Wang Rui was forced to do so by everyone's looks, and he also became intimidated and said: "I just said it, but I didn't say I would do it."
"It's best not to have such thoughts!" Wu Qing said solemnly: "Which one of the five surnames and Qi Wang is not powerful? If Li Mu could kill, they would have killed him long ago. They couldn't kill him before, and they can't kill him now. You forgot his
Who is the mother?”
"This..." Wang Rui's expression changed. He forgot that Li Mu also had an old lady who was not easy to mess with. Like the Five Surnames and Seven Sects, the business of the prominent families in Jiangnan also depended on the Successor Hall, especially when they were brought in from the sea.
The goods, without the sales channels of Jisitang, are waiting to rot at the port.
Wang Rui couldn't help but tremble when he thought of how scary Mrs. Lu was. Wang Rui, the eldest son of the Langya Wang family, is also thirty-seven or eighteen years old this year. He and Mrs. Lu are considered the same age. They hung out in Luoyang back then, and they also used to be with Li Shimin.
, Li Jiancheng has met, and he has experienced the skills of Mrs. Lu now and Miss Lu back then.
If Mrs. Lu had heard what she said just now, Wang Rui couldn't help but have the image of him tied with stones and thrown into the Tongji Canal emerge in his mind.
"Then what do you think we should do..." Wang Rui said dully, not daring to make any mistakes.
"In my opinion," Gu Sizhi said, "it's better to try to find out what the purpose of Li Mu's coming to Yangzhou is. If he wants to dig up our foundation, then it's impossible to say that the fish will die if the net is broken.
But if he doesn’t want much and can still negotiate, then we should just tolerate it..."
Wang Rui frowned slightly, took over the conversation, and said: "I understand what Uncle Shi means. The purpose of calling everyone here today is not to discuss how to deal with Li Mu, but to discuss how much share each of us should share! From the very beginning, you planned to lose money and avoid disaster.
Isn’t it?”
Gu Sizhi did not deny it and said: "Now that the matter has come to this, is there any better way? You have also seen the attitude of the Lanling Xiao family. They have completely turned to Li Mu! If we can be on the same page, maybe we can still think of something better.
Think of a way, let me say the ugly things in front of you, so everyone here can tell you what is in your heart!"
Everyone quickly waved their hands: "What are you talking about? Did we come here by mistake?"
Gu Sizhi sneered and said, "Don't you hear about the cement factory? In the face of interests, the Wang family of Taiyuan was able to betray other clans, and finally got the greatest benefit. In the face of interests today, who knows who will not betray?
No one should speak so nicely. I have called you all together today just to tell you that everyone will be prosperous and suffer losses. No matter whether it is good or bad, we all bear it together! No one should think about spending time. If you have that thought,
Don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Gu Sizhi's words were loud and clear, and his meaning was very clear. He was warning everyone that no one should imitate the Wang family of Taiyuan and gain power by betraying others. The situation he wanted was for Jiangnan to maintain its original power, which would be beneficial.
Everyone gains together, and everyone bears the disadvantages together.
It seems to be a compromise solution, but it failed to win the support of everyone. The reason is nothing but selfishness. Who is not jealous of the benefits obtained by the Taiyuan Wang family regarding the cement factory? Everyone knows Li Mu's temper. He is
He will not treat his own people badly. Whoever can get closer first, even if there is any harm in the end, the harm will not fall on him. The situation the Gu family wants is because they are afraid that others will take the lead. The Gu family now has no one except the Lanling Xiao family.
In addition, the most prominent Jiangnan noble family is ranked among the top three. He wants to keep his position, but don't forget that there are more than a dozen families coveting this position.
When Gu Sizhi saw that everyone was silent, he guessed what everyone was thinking. He sighed and thought to himself, just like this, you still want to resist Li Mu? It's just wishful thinking!
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Gu Sizhi also accepted his fate and said: "Then let's all rely on our abilities. I hope that we can still get together in the coming year..." After that, he picked up a glass of wine and said: "Here's to you all.
.”
Everyone then picked up their wine glasses. No one explained too much, and they raised their heads and drank a glass of wine.
No one ate the food, and after finishing the wine, everyone went home.
…
Li Mu's boat arrived in Yangzhou in the evening of the next day. He could slow down and it would be dusk. Otherwise, he would go straight down the river and arrive in noon.
Li Mu deliberately kept a low profile, but he was afraid of someone who was interested. There was a sea of people on the pier, and most of them were people from twelve prominent families. Everyone wanted to get close to Li Mu first and take the lead. Although no one could beat the Lanling Xiao family in terms of speed. But
In Yangzhou, the power of the Lanling Xiao family is not outstanding. None of the big business in Yangzhou port belongs to the Lanling Xiao family. There is only one shipyard, which can barely hold up the scene, but even this shipyard is not the largest in Yangzhou.
The largest shipyard in Yangzhou is controlled by the Zhu family.
The stewards from various houses came to pay their respects, but Li Chongyi stopped him on the grounds that Lord Hou had stopped after a long journey. The ship was parked at the port, but Li Mu, Jin Chen and Wei Yingluo had already changed into common people's clothes and took the boat.
Went around in a circle and landed.
Li Chongyi originally wanted to protect Li Mu and go with him, but how could Li Mu let him go? With his size, he looked like a flagpole when he walked on the road, and it was difficult to ignore it at first glance. Safety issues were raised by Jin Chen's Holy Fire Order.
After the kung fu, Li Chongyi felt relieved. In terms of kung fu, Jin Chen's level was not much weaker than that of Dugu Jiu. But in terms of fighting skills, Jin Chen was much weaker than Dugu Jiu. But when dealing with street gangsters
, which is still more than enough.
Li Mu made an appointment with Li Chongyi to meet at Yangzhou Yuelai Inn at noon tomorrow. Yuelai Inn is also the inn where Jinyiwei stayed at Daqian Station. This inn is not very big. On the surface, it is a shop opened by a merchant named Sun, but in fact
But it is the property of Jisitang and can be regarded as a contact point.
Mrs. Lu had already told Li Mu the secret of Jisi Hall without reservation. After meeting the secret code, the place was taken over by Li Mu.
Li Mu and his two wives settled down in the inn. The informant from Jisi Hall also immediately told all the preparations made by each family to welcome Li Mu. If anyone at yesterday's dinner had
Those at the scene will find a terrifying thing, that is, the person who made the report can actually retell yesterday's conversation exactly. This shows that Jisitang has penetrated deeply into the major families. At a dinner like yesterday, he actually
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"Langya Wang family——" Li Mu sneered, but didn't take it to heart at all. A declining family is not worth Li Mu's time. His current thoughts are only on two families. One is the Zhu family who masters shipbuilding technology.
, the other is the thoughtful Gu family. Gu Sizhi's actions are selfish in the eyes of many people, but only Li Mu knows that he is not such a person. His choice lies in that he wants to keep the status of a prominent family in Jiangnan.
The foundation, the foundation of existence, and if Li Mu is allowed to divide, it is not certain how many Jiangnan prominent families will be left after a few generations.