Hearing someone say that, Gu Chi naturally had no intention of taking the work upon himself and making trouble for himself. With that time, he might as well curl up under the covers and sleep a little longer instead of wrangling and trading barbs with several factions.
"Since that's the case, I wish you a smooth journey."
Shang Nan and Yiru were not that difficult to deal with—it depended on whom they were compared to. Compared with a hardheaded man like Qin Li, who could not be penetrated even by splashed water, they were certainly much easier. But if they truly wanted to persuade them to sell their precious labor, there was still a long battle ahead.
Qi Shan wore a sour expression.
Gu Chi offered him a small suggestion and said with a smile, "Actually, Yuan Liang could start with Yiru."
To go straight to Tianhai as the first household he approached—
Heh. In the Sovereign's words—
Qi Shan was so hardheaded that he did not fear getting a concussion.
"How could I not know..." Qi Shan sighed.
Of the three factions, Yiru had the most distant relationship with Heyin. The two were merely business partners.
In terms of closeness, Yiru should have been the hardest to persuade.
In reality, that was not the case.
Yiru was actually the easiest place to begin.
The reason was simple: the three families came from different backgrounds.
Tianhai, Shang Nan, and Yiru.
Wu Xian had the highest birth, with family heritage, foundations, and reputation all in place. He had received an education suited to scions of eminent families from childhood, while most of his subordinates were powerful clans from Tianhai and the surrounding commanderies and prefectures. Qin Li had even once been a noble of the royal house. Every one of them