Xu Wenjue left madly and came back in a panic, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Father, that shop..."
Xu Hongji is calm and gentle.
"Did it get smashed?"
Xu Wenjue tried his best to smile.
"The child doesn't even know that there is such an industry in the family."
Seeing his vain and dissolute appearance, Xu Hongji frowned.
But there is no way.
This is the heir of the Xu family, and he should be taught.
"Ever since the Jing Dynasty, our Duke's palace in Wei has been in a different state than before. Emperor Shizu moved the capital north, but left our family in Nanjing. What is this? This is a cold reception. Since then, our family has been in the Ming Dynasty.
But there is no face. But such a big family has to eat, clothe and live well. Without power and influence, what else can we do?"
Of course, the Duke of Wei is not powerless, and even in the territory of Southern Zhili, it is still the number one family.
Of course, compared with those nobles in the capital, and even compared with the Duke Dingguo who has the same ancestors and roots, it is really far behind.
Following Xu Hongji's train of thought, Xu Wenjue gradually gained an idea.
"Then we can't run out of money, otherwise we will have to suffer from the northwest wind."
Xu Hongji breathed a sigh of relief.
"Who says it isn't?"
He asked his son to sit down and said sincerely: "If you want to maintain wealth, the most important thing is to be smart. Zuo Menggeng, you have also seen that a mere boy can win the top positions such as Liu Niantai, Hou Ruogu, Li Meng'an and so on."
Celebrities helped. These people were the mainstay even in the court back then. Therefore, Zuo Menggeng must have something special. Now the situation is unclear and the outcome is unpredictable. If you make a rash bet, if you are wrong, our Xu family will be in trouble.
It disappeared into ashes."
This was truly treasonous, but Xu Wenjue was not frightened at all.
In other words, the nobles of Ming Dynasty have already changed their character.
I have long since given up the thought of breaking up with the Ming Dynasty.
In their hearts, how to preserve the prosperity and wealth of their own family is more important than anything else.
Once they had great power and great glory, so they were naturally loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
But later, civil servants and eunuchs all sat on their heads, making them relegated to the background.
Naturally, they no longer have any sense of belonging to this dynasty.
Working hard to make profits is their true nature.
"Take off your shoes."
Xu Wenjue didn't know why, but he still did it. After taking off his shoes, he revealed exquisite white socks.
Xu Hongji pointed to the socks and said, "Look, even you are wearing socks made by Tianwei."
Xu Wenjue was quite embarrassed.
"These socks are truly unique and comfortable for children to wear. Not to mention children, who in Nanjing doesn't like these socks?"
"This is the great thing about Zuo Mengeng!"
Xu Hongji was deeply moved.
"Think of my Xu family. We have thousands of hectares of fertile land. We manage it carefully and have enough food and clothing. But you have also seen our life. But it is getting worse day by day. There is no other income. Sooner or later, relying only on the ancestral property
The first time I saw this sock, my father thought that it would become popular in the market. For this reason, my father sent Xu Jiao to Songjiang to make friends with Zuo Mengeng's father-in-law, so he got the job of running a Tianzhi branch in Nanjing City.
benefit."
Xu Wenjue was stunned when he heard this.
I didn't expect that my father, who was like an old scholar, would have such a business acumen.
Speaking of this, Xu Hongji was very proud.
"Do you know how much monthly profit this store alone makes?"
Xu Wenjue only cares about eating, drinking and having fun, but he doesn't know anything about this.
Valley
"The monthly income is more than three thousand taels."
"so much!"
Xu Wenjue was really frightened, and at the same time his heart was beating fast.
Earning so much money every month, doesn't it mean that... his pockets can be a little tighter?
Xu Hongji said earnestly and sincerely: "My father knows that you and Zuo Mengeng were quite dirty at the beginning. But in this life, a little dispute of spirits is nothing. What can I do if I really give Dongyuan to Zuo Menggen?"
?Whether you can preserve the wealth of my Xu family in the future depends entirely on your thoughts."
In the original Nanjing debate, Xu Wenjue, the instigator, really lost face and lost the priceless Dongyuan. Therefore, he hated Zuo Mengeng with all his heart.
But how can a person like him have any moral integrity?
Otherwise, I would not have knelt at the gate of Nanjing to welcome the Manchus into the city.
With three thousand taels of silver a month, Xu Wenjue could even treat Zuo Menggeng as his biological father.
The only doubt is...
"Father, Zuo Menggeng is a traitor. If the court knew that our Xu family was involved with him, would it..."
Xu Hongji smiled.
"Today Nanjing's civil and military officials gathered together to discuss a strategy to deal with Zuo Menggeng, but the result was nothing. Why do you think that happened?"
Xu Wenjue knew that his father was showing off, so he cooperated and said, "I don't know, kid."
Xu Hongji enjoys the pleasure of educating his children and grandchildren.
"The bustle of the world is all for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for gain. Do you know that in Nanjing, we are the only ones who have money dealings with Zuo Menggen? Li Sunchen, the Minister of Rites, ostensibly treats Zuo Mengeng
Geng screamed and killed, but his son had monopolized the management rights of Fuyao Glass, Seagull Watch, Tianzhi, and Artistry in Guangzhou City, and had already made a lot of money. Zheng Sanjun, a fake Taoist, secretly let the family servants
He keeps going to Chizhou to sell new cotton from Songjiang Prefecture. This city of Nanjing, which seems to be the Nanjing of the imperial court, has actually been infiltrated into a sieve by Zuo Mengeng. What do you think our Xu family can't do?"
Xu Wenjue's eyes were dazzling again and again, and when he recalled the tough and domineering young man back then, he felt completely impressed.
"I'm afraid Zuo Mengeng won't be able to stop the imperial army."
After all, Xu Hongji was the Duke of Wei and had his own channels for information.
"It has not yet spread to the outside world. In fact, long before Zuo Menggeng's army came to Cangzhou City, he had a fight with the government army, or his father Zuo Liangyu, in Guangping Mansion. The government army was defeated and was defeated. Now
Searching all over the capital, where are the extra troops?"
Xu Hongji seems to have a pearl of wisdom in his hand.
"Just wait and see, this will be interesting later."
Cangzhou.
Three envoys from the imperial court arrived.
But when they were about to enter the city, the number of people changed from three to five.
Gao Qiqian and Lu Xiangsheng joined the envoys.
Apparently Chongzhen reacted.
He was not very reassured by a team composed entirely of civil servants. So he sent Gao Qiqian to join them so that he could be informed of any situation in time.
As for Lu Xiangsheng.
Just because he fought brilliantly against the northwest bandits in Gyeonggi Province, he came into Chongzhen's sight.
Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng is Zuo Liangyu's immediate boss and has an old relationship with Zuo Mengeng, which may have a different effect.
"Your Majesty has asked Commander-in-Chief Chao of Tianjin to lead his troops here in response to the imperial edict. Even if the negotiation fails, with the support of Commander-in-Chief Chao's troops, Cangzhou will be fortified."
Zhang Fengyi and the others had nothing to say, so they had to enter the city first.
During this period, Wang Timeng lived almost like a year, and several times he even packed up his packages and planned to escape.
Even if he is held accountable by the court afterwards, it is still better than dying now.
Looking forward to it day and night, the messenger from the imperial court finally arrived.
Knowing that the imperial court actually wanted to make peace with the rebels, although Wang Timeng thought it was absurd, he was relieved.
He is just a small prefect. No matter what the outcome of such a big matter is, the responsibility obviously does not fall on him.