Song Yang's words made King Hongzhou's eyes sparkle with fire, as if he could rule the world if he became the leader of the alliance.
"Me? I... okay?"
"Why not? Uncle Wang, Hongzhou is the center of Jiangnan Road, so it is most appropriate for you to be the leader of the alliance."
Song Yang said with a smile.
The King of Hongzhou almost nodded in agreement, and Song Yang added:
"Let's agree in advance. For the sake of fairness and justice, and also to prevent corpses from being idle, this alliance leader can only hold the position of five years. The leader will be replaced every five years, and everyone will vote at that time."
Song Yang's vaccination made King Hongzhou sober up.
Becoming an alliance leader does not mean becoming an emperor, it is not time to enjoy it yet.
Moreover, if you are not strong enough, you will be kicked out if you do not do well.
"Old Five, please don't refuse. It would be best for you to be the first leader of the alliance!"
"Yes, yes, Uncle Wu Wang. It's you!"
"Then... well then. I will reluctantly be the leader of the alliance."
Finally, King Hongzhou was elected as the leader of the Daqian Jiangnan Revival Alliance at the alliance's founding meeting.
Song Yang didn't want to make himself so tired and wanted to focus on high-end.
Song Tong also understood his nephew's plan. During his stay in Jiangzhou, he also saw that Jiangzhou's future development would be unlimited.
Those bombs, thunderbolts, muskets, etc. are the decisive factors in future wars.
As long as Jiangzhou develops well, it will not be afraid of any challenges.
Now let’s build up the alliance first, and don’t lose the people’s hearts and minds.
When the people's livelihood society develops and Jiangzhou has accumulated sufficient strength, it will not be too late to discuss the issue of unification.
The matter was decided happily, and King Hongzhou returned to the harem with a smile that could not be concealed.
"Why is the prince so happy? Is there any victory over A Yang that cannot be achieved?"
Princess Shen Linglong only participated in the ceremony to welcome Song Yang, and no one else knew about the meeting and alliance.
"My beloved concubine! I am now the leader of the alliance! Haha! The first leader of the alliance!" King Hongzhou said happily.
"Alliance leader? What alliance leader?" Shen Linglong asked with a frown.
When the King of Hongzhou mentioned the formation of the alliance, Shen Linglong frowned and said, "This Ayang knows how to hide for a while."
"Your Majesty, although this alliance is loose, the position of leader will definitely be closely watched by everyone. If you become the leader, you can focus on reorganizing Hongzhou in the future. Otherwise, you will be dismissed for incompetence in five years. Wouldn’t it be a shame to avoid it?”
After Shen Linglong said this about safety, she also wanted King Hongzhou to pay more attention to the restoration of people's livelihood.
The Shen family was born into a merchant family, and their ancestors were big businessmen. It was only Shen Linglong's grandfather who began to have a close relationship with the royal family.
When it came to her father's generation, the Zheng family began to marry Daqian.
The Shen family is considered a serious imperial businessman.
After the natural disaster, the Shen family had a lot of wealth, but the entire society collapsed, let alone doing business.
The King of Hongzhou was not a man of great talent, and it was not enough to maintain the status quo, let alone rebuild it.
This time, with the help of King Jiangzhou, King Hongzhou finally stood firm.
If we can regain some confidence because of this, we can promote the social and economic development of Hongzhou.
Then the Shen family can also use this to start business.
There is no special period in Hongzhou, and people's livelihood depends entirely on self-healing.
Hongzhou's main resources are still in the hands of some large landowners and businessmen.
"Don't worry, my beloved, I will definitely be a good leader of the alliance."
"Five years! Five years later, I have to let them get to know me again! Let them know that I am not just waiting to die!"
Today is his first day as the alliance leader. Song Ying is full of confidence and has even made plans for his future career.
He fantasizes that the alliance will rebuild the Great Qian Dynasty under his leadership, and that one day in the future, when the co-leader is elected, he can stand at the highest point...
"Your Majesty!" Shen Linglong's voice interrupted Song Ying's wild thoughts.
"Although you have become the leader of the alliance, you are now relying on A Yang's help. Our Hongzhou is weak and we can't even get rid of the bandits. Under such circumstances, if you become the leader of the alliance, you will inevitably not be suspected by A Yang." Shen Linglong was a little bit. Said worriedly.
"Don't worry, my dear, my position as alliance leader was recommended by A Yang and Song Lao Qi." King Hongzhou said nonchalantly.
"They may not care for the moment, but what if they want this alliance leader again in the future? If they fall out, how can our Hongzhou be better than Jiangzhou!" Shen Linglong poured cold water on her.
"Then... how about I resign this alliance leader?"
Hearing what Shen Linglong said, King Hongzhou was also a little unsure.
After all, if the military strength is not good, it is indeed unsafe to be the leader of the alliance.
Shen Linglong shook her head and looked at Hongzhou Wangdao:
"It's not necessary. After all, this alliance leader has some benefits. It will be easier for us to do business if the alliance becomes bigger in the future. But if Ayang wants to rest assured... In my opinion... it is better to send Dan'er and Xiaowan to Jiangzhou."
"This..." King Hongzhou hesitated.
The children of the Hongzhou king and his wife were all killed by natural disasters.
Now the King of Hongzhou has trained Shen Dan as his successor.
Shen Linglong proposed that Shen Dan and Shen Xiaowan go to Jiangzhou, which was actually giving Song Yang two protons.
"How about Xiaowan going by herself?" King Hongzhou looked at the princess and asked.
He has no children and is getting older, so now he can only hope to train Shen Dan.
"That's not right. Xiaowan is a girl, and her weight is not enough. We just send them to study. When the world becomes stable, we can let them come back."
Although Shen Linglong was reluctant to let go of her nieces and nephews, this was the best way she could think of.
As someone from a merchant family, I always value exchange in everything I do.
Song Yang helped them drive away the bandits, but they hadn't expressed their gratitude yet, and now they were given an alliance leader for free.
Shen Linglong always felt that this business was strange and she had to show some sincerity.
That's why she proposed to let the two juniors go to Jiangzhou as hostages.
King Hongzhou thought for a while and felt that what the princess said made sense, although he didn't want to let Shen Dan leave.
But he could only nod his head in agreement.
Early the next morning, Song Yang went to the coal yard under the leadership of Shen Dan.
The King of Hongzhou did not dare to go. In his mind, coal was poisonous.
I've seen the coal field, it's of good purity, and the reserves may be higher than those in Fengzhou.
However, the coal seam is deep and a very deep pit was dug.
When this mine was opened, official prospectors said there was aluminum ore underground, but what came out was coal.
If they knew this was coal from the beginning, the government would never have opened this mine.
"Everything is good. Let's start it after the autumn harvest. As I said, the clean coal and middle coal will be sent to Daye, and the coal gangue will be sent to Jiangzhou."
Song Yang informed the person in charge of the mine.
The man responded in a hurry.
The army in Jiangzhou was strong, and the prince came to Song Yang in person. He, a mine manager, dared to say no.
"You just go ahead and mine, and I will tell you this as a prince later." Shen Dan patted the person in charge of the mine on the shoulder.
He said that he would communicate with King Hongzhou about this matter.
The person in charge of the mine was busy and nodded his thanks again.
Back in Yuzhang City, King Hongzhou was already waiting for Song Yang.
It has been proposed to send Shen Dan and Shen Xiaowan to Jiangzhou.
Song Yang immediately understood King Hongzhou's intention.
"This... that's fine. If the brothers and sisters want to go, I will take them back. If they don't want to go, I won't force them."
Song Yang admired Shen Dan very much and wanted to train him.
There is no faster way to train a person than in school.
There is no doubt that the school in Jiangzhou is the most advanced school in this era.
In the view of King Hongzhou, the princess's choice was right. If Song Yang accepted the hostage, she would definitely not be disadvantageous to him again.