"It's him." Hearing this name, Zhang Chao was indeed stunned for a moment.

To say that he is just a housekeeper, such an identity is difficult to attract the attention of Zhang Chao, who is now detached. But this Zhang Xing is indeed an exception, all because he is the big housekeeper of the eldest brother Zhang Miao's mansion.

If you want to say that in the entire Jinyang City, anyone can see Zhang Chao at any time and say whatever they want, I'm afraid that Zhang Miao is the only one. Even if you talk about some things, Cai Yong, your father-in-law, also has to pay attention to strategy. Zhang Chao, who has no parents since he was a child, is just dependent on his eldest brother, and Zhang Miao is both a brother and a father.

It is precisely because of this that everyone has great respect for Zhang Miao.

Under such a situation, the status of the so-called seven-rank officials in front of the prime minister, as well as the status of the middle and lower people in the entire Zhang Miao Mansion, is also high, not to mention the big housekeeper Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing followed Zhang Miao when Chen Liu. At that time, when Zhang Miao became the county guard of Chen Liu, he was the son of the housekeeper in the house, and he also did some things along the way, so he can be said to be one of Zhang Chao's old acquaintances. Later, the old housekeeper passed away because of physical reasons, and he was promoted, what happened at that time still stunned many people's eyes, after all, there were many people in charge at that time, and there were many people who were better than Zhang Xing in terms of qualifications, but he chose such a young man, which surprised Zhang Chao.

Because Zhang Chao was also a little puzzled, Tianyan naturally went to investigate, only to know that Zhang Miao, who had no children, had long regarded Zhang Xing as a son, which also led to the fact of nepotism.

Zhang Xing can also be said to be the person closest to Zhang Miao. After all, Zhang Miao has no children, and the people around him have become family.

When he heard that Zhang Xing was involved, Zhang Chao couldn't help but have a headache. If it were someone else, he could immediately hold him accountable, and even the master behind him would be punished, just like Song Xian's matter. But as soon as the matter involved the eldest brother Zhang Miao, he really had to act carefully.

The Han Dynasty was very fond of filial piety, and it was difficult for an unfilial person to gain a foothold in society. Without parents, Zhang Miao's existence is a place for Zhang Chao to fulfill his filial piety.

After Tian Feng, who was kneeling on the ground, finished reporting, he waited for a long time and didn't see any reply from Zhang Chao, so he couldn't help but raise his head and whispered: "Lord..."

"Oh, Yuan Hao, I already know about this matter, in this way, you put the relevant evidence in Ziman's hands, and then you don't need to ask about this matter. But don't worry, I will give our court an explanation. Zhang Chao said in a deep voice.

Tian Feng didn't think about any results here, but when something happened, his duty was to report it to himself. Now that he had reported it, he didn't say much, but withdrew after a promise. Zhang Chao was left alone pacing around the room, thinking about the solution.

...... ......

Zhang's house.

Two big characters are golden. So that people in the past can't help but look at it twice. These two words are not gilded, but made of real gold. From this, you can see the wealth of the house.

In the entire Jinyang City, there are many wealthy businessmen, but those who dare to do this in the place where the plaque is arranged, I am afraid that only Zhang Miao dares to do it.

In some ways, as Zhang Chao's eldest brother, Zhang Miao does have such strength.

When Zhang Chao rode a horse and came to the front of Zhang's mansion with the iron guard, the housekeeper Zhang Xing had already waited with everyone in the mansion, but he didn't see Zhang Miao's figure, which was also the only person in the entire Jinyang City who could not welcome Zhang's super large frame.

"Steward Zhang has worked hard." After seeing Zhang Xing, Zhang Chao did not show the slightest displeasure, on the contrary, he said with a smile on his face as before.

"The second son is hard. The Lord is already waiting for you inside. Zhang Xing also said with a respectful face.

"Okay." After Zhang Chao agreed, he strode towards the house. Dian Wei and Xu Chu had already led a group of iron guards into the mansion to escort them.

Zhang Miao was sitting in the main hall in the middle of the house, posing as if he had been waiting for Zhang Chao to come to the ceremony.

As long as Zhang Chao is still in Jinyang City, if nothing else, he will come to ask for peace twice a month, and after a long time, a rule has been formed, and Zhang Miao will not have any doubts about Zhang Chao's arrival.

There was the sound of footsteps outside the door, the sound of the arrival of the guards. Then Zhang Chao, who was dressed in white, walked into the main hall, bowed first, and then looked up and said, "Brother has said hello to my brother." ”

"Hehe, Zhiyuan doesn't have to be so polite, please get up quickly." Zhang Miao said with a satisfied expression.

As the former head of a county, Zhang Miao doesn't attach much importance to this, and the most worthy of showing off in his life is that he has such a younger brother, a brother who can impress everyone in the world.

Zhang Chao, who had saluted, sat down next to Zhang Miao, and then pulled up the parents as usual.

In the past, the same was true when I came to see the ceremony, and after the ceremony, there would always be a small talk for a while, and there was everything in it. This time Zhang Chao was no exception, leading the topic to the matter of strengthening the army.

"Big brother, now we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers, with their existence, and the state is worry-free, and Jinyang City is worry-free." Zhang Chao said with a proud and proud look.

"Okay. Zhiyuan is naturally handsome, with you in charge, my brother should rest assured. Listening to Zhang Chao's heroic words, Zhang Miao also said with great emotion.

Seeing that the eldest brother's interest was good, Zhang Chao said casually: "Big brother, do you know why our army will shake the wind so quickly?" ”

"This... It should be the reason why Zhiyuan employs people properly. Zhang Miao said casually. This is also due to the fact that he has not been in military affairs for a long time. Of course, facts have also proved that the army is indeed much stronger in the hands of Zhang Chao than in his hands.

Listening to Zhang Miao's answer, Zhang Chao shook his head with a smile and said, "Definitely." Big brother, although I am ambitious, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and if there is not enough gold and silver to support it, the army will not be able to recover in a short time. ”

"Oh, that's right, money is really important to build an army." Zhang Miao was moved.

"Yes, money matters. Therefore, I made preparations for a long time, especially in relation to trade with the Rus' kingdom and Goryeo. Zhang Chao began to take the opportunity to test the tone of the eldest brother. For example, opium 0 seems to be unknown to ordinary people, but it is indeed not a secret to the high-level people in the group.

Zhang Miao also knew what Zhang Chao was talking about, and immediately smiled: "Yes, all of this depends on Zhiyuan's precautions, and opium 0 has indeed brought us a lot of profits."

Seeing that the eldest brother took the initiative to mention this matter, Zhang Chao seized the opportunity and said, "Yes." To say that we can have everything now, the development of commerce is indispensable, and the profits brought by opium 0 are huge and irreplaceable. But if someone wants to play the idea of 0 opium, the eldest brother says what should I do? ”

"Oh? Is there anyone else in the world who can make something like this? Zhang Miao said with a shocked look after hearing this.

"Not really." Zhang Chao replied: "I'm just saying that if someone wants to buy and sell these things privately, what should I do? ”

"It must be severely punished, this is the foundation of business." Zhang Miao didn't know that Zhang Chao was deliberately taking advantage of his words, so he said it in a habit.

From the eldest brother's answer, Zhang Chao could feel that he should not know the inside story. Could it be that it was just because of Zhang Xing's housekeeper's self-assertion? If that's the case, isn't this person too bold?

When Zhang Chao was still pondering, Zhang Miao also seemed to sense something, how to say that he was also a person who was the guardian of a county, and now he was in a special position, it was obviously impossible to say that he did not have a little brain. "What's the matter, Zhiyuan, could it be that someone is playing opium 0 The idea can't be realized?"

didn't expect the eldest brother to ask, so Zhang Chao didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "Yes, it's someone." ”

"Oh!" Hearing this result, Zhang Miao was obviously taken aback, and then said, "Is it still related to me?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Chao still nodded back.

"Who is it?" Sure enough, he guessed by himself, Zhang Miao's face suddenly became ugly, and when he asked this sentence, his whole body was tense, and his fists were clenched, as if he was a beast that would eat people at any time.

At this point, Zhang Chao could only say bluntly: "According to the investigation, it is Zhang Xing, the housekeeper in the house." ”

"Is that him?" As soon as he heard this, Zhang Miao was stunned at first, and then wanted to ask if it was true, but when he thought of the status of his brother now, such a thing would definitely not be believed, and the next words were swallowed back.

At this time, Zhang Miao finally understood why Zhang Chao talked to him about opium 0, it turned out that the matter involved the housekeeper in his house. But why is it Zhang Xing? He's always treated this person like a son.

Zhang Miao's face turned a little red, and his clenched fists began to slowly loosen. He has always regarded Zhang Chao as his hope since he had no children, but when Zhang Chao became the master of one party, he was not as convenient as before to meet him, so he focused on the housekeeper Zhang Xing, this person is very good at things, it can be said that he likes it deeply, there are no children and no daughters, and the age is right, he will treat it as his own child, and now that the matter involves this person, how can he not hesitate?

Zhang Chao has been paying attention to the change in the expression on his eldest brother's face, and the performance of this meeting is all in his eyes.