Hua Xingyun appeared at the entrance to the school.
This piqued Xu Qingxiao's curiosity.
Shaking his head, Xu Qingxiao circulated his internal energy to expel some of the alcohol, then slowly walked over.
At the school entrance.
Hua Xingyun held a document in his hands, seemingly waiting for something.
The moment he noticed Xu Qingxiao, Hua Xingyun immediately approached.
"Your subordinate, Hua Xingyun, pays his respects, Lord Xu."
Hua Xingyun spoke respectfully and bowed to Xu Qingxiao.
"You're being too formal, Brother Hua. May I ask what brings you here?"
Xu Qingxiao asked. The man before him had been Great Wei's Star of Literary Brilliance three years ago. How could someone like that suddenly become so refined and easygoing in just three years?
And willingly serve as his assistant, too? Xu Qingxiao could not understand it. Since he could not understand it, he had to keep his guard up.
This fellow had traveled through various countries. Who knew what sort of people he had met?
"You're the one being too kind, Lord Xu. I am now a file clerk in the Ministry of Revenue. These past few days, I've learned that you are busy dealing with the three merchant associations, so I drew up a strategy. I hope you will take a look."
Hua Xingyun produced his proposal.
He handed it to Xu Qingxiao.
"Oh? A strategy?"
Xu Qingxiao accepted it without the slightest disdain. On the contrary, he read it with great care.
Hua Xingyun's proposal ran to several thousand words, but Xu Qingxiao grasped its substance at a glance.
The three merchant associations had a stranglehold on the Great Wei Dynasty's supply of raw materials for the Waterwheel Project. Hua Xingyun's strategy was both simple and not so simple.
Sow discord among the three associations, win over two,