Chapter 500

"No need for such trouble!"

Mi Zhu shook his head upon hearing this: "It's all for the Governor of Su, we can completely transfer a portion of the shops directly to the Sihaishang Society;"

"Of course, on the surface, it will still be in the form of a transaction, so as to avoid you being targeted or countered by Tao Zou Qian;"

"At the same time, I can send people who are familiar with Xuzhou and understand the connections of my Mi clan here to join your command, Mr. Shisan, and work for you with all their might; wouldn't that be better?"

Operating in the shadows is indeed possible, but he is actually not very good at doing that.

Let professional things be done by professional people!

Since he is prepared to sell the entire Mi clan, he naturally has to sell it well, with enough sincerity, to win Su Xuan's favor, right?

"Brother Brother Zizhong! In terms of courage, I am not as good as you!"

Jia Shisan was shocked by Mi Zhu's words, took a deep breath, stood up, and bowed to Mi Zhu: "Then I will respectfully obey and agree on behalf of my Lord!"

"Rest assured, my Lord will not treat your Mi clan unfairly!"

"In addition, I actually quite hope that you will continue to cooperate with my Su Clan Chamber of Commerce to operate the business here in Xuzhou in the future."

"My Lord has too many good things in his hands that can be sold in Xuzhou!"

"Our people are ultimately not as familiar with Xuzhou as your Mi clan;"

"Don't refuse, I estimate that by then, the Lord will probably arrange it for you, Brother Brother Zizhong, in this way!"

Not putting such talent in the most suitable position to be well utilized is simply a waste of heaven's gifts.

Su Xuan would absolutely not do that.

"Is that so?"

Mi Zhu was slightly startled upon hearing this, then cupped his hands: "That depends on the Governor of Su; as long as the Governor of Su has this need by then, I am willing to follow his arrangements."

This might also be a good choice.

He has been in business for a lifetime, and although he really wants to be an official and lead the Mi clan into the ranks of the scholar-official class.

But without business, he might not have any good way out.

Moreover, judging from Su Xuan's trajectory over the past few years, he seems to attach great importance to business.

Zhen Yan of the Zhen clan is also managing part of the business and logistics affairs under Su Xuan, and at the same time, concurrently managing part of the affairs of the Zhen Clan Chamber of Commerce.

It seems that being an official and doing business do not interfere with each other.

Perhaps he can also take this path?

"Haha! In that case, that couldn't be better!"

Jia Shisan laughed loudly upon hearing this, and then began to discuss with Mi Zhu and Mi Fang the matter of handing over the Mi clan's industries.

During the exchange, he also sent people to gather the Secret Guards and the heads of the Sihaishang Society in Xuzhou.

They began to act in the shadows.

One by one, the Mi clan's industries were taken over by the Sihaishang Society.

A portion of the more conspicuous ones on the surface were quickly sold off to the outside world.

With Jia Shisan's help, the Mi clan began to handle the family's fixed assets at a rapid speed.

At the same time, they frequently mobilized and gathered the family's servants, packed up the family's money and grain, and loaded them onto carts.

They were ready at any time to wait for the Jiangxia navy to arrive and take over.

Naturally, this money and grain could not all be left in Xuzhou.

On the contrary, most of it had to be transported back to Jingzhou.

To avoid Tao Zou Qian playing dirty by then.

Money is easier to handle; it can be exchanged for various basic supplies in the future.

But all the grain must be transported away.

It must absolutely not be left behind.

There are many places where grain will be needed in the future!

Moreover, this thing will become harder and harder to buy in the future.

Many warlords will limit the purchase and sale of grain within their respective territories.

Although the Mi clan's actions were very secretive with the help of the Secret Guards and the Sihaishang Society.

But because it involved too many industries and personnel, no matter how secretive it was, it was impossible to hide it from the Tao family, the Chen family, and the Cao family.

In fact, many industries were directly packed and sold to local Xuzhou families like the Chen family, the Cao family, etc.

Naturally, they didn't sell to the Tao family.

Mi Zhu and the others were afraid of the "meat bun hitting the dog" — once it goes, it never returns.

"What the hell is the Mi family doing? Selling industries on a large scale, mobilizing personnel on a large scale, what do they want to do? Rebel?"

Tao Shang muttered irritably after learning about the Mi clan's actions.

Tao Ying, who was standing to the side, was only eleven or twelve years old and couldn't understand anything, so he could only mumble: "Brother! Why don't we inform Father as soon as possible and let Father handle it! This is clearly not something we can handle!"

"That's fine too!"

Tao Shang didn't refuse upon hearing this, nodded directly, and immediately summoned two death soldiers, ordering them to deliver the news to Tao Zou Qian in Taishan Commandery as soon as possible.

At the same time, in the Chen family mansion in Xuzhou,

"Father! What do you think is the situation with the Mi clan? Why have they suddenly started packing and selling their fixed assets, and it even includes a large amount of land?"

"Are they not planning to continue living in Xuzhou?"

"Could it be because of the rumors that Tao Zou Qian wanted Tao Shang to marry into the Mi clan, which touched their sensitive nerves and made them feel the crisis of being annexed, that they chose to withdraw from Xuzhou?"

Chen Deng stroked his chin and asked his father with a thoughtful expression.

Although he was very smart, the Mi clan suddenly doing this, and the information he had was limited, so he could only speculate this much.

"Hmm! Not impossible!"

Chen Gui nodded affirmatively upon hearing this, then narrowed his eyes: "But this is absolutely not all, nor is it the fundamental reason!"

"Someone must have given the Mi clan the confidence and a better way out for them to make this seemingly crazy and stupid move!"

"Otherwise, this matter cannot be explained at all!"

"Oh?"

Chen Deng's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing this: "Could it be that the Mi clan has found a better backer? To be able to make them so resolute and make such a big decision, they must have married into another warlord's family!"

"Who could this person be?"

"Sun Jian? Possible! His son Sun Ce is also approaching marriageable age! The Mi clan's wealth is of great help to Sun Jian and should be able to attract him. But I feel Sun Jian is not enough to attract the Mi clan, yet they are so crazy."

"Liu Biao? The possibility is not high! Liu Biao might not look favorably upon a merchant family like the Mi clan;"

"Yuan Shu? Even more impossible! Because Yuan Shu looks down on merchant families like the Mi clan even more, and Mi Zhu must be clear about this."

"The possibility of Cao Cao or Yuan Shao is also not high! They can't take care of Xuzhou for the time being, and Yuan Shao also couldn't possibly look favorably upon the Mi clan;"

"Cao Cao might look favorably upon them, but it's the same problem; the Mi clan might not look favorably upon Cao Cao at this time."

"No need to guess!"

At this time, Chen Gui spoke directly: "It must be the Governor of Jingzhou, Su Xuan! Only this person can make the Mi clan make such an extreme choice, and only Su Xuan can give the Mi clan what they want."

"After all, who in the world doesn't know that Su Xuan attaches great importance to trade and has made a fortune relying on trade these years, making Jingzhou richer and richer?"

"And, he also has a precedent for marrying into a merchant family;"

"Wasn't the Zhen clan of Jizhou a classic example back then?"

"I heard that the Zhen clan of Jizhou has been thriving under Su Xuan's command these years, with several people in the clan serving as officials under Su Xuan, and they have already begun to transform into a true scholar-official clan!"

"Although Su Xuan's new policies are not very friendly to the scholar-official class, they are not really intended to exterminate them, but they have allowed the Zhen clan to seize the opportunity to take off! Hehe!"

Although he still looked down upon merchant families like the Zhen clan and the Mi clan, he had to admit that the other party had taken this step very well.

"Exactly!"

Chen Deng nodded affirmatively upon hearing this: "Only Su Xuan meets the requirements of the Mi clan!"

"I didn't expect the Mi clan to have contacted Su Xuan so quietly, and Su Xuan's tentacles have actually reached Xuzhou;"

"Father, we must guard against this!"

"No matter how Su Xuan's new policies are defended, it cannot be denied that they suppress the scholar-official class and damage their interests;"

"We absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch him extend his influence to Xuzhou, Father, what do you think?"

Clearly, people like Chen Deng, who belong to a large scholar-official clan, are very repulsed and hostile toward Su Xuan and his new policies.

"Hmm!"

Chen Gui nodded affirmatively upon hearing this: "We can unite with Tao Zou Qian to clear out Su Xuan's secret hands in Xuzhou;"

"But it is best to let Tao Zou Qian do this, and we just provide some convenience and money!"

"We must never go to the front lines! And offend Su Xuan to death!"