Chapter 96 He is trying to cut off the foundation of my clan!
"Everyone," a clan leader said in a deep voice, "We may not be able to avoid the Baiyue War, but how to protect ourselves and satisfy His Majesty at the same time, we need to think carefully..."

Another clan leader sighed and said, "Your Majesty is very ambitious and is determined to take over the Baiyue land. If we refuse directly, I am afraid it will cause His Majesty's dissatisfaction."

"So in your opinion, what should we do?" someone couldn't help but ask.

The clan leader's eyes flashed with cunning, and he slowly said, "We might as well use the tactic of 'delay'. The terrain of Baiyue is complex and the people are tough. We can use the excuse that we need more time to prepare food, weapons and other supplies to delay time."

As soon as this statement was made, it was immediately echoed by many people.

Someone else suggested: "We can unite with other clans and jointly write a petition to Your Majesty, stating the pros and cons of the war against Baiyue!"

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, but he also needs to consider the will of the people. As long as we can convince other clans to submit a petition together, perhaps we can make His Majesty change his mind..."

Everyone was talking about it, and various ways of trying to appease His Majesty emerged one after another.

However, they all knew in their hearts that these methods were only stopgap measures to temporarily relieve the pressure.

Once His Majesty makes up his mind to attack the land of Baiyue, these clans will not be able to stay out of it!
However, at this moment they can only take one step at a time.

Just as everyone was discussing this, a servant came hurriedly to report: "Dear clan leaders, a large amount of refined salt has suddenly appeared on the market! The price is cheaper than what we sell, and the quality is also finer!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the audience!
Refined salt has always been a precious thing controlled by their clan. How dare others sell it so blatantly?
This is clearly a challenge to their authority!

"Asshole!" A clan leader slammed the table and stood up, his eyes wide open, "Who dares to be so bold?"

The servant tremblingly presented a bag of fine salt for everyone to check.

The refined salt was as white as snow and as fine as powder, obviously having been carefully refined.

Everyone looked at the refined salt in front of them, and besides being shocked, they were also filled with anger and resentment!!
"The method of making this refined salt has always been the secret of our clan, but now it has been stolen by others!" said a clan leader gritting his teeth.

"No, look at this refined salt, it's even finer and whiter than the refined salt we sell! The quality is much better than ours!" someone exclaimed.

"How can this be?!"

"How can there be such fine and white refined salt in this world?!"

"There must be something fishy going on!" A sinister look flashed across the eyes of another clan leader. "We must find out who is behind this as soon as possible. We must not let him continue to be so arrogant!"

Just as everyone was talking about it, a clan leader suddenly stepped forward.

His eyes were burning and his face flushed, as if he saw endless gold, silver and treasures right in front of him.

He said excitedly: "Everyone, if we can get this refined salt in our hands, we will definitely make a fortune and become the richest person in the world!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of the other clan leaders present!

They all turned to look at the excited leader, their eyes gleaming with greed and desire.

Who doesn't know the benefits of refined salt? Who doesn't know? !
If you can monopolize such precious things, your wealth and status will naturally rise! !

Seeing that everyone was attracted by his words, the leader immediately gained confidence and continued, "Everyone, this opportunity is rare and will never come again! We will take people to investigate the source of the refined salt and take it into our hands!"

"When the time comes, won't all the wealth in the world be at our disposal?!"

His voice became louder and louder, and he became more and more excited, as if he had seen the future prosperity of the clan. The other leaders were also infected by his emotions, and they stood up one after another, rubbing their hands, ready to take action...

Immediately, a clan leader gave an order, and the strong men in the clan rushed out of the mansion like wolves and tigers, frantically confiscating refined salt in Xianyang City! !

The whole city suddenly fell into chaos, with people in panic!
At this moment, a servant came hurriedly to report: "Head, we have found the source of refined salt!"

The clan leader was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly took his men there.

They walked through the bustling streets and came to a remote workshop!
"Search!" The leader immediately gave the order, wanting to find out the production method of this refined salt in one fell swoop.

His expression was stern and his tone was firm, not allowing for any questioning.

The next moment, the tribesmen rushed into the workshop like wolves and tigers.

However, they unexpectedly found that these vendors selling refined salt were not panicked. Instead, they stood there calmly, holding the official seal of the Qin court.

"Official seal?" The leader exclaimed, with an ominous premonition in his heart.

He turned to look at the other clan members, only to see them all looking at each other in confusion.

At this time, a merchant came forward and said to the leader with a smile: "Sir, what do you mean? We are here under the order of the court to sell refined salt to stabilize the market price. Don't you know?"

"Your Majesty actually knew about this?" Someone couldn't help but whisper, "Why don't we know anything about this?!"

At this moment, someone suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, "Could it be that Ye Chi is playing tricks?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately resonated with everyone!

They all knew that Ye Chi was extremely intelligent and was best at manipulating the situation behind the scenes.

"Yes! It must be that Ye Chi who is behind this!" The leader gritted his teeth and said, "He wants to use Your Majesty to deal with our clan!"

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his shock and anger.

He knew that he couldn't act impulsively at this moment, otherwise it would only bring greater disaster to the clan!
So, he suppressed his anger and said to the merchants: "Since it is the order of the court, we naturally dare not act rashly. However, this refined salt matter concerns the livelihood of our clan. I hope the court can understand our difficulties."

The vendors smiled at each other after hearing this. One of them, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward and said, "Sir, we will report your words to the court truthfully."

After hearing this, the leader was angry, but he knew that there was nothing he could do at the moment.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, we will take our leave first. However, this refined salt issue concerns the livelihood of our clan. I hope the court can think twice before acting!!"

After saying that, he turned around and waved to his tribesmen, signaling them to evacuate the workshop.

Although the tribesmen were unwilling, they also knew that this was not the time to act impulsively, so they could only follow their leader and leave in disappointment!

On the way back, the leader's face was livid and he said nothing.

The more people thought about it, the more they found it strange, and they all expressed their desire to go to the palace to see the emperor and ask for an explanation.

After all, the salt industry is their lifeblood and must not be lost!

(End of this chapter)