Jia Qiang really lived up to Qi Taizhong's evaluation, and she was very aggressive.

However, Qi Taizhong has never seen any kind of person in his life, and when he heard the word "silver fox", he was not annoyed, but when he heard the phrase "involuntary knife", his expression was still stunned, and then he looked at Jia Qiang's gaze, which was a little more serious.

At this age, it is indeed good to have such an understanding.

Qi Taizhong looked at Jia Qiang and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, when your family was still in Jinling, I visited the second prince of Rongning. At that time, the Jia family was extremely powerful, among the four kings and eight princes, the northern king, the southern king and the Rongguo intersected, and at least three of the other six princes faintly looked forward to the second male. The Jia family has two national dukes, which are rare in the world. It's a pity that the dance pavilion is always blown away by the rain and wind, and heroes are hard to find. Only the old man is still in the middle of his life, but now he is also an eyesore. ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she only smiled and said, "It turns out that you are still an old friend...... As for the momentum of the year, it is normal that it is not there now. In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. It was originally a heavenly cycle, who could escape? ”

Qi Taizhong slowly bowed his head, and after being silent for a while, Fang smiled and said, "Xiaoyou can see more thoroughly than me." ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said casually: "That's because I'm still young, and I don't have back pain when I stand and talk." Second, I don't have a few taels of silver in my hand, and the family business can't fall into my hands, although the retribution of the Heavenly Dao cycle is not happy, but this retribution should not be repaid on my head. So it's easy to say it, don't take it seriously. ”

Qi Yun was stunned on the side, and Qi Taizhong laughed loudly.

He couldn't remember how many years someone had told him such a naughty joke.

He has not left Yangzhou Mansion for 20 years, and in this place of 100 miles, even the prefect does not dare to talk to him like this, because he does not have this qualification.

The imperial history of the salt courtyard has this qualification, but the successive imperial historians of the salt patrol are all hateful, fearful and want to scrape a layer of oil and water, so they will not talk like this.

Qi Taizhong found it amusing and laughed out loud.

After laughing, the old man's eyes turned on Jia Qiang's face and the face of his most important grandson, and sighed lightly in his heart.

Although as far as Shoucheng is concerned, he thinks that Qi Yun's temperament is far more stable and reliable than Jia Qiang.

It's not that Jia Qiang is unstable, but this young man is too aggressive.

Qi Taizhong felt that he could see the arrogance in this young man's bones with just a pair of naked eyes.

is too unruly, as if the rules of the world are like mud under his feet to him.

In peacetime, such a character is difficult to be tolerated by the world.

Qi Yun's temperament, mediocre and upright, wise and gentle, is the person who really achieves great things.

It is somewhat regrettable that although the situation is generally peaceful at present, the situation between the DPRK and China is chaotic and turbulent, and it seems that the time for great changes is approaching.

In the chaos, Qi Yun has such a temperament, but he doesn't know if he can keep the family business of the Qi family.

If it is, the young man of the Jia family is surnamed Qi and is a descendant of the Qi family, then it would be good.

Although he still won't let him take over the family business, he can divide a part of it and let him fight hard.

Back then, he Qi Taizhong didn't start from scratch, relying on scheming, wisdom and means, he cut a way out of the thorns, and only then did he have today's Qi family.

It's a pity that the years are not forgiving, and the wind is always blown away by the rain and wind......

"Yun'er, is it still a good match with Liangchen Xiaoyou?"

Qi Taizhong looked at the eldest grandson beside him and asked.

Qi Yun hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Ancestor, grandson and good minister, although they have different careers, they do have a lot to talk about, and they are very close to each other. ”

Seeing Qi Taizhong looking over, Jia Qiang smiled and said: "Before I saw Brother De'ang, it was hard for me to imagine that the eldest grandson of a rich salt merchant would be so gentle and elegant, not a superficial courtesy on the outside, but a gentleman's style from the bones, which is really rare." ”

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "Then Xiaoyou, let's talk about it, Yun'er is so temperamental, is it a good thing or a bad thing for the Qi family?" ”

Qi Yun's face changed slightly, but Jia Qiang waved her hand and smiled: "I haven't figured out my family affairs yet, how can I dare to talk about Qi family affairs?" ”

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "But just chat, why be restrained?" ”

When Jia Qiang heard this, she thought for a while and said: "In my opinion, Brother De'ang is by no means a gentleman who just blindly immerses himself in studying, his decisiveness, his eyesight, I think he has received the teachings of the old man, they all belong to the upper class, and I am not as good as him." Twenty years later, Brother De'ang will definitely be the best candidate to take charge of the Qi family. However, for the current situation...... Brother Deang alone, I'm afraid that I can't handle it, and I still need a wise man like you to take the helm. ”

Qi Taizhong smiled and said, "Twenty years......"

Seeing that the old man seemed to be in deep thought again, Jia Qiang looked at Qi Yun and asked, "Has the matter of building a workshop on Jufeng Island been properly discussed?" ”

Qi Yun first glanced at Qi Taizhong, who was unresponsive, and whispered to Jia Qiang: "After discussing it a few times at home, I thought it was ...... It is still difficult to build so many houses in two months, or during the New Year. Besides, you still let the Qi family pay the silver first, how can there be such a reason in the world......"

The last sentence is obviously difficult to have a good tone.

Jufeng Island has hundreds of acres of land, and it is not to build a garden to view the scenery, but to build a house, pave roads, and build bridges and docks.

If there is enough time, this is certainly not a difficult thing for the Qi family.

But it was a bit difficult to build it in two months.

And it's almost the New Year......

The descendants of China rarely work in this month of the Chinese New Year.

If these can be overcome with the background of the Qi family, but Jia Qiang wants the Qi family to advance funds to do this, it will be too deceitful......

Qi Yun thought to himself that the Qi family was not wronged, how could there be such a cheap thing?

The empty gloves and white wolves have all been put on the heads of the Qi family, and such an excessive thing has not happened in Yangzhou Mansion.

Who knew that Jia Qiang frowned when she heard this: "You deserve to be defeated by your family, and you don't have any foresight." After a hundred years of your old lady, your family will be like this. ”

Qi Yun's face darkened when he heard this, and he retorted: "You don't say that you are too black-hearted!" If you don't pull out a hair, you want to do things in vain. ”

Jia Qiang was speechless: "Who doesn't pull out a hair?" No matter how much wages you have, nothing will be missing from your family. When the ice room is bigger, it will be deducted from the dividends. Your family is in charge of running the ice house, and all the money is in your house, and you are worried that I will not admit it? How big is the ice room, take you into the industry to get a piece of the pie, and you are still so stingy, I think your Qi family is a dime! ”

Qi Yunsheng smiled angrily: "Even if the ice room can make money, how much can it earn in a year?" The ground of Jufeng Island alone is hundreds of acres, plus the construction of bridges, wharves, and flood control embankments, how much silver do you have to build into it? I want to take the shares, you don't do it, if you only pay back the silver in the ice room, it would be good to be able to pay it back in ten years! ”

Jia Qiang sighed helplessly: "If you don't say that without the guidance of your old man, you will be short-sighted and have no foresight?" What's wrong with ten years over? Your Qi family has less than ten years left? I can pay interest. Don't you count how much you can make in 10 years from this deal? Don't just think about selling illicit salt for a shady profiteering, that's drinking salt and blood, and it's doomed to have no good results. I teach you this way, and it is the right way. You can make a lot of money and be stable. ”

Qi Yun was speechless, and at this time, Qi Taizhong came back to his senses, looked at Jia Qiang and said, "Hehe, the little bit of making a living on Jufeng Island is just a small thing, not worth mentioning." Liangchen Xiaoyou, you said that my family sells illicit salt and drinks the salt and blood of the people, then do you know that the price of illicit salt is far lower than that of official salt. If no one sells smuggled salt, how many people can't afford to eat salt? Man cannot live without salt. Moreover, the silver that my Qi family got from the salt industry has been decreasing year by year since thirty years ago, and the Emperor Taishang made six southern tours in the early years of the Jing Dynasty, and each time the Qi family had to donate a lot of silver. In addition to the Emperor Taishang, from Beijing to Jinling to Yangzhou Mansion, there are very few people who have not taken my Qi family's silver. Tell me, who is drinking salt blood? ”

Jia Qiang waved her hand and said, "You don't have to mention this kind of thing when you are old, it's boring." ”

When Qi Taizhong heard this, he raised his white eyebrows slightly, and he was not annoyed, and smiled: "What, you don't believe it?" ”

Jia Qiang said with a smile: "I naturally believe that the Qi family's silver from the salt industry is decreasing, and it is even possible to lose money." But how can the benefits of the Qi family in the salt industry be measured by a mere amount of money? ”

When Qi Taizhong heard this, his eyes, which had always been as calm as a deep lake, finally rippled, stared at Jia Qiang, and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said: "The Qi family is in Yangzhou Mansion, it is the authentic uncrowned king, this Yangzhou Mansion is not so much the Yangzhou Mansion of the imperial court, but the Yangzhou Mansion of the Qi family." The mountains of gold and silver sent out by the Qi family in the past few decades have made the Dayan Imperial Court acquiesce to this state from top to bottom, as long as the Qi family does not go further and step out of Yangzhou Mansion. This is also the reason why you haven't left Yangzhou for decades, right? Relying on the salt industry, the Qi family can do this step, and they are embarrassed to say that the salt industry loses money? From ancient times to the present, those big businessmen, including Lu Buwei, are not as smart as you. It's a pity ......"

"What a pity?"

Qi Taizhong narrowed his eyes slightly and asked lightly.

Jia Qiang said: "It's a pity that the silver sent out by the Qi family comes from drinking salt and blood in the final analysis." The Qi family is just a fake generosity of the people in the world, in order to consolidate the wealth of the Qi family. This practice was not bad in the early years of the Jing Dynasty, and everyone was satisfied. But now it is the Long An Dynasty, the Son of Heaven loves the people and reuses the Mid-Levels Gong. If the Qi family does not change the number of paths and continue to do this, I dare to assert that within ten years, the Qi family will be defeated! ”

Unlike Qi Yun, whose complexion changed greatly, Qi Taizhong's face became more and more indifferent, and said, "Even if my Qi family doesn't do the salt industry, won't they be able to live?" ”

Jia Qiang shook her head and sighed lightly: "You always understand people, why do you deliberately say these things? Just look at Han Banshan's attitude towards you...... Even if he doesn't pursue it, the so-called once a son of heaven and a courtier, when the next wave of courtiers takes the throne, his subordinates will not be investigated? Who will they eat if they are not held accountable? Does the Qi family still have a silver mountain to continue to offer? Do people have the patience to wait for you to make offerings little by little? Isn't it sweet to copy the Qi family directly......

Therefore, this step, your Qi family is unwilling to retreat, will not retreat, and cannot retreat. To put it mildly, the Qi family is now a pig made of gold, and it is extremely fat, fat and delicious! Take a step back, and you will never recover. Moreover, even if you can avoid this time with your old skillful means, what about the next time? What about next time? You won't be able to hide from it one day.

The Qi family and the Emperor Taishang can have a tacit understanding, and with your previous filial piety, you are allowed to occupy Yangzhou Mansion. But I really can't imagine that today, the next king, will allow you to do so. Old lady Qi, what do you say? ”

Qi Taizhong's white eyebrows were under his eyebrows, and the light in his old eyes was terrifying, only to hear him say in a deep voice: "Yun'er! ”

Qi Yun, who was pale, hurriedly replied, "Yes, Old Ancestor." ”

Qi Taizhong said: "Go and tell your father, according to what Liangchen Xiaoyou said, two months...... No, within a month, Jufeng Island will be built according to the drawings given by Liangchen Xiaoyou, and it will be built properly! When there were not enough carriages and horses, they took the carriages they were riding in, and when there were not enough people, they went to dig and burn bricks themselves. In short, a month later, Jufeng Island must satisfy Liangchen Xiaoyou. If you can't do it, let him and your second and third uncles raise them in advance. ”

Qi Yun was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Grandfather is worried, father, they will definitely be able to do it." ”

After that, I hurriedly went to inform him of Lao Tzu Qi Wannian.

When even Qi Yun left, Qi Taizhong looked at Jia Qiang, looked at Jia Qiang with a bright gaze, and said word by word: "Xiaoyou, tell me, is there a way for my Qi family to live?" If so, where? ”

It's not that he was old and confused, and he actually asked Yu Boy.

It's just that Jia Qiang can see through things, why can't he see through the same?

It's just that it's hard to see through, but it's hard to find a way out.

Even if you only hope for the eventuality, you might as well give it a try.

As for the money that was used to build Jufeng Island......

For the Qi family, the silver is really not a big deal.

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