Zhu Wencong walked over to Su Yanqiao, who was currently entertaining Qing court merchants in Japan and members of her clan.
Jiangnan had first been devastated by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, then by the government army, and now by the Nian Army, leaving the region in a perpetual state of chaos.
The Su Family, for the sake of long-term development, had no choice but to relocate the entire clan to Songjiang. However, the clan leader decided against settling in Songjiang County, opting instead for the previous British Concession.
"Why didn't you continue your conversation with them, my husband? The reason for your visit to Japan this time is, first, to see Malik off, and second, to capture the Japanese market.
I've observed that the Japanese leadership is eager to curry favor with you. Even if you proposed some rather extreme terms, I believe they would accept them without hesitation.
