The Yang Family?
Zhang Feng frowned.
He faintly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Could this branch be from the Sui Dynasty?"
Jia Daoren nodded and said with a serious face, "It is indeed from the Sui Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, there were many remnants left behind. They all migrated to Jiangnan and slowly established their power here. At first, their power was not very strong, so His Majesty did not care. Later, the Yang Family rose bit by bit and began to control the situation in Jiangnan. Later, the branches of the Five Surnames and Seven Aspirations also came and slowly established their power here. They even faintly surpassed the Yang Family. Now, the Yang Family's power is basically no longer able to compete with the branches of the Five Surnames and Seven Aspirations.
Hearing this, Zhang Feng had a general understanding of the situation in Jiangnan. However, he still had a question. "Old Jia, why do people only say that there are seven major powers in Jiangnan? Why don't they mention the Yang Family? "
Jia Daoren smiled. "After all, the Yang Family is a remnant of the previous dynasty. Although they have nothing to do with Yang Guang and His Majesty does not control them, many people still feel that they are not suitable to deal with. They only treat them as a merchant alliance and nothing more. Besides, their power is far inferior to the other seven powers. Naturally, many people have forgotten about them and are unwilling to mention them."
Zhang Feng nodded. Now he finally understood.
He did not expect Jiangnan to have such a complicated relationship.
Although he knew that there were branches of the remnant of the previous dynasty, he did not expect them to gradually establish their power in Jiangnan. Although the Yang Family could not be compared to the Five Surnames and Seven Aspirations, they still had some power. Who knows, they might be useful in the future.
Moreover, the Yang Family was a native of Jiangnan. They must know more than the other seven families. Even if he could not use them, he must not offend them now.
Thinking of this, he asked, "Old Jia, how is the relationship between the Yang family and the other seven families?"
Jia Daoren's interest was piqued when he heard this. He even changed his sitting position and said with a smile, "Master, you don't know, but the Yang family and the seven families are like fire and water. Originally, Jiangnan was under the Yang family's control. Because His Majesty didn't give any orders to restrict them, their businesses could be said to be all over the world, including silk, iron, coal, and so on. As long as it was something that the Yang family was involved in, they would all be involved in it. Now, 80% of Jiangnan's businesses are monopolized by the seven families. Among them, the Qi family's business is the largest, and the Gao family is only average …"
"If that's the case, the Yang family isn't having a good time now." Zhang Feng frowned. He had originally wanted to form an alliance with the Yang Conglomerate to deal with the seven families together. After all, one more friend meant one more path. But now, it seemed that the seven families might not even be able to protect themselves.
"That's not necessarily the case."
Jia Daoren smiled and took a sip of tea before saying, "Although the Yang family only has 20% of Jiangnan's business, they still have some savings. They saw that there was no way for them to develop in Jiangnan, so they started to sell to other places, even to remote places, such as the border."
Zhang Feng frowned. "They don't have any power in Jiangnan. How can they send things out?"
Jia Daoren's eyes turned and glanced out the window. He said cautiously, "The Yang family has been in Jiangnan for so many years. They still have some power in private. They have many gangs that help them transport goods."
Gangs?
Zhang Feng was stunned.
Could it be a gang?
This was his first reaction.
Because if they could establish gangs, they would definitely be involved in the underworld, killing and robbing.
He subconsciously asked, "The Yang family has established gangs?"
"Not gangs."
Jia Daoren shook his head. "It's the kind of gangs that usually transport goods. They usually don't do anything outrageous. In fact, they are forced to do this. If it weren't for these gangs, how could the seven families let them send the goods out? They would have starved to death. "
Zhang Feng nodded. Indeed, if there was no one to protect a large number of goods, it would be very dangerous, not to mention that the Yang family was a fat piece of meat in the eyes of the seven families. They couldn't wait to eat it.
"Did the seven families establish gangs?" he asked curiously.
"Of course." Jia Daoren nodded and said, "They established a huge gang. Usually, it's for transporting goods. When it's free, it's for the common people. Very few people know about it. It's called the Seven United Gang, which means the alliance of the seven families. The Yang family's gang is called the Giant Sand Gang. I don't know what it means."
Seven United Gang?
Giant Sand Gang?
Zhang Feng silently repeated it.
He felt that if he wanted to defeat the seven families, he would encounter these gangs sooner or later. He should take care of these gangs.
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