The vast majority of industries in the Senluo Kingdom are owned by the royal family and the noble class.
In enterprises like the Imperial Bank and the Imperial Hotel, all decent positions are held by members of the nobility.
Sen Kai hopes that Liu Kai Xuan's arrival will stir up this stagnant water.
It's not that Sen Kai is wishful thinking; Liu Kai Xuan has a successful track record.
For example, Liu Kai Xuan once cooperated with the Kingdom of Kaiya, developing oil fields while simultaneously establishing a port.
Now, Kai Xuan City, which has developed around this port, has already begun to show scale effects.
Sen Kai agreed to allocate a certain area as a development zone.
However, the specific land usage would be based on Liu Kai Xuan's actual needs.
For instance, if Liu Kai Xuan required 100 mu for factory construction, he would be granted development rights for a maximum of 1000 mu based on that proportion.
The remaining land that Liu Kai Xuan could not develop for the time being would continue to be cultivated by the kingdom.
Liu Kai Xuan expressed his full support for Senluo's request!
For the initial land requirement, Liu Kai Xuan applied to Sen Kai for an area of 10,000 mu.
Of this, 2,000 mu would be used for industrial park construction, 3,000 mu for green spaces, 1,500 mu for municipal facilities, and 3,500 mu for a modern farm.
Previously, Liu Kai Xuan had made a bold request for 2 million mu of land from Sen Kai, which had sent chills down Sen Kai's spine.
But now, it was much better. The 2 million mu had been reduced to 10,000 mu, a mere one-two hundredth.
Sen Kai felt much more relieved and immediately approved the plan.
The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Kaiya.
Kai Ya Dun had also received news of the cooperation between Liu Kai Xuan and the Kingdom of Senluo.
This outcome truly made Kai Ya Dun's teeth itch with anger.
When Kai Xuan City was developing rapidly, Kai Ya Dun had already been coveting it.
However, Kai Xuan City was a small city built around the port!
Only a small amount of land around the port was controlled by Liu Kai Xuan.
The vast surrounding lands were still firmly under the control of the royal family.
When Kai Xuan City entered its rapid development phase, Liu Kai Xuan had applied to Kai Ya Dun for another large tract of land.
Liu Kai Xuan wanted to undertake unified planning and construction here, striving to build Kai Xuan City into a modern metropolis.
After all, with the oil field as a natural treasure trove, this port city was bound to encounter immense development opportunities in the future.
But Kai Ya Dun, after listening to Tie Ma Sha's advice, refused to allocate development zones to Liu Kai Xuan.
At the same time, Kai Ya Dun himself had made a fortune.
He had sold the land around Kai Xuan City at high prices to the converging merchants.
The development plan of a city determines its ultimate development potential.
Kai Ya Dun was only thinking of making quick money, completely disregarding the city's development framework.
Liu Kai Xuan had long been fed up with Kai Ya Dun's short-sighted behavior.
He decided to take advantage of this cooperation with the Kingdom of Senluo to thoroughly resolve this potential problem.
However, doing so would essentially "marginalize" Kai Ya Dun's interests.
From now on, the focus of Kai Xuan City's development would inevitably shift towards the Kingdom of Senluo.
It would be impossible for Kai Ya Dun to sell land for profit anymore.
Tie Ma Sha, noticing Kai Ya Dun's mood, quickly began to add fuel to the fire.
"Your Majesty, this Liu Kai Xuan occupies our Kingdom of Kaiya's resources yet goes to curry favor with the Kingdom of Senluo!"
"I see this fellow as an ungrateful wretch; it would be best to eliminate him as soon as possible!"
"Shut up!"
Kai Ya Dun glared fiercely at Tie Ma Sha and retorted, "Eliminating Liu Kai Xuan is not as easy as you think!"
"If it were possible, the Imperial Army would have eliminated Liu Kai Xuan long ago, allowing him to develop to this extent?"
Tie Ma Sha did not dare to contradict Kai Ya Dun and could only lower her head and repeatedly agree.
After careful consideration, Kai Ya Dun decided to send someone to talk to Liu Kai Xuan!
Since the Kingdom of Senluo was willing to provide resources and attract Liu Kai Xuan to invest,
then the Kingdom of Kaiya would offer even more resources to persuade Liu Kai Xuan to stay.
Kai Ya Dun was willing to entrust a portion of the land around Kai Xuan City to Liu Kai Xuan for development and utilization.
But as a guarantee, Liu Kai Xuan had to terminate his cooperation with the Kingdom of Senluo.
Without a doubt, Kai Ya Dun's imposed terms were rejected by Liu Kai Xuan without any suspense.
Liu Kai Xuan's actions infuriated Kai Ya Dun's envoy.
The envoy responsible for the negotiation openly reprimanded Liu Kai Xuan.
"Count Kai Xuan, you dare to refuse His Majesty the King's command; this is an act of treason!"
"In our Kingdom of Kaiya, all traitors will ultimately be sent to the gallows!"
"It's not too late for you to change your mind!"
Liu Kai Xuan replied indifferently, "Count Shi Ke, please stop threatening me with such childish topics, can you?"
"Do I look like someone who grew up being scared by you?"
"If Kai Ya Dun wants to send troops to attack me, let him come. I am ready to welcome him at any time!"
"If you want cooperation, my doors are open. If you want to coerce me into doing things I dislike, you'll have to defeat me first!"
Shi Ke knew that lingering there and exchanging idle talk with Liu Kai Xuan was meaningless.
He then returned to Kai Ya Dun as quickly as possible to report the situation.
Watching Shi Ke leave in a huff, Ouyang Yu asked somewhat anxiously, "Brother Kai Xuan, you don't actually plan to go to war, do you?"
"Of course, I don't want war, but now that they've pushed us to our doorstep, we have no retreat!"
"When we wanted to stay and develop in Kaiya, Kai Ya Dun acted all high and mighty!"
"He ignored our reasonable requests, only caring about making money for himself!"
"Now that we're moving our base, he comes to win us over!"
"It's not wrong for him to try and win us over!"
"But it is wrong for him to try and force us with threats!"
"If we compromise this time, these people will become even more arrogant in the future!"
Ouyang Yu replied, "The key is that the development zone Sen Kai has given us doesn't have oil resources!"
"If we want to continue extracting resources, we still need to develop within the Kingdom of Kaiya!"
"If the relationship becomes too strained, it will be very detrimental to our long-term development!"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and chuckled, "In my opinion, this is not a problem at all!"
"Although we've shifted our development focus, our industries in Kai Xuan City cannot be moved!"
"It has already taken shape here, and its great influence will not completely disappear in the short term!"
"There will still be cooperation between us and the Kingdom of Kaiya later on!"
"At that time, with both sides developing, both will offer better terms to attract our investment and development!"