Outside the East Garden, after Zhao Junchen explained his thoughts to Wang Baoren in detail, Wang Baoren looked at Zhao Junchen with more and more complicated eyes, and kept feeling in his heart that the future life is terrible.
Wang Baoren also had great ambitions in his heart. He hoped that he could be as powerful as Zhou Shangjing, setting an example for all officials and leading the gentry.
It's a pity that in the past few decades, Zhou Shangjing has always been an insurmountable mountain for Wang Baoren. He was always suppressed by Zhou Shangjing as soon as he started to gain momentum.
Not long ago, after Wang Baoren learned that Zhou Shangjing was dead, he felt both disappointed and lucky. He was disappointed that he might never have a chance to defeat Zhou Shangjing, but he was lucky that he would soon no longer be suppressed by Zhou Shangjing.
But at this moment, after experiencing Zhao Junchen's intelligence and determination, Wang Baoren had a vague premonition - maybe, after Zhou Shangjing, he would continue to be suppressed by Zhao Junchen in the future.
What's even more frightening is that Zhao Junchen is much younger than Zhou Shangjing! He is also much younger than himself!
While feeling complicated, Wang Baoren suddenly asked: "Zhao Gechen, although you and I have made an agreement in advance not to conceal information related to Zhou Shangjing from each other, but now you are so candid in explaining your thoughts to me.
There is nothing to hide, and I’m afraid it’s not just a simple matter of fulfilling the agreement, right? Could it be that... you hope that I will convey your attitude to His Majesty when I return to Beijing to report on my duties in the future, right?”
Zhao Junchen still had a calm attitude and nodded: "Actually, the most ideal situation is for Zhou Shoufu to inform Jin Shen of the junior's attitude, and His Majesty will receive the news through Jin Shen, but... the junior is worried that his little trick will
Zhou Shoufu saw through it at a glance, and Zhou Shoufu was unwilling to cooperate with the junior's plan, so the junior's act of loyalty to His Majesty became useless! Therefore, if Grand Master Wang is willing to truthfully convey the junior's attitude to His Majesty, the junior will naturally be grateful.
."
Wang Baoren first frowned and snorted, and then he seemed to suddenly think of something. His frown quickly relaxed, and his expression became much kinder. He also nodded and said: "Okay, let me sell Zhao Gechen a favor, and wait for Nanjing
After the situation is settled, I will no longer hide Zhao Gechen's views from anyone."
Seeing that Wang Baoren agreed to his request so happily, Zhao Junchen quickly guessed Wang Baoren's plan.
Obviously, the focus of Wang Baoren's promise just now is the three words "anyone".
Therefore, Wang Baoren would not only convey Zhao Junchen's position and attitude to Emperor Deqing, but also convey the relevant information to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, as well as several important gentry leaders in Jiangnan, using this inside information as a bargaining chip to obtain benefits for himself
.
The cooperation between Zhao Junchen and Wang Baoren is destined to be temporary. After the situation in Nanjing settles, the two will most likely part ways, so Zhao Junchen does not expect Wang Baoren to help him wholeheartedly and without any selfish motives.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen guessed Wang Baoren's plan and was not angry at all. He still smiled and said: "If this is the case, this junior will definitely look for opportunities to repay Grand Master Wang in the future."
At this point in the conversation, Zhao Junchen and Wang Baoren had already stopped outside the back door of the East Garden for a long time.
Wang Baoren didn't want to stay talking to Zhao Junchen under the nose of the Song family, and saw that the sky was getting dark, so he no longer wasted time to continue talking about Zhao Junchen's position and thoughts, but returned to the topic: "Zhao Gechen
Now that we have completely broken up with Zhou Shangjing, we will inevitably face waves of calculations and attacks from Zhou Shangjing. Zhao Gechen, how do you plan to deal with it? How do you need my cooperation?"
After a pause, Wang Baoren asked again: "Also, before you entered Nanjing, you said that after entering Nanjing, you would not only take revenge on Zhou Shangjing, but also take revenge on His Highness the Seventh Prince. Have your thoughts changed now? I have said so.
I would like to advise you, since you have broken up with Zhou Shangjing, it is better to focus on dealing with Zhou Shangjing, and don’t make enemies of the Seventh Prince at the same time!"
Zhao Junchen had already made up his mind and replied directly: "It is inevitable to become an enemy of Zhou Shangjing. As for the Seventh Prince... I'm afraid I still can't let it go! After all, as the junior said before, the merchants of the United Shipping Company will be severely punished and sealed."
The order to unite the shipping industry was publicly issued by His Highness the Seventh Prince. In the eyes of the world, it was the Seventh Prince who took the initiative to become an enemy of the younger generation, so the younger generation must respond, otherwise he will be looked down upon by others and his prestige will be greatly damaged..."
Seeing that Zhao Junchen still insisted on taking revenge on Zhu Hejian instead of focusing on dealing with Zhou Shangjing, Wang Baoren couldn't help but frown, thinking that Zhao Junchen's approach was really unwise.
But just when Wang Baoren wanted to exhort him again, Zhao Junchen changed the topic and said leisurely: "Unless..."
Wang Baoren's eyes flashed and he asked: "Unless what? Does Zhao Gechen want the seventh prince to give in and publicly apologize? If so, I am somewhat sure that he can convince him. After all, the seventh prince is also in trouble at the moment, so he probably doesn't want to
Be an enemy of Zhao Gechen!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head: "No, it's the exact opposite! Unless His Highness the Seventh Prince does not change his original intention, he will still firmly punish the United Shipping Company, investigate the various disciplinary violations of the United Shipping Company to the end, and even punish the United Shipping Company
Chase them fiercely and kill them all, otherwise there will be no chance of easing the relationship between this junior and the Seventh Prince!"
After hearing this, Wang Baoren was stunned again!
Before that, the reason why Zhao Junchen declared that he must retaliate against the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was that Zhu Hejian issued an order mercilessly in public, not only severely punishing the "United Shipping Company", but even sealing up the "United Shipping Company" industry!
But now, why does Zhao Junchen hope that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian will pursue and kill the "United Shipping Company"? He even regards this condition as a necessary prerequisite for the two sides to ease relations?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Baoren has been in officialdom for many years and is also an experienced and smart man, so after he was confused for a moment, he quickly understood the key!
The key is that at this moment in Nanjing, the nature of the "United Boat Company" has completely changed!
After the seventh prince Zhu Hejian issued an order to severely punish the "United Shipping Company", the Nanjing government quickly mobilized to arrest the merchants of the "United Shipping Company" and seized the properties of the "United Shipping Company". The huge industry of the "United Shipping Company" was also seized.
After that, because of Zhou Shangjing's secret operation, all the major gentry families took over and divided it up in a very short period of time!
Therefore, the leaders of the current "United Shipping Company" are no longer the former group of merchants, but have become Jiangnan gentry!
In this way, if the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian continues to severely punish various disciplinary violations of the "United Shipping Company", the targets will no longer be the same group of merchants, but will also become the Jiangnan Jingentry Group!
At the same time, Zhu Hejian ignored the change in identity of the leader of "United Shipping Company" and still insisted on strictly investigating "United Shipping Company". He also proved his position to the world by the way, indicating that Zhu Hejian's original decision to punish "United Shipping Company" was not deliberately targeted.
Zhao Junchen, the man behind the "United Shipping Company", is targeting all irregularities in business activities and treats everyone equally without any selfish grudges!
In this way, even if Zhao Junchen did not retaliate against Zhu Hejian afterwards, it would be considered excusable and his prestige would not be damaged.
After once again secretly sighing at Zhao Junchen's mental methods, Wang Baoren also shook his head and said: "I will truthfully convey Zhao Junchen's condition to His Highness the Seventh Prince, but I cannot guarantee His Highness the Seventh Prince's attitude!
If the Seventh Prince is only asked to publicly apologize to Zhao Gechen, I still have some confidence in persuasion. After all, the Seventh Prince's image has always been open-minded. This kind of thing will not damage the Seventh Prince's prestige too much... But Zhao Gechen's
As for the conditions, once the seventh prince agrees, it means that he will once again become the enemy of the Jiangnan gentry... As I said just now, the seventh prince is also in trouble at the moment, and he may not be willing to wade into this muddy water again. "
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter! I also know that His Highness the Seventh Prince is currently in trouble, so I won't go to Zhanyuan to bother him today. I guess the Seventh Prince doesn't want to see me as a variable appearing early, but I still bother Taishi Wang to be one step ahead.
Go to Zhanyuan and convey my condition to His Highness the Seventh Prince. I will also tell the Seventh Prince that I will soon give him a sufficient reason so that he can continue to severely punish the "United Shipping Company" without any worries. The Seventh Prince
There is no need to worry about the attitude of the gentry, just cooperate with the changing situation when the time comes!"
Zhao Junchen knew very well that some important changes must have occurred in Zhanyuan, where Zhu Hejian lived temporarily. However, Zhao Junchen did not intend to meet Zhu Hejian in advance until the specific situation was investigated, so at this time it was just
Ask Wang Baoren to go to Zhanyuan on his behalf.
After Wang Baoren heard this, he looked at Zhao Junchen suspiciously and asked: "You...how do you want to act next? Judging from your confidence, you seem to be fully confident in dealing with Zhou Shangjing?"
"Full of confidence? Completely sure? That's not really true! After all, I don't know how many trump cards Zhou Shouxuo has hidden! It's just... I am really confident that I can win first in this chess game!"
According to the prior agreement, Zhao Junchen remained candid and revealed a little bit of his follow-up plan to Wang Baoren.
After listening to Zhao Junchen's plan, Wang Baoren's expression kept changing. After being stunned for a moment, he laughed again: "Actually, I didn't really believe that Zhao Junchen had the ability to deal with Zhou Shangjing. After all, this old guy Zhou Shangjing's methods are too strong and his foundation is too strong.
Deep, there are too many fans! But now, I somewhat believe that Zhao Gechen can win the game of Nanjing! In terms of officialdom methods, Zhou Shangjing is certainly experienced, but in terms of this kind of business approach, Zhou Shangjing is definitely not as good as Zhao Gechen!
"
"Master Wang is too praised!"
Zhao Junchen looked calm and responded with a slight smile.
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After the conversation, Wang Baoren said goodbye to Zhao Junchen and hurried towards Zhanyuan.
Zhao Junchen, on the other hand, rushed to the east of Nanjing in a sedan chair.
In the east of Nanjing, there is a restaurant called Jiangdong Tower. It was one of the sixteen restaurants built by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty to welcome foreign guests. The Jiangdong Tower is the first of these sixteen floors and is famous all over the world.
Today, as Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, moved the capital to the north, Jiangdong Tower has an additional responsibility of entertaining important officials of the imperial court.
Before entering Nanjing, Zhao Junchen had already made an agreement with his staff to meet at the Jiangdong Building after their respective tasks were completed.
When Zhao Junchen arrived at Jiangdong Tower in a sedan, he saw Li Chuanwen, the head of the Zhao family's staff, waiting for him anxiously outside Jiangdong Tower, with an extremely serious expression.
At the same time, Xu Qingyan and Niu Fude seemed to have not finished their respective tasks, so they did not show up to join them.
Zhao Junchen stepped out of the sedan and was slightly startled when he saw Li Chuanwen's serious expression.
When Zhao Junchen originally issued the mission to everyone under his command, considering that Li Chuanwen was older and had been tired of traveling all the way, the mission assigned to him was the easiest. It was just to contact his internal correspondent in the Sixth Department of Nanjing. Why did Li Chuanwen actually perform the mission?
With such a serious expression?
Could it be that some unexpected variables have occurred in such a simple task?
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PS: There is no doubt that "Regent of the Ming Dynasty" contains many private goods of Chong Zi, and when Chong Zi mixes the private goods, he also deliberately puts these private goods directly on the table. This way of writing is to tell everyone clearly -
The opinions expressed in this book are just personal opinions and opinions of one family, so don’t take them for granted.
But seeing the trends in the comment area of recent chapters, Chongzi still couldn't help but want to directly explain his own views. It's still just private stuff, so let's just listen.
With the prevalence of deconstruction, everyone is deconstructing everything, but deconstructing everything is not to deny everything. After deconstructing the world, we need to reconstruct the world. In other words, before deconstructing all phenomena, we should first deconstruct deconstruction itself, otherwise
Our worldview is incomplete and will only become more cynical.
Under deconstruction, the conclusion after deconstruction of all social phenomena is injustice and oppression, the conclusion after deconstruction of all human behaviors is selfishness and ignorance, and the conclusion after deconstruction of all public and private organizations is that they are grassroots teams, but so what? We have both
To see the essence, we must also see the differences. Whether we only emphasize the essence and ignore the differences, or only emphasize the differences and ignore the essence, it is incomplete.
For example, at the beginning of the 20th century, even in developed countries in Europe and the United States, the average life expectancy was only 47 years. In China, it was even worse at 38 years old. Today, it has increased to nearly 80 years old. It can be said that the results are remarkable, but if we start from
Deconstructionism looks at this problem, that is, no matter how many years you live, the final conclusion is to die, and living is to be a cow or a horse, so... is it meaningless to increase the average life expectancy? At least, insects hope that they can live a long life.
Chongzi doesn't like to debate scriptures. This paragraph is the first time Chongzi elaborates his point of view, and it is also the last time. If you don't like it, please ignore it.