Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1549: Chapter 581: Thank You All So Much_2

"At this moment, it is a golden opportunity for us on the outside to extend our reach inside. Are you about to say that he might receive rescue from the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion? Hahaha, you’re overthinking it. As far as I know, over the years, I don’t know what wrong medicine that Earl Zhanfeng took, but he has been learning from Earl Red Blade’s approach, engaging in military reform, comprehensive equipment renewal, personnel advanced training, and ship modernization. The expenses of the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion are enormous, and they could never easily pull out large sums to rescue the Red Blade Clan."

The Chief of Internal Affairs, upon hearing this, quickly bowed and said, "Earl, you truly count on nothing being overlooked."

Liu An proudly added, "In any case, the Duke Wenle Mansion over there will definitely take the largest profit. I can only follow along to sip some soup and recover some lost territory. Alright, alright, just handle what I instructed earlier, and I must comfort my good brother."

After saying this, Liu An dismissed the Chief of Internal Affairs.

Once the chief was gone, Liu An leisurely connected the communication.

It wasn’t anyone else calling, but Earl Red Blade himself, nominally just awakening from frozen sleep, shocked and bewildered by the news before him.

"Liu An, brother, you cannot kick me when I’m down!"

Ren Zhong was no longer his former charismatic self, nor did he show any restraint, speaking in a tone that was almost pleading.

Liu An inhaled deeply upon hearing this, feeling a sense of satisfaction as though he had been filled with sweetness.

He thought silently, "Ren Zhong, do you have your day too?"

"You’re the Empire’s foremost warrior, so what?"

"Even if you can fight anyone, can you fight the whole world and rob everyone’s money back?"

"No, you cannot."

"Besides, have you fought this economic battle?"

"When push comes to shove, don’t you still have to humbly ask me?"

Though he was utterly disdainful inwardly, Liu An still appeared well-mannered in his words, "Ren Zhong, brother, you can’t say that. I have my difficulties too..."

Finally, after nearly ten minutes of repeated bickering, the indignant Ren Zhong hung up the communication without saying goodbye.

Liu An did not feel offended by the other party.

Thinking in reverse, if he were the unlucky one, his attitude could be even worse than Ren Zhong’s.

Immediately, Liu An opened the Star Map again, and next to it, he listed the many technological research-oriented industries under the Red Peak Earl Mansion’s command. Liu An began selecting as if strategically deploying, mumbling, "This Red Blade Clan is indeed terrifying. Just how many years have they expanded to such many territories? And even those dog-like pirates can produce so much talent, it seems that the ratio of artificial genes infused back then was still too low. Now then, which ones should I pick..."

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Under Ren Zhong’s leadership after awakening, Red Peak Commerce Department struggled for an entire week, with little effect.

It’s indeed sad. When reviewing the contracts, the Commerce Department found that years ago, many major agents had stopped signing contracts lasting several years and switched to signing for just one year.

In an era of frozen sleep, where the average absolute lifespan exceeds a thousand years, this is very unusual.

This indicated that Duke Wenle Mansion had been planning long beforehand.

But on the Red Peak Commerce Department’s side, they were only concerned that stealth paint was a unique business, effortlessly sold, and even believed that the agency rights could be auctioned and tendered externally — one-year contracts were not just harmless but could actually secure better trade terms, thus ignoring the risks, leading to getting caught off guard by a sudden joint strike.

This resulted in multiple major agents terminating contracts, and they couldn’t leverage lawsuits for compensation to make up for the losses. As the situation deteriorated, rebuilding sales channels now isn’t easy.

The crux of the matter indeed lies with the Commerce Department’s lack of experience, possibly even being a major mistake by top-level decision makers, but who dares to hold Earl Red Blade accountable?

The lesson is already laid bare here, but more objective realities must still be addressed.

The Commerce Department pointed out that the Earl Mansion’s liquid capital is extremely scarce, yet the mortgage payments owed to Duke Wenle Mansion must still be made monthly without delays, or the overdue compensation is no joke.

So, even though it’s difficult, they must squeeze out the funds somehow.

However, when the liquid capital is squeezed dry, there’s another imminent issue.

Apart from having sufficient navigation energy on the ships, the energy batteries under the Earl Mansion’s command are also about to be exhausted.

Now that energy prices are rising and cash flow is cut off, it means the clan’s development will be halted immediately.