Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

"Haha, this Jiangnan is really interesting!"

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Third Young Master, Third Young Master, it's my fault, Third Young Master, stop hitting me!"

Several yamen runners begged for mercy, but the young masters had no intention of stopping. Instead, they shouted loudly: "Lu Zhengsu is nothing. There are assassins who want to kill him. He deserves it. He dares to disturb me. Ask him if Lu Zhengsu has the face to do so?"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was surprised when he heard this.

This tone is a bit big!

Lu Zhengsu is at least a fourth-rank assistant censor, and the prefect of Songhe Prefecture is only a fourth-rank. The key is that Lu Zhengsu is a censor, and the prefect is really not enough in front of him.

The assistant censor is generally responsible for supervising several prefectures. Although he does not have the title of governor, he has the power of governor, so he is also called the little governor.

This young master dared to speak wildly. His identity is probably not simple.

Yang Zhengshan looked over there in surprise, and saw a young man with red lips and white teeth punching and kicking a yamen runner.

"Sir, that's the third son of the Xinjiang County Prince's Mansion!" Luo Chen reminded in a low voice.

Xinjiang County Prince's Mansion!

No wonder!

Yang Zhengshan didn't know that there was a Xinjiang County Prince in Songhe Prefecture before, but now he knows.

Well, since it involves the royal family, let's go quickly!

Yang Zhengshan went down the stairs on the other side without thinking.

The royal family represents trouble, and he doesn't want to have anything to do with the royal family.

There is a Qing Wang in Liaodong area, which makes him nervous every day, for fear that Qing Wang will jump out to make trouble.

But if Qing Wang doesn't jump out, he will not feel at ease.

Alas, thinking of Qing Wang, Yang Zhengshan feels a little irritated.

Until now, Ding Qiu is still staring at Qing Wang Mansion in Qinghua Mansion, but Qing Wang Mansion is so calm that Ding Qiu has almost nothing to gain.

This does not mean that there is no problem in the Prince Qing's Mansion, it only means that the Prince Qing's Mansion is very hidden.

Yang Zhengshan's face was not good, and his aura seemed a little scary. The yamen runners in front of him retreated involuntarily.

When Yang Zhengshan walked to the lobby on the first floor, the group of yamen runners had surrounded him.

Yang Zhengshan was a little speechless. Why did you surround me instead of catching the assassin?

Unprovoked disaster!

"Shopkeeper, your tea money!"

Yang Zhengshan took out a silver ingot and threw it on the counter. He was too lazy to care about these yamen runners and walked out of the teahouse directly.

At this time, the street was still in chaos. A large number of yamen runners were catching people everywhere. Lu Zhengsu's sedan chair was still on the street, and the man was still standing in front of the sedan chair.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the sedan chair and strode over.

"Stop!"

The man shouted coldly.

Yang Zhengshan stopped and kicked a knife on the ground out with one foot.

With a whoosh, the long knife shot at the man like a rainbow light. The man's pupils shrank suddenly, and the short knife on his waist was unsheathed instantly. But when his short knife blocked the sedan, the rainbow light had already brushed his blade and shot into the sedan.

The sedan was pierced and flew dozens of feet from the other end before falling to the ground.

"If I want to kill someone, you can't stop me!"

"Get out of the way!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the sedan coldly.

In the sedan, cold sweat broke out on Lu Zhengsu's forehead.

The county magistrate who ruined the family, the prefect who wiped out the family, and the martial arts family could not stop him, but when the cultivation and strength reached a certain height, the officials had to retreat.

"Get out of the way!" Lu Zhengsu said with a trembling voice.

The knife just brushed his ear, and Lu Zhengsu was not scared to pee at this time, which was considered a strong psychological quality.

The man looked at Yang Zhengshan, clasped his fists and saluted, "Senior, please!"

Yang Zhengshan was too lazy to care about them and strode away along the street.

This matter had nothing to do with him. If these yamen runners hadn't asked about their identities, he wouldn't have bothered to do anything.

Encountering this kind of thing, Yang Zhengshan also wanted to continue strolling around. He originally wanted to enjoy the scenery of Songhe Prefecture, but unfortunately he couldn't enjoy it now.

After Lu Zhengsu was assassinated, Songhe Prefecture City must be in chaos. Yang Zhengshan continued to stay in the city, but he encountered more troubles. After all, his identity could not be revealed.

Just when Yang Zhengshan left Songhe Prefecture City, Luo Shang was busy selling the goods of the fleet.

This time, Tenglongwei brought a lot of goods, and the types were very complicated. It was not something that one or two merchants could take.

Before that, he had contacted several merchants and agreed on the price and quantity of the shipment.

After the goods arrived at Crescent Bay, he contacted these merchants again to fulfill the previous agreement.

Most merchants were still very willing to cooperate with Luo Shang because the price Luo Shang offered was very low, about 10% lower than the usual price of goods.

Luo Shang talked to four merchants in a row and reached a deal smoothly.

However, when he came to the Liu family, the largest jade merchant in Songhe Prefecture, he encountered some troubles.

The Liu family was not only the largest jade merchant in Songhe Prefecture, but also one of the largest salt merchants in Songhe Prefecture. Behind it stood Gao Huai, the governor of Jiangnan.

Luo Shang had originally agreed with Liu Fuzhang, the head of the Liu family, to sell all the serpentine jade shipped from Liaodong to the Liu family. However, when he came to the Liu family to fulfill the agreement today, he did not expect Liu Fuzhang to violate the original agreement and deny the agreed price.

In the hall of the Liu family, Luo Shang looked at Liu Fuzhang with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Liu Fuzhang is almost in his forties. He has an upright appearance and elegant temperament. His every move carries a calm and easygoing temperament, but there is an unpredictable sparkle in his eyes.

"Brother Liu, what price do you want?" Luo Shang asked patiently.

The Luo family's property in Liaodong is not small, but their property in Jiangnan is only a small one.

Although Luo Shang has built many shops, fields, teahouses and other industries in Jiangnan in the past few years, these are only to provide supplies for Liaodong's industries, and his industry is basically not on the table in Jiangnan.

This is normal. Yang Zhengshan is in Liaodong, and his foundation is in Liaodong. In Jiangnan, he can't find strong support at all. At most, he has some connections with some officials through money.

In contrast, the Liu family is the local leader in Jiangnan. The Liu family's industries are spread across all walks of life and in several houses. Although the Liu family's biggest industries are salt trading and jade business, they are regarded as the overlord in the commercial field of Jiangnan.

Based on the principle of making money through harmony, and also wanting to establish a good cooperative relationship with the Liu family, Luo Shang sold the snake pattern jade to the Liu family.

But he didn't expect that the Liu family was so dishonest that they would want to lower the price at this time.

"Thirty percent!" Liu Fuzhang gently shook the folding fan in his hand and said with a warm smile: "Another 30% lower than the price we agreed on before!"

"Impossible!" Luo Shang denied without thinking.

Reduce it by another 30%?

Are you kidding me?

His previous quotation was 10% lower than the normal market price, and the serpentine jade shipped by fleet was almost all large stone. Such stone was still rare in Jiangnan.

"This is the highest price I can give!" Liu Fuzhang didn't care at all about Luo Shang's rejection and said to himself: "I know the price of snake pattern jade in Liaodong. You can still make money at such a price!"

"After all, you came here by ship!"

Luo Shang's face became even more ugly.

That's right, even if it is reduced by another 30%, Tenglongwei will not lose money.

Under normal circumstances, when serpentine jade is transported by land from Liaodong to Jiangnan, the price is 1.3 to 1.5 times higher, and the profit is about 30% to 40% of the selling price.

Without 30% to 40% profit, who would go to great lengths to transport a pile of heavy stones to the south of the Yangtze River.

By shipping by sea, the cost is much lower. Just talking about the labor cost along the way, you can save a lot.

According to the price they agreed on before, the gross profit was almost 30%.

If the price drops by another 30%, then what they are doing is a loss-making business.

Liu Fuzhang continued: "Not just this time, from now on you will provide us with no less than 30,000 kilograms of snake-patterned jade materials every month, and the quality cannot be reduced!"

Luo Shang narrowed her eyes. This was no longer a deal, but a naked intimidation.

Not only will he lose money this time, but he will also continue to lose money in the future to provide snake pattern jade materials to the Liu family. Why?

Just because the Liu family is powerful in Jiangnan, just because the Liu family has a backing in Jiangnan.

And the Luo family is just a foreigner in Jiangnan!

The Liu family is determined to eat Luo Shang!

Luo Shang figured out the key in an instant.

He took a deep look at Liu Fuzhang and said, "Brother Liu should understand that this is not my business!"

"So what? This is not Liaodong, this is Jiangnan!" Liu Fuzhang said slowly and logically, without paying any attention to the reminder in Luo Shang's mouth.

He is right to think so. This is Jiangnan, not Liaodong. How can your officials in Liaodong be in charge of Jiangnan?

The power in the hands of officials is geographically limited.

Not to mention local officials, even Beijing officials sometimes have trouble functioning locally.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon will not overwhelm a local snake!

"There is no need to discuss this matter?" Although Luo Shang felt angry in his heart, he still said patiently.

"No!" Liu Fuzhang stared at him and said calmly: "You should understand that you have no choice!"

Although the Liu family cannot cover the sky with one hand in Jiangnan, they can squeeze out the Luo family.

With the Liu family's strength in Jiangnan, as long as they spread the word, all the merchants in Jiangnan will have to give some face.

There are countless foreign businessmen like the Luo family in Jiangnan, and one missing Luo family will not have a big impact.

Luo Shang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, stood up, clasped her fists, and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now!"

"Okay, you only have three days, I hope you can make a wise choice!"

"Fugui, send Brother Luo off for me!"

Liu Fuzhang picked up the tea and took a sip.

…

When Yang Zhengshan returned to Crescent Bay, it was already dusk.

This trip to Songhe Fucheng can be described as leaving in good spirits and returning in disillusionment. It took more than three hours to drive back and forth, but only spent an hour in the city. It was really disappointing.

Yang Zhengshan returned to his yard a little unhappy. Damn it, it was not his own territory. He couldn't even have fun if he wanted to.

If we put it this way in Liaodong, we dare not say that we can go sideways, but at least no one dares to go our way.

Yang Zhengshan's reputation in Liaodong goes without saying. He led troops into Liao'an Prefecture and seized the Salt Transportation Department. The key is that he has not been punished by the court. This incident alone made him famous in Liaodong.

But what about in Jiangnan?

It's hard for him to even reveal his identity, let alone anything else.