Changping Mansion in the State of Chu, a large mansion with carved beams and painted buildings.
People here are obviously either rich or noble. Even engineers with high incomes can only live in reinforced concrete buildings.
In front of the gate of the house, there are two characters "Jiang Mansion" written on it.
In the hall of the mansion, four generations of the Jiang family gathered together.
There is an old man sitting on the upper hand, with white hair and beard, and a majestic face.
When he saw the chaotic scene, he patted the back of his chair and said, "Our Jiang family in Fuzhou has never experienced anything.
Our Fuzhou Jiang family has been able to survive such a major event as Emperor Su He's change of dynasty.
I, Jiang Zaiwu, was born in the Wanli year. I have witnessed the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty, the emperor Su He's determination to conquer the world, the great development of Nanyang, the rise of industry, and the founding of the Chu State.
As the patriarch of the Jiang family, I, Jiang Zaiwu, was one of the first gentry in Fuzhou Prefecture to choose to redeem their land after Emperor Su He Dingding.
A large number of gentry in Fuzhou Prefecture have been dealt with, and our Jiang family is still stable.
Taking one hundred thousand taels of land to redeem bonds, many people at the time thought that this thing was just a piece of waste paper.
Instead, I got three dilapidated sailboats.
The Jiang family responded to the empire's call and participated in the development of Nanyang, and the family's strength grew stronger.
Only in terms of industrial development, I have a bad vision. I invested in shipyards in Nanyang, but due to the lack of workers and technology, the shipyards had no choice but to go bankrupt.
When the Jiang family was in turmoil, I immediately chose to sell off my property and invest in the Chu Kingdom.
The Jiang family took advantage of the development of the Chu State to rise again and became a great merchant with great importance in the country.
Our Jiang family owns one of the three major steel mills in Chu State.
Chunjiang Plumbing Duck Prophet, as the top businessmen of Chu State, of course we are aware of the current situation.
The situation in Europe is a raging fire, and countries are still adding fuel to the fire.
It's only a matter of time before a huge fire sets off a prairie fire.
The imperial court has issued orders, all major factories are producing at full capacity, and the cabinet is responsible for unified procurement.
You are all part of the Jiang family, and we will decide together where the Jiang family will go."
After the head of the family, Jiang Zaiwu, said this, the Jiang family members looked at each other.
The boss, Jiang Dingzhen, said with some worry: "Dad, now the major families in Chu State have only two ways to go.
One way is to sell off the property, leave Europe, and return to the empire to become a rich man.
The second way is to follow the Chu State to the end and assist the Chu State to win this war.
There are advantages and disadvantages to these two paths, and it all depends on each individual’s choice.
But in fact, when we reach the position of our family, we basically have no choice.
There is no problem for ordinary businessmen and engineers whose status is not very important to sell their property and leave Chu State.
If you still retain the nationality of the Empire and do not join the nationality of the Chu State, it will be very easy to leave.
People like us who hold high positions and have nationality of Chu State.
Leaving Chu State may cause chaos in a certain industry, or take away a large amount of money.
This behavior is absolutely not allowed by the King of Chu.
If we really dare to do this, the factory will be taken over by the government and the whole family will be jailed."
The second daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Dingping, frowned and said, "What the eldest brother said makes sense, but if we follow the Chu State, no one can tell what the future will be like given the current situation in Europe.
The fate of our Jiang family has been tied to the Chu State. If the Chu State really loses the future war, the best outcome would be if the Jiang family does not retain their wealth and we are not liquidated.
Even if the Chu State wins the war in the future, the status of our Jiang family will remain unchanged."
Jiang Dingping said in a sharp tone the reason why everyone in the Jiang family was most uncomfortable.
The Jiang family has been bound to the Chu State, but if the Chu State declines, the Jiang family will pay the price, and if the Chu State flourishes, the Jiang family will not gain excess profits.
This required the Jiang family to bear a huge price, but failed to gain more benefits.
The Jiang family is mentally unbalanced, which is a very normal situation.
Jiang Dingxiao, the third son of the Jiang family, suggested: "The eldest brother and the second sister have made the matter clear, and our Jiang family has very few choices.
The Jiang family must ensure the stability of the steel plant's operations and cooperate with the cabinet's instructions.
This is Chu State's requirement for our Jiang family. As long as we do this well, Chu State will not be too harsh on our Jiang family.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
The master family will definitely not be able to leave Chu State, nor can they go to other vassal states. That would be provoking Chu State.
But we can choose a third-generation descendant to return to the Imperial Fuzhou Prefecture in the name of worshiping our ancestors.
Even if the Jiang family of Chu State really declines, a branch of the Jiang family will continue to exist in the empire, so it will not be in poverty."
Jiang Zaiwu, the head of the Jiang family, listened to the speeches of his three children.
He believes that he has judged the current situation in Europe very accurately.
The Jiang family was involved in the steel factory in Chu State.
Steel output is a symbol of the strength of an industrial country.
The Jiang family circle can also learn some information that ordinary people cannot understand.
Most people still believe that peace will continue in Europe.
People like them can already sense that most of the vassal states such as Chu State have transferred most of their industrial power to the military industry.
This is why the State of Chu asked the cabinet to control the factory.
The Chunjiang Plumbing Duck Prophets are the people in Chu who know the country’s trends best.
The more you know, the more worried you are about the future.
Jiang Zaiwu sighed and said helplessly: "Dingxiao's suggestion has merit.
But with the current situation in Chu State, the family can only support 10,000 taels of silver coins and some technology.
Choosing to leave Chu State and go to the Empire is a separation of families.
It's okay here in Europe, this branch develops independently in the empire.
If something happens here in Europe, you only need a little help."
Everyone in the Jiang family saw that the head of the family really proposed the option of dividing the family.
Three generations of descendants were indifferent.
They have a very clear understanding of their abilities.
The status I have now is all thanks to the help of my family.
If they were allowed to work hard alone with silver coins, it would be difficult for them to achieve their current status.
They are in the Chu State and are now in the top circle.
Once you go to the empire, not to mention slipping to the bottom, you will never reach the top.
The sense of status gap can be very uncomfortable.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jiang Zaiwu saw that no one answered after his words fell, and his face became very ugly.
The Jiang family has only lived for three generations, but they have lost their most important entrepreneurial spirit.
As the old saying goes, the only reason you can't get rich for three generations is because you raised a bunch of dandies.
Jiang Zaiwu could only sigh and said nothing.
The three second-generation children of the Jiang family were also very embarrassed when they saw this situation.
None of the sons I have taught are responsible.
Jiang Zaiwu could only sigh in the end.
"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Let us do what we should do and leave other things to God."
After Jiang Zaiwu finished speaking, he left the room with his crutches and hunched body.
When Jiang Dingzhen saw his father leaving with a dissatisfied look, he snorted coldly and lectured: "None of you dudes are responsible enough to make your grandpa so angry.
If I hadn't been able to leave, I wouldn't have had any use for you.
What are you doing standing there in a daze? Let me go home and reflect."
Jiang Dingzhen suddenly felt that he was doing useless work.
The three generations of the Jiang family are so unworthy of their responsibilities that they can maintain their current wealth. This is already a manifestation of their ancestors.
No matter how good the strategy is, it will be ruined if put in the hands of a group of fools.
Now the Chu State is already in turmoil, and the Jiang family really caused a commotion all over the city because of certain things.
The King of Chu will definitely use the Jiang family to kill chickens to scare the monkeys.
After all, as businessmen, they only have some money and do not hold any power. They have been the easiest group to deal with since ancient times.
Jiang Dingzhen walked out of Jiang's house and came to Fuguo Go Club.
This is a small group formed by some of the upper-class merchants of the Chu State.
There was a great talent in the Fuguo Go Club. Jiang Dingzhen couldn't understand the development of the situation, so he usually asked this great talent for advice.
He came to the Go club. There were many people playing chess here, and their chess skills were very low.
The main thing is not to play chess, but to discuss some private business through chess.
He came to the luxurious private room, where a middle-aged man with a somewhat troubled expression was arranging the endgame alone.
Jiang Dingzhen was sitting opposite, and he handed over a bearer bond worth one thousand taels of silver coins from Hua Xia Bank.
"Mr. Mi, let's play a game of chess."
After Jiang Dingzhen finished speaking, he began to make moves.
This man named Mi Youde caused a lot of trouble in the past few years.
He previously served as an official in the Yue Kingdom, and the policies he implemented were squeezed out by interest groups and caused some troubles.
Before he was convicted, he had no choice but to escape from Yue State, traveled to many places and finally settled in Chu State.
He has left the country of Yue, but his policies have been implemented in the country of Yue.
There is no policy to stop the government. It can be seen that this policy can really bring huge benefits.
Because Mi Youde was disappointed with the officialdom, he never served as an official in Chu State.
He wanted to write a book, but due to lack of funds, he was eventually funded by several big businessmen.
In order to repay these businessmen, Mi Youde came to the Go club a few days a month and gave him one thousand taels of silver coins per game. During the chess game, he would answer questions for the players.
Jiang Dingzhen's mind was not on playing chess at all.
He asked for advice in a respectful tone: "Mr. Mi, I know that in Europe in the future, countries will start wars.
This is not just the case in Europe, but also in the Americas.
Now our European and American countries are all strengthening the products of the empire.
When making steel, you need some auxiliary materials, which can effectively remove impurities in the steel.
These supplementary materials can only be produced by the Empire.
I clearly feel that the excipients that were in abundant supply before are now out of stock.
There is only one possibility for this situation to occur, and that is that various countries are purchasing industrial products from the empire.
These industrial products, which were not produced in large quantities and were not widely used, but were very important, were sold out immediately.
I also learned from some other fields, not just the steel industry, but other industries as well.
Now, except for the empire, the entire world is filled with smoke, and all the major sweet potato countries are preparing for war.
But I don't understand why I don't understand the current situation.
Taking the Chu State as an example, the imperial court did not seem too anxious, but it strictly controlled key industries and was not fully prepared for war.
I have business dealings with various countries in America. As far as I know, Zhao State has completed full preparations for war.
The State of Cao and the State of Wei are openly engaged in an arms race. Both the court and the people of the two countries are filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
As long as there is a spark, these two countries will definitely start a war.
European countries, especially the Chu State, were completely unprepared for a comprehensive war.
I feel strange about this situation, and I would like to ask Mr. Mi to explain it to me."
Mi Youde heard Jiang Dingzhen's somewhat confused words. He knew that this person was very uneasy and was afraid that his family would be buried with the Chu State.
He said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, even if a war breaks out in Europe, Chu will definitely be the country that persists the longest.
Chu State is blessed with a unique geographical location.
When Emperor Su He divided the kings, the map of Europe was just a simple flat map.
Your princes do not know the detailed terrain of Europe at all.
I think the two best places in Europe are the Great Plains between Wu and Gui and the Great Plains between Ruishu and Shu.
These two places have numerous plains and many rivers with abundant water.
Whether it is developing industry or agriculture, it is uniquely endowed.
Next is the place where Chu State is located, although it is divided into two small plains in the north and south by mountains.
However, the proportion of plains is still very high. As long as the north and south are connected through railways, they will be supplemented by sea transportation.
There will be no problem if Chu State develops industry and agriculture.
In the industrial age, wars are fought based on national potential.
Countries that are not strong in industry and agriculture will definitely be the first to be eliminated.
The country of Yue is covered with hills, making it difficult for industry and agriculture to develop.
Now Vietnam can only adopt the national policy I set before and develop towards Africa.
Other European countries chose to colonize Africa.
However, Vietnam chose to treat Africa as its own territory and planned to transfer its core population to the cross-river basin.
This is because Vietnam continues to stay in Europe and has no potential for development.
It cannot become a regional power and can only become an object of bullying by other victors."
Jiang Dingzhen listened to Mi Youde's talk, and realized that this man was indeed very knowledgeable.
The southward policy he originally set has become the core policy of Vietnam.
At that time, people in the country of Yue were saying that Mi Youde was a villain who harmed the country.
Nowadays, no one in the Yue Kingdom says this anymore. Instead, they feel a little regretful that Mi Youde was not left in the Yue Kingdom.
After Jiang Dingzhen heard this, he became more confident in Chu State.
As long as Chu State is not a loser, the Jiang family can maintain their current treatment and continue to live a good life.
When he heard Mi Youde continue to talk, he immediately concentrated and listened carefully.
Mi Youde continued: "If an engineer in Mr. Jiang's factory wants a salary increase and leaves with technology without receiving a salary increase, what will Mr. Jiang do?"
The cold light in Jiang Dingzhen's eyes flashed away.
He said angrily: "I am not a slave owner. The engineer wants a salary increase to see how much value he can bring to me.
The value he can bring is higher, and I will definitely raise my salary to keep him.
But his abilities are limited, so why should he get a salary increase? There are many engineers with similar levels outside.
If you dare to leave with the company's unique technology, you really think we are philanthropists, and we have many ways to solve this problem."
After Mi Youde listened, he said in a light tone: "Mr. Jiang thinks this way, it is human nature.
The King of Chu and other European princes and kings also thought the same way."
When Jiang Dingzhen heard what Mi Youde said, his whole body was trembling slightly with fear, and a large amount of sweat began to flow down his forehead.
The Jiang family had just passed through the gate of hell, but fortunately, three generations of descendants were able to avoid this disaster.
