Chapter 831 834. Suspicion
Huang Muen was the first to refute, "We didn't leave Yongchang County together. Hou Cunjin has only dealt with us a limited number of times over the years. It couldn't be him."
"I also don't think it could be the Hou family head. After all, we have been friends for hundreds of years. Moreover, even if our families are not as close as before, he can't take advantage of their misfortune." Li Cong shook his head. "Such suspicion is unreasonable."
"You are still speaking for him now," Wu Nanping sneered, "He has already climbed up to Gu Wenheng, so he doesn't even take us seriously.
You can see that their business has been growing bigger and bigger over the years, and has surpassed several of our companies. They have been dealing with us for these years just for the sake of face."
Huang Muen directly retorted, "Master Wu, you are the only one who should not say such things.
If it weren't for Patriarch Hou's help to you back then, Patriarch Wu would still be standing here.
Don’t forget, we are all implicated by you.”
If it weren't for the Wu family's greed, Yongchang County would still be their base camp.
Why would they give it a try here? They should know that if they are not careful, they will be doomed.
Wu Nanping looked up at Bai Jinglie who was still sitting in the main seat, then lowered his head to hide the hatred in his eyes.
What happened back then was enough to teach them a lesson, but because of this incident, these families have complained a lot over the years.
"Okay, let's not talk about these old things," Meng Haotian quickly tried to smooth things over. If they were allowed to continue making trouble, things from previous years would be brought up again.
They don't mind arguing, but Marquis Wu'an is here now, and this matter was caused by him. If they expose it, it will not benefit them if they fall out with him.
"Anyway, you guys should pay attention. Hou Cunjin is not on the same page with us now. Don't reveal any news to him in the future." Meng Haotian said, and then turned to look at Bai Jinglie, "Whether it has been leaked or not, we have to come up with a solution now."
In this matter, they risked most of their fortune, and it helped them regain their former prosperity. If they failed, their best outcome would be to find a farm and become landowners.
"I have asked them to suspend the purchase of shops," Bai Jinglie asked his men to stop as soon as he realized something was wrong. He had been relying on his previous foundation over the years, so he was naturally more cautious.
"But we can't just let this go. You have to know that besides my men who are busy, there are other nobles who are also taking action at the same time." Bai Jinglie looked at them with a gloomy face, "If you do this well, you can be rich and glorious. If you mess it up, I can only push you out."
Patriarch Meng, "..."
"What? Don't you have any other plans?"
Patriarch Meng looked at his companions and saw them nod slightly. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "This matter depends on Lord Bai."
"..." Bai Jinglie suddenly laughed, "You are letting me take advantage of my power to snatch it away."
Meng Haotian, “We don’t know who the Marquis has asked to join him in the fight, but it is clear that the other party must also hold great power.
Gu Wenheng is in mourning at home now. As long as we control Fu County and prevent the news from leaking out, the shopkeepers under Madam Gu will definitely not be so tight-lipped. "
As long as the secret recipe is obtained, it doesn’t matter whether those shops buy it at a low price or not.
Even if they really have something, they are still afraid of not having a sales channel.
When Bai Jinglie was managing a glass workshop, he knew that soaps were consumables. As long as he controlled the secret recipe, his business would thrive.
At that time, he was also annoyed that Gu Wenheng only gave up the glass workshop and kept the secret recipe of soap strictly guarded.
If he had cooperated with me back then, he would not have touched the share of Haimao.
Jin Qianqian didn’t know what he was thinking, otherwise she would have spit on him. How could a person with such greed in his heart have such a bottom line?
"I don't believe you haven't had any ideas over the years," Bai Jinglie leaned back slightly, "I think you have used coercion and inducement, and now you think highly of me."
"My Lord, now is not the time to shirk responsibility," Wu Nanping saw that no one else spoke, so he mustered up the courage to speak, "I don't know what the other nobles think, if they are afraid, then we can only stop here.
We acknowledge the human and financial resources that we have spent before.”
"You are very courageous. You dare to provoke me." Bai Jinglie had an even lower impression of these people. They were indeed from the border area and did not know how to live or die.
"Since you are afraid of trouble, then you should just withdraw from this matter."
Hearing Bai Jinglie's words, several family heads were somewhat unwilling to accept it. Meng Haotian smiled and said, "My Lord, we are discussing this right now. It's too early to withdraw now."
"Then show your attitude," Bai Jinglie stood up suddenly, "I will keep a close eye on Fu County, so you guys should act quickly.
Don’t think about taking over those shops, control the people in the workshops as quickly as possible.”
After saying that, he didn't argue with them anymore and just left.
"He is giving us orders." Huang Muen was a little surprised, "We call him Marquis, but he really thinks he is a nobody.
Everyone in Shangjing knows that he has been hiding in the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion for so many years, but in front of us, he is really tough. "
"If you have the guts, you should say this before he leaves." Li Cong said with a pout, "Don't forget, we are just merchants, and he is a marquis, there is a huge difference in status.
This is not the Yongchang County of more than a decade ago, and it is not a place where only a few of us have the final say. "
Huang Muen's face darkened at Li Cong's reminder, but he still listened to it.
"Then what do you say we should do? Shall we really take action?" Huang Muen was unwilling to do such a thing. They took action at this time because Gu Wenheng was in mourning at home and had contact with Wu'an Hou who had a grudge against him. Otherwise, it would be like an egg against a rock for them to attack.
"What else can we do if we don't take action? Do we have any way out now?" Wu Nanping is going all in this time and will not allow the other companies to retreat.
After so many years, the Wu family has been declining, and this is his only chance to turn things around.
When everyone knew this, they calmed down and gathered together to discuss the matter.
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The East Palace
When the prince saw the news in his hand, he was somewhat hesitant.
"Your Highness, we cannot ignore this matter," said Lu Wei, the palace attendant, "Lord Gu has a very good personal relationship with Lord Zhou, so he will naturally be biased towards you.
Besides, this person has always been favored by the emperor and is a good official recognized by the people of the world. We must win him over no matter what.
It's a pity that he came to Beijing for too short a time this time, and didn't leave us much time, otherwise we should have taken the initiative to make friends with him."
Others also agreed that Gu Wenheng had a very good personal relationship with Lord Zhou, but it would be even better if the prince took the initiative to extend an olive branch and the other party accepted it.
Prince Hua Zhang knocked on the table and said, "Let's put all that aside. How do you think we should deal with this matter?"
(End of this chapter)
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