Outside the official network, the Liu family also has a lot of relationships in the shopping mall.

Judging from the news inquired by Zhu Minfeng, the relationship between the Liu family and several large merchants such as the Chang family in Jinzhong and the Jiexiu Fan family is good, among which the Liu family and the Chang family are still in-laws, and Liu Shancheng's aunt is married to the second master of the Chang family, and this relative is still very close.

The Liu family has a good reputation outside the country and is quite reputable, even in Pingyang Mansion, the Liu family is also known as a "good person". Whenever there is a famine, the Liu family often cooperates with the government to relieve the victims, and has won a certain amount of praise.

But in private, the Liu family is actually not a good person, and the reason why the Liu family made a fortune was because of bribery. After the Liu family made a fortune, in order to compete for trade routes and obtain benefits, they secretly did a lot of dirty things. Don't look at the Liu family's appearance of a good person when they build bridges and pave roads, in Zhu Minfeng's words, the Liu family is actually not a good thing at all.

For the sake of interests, the Liu family has done a lot of things to forcibly seize over the years, not to mention that it is in Pingyang Mansion, taking advantage of every famine, on the one hand, the Liu family set up a porridge shop to relieve the victims, on the other hand, they took the opportunity to lend money to squeeze the people, and the government annexed the land at a very low price.

On the business road, there are many merchants who have conflicts with the Liu family who have inexplicable accidents, and even some ordinary merchants are directly thrown into prison by the Liu family because they blocked the Liu family's business route, and finally the family is ruined.

They didn't know about this kind of before, they always thought that the Liu family was just a rich family, and they envied the Liu family's wealth, but who would have thought that behind the glamorous Liu family, there was such dirt and darkness.

"The old lady Liu before was not a good thing, it is said that the Mu family in Daizhou was the one who brought down this old guy. Back then, the Mu family was also a well-known big merchant in Daizhou, and the Mu family and the Liu family were still relatives, so the Liu family was ruthless? The eldest young master of the Mu family disappeared when he went to the grassland, the second young master of the Mu family was involved in a lawsuit and was beaten to death by the board in the hall, the old man Mu was so angry that he didn't slow down and went directly, the women and children of the Mu family were even more pitiful, in just a few months, the Mu family was gone, and half of the Mu family's huge wealth was swallowed by the Liu family. ”

"After the death of Mrs. Liu, Liu Shancheng became the head of the Liu family, this Liu Shancheng is also not a good thing, I heard that the Mu family had an accident and it was Mrs. Liu, but it was Liu Shancheng's knife. Over the years, Liu Shancheng has used his connections to force several people to death, these people are all small and medium-sized merchants, people don't count if they die, and most of the family wealth has been ......taken away by the Liu family. ”

Zhu Minfeng shook his head as he spoke, he is a clan, and as a clan, he is naturally no stranger to many dark things, but it is still shocking to do something like Liu Shancheng and the Liu family. For the sake of money, the Liu family can do anything, forcibly seize and even kill people and set fires, which is nothing to the Liu family.

"What about the situation in the Liu family?" Zhu Shencone frowned and asked.

Zhu Minqi immediately reported to him the news he inquired about here, Liu Shancheng is the head of the Liu family and the head of the Liu family.

After the death of Mrs. Liu, the Liu family was controlled by Liu Shancheng, Liu Shancheng had three brothers, he was the long room, the second room Liu Shanchang, the third room Liu Shanlin, and there were two younger sisters who had been married a long time ago.

The status of the second and third rooms in the Liu family is not high, because Liu Shancheng's long house controls the power of the Liu family, and Liu Shancheng has always been wary of his two younger brothers, and never gives them the right to touch the family's business.

Liu Shancheng is forty-two years old this year, and in addition to his wife, he also married five concubines, not to mention how many girls are warming the bed.

Among these wives and concubines, Liu Shancheng's favorite is his fifth concubine Xiangyu.

The reason is also very simple, because this concubine named Xiangyu gave birth to Liu Shancheng the only son, this son was born to Liu Shancheng at the age of thirty-eight, perhaps in later generations, although a man got married at the age of thirty-eight and had children later, it is a very normal thing, but you must know that in the era of the Ming Dynasty, ordinary men usually get married at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and there are not a few who get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen as early.

After getting married, children abound in the second year, and it is normal for father and son to have a difference of only sixteen or seventeen years, like Liu Shancheng has a son until he is thirty-eight years old.

This may also be the reason why Liu Shancheng married five concubines in a row in addition to his wife, Liu Shancheng has always been unable to give birth to a son no matter how hard he tries, but his daughter has given birth to a few but there is no one to bring a handle, as he grows older, he becomes more and more anxious, such a huge family business can not be followed by no one, right?

His second and third brothers have sons, so it stands to reason that they can find a successor.

But Liu Shancheng has a bad relationship with his two younger brothers, and he has always been wary of his second and third rooms, and he doesn't even let them interfere in business on weekdays. Is this son his own? Or is it his brother? What if I saw my ancestors with my feet on that day, and my step-son inherited the family business and recognized his father?

Therefore, even if Liu Shancheng can't give birth to a son, he refuses to pass on his younger brother's son, and is willing to welcome the concubines into the house one after another.

The hard work paid off, and finally not long after the concubine in the fifth room entered the door, the stomach finally moved. Maybe Liu Shancheng gave enough money to the sesame oil in the temple, or maybe he chanted and kowtowed in the small Buddhist hall at home every day, and finally the melon was ripe one day, and the fifth concubine gave birth to a son to Liu Shancheng.

The birth of his son finally made Liu Shancheng's heart fall into a stone, and he was relieved to have a son, and this family business can be regarded as a follow-up. I am very sorry for this middle-aged son Liu Shancheng, I am afraid of melting in my mouth, and I am afraid of falling in the palm of my hand, and I can't love it.

is also because of this son, his concubine named Xiangyu's mother is expensive by virtue of her son, and her status in the Liu family is far higher than that of ordinary concubines, and even Liu Shancheng's main wife is also overwhelmed.

This concubine is not a fuel-efficient lamp, relying on being favored, she not only holds most of the power of the family in her hands, but also blows the pillow wind for Liu Shancheng, and makes her brother the chief steward of the Liu family.

Loving the house and Wu, Liu Shancheng also has great trust in Xiangyu's brother, not only making him a big steward, but also regarded him as a confidant. In private, Liu Fu called him the second master, which was equivalent to the second-in-command of the Liu family in addition to Liu Shancheng.

On the contrary, Liu Shancheng's real second and third brothers did not have the slightest right, and sometimes they wanted to ask their eldest brother for more silver, but they scolded Liu Shancheng back before he opened his mouth. In the Liu Mansion, the status of their brothers is not as good as that of a concubine's brother.

"Liu Shancheng's main house will let this fragrant jade climb on his head?" After listening to Zhu Minqi's story, Zhu Shencone frowned and couldn't help but ask.

"Liu Shancheng's main house is his aunt and cousin, if it weren't for this relationship, plus Liu Shancheng has always had a reputation as a good person outside, I'm afraid he would have divorced his wife a long time ago. What status can a woman who can't lay eggs have in the Liu family? What if it's even a wife? Zhu Minqi shook his head and said, Zhu Minqi is an honest person and a person who values his family very much, in his opinion, this Liu Shancheng is not a thing at all.

The concubine gave birth to a son for him, it's no problem if you want to spoil him, but you can't do it too much! When his wife is still there, he took the concubine to the sky, and he was so harsh on his two brothers, but he valued an outsider so much, it was unimaginable.

With one hand resting on the edge of the table, Zhu Shencone pondered carefully.

The three of them had already told all the information, and he understood it. Although there may be gaps in what has been found, and it is impossible to guarantee that all of them are complete, with such a little time and the ability of the three of them, such a result is already very good.

The general situation is basically similar to Zhu Shencone's initial judgment, Liu Shancheng's official relationship with the business community is very deep, and a big businessman like him, if it were not for these relationships and connections, would have been swallowed up long ago, and there would not even be a bone left.

As for what kind of tricks, murder and arson, Zhu Shencone is not surprised, this seems to be too much in the eyes of outsiders, but it is the most normal thing for capital. Don't talk about the rest, let's take Zhu Shencone himself, is he a good person who takes the people of Wangjia Village to go to the salt and smuggling? You must know that he has also had a life in his hands in the past two years, because sometimes if he is soft-hearted, then the person who lost his life may be himself.

But then again, Zhu Shencone and Liu Shancheng have essential differences, and their starting points and purposes are different. This is also the real reason why Zhu Shencone has a bad sense of Liu Shancheng, not to mention that now the Liu family has put their hands into their bowls and plans to cut off their own back roads, for such a situation, how can Zhu Shencone let it go?

It is unlikely to start from the official or the military, after all, Liu Shancheng and them have interests and collusion, in other words, Liu Shancheng and them are in a gang, relying on the Liu family all these years, they have not made less money. As for other merchants, let's not talk about whether there are merchants who are willing to turn against the Liu family, even if there are, they must weigh whether they can win the Liu family.

The Liu family, especially Liu Shancheng, is not easy to get along with, if the Liu family cannot be defeated at once, then the consequences will be unimaginable.

After thinking about it, Zhu Shencone felt that it was better to start with the contradictions within the Liu family. Especially Liu Shancheng's two younger brothers, that is, the second and third rooms of the Liu family.

As brothers, the second and third rooms have no rights, and they were even climbed on the head by the concubine's brother, how can ordinary people endure this breath? There is also the contradiction between Liu Shancheng's concubine named Xiangyu and his wife, which may be used.

Isn't there a saying? If you can make good use of this, it will be an opportunity to hit Liu Shancheng hard, as long as the Liu family is in turmoil, then there are other ways to think about the matter in Jiezhou.