"The Liang family has you, why worry about being undefeated." Liang Shu first glanced at Liang Xu, and then looked at the girl in cloth behind him: "Lu'er, come on." ”

This girl has been standing there holding a bamboo scroll to read, looking quiet, the lotus canopy on her chest has been quietly waiting to be released, like a lotus flower on the top of the snow mountain, although it is not a peerless beauty of the country, but her elegant temperament to the bones can make people inexplicably rise a desire to conquer, want to make this easy-going woman as easy-going as the wind bow her head.

The cloth-clothed girl put down the bamboo roll and said slowly: "If my guess is correct, the person behind the scenes who is controlling this matter has dug a big pit and spread beautiful straw mats and bait on the pit. However, this bait is so tempting that no businessman can resist the temptation of vanity, knowing that it is a pit, he still has to jump in one after another. The precision of the control of human nature by the people behind the scenes is truly terrifying. ”

Liang Shu nodded and said, "Except for the one surnamed Shen, the old man can probably be regarded as the first person in the Daming Commercial Bank today." But even I still need to wear a cloth coat when I am in my own house. ”

Liang Shu wears cloth clothes, not to return to the simplicity of the basics, but to have no choice. The imperial court forbade merchants to wear silk cloth, only cloth. For no other reason, just because he was a merchant at the end of the Four Peoples.

Even in his own house, Liang Shu didn't dare to wear silk, because as long as someone in the house sold it to him, it would be equivalent to being caught by the tail.

And now, as long as you donate 10,000 taels of silver, you can wear the royal costume and jade, as well as the title of the imperial court Mingxuan, which businessman can resist this temptation?

Liang Xu was stunned: "Is this actually the case?" ”

The girl in the cloth continued to analyze calmly: "And even if we see through this is a trap, we still have to jump in." ”

"Why?" Liang Xu was puzzled: "Since we know that this is a trap that wants to take money out of our pockets, why do we still jump into it?" ”

Liang Shu was angry, he couldn't wait to kick this rebel to death, pointed at the tip of Liang Xu's nose and scolded: "Idiot! You hopeless idiot, my precious granddaughter has clearly told you the answer, you can't understand?! ”

Liang Xu called a grievance: "Father, my son really doesn't understand." ”

"Of course I know you don't understand!" Liang Shu's years of cultivation were ruined by this idiot, and he said angrily: "Forget it, Lao Tzu is just a son like you, after the old man enters the ground, the Liang family can only let you spoil it." ”

Liang Xu saw that his father was so disappointed in him, and set his eyes on his daughter: "Lu'er, just say it directly." ”

The girl in cloth said lightly: "We know that this is a trap, and we can resist jumping in, but what about the other chambers of commerce in Jinling?" Even if the other chambers of commerce have seen through this trap, can they resist the temptation of the merchant title?

At that time, we will be the outliers in Jinling City, isolated by the major chambers of commerce in Jinling City, and we will lose more than one million taels of silver? ”

"Then can't we join forces with other chambers of commerce to resist the Shangjue policy?" Liang Xu was puzzled.

"It's not wrong to say you're stupid." The old man Liang on the side said faintly.

Liang Xu looked at the girl in cloth, and the girl in cloth said slowly: "King Yan and King Qi, will they watch us destroy their plans?" Not to mention the Yan prince who raised troops in Beiping, just the prince of Qi, who was in charge of the title of Shangjue, burned tens of thousands of Beijing camps to the ground, cut the grass and eradicated the roots, this kind of living Yama in the world is something that our Liang family can afford? ”

"What's more, the title of merchant is not without benefits to us." Liang Shu said: "The armies of the Yan Wangfu and the Qi Wangfu want to fight the Southern Army, otherwise they will not play this method to draw blood from our Jinling Chamber of Commerce." Buying this merchant title is equivalent to buying yourself an invisible and untouchable gold medal for avoiding death, and if you make a mistake, the court will turn a blind eye to us. This is just like the Kaizhong system pioneered by the first emperor, let us go to the nine sides to transport grain, and compensate us for the salt. ”

Liang Xu suddenly realized, and couldn't help but sigh: "The behind-the-scenes manipulator of the title of Shangjue is really clever, he threw out the bait, and caught the major chambers of commerce in our Jinling City, and he had to bite the hook." Biting the hook can lose a maximum of silver, and you can also get the blessing of the imperial court, but if you don't bite the hook, it will definitely be a dead end. Such a layout is really admirable. ”

"Let us give money and food, and we have to be grateful to them." Liang Shu slowly stood up: "I have to go and see this Prince Qi in person." ”

Liang Xu hurriedly stepped forward to support Old Man Liang's old bones: "Father, you are not in good health, so let your son go." ”

Unexpectedly, Liang Shu shook off Liang Xu's arm and said angrily: "If you go to King Qi's Mansion, there are only two results." One, you are so stunned that you have annoyed Prince Qi, and our Liang family is going to suffer. Second, you idiot was fooled and lame by Prince Qi, and the Liang family paid all the compensation. It's too big a matter for you to handle, so I've got to go into battle with this old bone myself. ”

Then, Liang Shu looked at the girl in cloth again: "Lu'er, you can go with me." ”

"Yes, Grandpa." The girl in the cloth did not object.

The two gradually moved away, and Liang Xu's face was gloomy like a puddle of black water: "Old thing." ”

He knew that the old man had always looked down on him, but helplessly, Liang Xu was Liang Shu's only son, and gave birth to a son and a daughter, giving the Liang family the incense.

The eldest daughter, Liang Lu, was quite valued by the old man, and even thought about skipping Liang Xu and directly establishing Liang Lu as the head of the Liang family, but finally gave up this idea.

And Liang Xu and his only son Liang Yu have always been regarded by the old man as a waste who will only lose.

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King Qi's Mansion

In the past, the pure Qi Wangfu was now about to be crushed.

In the study, Zhu Huan smiled and talked with a middle-aged man in cloth clothes who was a little fat.

"President Lu is really the pillar of my Ming Dynasty, this shot is two million taels, so deeply aware of the righteousness, he is really an outstanding patriotic businessman among the people." Zhu Huan said with a smile.

President Lu squinted his eyes and smiled: "Prince Yan and Prince Qi save the country and save the country, and we businessmen have nothing to do, but we are also willing to serve the country and do our part." These two million taels were made up by these people from my Chaozhou Chamber of Commerce, and it was definitely not the work of one of my Lu. ”

"Hey, President Lu is really humble." Zhu Huan waved his hand to Yan Gang outside the door.

Yan Gang understood, and nodded to the two maids carrying mahogany trays behind him.

The two maids walked into the study, and on the mahogany tray each was stacked a vermilion knight's robe, a white crane and jade.

When President Lu saw this knight's uniform and jade, a trace of greed couldn't help but flash in his eyes.

Zhu Huan noticed President Lu's fleeting eyes, and couldn't help but smile.

It's good to be greedy, but if you're not greedy, how can you take the bait?