Tang Changsheng suddenly understood. Arabella had raised the point because she must have known about Ling Xiaoyu's family. And Ling Zheng had clearly given the matter some thought when he first proposed the plan.
Tang Changsheng had sent people to investigate the Ling family long ago. He even knew why Ling Xiaoyu had left a perfectly good life in Great Chu with her father, Ling Zheng, and why she had later gone to Lufadan alone.
But he had paid little attention to what businesses the Ling family owned. For one thing, Ling Zheng and his daughter belonged to a distant branch of the family. For another, as a cultivator, Tang Changsheng naturally cared little about such things.
He had even made a complete mess of managing the General's Temple's own assets!
Still, since Ling Zheng already had a plan, Tang Changsheng could get involved. He could help his future father-in-law and find a source of income for the General's Temple at the same time.
When the time came, he could make sure the overall development plan included as much of the General's Temple's land as possible... Such were the benefits of officials and businessmen colluding!
"We could use this opportunity to make connections in Great Chu's film industry..." Quintina added.
Tang Changsheng nodded slowly. It did seem like a decent idea! Certainly better than letting the vast tracts of land he held fall in value until they were worth nothing...
Tang Changsheng went to consult Wang Zhifei. Only after Wang Zhifei agreed to help did he call Ling Zheng to discuss the matter.
Ling Zheng was overjoyed. He had drawn up a whole stack of plans to serve as the outline for reviving Lower River's economy.
But there were far too many things he could never have anticipated before taking