Gao Cai originally thought that this would be the end of his life, but he didn't expect that after retiring and becoming an official, he would have the opportunity to participate in a major event that might leave his name in history. Of course he would not let it go. As for the previous conflict between Gao Pragmatic and Gao Wuzi, such a small matter suddenly changed.
It's not worth mentioning anymore.
Gao Cai said generously: You don't need to take this matter to heart. Although Gao Wuzi is the eldest son, the Gao family has always been separated. Now he still has three uncles alive. This kind of thing is not allowed in his family.
When a person participates in ancestor worship, it is not his turn to show off his prestige.
Gao pragmatically breathed a sigh of relief. Among the three living elders, the third uncle would definitely not support the good-for-nothing Gao Wuzi, let alone his cheap father. The only difference is that the attitude of the fifth uncle is difficult to judge. Now the fifth uncle will not support him.
Since Bo has also spoken out in support of himself, Gaowuzi has nothing to be proud of.
To be honest, Gao Jingshi didn't want to completely break up with Gao Wuzi. After all, no matter how justified he was in the matter of brothers' quarrel, it would be ugly to the outside world. It would be great to be able to cover up the matter under the suppression of the fifth uncle.
Gao pragmatic struck while the iron was hot and told Gao Wuzi about his plan to give Gao Wuzi some dry shares in the Xinzheng coal mine. After hearing this, Gao Cai sighed: "Wuzi, this kid is really unlucky. He is already thirty years old and he is not doing his job all day long."
, either a fighting cock lackey or a sleeping dog, he is not as sensible as his son! I was worried that sooner or later he would lose the little family property left to him by his eldest brother. Now you are willing to ignore the past grudges and leave him some shares in the coal mine.
, I, the younger brother, will be able to talk to my elder brother easily when I meet him."
It's hard to say this in a pragmatic way, so I have to stay silent.
Gao Cai thought for a while and then added: "You have good intentions in leaving him shares, but he is really unreliable. You must write it down in black and white in advance. These shares can only be used for dividends, and you cannot intervene in the business.
You can't resell or give it away... You can even take a decisive step and write Rui Chu's name directly on the shares. Rui Chu is better than his father."
Gao Ruichun is Gao Jie's eldest grandson. It stands to reason that because Gao Wuzi was there, he would not be able to take the official turn. However, Gao Jie had no confidence in Gao Wuzi, his son. He was afraid that letting him become an official would actually harm him, so he had already confessed that he would die after his death.
During the time of the Yin Guan, the Yin Guan did not give sons but grandchildren, so Gao Ruiqi could directly wait until he graduated from the Imperial College. However, it is said that Gao Ruiqi was quite ambitious. Although he already had the quota of the Yin Guan, he still expressed that he would
Will take part in the imperial examination.
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, and it was okay to give the dry shares to Gao Ruiqiao, but it would be difficult for him to take this opportunity to ease his relationship with Gao Wuzi.
Although Gao Pragmatic looked down upon Gao Wuzi ten thousand times, Gao Wuzi did not care about adding "brother and disloyalty" to the title of his playboy, but Gao Pragmatic did not want to have "disrespectful brother" on his head.
, so this stake must still be given to Gao Wuzi himself, at least so that he will not speak ill of himself when he meets others.
Reputation is sometimes a double-edged sword. Just like in history, after Zhang Juzheng became the first assistant, his father bullied others and committed evil in his hometown in Jiangling, which made people angry and resentful. So someone wrote to Zhang Juzheng asking him to take care of it.
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Zhang Juzheng reacted very quickly and immediately wrote a long reply to the person who persuaded him. But all he said was the same thing: That's my father, how can I take care of it? If I can't handle it, I'll have to do it.
I have the reputation of "unfilial" on my back. Even if I am the chief assistant, I can't bear this reputation!
Gao Wuzhi had now determined Wu Bo's veins, and did not hold too much reservations about him. He expressed his worries and said that he would give the stock to Gao Wuzi to prevent him from speaking uncontrollably and making his family scandal public.
Gao Cai sighed and acknowledged it, but added: "Then the dry stock cannot be given too much, and it cannot exceed 10% at most... Anyway, you said that Xinzheng has a lot of coal, so this 10% cannot be a loss to him.
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Gao pragmatically nodded and agreed, and the two of them discussed the matter of opening an iron factory in detail - after all, they both knew that opening a coal mine was to lay the foundation for an iron factory. Although it could also benefit the countryside by the way, their fundamental focus was still on
Ironworks.
Gao Cai finally confirmed that the iron mine in Xuchang is not far from Xinzheng. Gao Pragmatic breathed a sigh of relief, but subconsciously he still wanted to follow his previous thinking: one-stop contract. So he asked Gao Cai if he could think of a way to do it.
Buy the iron ore, and even the surrounding mountainous areas that may be mines.
Although Gao Cai already knew that Gao Pragmatic was very ambitious in doing business, he was still a little shocked by the practice of buying a large piece of land at every turn. Even though those places were mountainous and there were not many fields, Gao Cai also felt a little dumbfounded.
But after Gao Pragmatic carefully calculated the accounts with him, he had to admit that buying land in the mining area and buying fields were indeed two different things.
Many of these mountainous areas are ownerless. You can buy them at extremely low prices directly from the local yamen. Most of the time, the local yamen are even very happy - this is waste utilization. What is the use of those ownerless mountainous areas? There are people who can't buy them.
If you are willing to sell it, does the county magistrate want to keep it for you to go hunting in the mountains?
Even if you occasionally come across an owned mountain forest, it doesn't matter. These days, there is basically no decent output from the mountain forest, and the use value is very low. The cost of buying a mountain forest is more than ten times lower than buying a field, which is usually a few tenths of a field.
The price is almost free. With Gao Shidu's wealth, he can buy dozens of hectares in one go without blinking an eye.
The only trouble is that the iron mines in Xuzhou are said to be owned by a large local family. The family's surname is Fan.
Classical history shows that the foundation is very deep. And this year there was even a candidate named Fan Shouji.
Fan Shouji? Gao Pragmatic had the impression that this man later became a Jinshi. It seems that he was a Jinshi in the past few years. He also seemed to have served as a grand master and even as a minister of the Ministry of War. It turns out that his home is next door to his own...
But Gao pragmatically and sensitively discovered a problem and asked: "Xuzhou is a state, how can it have a chief register and a history book?"
Prefectures are at a slightly higher level than counties. The county's chief records and records correspond to the prefectures, which should be the judges and officials.
Gao Cai smiled and said: "The Fan family's native place is Weichuan County, which is close to Xuzhou, but his family is relatively powerful and has industries in Xuzhou. The iron mine in Xuzhou is one of them."
Well, that means we have to deal with the Fan family.
Gao pragmatic frowned and asked hesitantly: "This Fan family... Since Uncle Wu has bought iron from his family, does he have any relationship with them? If they want to buy his family's iron mine, will they sell it?"
Gao Cai shook his head slightly: "I don't have much friendship with their family, but when it comes to buying iron ore... I think the key is the price. Their family has only had one successful candidate so far. If there is no Jinshi in the future,
If you want to win, you have to be a candidate to get an official position. Even if you can win the Jinshi, your third uncle is the second minister of the dynasty after all, and he is also the official of heaven. Even if the Fan family is not flattering, at least they should not think of offending, right? So I
I feel that as long as they have enough money, they won't stop selling."