Chapter 289: Breakthrough
Chapter 313: Breakthrough
Under the candle flame of the bean, Zhang Yunwen slowly read the information handed over by the fat shopkeeper.
Although he had read some of these materials before, that was a few years ago, and some changes had taken place in them.
These materials have been classified and sorted out, and the personnel of each room are among them, from the head of the Wang family, to the head of the four-room family, and down to the ordinary steward. The relationship is explained in detail. Contradictions, disputes, and entanglements of interests are also listed one by one.
It took an hour and time to read this information carefully. After reading it, I immediately covered the book and thought for a long time, where is this breakthrough?
According to the information, due to the gradual growth of business in this outer house, the amount of money flowing in the monthly bank increased dramatically, and for this reason, a steward was sent to the north room and the west room to be stationed in the outer room to supervise the accounts of the outer house. Every once in a while, someone will be sent to inspect the accounts. And these stewards who supervise the outer room are arrogant, but they don't look at the people in the outer room, even in the face of Wang Qu, it is also a bit rude. This made everyone in the outer room dare to be angry and dare not speak.
A few months ago, there was another incident that intensified the contradictions between the two sides.
Wang Xu is the second person in the outer room after Wang Qu, and he is also a person who is good at business. He has a son on his knees, who is only fifteen or sixteen years old this year. Because he was old enough to have a son, he was quite indulgent to this son named Wang Pan. And this Wang Pan has followed a group of gentlemen to fight in Taiyuan City since he was a child, walking horses and dogs, gambling and prostitutes, and learning all over the world. Every year, in the evaluation of the children of the Wang family, it has always been the role of hanging tail.
Wang Xu also thought about letting his son study hard, but this character has been completed, and where is it so easy to change. He also asked Wang Yan to help discipline his son, but in front of everyone, this Wang Pan actually took out the style of his elders and humiliated Wang Yan again. Enraged, the latter picked up the whip and whipped him twice, and then walked away. Therefore, Wang Yan was also sentenced to family law and closed for ten days.
How could such an arrogant and domineering guy stand the anger of those stewards in the north and west rooms, and quarrel with them several times, but they were stopped by Wang Xu. As for the reason for the dispute, it was that this kid had no money and wanted to withdraw a little money from the store managed by his father to use it. I guess in the past he often did this. However, this time, I met those two blind stewards sitting in the store.
Wang Pan told the account office as before that he wanted to withdraw a little pocket money. This sentence was heard by two overseers, who used the money in the store as pocket money? It's worth it! Immediately come out and stop it.
As a result, the two groups of arrogant and domineering people collided together.
Wang Pan shouted loudly at that time: "Lao Tzu is a member of the Wang family, it is natural to use a little money, where is your turn to make irresponsible remarks!" You are just two dogs raised by my royal family, and now you are still in charge of the master! β
And the two stewards were immediately enraged by these words, saying that they wanted to report the matter to the patriarch and let the patriarch come forward to execute!
When Wang Pan heard this, he was immediately furious, and immediately moved his hands and beat the two stewards.
In addition to the pain, the two stewards actually fainted, and they fought back, knocking out two of Wang Pan's front teeth.
So the matter was completely out of trouble.
In the end, Wang Qiong, the patriarch of the Wang family, made a decision, Wang Pan embezzled the money in the store, violated the family rules, and was beaten with ten lashes. The two stewards casually beat Wang Pan, but it was in the case that the latter did it first, so they severely punished him with ten rods as punishment.
As soon as he heard this resolution that favored the two stewards so much, Wang Xuan suddenly became angry, and stepped forward to argue with Wang Qiong but to no avail, and immediately went to Taiyuan Mansion to file a complaint and sued the two stewards to the government for the crime of evil slavery and bullying the master. According to Tang Law, this servant beating his master is at least a crime of exile, and he is generally beheaded directly. And if the master kills the servant, it is enough to pay for a cow and a horse.
And after Wang Qiong knew about this situation, he was also slightly angry, he had already made a decision, this Wang Xuan also had to sue the two stewards to the official mansion, which was clearly to despise the authority of his patriarch, and immediately let people greet the prefect of Taiyuan Mansion. In the end, the prefect only sentenced the two stewards to corporal punishment, and paid 30 heavy slabs and compensated Wang Pan with 10 pieces of silver.
This result not only made Wang Xu's father and son angry, but even the entire outer room began to boil with public resentment. Wang Pan picked up the ten-yuan copper coin for compensation and smashed it on the bridge of the nose of the steward of the north house who came to deliver the money. Suddenly, the bridge of the man's nose was broken, and blood gushed out.
Wang Qiong heard the cry of the steward who had broken the bridge of his nose, and he was also furious, thinking that this Wang Pan was too indifferent to himself, so he sent someone to the outer room, wanting to escort Wang Pan to the north room and question him face to face.
Wang Xuan ignored it behind closed doors. The steward sent by the north room had to go back to the north room in a gloomy manner.
The matter was eventually settled.
After this incident, the contradiction between the outer room and the north room was undoubtedly revealed. There was no more stewardship to sit in the outer room to check the accounts.
Later, although Wang Qu tried his best to mediate and ease, the effect was not great.
Seeing this, Zhang Yunwen knew that the breakthrough he had been looking for had finally been found.
Burn the information at the moment, and then lie on the bed with a smile on his face, thinking about how to use this breakthrough.
Early in the morning of the second day, Zhang Yunwen called the chubby shopkeeper Zhou and He Miao over, arranged them in detail, and after assigning work to the two of them, he advised: "Don't wait, you must not show any flaws for the Wang family to find out, everything must have a feeling of going with the flow!" β
The two of them nodded hurriedly.
On the same day, He Miao "bid farewell" to Zhang Yunwen and Master Zhang outside Taiyuan City, and returned to Taiyuan City again. And Zhang Yunwen and others rode to the south of Taiyuan. The official road there is the only way for Shandong Prefectures to enter Taiyuan.
As soon as He Miao sent off Master Zhang, he went straight to the most famous song and dance workshop in Taiyuan.
Thinking about this, He Miao has also been in Taiyuan for a few years, and is in charge of several shops of the Investigation Institute, and he can be regarded as a well-known businessman. So as soon as he appeared in this song and dance workshop called "Spring Garden", the old bustard with a thick fat powder on his face was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile on his face: "Ouch, isn't this Master He?" It's been a long time! I heard that you made a fortune and left Taiyuan, why did you come back today? β
He Miao stretched out her chubby hand, grabbed the old bustard's chest, and showed a smile that is common to old prostitutes: "Isn't this thinking about you, Mother Zeng, come back and touch it!" β
The old bustard suddenly "sipped", picked up the silk scarf in his hand and slapped He Miao's fat hand, pretending to be coquettish and giving him a white look, and he Miao laughed.
"Well, what new prostitutes and dancers have you got here? What new songs and dances have been rehearsed, let me enjoy it, master! He Miao said, his eyes swept around.
The old bustard thought that he was anxious to see those prostitutes, so he pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Ouch, Master He, just now I said that I came back to touch the old lady, why do you go to see the other girls now?" You menβ"
When He Miao heard this, he chuckled and said, "Other girls want to see, you have to touch the old bustard too!" As he spoke, a salty pig's hand touched the old bustard again.
"Dead!" The old bustard rolled his eyes again.
He Miao walked away with a smile and sat down in a position in the hall.
At this time, singing and dancing are being performed on the stage in the center of the hall. He Miao's eyes swept around, and he found his goal tonight.
In a group of young people, Wang Panzheng shouted at the film's hands, his eyes looked at the stage, but he didn't blink. Several oily-haired and powder-faced gentlemen next to them also stared at the dancing girls on the stage with a gaze that was about to strip off people's clothes.
"What does Master He think? This is the old lady's ** out, look at this dance, listen to this voice, tsk, the old lady has some wants! I don't know when, the old bustard appeared next to He Miao again and said to He Miao.
He Miao couldn't help but secretly scold this old bustard for not having long eyes, and then thought about it, isn't this old bustard taking a fancy to herself? There was a chill at the moment. glanced at Wang Pan and the others, and suddenly had an idea in his heart.
At the moment, he smiled and said loudly to the old bustard: "Yes, it's really good, this dance is so graceful, and the sound of this bamboo is so clear, it really makes people linger!" Mother Zeng, you should make a note that today's master will reward the girls above with 500 copper coins each! β
When the old bustard heard this, he immediately smiled, and said with a smile on his face: "Master He really deserves to be Master He, there are a total of twenty-two girls on the stage, and Master He's shot is ten consistent money, and it is really extraordinary!" β
The noise here naturally attracted the attention of Wang Pan's side, only to hear Wang Pan snort coldly: "It's just five hundred words!" Great-mother, you should make a note that this son has always rewarded each person with copper coins! β
As soon as these words came out, the old bustard smiled even more, confessed his guilt to He Miao, and came to the group of sons and greeted them around.
At this time, He Miao couldn't help but secretly scold himself for being sluggish, the old bustard was pestering himself just now, and it was clear that he was making himself pay for it!
He Miao said loudly at the moment: "Mother Zeng, you must remember that the master will reward each person with two copper coins today, and even you have a share of Mother Zeng!" β
Hearing He Miao say this, the group of sons suddenly became angry and began to raise the price again.
And so it went all the way up to ten. Just when Wang Pan just shouted out Shiguan, the singers and dancers on the stage stopped at the same time, but they looked at the group of sons and He Miao with angry faces.
"This master, young masters, your reward slave and maid have received it! But you don't want to wait for us to sing and dance, and the sisters are ashamed to receive your reward. Please take it back! I saw a woman in palace clothes standing on the stage and said lightly, "Mother Zeng, all the accounts I wrote just now are all torn!" Well, today the sisters are tired! If you want to enjoy singing and dancing, come back in the evening! β
"Ling girl, Ling girl!" Hearing this woman's words, Wang Pan suddenly showed a deep disappointment on his face. Knowing that the woman's figure disappeared above the backstage, Wang Pan suddenly turned his head and looked at He Miao through gritted teeth.
He Miao also turned his head and looked at Wang Pan angrily.
"Dead fatty, you're fucking looking for ballast!" Wang Pan said hatefully, completely forgetting that the price war just now seemed to have been provoked by himself.
He Miao also smiled arrogantly: "Lao Tzu hasn't blamed you for leaving Miss Ling angry, but you have come to blame Lao Tzu!" β
As soon as these arrogant words came out, they immediately aroused the anger of these gentlemen, and they shouted that they would let their fathers or other elders clean up He Miao.
When He Miao heard this, he smiled contemptuously: "Relying on the ability to count a fart at home, there is a kind of let's bet on two!" β
So He Miao, Wang Pan and others left the song and dance workshop and went to the gambling house. Originally, Wang Pan and others said that they were looking for the nearest flying gambling house, but He Miao said contemptuously: "Just that small gambling house, if Lao Tzu goes, he will lose his identity in vain!" β
Therefore, under the leadership of He Miao, everyone came to a luxuriously decorated gambling house.
On the signboard of that gambling house, there is a sign of the Investigation Institute.