Chapter 333 Comprehensive Cooperation

Hua Kai and Hua Zichen both understood the reason why the King of Lu did this. The Hua family did not have enough resources, and some things could not be done by themselves, but the Lu family could gain great benefits from it, and the two sides had all the foundations for cooperation.

"Cooperation is possible, but the Hua family's provision of magic weapons and treasure pills is not unlimited, and the Hua family must also develop its own strength. In the future, when the Lu family and the Hua family trade, they cannot expose everything about the Hua family. This is the fundamental thing. Whatever is needed will be completed as soon as possible after the payment."

Hua Kai also agreed to cooperate with the Lu family, which would allow the Hua family to slowly extend their hands into the Central Plains. Being in Gaoliu County is definitely not the Hua family's permanent plan. Everyone knows that the core area of ​​the Central Plains has a good climate, flat land, and few wild beasts.

The King of Lu also agreed to Hua Kai's request. In the future, the Hua family's trading partner will only be the King of Lu, and the others have nothing to do with the Hua family.

After the King of Lu and Hua Kai discussed the future trading method, he went back to the inner room to see his two grandchildren for a while, and then said goodbye to Princess Ji Le, and rode away alone.

"Why did you agree to cooperate with the State of Lu?" Hua Zichen looked at Hua Kai and asked in confusion. In the past, the Hua family regarded all the information about the [Family Secret Space] as the core secret of the Hua family, and no one could mention or disclose it. This time, Hua Kai took this step, and it was inevitable that he would be noticed by the first-class family.

"It is so difficult for ordinary families to develop. This is mostly due to the suppression of other families by big families.

We are now in Gaoliu County, which is a good location. There are basically no enemies except Donghu Kingdom. The Central Plains War is the farthest away from us. If there is a chaos in the Central Plains, it will be the best time for our Hua family.

Development requires talents and materials. Although the Hua family has no shortage of basic materials, the accumulation of spiritual treasures, spiritual quenching and other things is still far behind that of big families. We can take advantage of these opportunities to quickly make up for our own shortcomings. Otherwise, even if the opportunity comes, we will not have the strength to seize it.

This is a rare opportunity! The big families are all focused on the next war. As long as we don't do it too conspicuously, no one will pay attention to a Hua family in Gaoliu County. As long as we develop quickly, when the first-class families react, it will be impossible for them to suppress us!"

Hua Kai said to his fifth uncle Hua Zichen, who was shocked when he heard it. Hua Kai's goal is to be a chess player in this world, so that the Hua family can have a better living environment. After a few years of secret transactions with the Lu family, the elixirs, strange stones, and skills obtained by the Hua family will increase the strength of the family members several times.

"Why choose Lu?" Hua Zichen looked at Hua Kai and said.

He knew that Hua Kai did not choose to cooperate with Lu because the King of Lu was his father-in-law. Many seemingly random things eventually became the most critical point for the Hua family. Hua Zichen felt that Hua Kai's choice of Lu was the most meaningful.

"Fifth uncle, who do you think Qin would attack first if it wanted to unify the world?" Hua Kai asked.

"It should be Wei or Han! The Warring States and Qin were too long, and it took too long for Qin to take it down. Other countries would definitely come to the rescue when they saw it. The King of Qin would not be stupid enough to be an enemy of the whole world." Hua Zichen thought for a while and said.

"Except for Yan and Qi, Qin is connected to four of the seven powers. Among these four countries, Wei has fought the most with Chu and Qin. They know the Qin people's fighting methods, so Qin should not attack them. Zhao is connected to the northern grasslands, Qi, and Yan. It is not easy to destroy Zhao, so the first target of Qin to unify the world must be Han." Hua Kai said.

Hua Zichen opened his eyes wide and imagined Hua Kai's words. If this is the case, Qin must first break through the core area of ​​the Central Plains, first occupy all the small and medium-sized countries in the core area of ​​the Central Plains, then consolidate its strength, digest the resources of these countries, and then find a way to occupy the other five countries.

As long as Qin can take over the entire core area of ​​the Central Plains in one fell swoop, then its comprehensive strength is no less than the combined strength of the other five countries.

"So you first exchange the resources of the small and medium-sized countries in the Central Plains, so that it will be difficult for Qin to occupy the core area of ​​the Central Plains, even if you occupy the resources they can get, it will be much smaller!" Hua Zichen nodded and said, Hua Kai actually had such a deep meaning, so that other countries can be more prepared to fight against Qin, and the pressure can be less.

"The reason for choosing Lu is that Lu has a very special location. If Qin unified the world, Qi would definitely be the last country to be occupied. Qi and Lu have always had a good relationship. If the Central Plains countries are defeated by Qin, they may retreat to Lu in the end. Lu is a very special place for scholars in the world." Hua Kai said to Hua Zichen.

Hua Zichen did not expect Hua Kai to use both Qi and Confucianism. If Qin unified the world in the future, Lu might be one of the countries that persisted to the end.

The two were talking when they suddenly looked to the south. They saw a black cloud coming from the south. It started to rain over Gaoliu City. There were constant thunder in the sky. Hua Kai stretched out his hand to catch the falling raindrops, but he was a little stunned!

"Kai'er, why is the spiritual energy of the world so thick all of a sudden? This spiritual rain...?"

"This is because a great man has passed away and gave back to the world at the last moment of his life." Hua Kai said silently.

"Who... is this? The king of Qi?" Hua Zichen asked.

Hua Kai did not answer. He quietly felt the sudden strong breath of [Origin of Wood] between heaven and earth. This must be the King of Qi.

When a saint (Jindan) dies, heaven and earth mourn together, and heavy rain continues for three days. But this spiritual rain stopped after only two hours.

The King of Qi is only a half-step Jindan. Even if he has the strength of a short-term Jindan, he is not a great power anyway.

This heavy rain has little impact on ordinary people. The wheat seedlings in the fields can grow better, and the grass on the grassland begins to become more abundant. But some big families have become extremely cautious in the past few days. The fall of the King of Qi is not only for Qi, but the situation in the Central Plains is likely to be broken because of this. No one knows when the next war will come. But if the war comes, it may be an unpredictable world war.

After the King of Qi died, Hua Kai took out the Hua family token. He felt that the spiritual link on the token had completely disappeared, and the token in his hand became an ordinary strange stone. From now on, Hua Kai is truly independent of the world.

For a week, Hua Kai did not hear any information about Qin and the war. The two countries had been in rebellion for two years, and the people of Yiqu were almost killed. The uprisings in Bashu and Bashu had not been suppressed. Qin had sent more than 100,000 elite troops to Bashu and Bashu, and the entire country's military force was withdrawn by less than half, but the chaos in Bashu and Bashu still could not be stopped.

The whole world did not have any conflicts because of the death of King Qi, and Qi did not mean to mourn, as if nothing had happened.

Hua Kai knew that this was the most terrifying thing. The calmer the surface, the greater the crisis. He stayed in Gaoliu City for half a month and saw that Gaoliu City was still under rapid construction. Some people brought back from Beishan had already started looking for jobs in Gaoliu City. Most of their inner concepts were different from those of the people in Gaoliu City. Therefore, the public security in Gaoliu City has been getting worse and worse in the past few days.

Hua Ziqi reported to Hua Kai that by the end of May this year, about 170,000 people would move to Gaoliu City. The population of Gaoliu City was originally about 150,000, and now it may exceed 300,000. With the addition of the herders from various families in the pastures outside the city, the population of Gaoliu City will be even greater.

Hua Kai certainly couldn't leave all 300,000 people in Gaoliu City. He selected some people from the people from Beishan as new Hua family servants. The noble families and families in Gaoliu City also spent money to hire a large number of new people, so that the number of new people without a place to live has always remained at a reasonable number.

The families and noble families in Gaoliu City took out their accumulated wealth to strengthen themselves, and the entire Gaoliu City became more prosperous because of a large amount of capital flow.

After the noble families had a large number of new family generals, retainers, servants, and maids, they began to send more people to their own pastures to expand the scale of the pastures. There are also many noble families who sent their family elites to Beishan, because many people can see the potential of Beishan in the future. The Hua family will become stronger and stronger in the future, and the importance of Beishan in the grassland will become higher and higher.

In fact, some people came to Gaoliu City, and some went out. Some people were hired by aristocratic families and clans within a few days of arriving in Gaoliu City, and went to Beishan again. However, their identities this time were different from before. If there was a problem, Hua Kai would directly find their clans.

Half a month after arriving in Gaoliu City, he arrived at Baoyu Pass. Baoyu Pass was now the busiest time for caravans to enter and exit. Hua Kai saw that the continuous caravans were slowly passing through Baoyu Pass. Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the pass and lined up here. Many small vendors set up teahouses and snack bars here, and their business was very good.

Hua Kai entered Baoyu Pass and came to Yu Jun's mansion, and explored the situation of Baoyu Pass with Yu Jun.

"Master, Baoyuguan is divided into regions. The city defense area, commercial area, barracks area, training ground area, and warehouse area have all been built, leaving only the civilian living area. Recently, more and more caravans have been traveling to Baoyuguan. Should we plan a trade area inside Baoyuguan? Now many caravans can only stay outside the pass to rest." Yu Jun and Hua Kai said to Hua Kai while watching the construction of Baoyuguan in the past two years.

"The main responsibility of Baoyuguan is to guard the gate of Gaoliu County. Everything inside the pass should be built according to the original plan. Caravan rest and trade are not the responsibilities of Baoyuguan. Let's build a trade area inside the pass! Then build the civilian living area this year, and all the soldiers of the White Tiger Legion can move their homes to Baoyuguan." Hua Kai said to Yu Jun.

After two years of construction in Gaoliu County, Baoyuguan, Gaoliu City, and Huacheng have been basically completed. Because Baoyuguan has no industry, the city development can only rely on subsidies from the Hua family, and the people here mainly assist the soldiers in their lives.

It is impossible to expand the scale of Baoyu Pass due to its location. Now all we can do is make the best use of every inch of land. The pass can accommodate a maximum of 50,000 people, which Hua Kai thinks is enough.