Chapter 130: The Four Rich Men of Fancheng!
"Master, what kind of memory are you? When we were about to leave the map shop with Sister Lin today, didn't the little second master just appear and chat with Sister Lin for a while? ”
Seeing that Leng Chitong was so forgetful, squeaking under the moon and holding his forehead, the feeling of shame in his heart arose, and he was really almost speechless.
When Leng Chitong heard this, the figure of a young man in a gorgeous costume flashed in his mind.
"Oh! That guy? Just by that pervert...... It is also one of the four wealthy men of this Fancheng!? ”
He was a little surprised, and after asking anxiously, he kicked his legs, got up, and came to Shangguan Hao and Squeak.
The word "pervert", when I heard it squeaky, I felt that Leng Chitong's description was very appropriate, and I felt that his words were really straightforward, which seemed to be inappropriate.
However, after thinking about it, looking at Leng Chitong, who has always acted in a straightforward and silly style, it seems to be simple and beautiful, but Squeak secretly feels that he is cute like this, and can't help but hide his mouth and smile.
"Regarding Siniang's close relationship with the four rich masters, I expect that the entire Fancheng is known to everyone, and I have naturally heard of it. Although I can feel that Siniang is actually reluctant to deal with them, I really don't know the reason for this...... Perhaps, it is because they are rich and powerful, and Siniang is not easy to offend? ”
Shangguan Hao's thick and moderate red lips were closed under the slightly cool moonlight, and the color of confusion hidden in his eyes became more and more intense.
Squeak brought his little face closer, "Brother Shangguan, I don't know what the origin of those four rich men is?" ”
Shangguan Hao was sitting precariously, his gaze followed the cold red pupils and the three of them for a week, and then his face became serious, "The four rich men are indeed the biggest figures. You don't know that the four of them monopolize the four trade routes in Hongzhou, and these four people alone control almost one-third of the economic lifeline of the entire Hongzhou! ”
"Just these four people!? A third of the entire Hongzhou!? ”
Squeak almost couldn't believe his ears, and he also felt that he was lonely and unheard, he was really surprised, he never expected that there were four big people with such strong financial resources in this inconspicuous Fancheng!
You must know that even in Yunguang City, the capital of Hongzhou, although there are many rich people, no one has ever been able to sit on such a family business!
"After all, you are not businessmen, so it is reasonable not to know the four of them."
Shangguan Hao's face was warm and he looked at the stunned squeak and smiled lightly.
"Like the little second master you saw today, his name is Fan Tianci, the third young master of the Fan family, don't look at him, he looks a little foolish, but he is naturally intelligent and very business-minded, and now he is only a weak crown, and he is already capable of managing the major salt farms under the huge Fan family."
"Two years ago, Fan Xiong, the old man of the Fan family, suddenly fell seriously ill, and he couldn't afford to be bedridden, and he died before he even had time to arrange the future! The major families of the Fan family coveted the big fat meat of the Fan family for a while, and secretly fought among themselves, but everyone with some qualifications tried to take advantage of the chaos of the Fan family, and the chaos of the situation can be imagined! ”
"However, just when everyone in Fancheng thought that the Fan family, which had always been infinitely beautiful, might come to an end, the third young master, who had been raised in Yancheng, suddenly rushed back to Fancheng quickly!"
"Seeing him come in a hurry as a hairy boy who was not yet a weak crown, no one in the Fan family took him seriously at that time."
Unexpectedly, others did not enter the Fan house, but they first beat the gong and drum outside the door of the Fan family's main house, attracting the people of Fancheng to come forward to watch, even if it was attracted by everyone. Then, he shouted worldly filial piety, intending to force the Fan family to stop the internal contradictions in the family, and immediately began to handle the affairs of Master Fan! ”
"Being made such a fuss by him, everyone in the Fan family is probably afraid that they will have a bad reputation in Fancheng in the future, and they can't make trouble for Fan Tianci for no reason, after all, he is the biological son of Master Fan, and there is nothing wrong to pick on!"
"Then, taking advantage of the emptiness of the Fan family's funeral, he quickly figured out the main forces of the Fan family, identified the contradictions between their interests, and easily broke up those unreliable temporary alliances with one blow, and gave them some benefits respectively, so as to stabilize people's hearts."
"To everyone's surprise, this Fan Tianci is really clever in his methods, and he is also extremely resolute in handling things, and in less than half a month, he actually quelled the civil strife of the Fan family!"
After this incident, this young man who came down out of thin air suddenly gained prestige in the powerful Fan family, and no one was dissatisfied! He naturally took over the Fan family's industry and sat in the position of the second master of Fancheng, and since then, he has been called the little second master! The major salt farms under the Fan family are well organized! ”
Shangguan Hao said these things vividly, his dark eyes shining in the faint moonlight, and it was difficult to hide the reverence and admiration for Fan Tianci in his heart.
Leng Chitong listened suspiciously, and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, it was really difficult to connect the monstrous and bloody figure in Shangguan Hao's mouth with the merry boy he had seen before.
"That little second master is so powerful!"
Wang Yun also listened very carefully and carefully on the side, and even forgot to stuff the refreshments in his hand into his mouth, and he was really shocked after hearing it, and couldn't help but exclaim.
He couldn't believe that he had seen such an amazing person so close today!
"What about the other three rich men? Are they all so good? ”
Squeaky blinked his smart eyes and continued to ask curiously.
Shangguan Hao pondered for a moment, went through the situation of these people in his mind, and said: "Among the four rich masters, the leader is Wang Qi, who is known as the master. The Wang family has the most important tea planting hills in Hongzhou, so almost more than eighty percent of the tea shop business in Hongzhou has long been monopolized in the hands of the Wang family. ”
"The reason why Wang Qi is ranked first among the four wealthy men is not only because the Wang family has the most abundant financial resources in their hands, but also because their Wang family has always paid a lot of financial resources to support the disaster relief of Leng's Villa. Therefore, the reputation of the Fancheng royal family is extremely high in the hearts of ordinary people in the entire Hongshan territory. Especially the old man Wang Qi, who has now taken over the entire family business of the Wang family, has brought the already remarkable financial resources of the Nuo Dawang family to the highest peak in history! ”
"It's just that, according to rumors, this Wang Qi's mind is quite deep, and it's hard to say whether his real personality is good or bad......"
Saying that, Shangguan Hao smiled bitterly, "After all, we little people have never been in contact with him. ”
At this time, Wang Yun felt a little puzzled, looked at Shangguan Hao in confusion, and asked, "What?" Brother Shangguan hasn't even come into contact with this Wang Qi master? Didn't he say that he and Miss Lin were very close? ”
Wang Yun hesitated for a while, feeling that Lin Siniang should be called Aunt Lin at his age, but thinking of her bright and moving face, he finally decided to change her name to Miss Lin......
Shangguan Hao frowned, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes, "You don't know, Siniang has always been reluctant for me to go to her map shop." Maybe you don't want me to see her insincere appearance? Or...... Don't you want me to be caught in these troubled waters? ”
At this point, Shangguan Hao shook his head helplessly, and let out a long sigh: "Hey! In short, since Siniang doesn't want me to get involved, I won't bother her......"
Squeak listened quietly on the side, she had always been thoughtful, and she had already faintly sensed many suspicious things about this Lin Siniang.
She secretly pondered in her heart that Lin Siniang had always been the most depressed in the place where she fell into Fireworks Willow Lane...... A person who is willing to leave everything behind and only hopes to go to a strange place with her lover for a dull life, she will definitely not be such a greedy person, but why did she continue to maintain special relationships with such gentry after leaving Wanhualou?
Besides, Squeak recalled today's meeting between Lin Siniang and the little second master, and she had already guessed in her heart that the relationship between the two must be absolutely intimate!
Linked to the many suspicious points on Lin Siniang's body, Squeak secretly suspected that behind Lin Siniang, I was afraid that there was a black hand forcing her to comply!
If it weren't for being persecuted, how could Lin Siniang have been painstakingly managing this complicated interpersonal relationship that she didn't want to fall into for so many years? Even at the expense of betraying the hue against his will!
Squeak clearly remembers that this morning, when Lin Siniang was separated from the little second master, she desperately wiped the back of her white and tender hand that had been kissed by him with a hand towel, and the disgusted gaze that inadvertently flowed in her eyes at that time.
All this has obviously exposed the pain in her heart!
It's just that the origin of the black hand hidden behind her and its intentions are still unknown.
Shangguan Hao thought of Siniang's entanglement with those big people all these years, and his heart was a little depressed for a while, and a trace of depth quietly crossed his dark eyes.
After a few seconds of silence, he finally recovered his chaotic mind, came back to his senses, and continued to talk about the four wealthy masters of Fancheng: "Next is Zhao Xiang, who everyone respectfully calls his third master...... This man is very shrewd and very harsh, and some people have always laughed behind his back that he is the reincarnation of an iron rooster. ”
"Most of the Zhao family's industry benefits from the rice shops under them."
"Speaking of the Zhao family's rice shop, it is no exaggeration to say that it is all over Hongzhou! Steadily monopolized all the rice shop business in Hongzhou! ”
"We all know that most of the daily life of the people of Hongzhou is mainly rice, who doesn't buy rice every day? The rice grain in their hands has always been in short supply, and even in the past hundred years, no one else has the strength to compete with their Zhao family! In the rice shop business, their Zhao family is really unique! It is conceivable that the Zhao family's rice shop business is very prosperous, and because no one has lowered the price with it, the profits of each rice shop are also extremely objective! ”
"But...... After all, with Leng's Villa in charge, they naturally will not mark prices indiscriminately, and the price of rice and grain has been quite stable for a long time! ”
"It's a pity, I don't know if the Zhao family was taken over by a figure like Zhao Xiang because of the withering of talents, or for some other reason. As far as his indefatigable temperament is concerned, in the past 30 years, he has not caused much dissatisfaction among the people below. Seeing that the Zhao family's property was declining in his hands. ”
Talking about the affairs of the Zhao family, Shangguan Hao felt a little regretful.
"And this last remaining Xu family...... They mainly make and sell porcelain for a living. Now it is Xu Shiping who is in charge of the Xu family's industry, and now he has just passed the year of his establishment, and he is known as the fourth master of Fancheng. ”
Referring to these four masters, Shangguan Hao smiled a little meaningfully, "If you want to say that this Xu Shiping is probably the most handsome one ever born among the four major families in Fancheng." If it is said that he looks suave, it is not an exaggeration to say that Pan Anke is not an exaggeration. It is rumored that he walks like the wind, his demeanor is elegant, he treats people gently, and he is also quite literary and elegant in his belly. said that he was a businessman, but he had no wealth and vulgarity, but he was more like a scholar with a dusty temperament. ”
As he spoke, Shangguan Hao smiled even more, "Just go out and inquire, but there are many women to be married who regard this fourth master of Fancheng as their dream lover!" ”
"With such a bookish angry little white face, he can also take charge of such a big family business? How to move those elders of the clan who are highly qualified and not simple-minded? I'm afraid that they will be extremely unconvinced by this weak fourth master in their hearts! How can you obediently do what you are told? ”
Squeak had doubts in his heart, and couldn't help but have some doubts about the authenticity of Shangguan Hao's words.