they can be brought in, the speed of the sound field will indeed be greatly improved. It's not like he hasn't thought about it before.

However, in his opinion, cooperating with the Eight Great Aristocratic Families is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger.

It's not that he's afraid of the Shangguan family, it's just that he doesn't want to waste time and energy on this kind of family struggle, which is troublesome.

In fact, in his opinion, he doesn't need to confront the Eight Great Aristocratic Families head-on.

With the advancement of industrialization, sooner or later, these so-called aristocratic families will be wiped out on the beach by the wave of progress. For example, the current Wang family and Zhao family have already begun to decline.

Feng Quji seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, in fact, the Shangguan family is also looking forward to cooperating with you. You are in an absolute advantage in this regard, and they even need to rely on you."

"Oh? Why did the old prime minister say that?"

"Gunpowder! As long as you control the gunpowder for a day, Your Highness, then they will need you. Although the iron ore they control has an advantage in quantity, the mining efficiency is far inferior to yours."

Li Changfeng was stunned.

It's the same as the coal mine controlled by the Zhao family back then.

Most of the mines they control are open-pit mines that are easy to mine.

Many buried in the ground, they can't get out at all, even if they try their best to get out, the cost is very staggering, because they rely on pure manpower.

But Li Changfeng was different.

The rocks outside the mine can be blasted with gunpowder.

Although this crude method is still far behind the mining method he knew in his previous life, its efficiency in this world is so high that the family can't match it.

Let's talk about smelting technology.

Although Li Changfeng is not an expert in this field, relying on some basic smelting and quenching techniques from the memory of his previous life, the steel he smelted surpassed that of the Shangguan family in all aspects.

For example, the refined steel used to make cannons and muskets, and the steel used to make steam trains and rails, cannot be produced by the Shangguan family.

The superior industries that the Shangguan family relies on for survival are being eroded by him step by step. If he devotes himself to forging weapons and coins, the Shangguan family will inevitably fall into crisis.

Now it seems that the Shangguan family must have realized this.

With his current power, it is impossible to suppress him.

The only way out is cooperation.

After clarifying his thoughts, Li Changfeng nodded.

Feng Quji said with a smile: "Your Highness, I just think that Shangguan's family can be used and help you, so I will draw a thread to build a bridge. How to talk about it is your business."

Li Changfeng cupped his hands: "The old prime minister is worried."

"Is your Highness okay tomorrow?"

"No."

"Okay, then the old man will set up a table at your Highness's Diandude."

"It's work."

……

The next morning.

When Li Changfeng came to the Diandude private room, Feng Quji was chatting with a middle-aged man who looked harmless to humans and animals with a gentle smile on his face.

Smiling tiger.

These three words popped into Li Changfeng's mind.

Seeing Li Changfeng coming in, the middle-aged man got up quickly, trotted over shaking his fat body, and fell to his knees with a plop.

"I, Shangguan Feiyun, pay my respects to His Highness the Ninth Prince."

Li Changfeng smiled and helped Shangguan Feiyun up.

"Please get up, please get up."

Feng Quji smiled all over his face, and pointed to the chair: "Your Highness, Elder Shangguan, please take your seat."

Li Changfeng took his seat, but Feng Quji did not.

He cupped his hands towards Li Changfeng and Shangguan Feiyun: "You two, I feel a little uncomfortable in my abdomen. You are talking, I will go to make it easier for you first."

Li Changfeng glanced at Feng Quji and nodded.

Uncomfortable in the morning and uncomfortable in the evening, uncomfortable at this time, the intention is too obvious, just don't want to hear the conversation between Li Changfeng and Shangguan Feiyun.

Among them, interests are entangled, and it is no good to know more.

It is enough to do a good job in matchmaking and gain the favor of both parties.

It has to be said that Feng Quji is a scheming guy who knows how to advance and retreat.

Shangguan Feiyun hurriedly got up without even sitting on his buttocks, and made a gesture of invitation: "Old Prime Minister, please go ahead!"

After Feng Quji left, Shangguan Feiyun sat down, with a kind but not flattering smile on his face, and poured tea for Li Changfeng himself.

"His Royal Highness Ninth Prince, forgive me. In your capacity, the Patriarch should have talked with you in person, but you also know that the Patriarch is not in the capital, so I, an elder, can only talk about it."

"As long as you can be the master."

Shangguan Feiyun Li Changfeng had heard that he was the number two figure in the Shangguan family, he was trusted by the head of the family, and had great authority, so he was somewhat qualified to talk to him.

Shangguan Feiyun chuckled and didn't answer the question: "Your Majesty has always admired His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince. When you returned to Beijing, I felt that you were definitely not someone in the pool. As expected, you will soon be in charge. Well, the flood in Shangzhou is for the common people of the world..."

Li Changfeng listened quietly for a while, and gradually lost his patience.

"Elder Shangguan..." Li Changfeng raised his hand to suppress it, and interrupted: "Let's get down to business."

Shangguan Feiyun smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Highness is quick to talk, so I will get down to business. The Shangguan family hopes to cooperate with Your Highness to develop the steam train project."

Li Changfeng slowly picked up the teacup and played it in his hand, and said flatly: "Cooperation is not impossible, but the question is what can your Shangguan family come up with?"

"Iron ore! A huge amount of iron ore! Our Shangguan family relies on this for food, and the reserves are very large! There are also iron smelting craftsmen, who are all skilled. There are thousands of them. By the way, we still have Large and small steel mills all over the country."

(End of this chapter)