…
"What!?" Zuoqiu Guanyu seemed to have been slapped severely, her face flushed red like a crown jade, and anger rose slowly, "Wang Shouzhe! You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you!" How dare you speak to me like that?"
"Hehe~" Wang Shouzhe took a sip of tea and said slowly, "But Patriarch Guanyu, you have the guts to talk to me like this first. I really don't know where you got the courage to show off in front of me?"
"As long as I insist on refusing to negotiate peace, how many years can your Zuoqiu family's family be able to last? The family is big and the business is great, although it is powerful and powerful, but can you sustain the annual expenses? Or it can reduce the alternation between man and nature, The number of purple mansions alternates. It can also make the clansmen save money on food and expenses, so that they can last for a few more years."
"It's a pity that no matter how much you save, you can't change the fate of decline."
Every word of Wang Shouzhe was like a sharp arrow, one after another pierced Zuoqiu Guanyu's heart.
"Your Wangs, aren't you afraid that our Zuoqiu's will turn against you?" Zuoqiu Guanyu's aura rose, with murderous intent in his eyes, "With my Zuoqiu's strength, it's easy to destroy your Wang's."
"Hehe~" Wang Shouzhe sneered, looked at Taishi Ankang, and said, "Master County Governor, when did the law of our great efforts become that high-grade families can kill low-grade families at will?"
Taishi Ankang's face suddenly became serious, and he warned Zuoqiu Guanyu: "You Zuoqiu clan, do you think our Longzuo County Sheriff's Mansion does not exist? What's more, since you have investigated the Wang clan, you should naturally know Miss Liyao's Famous, she is the beloved disciple of Tianhe Zhenren, and she is a majestic and proud figure."
Da Tianjiao, just this name alone can actually make many cultivators in the Purple Mansion fear him. Not to mention, the other party also has a supernatural power realm dean Shizun.
Even if your Zuoqiu family wants to bully others, you still have to consider Miss Liyao, right? More than a hundred years later, she will be the master of Zifu, and hundreds of years later, she will be a real person with supernatural powers.
"In addition, the Wang family is not a generation without roots and foundations." Taishi Ankang said, "Many members of his family worship masters in the Purple Mansion, and the main line is also the dignified and powerful Wang family!"
A family that can be crowned with the word Daqian must be at least a third-rank family, or have been a third-rank family.
Although Zuoqiu clan in Qing'an is a fourth rank and they are almost overwhelming existence in Qing'an County, they can only be named as Qing'an. If you dare to directly label it with the word "big work", you will definitely be ridiculed.
It's like the Wang family crowned with the word Changning, but they can't crown Longzuo at will. As for the Longzuo Wang family, which used to be a fifth-rank family, although it has declined now, it can still stand up to the word Longzuo.
When the Dagan Wang family was mentioned, Zuoqiu Guanyu's face became even more ugly. Although the information shows that the current Changning Wang family has no contact with the main line of Dagan, but if things really get serious, someone will go to Dagan to get away with it if it is not clear.
For example, if Wang Liyao went to fight against the Wang family, she would definitely be treated with hospitality given her arrogance.
It was also because of all kinds of scruples that made Zuoqiu feel a little restrained...
at this moment.
Wu Dinghai, a governor of Qing'an County who hadn't spoken yet, smoothed things over and said: "Okay, well, everyone is young and energetic, and some verbal disputes are inevitable. Patriarch Guanyu, it's up to you to talk about this matter." If the Qiu family wants to negotiate, don't put up the spectrum of the fourth-rank family anymore. Make concessions, don't be arrogant."
"Your Majesty is right." Zuoqiu Guanyu cupped his hands to thank him, and then put on a refined and elegant posture, "Patriarch Shouzhe, just crowned Yu Menglang. Let's say this, after all, I, Zuoqiu's family, Let’s set off a business war first. I, Zuoqiu, will make a statement first. From now on, the price of the flying chariot market will be decided by Shouda Trading Company. If it’s a business, everyone has to make money together. Why use it for nothing to make others cheaper?”
His previous use of power to overwhelm others was actually a strategy. Wouldn't it be beautiful if he could really hold Wang Shi down? Even if you can't hold it down, you won't lose a piece of meat. No, seeing Wang's toughness, Zuoqiu Guanyu immediately changed his strategy.
"Good idea." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Then our Shouda Trading Company will also intervene in the flying chariot market in Qing'an County, and discuss the price. As for the grain business, we can also do it together. You can go to our Long If you sell it left, we will also sell it to you Qing'an at will."
"Since the owner of Guanyu is so bold, he has given the pricing power of the flying chariot market to Shouda Trading Company. I, Wang Shouzhe, am naturally not a stingy person." Wang Shouzhe also said with a proud look, "The price of grain seeds is determined by your Zuoqiu family. Come on, my Wang family will definitely not sell an extra dime."
Zuoqiu Guanyu's expression froze, and ten thousand muddy horses galloped past in his heart.
If our Zuoqiu Clan's grain seeds could compete with your Wang Clan's grain seeds at the same price, why would I come all the way to be insulted by you
"Patriarch Shouzhe was joking." Zuoqiu Guanyu forced a smile.
"You were the one who joked first." Wang Shouzhe smiled playfully.
"Then according to Patriarch Shouzhe's meaning?" Zuoqiu Guanyu suddenly felt that Wang Shouzhe was really not easy to mess with, so he simply probed, "Is there a solution to this matter?"
"Of course there is a solution." Wang Shouzhe didn't bother to circle around with him anymore. "First, your Qingfeng Commercial Bank's flying chariot business is completely disbanded, and our Shouda Commercial Bank will take over the flying chariot, business and debts."
The corner of Zuoqiu Guanyu's mouth twitched, do you want to be so serious? And such an excessive condition is actually only the first...
"Second, open the flying chariot market in Qing'an County to our Shouda Trading Company." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "If you fulfill these two conditions first, you can express your sincerity and you can negotiate with me, Mrs. Wang. It's about grain."
Such two fierce conditions are actually just preconditions
Even Wu Dinghai, the county guard, turned ugly: "Patriarch Shouzhe, is your appetite too big? Is your food too ugly? You have to stay on the line when doing things, don't go too far."
As soon as this statement came out.
Before Wang Shouzhe could speak, Ankang, the governor of the county, laughed loudly: "Wu Dinghai, Wu Dinghai, why do you sound so familiar to me? When I went to Qing'an County to discuss with you a year ago, I also Is it okay to talk to you?"
"You Wu Dinghai, how did you answer me at that time? Taishi, Taishi, he is a serious business competition, which is a good thing for the benefit of the people. He also said that I eat radish salty and don't worry about it."
"Selling the grains of Patriarch Shouzhe to the big and small families in Qing'an County at a low price, isn't it a great thing to benefit the country and the people?"
Wu Dinghai's face was in a burning pain, how he hated Taishi Ankang back then, now he repays him twice as much. And he can't imitate him and leave, otherwise, the Zuoqiu family will be finished sooner or later, and before it is finished, maybe some crazy things will happen.
Then Wu Dinghai's days will be over.
With such a big mistake, with His Majesty's increasingly sensitive personality, he will most likely be sent to the battlefield outside the territory as cannon fodder.
"Taishi Sheriff." Wu Dinghai couldn't get away from this matter, so he could only harden his head and said with a smile, "This matter is indeed my brother's fault, and my brother apologizes to you."
"Cool!"
Taishi Ankang was like eating ice cubes on a hot day, feeling refreshed from start to finish. Thinking of this, he looked at Wang Shouzhe with more joy and respect.
In the hands of this son, the Wang family of Changning is in great prosperity.
"These two conditions may sound harsh." Wu Dinghai said with a smile, "However, in the end, it was Zuoqiu who listened to the villain's slander and took the initiative to cause disputes. If it is on the grain, there is a reasonable Arrangement, our Qing'an side may not be unable to agree."
"Governor! These conditions..." Zuoqiu Guanyu said anxiously.
"Patriarch Guanyu." Wu Dinghai yelled, "Why don't you understand what happened until now? Your Zuoqiu family is already a knife and a fish, so how can you have any qualifications to negotiate? It's urgent, it's better to have a discussion." Fan, how to resolve the grain dispute is the foundation of your Zuoqiu clan's existence."
Zuoqiu Guanyu felt as if struck by lightning, her face turned red and then pale, and it took a long while before she came back to her senses. In fact, he doesn't know... It's just that the name of the fourth-rank family is too famous, and he is used to being superior.
They have always been the only ones in charge of the fate of others.
For a while, the bottom of my heart couldn't fully accept that the lifeline was pinched in the hands of a mere seventh-rank family.
After a long while, he recovered from his slump: "Patriarch Shouzhe, our Zuoqiu family can also agree to those two conditions. However, the several types of grain you sell in Qing'an County, our Zuoqiu family Willing to spend a lot of money to buy the cultivation rights. One price, five million dry gold to buy out the cultivation and sales rights of five grain varieties in Qing'an County."
"Otherwise, our Zuoqiu family would rather die than die, and let fate decide how things will happen."
When he said the last sentence, Zuoqiu Guanyu's courage also rose. A fourth-rank family is a fourth-rank family after all, and dignity and pride are still there.
Wang Shouzhe also saw that it was Zuoqiu's last bottom line to spend money to buy the cultivation and sales rights of grain seeds in Qing'an County.
Otherwise, if it was just the Wang family who withdrew from the market in Qing'an County, let alone whether the various families in Qing'an who had tasted the sweetness would do it, maybe one day the Wang family would come back after they became stronger.
However, winning the cultivation and sales rights is the bottom line, but the price is not the bottom line. Wang Shouzhe had already estimated this, and had investigated Zuoqiu's financial resources.
"Our Wang family can sell the breeding and sales rights in Qing'an County to your Zuoqiu family." Wang Shouzhe drank tea, not waiting for Zuoqiu Guanyu to look happy, but said, "First, we will pay 50 million yuan in one lump sum to monopolize Qing'an County. fee, followed by an annual licensing fee of two million dry gold."
Speaking of which, Zuoqiu didn't want to die, so did Wang
Today's Wang family is in the process of making a fortune, and the future is boundless. If it is not necessary, Wang Shouzhe is not willing to fight hard with any family from the Zifu.
Zuoqiu is just paying some out-of-date grains, and can get a large sum of money to solve the current shortage of Wang's dry gold, and also solve the crisis of Shouda Trading Company and repel Zuoqiu's, why not do it Woolen cloth
As long as the Wang family is given time and space to develop, after one or two hundred years, the Wang family may not be afraid to confront the Zuoqiu family head-on.
What's more, the Wang family is short of money now, too short of money.
Each of the big Tianjiao, Tianjiao, Xiaotianjiao, family members, old and young, consumes a huge amount every year. Otherwise, why would Wang Shouzhe take aim at "Qingluowei" just after he finished developing Xin'an Town outside the territory
In the future, Qingluowei will be built and developed, and it will be a big swallowing gold beast with "difficult desires".
Zuoqiu Guanyu was terrified by Wang Shouzhe's offer, and he roared furiously: "Patriarch Shouzhe, even if he blackmails, there must be some bottom line. Do you think our Zuoqiu family is a pig? Ten million, ten million can't be too much." Too much, one more dime, our Zuoqiu family..."
subsequently.
For the benefit of their respective families, the two patriarchs began to haggle over every detail like street vendors at the entrance of the vegetable market.
This process lasted for half a month.
Finally, after Zuoqiu Guanyu turned the table away several times and discussed with the family ancestors.
The two sides finally agreed on the terms of the negotiation.
Except that Zuoqiu's complete withdrawal from the flying chariot market and the unconditional opening of the flying chariot market in Anqing county. The Zuoqiu family paid 20 million dry gold in cash and 10% of the total selling price of the grain as the right to use.
This contract lasts for one hundred years.
During the contract period, Wang's grains were not allowed to appear in Qing'an County.
so far.
A huge storm caused by the Zuoqiu family disappeared here, which can be regarded as "everyone is happy".
…
Some time passed.
In Qing'an County, Zuoqiu's main residence is a quiet and elegant residence.
Sending off Zuoqiu Guanyu, Xiaoyue returned to the Green Bamboo Courtyard, her brows furrowed unconsciously.
Although Zuoqiu Guanyu said it tactfully just now, the meaning is quite clear: this time the Zuoqiu family has lost too much, and the Zuoqiu family will not participate in the follow-up plans against the Qian and Wang families. Please, Mr. Ce, please hire another wise man. As for the favor of renting the flying chariot, the Zuoqiu family will find a way to repay it.
Zuoqiu Guanyu said so much, Xiaoyue naturally couldn't force it, so she could only be polite and send her away.
To be honest, even she never expected that things would develop to this point.
The strife between the aristocratic families has been fighting for financial resources and strength since ancient times.
A fourth-rank family with a history of 2,000 years, and countless powerful people in the family, both in terms of financial resources and strength, are several times that of the Longzuo Qian family and Changning Wang family combined. According to common sense, it is absolutely impossible to fail.
The Longzuo Qian family and the Changning Wang family were able to turn the tables against the wind in such a situation. This can almost be called a "miracle", and it is the kind of representative deed that can be written into the "Longzuo County Chronicles".
Even if during this process, Qian and Wang had a trick and prepared in advance, the result can still be described as "unbelievable".
Moreover, according to the news sent back from Luo Yuqing's dawn, in this confrontation with the Zuoqiu and Cao clans, the dominant one is not the Longzuo Qian clan they speculated at the beginning, but Changning Wang.
To be more precise, it is Wang Shouzhe, the head of the Wang family in Changning.
From the beginning to the end, the Longzuo Qian family followed Wang Shouzhe's plan, as if he was very sure that he would be able to win back the Qian family.
Inadvertently, Xiaoyue recalled Luo Yuqing's evaluation of Wang Shouzhe, saying that he "has a deep chest, is cunning and decisive, and is cautious and considerate".
At that time, she still felt that this evaluation was a little high.
Now it seems that this evaluation actually underestimated him. Perhaps, one more sentence should be added to this evaluation, "it cannot be judged by common sense".
If someone like Wang Shouzhe is a friend, it is really a happy thing, but if he is an enemy, it is really...
Xiaoyue rubbed the center of her brows, feeling a little headache.
That's all~ Now that the matter has come to this point, it is useless to think too much, why not think about how to deal with the aftermath~
There is a vast Hurricane Ocean between Hanyue Xianchao and Daqian, so it is difficult to circulate news, and the master cannot know the situation of Daqian for the time being. But the master will come back from the Hanyue Immortal Dynasty one day, and she has to give the master an explanation.
Thinking of this, she hurried back to the room.
Soon, two letter birds, one green and one white, flew out of the window of her room, fluttering their wings and flew into the sky.
…
Liaoyuan County, Cao's main residence.
Coming out of Cao Bangyan's yard, Cao Youqing was in a bad mood.
Before he knew it, nearly a year had passed since Bangyan was arrested. During this period of time, the entire Cao family was so busy that they had no time to take care of themselves in order to deal with the investigation by the investigators.
Fortunately, the investigator was finally sent away, and Bang Yan was successfully redeemed, so the matter came to an end.
For her, however, the matter was far from over.
Cao Youqing glanced around.
Along the way, people from the Cao clan would pass by from time to time. On the surface, everyone still respected her as before, but she knew in her heart that although everyone didn't say anything publicly, they must be blaming her secretly.
Otherwise, why would they dodge when they looked over
This time, Cao's loss was too great.
Even for a Zifu family like the Cao family, six million dry gold is a huge sum of money. In order to raise this fund, Cao Bangning had to reduce the supply of resources to the tribe, and even sold several ships. How could the tribe not resent her
Moreover, the elders who were pushed out to take the blame this time were basically older members of the clan. Most of them are over three hundred years old, and there are at least dozens of descendants under their knees, and they are already at the level of their ancestors.
Although this time it was for the sake of the family and had to sacrifice, Nephew Bunning might have promised to compensate them, how could they have no complaints at all
All these are unspeakable pressures on Cao Youqing.
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became. The more evasive the people of the tribe were towards her, the worse her mood became.
This kind of mood didn't get better until I came to the ancestor's Kunwu residence.
The ancestor of the Cao family is named "Cao Kunhao", and he is nearly 600 years old this year. In recent years, as the end of his life is getting closer and closer, his energy is not as good as before, and he doesn't go out to do activities very much, and spends most of his time retreating in Kunwu residence.
However, even if the ancestor is in seclusion, this Kunwuju Cao Youqing can come whenever he wants.
Pushing the door open as usual, Cao Youqing looked up and saw Patriarch Kunhao sitting in the yard basking in the sun.
Compared with decades ago, he is now very old, not only his hair is white, but also his face has many wrinkles, he looks like a mortal old man in his seventies or eighties.
"Old ancestor."
Seeing that familiar figure, for some reason, the grievance in Cao Youqing's heart welled up all at once.
In a flash, she arrived in front of the ancestor's reclining chair, knelt on the grass next to him, hugged his arm coquettishly, and said aggrievedly: "Ancestor, I am not reconciled, I really am not reconciled~~ "
"Hey~"
Patriarch Kunhao sighed, and slowly opened his slightly cloudy eyes.
Although he never showed up, as the only ancestor of the Cao family, how could he not know what happened at home during this time
Stretching out his hand to touch Cao Youqing's head, he said dotingly: "You child, if you lose, you will lose. With your current strength, as long as you practice hard, you will be able to achieve the Purple Mansion in less than a hundred years. There are still opportunities in the future. Now we Cao Shi, I can't stand the torment anymore."
"Old Ancestor, you have loved me the most since I was a child. You know my personality. If I can't pass this test, I'm afraid I will be entangled by my heart demons. At that time, the test of Tiandao Asking the Heart will be difficult." Cao Youqing's eyes flashed A touch of resentment said, "Thousands of calculations, I have underestimated Wang Shouzhe. If this person is not eliminated, he will be a disaster in the future. When he becomes the Zifu, my Cao family will suffer."
"Ah~ you child... that's all, what you said is somewhat reasonable. If this person is not eliminated, it is indeed a huge hidden danger." Patriarch Kunhao unconsciously became solemn when he thought of the young patriarch of the Wang family , "However, this matter must be done with caution. Unless you are absolutely sure, you must not easily startle the snake."
In the depths of his eyes, a murderous intent also flashed across.
"Old Ancestor, I will definitely not fail this time."
Thinking of Wang Shouzhe, Cao Youqing couldn't help gnashing her teeth, and her clear and beautiful face was full of resentment.
Although that girl Luo Yuqing always makes small reports in front of the master, which is very annoying, but compared with Wang Shouzhe, it is nothing at all.
This time, she might have to go find Luo Yuqing, that stinking girl herself, and ask her to help keep an eye on Wang Shouzhe.
She didn't believe that Wang Shouzhe never placed orders!
…