However, the three people were still arguing in the room. As for who Cao Xueqin was, no one was willing to give in.
At this time, Zhu Wanyuan walked up to Xia Shang with his belly held out, his narrowed eyes flashed meaningfully: "Mr. Xia, there are many Cao Xueqin in this world!"
After hearing this, Xia Shang understood and smiled back: "Yes, quite a few."
Zhu Wanyuan was taken aback by his calm tone, and he quickly understood what Xia Shang meant.
"In that case, let's talk somewhere else."
"please."
Xia Shang calmly turned sideways and motioned for the other party to lead the way.
Seeing that Zhu Wanyuan was about to leave, the three people behind him chased him out the door with a lot of noise. They didn't know what they were saying, but were only stopped by the servants in front of the door.
Xia Shang then arrived at another hall. The interior decoration was simple, with only a few wicker chairs and a square table. There were several thin papers stacked on the table, and there was also a set of calligraphy.
When Zhu Wanyuan didn't stop, he entered the room and wrote in front of the table: "We are all sensible people, so we won't say polite words. Quanzi and you have been cooperating for some time. I have settled an account for you, and we have been working together since you started."
, you will monopolize 90% of the profits without paying a penny. From the beginning to now, Quanzi has profited you more than half a million silver. But Quanzi has only made less than ten thousand taels of silver.
Originally, in my capacity, I am not allowed to interfere in the transactions between you juniors. However, your cooperation method and dividend ratio make it impossible for me to turn a blind eye. I have been in business for many years and I have never heard that the two of you can compete with each other.
Nine cooperation. Boy Xia, can I interpret your behavior as a deception?"
After saying that, Zhu Wanyuan had written down on paper the details of every recent account of Zhujia Bookstore.
"I, Zhujia Bookstore, spent 70,000 taels on this copy of "Dream of Red Mansions". Nearly a hundred people were busy with you, but you reaped the benefits. Is this the way to do business? Look at these accounts.
, but which one of them was added randomly by me?"
"Mr. Zhu, have you finished what you want to say?"
"Don't you look at the accounts here?"
Xia Shang shook his head: "No, I don't care if the account books are true or false. What I care about is that Mr. Zhu has laid all these things out. What is the ultimate goal? We are all sensible people, so let's just talk."
The eighteen-year-old boy was so calm that even an old fox who had been in business for decades felt a little troublesome. Zhu Wanyuan's slit eyes changed again, and he could feel the flashing thoughts.
Zhu Wanyuan didn't say anything, but Xia Shang continued: "Mr. Zhu, you don't have to worry too much. No matter what you want to say or what you don't want to say, you can't hide it from me. Maybe you think you have many years of experience in business.
But it's really nothing in front of me.
Maybe you know me beforehand, but I know you don’t know me well enough. If you really know me well, you shouldn’t do those unnecessary things. I knew from the beginning that the invitation was not by Zhu Jindou, so
I'm not surprised to see you here.
I know that the three Cao Xueqins I arranged earlier are really called Cao Xueqin. It is not uncommon for them to have the same name and surname. Maybe they are also very talented in literature and can write good articles, and can continue to write the development of Dream of Red Mansions. You are doing this because you want to
Tell me that "A Dream of Red Mansions" can continue to be written even without me.
You don’t need to tell me to know. The purpose of today is to ask me to reconsider how to distribute dividends, because you also understand that "Dream of Red Mansions" cannot work without me."
After saying these words, Zhu Wanyuan's expression became extremely cold, and the previous hypocritical expression was gone, leaving only hostility towards Xia Shang.
"Little Guitou, you are very capable and your analysis is accurate. Since you know it well, then I want to hear what you think?"
"Judging from the previous actions, it seems to be a bit of a threat. I'm curious, what actions will you take if I don't cooperate? By the way, I just discovered a problem. At the beginning, I was still a little confused. I was like this
Do small businessmen need to mobilize their troops in front of a rich man like Mr. Zhu? Why did I come to me at this time after I have cooperated with Zhu Jindou for so long? Now, I understand."
Zhu Wanyuan smiled coldly: "Oh? Tell me."
"Mr. Zhu doesn't look like a simple businessman now. Can I see your badge?"
Zhu Wanyuan was stunned again, and then he shouted: "Hahahaha! You are worthy of being the first master!"
While talking, Zhu Wanyuan took out the unique waist badge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate from his waist. It had a pig head pattern and the word "三" on it.
Supervisor No. 3!
really!
Chun Kui said before that among the twelve divisions, Chun Fang Division and Supervision Division were powerful in Yangzhou, and they finally bumped into each other today!
Xia Shang's heart sank, and he secretly calculated with his hands behind his back. Unknowingly, he had entered a dangerous situation!
If the other party knows his identity and speaks without the slightest respect, he will definitely not be polite to him.
In this case, Xia Shang stopped talking nonsense. He didn't have Chunjiao with him, and he had no one to rely on, so he could only rely on himself.
In an instant, Xia Shang's eyes turned cold, and the two hand crossbows that had never left his body slipped out from his sleeves, and the two arrows "bang bang" hit Zhu Wanyuan directly between his eyebrows and his heart.
The speed of Xia Shang's attack and the firmness of his determination made Zhu Wanyuan unexpected. He instinctively retreated, but it was too late. Just as the two dark crossbows were about to hit, a black shadow suddenly flew out of the window and two more "dang-dang" sounds were heard.
, the dark crossbow seemed to be blocked by the iron weapon.
Xia Shang knew that he had lost the perfect opportunity, so he stopped attacking and ran away.
The opponent came prepared, and Xia Shang didn't know martial arts, so how could he fight hard?
The decision made at this moment was the only hope in a dead situation. However, the person Zhu Wanyuan set up this situation was not a businessman, but the chief of the Imperial Procuratorate of the Tang and Tang Dynasties! Even though the chief didn't know martial arts, he didn't dare to relax at all.
!
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise, and people rushed out of the four windows inside at the same time. Several rays of silver light flashed, and the atmosphere of life and death was everywhere.
Xia Shang's scalp was numb. He was unprepared for the critical moment. Another man with a sword came towards him and attacked him with murderous intent.
The opponent's sword hit him at an extremely fast speed. Fortunately, Xia Shang became more and more calm in the crisis. He dodged the sword, but was kicked in the chest by the opponent. He instantly flew up and landed on the square table where the case book was previously placed.
above, smashing the square table into pieces.
Xia Shang fell so hard that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. A breath of cold air hit his throat, and he almost fainted.
Things have developed beyond Xia Shang's expectations. The small room is full of enemies who want to kill them, and each of them is a master!
How can I live like this?
When Xia and Shang were in chaos, I heard Zhu Wanyuan shouting in my ears: "Kill him!"
For a moment, four people took action at the same time, attacking Xia Shang from the left, right, front and back, each holding a sword and showing murderous intent.
Only one second away from death, Xia Shang was at a loss.