Chapter 444 Interrupting Magic
"Who is the group causing trouble in the two places?" Lu Songli asked Ji Wuyin.
The person behind the scenes may not show up during the previous layout period, but when it comes to the harvest period, both places need heavyweights to take charge, and the harvest period is very short, so it is impossible for him not to show up.
"Mrs. Qin Liu, guess what."
Lu Desheng seemed to be thinking about something, and Xue Xu's eyes showed understanding.
"Thank you, Zhan." Lu Songli raised the corner of his mouth with an ambiguous smile.
"Why do you guess it's him?" Ji Wuyin was quite curious.
Lu Songli said, "Putting aside your obvious attitude, I have the following reasons for my speculation."
"First, judging from the locations chosen by the schemer, Yizhou, Shujun, and Gusu seem to have deliberately avoided places with the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce." Otherwise, she wouldn't have received the news so late.
"And among the four famous brocades, Shu brocade must be the target. As for the other three brocades, let's not talk about Zhuang brocade." Compared with the other three brocades, Zhuang brocade is not quite up to par, and its production area is not rich, so it was eliminated by Xie Zhan.
"Between Yunjin and Sujin, Yunjin clearly has a better chance of becoming a tribute brocade. But the schemer chose Sujin instead of Yunjin. Obviously, choosing Sujin was to his advantage. And Gusu's proximity to the South made it easier for him to carry out his scheme without anyone noticing."
What Lu Songli didn't mention was that Xie Zhan was definitely not in the Southland at the moment. Even Chen Jinlong didn't notice Xie Zhan had left the Southland, so the secrecy must have been well maintained.
Ji Wuyin quickly understood that, indeed, if the other party chose Yunjin, which is produced in Jiankang, it might be noticed when eating it in the early stages.
Xue Xu also said at this time, "The layout of this game is very familiar."
Ji Wuyin was one of the manipulators of the entire situation in Nanyang at that time, and he felt it more deeply.
Lu Songli didn't say anything. From this situation, it can be seen that some of the methods were derived from those she used in Nanyang.
"Finally, this scheme couldn't have been done without official cooperation. The person behind this scheme has a very deep background." As she just said, what if the rumors weren't just rumors? The fact that this scheme was pulled off so quickly was largely due to the official cooperation.
Thinking about it again, it's no wonder Song Mo gave Xie Zhan the position of governor so readily. It's not difficult to guess that the two sides must have reached some kind of cooperation.
She had previously thought that Song Mo had given him the position of Governor as compensation for Xie Zhan's, and that his behavior was somewhat inconsistent, as if his conscience had returned. Now, it seemed clear that Xie Zhan had promised that after obtaining the position of Governor, he would set up a scheme to reap the rich and share the wealth with Song Mo.
Lv Desheng listened all the way and understood. Xie Zhan was a sharp learner, and he was also learning from his daughter! In order to avoid being discovered by his daughter, he deliberately avoided places where their Liaodong Chamber of Commerce was active.
"He is quite self-aware." Lu Desheng snorted coldly.
"Xie Zhan should have teamed up with Bingzhou timber merchant Qiao Xitong, Xin'an porcelain merchant Hu Jiangyi, and raw silk merchant Liao Xuewang." Ji Wuyin revealed the mystery.
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. She knew that Xie Zhan had been visiting celebrities and famous people last year. These people were the result of his hard work for two or three months at the end of last year?
"Xie Zhan really knows the art of plundering." Xue Xu sighed.
Lu Songli said, "Xie Zhan knows very well that the fastest way to make money is not to create wealth, but to transfer wealth."
Ji Wuyin agreed, "This method is quite cruel." If the plan is successful, in just two or three months, all the wealth of Shu County and Gusu will be reaped into his pocket.
At this time, Xue Xu and Xue Wuyin looked at each other. They truly felt that the development directions of Pingzhou and Lingnan were very different.
"Then what should we do?" Ji Wuyin was a little worried. He had a bank in Shu County, but he had lent out a lot of money. If he couldn't get it back, the bank would be bankrupt. This was why he was anxious to come to the governor's mansion.
"Of course, anyone who sees the big cakes made by Xie Zhan and the others can have a share." Lu Songli smiled meaningfully.
Since the silk merchants in Shu are destined to be harvested, let them get a piece of the pie.
"Uncle Ji, do you believe me? This year's tribute brocade must still be Shu brocade." If you want to set up a trap, you have to fish twice and eat three times, sucking the bones and knocking out the marrow before you can stop.
The Shu merchants were only suffering losses, but most of their accumulated wealth was still there. How could Xie Zhan just give up? Furthermore, if the Shu brocade, cocoons, and raw silk he'd purchased at low prices were shipped to other places, the costs would increase. How could it be cheaper to just sell them back to the local merchants in Shu County?
"What should we do?" Ji Wuyin asked.
"It's too late for Gusu. The other side has already started closing in. Obviously, we can't split the big profits. Now let's see if we can get a share of the profits in Shu County."
"You are doing this..." Lu Songli instructed him directly.
Ji Wuyin nodded as he listened, and finally said, "I understand."
"Then hurry up and arrange it. Time is running out, and how much profit you can grab depends on how fast you are."
Ji Wuyin immediately stood up and said, "Then I'll go make the arrangements first."
"Go ahead."
After Ji Wuyin left, Lu Desheng wondered, "After Xie Zhan became the Governor of Lingnan, why didn't he manage the southern region properly? Instead, why did he team up with others to stir up trouble everywhere?"
"He should be planning the next move."
Xie Zhan became the governor of Lingnan, in charge of three counties. As an ambitious man, he would definitely think about expanding his territory, just as she often thought about their neighbor in Pingzhou - Youzhou.
Lü Songli speculated that Xie Zhan must have realized from the battle between the northern border soldiers and the Wuhuan that the Xianbei would inevitably advance southward. Therefore, he joined forces with others to continuously reap the wealth of other places, seize profits, and use this to strengthen the southern region.
In addition, she heard from Xiao Kun that someone had been trying to spy on them at Longcheng Pharmacy recently.
Lu Songli guessed that Xie Zhan must have realized the trick behind the 100 hectares of land he had compensated them with.
"Xie Zhan and his group are so disgusting and despicable. Are we just going to let them bully people like this?" Lu Desheng couldn't stand Xie Zhan using the same method his daughter used to make money.
Lu Songli said, "Of course we can't let them do whatever they want."
She had said before, "Those who are like me live, those who are like me die." She had her own ways to deal with Xie Zhan's behavior. But planning things now would take time. And in the meantime, there was no telling where Xie Zhan would lead his men.
The only thing that could interrupt magic was magic. She might as well cut off the source of his trouble.
Firstly, it was to interrupt the other party's rhythm; secondly, it was only about three months away from the autumn harvest, and she wanted to find something for Xie Zhan to do so that he wouldn't be too idle and cause her trouble.
She had been wrong before. She was always thinking about developing Pingzhou and didn't want to be distracted by provoking Xie Zhan before she was fully prepared.
She now knows that you can never be completely prepared.
"Should we do something?" Lu Desheng was eager to try.
Xue Xu's eyes were also full of fighting spirit.
"Isn't Xie Zhan cooperating happily with the Emperor? How about we try to sow discord between him and the Emperor?"
Lu Desheng quickly said, "Okay, leave it to me, I'll do it!" He was good at framing people. He loved it.
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