The flower wine upstairs was already over 30 years old. The sounds of laughter, the sounds of children running, or the sounds of yelling and cursing could be heard constantly, but none of them were as intense as the sounds in the room. These sounds could not help but be intense, and the tone was surprisingly consistent.

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An hour ago, Wang Yunshan and the four elders of his clan walked in slowly and took their seats one by one. This high-profile family meeting of the Wang family had slowly begun.

Wang Yunshan was sitting in the middle position, holding the cane in front of him. His hair was gray, and his eyes were as sharp as a hawk, but his drooped eyelids hid this sharpness.

"I called everyone in advance today to reconcile the accounts. We all know why. Something happened in the family. It's not big or small. The accounts have been reconciled. Let's talk about it in each house." Wang Yunshan got straight to the point.

, there is no festive atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival at all.

As Wang Yunshan finished speaking, the shopkeeper below began to whisper, and the originally solemn ancestral hall suddenly became as noisy as a vegetable market.

"Dong dong dong..." Wang Yunshan's crutch banged on the ground three times before the sound was finally suppressed.

"Don't tell me..." A shopkeeper stood up, saluted to the big room, and then asked: "Since everyone knows that the cause of the matter started from the dispute between the emperor and the merchants two months ago, today

The shopkeepers are here to explain themselves and tell the facts. There are elders in the clan above and all the shopkeepers below. There are a few things that it would be best to put aside for a while."

The person who spoke was none other than the shopkeeper of the second room, Shopkeeper Zhang Zhihang. He had been working for the second room for ten years, and he was considered an older man with more seniority. His words certainly carried some weight.

"According to the account analysis, the Huangshang matter has been going on for two years. Over such a long period of time, five hundred thousand taels have been misappropriated from the accounts. Five hundred thousand taels. Such a huge deficit. If it hadn't been for this incident, we would have

You are still kept in the dark, Miss, there must be an explanation for this matter." Zhang Zhihang asked.

"In the past two months, the Yang family, the He family, the Sun family, and the Han family have all been squeezing our business, lowering prices, restricting shipments, and business partners who have been working together for several years have also temporarily changed their agreements. I

There hasn't been a penny in the account here for two months." Shopkeeper He also stood up. His shop is located in the north of Hangzhou City. It was originally the best business. Last year, it earned 100,000 taels, and it was also the largest.

Having the right to speak.

Shopkeeper He added: "Not only that, but Shopkeeper Sun and Shopkeeper Liao's business is not much better. It doesn't matter if they are bad this year, but what should we do next year and the year after that? There must be something to say and a conclusion, otherwise everyone will be like this

If you work in vain, won't it lead to chaos?"

"If the deficit here continues until the end of the year, I won't be able to withstand it. I will have to save money in two months. If it doesn't last more than a year, I will be closed. I can't bear this responsibility. It's no longer a matter of reform."

The issue of not changing is a matter of life and death."

"Yes...I am also there..."

Everything everyone said to me was just complaining. On the other hand, Wang Houchen and Wang Bonan, although there was no joy in their faces, they could be considered normal. Wang Gongyong had drooped eyelids from beginning to end, extremely

Listening to these people's words carefully, some shopkeepers were still working under him two months ago, and some shopkeepers who have always been respectful suddenly launched an attack, trying to pull him down with all the words of praise.

Wang Ruoyan held a peach wood box in his arms. The box was not big and inconspicuous. It was just in his arms. Listening to your words and my words, his heart became colder and colder.

From time to time, each shopkeeper would hand Wang Yunshan and several elders one or two account books as evidence.

The elders at the table were flipping through the account books, sometimes communicating, sometimes shaking their heads, and some even looked at Wang Gongyong and Wang Ruoyan with endless disappointment.

This situation lasted for more than half an hour, and everyone's opinions began to converge. Wang Gongyong was now disabled and could no longer lead the Wang family to turn around the business. Wang Ruoyan not only misappropriated more than 500,000 taels of public funds privately because of the royal merchant incident, but also

The Wang family has almost stagnated within two months. If this continues, the Wang family will really withdraw from the Hangzhou business world. Wang Gongyong will give up his throne and who will be given to it will be decided by the elders of the family. Wang Ruoyan can no longer take over the Wang family's business.

Be a lady to everyone honestly.

There are thirty shopkeepers present. These people are the mainstay of the Wang family's survival. If they are rejected, the Wang family's business will be difficult. Their opinions are very important, which is why they can participate in this conference.

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Wang Yuxia and Wang Yuesongben each run their own business and are not in Hangzhou, but now they also need to take sides...

"Brother, you are getting old. Let me and my third brother share more of these business matters for you in the future. You have worked hard for the Wang family for so many years, and it is time to enjoy it." Wang Houchen said after everyone finished.

, finally spoke.

Wang Bonan also nodded: "Yes, the eldest brother has difficulty moving. If he continues to work like this, I'm afraid it will be bad for his health. It doesn't matter if the brothers work harder, but the eldest brother's health is the most important. Niece, am I right...

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With a simple sentence, Wang Bonan pointed the finger at Wang Ruoyan again. She was the culprit of this incident.

Wang Ruoyan took a deep breath, exhaled it for a long time, slowly moved the chair, stood up, holding the box in his hand, walked towards Wang Yunshan, reached the table, put the box on it, and turned around

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Everyone can guess what is inside. Such a small box can only be used to store account books or land deeds. Wang Ruoyan is about to hand over the rights, so this is a good way to prevent the family from making too much trouble.

"Haha, my niece is still filial. Second brother, I think my eldest brother is sick and needs to find a good doctor. Ruoyan..."

"Third uncle, what are your orders?" Wang Ruoyan smiled slightly, but without the slightest reluctance. This actually made Wang Bonan stunned. He paused there, not knowing what to say. Even what he wanted to say just now was blocked.

Wang Ruoyan's smile disappeared.

Seeing that Wang Bonan was silent, Wang Ruoyan raised the corners of her mouth slightly, turned around, saluted Wang Yunshan and several elders, and then opened the box on the table.

"This is two million taels of silver notes. This is the deed of four shops in Hangzhou City. This is the deed of three pieces of land in Jinzhou, totaling 230 acres. These are Nanzhou, Yuzhou, Jiangzhou, and Kezhou.

There are 16 land deeds and store contracts in Yunzhou, Hangzhou, Yichuan and Pinghu, including those in southern Zhejiang

There are thirteen houses." Wang Ruoyan took out all the things in the box, spread them out in a thick stack on the table: "There are some more, but not much. They are still being sorted out. They are all raw materials.

It may take more than half a month to complete the discount."

Wang Bonan and Wang Houchen's faces turned livid in an instant. What was that? Shouldn't it be Wang Ruoyan and Dafang's business shop?

Wang Ruoyan saved two million taels of silver notes in just a few years? But when he heard about Jinzhou, he felt something was wrong. Wang Ruoyan's business did not reach Jinzhou at all. Although there was a big house, it did not happen this time.

The shopkeeper didn't come.

When he heard about the remaining sixteen families, his face finally turned pale. Wang Ruoyan, no, the Wang family didn't have so much business at all. These sixteen families plus Jinzhou...

On the table, it is comparable to the entire Wang family...
Chapter completed!