Chapter 111: Taihu Cai Gu
Wang Jiehua will help Wang Qingyan, and will spare no effort.
Wang Qingyan has been released from the small courtyard, and his spirit and complexion have improved by half. Aunt Ye also breathed a sigh of relief, and the girl finally figured it out, and she still couldn't resist the head of the family.
Of course, Aunt Ye didn't know that Wang Qingyan had received a letter thousands of miles away on a night when she was extremely alert.
Wang Qingyan's recovery made the Wang family happy. Wang Dai and his wife recently visited their daughter's residence from time to time, and vaguely expressed to Wang Qingyan that Cai Kang, the young master of the Cai family, was a talented and knowledgeable person, and listened to Wang Qingyan's reaction. Although Wang Qingyan is neither salty nor light, compared with the previous hunger strike, such an attitude has been a great change.
Wang Dai and his wife are still very pleased, although their daughter is stubborn, but after all, she is her own flesh and blood, no matter how stubborn she is, she can still screw her father?
Wang Qingyan looked as usual before and after Wang Dai and his wife came and went, but he couldn't stop feeling disgusted in his heart: what vegetable bran, what an ugly name! It is said that people are as good as their names, can they still be half as good-looking as Hani's brother? No, it's not half, it's not a single hair!
Zhang Xiang's business in Huaiyang Road has expanded to the Taihu Lake Basin and entered Jiangnan County, and it has been carried out vigorously, with the potential of a fierce dragon crossing the river.
In the largest restaurant by the wharf, a middle-aged man stood in front of the railing, looking at the workers who were slowly moving with boxes like boats and black ants, and said to a young man: "You see, this Taihu Lake is the source of livelihood that our states and counties in the south of the Yangtze River rely on the most. The peasants depend on him for irrigation, the fishermen on him for food and drink, the workers on him for their work, and the merchants on him. This daily throughput of goods feeds nearly two million people in Jiangnan County. The tax silver handed over to the imperial court by Jiangnan County every year is as high as one million taels! These million taels of silver basically fed a northern army or a northwest army. ”
The young man said: "In addition to the fact that the Northwest Army can basically achieve a certain degree of self-sufficiency, the Western Army is His Majesty's personal guard, and the Northern Army is Sima Bi's son, who is asking for money and food all year round, and the Chuzhou Army of Huaiyang Road is almost the private army of the Wang family. And in my Jiangnan County, there are tens of thousands of sailors, and we have to pay for it ourselves. ”
"Everyone says that Jiangnan County is rich, but in fact, how do you know that my Jiangnan County is really rich, so rich that everyone except Huaiyang Dao doesn't believe it. Everyone says that I am good in Jiangnan, and this is true, I am really good in Jiangnan. Jiangnan is good, Jiangnan County will always be the Jiangnan of my Jiangnan people. ”
The middle-aged man smiled: "You still lack knowledge after all." Since the moment Mrs. Cai signed the paper, Jiangnan is no longer the Jiangnan of my Jiangnan people, but the gold and silver treasury of Jiangbei people, an inexhaustible gold and silver treasury. Not to mention Lao Shangshu's control of my Jiangnan County, even Kyoto is always staring at our group of 'three family slaves'! ”
Hearing the words "three family slaves", a trace of annoyance flashed between the young man's delicate eyebrows, although it was hidden, it was still discovered by the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man said: "You don't have to complain about anything in your heart. The betrayal of Wu back then was a decision made by my Gu and Cai families, so it was also self-inflicted that he was directly abandoned by the Southern Song Dynasty later. So now, everyone says that Jiangnan County is 'Gu Cai's anti-bone slave', but he also asks for it, and he can't complain about others. Don't blame the Cai family, they were all forced, how can there be any wrongs. Although they are all broken now, my Gu family's bloodline clan has been preserved. ”
When the young man heard the last sentence, he couldn't help but shudder.
Although he was young, he also experienced the events of the year in his infancy. If it weren't for the middle-aged man around him, that is, his father kneeling faster than Cai's family's room, then there might not be their father and son today.
Xie Yi's butcher's knife has never been afraid to fall on the heads of the old and the young. Now, more than 20 years later, he can still remember the crimson he saw in his mother's arms.
The young man thought of this scene, and gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "That person, why is he not dead?"
The middle-aged man frowned.
"I put down all my dignity and knelt in front of his horse to lick his blood-stained boots, not to make you remember the shame."
The young man felt the faint majesty emanating from his father, calmed down his mood, and after a few breaths, he said slowly: "Yes, the child knows." ”
The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction, looked at him and said, "You are not the smartest among the brothers, but you are the most controllable yourself, which I admire very much." You have to remember that hatred can make people move forward, but it must not be blinded by it. ”
"Alright, he's here, let's go down."
These two people are Gu Xian, the head of the Gu family, and Gu Shunning, the young head of the Gu family.
Gu Shunning followed Gu Xian downstairs, but he was muttering to himself in his heart: Who actually asked his father to invite him to greet him, could it be from the Wang family?
After Gu Shunning saw the person who greeted Gu Xian, he was completely shocked.
Why is this person so obscene?
The person Gu Xian wanted to greet was none other than the three jumpers.
At this time, the three jumpers named Zhang Sanfeng were chatting with Gu Xian with their whiskers.
Gu Shunning was very puzzled, where is this person sacred, and can he let his father treat him like this?
Sanbunzi and Gu Xian went to the restaurant, got to the banquet, sat down in the main and guest seats, and said: "The Gu family master is really polite, where can I spend so much money." ”
Gu Xian twisted his beard and smiled: "Steward Zhang is polite, the friendship of the landlord should be so." ”
Gu Shunning, who was accompanying him, was shocked. Just a steward? The steward of the Wang family? I have never heard of such a person among the extremely stewards of the Wang family.
Gu Shunning listened while pouring wine for the three jumpers.
Gu Xian said again: "Is it okay for Zhang Xianggong to come in?" ”
The three jumpers said: "Okay, okay, thank you for your concern." ”
Gu Xian said with a smile: "Steward Zhang came this time, there must be good news?" ”
Sanbunzi stuffed a piece of deer breast into his mouth, then took another sip of wine and said: "That's natural, as soon as the letter from the head of the Gu family arrived some time ago, my master decided to open a branch in Jiangnan County. No, I was sent to discuss the final details with the Gu family master. As long as the negotiation is good, the goods can be shipped down the river. ”
Gu Xian said with a smile: "In this way, let Gu do a little bit of the friendship of the landlord first, and three days later, in the Gu family's old house, how about discussing matters?" ”
Gu Shunning finally knew who was coming at this time.
From the steward to Zhang Xianggong, and then to the appearance of the steward, Gu Shunning realized that this person was not Zhang Sanfeng, who was a friend of Zhang Xiang, who was well-known in Huaiyang Dao!
Thinking of this, Gu Shunning had goosebumps and seven points of nausea. He Gu Shunning, as one of the top sons in Jiangnan County, took care of the handsome young men in those buildings on weekdays, and even took care of them for a month for a while. Therefore, he didn't think much of the male style, but when he thought of the rumors between Zhang Xiang and this Zhang Sanfeng, Gu Shunning completely broke off his thoughts about Longyang.
In fact, in the later days, Gu Shunning's eldest son's orientation was to completely return to normal.
The three jumpers themselves didn't know that just relying on their own face, they let a once unruly son of a family be good.
Hearing Gu Xian's words, Sanbozi frowned slightly, and said, "Businessman, you are as precious as gold. Three days is really a long time, why don't you start tomorrow, what does the head of the Gu family think? ”
Gu Xian was stunned, he originally wanted to make this new businessman of Huaiyang Dao comfortable and comfortable in three days, and only after bribing was good could he talk about business, but he didn't want the other party to be so urgent, so good things could be expected.
Gu Xian was overjoyed at the moment, then pretended to be surprised and then suddenly realized: "Steward Zhang is worthy of being Zhang Xianggong's right-hand man, and he is unambiguous in business. Steward Zhang said well, businessmen are as precious as gold, then tomorrow! It's just hard to take care of things. ”
Hearing that he agreed, the three jumpers hurriedly stuffed the food into their mouths, and said vaguely while eating: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay." ”
After the three jumpers were settled, it was already evening.
Gu Shunning said to Gu Xian: "Father, this is just a steward, the business we came to talk about still has to be according to the Buddha, and the head of my father's family went to greet him, is it too fancy, and there is a ** share?" ”
Gu Xian smiled: "What do you know. Although this person is Zhang Xiang's next manager, he is Zhang Xiang's relative, and this version has helped Zhang Xiang deal with a lot of things for more than half a year, and he is Zhang Xiang's real confidant. Since Zhang Xiang sent him to Wuxi after receiving the letter, that is, he had the idea of making friends with my Gu family, this is an opportunity, and my Gu family must seize it. As for the identity you mentioned, twenty years ago, I Gu someone no longer had an identity. ”
Gu Shunning was still puzzled, and asked again: "But why is Zhang Xiang my Gu family's opportunity?" ”
Gu Xian said: "Zhang Xiangnai is a big businessman who has risen in Huaiyang Dao in recent years, and he should not be underestimated. The eight families of Huaiyang Dao all started with mountains, seas, fish and salt, and they did the business of the imperial court, and it was natural to make money to make money, but it was inevitable that there would be a lot of constraints. Zhang Xiang was ranked among the first-class businessmen in Huaiyang Road in a short period of time, but he started from the people's food and clothing, and some of his gadgets that were not in the mainstream were inseparable from everyone. So no matter how much the imperial court's taxes rise or fall, his business is absolutely profitable. This is something that my family can learn. ”
"However, just a good idea can be based on Huaiyang Dao, where big businessmen gather? That, of course, is impossible. And Zhang Xiangneng can open up the situation in Huaiyang Road, and even make the Wang family take care of it, don't you still understand the connection? ”
Gu Shunning lowered his head and pondered when he heard this, but after just a moment, he raised his head and said, "Father, do you mean?"
Gu Xian stroked his beard and smiled: "It's really good, although the overall situation is not very clear, but fortunately, you can understand it at one point, and you are a talent that can be created." ”
After Gu Xian smiled, he said solemnly: "You think well, this photo can make the Wang family look like this, isn't the force behind it obvious?" How many people in this world can make the Wang family not make money? Who else is there besides the Xie family? ”
Gu Shunning suddenly took a long breath. Although he had already guessed that Zhang Xiang was behind the Xie family, he was still surprised when he heard it from his father.
(PS: There have been a lot of things lately, so it's all coded at night, please forgive me.) There's another chapter to follow! )