After listening to Li Zhen's words, Zheng Zaoru thought that the fat man was really lucky.
If it were any other official, if they knew that Fatty had paid an IOU on credit, he would definitely be furious and might even beat Fatty severely. However, Li Zhen wanted to meet Fatty in person, and such good things happened to Fatty.
He left the study and came to the living room. He saw that the expression on Fatty's face was slightly nervous, and he said with slight criticism: "Fatty, you are also afraid sometimes. Are you afraid that the prince will chop off your head?"
The fat man calmed down his expression and said solemnly: "King Zhennan is a wise master and will not chop off my head."
At this moment, the fat man's heart dropped to the ground. If Zheng Zaoru walked into the hall aggressively, or rushed into the living room with a group of soldiers domineeringly, the fat man would definitely not be able to escape being punished, but now the other party was polite. If you walk in and are casually joking, you must be fine.
Zheng Zaoru did not scare the fat man, he shook his head and said: "The prince wants to see you, let's go."
"King Zhennan meets me."
The fat man looked surprised and stuttered: "Mr. Zheng, does King Zhennan really want to kill me?"
Zheng Zaoru was happy and said: "If the prince wants to kill you, can you survive until now? You were confident just now, but now you are scared. It seems that you can't stand still."
The fat man shook his head repeatedly and said harmoniously: "I am not someone like Mr. Zheng who follows King Zhennan every day. I can follow King Zhennan to see the world and meet countless big shots. I am just a wild boy who walked out of the mountains. , I have just arrived in Nanjing, and I am not familiar with the place, so naturally I am afraid.”
When Zheng Zaoru heard this, he felt much better.
After Zheng Zaoru took Fatty into the study, he left and prepared to leave.
Li Zhen looked at the fat man and said: "Tell me, how did you come up with the idea of issuing IOUs on credit? It's dangerous to say it's dangerous, it's safe to say it's safe, but if it's dangerous, your head might move. Are not you afraid."
"King Zhennan has a good reputation. I believe that King Zhennan will not kill me." The fat man said slightly cautiously.
Li Zhendao: "You really believe it."
The fat man chuckled and said: "I am broke. If I don't use some means, I will be mediocre and unable to turn around for the rest of my life. However, as long as I succeed this time, I am confident that I can make money with matches. Ten years is more than enough. In fact, it doesn’t take ten years, I only need two years, and I will be able to prosper.”
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "How did you get the news when you are so broke?"
Zheng Zaoru sent people to inform businessmen. The fat man in front of him was not a businessman. He smiled and said slightly embarrassed: "When I arrived in Nanjing, I got the news from the Nanjing businessman's servants. When I arrived, I was also very nervous, I just wanted to come and see what was going on, but I didn’t expect that I successfully entered the house and successfully obtained the agency rights.”
Li Zhen changed the topic and asked: "What is your name and where are you from?"
The fat man said: "My name is Wang Chi, a native of Yunnan."
"Wang Chi from Yunnan."
Li Zhen frowned, having a vague impression of this name.
The fat man Wang Chi stood below, feeling uneasy. He saw Li Zhen lowering his head and thinking, and wondered whether the King of Zhennan knew about him.
Suddenly, Li Zhen's eyes lit up and he had an impression in his mind. Li Zhen's eyes were slightly anxious and he said in a deep voice: "You are from Yunnan. Your father died young and you and your mother are dependent on each other. You also have a cousin named Jiang, right? .”
After Wang Chi heard this, his eyes suddenly opened wide.
How did King Zhennan know his situation?
At this time, Wang Chi stared at question marks one after another, his eyes full of confusion. He swallowed his saliva and asked: "I am just a commoner and a Yunnanese. How does the King of Zhennan know that I am a commoner?" What’s the situation?”
This question stumped Li Zhen.
He knew Wang Chi because of Wang Chi's words.
Historically, after Wang Chi became famous, he once summed up his business experience in one sentence: "How will I deal with anyone who talks about me, shames me, insults me, scolds me, destroys me, bullies me, deceives me, or harms me?" , tolerate him, let him, let him, do his best, let him, let him, let him, help him, and see him in a few years."
Li Zhen was deeply impressed by this sentence. At that time, Li Zhen wanted to know the origin of this sentence, so he inquired carefully and learned that this sentence was said by Wang Chi, the "King of Money in Yunnan".
Li Zhen took a deep breath, changed his mind, and said unhurriedly: "When I led the troops to attack Lingui County, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Province, I once chatted with a soldier, and it happened that the soldier was from Mile County, Yunnan Province. This soldier mentioned I have heard of the name Wang Chi, and it is indeed you, so I have an impression of your name."
Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he responded in time, otherwise he would have to pretend to be Wong Tai Sin if he was really questioned.
Wang Chi also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he found out by chance.
Li Zhen looked at Wang Chi and felt a little excited. The person in front of him was actually the famous "Yunnan Money King".
Wang Chi, courtesy name Xingzhai, was from Hongxi, Maitreya County. Historically, in the first year of Tongzhi (1862), Wang Chi entertained Zhou Tingsheng, a great gentry in western Shanghai. When buying meat, he had a conflict with his cousin Jiang Geng. Jiang Geng was originally a bully. The bully, even though Wang Chi and Jiang Geng were related, often bullied Wang Chi and tried to squeeze Wang Chi's money at every turn.
Wang Chi and Jiang Geng had an old grudge. In anger, Jiang Geng was killed, and then fled to Kunming. Later, he moved to Sichuan, where he partnered with others in Chongqing and opened a business name "Tianshunyang", trading between Sichuan and Yunnan. The King of Money has become a household name. The British "Times" conducted statistics on the richest people in the world over the past century, and Wang Chi ranked fourth.
Among these people, Wang Chi is the only Chinese on the list.
Wang Chi's ability to make money is commendable, and his conduct as a person is even more admirable.
After Wang Chi became famous, he became more humble, conducted business with ethics, and lived with integrity. At that time, Hu Xueyan came out of the blue and was very popular, but he could not cover up Wang Chi's light, and Hu Xueyan was far behind Wang Chi because Wang Chi did The overall view of things is different. He takes the revitalization of the country as his own responsibility and always keeps the relief of the people in mind.
At that time, Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan Province, called Wang Chi "anxious for public service and good at justice." Li Hongzhang, a pillar of the late Qing Dynasty, called Wang Chi "like the treasury of the Qing court." In addition, the Qing court also successively granted Wang Chi four-level Taoist titles. As a reward, Wang Chi was awarded the second-grade crown of Ronglu, and was granted the title of "three generations and one grade". Wang Chi was allowed to ride horses in the Forbidden City.
As a result, Wang Chi became the only poinsettia merchant in China's feudal society. At that time, Wang Chi was definitely far superior to Hu Xueyan, and was definitely not comparable to Hu Xueyan.
Li Zhen was surprised when he knew about Wang Chi.
Historically, Wang Chi should have gone to Sichuan to start a business a few years later because he killed his cousin Jiang Geng. Now, history has changed slightly, and Wang Chi also came to Nanjing. Wang Chi's arrival made Li Zhen I have new ideas in my mind. If I take this person into my bag, I will definitely have a real talent.
