They originally thought that the goods they brought should be easily sold in Bianliang City.
So when they first entered Bianliang City, he only kept the quotes from the merchants who came to bid, and did not directly agree to the transaction.
However, for some reason, after he personally went to Zhe Family Business to visit the head manager of the Zhe family, the merchants who had been bidding enthusiastically seemed to have disappeared all at once.
When he sensed that something was not right and wanted to convert the goods in his hand into cash as soon as possible, he suddenly realized that even if he had agreed to the merchants' initial bids, they all refused to trade for various reasons.
No matter how stupid he was, encountering such a situation, he naturally understood that someone important must have intervened behind the scenes to deal with them.
But no matter how hard he tried to think, he couldn't figure out who he had offended.
Fortunately, they were in Bianliang City. After spending several hundred strings of copper coins, they finally understood that the person dealing with them behind the scenes was actually the Zhe Family Business.
In order to resolve this matter as quickly as possible, he even disregarded the honor of the Ping family and personally went to the Zhe Family Business to apologize. However, all he received in the end was a cold rebuff.
To prepare these goods, their Ping family had really put out nearly half of their family fortune this time.
But unfortunately, the losses incurred just on the way were already making his heart bleed.
Putting aside whether they could return to the Wò Kingdom safely, if the goods in his hands could not be sold at a high price, even if they could return safely, the Ping family would likely be far behind the Yuan family.
"Family Head, why don't we just go back! They have no intention of seeing us at all. Even if you kneel down for them, I don't think they will spare us a glance!"
Seeing that the usually majestic head of the Ping family, Ping Zheng Sheng, could only whine and beg at the entrance of the Zhe Family Business like a stray dog, even the escorts accompanying him were a bit unbearable.
"Shut up, all of you! Do you know what will happen to our family if we give up like this?"
This overseas expedition was something he had insisted on after overcoming all objections. If it failed to achieve the expected results, his authority within the family would plummet from then on.
Even the old fossils in the family might completely depose him as the family head and give the position to his brothers.
Given the ruthlessness of the Ping family's internal strife, if he lost the position of family head, he would probably never have a second chance to turn things around.
"I suggest you all go back. Our head manager said he will not see you!"
Just as Ping Zheng Sheng was reprimanding his escorts, a young clerk finally ran out from the Zhe Family Business.
"Young man, please inform them. If we have offended them in any way, I am willing to apologize with my life, but please be merciful and spare the goods in my hands!"
After waiting for so many days, there was finally a response. Ping Zheng Sheng quickly stepped forward, grabbed the young man's hand, and took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and handed it over.
"Who cares about your broken junk! Our manager said to get you to leave quickly. If you don't leave, don't blame us for reporting you to the authorities! As for where you went wrong, don't you have brains? How dare you offend our young master? You are all grown adults, why don't you pee and look at yourselves in the mirror? Do you even deserve to be compared with our young master?"
However, to his surprise, as soon as he handed over his reward money, the clerk threw the two-ounce gold ingot he handed over onto the ground and started scolding him fiercely.
"Baga!"
As soon as the clerk finished speaking, the two escorts standing behind Ping Zheng Sheng had already drawn the sabers at their waists.
"Oh, you dare to draw your swords here? Come on, slash here! You sons of bitches, you dare to play this game with me?"
To their surprise, after drawing their swords, the clerk not only showed no fear, but his attitude became even more defiant.
"Who dares to cause trouble here?"
As soon as the young clerk finished speaking, a group of fierce-looking constables suddenly rushed over.
"Constables, it's these Wò people. Look at them, they don't look like they're here to do business, they're clearly here to rob!"
Before Ping Zheng Sheng could react, the clerk had already run to the constables.
"Arrest them! Damn it, you dare to draw your swords in Bianliang City! Beat them up!"
Although Zhang Shaoyou was no longer present, all the constables in Kaifeng Prefecture knew that Zhang Shaoyou had entered through Han Mo's connections.
Now that they had an opportunity to curry favor with the Zhe family, these constables naturally did not want to be polite.
"Sir!"
Just as Ping Zheng Sheng was about to say something, a constable had already swung a stick and hit him on the head.
Even before the head of the Ping family could react to what was happening, his vision went dark and he was directly knocked unconscious.
Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, his escorts became even more frenzied.
But the problem was, they were in Bianliang City, and there were more than a dozen constables, while these escort warriors numbered only five at most.
Outnumbered, how could they gain the upper hand...
"Brothers, we have work to do!"
Seeing that both sides were locked in a melee, the young clerk called out, and more than twenty clerks rushed out from the Zhe Family Business.
This was the main branch, and for the safety of this place, Zhe Ke Cun had stationed seasoned fighters here who had been on the battlefield and were brave and skilled.
With their participation, the battle almost immediately became one-sided.
The escort warriors were almost instantly subdued.
"Damn it, you dare to cause trouble in Bianliang City! Someone, take them away!"
Seeing that these people were all subdued, Zhe Wanchun also led his men out.
"Thank you for your hard work. This is my token of appreciation. Please do not be polite!"
As Zhe Wanchun spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately a clerk brought out a large plate of silver ingots.
"Thank you, Manager!"