Honglou: This bastard is too persuasive.

Chapter 289 Reversal: The head of the Zhen family and others are confused
"Master Zhen is really confident, but I may disappoint you. You all think that Jiangnan is already under your control, but you don't know that without your knowledge, the entire Jiangnan is now under my control."

"I came here today just to tell you that from now on, Your Majesty will have the final say in Jiangnan, and the annual salt tax will be 15,000 taels."

"At the same time, you won't get a penny of it."

"Of course, the most important thing is to come and tell you that I know there are people behind you, and there is nothing I can do against you, but you must remember one thing. From today on, the salt merchants in the entire Jiangnan region The salt tax will no longer have anything to do with you. I will chop off the claws of anyone who dares to reach out. If anyone reaches out too much, I don’t mind beheading him directly. "

Everyone from the Zhen family and those from the capital were baffled when they heard what he said. They didn't know what was wrong with this man.

Before they could figure it out, they saw the salt merchants sitting behind them stand up one by one, come behind Jia Qi, and salute respectfully.

"We will obey Lord Jia's instructions and will be loyal to His Majesty from now on."

The Zhen family members were stunned. They didn't expect that these salt merchants were actually this kid's people!

Not to mention, if this kid controls these salt merchants, it will be a little difficult for them to make these people listen to them. But in a second thought, they were no longer so worried. After all, the real people in Jiangnan's business were those in the officialdom, not these businessmen.

The Zhen family glared angrily at the salt merchants and snorted coldly.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, the officials sitting in the middle stood up one by one.

As his words fell, everyone left the table and walked out of Zhen's house.

He also said that there will never be any problems with the salt tax in Jiangnan in the future.

"We here in Yangzhou are mainly responsible for the salt merchants, so I would like to explain here that no matter whether it is the Zhen family or others, do not get involved in this in the future, otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."

"Although I can't control Jinling City, I still have the final say on this voyage. You should pay more attention to increasing your business in Hangzhou in the future. If you continue to violate laws and disciplines, don't blame us for being rude."

They originally thought that this banquet would be a banquet for them to divide their interests, but unexpectedly it turned into a banquet to witness their failure.

After everyone left, Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, stepped forward with a flattering look on his face.

The leaders of various cities have stood up and expressed their intention to draw a clear line with the increase.

"That's right, Master Zhen, when will it be a family's turn in this Jiangnan land? It's all right, why don't I know that my words are put here? This Jinling City is just a residence of your Zeng family. Don’t try to dominate Jinling City, I will keep an eye on you from now on.”

"I just told you that when things are done here in Jiangnan, I will treat you to a big meal. Isn't this enough to eat and drink? Everyone, please leave with me and do whatever you want to do after that."

Afterwards, both the salt merchants and the major officials said goodbye to Jia Qi.

At this moment, whether it was the head of the Zhen family or everyone else, they were all confused.

They don't understand, how could things develop to this point?
However, Jia Qi didn't need them to understand, but just waved his hand and said.

After they finished speaking, the garrison, 50% of the troops, and people from other armies also stood up and firmly supported Jia Qi.

"Since this is your own choice, don't regret it. Don't think that if you surrender to His Majesty, we can't do anything to you. In the end, you are just some businessmen. Since you are unwilling to cooperate with us, then just wait to be replaced. Come down."

"Is the head of the Zhen family too lenient in his management? The merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are under our control. They have nothing to do with a wealthy family like yours, right?"

"I really didn't expect that the villain would have the opportunity to see the lord again. I have not yet thanked the lord for planning for the villain, so that the villain could take up the post of Jinling prefect."

"What is the use of Sir Alex in the future? The villain who gets the villain must go all out and not let Sir Alex down."

"It's not easy for the Lord to come to Jinling. Why don't we let the villain do the work and treat the Lord to a meal?" Jia Qi was speechless.

He didn't help Jia Yucun plan anything.

It was obvious that he had tricked him, but Jia Yucun was able to pretend that nothing happened and generally please himself.

He is indeed a talent.

And this time, after his own people had infiltrated into the Jinling Lower City government office, Jia Yucun actually took the initiative to join him, indicating that he had seen the fundamental problem of the matter.

Treating yourself to a meal is either to please yourself or to have some calculation.

Not to mention, Jia Qi needed someone to plot against him right now, so he nodded.

"Since you haven't eaten well, let me go eat with you and lead the way."

"Okay, Sir, please."

They left gracefully, but in the Zhen family banquet hall, the head of the Zhen family and these people from Shenjing City looked at each other in silence.

It was a good profit-sharing meeting, everything had been discussed and everything had been decided, but in the end they were told that they were just dreaming.

Those salt merchants who swore to join them turned out to be in vain with them.

Officials like them who openly defected have all surrendered to His Majesty the Emperor.

The head of the Zhen family finally came back to his senses and said in disbelief.

"So now all the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have taken refuge. Your Majesty, it is impossible for us to make a penny from them in the future. And the officers and soldiers of the government offices in various places have also taken refuge in the emperor. Your Majesty will not be under our control from now on. ”

"We have completely lost control of Jiangnan!"

As soon as he said this, everyone else came to their senses, all of them looking ugly.

After realizing that this matter was irreversible, someone stood up and said with a dark face.

"We are being plotted. That boy from the Jia family has been plotting against us from the beginning. Even after he left, he was plotting against us. He is clearly his people, or His Majesty's people."

"It's said that Sir Jia said that you might as well have been plotted by His Majesty. What ability does that kid have to control so many people? His Majesty must have been prepared for this kid to come to Jiangnan to raid homes, and then use the In our name, we will promote His Majesty’s people, and finally drain them from the bottom of the cauldron, leaving us with nothing.”

"What's the point of thinking about it now, Master Zhen, I'll take my leave first. I want to go back and explain the situation to our grandfather. What to do after that is no longer up to me."

When the others heard this, they also stood up and left. As they said, this matter has developed to this point and is no longer something they can decide.

If you really want to continue to run Jiangnan, you need the people behind them to personally take action, otherwise there will be no chance.

After sending them out one by one, the head of the Zhen family returned to the huge living room and sat there alone for a long time before muttering to himself.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it seems that I still underestimate you, but that's fine. Now that the cards have been reshuffled, my opportunity has come."

(End of this chapter)