But Zhang Siwei and others did not raise any objections.

First, gentlemen are ashamed to talk about profits, as university scholars, on the surface, they naturally still have to pretend, and they can't compete to be the god of wealth of the Ming Dynasty.

The second is that the cabinet is now the cabinet in which Zhang Juzheng has the final say, and they can't disobey Zhang Juzheng's intentions.

Therefore, in the next step, they all looked at Wang Guoguang with a smile, and they all praised Wang Guoguang for being more suitable for this God of Wealth.

However, although they could not snatch the power of the proposed decree and even the future responsibility of the branch in their own hands, they still wrote letters to their family businessmen after returning to the official residence, hoping to prepare to contribute to the Son of Heaven's desire to rejuvenate the country and enrich the people, and remind their family to actively strive for it.

And Zhang Juzheng also wrote letters, but he didn't just write letters to his own people.

In order to take this opportunity to make the matter of the gentry paying for food and errands more successful, he also instructed his eldest son Zhang Jingxiu:

"Send a letter to Xu Weizhen (Xu Guo) of She County, and tell him about the three million taels of money to rejuvenate the country and enrich the people in your name."

After hearing this, Zhang Jingxiu couldn't help asking: "Isn't he against his father's being robbed of his love, and he also sympathizes with Wu Zhongxing, why does his father give him this benefit?" ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "How can you care about personal grievances for the king, especially in the position of being a father, there is no real enemy and wrong, only pros and cons!" His Xu family was originally a Great Hui businessman, and he should know better than us Chu people how to make three million taels more, and rejuvenate the country and enrich the people. ”

"The son is taught."

Zhang Jingxiu replied after hearing this.

Zhang Juzheng thought about it again and said: "You send a letter to Wang Yuanyu (Wang Xijue) in Taicang, and in your name, notify a few more companies to facilitate competition." ”

After Zhang Jingxiu heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Taicang Wang family? But in the Susong area, the Xu family has the most workshops and firms, why did my father only remind Wang Yuanyu, who was also against you being robbed of love, and forced you to be angry, instead of Mr. Xu? ”

"Will this hurt the Xu family even more?"

Zhang Jingxiu asked again after asking.

After all, when it comes to relationships, his Zhang family and Xu family have the closest relationship.

Moreover, the Zhang family has lost face to the Xu family many times, but the Xu family has not expressed any dissatisfaction, and as always, they greet the Zhang family every New Year's holiday.

Zhang Juzheng said at this time: "It's because the Xu family's industry is too big, so we need to support other gentry to balance him!" ”

"For a father, you can't waste public interests for personal friendship, this is not my Zhang family's silver, it's Your Majesty's and the court's silver, if it's my Zhang family, naturally I want to give it all to the Xu family, but it's not."

"Moreover, not only will there be no Xu family this time, but there will also be no one in the future! I believe that Mr. Xu will understand as a father. ”

Zhang Jingxiu said yes after hearing this.

Zhang Juzheng looked out of the window at this time, it was the spring season, the rain was abundant, and the rain curtain outside the eaves was already dense, covering the outline of other official residences.

And at this time the secondary auxiliary residence.

Zhang Siwei also wrote a letter to his younger brother Zhang Sijiao, telling Zhang Sijiao about the fact that the Son of Heaven and the imperial court were expected to take out three million taels of silver as an investment to rejuvenate the country and enrich the people, and at the same time, he also instructed Cheng Jiu:

"I instructed the person who sent the letter to tell the second master in person, just say my words, let Jiangling become notorious in the world, and let everyone in the world hate Jiangling, and the matter must be done as soon as possible! The reversal of the situation is urgent! ”

"For example, today's son is generous, and he takes the initiative to rejuvenate the country and enrich the people with money inside and outside, but the benefits in this are now because he is the first assistant, and he can occupy the right to distribute this benefit!"

"Therefore, no matter how respectful I usually am to him, he still gave the power to distribute this benefit to his true confidant Wang Guoguang first!"

"Therefore, if our Zhang family wants to get the most benefits of this benefit in the future, we have to reverse it as soon as possible! We have to step up our efforts to make Gangneung a heinous criminal! Can't delay any longer! It's not just a matter of the gentry paying food as an errand and paying for it, but also the benefits of the future! ”

Zhu Yijun's generous investment of millions of taels of silver in order to allow silver to flow between the treasury and the people and to promote the development of productive forces undoubtedly intensified the struggle among the bureaucrats, scholars, and doctors.

Although, Zhu Yijun took out this cake to rejuvenate the country and enrich the people; But the bureaucracy and doctors are thinking about how to get more of the cake into their mouths.

Faced with the temptation of great profits, meat eaters tend to be more greedy than proletarians.

After all, proletarians are often bound by ideas and morals that have been brainwashed by the rulers for many years, but meat-eaters are shrewd people who understand that seizing the opportunity to take advantage of the information gap and occupy more resources is the foundation of gaining a foothold in this society.

What's more, greed is also the driving force for people to be rich, how many people can be rich and noble who are not greedy? At most, it is more controllable in reason while being greedy.

Therefore, Zhang Siwei can't wait to replace Zhang Juzheng.

He really couldn't wait.

Although he knew that it would not be easy to topple the show, the emperor may not have supported it.

But on the contrary, the emperor took out a number of big peaches that made people greedy, and if he didn't fight Zhang Juzheng, he wouldn't be able to eat all these peaches.

"It's not just about inverting Zhang, making Zhang Juzheng notorious, but also dragging the Xu family into the water!"

Zhang Siwei said another sentence at this time, he obviously didn't want the Xu family to hinder him from taking power and profit in the future, so he whispered to Cheng Jiu as he spoke, and let Cheng Jiu get up like this, like this.

……

"It is to make Gangneung notorious, everyone shouts and beats, and everyone thinks that Gangneung is safe when the world is down!"

A month later, Matsue Huating.

On this day, in the entire Huating area, dark clouds are pressing down, and heavy rain is coming.

On this day, Zhang Sijiao came to Xu's house, and conveyed to Xu Jie, Xu Ying and other Xu family members Zhang Siwei's opinion that Zhang Juzheng was going to continue to reform the system, that is, to implement the integration of officials and gentry to pay grain and be on errands, and to stop this new policy.

As he spoke, Zhang Sijiao said again: "According to my brother's intentions, it is obviously inappropriate to confront the imperial court, but there is no need to worry about stinking Jiangling!" ”

"Although Jiangling is cunning, he has Shilin friendship in his heart, and he is not as ruthless as Yan Song, who is really ruthless, he can be bullied! As long as the people of the world who instigated him are more dissatisfied with Zhang Juzheng, he will inevitably be afraid, and he will not dare to continue the reform; ”

"Second, because of the new policy, there are more ignorant small people who cannot be slaves of large families, and this kind of small people are more ruthless and immoral, so they can take the opportunity to instigate them to take revenge on Jiangling, do something to burn his house and destroy his grave, so that Jiangling will be even more afraid, even if Jiangling is afraid, his people will be afraid, and force him to give up the reform."

"As long as Jiangling does not reform the system, the entire Zhang Party will not be reformed again, and in this way, even if the Son of Heaven wants to reform the system, it will be difficult to change it again!"

"That's right!"

"There are many scholars and slaves who are dissatisfied with him Zhang Juzheng, if they spend some more money and have a brother as a backer, they will not be afraid of him Jiangling and denounce Jiangling's crimes!"

Xu Ying echoed at this time.

And Zhang Sijiao looked at Xu Jie: "Old man, what do you think?" ”

Xu Jie, who had been silent, opened his mouth at this time, and said with a smile: "Jiangling is my student after all, and it is inconvenient for our Xu family to participate, not to mention, he is still a minister of care, a teacher of the Son of Heaven, as an auxiliary minister of the two dynasties, for the sake of the royal family, my Xu family can't do too much, and it will be the opposite, if my Xu family intervenes, I am afraid it will anger the Heavenly family, which is not conducive to Ziwei being the country." As for what you have to do, do it. ”

After hearing this, Zhang Sijiao and Xu Ying both had a look of disappointment on their faces.

Zhang Sijiao even sneered secretly, and then said: "Please forgive me for being presumptuous, does the old gentleman already know about three million taels or six million taels of rejuvenating the country and enriching the people?" ”

Xu Jie shook his head: "I haven't received a letter from Jiangling about this." ”

"Sure enough, this student from Gangneung didn't take his teacher's kindness to heart at all."

Zhang Sijiao told Xu Jie's decision to allocate funds for rejuvenating the country and enriching the people, supporting industry and commerce, and setting up a branch office.

"Excessive!"

Syllable!

Xu Ying suddenly slapped the table, stood up, and looked at Xu Jie with a short breath: "Father! He Zhang Jiangling really didn't take you to heart! ”

Xu Jie's face also sank at this time.

Zhang Sijiao also looked at Xu Jie.

But Xu Jie didn't speak, and in the entire room, which was as dark as night, there was only the ticking sound of the jade leaking silver pot.

(End of chapter)