If you look at aristocratic families the same way you look at businessmen, many of their behaviors can be reasonably explained. For example, this time they took turns visiting Su Li. To put it bluntly, it’s because of one sentence: If there is no benefit, don’t start early! Previously, the powerful families of Tang Dynasty followed Su Li, opened factories, and made enough money. It's just that many years of survival experience prevent them from making bets easily. They will not take the initiative to get close to Su Li before they are sure of Li Er's true attitude towards Su Li. At this time, Li Er gave Su Li a five-piece set for the powerful minister. The relationship between the two could not be clearer. Those aristocratic families could no longer sit still! Following Su Li can indeed make a lot of money, but aren't they jealous of the Princess Mansion's profits?
There is a saying that has always been imitated but never surpassed. This sentence couldn't be more appropriate to describe today's Princess Mansion. Today, all emerging industries in the Tang Dynasty started from the industries founded by Princess Mansion. Princess Mansion holds the core technology of all industries. No matter how others imitate it, it is impossible to surpass Princess Mansion in terms of quality and output. Even the imitator and the imitated may seem to be doing the same thing, but in essence they are almost different in several dimensions. Everyone knows that Su Li doesn't mind others copying his work. He has never used his reputation and power to suppress imitators. In this process, the five surnames and Qiwang obtained benefits that they had never dreamed of before. But in their eyes, this is not enough. They have always been the most powerful force entrenched in the land of Zhuxia, bar none. Of course, it is impossible to allow others to benefit more than themselves by doing the same thing. Because of this, after they understood Li Er's attitude towards Su Li, they jumped out so impatiently and wanted to get closer to Su Li. Behind the seemingly enthusiastic appearance, there are actually deep sinister intentions. They seemed to be praising Su Li, but in their hearts, they were probably trying to flatter Su Li. If they can really bring down Su Li, the original creator, all the profits from the industry will be collected by them. How can eating the scraps left by others be as satisfying as kicking others away and eating alone? "Five surnames and seven looks, passing down the family through poetry and etiquette, you wouldn't do such a thing, right?" After listening to Su Li's explanation, Changle's eyes widened in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face. Su Li shook his head and laughed: "Madam, you have to remember that the greed of the family is far beyond your imagination. I estimate that you will see it with your own eyes soon. Su Li dared to say this because he had recently seen signs of it in some factories with five surnames and Qiwang in the suburbs of Chang'an.
night. A carriage slowly drove into Wannian County Government Office. Lu Qiqing jumped out of the carriage, and her originally handsome face was now covered with clouds. He stepped into the backyard of the county government office and walked straight into a lighted room. Pushing the door open, there were already two middle-aged men waiting inside. These two people were none other than his father, Chengtai and Bozhan Daqing. Their room was the eldest room of the Fan Yang Lu family. Lu Qiqing's uncle, Lu Chengqing, was the head of the Fanyang Lu family at this time. "How?" Lu Chengqing asked in a calm tone. Lu Qiqing looked angry and shook his head. "Su Li didn't even see me, so she sent a female official to reject my uncle's invitation. Lu Chengqing and Lu Chengtai looked at each other with sneers on their faces. Fan Yanglu's family, even among the five surnames and seven hopes, is a top family. In its heyday, the three sons of the family served as emperors of three countries respectively, which shows that their family status was prominent. Among the five surnames and seven hopes, in terms of fame, only the Boling Cui family and the Qinghe Cui family together can barely compare with the Lu family. As for the Li family in Longxi where the royal family is located? In the eyes of these long-standing aristocratic families, they are actually no different from mud-legged people. This time, Lu Chengqing came to Chang'an in person and sent his nephew, who was the magistrate of Wannian County, to deliver the greeting card. (bcba) This face was enough, but Su Li still refused without hesitation. Even if they had guessed this situation beforehand, when it actually happened, it was still difficult to accept it psychologically. "Humph, you are so young and you only got that position because you were lucky, yet you are so arrogant. This guy is really a shallow-sighted person!" Lu Chengtai said with a cold snort. Lu Chengqing waved his hand, then sneered: "I have contacted the other companies, and I must find a way to let King Yongle know the pros and cons!" Lu Chengqing and Lu Chengtai are both great Confucians who are famous all over the world. When Lu Chengqing was a merit examiner, he once changed his evaluation of a water transport official because he admired his magnanimity. The allusion to the idiom "not surprised by favor or disgrace" is Lu Chengqing's original words. In the Tang Dynasty, Gu Chengqing had a reputation for being compassionate and warm-hearted. Lu Qiqing, on the other hand, had already become a sixth-grade Wannian county magistrate at a young age. He had a bright future and was also one of the most valuable young talents in the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, the lights in the house flickered, reflecting on the three people.
The shadows behind them kept shaking. At first glance, they looked like ghosts, and the atmosphere was inexplicably gloomy. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, and a man who looked like a housekeeper walked in. "Master, something happened to our forge on the edge of Qujiang River. "What's the matter?" Lu Chengqing asked in an indifferent tone. The housekeeper whispered: "The waterwheel on the riverside suddenly broke, smashing the factory building and killing fourteen workers..." Hearing this, Lu Qiqing immediately became furious. "The water wheel cost thousands of taels of silver to build, and the factory building also cost a lot of money, so it collapsed like this?" The housekeeper said tremblingly: "The younger one asked the steward of the factory, and he said that there has been a lot of work in the factory recently, and the two people who were looking after the water wheel were not rotated, so they were very sleepy. They didn't pay attention for a while, which led to a big disaster..." .. Lu Qiqing was so angry that she was trembling all over and walking around on the ground with her hands behind her back. At the same time, he kept uttering obscene words in his mouth, without his usual elegant and suave appearance. The reason why he was supported by his family to the position of Wannian County Magistrate was to let him take good care of Lu's property in Chang'an. Unexpectedly, such a big thing happened when the head of the house and his father were in Chang'an. Lu Qiqing's first consideration was not how to deal with the dozen workers who were crushed to death, but instead he was worried about his status within the clan. Seeing his son's appearance, Lu Chengtai said angrily: "How can it be appropriate to panic? It's just a few deaths. It's not a big deal, just deal with it properly!" With that said, Lu Chengtai sighed and turned to look at Lu Chengqing. "Brother, Qing'er is still too young and not experienced enough, which makes you laugh." Lu Chengqing did not answer, but raised the tea soup and took a slow sip. In the mist of water vapor, the face of this world-famous scholar appeared like a shadow, looking extremely terrifying at this moment.