Chapter eighty-seven open and secret struggle
Wan Qi finally came back. When he learned that the two second generations had escaped, Zhou Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and went to the Zhou Family Trading Company!
Zhou Xiang was sitting in the general manager's room, looking at the new assistant named Xiaoqin, a pure and lovely girl, only fourteen years old, from a poor family, thanks to the women's department, otherwise she might end up in a brothel.
Zhou Xiang drank tea and asked Xiaoqin to call Zhou Mingju in!
Zhou Xiang asked, "How is the food situation?"
Zhou Mingju replied with great admiration: "Young master, you are right, sales have increased somewhat!"
But Zhou Xiang said something that shocked him again: "Go ahead and let the price continue to rise, and then raise it by another 20%. In addition, everyone is called to discuss the matter!"
Zhou Mingju took the order and left.
After a while, the meeting hall was filled with shopkeepers, and Zhou Xiang sat in the middle.
He didn't let anyone speak, but issued three orders!
1. Everyone is ready to move to the capital at any time!
Second, not only did they move the head office, but all the shops, except for food, only had five days’ worth of goods left!
Third, all the warehouses of the Zhou family firm were emptied, they were moved to the capital, and all land deeds were sold!
The meeting ends after the order is announced!
All the shopkeepers know that the Zhou family is about to make big moves!
Their young master's family faced the warning from the City Lord's Mansion and Prince Gui!
He actually chose to burn the boat and choose hard steel to the end!
Withdraw the Zhou family's head office from Wuhai City and only set up a branch.
And depending on Zhou Xiang’s intentions, if Wuhai City doesn’t satisfy him, branches and shops may even be removed!
Zhou Xiang said it with great fanfare and had no intention of concealing it. Sure enough, in the afternoon, the news spread throughout Wuhai City. There were rumors everywhere about the rift between Wuhai City and the Zhou family, as well as the news that the Zhou family's hard steel was going to be moved away.
information!
And another piece of heavy news came. Following the last announcement, Shengjia issued another announcement:
Article 1: Lift the blockade on the Zhou family, apologize to the Zhou family, and be willing to compensate for the losses caused by the Sheng family's termination of cooperation!
Article 2: Like the Zhou family, the Sheng family will also withdraw from Wuhai City. Not only will the branches be withdrawn from Wuhai City, but also all the shops will be withdrawn from Wuhai City!
This immediately caused an uproar, and everyone in Wuhai City, whether it was the common people, cultivators, nobles, or officials, were shocked, and then panicked.
How could it be that two monopoly firms chose to withdraw?
Daily supplies cannot be guaranteed, and cultivation resources cannot be guaranteed, so is it still necessary for this city to exist?
A separate traffic thoroughfare, or a military fortress.
There was a lot of discussion for a while,
People are panicked!
Almost everyone in the city took action!
People are hoarding daily necessities, such as rice, flour, grains and oils.
Practitioners are purchasing cultivation resources.
Officials, merchants and nobles began to sell their fields!
A strange scene appeared in Wuhai City. The value of real estate such as fields and houses dropped rapidly, while the value of consumables increased exponentially!
Just two trading companies announcing their withdrawal caused a scene of panic before the orcs invaded!
Zhou Xiang looked at this scene with some surprise. He guessed that the prime minister of the Sheng family must have returned home and brought back clues about the eagle tattoo, allowing the Sheng family to target Prince Gui!
Unexpectedly, the Sheng family would choose the same method as the Zhou family and directly withdraw from Wuhai City.
The resulting situation is that the two families seem to have united together to give Prince Gui a blow!
This is going to be hard for Prince Gui. Wuhai City will be turned into an empty city by him, Zhou Xiang thought with gloating!
Prince Gui was really worried at the moment. Although the Zhou family's withdrawal was unexpected, it was also reasonable. He originally just wanted to let the Zhou family know who has the final say in Wuhai City, and to teach the Zhou family a lesson.
Be soft.
The Zhou family did not give in, chose hard steel, and moved out of the headquarters, which is reasonable!
But what caused the Sheng family to cause such trouble that they actually chose to withdraw?
Prince Gui was puzzled. He had not offended the Sheng family recently. Even the animal training business was left to the Sheng family to run!
"Mr. Tianyuan, what do you think?" Prince Gui couldn't figure out the reason and asked the old man with a gray beard beside him!
"The reason for the Sheng family's withdrawal is unknown. It may be that they joined forces with the Zhou family, or it may be that we provoked the Sheng family somewhere!" After the old man finished speaking, he saw that Prince Gui was listening attentively and continued!
"These are all secondary. The top priority is to stabilize Wuhai City. If Wuhai City is in this state, then don't even think about it. You, the city lord, have no shame!"
Prince Gui asked eagerly: "What's the plan?"
Mr. Tianyuan said: "Please plead guilty and ask the emperor to come forward and suppress the two families!"
Prince Gui said: "But after the emperor intervened, everyone's eyes are on us. If there is someone interested..."
Mr. Tianyuan continued: "Don't worry, just go ahead and do it, there will be a clever idea when the time comes!"
After hearing this, Prince Gui hurried to the study. He was going to write a memorial. He had to pass this test first!
But Mr. Tianyuan made a strange and arrogant laugh. As long as Prince Gui listened to him, there would be no room for change!
Zhou Xiang is talking to Wan Yangxi about the capital city!
"Cousin, rest assured.
Just stay here! Don’t think about going back to the capital in the near future, not even once.”
"What's wrong, cousin?"
"Your prince brother's condition has improved. How is it? Are you surprised?"
"Ah, really, that's great, I don't have to be so tired at last!"
Zhou Xiang sighed helplessly, is this cousin really stupid or too smart?
Zhou Xiang just said: "Your brother, the prince, they want to make you a king and let you stay in the fief for the rest of your life!"
Wan Yangxi's mood became lower: "What about my mother?"
"It's okay to be a widower in the palace!"
"how do you know?"
"It's a guess. It's easy to guess. If you hadn't been a widow, you would have had younger brothers and sisters!"
Wan Yangxi was speechless, and Zhou Xiang continued: "Then when your brother, the prince, comes to the throne, he will definitely be afraid that you will take away his luck, so he will kill your mother, you, and our Zhou family together to avoid future troubles!"
Wan Yangxi's eyes widened: "Ah! Impossible, no way!"
Zhou Xiang continued to add: "Wake up!
No? If not, will they use tricks to drive you out of the imperial city?
If not, will the Zhou family be killed at the expense of the lives of the soldiers at the front?
With the Zhou family gone, what support do you two have?
Think about how you got through it before, who were you bullied by?"
Wan Yangxi's face was intertwined with pain and resignation, and he just sat there quietly.
Zhou Xiang didn't bother him, he was just waiting for his choice. Whether he was a dragon or a worm was up to him. If he really was an Adou who couldn't help him, Zhou Xiang would never let the Zhou family end up like that!
Wan Yangxi's face slowly turned ferocious. He knew that what Zhou Xiang said was right. At this moment, it was not only for himself, but also for his mother, for the Zhou family, and for everyone who cared and loved him!
He must stand up and fight, and can no longer bury his head in his feathers like an ostrich!
Wan Yangxi looked at Zhou Xiang firmly and said, "Cousin, what do you want me to do?"
"Do you understand?" Zhou Xiang asked happily.
"Well, I figured it out! If you don't fight, you will be annihilated."
"That's right! You don't have to worry about anything now. Go and open the restaurants you planned to earn a lot of crystal stones. The more the better," Zhou Xiang said.
Wan Yangxi was a little discouraged and said, "Ah, that's all?"
Zhou Xiang rolled his eyes and said: "Datong built a country based on business. Use your ability to make money. This is your foundation! Otherwise, why not? Lead troops to fight like your uncle? That is the Xuanwu Empire!"
Chapter completed!