While dumping by He Paper in 22 states, it was also vigorously resisted by the base paper mills in various states. Thinking about it, it is understandable that taking people's money will undoubtedly cut off people's livelihoods, and it will definitely receive an extremely strong backlash. Luo Baiheng's shop in Ningzhou was seized by the local government, and 50,000 pieces of paper were seized for allegedly falsely reporting the transaction amount to evade the municipal tax that should have been levied.

This alone has lost nearly five million money, Luo Baiheng is not easy to bully, looking for people everywhere to dredge, but it is a certain child of the Hu family in Ningzhou who offended, and they have sent a message that He Paper will not be allowed to enter Ningzhou from now on, otherwise, even Luo Baiheng will be imprisoned.

Most of Luo Baiheng's network is in Yangzhou, so he can only endure this breath and come back to inform Xu You. Xu You immediately wrote a letter to Meng Xingchun, who was far away in Jinling, and Meng Xingchun did not hesitate, and immediately told the Ningzhou Crouching Tiger Division to go to the Hu family to communicate privately. As a prominent family, although he was not afraid of Silifu, he was not willing to offend him because of such a trivial matter, and after finding out the reason, he severely reprimanded the child of the family who had a competitive relationship with Luo Baiheng, returned the seized Youhe paper, and promised to do business in the future by their own ability, and not to play with the means of the next work.

The crisis in Ningzhou has been resolved, but other states have also had problems one after another. In order to fight against the He paper, some paper mills have carried out a sharp price reduction, and hired people to slander on the market, saying that the paper is difficult to put for a long time, the first look of the color is smooth, but after half a year, it will turn yellow and crack, and the writing and painting will absorb ink and scatter ink, such rumors, none of which are true, but there is also a very market, and some people take out the batch of paper produced by Liu Yan as a demonstration, mixing up the audio-visual, and deepening the credibility of the rumors.

Since ancient times, business competition is nothing more than quality, price, service, public opinion four means, Yangzhou because of Zhang Zihua, Gu Yun, Zhu Zhi and other celebrities endorsement, by the paper unimpeded, by the family of the door valve love. However, in some remote states, traffic is blocked, information lags behind, and once public opinion is manipulated by people with ulterior motives, word of mouth is smashed, and it is difficult to quickly occupy the market.

In view of this, in order to maintain its high-end status and not easily reduce prices to fight a price war, Xu You discussed with Fang Kang and Yan Shujian and launched Yuan Bai Paper in advance. Yuanbai paper is made of bamboo, which has the advantages of large amount, easy availability and low cost compared to the rattan skin required by He paper. It's just that Yuan Bai Paper must use the bamboo in Fuchun County, Xu You sent someone to send a letter to Zhu Zhi first, he is now the assassin of Jiangzhou, not in Fuchun, but he can ventilate the person in charge of this matter in Fuchun, with the relationship between the two, it should not be a big problem.

One of the advantages of restoring the scholarly status is that you no longer have to live in a corner of Qiantang, and you can go where you want to go. Tidy up a little, go down the Fuchun River, the scenery on both sides of the river is beautiful, it can be called a fairyland on earth.

Xu You, Zuo Yan and Qingming stood at the head of the boat, and everywhere they went, they listened to Qingming explain relevant allusions and celebrity anecdotes, adding a little leisurely to this journey. It is evening when arriving in Fuchun, the sunset is sprinkled with afterglow, the bamboo sea is swaying with the wind, the fisherman who returns late sings a pleasant western song, the girl in the raccoon giggles and walks along the bluestone slab together, and the rice field in the distance is sandwiched with green and yellow grass, spreading to the side of the mountain, like a beauty stroking the qin, pleasing to the eye.

"What a beautiful place!"

The beauty of Wu County is everyone's beauty; The beauty of Qiantang is a small jasper; The beauty of Fuchun is between the two, without everyone's grace, without the delicacy of a small family, without losing the elegance in the rough, and there is a true chapter in the ordinary.

Xu You breathed deeply into the fresh air that he would never breathe in the future life, and was in the pure ecological natural beauty, if he wanted to choose the most livable place in Chu State, he would vote for Fuchun.

A good place for the Zhu family!

There were seven people standing at the dock, led by Zhu Yi, who was eight feet tall and had an extraordinary bearing, which was three points similar to Zhu Zhi's appearance, but even more heroic and uninhibited. He was followed by Zhu Cong, the eldest son of the Zhu family, and several other important figures of the Zhu family.

"I've seen General Zhu!"

Zhu Yi, the current general of Yingyang, was very kind to Xu You, holding his hand, not letting him salute, and said with a smile: "I heard that your name is Fourth Uncle Zhu Zhi and you call me a general, it's too alienating, right?" ”

Xu You doesn't know much about Zhu Yi, he only knows that he is righteous, he keeps his word, has an excellent reputation among the people, and is regarded as an idol-level figure by Jiangdong Ranger.

When he was young, Zhu Yi traveled to Jingzhou and met a Confucian scholar Zhou Borong by chance. Due to an urgent matter to leave, when they broke up, Zhu Yi said that he would come to visit Zhou's mother two years later. In the following two years, there was no news, and on the day of the appointment, Zhou Borong told his mother about this and asked her to prepare some wine and food. Zhou's mother didn't believe it, she casually said two years ago that Jingzhou was thousands of miles away from Yangzhou, how could she not care about hardships in order to visit her? Zhou Borong said that Zhu Yi would never lose his trust, and sure enough, as soon as the wine and food were prepared, Zhu Yi knocked on the door.

For such a character, Xu You is very respectful!

"Second uncle!"

"Yes, that's refreshing!"

Zhu Yi laughed and said, "Qilang, this time I come to Fuchun, I must stay longer." After speaking, she suddenly blinked and said, "That girl Lingbo heard that you are coming, and she is rushing here from Yongjia County, and she wants me to keep you...... Ha! ”

Of course Xu You remembered Zhu Lingbo, eccentric and sharp-toothed, even Gu Yun couldn't talk about her, but seeing Zhu Yi's disrespectful look, he suddenly felt a big head.

Maybe I shouldn't have written that letter to Zhu Zhi......

Xu You has learned Jiang Zuo Zhuge many times about his scheming, it is best not to really do what he thinks, otherwise, he will come to Fuchun this time, but he will throw himself into the mouth of the tiger and regret it.

Zhu's manor is open and vast from the outside, with layers of maple leaves dyeing the sky red, and cooking smoke rising from the winding and undulating rooftops, as if walking in a painting in the south of the Yangtze River.

Xu You admired as he walked, and Zhu Yi smiled: "This is the handwriting of the fourth brother, and we don't understand it." "Entering the courtyard gate, one after another into the house, by the mountain and the momentum, the ladder to build a house, almost endless. There is no gold and silver as decoration, no pearl and jade as a curtain, you can be in the middle, but you can really feel the majestic atmosphere and profound heritage of the family door valve.

Zhu Yi did not take Xu You to the main hall, which is the place to receive guests, but took him to a quiet and quiet courtyard in the back mountain. The mountain spring waterfall flows straight down from the back of the yard, several towering trees go straight into the sky, the plum blossoms in full bloom are swaying behind the bamboo window, and the bamboo sea is undulating in the distance, the sound of the waves is bursting, and the heart is suddenly relaxed and happy.

At first sight, Xu You liked it here.

"This is where our brothers usually meet, and no one disturbs us, so Shichiro lives here, so he can be more relaxed."

Xu You hurriedly humbled and said, "It's too troublesome for the second uncle." ”

"What's the trouble? Coming to Fuchun is like going home, don't be polite to me! ”

Zhu Yi said casually, but the sincerity in his tone was irrefutable. Xu You is such a city, and he is also a little moved in the face of Zhu Yi, no wonder this person can be famous in the rivers and lakes, and he is indeed not an idle person.

After sitting down and talking, Zhu Yi took the initiative to mention the matter of the bamboo forest, and said, "I received a letter from the fourth brother a few days ago, saying that Qilang needs some bamboo. This thing is not of much use to us, Shichiro can take it, as for the price......"

Xu You said: "The price is easy to say, although the second uncle speaks, I have nothing to say!" ”

Zhu Yi laughed loudly and said: "Qilang's words can underestimate me Zhu Yi, ten miles downstream from here, there are 10,000 acres of bamboo forests on the west bank of the Fuchun River, and today I will give them all to Qilang!" ”

"Never!" Xu Youwan refused: "In business, I want this bamboo to make a profit from paper, since it is beneficial, how can I take advantage of the second uncle in vain?" ”

Zhu Yi's face sank, and he said, "Isn't it outside again...... Do you have to let my fourth brother come back and tell you? ”

Xu You smiled bitterly, stabilized his mind, got up, and said, "In this way, You has accepted the gift of the second uncle!" ”

"Okay, this is the quiet night that everyone in Jiangzuo admires, bold and straightforward, and the demeanor of celebrities!"

After finishing the business, Zhu Yi ordered the banquet, Zhu Cong and others to accompany them, and talked about poetry and essays and the affairs of the wind and moon during the banquet, but they were also happy. Zhu Cong came to Xu Youzao drunken with a wine glass, and asked: "Weizhi, I read last night and read that 'a gentleman seeks a way but does not seek food. Ploughing is also in it; Learn also, Lu is in it. A gentleman is not worried about poverty. 'Thinking and meditating, I don't know what to do, would you like to ask for advice?' ”

Xu You is not only famous, but he also returned to the scholar clan, but he surrendered his identity to do business and profit, and did not hesitate to go to Zhumen in person to seek the bamboo forest. What is bamboo? From the Book of Poetry, bamboo represents the high and free, independent and noble and valued by the world, but to Xu You, it has become a tool to make money.

Zhu Cong asked, there were ridicule, slander, ridicule, and temptation!

Zhu Yi had a smile on his face, the wine glass in his hand was slowly put down, his eyes were blazing, looking at Zhu Cong's back, and a sharp light flashed at once.

Xu You said with a smile: "Some people plan for food, and some people plan for the Tao, it's just different paths." A gentleman seeks the way, hears, sees, learns, and acts; The villain makes profits, and eats, plows, and eats. Stealing thinks that each has its own way, and there is no difference. Guan Ziyun, Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are enough and knows honor and disgrace, Brother Ziming, you have a family to follow, you don't know the people's suffering, go to see the displaced people in Qiantang and even most of Yangzhou, they are not clothed, they are not hungry, you let them do the gentleman's way of hearing, seeing, learning, and doing, but I am afraid it will not work. What's more, Mencius Yun: No gentleman can cure a savage, and no savage will raise a gentleman. Is there a superiority between the two? To put it mildly, if there are no such profit-seekers, how can Brother Ziming sit back and enjoy his success? ”

Zhu Cong, nicknamed the two-legged book, naturally would not be easily moved by Xu You's sharp words, and retorted: "Ke Weizhi is neither a villain nor a savage, but a gentleman. Zi said: If you give a good gift, the people will not dare to be disrespectful; If the righteousness is good, the people will not dare to disobey; If you have a good letter, the people will not dare to be ruthless. If the husband is so, then the people of the Quartet will carry their sons and come to the place, and use the crops? Brother Wei's backbone is extremely high, and he is luxuriant, if he becomes an official and governs with virtue, what will he get from this 10,000 acres of bamboo forest? Why do you want to seek wealth and profit, and be willing to go to the house? ”

Xu You obviously felt Zhu Cong's hostility, it was said that the first time the two met, it would not be so tense, there should be another reason, shook his head and smiled, and said: "Brother Ziming likes to use the language of the master, and I think he has a lot of attainments in the Analects. I happened to have sleepless on the ship last night, and I also have doubts to ask for advice. Zi said: The scholars of the past are themselves, and the scholars of today are people, how to solve it? ”

Zhu Cong's face suddenly turned red to his neck.

Xu You accepted it when he saw it, raised his wine glass, and said, "I don't read much, if you are offended, please don't blame Ziming!" ”

It is said that the victory and defeat have been divided, Xu You's posture is extremely low, if he is a smart person, he will find a step down. Unexpectedly, Zhu Cong hatefully shook the sleeves of his robe, knelt down after returning to the case, and did not drink with Xu You.

This is humiliation, Xu You snorted coldly in his belly, and he no longer showed mercy when he spoke, and said: "Yi" Yun: A gentleman learns to gather, asks to argue, is lenient to live, and benevolent is to act. Zi Ming learns and gathers, and everyone knows it," this is the nickname that alludes to his two-legged book, "Ask to argue, I have seen it today." Can be lenient to live, benevolent to act, and where is the wideness, where is benevolence? This is to ridicule him for provoking the debate first, but he has no grace and is extremely rude.

Zhu Cong opened his mouth to argue, but found that he couldn't say Xu You no matter what, this son's poetry can be called unique, but he didn't expect Jingyi to be so good, and he was really careless today.

Xu You is ruthless, so it is natural to chase after the poor man with the remaining Yong, and said: "Xun Ziyun: The learning of a gentleman is also in the ear, in the heart, in the four bodies, and in the form of movement; At the end, creeping and moving, one can be the law. The learning of the villain is also in the ear, out of the mouth, and between the mouth and the ear is four inches of the ear, which is enough to be beautiful for a seven-foot body? The learning of a gentleman, that is, the learning of oneself, is to make you in Mingmingde, in being close to the people, and in stopping at the best. Instead of letting you suppress others with self-righteous truths, to show off, to be a good teacher, that is just learning for people, and it is inferior, and it also buries your surname! ”

These words were not serious, Zhu Cong couldn't sit still anymore, and left the table on the spot regardless of Zhu Yi's face.

Xu You saw Zhu Cong leave, turned his head to Zhu Yi and said, "You came to ask for the bamboo forest, but he unintentionally offended Brother Ziming and made it difficult for the second uncle to be caught in the middle. Early tomorrow morning, I will say goodbye first, and then I will plead guilty to the second and fourth uncles! ”

Zhu Yi shook his head and said, "What did Qilang say?" I am not deaf or blind during the feast, and I have my own ability to distinguish who is right and who is wrong. You can live in peace, my Zhu family is not such a rude thing! ”

At this point, the banquet was already boring, and Xu You's boat was tired, so Zhu Yi ordered someone to withdraw the banquet and let Xu You rest early.

Leaving Guancanghai, Zhu Yi returned to his room and was served by the maid to change his clothes, and someone outside said "Da Lang is here", sighed, and said, "Let him come in!" ”

Zhu Cong entered the house and bowed his head and was silent.

Zhu Yi didn't pay attention to him, slowly cleaned his hands, drank the ginseng soup, and then lit the incense with his own hands, and waited for the incense to burn for half a burn, and suddenly said: "Ziming, you are wrong!" ”

Zhu Cong raised his head and said, "Am I wrong?" ”

"Yes, you shouldn't offend Xu You!" Zhu Yi's eyes were full of disappointment, and he said: "I received the news, put down the important matter at hand, and rushed back three hundred miles a day, just to let you and Xu You have a good relationship." It's good that you have sinned against him completely by the will of wine! ”

Zhu Cong was still unconvinced, and said, "How could I intentionally offend?" The second uncle also heard it, I just studied his knowledge, but how could he be tolerant of his tongue? Besides, it's okay to offend the remnants of the Xu family! ”

"You!" Zhu Yi hated that iron could not become steel, and said: "Xu You and Ziyu intersected in Qiantang, and because of Ling Bo, Ziyu is quite grateful to Xu You. But that doesn't justify your recklessness! Do you understand? Xu You is not necessarily on Ziyu's side, he moved Jiangzuo with his literary fame, and he lost all his martial arts, so he should make friends with literati like you, not a martial idiot like Ziyu! ”

The more Zhu Yi spoke, the more angry he became, pacing back and forth, and said: "The most important thing is that your fourth uncle attaches great importance to Xu You, and this kind of attention is even beyond your imagination. In my opinion, if there is really someone who can influence your fourth uncle's decisions and thoughts, this person must be Xu You. ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Cong was completely stunned.

"There are some words that I didn't want to tell you too clearly, thinking that with your intelligence and cleverness, you can always understand them. Who would have thought that he would be so stupid today? Zhu Yi almost pointed at Zhu Cong's head and scolded, and said: "No matter who wants the position of the head of the family, I can't succeed, the third brother can't succeed, and the fifth brother can't succeed, without the support of your fourth uncle, it's tantamount to wishful thinking." But your fourth uncle is obviously biased towards Ziyu now, if you don't fight anymore, even if I stand behind you, it won't help! ”

Zhu Cong bowed his head wiltedly, firstly, he was dissatisfied with Xu You's literary name, secondly, he was nostalgic for Xu You's relationship with Zhu Rui, and thirdly, he looked down on Xu You's businessman's behavior, so he made trouble at the banquet, but he couldn't imagine that he was not only embarrassed to lose, but also caused such serious consequences!

However, Zhu Cong is also a person who can bend and stretch, and immediately thought of a way to remedy it, and said: "Second uncle, I will go to Xu You tomorrow to ask for guilt, this son is profit-seeking, and it should not be difficult to subdue him." It's a big deal to give him the land where the 10,000 acres of bamboo forest is located, I don't believe he is not moved! ”

"That's a way to do it!" Zhu Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Don't show up tomorrow, I'll try him again." ”