Now the Zhu family is facing such a risk, because Yang Fan's strength has made Zhu Lai a little worried about the future of the Zhu family.

Opposite Zhu Lai, there was a middle-aged man sitting. This man was Changsun Wuji's brother, Changsun Anye.

The secret report on the case table was brought over by Changsun Anye. He knew that Zhu Lai needed some time to digest the contents.

Therefore, Changsun Anye did not urge him, but sat quietly, sipping the tea in the cup, with a leisurely and completely alien expression.

After a long while, Zhu Lai tapped the secret report on the coffee table with his finger and asked in a deep voice: "Brother Changsun, is the content of this secret report true or false?"

The eldest grandson Anye glanced at Zhu Lai indifferently and said calmly: "There is no need to ask, of course it is true. This came through the secret channels of our eldest grandson family, and I heard that Duan Zhixuan has already started to leave, and it may not take half a month.

Arrived in Jiangnan."

Zhu Lai smiled bitterly and said: "Half a month, the time Yang Fan has given us now is less than ten days. By the time Duan Zhixuan arrives, the day lilies will be cold."

"Nowadays, Yang Fan is spreading rumors everywhere. If he doesn't pay the money in full and comes directly to ask for it, who dares not to give it?"

"I heard that many people have paid loans to Datang Royal Bank. Please tell me, eldest grandson, how should our Zhu family respond?"

As the time to pay the final payment became less and less, Chu Lai became more and more anxious.

If he had to pay such a large sum of money, he would be unwilling to do so.

If you don't pay, you are afraid that Yang Fan will come to ask for it, or the salt farm quota will be withdrawn.

Even Zhu Lai is jealous of a salt farm that earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, let alone other noble families?

There is no doubt that as long as Chu Lai does not pay, someone else will buy the indicator.

The Zhu family makes a living from the salt industry. Without this indicator, everything would be over. How could Zhu Lai not be anxious?

Now that the Jiangnan nobles have been defeated one by one by Yang Fan, relying on the strength of one family alone to fight against Yang Fan is like a mantis holding back the army.

After hearing this, the eldest grandson Anye gently placed the tea cup on the coffee table and sighed: "Yang Fan deliberately put pressure on everyone, just to make the Jiangnan gentry on tenterhooks all day long."

"This move is Yang Fan's conspiracy to win over a group of people, suppress a group of people, and the loans he made. He wants to tell all the Jiangnan nobles that if they want development and benefits, then follow him!"

"On the contrary, if you go against him, not only will sea trade be completely cut off, but all kinds of commerce will also be restricted. Unless you can obtain more advanced technologies to break Yang Fan's monopoly, there is no way."

Zhu Lai was obviously ill and sought medical treatment urgently. He seemed to be deeply dependent on his eldest son Anye, so he hurriedly asked: "Are we just going to watch Yang Fan plunder the wealth of the Jiangnan gentry, and then slowly divide and disintegrate the Jiangnan Alliance? If so,

, who in the south of the Yangtze River dares to resist Yang Fan in the future, will he not let that little thief Yang Fan succeed in his conspiracy?"

In fact, Chu Lai has some things that are difficult to say openly.

He didn't have much respect for Changsun Anye, a fugitive sent to the frontier.

The reason why he pretended to be respectful was because he wanted Changsun Anye to ask Changsheng Wuji to take action.

After all, the Zhu family was bound to win the salt farm business, but Zhu Lai didn't want to pay such a high price.

Although the salt business is very profitable, having to pay off such a large sum of money will definitely break your muscles and bones, and it will take several years to recover.

Zhu Lai didn't want to work for Yang Fan in vain these past few years.

In fact, even if there is no salt farm quota, the Zhu family can still sell salt, but the cost will definitely be much higher than Yang Fan's method of drying salt.

What's more, once there is no indicator, you can only sell secretly in the future.

smuggling?

He had to face the encirclement and suppression of Yang Fan's navy. Thinking of the tall ships of those navy, Zhu Lai felt a little frightened.

Of course, smuggling is not impossible, but it involves great risks.

You must know that the Sea Trade Yamen has been established, which is a department belonging to the imperial court.

If they choose to smuggle, once they are caught, no one in the court will speak for them even if Yang Fan wipes out the Zhu family.

Therefore, smuggling is obviously an extremely unwise move. Once caught by Yang Fan, the consequences will be disastrous.

Obviously, Changsun Anye enjoyed Zhu Lai's flattering words, and raised his head proudly, and then said: "Although Yang Fan's actions are very troublesome, they are not without means to break the situation. As long as your Zhu family unites with some Jiangnan

The nobles deliberately delayed Duan Zhixuan's arrival so that there would be a chance for a turnaround."

"Given the hostile relationship between Duan Zhixuan and Yang Fan, once Duan Zhixuan becomes the governor of the Governor's Palace, Yang Fan will not feel comfortable."

"You also know very well that no matter which governor's office it is, Chang Shi is the specific executor of various policies."

"However, Yang Fan really has some tricks up his sleeve. He actually made most of the Jiangnan nobles obediently hand over their money with just a threat, and even turned from hostility to cooperation. It's really not easy."

Although he didn't take Yang Fan seriously at first, in the end Changsheng Anye was quite dismissive of Yang Fan's methods.

Hearing this, Zhu Lai was extremely unhappy.

Although I really didn't want to admit it, it was hard to get angry, so I could only say angrily: "That kid can only do some conspiracy tricks. If it weren't for the fear of that kid being ignorant and fearless, who would care about him?"
Chapter completed!