Chapter 201 The direction of the Cui family
Fei Qian said: "Now Luoyang is in danger... Forgive Qian to be blunt, if the nest is overturned, there may not be any eggs left intact. This rich land will soon turn into scorched earth..."
"Haha, my dear brother, are you just joking? It''s just a dispute in the imperial court. What does it have to do with me and other common people?" Cui Hou obviously thought that although the flag on the top of Luoyang City was changed, it should have nothing to do with people like him who were not involved. , and even if it were replaced by someone who would be the three princes and prime ministers, how could Luoyang become a scorched earth if they were not under the court of the Han Dynasty?
"The rituals and music have collapsed, and it''s hard to stop the flood... The tiger and wolf have been released from the cage, how can they stop easily without seeing blood?" Fei Qian said, pointing at Luoyang City, "Now this is where the doves and tigers live, and there is no place other than Chenggao. It''s a gathering of hungry wolves, and now it''s wolves and tigers fighting for food..."
Fei Qian gave Cui Hou some time to digest, and then went on to say: "If it was a foreign relative in the past, his roots were in Luoyang, even if he wanted to retreat, he had no choice but to fight to the death in Luoyang City, but now It’s different, the Jiuhu in Luoyang is now based in Kansai!”
"...Now wolves are swarming in. Although the dove tiger is fierce, it is inevitable that it will lose sight of the other in Luoyang. Therefore, it is also a good idea to return to the west to its home base... But if the dove tiger retreats westward, will it easily give up this piece of plump meat? Can’t you give it to a pack of wolves?”
The more Cui Hou listened, the colder he felt all over, and he couldn''t help but shudder.
Fei Qian looked at Cui Hou and said: "These two expeditions have already revealed their plans... Moreover, on the way to Qian, I heard that he was digging for gold in Beimang Mountain. He was undoubtedly a wealthy and powerful family in Luoyang. If he intended to live in Luoyang for a long time, how could he do such an unpopular move? Therefore, on the day when Jiuhu returned to the west, he must have ordered everyone to move westward to Luoyang. In this way, he would now own all the land in Luoyang. It doesn’t matter if the powerful people of the family have been offended many times. No matter how strong a rootless tree is, it will only last for a while... But this is the end of Luoyang..."
"West... westward move!?" Fei Qian''s statement shocked Cui Hou. After all, most of the Cui family''s meridians are in Luoyang. Once they move west, it will be no less than cutting the Cui family tree in half. Even if he survived the catastrophe, his vitality must have been severely damaged. Maybe he will never recover from the fall. He will not even be able to be a second-rate family and can only linger on. If there is no chance, maybe the Cui family will become the leader of Guizhou...
Cui Hou suddenly looked at Fei Qian with hope and said, "Brother Xian came here this time. Do you have a good plan? If you need the Cui family, just ask."
I have to say that the Cui family’s business talent has indeed given Cui Hou keen intuition, but Fei Qian’s answer made Cui Hou face the cold reality again—
"To be honest... the situation now is a foregone conclusion, like an arrow on the string, it''s just a matter of time..." Indeed, Fei Qian''s more than one hundred people, even if some of Cuijiazhuang''s people are added, the number of people who can break through the sky is only a thousand. The rest of us, with such a small amount of manpower fighting to the death, is just a small wave, but it cannot stop the overall situation...
Moreover, it is because Cui Hou has a good relationship with Fei Qian and knows some of Fei Qian''s deeds that he is willing to listen and think about it from the bottom of his heart. Now, these powerful families in Luoyang, even if they are informed from now on, may not be in place. Everyone will believe what Fei Qian says.
"I am quite familiar with several nearby aristocratic families. If we join hands...well, plus the Xiandi Fei family, I will try to win over other aristocratic families outside Luoyang City, and the Xiandi Fei family will also seek contact in the city. With such cooperation inside and outside, is it possible? Can''t we fight for a chance of survival?" Cui Hou clenched his fists and looked at Fei Qian expectantly.
"If we can solve three problems, we can give it a try - first, we need to have enough time, second, we need to work together to advance and retreat together, and third, we must at least be able to withstand one round of killing by Jiu Hu …”
? What Fei Qian said are the most basic problems, but these problems are also the most difficult problems. According to the current situation, neither Fei Qian nor Cui Hou can solve any of these three problems.
"..." Cui Hou was silent for a long time, and finally left the table and bowed to Fei Qian, saying in a low voice, "... Dear brother, the Cui family can''t just die here... Dear brother, I have a good idea, and I hope you won''t hesitate to teach me!" Fei Qian held his hand. Cui Hou said, "I can only take one step at a time... If it is a stable strategy, one is to get closer to the people in the city and go west to seize the opportunity first; the other is to take advantage of the road to the east of the river before it is blocked. , go north to meet up with your brother..."
Going to Kansai?
Cui Hou didn''t even think about it. After all, it was Dong Zhuo who caused this situation. He was asked to kneel before Dong Zhuo. He couldn''t get over it no matter what. Even if he was willing to endure the humiliation and bear the burden, could other members of the Cui family agree to support him? It''s a big problem, and it might fall apart immediately.
Going to Xihe?
Even if he moved his family to Cui Jun in Xihe, let alone whether he could get used to the land and water after moving there, Cui Hou alone would probably have to hand over all the power of speech to Cui Jun and become Cui Jun''s vassal from then on. Such a result How can Cui Hou, who has been struggling for so many years, accept it with peace of mind?
Cui Hou thought about it and asked with a grimace: "Brother Xian...these two...well, I wonder if there are any other good strategies?" After all, Fei Qian just said it was a stable strategy, and there must be other strategies with higher risks. …
“Brother Yongyuan, why can’t the Cui family become one of the top business tycoons?” Fei Qian suddenly asked a seemingly irrelevant question.
"Ah? I''m afraid... lack of financial resources?" Cui Hou said.
Fei Qian shook his head.
“Inherited from generation to generation?”
"Perhaps, but it is not complete." Fei Qian said, "Actually, the biggest difference is reputation! If a place is famous, it is a famous merchant in a place, and if it is famous in a state, it is a first-class merchant in the country. If it is famous all over the world, , then he must be the top business tycoon in the world, as rich as the country! Chunqiu Tian family, pre-Qin Lu family, no less!"
Fei Qian continued: "If Brother Yongyuan intends to let the Cui family gain fame in the world, I have another plan...but I''m afraid there will be some risks..."
Businessmen who dare to invest and are willing to continue to invest may fail repeatedly, but often only need one successful investment to not only recover the previous costs, but also benefit a lot.
Moreover, for businessmen, the reason why many people like to chase fame is that they hope to have a protective halo around themselves. After all, as one''s wealth accumulates, many eyes will naturally come to him. If he cannot be protected by powerful people, Then we have no choice but to invest in people who are engaged in politics, or simply rely on our own reputation to go into business and the best will be officials...
??So Cui Hou is still very eager for fame. This desire even made him subconsciously ignore the word risk in Fei Qian''s words, and eagerly looked forward to Fei Qian''s detailed explanation...
Now the author lives in a small place called Chongzuo, and it is also a suburb of Chongzuo... The most surrounding areas are all kinds of hills. There are no supermarkets, no Internet cafes, and no hotels within a radius of five kilometers... Now uploading chapters can only rely on mobile phones Fortunately... luckily China Mobile still has signal, China Unicom is completely down...
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