In October of the 80th year of the Divine Realm, just after the National Day of Yan Country, a storm that swept across the entire Divine Realm began. The Yan Federation announced the implementation of anti-monopoly measures, taking over all industries assisted by Yan Country and establishing the Yan Federation Industrial Assistance Committee to jointly manage these enterprises.

In addition, Yan Country announced that all other industries extended from the industries assisted by the Yan Federation to its member states will be directly managed by the member governments of the country. The Yan Federation will collect 10% of the corporate profits, and the member states will take 80%. There will be no restrictions on other industries.

As soon as the news came out, all the countries were shocked. The monarchs of various countries came to Duan Tianming to hold a meeting to discuss the matter. On October 11, the meeting was held urgently. Duan Tianming angrily rebuked the monarchs of various countries and announced that the order remained unchanged. On October 12, various video platforms of member states began to show various measures such as Yan Kingdom's bloodsucking and Duan Tianming's tyranny. The Wen family of the Lu Ji Kingdom, the Yi family of the Western Region Kingdom and other families jointly announced that they disagreed with the actions of the Yan Federation and organized large-scale demonstrations in various countries.

At this time, on the eastern coast of the inland sea of ​​the Shenqi Continent, on a coastal plain close to the original core area of ​​the Shang Kingdom, was located the East Sea Kingdom of the Yan Kingdom.

As one of the countries that directly joined the Yanlian and migrated in, it retained more forms of influence, and the power of the royal family and the aristocratic families was greater in comparison.

Although land, minerals and other resources are still under the control of Yan State, it does have a strong influence on other economic aspects of industrialization.

At this time, inside the hall of the Donghai Li family, a group of old guys were gathered together in a panic. The calmness they had shown in front of the younger generations was long gone. They all had frowns on their brows or kept pulling at their white beards with their hands.

"We in the Li family believe that relevant matters should be considered in the long term. We are still unclear about the cards that Yan Nation holds, so rash action is not a good idea. Furthermore, the intentions of the royal family are unclear. If we rely solely on the combined strength of several of our major families, our strength is still too weak."

An old man said with his hands trembling slightly.

"Old Li, you sound so easy. Your Li family's influence is all in the entertainment industry and other sectors, so you haven't benefited much from industrial dividends. But our Wang and Zhang families have so many factories across the country. If all of them were taken away by Yan Country, how would we survive?"

A middle-aged man slammed the table, clearly expressing his anger.

"I don't care. This development is too big for our Li family to handle. We won't do it unless we are absolutely sure."

The old man naturally would not show weakness in front of a junior. Compared with the Zhang and Wang families, who were originally big landlords, their Li family started from scratch and slowly rose with the help of the East China Sea's industry. They did not swallow much of the industrial aid from the Yan Kingdom to the East China Sea.

"Haha, okay, okay! Before looking for you, we have already discussed with the Western Regions, Luji Kingdom and other aristocratic families. It is a joint action of at least half of the aristocratic families. If you don't agree today, then just wait and see!"

After saying that, the patriarch of the Wang family walked out of the hall directly. Then the old man of the Zhang family shook his head and followed him out.

Looking at the two people walking out, the head of the Li family just shook his head, then took a sip of tea, as if he didn't care at all.

"Grandpa, why is this happening?"

A young man walked out from the next room. He was slightly fat and had a kind face. Upon closer inspection, it was Li Mingyuan who was at the banquet.

"What do you think?"

The old man did not answer directly, but just looked at Li Mingyuan with a smile.

"I'm not sure, I just think these family heads are overestimating their abilities."

Li Mingyuan just showed humility in front of this elder and did not explain too much.

"Ha ha!"

The old man just laughed, then looked at the younger generation he was most satisfied with and said:

"It's great that you've come to your senses. Whether it's the war that destroyed the Dark Kingdom, the forced annexation of our East Sea Kingdom, or the numerous purges of aristocratic families by emperors throughout history, he's a ruthless character with his own methods."

"These aristocratic families have been blinded by greed. They have taken advantage of the industrial dividends and huge investments provided by Yan Country. Now that Yan Country has discovered this, they are so gentle and peaceful in taking it back. They are already giving us, the member states, a great deal of face by not dealing with them directly."

"And these old guys, each of them is extremely wealthy, but they are indeed short-sighted and can only see the immediate benefits. Look at the Luo and Zhang families of Yan Country, aren't they hiding their tails in public? Are they weak?"

"These old guys with muddled brains, having achieved some success in business, really think they are very capable. They act without any strategy at all, their eyes can only see the few things in front of them. They don't know what to do and what not to do, what is giving you face and what is slapping you in the face. It's really ridiculous."

The old man just laughed and took a few more sips of tea.

Li Mingyuan next to him just listened carefully, as if he had thought of something.

"Fortunately, we didn't eat those things, and we never looked down on Yan Nation."

He took a few deep breaths, his heart trembling, as if he was very scared.

"Mingyuan! You must remember that for us businessmen to expand our business, the foundation is the long-term dividends brought by the country's strength. Many times, your success is not due to your ability, but mostly because the times have rewarded you with a few small gifts. You must be cautious and cherish these achievements. You must do things in accordance with the national interest. This is the greatest foundation for the continuation of our so-called aristocratic families!"

After the old man finished speaking, he waved his hand and let his grandson go out, while he lay down in the rocking chair and closed his eyes to rest.

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