Luo Yan shook his head, indicating that he did not mind.
Gu Liangcai continued.
"Our 'White Deer Cult' revered Laozi's philosophy of 'Natural Inaction.' We believed that the existence and development of all things in the universe occurred naturally, without being controlled by any will."
"Minister Liu Wansheng himself also strongly agreed with this view, which made us bosom friends."
"Last night, I learned from Minister Liu Wansheng that Mister Red Ghost's Chunshen Technology Group was about to make a major move."
"Our 'White Deer Cult' wanted to form an alliance with Chunshen Technology. Our cult would do everything in its power to support Chunshen Technology's plans and help Mister Red Ghost complete his grand plan to develop the trade route."
"In return, I hope that Mister Red Ghost will support our cult when the time comes, so that there will be only one 'White Deer Cult' on the trade route."
Luo Yan was somewhat surprised. The White Deer Cult actually wanted to invest in him, without asking to divide the profits with him.
They only wanted him to support their cult and make the White Deer Cult the sole religion on the trade route.
Of course.
Luo Yan would not be getting off completely free, either. His support could not remain merely verbal. When the time came, he would inevitably have to use force to drive out some of the religious groups that did not agree with the White Deer Cult.
Still, it was not something he could not consider.
The question was, was the White Deer Cult worth it?
Luo Yan was a practical man. He said, "Your proposal is very tempting."
"But I want to know what kind of assistance your White Deer Cult can provide me."
Gu Liangcai smiled.
"First, funding. We can provide Chunshen Technology