The breakfast shops, tea shops, and restaurants operated by Wuqing in the past were not large enough to touch the interests of those big families, so although there was contact, the threat was not great. Now that Wuqing wants to get involved in the salt industry, then he has to think about it.

The energy of these great families is terrifying, they can guide the emperor to make choices, and they can influence the emperor's decision-making from a certain degree. Although Wu Qing has developed for several years, his foundation is too weak, and even if he encounters any of them, he is not able to contend with them.

But now that the Salt Gang has fallen, the profit gap left behind is really a piece of fatty and tender meat, and everyone wants to take a bite.

Yangzhou Governor Shi Chen Jingzhi also seemed to want to get involved, and he asked Wu Qing to come up with an idea. Now on both sides of the Huai River to Yancheng, nearly eighty percent of the salt farms are about 800 bought by Wuqing, and the salt piled up every day is as high as a hill, and the salt backlog is very great every day.

On this day, Wu Qing was discussing with Chen Jingzhi's brother-in-law Liu Quan in the study, and finally finalized each item, that is, Wuqing contributed money to establish Jiangbei Salt Bank, Chen Jingzhi got a dividend of one percent, and Chen Jingzhi gave help to officialdom, but his brother-in-law must be one of the salt bank managers. Wu Qing weighed it and agreed.

Let the slave send Liu Quan away, and when Wu Qing was thinking about how to deal with the family that was about to fight, a servant came to tell him.

"Childe, someone from the Xiao clan in Lanling came to visit."

Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, and said to himself: "Lanling Xiao Clan? "Now in the Jiangnan area, it can be regarded as a big family, although it is not as good as "Li Cui Wang Lu Zheng", but it is indeed a famous family. Wu Qing didn't dare to slack off, so he got up and walked out of the study and walked out of the house.

When I arrived outside the house, I saw a middle-aged man enjoying the beautiful scenery of Slender West Lake. Hearing the footsteps behind him, he quickly turned around and bowed deeply. said: "Lanling Xiao Gui visited, how good is the son of labor to come to welcome, Xiao is ashamed." ”

Wu Qing also hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "Xiao Gong is too modest, the younger generation is a grass people, today Xiao Gong came to the door, it is really full of brilliance." ”

The two were modest, the servant opened the door, and the middle-aged man took a step and stepped into the mansion. For the Tang family, these etiquettes are exquisite. Wu Qing was a big headache. This is also the reason why he has been reluctant to deal with these big clans for many years. And although the Wu family was made by Wu Meiniang to be ranked first in the world, there is always a feeling of being a monkey. These famous families, the most particular thing is that they are the right people. The impact on future generations is not indisputable.

Arrived at the guest hall. Xiao Gui introduced himself as the younger brother of Xiao Ren, the head of the Xiao family in Lanling. Xiao Gui.

Xiao since Emperor Taizong. Nowadays, there is some decline, and there are relatively few people who are officials, and the official position is not high. But no matter what, the Xiao family is a big family in the south of the Yangtze River.

Wu Qing naturally knew about the world's famous families, but he knew a lot about the Xiao family, and the Xiao family once established the Southern Liang for the royal family. Later, the Sui Dynasty was established, Empress Xiao changed her mother to the world, and the Xiao family reached its peak. Later, the Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty was established, and Xiao Yu was the prime minister. It was even more prominent.

However, during this period, the Xiao clan was deliberately suppressed by Emperor Li Zhi, and now it is somewhat in decline.

The two sat down separately, and Wu Qing naturally wanted to perform his own tea ceremony, not only to calm down and think about countermeasures, but also to let Xiao Gui see that he was not in a hurry, which was conducive to negotiation.

At the time of a stick of incense, Wu Qing put a tea set in front of Xiao Gui, and then made tea himself, and when the pale green tea flowed into the celadon tea cup seven points full, he said: "Please Xiao Gong taste tea." ”

Drinking tea is something that the Jiangnan scholars are proud of, but now the tea ceremony of Wuqing has given these Jiangnan scholars a refreshing feeling. Xiao Gui saw Wu Qing boiling tea, making tea, and tasting tea with his own eyes, and in his heart, he couldn't help but have more appreciation for the young man in front of him, which can be said to be a real insight into the moral cultivation of this young man.

Xiao Gui was dressed in a Confucian shirt, and there was a sense of closeness between his gestures, Wu Qing knew that this was the cultivation of the big clan and the spirit of the big clan. These big clans, who occupy the best political, educational, and economic resources in the Tang Dynasty, don't know how much higher than the common people since they were born. It is no wonder that since Emperor Taizong, he has been constantly suppressing the scholars.

Xiao Gui put down the teacup and said, "Gongzi can actually taste the tea ceremony from the tea tasting, which can be said to be unprecedented. Childe is a true gentleman also. ”

Wu Qing smiled: "A gentleman doesn't dare to be a gentleman, but he wants to be a complete villain, but he can't do it." Gong Xiao came today, but what did he have for the juniors. ”

Xiao Gui likes this feeling very much, especially with such an excellent junior so humble, he said: "I know that Gongzi has bought a lot of salt farms since the Huainan Huaibei Salt Gang Tree fell and scattered, I don't know why Gongzi bought so many salt farms?" ”

Wu Qing smiled bitterly: "The Wu family is not as good as the Xiao family, although he has the grace of the queen of heaven and has a family business, but after all, the foundation is too thin, if he goes to the queen of heaven every day, then I will starve." ”

For Wu Qing to be so humble, Xiao Gui nodded, Wu Qing was indeed right, even their Xiao family now had to focus on accumulating wealth. But today he has a heavy responsibility, so he arched his hand and said: "I also drank the tea, Childe, I am here for those salt farms, if Gongzi is willing to transfer some salt farms, my Xiao family is willing to take it back at ten times the price." ”

"Ten times? Xiao Gong is too polite, I know that Xiao Gong must have seen that Wu didn't know how to do business, and there was no market. Wu Qing is also not polite, when it comes to interests, you can't tolerate them.

Xiao Gui obviously didn't expect Wu Qing to be so ignorant, although Wu Qing was the nephew of the queen of heaven, they were not afraid. So he said: "My Xiao family has been running Jiangnan for generations, and it has its own market, if the son monopolizes us, this friendship will naturally exist." ”

Wu Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, this is just a friendship, this Xiao family is really too arrogant. The Zhang family, the Zhou family, the Shen family, etc. in the Wuyue area, although they are in decline, are also Jiangnan clans. What's more, there are now big families such as the Li family and the Cui family who rule the world.

Wu Qing said: "That's it, Wu is not nonsense, I am going to open a Jiangbei salt store in Yangzhou City, if the Xiao family is willing to invest, the dividend will be twenty-eight points, if not, then each depends on his ability." ”

Hearing Wu Qing's sudden change of words, although Xiao Gui was not satisfied, his face was still light, and he said: "I still have to tell the head of the family about this matter, and I hope that I will meet my son again in five days." ”

Wu Qing said: "This is very good, then Wu will wait for Xiao Gong's good news." ”

Sending away the Lanling Xiao clan, Wu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, anyway, he also said the conditions, if the Lanling Xiao clan didn't want to, he couldn't help it.

"Childe, Wu Xing, Shen and other families are here." A servant said.

Wu Qing sneered, it seems that everything that should come should come, Wu Qing smiled: "Please come in!" (To be continued......)