Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Leave now?"

"Yes."

Wan Shu nodded, anger written all over her face.

Qin Ming asked Wan Shu and Sun Miao to entertain them for several days and also visited their factory's technology.

It took so much effort.

Leaving now would be a complete disaster.

Qin Ming frowned slightly, thinking about this person's name in his mind.

After confirming that he did not know him and had never offended him, Qin Ming said:

"What is this man's background?"

"It seems that she has some relatives with the Xiao family. The eldest wife of the third son of the Xiao family is the daughter of Chu Huaixin."

Sun Miao had some knowledge of some of the families here.

Upon hearing this, he explained to Qin Ming.

"At this point, you still have to resort to some tricks. Do you really think you can stop the trend?"

Wan Shu was a little angry.

When she heard today that Chu Huaixin had gathered a group of people and was about to leave, she wanted to arrest them directly.

"Go and have a look."

"By the way, give this note to Chang Baishan."

Qin Ming did not waste any more time and took the two of them with him and headed towards the best inn in the distant Gusu City.

Before leaving, he handed a small note in his hand to Sun Miao.

Although Sun Miao was confused, he didn't say much. He nodded and handed the things over.

Soon, Qin Ming and the other two arrived at the inn.

Outside the inn, a group of cloth shop owners had fake smiles on their faces.

When he saw Qin Ming coming, he immediately went forward to greet him.

"Isn't this His Highness?"

"Your Highness, we have already seen your new technology. It is truly impressive, so we will not bother you any further."

They seemed to be in good terms with each other on the surface, but in fact they just wanted to see Qin Ming's new technology and then leave.

He didn't even give Qin Ming a chance to come up with ideas.

An old man in the distance, dressed in silk and satin and with a gloomy face, had also noticed Qin Ming's actions.

But he was not like the others who walked up to Qin Ming and greeted him directly.

Instead, he sat quietly at a table in the distance, drinking tea, with a hint of resentment on his face.

Qin Ming noticed the other party's actions as soon as he arrived here.

Sun Miao whispered to Qin Ming:

"It's this old man, he's very sinister."

Fights between businessmen are often like this: no one will tear each other apart, but they will secretly use tricks in public or in private.

This is like cutting meat with a blunt knife. It is not fast, but it has a great impact on Qin Ming's business.

Qin Ming wants to truly control the textile industry here, and the cloth shop owners in various places who are related to the Xiao family will be obstacles to him.

Qin Ming nodded slightly, then said to the others:

"Everyone, I've already had someone prepare food at the restaurant in Gusu City. How about we all have dinner together tonight before leaving?"

As Qin Ming finished speaking, the owners of the cloth shops around him all waved their hands hurriedly.

"Your Highness, I have an emergency at home."

"Yes, Your Highness, I have been out for several days, and I still need to go back to take care of our family business."

……

They spoke one after another, and soon Qin Ming was unable to speak.

Sun Miao and Wan Shu saw it and were worried.

However, Qin Ming just smiled faintly, listened to what the other group said, and nodded frequently.

In the distance, Chu Huaixin raised a disdainful smile.

The people he instigated were all wealthy businessmen from all over the place and were very shrewd.

Even without him saying it, this group of people actually didn't want to stay here any longer.

Now with his own fanning the flames, I guess everyone is trying to find a way to escape from Qin Ming.

However, Qin Ming found it difficult to retain such a group of eloquent and eloquent businessmen.

"You're still too young. Do you think you can take over Jiangnan's textile industry?"

Chu Huaixin spoke in a low voice, his face full of the satisfaction of having succeeded in his evil plan.

In fact, this matter had nothing to do with him, but his daughter had written to him before, telling him about the grudge between her and Qin Ming.

Chu Huaixin, who loves his daughter dearly, took this opportunity to let Qin Ming know what it means that old people are the wisest.

Obviously, he has succeeded.

Qin Ming no longer had the chance to resist.

But at this moment, a voice suddenly came from a distance, breaking the noisy atmosphere.

"Report!"

"Your Highness, there are thieves in the city. The bank has been robbed, resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of silver coins. General Chang has already gone to capture them."

"The city gates have been sealed. Cooperate with the authorities and General Chang in the arrest!"

The soldier who came with the messenger informed them of the situation.

Qin Ming immediately showed a look of regret.

"Alas, I was just about to give you all a send-off, but I never imagined that in broad daylight, a petty thief would dare to cause trouble under my command."

"Please wait for me, everyone. Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver is no small sum. Once I have located the thieves' whereabouts within two days, I will personally escort you all back."

Everyone at the scene heard the news.

Their faces suddenly became extremely ugly.

We are not fools, and everyone can see what Qin Ming is doing.

They specially arranged people to catch thieves, but in fact they wanted to block the city gates and prevent them from leaving.

"Let's go. Today, I will entertain you all."

Qin Ming smiled and waved.

Soldiers patrolling the streets quickly gathered here.

There were not many people, only about thirty or forty, all of them were Qin Ming's bodyguards.

But these wealthy businessmen cannot resist.

Soon, they were taken directly into the restaurant.

"Let's serve."

Around the extremely spacious round table sat more than thirty cloth shop owners who had been invited from all over the place.

Qin Ming sat in the main seat and waved to his subordinates.

Soon, all the delicious dishes were served on the table.

Everyone was a little panicked at this time, and Chu Huaixin was among them.

Now he was a little angry, but he didn't know how to express it.

In the past, they always used tricks to influence others.

Qin Ming, on the other hand, resorted to force and forcibly detained the person.

This way, his previous plan would be completely useless.

Seeing their silence, Qin Ming, Sun Miao and the other two did not feel embarrassed.

They took the initiative to speak and started toasting with everyone.

After three rounds of drinks, Qin Ming did not hide anything and spoke directly:

"You all should be aware of the recent changes in the salt industry, right?"

Everyone looked confused, but nodded.

"The changes in the salt industry are only one aspect. The changes in the textile industry are also enormous. The textile factories in Lingnan are running at full capacity, which is enough to affect the price of cloth in the entire Jiangnan region."

"Since Lingnan has developed to this point, I would like to establish a textile industry association so that we can work together and develop together. What do you think?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present's expressions changed drastically!

Chu Huaixin was the first to jump out.

"Absolutely not! Lingnan is Lingnan, and Jiangnan is Jiangnan. How can they be confused?"