To be honest, the Zeng family lacks nothing now, wealth, people, positions, the Zeng family has everything, there is an uncle as an official outside, and there are hundreds of thousands of families inside.

The Zeng family has long passed the stage of being troubled by food and clothing, even if her Zeng Banniang has stopped all her business since then, as long as there is no loser in the family, the brocade clothes and jade food dare not guarantee, and the living standard of the middle and upper families will live a few generations in peace but there is no problem at all.

Wealth, their family is enough. And in this generation, whether it is brothers or sisters-in-law, there is absolutely no one who will lose.

Although the Great Song Dynasty thought that becoming a scholar was the ordinary pursuit of society, and the education popularization rate was indeed very high, but all possible families would also send their children to learn a few words, but there were not many scholars like the Zeng family. Don't look at anything else, just look at the Zeng family in such a poor situation, those tens of thousands of books, the entire Great Song Kingdom, except for the royal family, which one can be compared?

If the children of such a family can't get into a jinshi, that's a joke.

Not to mention, my grandfather's generation, their one is a six-jinshi, my father's generation, a five-jinshi, every three years, the Jinshi takes, but just that number of people, looking at the entire Great Song Dynasty, whose family can produce so many jinshi?

The Zeng family's reputation among Shilin is not just the four words of the famous family in the autumn rain, which was obtained overnight.

The so-called family is not a single reference to wealth, the Liu family has several famous families, if it is said that there is money, Liu Zongyuan's family in the Tang Dynasty is poor enough, it will not affect the status of the Hedong Liu family for hundreds of years, and it is really a famous family. It is said that the three generations look at food and clothing, and the fourth generation reads articles, no matter how poor the Zeng family is, but if the Zeng family is the second in Jiangxi, absolutely no one dares to say that it is the first.

Now those in power in the court, including the deceased Fan Gong, are so courteous to his second brother Zeng Zigu, his own character is naturally the main factor, and it is absolutely inseparable from the Zeng family.

The Zeng family has no shortage of talents, no shortage of money, and no lack of reputation, but in Banniang's view, talent, money, reputation, in this era with morality as the first quasi-social criterion, the reputation of the Zeng family is far from enough.

At the beginning, she had already thought about using the money that now meant only numbers to her to pave a splendid road for her brothers' official careers.

The Zeng family is not short of money, and when the brothers are officials, they have absolute confidence, first, they will not be greedy for ink, and second, they will not buy for power and profit, so as to lose their own criteria for being an official. And with the reputation of kindness and righteousness that the money has paved, even if others want to stumble, it is definitely not so easy.

Especially now, the things she encountered in the city made her feel that her reputation was more important. Sometimes, the towers of fame can't even compete with power.

Therefore, Zeng Banniang has to do good deeds. And the good deeds that she had done in the local area in the past were obviously no longer sufficient for her. While selling fame and reputation, she really did something righteous and good that was beneficial to the people and the country, such a win-win move, Banniang never felt that there was anything wrong.

Therefore, as soon as Cai Junmo mentioned this, Banniang laughed.

"Father-in-law, I came here today, in fact, there are two things, one is that my father-in-law hasn't tasted the side dishes made by his daughter for a long time, and I am afraid that it will take half a year to go, so Baba ran over to try his skills, so that my father-in-law can try a few new dishes I have recently come up with. Second, my daughter thinks that today's business, the annual profit is stable, and the profit is a lot, although our family has a large population, but we can't use the money, especially when we put it there to embroider, it is better to contribute to do something beneficial to the people and the country. But now that my father has passed away, the eldest brother and the second brother have returned to Nanfeng, and there is no one to discuss with my daughter, so I want to take out the money and do some good things for the poor people, but I have no good way, and I can't find anyone to consult, so I have to trouble my father-in-law and ask him for an idea. The father-in-law asked, but what could he do to make his daughter contribute? ”

The things that happened before Sheraton's workshop and shop, Cai Junmo also saw it.

If there is no one behind the scenes, Cai Junmo doesn't believe it, he has been an official for many years, if he didn't even have this calculation, he would not be in his current position. Obviously, it is because someone is worried about the Zeng family's money, and Lu Seventeen, the owner behind the soybean oil mill and soy sauce mill that has an unusual relationship with the Zeng family, is also remembered, but unfortunately Lu Seventeen is a monolith, and the heavenly family is now reusing him. But the Zeng family is different.

The Zeng family is an official, but they are all released officials, and they can't speak in the court, and finally the official family remembered Zeng Budo, but now he is dead. Although Zeng Zigu is famous, he has not entered the ranks in the end, although there is a teacher like Ouyang Yongshu who is like a light in the court, but in the end he is only a teacher and a student. If you want to wait for the brothers of the Zeng family to come out, time is not allowed, at this time, it is imperative to take money out to exchange reputation.

Cai Junmo didn't know that Banniang had been doing a lot of righteous and good things in the local area in the name of the Zeng family, but that wasn't enough. If you want to do business in the entire Great Song Kingdom, and if you want to establish a place in the capital, you have to do something that can go straight to the sky.

Now there is just an opportunity, but the funds needed, but it is a huge amount of money, Cai Junmo is worried that Banniang is just a girl in the end, and she may not be able to think so far-reaching, so she plans to talk to her about the pros and cons, hoping that she can come up with money, so that the money can be taken from the people and used by the people. I didn't want Banniang to mention it herself.

Cai Junmo couldn't help but nodded appreciatively.

"Banniang, you can think like this, there is a matter now, the official family has been worried for many days, there is no solution, although I am not a person of the three divisions, but as a courtier, it is impossible not to care about the affairs of the court, so I know a little, so I put it in my heart."

"I wonder what my father-in-law is talking about?"

Cai Junmo mentioned the worries of the official family, and mentioned the three divisions, which is obviously a big deal. Even if she mentioned it to herself, it was obvious that she could do her part or two in this matter. If she could really help, wouldn't she just buy an insurance policy for her business? Banniang asked eagerly.

"Now you know about the use of troops in Northern Liao. The Great Song Dynasty and the Northern Liao have been in constant friction, but it has been delayed until now, and the official family has made up their minds to fight under the provocation of the Northern Liao. ”

Banniang was shocked, if she said anything else, she was sure that she could do it, but as far as her little money was concerned, as far as normal people were concerned, she was indeed very rich, but if it involved in the war, even if she contributed all the money, it was only a drop in the bucket in terms of the materials needed to fight. What's more, this war doesn't know when it will end.

It's one thing to want to buy fame, but you can't let yourself go bankrupt for fame, right? This is contrary to the original intention.

However, since the father-in-law can say it, he must also have his plans, and he can't really bankrupt her family, so after a pause, Banniang asked: "The father-in-law and his daughter said this, but what can the daughter do within her ability?" ”

Cai Junmo said: "Now that the treasury is empty, we have to fight with Northern Liao, and military supplies are a headache." ”

"The amount of money it takes to march to fight an army is immeasurable, and although my daughter has some property, she will never dare to say that she can solve the military supply with her own strength." Banniang carefully worded her words and raised her own doubts.

Hearing her say this, Cai Junmo smiled: "You also said that you can't do it alone, but you are not the only businessman in our Great Song Kingdom?" ”

"This ......," Banniang's eyes lit up, "what does the father-in-law mean?" ”

Cai Junmo stroked his beard, but smiled silently.

Banniang saw that he was waiting for him to understand, so he said: "What does my father-in-law mean, is it for me to use my influence in Quanzhou Lane to organize businessmen to raise donations for the country?" ”

"Yes, but this matter still has to be totaled one or two, you can't act rashly, let's see if there is any conclusion on the court side first. If you're not in a hurry, you might as well postpone your trip for a few days. ”

Banniang thought of the great benefits behind this matter, how could it not be? He said: "Postponement for a few days is just a rush on the road to make up for the delay." Then I will wait for the message of my father. ”

She now controls half of the real estate in the entire Quanzhou Port Commercial Street, and therefore, she holds a certain lifeline of the entire Quanzhou Port transaction, and Lin Zhaoqing is obviously not a short-sighted businessman. On Li Yongxing's side, if he can also say that he can move, the funds that the three of them can donate alone are also a very considerable amount. It is not impossible to use the influence of the three-person firm among the businessmen, and dare not say much, and make up one hundred thousand yuan. If this war can end within two years, then their 100,000 guan can be worth at least one-third of the military consumption, and they have such a contribution to the Great Song Dynasty, and others will want to embarrass her in the future, but they are afraid that they do not have absolute strength, and they may not even dare to embarrass her to suppress her.

Moreover, with this, it will also be of great benefit to the future career of the brothers. The Zeng family will also leave a very good impression in the hearts of the official family again, paving the talents and learning of the brothers, why worry that their careers will not have better and long-term development in the future? Why worry about your own business kingdom without a backer?

Thinking of this, Banniang got up and gave Cai Junmo a big salute: "Thank you, father-in-law." ”

She can have such a vision and mind, Cai Junmo is also very pleased, and feels that she really did not look at the wrong person at the beginning. Looking at Banniang's eyes, she was very soft, waved her hand, and said, "Are you sure, how much money can you donate?" so that the father-in-law may have a number in his heart. ”

Banniang told Cai Junmo what she had considered before.

Cai Junmo was overjoyed: "Can there be a million? Is this true? ”

"If Li Yongxing can also help, it shouldn't be difficult."

"Okay, when you go, help your father-in-law bring a letter to Li Yongxing."

"If the father-in-law can also help persuade him, the likelihood of success in this matter is greatly increased."

"I'll write now, Banniang, you help polish ink for your father."

Seeing that Cai Junmo thought of it, she did it, and Ba Niang Waner: "Today, my daughter won't polish ink for her father-in-law, so call the waiting maid in the study, and my daughter will cook two delicious dishes for her father-in-law." ”

Cai Junmo smiled: "It's okay or not, it's really been a long time since I've enjoyed your blessings, and I was talking to your stepmother about you a few days ago." Go ahead, call me the people outside. ”