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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.”

do not, the South City commoners will converge towards North City, becoming

the intelligence of the Mi Clan’s 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

were willing to implement the Five-Acre Farming Edict, the common people would be provided for. In twenty years, with Tang

test if Tang Luo had considered all angles. Upon receiving the answer, he

Tang Luo’s plan. There were many ways to drastically increase the population. The only reason they had not been acting was due to Mi Clan, who stood in the

Mi Clan and truly establishing the dominant status, their internal governance strategy for Xiling has only

Gaomin, who still seemed 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 seeds for potential troubles. I am

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 stance, causing wavering thoughts among those few elders who

Luo’s brow furrowed even more. He had known that the Great Elder disagreed with his proposal but didn’t expect 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

into his eyes, asking,

calm and composed, “Centuries of established ordinances are suddenly revoked without offering any benefits to the Tang Clan. I believe it would be more appropriate to leave it for

concern to him. As for the original ban on cultivation, it was by no means inviolable. His outright opposition was not because of whether the proposal was feasible or not. Instead, he wanted to

The world, however, is such that the extremely rigid are easily broken. Just for this insignificant policy that could be easily maneuvered by an individual with authority, he wanted to let Tang Luo understand; although the courage to crash into the proverbial brick wall is

was Tang Luo? It was capability, not age, that

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