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Headquarters of Tianxia Trading Company.

This company, which was founded not long ago, has gradually grown into a behemoth.

Since the trade between the north and south was opened up, Jiang Wangzu has been making a fortune every day thanks to this trading company.

The two Heaven on Earth nightclubs will not be able to operate before the Lunar New Year.

We can only reopen after the Lunar New Year, at the very least in the spring.

During this period, Tianxia Trading Company was Jiang Wangzu's only source of income.

The current manager of Tianxia Trading Company is named Lu Ming, one of the thirty-six martial artists who initially followed him and achieved mastery of strength.

This kid's talent for martial arts isn't actually that high; the reason he stands out is entirely due to his ruthlessness.

This young man came from a family of merchants, but later his family fell into decline. During the warlord era, his parents and relatives were killed by bandits, and his situation also plummeted.

He arrived in Shanghai with a group of refugees and happened to meet Jiang Wangzu, who was recruiting trusted subordinates with impeccable family backgrounds. So he joined the group and gradually distinguished himself.

He later demonstrated remarkable management skills, and Jiang Wangzu, upon learning of this, appointed him to manage the Tianxia Trading Company.

He rose from a vagrant to a rising star in the business world.

However, Lu Ming was not in a good mood today.

"Manager Lu, Dafa Flour Factory has refused to accept our wheat."

"Manager Lu, Li's Fur Company will no longer accept our furs."

"Manager Lu, Huimin Fruit Shop has unilaterally breached the contract, saying they will no longer accept our fruits and dried fruits from the north."

"..."

The last batch of goods from the north arrived at Longjiang Wharf on the day before the Lunar New Year.

As a result, the contract was suddenly breached unilaterally, leaving them with all the goods they had stuck with.

It wouldn't be to say that I lost money.

After all, although these people unilaterally breached the contract, they still paid the full amount of the penalty.

Some companies even paid three times the penalty for breach of contract.

It's so flawless that you can't find any fault with it.

However, once they stop accepting goods from the North from the Tianxia Trading Company, the North-South trade route will be cut in half.

They could only sell goods from Shanghai to the northern regions.

They went out fully loaded and returned empty-handed. What kind of situation is this?

"Manager Lu, something terrible has happened! Several textile shops are saying that supplies are tight at the end of the year and they're no longer supplying us."

"Manager Lu, the same thing is said by the general merchandise stores. If you really want to buy it, you can only buy it at the original price, and there are also purchase limits."

"Manager Lu, Western Department Store and Southern Department Store are seeing other goods raising their prices, so they're going to follow suit."

"Manager Lu, major hospitals have started to limit the purchase of Western medicines, and the government has issued a strict order prohibiting all kinds of Western medicines from being transported to the north for sale."

"..."

Lu Ming was just thinking that half of the North-South trade route had been scrapped.

Before half a day had passed, the other half was also ruined.

"That's amazing!"

"Whether it's a large company or a small factory, whether it's government or the market, they can completely blockade it if they want to."

"Who else besides the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce could pull off such a grand gesture?"

"Mr. Jiang is coming to the company today. I'll tell him the situation then and see what he decides."

"Everyone, go back first and do what you need to do. Don't panic."

Lu Ming waved his hand at the management team in his office who were in charge of various businesses of Tianxia Trading Company, and then spoke.

Although he was amazed by the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce's swift and decisive actions, he was not surprised by what happened today.

Because from the very beginning, Jiang Wangzu had told him that once their business reached a certain scale, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce would definitely suppress them.

Therefore, they had to build their own production and sales lines, and they had been secretly acquiring production lines to build their own Sihai Factory.

However, setting up a factory is not something that can be done overnight. Even if Jiang Wangzu spares no expense, it is impossible to get the factory up and running before this summer.

Jiang Wangzu's original plan was to open a series of factories within three to five years and establish a commercial empire that monopolized all industries in Shanghai.

During this period, cooperating with local factories in Shanghai, although earning less, at least stabilized this hard-won north-south trade route.

But now it seems that the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce is trying to make things difficult for Jiang Wangzu.

"Xiao Lu, you don't seem very enthusiastic today!"

Not long after, a voice rang out from outside the door.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming immediately stood up to greet him and said respectfully:

"Master Jiang!"

Then he said to Zhou Wei, who was behind Jiang Wangzu, "Brother Wei!"

"Mr. Jiang, you've come at the right time. There's something I need to report to you."

Lu Ming told Jiang Wangzu everything that had happened that day.

There was no embellishment, just a normal account.

After saying that, he waited for Jiang Wangzu's instructions.

This is what Jiang Wangzu likes most about Lu Ming.

Doing business is doing business, and reporting problems is reporting problems.

Do not include personal subjective opinions.

To influence his judgment as the boss.

"The Shanghai Chamber of Commerce really has a lot of resources. When they do make a move, it's swift and decisive."

"And the date was chosen very carefully—the 29th of the lunar year. Was it to bring me bad luck and prevent me from having a good New Year?"

"I already know about this matter. I'll arrange to meet with Ding Lie or other wealthy businessmen after the New Year to see if there's anything we can discuss."

"As for this batch of goods, they were directly distributed to the people from Shencheng Security Company, Tianxia Trading Company, and Tianshang Renjian Dance Hall, as my New Year's gifts for them."

"In addition, all wages must be settled in full before the end of the year. Do not delay. No one will receive an extra half month's wages as a year-end bonus."

"Anyway, these people paid us a large sum of money in breach of contract fees, so we didn't lose out in this deal."

"I will write a letter to Tianjin, requesting that the trade route be suspended until our matter is resolved."

"I believe it can be resolved soon."

Jiang Wangzu glanced at Zhou Wei again and said:

"Awei, you are now in full charge of the Shanghai Security Company. Chen Batian and Anna will assist you."

"After the New Year, let the brothers get to training."

"If I can't reach an agreement with Ding Lie and the major financial magnates in Shanghai, they'll probably use the Honghui."

"Although we have the support of the Canal Gang, if Hong makes a move against us, the Canal Gang brothers will definitely not stand idly by."

"But we must also show our strength."

"If our own fists aren't strong enough, how can we protect our family business?"

Jiang Wangzu's face was grim, and his powerful aura made Zhou Wei and Lu Ming tremble.

"yes!"

Zhou Wei said in a deep voice.

He has now mastered the power cultivation technique and obtained a Tiger Form Fist from Jiang Wangzu that directly leads to the Great Perfection of the Skin Polishing Realm.

With his abilities, he would be considered one of the top mid-level leaders in the Canal Gang.

What's more, they have guns!

For low-level martial artists in this era, firearms represent a fatal blow.

Even ordinary martial artists at the Strength Realm cannot withstand the barrage of gunfire.

After all, someone like Jiang Wangzu is almost impossible to find.

"The matter is temporarily resolved."

"Xiao Lu, take me to see everyone. I want to personally hand out their year-end bonuses!"

Jiang Wangzu spoke up.