All Hail Cousin Brother

But Princess Shaoyi made it clear that she and the Xie Mansion were involved in Liancheng's silk business. The Xie Mansion had connections along the southeast coast, plus Princess Shaoyi's reputation. Who wouldn't have the eyes to offend them?

As long as Princess Shaoyi lets it go, no merchant will dare to accept the silk from the four families.

What can the four of us do?

Can King Wu Mu not accept Princess Shaoyi's silk?

Even if King Wu Mu refuses to accept it, Princess Shaoyi has ships and channels, and she can still sell the silk from retail investors. The four families can't do anything to her.

How could the four families smash the silk they had worked so hard to raise in their hands?

If you want to ship goods, you have to rely on Princess Shaoyi.

At that time, the price will be decided by Princess Shaoyi. If she wants you to make a profit, you will make a profit. If she wants you to lose, you will have to swallow your blood even if your teeth are knocked out.

That's not what's scary.

Rather!

Princess Shaoyi's move was still on the side of benevolence and righteousness. It not only gave the refugees a way to make a living, but also saved the four families from losses. What else could the four families be dissatisfied with?

If the four major families dare to stand in the way of what the people want and hope for, the people's spittle will drown them, and the literati's words and pens will kill them.

Princess Shaoyi took down the four major families with one move.

Master Li understands, and Master Li also understands that Princess Shaoyi is forcing him to express his position. What else can Master Li do under the dark gaze of King Wu Mu?

Master Li could only say: "The princess is dedicated to the people, and my subordinates will give her full support."

Yu Youyao smiled: "With Master Li's words, I feel relieved."

The four families may not take Mr. Li seriously, and she doesn't expect Mr. Li to play any role.

Uniting retail investors to fight against the entrenched gentry will inevitably have a certain impact on local commerce and economy. The four major families have deep roots in Liancheng, and their connections are not to be underestimated.

With the support of the government, what she does will be justified and logical.

Many tycoons in the northern border, together with local officials, jointly sued King Zhou Li.

She is a first-class princess who is a dignified Yi Congshengzun.

Even if the four families deal with her, they have to go through the government first.

Lord Li bid farewell to Princess Shaoyi and left the inn.

As soon as he left, Xia Tao came over: "The guard guarding the door said that after Mr. Li entered the inn, there were several waves of people snooping outside the inn."

Yu Youyao said calmly: "Don't worry about it."

There is no need for her to be condescending and mess with the four major families.

After Xia Tao withdrew, only Yu Youyao and Yin Huaixi were left in the living room.

Yu Youyao looked at Yin Huaixi: "The drought has affected most of the northwest region, and Shaanxi and Shanxi are particularly severe. These two areas are vast and have a very dense population. They are also the most prosperous areas for agriculture, industry and commerce in Youzhou." She looked hesitant: "You take in so many refugees, food..."

The drought is more serious in the three provinces of Beijing, the three northwest provinces, and the three northeastern provinces. The situation is not too serious.

But most of the supplies in the northern border come from Shaanxi and Shanxi.

At present, Shaanxi and Shanxi do not produce food. The three northeastern provinces are sparsely populated and have underdeveloped agriculture, so they are poor in materials. Yin Huaixi has taken in so many refugees, and food is a problem.

Sweet potatoes from one county can only meet urgent needs.

It was impossible for Yin Huaixi to use the military rations he had hoarded to help the refugees, not because he was reluctant, but because there were wars in the north, and he had to maintain the needs of the You army first.

Arranging the refugees to raise silkworms seems to be a way to survive, but when the refugees exchange silk for food, where does the food come from?

Shaanxi and Shanxi were severely affected by the disaster, and even the land was barren. Sweet potatoes must not be able to grow. They can only be grown in the three northeastern provinces, but there is very little arable land in the three northeastern provinces.

The North seems safe.

But after Yu Youyao walked around Liancheng, he already understood the hidden dangers behind the stability.

Unless Yin Huaixi wants to...

Yu Youyao suddenly thought of Prince Liang who was attacking the Xie Mansion. His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his long eyelashes drooped, covering up all the turbulent waves.

Yin Huaixi played with the yellow glazed jade dragon in his hand and said casually: "The largest Baotong bank in the Zhou Dynasty was run by the northern gentry headed by Shanshan. They formed a huge bank in the north with Shanshan as the center. The merchant gang dominates the northern border, and even the imperial court finds it difficult."

A business gang is a large-scale alliance that is centered on a region and tied by blood ties and hometown friendships. A large-scale business gang covers a region, and almost all the powerful merchants can mobilize the whole body.

Shanxi and Shaanxi are separated by a river. Since ancient times, there has been a good story about "the good relationship between Qin and Jin".

In the early days of the Zhou Dynasty, in order to consolidate border defense and resist foreigners, the imperial court implemented a series of national policies such as salt development, tea and horse trading, cotton cloth conscription, and cloth and horse trading in the Shanxi and Shaanxi areas to strengthen the border and defend against foreigners.

Businessmen in Shanxi and Shaanxi seized this opportunity and used the two major trade routes in the northwest region, the Northwest Silk Road and the Ancient Tea Horse Road, to transport tea, sell salt, and sell cigarettes, and formed the Shanshan-Shaanxi Alliance.

Because merchants from the northern border had many businesses across the region, the giant merchants from the two places jointly established Baotong Bank to facilitate trade in multiple regions.

This was a powerful force that dominated the Zhou Dynasty. The imperial court dared to take action against the Xie Mansion, which was entrenched along the southeastern coast and controlled maritime trade, but it did not dare to provoke the northern merchant gangs.

This was the reason for the tragedy of King Zhou Li's family.

The Dog Emperor used the case of King Zhou Li to massacre the northern gentry, which also weakened the power of the northern gentry.

Thinking of the Xie Mansion fleeing Quanzhou in embarrassment like a bereaved dog, and the scene in the nightmare where the Xie Mansion was driven to a dead end step by step by Prince Liang and Song Mingzhao!

"Are you going to attack the gentry?" Yu Youyao was a little impatient, but she couldn't accuse him of anything, because what she was doing now was helping Zhou to "abuse".

Perhaps, she understands Yin Huaixi better than she imagined.

After entering Liancheng, she vaguely guessed the clues when she heard that King Wu Mu was teaching the refugees how to raise silkworms. Later, she walked around the streets of Liancheng and already had a plan in mind.

Without even discussing with Yin Huaixi, he handed Mr. Li a name card and invited Mr. Li to come and pay his respects.

Yin Huaixi didn't need to speak, she had already started to do what he wanted to do.

This is a long-standing tacit understanding.

Yin Huaixi neither denied nor admitted: "I set up a refugee camp in the north to prevent the refugees from causing chaos and maintain the stability of the north. This is within my responsibilities. After all, there are often disturbances from foreign enemies in the north. Only by fighting against the internal situation can the outside world be peaceful. The Northern Territory is sparsely populated, with poor supplies, low productivity, and food shortages. Teaching the refugees silkworm-raising techniques is also a hope that they can take root in the Northern Territory and find another way to survive in the future."

Yu Youyao pursed her lips lightly: "You want the gentry to accept the refugees and help them settle down in the north."