Chapter 44: Beginnings
Ji Lie glanced at Zhao Pu and said lightly,
"Naturally, it's the business of drunken immortal brewing."
Zhao Pu's heart was shocked, and a hint of ominous premonition appeared.
"The business of drunken immortal brewing...... Could it be that the royal palace is also involved? ”
"That's nature."
Ji Lie nodded nonchalantly.
"Uncle doesn't know, the recipe for the drunken immortal brew was provided by the prince to our firm."
"And the 100,000 taels of silver in the account, the land under the name of the commercial bank and Gao Laozhuang were all dedicated to the prince as a transaction."
Zhao Meiniang, who was on the side, explained in a timely manner.
"What? Could it be that Mrs. Zhao's two uncles are dissatisfied with this? ”
Ji Lie's eyes looked at Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong.
"No...... Can't! How dare the grass people be dissatisfied?! ”
Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong were startled and hurriedly waved their hands.
Joke.
Give them ten dares, and they don't dare to be dissatisfied!
Seeing that her two uncles swept away their previous arrogance and became so groveling, Zhao Meiniang felt a little more happy in her heart.
And all of this is thanks to Ji Lie!
"Okay, Gu and Mrs. Zhao have a few words to say, you guys should retreat first."
Ji Lie waved his hand.
Zhao Pu, Zhao Zong, Liu Youxin and others, like Meng Dahe, bowed to Ji Lie and left in a hurry.
After leaving the lobby to make sure that no one could hear their conversation, Zhao Pu turned pale and shouted in a low voice,
"Liu Youxin, you bastard! Why didn't you tell us that Youwang was also involved in this matter? ”
"This ...... This ......"
Liu Youxin was hesitant and didn't know how to respond to Zhao Pu.
Just a few days ago, Liu Youxin met Gongsun He and Gongsun Qinghou, and they discussed together a way to deal with Zhao Meiniang.
The Gongsun family came forward to contact a group of scholars and other trading houses, so that they could join forces against the Zhao family's trading houses.
And Liu Youxin is within the Zhao family, colluding with Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong, and attacking Zhao Meiniang!
Things such as the lack of 100,000 taels of silver in the accounts, and the resale of Gao Laozhuang to others, were all secretly told by Liu Youxin to Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong.
"Piff, if it weren't for you, would Lao Tzu be so humiliated?"
Zhao Zong was already rugged, and after slapping him dozens of times, he was angry at this moment, and he looked more and more hideous!
"If I tell you that this matter is related to the King of You, will you still have the courage to do it?"
Liu Youxin pretended to be calm and sneered,
"And even so, so what?"
"Don't forget, behind us is Gongsun Guocheng!"
"If you don't want the position of head of the family, it's too late to quit now!"
"But if Gongsun Guocheng knows, I'm afraid you won't have a good life in the future!"
Seeing him move out of Gongsun's house, Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong were suppressed.
The two glanced at each other, and Zhao Puqiang smiled,
"We were too impulsive just now, don't take it to heart if you have a letter."
"So what do we do next?"
At present, Ji Lie stood up for Zhao Meiniang, killed Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong, and did not dare to be aggressive to Zhao Meiniang anymore.
"We just need to stay put, and wait for the news from Gongsun Gongzi."
Liu Youxin sneered.
They didn't dare to confront Ji Liegang, but the scholar clan headed by the Gongsun family didn't take Ji Lie seriously.
As long as those scholars and merchants are stuck with grain.
Zhao's firm has no food, let alone brewing drunken immortal brew, I am afraid that it will not be long before it will face the end of bankruptcy!
At that time, without Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong coming forward, the rest of the Zhao family will take the initiative to jump out and force Zhao Meiniang to resign as the head of the family!
Once the business of Drunken Immortal Brewing is yellow, Ji Lie will not be able to get a steady stream of money from the Zhao family.
In this way, he does not have enough financial resources to support him in recruiting homeless people!
This is the plan that Gongsun He and his son discussed with Liu Youxin!
……
"Thanks to the timely arrival of the prince today, if not, the concubine really doesn't know how to solve it."
Zhao Meiniang saluted Ji Lie, and her words were full of gratitude.
"Mrs. Zhao doesn't have to be polite, it's just a coincidence."
Ji Lie smiled.
After learning from Yang Dehou that the Zhao family was facing a predicament, Ji Lie planned to meet Zhao Meiniang to discuss the matter.
happened to meet Zhao Pu and Zhao Zong forcing Zhao Meiniang to resign as the head of the family, so he stepped forward and solved the trouble for Zhao Meiniang.
"It's just that Gu Yi doesn't know anything, why does Mrs. Zhao refuse to ask Gu for help, nor tell your two uncles the truth of the matter?"
Zhao Meiniang hesitated for a moment and said softly,
"The concubine just thinks that the prince has a lot of opportunities, and such a trivial matter is not worth bothering the prince."
This woman is really sensible and knows how to measure!
It's better to be a woman.
As soon as you pat her, she knows to change positions.
As soon as you lie down, she knows to come up.
As soon as you stand up, she knows to kneel!
It's not like the little girl, when you pat her, she turned her head and asked why you hit me?
Ahem, ahem, it's far away!
Ji Lie coughed lightly, glanced at Zhao Meiniang appreciatively, and said with a smile,
"Mrs. Zhao is a little out of sight."
"We are partners, and you helped Gu so much before."
"If there is something like this again, even if you open your mouth, Lone will never let others bully you!"
His tone was confident and domineering.
After Zhao Meiniang listened, her heart trembled slightly!
In fact, in the final analysis, she is only in her prime, and she also needs to rely on it.
It's just that his father died early, and his husband Liu Youxin is unreliable.
She can only be strong and support the huge Zhao family firm with the body of a weak woman!
"Thank you, Lord Wang...... Kindness! ”
Zhao Meiniang pursed her lips and looked at Ji Lie's eyes, which were extremely gentle.
If only he could have met the prince earlier......
Regarding Zhao Meiniang's rare little woman's posture, Ji Lie didn't notice it.
He picked up the tea on the side, took a sip, moistened his throat, and then asked casually,
"Lonely heard Yang Dongjia say that the Zhao family is in trouble?"
"It is true."
Zhao Meiniang came back to her senses, nodded, and explained the specific situation.
After hearing that she had sent someone to make an appointment with those scholars and merchants, Ji Lie stroked his palms and smiled,
"It's so good, it's a lot less troublesome. Wait for Lone to go with you and help you settle this matter. ”
"This ...... How dare you work hard for such a trivial matter? ”
Zhao Meiniang was slightly stunned and hurriedly shook her head.
She felt that she could settle those people with her own ability, so she didn't want to bother Ji Lie.
"Mrs. Zhao doesn't know, those people are actually not coming at you, but at Lonely!"
Ji Lie said lightly.
According to the information provided by Yang Dehou, the scholars and firms involved in the Zhao family were all friends with the Gongsun family.
As long as you are not a fool, you can see that this matter is coming to Ji Lie.
Although Ji Lie acted carefully enough, he still left a lot of clues.