Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Jizhou Luo family.

In the magnificent hall, all the elders of Jizhou Luo clan gathered here.

Luo Changsheng stared blankly at the piece of paper on the table in front of him. This piece of paper was exactly the copybook that Yang Zhengshan asked Luo Shang to give him.

When he took the copybook from Luo Shang, he felt like his soul was trembling, and then he carried the paper back to Jizhou City from Chongshan Pass in a daze.

After traveling for several days, he couldn't eat anything, couldn't sleep at night, and was so confused that he didn't know what to do.

At this time, his face was as withered, his eyes were as dry as a well, and he looked like he was out of his mind.

"Changsheng, Changsheng~~"

An old voice sounded, and Luo Jiangqiu, the elder of the Luo clan in Jizhou next to him, called out in a low voice.

Seeing that Luo Changsheng remained in a daze, Luo Jiangqiu frowned and reached out to pat Luo Changsheng.

"Ah!" Luo Changsheng yelled fiercely.

"Third uncle!"

Luo Jiangqiu said with a displeased look on his face: "Changsheng, now that you are the clan leader, you should behave like a clan leader."

Luo Changsheng's eyes were dull, as if he didn't hear his words at all, but murmured: "Third uncle, what should I do?"

Compared with his arrogance at Luo Shang's house before, he was more like a frightened cub at this time, just as he was being targeted by a ferocious giant beast at this time, and he might be attacked by this giant beast at any time. It's like being swallowed into the belly of a beast.

No wonder he was so timid, Yang Zhengshan's calligraphy was really unusual.

This calligraphy was written by Yang Zhengshan when he was full of murderous intentions. If you just glance at it casually, you will think that this calligraphy is very ordinary, but if you look carefully, you will feel the murderous intention in every word.

Especially those seven words 'kill', it's like a gun pointed at the throat.

At that time, Luo Shang felt chilled and frightened when she saw this calligraphy. What's more, Luo Changsheng had been staring at this calligraphy for so long, and his mind had already been pierced by these killing words.

Luo Jiangqiu couldn't understand Luo Changsheng's feelings. He actually didn't take this painting to heart.

It's just a single word, not as good as what he wrote.

Although the meaning of the words was a bit disturbing, Luo Jiangqiu only thought that they were just a few threatening words.

"Changsheng, although the Marquis of Jing'an is powerful, this is Jizhou, not Chongshan Pass, so we don't need to be so scared!"

Luo Jiangqiu said softly.

"But~~" Luo Changsheng wanted to say something else.

Luo Jiangqiu interrupted him and said: "This time we have joined forces with many officials and merchants to have only one purpose, and that is to drive out the forces of Marquis Jing'an from Pingyuan!"

"There is no turning back now!"

Does Yang Zhengshan have power in Pingyuan?

You can say no, you can also say yes!

Yang Zhengshan has never placed anyone in Pingyuan Province, but because of the Tenglong Guard, many forces in Pingyuan Province are inextricably linked to him.

Such as the Yanzhou Zhen family, Huai'an Qi family, as well as large and small merchants and families that have interests in Tenglong Wei.

There are also Liao'an Zhang family and Luo Shang. Although they are not a force in Pingyuan, their commercial territory includes Pingyuan Province.

Sphere of influence is not necessarily the territory you control, it also includes the areas you can influence.

As of now, Yang Zhengshan's influence covers the entire Liaodong.

From Chongshan Town to Liaoyuan Province and then to Pingyuan Province, they are all areas where he can turn his hands into clouds and rain.

Of course, Yang Zhengshan's influence in Pingyuan Province is undoubtedly much weaker than that in Liaoyuan Province.

This is why no one in Liaoyuan Province dares to act provocatively against Yang Zhengshan, but so many people in Pingyuan Province dare to stand up to Yang Zhengshan.

And Luo Jiangqiu's concerns were right. Since the Jizhou Luo family had already been involved, it would be impossible for them to withdraw.

The threat of Yang Zhengshan is still in Chongshan Town, and the threat of collusion between officials and businessmen in Liaoyuan is right in front of them.

If they fall to Yang Zhengshan today, there may be no place for Luo Shi in Jizhou tomorrow.

"Uncle Third, can't we quit?" Luo Changsheng still had luck in his heart.

"No!" Luo Jiangqiu shook his head slightly, "There is only one way before us, and that is to cut off Tenglongwei's influence on Jizhou!"

That's right, Jizhou Luo's biggest goal is to cut off the influence of the Tenglong Navy Guards on Jizhou's sea trade.

Nowadays, the Tenglong Guard Navy is the overlord of the Liaohai Sea. No matter which ship wants to sail in the Liaohai Sea, it must be protected by the Tenglong Guard Navy.

Even Jizhou City Bosi and Liaodong City Bosi cannot compete with Tenglong Wei.

When Luo Changsheng heard this, he slumped on his seat like a deflated rubber ball.

Seeing him like this, Luo Jiangqiu shook his head slightly, "Since the Marquis of Jing'an is unwilling to give us face, there is no room for maneuver in this matter!"

"Everyone, go ahead and prepare. We will proceed as planned!"

In the hall, other clan elders looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement.

Although Luo Changsheng is the patriarch of Jizhou Luo Clan, the real leader of Jizhou Luo Clan is Luo Jiangqiu.

These clan elders all obey Luo Jiangqiu's orders.

Not long after the Luo family meeting ended, inside the Hengdao Gate, in a quaintly decorated room, Ji Zhen sat in front of the window leisurely sipping tea with an air of immortality.

Outside the window, willows piled with smoke, and the curtains were heavy. A slightly hot wind blew through the fluttering willow branches into the room, lifting Ji Zhen's snow-white hair.

"Master!" Ji Hai came to the room.

"Yes!" Ji Zhen responded casually, looking at Yangliu Yiyi outside the window with cloudy eyes.

"Luo's family does not intend to withdraw!" Ji Hai did not care about Ji Zhen's reaction and went straight to the point.

"Hehe~~"

Ji Zhen chuckled, "A group of arrogant and ignorant things, since they are looking for death, let them die!"

Hengdaomen is the overlord of Jizhou. In the martial arts world, Jizhou is the territory of Hengdaomen. All the martial arts warriors who come to Jizhou must first come to Hengdaomen to pay homage to the mountain gate.

In the officialdom, Hengdaomen also has many connections, and even many officials are supported by Hengdaomen.

The martial arts world has never been just the world of martial arts warriors, and the officialdom is also a part of the martial arts world.

It's just that most of the time, the forces of the martial arts world are under power, but this does not mean that the forces of the martial arts world cannot control power.

If the martial arts forces such as Hengdaomen do not have the power in the officialdom, how can they sit firmly in the top position in Jizhou.

What's more, Hengdaomen also has a strong military force.

What the Luo family fears, Hengdaomen doesn't care at all.

However, Ji Hai frowned and said, "Master, isn't it a bad idea for us to do it? Should we inform Jing'an Hou in advance?"

Ji Zhen stood up, his cloudy eyes still looking at the willows fluttering outside the window.

He put one hand behind his back and stroked his long beard with the other hand. His skinny body stood straight, as solid and stable as a pine tree.

"If we inform Jing'an Hou, how can we have the opportunity to do it?"

"You are always hesitant and lack a little decisiveness!"

"We don't want the Luo family's property or the business benefits, but Jing'an Hou's thank-you gift!"

"Haha, after finishing this matter, you go to Chongshan Pass in person. Jing'an Hou should not be a stingy person!"

Ji Zhen's cloudy eyes flashed, and suddenly revealed a brilliant light that was difficult to conceal.

And Ji Hai couldn't guess his thoughts.

Jing'an Hou's thank-you gift?

In addition to wine and tea, what other thank-you gifts can Jing'an Hou give?

However, he would not question Ji Zhen's determination. "Then the disciple will go and control the Luo family first!"

"Well! Don't worry about it. This time we have to act openly! Let everyone know that in Jizhou, our Hengdao Sect cannot be ignored," Ji Zhen said in a clear voice.

Ji Hai was slightly stunned. He felt that his master today seemed a little different from before.

But he couldn't tell exactly where the difference was.

...

There is a canal in Jizhou, which originates from the Beiru River in Beiyuan Town, flows through Liaoxi, merges with the Xiliao River in Liaoxi, and then crosses Changqing Mountain and merges into many small rivers and streams in Changqing Mountain.

Therefore, the Jizhou Canal is a river with a very large flow, especially the section from Changqing Mountain to the sea, which is enough for large Fu ships to sail, but large Fu ships cannot pass through the section in Changqing Mountain. If you want to continue sailing west, you can only take a medium-sized Fu ship.

The reason why Jizhou's business is developed is that Jizhou is a must-go place to enter Liaodong, and the second is because the canal in Jizhou can go directly to Beiyuan Town.

In the past, Jizhou's maritime trade was far more prosperous than that of other places in Liaodong. Almost all ships from Jiangnan would choose to dock at Jizhou's wharf. However, due to Tenglongwei, Jizhou's maritime trade has suffered a great blow.

Even so, Jizhou is still the most prosperous commercial area in Liaodong, and its prosperity is even higher than Tenglongwei.

After all, Tenglongwei is just a garrison, and its commercial radiation range is only Liaoyuan and the eastern part of Chongshan Town.

However, Jizhou's commercial radiation range includes Liaoxi Province, Shanhe Province, Beiyuan Town, etc.

So today Jizhou is still the most prosperous place for business in Liaodong.

As night falls, the canal wharf in the south of Jizhou City is still brightly lit, and a large number of ships and migrant workers are carrying goods.

And there are still many ships in the river channel sailing under the moonlight.

On the river channel more than 20 miles away from the Jizhou City wharf, a fleet consisting of two large ships and seven small and medium-sized ships is slowly sailing along the river channel.

The cool moonlight falls on the river surface and is dispersed by the waves raised by the ships.

In the quiet night, there was no other sound except the sound of water.

But suddenly, more than a dozen small boats appeared on both sides of the river.

These small boats rushed towards the fleet at a very fast speed. Before the sailors and boatmen in the fleet could react, the small boats had already thrown ropes onto the side of the ship.

One by one, nimble figures climbed onto the ship along the ropes.

"Who are you!"

"The Maritime Customs is searching! Be honest!"

A middle-aged man in a green official robe climbed onto the big boat and shouted solemnly.

Then a large number of officials came forward to take the sailors and boatmen into custody.

In the cabin, a fat middle-aged man ran out, "Oh, isn't this Mr. Jiang? I, Luo Cai, greet Mr. Jiang!"

The Maritime Customs has one supervisor, who is of the fifth rank, and two deputy supervisors, who are of the sixth rank. It is affiliated with the Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office. Although it is in Jizhou, the Maritime Customs Office is actually not under the jurisdiction of the Jizhou Zhizhou Yamen, but directly managed by the Pingyuan Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office.

The middle-aged official in front of him was Jiang Cheng, one of the two deputy supervisors of Jizhou Maritime Customs.

Luo Cai was the steward of the Luo family, responsible for the Luo family's maritime trade affairs.

Luo Cai naturally knew Jiang Cheng, and even their Luo family had a good relationship with Jiang Cheng.

After all, the Luo family was also one of the top wealthy merchants in Jizhou, and they had been engaged in maritime trade for many years, and had dealt with officials of the Maritime Customs.

Jiang Cheng looked at Luo Cai, grinned, and said, "Sorry, Steward Luo!"

"Ah!" Luo Cai was startled, "Master Jiang, you are joking. It's my fault!"

He was a little confused about Jiang Cheng's purpose. Why did he come to search in the middle of the night when he was not at home? He hadn't heard anything happened in Jizhou!

Jiang Cheng didn't explain and directly ordered: "Catch him!"

The next moment, two officers came forward to capture Luo Cai.

"Master Jiang, Master Jiang, why is this?" Luo Cai exclaimed.

However, Jiang Cheng ignored him and just watched the officers tie up everyone on the boat.

There were still people on the boat who wanted to resist, but they were soon hacked to death.

Luo Cai looked at the bloody scene and shuddered all over, "You are not officers of the Maritime Customs!"

He naturally knew the strength of the people on his boat.

The one who just took action was a gangster. He was a guard hired by their Luo family at a high price. He took a risk because he had a wanted order on his back.

But this gangster didn't even get a single move from the officers of the Maritime Customs.

"Hey, I'm from Hengdaomen!" A big man holding Luo Cai grinned and said.

"You guys!" Luo Cai's face was full of astonishment and disbelief.

Hengdaomen!

Why did Hengdaomen rob our Luo family's ship?

And why did the Maritime Customs collude with Hengdaomen!

He couldn't figure it out, and the others didn't care whether he could figure it out or not.

After arresting everyone, Jiang Cheng and the officers drove the ship to Jizhou Wharf.