Chapter 890: Sima Hao's decision

Lin'an.
Sima Hao fiercely overturned the table in front of him. His eyes were crazily crimson like wild beasts. The battle in Suzhou City had already come, but his beloved eldest son Sima Lang died in the hands of the royal army.
The former residence of the King of Chu was filled with great families from all over the country of Chu. They looked at Sima Lang and waited for his decision, because Li Chuyuan's order had arrived in Lin'an.
He announced that he would abandon the position of the king of Chu and obey the mission of imperial unification. From then on, he and Guangtongchen were handed over to the court.
"Li Chuyuan betrayed King Chu and all of us. Now they are just a puppet of Xiao Ming. Now we can no longer trust him, we can only rely on ourselves." Sima Hao said utterly. .
"Then what should we do now?" a wealthy family asked worriedly, "Now the royal army has occupied Suzhou, Songjiang River and Jiaxing, and the land near the Yangtze River has fallen. After they rest, the next step must be Lin'an."
"Yes, all 80,000 soldiers have been disintegrated, and now we can only mobilize more than 90,000 troops. How can this resist Xiao Ming's 100,000 troops? Besides, there are still some people who have obeyed Li Chuyuan's orders to surrender to Xiao Ming. Up."
"Huh, surrendering are all those generals who came from untouchables. What's to worry about." A wealthy clan said with disdain. He said to Sima Hao: "Master Chang Shi, from the beginning to the end, this Xiao Ming hugged our Chu State. The only hope now is that we all join the Merchants Council, so that we can still have the status of a member of Parliament. If the Merchants Council establishes a nation, we will still keep our wealth and status, but this Xiao Ming is different, you see Looking at the north, all those wealthy families have now become ordinary people, and at most they have retained some silver. The court is tantamount to uprooting the wealthy families that have existed for thousands of years."
Sima Hao lowered his head and remained silent.
The man continued: "What's more, now Cao Kun is supported by Westerners, and the Azure Dragon King is helping. This Azure Dragon King is still a bit capable. Now he has gathered a large number of tribes and has a huge momentum. Now he has promised the people in the south to divide the land. Not paying for food, I received a lot of hearts."
"Hahaha..." Sima Hao suddenly laughed a few times, and he suddenly said coldly: "Yao Bin, I had long suspected that you had a secret relationship with the Merchant Council. I didn't expect it to be so. You are now bewitching people, why do you want to!"
Yao Bin did not panic, but looked indifferent. He said to Sima Hao: "Chairman Cao Kun asked me to thank Changshi. If it weren't for Changshi.com, the parliament could not withdraw from Suzhou City so smoothly."
As soon as these words came out, the wealthy family in the hall suddenly talked, and their eyes changed when they looked at Sima Hao.
Sima Hao's face sank. From the beginning, he had not fully believed in Xiao Ming. If it were not for Li Chuyuan to be the King of Chu, he would not even allow the royal army to enter the territory of Chu.
And when the royal army took the two cities of Songjiang and Jiaxing that they hadn't taken for a few months, he panicked, because he was worried that he would attack them after the Xiao Ming assembly army.
So I was playing a double-handed man, placing part of the bet on the merchant council. Now it seems that this decision is quite correct.
Yao Bin saw Sima Hao's expression in his eyes. He said, "Master Chang Shi, Chairperson Cao Kun also said that if Master Chang Shi is willing to join the parliament, he is welcome at any time, and he is willing to give the adults a position of deputy chairperson."
Then he turned to face the other tycoons and said: "Brothers, for the present, we can only save our lives by relying on the council. In fact, the merchant council is to protect the interests of the big businessmen and the wealthy. Not only will we lose anything in the future. , And will gain more rights through legislation."
The nobles moved slightly, and Yao Bin's words were in their hearts.
Sima Hao's expression at this time also eased. He said to Yao Bin: "Long live the Merchant Council. I will join the Merchant Council on behalf of Sima."
"Our Sun family also joined."
"The Dong family also joined."
"..."
After Sima Hao, one by one the rich and powerful expressed their opinions.
Yao Bin smiled, and he said loudly: "It should not be too late. Now we have to gather all the tribes and new troops. If nothing happens, the royal army will soon go south. Before they go south, we must build around Lin'an. The fortifications drag the royal army here. Only in this way can the parliamentary army have a chance to take a foothold in the south."
Sima Hao nodded. He said: "Our rich family has passed on for thousands of years and has always been in peace with the courts of the past, but Xiao Ming wants to destroy our foundation and distribute our land and wealth to the people. How can we bear it, everyone Fight with him, even if we can't win, we will drag him exhausted, waiting for the barbarians in the north to slow down, that's when we are attacking from the north to the south."
Yao Bin nodded in satisfaction. It didn't take long for him to come back from Europe. Such a change happened in Chu country~EbookFREE.me~ This made him very excited and felt that what he had learned in Europe could finally be used.
In the past two years in Europe, his psychology has also undergone drastic changes. The prosperity and strength of Europe made him enviable, which made him believe in the correct establishment of the merchant council.
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In Suzhou City, Xiao Mingzheng and Li San marked the location of the current parliamentary army on the map. After the war began, a large number of secret guards poured into the south to collect intelligence.
Lying on the map, a strong smell of ink came out. This is not a hand-drawn map, but a mimeographed map.
In order to facilitate warfare and exploration, Xiao Ming asked the printing factory to engrave several versions of maps. These maps range from simple to complex. There are simple maps of the world and partial maps of states and counties, as well as maps of minerals, water conservancy, oceans and ocean currents. among them.
Except for some of these maps for culture and education, most of them will be used for military and exploration.
Lin Youde is now retreating southward with the parliamentary army. Before he left, he left the decision of the merchant parliament that they will establish a foothold here, here and here. "
While speaking, Li San pointed to the location on the map.
Xiao Ming nodded slightly. In modern terms, these places are Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other regions, while Chu State includes parts of southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and eastern Jiangxi.
Now he has conquered Suzhou, Songjiang, and Jiaxing, which is equivalent to taking the area of ​​southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, and Jiaxing, Zhejiang. This is only part of the Chu State, and most of the land is under the control of Sima Hao.
"Cao Kun, an old fox, is not an ordinary character, and it is estimated that someone behind him is giving directions. All his actions now are carried out in an orderly manner." Xiao Ming said in a deep voice.
"That's true. We found traces of British association activities, and they are likely to advise Cao Kun."