Chapter 268 Invitation to Merit
I don't know how long later, a rush of wind sounded, and it suddenly stopped.
There are practitioners coming.
Zhao Ning turned his head, and without accident, he saw Yang Jiani standing on the side of the boat.
The latter carried the Zhanger Mo knife on her shoulder, the blood-dripping blade picked the crescent moon in the sky, the green silk danced and flew in the night wind, her cheeks were as white as snow and could be broken, and there was a touch of crimson after the rapid battle and hurrying, but there was no expression on her face, she looked mysterious and domineering, powerful and beautiful.
Seeing that the other party was indifferent, I didn't spend any effort, the Fang family was just a backhand, and I didn't care about a little thing at all, but a pair of smart eyes were clearly saying, I'm very powerful, I'm very capable of fighting, come and praise me, don't dare not arrange a task for me next time, Zhao Ning can't help but laugh.
Since the two established a life-and-death comradeship on the battlefield, Yang Jiani no longer regards Zhao Ning as an outsider but as a friend, her expression in front of Zhao Ning has become more flexible, and her words and deeds on weekdays no longer hide her heart.
"General Yang is really mighty, the enemy is wiped out in the backhand, I have worked hard tonight, this is called warm wine, I don't know if General Yang can appreciate it?" Zhao Ning held back a smile and gave his hand seriously.
Although he didn't come forward to fight in person tonight, he also played chess all night, and his thoughts and emotions have been immersed in heavier and more serious things.
"A place is just strong, and if it is extinguished, it will be extinguished, what kind of hard work is it?" Yang Jianiyun waved her hand lightly, got off the side of the ship without squinting, and walked into the cabin without looking back.
Looking at her appearance, it seemed that she was about to go to hide her merit and fame, and went back to the room to rest, and Zhao Ning didn't move. Yang Jiani walked to the door, didn't hear Zhao Ning's footsteps, her body froze, turned around, and saw that Zhao Ning was still in place, anger suddenly appeared on her face, "Why can't you come over?"
Zhao Ning sighed, pretended to suddenly realize, hurriedly followed, and said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of wine General Yang wants to drink tonight?"
"Just have some. ”
"Then Shi Frozen Spring?"
"It's too light. ”
"Kennan soju?"
"It's too strong. ”
"Pear blossom white?"
"It's boring. ”
"What does General Yang want to drink?"
"Just have some. ”
“......”
"It's good to have meat. ”
"What meat?"
"Whatever ......"
“......”
......
The next day, Chen Yi came to the building boat.
Now that the Fang family no longer exists, and various industries, including river transportation, have vacated a lot of living space and profit shares, then the Changhe boat line should be in full swing to carry out its actions.
However, although the Fang family is gone, the other big clans in the Yunzhou territory are still there, and their interests and positions are the same as those of the Fang family, and it is likely that they will still be the same in the face of the Long River Boat Trip, which requires a solution.
This question is a problem for Chen Yi, but it is nothing in Zhao Ning's eyes.
After the Changhe Boat Company began to carry goods, it also went to many places and established some rudders, but not every place was like Yunzhou, so that the forces of the Changhe Boat Company could not enter.
The situation in Yunzhou is very rare, and its particularity lies in the fact that the Fang family was dominant in the past, colluded with the government very deeply, and had a very strong control over local interests, which could strongly refuse the Changhe Boat Company to set up a branch rudder in Yunzhou.
After the collapse of the Fang family, the situation in Yunzhou became similar to that of other states and counties, although there were local forces, as long as the cultivators and masters of the Long River Boat Line came forward and showed their strength to get a piece of the pie, they would naturally be able to develop their own forces.
The reason why Pang and other families were able to control part of the interests of Cao Yun before was that their own strength was strong enough, although the Changhe Boat Company could not act under the banner of the Zhao family, but it could borrow the Zhao family's masters to shock the scene.
In addition, the name of the Yang family can also be taken out in a timely manner, after all, the Yang family is not very powerful now, and it will not be as easy to arouse the emperor's jealousy as the Zhao family.
For the emperor, a family like the Yang family, which was in decline, focused more on business and goods than on seeking more state power, but was happy to see it.
The lesser of two evils, what the emperor urgently needs most now is the authority in the family, and in the less powerful family, it is not so important to grab some wealth. After all, power is the foundation of the family, wealth without power support and protection, and the ability to resist risks is small, in the eyes of the emperor and the court, no matter how much it is, it is just meat on a plate.
"Tomorrow, you give an invitation to a few big clans in Yunzhou and invite them to a banquet, and then I will ask a master of the late stage of the Yuan Shen Realm to come forward and help you calm the scene. Zhao Ning pointed out the direction of action for Chen Yi.
Chen Yi said tentatively: "What if these big clans think very highly of themselves and refuse to come?"
Zhao Ning chuckled:
"The Fang family has just been inexplicably destroyed, and the assassin can't tell them the real reason - he himself doesn't know the exact reason, these big clans are just when the rumors are raging, at this time, as long as you behave toughly, mention the fate of the Fang family who are not allowed to enter Yunzhou by boat on the long river, can they still sit still?"
Chen Yi was stunned.
Zhao Ning wanted him to destroy the Fang family, and he had something to do with the Changhe Boat Company, so that the other party would be jealous of the strength and means of the Long River Boat Company!
The other party may not believe it all at once, but he will definitely go to the banquet to explore the truth and reality, and as long as Chen Yi does not point out and does not sit on the truth, he does not deny the long river boat, and the connection with the person who destroyed the Fang family shows strong strength, he is not afraid that the other party will make any trouble and will not obey.
Chen Yi admired Zhao Ning's arrangement very much, and hurriedly said: "Son, Gao Jian!"
Zhao Ning took a sip of tea and continued: "Since we have come to Yunzhou, and we have gone to great lengths to destroy the Fang family, and we have made such a big move, our strength naturally cannot be wasted, from now on, the Changhe Boat Line must actually control Yunzhou." ”
Chen Yi opened his mouth, he didn't expect Zhao Ning's plot to be so big, "The strength of the Changhe Boat Line is limited, and it is an external force, if you want to do it in a short time, you are only afraid of ......"
Zhao Ning has his own arrangements for this, "So you are going to visit the head of the Yun family today." ”
Chen Yi first bowed down to receive the order, and then asked without hesitation: "The Yun family is only a medium-sized family in Yunzhou, and the power is not very strong, ...... subordinates go down to see them."
Zhao Ning said lightly: "Although the Yun family is ordinary, it is an old family in Yunzhou, with a deep heritage, a solid foundation, and the most important thing is that they have a family heirloom of poetry and books, a pure style, and have never deliberately harmed others for the interests of the family, but will do their best to take care of their neighbors, so they have a great reputation in Yunzhou."
"However, the Fang family has been powerful over the years, because they were not used to seeing the Fang family's big hypocrisy and truth, and the 'undefeated court', the Yun family, who was righteous and outspoken, had some conflicts with the Fang family, and was suppressed by the Fang family a lot, and the industrial land has lost a lot, and the situation has become more and more difficult in recent years.
"If it weren't for their good reputation, they would have been eradicated by the Fang Family United Government a long time ago.
"Now is the time when the Yun family needs help, Changhe Boat Company has formed an alliance with the Yun family in Yunzhou to support the growth of the Yun family, and it is the best choice to control Yunzhou with the help of the Yun family.
"In addition, the rudder of the Changhe Boat Line also has to cooperate with the Tsing Yi swordsman of Yipinlou in Yunzhou to punish the evil and promote the good, and support the righteousness of the world, and form an alliance with a family like the Yun family, which can also best achieve our goal. ”
After listening to Zhao Ning's words, Chen Yi couldn't help but admire, "The son is far-sighted, and his subordinates are never in touch!"
Zhao Ning waved his hand casually, signaling that the other party didn't have to slap the horse.
The trip to Yunzhou, the destruction of the Fang family is only the first step, and the subsequent series of actions is the focus, for these things
Of course, he had a plan for a long time, otherwise why would he play chess with himself.
Whether it is the Changhe Boat Line or the Yipinlou, in order to develop and grow, establish sub-rudders in various places along the Caoyun route, expand the ranks of practitioners, and constantly act to show justice, it will take a lot of money. Therefore, Changhe Boat Company and Yipinlou must grasp the interests of a place as much as possible and accumulate more wealth.
In Zhao Ning's thoughts, not only Yunzhou, but also other states and counties along the Caoyun route in the future can repeat the Yunzhou template: eradicate the first evil and the strong, deter other big clans, support the good family, control the order of a place, and earn more money on this basis.
The state city is different from a small place like Songlin Town, the action of punishing adultery and eliminating evil has a deep impact, and there are many interests involved, so it is necessary to adopt more appropriate methods, and it is not like in Songlin Town, directly killing the wicked people and dog officials and hanging their heads on the head of the city.
In fact, in this whole set of actions, there is another question that Chen Yi didn't expect to ask, but Zhao Ning already has an arrangement, that is, whether the Yun family will agree to form an alliance with the Changhe Boat Company.
The Yun family is principled, but because of this, they will not easily shake their position because of interests, let alone be controlled and manipulated by others, if they are willing to do so, they will not sing against the Fang family before.
And Zhao Ning's solution to this problem is also very simple, just four words: be honest with each other.
Whether it is the Changhe boat line supported by the Zhao family, or the Yipinlou that was originally chivalrous and righteous, supporting the elderly and the weak, they are all very upright existences, and their follow-up actions in Yunzhou will also let the Yun family see this.
The two strange parties in this world will come together, which is nothing more than two situations of like-mindedness and like-mindedness. Most of the like-minded people are linked by interests, and the interests will be dispersed when they are not related, while like-minded people pursue the same and have a relatively stable friendship.
Zhao Ning's people and the Yun family undoubtedly belong to the latter.
Chen Yi left the building boat and went to visit the head of the Yun family in the afternoon, accompanied by Zhou Ying and Huang Yuandai.
Zhou Ying and Huang Yuandai are local scholars, and the Yun family is a scholarly family, so they happen to be middlemen. Zhou Ying and Huang Yuandai are both enemies of the Fang family, and the so-called enemies of enemies are friends, especially Zhou Ying's tortuous experience in the struggle with the Fang family in the past ten years, and the perseverance and talent he has shown, must make the Yun family empathize and look at it.
Now when the Yun family is down, they take the initiative to visit with good things that are conducive to the future of the Yun family.
Zhou Ying and Huang Yuandai are both great talents, and with the two of them threading the needle and leading the hot field, the situation of the meeting will definitely not be bad.
Things were not as Zhao Ning expected.
At nightfall, Zhao Ning received a report that Chen Yi and the three of them were still at the banquet of the Yun family, and the guests and hosts of the meeting on this day were happy, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
At that time, Chen Yi came back, and at the same time, he brought back a promise that the Yun family was willing to temporarily form an alliance with the Changhe Boat Company.
The reason why it was a temporary alliance was because the Yun family still had reservations.
The main reason why an agreement can be reached so quickly today is because the Yun family urgently needs to get out of the predicament, and whether the alliance can be maintained in the future depends on the specific situation of the two sides getting along with each other. For Zhao Ning, with such a good start, this thing is done.
With the Yun family, a family with extraordinary local prestige and heritage in Yunzhou, came forward, when Chen Yi invited other families in Yunzhou to a banquet on the second day, the other party sent the head of the family and the great elder to control the family's right to speak.
Naturally, there were no surprises.
The Changhe boat line has been awe-inspiring by the Yunzhou clan, and there is no longer an obstacle to the opening of a rudder in Yunzhou.
Speaking of which, for the local clans in Yunzhou, the Changhe Boat Company is not all coercion and deterrence, and the large amount of benefits vacated by the Fang family after it was destroyed is enough for the various clans to have a full meal, so that their resistance to the Changhe Boat Line in their hearts is not so deep.
At this point, what Zhao Ning had to do in Yunzhou, the first big station in the south, had been basically completed, and in the end, only the final matter remained: dealing with the adverse effects and future troubles caused by the destruction of the Fang family.
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