Chapter 1143 Crisis and Opportunities of the Changsun Family
In the Zhao Guogong Mansion, eldest Sun Wuji was discussing matters with his third son, eldest Sun Jun. There were still several clan elders and stewards nearby.
The content of the discussion was naturally the matter of Tie Xing being suppressed by Fang Jun.
Changsun Jun looked a little depressed and carefully reported the recent accounts, sales volume and loss figures.
He was originally extremely confident in taking over the family.
In terms of identity, he is the legitimate son. The eldest brother Sun Chong is currently living in exile and his life or death is unknown. Moreover, even if His Majesty the Emperor pardons Chang Sun Chong's crime one day, he will not be able to take over the entire family. The status of his eldest son, Sun Jun, is that of the eldest son, which is much more noble than his elder brother, eldest son Huan, who was born as a concubine.
After all, this is an era of "direct heirs"...
In terms of his father's status in his heart, he far surpasses Changsun Huan.
Otherwise, why would he entrust the iron business of the family pillar to himself instead of Changsun Huan, who is older and more experienced?
But now Tiehang is being suppressed to a great extent by Fang Jun. As a manager, he cannot shirk his responsibility no matter what. Tiehang is losing money every moment of every day. It is not only losing a huge amount of money, but also the reputation and prestige that the Changsun family has built up for generations...
Changsun Jun felt an urgent sense of crisis.
Changsun Wuji sighed helplessly. Faced with Fang Jun's suppression, even with his wealth and scheming, he felt that there was nothing he could do.
They don't have any tricks, they just rely on the new iron smelting method to significantly reduce the cost, and the quality is even better. This simple and crude price war is the most direct and most effective.
If facing other families, Changsun Wuji can use his power to attack from other levels, but Fang Xuanling's status and power are not inferior to his own, and Fang Jun is now protected by His Majesty, Changsun Wuji has no choice but to do so. Think...
"Shiro Gao is still in jail in Jingzhao Mansion?"
Changsun Wuji asked.
Changsun Jun was a little confused, wondering why his father interrupted this? He has been so depressed by Fang Jun recently, how can he have the mind to care about Gao Zhenxing's affairs? Then he turned to look at a steward next to him.
The steward said respectfully: "As far as the master is concerned, yes."
Changsun Wuji was a little puzzled: "After all, he is also the son of Duke Shen. Detaining him for so many days is excessive. What crime was given?"
The steward thought for a while and said uncertainly: "What is it about... despising important officials of the imperial court and endangering the security of the empire?"
Changsun Jun said angrily: "Fang Er, this stick is really nonsense! Why don't you just behead him for treason? It's really abominable to humiliate others like this!"
The manager said: "No, some people have questioned this issue. After all, this... crime of endangering the security of the empire is unheard of. The explanation given by Fang Jun was: All crimes of endangering the security of the empire refer to endangering the sovereignty of the empire." , territorial integrity and security, splitting the empire, and subverting imperial power. However, he said that Koshiro was just a suspect. The prisoner is under trial. Everyone knows that he is fooling around. Even because Koushiro scolded him in person, no one took it seriously. Of course, he just humiliated Koushiro and locked him up these days. Although they were not released in the prison, they enjoyed good food and drink, and they were never brought to trial.”
To put it bluntly, everyone in Chang'an knows that Fang Jun is just fighting against Gao Zhenxing, and has no intention of doing anything to Gao Zhenxing. As for this and that crime, it is just a joke with Gao Zhenxing, and naturally there is no abuse of power. Go up there.
No one is too lazy to pay attention to the turmoil between the dudes...
Changsun Wuji was also a little disappointed.
He hoped that Fang Jun would not be able to suppress his anger and give Gao Zhenxing a hard beating. In that case, Fang Jun would surely be found guilty, and Shen Guogong Gao Shilian, who had always been aloof, might get involved in this muddy water, and he would have more opportunities. Fishing in troubled waters...
There was no room for control over Gao Zhenxing's affairs, so Changsun Wuji could only return his thoughts to the topic.
In Changsun Wuji's opinion, fighting each other with open swords and open guns is the most annoying thing. It has no technical content at all, so naturally there is no loophole to exploit...
After struggling for a long time, Changsun Wuji could only say helplessly: "Go with Fang Jun. If he wants to lower the price, let him. Let's reduce the supply and make a profit while losing less."
A steward hesitated for a moment and asked: "Master, if that's the case...I'm afraid that most of the old customers will turn to Fang to buy iron materials. This will have a great impact on our business. Please think again, master."
If you reduce the supply, those customers will not be able to get enough iron materials, so they will naturally change their business and look for houses with cheaper prices and more abundant supplies. And once such an old customer of decades leaves, it will be difficult to turn back...
How could Changsun Wuji not know this truth?
At the moment, he really can't think of a way to turn defeat into victory, and he also doesn't have much energy to get involved in this kind of business affairs.
Money is the foundation of family development, but it is by no means the most important.
Political stance is the basis for a family to survive.
Let’s take a look at how the Shandong aristocratic family with a strong foundation was suppressed during the Zhenguan Dynasty?
The current political stance of the Changsun family has conflicted with His Majesty's. This is a deadlock. The Guanlong Group's position cannot be changed, otherwise it will be lost to everyone after losing most of its interests, and it will be difficult to maintain its status as a first-class noble clan; the emperor's position cannot be changed either, as the increasingly powerful noble clans make the emperor feel the crisis, and no matter how Suppressing the noble families, the throne was unstable.
Since the current political stance of the court is not in line with the interests of the Guanlong Group, then the only choice is to establish a new political stance with the interests of the Guanlong Group as the core...
Of course, this process may be long and arduous, but for Guanlong Group, there is no choice.
And when this new political stance is established, the Changsun family will inevitably rise and become one of the best in the world!
Fang Jun?
Just crush him to death...
Changsun Wuji looked around at everyone present. They were all core members of the Changsun family, and he gave a little reminder: "Everyone, please calm down. From today on, you have to be low-key in your work, and you have to swallow your losses. Stay on the job and taste the courage. To prepare for the storm to rise again in the future! ”
Everyone in the hall was shocked!
Over the years, Changsun Wuji's behavior style has already penetrated into the hearts of these people, and they all understand his every word and deed. Just by looking at Changsun Wuji's words, one can tell that the head of the family is planning something big and will make a big move!
"No!"
Everyone agreed with a bang.
The pressure in Changsun Jun's heart suddenly eased. Since his father was planning something big, it must be about the struggle between the Guanlong Group and the imperial power. In comparison, the profits and losses of the railway companies are naturally insignificant, and even have the effect of showing weakness to the enemy...
Then those immortal clan elders can no longer criticize him for what happened to Tie Xing.
There was the sound of footsteps outside the hall.
The hurried footsteps made Changsun Wuji frown slightly. When a servant came in from the door, he said in an unhappy tone: "Don't you know something is being discussed? How unbecoming is it to be in such a hurry!"
The servant quickly said: "I realize my mistake...but the matter is very important, so I am a little anxious."
Changsun Wuji asked: "What's the matter?"
The servant said: "Someone from the palace just came to tell me something..."
Then he repeated what Wang De, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, had said when he sent people to inform the emperor.
There was a moment of silence in the hall...
An elder with white beard and hair slapped the tea table next to him and said excitedly: "Well done! Liulang is worthy of being the son of the eldest grandson. What a good fight! That Fang Jun is really hateful. How could he have beaten the eldest grandson to the ground when he was so arrogant and domineering all day long?" The family is in your eyes? Even if Dalang is going through something now, that guy has nothing to do with it! Why doesn’t Liulang beat him to death and vent his anger on Dalang’s behalf?”
Everyone else was silent.
Beat to death?
Before he was killed, the emperor's warning came. If he was really beaten to death, do you think you wouldn't let Rokuro pay for it with his life?
Changsun Wuji was even more confused.
Once upon a time, he and His Majesty Li Er fought side by side and treated each other with sincerity, but now they are like strangers.
Is it because of profit, or did you really do something wrong?
Changsun Wuji had no answer.
Even if he had, he would still take the path he is on now.
His powerful position was given not so much by His Majesty the Emperor as by the Guanlong Group. Without the strong support of Guanlong Group, how could his eldest son Wuji stand out among the talented people around His Majesty Li Er?
Even now, if there is no Guanlong Group as his backing, will His Majesty Li Er still use him as highly as he has always done?
Don't talk about feelings. In the face of Chi Guoguo's interests, feelings are like a cousin who has taken off all her clothes. You can do whatever you want...
It seemed that he had no other way to go except that one.
Changsun Wuji sighed secretly and asked casually: "Where is Liulang now?" (End of Chapter)