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Lin Ruhai said "hmm" and asked: "I heard that the girl named Xiangling is now your roommate, how are you going to arrange for Feng's father and daughter?"

Jia Qiang told what Feng Su did back then, and finally frowned and said in disgust: "My family covets my son-in-law's property, and he can do such a shameless thing! I sent him back and threatened him. After his death, they sent someone to collect his inheritance, scaring him to leave quickly. As for Xiang Ling's mother Fengshi, let's take another look, there is nowhere to go, and it's nothing to raise."

Lin Ruhai nodded noncommittally, thinking of something, after pondering for a long time, sighed: "Jia Yucun, what a pity."

Jia Qiang smiled and comforted her and said, "It's not a pity, as long as my aunt and father-in-law can take good care of themselves, Jiayu Village, which has not yet matured and has a wolfish heart, is far from being a confidant."

Lin Ruhai smiled faintly when he heard the words, and said, "I just think that talents are rare, and it's not a disaster. It's a pity that he is a person with no morals. By the way, how are your plans these days?"

Jia Qiang shook her head and said: "I haven't made a plan yet. Tonight, I have to go to Qiyuan. The honored old lady of the Qi family wants to meet me. Coincidentally, I also want to find out what he has to say."

Lin Ruhai frowned immediately when he heard the words, and reminded: "Brother Qiang, don't be careless. That Qi Taizhong of the Qi family is so deep in the city and so scheming that even I would be willing to bow down. Sitting firmly at the top of the eight major salt merchants for more than 60 years, this old fox is about to become a master."

Jia Qiang's expression became serious when she heard the words, she nodded and said, "It's precisely because of this that I won't pretend to be smart, thinking that I can manage the Bai family without alarming them when I have been running Yangzhou City for more than sixty years! Unless Use brute force to forcibly encircle and suppress, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible. Although my aunt does not want to admit it, this Yangzhou mansion is indeed the Yangzhou mansion of the Qi family. There is no doubt that Qi Taizhong has long used Jinshan Yinhai to make Yangzhou mansion, Even the key officials with real power in Jiangnan are full of food. It is almost impossible to avoid him and touch a big salt merchant family without many weaknesses. Even if he does it by force, it is a disaster."

He is not Han Bin and Han Banshan. For the stability of the country and the country, Han Banshan can even disregard his family and life, so why would he care about the troubles left by the extermination of a few salt merchants?

But Han Bin doesn't care, it doesn't mean Jia Qiang doesn't care.

As the saying goes, cutting someone's money is like killing one's parents.

After killing the Bai family, many powerful and powerful officials behind them will lose their source of income. This enmity is almost irreconcilable.

Jia Qiang didn't want to do such things...

Lin Ruhai's complexion was not good-looking, he never expected that Jia Qiang would see it so thoroughly, and even said some things that should not be put into words.

Yangzhou Mansion is the Qi Family's Yangzhou Mansion?

Lin Ruhai never wanted to admit it, but...

He had to admit it again.

The Qi family has reached the point it is today, and it is no longer a simple salt merchant.

Any profitable business in Yangzhou City includes food, clothing, housing, and transportation, including salt, rice, noodles, oil, meat, and vegetables...

Which one does not have the shadow of the Qi family behind it?

Not to mention the Yangzhou government office, even the Yanding in the Yanyuan office, Lin Ruhai also knew that there must be a lot of them, or even most of them, who have received the "favor" of the Qi family.

As for the yamen servants of the government office, the jailer of the cell, etc., all of them are not immune to the influence of the Qi family.

At this point, Yangzhou Mansion is the Qi family's Yangzhou Mansion, so what's wrong?

But for Lin Ruhai, who was born as a scholar-bureaucrat, it is simply intolerable for the important place of the country to be controlled by a family of merchants!

Prejudice, arrogance!

However, Jia Qiang gently persuaded: "Actually, my aunt does not need to worry too much about anger. The core of the prosperity of the Qi family is the grandpa of the Qi family. It is often said that one person can rejuvenate the country, and naturally one person can rejuvenate the family." .Qi Taizhong has managed the Qi family to the extreme. It seems that the momentum is at its peak, but in fact it has reached a place where there is no way to enter. Dayan, after all, is the Dayan of scholar-bureaucrats. Qi Taizhong is also a sensible person, so as early as 20 In [-], he gradually retired to the background. Even though the Qi family was as rich as an enemy country, the Qi family's hand has never really reached out to Yangzhou Mansion. Even if it manages Duzhong, Jinling and other places, it is only for self-protection. I speculate wildly, if the Supreme Emperor hadn't seen it early Knowing this, one would not become close friends with a commoner. Judging from the information obtained in the past few days, Qi Wannian, the current Patriarch of the Qi family, is not as far away as his father, Qi Taizhong. Therefore, the day Qi Taizhong drove west of Hehe , is the day when the Qi family is gradually weakening."

If it is placed in Jia Qiang's previous life, there is soil and space for the evil capital to grow in society, then the Qi family may be able to truly survive for generations, such as those in the United States that have long been hidden in the deep sea, but still control the world's financial lifeline from afar family.

But it's a pity that the current Dayan has absolutely no room for the Qi family to expand unrestrainedly. If they dare to take half a step, what they are waiting for is the fate of turning into powder.

Lin Ruhai actually understood all of this.

It's just that during the period when he was in charge of the highest salt affairs in Lianghuai, the Qi family could survive for so long and always secretly control Yangzhou, which was a great humiliation to him.

After all, in essence, Lin Ruhai, who was born in the fourth generation of Liehou and Tanhualang, also despises merchants and the like.

Lin Ruhai leaned back, looked at Jia Qiang and said calmly, "Could it be that today's Qi family is what you expected?"

Jia Qiang smiled, shook her head and said, "The Qi family is still unstable."

However, he didn't want to say anything more.

Seeing him like this, Lin Ruhai smiled hoarsely, nodded and said: "Okay, since you can also see that the Qi family is unstable, that's good, then do as you please. In addition, the two entourages beside you, although they are also The generation of blood and bravery, but after all, it is still a bit worse. The two people beside Qi Yun are rare masters, even the Qi family has few like that. Now that you are out on business, we want you to do something small It's safe and sound, so, Banshangong and I will each send you one."

Jia Qiang was startled when she heard the words, she looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Guzuzhang, you also have masters of the rivers and lakes under your command?"

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai's eyes flashed with pain to the bone marrow, but it disappeared in an instant. He sighed and said, "In the past, I didn't pay attention to the so-called Jianghu people. They should be killed. Later, after suffering a great loss, I realized the reason for their existence. You have to remember the lessons from the past, and don’t underestimate them.”

Jia Qiang had vaguely heard that Lin Ruhai had a son who fell into the water and died early, but there seemed to be something hidden behind it...

Now it seems that it may not be groundless.

In his heart, he nodded and said: "I have made a note, and I will definitely guard against vicious people and carry out assassinations." After a pause, he asked again: "Is there such a person under Banshangong's command?"

After all, Lin Ruhai has a high level of xinxing cultivation, so he quickly adjusted his mood, and said with a smile: "The Banshan official has traveled to Dayan to the bitter cold for many years, and encountered more dangers than you expected. today?"

Jia Qiang said helplessly, "Then he also expected that I would make a move?"

Lin Ruhai chuckled, his eyes softened, and he said: "He didn't expect anything else, but he did expect that you are a pure and filial child. If I ask you, you won't respond. Brother Qiang, don't blame the half monkey either. Without such scheming, he might not be able to live today."

Jia Qiang smiled, nodded, and said, "I thought it was too simple. I thought that a person who is famous all over the world should be... I'm naive. But I still have to thank him for giving me a master. It's just my aunt. Zhang, this man, do you listen to me or him?"

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said: "Don't think too much, how can you do petty things when you are in the position of a half monkey? You can use it at ease, treat them kindly, they are your loyal and brave men. Go, wait until night, he The two of you will look for you and go to Qiyuan together."

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Chapter 185 Lobbyist

Returning from the front hall to the guest courtyard, when Jia Qiang saw Feng Shi again, the poor old lady was lying on a soft couch and weeping.

Zijuan quietly stepped forward and told him that Feng had passed out from crying twice.

Jia Qiang could imagine the heart-piercing cries that Feng would burst out after seeing Xiang Ling recognize each other.

Just looking at the slightly red and swollen eyes of Daiyu, Aunt Mei, Zijuan, Xueyan and others, one can see how tragic the situation just now is.

"The old woman kowtows to the uncle to thank you!"

Seeing Jia Qiang coming in, Feng struggled to get up and kowtowed to him.

Jia Qiang waved her hand to stop her, glanced at Xiang Ling who was still crying, and said with a smile, "Family reunion is a good thing, why are you crying?"

Xiangling raised her head with a "huh" and looked at Jia Qiang pitifully and helplessly.

Jia Qiang understood her thoughts and said with a smile: "Your mother has suffered so much and suffered so much in these years, now that I have found you, she should enjoy happiness in the future. Our family is thin, Just keep her at home, and it will be cheaper for you to take care of her all the time, and I will also do my filial piety."

Hearing this, Xiangling's moved "woo woo" sounded even louder.

Although she is delicate and naive, she is not ignorant.