When all the nobles and merchants were silently planning to cheat and get the shares of the salt farm at the lowest price, from now on, the news of "state control of the salt farm" came out, which immediately aroused a lot of criticism.
Of course, some people scolded, while others secretly laughed...
Those who scolded Fang Jun were naturally the nobles and merchants who did not get the ancient salt farm. If Fang Jun had released this news beforehand, everyone would have been desperate to grab a share of the salt farm, instead of deliberately lowering the price to fish in troubled waters.
Well now, as soon as this news came out, those who got the shares woke up from their dreams and made money by changing hands!
Naturally, those who are happy are those who hold shares.
Needless to say, if Fang Jun dares to release this news, it means that in the future, at least if he wants to establish another salt farm in Jiangnan, he must get Fang Jun's consent. Not to mention the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, considering that Fang Jun is now in Jiangnan
With his influence and the big tree of emperor standing behind him, it is simply a dream to set up a salt farm without Fang Jun!
As a result, those who have shares in their hands have some thoughts...
At first, we wanted to lower the price. Although the price has been quoted, everyone has not been able to pay so much money. You, Fang Jun, can't do anything, right? If you don't want to draw water from a bamboo basket, then you can take as much as you want, no.
willing?
Pull him down if you don't want to, and Fang Jun will become the laughing stock of the world!
But now, who dares to say that he has no money?
If you don't want the shares in your hand, there will be too many "substitutes" to buy them every minute!
No one is a fool, so how can we give up the interests in our hands?
The current problem is not whether Fang Jun will fall out if he doesn’t pay, but whether Fang Jun will take back his shares if he doesn’t pay...
Some people are envious and others are worried. For a time, life in various places in Jiangnan is changing.
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The Yangxian Zhou family has produced many talented people in the past dynasties, including Jianghou Zhou Bo and Tiaohou Zhou Yafu in the early Han Dynasty. They were also prominent for a while. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Yangxian Zhou family became more and more prosperous. It was once known as "the most powerful in Jiangdong, none more than Zhou Shen".
The ranking is even ahead of Wu Xing Shen's, which shows its strength.
However, like most of the Jiangnan noble families, they fell into decline in the late Southern Dynasties. By the Sui and Tang dynasties, their momentum was even worse than before. Although they did not fall as quickly as the Langya Wang family, they also shrank sharply, and their influence plummeted...
In the ancestral home of the Zhou family in Yangxian, an urgent family meeting was underway.
It is drizzling outside the window, and the bamboo leaves are green. The rhododendrons in the corner of the yard are fluffy and pink. The banana tree brought by Nanyang merchants last year has grown to the height of a person, and its leaves are stretched out in the drizzle. They are as big as
Cattail leaf fan, emerald green.
The scent of tea lingers in the big house, and the cool breeze blows.
Zhou Zang, the head of the Zhou family, is about to turn sixty this year. His thin cheeks are clear and peaceful, and he looks elegant.
Holding the tea that had just been poured from the purple clay teapot in his hand, he took a sip, closed his eyes and tasted it leisurely, feeling at ease.
His expression here was sparse and careless, but Zhou Shu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help it.
Zhou Shu is nearly ten years younger than Zhou Tang. Different from his thin and elegant brother, he has broad shoulders and a strong bearing. He also has a rather impatient temper. At this moment, he said quickly: "Oh, brother, you should come up with an idea quickly.
ah!"
Zhou Tang raised his eyelids and chuckled: "Whenever important things happen, you should be calm. Brother Shu, you should be well-educated in this city. You are so old, you are so frizzy."
Zhou Shu was angry and glared: "What does this have to do with the city? Either you get together with the Jiangnan nobles, or you completely fall to Fang Jun. No matter which choice you make, the consequences are unpredictable. This is related to me, Yang Xianzhou
How can we not be anxious about the important matter of our family’s foundation?”
The Yangxian Zhou family made a splash at the prospectus and immediately attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan. Invitations and greetings came one after another. Several families even took the initiative to talk about the marriage of their juniors, and there were countless intentions for business cooperation. In the past, they enjoyed
When did this kind of treatment happen? I’m afraid it must have been a hundred years ago...
Zhou Shu is a straight-tempered person. He feels that the current situation is very good, so if it continues forever, maybe the Yangxian Zhou family can be "revived" in the hands of their generation!
Therefore, I am particularly concerned and naturally a little anxious.
Zhou Tang laughed dumbly.
Another short and fat old man on one side had a gloomy expression all the time. Hearing Zhou Shu's words, he said displeasedly: "We have already discussed cooperation with the Gu family. If we turn to Fang Jun at this time, wouldn't it be a breach of trust?"
, extirpate yourself from the Jiangnan gentry? This is absolutely impossible."
Zhou Shu said angrily: "Then the Gu family is a good thing? They are just using us. Now the situation has changed. The salt farm will be controlled by the imperial court in the future. It is a hot cake that cannot be snatched away even if we want to. Do we want to take it away instead?"
Spit out the fat in your mouth? That’s the whole Jiangnan joke!”
He is inclined to buy the shares of these salt farms according to the IPO price. After all, this is a real benefit. As for the promise of the Gu family? That is too far away. Even if he is not known for his resourcefulness, he knows that the cake on the painting will be different.
It looks good, but it's not as sweet as the fat meat in your mouth...
The short and fat old man frowned and reprimanded: "Third brother! You only see the immediate benefits, but if you offend the Gu family, you will offend the entire Jiangnan noble family. In the future, if Fang Jun is transferred to another place, how can our Zhou family still be in Jiangdong?"
Establish a foothold?”
Zhou Shu was angry and silent.
The other young people were obviously juniors in the Zhou clan, so they couldn't say anything in this kind of situation. They all knelt down respectfully on one side, but their eyes flickered, and they were obviously very opinionated.
Zhou Tang gently put the tea cup on the coffee table in front of him and said leisurely: "The Gu family cannot represent the Jiangnan gentry, not even the Xiao family. Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Tang Dynasty. Can't my second brother still see it?"
The short and fat old man's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Brother, do you want to tear up the agreement with the Gu family?"
Zhou Tang glanced at him indifferently and said calmly: "When did the Zhou family have an agreement with the Gu family? It's just a temporary expedient. If it's beneficial, we'll make peace, and if it's not beneficial, we'll divide. A verbal agreement doesn't matter.
?Even if it’s a private agreement between you and the Gu family, it’s not necessarily written in black and white, right?”
As soon as these words came out, the air suddenly became silent.
The expression of the short and fat old man changed again, his eyes flickered, and he said with a guilty conscience: "I wonder what the eldest brother said? What kind of private agreement does a certain person have with the Gu family..."
Zhou Tang took a deep look at him: "If you don't want others to know, you can do nothing but yourself. My second brother promised the Gu family that he would try his best to persuade the Zhou family to lean against the Gu family and fight against Fang Jun. Then the Gu family will fully support you to become the Zhou family after someone dies.
Head of the family, doesn’t this happen? Haha, it seems that the second brother is really forgetful. Brother, I am very happy. At least, the second brother, you did not promise Gu Zhu to poison me now, but wait until I die.
After that, they will compete for the position of the head of the family... I wonder if I, as a brother, should be grateful to my second brother that you care about brotherhood and show mercy? "
Later, his tone gradually turned harsh.
Zhou Shu was stunned at first, and then became furious. He jumped up from the ground and kicked the short, fat old man to the ground. He cursed with his halberd finger: "Zhou Huai, you are a bastard who eats both inside and outside, and I am a wolf-hearted bastard today.
Kill you!"
As he said that, a fist as big as an iron bowl hit Zhou Huai's face hard, and there was a muffled "bang" sound accompanied by Zhou Huai's scream, and blood splashed. Zhou Shu couldn't stop, waving his fist like raindrops.
Zhou Huai was beaten regardless of his appearance. Zhou Huai was caught off guard and was beaten so hard that he cried like a ghost and howled like a wolf, begging for mercy again and again.
A few young people on one side couldn't sit still!
Among them was Zhou Huai's son. The young man in his twenties had no idea what was going on. He had no idea about the fight for the position of the head of the family. But he couldn't bear it when his father was beaten to death. He screamed strangely.
He laid it on the ground, threw Zhou Shu to the ground, and struggled together.
Naturally, the eldest brother of Zhou Tang's branch, the Zhou family, was also angry. What's the matter, do you want to take away the position of the head of the family after my father's death? This is unbearable. This is simply a wolfish ambition!
Naturally, they all rushed forward to join the battle group and gave Master Zhou Huai a good beating.
The lobby was in chaos.
The maids and servants guarding outside looked at each other, wondering whether they should go in to start a fight...