Compared with the merchants who hid silver when they made money, and compared with the wealthy merchants who usually only had the demand for luxury goods, Li Zhi's manufacturing industry had a great economic pulling capacity. Li Zhi's soap and fine cotton cloth www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion were continuously sold all over the country, earning silver from all over the country, and then spreading to Tianjin through industrial investment and the monthly consumption of workers, which directly increased Tianjin's prosperity.

By June, the number of beggars in Tianjin Wei had decreased a lot, and even the pedestrians on the road were a little faster.

As a traverser, Li Zhi observed the changes in Tianjin in the past few months, and knew that his industry had brought great benefits to the entire Tianjin Wei people. It's a pity that he is not the chief of Tianjin Wei, and he can only watch the spillover effect of the industry to benefit others. Seeing this, Li Zhi somewhat wanted to get an official position in this era and directly manage a piece of land.

However, the reality is skinny, Li Zhi not only did not enjoy the spillover effect of his own industry, but the trouble caused by the expansion of the industry found him.

On the morning of 13 June, Li Zhi was about to go to the textile factory after breakfast, but he saw Lu Huarong, one of the eight largest businessmen in Tianjin, walking to his door with a large number of people. Lu Huarong was dressed in black, and the dozen or so helpers behind him were also all dressed in black shorts, menacing.

Seeing so many people coming to the door, the two family members standing guard at the door of Li Zhi's house were like great enemies, blocking Lu Huarong's people to prevent them from breaking into the courtyard.

But where can two family members stop a dozen or so people? Lu Huarong's subordinates did it directly, and four or five of them rushed up, relying on the crowd to press Li Zhi's family against the wall, ignoring Li Zhi's family's angry scolding, just not letting Li Zhi's family move. Then Lu Huarong snorted coldly and walked into the courtyard of the Li family with his subordinates.

Hearing the unusual movement at the door, the other eight family members guarding Li Zhi's house ran out with sticks and confronted Lu Huarong's people in the courtyard.

Li Zhi's younger brother Li Xing and mother Zheng looked at the comer, both of them were shocked, and the two didn't know what was going on, they just looked at Li Zhi in a panic.

Standing in the courtyard, Lu Huarong looked at Li Zhi's family members and shouted, "Li Zhi, you come out!" ”

Li Zhi secretly said that trouble came to the door, and after a moment of silence, he walked out of the hall and said to Lu Huarong, "Are you looking for me?" ”

"Of course I'm looking for you!" Lu Huarong stared at Li Zhi with a pair of small eyes, and said loudly: "Li Zhi, what did you think about when I told you last time to ask you to bid to sell me the soap formula?" ”

This Lu Huarong has been dormant for a few months, and today I don't know why, I made a move! Looking at this posture, he is ready to buy and sell strongly.

Li Zhi replied lightly: "Did you rush into my house for this matter?" ”

Lu Huarong snorted coldly and said loudly: "Today is different from the past, today I not only want to buy your soap formula, but also buy your new loom and new spinning machine method!" You make an offer! ”

In the past few months, Li Zhi's fine cloth has become famous all over the world, this Lu Huarong not only covets the formula of soap, but now he is eyeing Li Zhi's textile machinery, wanting to eat all Li Zhi's secret skills in one bite.

It's really a lack of people's hearts.

Li Zhi replied loudly: "What if I don't sell it? ”

Lu Huarong narrowed his eyes and said loudly: "If you don't bid, I'll help you set a price, the soap formula plus the practice of two machines, the price is five hundred taels!" Laughing arrogantly, Lu Huarong said: "Five hundred taels, enough to buy five yards like yours, the price I gave is not low, right?" ”

Li Zhi sneered and said, "I said that my recipe has been shared with Master Xu. Whether to sell it or not to you, I want Master Xu to agree. Now that I have asked for you, Master Xu is unwilling to sell it to you, and I have no choice. ”

Li Zhi knew that Lu Huarong was afraid of Xu Mince, so he repeated the old trick and used Xu Mice to block him.

However, Li Zhi didn't expect that Lu Huarong had already investigated the relationship between Xu Mince and Li Zhi.

Lu Huarong snorted coldly and scolded loudly: "You kid who hasn't grown all your hair, and you dare to lie to me?" I had already gone to Xu's Mansion five days ago to ask, and Xu Mince personally told me that he didn't know your recipe at all! ”

With a glaring of eyes, Lu Huarong said: "Boy, let me tell you directly, my brother is the Tongzhi of the Qing Military Hall!" I'll give you five hundred taels, those formula machines of yours, you have to sell them, and you have to sell them if you don't sell them! ”

Unexpectedly, Lu Huarong went to Xu Mince's place to ask, no wonder he dared to rush into his yard today.

But even if Li Zhi's lies are exposed, he still can't be convinced. This Lu Huarong wanted to eat all Li Zhi's secrets in one bite, but Li Zhi couldn't retreat.

Li Zhi looked at Lu Huarong's eyes and said loudly: "I'm sorry, soap recipes and textile machinery are not sold!" ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Lu Huarong's face darkened. Snorting coldly, Lu Huarong said: "Li Zhi, I'll give you five hundred taels now, you don't want to toast or eat and drink." I'll give you three days, and if you still can't think about it clearly after three days, don't blame me Lu Huarong for taking it forcibly! ”

Li Zhi shouted: "Lu Huarong, don't you dare to do it with my family's team?" ”

Lu Huarong laughed and said loudly: "I beat your family Ding team, and the fight was in vain!" If your family dares to resist, Lord Tongzhi will arrest you and put you in prison. No matter how many people you Li Zhi have, do you dare to rebel? ”

Hearing this, Li Zhi's family members were dumbfounded. Since ancient times, the family members of officials have been arrogant, but there are very few who are arrogant to the extent of Lu Huarong. Where are these merchants, this is clearly a group of bandits.

After Lu Huarong finished saying the cruel words, he looked at Li Zhi triumphantly, wanting to see the look of fear on Li Zhi's face.

However, he watched for a long time, and he didn't see Li Zhi's cowering. Lu Huarong saw Li Zhi frowning, as if he was thinking about something, and seemed not afraid of Lu Huarong's threat at all. Lu Huarong scolded in his heart, and secretly said that this Li Zhi was stupid by himself.

The hole cards have been played, and Lu Huarong has nothing to say cruelly, he flicked his sleeves and left the courtyard of the Li family with his subordinates, leaving the stunned Li family Ding and the Li family of three.

Watching Lu Huarong's men leave, Li Zhi's mother Zheng was weak under her feet, sat on a chair, and muttered, "Zhi'er, we are in big trouble this time." How can our family stop such people? I'm afraid that our family's wealth is coming to an end. ”

Li Xing looked at Li Zhi and said, "Big brother, he has the support of his acquaintance, and we can't resist it at all." ”

Li Zhi looked at his mother and younger brother, shook his head and said, "That's not all. ”

Zheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Li Zhi and said, "Zhi'er, do you have a way?" Can we fight the Qing Army Hall? ”

Li Zhi said: "Mother, if nothing happens, we can fight with this Lu Huarong." ”

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Li Xing and Zheng looked at each other and were speechless.

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Li Xing, I'm going to Qianzhuang to deposit a thousand taels of silver as a silver ticket, you can go with me." ”