Chapter 253: Different Thoughts.

As Ming Lanshi finished speaking, Ming Garden fell into an eerie silence.

In today's Qing Kingdom, Fan Xian can be said to be one of the richest people. Just like what they say in jokes, he sings the best among all actors, and he is the most professional actor among all singers.

This is what Fan Xian is like.

Those who are richer than him are definitely not as powerful as him. Those who are more powerful than him are not as good at martial arts as him, and those who are better at martial arts than him are definitely not as ruthless as him. When someone more ruthless than him appears, Fan Xian has to compete with him to see who has the strongest backing.

He is Emperor Qing's illegitimate son!

After analyzing it over and over again, it seems that the Ming family has no way to deal with Fan Xian.

Ming Qingda's face turned pale and blue when he heard this. After a while, he said, "Now we have no choice but to be tolerant. Don't worry about the rest. As long as we handle it cleanly, he won't force us. Now, we should prepare the old lady's birthday banquet properly, which is the right thing to do!"

"Dad is right. We just need to be on guard."

Ming Lanshi said thoughtfully, "The people who can really influence Fan Xian are still in Kyoto. Fan Xian has been so arrogant and domineering before. I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Prince in Kyoto are also unhappy. Perhaps we can write to them and ask them and the Princess to take action!"

"I will handle this matter properly!" Zou Lei bowed and said in a deep voice.

Sighing, Ming Qingda, the current head of the family, said a little tiredly, "As long as we can survive another year, we'll be fine. Tell the boys in the family to keep a low profile and not let outsiders get hold of any evidence against them."

"Please arrange for me to meet Xia Qifei before the birthday banquet."

Ming Lanshi bowed respectfully and nodded in response.

"By the way, Minglan, how much silver do we need now?"

All the remaining liquid funds were sent to Kyoto as tribute to feed the group of vampires. Now, although all the funds have been returned, the Ming family is also in a penniless situation.

"It will probably take more than two million taels."

This money is used to start several recent projects, and the profits from the previous projects will be used to promote the subsequent internal treasury projects.

"Then let's borrow another three million taels of silver from the Merchants Bank!"

"Yes, father!"

Ming Lanshi glanced at Zou Lei after he finished speaking. Zou Lei understood and bowed, saying, "Then Zou Lei will go down to work first."

After saying this, he greeted Ming Qingda and the old lady, then said goodbye and left.

After Zou Lei left Ming Garden, he straightened his back and was no longer as humble as before. Even his sincere expression changed.

With a sneer, he got on the carriage without looking back and drove away from the Ming Garden with decades of history.

What eldest princess, what the richest family in Jiangnan? From now on, who can say for sure who will be the emperor?

No matter how powerful the Ming family is, they are just merchants!
Do you look down on yourself because you are an official?

The carriage is moving away
In Ming Garden, after Zou Lei left, Ming Lanshi frowned slightly and said, "Do we really have to rely on the eldest princess?"

"Why do you take it so seriously?" Ming Qingda smiled faintly. "We did have some misunderstandings with Fan Xian before. Although that young Master Fan holds a grudge, everything has been settled now. As long as he can't find any evidence against us, and we give him enough face, Fan Xian will be afraid of the backlash from the Jiangnan family and won't make things too difficult for us."

"I have already issued an order that as long as Fan Xian stays in Jiangnan for one day, all members of the Ming family will be asked to be low-key and tolerant for one day." Ming Lanshi said with a wry smile, "But my son thinks that this is not a solution."

"We are businessmen, and making money is our top priority. However, the identity of a businessman is not worthy of being accepted in a high-class society." Ming Qingda laughed at himself, "Let the princess and the two princes in Kyoto worry about these embarrassing things!"

Ming Lanshi felt inexplicably annoyed. As he grew older and understood more and more, his father's image of being omnipotent and wise became increasingly blurred. His cautious and prudent behavior, seeking to avoid mistakes instead of merit, also made him feel increasingly uncomfortable deep down.

In this disappointed mood, Ming Lanshi suddenly said: "Father, if we can't survive this year, let's stop!"

After saying that, Ming Lanshi turned to look at the old lady who was pretending to be asleep beside him, wanting to hear what she had to say.

The sad look on the old lady's face showed that she had heard these words, but she still closed her eyes and didn't want to say anything more.

The yard was quiet for a moment, but the silence was broken again when Ming Qingda shook his head.

"Some things cannot be withdrawn just because you want to."

"Let's not talk about how many people there are in the Ming family now. What will these parasites eat if we stop? Just take the eldest princess and the vampires in Kyoto as an example. Once we give up the inner treasury, they will have no money to earn, and they will attack our Ming family first!"

"Son, don't underestimate their greed. Sometimes, it's even greater than that of us businessmen!"

Ming Qingda spoke helplessly, but he did not mention how many families had been broken up and killed by the Ming family over the years.

Why is it so unacceptable when it happens to me?
This is the first wealthy family in Jiangnan, the helplessness of the richest man
"Please take me back to my room. I'm a little tired!" The old lady opened her eyes and sighed softly.

Ming Lanshi bowed slightly to his father, then walked up to the old lady and said, "Grandma, let me take you back to your room."

The old lady stood up slowly, leaning on a cane in her right hand and holding her grandson's hand with her left hand to gain some leverage.

He turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped where he was and said calmly, "It would be better to go to Taiping Bank to borrow the three million taels of silver."

This was a huge loan. Although the Ming family was rich, most of the money was exchanged for real estate. This was the concept of the older generation.

I would never sell my house or land just to get this start-up capital.

For example, wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, such as the Cui Jiaming family, did not want to occupy too much cash flow in their daily business, so they would raise money from the Taiping Money House and use their products as collateral. This had become a common practice.

Taiping Money House has been our long-standing cooperative partner and we can trust them.

Not only is it convenient, it is also very safe.

After all, Taiping Money House belongs to Dongyi City, so those Dongyi people will always have to rely on them for supplies, right?

Ming Qingda thought for a moment and responded, "Of course, my son will contact Taiping Bank first!"

The old lady nodded, and then said something inexplicable: "I have already told people to take care of the sea affairs, you don't have to worry about anything."

Ming Qingda was slightly startled, then a smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you, mother, for all your trouble!"

"Let's go, help grandma back to her room." The old lady seemed a little sleepy. With the help of her confused grandson, she gradually walked out of the garden.

After the two left, Ming Qingda breathed a sigh of relief.

But the ferocious and cruel look on his face could not be suppressed.

"Mom, you are too old"

Hey.

(End of this chapter)