"What should we do then?"
"Unless we're willing to give Tian Wujing's Jingnan Army a share of our workshop's profits."
"For a thousand Jingnan Army soldiers... My lord, it might not be worth it. Besides, our workshop hasn't even been built yet."
"I know, I know."
To gain something, one must pay an equal price.
"If it really comes to that, our only option is the 'nurture bandits to bolster our own position' strategy."
Zheng Fan squinted and continued, "This time in the Skybreak Mountains, troops from the Situ Family also appeared. Although their main forces are in the northeast defending against the wild people, it's clear that the Situ Family generals remaining in places like the former Jin State capital or Geda Mountain are still eager to stir up trouble."
"My lord, are you planning to deliberately provoke a border conflict?"
