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Chapter 333 Offending Shouzhe!Worrying about the end

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Longzuo County City.

It is the political, economic, and military center of the entire Longzuo County.

Any powerful family will plan an industry in the county, sell some local specialties, and at the same time have a stronghold for the family in the county.

In this way, you can purchase some needed materials for your family at any time, and you can also get in touch with the latest news.

"Changning Wang's Firm"

It is the "seventh grade family" Changning Wang's sole proprietorship firm opened in Longzuo County.Although the scale is small, what they buy and sell are some exclusive high-end "foreign glass" products, silk handicrafts, and the most popular products of Longzuo noble ladies [Ice Muscle Jade Skin Moisturizing Cream], [Red Luan Zihuang Pill], [ Yingxian Baojian] [Run Rou Si Qing] [Ran Die Bai Hua Xiang] and other series of products.

[Ice Muscle Jade Skin Moisturizing Balm] is made from deep-sea clam pearls, a variety of "precious" spiritual herbs, and "spiritual animal fat". Long-term use can make the skin as moist and delicate as ice and snow.

The rest of the products are also for women, and the effect is very good.It is said that even master Binglan of Zifu Academy, the princess of the county prince and other big figures are using these treasures.

It's just that this kind of product has two major defects, one is expensive, and the other is less.Therefore, these goods often need to be ordered, and they are often not booked.

Therefore, the threshold of Changning Wang's Commercial Firm was broken by the noble ladies of the county.

The elder Wang Shounuo, who is in charge of this place, will be surrounded by ladies from various families all day long, using various means to obtain a stable supply of skin care products.

The noble ladies in this world are not like those noble ladies in ancient China who did not leave their doors.When the maids and maids are useless, they often go to battle against Wang Shounuo in person.

"Poor" Wang Shounuo, he had to deal with so many entanglements from wolves and tigers every day, and he had to defend himself like a jade in this kind of battle, and his wife was not by his side.

Such torture can be called hell mode.

However, this small firm now has an annual turnover of 40 and a gross profit of 10,000+!No matter how hard it is, Wang Shounuo will persevere.

In addition, those famous ladies, big and small, are one of the best sources of information.All kinds of gossip and gossip, Wang Shounuo would organize them into a book and send them back home through the flying chariot express system.

this day.

Wang Shounuo, as usual, guarded the firm conscientiously, and worked hard to deal with the steady stream of ladies.

Suddenly!

He heard the news that [Qingfeng Commercial Firm] opened today, and everyone will take a flying chariot to travel to Baidaowei in the future, only [-] big coppers will be needed.Not only that, the price of posting letters and goods is far lower than [Shouda Firm].

"What?" Wang Shounuo was shocked, and hurriedly inquired about the lady, and then rushed to 【Qingfeng Commercial Firm】.

He knows that Shouda Commercial Bank is now very profitable, and it is one of the pillar industries of the Wang family.The reason why Xin'an Town outside the territory can be developed to such an extent in just a dozen years is due to the blood transfusion of the surplus of Shouda Trading Company.

If there is a crisis in Shouda Commercial Bank, it is bound to curb the current good situation of the Wang family.

After half an hour.

In front of the newly opened [Qingfeng Commercial Bank], there was a surge of people, all of whom were attracted by the low-price strategy advertised by the merchant.

It has been nearly twenty years since the flying chariot entered the homes of "ordinary people", and it is no longer a rare thing.

The people of Longzuo County are in the transit center of the flying chariot, whether it is delivering goods, letters, or going out for fun, it is the most convenient.

There are even many wealthy people who would just take a flying chariot and go out for a stroll when they are in a bad mood, and then return to the high-paced life of the county full of energy in a few days with bags of specialties from all over the world.

And the merchants in the county city can also sell all kinds of high-quality goods in the county city to all the guards in Longzuo County through the flying chariot delivery system, so they can make a lot of money.

As a result, Shouda Commercial Bank made a fortune and became one of the most profitable industries in Longzuo County, which aroused many people's jealousy.However, the flying chariot system is not so easy to build.

Firstly, where to get so many flying chariots is a problem, and secondly, the fifth-rank Qian family in Longzuo is not easy to bully.The third reason is that the Zifu Academy is looking after Shouda Commercial Bank behind it, and the annual rent for the Academy is also a large amount.

As a result, Shouda Trading Company has formed a situation in which it is the only one in Longzuo County, but no one can compete.

Today, however, this monopoly has been broken.

Wang Shounuo learned from the joyous discussions among the crowd that the newly opened [Qingfeng Commercial Firm] turned out to be the property of the famous fourth-rank family, the Qing'an Zuoqiu family. Most of the flying chariots they used were from [Lingyun Holy Land] came on lease.

With Zuoqiu's and Shengdi's endorsements, the goodwill of Qingfeng Trading Company is naturally no problem, and the price they offered is only [-]% of that of Shouda Trading Company!Arouse the support of merchants from all walks of life.

Some merchants signed contracts with Qingfeng Commercial Bank on the spot.

"Oops." Wang Shounuo's scalp was numb, and he felt that the crisis was coming, so he hurried back to write a letter to Wang Shouzhe.

In fact, Wang Shounuo was not alone in notifying the family.Shouda Commercial Bank's head office in Longzuo County, branches in various places, Longzuo Wang's, Longzuo's Qian's, etc., all quickly passed on this information.

In an instant, the wind and rain were about to come, and the wind filled the building.Shouda Commercial Bank, which has been established for nearly twenty years, has ushered in the biggest crisis.

But this time the suppression against Qian and Wang seems to be just the tip of the iceberg.

at the same time.

In the northwest of Gyeongan County, near Monan, there is a commercial road that has existed for nearly 3000 years, known as the "Gyeongbuk Corridor".

Because the territory of Dagan is mountainous, the terrain of Qing'an County is relatively flat, which is convenient for bulk cargo transportation and the distance is also close. Therefore, most of the caravans from Liaoyuan, Lingbei, and Longzuo counties want to go to the capital. This "Gyeongbuk Corridor".

Longzuo Qian's caravan is no exception.

For so many years, Qian's caravan traveled from south to north, and I don't know how many times they have walked this road, and they are already very familiar with this road.

Qian Zhong is a steward of Qian's Commercial Bank. He has been in charge of the transportation line of the Qingbei Corridor all these years.

He goes back and forth between the capital and Longzuo several times a year.

For so many years, traveling from south to north, he didn't know how many times he had walked on this road, and he was already very familiar with everything on this road.

When running a business, when to set off, at what speed, and how long you can find a place to rest, you are all well-known, and the error in time estimation has never exceeded an hour.

On this day, as usual, he set off with the caravan in a timely manner, preparing to leave the customs in the afternoon, so that he could arrive at the post station on the other side of the capital in the evening to rest.

Qian's business has been operating for many years, and transportation has always been one of the main businesses of Qian's business. It transports crude iron from Monan to Longzuo, where iron ore resources are seriously insufficient, and undertakes part of the grain transportation of Zuoqiu's in Qing'an, as well as It is the business scope of Qian's firm to transport foreign glass and other commodities produced by Wang Ning Wang's to the capital.

Correspondingly, the industrial chain related to transportation on Qian's side has also been very mature. Not only have warehouses been set up in various counties, which are specially used for stocking and transferring goods, but the key link of transportation, the means of transportation, has also developed considerably. Mature.

Qian's long-distance trucks are pulled by specially purchased northern bulls, not to mention bigger than the southern cows, with strong endurance, great strength, and faster legs.

The carriage has also been specially modified. It is a fully enclosed large carriage with a lock, which is rainproof and windproof, and has a certain defensive ability.

In the front half of the carriage, near the front of the car, there is also a small single room specially opened up.

This small single room is separated from the rear compartment, and can only be entered from the front of the car. There are windows on the left and right, and the area inside is just enough for two beds, so that it is convenient for people driving the car to take turns to rest.Occasionally, when I have to sleep in the wild, I can make do with people.

The refitted trucks are not only convenient and easy to use, but also have a cargo capacity that is [-] to twice that of ordinary bullock carts, greatly increasing the transportation capacity of Qian's Trading Company.The situation of goods being lost or damaged in transit is thus greatly reduced.

The transportation capacity and reputation are precisely the foundation of Qian's firm.

It is precisely because of its excellent transportation capacity and the reputation of guaranteeing time and quality accumulated over the years that Qian's firm was able to convince other aristocratic families to trust them and entrust their goods to them for transportation.

However, today, this road that has been going smoothly has gone awry.

"What's going on in front? Go over and ask about the situation."

Seeing that the bullock cart in front of him didn't move for a long time, blocking the road, Qian Zhong felt that something was wrong, so he gave instructions to the attendant.

The buddy Dang even led the order to get out of the ox cart, took a horse from the escort's house, and rode the horse hurriedly to the front.

Although this convoy was only one of the many convoys of Qian's Commercial Company, its scale was not small at all. There were a full 48 ox carts, and there were general guards on the left and right. The entire team was nearly two miles long.

Although Qian Zhong has the strength of the Lingtai Realm, but he is sitting in the center, and he has no ability to see and hear the situation nearly a mile away.Therefore, he was really puzzled at the moment.

After a while, the guy hurried back on his horse, with obvious worry on his face: "Uncle Zhong, the road ahead is blocked by roadblocks, guarded by officers and soldiers from Qing'an County, who say they are building roads .No traffic is allowed at this time."

"Building roads?" Qian Zhong was puzzled, "The Qingbei Corridor has been used for so many years, and the rammed earth is stronger than the official roads every day. How can it be used to build roads? Besides, for so many years, I've never heard that this road was built in Qing'an County~"

For some reason, he had a vague premonition in his heart.

"Uncle Zhong, what should we do now?" The man asked, "Repair in place, wait for the road to be repaired?"

"No." Qian Zhong waved his hand, "In addition to the groceries from the north and south that we usually carry, there are quite a few foreign glass products that Tiangongfang's head office specially customized with Wang. The shopkeeper has made a contract, and the delivery will be in another month at the latest, and we can't afford to delay."

Mrs. Wang had already finished making the custom-made foreign glass products two months ago and handed them over to them. The transportation time left for Mrs. Qian is more than enough. It is bound to have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages.

Moreover, liquidated damages are not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing is that the owner of Tiangongfang is the Gongye family, a third-rank family, and the Qian family can't afford to offend.

In case the shopkeeper of Tiantian Workshop hates Qian Shi because of this, and turns around and gives Qian Shi some eye drops in front of his boss, Qian Shi may have to go back to the past when he managed to open up a little situation in Dagan Kingdom.

Qian Zhong got a headache when he thought of this, and after thinking for a while, he told the staff: "Let everyone rest in place for a while. I will go to the front to see the situation, and find a way to make the officers and soldiers accommodate us."

With that said, he took the horse in the boy's hand and rode to the front.

Soon, he saw the rows of dark and towering roadblocks.

The Gyeongbuk Corridor runs along the direction of the water flow. The Suochun River is less than a mile away from the south, and the north continues to rise. It is a forest sea with few people and there are occassional beasts. Therefore, it is used to The roadblocks are made of solid hardwood, which can temporarily withstand the impact of fierce beasts and is very strong.

At this moment, the continuous roadblocks almost completely blocked the road, only uniformed officers and soldiers could be vaguely seen in the gaps.

Qian Zhong untied the saber from his waist and threw it to the general, and immediately rode forward, and said loudly: "Dare to ask, are the officers and soldiers of Qing'an County in front? Qian Zhong, Qian's business, please be accommodating, I want to see your commander. "

After the voice fell, a head wearing a helmet protruded from above the roadblock, glanced at him, and then said "wait" before jumping off the roadblock, and ran behind to notify.

Not long after, a roadblock was removed, and a middle-aged officer and soldier in a commander's uniform came out from behind.

"Hey~ Isn't this Shopkeeper Qian?" Upon seeing Qian Zhong, the commander greeted him with a smile, "We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Commander Zhao?" Qian Zhong was stunned for a moment, and quickly approached him, "I haven't seen you for more than ten years. Commander, is this promoted? Look at your military uniform... You have been promoted to a school lieutenant? Congratulations~"

Qian Zhong worked as a shopkeeper in Qingbeiwei for a period of time in his early years, and dealt with this Zhao Zhibang.This person is smiling on the surface, but in fact he is very accident-prone and not a good person to deal with.

"I have not been in Qingbeiwei for a long time. Now I am the guerrilla captain of Qing'an County. Together with several other captains, I am responsible for the patrol affairs in the north." Zhao Zhibang said and patted the roadblock behind him, "No, today One was sent to help build the road."

After chatting for a while, Qian Zhong pulled Zhao Zhibang aside, and said in a low voice, "Lieutenant Zhao, you don't know how long it will take to build the road. My customers are in a hurry. See if you can be accommodating." ?”

As he said that, he took out a golden ticket from his arms and wanted to stuff it into Zhao Zhibang's arms.

However, the seemingly easy-going Zhao Zhibang confiscated the golden ticket. Instead, he justly refused the request for accommodation, saying that accidents often occurred during the road construction process, and that they were not allowed to pass for the sake of the safety of the convoy.

No matter how much Qian Zhong talked and talked, Zhao Zhibang refused to let go, and abruptly stopped Qian's motorcade behind the roadblock.

Qian Zhong felt aggrieved and angry, but he was helpless.

Seeing that Zhao Zhibang was about to leave, he rushed up to hold him back, suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Master Captain, even if you are going to die, you still let me be a fool. In Qing'an County before, my The goods have been impounded for several days, and now they are stopped to let them go, what is the reason here? I didn't offend you, either?"

As he spoke, he conveniently stuffed the gold ticket into Zhao Zhibang's hand, holding it tightly, not letting him return it.

"I said shopkeeper Qian, you have been a shopkeeper for so many years anyway, why can't you even understand this thing?"

Zhao Zhibang had no choice but to look at the gold ticket in his hand. After thinking about it, he finally accepted it. Then he sent a voice transmission to him and said in a low voice: "Today's matter is arranged by the superior. It is impossible to accommodate. You still Let your Patriarch quickly think about who he has offended recently~"

After finishing speaking, he shook off Qian Zhong's hand, took the golden ticket and went back behind the barricade.

The tall barricades were also closed again.

Looking at the darkness in front of him, Qian Zhong felt gloomy.

It seems that his previous ominous premonition was true.

Sure enough, there are forces in Qing'an County secretly targeting the Qian family.This situation is much more serious than the goods not being delivered on time.

If this situation is not resolved, the order with Tiangongfang is overdue today, offending Tiangongfang, and I don’t know how many companies will be offended in the future.

If things go on like this, can Qian's business continue?
You know, the transportation line is one of Qian's lifeblood.

And the line between Qing'an County and Guodu accounted for nearly [-]% of the profit of Qian's transportation business. Once something went wrong, Qian's loss would inevitably be very heavy.

And although Qian's family has a big business, but the steward who is responsible for specific affairs is usually in the spiritual stage like him. If Qing'an County is determined to cause trouble for Qian, he, a small steward, can't handle it at all. I dare not resist.

He has to send a message to the Patriarch quickly, so that the Patriarch can think of a solution quickly.

With this in mind, he hurried back to the carriage with a dark face.

Soon, two white birds flew out from the window of the carriage, fluttered their wings and flew up into the sky, heading towards Longzuo County City.

However, similar incidents are not accidental. Similar problems have appeared everywhere in the fleet of Qian's firm.

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Longzuo County City.

In the Zifu Palace of Longzuo Wang's industry, in a certain high-end box.

Wang Shouzhe, who had rushed to the county again after hearing the news, was slowly drinking a pot of high-quality spirit tea, which was the "immortal tea" presented by Tai Shi Ankang, the governor of the county, a while ago.

This tea is worthy of being a good tea produced by Hanyue Xianchao. It not only has a long and long-lasting taste, but also has the effect of nourishing the spirit of Lingtai.At his level, the divine sense is already very strong, and everything is not easy.

As the saying goes, from frugality to extravagance, Wang Shouzhe has entrusted various sources to acquire this fairy tea seed.

"Patriarch Shouzhe." Qian Xuehan was dripping with sweat anxiously, "When is this, you old man still has such leisure and elegance to make tea and drink tea, you should quickly think of a way."

"Don't be in a hurry." Wang Shouzhe smiled lightly, and handed over a cup of tea, "Patriarch Xuehan tastes this fairy tea first, so you can calm down and get rid of the turbid dust. We can talk slowly if we have something to say."

"Gudu Gudu." Qian Xuehan took the teacup, drank it in two or three sips, wiped his sweat and said, "Patriarch Shouzhe, the Zuoqiu family rubbed our Qian family on the ground, I am not as good as you good mood."

After getting along with Wang Shouzhe for a long time, Qian Xuehan also learned some strange new words.

He was in a very bad mood.

This time Zuoqiu's comprehensive suppression, the first to bear the brunt is all the various industries of the Qian's Commercial Bank, and now every day that passes, the Qian's will suffer a lot of losses.

More than ten years ago, Qian Xuehan was still watching the good plays of the Liaoyuan Cao family.

Now it was Qian's turn to be beaten by Zuoqiu, and only then did he truly understand the pressure and helplessness involved.The gap between the fifth-rank aristocratic family and the fourth-rank aristocratic family is indeed a bit big.

Moreover, the Zuoqiu family is not an ordinary fourth grade. There are six ancestors of the Zuoqiu family in the Guangzi Mansion (one of them is in the Qing'an Academy), and the entire Qing'an County is covered with one hand.

"Patriarch Shouzhe, you have to decide for our Qian family." Qian Xuehan said miserably, "Now there are rumors that the Zuoqiu family's Zuoqiu Qingyun was killed by the two of us. Mrs. Qiu has always thought that Mrs. Wang is just the pawn of our Mrs. Qian... Therefore, all the efforts are directed at Mrs. Mrs. Qian. I am wronged, wronged to death."

"Patriarch Shouzhe, you have to be responsible for our Qian family..."

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Wang Shouzhe comforted Qian Xuehan and said, "The death of Zuoqiu Qingyun is a scandal. The Zuoqiu family dare not violate the Dagan law because of this, and directly use force against the Qian family. The big deal, It’s just some small means that can’t be put on the table.”

Small trick?
Qian Xuehan's eyes are gloomy, Patriarch Shouzhe, you put it lightly, do you know how much our Qian family will lose in a year just with those small tricks?As the head of the family, Qian Xuehan, how much pressure do I bear?

Besides, now everyone knows each other well that Zuoqiu Qingyun died at the hands of your Wang family...but they want their Qian family to take the blame!What makes Qian Xuehan most helpless is that in order to maintain the long-term friendship and common interests of the two parties, they have to continue to carry on the pot of Qian Xuehan.

"However, if something goes wrong, it always needs to be resolved." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "But before that, you and I will visit the governor together."

"Master County Sheriff, I'm afraid it's hard to handle this matter, right?" Qian Xuehan was full of doubts. In fact, Qian had already met the Sheriff Taishi Ankang beforehand, but he never got a satisfactory answer.

However, Qian Xuehan still respected Wang Shouzhe's proposal, and joined hands to visit the sheriff again.

Inside the Sheriff's Mansion.

Taishi Ankang took time out of his busy schedule to meet with Wang Shouzhe and Qian Xuehan, and entertained them with good tea and fruits.The Qian family is a fifth-rank family, so it will naturally be taken seriously.And the Wang family is not simple, Taishi Ankang will not neglect.

"Patriarch Xuehan, I have already said it before." Taishi Ankang said, "The Zuoqiu family followed the law and opened a chamber of commerce in our Longzuo County to carry out normal business activities. I, as the county guard, may really have no choice."

"Master County Sheriff, we Qian's are your own people." Qian Xuehan said unwillingly, "If it is a normal business competition, neither Shouda nor Qian's will be afraid. It's just that Zuoqiu's business It's really disgusting, let's not do it in Qing'an County's great flying chariot transportation market, and come to our Longzuo County to compete with Shouda Trading Company."

"This is clearly a bully. If you protect the meat in your own pot and don't eat it, put your chopsticks into our bowl to grab the meat first. How can there be such a reason?"

Taishi Ankang's face was also a little unhappy. In the final analysis, it was indeed Zuoqiu who was a little bullying, and he really didn't take him, the sheriff of Longzuo County seriously, but he said helplessly: "This matter about Zuoqiu It's really abominable, but there's nothing you can do about them." After finishing speaking, he looked at Wang Shouzhe and said, "Does Patriarch Shouzhe have any solution?"

In any case, the Qian family, the Shouda firm, and the Wang family are all his own.Some feel like their own children are being bullied, but they feel helpless.

"How about, the governor personally go to Qing'an County to visit the governor of Qing'an and the king of Chengjun." Wang Shouzhe suggested, "and make a solemn protest to them, saying that the Zuoqiu family's eating looks are too ugly, let the They control Zuoqiu's family, don't do anything extreme, don't go too far."

Tai Shi Ankang's face turned black.

He said to Wang Shouzhe with a little disappointment: "Patriarch Shouzhe, Wu Dinghai, governor of Qing'an County, has always stood on the same line with the Zuoqiu family. I went to Qing'an County to ask for help, but I just showed my face to beat someone up." , it’s just self-defeating.”

"My lord is right." Wang Shouzhe nodded and said, "I just want my lord to go and take a "humiliation" back, and let many people in the surrounding counties and the capital know that my lord has been "humiliated" and return."

Taishi Ankang's face turned ashen for a while: "Wang Shouzhe, I, Taishi Ankang, don't want to lose face? How will this county guard behave in the future?"

"My lord, please be at ease." Wang Shouzhe said calmly, "The reason why Shouzhe asked my lord to take action first is because Shouzhe's next layout of Qing'an County and his actions against the Zuoqiu family will be more than the Zuoqiu family's actions against us." His plan... is more disgusting, more excessive, and his eating is even uglier..."

"In order to prevent Wu Dinghai, governor of Anqing County, King Cheng and others from coming to the lord to cry and complain, which will cause the lord to be in a dilemma...it's better for the lord to put his face close to him first, and let the other party be arrogant first, so as to block everyone's mouths ~"

Taishi Ankang regained his spirits immediately, and said in a low voice, "What is Shouzhe's plan? Tell me quickly and be happy with me."

Qian Xuehan on the side was also extremely excited, and said repeatedly: "I knew that Patriarch Shouzhe had already prepared..."

Wang Shouzhe smiled and muttered in a low voice.

A quarter of an hour later.

The expressions of Taishi Ankang and Qian Xuehan kept changing, and finally they looked at Wang Shouzhe with strange and terrified eyes.

Your plan is more than excessive?
This is clearly to put Zuoqiu's family to death.Even as Wang Shouzhe's "own people", they felt a chilling feeling.He reminded himself like a wake-up call in his heart, never offend Wang Shouzhe if he offends anyone in the future.

Fifteen years ago, people have gradually laid out the layout, and put a rope around Zuoqiu's neck.

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　First update a chapter of 7000 words, and I will continue to work hard in the afternoon to try to update another chapter.

　
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