In the early morning of 24 August, the bloodshed that occurred outside the gate of the Thousand Households in Jiangnan can be said to have shaken the entire city of Nan'an.

Maybe ordinary people just listen to the excitement, in the eyes of the Nan'an magnates, this is Chen Xiaoting giving the wealthy families in Jiangnan a knife.

Combined with Chen Xiaoting's declaration in accordance with the Yamen, the wealthy people really realized Chen Xiaoting's ruthlessness and his real purpose of coming to Nan'an.

Most of the soldiers who were beaten suffered skin injuries, and some of them were broken muscles and bones.

In general, the card in the hands of the wealthy families has been torn apart, and the only way they can really use it to fight against the government is to incite the people to revolt as usual.

However, Chen Xiaoting made it clear to the Yamen that after the suppression of the popular uprising, he would investigate the root cause of the popular uprising.

This is equivalent to saying that Chen Xiaoting will directly swing the butcher's knife at the Hao clan at that time, so this is an extremely dangerous choice for the Hao clan.

Although Chen Xiaoting's doing this will definitely lead to chaos in Jiangnan, the stewards of the Hao clan must also weigh it, Chen Xiaoting, a madman, would really dare to do this.

After all, you can't predict that someone who dares to do something to a scholar without even blinking an eye will blink when he raises the butcher's knife next.

Now, Chen Xiaoting has put a lot of pressure on the wealthy families in Jiangnan, so much so that the heads of the four major families can't get up.

In the afternoon of the same day, the heads of the four major families gathered together again, and they all sat in the living room with serious expressions.

Silence couldn't solve the problem, so Du Zhaoyu spoke first: "Everyone, the two of the Zhou family and the Xu family have found me, I hope we can come forward to control the situation, at least not let Chen Xiaoting be too rampant!" ”

Finally, someone spoke, only to hear Zhang Lixin speak: "They have really done a lot of work in the past few days!" ”

Zhang Lixin only affirmed the merits of these people, but as for coming forward to stand up with Chen Xiaoting, he would not take a stand.

"I don't think we can let this matter go, those people below are all looking at us, we can't make them feel cold!"

Speaking of this, Du Zhaoyu said very seriously: "If this person's heart is scattered, we will not be able to negotiate conditions with the court in the future!" ”

What Du Zhaoyu said is the truth, and in terms of long-term interests, they should really do something now.

It's a pity that after Du Zhaoyu finished speaking, no one came out to express his position, which exacerbated the dissatisfaction in his heart.

And Tan Zengqing changed the topic and said: "The latest news, Chen Xiaoting arrested the two lieutenants in the Jiangnan Thousand Households, which are the two who sent food to Cai Shiquan and them!" ”

"He said that he wanted to track down his comrades, could it be that he really wanted to find out to us?" Zhang Lixin couldn't believe it.

After all, they arranged to send a message to Cai Shiquan and the others.

"The matter of the case is not urgent, he is actually here to collect taxes this time!" Liang Jirong, who had not spoken, said.

"Chen Xiaoting said in the Yamen of the inspection envoy that as long as the tax collection is done well, it is nothing to die!"

Du Zhaoyu asked rhetorically: "So what does Brother Liang mean, let's just be obedient and pay the taxes and silver?" ”

This will certainly be done, but it will also greatly harm their interests.

And they have the capital to negotiate conditions with the imperial court, so how can they easily succumb, so it is definitely not possible to pay the money directly.

"Don't always think straight, what the old man wants to say is that we may be able to talk to Chen Xiaoting again!" Liang Jirong said.

Last time, I invited Chen Xiaoting to talk together, but Chen Xiaoting refused, and at this moment Liang Jirong had this idea again.

I only heard him continue: "Although he has stated his purpose, many things are nice to say on the surface, and they can be discussed in private!" ”

He is reasoning about Chen Xiaoting by analogy according to the ideas of ordinary officials, and he must have a reason, but the other three people present are not optimistic about this.

Chen Xiaoting is beating people and making a declaration, and he has already made his firm position, how can he talk about something useful to the Hao family.

But Liang Jirong has the highest status after all, so it is not easy for others to oppose it directly, but expressed their thoughts in silence.

"Everyone, didn't Tian Yuanxi swear before? But in the end, it wasn't in the water? Liang Jirong nodded.

"Who doesn't love silver in this world? Don't love beauty? Don't love the land? ”

The three things that Liang Jirong talked about are definitely the pursuit of nine out of nine people in this era, and they have become excellent bait.

Liang Jirong's explanation gave the three people present some confidence and made them feel that they could give it a try.

"That'...... Just invite him again? Zhang Lixin asked.

After being silent for a while, Tan Zengqing spoke: "Then try it!" ”

"How much money will you pay this time?" Du Zhaoyu simply asked.

Zhang Lixin said: "Give Tian Yuanxi 10,000 taels and double Chen Xiaoting?" ”

I have to say that these people are really generous, and as soon as they open their mouths, they are measured in 10,000 taels.

But Liang Jirong smiled and said: "Don't be too petty, give him five times...... Fifty thousand taels! ”

"Fifty thousand taels?" Du Zhaoyu was a little discolored.

I have to say that 50,000 taels is indeed a large amount, and it is already worth the entire net worth of a middle-to-upper family.

But compared to the millions of taels of silver to be collected, it is not worth mentioning.

At this time, Tan Zengqing also doubted: "Brother Liang, is this too much?" ”

"Is it much? I don't see much......" Liang Jirong smiled, and then said: "Chen Xiaoting has put on such a big battle, if he really wants to sell it...... Can we make it at a high price? ”

Indeed, if Chen Xiaoting is willing to exchange, then everything he has done before is a chip that can be exchanged, and this chip is much more than Tian Yuanxi.

"Besides, we didn't come out of the money...... Let's share it with the other families, and the Cai family and the Shi family will pay more! Liang Jirong said in a deep voice.

This is also what has always been done, as the leaders of their four major families, they have the privileges that belong to them, otherwise how can they represent the Jiangnan Hao family.

As for the Cai family and the Shi family, it is already a matter of time before they collapse, and it is better to have a little more money to operate for the big guys, than to be repossessed by the treasury after being raided in the future.

Of course, the money of the Cai Shi family will not be in vain, and their four major families will definitely try their best to protect them.

The matter of the silver has been agreed, and then the invitation should be issued.

"Let's go to my house, call Zhou, Xu, Wei, Lei, Liu and other families, or let them come if they are willing to come!" Liang Jirong said slowly.

"I'm sure they'll all be coming!" Tan Zengqing said with a smile.

After all, it's about big business, and everyone's interests are at stake, so who would be absent from such an important occasion?

Everyone present had no opinion on this point, so the next thing they discussed was the specific share to be apportioned to the major families.

This point must be generally fair, otherwise it is easy to cause contradictions, which is not conducive to the union of their wealthy clans.

But after all, the four major families are not monolithic, they have their own followers, so they all have to fight for the interests of their younger brothers, resulting in the next conversation full of gunpowder.

After about half an hour of arguing, all the shares were finally finalized, and the hall was quiet.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the time is set for ...... Tomorrow, how? Liang Jirong said in a deep voice.

"Can ......"

"I hope this meeting will go a little smoother!" Du Zhaoyu said in a deep voice, after all, no one can guarantee that Chen Xiaoting will not refuse this time.

"I hope so!" Tan Zengqing also sighed, no one wanted to meet Chen Xiaoting and break the bloodstream.