Chapter 127: It's Not Easy to Do
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was such a group of people who were famous and lived with the country, but what they did was not even comparable to the Donglin Party. At the very least, the Donglin Party members can come up with ideas and do some things within their ability, but this group of people is holding important positions and doing nothing.
Zhang Weixian was the Ming Dynasty after the martyrdom of Zhang Fu, Zhang Fu was awarded the title of British Duke for his merits. Zhang Weixian is the seventh British duke, and he was knighted in the 26th year of Wanli.
Zhang Weixian was in charge of the military governor's mansion and was in charge of the Beijing camp. It played a pivotal role in the sinister politics of the late Ming Dynasty. Because he was in charge of the three major battalions, even Wei Zhongxian did not dare to provoke him easily.
At the time of the turmoil, Zhang Weixian, who should have been wearing armor and charging into battle, wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to spend a good amount of national wealth.
"Grandpa Guo, something is wrong."
A housekeeper hurriedly ran to a middle-aged man with a dignified face with a hurry in his tone.
"Didn't you go and find out the details of the Four Seas Firm? What kind of system is it to be so flustered".
"Grandpa Guo, the little one is about to report to Grandpa Guo."
The family was panting, and some sweat could be faintly seen on his forehead.
"Grandpa Guo, it turns out that the Four Seas Commercial Bank is the shop of the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian, and now there are two fans from Dongchang who are guarding there, I have seen those two fans, and they are indeed Wei Zhongxian's cronies."
The majestic man's eyes widened as if he couldn't believe what he had heard.
With a wave of his hand, he motioned for the family to retreat first, while he sat on the chair, seemingly a little distracted.
"No wonder, no wonder".
Zhang Weixian now understands why Cao Jixiang was attacked by Xu Xianchun in the first place. It's just that I thought about it, although I knew that this person was definitely a person in the palace, but I never thought that he would be Wei Zhongxian's industry.
As for why Wei Zhongxian was so kind-hearted and actually sold grain at a low price, Zhang Weixian only thought that Wei Zhongxian's tendon was in the wrong position.
"Father, I just saw the guests coming in a hurry, and I don't know what is going on."
A handsome young man walked in, looking at Zhang Weixian, who was frowning, and asked with concern. This person is Zhang Zhiji, the eldest son of the British Princess, if nothing else, this person will inevitably inherit the position of the British Duke in the future.
After Zhang Weixian glanced at Zhang Zhiji, he sighed softly and told the whole story of the matter.
After hearing what happened, Zhang Zhiji couldn't help frowning. Because Zhang Weixian is already old and decrepit, he will basically intervene in the big and small things in the British Mansion now. Naturally, he also knew about his plan to take this opportunity to resell grain.
Now Wei Zhongxian blatantly sent two Dongchang Fanzi T Sihai Commercial Firm to support him, didn't he just want to warn himself and others not to have any bad thoughts about Sihai Commercial Bank.
Although they were not afraid of Wei Zhongxian, for this vicious wolf, the nobles meant neither to provoke nor get close, and to sit and watch them fight with the Donglin Party.
It's just that now he and the others have inadvertently hit Wei Zhongxian's head with a small abacus, if they knew that the Four Seas Commercial Bank was Wei Zhongxian's, they wouldn't have eaten this cheese if they were killed. Book 8
"Father, if you don't do it, you'll leave it to rest. Didn't he Wei Zhongxian want to sell food with evaluation? Let's just sit on the sidelines and wait for him to sell all the grain, now that the capital has been surrounded by the Jiannu army, how much grain can he have. After a while, when their grain is sold out, we will sell it at a high price."
Although he didn't want to provoke Wei Zhongxian, this matter was not a matter of one person and one family, but the interests of the entire Xungui group. In this way, you don't have to offend Wei Zhongxian, and you can also make a lot of money yourself.
"Well, my father didn't misunderstand you. In the future, as soon as the British Palace is sold, it will all depend on you, and my father is already old, and he is no longer able to do some things."
Zhang Weixian nodded with satisfaction, as if he was very optimistic about his son.
Zhang Zhiji, who was praised by Zhang Weixian, was naturally very happy, which represented his father's recognition of his ability. After all, his father rarely praises people, let alone for himself, the eldest son of the British duke.
"But......
I can't lose the face of the British duke, and now the entire noble group respects the British duke, if we show weakness, it means that the entire upstart group shows weakness to Wei Zhongxian."
"Father, what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Zhiji showed a puzzled expression, since he knew that he couldn't offend Wei Zhongxian, why did he want to offend Wei Zhongxian for a little face? As long as you can get benefits, losing a little face is not a big deal for the entire Xungui Group, after all, the entire Xungui Group has not lost much face over the years.
"You don't understand, step by step. If this was placed in the period of Yongle Ye, let alone Wei Zhongxian, even those civil officials dared to glare at us, and they would have long since beaten their own fathers."
Zhang Weixian's infinite melancholy, seemed to be a little nostalgic for the high status of military attachés in that period.
It's just that Zhang Weixian, who has not experienced that period, takes it for granted that as long as he has the title of a military general in that period, he can fight heaven and earth, but he doesn't know that that lofty position is fought by himself with a knife and a gun.
If Zhang Weixin was really thrown into that period, a wine bag and rice bag like him, I believe that without others to impeach him, Zhu Di would have clicked him off.
"You will go and inform your uncle and brother later, since Wei Zhongxian is very kind, he will sell grain at a reasonable price, and tell them to take out all the treasury money in his house to buy it. In this way, Wei Zhongxian can't find any handle for us, and we can quickly consume their food, and we will have the final say in the capital when the time comes."
"The father really has the city in his heart, and the child is still a little too young, and the child must think of his father in the future and ask for advice, otherwise he will still be afraid that he will not be able to bring the British government in the future."
Zhang Zhiji slapped Zhang Weixian's ass quietly, but Zhang Weixian waved his hand gently, as if he didn't care much about this sycophant.
That's right, as a British duke, the most honorable position in the entire noble group, and also the supreme commander of the three battalions, there will naturally be a lot of people who pat sycophants, and over time, they have already practiced the body of King Kong for sycophants.
It is no wonder that at the end of any dynasty, there will never be a shortage of those who are short-sighted.
As a British duke, at the same time as the Ming Dynasty, once the Ming Dynasty is finished, it is difficult for the later dynasties to continue to support them, so digging the corners of the Ming Dynasty, I am really not afraid that the Ming Dynasty will collapse one day.
Zhu Youxiao, who came back from modern society, hurriedly asked Wei Zhongxian to come over and ask about Houjin.
And Wei Zhongxian, as always, always shows people with his standard smile.