Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 1042: Queen Hu's Ambitions
"The Wu family, well, on the surface, they only have some land, but in fact, their main source of income is private salt!"

"In the early years, I started my business by selling illegal salt under a disguised name with a group of old men under my command. Now the scale of my business is getting bigger and bigger!"

"Of course, there are also some dealings with the salt merchants. As far as I know..."

Although Xu Huizu just said that he had no connection with the Wu family and didn't know much about them,

But once he opened his mouth, he revealed everything about the Wu family.

You know, this question was asked suddenly.

As a result, Xu Huizu really didn't have to think about it at all and completely exposed the old Wu family's background.

However, no one present felt puzzled by this behavior. Instead, they felt it was natural.

All those who can sit here are legitimate sons, and all of them do not need to inherit the family business.

So, according to their age, it is normal for them to know something about their allies and enemies.

Even though Xu Huizu spoke so well about the Marquis of Jiangyin, that was only because his family used to be an ally of the Marquis of Jiangyin.

In fact, if other people spoke up, they could also explain the background of the Hu family clearly.

To put it bluntly, everyone has some intelligence capabilities; it’s just that the focus is different.

After listening to Xu Huizu's introduction, Hu Renbin twisted his neck and chuckled twice, then looked at everyone and said.

"The foundation of his family is actually those hundreds of old soldiers, right?"

"The Wu family probably just provides a signboard, and the people who do the work are all the old soldiers, so they are naturally the ones who fight hard."

"If possible, should we attack from here?"

"Renbin, if you really want to do this, my family can help you!"

The one who spoke was a young man sitting at the end. His father's rank was not high, only a fourth rank.

But there is nothing we can do about the fact that his family is good at studying and can become officials!

Look, there is only one person of the fourth rank, but there are a lot of people of the fifth and sixth ranks, and they are all real relatives.

These people, like melon vines, are tangled and intertwined together, and eventually, they form a big net.

Now, seeing that Xu Huizu had taken the lead, he was not to be outdone and showed off his family's strengths.

Not only him, but others also started to make plans.

Send out private soldiers to chase, intercept, and kill all the smuggling salt teams of the Wu family;

They dispatched people to Hangzhou to capture members of the Wu family and brought them directly to Yingtian City;

Even worse, he might as well just reveal that his family had many connections with the salt merchants, so that he could find a way to directly find evidence of the Wu family's crimes...

Even though there are so many people present, only Xu Huizu has a real title.

But the energy unleashed by these people now is enough to make even a marquis unable to withstand it.

Without him!

All of them combined, they could crush any noble or wealthy family, except the royal family.

And this is exactly what Hu Renbin wants!
If you want revenge, you have to use heavy hands. Otherwise, can it still be called revenge?

However, when Hu Renbin was filled with righteous indignation and was about to take drastic measures, the real party involved in the incident was in the palace looking at Queen Hu with a speechless look on her face.

"Sister-in-law, what are you planning to do?"

"If you want to do this, aren't you overestimating the Marquis of Jiangyin?"

"The Wu family is just smuggling some salt. Can they withstand the combination of our two families?"

"And you're using too much force, right?"

Hu Xinyue raised her eyebrows when she heard this: "What are you talking about?"

"Can you still eat this loss for nothing?"

"Not only did you suffer a loss in this matter, but our two families also lost face."

"If we don't take drastic measures, won't our two families be plotted against in the future?" "Do you want to experience opportunities again in the future?"

"You got away with it this time, but what about next time?"

Princess Anqing waved her hands, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I didn't say I would let them go!"

"I'm not that generous!"

"I just think that with my brother's help and my father's arrangements, isn't that enough?"

"But if you and I use the business power of our two families, it won't just be a sweep of the Wu family, it will be a sweep of Hangzhou!"

Hu Xinyue chuckled when she heard that, and took two quick steps towards Princess Anqing.

"You know what, you really guessed what I was thinking."

"I actually wanted to take this opportunity to wipe out all the salt merchants!"

"what?"

Princess Anqing was stunned by what she heard.

"Do you still have this plan?"

"Are you really planning to kill all the salt merchants and then let the royal industry become the salt merchant itself?"

Hu Xinyue nodded as a matter of course.

"Why not?"

"The salt industry is indeed a very profitable business at the moment, but in reality, it involves people's livelihood and is closely related to the people."

"If my royal estate takes this matter into its own hands, not only can we make money, but we can also drive down the price of salt."

"This is good for the country and the people!"

An Qing tilted his head and looked at Hu Xinyue thoughtfully.

"Sister-in-law, this idea is good, but where can you get so much salt?"

"Besides, the salt industry is not just about getting the salt out. It also involves transportation and sales."

"Sister-in-law, aren't you afraid that you will end up making wedding clothes for others?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Xinyue simply walked forward and took Princess Anqing's arm, leading her outside while smiling calmly.

"Not afraid!"

"Cooperation between two manufacturers can ensure quality and output."

"As for transportation, the royal industry has already been laid out, so we can just use the post station."

"At that time, we can also allocate a portion of the profits from the royal industry to the post station system, so that your royal brother will have less burden."

"As for selling, haha, there are eunuchs guarding various places. They are part of my royal industry. Naturally, they should be allowed to do this!"

"Compared to those greedy merchants, I naturally trust the eunuchs who came from the palace more!"

"As for who the eunuch guarding the city is sold to locally, it doesn't matter!"

"I have even left some profit margin for the resellers. As long as the price that reaches the people is lower than the current price and the quality is better than the current price, then there will be no problem!"

Princess Anqing walked out with Hu Xinyue and listened to her story calmly.

But when she heard this, she turned around in horror and looked at Hu Xinyue beside her.

"Sister-in-law, are you interfering in politics?"

"This is both a post station and a garrison eunuch!"

Hu Xinyue chuckled when she heard that. She was obviously just a young woman, but her smile sounded quite romantic and suave.

"The post station is not an official place or a court, and I am only borrowing it and paying for it."

"As for the eunuchs, I am the Empress of the Central Palace. Do I need the approval of the court to call on the eunuchs?" (End of this chapter)