Siheyuan: I am a big capitalist after the founding of the People's Republic of China

(This article is purely fictional and any similarity is purely coincidental.)

Parallel time and space, Sijiu City.

It was a moonlit night with a dark wind.

Lee's, restaurant.

At this moment, everyone listened to what Li Zihang encountered today.

Everyone had a different expression on their face.

After hearing this, the old man realized that his eldest son and his bloodline were still alive.

There was a hint of joy on his face at first, then his brows frowned again.

I lit a cigarette unconsciously, thinking about my worries.

After hearing this, grandma's face was full of surprise.

He kept asking Li Zihang for information about them.

Uncle Ju and Grandma Jiu looked at each other.

They drank tea without saying anything. As for the bloodline of the Li family that was scattered outside, they had no decision-making power and would not speak easily.

The little ones all had strange expressions and looked at Li Zihang secretly.

Unlike ordinary families, the Li family is a century-old family.

Issues regarding bloodline and offspring are very common.

Li Zihang has been doing this for twelve years and is an only child.

The entire family, from top to bottom, regards him as the next generation, the head of the Li family.

The old man spared no effort in training him.

Apart from other things, the family property is an inevitable problem after the old man passes away.

Another point is those old friends and subordinates of the Li family.

As the only child of the Li family, he could only rely on Li Zihang with all his strength and dare not have any second thoughts.

But with the sudden appearance of a second young master, it is inevitable that some people will come up to him in order to get promoted.

There are also those marginal figures in the Li family who are not valued.

He will also have ulterior motives and support Gu Sijie to compete with Li Zihang for the position of the leader of the Li family.

At that time, if it succeeds, those who are interested will be credited with following the dragon.

This is like the struggle for the throne in ancient times.

If things go wrong, a big family may fall apart.

In ordinary people's families, when the father dies, several sons fight over the family property, and even end up not communicating with each other for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, the appearance of Gu Sijie brought too much uncertainty to the Li family.

It would be fine if Gu Sijie was born in the Li family.

At least there is brotherhood.

In addition, each family has the issue of determining the heir.

Nurturing begins as soon as a child is born.

In a family with many descendants, if the eldest son or grandson can be of great use, then his position as the heir is determined from the beginning.

Let other kids have no other ideas.

If the eldest son cannot inherit the throne, other heirs will be considered.

In this way, in order to fight for the right of inheritance, all kinds of dirty things often happened in those big mansions.

The old man put out his cigarette.

He waved his hand and asked the kids and Aunt Qian to leave.

Only then did he speak and discuss what to do next.

"Grandson, don't go anywhere tomorrow."

"Take the person home first."

"Also, don't worry. Even if he is really your brother, you will not lose anything that is yours."

Everyone in the room knew what the old man meant by this.

Li Zihang just nodded to indicate that he understood.

Grandma heard the old man say this.

Then he expressed his own opinion.

"Grandson, don't worry. You were raised by grandma. You are more important than anyone else in grandma's heart."

It is normal for grandma to say this.

After all, Li Zihang is only twelve years old, which is a sensitive age.

I am afraid that he will feel lost and compete for favor in the future. Let him feel at ease.

Li Zihang also figured it out now.

Said to the old man.

"So what are the plans for tomorrow?"

The old man said nothing hidden.

"After we bring him back, we'll confirm whether he is your brother or not."

"I'll send someone to check. Not everyone in our family can enter through this door."

Li Zihang heard the old man's subtext.

Even if he was sure that Gu Sijie was his younger brother, his stepmother might be unfaithful or a fickle person.

Or maybe she was a high-class prostitute during the Republic of China or the old society.

If the truth is found out, the old man will never let his stepmother enter the house. She will be the second young lady of the Li family under the name of the Li family.

At most, I could give her some money and a house to settle her down in. Don't even think about anything else...

The core members of the Li family are still discussing tomorrow's meeting.

Dasha and the second brother went out, and while doing their homework, they talked about what happened just now.

"Brother Cai, it's so unexpected that Xiaohang has another little brother."

"From now on, how are we going to get along with that guy called Gu Sijie?"

Decai heard this and glanced at him sideways.

"Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink. Get along with him the same way you get along with the third brother."

"Just think of him as a new little brother. Just take care of him when you go out."

Dasha thought for a while and said.

"We don't have much of a relationship. We can't get along. I'll go back to my general's mansion, and you go back to your leader's compound."

"But when that time comes, it will be difficult for Xiaohang~"

After everyone had left, the old man said with mixed feelings.

"Grandson, starting tomorrow, I will make everyone change their words."

Li Zihang knew how much weight this sentence carried.

From this moment on, family power began to be slowly transferred.

In the future, the power of the Li family will gradually be transferred to Li Zihang.

This is just like the ancient emperors appointing a crown prince.

A simple name that means so much.

Li Zihang said with some concern.

"Grandpa, don't be so anxious~"

The old man looked at him with complicated eyes.

"It's getting late~ You were the only one in our family before."

"That position will be yours sooner or later, but it's different now."

"It would be better to confirm it sooner. It would save trouble."

"Ambition is something that is not developed in a day."

"At the beginning, you will taste the sweetness, and then you will think more and more."

"Nip it in the bud from the beginning. Let them give up the idea and save trouble later."

Li Zihang was thinking about his worries and suddenly he felt very tired.

An invisible pressure made it hard for him to breathe.

Li Zihang was forced by this invisible pressure to ask questions that had been in his mind for years.

"Grandpa, there's one thing I don't understand."

"Why do you always ask me to act like a dandy boy outside? And pretend to be stupid and dumb, and establish the persona of a young master."

"I've been pretending to be a pig for too long. I'm really afraid that one day I will become a pig."

There were complicated emotions in the old man's eyes, and he looked at him with a little bit of heartache.

"A noble family~ a noble family."

"From ancient times to the present, every time a dynasty changes, the people in power will take time to deal with the problems of the aristocratic families."

"It's the same in every dynasty, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing."

"Tang Taizong cleaned up the Five Gates and Seven Views."

"Emperor Taizu of Song suppressed the aristocratic families, and Huang Chao killed all the nobles."

"The Yuan Dynasty drove the Han hereditary lords to the north."

"Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered many of the ministers who had made great contributions to the founding of the country to prevent the rise of aristocratic families. He also went south to kill the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Li Zicheng, Wuguan, massacred the city; wherever he passed, all the people and their property were killed. He broke through 49 cities and massacred all the officials."

"In the early Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou was massacred for ten days, Jiading was massacred three times, and Jiangyin was massacred for eighty-one days. Only fifty-three people were left in the entire city."

"In the Republic of China, there were various financial wars to harvest money from the rich."

"History is a mirror for us. These bloody lessons are still fresh in our minds."

"From ancient times to the present, aristocratic families have always been a source of worry for those in power."

"But the dragon-slayer boy eventually became a dragon. He just changed a few families."

"Those things that happened in the past few years. Which one of them did not show that the upper echelons would purge people like us?"

"It's just that I didn't have the hands free."

"Grandson, look~"

"The days ahead will be the most difficult for us."

"That person looks very similar to Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in his later years. Wait~"

"If we don't clean up all the aristocratic families and ambitious people,

"He won't give up."

"In ancient times, why did the princes and nobles deliberately indulge their children and make them dandies?"

"That was just for the emperor to see. To reassure the emperor that their family has useless children. They just want to protect their old capital and survive. They have no other thoughts."

"Of course, you can't pretend too much. It doesn't matter for ordinary children, but the successor must pretend to be convincing."

"You can't stand out too much, nor can you pretend too much. You have to decide the limits yourself. You can't make the emperor suspicious."

"It all depends on the acting skills of the children of each family. Some people really turned into pigs while pretending."

“Some people can remember their original intentions.”

"Based on our conditions, as long as you can enter the government, it will take at most two generations."

"There must be a place for people like us at the top."

"Do you think they will feel relieved if this continues?"

"They worked so hard to build this kingdom, how could they give it up so easily?"

"So, grandson, I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."

"No matter if it's useful or not, you have to keep pretending."

"Sometimes a trivial move can change your destiny."

When the old man talked about this, his eyes looked helpless and sad.

After taking a sip of tea, it took me a long time to recover.

When Li Zihang heard these words, he felt cold from head to toe.

At this moment he understood everything. He didn't understand before why the old man gave him instructions from time to time.

Don't be too outstanding. The outstanding here means to stand out from the crowd with extraordinary talent.

Let him eat what he should eat, play what he should play, and indulge him even when he is showing off.

Also, he was told not to behave in a manner that was not appropriate for his age.

Since 52, he proposed to build his own factory to arrange for retired soldiers in the northern peninsula after the incident.

The old man would discourage him from time to time to prevent him from performing too well.

Let him act like a child and perform a play from the inside out.

Got it~

I understand everything.

He thought that since he had traveled through time, he could rely on his past life memories, family connections, and clan background, as well as the planning of the grandfather and grandson, to foresee what was going to happen.

How can we weather the storm safely?

At this moment, he still underestimated these heroes who survived the troubled times.

Not to mention the distant past, there are heroes like this old man who were great in troubled times.

Not to mention ordinary people, even heroes who traveled through time and space with their memories may not be able to beat the old man.

Because you change the direction of an event. The next moment, the direction of the event is no longer in your control. It all depends on your means, wisdom and strategy.

This old man fights against the sky, the earth, and people.

A man who has fought against heroes all his life and still managed to survive with his family.

It is conceivable how clever the means are~

However, this time, the appearance of Gu Sijie changed the situation of the Li family.

Li Zihang also guessed some of the old man's thoughts.

Now I know why the old man didn't leave. He was hiding from the storm.

A tyrant who has been fighting with others all his life. He has long been accustomed to fighting. As long as he has a strong foundation, he is not afraid of gambling and can afford it. If he loses, he will pretend to be a coward and admit defeat.

Licking can give yourself a way to survive, and decades will pass after the butcher knife is taken off your neck.

A noble family is still a noble family.

For example, Qi and Lu are the homes of saints.

Every time dynasties changed in history, the people bowed their heads and acknowledged the people in power.

The books of sages had long been forgotten.

Including leading troops in daily life and visiting the homes of saints.

Didn't they just admit it?

Only after you survive can you talk about other things.

This time, Gu Sijie appeared.

This will give the Li family confidence, as at least their bloodline will not be cut off.

It also makes the old man less cautious.

At this time, Li Zihang also had great ambitions in his heart.

He also wants to join forces with the old man to play a big game.

Even if he loses everything in the end, he is not afraid.

Even if I live in a cowshed and eat wild grass.

As long as he doesn't die, he is not afraid to start over.

At this moment, he didn't want to feel cowardly and leave his hometown.

He wants to give it a try. If he loses, he still has Nanyang Hong Kong and the Li family's loyalty.

Won at least one family of ten generations.

At this moment, he has the cost of gambling. He can afford to lose.

Aren’t they just material possessions, antiques, money, and heritage?

Bet~

Li Zihang told the old man about his lofty ambitions.

And he told them about his plans for the future.

After hearing this, the old man regained his spirit.

Bo ~

The discussion took place in the middle of the night, based on Li Zihang’s memories of his previous life.

Add to that the old man's strategy and discuss a solution.

The old man has connections with the upper class.

Use the various officials of the Li family as the starting point.

Secretly pull in those who share the same ideals.

Li Zihang took the lower route.

Starting with his secret guard.

Using pyramid selling method, the big brother recruits younger brothers, and the younger brothers recruit younger brothers.

Control the future two generations of the city.

Those young players in the future will be their windbreaks against low-level storms.

Use people like Li Huaide to fight against the working class in society.

Then use the method of separate betting.

Sacrifice the few to protect the majority.

Once the storm is over, those people will be amazing~