Ming dynasty grand dude

Last time, even though he was trying to save face, he didn't put on airs!

It's just that the color is too handsome, and the voice is pale and slightly crisp, but there is no majesty.

"Let me introduce you first, these few are family friends from the capital."

Grandpa Zhang blinked at his pair of red phoenix and peach blossoms, and said with a smile.

"This time I came to northern Guangdong to do some small business for local development..."

Fuck!Is this going to grab a meal? !The merchants and gentry in northern Guangdong suddenly became gloomy.

"I invite you to come here today to talk to you about something..."

But the Jade Chihu looked at them with a smile, and said softly: "This is the place, and it has been bought by the 'Imperial Royal Firm'..."

"Presumably you all know the Chaobai River Wharf City in the capital, and in the future... it will be the Chaobai River Square City in northern Guangdong!"

As soon as this remark came out, to these gentry merchants, it was no less than a loud thunderous sound of "Boom ~!"!

As long as Chaobaihefang City is a seafarer, which one might not know about it? !

That shop can be said to be worth every inch of land, which shop is not making money every day? !

With the cargo throughput at the wharf and the surrounding traffic, even a fool can make a lot of money by selling sand!

"I think you all know the three major car dealers in the capital, for the development of Yangcheng in northern Guangdong..."

But Zhang Xiaogong said with a smile: "The three major car dealers have decided to open their branches in northern Guangdong."

This is another "Boom ~!" thunder, although the carriage transported from the capital can't earn a few silver coins.

But this does not prevent them from knowing that the three major car dealers sell very well in Beijing and Jinling, and they can be called a model of money grabbing!

Now this car dealership is about to drive to northern Guangdong, just think of the various vehicles in the three major dealerships.

Especially for those freight carriages and passenger carriages, their hearts trembled at the impact this had on the entire northern Guangdong.

"Everyone probably knows that the capital is laying a straight road from Chaobai Hefang City to the capital."

Regardless of the impact they suffered, Grandpa Zhang continued to say with a smile.

"Is this a straight road... the road between Yangcheng and Dockfang must also be paved."

A few thunderclaps struck together, directly "booming~~" these gentlemen and merchants in northern Guangdong were bombarded with coke on the outside and tender on the inside.

Even if the dragon meat was placed in front of them at this time, it would be tasteless to eat.

why? !Because of the construction of Dockfang City, the impact on the entire Yangcheng in northern Guangdong is really too great.

In addition, there are the establishment of the three major car dealers, the establishment of shops by the nobles and wealthy merchants of the capital, and the support of the chief envoy and the inspector.

It is difficult for this port city not to prosper. Now the question everyone is facing is: how to get a share of it? !

"Since it is said that it is developed for the northern part of Guangdong, it will naturally not let you just wait and see..."

Even when the gentry and businessmen were thinking about it, Mr. Zhang still had that smiling appearance.

It was also at this time that the man next to Grandpa Zhang who had been hanging his head in silence stood up with a smile.

But I saw him wearing a white embroidered green pine Confucian shirt with brocade and crescent moon, his body was tall and straight!

Zhuang Su nodded with a long beard fluttering down his face, and his voice was deep and solemn: "In Jinshan next week, my little father-in-law will trust me to be responsible for the preparation of the pier..."

Zhou Jinshan, the butler of the dog-legged Wang Xiaozhou, makes his debut!

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Chapter 373 Zhou Jinshan, King of Doglegs

After introducing the housekeeper Xiao Zhou, Mr. Zhang couldn't bear to deal with them.

And if he and Zhang Xuanying are both here, how will these gentry and merchants communicate with the housekeeper Xiao Zhou? !

So I drank three cups of tea with everyone and ate something casually, then said that I wanted to discuss confidential matters with the two adults, and withdrew from the table.

Several wealthy merchants in the capital also said that they were very tired after surveying the wharf area recently, so they all resigned and left.

A group of merchants and gentry stood up and couldn't hide their smiles, pretended to stay a few words, and sent them away respectfully.

Then, like a hungry wolf, he started to wander around the housekeeper Xiao Zhou.

Although these gentry and wealthy merchants are scratching their hearts like cats, they can still greet Steward Zhou with a calm smile on their faces.

It's just one or two, both seem so attentive...

This is to say that Mr. Jinshan's young talent is a good-looking talent. The old husband's silk and satin business is quite a headache, but I don't know if Mr. Jinshan can share his worries? !

That one simply said: Oh, there is still a young girl in my husband's family who has never married...

In short, everyone can see that it is probably the little Zhou's housekeeper, Zhou Jinshan, who is in charge now.

So the flattery that should be flattered, the implied benefits that should be hinted at, and those who would not hesitate to marry a daughter in exchange for the support of the housekeeper Zhou.

Even though they are in the north of Guangdong, they know the name and ability of Young Master Zhang much better than the young and old in the capital!

They are all crossing the sea, so if they take the Fusang line to go to Fusang to do business, they will naturally have to deal with Fusang.

Zhang Xiaogong is a living god in Fusang, and the people of Fusang even built a temple statue for him, which can be called a living Buddha of thousands of families!

His cheap father-in-law is also the king of Fusang conferred by the empire, with more than [-] armors in his hands, and now he is the same in the whole Fusang.

The old father-in-law is getting old again, and there is only Princess Fusang and his daughter who follow the young master Zhang.

The whole Fusang knew that in the future, Her Royal Highness Princess would go back to inherit the position of General.

why? !

Because even if there was even a slight hint of opposition to the princess's succession, his father-in-law would basically "die~ die" and kill them.

All of his relatives and ministers were sent to the Fusang silver mine under the name of Yu Chihu, and Kuhaha brought him to mine.

"Everyone, where is the pier..."

Who is Housekeeper Xiao Zhou? !This was specially cultivated by Zhang Xiaogong, although the housekeeper Xiao Zhou knew how to serve people without a teacher.

But this is a plan, butler Zhou dares to say that he is no worse than any of the young master's disciples.

He managed the three major car dealers, and he managed the three major clothing dealers.

He watched and built the entire new Zhangjiazhuangzi, and even the Chaobai River Wharf was built by him bit by bit.

There is also the dam of the Ordnance Construction Bureau, which was built by Zhou Jinshan under his supervision.

The money that was passed was several million taels. In the eyes of our housekeeper Xiao Zhou, this gentry and wealthy businessman in northern Guangdong is nothing more than a piece of land.

"It is possible to buy shares, but the qualifications for buying shares need to be assessed!"

Hearing what Housekeeper Xiao Zhou said, these gentry and businessmen were thinking a lot.

Could it be... this is because we need a big gift before we are willing to let go of the quota? !

"You are all famous and kind people, so the assessment is naturally not a problem."

Housekeeper Xiao Zhou's demeanor can be regarded as cultivated now, and he naturally has the style of Zhang Xiaogong.

But he looked at the crowd with a smile and said: "It's just that the chief minister and the inspector may have some concerns..."

Get in trouble? !Could it be that they are going to get stuck? !

"Jin Shan Gong, you must have some insights on this joint?! Please give me your advice!"

While the others were still pondering, an old man who looked close to seventy years old twirled his beard and smiled at Xiao Zhou butler.

Looking at this old man, Housekeeper Zhou, he also sighed in his heart, he deserves to be a prominent figure in Yangcheng.

The family has gone to sea for several generations, and during the reign of His Majesty Yongle, he was sure to sell Chen Zuyi in exchange for returning in glory.

He also used his meritorious deeds to open up the sea route. After running the sea for several generations, he has become the leader of the northern Guangdong sea merchants.

Tong Chengchun, an old boy who is a trader, really has a sharp eye and is hard to deal with.

"So that the old man knows that the two adults are now in northern Guangdong."

Of course, the housekeeper Xiao Zhou had a lot of twists and turns in his heart, although his heart turned in a big circle.

But there was nothing on his face, and he said with a smile: "The examination of the Ministry of Officials is about to begin..."

As soon as these words were said, these gentry and merchants immediately understood that the root cause is here!

The gentry and merchants are actually scholars. In this era, it is not easy to do business without scholars.

If you pretend to be a scholar, you have to be a scholar. If you don't have a reputation, just come to the yamen and clean you up.

Those who can be confused are either the ancestors have martial arts heirs, or the fathers and grandparents have been born as Jinshi Juren.

And many of them themselves are Juren masters, and the last one is also a scholar.

So they are naturally clear about the situation of the exam.

During the Han Dynasty, Xun Zhongyu wrote "Han Ji Ai Di Ji [-]" and said:

"So the sages of the princes were established as herdsmen, so they were dismissed based on their merits, and they did not rule their governments or control their people."

The worst thing about the exam is that you have to face dismissal, which is extremely bad.

At this moment in the Ming Dynasty, unless someone made a big mistake and offended others, it was rare for them to be dismissed.

And the second most is "retiring from the old and making an official", which can be regarded as giving you a chance to retire decently.

Generally, when this happens, most of them are about the same age, and their political achievements are considered average or even lower.

Then don't rely on the position, hurry home and eat the old rice to pull it down.

The third type is mediocrity. This kind of people are not too old, and their political achievements are not outstanding, they can only be regarded as mediocre.

The best part is that the upper middle class is promoted steadily, perhaps because of job adjustments or transfers to other chief envoys or two capitals.

Of course, the most powerful kind must be "pull".

Zhang Hengshan, a 20-year Jinshi in Chenghua, was "promoted" at that time, and he went straight to the second-rank official.

But this is the first in the national examination, and the officials all say that the whole country should follow suit.

"The construction of this wharf can naturally be included in the exam, but Tian Mu..."

But housekeeper Xiao Zhou caressed his forehead and sighed, "Before, His Majesty took my little father-in-law to the palace to lose his temper..."

"Acres of land in the world have not increased since the Hongwu period, but they have lost more than half..."

As soon as these words were uttered, the faces of the gentry and merchants suddenly changed.

They have all committed the crime of encroaching on the fields, and speaking of which, none of them are clean.

More importantly, everyone in the Ming Dynasty regarded land as extremely important!

Even for those sea merchants who went overseas to make a fortune, what is the first thing they do when they earn money? !

buy land!Buy a lot of land, desperately buy land for your family, buy a house.

Even those who started their businesses did this, so one can imagine what other people would do.

Therefore, throughout the Ming Dynasty, and it can even be said to extend to the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China period, the desire and thirst for land was almost engraved in the bones.

Seeing that they were no longer attentive but showed hesitation, Housekeeper Xiao Zhou didn't care too much.

Looking at them with a smile, he said softly: "You don't have to worry, business can still be done..."

"Everyone who wants to understand the plan of this pier can take a look at the sand table below..."

As he said that, Housekeeper Xiao Zhou turned around and raised his hand, ordering someone to lift up a huge sand table that had been made.

Looking at the sand table, these northern Guangdong soil turtles immediately swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

They had never seen this western scenery before!

This sand table is about six feet long and three feet wide, in the shape of a long cabinet.

The six people at the front and back must carefully lift up with the feet supported by the four corners and the middle, and then they can be transported to this place and put down.

Looking at the lifelike piers, rivers, houses, streets, etc. made on it, these northern Guangdong natives were all dumbfounded!

Although this sand table is crude if people in later generations will have to look at it, it can't stand these northern Guangdong natives who haven't seen it before!

"Let's take a look..."

Housekeeper Xiao Zhou took out his baton from under the table with familiarity, pointed at the pier and drew a virtual circle.