The Crown Prince of Chu next to him put down the manuscript in his hand, with undisguised displeasure on his face, and asked in a harsh tone.
"Brother Chunran, forgive me, someone wants to forcefully buy the bookstore!"
Jia Cong looked calm and said in a relaxed tone: "The shopkeeper has already refused, but the other party still wants to rely on his power to force me to bow my head and submit!"
"Hey, it really opened my eyes!"
Si Ding, the eldest son of Prince Chu, was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Don't they know your identity?"
"How could you not know that the people who came forward were three wealthy businessmen from Xicheng, all wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River!"
"From Jiangnan?"
These words immediately aroused Si Ding's vigilance. He had been reading the struggle history of a big salt merchant just now. The content in it was shocking, especially the intricate network of interests in Jiangnan. It amazed him but also made him a lot more vigilant.
It is self-evident what it means to hear that a wealthy businessman with a Jiangnan background actually bought the Huiyou Bookstore by force even though he knew Jia Cong's identity.
In other words, the other party did not take Rongguo Mansion seriously!
Looking at the capital, there are many such powers, but using them against a bookstore famous for selling novels is a bit puzzling.
"I heard that they are not very happy with the Three Kingdoms review board I created. They want to buy the bookstore and cancel it directly, or publish the reviews they want to see!"
Jia Cong smiled inexplicably, blinked at the Prince of Chu, the 'royalist' commentator, and immediately detonated Si Ding.
"What, how dare these guys be so mean!"
The Crown Prince of Chu couldn't sit still, and with an angry look on his face he hurriedly called to the guard leader beside him. He warned Jia Cong for a while, and finally said with a sneer: "I would like to see what kind of being is so bold, and ask them
What’s your intention?”
Joking, writing book reviews of the Three Kingdoms, communicating with a bunch of stupid book friends, and making comments have become his daily habits. In other words, it is a program that is indispensable for making people laugh. How can outsiders be allowed to destroy it?
He is not a fool. How could he not know that the other party is probably from the 'Aristocratic Family Sect' side? Such behavior is simply worth three hundred taels of silver here.
If there is no evil in mind, it would be too high a price to go directly to the door and force the purchase and not hesitate to offend the Rongguo Mansion.
With the guards from Prince Chu's Palace coming forward, the noise and noise outside quickly disappeared. I don't know if the guy who came to force the purchase was sent away, or was given a lesson and ran away.
"Everyone, I'm sorry for disturbing your quiet reading!"
Seeing that the matter was resolved easily, Jia Cong apologized to all the poor people in the reading room: "Please feel free to read. The person next to me is the Crown Prince of Chu. I will never let anyone who cares buy the bookstore and interrupt your reading exchanges."
Space and opportunity!”
Since he has the guts to come to his house and force him to buy something, Jia Cong naturally doesn't mind throwing a shit basin over his head. Do you really think he is a good gentleman?
Sure enough, these words made the poor scholars in the reading room change their expressions. They really thought that the guys outside who planned to forcefully buy the bookstore were targeting poor scholars like them.
Everyone felt resentful in their hearts, but at the same time they were very grateful to Jia Cong and the Prince of Chu. They thanked them repeatedly and watched them leave before talking in low voices, their voices full of disagreement and anger.
After they leave, the news will naturally spread quickly!
"You kid, you are so insidious!"
Coming to a small hall attached to the book club, Si Ding, the crown prince of Chu, couldn't help but laugh and said: "Now, when the news spreads, those three wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River will be on the street!"
Hey!
After inviting his younger brother to bring tea and water and some snacks, Jia Cong said indifferently: "Brother Chunran, what you said is wrong. I'm just telling the truth!"
Having said this, he smiled deeply and said leisurely: "Brother Chunran, do you think that if the bookstore is forcibly bought, do these poor scholars still have the possibility to read books for free?"
"this……"
Si Ding was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute.
"Forget it, don't say these disappointing words. Brother Chunran obviously has doubts in his heart. You might as well speak up and let's discuss it!"
Jia Cong chuckled and changed the subject. No matter who the big bosses behind the three wealthy merchants in Xicheng were, after the Prince of Chu came to power, Huiyou Bookstore would not be something they could easily control, otherwise they would have trouble with the Prince of Chu's Palace.
He also didn't expect that the original trouble would be solved so easily.
Si Ding, the Crown Prince of Chu, followed suit and dug out a certain plot in "The Richest Man in the World" and asked curiously: "Are these all true? Liu Dafu, a pig's trotter, colluded with the lower-level officials of the salt merchant's yamen to bully the kitchen households and conceal the salt policy.
Is it true that the Yamen obtained a large amount of salt in addition to the salt quota and made profits?"
"Of course, I think Brother Chunran's information channels should be quite extensive, and he should know the real shortcomings of the local government. I revealed these situations to my uncle Lin Ruhai. The situation can only be worse than this!"
Si Ding's expression was very complicated. It was not that he suspected that Jia Cong was lying to him, but that he was feeling emotional about the complexity of salt politics.
If he hadn't read the content of "The Richest Man in the World", it would be difficult for him to imagine that the Yangzhou salt merchants were so powerful. Their rise was almost accompanied by blood on their hands, as well as the crazy competition with the court for salt profits.
Some of the plots looked so real and so crazy that he felt chills in his heart just watching it. Even though he had not finished the entire novel, the content he had just read was thrilling enough, and it was hard for him to calm down for a long time.
I got interested, and while reading and talking, I had a meal in the bookstore at noon.
The prince of Chu has an extraordinary status. The meals for lunch are all carefully prepared by the royal chefs. The materials used are extremely exquisite and precious. They are not inferior to the delicacies of Rongguo Palace, and may even be better.
Anyway, Jia Cong had never tasted the top delicacies of the Rongguo Mansion, but he ate the delicacies of the Prince of Chu's Mansion at noon. He almost ate up most of the food by himself, leaving Si Ding, the eldest son of the Prince of Chu, stunned.
After the meal, while enjoying the exquisite refreshments from the palace, we continued to discuss some plot contents of "The Richest Man in the World".
When the time was almost up, Si Ding did not continue reading the novel, but suddenly asked: "Brother Jia, do you plan to start publishing "The Richest Man in the World" anytime?"
"Just these few days!"
Jia Cong answered quite simply and said leisurely: "I'm afraid it will cause an uproar when the time comes. Many plots in the book are too shocking and bold!"
"What are you afraid of!"
Si Ding's eyes widened and he said proudly: "I will first say hello to my father and the uncles and brothers. If anyone dares to come to find trouble, leave it to me to deal with it!"
It's not that he has no brains, but he feels that the novel "The Richest Man in the World" is very necessary to be published...