One day, just one day, only one day, within one day, the land price in Yangzhou City returned to the level before the price reduction, and still showed an upward trend, almost everyone believed that the cold winter was gone.

It's just that this conclusion made by the businessmen is obviously a bit wishful thinking or at least a little thoughtless, only considering some of the things they care about, but forgetting that this Yangzhou, in addition to their merchants, there are still many people who have thoughts, demands, confusion, fear, anger and even despair.

If it does not explode in silence, it perishes in silence. Coincidentally, or unfortunately, these other people in Yangzhou City chose the former.

As a result, unemployed dock workers, laid-off shopkeepers, unsustainable small traders and hawkers, and all those who have lost their jobs these days have taken to the streets, with empty bellies and infiltrating eyes, like lone wolves who choose people to devour. As for the already large number of ruffians on the street, they naturally would not give up this great opportunity, like an embarrassment lying on the wolf's body, hiding behind them and eating the remaining flesh and blood.

Southeast of Yangzhou City, Qian family compound.

This time there was no open door to welcome guests, not that the people who came this time were not as good as the head of the Xie family, but they came to visit the house after nightfall, wearing civilian clothes, looking hurried, and there was something important at a glance, but they didn't have time to care about these false courtesies.

"Master, Lord Taishou is visiting!" The housekeeper directly brought Yangzhou Taishou Tong Yu to Qian Xiaojing's study.

"Haha, rare guest! rare guest, why is Lord Taishou free to come to me today?" Qian Xiaojing put down the scroll in his hand and said to Tong Yu with a smile, his expression was calm and his tone was soothing, but he couldn't hear any other taste.

Tong Yu ignored these, grabbed a tea cup on the desk and didn't care that the tea soup was cold, and poured it down in one go, as if he wanted to suppress the irritability and uneasiness in his heart, and only after drinking it did he smile bitterly: "What else!

"Oh, chaos, is there chaos in Yangzhou City?" asked Qian Xiaojing in surprise.

Tong Yu looked at the other party in a daze, and after a long time, he seemed to see the other party's expression that did not seem to be fake, so he spoke again: "Don't hide it from Brother Qian, now it's already chaotic outside! There are people everywhere who are making trouble, smashing, looting, burning, and doing all kinds of evil, the cells in the yamen are no longer enough, and the rest have to be locked up in the courtyard, but fortunately, the government is big enough!"

At this time, Tong Yu was very strange, from the fact that he rushed to the Qian Mansion in a hurry, it could be seen that he was in a hurry today, very anxious! But when he saw Qian Xiaojing's puzzled expression, his expression was unusually calm when he said this, and the speed of speech was slow, he didn't seem arrogant or impatient, and even took the time to make a joke that was not salty or light, which was really a little weird.

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Qian Xiaojing's face turned from astonishment to shock, and the difference between the words and the world's difference in expression changed very naturally, and there was not the slightest trace of artificiality.

"Say, what's going on outside?" Qian Xiaojing naturally didn't say this to Tong Yu, but to another person in the room.

"There is indeed some commotion outside the Hui Master, but since Lord Taishou has already sent someone to go, it won't take long to calm down!" the housekeeper complimented Tong Yu.

Tong Yu smiled after hearing this, naturally he was not reserved, but he couldn't see the meaning of ridicule, but there was a trace of coldness in his eyes.

"Why didn't you report earlier?" Qian Xiaojing scolded loudly.

"The old slave forgives the sins, the old slave didn't come in to disturb when he saw that the old man was reading today, and the old slave thought that these were just trivial things after all, and the security in the city was a matter of the yamen, our family ......"

"Dead minion, so daring!" Before the housekeeper finished speaking, he was scolded loudly by Qian Xiaojing: "Damn minion, is the right and wrong of Lord Taishou also something that you can discuss as a minion?"

"Go down and get ten boards!"

After speaking, he waved his hand in disgust and asked the housekeeper to go out to receive the punishment, and then apologized to Tong Yu and apologized: "The old man was not well disciplined, and he collided with the adult, and I hope the adult will forgive the sin." ”

Tong Yu still had a smile on the corner of his mouth, but the coldness on his face was even stronger.

"Hehe, this team of master and servant is so direct to even play a double reed!" Tong Yu smiled in his heart, but he did not respond to Qian Xiaojing's apology, but said unintentionally: "I heard that the patrol of Jiangnan Dongdao has recently arrived in Jiangning. ”

The central supervision agency of the Tang Dynasty was different from that of the Sui Dynasty, and set up three courts under the Yushitai, namely the Taiwan Yuan, the Palace Yuan and the Procuratorate Yuan. Among them, the Taiwan Yuan is the basic component of the Imperial History Observatory, there are four people serving the Imperial History, and the objects of exercising power are mainly officials at all levels of the central government, and can participate in the trial of cases in the trial body.

The procuratorate and the Taiwan court complement each other, the main power is to be responsible for patrolling and supervising local officials at all levels, Tang Taizong Zhenguan 18 years, sent officials to inspect local prefectures and counties in 17 provinces. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the whole country was added and changed into 15 supervision districts, supervising and correcting local officials, in addition to impeaching unjudicial officials, local abnormalities can also be reported to the Son of Heaven. More importantly, their recitals do not go through the outside court, and they can go straight to the saint.

Therefore, the level of the patrol is not high, but the power is great!

After hearing this, Qian Xiaojing's eyes narrowed significantly, and only after a moment did he smile wryly.

Seeing that the effect was achieved, Tong Yu accepted it when he saw it: "I don't know what Brother Qian thinks about the current chaos in the city?"

But apparently Tong Yu misunderstood Qian Xiaojing's meaning, or at least misjudged the other party's purpose. I saw that after Qian Xiaojing heard this, he still smiled and said calmly: "If Master Tong is short of manpower, you can go to the barracks outside the city to ask Captain Zhichong for some manpower!"

"You!" Tong Yu's face turned red for a moment, and he looked at Qian Xiaojing with round eyes, and after finding that the other party was still just smiling calmly, he laughed angrily and said loudly: "Okay, good! Thank you for your guidance! This official has been working in Yangzhou for almost ten years, and now he is old, and he is thinking of going back to his hometown to serve a few acres of thin fields, teasing his grandson, and enjoying the joy of family!"

Qian Xiaojing still didn't react, but said to Tong Yu with a lonely expression: "The hall is full of children and grandchildren, but I envy others!"

"Hehe, don't dare! Do more good deeds in normal times, God will naturally have a good reward!" Tong Yu's sneer was already obvious.

At this point, the negotiations broke down completely.

"Farewell!"

"The old man sends the adult!"

"Don't dare to work on you!"

……

After Tong Yu left, Qian Xiaojing sat alone in the study, staring at the scrolls on the desk with confused eyes.

It is naturally impossible for Qian Xiaojing not to know about the current chaos in Yangzhou City, but the situation has deteriorated to such an extent, not to mention that he may not be able to save it, even if there is, Qian Xiaojing does not want to do it.

Yes, Qian Xiaojing did not want to quell the turmoil in Yangzhou!

The words he said to Xie Dongmin yesterday were naturally not all false, but he did consciously indulge in the turmoil in Yangzhou City. The reason is very simple, because in this land battle for more than half a month, Qian Xiaojing sadly found that their Qian family had fallen behind from beginning to end, and it was not until today that he found that their Qian family's control of the Southeast Maritime Group had begun to be a little powerless!

This discovery shocked him! So he changed his original mind, and he felt that he had to do something to save the Qian family's current decline.

If it is not broken, it will not be established, this is Qian Xiaojing's method! A turmoil is the best touchstone!

Their Qian family is deeply rooted in Yangzhou, even if the wind and waves are big, the first to be wiped out must be those families and gangs with shallow background, and although their Qian family will also have losses and pains, Qian Xiaojing believes that compared to the supreme status of the Qian family, this qiē is worth it!

So, Qian Xiaojing rejected Tong Yu's overtures, and even when the other party lowered his body and hoped for the protection of the Qian family, he was ruthlessly rejected by Qian Xiaojing.

There is no other reason, it's just that because there is such a big thing in Yangzhou City, there is always a need for someone to come out and carry the black pot, and Tong Yu is tall, short, fat and thin.

As for the so-called patrol of the imperial history, Qian Xiaojing is also a little jealous, but this jealousy does not come from the power of the other party itself, after all, no matter how great the power of the patrol imperial history is, it is only an official, and he Qian Xiaojing is not an official!

The reason why they are still afraid is that some people who are worried that after the news spreads, it will cause some trouble to the children of the Qian family who are still in the officialdom, but it is just a little trouble, and it is nothing compared to the foundation of the Qian family.

Of course, it would be the best result for Tong Yu to take the initiative to resign and go into hiding, if the other party still just wants to put pressure on him, and he is reluctant to leave the position of power, he Qian Xiaojing doesn't mind letting the other party feel the fear when he took office again.

Therefore, although Yangzhou City is now in chaos, it is still not enough in Qian Xiaojing's view.

Externally, a group of people from the seven sects and five surnames were looking at them with fierce eyes, always ready to find the right time to make a move. Internally, Ye Kai's old guy is still watching there, Xie Dongmin, the old fox, is still harmlessly attracting everyone, and those maritime merchants who have milk are mothers may be stabbed in the back at some point, the world is difficult, and Qian Xiaojing can't be allowed to have the slightest mercy, all for the glory of his Qian family!

And what is the mourning of all the places in the city compared to his family?

People are ruthless, and the family is even more ruthless!

"Someone!" Qian Xiaojing had stopped thinking at this moment, and shouted softly outside with calm eyes.

"Sir!" the butler limped in.

"How is it? Can you move your body?" Qian Xiaojing asked, his tone was very flat, without the slightest guilt for the butler's bitter trick, because he was the head of the Qian family, and his words in the Qian family were a qiē, even if they were wrong, they must be resolutely implemented.

"Back to the master, it's just some skin trauma, it's not in the way! I have already taken gold sore medicine, and I can heal after two days of rest. The butler replied respectfully.

"That's good!"

Qian Xiaojing is still flat, just because the other party will not delay his big event, so he will naturally be dull. Of course, if the other party really can't do it, a worthless waste will naturally not end well.

"Early tomorrow morning, go to the tooth shop and raise the purchase price! Triple the original basis!" Qian Xiaojing said.

"Yes, sir. The butler turned around and left, but this time the movement was normal and the speed was not slow, of course, the muscles on the butler's face twisted into a ball of pain and the fine beads of sweat on his forehead, this qiē, Qian Xiaojing behind him was invisible, and he didn't need to see it!

Just when Qian Xiaojing was determined to maintain the glory of his family at any cost, another group of people from another family in Yangzhou City was also working hard to protect his family.

In the small courtyard where Yuzhang Wanjia is located, more than a dozen guys who can write and calculate are frequently turning the abacus under the leadership of several bookkeepers.

The sound of "crackling" is hurried but not panicked, neat and orderly, but there is some different charm in it, and it sounds like some art.

If those bookkeepers who have been practicing in the abacus for many years hear this voice at this moment, I am afraid that they will sigh at the skill and skill of these people, of course, if he can see this scene with his own eyes, he must be more shocked!

Shock the youth of these guys!

"Amber, it's already settled!" After a while, a bookkeeper who looked to be only in his thirties reported to Wan An, who was sitting quietly, with a few blank pieces of paper in his hand.

"How much?" Wan An asked, opening his eyes and ending his meditation.

"We have a total of 1,586 acres of land, of which 879 acres are all houses, and the rest is mostly wasteland in the city, and some is now occupied by shantytowns," replied the young man.

"Didn't you ask clearly when you acquired it?" Wan An asked with a slight frown on his calm face.

Seeing this, the young man's account office was a little helpless, and said with a wry smile: "Back to Amber, when we bought it that day, the time was a little rushed, and there was a shortage of manpower, so we didn't go to the field to check them one by one, and those merchants didn't indicate it on the title deed, so I ......."

Wan An naturally understood the hardships of his subordinates, but after years of habit, he still couldn't ignore the existence of these poor people, so he had to sigh and say: "Go and compensate these people more!"

The young man naturally knew who Wan An was talking about, and those mansions and wasteland were naturally nothing, but those shanties built at random, if they didn't care about it and just resold the land, the fate of these people in the future can be imagined.

Wan An naturally does not know these people, even if he ignores them, there is no reason to lose anything, after all, these shantytowns are already on land that does not belong to them, but the tradition of the family makes everyone in the family care more about these toiling people, even if he is just a small accountant, even if it is just those little guys, there will be no objection to this, because in their eyes, this matter should be done like this!

After dealing with this seemingly tricky matter, the young man's account office then reported to Wan An: "Amber, we spent a total of 4,569,872 copper coins to buy the land, and according to the price of the land when the Yahang closed this evening, we can earn a total of 17,897,654 copper coins after selling the land in our hands. ”

"Shall we do it tomorrow or wait a few more days?" asked the young bookkeeper.

Wan An didn't hesitate after hearing this, and said straightforwardly: "Let's make a move tomorrow!" Originally, we should have left in the last round, but we didn't expect the situation to become so fast, and now this cash is almost enough, and if we stay in Yangzhou City, I am afraid that it will catch up with the next bigger changes, so let's make a move early!"

"Okay!" the young man bowed and retreated.

Luo Yi on the side asked out loud at this time: "Then we will leave Yangzhou tomorrow?"

Wan An nodded and said, "Almost, we will leave before the city gate falls tomorrow evening at the latest." ”

"What will happen next in Yangzhou City?" Luo Yi had a curious smile on his face, and even had some evil taste.

Wan An raised his head slightly, glanced at each other with both eyes, and said without joy or sadness: "What's the matter?"

"Hehe, Amber still understands me!" Luo Yi smiled stupidly.

"Don't worry! there's a time for you to do it!" Wan An lowered his head again and said calmly.

"Really?" Luo Yi said, his eyes immediately lit up.

Wan An turned a blind eye, and just muttered to himself: "I don't know if the old immortal of the Qian family has died?" I've been in Yangzhou for half a month, and I don't see him coming out to meet old friends......

Luo Yi heard Wan An's whispered words, and naturally knew who the "old immortal" of the Qian family was. The person who can make Wan An, who is a master of the Grandmaster Realm, remember must naturally be a person who is also a Grandmaster Realm, and as one of the top wealthy families in Jiangdong, the Qian family naturally has such a master.

It's just that the only thing that confuses outsiders and even people like Wan An is that there must be a grandmaster in the Qian family, because many people have seen it, but whether there is a second grandmaster or not, no one can give an accurate answer, not even Wan An!

Of course, the vast majority of people, including those with seven sects and five surnames, think that it is rare for a family like the Qian family, which has only a history of more than 600 years, to produce a grandmaster, and it is impossible to have a second one. But Wan Anxin, who is also in the south, has a vague feeling that this may not be the case.

Of course, it is precisely because of such uncertain speculation that Wan An has not visited the Qian family's house in Yangzhou for half a month, and the visit of people like them is naturally not like an ordinary visit between families, submitting greetings to each other and then opening the door to greet them, and they themselves are the best famous posts!

Of course, visits between them are not common, after all, these old monsters spend most of their time at home meditating, and if they really want to break in alone, they still have to take some risks, especially, Wan An can't confirm the number of old monsters in the Qian family's compound, so it is naturally impossible to do these "dangerous" things.

However, to say that the old monster of the Qian family did not notice his arrival, he also did not believe it!

It's just that why the other party hasn't moved at all so far, this matter also makes Wan An a little puzzled......