Tomorrow's Ark is too real

Chapter 1035
In the huge living room, Lin Hong and Xia Feng looked at each other across the air. For some reason, the whole room fell into dead silence.

In a very oppressive atmosphere, Lin Hong spoke first.

"Are you Summer Breeze from Victoria?"

Xia Feng answered calmly.

"I am indeed from Victoria. Is there any question for Mr. Lin Hong?"

Lin Hong's eyes became deeper and deeper. He was not a businessman, and he didn't need to have any worries, so he directly asked the doubts in his heart.

"Why are you still alive?"

Hearing this question, Xia Feng looked around at the people around him.

Then he burst out laughing, as if Lin Hong had asked an idiot question.

"Oh, Master Lin Hong, what are you talking about? Everyone has only one life, why can't I live? And to take a step back, we don't seem to be familiar with each other. To be honest, if it wasn't for the fact that Patriarch Ling invited me this time, I would I didn’t even know there was someone like you in the world.”

There was nothing wrong with Xia Feng's words, they were all true, but Lin Hong's expression was very ugly when he was choked.

The red-robed guards standing behind Lin Hong couldn't help but take a step forward. Looking at this posture, as long as Lin Hong gave an order, they would coax Xia Feng out.

Fortunately, at this time, the organizer of the "family banquet" appeared in time, and this slightly gunpowder-flavored conversation was over.

Today, Rei Nishinomiya is wearing a very formal dress, a standard oriental traditional long gown, with her hair tied behind her head, which is very energetic.

The front and back of the gown are embroidered with the clover pattern representing the Nishinomiya family. The heart-shaped grass leaves open in a triangle shape, and the green background makes people feel peaceful.

Different from the dark red cherry blossom totem of the Sakurabu family, the clover family totem of the Nishinomiya family is more approachable, as if it is a kind of peace-loving and uncontested meaning.

However, this implication is also a fatal weakness in the face of war, because in war, there is no mercy at all.

In front of the main entrance, Ling Nishinomiya, who came in last, was followed by two people.

One is Hikoshi Nishinomiya, who is also wearing a long gown, and the other is a middle-aged warrior in a strong suit. Presumably, he should be a general who is highly valued by the head of the family.

Standing in front of everyone, Ling Nishinomiya bowed deeply first.

"Every distinguished guest came here today for the catastrophe of my Nishinomiya family. It really gave me Nishinomiya Lingtian great face. No matter what the result of today's discussion is, I am very grateful to you all."

No one made a sound, and everyone sat quietly in their positions, expressionless.

Only Xia Feng raised his palm and patted it twice symbolically, which relieved the stiff atmosphere.

"Patriarch Ling, you're welcome, what are you going to discuss today, let's start quickly."

"Okay, let's start."

Afterwards, Xi Gongling bypassed the crowd and sat on the main seat in the living room, which was next to Lin Hong.

After sitting down, the guards outside the door closed the door heavily, and this so-called strategic meeting officially started.

Given the current situation of the Xigong family, many things must be finalized as soon as possible. To put it bluntly, there is no room for delay. It must be finalized today, because this may be the last chance.

Everyone present understood this truth, so the meeting also saved a lot of useless nonsense.

There are no temptations, no riddles, and no meaningless polite words. All words hit the nail on the head. It can be described as a battlefield without gunpowder.

First of all, the representative of the Longmen Shihuaiya family first listed almost all the logistics materials that the Nishinomiya family currently needs, and made it clear that the Shihuaiya family can completely monopolize the transportation to the East for a period of time.

For example, fast-food rations, sappers and shovels for engineers, clothing, shoes and hats, armor for horses and so on.

The intention of the Shi Huaiya family is obvious. They can provide the above-mentioned things in a monopoly, without having to shop around, and don't need to worry about insufficient supply.

At the same time, there is another meaning, that is, these things can only be provided by their Shihuaiya family.

Rei Nishinomiya, who was sitting in the main seat, listened very carefully the whole time, while Hikoshi Nishinomiya was still taking notes.

After the representative of the Shi Huaiya family finished speaking, he lightly adjusted his bow tie.

"This is what our Shuaiya family can provide at present."

Nishinomiya Ling nodded solemnly.

"Okay, Your Excellency Shi Huaiya, I understand."

Afterwards, many people spoke, and stated their capabilities in terms of things other than the conventional logistical supplies, including Yi Nanxue.

These people performed their own duties, and expressed what they could provide for melee ice coolers, long-range crossbows, medicines, communication equipment, and even a certain degree of military support.

The person who is willing to provide military support is the man with the tattoo on his arm.

According to Yi Nanxue, this person is the leader of the mercenaries entrenched in the area from Sargon to Longmen. His name is Kurda. There are about a hundred people under him, and there are more than a dozen origin stone guns.

After hearing the words of the big shots from all walks of life, Nishinomiya Ling's face was a little happy, because these things are what he desperately needs.

However, there is no free lunch in the world.

After that, Nishinomiya Rei's smile became less and less, until finally, the whole face became almost bloodless.

Everyone present is helping in the war's favor in their respective fields, however, the help is not free.

In terms of price, it is almost the same as normal sales, only expensive but not cheap. Of course, money is not the point. The point is that if you have money, I will not sell it to you easily.

What these senior businessmen want to get from the Nishinomiya family is far more than the money in front of them.

First of all, several major families have put forward their requests to be stationed in the Eastern Kingdom after the war.

They asked to build factories in large cities in Xichuan, use local materials, and let the people of Dongguo work for them for free.

At the same time, they also demanded a three-year exemption from import and export duties, as well as priority use of ports.

As soon as this condition was made, Nishinomiya Ling's heart went cold, and he couldn't sit still on the spot.

Some people may not understand what this means. The three-year tariff exemption means that Dongguo has to pay taxes to other countries for exports, and there is no need to pay taxes for inflows and outflows into the country.

The economy of Dongguo is very unequal to that of foreign countries. Under the control of major financial groups, within three years, almost all valuable things in Dongguo can be emptied.

As for Yi Nanxue, he only asked for the exclusive right to sell medicines imported into Dongguo. Medicines other than those from the Xuedi Group must be approved by him, otherwise they will be banned.

That is to say, Yi Nanxue does not allow a middleman to earn the price difference between Sami and Dongguo. If there is, the middleman also needs his permission, that is, there must be a kickback.

This condition was made for Xia Feng's sake, which was considered very kind.

However, other people in the room were not as "kind" as Yi Nanxue. As the meeting progressed, all kinds of unreasonable demands were flying all over the sky.

Facing the cold-blooded tactics of these senior businessmen who eat people without spit out bones, Nishinomiya Ling negotiated with a pale face at first, but in the end, he was speechless.

He asked a question, and the opponent intensified his backhand and threw out two demands. The Nishinomiya family will always suffer.

From the angle where Xia Feng was sitting, he could vaguely see that Nishinomiya Ling lowered his head and his shoulders were shaking slightly.

If Nishinomiya Ling really agrees to all these requests, it will be exchanged for the support of major foreign consortiums for this war.

Then even if the Nishinomiya family wins in the end, only a shell will be left.

At least for the next ten years, Xichuan will be reduced to fodder, and there will be no day of rise.

(End of this chapter)