Chapter 27: Brothers Engage in a War of Words, Laozi Acts as Judge

  "Father! Lao San is reckless. If we do this, it will not only ruin our family but also lead to the downfall of the country. I don't care if he understands or not, this deal cannot be made."

  Yang Meng's deal sounds fishy, Yang Yong naturally disagreed, even if the old man intervened, this matter must be clarified.

  "Will the country perish? Even if I don't do this business, the Qing dynasty will still perish. Just look at Yunnan, it's full of corrupt officials and ordinary people can't even eat their fill. If things go on like this, it won't be many years before the Qing dynasty comes to an end. What does it have to do with whether I do business or not?"

  After the Qing Dynasty was the Republic of China, Yang Meng remembered it clearly, and the rule of the Great Qing didn't have much time left either.

  "There is no dynasty that will not be destroyed, but the British and French have strong ships and powerful cannons. Once you provoke the anger of one of these nations, it will accelerate the speed of your country's demise."

  For the foreigners in Guangzhou, Yang Yong had little contact with them, but he had seen them, they were all strong and had warships and firearms, the Qing dynasty was no match for them, and going to war would only lead to defeat.

  "What you said is right, what are we doing business for? Why did the foreigners come to Qing Dynasty again? No matter how much is said, it's just one word: money! With money, we can also build ships, cannons and guns. If the money is spent, what can't be built?"

  Arguing with his elder brother, Yang Meng became increasingly clear about what he wanted to do in the future.

  "What nonsense! All thirteen rows of houses have been shut down by the imperial court, and ordinary people are not allowed to trade with foreigners at will. Not to mention making guns or cannons, if you dare to buy or sell them, won't the imperial court destroy our Yang family?"

  This old three is getting more and more outrageous, not to mention making guns and cannons, even buying and selling guns and cannons will be accused of rebellion by the imperial court. How big is the Yang family? How big is the Qing dynasty? Isn't this a way to ruin the family?

  "Then rebel! The Qing dynasty is already rotten to the core. Yunnan is located in the southwestern border, connected to Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand and India. We will trade with foreigners in these places, drive the Qing army out of Yunnan, and at that time, this Yunnan will be the world of my Yang family."

  It seems that if he couldn't convince this big brother, it would be hard to open up a sales channel for the drugs, so Yang Meng went ahead and expressed his thoughts.

  "Rebel? You're just a fool, if you can rebel, I'll call you big brother!"

  Yang Meng's words also enraged his elder brother Yang Yong, the more he spoke, the less it made sense, rebellion? What kind of power does the Yang family have? Not enough to be crushed by a single finger of the Qing dynasty!

  "Nonsense! What are you talking about? Speak properly and convince others with reason!"

  Yang Yong's words enraged his father Yang Shiqin, who was easily irritated. What Yang Shiqin detested the most now was being called a fool, and his eldest son had just done that.

  "I say, boss, why are you scolding people? Are you itching for a fight and want me to give you a good beating?"

  Yang Yong scolded, Yang Meng didn't show weakness either, his huge fist danced up, clearly threatening.

  "You... anyway, what you said is too far-fetched. Why would the Yang family rebel? We don't have many people, and we're not rich either, how can we possibly rebel?"

  Looking at Yang Meng's massive fist, Yang Yong was directly intimidated. He too had been blinded by rage and forgot who he was talking to. If this were the past, he would have been beaten to the ground long ago.

  "Prosper! Step by step prosper, prosper until our Yang family dominates Yunnan!"

  To dominate Yunnan alone is not a matter of one day and one night, it can only be done step by step.

  "What development? This term is quite novel, then tell me how to develop it. How can the Yang family dominate Yunnan alone?"

  That's a bit of an understatement. The Yang family has developed to this point, and the old man Yang Shiqin and his uncles have been struggling for over a decade. To take it further, it's not easy!

  "It's simple, first develop business, make money, then buy land and gather mountain people from all over, form the Yang Family Army, and then it will be the era of my Yang family dominating Yunnan."

  Yang Meng roughly said a few words and expressed his own thoughts. Yang Shi-qin listened silently and nodded, while the eldest brother Yang Yong had a disdainful expression on his face.

  "Developing business and making money is just the first step, but it can already exhaust you to death. How do you plan to develop the law?"

  Yang Yong is no stranger to making a fortune by relying on his connections. Lao San can talk big without feeling any pain, and with just one word from him, money will come rolling in like the wind?

  "Monopoly! Whatever Yunnan sells to other provinces, we'll monopolize it. Uncle Ding once said that my Yang family has countless tea mountains in Yunnan, so why not take over all of Yunnan's tea mountains, unite those who make tea, and have them serve the Yang family?"

  Another one is the horse team business route, all of which are gathered in my Yang family's hands, so that Yunnan only has my Yang family's horse team.

  With these, we can occupy the mine again, which is also a lucrative business.

  Also, I've got a business deal that's going to make me rich. As long as the sales channels are open, it'll be like having mountains of gold and silver. Boss, what do you think? Will this work out?

  Yang Meng immediately expressed his own ideas, which is the foundation of Yang's dominance in Yunnan.

  "Monopoly! Other merchants won't agree with this, these people unite and will definitely be stronger than the Yang family."

  Yang Meng's words are very tempting, but the difficulty of implementation is also not small.

  "Eat away! First find the small ones, then the big ones. If not, play with the shady ones. The accumulation of capital is all bloody. Add the title of old master, those who are really tough, let the mountain people have a riot, ownerless land, and don't even need to spend money."

  Talking about black eating black, no one is more familiar with it than Yang Meng. In the Golden Triangle, he has been playing this game for years.

  "If you act like this, can the imperial court not notice? Once we attract the attention of the imperial court, we won't be able to get away."

  The method is feasible, and Yang Yong was also moved, but the imperial court is still a big mountain, lying in front of you.

  "Make money! That's what the old master said. If a high-ranking official doesn't take bribes, he'll let a low-ranking one do it, and then use that to bring down the high-ranking one. The Qing dynasty has already rotted to the bone, is there still an official who can't be bought with money? At that time, they will be dogs, tail-wagging beggar dogs!"

  Yang Meng said this, and Old Master Yang Shi Qian also stroked his long beard, Ah, my son is clever! He knows how to use me to pressure the eldest.

  "It's easy to talk about the tea mountain, but you said that using land to buy over the mountain people, where does this land come from? Those landlords and wealthy merchants will absolutely not sell their land, it's their lifeline."

  Buying and selling tea mountains is easy, but land is an iron rice bowl, and no one will let go easily.

  "Buy! Hit! Kill! Rob! Those who are willing to sell, pay money to buy; those who are not willing to sell, beat them to buy; stubborn goods, kill and settle the matter, directly rob!"

  As soon as this was said, not only did Yang Yong's face change color, but Yang Shiqin's face also looked ugly. This move was too despicable and couldn't be seen by people. The landlords were not all bad people, playing like this, the Yang family would stink in Yunnan.

  "This can't be done! It's too resented by others, you little guy need to think of another way."

  What a joke, after working so hard to build up the reputation of Wan Jia Fo, I won't let Lao San ruin it like this.

  "Let's try this first, I'll take care of the business route, Dad will be in charge of the tea mountain, and you can go buy land there, how about that?"

  The boss is also holding back his evil intentions! The hardest thing for Yang Meng was to dispel his own thoughts.

  "Don't change the subject, business and all that can wait, what's urgent is my snuff, are you going to do it or not?!"

  When Lao Da changed the subject and skipped over his own business, Yang Meng naturally didn't agree. The one who made the most money was still this one; the others earned money slowly.

  "This matter I must think carefully about, cannot lightly make enemies with barbarians."

  "Damn it! After talking for half a day, you're just stalling me, speak up! Are you trying to get on my nerves? San Ye's muscles are still waiting to be stretched!"

  As soon as he heard this, Yang Meng was furious. After spending half a day talking, just this one sentence hit the nail on the head, but still there was no answer.

  "You're also a rascal! At least he's your older brother. Where are you going to put me, your father? Don't dare lay hands on me!"

  Yang Shiqin stepped in for Lao Da again. He had seen Lao San's methods before, and was afraid that with just a few moves, Lao Da would be left searching the ground for his teeth.

  "A gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands; this matter requires caution."

  Boss Yang Yong was also startled, the third child was still okay when he was young, but since this kid practiced the outer door of Yang Zu, he had never won himself. Fighting two punches and kicking two feet is a small matter; being beaten with a blue nose and swollen face is a common thing; lying in bed without getting up has happened several times.

  Lao San is the local tyrant of the Yang family, from top to bottom, from old to young, no one is not afraid of him. When others try to reason with him, he refuses to listen and instead uses his fists and feet to speak, so it's better for you to back off!

  "Older brother! This thing must work out! If it doesn't work out, it still has to work out! If you don't make it work out, Third Master will beat you until it works out!"

  Seeing Lao Da being tough and unyielding, Yang Meng decided to play the rogue, his own things no matter what must be sold out, can't let those foreigners get a bargain.

  "Think about it here, boss!"

  Lao San spoke harsh words, and Yang Shi Qian also added fuel to the fire. What Lao San said was not wrong, the Qing dynasty is almost done for, and the Yang family should also find a way out for themselves.

  "Alright! I said something else, isn't it going to get me a beating?! You two have already discussed and decided, so I'll just listen to you."

  The situation is stronger than people, Lao San is overbearing and tyrannical, the old man has a long-term vision, and no one in the family dares to have a different opinion.

  "A man who knows the current situation is a hero! I have high hopes for you!"

  Having benefited, Yang Meng stepped forward and went to the dining hall, having talked for half a day with a dry mouth.

  "Bastard!"

  Yang Yong felt helpless, is this forcing a good person to become a prostitute?

  "Let's eat!"

  Yang Shi-qin was delighted, the eldest and third child may have argued, but they didn't hurt each other's feelings, this is what family feels like. As for what they do, let them be! The children will have their own blessings, as long as it's not too outrageous, what can't be done?

  This meal, Old Master Yang Shiqin ate with satisfaction, Third Brother Yang Meng ate with relish, and Eldest Brother ate with frustration.

  "Big brother, you brought me a good knife, I also have something for you."

  After finishing speaking, Yang Meng took a pair of military boots and a set of military uniforms from the servant who had just been sent to fetch them. This stuff is not very practical for wearing at home, but going out, you'll know its benefits.

  "Where did this come from? How is it a foreigner's plaything?"

  This pair of boots and this suit, although a bit rough in make, are very similar to the clothes of foreigners in Guangzhou.

  "Haha! Third Master's own business, originally wanted to earn some pocket money, who knew there was no sales channel, this first investment can only be a loss, let's just swallow it ourselves!"

  Yang Meng also felt a bit helpless, his shoe factory made decent military boots, but unfortunately, there was no sales channel, the military uniforms were the same, they couldn't be sold in Kunming City either, and could only be distributed to the knife hands.

  "Sales road, investment, pit father, Lao San you opened up, new words also increased, foreigners all wear this thing, should be some wonderful place."

  For our own Third Brother, as long as he doesn't hit himself, everything is fine.

  "Boss, don't underestimate these two things. Old Three said it's a scam, but that's just a humble way of putting it. I've tried them out, and after wearing this boot and clothes, my movements have become much more agile, whether on horseback or on foot. Especially this boot, with the copper plate inside, its power is not bad at all!"

  Yang Meng made these things, Yang Shiqin secretly tried them out, and they were quite good. Normally wearing them at home was of no great use, but when it came to fighting, their uses became much greater.

  "Then thank you, Old Three. When are you planning to let Ma's gang take that thing to Guangzhou?"

  The meal is finished, things have been settled, now it's just a matter of time.

  "The sooner the better, I've found a few designers who are working on the packaging design, it should be ready by tomorrow, and then we can take a look together. If everything is okay, we'll prepare to ship out in these days."

  As for the sales route of the drugs, Yang Meng was also a bit worried. What if the sales route is not smooth? He had invested in 50 tons after all!

  "Wrapping? Show-off? Old Three, you're something else! You can even use the foreigners' tricks, and now you dare to use the Qing dynasty's show-off tactics too. I'm getting more and more unable to see through you."

  "Heh heh! These were given by my master, otherwise you can also find a master and get some blessings?"

  His identity has been recognized and his words have been accepted, so there is no need to hide anything anymore.