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Chapter 186: Chapter One Hundred Eighty-Two: Clan Council (4)

Others may not know, but how could Tang Luo be ignorant? The so-called treasure ship commerce was nothing but a plundering journey conducted by a gang of fierce pirates, who committed loot, arson and murder along the coast. Every time the treasure ship returned, behind mountains of jewellery and treasures was a mountain of skeletons. Surely, the annual revenue of several billions of gold might be an impressive amount for ordinary clans, but for the Tang Clan, it was a mere trifle that did not make any real difference to them.

Tang Luo believed that the trade-off was clear to many, such as the Mountain Chief and the Clan Principle. Taking this small amount of money in exchange for the true foundation of power in Xiling.

The two individuals who should’ve opposed this decision the most had yet to voice out their dissent, inadvertently offering the greatest support for this edict. As for Tang Gaomin’s opinion, he was powerless. In this world, there are always sacrifices for gains. There are no good prospects that offer immediate windfall without strategies. It couldn’t be realized through this ordinance for this instance.

Those present were people who were well acquainted with the inner workings of the Tang Clan. They also understood that a slight reduction in annual income didn’t amount to much. As Tang Gaomin was about to chime in, the patriarch, Tang Zhi, cut in, “Have you ever considered how the Mi Clan would react in response to this ordinance?”

For the Tang clan, the civilians of Xiling were merely an optional nuisance, and the wealthy families were nothing more than decorative ornaments. Only the Mi Clan of the South City was considered their sole competition. Hence, in any governmental decisions, assessing the reactions of the Mi Clan was deemed especially crucial.

Tang Luo was no exception and confidently replied, “The Clan Chief of the Mi Clan is by no means a foolish man. Faced with this new policy from North City, they have only one way to respond.”

us. As we lift the ban on cultivating lands, the Mi Clan will have to follow in our footsteps. If they do not, the South City commoners will converge towards North City, becoming our subjects. The Mi Clan would never allow this to transpire, hence, implementing similar policies will be their necessary

leaders, once they see this ordinance, they would deduce the key issues. Their response would merely be a helpless choice because this ordinance doesn’t aim for immediate profit, but rather for the welfare of the common people. Their imitation wouldn’t enable them to

provided for. In twenty years, with Tang Luo’s progressive speed, as long as the development was steady, it would

Zhi nodded. He had asked that questions just to test if Tang

There were many ways to drastically increase the population. The only reason they

settling the conflict with the Mi Clan and truly establishing the dominant status, their internal governance strategy for Xiling has only one goal – to surpass the

resentful, the rest began to weigh their thoughts, preparing to vote. Just then, the Great Elder Tang Siyuan spoke, “This ordinance, benefiting the people at the expense of the Tang Clan, may seem like a fair trade but it plants the

all turned their gaze to the Great Elder. They never expected him to be the first to voice his clear dissent in this clan meeting, especially when neither the Mountain Chief nor the Clan Principle spoke out. His attitude undoubtedly took a

the old man’s opposition to be so vehement. The Great Elder was the eldest among the thirteen elders. Many people present had been raised under his teachings, his stand undeniably held an influential impact on the decision of many. This sudden opposition was

straight into his eyes, asking, “What

any benefits to the Tang Clan. I believe it would be more

ban on cultivation, it was by no means inviolable. His outright opposition was not

there was no doubt that his underlying resilience remained. The world, however, is such that the extremely rigid are easily broken. Just for this insignificant policy that could be

what kind of person was Tang Luo? It

out the shortcomings of the Five-Acre Farming Edict, he would joyously accept it and make the necessary amendments. But he was supposed