Zhang Yuanli, the patriarch of the Zhang family in Yangzhou, is also the backbone of the Zhang brothers, and all the affairs of the Zhang family, big and small, inside and out, are decided by Zhang Yuanli.

When Zhang Yuanzhi heard that his eldest brother had returned, he suddenly had confidence in his heart, and he was humiliated in the government today, and he must let his eldest brother get it back for him.

Immediately, he raised his hand and pointed to the ancestral hall on the side of the house, and shouted at Zhang Chengzong: "Beast, from today onwards, you are not allowed to step out of the gate of the ancestral house without permission. Now you go into the ancestral hall and kneel, and you are not allowed to stand up until it is dark. ”

Zhang Chengzong listened, and his face was suddenly full of bitterness, this Nima had just escaped the pain of the thirty sticks of the government, and now he was punished to kneel in the ancestral ancestral hall, who the hell provoked whom?

However, his eyes are not blind, and he can see that his Lao Tzu is angry now, and if he does not obey, he will find guilt.

Zhang Chengzong nodded obediently in response, and then turned around and entered the ancestral ancestral hall.

As soon as Zhang Chengzong left, Zhang Yuanzhi asked: "Third brother, you said that the eldest brother didn't return from Chang'an alone, could it be that the eldest brother brought some great characters back to Yangzhou together?" ”

Zhang Yuanxin nodded solemnly and said in a low voice: "Yizhou Qinghe Cui's ......"

Zhang Yuanxin's face was slightly stunned, it was actually the Yizhou Qinghe Cui clan who were also from the eight great families?

This Qinghe Cui family is really remarkable, and when it comes to family heritage, it is only higher than that of the Yangzhou Zhang family. In the Tang Dynasty for nearly 300 years, the Cui family had 12 prime ministers in each room and every vein, the head of the eight families, and it was a veritable prime minister's family.

Compared with Qinghe Cui's family, Yangzhou Zhangjia has a little less scholarly heritage and a little more copper smell.

In this era when everything is inferior and only reading is high, the influence of the Qinghe Cui clan is definitely the Nanbo Wang of the Nanbo Wang, whether it is in the Guanlong family or in the Eight Great Families.

Now that the Qinghe Cui family, who has always been low-key and rarely has contacts, actually sent people to Yangzhou, it is no wonder that Zhang Yuanzhi is not shocked.

Zhang Yuanxin looked at the second brother with a stunned look on his face, and couldn't help reminding: "Second brother, come in with me to see the eldest brother, it seems that this Cui family disciple is not small, and the eldest brother seems to have something to announce to you and me." ”

Zhang Yuanzhi sighed, nodded silently, and quietly entered the main hall side by side with Zhang Yuanxin

The two brothers entered the main hall, and the white-haired Zhang Yuanli was sitting upright on the Taishi chair, chatting happily with the child of the Qinghe Cui clan, and was not affected by Zhang Chengzong's matter in the slightest.

Zhang Yuanzhi secretly said in his heart, it seems that the eldest brother is in a good mood, and Chengzong has finally escaped this obstacle.

Zhang Yuanli saw the second and third children coming in together, so he introduced the children of the Qinghe Cui clan who were thirty years old to each other.

Through Zhang Yuanli's introduction, Zhang Yuanzhi learned that the surname of this Cui family is Cui Mingzhen, and now he is in the limelight in the second generation of the Cui family, and he is the youngest son of Cui Shu, the patriarch of the contemporary Qinghe Cui family, and is quite favored by Cui Shu.

The three brothers Zhang Yuanli and Cui Shu, the patriarch of the Cui clan in Qinghe, are the same generation, so Cui Yizhen is naturally a generation shorter, and he wants to call the Zhang brothers his uncle.

After introducing each other's acquaintances, Zhang Yuanli did not mention Zhang Chengzong at all, nor did he ask Zhang Yuanxin and Guo Ye about the three conditions for signing and compromise.

It seems to be indifferent.

But the more this is the case, the more Zhang Yuanzhi can't hold back, and he apologizes to the eldest brother Zhang Yuanli in front of Cui Yizhen in a low voice: "Big brother, the younger brother has fallen into the way of the new assassin Guo Ye, not only lost the position of Yangzhou salt transportation envoy, but also made the Zhang family suffer a huge loss this time, ashamed!" In the future, Yangzhou's salt tax may be out of the control of our Zhang family. ”

"Haha......"

After Zhang Yuanli waved his hand disappreciably, he stroked the silver beard under his chin, shook his head and said, "When I met with Lord Wuji, the eldest grandson, I calculated with him that you would suffer a secret loss at the hands of Guo Ye. This sub-city government is very deep, and this time I came to Yangzhou for the Yangzhou salt tax, and I must have made calculations in advance. If you have a mind or not, it is inevitable that you will suffer. The second brother doesn't need to worry about this matter, what if he wins a small game? Let him be proud for the time being! Today, Cui Shi's nephew and his brother returned to Yangzhou together for a major event. Compared with this major event, hehe, Yangzhou's salt tax is not enough. ”

As soon as these words came out, the two brothers Zhang Yuanxin and Zhang Yuanzhi were in an uproar one after another. Millions of taels of salt tax a year, the eldest brother actually said that Erer, how can he not be shocked?

At this time, Cui Yizhen chuckled, stood up and saluted the two, and said: "The two uncles and nephews went to Yangzhou this time to discuss the establishment of the Qian Zhuang with the Zhang family on the order of their father. The two uncles have not set foot in Chang'an for many years, and they don't know that the fastest speed in collecting money is undoubtedly Changlefang Qianzhuang. Changle Fang Qian Zhuang is the eldest son of Huo Guogong, Chai Lingwen, Chang'an Liang Million, Liang Ershao, the fish of the Weiguo Mansion, and the four people of Hou Guoye of the state are also prepared to build. As far as I know, in the first half of this year, they have opened money banks all over Chang'an City, mobilizing nearly millions of taels of liquid silver in Chang'an City. The annual profit is at least 1 million yuan. ”

Saying that, Cui Yizhen slowly told Guo Ye and others about the preparation and operation of Changle Fang Qian Zhuang, and the brothers Zhang Yuanzhi and Zhang Yuanxin were amazed again and again.

They were stunned and really didn't expect that Guo Ye would have such a quick deal to make money.

Changlefang Qianzhuang can attract millions of taels of gold in the people just in Chang'an City, and it has made a profit of nearly one million yuan in just half a year. So what if Changlefang Qianzhuang is opened all over the ten provinces of Datang and hundreds of state capitals?

So why not calculate the profit in millions?

Suddenly, the eyes of the two of them became hot, they really didn't know if they didn't listen, they dared to love that they were so lonely and unheard.

Compared with Qian Zhuang, it is really trivial and weak to secretly intercept the salt tax of the imperial court in Yangzhou in a frightened manner!

Cui Yizhen finally said: "Therefore, my father asked my nephew to go to Yangzhou this time to discuss with the Zhang family how to open a money bank in Huaiyang and the Jiangnan area. Nowadays, the pace of Changle Fang Qianzhuang is limited to the area of Chang'an, and it has not yet crossed south. Therefore, we must take this opportunity to occupy the Jiangnan and Huaiyang areas in advance. ”

Zhang Yuanli, who is the patriarch of the Zhang clan, nodded his head and echoed again: "Yes, in terms of the wealth of the people and the great circulation of silver money, we have to count our Huaiyang and Jiangnan areas. If we can occupy the money in these two places in advance, hehe, how can we make millions of dollars a year? If we take the Jiangnan and Huaiyang areas as the center, and then expand to the southern Fujian and Guangdong areas, what kind of situation will it be? Therefore, I really don't know if I don't go to Chang'an, our Zhang family used to stare at Yangzhou salt tax, it was really wrong, the pattern was too small, and it was quite suspected of sitting in a well and watching the sky. ”

Zhang Yuanxin has already taken the lead in expressing his position: "It's still the eldest brother's foresight, this money is imperative, and the younger brother is the first to raise his hands in favor." ”

Zhang Yuanzhi was still a little unable to let go of the Yangzhou salt tax, and asked very unwillingly: "Big brother, did you just give the Yangzhou salt tax to Guo Ye for nothing?" Millions of taels a year!! ”

"Sneer......"

Zhang Yuanli shook his head and sneered, and shook his head and said: "Second brother, you are still too short-sighted, now that Yangzhou salt tax has been in a uproar in the court, the emperor is hindering the strength of the Guanlong family and not pursuing our Zhang family, which is already a great luck." How can we reach out and touch it again? Besides, now that the annual income of Yangzhou's salt tax is transparent, how much benefit do you think Guo Ye can get from it? Hehe, he just wants to fill his pocket, and the emperor can't say anything about it. Withholding tax money from the imperial treasury was never a long-term solution. In my opinion, this money bank is a steady stream of ways to accumulate wealth and attract money. ”

Cui Yizhen echoed: "What Uncle Shi said is very true. The two of us must work together to speed up the process and establish a charter for the joint opening of the bank as soon as possible. ”

Zhang Yuanxin was naturally eager to try, and Zhang Yuanzhi also felt that his eldest brother was reasonable, so he nodded silently in agreement.

Zhang Yuanli said with a smile: "Don't be depressed, the kid surnamed Guo will let him go proudly for the time being." One day, our Zhang family will make him pay a terrible price for this. While the two of you are here, the old man wants to select one of our children in the third room to come out and come forward to take charge of this money village with the Cui family's nephew. After all, the three of you and I are getting older, and it is no longer suitable to run around, so leaving this opportunity to the younger generation of the Zhang family can be regarded as giving them a chance to experience. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Yuanzhi's first reaction was to recommend his son, and said, "Big brother, why don't you let Chengzong take charge of this matter on behalf of our Zhang family?" You see, now that he has left the Yanyun Yamen, he happens to have nothing to do, so it is better to give him a chance to train. ”

"No way!"

The third elder, Zhang Yuanxin, took the lead in shaking his head and disagreed: "Chengzong's nephew is not enough to succeed, and he is too much to lose, and he is really overwhelmed." The matter of opening a money bank in Huaiyang and Jiangnan is very important, and we must send a capable junior to take care of this matter. Moreover, when Yizhen first came to Huaiyang and Jiangnan, he had to find someone who was familiar with this area to help him. What kind of virtue is this kid Chengzong, don't you know it, big brother? ”

When Zhang Yuanzhi heard that the third child actually degraded his son to nothing, and it was in front of the eldest brother and outsiders, the old face suddenly couldn't hang up, and said angrily: "Third child, don't talk too much." Do you want your heir to take charge of this? ”

Zhang Yuanxin bowed slightly, and said bluntly: "That's right, my heir is indeed much more stable than Chengzong, and he is also a person who does things." In particular, Cheng Hei has been moving around Jiangnan all these years, and he is absolutely qualified for this role. ”

"Don't be ashamed, how can anyone boast about his son like this?"

Zhang Yuanzhi said with a sneer: "Third child, you also think too highly of your family's heirs. ”

"Alright, stop arguing!"

Zhang Yuanli suddenly waved his hand to stop: "The two of you are more than a hundred years old together, and you are still arguing in front of the outsider Yizhen's nephew, is it not ashamed?" Not...... In this way, for the time being, let the heir of the third room represent our Zhang family and co-establish a money village with Yizhen's nephew. From now on, all resources inside and outside the Zhang family must be concentrated together, and we will be inclined to set up a money bank with Cui's family. ”

Zhang Yuanli made a final decision and completely selected the person.

Zhang Yuanxin was naturally happy in his heart, but Zhang Yuanzhi was not angry in his heart, and couldn't help but secretly scolded his unscrupulous son who didn't want to grow up.

Cui Yizhen was indifferent to the internal contradictions of the Zhang family, and said to Zhang Yuanli: "I listen to Shibo when I hear it." ”

Suddenly, a subordinate came to the main hall and shouted: "Report to you, there is a person outside the door, claiming to be the county of Yangzhou Mansion." It is said that he was ordered by Guo Tingshi to come to ask the second master for money about the government to requisition rice and salt from other places. ”

Zhang Yuanzhi's face turned grim when he heard this, and he knew that the government was Chen Jitao. Hearing that the other party actually came to ask for money on Guo Ye's order, he suddenly understood, and couldn't help but be angry: "The surname Guo is really too deceitful, and he came to him so quickly." ”

The few people present naturally listened to the three conditions that Zhang Yuanzhi said, and they couldn't help but change color slightly, and they all felt that Guo Ye was too aggressive.

Then, Zhang Yuanli frowned and waved his hand and said: "Second brother, just let him be, solve this matter as soon as possible, don't get entangled with the surnamed Guo for the time being, we are the most important thing, lest he and him provoke any moths and ruin our big things." ”

Zhang Yuanzhi snorted: "Big brother, our Zhang family naturally won't rely on his little money, but just bowing his head and admitting it like this has really ruined the prestige of our Zhang family!" ”

"Hehe......"

Zhang Yuanli's eyes flashed with a killing intent, and the old man's voice was cold, and he shook his head and said:

"Let him be proud for now. Temporary dormancy and retreat are the best means of paralyzing the other side. Third, in the next few days, our Zhang family will focus on the matter of Qianzhuang. Remember the old man's words, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and remember it word by word

- Patience! ”

PS: Advance notice: November 1st, 2nd, 3rd, there will be additional updates for three consecutive days. Recently, the plot has been super unsmooth, and I don't think it's perfect no matter how I write it. I hope that in the three days of the next watch, there will be a big climax to make Brother Guo majestic.