Chapter 36 Shouzhe’s Counterattack
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Afterwards, except for the gradual changes in Wang Zongan's bloodline, nothing seemed to happen.
He still completed the work of an ordinary disciple conscientiously every day. He practiced when it was time to practice. He just took the time to buy some extra "spiritual mushrooms", and then with the help of his fifth aunt Wang Luojing, he made a simple mini ice crystal iron. Cold storage, and rented a spiritual bird flying chariot, carrying this mini cold storage filled with spiritual mushrooms to Ping'an Town.
As for the matter of the Immortal Tree Spirit Seed, after a lot of commotion for a while, it gradually disappeared because there was no evidence to prove who had obtained the spirit seed.
For a long time afterwards, the ownership of the immortal tree spirit species became an unsolved mystery, and it was once ranked at the bottom of the "Top Ten Unsolved Mysteries of Zifu Academy".
Until many years later...
Forget it, this is something for later, let’s not mention it for now.
Back to now.
At this moment, calm has gradually returned to the academy. But in the South Six Guards, due to a series of new strategies of Qian's Trading Company, the originally peaceful situation was broken, and under the water, there began to be frequent undercurrents.
This day.
The main residence of the Wang family in Ping'an Town.
In a side hall specially used for entertaining guests, Qian Xue'an, the former head of Qian's Trading Company who looked quite blessed, was bitterly complaining to Wang Shouzhe: "Brother Shouzhe, you are talking about my money. Xue'an has worked hard for so many years, how much profit has he created for the family? As a result, that little brat in his twenties kicked me away as soon as he came. Hey, it's hard to be a bastard, not to mention that I'm just a bastard. I am a bastard with straight pulse, no one can take me seriously, it is too humble~"
"Brother Qian, don't be angry." Wang Shouzhe smiled and made him a cup of spiritual tea, "You have worked hard for Qian for decades, and you take this opportunity to take a rest, go out and play, and relax. If the expense is not enough, I will get it."
"Enough, enough~" Qian Xue'an hurriedly stood up and pressed the tea cup to show his respect for Wang Shouzhe, "I bought a house in Baidaowei before. The scenery there is beautiful, and you can fish every day. . By the way, the fishing rod you got me, Shouzhe, is called a lure rod. It’s really good and quite interesting.”
After a pause, he sighed again: "Shouzhe, to be honest, I am just a little unwilling. That kid doesn't have all the hair on his mouth, so he wants to control Nan Liuwei's business. I don't know if he can." What kind of stupid trick will happen, haha~~ Your Wang family and your in-laws are in alliance, I'm afraid..."
"Brother Qian, I, Shouzhe, only recognize you as Qian's business partner." Wang Shouzhe smiled casually, "Don't worry, you can cultivate yourself with peace of mind first, and take this opportunity to spend more time on your cultivation. With your qualifications, you have to reach the realm of heaven and humanity, right? There are still many days to come. You are just a young boy. I will vent your anger for you later, brother."
Qian Xue'an's blood qualifications are not bad, otherwise it would not be possible for him to reach this point with his status as a mere bastard.
With the "resources" he currently has at his disposal, he still has a chance to rival the Celestial Beings.
"With Shouzhe's words, I, Lao Qian, can rest assured." Qian Xue'an was overjoyed.
He came to Wang's specifically for this sentence.
It is very obvious that Wang Shouzhe is a person who misses old feelings. The friendship the two formed when they were still young played a decisive role at this moment.
"Qian Xuerui, I'm afraid he has never experienced the power of Shouzhe." Recalling that boy Qian Xuerui, he couldn't help but sneered again, "In this case, I can actually 'build momentum' for him. As the saying goes. The higher you climb, the harder you fall. This time, the family’s face may be lost to him.”
The two chatted for a few more words and reminisced about their old friendship, and then Wang Shouzhe arranged for Qian Xue'an to stay in the VIP building.
After a while, a young and middle-aged man with gorgeous clothes and a calm demeanor walked in under the guidance of the maid.
He wears a tripod jade crown on his head, and his temperament and appearance are quite good, which is just a step behind Wang Shouzhe.
Behind him, there was also a heroic young man of eighteen or nineteen years old.
This young man has a restrained energy and good cultivation. His eyebrows are somewhat similar to Wang Shouzhe's.
"Xiu Wu pays homage to uncle."
The heroic young man took the lead to step forward and salute respectfully, his eyes seeming to show admiration and admiration for Wang Shouzhe.
These two men are naturally Chen Fangjie, the current patriarch of the Chen clan in Donggang, and Chen Xiuwu, the young patriarch.
After the three of them had seen the ceremony, the maid came over to replace them with new tea and fruits.
"Xiu Wu, it seems that you have been practicing very hard recently, and your cultivation has reached the peak of the eighth level of the Qi Refining Realm." Wang Shouzhe looked at Chen Xiu Wu with admiration and praised, "Work hard and strive to enter the Lingtai Realm before the age of twenty-five. .”
"Thank you for the compliment, uncle." Chen Xiuwu was secretly excited by the praise.
His uncle was his idol since childhood.
The Chen family of today is no longer the Chen family of the past. Today, there are eight Lingtai realm monks in the clan, including Wang Shouzhe's biological sister Wang Luoyi and his brother-in-law Chen Fangjie.
As the young patriarch of the Chen family, Chen Xiuwu naturally had no shortage of cultivation resources since childhood. This level of cultivation advancement speed is already faster than that of ordinary young patriarchs of seventh-grade families.
"Shou Zhe, the Qian family is launching an attack this time, trying to increase the commission on consignment goods from 20% to 50%. What do you think of this matter?" Chen Fangjie's "majestic" brows showed a hint of worry.
In Longzuo County, the Zifu Qian family is a giant family. Their trading houses are spread throughout Longzuo County, with big trees and deep roots and broad connections. The Chen family, Wang family and other in-law families are all tied together, and they are far inferior to each other.
"Don't rush this matter. We'll discuss it together when several of our allied families arrive." Wang Shouzhe smiled calmly, as if he already had a countermeasure in mind.
Seeing Wang Shouzhe's attitude, Chen Fangjie suddenly relaxed a lot. He temporarily put his worries aside and chatted with Wang Shouzhe about family matters.
Chen Fangjie and Wang Luoyi have been married for many years and have given birth to three children. In addition to the eldest son Chen Xiuwu, the eldest daughter is also 14 years old, and they also have a six-year-old son.
They are now in Wang Shouzhe's courtyard, accompanied by Liu Ruolan.
Wang Luoyi's original boudoir has been kept by Wang Shouzhe for her so that she can take her children back to the Wang family to stay for a while every year. It's just that brother-in-law Chen Fangjie doesn't necessarily have that much free time.
The Chen family has been developing rapidly. Now that he is the leader of the Chen family, he needs to deal with all aspects of things, so naturally he does not have that much free time.
Wang Shouzhe had already arranged for someone to invite him. As they chatted and waited, some representatives of the Wang Family's Related Interest Alliance entered the side hall one after another.
Among them are Gongsun Yan, the patriarch of the Shanyang Gongsun Clan, Liu Yuanhui, the patriarch of the Shanyin Liu Clan, Lu Xiaoxiao, the "elder" of the Lingtai Realm of the Yingxiu Lu Clan, Xu Anbang, the head of the Xu Clan in Changning, and Lei Yang, the head of the Tianren Lei Clan. Yu, and Xu Anze, the head of Jinsha Xu family.
Because Wang Shouzhe was young and promising and rose rapidly, many older generations of in-law families passed on the position of head of the family to the younger generation. In this way, they would have more common language and interactions with Wang Shouzhe.
Although Lu Xiaoxiao of the Lu family is not the head of the family, because she and Wang Shouzhe are very close blood cousins, she often communicates and joins forces with the Wang family on behalf of the Lu family.
All families are related by marriage to the Wang family in Changning, and they "vaguely" agree with the outside world to form an alliance.
However, at this moment, everyone was chatting with each other, but the atmosphere was slightly depressed.
Obviously, Qian's actions put considerable pressure on the in-law alliance.
Lei's Lei Yangyu had the biggest "card". He drank the spirit tea and said angrily: "Shouzhe, who is that little Qian Xuerui? He dares to be so arrogant on our territory. , arrogant. If it weren’t for the Qian family standing behind him, I would definitely let him never come back!"
Xu Anbang, the head of the Xu family in Changning, also said worriedly: "Shou Zhe, our joint silk industry is originally following the low-price dumping route. The market has expanded greatly in recent years. If the Qian family's withdrawal suddenly increased from 20% to 50% , our profits will become very slim."
"This is not the most terrifying thing." Xu Anze, the head of the Jinsha Xu family, said angrily, "We are afraid that some people will be greedy and swallow the elephant, so today we swallowed our hearts and agreed to a 50% withdrawal. In a few years, it will increase to 60%. Is it possible that our family worked hard to build the industry, but in the end we ended up working for nothing for the Qian family?"
"But everyone, what can we do if we don't agree to the Qian family?" Gongsun Yan's voice was a little low, "We are slightly less dependent on the Qian family for cement and foreign glass. But for grain, silk, and For the purchase and sale of various other materials, we need to rely on Qian's channels and connections. If we can't sell them, won't the goods pile up like mountains?"
Wang Shouzhe drank tea slowly, without even twitching his eyelids, and continued to listen to everyone's complaints.
"Cousin Shouzhe." Lu Xiaoxiao, who is now in her thirties and a mature beauty, said sweetly, "No matter what you decide, I, Mrs. Lu, will follow you."
As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their attention to Wang Shouzhe, the soul of the in-law alliance.
Wang Shouzhe has always been a person who is good at creating miracles.
It is precisely because of his backbone that the in-law alliance has developed so smoothly over the years and they have become rich together.
This time, they also hope that Wang Shouzhe can find a way to communicate with Qian's senior management through personal connections and return to the previous cooperation model.
"Actually speaking, Qian has his own unique platform and sales channels." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Businessmen are profit-seeking, and there is nothing wrong with seeking more benefits for themselves."
"Cousin, do you mean compromise?" Gongsun Yan's eyes showed slight disappointment.
But this is also a helpless matter. The Qian family is a dignified Zifu family. Who can defeat them?
"There's nothing wrong with compromising." Lu Xiaoxiao said, "Maybe this will slow down the development of our in-law alliance, but it's better than directly cutting off our financial resources. While compromising, we can also expand new channels and slowly get rid of money worries. His dependence."
Wang Shouzhe glanced at Lu Xiaoxiao appreciatively.
Although this cousin was a coquettish girl when she was young, as she grew older, she gradually shouldered the burden of the family and her thinking became more and more mature.
Lu Xiaoxiao's words aroused the approval of other family heads in the in-law alliance.
To be honest, none of them had the capital or confidence to confront Qian.
"I have also said that there is nothing wrong with pursuing profits. After all, I, Wang Shouzhe, am also a profit-seeking person. If there was no old money to support me, to be honest, I would not want Qian to earn the 20% of the turnover." Wang Shouzhe His expression became serious, "Everyone must have noticed it. No matter which senior sister you are, channel is king. No matter how good your product is, if the sales channel is monopolized by others, you will not be able to sell your product no matter how good it is."
"Shou Zhe means..." Liu Yuanhui's eyes lit up, "Are you going to leave Qian alone and do it alone? What a good idea. The 20% Qian takes is the turnover, which is a lot of money."
"Shuzhe, think twice~" Although Lei Yangyu jumped in a hurry before, he is the head of the old Tianren family after all, and he is more aware of the power of the Zifu family. "Qian's business is spread all over Longzuo, and all the acropolis and Their relationship is excellent. In addition, their transportation channels have been operated for hundreds of years, and their skills and advantages are not something we can learn. Moreover, land transportation often passes through remote roads in the countryside... This is your point Do you understand?"
If he wants to compete with the Qian family in the transportation industry, Lei Yangyu is not optimistic about everyone at all. They also do not have the ability to establish a trading house with connections throughout Longzuo County in a short period of time.
Lei Yangyu's words made everyone fall into deep thought.
The Qian family is such a big family and has a big business. A slight jam in some places can make the in-law alliance even more difficult.
The most important thing is that building a heavy-duty transportation channel like Qian's involves a huge amount of money and manpower. How can they compete with Qian's hundreds of years of business!
"Everyone, if you are tired from the meeting, let's try the mushroom soup first."
Wang Shouzhe did not answer these questions directly, but put down the tea cup and clapped his hands.
After a while, the maids served steaming fresh mushroom soup, with some preserved pork in it to enhance the flavor.
Although everyone was confused, they still followed the instructions and started drinking the soup.
After eating the mushroom soup, everyone immediately exclaimed: "Good soup, good mushrooms. This is the best mushroom I have ever eaten in my life. It is delicious and rich, and my qi and blood suddenly became strong."
"If you like to drink, drink more. This is a specialty of the Changchun Valley of Zifu Academy. It only grows under the immortal tree, and it only grows during the spiritual tide." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "This But Zong An specially picked it and sent it back to honor us and our family."
"It's actually a spiritual mushroom under the Immortal Tree? No wonder it's so delicious and full of spiritual energy."
"It turns out it was sent back by Zong An... This kid has a filial heart."
"Wait a minute..." Xu Anbang said, "I have also heard about the mushrooms from Changchun Valley in Xuegong. These mushrooms are extremely delicious, but they have a very short shelf life after being picked. Even if they are refrigerated in an ice cellar, they will not survive for more than half a month. But this The mushrooms are extremely fresh, as if they were just picked.”
When everyone heard and saw, it turned out to be true.
From Changningwei to Zifu Academy, it would take eight, nine to ten days, even if a Lingtai monk drove a BMW day and night.
For a moment, everyone was filled with doubts.
Could it be that this is a new variety of spiritual mushroom cultivated by Shouzhe? Can you pretend to be a Academy Spirit Mushroom?
"This mushroom is indeed the Academy Spirit Mushroom. It has only been picked for three days. It has been kept in an ice crystal iron icehouse, so it is extremely fresh." Wang Shouzhe stopped pretending and said with a smile, "Zong An thought of a clever idea. We built an icehouse with ice crystal iron and sent it back in the starry night using the academy's spiritual bird chariot. This time the quantity sent back was larger, and we will all share a share later."
"Well...it is said that the price of hiring a Academy Flying Chariot is very expensive..." Xu Anbang frowned, "Coupled with the ice crystal iron cold storage, these mushrooms are worth a lot of money."
"Of course it's not cheap." Liu Yuanhui said, "I heard Ancestor Xuanfu say before that hiring a flying chariot costs ten credits a day, which is worth hundreds of gold. I'm afraid hundreds of gold were spent this time. Even Ancestor Xuanfu was reluctant to ride it back then... She would rather ride back and forth on horseback. But now, Ancestor Xuanfu has taken the ride twice."
Also, how can hundreds of gold be so easy to earn? When the Wang family was at its poorest, it would be great to be able to save hundreds of extra pounds a year. Although the Shanyin Liu family was slightly richer, they were reluctant to part with it at first.
"A round trip of hundreds of gold is indeed very expensive." Wang Shouzhe also agreed, "But if you go to the county town, it only costs fifteen gold. And no matter when you come back, it only costs fifteen gold. , are you going to sit down or not?”
"Fifty thousand gold to go to the county town? It seems that the flying chariot only needs to fly for more than a day, right?" Gongsun Yan said with bright eyes, "Sit, of course I will. I have wanted to go to the county town for a long time, and it is too long to take a carriage back and forth. It’s been a long time! Even riding a horse takes a long time, and traveling on a starry night is too tiring.”
"Shouzhe, what you mean is..." There was hope in everyone's eyes.
"I have calculated that the academy owns about thirty spirit bird chariots. Because they are expensive, they spend most of their time idle." Wang Shouzhe quickly calculated, "Because of these spirit bird chariots, the academy loses about 30 dollars a year. Three hundred thousand dry gold! We can rent it all and build an air cold chain transportation system!"
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