Chapter 385: The Canal
Shen Mei followed Zhao Jing back to Zhao's house, Zhao Yu had been waiting at Zhao's house for a long time, still with a cold look, if Shen Mei didn't know, she would really think that Zhao Yu was a cold and weird person.
The Zhao family was just like the scene that Shen Mei had seen for the first time, and the eldest lady looked at the person, and the suppressed anger on her face. "Zhao Jing, I see that there has been such a commotion now, is it time to think carefully about the Zhao family's replacement of the leader?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Jing's face was calm instead of angry, but only Shen Mei stood aside and noticed that Zhao Jing's expression had changed slightly.
"Then according to the meaning of the eldest mother, who do you want to be the family, the eldest brother, or the third brother, or our housekeeper Li."
Zhao Jing's words made the eldest lady feel shocked, could it be that Zhao Jing knew about his private deeds, but this shouldn't be, Steward Li acted carefully, so many years even Master Zhao didn't find out his secret operation when he was alive, how could he find out about Steward Li's head when he had just taken over Zhao's wharf.
"Second brother, the reputation of our Zhao family has been ruined by you, what kind of face do you want to face the ancestors and ancestors of the Zhao family, the ancestors are ashamed, as the eldest brother, I really can't stand it." Zhao Ren drank Zhao Jing angrily.
Everyone in the Zhao family knows that this eldest young master of the Zhao family is not relying on the identity of the eldest lady of the Zhao family, obviously he is not the eldest young master, but because he is a descendant, he has to get the rank of a great young master.
Zhao Jing walked in front of everyone without hurrying, "According to the eldest brother, I'm afraid I'm not the only one who has ruined the reputation of the Zhao family, Xiang'er girl in Chu Garden on West Street, I don't know if the eldest brother remembers?" ”
Zhao Ren is afraid that this name was given to him because Master Zhao couldn't really see the nature of his son back then, or maybe it was because the eldest son of the family was spoiled and lawless, so he achieved today's general virtue.
Zhao Jing smiled and walked a few steps in front of everyone, "Come on, bring someone to me." "Now that the matter has come to this, there is no need to entangle with these people anymore.
Before Zhao Ren could react, he saw his mother's face change slightly.
Steward Li was suppressed and brought up, and he didn't know what such a person had secretly done in the Zhao family, but he was not afraid at all, and now that he was tied up by Zhao Jing, he didn't show the slightest panicked look.
Shen Mei had a hint of irony in her heart, this Steward Li had made her slightly aware of the abnormality since the Yamen's servant came to conduct an autopsy that day, although this Steward Li had been in the Zhao family for many years, but what she secretly learned from the mouths of the subordinates was that this Steward Li was the butler of the Zhao family in private on weekdays, and it could be said that there was no one in his eyes, not to mention that this person was said to be the person who was personally brought into the house by Master Zhao back then.
Now that Master Zhao has passed away, although the second young master of the Zhao family is in charge of the affairs of the Zhao family, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the eldest lady is restricting the power of the eldest young master everywhere, and from time to time she brings out the identity of the second young master's concubine and wants to force Zhao Jing to hand over all the documents in his hand, but Zhao Jing, the second young master, is not like it seems, and let the eldest lady and the rest of the Zhao family slaughter.
Zhao Jing turned to face Steward Li and asked with a serious expression, "Steward Li, do you know why I sent someone to arrest you." ”
Steward Li's eyebrows and eyes revealed the ruthlessness that he had secretly suppressed for a long time, and a sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I'm a subordinate, the eldest young master can arrest me for any reason, what's the use of the reason, isn't it just a matter of moving his mouth, thinking that I, Li Fugui, followed the master to the north and south back then, how many winds and waves I have seen, and the lord has taken me in until now, I didn't expect that I, a person who has worked diligently in the Zhao family for more than 20 years, ended up like this today." These words were said in a flat tone, as if he had really been wronged.
The eldest lady frowned because of Steward Li's words, and scolded angrily in her heart, stupid.
Zhao Jing is not in a hurry to debunk this matter at once, if it is really revealed all of a sudden, it is really without his own deliberate secret operation over the years to dig out the secret hidden behind the Zhao family.
The third aunt sat next to Zhao Yu, and the mother and son had a posture of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but Shen Mei understood that the two brothers of the Zhao family worked together, and this was where Zhao Jing's heart was at ease, but she still didn't understand what role Zhao Yu played in this.
Just the Zhao family's bureau, I don't know how many sinister hearts in the world there are, Shen Meixiu's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, and she felt a chill in her heart.
Zhao Jing glanced at the people around him, raised his hand and waved his fingers, only to see a plainly dressed man following behind Zhao Jing, trotting out of the house, and after a while, the three of them entered the house with three stacks of thick ledgers.
Zhao Jing pointed to the table, and the three of them respectfully put the three stacks of ledgers on the table.
"This is the Zhao family's accounts in the past ten years, and whoever wants to do it can check it for themselves." As soon as Zhao Jing's words fell, Zhao Ren hurriedly got up and flipped through the first book on his face.
A few big characters of Xin'an Wharf are written on the cover page, as we all know, this Xin'an Wharf is the earliest shipping wharf of the Zhao family, when it was Xin'an Wharf that opened the large and small shipping in the Yanhe River area, and managed the once chaotic shipping industry in the Yanhe River, and then recruited small fishing boats to manage one after another, and many skilled fishermen participated in the shipping of the wharf.
Mr. Zhao is a business wizard, he knew in the early years that the Yanhe River would become a new shipping route between the capital and neighboring countries, so it took a lot of manpower and material resources to complete this matter, Mr. Zhao immediately contacted his classmate and friend at the time, and was also the old friend of the Ministry of Water at that time, and carefully informed the Ministry of Water about his consideration, and the Ministry of Water praised Mr. Zhao's talent and foresight at the same time, while reporting the matter to the Ministry of Industry.
In the spring of the following year, the imperial court sent people to work on this matter, and even sent a minister to come, which shows that this incident was a sensation that year. The dredging of the Yanhe Grand Canal and the arrangement of the rest of the matters, in the end, Master Zhao only seized this wonderful opportunity and became the only boat boss of the Yanhe Grand Canal in one fell swoop.
Now it seems that I still have to admire Master Zhao's far-sightedness and even the careful layout back then, Yanhe has also brought tangible benefits to Wuguo, and even benefited the people.