Chapter 1847

In the hall of the main house of the Xu family, Xu Jiqian sat in the main seat with a gloomy face almost dripping water. The people sitting under him were either Xu Jiqian's brothers or excellent nephews, including Yu Tongzhi, a high-ranking official and a cheap son-in-law. They also sipped tea on their seats.

Yu Tongzhi is 45 years old and no younger than Xu Jiqian, but he married Xu Jiqian's legitimate daughter. Of course, Yu Tongzhi didn't have a marriage before, but he married Xu's daughter a few years after he died.

The Xu family's daughter is only a 22-year-old. She can eat tender grass. Thanks to Yu Tongzhi's good looks, she is a good middle-aged handsome uncle at a glance, so she can realize this business. You should know that Yu Tongzhi is only the first generation official in the Yu family. He is not in the same breath with the Centennial famous family of the Xu family. It is said that he married the legitimate daughter of the Xu family, which is still high in the normal view of scholars.

In the current Xu family, except that Xu Jiqian, the master of the family, controls everything. Xu Jiming, Xu Jiqian's fifth younger brother, controls the salt farm of the Xu family. Among the younger generation, Xu Weiping, the eldest son of Xu Jiqian, is in charge of the sea trade business of the Xu family. Although he is the eldest son, he is not his legitimate son. Xu Weiping's status is similar to Xiao Jichen's status in the Xiao family.

Xu Weifan, who is keen on fame and has long been a member of the scholars, is not good at calligraphy and painting and can't follow the line of the Li family for two generations, but he is also famous in the scholars.

In particular, Xu Weifan's wife is the daughter of governor Zhang in Yunzhou governor's Yamen. Even if she is a concubine, it also helps Xu Weifan a lot. Relying on his in laws, he can also call governor Zhang his father-in-law.

To sum up, the dead old seven of the Xu family and Xu Weifan are the close brothers of the same father and mother. At the moment, Xu Weifan is a little unhappy. He is unhappy that the dandy of the old seven will die, so as not to compete with him for family property in the future. However, because of the death of the old seven, the Li family and the Xu family have worked for five or six days, a lot of wealth has been lost, and a lot of human contacts have been asked

If he can make the decision now, he really wants to keep things down, but he also knows that it won't work. Up to now, the fight between the two families is not just a matter of revenge for old seven, but a matter of face.

They are all local tyrants and top giants of Xue Chengfu. If they don't continue and take the initiative to counsel, who will care about the Xu family when Xue Cheng talks about famous families?

The silent atmosphere lasted for a while. Seeing that he didn't speak left and right, Xu Weifan coughed softly, "father, fifth uncle, Yu Tongzhi, now that things have developed, we must also give the Li family strong materials."

"Yesterday, our merchant fleet was robbed in Liangdao mansion. Even though most of the people on board were fine, the goods lost a lot. It must be the Li family!"

"If they dare to use swords, we can't be indifferent."

The day before yesterday, Su Heng told Li Yuanshu a group of names. After knowing those names, the Li family decided that he was Prince Shang and Tang, and planned to make great efforts to attack the Xu family.

What I did was to start with the merchant ships of the Xu family in other places.

Today, Li Yuanshu went to visit Su Heng. That's what he wanted to say. Liang Daofu, adjacent to Xue Chengfu, is also a coastal port. If you start from Xue Chenggang, you can arrive in ten hours.

The islands of Luguo are located in the subtropical region. The days are long in summer. In theory, you can run back and forth in more than one day.

Commerce and trade between the two governments are also very frequent, mainly because the two governments have different specialties, which can produce complementary advantages. In Xuecheng, in addition to normal food, people plant more orchards, which is extremely rich in fruit products, while Liangdao government plants more herbs, and the medical industry is extremely developed.

The second difference is that there are many kinds of shipbuilding industries in Xuecheng, and many iron and copper casting in liangdaofu.

Complementing each other, businessmen from large and small families in the two places run to manage wealth, which is daily.

This kind of daily profit is far less than the huge profits from the state of Lu to big merchants or Rome, but it is also a long-term wealth for local families.

A while ago, even if there were a few fishing boats fighting several times, it was a mild means. The Li family suddenly raised the competition to the level of piracy. This is another nature!

When Xu Weifan's words fell to the ground, the faces of the main characters of the Xu family here were more ugly. They were ugly. Xu Jiqian said coldly, "if the old man dared to do this step, I would dare to do it more ruthlessly. Contact Sanlang island and let them cut off goods and kill people!"

Sanlang island is a small island not too far from Xuecheng mansion. It can be reached in three days by normal route. The three wolf thieves entrenched on it are still famous in Xuecheng. Of course, as a member of the top gentry and giants, the Xu family is closely related to Sanlang island on weekdays.

As soon as these words came out, Yu Tongzhi smiled and said, "father-in-law, do you want me to make more efforts to crack down on the first line island that has dealings with the Li family?"

He said this to Xu Jiqian, but his eyes looked at Xu Weifan. He knew that relying only on his own strength, he could not really make a first-line island. There was no official military force worth talking about in the land of Xuecheng's house.

Only when he and Xu Weifan jointly recommended from officialdom and Governor Zhang's family affairs, could it be hoped that the governor's Yamen would send troops to Xue Cheng to calm the pirates.

Yunzhou is a state Navy. Its power can not be ignored. It is still possible to pull out several thousand ton warships.

Although the state of Lu was very weak and the royal family did not control much military power, there were still many things that the gentry could control.

Let's say that the Xiao family's private team can pull out more than a dozen large ships and two thousand ton warships. This is only a long-distance team, not including the offshore

Xu Weifan nodded decisively and smiled.

At this time, without waiting for Xu Jiqian to say anything, he heard hurried footsteps outside, and soon there was a report from the housekeeper.

After Xu Jiqian gave the order, the housekeeper turned pale and entered the hall. "Sir, there was an accident. Li Wangjiang led more than 200 strong servants outside the house and said he would visit the master."

The Li family and the Xu family are calling. It's very hot for you to come to me these days. Can Li Wangjiang's visit be a good thing? Not to mention, there are more than 200 young men in sharp armor.

Armored and sharp, what do you want to do?

The high-level officials of the Xu family also changed their faces. They all understood what armor holding sharp represented.

After his face turned white, Yu Tongzhi was so angry that he patted the table and got up, "absurd, what is Li Wangjiang going to do, rebel?"

Even if King Lu's room is weak and worthless, it is a puppet and mascot, but he surrounds the government with his servants in armor and sharp. Well, this is not the government. Yu Tongzhi is a serious Tongzhi and the second leader in the government.

Also, how many of those present have no fame? These are a group of scholars and scholars. Those who have made great achievements are themselves members of the ruling class. Even without official status, they can call themselves ministers when they see the emperor.

Xu Jiqian was also very angry and smiled, "go out and meet this Li Wangjiang. I want to see. Does he dare to attack our Xu house?"

The Li family can have more than 200 young men. Do you think the Xu family doesn't have them?