Can you live forever

Chapter 369

Huizhou.

Xu Garden, the side hall, Xu Jie drank tea slowly, not at all angry at the Xu family's negligence. Since meeting Xu Ming that day, Xu Jie had already made plans. , they officially set off and came to Huizhou to visit Xu's family.

Now the head of the Xu family is Xu Hai, and all overseas forces are controlled by Xu Hai.

But after all, the Xu family has been a family business for five generations, and there are not many property businesses in Daming. For example, the Chengyifang in Nanjing was originally run by Xu Qingshe.

In addition to collecting tariffs, the Xu family's other pillar is population trade.

The human trade is not only for trafficking, but also for their own use. Because there are enough sources of goods, they can carefully select and choose the best seedlings to cultivate as dead soldiers.

In the early years, the Xu family was able to make a fortune and continue to grow bigger and stronger. This is where it started.

Although Xu Hai has become the head of the family and obtained the sea power, the Xu family's fleet is under his orders, but the dead soldiers that the Xu family has cultivated for a hundred years have always been in the hands of Xu Dong.

Therefore, Xu Dong's attitude as the elder master was much stronger than that of the fourth master.

Xu Jie is now famous all over the south of the Yangtze River, and the voice of the people is great. Zhang Zhixiang's debate in Shenglong Mansion and Yizhou's civilization theory have not yet spread, but Xu Jie's theory of democracy has spread.

It's exactly what it means if Zisheng can't get up.

Therefore, when Xu Jie made a high-profile statement that he would visit the Xu family and persuade the Xu family to take the lead in equalizing the land and advocating the first righteousness in the world, followers naturally gathered, and tens of thousands of students followed Xu Jie from Wuxi to Huizhou.

Today is the third day of July. Zhang Zhixiang and the others have been meditating and comprehending for a day. As expected, they will wait until the thirteenth day of July.

Foreseeing the enemy first, Xu Jie has already started to act.

Outside the gate of the Xu family, there were already tens of thousands of people surrounded, shouting petitions.

Under such circumstances, Xu Dong still asked Xu Jie to wait in the side hall, which showed that he was domineering.

"Zisheng, are we being too reckless like this? It's too difficult for Yizhou to come to the Xu family's Juntian, even if Xu Hai loses, and it's definitely not the case."

"The Xu family is a centipede, even if they lose their sea power, it's not up to us."

"Although there are many scholars, if you go to the government to petition, it will definitely be successful, and the Xu family... I am afraid that they will be talented and meet soldiers, so there is no reason for it."

Yan Na was a little worried, although he was sure that the Xu family would not dare to use force, but if they came in such a mighty way, if they left in a desperate manner, it would hurt their reputation too much.

This kind of thing can be done, but it should be discussed with the Xu family first.

Even if it is exchanged for benefits, it is fine to seek the support of the Xu family. Anyway, outsiders don't know the private terms. They only know about this matter, and that is the chance to make a name for themselves.

But Xu Jie didn't say hello, and brought people to Huizhou directly...

Now being left in the side hall, it is the Xu family who are showing off their power.

"Ah……"

Xu Jie smiled lightly, not worried at all, drank his tea slowly, and said: "Xu Dong doesn't need to come to see me. After today, I won't visit again. After a few days, even if he begs, I won't help him." him."

"The survival of the Xu family is within this day. If Xu Dong is still a bit of a hero, he will definitely come to me."

"As for the Centipede's death and not being stiff? That depends on whether Xu Hai will try to preserve the Xu family's strength and keep it intact after Xu Hai's defeat, or will he find another way to preserve the main force and betray the Xu family for this?"

"I think."

"At this meeting, the elders of the Xu family should be appreciating the news from Yizhou repeatedly, and watching the conversation between Xu Hai and Zhang Zhixiang about gods and Buddhas..."

Before Xu Jie finished speaking, a tall figure stood at the door.

The members of the Xu family are all big-boned. Xu Dong was also a mighty and strong man back then, but now he is old and tall and fat. One person can be as big as two or three people.

There were no servants, and Xu Dong appeared alone with a cane.

Under the backlight, Xu Dong's figure looked particularly gloomy. He asked in a deep voice, "Xu Zisheng, how do you conclude that our Xu family will definitely lose?"

Xu Jie smiled slightly and said, "Master should pray that the Xu family loses."

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Yan Na's forehead was sweating, fearing that Xu Dong couldn't help being angry, he directly called the dead men to do it. The three thousand dead men of Xu's family were known as the "Soul Soul Division", but they were brainwashed and trained by searching for good children from all over the world. They are all masters of the rivers and lakes.

In fact, Yan Na's worries are unnecessary.

Xu Dong was able to come because he had already figured out the pass. Whether Xu Hai won or lost, it would be a catastrophe for the Xu family and the three brothers.

It's fine if Xu Hai loses, it's just a betrayal of the Xu family.

If Xu Hai wins, then the Xu family will be cleaned up.

He wants to be the only god, and he has already planned to cultivate in Tianzhu, so he must transfer assets. It is best to sell these gardens, fields, and businesses on land.

However, these are not Xu Hai's, but the other three masters of the Xu family, among which Xu Dong has the most.

Xu Qingshe is Xu Dong's eldest daughter, so she can always control Chengyifang.

That is actually the property of the Grand Master.

If Xu Hai wins, he will come back to reorganize the Xu family with the prestige of a great victory. If the elder wants to resist his family, it will be more difficult, because those forces under the Xu family will stand in line.

"Xu Hai won, what happened to the Xu family is an internal matter."

"Xu Hai is defeated, and the Xu family will really face the issue of survival."

"If Xu Hai directly sells out all the sea rights, or even transfers the fleet to the Wang family, the Xu family who loses the sea rights will be like duckweed without roots. If you, Xu Zisheng, can save the Xu family by equalizing the land?"

Xu Jie got up and offered a cup of tea to Xu Dong from afar.

Yan said: "Without the sea power and the Zhoushan Committee seat, the Xu family's power will go down to nine out of ten. Others will not look at how much the Xu family has left, they will only look at how much the Xu family has lost."

"Everyone pushes the wall down, not to mention the enemies the Xu family has forged over the years, they are innumerable."

"At this time."

"The [-] dead soldiers of the Soul Quest Division can't protect the Xu family."

"It's a great family property. Instead of being stolen, it's better to donate it voluntarily. In the future, the old man will be able to keep a rich man."

Xu Dong snorted coldly, and said: "I have the Soul Quest Department, and the Xu family has countless family members. There are tens of thousands of guards and thugs raised under his command, people from the Jianghu under his protection, and bandits supported by himself. As for the fleet gone, there will be no sound at all.”

"It's just that I've lost my vitality, and there are foreign enemies forcing me to find an alliance to tide over the difficulties."

"I can go directly to Nanjing to contact, why should I listen to Xu Jie?"

"You want my Xu family's [-] hectares of land without saying hello?"

One hectare, one hundred mu, 200 hectares, is [-] million mu.

Although it is normal to buy land when you are rich, the Xu family's real estate is exaggerated and scary. It can be seen how much money the Xu family has earned in the past hundred years...

Xu Jie said with a smile: "The elder is a businessman. If he wants to enter the Nanjing Parliament, he thinks that he only needs to pay [-] hectares of land, right? If the scholar-bureaucrats pick it up, that's really cruel."

Xu Dong didn't answer, his face was already gloomy.

"Hehe, why is the Elder so anxious? Come, sit, let's sit and talk."

At this time, Xu Jie has turned against the customer.

No matter what, Xu Dong was determined to die. He strode aside, sat down proudly, and said, "My Xu family has stood at the top for a long time, and I'm not used to bending over."

"If you really think you can be pinched as a soft persimmon, then you can give it a try."

"See if the Xu family's teeth have fallen out."

Xu Jie smiled slightly, poured a cup of tea for Xu Dong, and said, "I don't know what other people think, I just know that I am here this time to seek cooperation from the elder."

"The Xu family wants to give out [-] hectares of land, but they won't necessarily lose money, will they?"

Xu Dong was even a little surprised: "Oh?"

Xu Jie sipped his tea and asked, "My lord thinks, what is wealth? Is it the wealth accumulated by the Xu family over the years, or the sea power that dominates the world?"

Xu Dong replied: "Of course it is sea power."

Xu Jie said with a smile: "Look, my lord understands very well that the essence of wealth is power. It's just that these gold and silver, copper coins, and precious banknotes are all quantifiable parts of power."

"Land is indeed the most important asset, but the output efficiency of land is too low."

"Twenty thousand hectares of fertile land will cost less than two million taels a year."

"As for Xu's other industries, such as Chengyifang, it's casual to pay one million taels a year. In a good year, two or three million taels is not a problem."

"Obviously the output gap is not big."

"But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the value of [-] hectares of land is completely different from that of Chengyi Square."

"What does the elder think of this?"

Xu Dong snorted coldly: "The female slaves in Chengyifang are valuable, they are sold to high-ranking officials, and at worst they are rich peasants, and no matter how good the land is, the grain it produces is just that. That is only a small part, compared to the volume of [-] hectares of land, it is like a drop in the bucket."

Xu Jie smiled and said, "That's right, the value of commodities is different."

"The business of Chengyifang has its ups and downs, but the land is stable. It will be the same for a hundred years and a thousand years. But as long as there is a stable income, isn't it better to have more industries like Chengyifang?"

"Anyway, currency can buy the rice we need, can't it?"

Xu Dong looked at Xu Jie with frowned, and asked, "What do you want to say?"

Xu Jie laughed and said: "What I mean is, the lord gave up [-] hectares of fertile land today, and became the prime minister. In the future, whether it is to grant you special management rights, or to refer to a few industrial paths, in a world where the development of machinery is changing with each passing day. In this era, it must be industry, not agriculture, that will be able to obtain more currency in the future.”

"Even before the rise of machinery, in a society where men farmed and women weaved, farming was not profitable."

"But rice, wheat, or the ore produced in the soil, these are the real materials, and those who make money can often buy more basic materials."

"Gain more material control power."

"You can also use money to make people work for you."

"Whether it is goods or people, money is quantifiable social power. The higher the ratio of the currency you hold to the total amount of money, the higher the social power you have at the moment."

"And the factories now are not what they used to be."

"In the past, with a few people, some simple tools could be produced. Now? Whether it's a steam engine or a machine tool, the cost of purchasing these things is incomparable before."

"This is true for a single factory, but what about the entire industry?"

"The density of money is unprecedented, and a large investment also means more output and more profits."

"I like to call these quantifiable and unquantifiable powers collectively capital."

"My lord, instead of working hard on the 200 hectares of fertile land, earn [-] million taels."

"It's better to invest in industrial production. You will earn a lot of 200 million. At that time, the value of food will continue to decline among the assets of the entire society. Others are farming for you."

Xu Dong was once an all-powerful figure, and when Xu Jie mentioned this, he naturally understood.

Xu Jie is inviting him to transform.

Abandon the more eye-catching fields, even the gardens, houses, sincerity workshops, and even the entire population trade. Of course, the part that loses the sea power is doomed to be cut off. Now it is the sincerity workshops that are attached to the population trade that are to be sold.

Take out capital, invest in new industries, and bet on the future profits of the industry.

"Xu Zisheng, you are asking me to gamble."

"How do I know that this is not a game? You tricked me into selling a hundred-year-old family business and taking away the money?"

Xu Dong sat there, closed his eyes and said, obviously still thinking.

Xu Jie put down his teacup, and said, "Master can choose not to gamble, left and right, either the Xu family is dead or the master is dead, it's as simple as that."

Xu Dong was silent for a while, then asked: "Without sea power, without land and tenants, without a huge industry and the accompanying power, I have invested my assets in industry. How can I guarantee future wealth?"

"No matter how you look at it, it looks like duckweed without roots."

Xu Jie said: "Whether it's the Xu family's fleet or the secret soul hunting department, these are without a name, but, in the future, I can give the Xu family a name."

"There must be a battle between Jiajing and Nanjing."

"At that time, it will not be possible to rely on the guards and forbidden troops that Nanjing currently controls, and a new army must be trained. It is necessary to open a military academy and a group of new generals."

"The Xu family, you can recommend a general."

Xu Dong thought for a while and asked, "Can you really take over Nanjing?"

Xu Jie didn't answer, or rather, he didn't bother to answer.

Instead, Xu Dong didn't dare to ask again. He hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "How should I cooperate and directly announce the land distribution? Who will the land be distributed to?"

Xu Jie smiled.

He turned around, looked at Xu Dong, and said, "The fields need to be divided, and the Elder Master has another thing that must be done immediately."

"what?"

"Xu Hai hasn't been defeated yet, and the Xu family still has influence in Fusang. I also invite the elder...to lure the Japanese into the bandits."

"Bringing Japanese into bandits? Is that what you mean in Nanjing?"

"Not yet, but it's enough to cut first and play later. Nanjing's reaction is too slow, and the prediction is insufficient. When the martial arts conference is over, Zhang Zhixiang and Jiajing draw their hands. If they want to do anything, it will be too late."

(End of this chapter)