"Mr. Lan, please stop keeping us in suspense. What exactly is going on?"
"That's right. If you have something to say, just say it."
"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet. You're all talking at the same time, and Master Lan doesn't even have a chance to say what he wants to say."
"Right, right, right. Everyone, please be quiet for a moment and let Master Lan speak."
Everyone shut up and waited for Gu Pianran.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Gu Pianran spoke slowly, "I believe everyone is familiar with the Lei's Trading Company. Since the arrival of the second-in-command, how has the Lei's Trading Company developed?"
No one spoke, but continued to listen to her continue.
"In the past, the largest rouge shop in our Southern Tang Kingdom was owned by the Gu family. But since she arrived, is the Gu family still around? Recently, the Lei family's young master and second-in-command have been making grand preparations to open a restaurant, and it's going to be right across from our Tianxiang Tower."
"As the head of the family, I'm sure you all understand their intentions. Their next target is our Tianxiang Tower."
Mr. Jiang from the cloth shop said, "Mr. Lan, the Lei family is planning to open a restaurant. What does this have to do with us?"
Lei's target is not them. They are not stupid enough to ask them to come and fight against Lei together and use them as weapons for Tianxiang Tower.
The madam laughed, "Master Lan, your servant has absolutely nothing to do with it."
Gu Pianran heard their words and a sneer curled up on her lips. "Do you think their target is Tianxianglou? First it was the Gu family, the leader in rouge, and now it's the Tianxianglou, the restaurant. After our Tianxianglou falls, do you think the Lei family will open a cloth shop or a grain shop?"
Everyone was silent.
"Have you not noticed? The Lei family has a huge appetite. Their presence can be seen in every industry of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Whenever they enter an industry, they will definitely take the largest share, leaving a small portion for others."
"The Great Zhou Dynasty neglected all walks of life, allowing the Lei family to devour them bit by bit. Now they have come to the Southern Tang Kingdom and are using the same method. If we don't all work together to resist the Lei family, it will be too late to fight them when they become powerful."
"This is why I called you all here today. I don't want to see the Southern Tang Kingdom become the second Great Zhou Dynasty." Gu Pianran said earnestly.
Everyone in the room fell silent.
At this time, the madam spoke up, "No way. Lei's Trading Company won't even let our business go?"
Mr. Jiang from the cloth shop said, "I haven't heard of the Lei family from the Great Zhou Dynasty being involved in your business."
Gu Pianran interrupted coldly, "The Great Zhou Dynasty won't, but it's hard to guarantee that the Southern Tang Kingdom won't either."
Seeing that they were all hesitant, Gu Pianran did not express her opinion. It was obvious that what she had just said was not enough to unite them.
"Why do you think the Lei family is deploying so much manpower and financial resources in places like Yanzhou? They're laying the foundation for the entire Southern Tang Kingdom by devouring its industries. Go and ask around and see what the people think of the Lei family. If they want to get involved in a certain industry, given their status among the people, they'll easily gain their approval."
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