A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and at night, the Wu family's courtyard was brightly lit. In the one and a half months since he became an imperial merchant, the whole Wu family has been filled with joy, and this energy can still be seen to this day.
However, the closer you get to the core position, the more you will realize that something is wrong. The real people in power in the Wu family look happy these days, and it is almost like rain is about to come.
Wu Chenghou was flipping through books in the study when the boy came over to report: "Master, the eldest and second young masters are home. The third master, the fifth master, the sixth master, shopkeeper Luo, and shopkeeper Nie have also come and are waiting in the side hall.
The master is discussing matters."
Wu Chenghou nodded: "I understand, let's go down."
He put down the book in his hand, sighed, and walked silently towards the side hall. When he reached the corridor, he heard the angry voice of his eldest son coming from inside: "So, there is nothing we can do. It has only been a few days.
How do you know there is nothing you can do? Maybe there is!"
Wu Chengke, the fifth child, said: "But... there is really nothing we can do. The formula was not developed by us in the first place. It has been nearly two months since we got it. It is not that the master at home has not tried to improve it. It's just that the Su family developed this
The formula is too sensitive, and the slightest change will cause the color to change drastically."
"I'm not saying there is no hope, it depends on luck. If you are lucky, maybe it will be solved."
"Luck..." Wu Chenghou opened the door and walked in. He said with a gloomy expression, "It took the Su family three years to research the recipe. You still don't have a clue. Are you relying on luck?"
Wu Chengke was silent for a while, and then said: "Brother, it's true that we didn't research the recipe. In just a few days, let alone improving the recipe, we didn't even find out the problem!"
Wu Chenghou said: "Are you sure everything is done according to the recipe? There is no problem with our own process."
Wu Chengke said: "Our process is absolutely correct, and the problem cannot be on our side."
Wu Chenghou opened his mouth, sat down on his seat a little decadently, and said in a solemn tone: "So, I can be sure that it is not us who have the problem, it is indeed Fangzi who has the problem. Perhaps we...were tricked by the Su family?
"
As soon as this statement came out, the hall fell into silence. Everyone was unwilling to believe it, and it was difficult to believe this conclusion. More than a month ago, they thought they had used flawless means to snatch the imperial merchant from the Su family. They were very proud at the time.
High-spirited.
Now it is said that all this is a trap set up by the Su family. They have been set up together. How is it possible!
It is impossible to believe and accept it no matter what.
Luo Minzhi quickly shook his head: "My boss, you can't say that, there is something fishy in it. We have also dealt with the Su family for many years, and this is not like their method. If nothing else, they can really set up this kind of situation.
Wouldn't it be better to capture the imperial merchant directly? How much benefit can we get if we join forces?"
"Besides, Miss Su's plan for the Imperial Merchant started a few years ago. We only decided to win over the Imperial Merchant this year. It is impossible for them to plan for our Wu family in advance. Moreover, because of missing the Imperial Merchant, the Su family is now in chaos.
, Su Tan'er was also in a state of distress. They had done more harm than good. They killed eight hundred enemies and lost one thousand to themselves. They were all businessmen, and no one with any brains would do such a thing.
Wu Chengyuan, the third eldest member of the Wu family, also answered: "Brother, what Shopkeeper Luo said makes sense. We only started thinking about becoming an imperial merchant this year. The Su family started it a few years ago. To say that they have specially arranged
I don't believe that we will be involved in this game. With our penetration of the Su family, it is impossible for us not to know that they have made such a big move. After we got the prescription, we discussed it several times and felt that there was no problem.
Just brought it for use."
"I don't think anyone in the Su family has the ability to create such a deep and seamless situation. Su Tan'er can't do it. Su Yu, even if he is very cunning, is not to this extent..."
Wu Qilong sighed and said: "But... things are indeed like this. Since we can't find the reason, let's talk about how to deal with it."
"Dad talked to Mr. Dong today. There is no problem in delaying the delivery for a period of time. What is a bit troublesome is that once we file a delay with the Weaving Bureau, this matter will not be suppressed by Mr. Dong. There will definitely be a formal document
If we send this message, we will no longer be able to hide the problems we have, and we won’t know what will happen by then, and it will be inevitable to add insult to injury.”
Wu Chenghou said: "These are small things. The important thing is to solve the problem. Otherwise, even if it is postponed for a month or two, it will be meaningless."
"If the Su family has a real solution, we can also try it... spend money, or transfer some other benefits to get over this hurdle first."
Wu Chengke said: "What the elder brother said makes sense. If this is not a trap set up by the Su family, it would be much easier to get the true formula from the Su family than trying our luck ourselves."
Wu Chengyuan interjected: "However, if this is not the Su family's plan, it is really a coincidence. Instead, there is a problem at our place and they came to the door rashly. If the matter spreads, won't it become a laughing stock, laughing at us for stealing the chicken but losing the rice?
.”
Everyone was silent for a while. Although they had suspected that they had stolen the Su family's formula before, after all, it was not confirmed, so everyone pretended to be confused and no one said it publicly.
If they want to go to the Su family to get the real formula, the Su family can't hide it for them. They will directly confirm that they stole the Su family formula. Their reputation will be ruined and they will not be able to hold their heads up for several years.
This...is really not an easy choice.
After a while, Wu Qilong said: "I have been following up on Suibu's affairs recently. I wonder what the situation is like with the Su family?"
"There's internal strife." Wu Chengke said: "The Su family has been in a lot of chaos recently, especially after the failure of the generous competition for the imperial merchants. The second and third bedrooms are about to be in trouble. Su Tan'er is in dire straits and can only mend things and try his best to maintain the original status.
Partners, the Xue family are also taking advantage of every opportunity to secretly erode their market. When the Su family becomes weaker, everyone will look for opportunities, and more people will come in to grab the market."
Wu Qilong frowned: "All families are like this. The decline is caused by internal chaos first, and then outsiders take advantage of the opportunity and come in to share the food. The family will completely decline. If our family falls into this situation in the future
, we will inevitably be peeped by others, so we must get through the current crisis, otherwise the Su family's present will be our future."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this point, he was silent for a moment and then asked: "Besides these, where is Su Tan'er? Where is Su Boyong's former direct descendants? Where is the entire Su family's house?
?What are you doing?"
"The entire Su family's big house..." Wu Chengyuan seemed to have thought of something, but also found it unbelievable and difficult to understand.
"The power of the Su family's big house is now divided into two parts. One part is trying its best to maintain the current business, and the other part is the direct descendants. Their whereabouts are quite secretive. They seem to be coming towards our Wu family. But... shouldn't it be? What is worthy of our family?
They're watching."
Wu Qilong shook his head, "The Su family has been preparing for three years and has invested hundreds of thousands of silver at one time for Huangshang. Su Tan'er has improved her looms and developed new formulas. She has always been determined to win Huangshang."
"After she failed to compete with the Royal Merchants, we all thought she would stop, but she didn't. Instead, she frantically replaced new and improved looms and built new weaving mills during this period,"
"People outside think she is crazy, riding a tiger and trying to increase production and sell goods at low prices... But what if she is not... Dad, uncles and uncles, everyone understands that if goods are sold at low prices and the market is ruined, we are not afraid anymore.
.I am afraid that instead of shipping at a low price, she will focus on our Wu family’s market share and wait for us to take up the share.”
Wu Chenghou sighed, his voice a little hoarse: "If this is the case, she is almost ready now."
"Now the entire market knows that the Su family is declining, and they are all staring at the Su family and their shaky market, waiting to get a share of the pie. On the contrary, our Wu family has been growing in momentum since the battle between Huangshang and Shang.
, no one dares to stare at our market, or even prevent us from expanding and encroaching on their market.
"If one day something goes wrong with our Wu family, all the cloth merchants in Jiangning will be staring at the Su family's market. Before others can react, the market will be completely eaten up by the Su family."
The expressions of everyone present changed drastically, and it was difficult to imagine what that scene would be like.
Wu Qilong also added: "Dad is right. Since we took over Huangshang for a month and a half, we have been watching other people's jokes and felt that the Su family was defeated. But we didn't know that Su Tan'er had already updated and transferred the looms under her.
He overcame everyone's precautions and waited to bite us, but we were still complacent, thinking that the Su family was in chaos and Su Tan'er was out of ideas.
Wu Chengyuan said: "There is no need to be angry with others. This is just the worst possibility. This layout is too exaggerated. We don't feel it at all. I don't believe that the Su family has this ability."
"If we look at the worst-case outcome and this game belongs to Su Jiabu, does it mean we will lose? My elder brother has already taken care of it in the weaving department. We can delay the delivery and can always think of some ways."
"As for the Su family! It's in chaos now. There's a huge quarrel over the position of Su Tan'er's successor. The second and third bedrooms are strongly opposed to her taking over the Su family. A clan meeting will even be held in a few days to re-elect a successor.
This is a general trend, and even the old lady of the Su family can't stop it."
"Under this situation, even if it is Su Tan'er's plan, how long can she last? How long can we last? The Su family's clan meeting in the next few days may directly deprive her of her rights. If
If those idiots from the second and third bedrooms of the Su family take over, why should we worry?"
"As long as we drag her on, we can drag her to death."
Wu Chengyuan's words made many people nod their heads. They didn't believe that the Wu family had gotten into the Su family's trap, and they didn't want to bow to the Su family. If they could be tough, they would definitely be tough.
Wu Qilong smiled bitterly and said: "Third Uncle, what you said makes sense. It's not certain whether they will be more patient with us or wait for us to fall without taking any action."
"In the past two days, I have been running around outside, and I have heard some rumors about our family. It is said that our royal merchants have made some mistakes, and that there is something wrong with our fabrics. Although, it is normal for there to be baseless rumors in the shopping mall.
, but it wasn’t there a few days ago. It suddenly happened in the past two days. It’s too fast. We have kept it strictly confidential. The fading of the cloth has not been leaked at all. It is clear who spread these rumors. People will not mess with us.
If he sees an opportunity, he will take action immediately.
If anyone else wanted to say anything else, Wu Qihao, who was sitting next to him, took out a piece of rice paper from his arms, handed it to Wu Qilong and said: "Brother, you asked me to check Su Tan'er's movements a few days ago.
The family's internal staff deployed a lot of people to inquire about the information, and finally found out Su Tan'er's general movements in the past two months, and they were all written down on this piece of paper."
"You uncles and uncles can take a look. Before the Royal-Shang Dynasty War, after Su Boyong was assassinated, Su Tan'er had already started to make arrangements. After that, all the adjustments and expenditures of the big house were basically directed at our Wu family.
, it’s never an exaggeration to say that everything is done carefully.”
"Think about it, two months ago, when we were still discussing whether to use the Su family's formula, people had already set up traps, set up swords and guns, and were waiting for us to fall into the trap."
"They have set up such a deep trap, and they don't even want the imperial merchants. If they say they are just spending time with us and not getting any benefits, I don't believe it. They must have a deeper plan and want to obtain greater benefits.
To imagine that they are stupid, do nothing, and just mess around with us is just deceiving ourselves and others."
The rice paper was circulated in the hall. Everyone looked serious and silent. They couldn't believe that the Wu family would fall into Su Jiabu's trap. They are all old people who have been in the mall for decades, business elites of this era.
, I have always been very confident in business, and it’s hard to believe that so many people would fall into the pit together.
However, looking at that piece of paper, Su Tan'er didn't think it was anything about the layout of the Wu family that she had made in the past two months, and she didn't bother to pay attention to it. Even when she heard about it, she just smiled contemptuously and felt that Su Tan'er had done something about it.
Tan'er was childish and aggressive. After the failure of Huangshang, in order to make a living, he made all kinds of radical layouts and boring adjustments to the Wu family's industry. Apart from wasting money and consuming the Su family's heritage, it was of no use at all.
Now, combined with the situation of the Wu family, I find that those radical layouts and boring adjustments are aimed at the Wu family. As long as something happens to the Wu family, the market will almost give up to others.
If this is true, many people even have chills running down their spines... and even secretly doubt: "The Su family can be so powerful."
Wu Chengyuan was like this, waving the rice paper: "I don't think they have the ability. They started planning two months ago or earlier to lure us into the trap they set. The whole thing was a little deliberate.
, everyone can tell that something is wrong, no one can set up such a trap!"
"Everyone can see how difficult the process is and how many accidents there are. Just talk about the dye formula. If we look at it too strictly, we won't be able to get it. If we look at it simply, we won't believe that it can be performed in a play.
How many people are needed to cooperate at this level? Isn’t it too high of a question for them?”
Wu Qilong sighed: "Uncle Third, I know this is really unbelievable, but they have already taken action and may have a showdown with us soon. I hope my hunch is false!"
"Besides, don't just focus on the Su family. If the Su family can't deploy this kind of situation, it doesn't mean that no one will do it."
Wu Chengke said: "You mean the Su family's son-in-law, Ning Yi Ning Liheng!"
Wu Qilong nodded: "With this talent and talent, it's really possible."
Everyone was silent for a moment, still a little in awe of this great talent who created two fonts and was destined to leave a name in history and have a certain reputation in the literary circles of the Wu Kingdom.
But, if the sword is not placed on the neck, how can one give up?