It is only now that the head of the Li family truly understands how serious the problems his family is facing here!

As we all know, the main manufacturers of the empire's high-end warship market are the Qin family, Xuanyuan family, Yun family and Li family! The seventh-level main warships produced by these four companies basically divide up three-quarters of the purchase orders of the empire!

The new generation of seven-level warships of the four major wealthy families have to use some rare metal resources to a greater or lesser extent. At present, except for a few difficult old alien civilizations, only Xiao Junling's territory can provide a large amount of these things!

The new generation of warships of the Yunli and Li families are comparable to those of the Qin and Xuanyuan families in terms of performance! However, due to the high raw material cost, the unit price of the warships has greatly increased and there is no competitive advantage at all!

If they want to get enough cheap raw materials, they either deal with alien civilizations that produce those resources, or they have to find suitable suppliers separately!

Thanks to the good relationship with Xiao Junling, the Xuanyuan family and the Qin family solved this problem as early as mid-last year! This successfully allowed their new warships to pass the assessment of the military delegation and obtained the first batch of orders totaling 300,000 warships!

Then at the end of the year, the military's new round of large-scale replacement plans were launched on schedule, with more than ten legions and millions of warships retiring in batches. In the newly held procurement bidding project, the battleships of the Yun family and Li family had to be eliminated in disgrace because the unit price was too high! The first batch of warship orders of two reorganized legions were divided by the Qin family and Xuanyuan family!

This year, Xiao Junling brought back more rare mineral resources from the Biluo Galaxy, which not only expanded the production of new warships of these two companies, but also began to benefit from the new generation of mechas, space fighters, mechanics and other important equipment!

In a blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed, and orders of millions of warships have been divided by these two companies!

Of course, in addition to warships, there are other new equipment manufacturers. In order to obtain these raw materials, the families behind them have to gradually move closer to Xiao Junling!

As a veteran wealthy family, the Li family naturally has a lot of connections in the Imperial ** side, and there is no very special reason. The market share of warships obtained from years of operation is not so easy to be taken away! But the premise is that they must have a high-quality new ship! Otherwise, even the gods will not be able to help them!

Moreover, due to Yang Yueqi, General Yang Yingxuan, the Minister of the General Logistics and Equipment Department of the Empire, has privately stated that if the Yun family and the Li family cannot produce a sufficient number of new warships in the next year, the military will consider reassessing and certifying the qualifications of the "defense equipment suppliers" of these two major families to confirm whether they still have enough strength to meet this important qualification!

Li Zhongyin knew in his heart that although with the Li family’s connections and influence, such a bad result will not occur yet! But this is undoubtedly an extremely dangerous signal! It will allow the family’s allies and enemies to see their own weakness, and thus create some thoughts that they would not have in the past!

In fact, this trouble is beginning to emerge now.

Because I can't get the order, many production lines of the family's military base are already in a state of shutdown, and there is no possibility of reopening in the near future.

The direct consequence of this is that a large number of industrial workers in the base have nothing to do and are basically idle! A considerable number of people have resigned and then accepted high-paying employment from the Xuanyuan family and the Qin family!

Without orders, the upstream industrial chain was paralyzed, and many parts manufacturers and suppliers who depended on the Li family were out of food! In desperation, many people were considering whether to change their homes to save their factories!

In the human world, there are not many businesses that can match the profits of the military industry! The reason why the Li family has such a prominent position in China is because she started out as the military industry and energy industry and has not changed for hundreds of years! The profits of the military industry have always been the most important part of the Li family's profits!

As early as the end of last year, the Li family's annual income and profits had shrunk significantly. For this reason, the family elders' association had to use some reserve funds and cut many important investment and operation plans this year to maintain a stable situation!

Whether it is the government, the family, or the individual, if you want to do something, you will be able to do things with money! Once you lack money, it will not be good news for any force!

The family's financial situation this year will undoubtedly be even worse. If it is not changed, it will even affect the change of the imperial government by the end of next year!

A single hair moves the whole body!

Li Zhongyin frowned and thought for a moment, and finally asked: "If we don't consider the cost, we can still mass-produce warships that meet the military's requirements, right?"

"Yes," replied the head of the technical department.

"But this means that our single ship cost will exceed three million energy points. If sold externally, the price must be at least about four million and five million energy points to be cost-effective! However, the production cost of the Xuanyuan family and the Qin family warships is two million energy points, and the external price is less than three million energy points! And there is a certain proportion of discount to the Emperor ** party!"

"If we offer the same price as them, we will basically work for the military for free, and we will have to pay the labor fee ourselves, and we can't even collect the R&D costs!"

"That must be made!" Li Zhongyin gritted his teeth,

"Without cheap raw materials, we will use high-priced replacement materials! In short, the most urgent task is to protect our warship market share first! At the same time, I will approve the alternative materials research and development plan!"

Many family elders looked at each other. Such a decision was strategically correct! But in this way, at least in recent years, the family should not expect much profit to earn!

Although with the rich background of the Li family, it should not be a big problem to survive in the past few years! However, the game of strength between wealthy families is like sailing against the current, and if you don’t advance, you will retreat! If you miss this precious time, the Li family will lose a lot of opportunities in many things!

As for the Qin family and Xuanyuan family, they have such great benefits, and can take advantage of the opportunity to expand their influence and squeeze the strategic interests of the Li family!

Li Zhongyin snorted coldly: "What are you afraid of? Our family has had more difficult times in the past history than this, but did they survive it in the end? Just Xiao Junling. He wanted to drag down my Li family with such a few tricks? What a joke!"

The elders didn't say anything. If they had just such a few tricks, it would be impossible to defeat a thousand-year-old wealthy family like the Li family! The problem is that the Li family has more than one Xiao Junling.

Those family forces that had a rift with the Li family in the past would never miss such a great opportunity! The Temple of Jixing and the wealthy families who were friends with Xiao Junling might take the opportunity to attack! How much profit will the Li family, who is in a fragile period, lose?

In addition to warships, there are also mechas, space fighters, long-range radars, hyperspace communication instruments, and even a new generation of war fortresses, which are inseparable from some rare metal raw materials!

With so many important projects, can the Li family be able to make people fat and always choose to lose money and gain publicity?

"Your Excellency, there is still bad news!" said the elder in charge of family intelligence affairs.

Li Zhongyin frowned and said, "What is it?"

"The head of the Yun family has decided to fully reconcile with Xiao Junling. Therefore, many of the cooperation agreements with us will probably be put on hold, or even cancelled indefinitely!" He said helplessly.

"What? Yun Xuanyang, the old fox..." The head of the Li family had a pale face.

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In the dark night sky, colorful fireworks exploded in the air one after another, rendering the sky colorfully!

In an exquisite semi-independent compartment next to the venue, Xiao Junling slowly sucked the red wine in his glass without saying a word.

"Don't blame Sister Yueqi, I instructed her to do this!" Yu Xiner looked at his face and said carefully.

"Yes, I have to count my share!" said the female butler Lan Ya,

"A woman like this who is ungrateful should teach her a lesson so that she can't be ignorant!"

She came to congratulate the temple on behalf of the Jixing Temple. So she just heard the news and rushed over. She didn't say anything about Yang Yueqi's actions, but she was very convinced in her heart!

If she had done it herself, she would have been afraid that it would not be enough to tear Xiao Yanran's clothes, and she would have to pour a few more buckets of manure to relieve her hatred!

No one who dares to bully Xiao Junling without paying the price is qualified except Xi Chen Qinglan!

Xiao Junling sighed and said to Yang Yueqi, who was uneasy, "You don't have to be nervous, I don't mean to blame you! It's because this woman doesn't know the importance of it. You are all my relatives now. Would I blame you for an outsider?"

All the girls were a little red in their pretty faces. Xiao Junling's words meant a clear statement. Their status was obviously much more important than Xiao Yanran's unreliable ex-cousin!

Lan Ya looked at him with a gentle look and laughed softly, "Okay! Don't be upset about these unhappy things! Let's go back later! Your Highness is still waiting for you!"

Xiao Junling nodded and was about to say something when a charming voice rang in his ears: "It's considered to be finding you!"

When he looked up, he saw Yun Ningxue, dressed in a pretty dress, standing in front of him.

Her head is covered with beautiful hair as thick as clouds, and a string of light pink pearl necklaces are hung around her snow-white and slender neck. She is wearing a dark black strapless evening dress. The black and white contrast makes her look dignified and elegant, noble and charming!

Under the diamond-clad strapless bra, the jade peak stood proudly, round and full, squeezing out a deep and attractive gully! Further down there was the slender waist, followed by the suddenly raised perky buttocks, and under the high-slit skirt, the round and slender legs were faintly visible.

Her slender hands were holding a crystal clear high-legged crystal cup, and the bright red wine in the cup was gently rippling.

"So it's the eldest lady of the Yun family!" he replied faintly.

Yun Ningxue smiled charmingly: "Don't keep people from thousands of miles away like this, okay? You promised someone last time!"

As she said that, she brought the wine glass in her hand to him and said, "No matter what you think, the future is counting on you! Come on, drink this glass first!"
Chapter completed!