On both sides of the lobby of the Yongcheng Governor's Mansion, four men sat respectively, two middle-aged men on the left were wearing robes made of fine fabrics and fur coats, while on the opposite side of the two were an old man and a young man, the old one was wearing a suit, and the younger one was wearing a tunic and a school hat and glasses.

There was no Fu Guodong sitting on the Taishi chair above the lobby, only Xin Guangyun, who was smiling, stood with his hands behind his back.

Xin Guangyun beckoned the four people below to have tea from time to time, and at the same time silently observed them, although these four people were silent, they would exchange glances from time to time, so Xin Guangyun judged that they were not good.

However, these four people Xin Guangyun can't afford to provoke, let alone Xin Guangyun, even Fu Guodong can only be polite when he sees them, and treat them as guests.

Because these four people are the masters of the three families in Yongcheng and the core figures of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium.

The person who has fair skin on the left side, a slightly chubby body, a Bodhi rosary hanging around his neck, a walnut in his hand, and a small teapot in his mouth is called Li Songming, who is the owner of Yongcheng Songming Yarn Factory, mainly engaged in the textile industry and grain industry.

The fat man with a big belly next to Li Songming is Jiang Boqi, who is pinching the lifeblood of Yongcheng transportation, mainly engaged in the transportation industry, and more than half of the carriages, cars and boats here belong to him, not only that, but he also has an airplane, claiming to open up an air route from Yongcheng to Shanghai in the future.

And the old and the young opposite the two are the Zhang father and son who are the heads of the three families, the old one is Zhang Fuzhi, and the younger one is his son Zhang Pei'an, who returned from studying in Japan and is arrogant by nature and acts in an extreme way.

Zhang Fuzhi is the deepest of the three masters, and it is also the most unprovoked, his ancestors made a fortune by running the money village of the imperial court, and invested everywhere before and after the Republic of China, not only trying their best to find ways to raise donations for the revolutionary party overseas, but also investing in warlords in China, and in just ten years, he has accumulated countless industries.

Most importantly, he also took a stake in the first commercial bank in China and became one of the major shareholders of Shanghai Commerce Bank.

In the history of Fu Guodong's fortune, there is also a strong stroke of Zhang Fuzhi, so when Fu Guodong and Zhang Fuzhi are parallel, they have to look at the steps under their feet from time to time, for fear that one will accidentally walk in front of his benefactor.

Therefore, Xin Guangyun, who was originally a scout secret agent, knew very well that the slightest move by these three people in Yongcheng would turn the city upside down in an instant.

Therefore, Fu Guodong did not appear immediately at this time, but hid in the other courtyard and discussed with Qiu Gubo how to deal with it.

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In the pavilion, Qiu Gubo, who was wearing a windbreaker, ordered the orderly to remove the tea that had already been cold and replace it with a hot one.

It was almost November, except for noon, the weather was extremely cold in the morning and evening, but Fu Guodong, who was wearing a thin military uniform, stood there with a sad face, looking at the fallen leaves in the garden.

"Dashuai." Qiu Gubo stepped forward and took the orderly soldier's windbreaker and draped it over Fu Guodong's shoulders, "Don't catch a cold." ”

Fu Guodong just nodded slightly, raised his hand and pulled the windbreaker: "Gu Bo, this is not the first time that the three families have come to the door, it seems that they want a result today." ”

Qiu Gubo asked: "Dashuai, what do the three families want?" ”

"Results, they want a result." Fu Guodong sighed and said, "I want to know, if Chen Bozhong comes to attack, will I fight or peace." ”

Qiu Gubo frowned and said, "This group of foxes, throwing the problem to you, don't they know that if they really come to attack, this battle cannot be avoided?" ”

"They just threw the problem at me." Fu Guodong sat down and picked up the teacup, and put it down again, "If I say that I am fighting, they will definitely say that they will fully support me as usual, but in fact, they must be sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, if I win, then it is okay to say, if I lose, they will flatter Chen Bozhong, saying that they have always been the main peace, and I insist on fighting." ”

Qiu Gubo heard this: "Dashuai, the matter has come to this, then you have to fight, right now Tang Anshu is investigating the matter of Jinling Jian on Snake Heart Island, and there is Cai Qianqing in the city, you have also seen the ability of the two, what is there to worry about?" ”

Fu Guodong sighed: "They are indeed strange people, even if they are wise, they are just ordinary people, they can't change military salaries, ammunition, food and grass, right?" I have to rely on the three big families for these things, and I can't afford to offend them. ”

Qiu Gubo knows very well that even if Fu Guodong is the soil emperor in Yongcheng, this soil emperor also has to rely on these businessmen, even if he leads the troops to rob and rob the three families, the final result will be to annoy the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium, and when the time comes, the surrounding warlords who have received the favor of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium will attack it in groups, and Fu Guodong will fall faster at that time.

"Marshal, if you want to fight, you can't hesitate, but you can't be rash." Cai Qianqing's voice came from outside the gazebo.

Qiu Gubo and Fu Guodong turned around and saw Cai Qianqing, who was expressionless, walking slowly.

Seeing this, Qiu Gubo immediately sent the orderlies away: "It's none of your business, go down." ”

At this time, Fu Guodong had already lost the arrogance of a few days ago, and stepped forward to hug his fists and said: "Mr. Cai, I was offended a few days ago, and I still hope for Haihan." ”

Cai Qianqing just said "um", Fu Guodong already knew what he was, and he didn't care, just said: "Sir, it's cold, let's go into the house and talk." ”

Cai Qianqing sat down and said: "No need, let's sit here and blow the cold wind, what the handsome man needs now is calm, not anxious." ”

Fu Guodong sat down and said, "Sir, how do you say this?" ”

"Everything is no accident, the Poseidon cult is followed by the night owl, originally in my prediction, at this time it should be the people who elected representatives, in order to completely eradicate the Poseidon cult, but I didn't expect that what was waiting for was that the three families were not good." When Cai Qianqing spoke, he didn't look at Fu Guodong and Qiu Gubo, but looked out of the pavilion, "From the perspective of common sense, businessmen are understandable in order to protect themselves and not lose their interests, but if you think about it, there must be someone behind this matter." ”

Qiu Gubo heard this: "You mean, what the three families are doing right now is Hu Shen's doing?" ”

Fu Guodong was puzzled: "Everyone is not stupid, how can they obey Hu Shen's orders?" ”

Cai Qianqing said lightly: "No treachery, no business, exchange of interests, Hu Shen has not been in the city, the reason is that he also wants to surrender without a fight, after all, once the war starts, there are no rules on the battlefield, anything can happen, although he and I are earthly ministers, but we are just mortals, we can't understand every detail on the battlefield, and it is precisely these details that determine the success or failure of the war, so it is the best policy to fight on the battlefield, and avoid it if you can avoid it." ”

Fu Guodong pondered for a moment and asked, "Sir, what should I do?" ”

Cai Qianqing finally turned his head to look at Fu Guodong: "Dashuai remember two points, one is that things are natural, and things are clutched. Some are near but not visible, and some are far and known. ”

Fu Guodong pondered for a moment: "Understand, you can't ignore the details, what else?" ”

Cai Qianqing said: "Second, those who are in love will be extremely eager when they are very happy, and they cannot hide their feelings when they have desires. When he is very afraid, he will be extremely evil, and he will not be able to hide his feelings, and his lust will lose his change. Those who are moved but do not know what has changed, do not speak to the wrong person, but ask their relatives. ”

After listening to this, Fu Guodong pondered for a long time: "I probably understand." ”

Cai Qianqing said: "Dashuai, I'll go with you." ”

Fu Guodong was stunned: "Sir, this ......"

Fu Guodong, who already knew Cai Qianqing's personality and temper, didn't know why Cai Qianqing's attitude had changed dramatically at this time, and instead of hiding in the shadows to give advice, he actually wanted to accompany him in person?

It stands to reason that Fu Guodong should be happy, because Cai Qianqing personally came out to face Fu San's family, which was something he couldn't ask for, but in turn, this move also made him realize that this matter may be far more serious than he imagined, and he forced Cai Qianqing to take command in person.

Cai Qianqing explained: "Hu Shen thought I was a fish, and I had already cast bait for me, and now the three families are not good, one is to make the big handsome man afraid of war, and the other is to test whether I have swallowed the bait and bitten the hook, whether it is time for him to close the rod." ”

Although Cai Qianqing explained so, Fu Guodong still didn't understand, especially what he meant by bait.

Fu Guodong looked at Qiu Gubo, Qiu Gubo also looked puzzled, but he vaguely felt that Cai Qianqing's changes at this moment should have something to do with Shen Qingmeng.

For when he returned from the Eight Kings, he behaved very differently than before.

At this time, Cai Qianqing was a little apprehensive in his heart, he knew very well that if he didn't come forward and had been hiding in the governor's mansion, Hu Shen would be uncertain if Shen Qingmeng's bait had an effect, and that might delay time, but no matter how much it was delayed, the battle in Yongcheng was inevitable, and even if he couldn't win the support of the three families at the moment, he had to try his best to divide them.

If the three families conspire together when the soldiers are in the city, Fu Guodong will definitely be defeated.

After exploring the details first, after knowing the other party's concerns and requirements from the details, you can meet them as much as possible, and if you can't meet them, you can move them to understand the reason, but if the three are unmoved, then you can only do stealthily and figure out the calculations behind the three families, and then carry out the plan of differentiation and discord.

The moment she walked out of the courtyard, Cai Qianqing stopped and sighed slightly.

Seeing this, Qiu Gubo hurriedly asked, "Sir, what's wrong?" ”

Fu Guodong also asked, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"No, I just remembered someone." Cai Qianqing looked into the air, "I'm not good at dealing with businessmen, I should do my best for today's affairs, but if An Wanghai is here, we can watch a good show of tongue war with businessmen." ”

Fu Guodong was puzzled: "An Wanghai? ”

Qiu Gubo asked, "Who is that?" ”

"Like me, he is also a geographic, known as the king of Tongtian, a person from the capital." Cai Qianqing explained to the two, "What he learned was Fan Lishu, which specialized in the way of industrial, agricultural and commercial management, and was specially used to deal with businessmen like the three families. ”

Fu Guodong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Mr. must know him when he says this, where is this Tongtian prince now?" I sent for him. ”

Cai Qianqing shook his head: "This person's whereabouts are uncertain, it is not easy to find, Tang Anshu and I also met him by chance, An Wanghai pays attention to interests, he is a guy who is unprofitable and can't afford to be early, there are no special benefits, he will not show up to help." ”

Qiu Gubo glanced at Fu Guodong, and after receiving his advice, he immediately said: "If this person is really as powerful as Mr. said, how much money does it cost, Mr. just ask." ”

Cai Qianqing still shook his head: "I said, it's a special benefit, for him, gold and silver cash are not rare, and he is not short of money at all." ”

Fu Guodong was very strange: "Then what special benefits does he want?" ”

Cai Qianqing said: "It depends on the situation, let's not talk about this for now, let's solve the current problem." ”

Fu Guodong hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, get through the difficulties in front of you first." ”

When Fu Guodong said that he was leaving, Cai Qianqing stretched out his hand to stop him: "Dashuai, you and Qiu Yutan don't go in first, go around from the courtyard to the back hall, and listen to my signal before appearing." ”

Fu Guodong hurriedly asked: "What is the signal?" ”

"Drop the cup." Cai Qianqing unprecedentedly showed a mischievous smile.