A group of people got together to discuss and decided to go to the Yang family to talk. Moreover, the land outside Tianjin was not only owned by the Yang family, but also by the Gao family and the Shi family. They could not agree on the land of the Yang family, and the other two

There is always a conversation at home.

Tianjin is not small, but the news about the Yang family's land purchase in Chidao Yamen spread quickly. Chidao Yamen took a fancy to the Yang family's woods outside the city, and the Yang family asked for three hundred thousand taels of silver.

, his eyes dropped in shock.

The Yang family is really bold. They dare to speak even with three hundred thousand taels of silver.

But compared to the boldness of the Yang family, the attitude of Chidao Yamen is even more puzzling. Why does Chidao Yamen go to the Yang family to negotiate? Is it possible that the Yang family can really ask for 300,000 taels of silver?

A group of good people analyzed and analyzed, but they couldn't figure out what was going on. However, the Yang family's ability to be one of the eight major families in Tianjin obviously had a background. The good people probably believed that the Yang family's background played a role.

And inside the Yang family, the old lady of the Yang family held her beloved grandson born by the second wife of the Yang family, and looked at the five branches of the Yang family with a calm expression: "You all know the purpose of Chidao Yamen, they are

He has taken a fancy to our Yang family’s land.”

"You have also heard some news."

"Don't think that the Chidao Yamen is great. In the final analysis, it is just a newly established yamen, and it is affiliated to the Ministry of Industry. This Beijing-Tianjin Chidao is the first Chidao Yamen that they are responsible for, and they don't dare to screw it up.

"

"Since they are interested in our Yang family's land and are not willing to choose another place, then it is not our Yang family that has the final say on how much it will cost?"

The fourth room of the Yang family hesitated: "Mother, after all, this Chidao Yamen is the Yamen of the imperial court. If we offend them, it will be difficult for us to deal with it."

The fifth member of the Yang family also said: "Yes, mother. This second brother wants three hundred thousand taels of silver, isn't it too much?"

Old Mrs. Yang snorted coldly: "Is it too much? Not much at all!"

"It is true that Chidao Yamen belongs to the imperial court, but Chidao Yamen cannot represent the imperial court. As for offending them, do they still dare to do evil to our Yang family?"

"Don't forget that the current laws of the imperial court are for merchants and common people like us. If the Chidao Yamen dares to use force against us, the imperial court will not let them go."

"As for the other issues you are worried about, it is not that our Yang family has no backers. He is the minister of the Ministry of Industry in Chidao Yamen. Our Yang family also has the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and there is also a cabinet minister behind him. In terms of background and power, we are afraid of him.

What to do?"

The fourth member of the Yang family said: "But that branch is not with us..."

Old Mrs. Yang said: "It's true that his broken bones are still connected to the tendons. But it's not like our Yang family didn't help them. To put it bluntly, it's rare for him to have the status he has now."

Is it funded by our Yang family?"

"Now that he doesn't have to do anything, just say a few words, how can he refuse? Now that we have obtained the three hundred thousand taels of silver from Chidao Yamen, we will not treat him badly."

The second eldest son of the Yang family smiled and said: "What mother said is absolutely true. Our Yang family is the head of the Eight Great Families in Tianjin, but without official status, we would not be able to do what we are today. Although there is not as much money now as before, the Yang family has a strong foundation

Still here, how can a newly built Chidao Yamen do anything to defeat us?"

Old Mrs. Yang touched her darling grandson's head, her eyes full of love: "The future of the Yang family will be handed over to our Yang family's Qilin'er. With Baoyu here, the Yang family is destined to be prosperous and wealthy in the future, just a Chidao."

What does the Yamen mean?"

The eldest son of the Yang family sighed secretly when he saw that his mother loved the son of the second eldest brother so much.

Soon, Fang Yunling approached the Gao family and the Shi family.

When they arrived at the Gao family, the eldest, second and third sons of the Gao family went out to greet them personally: "Welcome Mr. Fang."

If nothing else, just this attitude is countless times better than the Yang family waiting for him to enter the house.

For those who don’t know, they might think that the Yang family is some kind of princely family.

Entering the vestibule, the eldest son of the Gao family said, "We already know Mr. Fang's purpose of coming."

Fang Yunling didn't say anything. Yesterday's incident had spread throughout Tianjin. If the Gao family didn't know, that would be a problem.

"I wonder what the Gao family's plans are?" Fang Yunling was already prepared for the negotiation to fail or for a huge loss of blood, but as long as it wasn't too excessive, he would still agree.

The boss of the Gao family laughed and served tea to Fang Yunling: "The Gao family's move to the wasteland outside the city was an unintentional move. Now that the court needs it, the Gao family will naturally give it to them without paying any cents."

"Huh?!" Fang Yunling was shocked by the Gao family's attitude and offered it to him without any hesitation!

The value of that wasteland is not small, and the Gao family doesn't want a penny?

Seemingly sensing Fang Yunling's hesitation, the second eldest son of the Gao family said: "Master Fang, the Gao family is what it is today, all thanks to the support of the imperial court. Without His Majesty's sage wisdom to revise the ancestral system, my Gao family would not be as prosperous as it is now."

"What's more, His Majesty is a generation of holy kings, and everything he does is for the people of the world. As citizens of the Ming Dynasty, how can I, the Gao family, remain indifferent? This is the land deed for the land outside the city. The Gao family will not take any money, but I want to be your Majesty's.

Contribute a little effort to the court and do your part."

At this point, Fang Yunling finally understood what the Gao family meant, but it had to be said that comparing people to others would lead to death, and comparing goods to goods would lead to throwing away things.

The attitude of the Gao family undoubtedly gave Fang Yunling a good start for his trip to Tianjin. Originally, Chidao Yamen was a little disgraced due to the setback on the first day, but today the Gao family undoubtedly gave Chidao Yamen a big gift.

In the end, Fang Yunling accepted the land deed from the Gao family, but still gave the Gao family money at ten times the price. After all, the Gao family could do without money, but Fang Yunling had to give money.

Under the imperial court system, he had no right not to pay. The fact that he had to pay for the land purchase also showed the court's legal attitude.

In the end, Fang Yunling and the three members of the Gao family had a banquet together, and finally returned to the headquarters of the Beijing-Tianjin Chidaosi.

After hearing about the Gao family's righteous deeds, colleagues in the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao Department were full of praise: "The Gao family is much more sensible than the Yang family. This is the attitude that the court gentry should have."

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