Number of romantic figures

Chapter 2452 Guizi scroll unwilling to give up, ambition is lit

Zhen Baochen was indeed making some preparations.

In fact, she had long known that she could not be Feng Ziying's concubine.

As Feng Ziying was a third-rank minister of the imperial court, it was fine for the Li family's sisters to be concubines, and it was fine for Zhen Baoyu to be concubines, because they had never married.

Feng Ziying took them as concubines, that is, violated the court law, and the court was dissatisfied with punishment, but if he took married women as concubines, it would challenge the dignity of the court and Shilin, which would greatly damage Feng Ziying's reputation among court officials and officials. reputation among scholars.

The former Feng Ziying can be rounded in other ways, but the latter cannot be erased.

Under such circumstances, Zhen Baochen naturally understood that he could not marry into the Feng family.

But she didn't marry into Feng's family, but she became husband and wife with Feng Ziying, and even though she was Ding's wife first, it was extremely embarrassing because she kept her virginity, Feng Ziying was her first man.

This weird and weird situation made Zhen Baochen feel indescribable and unspeakable.

What is even more surprising is that the relationship between Feng Ziying and Baoyan is extraordinary.

Although Feng Ziying was embarrassed when she asked about Baoyan's situation, she only said that she would know when she saw Baoyan in the future, and refused to say it clearly, but as a woman's keen intuition, Zhen Baochen felt that Baoyan was the same as himself, and Feng Ziying There has been a couple.

But Feng Ziying categorically denied that he took advantage of others, and Zhen Baochen didn't think Feng Ziying would be that kind of person. As for what happened between them, he really had to wait until he met Baoyan after returning to Beijing to find out.

However, Feng Ziying also tentatively asked about her plans, which still made Zhen Baochen very happy and comforted. At least this man is not the kind of person who takes his body and refuses to admit it.

Although I said that I was more for the Zhen family at the beginning, but if this man really regarded himself as a pure trade object, I would still be very disappointed.

Feng Ziying casually mentioned Wang Xifeng's current situation.

Zhen Baochen still had some understanding and admiration for Wang Xifeng.

In a sense, this woman's identity and situation are similar to her own.

The married woman even brought a child with her.

The Wang family who was born was also one of the four oldest families who were knocked down, but because of Wang Ziteng's decisive return, the family was saved from being exterminated, and the Jia family who was once married was also one of the four oldest families, and now it is in a state of rapid decline.

After Wang Xifeng and Li left Rongguo Mansion, she was alone, and she didn't even think she could go back to the Zhen family. She didn't even want to go back to the Wang family, or the Wang family didn't welcome her very much, so she took a few servants to Tianjin. guard.

But in just a few years, Wang Xifeng has completed the leap from the hairless phoenix to the rebirth of Nirvana. He has flourished in Tianjin Wei, and a woman has become one of the most famous businessmen in the Northland. Workshop, and controls more than [-]% of Beidi cement sales to Shandong and along the canal, which she has heard in Huizhou.

Although Ding's family mainly focuses on tea, they also do other businesses, and it's not that they haven't thought about selling cement.

Cement from the northern ground is continuously sold to the south of the Yangtze River through canals and sea transportation, but mainly along the coast, canals and the Yangtze River. For the time being, there are few new commodities such as cement in places like Huizhou, but some people have tried to use cement to build houses. , It has also become a symbol of a wealthy family.

Cement is in short supply in the south of the Yangtze River, and it has always been a seller's market. Many businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River also intend to obtain the exclusive right of this kind of goods, but Shanxi merchants control the production and sales of cement. Wang Xifeng is probably a special case.

Many people are speculating that Wang Xifeng and his wife, He De and He Neng, can set up their own cement workshop, occupy the main market along the canal in Shandong, and even start selling cement to the Nanzhi area, marching into the front lines of Xuzhou and Huai'an, guessing that there must be someone behind it .

Some said it was backed by the Wang family, and others said that the Jia family still supported it, but they were all random speculations by outsiders or people who didn't know the details.

Those who are really interested have already learned from the Shanshan merchants that this is a cement workshop that Feng Ziying specially asked Wang Xifeng to cooperate with the Shanshan merchants to open in Tianjin Wei, and Wang Xifeng is in the leading position.

In fact, as time goes by, this can't be hidden from others. With the situation of the Wang family and the Jia family, how can He De support a woman's participation in such a new profiteering industry that is firmly monopolized by Shanshan businessmen?
At that time, the two brothers Ding Deju and Ding Deyi talked about it, saying that ordinary important ministers in the court may not be able to have such a great ability, because Shanshan businessmen have great power and influence in the court in the North, and it will not be because of you. A certain minister or servant gave up such a huge profit with just a greeting.

Those who can make Shanshan merchants bow their heads are either big figures like cabinet elders, or they think that they are extremely important figures who are indispensable to them or must be cured.

So Feng Ziying was quickly targeted, even though at that time Feng Ziying was not considered an important minister, but only the Chancellor of Shuntianfu.

But everyone knows that Feng Ziying has an unusual relationship with Shanxi businessmen.

When he served as the magistrate of Yongping Prefecture, he vigorously promoted the large-scale investment and construction of Shanxi businessmen in Yongping Prefecture, from iron ore mining and coal mining, to iron smelting and iron making, to the cement industry, and even to With the opening of Hong Kong and maritime trade, Yongping Prefecture has leapt from an ordinary small prefecture in obscurity to become the economic powerhouse in Beizhili, second only to Shuntian Prefecture. It is several times larger than these big houses.

The Shanshan merchants who also benefited from this have also been suppressed in the process of competing with the Jiangnan merchants for decades, and this time they finally won the round and felt proud.

After Feng Ziying served as the governor of Shuntian Fu, Feng Ziying pushed Shanxi merchants to continue to enter the military industry on the basis of the continued expansion of the mining, coal, cement, and iron smelting industries, and almost took over the manufacture of firearms and gunpowder throughout Dazhou. It also raised the economic strength of Shuntian Prefecture to a higher level.

This has become a highlight of Shanshan merchants' pride. Everyone knows the importance and influence of the military industry on the imperial court.

It can be said that besides the cabinet ministers, no one can tell the Shanshan merchants what to do, and the Shanshan merchants bow their heads and obey their ears. Only Feng Ziying, and even some of the cabinet ministers may not be able to do so.

Only by Feng Ziying instructing the Shanshan merchants can the Shanshan merchants "cooperate" with Wang Xifeng, and it is impossible to change others.

As for the relationship between Wang Xifeng and Feng Ziying, although it seems to be quite complicated to sort out inside.

For example, Wang Xifeng’s ex-husband, Jia Lian, was a close friend of Feng Ziying, and Jia Lian also obtained the position of the big shopkeeper of the Yangzhou Bank in Haitong Yinzhuang, where Feng Ziying had great influence. Another example is Wang Xifeng’s cousin Xue Baochai, who married Feng Ziying and was Feng Ziying’s second wife.

However, these factors seem far-fetched for Feng Ziying to open this "golden mouth" to Wang Xifeng to make a fortune.

So later, a well-informed person claimed that Wang Xifeng was actually Feng Ziying's concubine, and even gave birth to Feng Ziying's son. Of course, this news was only known to a very small extent, but the Zhen family was among them.

Because of this, Zhen Baochen felt that maybe he would not enter Feng's residence, but could live a chic and comfortable life like Wang Xifeng without fear of words.

She also knew that Wang Xifeng was not just sitting back and being a puppet as some people in the outside world imagined. On the contrary, Wang Xifeng had strategized, and all the men under her were doing well under her deployment, and they continued to expand the market.

From the beginning, only Tianjin Wei and the surrounding counties continued to expand, and gradually took over the cement market of the entire Hejian Prefecture, and then penetrated into Shandong along the canal. The Shandong market was basically negotiated by Wang Xifeng's subordinates one by one. To consolidate one by one.

All of this made Zhen Baochen extremely jealous and moved.

What Wang Xifeng can do, why can't Zhen Baochen do it? The Zhen family already has a lot of business, and she has seen it since she was a child. She thinks she is stronger than Wang Xifeng, and the Jiangnan market is far bigger than Beidi. After choosing a suitable job, she believes that she can do better.

She has been quite independent since she was a child, but she was unable to change her destiny when she married at the age of 14, but when this opportunity to change her destiny fell on her again, she felt that maybe it was God's mercy and care for her.

She can live a life according to her own wishes. Of course, in this world, she also knows that she must have a strong man to support her, and now all these elements are available.

Of course, she doesn't have to be engaged in the same industry as Wang Xifeng. It is indeed tempting to make a living in cement, but it is unnecessary if she wants to compete with Wang Xifeng.

However, if Feng Ziying intends to let her engage in the cement industry here in Nanjing, she also thinks it is okay. Everything depends on Feng Ziying's opinion, but she is interested in accepting the challenge no matter what line of work.

Through the understanding of Feng Ziying during this period of time, as well as the conversation between Feng Ziying and himself, Zhen Baochen felt that Feng Ziying was an unfathomable person.

This person seems to do everything with confidence, and some things seem dangerous or unsure, but as long as they fall into his hands, he will always sort out the context quickly and come up with a solution.

This is true in his experience as an official, and the same is true in the business of working with him. Even his subordinates and classmates who are close to him all benefit from this. It is this that makes Zhen Baochen more and more curious about Feng Ziying. .

Some people said that this man was a genius, and some people said that he was born with a pair of discerning eyes, but Zhen Baochen felt that it was not entirely accurate. This man had the foresight and foresight that other men of his age rarely had, and he was extremely good at using people. Zhen Baochen, who had seen it a little, was amazed at the level of several staff members.

Coupled with Feng Ziying's own personality charm, it's no wonder that he is always in a disadvantageous position.

(End of this chapter)