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Chapter 1288 Solution to the Third Steward (for Subscription)

On that day, the strong winds in the north and the snow in the sky finally stopped. However, the temperature did not rise but fell, and everywhere was covered with snow, covered with snow, and the air turned to ice.

Moreover, as the snow conditions slowed down, all kinds of conspiracies and fights blocked by the wind and snow became more popular.

Meng Zhao, Si Peng, Xiang Qing, and Wei Hua walked out of Hushan, all the way to Jichang County, Bianxian County, Yongjian County. On the way, they encountered no less than ten waves of bandits. Not less than twenty times, it can be said that they are fighting everywhere.

And along the way, the fields and ridges are barren, the people’s houses are withered, and most of them only leave some old people who are dying, and even directly in their own houses, because of the cold and hunger, they froze to death and starved to death. The number is difficult to clarify.

As for the government offices established by the Dayong court in various places, seven or eight out of ten have already been paralyzed, the officials have fled, and the real masters have already been replaced by powerful forces in various places.

And what they saw and heard along the way, Si Peng, Xiang Qing, and Wei Hua, who were also called seldom out of the mountains, were surprised and delighted.

Surprisingly, the situation in Liangzhou has become so corrupted that the imperial court has not come up with a charter for disaster relief. I don't know what all the princes are thinking, or have some unspeakable secrets.

The good news is that this kind of chaos is actually a good thing for their Shenwei army.

If there is no chaos, if there are no ruins, if Liangzhou's characteristics of being brave, tough, and daring to fight and kill are still maintained, there are only tens of thousands of them, and I am afraid that they will not be able to cause any disturbances.

Now, the careerists, including the Shenwei Army, and Meng Zhao, are given a chance to realize their great wish.

As for the goal of everyone's trip, it is naturally for Lifeng Trading Company.

If this trip can swallow up the Lifeng Trading Company and turn it into the property of the Shenwei Army, then it will be considered a complete success.

The next best thing to do is to continue to cooperate with Lifeng Trading Company, and ask them to support the supply of food, ordnance and other resources, so as to maintain the combat power and establishment of the Shenwei Army, which will be of great use in the future.

The last time, the last time, I also want to plunder, and cut off a piece of meat from Lifeng Trading Company, so as to ensure that the Shenwei army will not be disturbed by poor logistics in the short term.

This can be done roughly by relying on the transcendent martial arts of a few people, or by taking advantage of it.

It's just that if you really do this, you will lose your reputation and atmosphere, and it will be difficult to make friends and get funding in the future.

After investigation and deduction, Meng Zhao, Si Peng, and Xiang Qing set their sights on the third manager of Lifeng Trading Company, who was also the person in charge who had been in contact with the Shenwei Army all along.

According to Xiang Qing's secret investigation, the third housekeeper of Lifeng Trading Company, named Xie Wen, is an old man under Xie Widow's family. He was Xie Widow's confidant at the beginning, and he is shrewd and good at calculating.

Later, Widow Xie started the business by herself, and Xie Wen also helped a lot from it, so she became the third manager of the firm, with a high position and great influence.

In addition to operating many industries, it is also in charge of four commercial roads under the name of Lifeng Trading Company. Three of them are connected to the Central Plains, and one is connected to the outside of the Great Wall. It is an important pillar of Lifeng Trading Company to buy low and sell high.

What is the most valuable thing for a businessman?
Of course, it's his personal connections and various channels.

Xie Wen has a lot of connections and channels of Lifeng Trading Company, including, of course, various grain merchants, ordnance manufacturers, etc., which are valued by the Shenwei Army.

After all, being able to be sent to negotiate with the Shenwei Army, and having never had a shortage of supplies for several years in a row, it can be seen that this dismissal manager is still very good.

Xiang Qing also verified that this Jiesan steward was relatively self-disciplined. Although he was a businessman and did calculations, he was considered to have a lot of wealth, but he didn't have any extravagance, but was rather simple.

The cost of food and clothing is only suitable for the rich, and should not be pursued excessively.

The only thing that is different is probably that this person has a little bit of control over beauty. In addition to the old wife he married in the early years, there are six concubines, dozens of beautiful maidservants at home, and countless beauties raised outside the house .

These are all played by him, but for some reason, he has never had an heir, maybe he has a hidden disease.

Moreover, through the channels of the Heavenly King Gang, Xiang Qing found out that the third manager Jie had insulted an important servant girl next to the widow Xie, and later she used some means to make the woman willingly conceal it.

It wasn't until three months ago that the incident was exposed, and the widow Xie severely reprimanded Xie Wen and beat the girl to death.

There is also a bit of a ruthless style, no wonder he can win such a career.

Xie Wen probably was frightened too, so he begged for forgiveness repeatedly. At the same time, he bribed the neighbors who knew the widow and said good things for him, so that he was exempted from punishment. At least from the perspective of his status and the inside of Lifeng Trading Company, it had little effect on him. .

The close woman next to the master's family dared to touch her. This alone is enough to see that this Xie Wenshi is a lustful person with weaknesses and flaws.

And after the incident, his attitude towards the widow Xie also showed that he was timid and did not hesitate to resort to means.

It is very in line with the temperament of a businessman, there is nothing to say.

There are actually many ways to deal with such people.

However, Meng Zhao has no beautiful women around him now, so it may be difficult to buy her off.

Instead, go directly to Jie Wen and use force to pry out more information about the widow Jie from him. This is more likely to happen.

Xiang Qing and Si Peng, who had contact with the Jie San Guan, felt that it was indeed feasible.

It is true that Lifeng Commercial Bank is very wealthy and powerful, and has also recruited many desperadoes to work, and there are masters among them.

However, Jie Wen is not qualified to mobilize such a strong man to protect him.

It's just that this person is not the owner of Lifeng Trading Company after all, but just a steward. Under the authority, it's okay to use some means to seek personal gain.

It can involve the mobilization of a large amount of materials, or even use the channels of the commercial bank to do things, but it needs the consent of the widow Xie, otherwise, it is impossible to mobilize a grain of rice.

Coercion by force can only pry some information, at most it will rob Jiewen's family assets, but it is not enough to mobilize Fengfeng Commercial Bank, which is a bit regrettable.

Meng Zhao felt that it was enough, because after learning about the situation of Lifeng Trading Company, he no longer had much illusions about swallowing up this big trading company quietly.

Lifeng Trading Company, as one of the largest trading companies in the Northland, has a strong background and strength.

Its influence must not be viewed simply as a merchant, because its cooperating people include tyrants, aristocratic families, sects, and even gangsters, people of evil ways, three religions and nine streams, all-encompassing.

This is a huge collection of interests, and Widow Jie should only be a relatively important part of it, but it does not represent the whole. The resources and wealth it can use may not be as high as one-tenth of the entire Lifeng Firm.

Therefore, as I thought before, the possibility of swallowing Lifeng Trading Company is very low, especially if it does not disturb too many forces, it is almost impossible.

Even Meng Zhao has to recognize this reality.

(End of this chapter)