The First Thing He Did as Clan Leader Was Sell the Entire Clan

Zhao Kun thought for a moment and said:

"My family is in the fur trade, buying animal skins, fox furs, and mink furs from outside the Great Wall and transporting them into the country for sale."

My family also has salt permits, which allow us to sell salt and profit from the price difference.

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and asked, "Salt permits?"

"Yes, it was passed down from our ancestors, passed down through generations."

Zhou Wanwan never expected such a thing to exist.

She smiled and said, "That's really quite good! It doesn't matter whose salt you use, where did your salt come from anyway?"

"We don't own the salt fields ourselves; we just obtain salt permits through special privileges and then collect salt from the official salt fields."

Alternatively, one could purchase salt in bulk from licensed salt merchants.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "I see. So the profit is actually limited."

"It's limited, but we can still earn something, more or less."

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "From now on, I'll supply you with salt at a 20% discount from your current prices. What do you think?"

Zhao Kun was taken aback for a moment and said, "You have salt there too?"

"Yes, I have!"

Zhao Kun looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Don't tell me you own a salt field?"

Zhou Wanwan shook her head and said, "No, I don't need a salt field."

Are you kidding me?

What kind of salt field does Zhou Wanwan need?

Every day, those trees are making salt for her, and now there is a lot of salt in the house.

Moving some over here shouldn't be a problem.

There are several hundred trees in total. They go to the beach every day; some of them are used for seafood, and some are used for salt production.

Although some trees cannot compare to the Old Scholar Tree or our Old Ancestor, they still produce salt very quickly.

Zhao Kun scratched his head and said, "My family needs a lot of salt. Without salt fields, we can't manage, can we?"

How much salt do you need per month?

"Over ten thousand jin!"

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "It's not a big problem."

Zhao Kun looked at Zhou Wanwan with a face full of surprise and said, "Really? You really have that much salt?"

Yes, but is it something you can handle?

Zhao Kun nodded repeatedly:

"I can't control it, but my mother can!"

You probably don't know this, Zhao Family all listen to my mother because everything the Zhao Family has now is the result of her hard work.

Zhou Wanwan didn't know that.

Zhao Kun waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about this when I get back tonight."

Zhou Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "Actually, I know what happened with the Zhao Family."

Soon, a man was seen being tied up. Zhao Kun looked at the man and said, "Big cousin?"

Zhou Wanwan said, "So it's your cousin! He's the culprit who killed all the men in your Zhao Family."

Zhao Mingliang retorted angrily, "You little brat, you're talking nonsense! I've never done such a thing!"

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said:

Zhao Mingliang, you dare to do it but not admit it!

What is your relationship with Lin Shuang?

Whose children are her three? Do you dare admit it?

Zhao Mingliang looked at Zhao Kun and said, "Zhao Kun, you don't actually believe this, do you? This little girl is talking nonsense."

Zhao Kun looked at Zhao Mingliang and said, "All the men in my family are in trouble. This is most beneficial to you. Who else could it be but you?"

Zhao Mingliang said helplessly, "How could you believe a child? This is simply absurd."

Zhou Wanwan said:

"Zhao Mingliang, do you think you can pull off this flawlessly?"

"Over the years, Lin Shuang has transferred many of the Zhao Family's assets to your name; there's no way to hide that."

Zhao Kun waved his hand, and the result was quickly obtained.

"Fifth Master, we've found out. Zhao Mingliang owns six estates, four shops, and three workshops."

There are also some fields that were transferred from our Zhao Family to his name."

Zhao Mingliang looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "How exactly did you find out? All these estates, shops, and workshops have been laundered."

"Don't let others know, unless you do it in the first place."

Zhao Mingliang gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, so you think 'don't let anyone know, unless you've done it in the first place'? Aren't you afraid?"

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "You're the one who did something wrong, why should I be afraid? You weren't afraid when you did those things, so why should I be afraid?"

While eating, Shen Tao said, "You've harmed so many people, do you really think you can survive?"

The constables immediately took Zhou Mingliang away.

After Zhou Wanwan and Zhao Kun returned to the Zhao Family, having finished their meal, I saw Lin Shuang kneeling in the old lady's courtyard, saying, "Old Madam, I know I was wrong, but the child is innocent. Please, please spare my child!"

Zhao Botong walked in from outside with a cold face.

Lin Shuang cried out loudly, "Botong, my husband, please save the children! I know I was wrong, I will never do it again."

Zhao Botong said indifferently, "Lin Shuang, I wish I could kill you. You still expect me to save those bastards? Dream on!"

Zhao Botong was furious; he truly hadn't expected that these children weren't his biological offspring.

Soon, Zhao Mingzhu, Zhao Yuzhu, Zhao Jingheng, and Zhao Jingyu were all expelled from the Zhao Family.

Zhao Mingzhu cried out, "Father, I am the legitimate daughter of the Zhao Family family, you cannot send me away!"

Zhao Yuzhu cried and sobbed, "Father, I'm your daughter too! Don't you cherish us the most?"

Unfortunately, no one from the Zhao Family paid them any attention.

Lin Shuang snorted coldly and said, "This whole thing is Zhou Wanwan's fault. If it weren't for Zhou Wanwan, we wouldn't be in this situation."

Zhao Mingzhu gritted her teeth and said, "Zhou Wanwan, why did she do this to me?"

Lin Shuang sneered, "Who knows?"

Old Madam Zhao turned ashen with rage. "I truly didn't expect them to be so audacious. They should have just killed Lin Shuang."

Zhao Botong couldn't bring himself to do it. Old Madam Zhao looked at him and said, "Zhao Botong, from now on, you don't need to worry about the Zhao Family anymore! From now on, all matters in the family will be decided by Zhao Kun."

Zhao Botong frowned and said, "Fifth Brother is still young and lacks experience."

Old Madam Zhao snorted coldly and said, "You seem to have a lot of experience, but what kind of mess have you made of this household?"

Zhao Kun, head held high and chest puffed out, said, "Brother, don't worry! I will definitely make our Zhao Family great and prosperous."

Zhao Botong sighed helplessly and said, "Fifth brother, you must manage the Zhao Family well. From now on, the Zhao Family will be in your hands, so you must run it well."

Zhao Kun nodded and said, "Yes, I naturally understand that."

The next morning, everyone gathered at the ancestral hall.

Zhao Kun quickly became the head of the Zhao Family, and the first thing he did upon becoming the head of the family was...

He pulled out a stack of indentures and said, "Everyone, sign these indentures!"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The Grand Elder looked at the indenture and said:

"Zhao Kun, you debt collector, the first thing you did as clan chief was to sell out the entire clan."

Have you no shame? Get down here! If you don't get down, I'll break your legs.

Zhao Kun chuckled, holding the Old Ancestor tablets of several elders, and said, "Elders, you'd better agree! If you don't, I'll smash these tablets."

The elders were furious but laughed. The second elder said, "Fine, Zhao Kun, if you've got the guts, you can spend your whole life carrying this memorial tablet. If you dare to put it down, I'll kill you."

The Third Elder looked at him calmly and said, "Why don't we kill him along with the memorial tablet? The tablet can be remade."

Old Madam Zhao walked in and said, "Elders, please calm down. He discussed this with me, and I agreed with his decision."

All the elders looked at Old Madam Zhao and said:

"Are you senile? How dare you sell out your entire clan? Are you crazy?"

"Our Zhao Clan has a century-old foundation. When did it become your place as a woman to make the decisions?"

Old Madam Zhao looked at them and said:

"It's really not up to me, a woman, to make the decisions."

But you seem to have forgotten that the Zhao Clan owes its current situation to me.

Everyone in the clan fell silent. The Zhao Clan had also faced a crisis years ago, and they lost all their members.

Moreover, they owed several million taels of silver, and the entire clan was almost forced into hard labor because of the debt.

In the midst of the crisis, it was Old Madam Zhao who stepped forward, contributing all of her dowry and borrowing countless amounts of money to help them overcome the difficulties.