Liu Feng was cursing a thousand curses in his mind.

With just a few words from you, Mr. Jia, you've made friends and sent so many gifts.

You, Mr. Jia, are making such a grand gesture by coming to my place to be friends.

Liu Feng would never believe that he had no demands whatsoever.

"That won't do, that won't do."

"To be honest, my Zhengde County has only just been established and doesn't even have a county government office yet. In the eyes of those high-ranking officials and nobles in the Central Plains, it's a barren land."

"In such a sparsely populated and impoverished place, how could it possibly have the qualifications to associate with a prestigious family like the Jia family?"

Liu Feng immediately shook his head.

"General Liu, you are mistaken, you are mistaken."

"Now the only waterway in the entire Youzhou is under General Liu's control, which is a unique advantage."

"If this really develops in the future, it will be an important passage connecting the entire Central Plains and even reaching the capital."

"And judging by General Liu's style, it won't be long before it truly develops."

"Such an important place, although it is just a small county town, connects three large cities into one."

"It is the very throat of the entire Youzhou."

"In just a few years, Zhengde County will become the largest city in northern Youzhou, and even Tianyong City will have to give way to it."

Jia Huating said with a smile.

Liu Feng's expression changed again.

If what Jia Huating said is true, and the scale of his Zhengde County continues to expand in the future, from a geographical point of view, it really will be able to control the throat of the entire Youzhou.

It is conceivable that Tianyong City is located to the north. Tianyong City has always been the front line and bridgehead for resisting the northern barbarians.

The official road to Tianyong City is within the territory of Zhengde County. As long as Liu Feng is willing, he can pass through; if he is not, no one can leave.

Despite the close proximity, the concept of Tianyong City is completely different. While you can take a detour to Tianyong City, the entire Zhengde County is right here, and even if you want to go around it, there's no way to do so.

Moreover, there is a water fortress here. Although the water fortress is only a small area, its location is special, and there are many places that can be reached by water.

Moreover, traveling by water is much faster than traveling by land on official roads.

Whether it's for transmitting information, stabilizing the border regions, or supporting the capital, it can have miraculous effects.

Finally, there's the east side, which leads to Youzhou City. Beyond that lies the natural barrier passage, a place even easier to defend than Tianyong City.

That's really true.

You know what, it's really true.

If our Tiger Roar Army were to set up camp here, wouldn't that be like driving a nail into the entire land of Youzhou?

"Hehe, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Jia. Also, I would like to say that Mr. Jia thinks too highly of me."

"In my opinion, the gift that Mr. Jia sent is far too extravagant."

"It would be absolutely impossible for me not to refuse."

"If Mr. Jia has anything else to say, please feel free to ask. I will do my best to help if it is within my power."

"Of course, I'm a simple person. As long as it's beneficial to the overall development of Zhengde County, I welcome it and won't refuse it."

"But those who were willing to be my opponents, many died or were ruined."

At this moment, Jia Huating actually sighed with some regret.

"General Liu, but Huating really wants to send them out."

"I never expected General Liu to be so noble and virtuous. He truly deserves our respect."

"But speaking of helping out, Huating really does have something to do."

"To be honest, our Jia family is considered a prominent family in Zhoukou, but we have always kept our business in the Central Plains. We want to do business in the capital."

Jia Huating slowly and deliberately shared his thoughts.

"The Jia family is so wealthy and powerful, if they want to do business in the capital, let them go. What does that have to do with me?"

Liu Feng asked with a smile.

In the area where the Jia family lived, there were two routes to the capital.

Neither of the two routes is easy; either it involves a long detour, or it's a mountain path teeming with bandits.

Although taking the official road is relatively safer, a large amount of freight will be hampered by various dangerous checkpoints along the way.

However, to travel on the official road, they still had to cross mountain passes and natural barriers.

This makes it even more difficult.

Even now that there are waterways, they still need to transport the supplies to Zhengde County, as the natural barrier is a major obstacle.

Such a large business was a huge temptation for their family.

However, the underlying principles have become a major obstacle to development.

Jia Huating gave a mysterious smile.

"General Liu, I saw it on my way here. The natural barrier has been protected by iron chains."

"I was very curious about who would come up with such a method. Later, I asked the mountain people and found out."

"So, this was all General Liu's doing."

"Since General Liu was able to do this, it means that General Liu and General Qian of Dasanguan have a good relationship."

"Then General Liu, you must have a way to persuade General Qian to send men to widen the plank road."

"Once this short stretch of road is opened, merchants from all over the country will have the fastest route to the capital."

"Besides, this means that all my merchants who cross this natural barrier to reach Zhengde County will have to use your ferry to transport their goods, which isn't a bad thing for you either."

"I wonder if General Liu would be willing to help with this?"

Liu Feng gave a soft "hmm".

That's when we finally figured out what this guy's purpose was. So that's what he was after.

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