On the bumpy carriage, Lu Xun was still asking for details as much as possible.
This matter was so important that Lu Ji did not dare to decide it alone.
Today's Lu family is entirely supported by these two brothers.
Lu Xun was a late bloomer. Although he came into office late, he quickly became famous around Sun Quan.
In the shogunate, being able to serve beside Sun Quan, even just as a guard captain, is definitely more suitable than going to the surrounding areas of Jiangdong to serve as a capable official.
In the early years, the Lu family was in dire straits, so the young Lu Xun took the family's burden on his shoulders and took care of the younger generation of the family, absolutely wholeheartedly.
And Lu Ji was also very ambitious. Although he was older than Lu Xun in terms of seniority and could be regarded as Lu Xun's uncle, he was six years younger than Lu Xun.
Nowadays, he is erudite and knowledgeable, knows the astronomy and calendar, and was accepted as a memorial to Cao Cao at a young age. These deeds are widely spread among the younger generation in Jiangdong, and his evaluation is very high. He is even more famous than Lu Xun.
Of course, there is also Lu Xun's younger brother Lu Hao, but Lu Hao is now concentrating on his studies and has fewer opportunities to show his face, but he is definitely a potential stock.
Lu's development is now at an extremely critical period.
When you meet a noble person or get an opportunity, you will take advantage of the wind and turn into a dragon. If you are suppressed or squeezed out, you will plummet.
Even if he just wanted to give it a try, Lu Xun would definitely seize this opportunity.
"The second master said that now the whole Wu County is in a state of excitement because of the appearance of this person - he seems to have done a lot of big things in Kuaiji, and the key is... this person... is very, very rich!"
Getting to the point.
Lu Xun was not a person who was greedy for money, nor was a person like Lu Ji who was full of knowledge.
But the problem is that the development of a family cannot be separated from the word money.
Very rich?
What is that concept?
"How to say?"
Lu Xun asked doubtfully.
The servant swallowed, as if he was afraid of being discovered by someone, lowered his voice, and said in a rather creepy tone:
"This person... is an inkstone merchant..."
"I heard that... he held a calligraphy exhibition before, with dozens of people present, and he loosened a top-quality inkstone worth no less than two hundred taels... Gu Shao of the Gu family even got a piece of gold star stone worth a thousand taels.
A treasure in the world - this matter has already gone viral in Wu County."
"Master... you... you must think carefully about it. After this person came to Wu County, no one could visit him in person. He alone sent a letter to our Lu family... This level of attention is a rare opportunity."
"What? Only sent letters to our family?"
Lu Xun was suddenly stunned. Seeing the servant's somewhat excited expression, he wrinkled his forehead even more tightly.
The servant didn't seem to realize the profound meaning of his words. He was just a little happy for himself, thinking that the family might be revitalized.
"That's natural! When the second master heard about this, he was so scared that he didn't even dare to go out. The servants in our family thought that the second master must be very happy, but... I don't know why, the second master called us this
We were not allowed to talk about it for a few days, and after we left home since we were young, the second master even refused to let us out of the house."
The slave never realized what was strange about what he said.
He was just happily describing the excitement of everyone at home.
But Lu Xun’s eyes had become sharp.
"I see…"
"Ah? Master, what did you say?"
Hearing Lu Xun muttered something like this, the servant finally came to his senses and glanced at Lu Xun, only to find that Lu Xun just smiled and looked at the letter without saying much.
"Then... I won't disturb your rest. Let's sit outside the car. If you need anything, just call to me."
Lu Xun waved his hand, and the servant retreated respectfully.
But he didn't notice at all that the letter Lu Xun was holding was actually upside down.
At this moment, on the back of the letter, there was a line of small words written:
"This matter is strange, I'm afraid there is fraud."
——
The news of the large commercial exhibition hall appearing in Wu County, just as Lu Xun's servants told him, has swept the entire county in just a few days.
I heard that Quanrou, who was far away in Qiantang, came all the way to Wuxian County to get acquainted with this exhibition hall——
Zhantang worked hard to make the arrogant Chen Fu'an do something that made everyone stupid, and it became a good story among the people.
There is no problem with this, after all, Chen Fuan has fallen.
Although the people of Wu County were not oppressed by Chen Fuan, they did not know how Chen Fuan committed many evil deeds and bought and sold by force.
But after all, it was Zhang's competitor who sold salt that fell, and the previous period of suffering was over.
Although...the salt industry is still monopolized by the Zhang family again,...the salt industry has now experienced a depression, and its vitality has definitely been severely damaged.
In the competition with Chen Fuan, the Zhang family took advantage of a lot, but compared to the salt industry empire they once ran, it pales into insignificance.
The income earned was not enough for Zhang to put his teeth into, but the investment was not recouped for several years.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the price of salt finally dropped - naturally, the name Zhantang was given a rather legendary color.
In addition... plus the character Zhantang, no one has seen his true face since he came to Wu County. This sense of mystery makes people even more itchy.
The key is that Quanrou, who heard that he was coming from afar, inquired about Zhantang's house. As a result, even though Quanrou came to the door in person and gave her name, she was still turned away.
Good guy, this air - it perfectly fits the image of a tiger-fighting hero in the hearts of ordinary people - someone who doesn't admire the powerful, but does more to benefit the people.
However, there are only two families in this stall, and their hearts are quite complicated.
Needless to say about the Lu family, people didn't seem to notice that the Lu family completely sealed the door of the house after Zhantang came to Wu County.
After all, the Lu family is now in decline, and people are still accustomed to calling it the four major families verbally. In fact, the size of the Lu family is completely inferior to that of the Qiao family, the Zhou family... or even the Lu family.
Apart from Mrs. Lu, the one who was really nervous was actually Mrs. Zhang.
——
Above Zhang Mansion, in the main hall.
Several current principals of the Zhang family gathered together, Zhang Yun, Zhang Wen and Zhang Zhao were among them.
Zhang Zhao is a guest.
There is no doubt about this.
It's just that the Zhang family is so large that it can be called the most prominent family in Jiangdong, but it is rare for people in the family to be officials.
Although there are Zhang descendants serving as officials at all levels in various places, without Zhang Zhao's leadership, these people are just a mess.
Therefore, Zhang Zhao, a guest minister, obviously has a somewhat transcendent status in the Zhang clan.
Now, this tense atmosphere was also formed because of Zhang Zhao's decision.
Silence seemed to be the tone of the meeting.
But after all, Zhang Yun still couldn't sit still.
"Mr. Ge...are you...are you really not afraid that this person will be the second Chen Fuan?"
"You just invited him to your home to discuss cooperation... Can you tell us your considerations?"
Zhang Yun touched the sweat on his head and asked in a rather nervous tone.
Because tomorrow is the time they agreed to meet the person named Zhantang.
