In another carriage, Wang Mengxiang and Wang Shimao were also filled with emotion.

"I am convinced. I am really convinced." Wang Mengxiang said with a wry smile, "I will no longer say that I have foresight. Compared with you, I am old and dim-sighted."

"Then what am I, a blind man?" Wang Shimao also laughed.

The two recalled the completion ceremony of the Wusong River embankment. When they wanted to recruit Zhao Hao to join the Nine Great Families, they were flatly rejected by him.

Although Mr. Zhao's righteous words made the two sweat profusely at that time, but thinking about it later, it is inevitable that they will feel that this young man is a little too idealistic and too cautious.

Nowadays, the morals of the world are declining, the law is just a decoration, people laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes. It is really a case of the brave dying of overeating and the timid dying of starvation.

How can we grow and develop if we don't do evil or break the law?

Speaking of illegal and evil deeds, who has done more than the Xu family? Haven't they become the most powerful family in Jiangnan? No one can do anything to them, right?

I never expected that less than two months had passed, and the Xu family would suffer retribution for their evil deeds and violations of the Heavenly Law...

At this moment, thinking back on Mr. Zhao's eight-character mantra, the two of them finally understood its meaning. This is truly the upright and royal way.

When they understood this thoroughly and stopped thinking about it, the best positions around Zhao Hao had already been occupied by the Hua family and Miss Jiang...

"Let alone the young master, even Grand Tutor Hua's vision is much better than mine." Wang Mengxiang felt so regretful.

"I was so slow and missed the best opportunity."

"Alas." Wang Shimao also felt very sorry, but he was more open-minded than Wang Mengxiang. He advised: "Uncle, why should you regret the past? What we have already is something that others cannot envy. Now that the young master is planning to make great achievements, we should work hard for the company and we will definitely catch up with the Hua family in the future."

"Hey, my dear nephew is really insightful." Wang Mengxiang's expression brightened up, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, the company has run into trouble in Pudong, and I will take the initiative to volunteer to take on this tough task!"

"Then I can't sit idle either." Wang Shimao was also deeply moved. For the first time in his life, he took the initiative to take responsibility and said, "The Suzhou Shipyard that you have always wanted, I will take it!"

Suzhou Shipyard is located in Taicang. It is one of the two major shipyards in Jiangnan, second only to the Longjiang Shipyard in Nanjing.

If Mr. Zhao wants to go to the ocean, it is impossible for him not to take advantage of these two major shipyards...

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At this moment, at the invitation of Lu Kuang, Gu Dashou, Xiang Yuanbian and Qian Ruoshui went to Lu Garden to continue the conversation...written as '续潭', pronounced as '续谈'.

At that time, the incident in Huafangzhai happened suddenly, and Zhao Hao had a righteous cause, so he linked his opposition to him with his support for the Xu family. Four of the eight families were forced to oppose the situation.

They could only watch as Zhao Hao, with the support of the other three families, the Dongting Merchants, the salt merchants, and the Huizhou merchants, established a new alliance outside the original system and naturally took the position of leader.

They were caught off guard and were led by the nose. Of course they had to discuss future countermeasures after returning.

"Everyone, have the Nine Families just become history?" Qian Ruoshui said with a sense of loss, "It's been twenty years, right? They just disappeared like that?"

"Of course." Xiang Yuanbian said in a muffled voice: "The Nine Great Families have long lost their reputation. Even if today's incident hadn't happened, I would have wanted to start a new business a long time ago."

Then his boat was burned by the Xu family...

"I didn't expect that Old Xiang didn't lose his temper today." At the banquet, Lu Kuang laughed and teased Xiang Yuanbian, "You just watched Mr. Zhao take the position of leader without even saying hello?"

"Yeah, last time Xu Ying wanted to sit in this seat, you made her very angry." Gu Dashou also laughed.

"Hey, stop talking about that!" Xiang Yuanbian spat, "What the hell is Xu Ying? He relies on his father's name to ride on my neck and piss. It's too easy to criticize him. I'll just tie him up on the boat and burn him!"

"Then it won't be the same if Young Master Zhao rides on your neck?" Qian Ruoshui was not a good person either, and she joined in bullying Xiang Donggua.

"Okay, stop being so sarcastic here. Do you really think I'm a fool?" Xiang Yuanbian snorted, "Do you think I can't see that today's incident is to draw a clear line with the Xu family? Even if I'm furious, I have to bear it."

"Oh, so you, Old Xiang, also know how to make compromises." Gu Dashou laughed and said, "Dealing with it at the time and denying it afterwards is also a solution."

"Hehe, you are really wrong." Xiang Yuanbian took a sip of the liquor and grinned, "I admire this kid very much. He is so young, but he has created great careers in Beijing and Jiangnan."

As he said this, he glanced at the three of them and sneered, "To be honest, those of us who rely on our ancestors for a living are like a donkey trying to catch up with a horse. We will never catch up with Zhao Hao in our lifetime!"

These words were indeed unpleasant to hear, and made the three of them blush, but they could not refute them because Xiang Donggua was telling the truth.

"For more than a year, I have been thinking about finding a way out on my own. But in the end, I lost both my wife and my army, and it's still a mess." Xiang Yuanbian sighed depressedly:

"So when I was in Huafangzhai, I saw that boy's domineering look, and I suddenly felt that following him would definitely be much better than going out on our own. So I wanted to give him a chance. As long as he can lead us back on the right track, I will obey him and recognize him as the leader!"

These words made the three of them nod silently. In the past year, everyone was indeed very confused. They had lost their backbone and didn't know what to do next.

Jiangnan Company and Mr. Zhao seem to be able to play this role. Just like Xiang Yuanbian said, as long as he can lead everyone to become bigger and stronger and create more glory, does it matter whether they are forced to join or not?

After a long silence, the three of them sighed in unison: "It's time to start a new chapter."

Gu Dashou thought that he should sleep on the same bed with Dadong at night to strengthen their brotherly relationship.

"But can we win this time?" Lu Kuang couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"At least we can't lose." Xiang Yuanbian said calmly: "Let's not talk about anything else. Just think about how we accepted it today, and you should know how bad the Xu family's current situation is. Even if Master Zhao didn't gather everyone to target them, the Xu family would have a very difficult time in the future."

"Indeed, he will lose a layer of skin even if he doesn't die." The three people agreed: "But Lord Xu will definitely try to save himself."

As they were talking, the steward of the Lu residence came in and reported that Xu Da, the steward of the Xu family in Huating, had brought an invitation from Lord Xu.

"You're really not worthy of mentioning." Lu Kuang couldn't help but laugh. He took the invitation and looked at it, then handed it to the three people and said, "Lord Xu invited me to his birthday party. I guess you three families can't escape either."

"It's a pity that we are a step late. I'm afraid that few families will go." Gu Dashou laughed strangely and said, "I will be sick that day anyway."

"Could it be that Master Zhao had predicted this, and therefore announced the Xu family's crimes before Lord Xu?" Qian Ruoshui was full of admiration and said, "This trick of destroying the entire family will cut off the Xu family's power."

If Zheng Yuanshao hadn't confessed, everyone would have gone to Huating for the sake of face. If Xu Ge Lao had fooled them, who knows how many people would have boarded his boat without knowing what was going on? ?

"Haha, what do you think? Now you believe me, right?" Xiang Yuanbian was very proud.

ps. Second update.