Zhao Junchen ate this pot of dog meat with relish and felt that his body was much warmer.
Zhao Junchen certainly understood that Xuan Ye shot the hound and gave the hound's body to him to taste, which meant "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks".
But Zhao Junchen never regards himself as a lackey. He believes that he will definitely become a hunter in the future! Those high-ranking hunters today may become lackeys in the future! So when he eats this meal of dog meat, he also
There are no psychological barriers at all.
But when Gao Yang and Zhao Junchen were eating this pot of dog meat, they didn't know how to taste it and were frightened.
After finally waiting for Zhao Junchen to express that he was full, Gao Yang quickly said goodbye. Naturally, Zhao Junchen would not keep him, so he waved his hand and let him leave. Zhao An also took advantage of the situation to accompany him and leave.
Looking at Zhao An and Gao Yang's leaving figures, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed.
The same shortcomings have always existed in officialdom at all times and at home and abroad, that is, upper-level officials always like to re-appoint those with stains and shortcomings of character. On the contrary, they keep a distance from, or even ridicule, those with noble character and clear conscience.
Far away.
Without him, the people below have the handle to fall into their own hands. From now on, they will be easy to control, and they can use it with confidence. They can become "confidants", and naturally they can be reused and promoted... As for those good people who are unwilling to join in the same trend, they can only
Stay down there and suffer slowly.
But the consequence of this approach is that villains rule, despicable people run rampant in the world, and noble people are not promoted and reused.
In his last life, Zhao Junchen was deeply saddened by this phenomenon, but now he has become a participant and defender of this phenomenon.
Just like Gao Yang, he is obviously a treasonous, greedy and reckless person, but after he proves his loyalty, all kinds of resources in Zhao Junchen's hands will be inclined towards him, helping him to rise higher and gain greater real power.
"After being tempered by the world, I eventually became what I hated most at the beginning..."
Zhao Junchen smiled bitterly and laughed at himself, but he seemed to have no intention of changing.
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On the other side, after Gao Yang left Zhao Junchen's room, he quickly and solemnly thanked Zhao An again, and promised Zhao An many promises again. Zhao An said that we will be our own people who share weal and woe from now on, and there is no need to be like this.
polite.
After finishing the scene, Gao Yang cautiously probed: "But I don't know, what is the relationship between our 'Jubao Trading Firm' and Mr. Zhao Ge? If shopkeeper Zhao can speak in front of Mr. Zhao Ge, Mr. Zhao Ge is also willing to sell to
Shopkeeper Zhao seems to be very familiar with his face... Is it possible that Mr. Zhao Ge is also involved in the 'Jubao Trading Company'?"
Gao Yang is a smart man. Just from some details of today's conversation, he has guessed something and thinks that the relationship between Zhao Junchen and "Jubao Trading Company" is very deep.
In fact, Gao Yang has long begun to doubt the origin and background of "Jubao Trading Company", but although he is a very important general in Xuanfu Town, he is just an inconspicuous little person in the entire Ming Dynasty. Gao Yang himself is also self-aware.
, knows very well that many things should not be studied too deeply, and there are some things that a small person like him is not qualified to participate in. As long as the money is safe, it will be fine, so he has always turned a blind eye to some of the actions of "Jubao Trading Company"
Close one eye,
But now, Gao Yang's handle is in the hands of "Jubao Trading Company" and he can no longer get off the ship. Naturally, he wants to find out what kind of ship he has boarded.
Zhao An also knew that Gao Yang was a smart man and had long expected that Gao Yang would have this problem. He and Gao Yang left Zhao Junchen's room together just to answer Gao Yang's questions.
However, after all, Gao Yang is a newcomer who has just boarded the ship, and he is also a cunning person. He cannot be trusted immediately and reveals too much information.
Therefore, Zhao An just explained in a taboo manner: "With the intelligence of General Gao, he will naturally understand that a business firm with strong financial resources like ours must have a profound background. General Gao is now one of our own, and I can also reveal it to you."
Some secrets... There are many, many shareholders behind our Jubao Trading Company, and every shareholder is an unspeakable big shot!"
Zhao An's words are not false. There are indeed many shareholders of "Jubao Trading Company". Zhao Junchen has the knowledge of future generations. Naturally, he will not only use his own money to do things, nor will he only use today's money to do things.
Therefore, the shareholders of "Jubao Trading Company" not only include "Zhao Party" officials, Hui merchants, Shanxi merchants, etc., but under Zhao Junchen's clever operation, even Emperor Deqing's internal transportation warehouse can be regarded as "Jubao"
One of the major shareholders of "Jubao Trading Company", so the shareholders of "Jubao Trading Company" are indeed big shots.
It's just that these shareholders don't know the specific business of "Jubao Trading Company", they just receive some dividends from "Jubao Trading Company" every quarter. Zhao Junchen is the actual controller of "Jubao Trading Company" and the largest shareholder of "Jubao Trading Company"
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However, under Zhao An's clever misdirection, Gao Yang mistakenly believed that Zhao Junchen was just one of the many shareholders of "Jubao Trading Company", and he was a relatively inconspicuous one. There were many big figures working together behind "Jubao Trading Company"!
In this way, Gao Yang infinitely improved the background of "Jubao Trading Company", and felt awe and surprise in his heart.
In awe of the profound background of "Jubao Trading Company", Gao Yang will naturally not dare to betray easily in the future; he is pleasantly surprised that he is a blessing in disguise, joining such a powerful behemoth. He is undoubtedly climbing a big tree, as long as he is close
If he hugs the thigh of "Jubao Trading Company", his crimes will not cause any problems. Instead, they will become a certificate of surrender, so that the other party can trust him and reuse him, and he may be promoted step by step in the future.
Thinking of this, Gao Yang became more respectful and affectionate towards Zhao An, nodding his head repeatedly and saying: "Yes! Yes! We will all be our own people from now on... If shopkeeper Zhao encounters anything in the future, just tell me directly.
I will handle it as my own business! No, I will work harder than my own business!"
Zhao An said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I do have one thing here that requires the help of the senior counselor."
Gao Yang looked overjoyed, thinking that Zhao An's handing over the matter to him was a sign of his initial integration into the group, and quickly said: "Shopkeeper Zhao, please tell me."
Zhao An sighed and said: "Recently, there will be some chaos in the capital center. Mr. Zhao Ge took the initiative to ask Ying to negotiate with Jianzhou Jurchen this time just to avoid the chaos in the capital center and didn't want to deal with those things.
Right or wrong... Mr. Zhao Ge originally thought that this negotiation would take a long time, but he didn't expect that it would be concluded in just one day... But before the new year, Mr. Zhao Ge did not want to return to the capital too quickly.
, I still want to stay in Xuanfu Town for a few days, but I don’t know if Senior Counselor has any solution?"
After Gao Yang pondered for a moment, he quickly nodded and said: "This matter is easy to handle. There is a group of bandits on the lower road of Xuanhua Mansion. They are not big, only thirty or fifty people. I originally planned to raise them until they become fat.
After that, we sent troops to encircle and suppress the people. But since Mr. Zhao Ge did not want to return to Beijing too early, we announced that this group of bandits had become powerful and were looting near the official road between the capital and Xuanfu Town. What is the identity of Mr. Zhao Ge?
Noble? Naturally, I cannot risk returning to the capital at this time. I will personally lead the troops to suppress the bandits. By the way, I will delay the time. When Mr. Zhao Ge wants to leave for the capital, this group of bandits can be put down...
Alas, it’s a pity that this group of bandits has not yet formed a trend, and if they are eliminated in advance, there will not be much floating income.”
Zhao An said with a smile: "Gao Shen will do things with care, and we, Jubao Trading Company, will naturally not treat him badly."
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On the next day, Zhao Junchen left the border camp and rushed to Xuanhua Mansion, the core of Xuanfu Town.
After arriving at Xuanhua Mansion, Zhao Junchen took a short rest and planned to return to Beijing to report the results of the negotiations to Emperor Deqing. However, before Zhao Junchen could leave, Xuanhua Mansion received news that rogue bandits were plundering official roads.
As a result, Zhao Junchen's trip was naturally interrupted, and he had no choice but to stay in Xuanhua Mansion. Gao Yang took the initiative to ask for orders, vowing to annihilate the banditry as soon as possible and clear the way for Zhao Junchen to return.
Then he led a group of border troops to secure the territory and the people.
In the next few days, Zhao Junchen stayed in Xuanhua Mansion, but he was never idle. Sometimes he secretly helped "Jubao Trading Company" to further expand its influence, and sometimes he inspected the current situation of Shaanxi-Gansu refugees in Xuanfu Town incognito.
By the way, I also made many good friends and took the opportunity to make friends with various civil and military officials in Xuanfu Town. I also became more and more aware of many conditions in Xuanfu Town.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen has been keeping a close eye on the movements in the capital center.
Just like what Zhao An said, Zhao Junchen believed that there would be some chaos in the center of the capital during this period.
According to Zhao Junchen's inference, the imperial court's plan against the Six Ministries of Nanjing will soon make further progress. Under the calculations of the old and young foxes in the center of the capital, the Six Ministries of Nanjing will soon lose control and arouse public outrage.
If it loses the hearts of the people, the imperial court center will take the opportunity to propose the matter of taking back power, which will inevitably cause a lot of controversy, and it will be necessary to send an important minister to Nanjing again to take charge of the Six Ministries.
However, Zhao Junchen did not want to be involved in this controversy, nor did he want to become the important minister who rushed to Nanjing to take charge. Naturally, he could hide whenever he could at this time.
At the same time, when Prince Zhu Heyu goes out to the capital to investigate the vassal king, preliminary results will soon be available. At that time, it will definitely be a thunderbolt. Prince Zhu Heyu himself will also attract a lot of criticism. Zhao Junchen
He had his own thoughts in mind and did not plan to come forward to speak for Zhu Heyu too early. He also needed Zhao Junchen to stay in Xuanfu Town and hide for a while.
All in all, after the situation in the capital has calmed down, it is the best time for Zhao Junchen to start picking fruits.
Then, Zhao Junchen stayed in Xuanhua Mansion for five or six days, but the situation at the capital center was still calm. The chaos Zhao Junchen expected did not appear for a long time. Not only did the imperial center's plan for the six departments in Nanjing continue to
None of them have progressed to the next step. Prince Zhu Heyu's investigation of the vassal kings in various places has also encountered certain obstacles, and there has been no result.
Zhao Junchen knew in his heart that this situation was obviously due to Zhou Shangjing's intervention to stabilize the situation. This old fox just didn't want him to be left alone.
Originally, he planned to watch the fire from across the bank, but the fire on the other bank did not start burning. Zhao Junchen felt a little embarrassed at this time and felt that he was in a dilemma.
Finally, seeing that the New Year's Eve was approaching, Zhao Junchen would miss Emperor Deqing's birthday if he did not return to the capital. However, he could not delay it any longer, so he had to admit that he had missed a move when facing Zhou Shangjing.
Set off back to Beijing.
Of course, when Zhao Junchen decided to return to Beijing, Gao Yang "happened" to receive good news, saying that he had eliminated the banditry and ensured the safety of official roads.
In fact, in addition to the approaching New Year's Eve, there were two other factors that prompted Zhao Junchen to return to Beijing.
First of all, the heroes from Shaanxi and Gansu have arrived in the capital one after another in the past few days, waiting for the reward from Emperor Deqing. Zhao Junchen must rush back to the capital in time to win benefits for his confidants.
Secondly, the Zhao Mansion sent people to quickly report that several Huizhou merchant leaders had arrived in the capital at this time and were waiting for Zhao Junchen to ask for a meeting after he returned to the capital. It seemed that they had something important to do.
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I have something to do today and it’s already very late to go home, so there is only a short chapter.