After all, Wei Danbai did not let Wei Tian rush out, but acquiesced to the delay of the Gu family, and turned to a letter to wish Gu Liangde a speedy recovery.

This is not surprising, he is a businessman in the end, he is not an aggressive person in his bones, and he is born with some blood and courage.

Although he saw it right, if he really wanted Wei Tian to make a move against the Gu family, it would inevitably affect the reputation of the Wei Mansion, but he didn't know that if he didn't make a move, the loss to the Wei Mansion would be even greater!

The original rumor of accepting the Gu family's industry suddenly stopped, making the eyes of the entire Canglong Mansion focus on the Wei Mansion at once.

Tang Zheng passively retreated, ignored foreign affairs, and fermented on this basis, giving people infinite reverie.

Many people speculate that the Wei Mansion acquiesced in the ancient family's repentance because of the Tang Tribulation - not everyone can see concession as generosity, and more people will understand it as weakness.

When one side is weak, the other side is tough.

This kind of performance first appeared in cities other than Canglong Mansion, after all, in these places, the foundation of the Wei family is still shallow.

Earthfire City.

This is a small city three hundred miles away from Canglong Mansion, because there is a river of fire underground, it is named all year round, although the area is small, it is an important immortal town. Including the Moon Washing Sect, about more than a dozen sects have set up refining mines in this place, and they have been refining weapons for many years. The top magic weapons are naturally used by each sect itself, some of the secondary ones are handed over to the official use, and the worst ones go to the people and fall into the hands of people such as the Dart Bureau and the Nursing Hospital. Because of this, this fire city is also a famous weapons town, every year there are a large number of merchants to and from here, purchase and sell, two years ago the Wei family expanded business, the first time to take root here, now in the fire city, there are seven shops.

Today, a group of uninvited guests came to the door of the Wei family's shop.

The leader was a black-faced man with open clothes and a large chest hair, and he was facing the shopkeeper at this moment and said: "Steward Zhang is polite, speaking of which, the Wei Mansion has been doing business in this Fire City for two years, and in the past two years, dare to ask me how the Red Cloud Gang treats your shop?"

The steward hurriedly smiled and said: "Your gang takes good care of my shop, and has never collected our protection money, which is still very clear below, and has always mentioned it to the owner." ”

The black-faced man nodded: "It's good that Steward Zhang understands, but the steward also knows that my Red Cloud Gang also wants to eat, and there are so many brothers in the gang, if everyone doesn't have to pay protection money, everyone doesn't have to mess up." ”

Steward Zhang was stunned: "The meaning of the three masters is ......"

The black-faced man replied, "From next month, I'm afraid your shop will have to pay some silver." Not much, the contempt has always been rigorous, the shop is based on the size of the area, the scale of the business, never let the parties lose money, like your shop, as long as twenty taels of silver per month, only half of it. ”

Steward Zhang's face changed greatly: "My Wei family is not an unknown person, it is a family property protected by cultivators, and you dare to accept it?"

The black-faced man's face sank: "There are rules in various places, and the Wei family, a dragon that crosses the river, even if it is protected by a cultivator, is only out of the ordinary realm, and it has not reached the point where protection fees can be waived." ”

"But my young master is the true legend of Guanri Peak!"

"That's why I only accept half of you, this is already the friendship of my family's helper, after all, there is no such thing in the rules. The black-faced man said: "Steward Zhang, my Hongyun Gang talks about rules and favors, although I have received your silver, but it is not an exception to deceive each other, and I hope you understand, don't make it difficult for me to wait." Otherwise, we really won't accept your money, for fear that the other families who pay the money will complain that we are unfair. ”

As he spoke, he bowed his hand to the steward, and went away.

The steward looked at the back of the black-faced man leaving, dumbfounded.

The guy next to him came over and said, "Chief steward, what do you think of this?"

Steward Zhang said leisurely: "What else can I do?" I can only agree. ”

The guy said angrily, "That's too cheap for them, isn't it?"

Steward Zhang glanced at the guy coldly: "Then what else do you want?"

"Naturally, let Young Master Wei come over and teach them a good lesson!"

Steward Zhang said disdainfully: "Let Young Master Wei come over to teach you a lesson? Are you kidding? Don't you have cultivators when you are in the Red Cloud Gang? Besides, here we are outsiders, and the Red Cloud Gang is acting in a state of affairs, and we have talked about the rules and regulations, and we have not violated the rules, if we call the young master to come, then it will be called a violation of the rules." This is not Canglong Mansion, and there are many reasons why we can't defend the family, so bear with it. ”

As he spoke, he went back to the shop.

The guy in the store spat on the ground: "I'm afraid that if I have this time, I will be annoyed later." ”

The words of the little man show the true meaning.

Sunset.

It is located at the edge of Lingzhou, which is the junction of three states, because of this, although Lingzhou has no special products, it is a very important transportation artery, and a large number of goods flow from here to all parts of the country every year, so it is also a place where businesses must fight.

If the Wei family's business wants to go further, Sunrise City is an indispensable and important place.

Here, the Wei family has a shop, although there is only one, it covers a wide area, employs a large number of people, and the scale is more than the sum of the seven stores in the Earth Fire City, integrating many functions such as acquisition, sale, and transfer. Li Zhaoxu, who is in charge, is an old man in the Weifu for many years, known as the Smiling Buddha, and he always smiles when he sees people on weekdays.

But today, the smiling Buddha gave birth to a bitter gourd face.

In the reception hall behind the shop, the smiling Buddha said to a green-shirted scribe: "This is so good, why is the rent going to increase? ”

The green-shirted scribe held the hot tea in his hand, skimmed the tea leaves with the lid of the cup, and said slowly: "Chief Steward Li is very right, it is not that our owner wants to increase the rent, but to return the rent to its original price." In the past few years, the business in the twilight city has become more and more prosperous, and the chief steward is also in his eyes, and the rental prices of shops everywhere are rising, but our shops have always been the lowest to your house. ”

Li Zhaoxu said with a smile: "Li understands this. ”

"But there is always an end to good things. The green-shirted scribe said leisurely: "Our owner has been a little short of money recently, and we can't always lose ourselves and supplement the Wei family, right?"

"Heh, heh...... Yes, yes. Li Zhaoxu smiled helplessly, but he scolded secretly in his heart, and he was a bullshit loss to his own family. In the past two years, your Zhong family has made money every day just by collecting land rent, don't say how nourishing the days are.

In order to rent this shop, the Wei family has to pay the Zhong family a rent of 4,500 taels of silver every year, and now, the other party has jumped to 7,000 taels all of a sudden.

Although seven thousand taels is not an excessive number, compared to the surrounding area, this is indeed a reasonable price, but I am used to enjoying discounts, and suddenly there is no discount, and the feeling is naturally extremely bad.

The most terrible thing is that a few days ago, in order to expand the transaction, Li Zhaoxu spent a lot of money to buy goods, and only prepared a limited amount of money to pay rent, but he did not watch out for the other party's price increase.

Fortunately, this matter is not too serious, and the green-shirted scribe obviously does not want to force people too much, saying that he can give Li Zhaoxu time to raise money, and Li Zhaoxu finally has time to ask the lord of Canglong Mansion for help.

After discussion, Li Zhaoxu sent the other party away, and when he came back, his face was full of sadness again.

His personal servant looked at Li Zhaoxu like this, and asked, "Didn't the Zhong family already promise to give us time to raise money from the master's family?

Li Zhaoxu shook his head and said, "What do you know." Whenever foreign businessmen enter, in order to open up the situation, they often operate with a low-price strategy, trying to build up their reputation first, which is why the profits are meager. I heard that a few days ago, my wife complained about the incompetence of foreign affairs, but in fact, it is this meager profit, and it can only be achieved by relying on cheap enough rent. It's good now, the rent is rising, and the original meager profits are difficult to keep, and if you don't think of some ways to do it, I'm afraid you'll lose money. ”

When it came to the word loss, Li Zhaoxu was immediately worried.

The little guy also nodded and said, "This is a trouble, but fortunately, it is not the master himself who has to face it." ”

"Huh?" Li Zhaoxu raised his head to look at the little guy.

The little guy smiled: "The master still doesn't know the way, right? The little one just heard about it before, and many recent transactions in various places have encountered this kind of thing. The shop in Dihuo City was charged protection money by the Red Cloud Gang, the ferry boat in Dingjia River was charged for berthing fees, and the Wanhua embroidery in Qiansi Town, our Wei family is no longer one of the priority suppliers, but has to buy it at a competitive price like those ordinary merchants; I heard that even the gang of people in Guwan Township who cut wood jumped out, saying that the money given by our Wei family is too small and they don't do things for us. ”

Li Zhaoxu was stunned when he heard this: "How can this happen?"

The little guy said: "It's not the Tang Tribulation who made trouble, why don't you care about the Wei family's affairs anymore." As soon as the Gu family heard this, they were the first to jump out, and the shops that were originally going to be sold to the Wei family were not sold, and the Wei family couldn't help them. This is good, everyone sees it, and some things will come out naturally. So don't worry, master, at this time, I'm afraid that the eldest master of the Wei family is more anxious than you, and I definitely can't blame you. ”

Li Zhaoxu was stunned at first, then his face turned angry, and he slapped the little guy with his hand: "Bastard, the main family is in trouble, you are gloating here!"

The little guy was so frightened that he fell to his knees and begged for mercy.

Only then did Li Zhaoxu regain his kind face and sit down slowly: "Tang Zheng...... I've heard about him, and it's not surprising that he reacts in this way. But it's just a Tang calamity, how can it attract such a big storm? And it comes so quickly and so urgently? In my opinion, there are still people in the shadows who are stirring up the troubles...... If that's the case, I'm afraid there will be some action later. ”

"And the move?" the little guy was also a little stupid.

Li Zhaoxu snorted: "Then it depends on how the owner responds." Now is just the beginning, all parties do things with a sense of temptation, not too absolutely, at best, it is to erase part of the benefits that should be given to the Wei family. But if you don't deal with it well......"

Li Zhaoxu's voice lowered.

No matter where the family is, they don't like outsiders to interfere in their own business.

For example, the Gu family has to refuse to buy and sell because they are trying to go back on their word and offend the Wei family, isn't it just to continue to control the casino business in Canglong Mansion? If anyone wants to open a casino in Canglong Mansion, they should not think about opening it without the permission of the Gu family. The sale of the casino to the Wei family is not a few shops, but the default casino franchise.

In the same way, outsiders will not be welcome to do business in other places, and the strength of the cultivator is the key to determining whether or not they can enter.

I'll put up with you if you're strong, and if you're not strong enough, you should naturally retract.

When the Wei family has the two pillars of Wei Tian Chong Tang Tribulation, the Wei family's business can be opened to all cities in Lingzhou, and the status is equivalent to that of the quasi-Tianxin family, as long as it does not take the lead. But when Tang Zheng expressed a negative attitude, his status declined, and the treatment he deserved naturally declined.

When the power is strong, all the expansion is justified, and if the power is not good, then the expansion that was originally legitimate becomes "a hand that is too wide".

In the face of such a hand, chopping is the most natural choice.

In this regard, any action against the Wei family is actually not excessive, as a long-term trader, everyone knows how to grasp the proportion, strictly adhering to the concept of how much strength and how much territory to expand.

But for the Wei family, the nature of things is completely different.

Expansion requires investment, and a large amount of silver has been spent, and the situation that has just stabilized, let alone making money, has not even returned the capital, and it is about to be withdrawn? The Wei family has accumulated all the money they have accumulated over the years, and they even owe a lot of money.

But if you don't want to withdraw, then you have to come up with the corresponding force.

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"I disagree. Wei Tianchong said lightly.

"What did you say?" Wei Danbai looked at his son in surprise.

"I said I wouldn't make a move. Wei Tianchong replied: "What all walks of life do is just a trivial matter, and it is the duty of each family." What reason do you want me to make a move? Just to destroy the Zhong family for the sake of rent? Or to kill Qiansi Town in a river of blood for the sake of priority supply? Or go to Guwan Township to say that if you dare not do anything for my Wei family, you will kill them all? Father, Wenxin is not a lawless place, even if it is a royal work, it is not so unscrupulous!"

"What about the Red Cloud Gang? You can always deal with them, right? The matter of protection money is not on the table after all. Wei Danbai's voice was full of exhaustion and helplessness, it can be seen that these days, the troubles in various places have made him suffer.

Wei Tianchong smiled bitterly: "It's not on the stage, but the problem is that I can't beat your son! You dare to collect protection money in the Earth Fire City when you are a red cloud gang, is that a vegetarian? There are real people in their gang to support them, so I didn't go there to find death?"

"They don't dare to kill you, you are Yan Zhenren's apprentice. ”

"That's true, they won't dare to kill me. But they could beat me, strip me naked and throw me out. The master had the best face, if any apprentice was bullied by the elders, he might come out. But if you go to the door to find someone to trouble but you are humiliated, then you are the unlucky one! If you let the master know the way, don't talk about revenge, I am afraid that the first thing he will do is to pick up the sword and cut me down first...... It's not that you don't know the truth, I don't value it in his mind, and it's not easy to keep this true tradition. ”

Wei Danbai gasped: "That means, you can't do anything?"

Wei Tianchong shrugged: "Wait for them to go too far." ”

"When they go too far, I'm afraid it will be too late by then! Do you know how much money the Wei family has lost during this period of time? That's all the money for your cultivation!" Wei Danbai said urgently.

Wei Tian rushed to the point and was still indifferent: "Oh, I don't care." Anyway, I have enough money now, and I don't need the Wei family to pay for it. ”

"What are you talking about?" Wei Danbai couldn't believe his ears, he glared at his son, "How can you say such a thing! You don't need the Wei family, so you can throw the Wei family aside?"

Wei Tianchong stretched out his hands: "Isn't this like your father, you learned? Do you think you don't need Tang Zheng, so don't you just throw him aside?"

Wei Danbai froze on the spot.

He looked at his son: "I see, are you standing up for Tang Zheng? He did such a thing to my Wei family, and you still want to stand up for him?"

Wei Danbai was already yelling.

Wei Tianchong sneered: "Dare to ask father, what did he do?"

What did he do?

Wei Danbai opened his mouth, but he couldn't answer for a while.

Wei Tianchong said: "He just announced that he would no longer pay attention to everything, with what his father did in the first place, what is the wonder of him making this decision?

"But this time ......"

"What does what happened during this period of time have anything to do with him? Or does my father want to say that this person is so important that without him, the development of my Wei family will be greatly affected?"

Wei Danbai, no matter what, he didn't want to admit that Tang Zheng was so important to the Wei family.

He glared at his son fiercely: "Are you talking for Tang Zheng?"

"The child is just telling the truth. ”

Wei Tianchong said and strode out the door.

Leaving his father, Wei Tianchong also sighed.

These days, he is caught between the two, and he is also in a dilemma, but today he finally spoke loudly and spit out the words in his heart, I really didn't expect that the feeling of hitting his father was so comfortable.

The reason why he dared to do this, if not for anything else, was because of Tang Zheng's retreat.

Originally, he had always been worried that Tang Zheng would turn his face, and he was ready to defend the Wei family.

But when Tang Zheng didn't do anything and just announced his retreat, it made his heart feel greatly relaxed.

No one knows better than him what Tang Zheng has done for himself, and it is because of this that he feels even more sorry for Tang Zheng.

So when Wei Fu was embattled because of this, Wei Tianchong was not only annoyed, but had a kind of happy excitement, thinking to himself, Dad, you finally realized the stupidity of your behavior, right?

Wei Danbai is his father, no matter how he cultivates to the heavens, he can't scold and teach his father a lesson, but because of this, from his point of view, he is very happy to see his father deflated.

As for the losses caused by the Wei Mansion, he really didn't care.

As mentioned earlier, he is a cultivator, and in terms of values, he and Tang Zheng are completely identical.

Spiritual money is money!

The gold and silver of the mortal world, the worldly possessions, and the busyness of camping are no longer in the eyes of cultivators.

Moreover, his refusal is not entirely unreasonable, in the current situation, if he makes his own move, he is only afraid of back-toss, if he really lets the master know that he is busy with the family business, he is afraid that someone will be sent to take him immediately.

But what Wei Tianchong didn't expect was that even if he didn't do anything, Yan Changfeng still sent someone.

Three days after returning to Wei Danbai, Nanbaicheng appeared at Wei's house.

Standing in front of Wei Tianchong, Nan Baicheng asked, "I heard that something happened to the Wei family recently?"

Wei Tian hurriedly replied: "It's just some small business problems." ”

"That's it......" Nan Baicheng looked at Wei Tianchong, seemed to be smiling, and said in a long tone: "In this case, then follow me back to the mountain." ”

"Back to the mountain?" Wei Tianchong was shocked in his heart: "What are you doing back to the mountain?"

"Shizun has a life, you have taken down the Shimen Sect with the Tang Tribulation this time, and made great contributions, Shizun wants to reward you and pass on the second change of your nine changes. ”

Nine changes in the sun?

This is Yan Changfeng's best immortal method, just like a chaotic wind walking in the bright night sky. Last time, Yan Changfeng of the Immortal Yuan Society passed on his first change, but this time he was going to pass on his second change.

Wei Tianchong was also sluggish when he listened, but then he came to his senses: "But I ...... at home."

Nan Baicheng said impatiently: "Since there is no major matter, what do you care about it? ”

With a wave of his sleeves, he swept Wei Tian away and flew towards the air......