After a long time, the three of them finally calmed down their hearts. The words "No. 1 Salt Merchant" can make their hearts swell when placed in anyone's words, not to mention that the Cui family is the best family in the world.
, the salt industry is the most profitable industry, if they can hold it in their hands, it will be even more powerful.
It's not that they haven't thought of ways over the years, but the Wang family in Taiyuan has been operating in the salt industry for a long time, and they can't have too many internal conflicts. Once the conflicts become too big, it will be easy for the court to find opportunities.
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"Since the third master is not interested, just pretend that I didn't say anything. I really don't have enough salt in my hand and it's getting late today, so I'll leave first."
Li Xiang left these words in a daze, without giving these people a chance to speak, but a bait has been thrown over, and it depends on whether you people will take the bait or not.
The three of them felt like they were living in a dream during the time they spent burning incense. How did Li Xiang come? What words did he say, and how did he leave? Too many things happened at this moment, and the three of them
They all felt a little overwhelmed.
"What does he mean?"
There was silence in the room. Cui Yunzhu couldn't bear it anymore. He couldn't figure it out with his own head. He could only listen to his cousin and third uncle.
snort!
Mr. Cui snorted coldly. In his opinion, Li Xiang had no good intentions. He sold a lot of money in the salt industry market during the day and came here at night to talk about what he had and didn't have. He just wanted to alienate the five surnames and Qi Wang.
But you think we are too stupid.
"Didn't you believe his lies?"
Cui Sanye saw that Cui Yuncheng hadn't spoken for a long time. Could it be that this nephew had other ideas? Among the next generation of young people, Cui Yuncheng had the most hope of ascending to the position of head of the family, but his body was broken by Li Xiang, so he and the head of the family
The position is no longer available, and no one can choose someone with poor health to take the position.
But Cui Yuncheng's head is fine. When the auction was held on the grassland, if Cui Yuncheng hadn't stopped temporarily, the Cui family might have been pushed into a dangerous situation now. They don't know how much money the major families make on the grassland.
Greedy, as long as we are not in danger.
"My mind is a little confused now. Let's analyze it slowly. In the past, it was difficult for the emperor to take action against us. Our various industries were relatively scattered. Even if the emperor concentrated his efforts, he could only destroy part of us, and it would not do much harm to us.
However, after going through the grassland and Yanyin, our money is highly concentrated, and the emperor will never give up on these two things. Once he takes action, any turmoil will be extremely detrimental to us."
There are countless information flows in Cui Yuncheng's mind. He doesn't know what he wants to express, but he just wants to analyze everything from front to back. Cui Sanye and Cui Yunzhu both kept their mouths shut. They have been together for decades.
Of course, we know how powerful Cui Yuncheng's head is.
"You're right, but it's a pity that we saw it too late. When the assets were dispersed, no matter what he did, unless he didn't want the prosperity of the entire Tang Dynasty, he would probably defeat us. But now we are three-thirds
Yi's family property is concentrated on these two projects, and if he takes action, we will suffer heavy losses."
Third Master Cui also sighed helplessly. Although the Cui family's layout is not bad, other families are different, especially those families that have invested heavily, such as the Li family in Longxi and the Wang family in Taiyuan. Half of the family's assets are
All the pressure is on these two projects.
"His Highness just said that he has countless amounts of salt in his hand, but lacks salt..."
Cui Yuncheng led the conversation here again, and he still remembered Li Xiang's words in his mind, that he was the number one salt merchant.
"We still have a lot of salt in our hands..."
Cui Yunzhu added.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
Mr. Cui was thinking a lot and didn't know what Cui Yuncheng wanted to say. He was a little anxious at this moment.
"According to my nephew's observation, it is almost impossible for the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes to continue to maintain this pattern in the future. Either we seek changes, or we rely on a new backer."
Cui Yuncheng has finally sorted out the things in his head. Li Xiang's coming here just now can be regarded as a bait. You can either leave the five surnames and Qiwang and follow the emperor's grandson, or you can continue to go to the dark side. Let's fight again next year. This year
If you win, consider your luck. Can you still win next year?
"Why should we look for a backer? We have always been our biggest backer."
Cui Yunzhu said disdainfully.
"That's all in the past. If we still want to maintain the same state as before, it is impossible for us. Now that the losses are not heavy, we still have a chance to choose. If we fall, he will give us a chance to choose.
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Cui Yuncheng carefully pondered Li Xiang's every word. Li Xiang's coming here today was not without purpose. He probably wanted to cooperate with them. However, the Cui family and the emperor were opposed. Once he cooperated with Li Xiang, he would definitely be attacked by others.
The noble family was kicked out, can Li Xiang's ability be comparable to other noble families?
What's more, the Cui family itself is the largest prominent family. The emperor and his successors will definitely continue to weaken the aristocratic families. After all the other aristocratic families are wiped out, will the Cui family be spared?
Cui Sanye and Cui Yunzhu also understood that Cui Yuncheng's meaning was ultimately to break away from the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes and form a strategic alliance with Li Xiang, so that the Cui family could go further.
Of course, this may be too far. Take the matter at hand as an example. The Cui family wants to contribute the salt in their hands, and Li Xiang contributes the salt in his hands, and jointly support the Cui family to become the number one salt merchant.
Then it is the Wang family of Taiyuan that will suffer. In other words, to be more precise, Li Xiang and the Cui family want to divide the Wang family of Taiyuan.
Cui Sanye and Cui Yunzhu sat blankly in their chairs. On the one hand, they sighed at Li Xiang's courage. On the other hand, they were in a state of confusion. This matter was really too big. I didn't expect that Li Xiang would dare to do this.
, if they win, the Cui family will be able to advance rapidly, but at the same time they will also lose their relationships with other major families.
But if we don’t cooperate, Li Xiang will definitely make a comeback next year. Can we still have such luck? Everyone sees what Li Xiang has done, and the first family is also afraid of being an enemy of such a monster...