Tang Ning was so frightened by Gong Sun Ying's sudden laughter that she almost fell down the steps and sprained her foot. Old Zheng walked out, glanced at Gong Sun Ying who was laughing wildly, and asked Tang Ning, "Is she crazy?"
Tangning nodded and said, "Absolutely."
More than ten years of planning and hard work, running around, are not just for King Wu to inherit the throne in the future, but the biggest stumbling block in front of King Wu is King Qian. Now before they can take action, King Qian has been taken away by God.
, King Wu looked at the world and found that he had no rival.
Despite the ups and downs, she did not go crazy with joy like Fan Jin. She had already restrained her emotions.
After learning the news of King Qian's death, Gongsun Ying's suppressed mood was obviously gone. Tang Ning had never seen this woman smile before, but today alone, she suddenly burst into laughter three times.
The heads of the three major families also seemed very happy. They took over all the Xiao family's business and divided it up.
Even if you have to pay a lot of silver to the court, you can make back all your capital and profits within a few years.
The Xiao family's property in Quzhou was initially valued at five million taels. The three major families had collected five million taels in the past two days. They couldn't come up with that much cash in a short period of time, so Tangning relaxed the conditions for them.
If you don't have gold or silver, a bank note will do. But if it doesn't work, it's not impossible to use something valuable as collateral.
In this way, their harvest in Quzhou amounted to ten million taels, which was equivalent to a year's tax money for the national treasury.
These wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River are indeed extremely wealthy. The three families of Zhu, Huang, and Dong can dominate the sky in Quzhou, but if you look at the whole of Jiangnan, they are not the top.
The wealth of the corrupt Heshen is worth the tax revenue of the Manchu Dynasty for more than ten years. Although the wealth of these Jiangnan wealthy families is not that exaggerated, if more than a dozen states do this again, at least within ten years, Chen Guo will no longer have to worry about the treasury.
A serious question.
Butler Zhang of the Xiao Mansion finally revealed some information. In the south of the Yangtze River, the King of Guizhou had three strongholds like Quzhou for making money. The largest one was in Runzhou. In addition to the Xiao Mansion in Quzhou that Tang Ning took away.
In addition, the other two are located in Wuzhou and Shezhou, just on the road from Quzhou to Runzhou.
It's a pity that all the money earned by the Xiao Mansion in these three states over the years has been shipped to Runzhou. Quzhou only has only 30,000 taels, and the other two states should not be much different.
Regardless of whether they have money or not, King Qian's stronghold must be maintained.
After all, the matter has come to this, and the goal of their trip is already clear. King Qian is dead, and the remnants of King Qian's party are still there. In addition to Quzhou, there are also some signs of rebellion in Runzhou and other places.
If he ignored them, others would think that he came to Jiangnan just to make money, and that he was a vulgar person with an eye for money, which would damage his tall and majestic image among the officials in the capital.
It was obviously Chen Huang who got into Qian's eyes, and he would not take the blame.
Things in Quzhou have been settled. The three major families and the local government have reached an agreement. If the Xiao family sends people again, there will be no return.
Now that Quzhou is stable, Tang Ning has no need to stay in the state for a long time. She bid farewell to Xu Qingyang, Zhang Yansheng and others in Quzhou, and is about to go to Wuzhou, moving towards the final goal of Runzhou.
Runzhou, Xiao Mansion.
The Xiao family is a new family in Runzhou. It has only been prosperous for ten short years. In terms of foundation, it is far from comparable to the four major families in Runzhou.
Runzhou is located at the hub of Jiangnan. Its wealth is not comparable to other states. The four major wealthy families in Runzhou are among the top when looking at the entire Jiangnan. Any one of them is not only the overlord of Jiangnan, but also in the court.
He also has the ability to reach heaven and earth.
The four major families have profound foundations and firmly control Runzhou. However, in the past ten years, the Xiao family has carved out a piece of their own territory from these four major families and become one of the top wealthy families in Jiangnan. The four major families have also
It's quite scary. Based on this alone, the Xiao family cannot be underestimated.
Runzhou has been a bit unrest in the past few months. The death of the owner of the emerging wealthy Xiao family will cause some turmoil in Runzhou anyway.
Naturally, the four major families would not miss this opportunity. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Xiao family, they took advantage of the Xiao family. It was not until the young master of the Xiao family stepped forward that the four major families restrained themselves.
In the Xiao Mansion, a young man put down his teacup heavily and said angrily: "The Su family is very skilled at taking advantage of the situation. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't have suffered such a big loss this time."
"It's okay not to get these petty profits." Bai Jin stood beside him and said: "The Su family dominates the south of the Yangtze River and is not easy to mess with. They also have the Tang family and Prince Duan in the court. It's not worth it for a little money.
Go against them."
The young man looked at him, raised his eyebrows and said: "Haven't you been developing in the capital these years? Why, you can't even deal with a Tang family..."
Bai Jin explained: "The Tang family has many gang members, including Prince Duan and Concubine Tang Hui. No one in the court today can deal with them."
"Okay." The young man waved his hand and said impatiently: "I know that your father's request is of no use to you. If you want to plan big things, you still have to rely on me..."
Bai Jin's lips opened, but in the end he didn't say anything.
The young man thought of something and suddenly asked: "The money from Quzhou should be delivered soon in the next few days, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone walked in quickly from outside and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from Quzhou!"
The young man looked at him and asked, "How much money did Zhang Shun send this time?"
The man looked at him and said: "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The Xiao family in Quzhou and the Xiao family in Quzhou have been raided by the government!"
"What!" The young man stood up and said angrily: "How come you were raided by the government? What are the three major families? What do they do for food?"
The servant said: "Hui Shizi, there are three major families involved in this matter. The three major families, the three major families are afraid of betraying us!"
"Seeking death!" The young man slapped his palm on the table, and the table immediately fell into pieces and collapsed.
The Xiao family in Quzhou is where they make money. Now that the great cause of restoring the country has reached a critical moment, when money is needed, how can something happen to it?
"Send someone to check!" the young man said in a dark voice: "If the three major families really betrayed them, we might as well help them find an obedient head."
"Yes!" The servant responded and immediately retreated.
The Xiao family has controlled the three major families for many years. It can be said that the three major families in Quzhou are the livestock they raise. The livestock have been suppressed for too long and they also want to be their masters. At this time, as long as they kill a few of them in front of them, they can change again.
calm down.
"Quzhou..."
Bai Jin seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.
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Su Mei was wearing a light shirt, lying on the bed, raising her calves and dangling. When she saw Bai Jin walking in, she raised her head and asked, "You don't look good, and you were scolded by the prince again?"
Bai Jin glanced at her and said: "The three major families betrayed, and the Xiao family in Quzhou was raided by the government."
Su Mei rolled her eyes at her and said: "You also said that using poison to control people is a crooked way. People who often do crooked ways are prone to retribution..."
Bai Jin said: "The three major families don't have the courage. This matter must have been done by officials from the capital who came from the Ministry of Personnel."
Su Mei glanced at her and said, "Why are you telling me this? Does this matter have anything to do with me?"
Bai Jin looked at her and asked, "How long has it been since you read the intelligence?"
"I haven't seen it since I came to Jiangnan." Su Mei put down her calf and said, "What's wrong?"
Bai Jin asked: "Do you know who the officials are going to Jiangnan this time?"
Su Mei seemed to have thought of something, her expression changed, she sat up from the bed and asked: "Who?"
