The tiger is not at home, and the monkey is the king.
The eleventh prince started fighting and set his sights on Feng Wang's territory, because Feng Wang's area was richer in minerals than Florida's, and there was also a port.
The most important one is the port located in Licheng, which is also one of the five major ports in the Suzaku Kingdom. Controlling it is equivalent to controlling nearly one-third of Suzaku's food lifeline.
Before Feng Wang, no one in the Suzaku Kingdom had any idea of taking possession of the port. Because of the system and long-standing habits, the port did not make money, and whoever was still there would have to repay the money.
Lianzhou is rich in minerals but has been classified as a barren land. The real reason is that nearly half of the tax revenue is spent every year to maintain the large port in Licheng.
This maintenance is not just about ensuring the passage of ships. Where there is a port, there will be fishermen, and where there are fishermen, there will be pirates. It is like a chemical chain reaction. No matter how you try to prevent one of them, it will still exist.
Therefore, to protect the safety of the people of Sucheng, a navy is necessary.
Not to mention the princes and princesses, as for the Emperor Suzaku, she didn't like the Phoenix King and wanted to give her away. The first choice was a place with a port, or one of the five major ports.
But who knew that King Feng was so powerful, he turned a money-losing port into a treasure trove of huge profits.
In fact, to put it simply, in the past, there were no taxes on overseas trade, let alone what we call customs taxes. The imperial court only supported the entire port, and naturally it was always losing money.
You have to ask, is it difficult for anyone here to see that you can make a lot of money?
How can it be?
It's just that the court is taking advantage of its losses.
The flowing royal family and the iron-clad aristocratic family call you long live. Do you really think you can live long live? There are too many things that can't be done.
The person sitting in that position, whether selfish or selfless, has his or her own shortcomings. How can other royal families dare to take such a big shot?
But the Phoenix King is brave enough to be a tiger. She is not only a tiger, she is also reckless.
As soon as he arrived in Lianzhou, he made a series of reforms to the port. It can be summed up in one sentence: the port belongs to the imperial court and can only be used if you give money.
Not giving?
If you don't give it, you won't be allowed in. It's useless for anyone to say it.
Break in by force?
Let’s not talk about whether you dare or not. When King Feng arrived in Lianzhou, he brought many mages with him.
One side has a tough posture and strong strength, while the other side is unwilling to compromise and is also looking for other ways. The two sides have been in a stalemate.
But the stalemate has no impact on Feng Wang. Anyway, this is a place that has been losing money. Whether it is open or closed does not mean much to her for the time being. The worst thing is that the port will be closed.
But this is not the case for those merchants. Maritime trade is the most profitable. Every time they go there, they will bring boxes and boxes of money to their homes. It can be said that if the port is closed for a day, they may seriously earn less.
How many boxes of silver can you afford?
This is just like tug-of-war. If one party loses its strength, it basically loses.
Since then, Sucheng Port's annual tax revenue has accounted for nearly two-thirds of Lianzhou's total tax revenue.
Nearly two-thirds of Lianzhou’s total tax revenue!
That is no longer a matter of numbers, but a real mountain of gold and silver.
It's okay for the princes and children who are far away. Envy, envy, jealousy and jealousy will pass away. After all, many things happening far away can only be heard.
But the Eleventh Prince, who is right next door to King Feng, has a hard time keeping his eyes from reddening. He is just watching the other party move the gold and silver into his house. How could he not have any ideas?
In the past, he didn't dare when King Feng was around; even when King Feng returned to Beijing, he had been cautiously watching over the years.
The reason why he started taking action now was because his people in Beijing sent back the news - King Feng was seriously ill and had not been seen in public for more than half a year.
The Eleventh Prince often 'lent' money to King Feng in the past, so that he could speak well in front of King Feng. This is why the Seventh Prince begged him for help.
The reason why Feng Wang took a fancy to the Seventh Princess's fiefdom was because there was also a big port on the Seventh Princess' fiefdom. After Feng Wang relied on the big port to make money, the Seventh Princess followed suit with extraordinary concessions;
She has more stable power in the fiefdom than Feng Wang, and the implementation process is smoother;
And because the port of the Seventh Princess Fiefdom faces the sea directly, unlike the Port of Sucheng, which has to pass through a long-distance bay channel where many ships are prone to run aground on reefs, more merchants choose to go to sea from the Port of the Seventh Princess Fiefdom.
In other words, the big port in the Seventh Prince's fiefdom is more profitable.
Then, he was noticed by Feng Wang.
She doesn't just want a port, she wants the entire Seventh Princess' fiefdom to come over, or on a notification basis.
Naturally, the Seventh Princess would not be happy, and no one else would be happy.
But the Seventh Princess was not stupid, and knew that she could not say "no" in front of the Phoenix King on her own, so she went to find the Eleventh Prince, the only one among the princes who had any friendship with the Phoenix King.
The Eleventh Prince had been waiting and watching. What he hoped most was that the Phoenix King would lose the battle with the Suzaku Emperor and then be directly destroyed by the Suzaku Emperor. What he feared the most was that although the Phoenix King was defeated by the Suzaku Emperor, the Suzaku Emperor would not be defeated.
The emperor would consider her as his biological daughter and drive her back to his fiefdom.
It was because of this worry that although he had long wanted to take revenge and coveted Sucheng's port, he still had hesitation and did not take any action.
To the eleventh prince, the seventh prince's request for help was equivalent to a signal that King Feng would not return to Lianzhou again.
This time it's done, I can grab it.
Of course, his main source of confidence was because he was deceived by the mage into thinking that he would soon have an army like Feng Wang, one alive and one dead.
The Eleventh Prince wanted to give King Feng a hard time. In recent years, King Feng felt that he was seriously short of money. He put pressure on not only Niyuan Town, but almost all the cities, counties and towns in the fiefdom.
, to gain money from the original family or the new people she trained.
This move made many members of the family very dissatisfied with her. Those who did not dare to be dissatisfied were also suppressed to the point where they would snap up at the slightest provocation.
After the Eleventh Prince learned about this, he took advantage of this and began to contact the families in various cities, counties and towns in Lianzhou.
The four family heads in front of me have already contacted the Eleventh Prince's people several times.
Since King Feng wants to make money from everyone in the family, he won't just fight for a small amount. Niyuan Town is all good, but the rich businessmen in the city are miserable. Many of them are almost empty.
But the problem is that the four families in Niyuan Town are not rich themselves. They got up because of King Feng's influence. Basically, all the money they have saved over the years has gone out. If they want to come down again, they don't even know where to go.
Where to get it.
This doesn't work. If you continue, you will risk your life.
“But what about the Eleventh Prince??”
The head of the Ning family looked hesitant and pointed to the east, "Don't forget the things there. With those here, can the eleventh prince be able to deal with the prince?"
The head of the Feng family lowered his eyes slightly and said with a serious expression, "The eleventh prince also has those things in his hand. Moreover, the eleventh prince has something in his hand that is not afraid of those things. I think we can still give it a try."