Sometimes a building that seems extremely solid only needs to remove the support at a certain key point, and the whole building will collapse.

In the same way, sometimes a friendship that seems to be extremely solid can turn into enemies because of some inconspicuous things. Sometimes the foundation of rule that one feels is extremely solid turns out to be so fragile when real storms come.

It's just like the situation the Zhang family is encountering now on Fujian Road.

Zhang Yu is not only the pacifier of Fujian Road, the entire Zhang family is also the largest gentry family in Fujian Road.

They are not only powerful men, but also gentry. The entire Zhang family has produced dozens of Jinshi in more than a hundred years.

It was these dozens of Jinshi who spent more than a hundred years working hard to create the seemingly indestructible position of the Zhang family on the road to Fujian.

Compared to the Zhang family, the Zheng family are just bandits who have risen through force in recent decades.

This is actually how the Zhang family positions the Zheng family.

If Quanzhou had not been the largest seaport in the Song Dynasty, and if Quanzhou had not been the biggest starting point on the road to maritime wealth in the Song Dynasty, the Zheng family would not have been able to rise at all.

Naturally, such a family that relied purely on force was not in the eyes of the Zhang family.

However, they can look down on the Zheng family, but they should not look down on the current head of the Zheng family.

In the past few decades, Zheng Zeshi not only made the Zheng family the boss among the pirates, but also successfully cleared their name and came ashore. On the surface, they are now the largest squires on the road in Fujian.

Building roads and bridges has made it easier to help people from all over the country. Raising orphans and raising widows and widows means that people have few sources of support and medical care. Whenever there is a famine along the Fujian Road, the Zheng family's relief will always arrive faster than the government's, and things will be done better.

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The Zheng family became famous.

What ordinary people see is that the Zheng family has used real money to benefit them.

Of course they don't care how the Zheng family earned the money.

In fact, after Zheng Zeshi cleared the Zheng family and landed ashore, the Zheng family's pirate team no longer resumed their old business along the coast of the Song Dynasty. Along the coast of the Song Dynasty, they were the largest sea trade fleet. They only entered the far sea.

Only after encountering some unlucky guys would they once again fly the flag that terrified countless people.

The unlucky ones were mostly the fleets of the Liao Kingdom, Gao Mingli and other countries.

The Zheng family was truly prosperous and was ranked alongside the Zhang family on the Fujian Road.

This is of course an insult to the Zhang family, but there is no way. The Zhang family also has huge maritime interests. If they offend the Zheng family, a sea robber, the loss will be unbearable.

But in times of peace, Zheng Zeshi's mind is clearer than anyone else's.

He knew clearly that the current glory of the Zheng family was just a building built on sand. If there was a slight storm, it would disappear.

The reason why the Zhang family is afraid of the Zheng family is that they don't want to create a lose-lose situation with the Zheng family.

In the past, for the Zheng family, the Zhang family wore silk and satin, and they were barefoot. They wore a pair of straw sandals, so they were not afraid of exchange. But now, the Zheng family can be regarded as wearing gold and silver.

But what about the background?

The Zheng family is much worse.

If something really happens and the Zhang family loses some profits and completely falls out with the Zheng family, then the Zheng family will definitely be the loser.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Zheng Zeshi desperately tried to find another way out for the Zheng family.

Once when he was visiting Luo Kaixian, a giant silk merchant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he happened to meet Jiang Yingxue, a legendary businesswoman of the Song Dynasty who had single-handedly won the title of County Lord.

Of course, the experienced Zheng Zeshi would not believe such a thing. There must be someone behind Jiang Yingxue.

At first he always thought that there was royalty behind this woman.

But after a period of in-depth contact, he discovered that it was not the case at all.

Moreover, Jiang Yingxue was also quite interested in him.

After a period of mutual testing, Zheng Zeshi learned about the Business Federation.

At that time, Xiao Cheng had not yet gone to Qianzhou, and there were not many people in the Business Federation.

But every one of them, if you name them, is a person who can shock the business world of the Song Dynasty.

Zheng Zeshi joined this association without hesitation.

Although the association did not seem to have any effect at that time, for Zheng Zeshi, he needed to find people with enough weight to raise his own worth and improve his status so that he could better compete with the Zhang family.

You know, after the Zheng family came ashore, they had always wanted to form a serious alliance with the Zhang family.

For example, use the issue of marriage to resolve disputes between the two parties.

But the attitude of the Zhang family is thought-provoking.

Alliance is possible, but marriage is okay, let's talk about that later.

The Zheng family had gone to great lengths to marry some of the Zhang family's children who were about to leave the fifth server. As for marrying into the Zhang family, they couldn't even think about it. They hadn't said it yet.

It made people choked up.

Daughters of the same family will not marry unless they are Jinshi.

It's a pity that the Zheng family, a pirate family, has only been ashore for a few years to study and learn literacy. Not to mention Jinshi, there are not even many scholars.

This is outright contempt and insult.

However, the Zheng family could only swallow their breath.

There is no other way. If you want to go ashore to eat, you have to admit defeat.

Zheng Zeshi did not expect that during this trip to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he would get to know Jiang Yingxue, and then Xiao Erlang. Within two years, Xiao Erlang's trip to Qianzhou began.

The Qianzhou Chamber of Commerce also officially showed its cards.

Every time I think about it now, Zheng Zeshi still laments that his life is good.

The current federation is no longer a pure business organization or alliance. It has transformed into a political alliance, with allies throughout the South.

As Zheng Zeshi, who was the first to join the Federation and had the force in his hands, his status was much higher than that of ordinary members.

But the Zhang family is still the same Zhang family.

But in Zheng Zeshi's eyes, they are no longer unattainable.

Zheng Zeshi believes that if this momentum continues, sooner or later, the Zheng family will overtake the Zhang family on the road to Fujian.

Sure enough, as Tokyo was destroyed, Xiao Erlang and King Qin sent troops to rescue him. At Jiangling Mansion on Jinghu Road, he issued a call to everyone to gather in Jiangling Mansion and elect Zhao An, the youngest son of King Jing, to the throne and lead everyone to build a new dynasty and regain China.

As long as Xiao Erlang succeeds, the Zheng family will truly become one of the most glorious families in this land.

Having accomplished this, Zheng Zeshi would still be smiling even if he died.

Zheng Zeshi was cultivating himself in the Zhang family's mansion as if he were at ease.

He knows the final outcome of this matter.

Because it was not just his Zheng family who took action this time.

Those taking action this time included the Imperial City Division led by Liu Fengkui, Zhiqiuyuan led by Wu Ke, and some other members of the federation.

The Zhang family in Fujian Road is very powerful, but the literary style in Fujian Road is so diverse that if the Jinshi in the imperial court are divided over the years by region, Fujian Road is the well-deserved number one.

These families are not as powerful as the Zhang family, nor can they compare with the Zheng family in financial and military strength, but when they come together, their power is enough to shake the entire Fujian Road.

The entire middle and lower classes of the Six Prefectures and Two Armies on Fujian Road are basically controlled by these families.

If the Zhang family can be overthrown, then there is no doubt that many positions will be vacated on the entire upper level of Fujian Road, and these positions will naturally be filled by these people.

Therefore, everyone is happy to hear about the overthrow of the Zhang family.

It's just that you don't have enough strength. If you do it casually, you will basically die before you start!

So even though they knew that the Zheng and Zhang families were at odds and that the Zhang family had detained the ancestors of the Zheng family, everyone on the Fujian road was still waiting and watching until the Fujian navy controlled by the Zhang family was defeated in the battle of Xanthium Island. .

The losses of the Fujian Navy were considerable. Half of the ships were sunk on the spot, and even the official who made the regulations was captured alive. After discovering that the opponent had more ships, bigger ships, faster ships, and sharper weapons than our own, the remaining members of the Fujian Navy were The ships wisely lowered their sails, dropped their anchors, and surrendered.

When the mighty Zheng family fleet appeared in Quanzhou Port, it caused a sensation throughout Quanzhou, and spies from all over the country who had been waiting here for a long time rushed around day and night to bring the news back to various places.

Then, the anti-zhang movement in various places immediately became popular.

Zhang Yu discovered to his horror that he could no longer control the troops on the Fujian Road.

Xiang Hui, the commander-in-chief who originally obeyed his advice, suddenly fell ill, and the officers who had always been good friends with the Zhang family suddenly lost contact with them.

What frightened him even more was that the Zhang family discovered that Xiang Hui was actually sending people to Quanzhou to contact Zheng Zhihu, the head of the Zheng family who was currently away.

In less than ten days, the Zhang family was unable to control Fuzhou.

When you cannot control the violent organs of the government, your rule has actually begun to collapse.

I don't want to be doomed, so the only way left now is to surrender to the Zheng family.

When Liu Fengkui and Wu Ke also appeared in front of Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu finally understood that in terms of far-reaching thoughts, sophisticated methods, and careful layout, let alone comparing himself to Xiao Erlang, this person in front of him seemed far away from the sky and the earth. The old man who is close to him is simply incomparable.

"The Zhang family has produced fifty-six Jinshi in more than a hundred years, which is astonishing!" Wu Ke, who looked like a gentle man, shook his head with a look of yearning on his face, "We in Futai have always respected Zhang, and we must not have embarrassed Zhang. The meaning of home.”

Zhang Yu was dejected. He had reached this point. He was just worried about what the other party would do to them next.

If he really wanted to beat the Zhang family to death with a stick, he would have no choice but to smash the jar, but as long as there was still hope, he could only compromise.

Now, judging from what the guy on the other side is saying, it seems like there is still room for relaxation.

"The Zhang family has been rooted on the Fujian Road for more than a hundred years. It can be regarded as the hometown of Zebei and is very prestigious. The most important thing for the new dynasty that will be established is to unite the strength of everyone in order to fight against the Liao Kingdom and the puppet Qi Those bastards like the Puppet Zhao and the Puppet Jin." Wu Xiaoxiao said: "So, Fujian Road is still Fujian Road, and the Zhang family is still the Zhang family!"
To be continued...