"Master Hou!" The Yuan family members stood up and said, "We all understand. The court has indeed mentioned the matters in Jiangnan several times these days. We all understand in our hearts that even if Mr. Hou has made the conditions, we can listen first."

"Then I will say a few points." Gu Qing said, "You must clear your relationship with the officials of various prefectures in Jiangnan, let your people leave the entrances of each waterway, and draw up a list of all the officials who have collected your money to me."

After hearing this, the Yuan family's children stood up and said, "Mr. Hou, if we really do this, we will hand over the list to Mr. Hou, will our Jiangnan clan be slaughtered in the future?"

"I didn't want to discuss it with you." Gu Qing said.

"What if we don't do this?" someone said.

"The future is long, and I have finished saying good and bad things. In fact, Gu Qing's desire is very simple. It is to do business well. The waterway cannot circumvent Jiangnan, and it cannot circumvent the various prefectures and prefectures in Jiangnan. The relationship between each prefecture and you will be uneasy. Don't worry about the waterway in the future, let the Maritime Trade Department take charge of it."

Gu Qing sat down again and said, "But in fact, I really want you to take over the sewer. Wouldn't it be nice to have our 50% stakes at that time? It's a pity that the court will not allow me to do this. Don't really think that Li Chengqian doesn't want to care about Jiangnan's affairs. He is just happy to see my fight with you. Whether I lose to you or you lose to me, Li Chengqian can get benefits. If anyone wants to get the waterway, it's actually Li Chengqian."

"If Li Chengqian sent someone to Jiangnan, do you think that in the face of such a great benefit from the waterway, Li Chengqian would sit down and talk to everyone like me. Will Li Chengqian give you this qualification?" Gu Qing lowered his tone, "The Sea Trade Department is not under the jurisdiction of the court, nor is it Li Chengqian. Royal Family, I and you, our three families might as well give up and let the Sea Trade Department be under the supervision. Once both of us are bleeding, the one who will be cheaper in the end is Li Chengqian."

"As long as we don't take action and we don't pick up the knife, Li Chengqian will have no idea. We can't let Li Chengqian have a reason to attack Jiangnan."

The Yuan family's children said again: "Some things are still subject to the elders in the family."

"I believe that the people in your family can understand the truth. I still don't want the Jiangnan clan to be destroyed for a century. It is said that everyone is harmonious and bring wealth." After that, Gu Qing raised his glass and said to Fan Jian, "You can see off guests."

"Yes." Fan Jian nodded.

"Slow down!" Di Renjie walked into the yard and said, "Please ask the Xie family, Yuan family, and Xiao family to go to Dali Temple with me. Some things need to be asked clearly."

The man was taken away by Di Renjie, and Gu Qing drank tea and enjoyed the sunshine.

"Mr. Hou." Fan Jian whispered: "Dali Temple has sent someone to investigate the Xie family in Jiangnan."

"Tell all those who have business dealing with our Gu family that all business prices will be increased by three times to the Xie family in Jiangnan." Gu Qing said to Fan Jian.

"I understand." Fan Jian nodded and said again: "But if it attacks the Xie family in Jiangnan and the other three Jiangnan families join forces together, it will be difficult to deal with."

"Don't worry, there are only the Xie family, and the other three will watch the Xie family fall down." Gu Qing nodded and said, "The interests are very strange, just like everyone wants to get it. The Jiangnan clan stared at the water route. In fact, they all want to eat more. The other three families of the Xie family must have had their thoughts. Don't think too much about people. None of these clans are fools. Joining the Xie family and I to death, if you are waiting for the Xie family to fall, they can also eat the Xie family's territory and make some cheaper ones. They know how to choose."

"It is hard to say as long as you divide the interests well. When you keep a lion in a cage, as long as you feed him every day, he will become docile." Gu Qing whispered.

"The villain is going to make arrangements now." Fan Jian nodded and said.

After the Xiao family, Yuan family and Wang family entered Dali Temple, they came out after some inquiries. The Xiao family handed over a few people and let it go. The Xie family's case, Dali Temple had to keep track of the Xie family in Jiangnan, and the subsequent matters had nothing to do with the other three families.

In the Xiao family's house, the elder of the Xiao family said to a group of children: "Tomorrow we will leave Chang'an with our family."

"Old clan, Gu Qing wants us to hand over the prefecture officials who have contact with my Xiao family. These are the foundations of our Xiao family in Jiangnan. Once handed over, we will let Gu Qing slaughter."

"Do you think the court will not find out if you don't hand it over?" The clan elder of the Xiao family said with a stern expression.

"Since a small clan elder has taught us that we must not put down the knife in our hands. Once we put it down, we will let the mermaid meat be. If the beast loses its claws, it will become a meal on people's plate. We can be kind but not weak. This is what the clan elder taught us since childhood. Did the clan elder forget it?"

"You are confused! Do you think our Xiao family can be based on the protection of the government!" The leader of the Xiao family said loudly: "Those governments charge more than one year, and they are sucking our blood every year! If the Xiao family needs the protection of the government to grow, the Xiao family would have changed their surname long ago!"

As the clan elder scolded, the group of children turned red.

"Gu Qing is right. Instead of fighting with Gu Qing, it is better to calm down first. Li Chengqian seems to be indifferent to this matter, but in fact he has been planning for a long time. Jiangnan is far away from the temple, but who is the one who leads the land? In the words of an emperor, Jiangnan will be full of corpses."

The Xiao family said again: "Gu Qing said that the waterway is handed over to the Maritime Trade Department. Who doesn't know that the one who masters the Maritime Trade Department is King Jin. King Jin grew up next to Gu Qing since he was a child. What is the difference between the Maritime Trade Department mastering the waterway and Gu Qing's mastering the waterway."

The clan elder shook his head in disappointment after hearing this, "If you take power in the Xiao family in the future, the Xiao family will not be far away!"

"Old clan, do we really have to compromise?" someone said again.

"If Gu Qing really wants to monopolize the maritime trade, he can never establish the maritime trade department. If Gu Qing takes monopolize the maritime trade royal family will let Gu Qing go? Gu Qing is very clear in his heart. He can't take too much. Once he gets too much, his path will come to an end. He can become the current prime minister. Do you really think he is just a lucky minister? Changsun Wuji, the five surnames and seven sects, and they are defeated by Gu Qing one by one. Can't you see?"

"Gu Qing has the ability but he doesn't want power. Gu Qing has the strategy but he doesn't want to fight. This is where Li Shimin trusts him for many years." The elder of the Xiao family sighed, "I will set rules with the clan for a hundred years, and the Xiao family's children will never leave the south of the Yangtze River again."

"What should the Xie family do?"
Chapter completed!