Chapter 334: So what? This is not Liaodong, this is Jiangnan!
"Haha, this Jiangnan is really interesting!"

Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

"Third Young Master, Third Young Master, it is my fault, please stop hitting me!"

Several yamen runners begged for mercy, but the young masters had no intention of stopping. Instead, they shouted loudly: "Lu Zhengsu is nothing. There are assassins who want to kill him. He deserves it. He dared to disturb me. Ask him if Lu Zhengsu has the nerve to do so?"

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was surprised when he heard this.

This tone is quite arrogant!
After all, Lu Zhengsu was a Censor-in-Chief of the fourth rank, and the prefect of Songhe Prefecture was only of the fourth rank. The key point was that Lu Zhengsu was a Censor, and the prefect was really not good enough in front of him.

The Censor-in-Chief usually supervises several prefectures. Although he does not have the title of Governor, he has the power of Governor, so he is also called Small Governor.

The young man in front of me actually dared to speak so arrogantly, his identity must be not simple.

Yang Zhengshan looked over there in surprise, and saw a young man with red lips and white teeth punching and kicking a yamen runner.

"Sir, that's the third son of the Xinjiang Prince's Mansion!" Luo Chen reminded in a low voice.

Prince Xinjiang's Mansion!
No wonder!

Yang Zhengshan didn’t know that there was a Prince Xinjiang in Songhe Prefecture before, but now he knows.

Well, since it involves the royal family, let’s get going quickly!
Yang Zhengshan went down the stairs on the other side without thinking.

The royal family represents trouble, and he doesn't want to have anything to do with them.

There was a Prince Qing in the Liaodong region, which made him live in fear every day, fearing that Prince Qing would jump out and cause trouble.

However, he would not feel at ease until Prince Qing stepped forward.

Alas, when thinking of Prince Qing, Yang Zhengshan felt a little annoyed.

Until now, Ding Qiu was still keeping an eye on the Prince Qing's Mansion in Qinghua Mansion, but everything in the Prince Qing's Mansion was so calm that Ding Qiu gained almost nothing.

This doesn't mean that there are no problems with Prince Qing's Mansion, it just means that the problems are hidden very deeply.

Yang Zhengshan's face looked bad, and his aura seemed somewhat terrifying. The yamen runners blocking his way in front of him retreated involuntarily.

By the time Yang Zhengshan reached the lobby on the first floor, the group of yamen runners had already surrounded him.

Yang Zhengshan was speechless. Why are you surrounding me instead of catching the assassin?
What a disaster!
"Shopkeeper, your tea money!"

Yang Zhengshan took out a silver ingot and threw it on the counter. He didn't bother to care about the runners and walked out of the teahouse directly.

At this time, the streets were still in chaos, with a large number of yamen runners arresting people everywhere. Lu Zhengsu's sedan chair was still on the street, and the man was still standing in front of the sedan chair.

Yang Zhengshan glanced at the sedan chair and walked over.

"stop!"

The man shouted coldly.

Yang Zhengshan stopped and kicked a knife on the ground away.

With a whoosh, the long sword shot towards the man like a rainbow light. The man's pupils suddenly shrank and the dagger at his waist was unsheathed instantly. However, when his dagger blocked the sedan chair, the rainbow light had already brushed past his blade and shot into the sedan chair.

The sedan chair was pierced and flew dozens of feet from the other end before falling to the ground.

"If I want to kill someone, you can't stop me!"

"Step aside!"

Yang Zhengshan looked at the sedan chair coldly.

Inside the sedan, cold sweat broke out on Lu Zhengsu's forehead.

The county magistrate who destroyed the family and the prefect who wiped out the clan could not be stopped by the martial arts family. However, when the cultivation and strength reached a certain level, the officials had to retreat.

"Get out of the way!" Lu Zhengsu said in a trembling voice.

The knife just now grazed his ear. The fact that Lu Zhengsu didn't get scared to death was a sign of his strong mental strength.

The man looked at Yang Zhengshan and saluted, "Senior, please!"

Yang Zhengshan didn't bother to care about them and strode away along the street.

This matter had nothing to do with him in the first place, and if these yamen runners had not asked about their identities, he would not have meddled in it.

When faced with this kind of situation, Yang Zhengshan also wanted to continue strolling around. He originally wanted to appreciate the scenery of Songhe Prefecture, but unfortunately he could no longer appreciate it now.

After Lu Zhengsu was assassinated, Songhe Prefecture was bound to be in chaos. If Yang Zhengshan continued to stay in the city, he would only encounter more troubles, after all, his identity could not be revealed.

Just when Yang Zhengshan left Songhe Prefecture, Luo Shang was busy selling the fleet's cargo.

This time, Tenglongwei brought a lot of goods, and the types were very diverse, which was simply beyond the reach of one or two merchants.

Before this, he had contacted several merchants and agreed on the price and quantity of shipment.

After the goods arrived at Crescent Bay, he contacted these merchants again to fulfill the previous agreement.

Most merchants are still very willing to cooperate with Luo Shang because the price Luo Shang offers is very low, about 10% lower than the usual price of goods.

Luo Shang negotiated with four merchants in a row and reached a deal smoothly.

However, when he arrived at Liu's family, the largest jade merchant in Songhe Prefecture, he encountered some troubles.

The Liu family is not only the largest jade merchant in Songhe Prefecture, but also one of the largest salt merchants in Songhe Prefecture. Behind them stands Gao Huai, the governor of Jiangnan.

Luo Shang had originally agreed with Liu Fuzhang, the head of the Liu family, to sell all the serpentine jade shipped from Liaodong to the Liu family. However, when he came to the Liu family today to fulfill his promise, he did not expect Liu Fuzhang to break the original agreement and deny the agreed price. In the hall of the Liu family, Luo Shang looked at Liu Fuzhang with a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Liu Fuzhang was about forty years old, with a handsome appearance and elegant temperament. His every move was calm and casual, but there was an elusive brilliance flashing in his eyes.

"Brother Liu, what price do you want?" Luo Shang asked patiently.

The Luo family has considerable assets in Liaodong, but their assets in Jiangnan are only small-scale.

Although Luo Shang has purchased many shops, fields, tea houses and other industries in Jiangnan in recent years, they are only to provide sources of goods for the industries in Liaodong. His industries in Jiangnan are basically not respectable.

This is normal. Yang Zhengshan is in Liaodong and his roots are in Liaodong. He cannot find strong support in Jiangnan. At most, he can establish some relationships with some officials through money.

In comparison, the Liu family is the local tyrant in Jiangnan. The Liu family's businesses are spread across all walks of life and several prefectures. Although the Liu family's largest industries are the salt and jade business, they are considered a hegemon in the business field of Jiangnan.

In line with the principle of harmony bringing wealth, and also in order to establish a good cooperative relationship with the Liu family, Luo Shang sold the serpentine jade to the Liu family.

But he didn't expect the Liu family to be so dishonest and actually want to lower the price at this time.

"30%!" Liu Fuzhang gently waved the folding fan in his hand, with a warm smile on his face, and said, "It's another 30% lower than the price we agreed on before!"

"Impossible!" Luo Shang denied it without even thinking.

Reduce it by another 30%?
Are you kidding me?
His previous offer was 10% lower than the normal market price, and the serpentine jades transported by the fleet were almost all large stones, which are rare in Jiangnan.

"This is the highest price I can offer!" Liu Fuzhang didn't care about Luo Shang's refusal at all, and said to himself: "I know the price of serpentine jade in Liaodong. You can still make money at this price!"

"After all, you brought it here by ship!"

Luo Shang's face became even uglier.

That’s right, even if the price is reduced by 30%, Tenglongwei will not lose money.

Generally speaking, the price of serpentine jade transported from Liaodong to Jiangnan by land increases by 1.3 to 1.5 times, and the profit is about 30 to 40% of the selling price.

Without a profit of 30% to 40%, who would go to the trouble of transporting a pile of heavy stones to the south of the Yangtze River?

However, the cost can be much lower by sea transportation. Just the labor cost along the way can save a lot.

According to the price they agreed upon before, the gross profit would be about 30%.

If the price drops by another 30%, they will be losing money.

Liu Fuzhang continued, "Not just this time, you must provide us with no less than 30,000 kilograms of serpentine jade materials every month, and the quality must not be reduced!"

Luo Shang narrowed his eyes. This was no longer a business negotiation; it was naked intimidation.

Not only will we have to lose money this time, but we will also have to continue to lose money in the future to provide serpentine jade materials to the Liu family. Why?
Just because the Liu family is powerful in Jiangnan and because the Liu family has a backer in Jiangnan.

The Luo family is just a group of outsiders in Jiangnan!

The Liu family is determined to take advantage of Luo Shang!

Luo Shang figured out the key in an instant.

He looked at Liu Fuzhang deeply and said, "Brother Liu should understand that this is not my business!"

"So what? This is not Liaodong, this is Jiangnan!" Liu Fuzhang said slowly and methodically, not paying any attention to Luo Shang's reminder.

He was right to think so. This is Jiangnan, not Liaodong. How can an official from Liaodong have the power to rule over Jiangnan?

The power held by officials is limited to certain geographical areas.

Not to mention local officials, even officials from Beijing sometimes don’t have much influence in local areas.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake!
"Is this matter not negotiable?" Although Luo Shang felt angry in his heart, he still said patiently.

"No!" Liu Fuzhang stared at him and said calmly, "You should understand that you have no choice!"

Although the Liu family cannot cover everything in Jiangnan, they can squeeze out the Luo family.

With the Liu family's strength in Jiangnan, as long as they get the word out, merchants throughout Jiangnan will give them some face.

There are countless foreign businessmen like the Luo family in Jiangnan, so the loss of one Luo family will not have much impact.

Luo Shang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, stood up, clasped his fists, and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave first!"

"Okay, you only have three days, I hope you can make a wise choice!"

"Fugui, please see Brother Luo off for me!"

Liu Fuzhang picked up the tea and took a sip.

……

It was already dusk when Yang Zhengshan returned to Crescent Bay.

This trip to Songhe Prefecture City was a complete disappointment. The round trip took more than three hours, but we only spent one hour in the city. It was really disappointing.

Yang Zhengshan returned to his yard somewhat unhappy. Damn it, it’s not his territory and he can’t have fun even if he wants to play.

If this happened in Liaodong, we wouldn't be able to do whatever we want, but at least no one would dare to block our way.

There is no need to say much about Yang Zhengshan's fame in Liaodong. He led his troops into Liao'an Prefecture and sealed off the Salt Transport Bureau. The key point is that he has not been punished by the court. This alone made him famous in Liaodong.

But what about in Jiangnan?

He couldn't even reveal his identity, let alone anything else.

(End of this chapter)