Chapter 1,144 The Crisis and Opportunities of the Changsun Family
In the Zhao Guogong Mansion, the eldest Sun Wuji was discussing matters with his third son, the eldest Sun Jun. There were still several clan elders in charge of matters.
The content of the discussion was naturally the matter of Tie Xing being suppressed by Fang Jun.
Changsun Jun looked a little depressed and carefully reported the recent accounts, sales volume and loss figures.
He was originally extremely confident in taking over the family.
In terms of status, he is the legitimate son. The eldest brother Sun Chong is currently living in exile and his life and death are unknown. Moreover, even if His Majesty the Emperor forgives Chang Sun Chong's crimes one day, it is impossible to take over the entire family. His eldest son Sun Jun's status is that of the eldest son. The elder brother Sun Huan, who was born from a common concubine, was much more noble.
After all, this is an era of "legacy is the heir"...
In terms of his father's status in his heart, he far surpasses Changsun Huan.
Otherwise, why would he entrust the iron business of the family pillar to himself instead of the older and more experienced eldest son Huan?
But now Tiehang is being suppressed to a great extent by Fang Jun, and he, as a manager, cannot shirk responsibility no matter what. Tiehang is losing money every moment of every day, not only losing a huge amount of money, but also losing his grandson. The fame and prestige that the family has built up over generations...
Changsun Jun felt an urgent sense of crisis.
Changsun Wuji sighed helplessly. Faced with Fang Jun's suppression, even with his wealth and scheming, he felt that there was nothing he could do.
They don't have any tricks, they just rely on new iron smelting methods to significantly reduce costs, and the quality is even better. This simple and crude price war is the most direct and effective.
If facing other families, Changsun Wuji can use his power to attack from other levels, but Fang Xuanling's status and power are not inferior to his own, and Fang Jun is now protected by His Majesty, Changsun Wuji has no choice but to do so. think……
"Shiro Gao is still in prison in Jingzhao Mansion?"
Changsun Wuji asked.
Changsun Jun was a little confused. He didn't know why his father interrupted this. He had been so depressed recently by Fang Jun that he couldn't think of anything to do with Gao Zhenxing's affairs. He turned to look at a steward next to him.
The steward said respectfully: "As far as the master is concerned, yes."
Changsun Wuji was a little puzzled: "After all, he is the son of Duke Shen. Detaining him for so many days is excessive. What crime was given?"
The steward thought for a while and said uncertainly: "What is it about... despising important officials of the imperial court and endangering the security of the empire?"
Changsun Jun said angrily: "Fang Er, this stick is really fooling around! Why don't you just behead someone for treason? It's really abominable to humiliate others like this!"
The manager said: "No, some people have questioned this issue. After all, this... crime of endangering the security of the empire is unheard of. The explanation given by Fang Jun was: All crimes of endangering the security of the empire refer to endangering the sovereignty of the empire." , territorial integrity and security, splitting the empire, and subverting the imperial power. However, he said that Koshiro was just a suspect and was being tried. Everyone knew that he was fooling around, just because Koshiro scolded him in person, so no one took him seriously. Son. Of course, he just humiliated Koushiro. Although he has kept Koshiro in prison these days and has not released him, he enjoys good food and drink, and he has never been tried for torture."
To put it bluntly, everyone in Chang'an knows that Fang Jun is just fighting against Gao Zhenxing, and has no intention of doing anything to Gao Zhenxing. As for this and that crime, it is just a joke with Gao Zhenxing, and naturally there is no abuse of power. Go up.
No one is too lazy to pay attention to the turmoil between the dandies...
Changsun Wuji was also a little disappointed.
He hoped that Fang Jun would not be able to suppress his anger and give Gao Zhenxing a hard beating. In that case, Fang Jun would surely be found guilty, and Shen Guogong Gao Shilian, who had always been aloof, might get involved in this muddy water, giving him more opportunities.
Fishing in troubled waters...
There was no room for control over Gao Zhenxing's affairs, so Changsun Wuji could only return his thoughts to the topic.
Changsun Wuji thinks that fighting each other with open swords and open guns is the most annoying thing. It has no technical content at all, so naturally there is no loophole to exploit...
After struggling for a long time, Changsun Wuji could only say helplessly: "Go with Fang Jun. If he wants to lower the price, let him. Let's reduce the supply and make a small profit."
A steward hesitated for a moment and asked: "Master, if that's the case... I'm afraid that most of the old customers will turn to Fang to buy iron materials. This will have a great impact on our business. Please think again, master."
If you reduce the supply, those customers will not be able to get enough iron materials. Naturally, they will have to change their business and look for houses with cheaper prices and more abundant supplies. And once these old customers of decades leave, they will have to go back.
Difficult……
How could Changsun Wuji not know this truth?
At the moment, he really can't think of a way to turn defeat into victory, and he also doesn't have much energy to get involved in this kind of business affairs.
Money is the foundation of family development, but it is by no means the most important.
Political stance is the basis for a family to survive.
Let’s take a look at how the Shandong aristocratic family with a strong foundation was suppressed during the Zhenguan Dynasty?
The current political stance of the Changsun family is already in conflict with His Majesty, and this is a deadlock. The stance of the Guanlong Group cannot be changed, otherwise it will lose most of its interests and be lost to everyone, making it difficult to maintain the status of a first-class noble family; the emperor's stance also cannot be changed
Unable to change, the increasingly powerful gentry clan made the emperor feel the crisis. If he did not suppress the gentry clan, the throne would be unstable.
Since the current political stance of the court is not in line with the interests of the Guanlong Group, then the only choice is to establish a new political stance with the interests of the Guanlong Group as the core...
Of course, this process may be long and arduous, but for Guanlong Group, there is no choice.
And when this new political stance is established, the Changsun family will inevitably rise and become one of the best in the world!
Fang Jun?
Just crush him to death...
Changsun Wuji looked around at everyone present. They were all core members of the Changsun family. He gave a little reminder: "Everyone, please calm down. From today on, you have to be low-key in your work and swallow the losses.
To prepare for the storm to rise again in the future!"
Everyone in the hall was shocked!
Over the years, Changsun Wuji's style of behavior has already penetrated into the hearts of these people, and they have a good understanding of his words and deeds. Just by looking at Changsun Wuji's words, you know that the head of the family has something planned.
Something big is happening!
"promise!"
Everyone agreed with a bang.
The pressure in Changsun Jun's heart suddenly eased. Since his father was planning something big, it must be related to the struggle between the Guanlong Group and the imperial power. In comparison, the profit and loss of the railway company was naturally insignificant, and it even had the effect of showing weakness to the enemy...
Then those immortal clan elders can no longer criticize him harshly for what happened to Tie Xing.
The sound of footsteps outside the hall.
The rapid footsteps made Changsun Wuji frown slightly. When a servant came in from the door, he said in an unhappy tone: "Don't you know something is being discussed? How can you be so flustered!"
The servant hurriedly said: "I am aware of my mistake...but the matter is very important, so I am a little anxious."
Changsun Wuji asked: "What's the matter?"
The servant said: "Someone from the palace just came to tell me something..."
Then he repeated what Wang De, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, had said when he sent people to inform the emperor.
There was a moment of silence in the hall...
A clan elder with white beard and hair patted the tea table next to him and said excitedly: "Well done! Liu Lang is indeed the son of the eldest grandson. What a good fight! That Fang Jun is really hateful. He has been arrogant and domineering all day long. How could he have beaten the eldest grandson?"
Do you care about your family? Even if Dalang is going through something now, that guy can’t escape his involvement! Why didn’t Liulang beat him to death and vent his anger on Dalang’s behalf?”
Everyone else was silent.
Beat to death?
Before he was beaten to death, the emperor's warning came. If he was really beaten to death, do you think he wouldn't let Liu Lang pay for it with his life?
Changsun Wuji was even more confused.
Once upon a time, he and His Majesty Li Er fought side by side and treated each other with sincerity, but now they are like strangers.
Is it because of profit, or have you really done something wrong?
Changsun Wuji had no answer.
Even if there were, he would still take the path he is on now.
His powerful position was given not so much by His Majesty the Emperor as by the Guanlong Group. Without the strong support of the Guanlong Group, how could his eldest son, Sun Wuji, stand out among the talented people around His Majesty Li Er?
Even now, if there is no Guanlong Group as his backing, will His Majesty Li Er still use him as highly as he has always done?
Don't talk about feelings. In the face of Chi Guoguo's interests, feelings are like a cousin who has taken off all her clothes. You can do whatever you want...
It seems that I have no other way to go except that one.
Changsun Wuji sighed secretly and asked casually: "Where is Liulang now?"