Xu Jing pondered for a moment. What Fa Zheng had said was not wrong, but merely avoiding harm was not enough. The great clans had always been greedy. Although the danger had not yet passed, they had already begun considering how much they could profit.
Fa Zheng did not find this strange. After all, he himself thought the same way.
With Xu Jing's prompting, Fa Zheng continued, "Brother Ziyuan, your Wu Family is also one of the four great merchant clans. Just look at the Mi Family and the Zhen Family among the great merchants. The Mi Family's head, Mi Zhu, has already risen to become the director of the Industry Department. Do you really think Liu Bei will move against the Mi Family? Do you really think the Mi Family won't grow into a top-tier clan in the future?"
"Now look at the Zhen Family. The Zhen Family has already established a state in the Three Han. This branch of the Zhen clan originated with Chen Tong of Chen State. Now, relying on their commercial channels, they are developing at astonishing speed and are considered outstanding among the various states in Liaodong. They have taken the lead in restoring their ancestors' glory."
(After Emperor Shun's son Shang Jun, his descendant Gui Man was enfeoffed in Chen State. After Chu destroyed Chen, Hu Gong Gui Man's descendant Chen Tong was granted the surname Zhen for his loyalty to the Son of Heaven of Zhou and appointed as the Potter Overseer in Luoyang. His descendants later settled in Zhongshan State of Jizhou.)
When he heard Fa Zheng mention these things, Wu Yi's expression became quite colorful. Envy, jealousy, longing, and pride all appeared on his face.
"Of course, that also has something to do with both the Mi Family and the