Interstellar Energy Tycoon

Empress Wu Qingqiu has been in a very good mood recently and is very happy. All the worries she had before are now gone.

On the one hand, there is no shortage of money on hand. There is a lot of money coming in every day, and the expenses are not very large. Even if you have to support many people in the empire, you can still save a lot. After all, no matter what you purchase, , just send eunuchs to Wanbao Tower. You can buy whatever you want, and the price is 50% off. If you buy too much and you can’t use it all, you can resell it and make a lot of money. Money, that is, a large amount of cheap products, has greatly reduced the operating costs of the Daji Empire.

The second is the northern defense line. A lot of good news comes every day.

It's not like we're going to kill eight hundred barbarian heads today.

That is to say, another barbarian tribe will be wiped out tomorrow.

The day after tomorrow, another three thousand elite barbarians were wiped out. The barbarians who were beaten did not dare to move on the borders of the Daji Empire and had to flee thousands of miles to the west. They were once extremely powerful and extremely arrogant, which brought great influence to the Daji Empire. He was under tremendous pressure, and now he has become extremely weak. He ran away, begged for mercy, and did not dare to have the thought of approaching the south again. Otherwise, he would become part of the terrifying Beijing view, and it would be difficult to save his head.

Therefore, the threat of the nomadic barbarian tribes in the north has been basically eliminated. The lingering nightmare of the Epoch Empire has finally basically dissipated and cannot pose much of a threat. If anyone dares to come to offend again, they will be served by various hot weapons. In the dense rain of bullets, the probability of survival is very low, and the probability of survival is very high. However, those who are a little afraid of death dare not challenge the dense firepower network.

Strong.

Facing the northern grasslands, the Epoch Empire, which had been beaten by friction for many years, finally reversed its position and became extremely powerful. It became a party that could crush its enemies and became a powerful one.

From now on, the Daji Empire can go to the grasslands and plunder as many cattle, sheep, and horses as they want on the northern grasslands.

You can send an army to capture as many slaves as you want. If you don't obey, you will be killed. So there are a lot of resources that can be enslaved.

It can also move the larger population within the Epoch Empire to places with more land in the north, especially land near rivers, or large areas of wetlands and pastures. Dozens of people within the Epoch Empire can be We can enclose several hundred acres of land and purchase some equipment to transform the land and plant crops that are more resistant to drought and cold. As long as we ensure that there is a certain amount of water for irrigation, we can grow thousands of grains a year without much trouble. Problem, the area of ​​the northern grassland is too vast, almost the same as the Epoch Empire, or even larger, but the population density is quite small. After converting part of the grassland into farms, due to the higher yields brought by farming, the grassland has The carrying capacity of the land will also be greatly improved. Even if there are ten times the population, there will be no problem. In this way, the solidification of involution within the Epoch Empire can be broken, and a large number of people can go to the northern grasslands to develop and engage in Agriculture or animal husbandry are both possible, and with the introduction of the Azure Chamber of Commerce's plan, the northern grasslands can also be of great value.

What's more, under the endless vast land in the north, there are countless mineral resources, such as coal mines, iron mines, copper mines, etc. If these resources can be mined and connected through railways, These mines, and with the help of the powerful transportation capacity of the railway, resources can be fully utilized. After all, the Blue Chamber of Commerce is producing and consuming various resources in large quantities, and the demand for minerals is very large. These ores will also make The Epoch Empire embraces huge wealth and long-lasting prosperity.

expanded.

Under such a good situation.

Empress Wu Qingqiu couldn't help but develop an inflated mentality. She completely removed the label of incompetent monarch from her head, and she became much more domineering. Those civil and military ministers who opposed her were ordered to be wiped off. There were more than a dozen of them, and many of them were imprisoned. Slowly, fewer and fewer ministers opposed her, and she finally tasted what it meant to "keep your word."

In short, her imperial will has begun to be unequivocal. No one dares to disobey and resist. Even if they do, they will end up tragically.

Because of her strength, she was nicknamed the 'little tyrant' in the discussions among the ministers. She felt that the empress who was easy to talk and easy to bully had changed. She no longer stopped talking to them and always had her own way. If she goes her own way, sooner or later she will become even more difficult to serve. It is better to take some actions to get rid of this empress and replace her with someone who is obedient.

It's just that this kind of private conspiracy was reported before it entered the implementation stage, and then the troops loyal to the royal family caught them all, caught them all in one fell swoop, and chopped off their heads. Although the density of ministers above the court has been significantly reduced, the imperial power of the Daji Empire has become more stable, and there are fewer disobedient people. Some of the ideas of the empress Wu Qingqiu can also be implemented smoothly - - The reason why the ministers' conspiracy was quickly discovered was naturally due to some intelligence and equipment donated by the Azure Chamber of Commerce, such as small listening robots. They are simply artifacts. If you deploy 10,000 of them in the capital, everything can be stopped. It's all within your control.

Cool!

This feeling of having absolute power, standing above countless people, and having the whole world listen to your words can only be described with one word: "pleasant".

but……

After swelling for a while, he returned to reality and returned to a calm state.

Empress Wu Qingqiu knew who she should thank, who had brought so many good changes to her? If she wants to continue to be great, who should she rely on?

Azure Chamber of Commerce.

Especially the boss of this chamber of commerce - Li Lefan, Empress Wu Qingqiu realized that as long as she could bind this man to her side, or let the interests of both parties be firmly bound, then she could better use Wei Lan The capabilities and resources of the Chamber of Commerce create a more powerful empire, an unsurpassable peak.

At that time, it is not an exaggeration to say that he will be one emperor for eternity, or one emperor for eternity.

So this night.

In the palace.

A sumptuous dinner.

Wu Qingqiu invited Li Lefan, the young boss, to a banquet alone. They talked about a lot of things face to face. Naturally, five hundred swordsmen and axemen had already been ambushed and prepared. Wu Qingqiu also had people arrange it. If at the dinner table If the talks break down, she can break the glass and bring him under control, further forcing him to make compromises.

That's right.

This can be regarded as a ‘Hongmen Banquet’ with a trap nature.

What Wu Qingqiu wants to achieve is also very simple, which is to make Li Lefan, a businessman, completely surrender to the royal family. In the future, he will listen to her words and arrangements, share more profits and dividends, help her provide more logistical supplies, and let her The Epoch Empire has a wider territory and land, stronger national power and financial resources, and can achieve countless great achievements that she desires to make. For these great ideals of hers, Li Lefan and his Blue Chamber of Commerce should support her unconditionally and without limit. , provide whatever you want. If you are unwilling to cooperate, it will be really difficult.

Therefore, Wu Qingqiu expressed his hope to get more support from 'Li Lefan' rather tactfully.

silence.

Li Lefan was silent for a moment, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I am a businessman, and what I pursue is equal exchange. I can agree to all your requests, and I can show you my heart. However, this cooperation, In addition to the endless dedication of my chamber of commerce, what big gains have I received? Is it just a few words of praise from His Majesty? Just some words but no substance? "

"Of course there are rewards, and there are many."

Empress Wu Qingqiu said: "I will give you a title, an official position, a very large fiefdom, and a death-free gold medal. No matter how big a mistake you make, I can forgive you once... So, you really won't If you suffer a loss, there are many benefits to cooperating with me, so you should nod your head and agree to cooperate without hesitation."

After hearing this.

Li Lefan shook his head again and said: "Your Majesty, I am not very interested in titles, official positions, etc. As for land, I can also get some. The gold medal for immunity from death may not really be able to avoid death. These are not of much importance to me. I don't lack attraction, money or anything else, but the sincerity you show, Your Majesty, is still a little bit off, so I can't nod my head and agree immediately."

"Then tell me what you want, and give me a price?" Wu Qingqiu had to ask, wanting to hear what this guy's ambitions were.

"What do I want?"

Li Lefan looked at the young empress in front of him, and suddenly smiled and said: "Your Majesty, your beauty is very attractive, and it is something that attracts me very much. Therefore, I want you to be my woman, and I dote on beauties very much. Gentleman, you can think about it.”

Hear this.

Wu Qingqiu was immediately extremely angry and wanted to chop off this guy's head.

Asked him what reward he wanted, but he didn't expect this guy to pay attention to himself and covet his beauty.

It's so bold, it's looking for death!

How can I, with my wealth of gold, favor a businessman? There is no equality in terms of status. This guy is not qualified.

However, Wu Qingqiu did not get angry on the spot, he just smiled and said: "Mr. Li, I actually have a slight affection for you, but you are just a businessman, you don't have a noble status, and you don't have enough power. It's just You are just relatively rich. Even if I intend to favor you, I am afraid that I will be opposed by the whole country. How about you change the conditions? If you just like beauties, I can order a nationwide audition to select the ten most beautiful ones. People, serve Mr. Li, if there are too few, just a hundred, I wonder what Mr. Li thinks?"

Shake his head.

Li Lefan really shook his head, walked over in two steps, stretched out his hand, quickly hugged the other party's waist, approached her and said: "Your Majesty, those vulgar and ordinary women, no matter how beautiful they are, are just the temptation of their skins. Where is your Majesty?" With your noble temperament, not to mention ten hundred, even one thousand or ten thousand, can't compare with your majesty. I am only interested in you, your majesty. Forget the others. If your majesty can agree, no matter your majesty. If there is any need, my Azure Chamber of Commerce will fully cooperate, provide money, effort, and materials, and can provide anything. If His Majesty has no feelings for me and is unwilling to agree, then it is still a business negotiation, a fair transaction, and there is no obligation to do so. Cooperate."

He expressed his thoughts directly.

you--

Wu Qingqiu suddenly became short of breath, and his chest rose and fell violently. He was so angry.

Greed, arrogance.

This guy is so greedy. He doesn't want all the beauties in the world, but he has set his sights on himself. If he doesn't agree and won't cooperate later, this is simply a threat. You bastard, I can't wait to order you to be arrested and take away your baby. Fate, it depends on whether you are still crazy or not.

but……

Thinking about it, the strength of the Azure Chamber of Commerce may not be weaker than that of the Daji Empire.

Wu Qingqiu chose to endure the anger in his heart.

He had no choice but to twist his body, take out the hand on his waist, and say with a charming smile: "Mr. Li, you are still too anxious. I don't know you very well yet. We don't know each other very well yet." To generate liking and affection, you are so impatient and too abrupt, how about we get to know each other better, wait until the time is right, and then it will be natural, not to mention that all the subjects of the empire must recognize you, otherwise even if I fall in love with you, I will not be able to do it. I can't convince the people. I am the master of this world after all. I have many things to worry about. Why don't you support me with all your strength first? Strengthen the empire, sweep away the barbarians in the north, reform the internal affairs of the empire, and use three to five years to transform the empire. When the time comes, not only will I recognize you, but the people and subjects of the world will also recognize you very much. Then I will honor you as my royal husband, how about this?"

Hear this.

It cannot be denied that what Empress Wu Qingqiu said is very reasonable. If the aloof Empress becomes a couple with an outside businessman, there is no doubt that it will arouse the disgust and opposition of many people, and even rejection and hatred. There won't be many supporters, after all, this is human nature.

Li Lefan also thinks that such concerns are normal, but.

He still shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, my caravan is not staying here for a long time. Maybe in two or three years, it will leave and go to other places to develop, including me. In two years, maybe I have to leave. I really can’t wait for three to five years. What I pursue is a fast one. If Your Majesty agrees now, Wanbao Tower will be given to Your Majesty, as well as the supporting factories, which will also belong to Your Majesty in the future. There will also be a large number of I can give your Majesty all the industrial technology for free. My request is just to sleep with you for a while and covet your beauty. If your Majesty agrees, there is no need to get married and maintain a close relationship for a period of time. That’s it, if you don’t agree, that’s okay, I won’t force you, I am a gentleman after all, I can’t force others to do anything, I just come up with different choices.”

choose?

Faced with the options proposed by Li Lefan.

Empress Wu Qingqiu had to weigh it up. (End of chapter)