I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 96: Drunken King Kong Ni Er
Hearing Jia Cong's question, Feng Ziying said helplessly: "I only said that Prime Minister Kou was an honest official and loved the people like his own children, and I didn't say that his family was poor."

"In fact, the Kou family is a wealthy and powerful family in the North. Even if you look at the entire Daxia, it can be ranked among the top."

Hearing this, Jia Cong suddenly realized.

Yes, I was thinking wrongly.

Just hearing that Prime Minister Kou was an honest official, people naturally assumed that Prime Minister Kou came from a humble family or even was a commoner.

But in fact, it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son.

It is extremely difficult for a child from a poor family to stand out and become a general or a prime minister.

It turned out that Kou Xiang came from a big family in the north.

If this is the case, then it is not surprising that Prime Minister Kou advocates war.

Because now all the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in Daxia have been occupied by the Qing Dynasty. If we retreat again, the north will inevitably be lost again.

By then, the big clans in the north might even be forced to give up their clan property.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, how could these aristocratic families be willing to abandon their family business?

It is not surprising that Prime Minister Kou advocates war, which is in the interests of the northern clans.

If we infer this, then Prime Minister Qin probably represents the interests of the southern clans.

For the big clans in the south, once the war breaks out, they will bleed.

Wars are fought not only for soldiers, but also for food, supplies, and national strength.

Even if Daxia could win the battle and even recover some of its homeland, it would be of no benefit to the southern clans.

Because these recovered lands naturally could not be given to them.

Even if they wanted to restore normal order on these recovered lands, they would have to invest a large amount of food and money.

And of course, they have to pay this money.

Therefore, as long as the war breaks out, there will be no benefit to them whether they win or lose.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the southern clans are reluctant to start a war.

However, this time, they offended the seven top wealthy families in Daxia.

Even if Emperor Yonglong was standing behind Feng Ziying, he probably wouldn't be able to hold on, right?
Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but feel a headache.

After a while, Jia Cong couldn't help but say to Feng Ziying:
"Big Brother, I didn't know in advance that the forces behind the seven time-honored brands were so formidable. It was my negligence."

"At this point, I think we should make some appropriate adjustments to our strategy."

Hearing this, Feng Ziying's face also became serious. He hurriedly said, "I wonder how Brother Cong thinks we should adjust it? I am all ears."

Jia Cong couldn't help but say: "Big Brother, I think we should take the initiative now, instead of passively waiting for them to come to us."

According to Jia Cong's original plan, he was going to wait for the seven old brands to come to him on their own initiative before giving them a chance to survive.

Let them despair first, prepare to fight to the death, and then give them a chance to survive, which will make it easier for them to surrender.

However, at this point, Jia Cong discovered that these seven families were not good people, but man-eating tigers.

If we let them attack as they please, the fish might not die even if the net breaks, but they might not be able to catch them.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong continued, "I think it would be best for Senior Brother to first approach Prime Minister Kou and Prince Beijing."

"After all, these two families share the same stance as our eldest brother, so it will be easier for them to form an alliance. Then, you three can come forward and talk to the other families, and you will be able to take the initiative."

"Even if we set up a chamber of commerce later, as long as the three of you form an alliance, you can firmly control the chamber of commerce in your own hands."

Hearing this, Feng Ziying couldn't help but show a thoughtful look on his face.

That was indeed the case. Prince Beijing and Prime Minister Kou were natural allies with him. As long as they formed an alliance, they would not be afraid that the other four families would not obey.

In fact, Feng Ziying had originally been thinking about forming an alliance with these two companies.

However, he originally thought that it would not be too late to find these two alliances after these seven companies came to him.

Now after hearing what his junior brother said, Feng Ziying couldn't help but realize that his junior brother's method seemed to be more reliable.

Thinking of this, Feng Ziying nodded and said, "Junior brother, you are right. By the way, Junior brother, do you want to talk to them?"

"These strategies were all planned by you. You understand the details better and can explain them more clearly, which makes it easier to impress them."

"If you, Junior Brother, come forward, you will definitely be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Hearing Feng Ziying's words, Jia Cong couldn't help but shook his head and said, "Big Brother, my identity is embarrassing, so it's safer to hide behind the scenes."

"It is naturally more appropriate for the senior brother to come forward in this matter. When negotiating with them, the senior brother should not bring me out."

Jia Cong's identity was indeed a bit embarrassing, as he was just a bastard of the Rongguo Mansion.

And once he was exposed, he would even have to be on guard against someone starting from the Rongguo Mansion and forcing him to hand over his property.

Feng Ziying thought for a moment and said, "Junior brother, your concerns are not unreasonable. Well, let me go and look for the two families right away."

After saying that, Feng Ziying stood up and walked out.

Xue Pan stood up and said with a laugh, "If there's nothing else, I'll go home first."

"Haha, I just want to see what my mother's face will look like when I throw the banknote in her face."

Jia Cong thought to himself: You are such a filial son.

After Xue Pan left, Liu Xianglian was also about to leave, but was stopped by Jia Cong.

"Second Brother, do you have any available manpower?"

"I have an extremely important matter here, and I need a few alert, smart and reliable people."

Liu Xianglian could not help but say: "Junior brother's affairs are my affairs. If you have any problems, just tell me and I will help you do it myself."

Jia Cong smiled and said, "This matter is a bit troublesome. I need to go to Jinling and it will take some time."

"Second Senior Brother knows me. I don't have any available manpower around me, so I wanted to ask Second Senior Brother to borrow a few manpower."

The only person available to Jia Cong at the moment is Jia Yun.

And at present, Jia Yun is just working for him, it cannot even be said that Jia Yun is his person.

And Jia Yun is currently unable to get away. The task of purifying alcohol has already kept Jia Yun busy and exhausted, so how can he get away?

There are even fewer other reliable personnel.

Therefore, he had no choice but to borrow manpower from Liu Xianglian.

In fact, there will be more people available around Senior Brother Feng Ziying.

But instinctively, Jia Cong didn't want to be too close to him.

After hearing what Jia Cong said, Liu Xianglian nodded and said, "Is that so? Let me think about it."

"Yes, I have a suitable person here. Brothers in the underworld call him Drunken King Kong Ni Er."

"Although he has been a bit of a jerk, he is a righteous man and has been around in the market before, so he can be used."

Jia Cong couldn't help but say, "Drunken King Kong Ni Er? I didn't expect that this man is actually Second Senior Brother's subordinate?"

Although Drunken King Kong Ni Er is just a scoundrel who lends money in the market, he is a character who has appeared in many chapters in the book Dream of the Red Chamber.

(End of this chapter)