Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Two days later, the two major families in the northwest, the Wan family and the Xu family, arranged envoys to rush over by train.

In addition to them, other wealthy families in the northwest also came one after another.

It’s just that their say is much less than that of the Wan family and the Xu family.

These were nothing in front of the imperial court, and the focus of their disputes with Qin Ming was mostly on the resources Qin Ming provided them.

"Your Majesty, everyone is here."

At noon, Chang Baishan came to Qin Ming, and the two of them took a carriage to the restaurant arranged by the Beijing Chamber of Commerce.

"You are here, Your Majesty."

As the middleman this time, Jin Wansan was waiting here early.

This restaurant was carefully arranged by him, and the necessary ingredients were prepared two days in advance. The specifications and configurations were of the level expected of these important figures.

Qin Ming nodded slowly and said:

"The Daqian Daily has been spreading rumors these days. Have you had any contact with the Xu and Wan families? What are their attitudes?"

"I'm not sure. They haven't seen me."

Jin Wansan smiled awkwardly.

He is usually considered a well-known figure in the capital.

However, the identity of the president of the Chamber of Commerce is still a bit stretched in front of these super wealthy families.

After all, a chamber of commerce like Wan Shu was originally supported by wealthy families like this from thousands of miles away when it started.

So in their eyes, the Capital Chamber of Commerce is just a small force that appears wealthy on the surface.

If it weren't for Qin Ming standing behind them, they wouldn't even give him the honor of having this meal here.

As if realizing that this made him seem useless, Jin Wansan added:

"However, Your Majesty, the Wan family has recently begun to gather resources and summoned members from all over the country. It seems that they have made preparations for both scenarios."

"We also used our own methods to find out that the Xu family is still involved in some smuggling business, and even slightly outstrips other major families."

After Qin Ming threatened the Western Regions and forced them to hand over control of the Northwest Railway, the Western Regions no longer dared to continue openly smuggling with those big families.

But they don't come in to do business, so the major families who are used to reaping the benefits can go out and look for them on their own initiative.

This is also where the Northwest issue becomes difficult.

"Let's go, I'll go meet them."

After Qin Ming understood the situation, he nodded slowly and strode into the Beijing Restaurant.

In a private room on the third floor, more than a dozen people of different ages were sitting around a large round table.

As Qin Ming entered, everyone immediately stood up and saluted.

Although they were very polite, they all turned their eyes to look over at him while they were doing the greeting.

Looking at this legendary Majesty, what kind of demeanor is he?

"No need to be so polite, everyone. We're just having a simple meal and chatting about something."

Qin Ming waved his hand lightly to let everyone return to their seats, and then sat on the main seat.

Looking at the middle-aged man who was arranged next to him, Qin Ming said to Jin Wansan:

"Jin Wansan, these are all unfamiliar faces. Please introduce them to me."

"Of course, Your Majesty."

Jin Wansan started from the bottom and introduced:

"This is Sun Yingcai, the young master of the Sun family, Liu Ping, the second son of the Liu family, and Chu Dong, the head of the Chu family..."

Whenever someone was introduced, the other person would stand up and salute Qin Ming respectfully.

It was not until the last two people around Qin Ming that the situation finally became a little different.

"This is Wan Yunhao, the head of the Wan family, and Xu Kang, the head of the Xu family."

Looking at the two middle-aged men, Qin Ming slowly nodded.

However, the two of them were different from the others who came here to discuss matters. Even when facing Qin Ming, they just bowed and clasped their fists.

It can be seen that they still have some arrogance of aristocratic families.

When facing them, Qin Ming would think of his original Xiao family.

They seemed to have the same arrogant attitude when they controlled the entire Jiangnan region.

However, Qin Ming later used the markets in Lingnan and Jiangnan to hinder their business, which eventually led to their bankruptcy.

"The fact that everyone is here today shows that the Northwest also supports the imperial court. I am very pleased."

Qin Ming nodded slowly, then turned to look at everyone and continued straight to the point:

"Since we are all family, I won't say anything extra."

"Old Chang, bring the things here."

"Yes!"

Chang Baishan, who was standing at the door, nodded immediately and then brought in a stack of documents from outside.

It contains detailed records of the smuggling activities of the major wealthy families in the northwest.

Everyone just picked it up and took a look at it, and their faces changed.

Jin Wansan stood aside with a strange look on his face.

Just now he was reporting the situation of these people to Qin Ming, but in fact, His Majesty had already known about it.

They even know more about it than I do.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Compared to the panic of others, Xu Kang just glanced at it calmly and put the things down.

Wan Yunhao was also not panicked, he just looked at Qin Ming quietly.

We went to so much trouble to call them here, it's definitely not to accuse them.

If Qin Ming really wanted to punish them, he could just arrange troops to wipe them out when he got these smuggled materials.

With Qin Ming's current strength, he can definitely wipe out all the powerful families in the northwest.

But he didn't do that.

I'm afraid it's not just a matter of worrying about the impact on the Northwest market.

"Nothing much, it's just that the Western Regions have now ended their control over the Western Railway. I hope you can cooperate with me to curb smuggling."

"For this purpose, I can ask the court for special approval to grant you the right to open the canal and connect to the capital."

"Haha, Your Majesty, this is a beautiful plan, isn't it?"

At this time, Wan Yunhao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

"We're going to build a canal and connect it to the capital, and it's under the control of the imperial court. We'll pay for it, and you can just leave it alone."

His words were very direct.

Although the Wan family is just a wealthy family, they can already influence every aspect of this dynasty and have great power.

Seeing Qin Ming's attitude of wanting to swallow them up forcefully, even a clay man would probably have some temper.

"There has to be a limit to treating us like scapegoats!"

Xu Kang reacted the same way as Wan Jia. He was so angry that he threw his wine glass onto the table and started shouting loudly.

The representatives of the major families around were also silent.

Their attitude is consistent with that of the Xu and Wan families.

It is absolutely impossible for Qin Ming to take their resources and money for free.

Once this time comes, the wealthy families in the northwest become extremely united.

This is also the reason why they have been able to stand for so long.

Xu Kang and Wan Yunhao stared at Qin Ming closely, wanting to hear if he had any compromise ideas.

Facing the crowd who were fuming and glaring, Qin Ming just smiled faintly.

"I want to make it clear in advance that this matter has nothing to do with the Lingnan Chamber of Commerce or the Beijing Chamber of Commerce. This was all my idea."

"I know you are unwilling, but the vanguard has already reached the northwest."

"If we don't make a decision quickly, I'm afraid those people will make all the major families disappear from the northwest within three days."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed!

Xu Kang and Wan Yun generously assigned tables.

He stood up, pointed at Qin Ming's nose and shouted:

"You dare to send someone to ambush us!?"