Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 817
One stone caused a thousand waves!

When all the gentry and merchants were silently planning to play tricks and take the shares of the salt farm at the lowest price, the news of "state control of the salt farm" came out from now on, which immediately aroused a lot of criticism.

Of course, when someone scolds, someone secretly laughs...

Those who scolded Fang Jun were of course those gentry and merchants who did not get the ancients of the salt field. If Fang Jun released the news beforehand, then everyone must have sharpened their heads and wanted to grab a share of the salt field, instead of deliberately lowering the price to fish in troubled waters.Well now, as soon as the news came out, those who got the shares woke up from their dreams and made money by changing hands!

The ones who are secretly happy are naturally those who have shares in their hands.

Needless to say, Fang Jun's daring to release this news means that at least in the future, if he wants to set up another salt farm in Jiangnan, he must obtain Fang Jun's consent.Not to mention the approval of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, with Fang Jun's current influence in Jiangnan and the big tree of the emperor standing behind him, it is a dream to set up a salt farm without Fang Jun!
In this way, those who have shares in their hands will have a little thought...

At first, I wanted to lower the price. Although the price was reported up, everyone couldn't afford that much money, and you, Fang Jun, didn't do the same, did you?If you don't want to fetch water from the bamboo basket in vain, then you will be done with how much everyone pays, don't you want to?
Pull it down if you don't want to, and Fang Jun will become the laughing stock of the world!

But now, who dares to say that he has no money?

If you don't want the shares in your hand, there will be too many "substitutes" to buy every minute!
No one is a fool, how could it be possible to give up the interests in hand?

The problem now is not worrying about whether Fang Jun will turn his face if he doesn’t have money, but whether Fang Jun will take back his shares if he can’t come forward...

Some people are envious and others are worried. For a time, people in various places in the south of the Yangtze River are in various states.

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The Yangxian Zhou family has produced a large number of talents throughout the dynasties, from Jianghou Zhou Bo and Tiaohou Zhou Yafu in the early Han Dynasty, and they were once prominent.During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Yangxian Zhou family became more and more prosperous. It used to have the reputation of "Jiangdong is powerful, and there is no one better than Zhou Shen", and the ranking was even ahead of Wu Xing's Shen family.

However, like most of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, they declined one after another in the last years of the Southern Dynasties, and in the Sui and Tang dynasties, their momentum was even worse than before.Although it didn't fall as quickly as the Langya Wang family, it also shrank sharply, and its influence plummeted...

In Yangxian Zhou's ancestral home, an urgent family meeting is in progress.

The drizzle outside the window, the bamboo leaves are green, and the rhododendrons in the corner of the yard are clustered in clusters, pink and shiny. Last year, the banana tree brought by Nanyang merchants has grown to the height of a person. In the drizzle, the leaves are stretched, as big as The cattail fan is emerald green.

The big house is lingering with the fragrance of tea and blowing cool breeze.

Zhou Tang, the Patriarch of the Zhou family, is approaching his sixtieth birthday this year, and his thin cheeks are clear and peaceful, showing a sense of elegance.

Holding the tea just poured from the purple clay teapot in his hand, he took a sip, closed his eyes and savored it leisurely, contentedly.

He looked careless here, but Zhou Shu couldn't help it.

Zhou Shu is nearly ten years younger than Zhou Tang. Unlike his thin and elegant elder brother, he has a broad shoulders and a strong manner behind his back, and his temper is quite irritable. At this moment, he said quickly: "Oh, brother, you should quickly come up with an idea." what!"

Zhou Tang raised his eyelids, and chuckled lightly: "Whenever there is a big event, you have to be calm, brother Shu, you should be well-educated in this city, how old you are, you are so frizzy."

Zhou Shu was furious, staring and said: "What does this have to do with the city? You can either cuddle with the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, or completely fall to Fang Jun. No matter which choice you choose, the consequences are unpredictable. This is related to my Yangxian Zhou. How can you not be in a hurry for the important matter of the clan's foundation?"

The Yangxian Zhou family became a blockbuster at the IPO conference, and immediately attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan.Invitations and greetings came one after another, and several families even took the initiative to talk about the marriage of the juniors, and there were countless business cooperation intentions.When did you enjoy this kind of treatment in the past?I'm afraid it would have been 100 years ago...

Zhou Shu is a straightforward person. He thinks that the current situation is very good, so that it can continue forever. Maybe the Yangxian Zhou family will be able to "rejuvenate" in their generation!

Therefore, I am extra concerned, and naturally I am a little anxious.

Zhou Tang laughed dumbfoundedly.

The other short and fat old man on the side kept gloomy. Hearing Zhou Shu's words, he said displeasedly: "We have already discussed the cooperation with the Gu family. If we turn to Fang Jun at this time, wouldn't it be treachery? , Cut yourself off from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River? This is absolutely impossible."

Zhou Shu said indignantly: "Then the Gu family is a good thing? It's just using us. Now the situation has changed, and the salt field will be controlled by the imperial court in the future. Spit out the fat in your mouth after eating? That is the joke of the whole Jiangnan!"

He is inclined to take up the shares of these salt farms at the price of the IPO, after all, this is a real benefit.As for Gu's promise?That is too far away, even if he is not good at resourcefulness, he also knows that no matter how beautiful the cake on the painting is, it is not as sweet as the fat in his mouth...

The short and fat old man frowned and reprimanded: "Third brother! You only see the benefits in front of you, but if you offend the Gu family, it is tantamount to offending the entire Jiangnan gentry. In the future, Fang Jun will pat his ass and transfer to another place. How can our Zhou family be in Jiangdong?" foothold?"

Zhou Shu was angrily silent.

The rest of the young people were obviously the juniors of the Zhou clan, so they couldn't get in the way on this occasion, and they all sat respectfully on one side, but their eyes flickered, obviously they were very assertive.

Zhou Tang gently put the teacup on the tea table in front of him, and said leisurely: "The Gu family cannot represent the noble families in the south of the Yangtze River, not even the Xiao family. Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Tang Dynasty, can't the second brother see it?"

The short and fat old man's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "Brother, do you want to tear up the agreement with the Gu family?"

Zhou Tang glanced at him lightly, and said calmly: "When did the Zhou family have an agreement with the Gu family? It was just a temporary expedient measure. If it is beneficial, it will be reconciled, and if it is not beneficial, it will be divided. Oral agreement, what is it?" ? Even if it is a private agreement between you and the Gu family, it may not be in black and white, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the air was suddenly quiet.

The short and fat old man's expression changed again, his eyes flickered, and he said guiltily: "I don't know what the elder brother said? What kind of private agreement will there be with the Gu family..."

Zhou Tang took a deep look at him: "If you want people not to know you have to do nothing, the second brother promised the Gu family that he would try his best to entice the Zhou family to lean on the Gu family to fight against Fang Jun, and then the Gu family will fully support your family to become the Zhou family after a certain death. Patriarch, isn’t there such a thing? Hehe, it seems that the second brother is really forgetful. I am very relieved for the brother. Anyway, the second brother, you didn’t promise that Gu Zhu would poison me to death now, but wait until I die After that, they will compete for the position of Patriarch... I wonder if, as a brother, I should be grateful to my second brother for caring about brotherly righteousness, so as to be merciful?"

After speaking, the tone gradually became harsher.

Zhou Shu was stunned for a moment, then furious, jumped up from the ground, kicked the short and fat old man to the ground with one kick, pointed his halberd and cursed: "Zhou Huai, you are a wolf-hearted bastard who eats everything inside and out, I'm so angry today! Kill you!"

As he said that, a fist the size of an iron bowl slammed on Zhou Huai's face fiercely, and there was a muffled "bang" sound accompanied by Zhou Huai's screams, and blood spattered.Zhou Shu kept silent, waving his fists like raindrops on Zhou Huai's body, regardless of head and face, and beat him easily. Zhou Huai was caught off guard, and the beaten screamed and begged for mercy.

A few young people on one side couldn't sit still!
Among them is Zhou Huai's son, a young man in his 20s who doesn't know what's going on, and doesn't know anything about the competition for the position of Patriarch, but his father was beaten to death, but he couldn't bear it, he just let it go with a strange cry He jumped up, threw Zhou Shu to the ground, and wrestled together.

And Zhou Tang, the head of the Zhou clan, was naturally also angry. What's the matter, do you want to take away the position of Patriarch after my father dies?Whether it is tolerable or unbearable, this is simply wolfish ambition!

Naturally, they also rushed forward to join the battle group, and beat Mrs. Zhou Huai well.

There was chaos in the lobby.

The maids and servants standing outside looked at each other, wondering if they should go in to fight...

　Sorry, I was out on a long trip today and delayed the update. I guess there is no hope for the fourth watch, but I will work hard!
　
(End of this chapter)