Chapter 301 Team Building
Chapter 301
Although Zhu Congwen kept his mouth shut and did not reveal who he was going to trade with for the 200,000 taels of silver, Ji Wuyin had guessed that Zhu Congwen was going to buy Xiao Zhuya Island from the Chen family for the 200,000 taels of silver.
He naturally asked people to follow up on this matter, and the most important thing was to arrange people to keep an eye on the government office.
The land deed of Xiaozhuya Island is a red deed, not a white deed. If they want to trade, they must go to the government office to handle the transfer.
With this arrangement, his men actually managed to snoop on Xie Zhan and Zhu Congwen at the government office. Furthermore, they might have been silenced by the government officials. Later, he sent his confidants to investigate, but they remained tight-lipped and didn't reveal a single detail to him.
This made Ji Wuyin even more certain that there was something fishy going on.
As soon as the news was confirmed, he immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to Houcheng by water, and at the same time loaded a batch of grain and shipped it over, specifying that this batch of grain was to be exchanged for medicine pills.
He was truly impressed by the gluttony these men in the South had for sex. If they weren't feeling well, they should just stop visiting brothels! But she refused to do that. After taking the Jinkui Shenqi Pills that his family was selling, she felt better again. Not only had she secretly stockpiled a lot of them, she even approached him, asking him if he had any more effective medicine and asking him to help get some, saying money wasn't a problem.
He said straight out that he didn't have any. This Jinkui Shenqi Pill was a medicine for warming and nourishing the kidney yang. Couldn't it be treated slowly? They insisted on wanting that kind of fierce medicine. He really didn't have any.
Liaodong County, Houcheng County Governor's Mansion
When Ji Wuyin's letter arrived, Xue Xu was reporting on his work in the office of Lu's father and daughter.
After Lu Songli opened the letter and read it, she handed it to her father and Xue Xu.
After Ji Wuyin finished telling the news that Zhu Congwen had traded Chen family's Xiaozhuya Island with Xie Zhan for 200,000 taels of silver in the letter, he also thanked them at the end of the letter.
Then he complained to them about Xie Zhan, saying that Xie Zhan had too big an appetite and was plotting against so many people at the same time, so he wasn't afraid of being stuffed to death!
In fact, when he was young, he also used all kinds of tricks when doing business, but this did not prevent him from scolding Xie Zhan for being insidious, cunning and greedy. Xie Zhan had even calculated the Ji family's head, so what was wrong with him scolding him?
Lu Songli noticed that Xue Xu looked a little strange, and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Xue, what's wrong?"
Xue Xu hesitated. Xiao Zhuya Island had an excellent geographical location. When he was planning for the Chen family, this place was of great use, so he wanted Chen Jiaye to take over Xiao Zhuya Island.
Lu Songli noticed his hesitation and said, "Mr. Xue, if you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"Lord Lu, Madam Qin Liu, it's like this. You all know that I, Xue, have served the Chen family for more than ten years." Xue Xu thought about it and decided to tell them, just in case what he said could inspire or help them.
Lu Desheng and Lu Songli nodded. His experience was no longer a secret.
"This Xiao Zhuya Island was planned for the Chen family when I was still there. There was a rumor back then that there was a gold mine on Xiao Zhuya Island. Many people went looking for it but couldn't find it, so the rumor gradually faded."
Gold mine?
These two words gave Lu Songli a flash of inspiration, and the thing that she had been unable to figure out before suddenly became clear!
She had previously thought that if they could not analyze the root cause of the Xie family's chaos in the South, they could target the inevitable situation, that is, the main businesses of the Chen, Zhu, and Lu families that might be in trouble, and seize the South market.
For example, the Lu family, known as a family of scholars, runs Yinguang Paper, one of the four major paper industries, as well as various books, and holds a preeminent position in the South. The Zhu family deals in grain, and the Chen family specializes in medicinal herbs.
They all have opportunities to exploit.
If they could see through the methods used by Xie Zhan and follow him to pick up fish, the profit would be even greater.
If Xie Zhan knew what she was thinking, he would definitely say that it was not just about making more profit, but under her leadership, they were actually competing with the emperor and him for food!
Seeing his daughter smile, Lu Desheng asked, "Daughter, what did you think of?"
Lu Songli said, "There must really be a gold mine on Xiaozhuya Island."
The formation of any mineral has its own characteristic features.
Before the Xie family fell, it was a powerful clan, and Xie Zhan had always been trained as an outstanding heir to the family. His extensive knowledge wasn't just a compliment, but he truly deserved it. Xiao Zhuya Island was under his jurisdiction, so it was possible for him to discover a gold mine.
Lu Songli asked her father and Xue Xu, "Do you remember our previous speculation? In a situation like Xie Zhan's, to gain Chen Jiaye's complete trust, he must have either made great contributions to the Chen family or averted a major crisis for the Chen family."
"At the time, Mr. Xue and I both believed that Xie Zhan must have made great contributions to the Chen family without our knowledge."
Xue Xu: "Madam Qin Liu, are you saying that the gold mine on Xiao Zhuya Island might have been discovered by Xie Zhan?"
Lu Songli nodded. To achieve great merit, for a Southern aristocratic family like the Chen family, they cared little more than fame and fortune. As for fame, that hadn't happened. So, the only thing was profit. The discovery of the gold mine was consistent with this assumption.
Lu Desheng: "That's impossible. If there was a gold mine, how could the Chen family and Xie Zhan sell Xiao Zhuya Island to the Zhu family?"
Lu Songli, however, had a different opinion. "Dad, what if this gold mine is a poisonous bait?"
"The Zhu family is finished."
Dali does not allow individuals to mine gold privately.
Given the emperor's current state of being desperate for money, if the Zhu family touches his gold mine, he will definitely take advantage of the situation, destroy the Zhu family, and then take over the Zhu family's property.
Xie Zhan's move kills two birds with one stone, what a good plan!
Firstly, they sacrificed the Zhu family and used their demise to start the chaos in the south.
Xie Zhan still had some tricks up his sleeve, but she couldn't guess what they were. But she was certain they would cause chaos among the Southern Land families. The Xie clan would take advantage of the chaos to rise.
Secondly, to please the emperor and help him solve the problem of disaster victims in the south.
For Xie Zhan, the Xie family had no shortage of hidden wealth; what they lacked was public status and influence. Trading a gold mine with the emperor for what they wanted was more than worth it.
Under Lu Songli's guidance, both Lu Desheng and Xue Xu understood Xie Zhan's plan.
Now, Xue Xu had a more intuitive understanding of Xie Zhan, whom he had only heard of but never seen. He found that Xie Zhan could resist the temptation of the gold mine and hand it over to the Chen family. Then, with the help of the Chen family, he used the gold mine to stir up chaos in the area.
This kind of courage is rare in the world. It also shows that he has great ambitions.
Xue Xu sighed, "Xie Zhan's trick of using a knife to kill someone is quite powerful. He even used the emperor."
Lu Desheng: "Wait, why does Xie Zhan's move seem familiar?"
Lu Songli laughed, "Dad, I've used this trick before."
Both of them used the emperor. Lu Desheng compared them carefully and found that their methods were indeed very similar, and they all used the same principles.
Lu Desheng snorted, "Xie Zhan is such a scholar!"
Xue Xu: ...What should I do if I inexplicably feel that the emperor is a little pitiful?
If Lü Songli knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say that he was not pitiful. He was taken advantage of twice, and both times he received a large sum of money and helped him solve the problem. His appearance fee was worthy of his status as emperor.
Lu Songli commented objectively, "Xie Zhan has a good learning ability. And this time, his plan is quite impressive. He has almost dragged everyone he can into it. If this plan succeeds, the Xie family will seize the opportunity to rise in the South!"
Lu Desheng glared. "Why are you trying to boost others' morale and destroy your own? You said it yourself: if his plan succeeds, the Xie family will rise in the South. Isn't it enough for us to prevent him from succeeding?"
"Dad, this won't work. Xie Zhan has already been set up by him." This is the disadvantage of being so far away from each other.
Lu Desheng said angrily, "Can't we remind the Zhu family, Chen family, and Lu family?" Wouldn't it be fine if they didn't fall into the trap?
"Dad, do you think the Chen family trusts Xie Zhan 100%? The Chen family will definitely be on guard against Xie Zhan. But Xie Zhan is too useful, and they can't help but use his strategies. Once the Zhu family falls, the Chen family will definitely be in trouble under Xie Zhan's design. If the Lu family causes chaos again, the interests in the south will be in chaos. Can the Liu and Zhang families bear not to take action?" Not to mention that there is an emperor standing next to them who is taking sides.
Xue Xu on the side continued, "They can't help it."
"So, under the premise that five of the six major families in the South are in chaos, no matter how rational the head of the Gu family is, what about the people under him? The final result is that everyone will be unable to control themselves and suffer." Eventually, the South will be in chaos, and only after a new power structure is formed will it return to peace.
At this time, Lu Desheng and Xue Xu deeply felt what the general trend was and it was really unstoppable.
"As I said before, what we need to do is seize the opportunity and fish in troubled waters!"
Of course they had to take action in a foreign land. Why wouldn't they do something that could benefit themselves at the expense of others? She had to at least reduce Xie Zhan's contribution by three or four points.
Xue Xu glanced at Lu Songli sitting on the seat, and inexplicably felt a sense of regret for Xie Zhan, saying that if there is Yu, why is there Liang?
Hearing this, Lu Desheng's eyes lit up. "We've been preparing for so long, should we take action now?"
Lu Songli nodded, "Yes. Dad, there are a few workshops that need you to supervise their progress."
"OK."
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Xue Xu and said, "Mr. Xue, I might have to trouble you to go back to the South this time. Is that okay?"
"no problem."
"Then you should get ready first. I'll go back to the Qin family later and call my husband back to accompany you."
Xue Xu: Very good, I am working with Mr. Qin Liu again.
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