Chapter 736: Zhuozhou Lu Family

Cui Mansion

Mrs. Cui, Cui Yan's mother and son, and several elders of the Cui clan sat in the main hall, listening carefully to Gao Mei's talk.

Gao Mei was in high spirits as she recounted her meeting with Governor Lu Songli in Changli.

Cui Yan couldn't see her being so flamboyant. After she finished speaking, she snorted coldly, "Because of what you did, our Cui family's industry has been reduced by half! Are you still complacent?"

Gao Mei glanced at him, "You think this result is not good enough? Then why don't you take a look at the Zhuozhou Lu family?"

Cui Yan choked.

"I don't take the credit, but in fact, if I hadn't worked hard like this, our Cui family would most likely follow in the footsteps of the Lu family."

Hearing this, Mrs. Cui and the elders of the Cui clan felt shocked.

At that time, more than half of the people in Zhuozhou took on debt to raise donkeys.

The Lu family of Zhuozhou was probably their biggest creditor. Many clan members lent their money, but the interest rates they demanded were very high.

Because the clan members of the Lu family in Zhuozhou had given away too much profit money, after Pingzhou took over Zhuozhou, their accounts were directly flattened, and they could not even get back the principal.

Of course the people of the Lu clan are not willing.

The chief of the Lu clan was helpless by the troubles made by his clan members, and he felt that Pingzhou's actions were too overbearing, so he protested to the Pingzhou government.

The Pingzhou government had just sent people to Zhuozhou at that time. It was the time to win over people's hearts. How could they help the Lu family squeeze the people of Zhuozhou? Therefore, with the intervention of the Pingzhou government, these high-interest accounts were settled, without even giving the head of the Lu family face.

The argument given by the Pingzhou government is that it is illegal and immoral for them to lend money for profit. They should think of the consequences when doing so, and they will definitely not be protected by the government.

The head of the Lu family felt very uncomfortable. The Lu family in Zhuozhou was considered one of the big families in Dali. When Zhuozhou was still part of Dali, even the emperor was polite to the Lu family.

Now that Pingzhou has captured Zhuozhou, it is too rude to the Lu family.

The head of the Lu family was dissatisfied. At the beginning, he secretly did a lot of things to prevent the Pingzhou government from successfully conquering Zhuozhou.

Then when Governor Lu knew about it, he directly took action to rectify the Lu family and investigate the Lu family. Finally, based on the results of the investigation, the Lu family members who violated the law should be beaten or punished, and the business they had been operating over the years was also confiscated. Ill-gotten gains.

After this round, the assets of the Lu family have been reduced by 80%, and they are completely depressed.

Of course, this is done openly and covertly, and there must be some others, but even this is enough.

It can be said that all the accumulation of decades is gone.

Now that they heard Gao Mei mentioning the consequences of Lu's disobedience, the Cui clan elders felt awe-inspiring.

They comforted themselves by thinking, that's all. Although the Cui family's assets were forced to shrink by half, they were already pretty good compared to the Lu family.

Not to mention that Lu's experience left a bad impression on Governor Lu and was not favored by Pingzhou officials.

Thinking of this, they looked at Mr. Gao more kindly.

It doesn't matter that the Cui family is at a low point now, at least the Gao family has face in front of Governor Lu. With Governor Lu's care, isn't it just a matter of time before the Cui family returns to its heyday?

After thinking about it, these people winked at each other. It seemed that it was inevitable for the Cui family to have a female head of the family.

"Governor Lu has no experience in dealing with prostitutes! Now in the Sanzhou Free Trade Zone, the brothels and Chu houses are so popular and profitable. If she had kept our Cui family, now Pingzhou can also make a lot of money. , there is no need to look down on Dali and Xianbei." Cui Yan complained, he always felt that Pingzhou had done something wrong by banning the Chu Palace.

Gao Mei looked at him with disdain. The governor planned everything and laid such a large foundation. How dare you, a loser, to criticize the governor?

Too lazy to talk to this unclear-minded man who thinks highly of himself, Gao Mei asked directly, "Mom, uncles, do you dare to ask me if I am qualified to be the head of this family?"

Cui Yan glared at her, feeling angry and anxious. Is Mr. Gao so impatient? He didn't expect her to hit a straight shot! He thought that as a prostitute, she would be too shy to mention it.

The eldest elder of the Cui family suggested, "Sister-in-law, why don't we let the Gao family try for the position of head of the Cui family?"

Mrs. Cui was silent for a long time, then ignored her son's pleading eyes and nodded, "Let Mrs. Gao take over as the head of the family."

Gao Mei expressed happily, "Thank you, mother, and all my uncles and uncles. I, Gao Mei, will definitely do my best for the family."

After this was confirmed, several elders of the Cui family wanted to say goodbye. Gao Mei stood up to see them off. After everyone was sent away, she came back to say goodbye to her mother-in-law and went back to her yard.

Gao Mei simply ignored her husband. She is about to take office, shouldn't she go back early to prepare?

As soon as Gao Mei left, Cui Yan got angry, "Mom, why did you agree to let Gao be the head of Cui's family?"

Mrs. Cui looked at her son helplessly. Could it be that he had forgotten that this was what he had agreed to before. Did she just say no?

Cui's answer sheet is very satisfying. The most important thing is that she was received and appreciated by Governor Lu Songli.

As for Cui Yan, I haven't even seen him in person.

This is enough to make the clan elders take a high look.

Therefore, she can't stop Gao from being promoted to the position of head of the family.

"Don't you like Qi? It just so happens that you will have a lot of time to be with beauty in the future. Isn't this what you like?" Old Lady Cui changed the subject, and at the same time she hoped that her son would feel better.

Cui Yan: ...

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Zhang Xian took Wu Ren, Young Master Ji, Gu Huaisheng and others to inspect the newly completed site. After a long circle, they confirmed that the site had indeed been built.

"Finally, we can open for trial operation."

"Three days later is a very auspicious day."

"Then set the date for three days later. Now, send invitations to all parties immediately."

As soon as the order was conveyed, the troops in Pingzhou who had been ready for a long time began to operate.

Guo Wanli was a wealthy man in Yuzhou. Because Yuzhou was adjacent to Yanzhou and Xuzhou, he came as soon as the Three States Free Trade Zone was established, bringing a large sum of silver.

When he arrived, he found that in the area of ​​Dali and Xianbei, as he had imagined, there were countless delicious and fun things, and all kinds of services were very thoughtful. It's just that the Pingzhou area has been under construction and has not been opened, which makes people feel itchy.

One day, he was about to go out and take a look at the Victory Casino, and he found that the doorman came hurriedly and ran up to him when he saw him.

Guo Wanli asked loudly, "What are you holding in your hand?"

"My lord, the Pingzhou venue is ready for trial operation, and I specially sent you an invitation."

"Oh, the Pingzhou venue is finally completed? Bring it to me."

"Is it true?"

This invitation was indeed sent by Pingzhou. Guo Wanli noticed that the invitation also stated that on that day, guests holding the invitation would get a 20% discount on their consumption in the venue.

"Three days later, right? Remember to remind me!" He wanted to see what tricks Pingzhou had come up with after being so mysterious for so long.

Pingzhou sent out countless invitations like this.

All those who received the invitations were looking forward to the opening and trial operation of the Pingzhou venue three days later.