Chapter 21: Kneeling in the Ancestral Hall
"It's not a big deal." Zhang Xuezeng sighed: "If your clan didn't fall out with the clan back then, this is just a trivial matter, although our Puzhou Zhang family is not as prominent as when Feng Pangong was there, but it is not an ordinary family, a staff general and the Qing Army Department know that such a miscellaneous official wants to deal with us, it is a joke." You still have an uncle in Beijing as a little Jingqing, and there are a few uncles in the local area who are the Zhengyin of the prefecture and county, just find one, and a letter will go over, and this matter will be solved. However, without the approval of the second master, you will never be able to do it. ”
"Second master, are you still holding grudges about what happened back then?"
"Who can say clearly what is going on between their brothers?" Zhang Xuezeng led Zhang Han and others to the main hall, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, it may have been a dispute over family affairs, and then it was a dispute of will, and then the brotherhood was gone." ”
"Does the third uncle know why?"
"It should be for the sake of maritime trade." Zhang Xuezeng really inquired, and said with a smile: "Maybe you don't know, Jiajing to Longqing, and then to Wanli, the imperial court had a dispute between shipping and Caoyun, and then although the shipping was abolished, the sea trade was liberalized, and it was greatly prosperous, our family also had a business in Yangzhou, when your grandfather invested a lot of money in the clan and sent people to Nanjing to participate in the maritime trade, but the second grandfather did not agree to this matter, and then the two brothers turned their faces into enemies because of this matter. ”
Zhang Han was silent for a while.
I can't imagine that my grandfather still has such foresight and vision, but it is a pity that it is difficult for a deep-rooted family like the Zhang family in Puzhou to make this kind of determination.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the only opportunity to sweep the world as a maritime merchant is Zheng Zhilong, a native of Fujian, his son Zheng Chenggong is almost on fire, more than 1,000 ships, determine trade rules in Nanyang, establish power in Taiwan, have half of Fujian, more than 100,000 private soldiers, more than 10 million assets, such strength, not under the Southern Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately Zheng Zhilong is getting older and less timid, half a hero, to become a bear.
Zhang Han couldn't help but wonder what would happen if his grandfather was really supported to run a maritime business in Jiangnan?
"In short, it's hard." Zhang Xuezeng looked at Zhang Han and said, "I'm afraid you will return in vain." It's a pity that my identity is only a showman, if I am a lifter, I will help you do this. ”
"Thank you for your heart." Zhang Han also knew that this matter was extremely difficult, so he still said: "The matter is man-made, know it with reason, move it with affection, and the second master will help us." ”
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Zhang Han's plan was completely frustrated.
I prepared a belly of words that didn't work, I planned to be very respectful, and the idea of asking Mrs. Zhang Yin to get back face couldn't be realized, and after the post was put in, the original post was returned, and Zhang Yin didn't see him at all.
Zhang Xuezeng went in on behalf of Zhang Han, but was scolded by Zhang Yin, and he also made a fuss, and finally left with a boring face.
Liang Hong, Liang Xing and Yang Qiu squatted in front of the gate, everyone was tired from running around for a few days, sitting at the root of the wall basking in the sun and waiting for news, and when they saw that Zhang Han couldn't even enter the door, Liang Xing and Yang Qiu's faces showed anger, Liang Hong persuaded: "Decades of grievances, it's not so easy to settle, let's ask the third uncle to ask some more people to intercede." ”
Zhang Han gritted his teeth, shook his head and said, "If you delay for too long, it may not be useful." ”
Zhang Yuan seems to be a very stubborn person, otherwise his brothers would not have turned against each other back then, and now that he is older, he is still the head of Zhang Siwei's branch, and his status in the clan is very high, if he wants to persuade such a stubborn old man, the normal way seems to be unworkable.
Liang Hong and the others are waiting for Zhang Han's decision, whether to wait, try to use water grinding kung fu, or try other methods, in short, no one else can come up with any ideas on this matter, and it is impossible to make decisions for Zhang Han.
Zhang Han lowered his head and pondered for a while, he has never been flustered when encountering major events, and he seems to be decisive, but before making a decision, he thinks about it before making a decision, and he is not reckless, and once he makes up his mind, he will never turn back.
The house is still surrounded, it is conceivable that those officials in the Qing Military Hall will not leave the Zhang family alone like this, all kinds of means will definitely make it, the business has just improved a little, once the news spreads, Zhang Han, the Shaodong, is not there, the people in the store are scattered, and the business will be greatly affected.
The impact is not big in a short period of time, and after a long time, it will be over with Yusheng.
This shop is the foundation for him to settle down and develop his ambitions, how can it be finished like this?
Zhang Han looked at Liang Hong, his eyes were full of cold light: "Since this eldest master doesn't eat soft ones, then he can only come to hard ones." ”
"Hard?" Liang Hong was taken aback and persuaded: "Young proprietor, don't be confused, what can we do here?" ”
Liang Xing and Yang Qiu looked a little eager to try, they were not afraid of causing trouble, only profitable, and it didn't hurt to cause trouble and fight every day.
"Of course not to get through the door, not yet...... Three cabinets, you want to be bad. ”
Zhang Han made up his mind, the expression on his face was much more relaxed, and he immediately told Liang Hong and the others about his calculations, Liang Hong and the others just nodded, and their eyes at Zhang Han became very different.
After Zhang Han left first, Liang Xing said to Liang Hong: "Uncle, people like us who can only shake their fists, when we meet someone like you Shaodong, if you are not careful, there will be no bones left." ”
Liang Hong said: "Shaodong is a generous person in his bones, you can see what he does in the store." ”
Yang Qiu said with a smile on the side: "Whether it is a generous person or not is not related to us, as long as a lot of silver is given on this trip." ”
Everyone said that they went separately to prepare, it was still morning, and around noon, everyone ate and drank to their heart's content, and then went all the way to the ancestral hall of the Zhang family in Puzhou.
Of course, there are people watching the ancestral hall here, and it is not appropriate to see Zhang Han kneeling at first, but after a long time, gradually people surround him, Liang Hong and others began to speak loudly, and the feeling of guarding the ancestral hall was not right, and they also hurriedly ran over, and when they heard the words of Liang Hong and others, they felt that it was wrong, and immediately rushed to the main hall.
"How dare the little brute."
Zhang Siwei's direct descendants have the most noble status, and the oldest is Zhang Ran, he is the son of Zhang Jiazheng, Zhang Yun is the son of Zhang Taizheng, the friendship between cousins was originally ordinary, and later turned against each other, Zhang Ran returned to his hometown after serving two prefects, and Zhang Yun left Xinpingbao, which is considered this dispute.
After hearing Zhang Han kneeling in the ancestral hall, Zhang Yun almost fainted angrily, he is old, his temperament is not very good, he has always been angry, today I heard that Zhang Yun's grandson came to worship the door, I was not very happy, I didn't want to see it and directly refused, I thought that this matter was over, who knew that there would be such a mistake.
"They said that Zhang Han came to report the funeral, but also to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, no matter what disputes his grandfather and grandfather had back then, it was also the past between the old people, and he couldn't write two words in one stroke, he was the descendant of Feng Pangong, how could he not enter the ancestral hall and enter the family tree......"
Zhang Yun ran away and even took away a copy of his father's god card, although there was a name on the genealogy, and then Zhang Cheng and Zhang Han did not enter the spectrum, and they can't be regarded as a family, so the Zhang family in Xinpingbao had an accident, Puzhou can not care, if you go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors, the people of the clan don't care if something happens, it is the face of the Zhang family in Puzhou, Zhang Han's idea is like this, since this era is the largest era of feudal patriarchy, and there is a backer to follow, it would be too stupid not to take advantage of this.
Playing this hand is to create public opinion, play moral kidnapping, and set up the Zhang family and Zhang Ran in Puzhou, this year, unless Zhang Ran is shameless and laughed at, otherwise, Zhang Han will win.
"Little brute, as hateful as his grandfather was back then......"
Zhang Ran's breath almost couldn't come up, and it took him half a day to come back up, thinking that there were more and more people in the ancestral hall, and there were more than one gentry of the Zhang family in Puzhou City, and the news would be a big shame when it spread, but if he agreed to Zhang Han's invitation like this, Zhang Ran felt that he couldn't swallow this breath......
After half an hour, there were more and more onlookers, Zhang Han's kneeling knee hurt, and he was faintly worried in his heart, if Zhang Yin put on a shameless posture, he would kneel in vain this time.
At this time, dozens of people came from the direction of the main hall, some of them looked like small servants, some of them were dressed as nurses, and a few of them were dressed in gentleman's costumes, all of whom came over with unhappy faces.
Zhang Xuezeng didn't know where to find out, so he followed the crowd and walked this way, getting closer, as if he could see the warning eyes of the three uncles.
Seeing this situation, Liang Xing and Yang Qiu both stood slightly to the side, but they both held daggers in their sleeves, they had to be loyal to people if they were cannibals, and they didn't dare to start, if the family Ding Nursing Home dared to make a move to Zhang Han, then Liang Xing and Yang Qiu had to step forward to protect Zhang Han.
Invite them to come for this!
Zhang Han glanced at the crowd of people who came over, and his heart was quiet.
I'm not afraid of people looking for trouble, I'm afraid that I'll keep hanging like this, that's the real fun.
The situation in front of us is not afraid of chaos, not afraid of noise, the more chaotic the better, the more noisy the better. If it is a pool of stagnant water, this trip to Puzhou is useless, then Zhang Han can only consider how to stop the loss.
The foundation of Xinpingbao is to lose it, and the next thing he has to do is to move his family, really go to his uncle's house, and then accumulate contacts and funds, and then do what he wants to do.
It's just that in this way, it will take at least ten years to polish, and Zhang Han doesn't want to wait!
The crowd finally approached, the nurses and the family members were excited, such a lively wait can not be seen, a few gentlemen and Zhang Xuezeng stood together, Zhang Xuezeng grinded, obviously did not want to wade into the troubled waters this time.
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