Chapter 2079 Strength is everything
After dinner, Shao Yunduan asked Zhao Shu and Tao Tao again, "Tell me, what happened?"
Qiao Xuan was also quite concerned and looked at the two of them.
The fact that the two were forced to leave Jiangnan and come here to celebrate the New Year can only mean that the situation in Jiangnan... seems to be worse than they imagined.
Although Shao Yunduan has been paying attention to various places, he is more concerned about the capital and Xiangyang where the second prince is. He only paid attention to other places by the way and did not deliberately inquire about them.
Moreover, the current situation is chaotic and the situations in different places are changing rapidly. Unexpected changes may occur at any time, and even if you ask around, you won’t be able to find out everything.
It is better to develop and strengthen yourself peacefully.
Strength is everything.
Anze Prefecture benefits from its remote location, and it seems small and insignificant in the whole world, so no one pays attention to it at all.
Shao Yunduan simply didn't ask any more questions.
After all, no matter how chaotic other places are, it won’t affect us in the short term.
Zhao Shu and Tao Tao looked at each other and told their stories one by one.
Zhao Shu had many industries, and most of them were in the Jiangnan area.
Not to mention that he is generous and enjoys life when he goes out. Even if he tries to be low-key, he may not be able to do so.
After all, there are so many industries there!
The 100,000 acres of mulberry fields in Yangzhou alone are enough to make people jealous, not to mention that he also has countless industries in Hangzhou and Huzhou.
At that time, Zhao Mu was ruined by Qiao Xuan and him, and he also took over a lot of land and shops.
In times of peace and prosperity, people like Zhao Shu are clear winners in life, envied by everyone.
But in the turbulent and precarious times, he is a fat sheep.
Unless all of his properties are under the protection of Shao Yunduan or Xiaoqi, no one would dare to touch them.
But it happens to be in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan is beyond the reach of both Shao Yunduan and Xiaoqi.
Fortunately, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan had sent them a letter long ago, asking them to make preparations as early as possible and take care of their property.
Both of them were the type of people who believed that "whatever Fifth Brother and Fifth Sister-in-law said was right, and we had to listen to whatever they said!", so they immediately did as they were told without hesitation.
After taking inventory of their belongings, they packed the particularly valuables into dozens of large boxes and hid them in several secret places.
The industries were integrated, and some small shops, small houses, and unprofitable small businesses were all sold. The remaining industries were also thoroughly reorganized with personnel.
This was a big job, and fortunately Zhao Shu had a lot of people under his command, so it didn't turn out to be a mess.
When they saw the situation becoming increasingly chaotic, the two were very thankful that they had listened to their fifth brother and his wife. Otherwise, they would not have had time to collect and organize their property, and would have been living in fear all day long.
Because Taotao particularly liked Hangzhou, when the world became increasingly chaotic, Zhao Shu lived in Hangzhou with Taotao and no longer went out to travel.
After all, it’s not safe outside!
But unexpectedly, Hangzhou was not as safe as they thought.
The world became more and more chaotic, and more and more ambitious people emerged, including the prefect Liu of Hangzhou.
Prefect Liu envied Shuzhong, Nanyue and other local forces that had not yet declared independence but had actually become local lords and no one could make the decision. So he followed their example, recruited countless private soldiers, replaced all the officials in the subordinate places with his own confidants, and took advantage of the chaos to invade and occupy three neighboring counties with rich resources.
He is like a great lord.
(End of this chapter)
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