"Old Qiao, did you say he would agree?" Shopkeeper Qiu asked with some worry on his face.

Looking at the stability of the old monk sitting on the side, the heart of the shopkeeper Qiu rose again, this is not a trivial matter, it is a big crime to kill the head, they dare not be careless, and they dare not make any decision easily.

"Lao Qiu, it's not up to us to decide whether we agree or not, and, with the current situation, do you think that even if he fails in the end, will the court let us go? Don't forget what kind of sin they are suffering now. Qiao Zhiyong said lightly.

He was still a little hesitant before, but now, the hesitation in Qiao Zhiyong's heart has long been extinguished by his decisiveness in the mall.

Qiao Zhiyong was able to become the representative of Jin Shang, not because the Qiao family left him relatively strong assets, but because he relied on his extraordinary vision and superhuman courage to get to where he is today.

After Wang Sirui left, Qiao Zhiyong saw how embarrassing their current situation was.

What kind of crime is the court suffering now? Dignified, the lord of a country, was ridden on the neck and, if it was a foreigner, it would be fine, but this is obviously his own person, and he is also his own courtier, how can this make the royal family angry?

Therefore, once the royal family turns over one day, not only Wang Sirui and his soldiers will all be unlucky, but also those of them who have had anything to do with Wang Sirui, whether you are voluntary or forced, the court has no reason to let anyone go in order to vent the anger in your heart.

And, it's already happening.

If the imperial court still wants to regain power, it must carry out another massacre of the Han Chinese, and only in this way can it have a deterrent effect on more Han people, so as to achieve the goal of the Manchu Qing to continue to rule China.

And now Wang Sirui has given them a choice, or forced them to make a choice, either to compromise or to cut off their heads.

As for what Wang Sirui said will be reported to the saint, is this possible? To put it mildly, he, Wang Sirui, is now an emperor himself, what else is there to repay?

And Wang Sirui did a relatively good job in this matter, leaving them with only two choices, either choose to save their reputations, and then be killed by Wang Sirui, and all the family property was taken away by Wang Sirui.

The other is to agree to Wang Sirui's conditions and stand in the same boat with him from now on.

The advantage of this is that if Wang Sirui can succeed, then they will be the first businessmen to support Wang Sirui, and they will enjoy some treatment that they have never enjoyed before.

And the Qing court has just signed a huge compensation treaty of 450 million taels of silver with the foreigners, and it is obvious that the Qing court has no chance to rise again, so with Qiao Zhiyong's vicious eyes, he naturally sees some of the ways here.

And Qiao Zhiyong also knows very well that he is now eighty-three years old, and no one knows how many more years he can live, and he may die tomorrow.

And none of the descendants of the Qiao family can support the Qiao family's industry, and in order to prevent Qiao Zhiyong's death, the Qiao family's property will be swallowed up, or in the end, there will not be even a single hair left.

Qiao Zhiyong still wants to fight, if Wang Sirui can succeed, then even if the Qiao family has no one to support after Qiao Zhiyong's death, Wang Sirui will take into account the previous feelings and help the Qiao family, at least give the descendants of the Qiao family a way to live.

Therefore, after leaving the glaze factory, Qiao Zhiyong found his old buddy Qiu shopkeeper and told Qiu shopkeeper what he was thinking.

And Shopkeeper Qiu also had the same thing as Qiao Zhiyong, and once the two discussed, they decided to take a gamble.

However, they will not gamble desperately, Qiao Zhiyong and the shopkeeper Qiu have ordered someone to inform some descendants of the Qiao family to go abroad with some silver taels.

In any case, even if they fail in the end, the two of them don't have to worry about the end of the day. And if it succeeds, it will naturally be able to bring them back at that time.

Besides, their descendants did not go abroad just to take refuge, but to study in some schools abroad, once they succeeded, the descendants of the Qiao family also succeeded, and when the time comes, with this relationship, maybe they can develop in their careers.

It's just that when the two came to the barracks to look for Wang Sirui, they found that Wang Sirui was no longer in the barracks at all.

However, the two still decided to wait here, and since they chose to cooperate comprehensively, they should also come up with a sense of cooperation.

"It's back!" When it was about to get dark, Wang Sirui finally returned to the barracks, and Qiao Zhiyong and Qiu Shopkeeper, who had been waiting here all afternoon, finally changed their expressions on their faces.

"My lord, the Jin merchant Qiao family, the Zhejiang merchant Qiu family meet the adult!" Qiao Zhiyong and Shopkeeper Qiu greeted Wang Sirui together.

"Come in!" Wang Sirui nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Regarding the situation of merchants in Beijing, Wang Sirui has already understood.

In terms of the most abundant financial resources, it is none other than the Jin merchant Qiao family, although the Zhejiang merchant Qiu family is not as good as the Qiao family, but its own strength is not weak.

The Qiao family is mainly engaged in ticket numbers and tea sales, and has developed very well in both aspects, and it is also a giant in the capital.

In history, the ticket number of the Qiao family once undertook the operation of Gengzi's compensation, and this Wang Sirui naturally could not ignore it.

In the early stage, the Qiu family's side was mainly based on ticket numbers, and in the early stage, they were even more bloody with Qiao Zhiyong, and finally defeated, so they turned back to their main business, mainly selling cloth, and at the same time followed the Qiao family to operate the tea road and ticket number.

Although the main business of the Qiu family overlapped with the Qiao family, and the two families were completely competitors, Qiao Zhiyong handled this point very well, so that the Qiu family had to follow the footsteps of the Qiao family in the capital. Even if the Qiu family eats meat, it also ensures the interests of their own family.

Wang Sirui personally poured a bowl of boiling water for Qiao Zhiyong and Qiu Shopkeeper and handed it to him, and said apologetically: "The funds in the army are tight, forgive the two shopkeepers!" ”

"The adults laughed, the adults poured the water themselves, and the two of us didn't dare to enjoy it." Qiao Zhiyong got up and saluted back.

Although Wang Sirui is young, who makes the family have the strength?

Saying that, Qiao Zhiyong took a package from the junior and personally delivered it to Wang Sirui: "This is Hangzhou Longjing, but it is not before the rain, it is not precious, and I hope that the adults will not dislike it." ”

This tea tastes best when picked at that time every year, and even if it is put now, it has become an old tea, and the taste is naturally not as good as when it was first picked. Moreover, even if Qiao Zhiyong has a heart, it is powerless, who makes it not the time to pick tea? However, Qiao Zhiyong still brought the best tea in the house as a gift to Wang Sirui.

"This tea is enjoyed by literati and ink writers in their spare time, and I am in the army all the year round, so I am afraid that I will not have time to enjoy it." Wang Sirui responded lightly, then changed his tone, and continued: "The two of you, please explain your intentions directly, there are too many things in the capital recently, and they can't be dealt with at all." ”

"My lord, my Qiao family's private property is tens of millions, even the misappropriateable liquidity has two or three million taels, and the Qiu shopkeeper also has one or two million taels of funds. The two of us are fully supportive of the adults, and I would like to ask the adults to make it clear. Qiao Zhiyong said.

The two of them add up to five million taels of silver, which is not much for a country, but it is not too little, at least Wang Sirui can arm 100,000 troops and maintain the expenses for half a year.

Of course, this is calculated according to Wang Sirui's ideal army, and if it is according to the current standard, it is not a problem to arm two or three hundred thousand.

And since the two have revealed their hole cards to Wang Sirui, the purpose is naturally very clear, and they also need Wang Sirui to reveal some hole cards, at least to give the two families a reassurance.

"Since the two shopkeepers are so open-minded, then there is no reason for me to choke and hide. The Han army in my hands currently has two divisions and nearly 40,000 troops, but when I occupied the capital, I only used three regiments and 10,000 men. At present, there is no problem in controlling the capital, and I will continue to expand the army in the next year, and as for the armaments, I have already purchased them from foreign powers, and they will be in place soon. Wang Sirui slightly revealed his current strength and plans, but he didn't say it in too much detail.

Indeed, as Wang Sirui expected, Wang Sirui only revealed the tip of the iceberg, and also shocked Qiao Zhiyong and Qiu Shopkeeper.

Because according to all the information, the apparent strength of Wang Sirui that they heard about was only 10,000, and according to the current situation, the actual strength may be 20,000.

But Wang Sirui told them that there were nearly 40,000 people, and only 10,000 were used to attack the capital, which means that at least the current capital looks impregnable, and even if the coalition forces pour out, they may not be able to occupy the capital.

As long as Wang Sirui is undefeated and the expansion of the army is completed after the New Year, they will be invincible, which is enough for the two of them.

"My lord, I am willing to follow my lord." Qiao Zhiyong praised.

In the past, it was a comprehensive cooperation, but now it has turned into a follower, don't look at it as a simple two-word change, but the meaning of this, and the future treatment are very different.

With the support of two powerful chamber of commerce representatives, Wang Sirui basically won the support of most of the Jin businessmen and Zhejiang businessmen.

At least, in terms of follow-up logistics procurement, the pressure on Wang Sirui will be reduced a lot, and it can even be completely handed over to the Qiao family and the Qiu family to be responsible, and he only needs to send a supervising department.

"I'm glad you both made the right choice, and you'll be glad you made today." (To be continued.) )