Not only could the Song family make money by smuggling salt, but they could also make money by selling food to the rebel armies.
In this chaotic era, the profits that food could bring were extremely huge. The most precious thing in this chaotic era was food. Many rebel armies, including Wagang, had once purchased food from Lingnan.
This directly led to a large amount of gold flowing into Lingnan, hoarding a large amount of wealth for Lingnan.
This was also the reason why many people in the Song clan were unwilling to go to war. Once the Song clan personally started a war, it meant that the Song clan would no longer be able to sell food.
In this way, not only would wealth be reduced, but it would also flow out in large quantities. This was unbearable for some of the Song clan members who were used to being merchants.
When the news of Song Shidao breaking through to Zongshi realm reached the Song Clan, some of them had a bad feeling.
Song Shidao was a pro-war party, and his breakthrough to Zongshi realm would undoubtedly boost the pro-war party's morale.
In the past, Song Shidao was the young master of the Song clan and had a lot of power. However, he was still a junior and a Xiantian warrior. His power was not very strong. Therefore, whatever he wanted to do, he would be restrained by many elders.
However, now that he was a Zongshi, Song Shidao could almost inherit the Song Clan and become the clan lord!
In this way, his authority would be greatly increased, and the Song Clan would be under his control without Song Que's interference.
If that was the case, the Song clan would definitely walk the path of war, which many people found unacceptable.
After all, war was a risky thing. Wasn't it good to make money lying down? Wasn't his income high now? Must he take the risk?
There were many people in the Song Clan who had such thoughts, which Song Shidao could understand.
It was impossible to expect everyone to have a long-term vision. Every family would always have someone who was focused on the present.
They didn't know how much benefit the Song family would bring if they took over the world. They were only satisfied with the benefits they had now. They only wanted to protect these and were unwilling to take any risks.
Of course, there was also a portion of the Song Clan's anti-war faction that opposed the war mainly because they didn't want to see the disciples of Lingnan join the battlefield and die.
These people also represented a kind of voice in the Song clan.
Fighting for the world meant that some people in the Song clan would die. This was something that some people in the Song clan did not want to see, so they opposed war.
However, Song Shidao didn't really care about these people. It didn't matter if they didn't want to participate in the war, as long as they didn't drag him down!
Song Shidao and the others walked toward the Song clan's land. The Song clan's land was built on a mountain, and there were many pavilions and palaces. The buildings were magnificent.
Halfway up the mountain, an imposing gate appeared in front of them.
On the gilded black door plaque were written the words "Song Clan". The words were carved in silver, and they were extremely imposing.
Below the plaque were two vermilion doors made of precious solid wood, but the color was a little dull. The copper tiger door ring on the door was slightly rusted, showing the mottled age!
Just by looking at these two doors, they contained the rise and fall of the Song clan over the past few hundred years. They carried history and highlighted the foundation of the clan.
Among the Four Great Clans in the world, the Song Clan was the first in terms of history.
Of course, there were actually quite a few noble families that could defeat the Song family and the other four great families in history. For example, the Yang family of Hongnong, represented by Yang Su, the founder of the Sui Dynasty.
However, these gentry clans could not compare to the four gentry clans in terms of strength.
In the open space in front of the door stood two stone pillars. They were extremely tall and stood in front of the door like a magnificent watch. There were some exquisite embossed carved on them, and at the same time, there were many words.
These two pillars had a great history. The left pillar was called the valve, and the right pillar was called the reading. These two pillars were used to record the achievements of the ancestors of the Song family.
The origin of the so-called gentry clan was related to this door and pillar.
Gentry was the collective name of family status and status.
The family status referred to the family background, and the achievements of the family. Only when these two things were combined could they be called a family.
Although the Song Clan was established as a merchant family, everything they saw was filled with historical heritage. They did not have the high-profile of a nouveau riche merchant family.
When everyone arrived at the door, they saw a group of people waiting there.
The leader of the group was a slender man in his forties. He was dressed in a long robe and looked like a scholar.
He had a graceful bearing, three strands of long beard drooping down, a thin face, a lively gaze, and at the same time, a sharp aura. He looked like a person who had been in a high position for many years.
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