Thank you Master Wang," the old lady of the Fang family said, "Due to the actual situation, I can't greet Master Wang with a lantern." ”

Wang Lun smiled and said that it was okay, and then asked, "The old lady also heard about me?" ”

"I heard that," in Fang He's confusion, the old lady of the Fang family did not directly say anything about Wang Lun, but assured, "Master Wang met Fang Fatzi before, and tonight's incident, only me, Fang Fatzi and Fang Fengming know, and they will not leak out the slightest bit of news." ”

Wang Lun nodded: "Well, I'll sit for a while and leave." ”

He took a sip of tea and asked, "If you have any problems with cultivation, you can ask me." ”

He just came to Laiyang City and stopped by for a walk, and he didn't plan to stay in the Fang family. And after coming this time, he shouldn't come to the Fang family again in the future.

In fact, if he hadn't met Fang He by chance in Shower City, he wouldn't have come to Fang's house.

The old lady of the Fang family knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but she still said cautiously: "Master Wang, I am an old man who is about to die, and Fang Fat doesn't like to cultivate, neither of us has any problems in cultivation, but a few spells I have cultivated can be passed on to other clansmen, I wonder if Master Wang can give me some guidance on these spells?"

"Yes. "Wang Lun didn't care who the old lady of the Fang family's spell would teach him, anyway, after he corrected it, others didn't know that it had anything to do with him.

The old lady of the Fang family began to cast the first spell and asked Wang Lun to observe.

In Wang Lun's eyes, she knew that these spells must have flaws, and there were also areas where their power could be improved.

After reading it, Wang Lun almost didn't ponder, and began to make improvements.

After the first spell was completed, Wang Lun said a little strangely, "Why didn't you see the Fang family master?"

The head of the Fang family is Fang He's grandfather, Fang Fengming.

"He went to the Drunken Wind House to talk to the heads of several other secular families. The old lady of the Fang family replied.

Wang Lun didn't ask this again, and continued to do what he had done before.

In just half an hour, Wang Lun changed a few spells that the old lady of the Fang family wanted to improve, and the other party also carefully wrote them down.

Sitting back in his chair, Wang Lun took a few more sips of tea and wanted to say goodbye and leave. After all, I came to the Fang family and met, but I had the fate of the Fang family.

Fang He's face was a little strange at this time, his expression was hesitant, and he secretly glanced at the old lady of the Fang family, as if the latter didn't speak, and he didn't dare to say something.

"What's wrong?"

Wang Lun asked.

Fang He suddenly mustered up his courage and said, "Something happened to the Fang family, grandpa went to discuss countermeasures with the heads of several other families. ”

"What's going on?" Wang Lun naturally wouldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he would still ask clearly.

Fang He looked at the old lady of the Fang family, and the latter said, "Master Wang has asked, Fang Fatty, you can tell the truth." ”

She wasn't acting with Fang He, she was really the same as Fang He at the beginning, she was very hesitant, wanting to talk about the Fang family's predicament to see if she could get Wang Lun's help, but she knew that Wang Lun had come to visit them, and they couldn't push the trouble on the honored guests.

Later, Fang He said directly, she naturally couldn't pretend that the Fang family didn't have any trouble, after all, she still wanted to get help from Wang Lun.

“...... Master Wang, that's probably how it happened. ”

Fang He described how the Yuan family took the lead in forming an alliance, which put great pressure on the survival of secular families who were unwilling to cooperate.

Now, more than seven days and nearly eight days had passed since he came back from Shower City, and the situation facing the Fang family was much more serious than that time.

In the past few days, the Yuan family has allowed almost half of the secular families engaged in the iron ore business in Laiyang City to join the alliance, and the Fang family and more than a dozen other secular families still refuse to act, which has become a roadblock for this new alliance to make money.

Although the Yuan family did not directly use any indiscriminate means against these families, they reached agreements with many iron mines through the alliance's own strong strength, and obtained lower purchase prices.

On the other hand, the alliance distributed iron ore to the merchants at a lower price than the current wholesale price, so as to quickly occupy a share of the business.

As a result of this, businessmen who had business ties with their families began to switch to them.

Compared to a week earlier, the family's situation was even worse, with the threat of price cuts from the iron ore mines and the end of the businessman's cooperation, and their business plummeted.

Now they rely on the iron mines they control to maintain their business, but the bulk of their business is still on the second dealers, after all, there are not so many iron mines in hand, and most of the iron mines belong to the city lord's mansion.

Among the merchants who cooperated, there were many partners who had been partners for many years, but if they were broken, they would be broken, and so far, one-third of the Fang family's merchant partners in various cities had cut off business with the Fang family.

Fang Fengming went to Zuifeng Mansion to talk about things, just to think about countermeasures, to see if he could take back some benefits from the alliance led by the Yuan family, otherwise if he lost the right to purchase iron ore from the City Lord's Mansion, he would lose his points

With the support of the merchants, they may have to be forced to abandon the iron ore business.

Wang Lun listened quietly, but it was easy to understand.

To put it bluntly, the Yuan family set up a chamber of commerce to monopolize the iron ore business in Laiyang City. In terms of financial resources and connections, they all occupy an absolute advantage.

Generally, when this happens, you can only join if you can't beat it. Otherwise, he can only lead the family to find another way and change careers as a whole.

If you want to defeat such a business behemoth, I am afraid that even if the Fang family and other families join forces and cooperate sincerely, they will not be able to succeed.

Wang Lun then told the truth: "I can't do anything about this. ”

Even if he gave the Fang family enough money, it would be impossible for the Fang family to take the money against the alliance led by the Yuan family.

And it was impossible for him to rely on his own strength to force the Yuan family to dissolve that alliance.

The old lady of the Fang family nodded: "The old body knows, I just want to ask Master Wang, if there is any good advice for us?"

Wang Lun said with a smile: "In terms of doing business, Fang He is much more powerful than me, how can I have any suggestions, it is estimated that the only one who can restrain the Yuan family is the Laiyang City Lord's Mansion, after all, the official office of the representative." ”

This world does not have an Anti-Monopoly Law like it does on the earth, not to mention that even if there is such a law, it may not be able to sanction the behavior of the Yuan family.

"The City Lord's Mansion will not come forward," the old lady of the Fang family said, "The City Lord's Mansion controls most of the iron ore farms, and the reshuffling of our families will not have an impact, not to mention to be honest, even if we are forced to fail to do the iron ore business, our families can also change careers, the foundation is still there, and there will be no trouble in Laiyang City, and the City Lord's Mansion will not worry about the chaos in Laiyang City, so they will naturally ignore us." ”

She has considered all aspects, and it is really okay to take the alliance led by the Yuan family. So when she heard Master Wang say that there was no good advice to give, she was not disappointed.

At this moment, a voice came from outside: "Ancestor, have you rested?"

It was Fang Fengming's voice.

The old lady of the Fang family looked at Wang Lun, Wang Lun nodded, since Fang Fengming was here, he naturally wanted to see the other party.

"I didn't sleep, Feng Ming came in. The old lady of the Fang family shouted outside.

Soon, an old man with a tiger's back walked in, with some wine smell on his body, the old man suddenly saw Wang Lun, and immediately knelt down to pay respects, after being supported by an invisible force, he understood what was going on, stood in place and said respectfully: "Fang Fengming greets Master Wang." ”

"Come and sit, you're welcome," Wang Lun said with a smile, "There is no distinction between respect and inferiority here." ”