Ming Lanshi was completely stunned. His father, who had never beaten or scolded him since he was a child, actually slapped him.

Touching the red mark on his face, Ming Lanshi was in disbelief.

“You evil son, someone wants to seize my Ming family’s foundation, and you are actually speaking for outsiders.” Ming Qingda raised his eyebrows and glared, shouting loudly.

Ming Lanshi said fearlessly: “Father, the Ming family must have someone to rely on in the court. Without the eldest princess, can we just fend for ourselves?”

“Remember, the Ming family doesn’t need to rely on anyone. Only those bureaucrats need to rely on the Ming family.” Ming Qingda shook his sleeves vigorously and moved sideways.

As long as the Ming family has money, they will not be afraid of not having channels in the court.

What he wanted was to build up a force to enter the court, not to make the Ming family become someone’s lackey.

No matter what the imperial envoy thinks, Ming Qingda has decided to do his own thing.

He just didn’t believe that the wealthy Jiangnan Ming family would be defeated by a brat who relied on his status to act arrogantly.

Competition in the business world ultimately comes down to financial strength.

No matter how much money the imperial envoy has in his pocket, it will always be insignificant in front of the Jiangnan Ming family.

After Ming Qingda figured it out, he warned him sternly, “Starting tomorrow, you will stay at home to mourn for your mother. Your father will personally handle the bidding for the inner treasury in two days.”

……

Old Lady Ming was dead, and the blame was put on the imperial envoy who came to Jiangnan, but this did not affect the holding of the inner treasury bidding.

Two days later, on March 23, the bidding for the inner treasury came as scheduled.

It was a bright spring day with a warm breeze. In the Jiangnan Governor’s yamen, an area nearby had been put under strict control.

These days, the boiling public resentment has had a huge impact. As the official in Jiangnan, Xue Qing cannot sit idly by.

Therefore, on the pretext of rampant banditry and maintaining order in Suzhou City, a large number of naval forces were dispatched into the city to patrol the streets.

Today is the big day for the inner treasury bidding. The surrounding area is heavily guarded and no one can be disturbed or interfered with under any circumstances.

Behind the gate of the mansion there is an extremely spacious courtyard, which is the venue for the inner treasury bidding.

The wealthy merchants from various states in the south of the Yangtze River walked up the stairs in an orderly manner, carrying the money they had paid for the bidding.

Although the suicide of Lady Ming stopped many wealthy businessmen from planning to take over the imperial treasury, there were still a few who were eyeing the inner treasury.

Moreover, those who are afraid of public resentment and dare not compete with the Ming family will also secretly transfer money to their bold colleagues for investment.

When it comes to making money, you don’t have to be honest.

Isn’t that what happened to Ming Qingda? Even though he had done something very wrong, he was still able to keep his mind calm and sit peacefully on the chair in the hall.

The guests coming today are all prominent figures from all over Jiangnan. They couldn’t help but bow and greet the head of the Ming family first.

In the eyes of many wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, Ming Qingda has not been involved in business matters for a long time, and he has never left his home in these years.

Most of the affairs of the Ming family were handled by Young Master Ming, so many people were surprised that he was not seen in the hall today. Even if something unexpected happened and Ming Qingda took over the family affairs again, Young Master Ming would not be left without an accompanying status.

Thinking about the dispute between the Imperial Envoy and the Ming family in recent days, I wonder if something unexpected will happen in the court today.

Ming Qingda sat firmly in the chair, narrowing his eyes and observing the situation inside and outside the hall, as if he had been reborn after a long time. It has been many years since he last did these social things.

The bidding for the internal warehouse is nominally a competition for the internal warehouse’s export rights, so it is natural to avoid driving up prices and a struggle that involves throwing money into a bottomless pit.

When it comes to interests, businessmen who usually fear the Ming family’s reputation will become jealous.

Just looking at how the Ming family has made a lot of money through the inner treasury business at home and abroad over the years is enough to attract people from Jiangnan to spend money without any expression and come in to grab a piece of the pie.

Who cares about people’s complaints? Having money in hand is a great thing.

“Sir, how long will it take?” After Ming Qingda sat down, he slowly looked up at the first seat.

Jiangnan Governor Xue Qing did not participate in the bidding, but he was also going to be the host. He looked at one person in the group of seats and pointed to a seat at the edge and said, “It’s almost time. There is still one bidder who hasn’t arrived yet. When he comes, we will start. Lord Lin has been waiting in the back room.”

After hearing what the Governor said, everyone turned their eyes and found that there was indeed an empty seat among them. They looked left and right, but had no idea who this person was.

For some reason, Ming Qingda felt a hidden worry between his brows. He subconsciously looked towards the backyard, wondering what kind of title this imperial envoy wanted.

If it was a normal bidding, let alone the fact that his Ming family had absolute power over money, it would be fine for these wealthy businessmen from Jiangnan to just enjoy the benefits from the back, but those who dared to bid sky-high prices in the front were openly opposing the Ming family.

I’m afraid I won’t want to hang around Jiangnan Road in the future.

The door of the government office was pushed open with a creaky sound.

A group of men in ordinary clothes but extremely rough looks entered the courtyard carrying silver boxes of various sizes.

The leader was dressed decently, but his eyes and brows were filled with the rough and unruly spirit of the underworld.

Among the well-informed Jiangnan wealthy businessmen, some could not help but be shocked: “Aren’t these people from Jiangnan Water Village? How come they are also participating in the bidding?”

How can one not be afraid when a vicious wolf rushes into the sheep den?

Ming Qingda’s face darkened a little, thinking to himself, is this the Imperial Envoy’s method? It’s a bit shameless.

He was not too shocked. Bidding was a matter of great profit, so it was not surprising that any monsters would come from Jiangnan.

As he was thinking, Xia Qifei, the person in charge of the water fort, bowed to everyone and walked into the hall.

“My dear colleagues, I am sorry for being late.”

Ming Qingda was trying to calm down his expression when he heard these words. He looked up abruptly at the leader of the water stronghold who walked into the hall, and his mind was startled.

This person is…

(End of this chapter)