Chapter 274: Coercion and inducement

Chen's daughter's carriage stopped outside Zhang Zhou's new courtyard by the Houhai Lake of Shichahai in the northwest of the city.

The lamp is now on.

The Chen daughter got out of the carriage and looked around. When she found that Jin Yiwei and others were approaching her, her face still showed a little nervousness.

"Miss, I'm afraid this is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. You can't enter." The mother-in-law next to Chen's daughter reminded.

The Chen lady said, "In this situation, do you still have a choice?"

Then she was guided by the Jin Yiwei, passed through the door like an arch bridge on a small moat, and entered the courtyard. within.

In her eyes, this place is a government palace, because from inside to outside, there are no ordinary servants, almost all of them are official servants, and most of them are royal guards.

When she arrived at the pavilion next to the front yard, she saw two people talking in the pavilion under the bright lights. Zhang Zhou spoke in a loud voice. This was also the first time that Chen's daughter had seen him. Arrive at Zhang Zhou.

"Don't worry, Eunuch Dai, I will go there early tomorrow morning. Whether it succeeds or not, I will come up with a plan. I will neither show off nor stand idly by."

The person who met Zhang Zhou, It was Dai Yi, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.

It’s just that Chen’s daughter doesn’t know it.

But after hearing the word "father-in-law", she knew he was someone she couldn't afford to offend. Then Zhang Zhou sent Dai Yi to the door. Dai Yi kept saying politely, "Mr. Zhang doesn't have to send it off in person, it's us." The trouble is all because of the emperor. You should have a good rest, it will be a hard journey to Xuanfu." Dai Yizheng said, and saw someone coming from a distance, but he didn't know it. Whoever came was thought to be the female members of Zhang Zhou’s family.

Before Zhang Zhou left, he wanted to bring his family to the new house for a reunion. It was so reasonable and reasonable that Dai Yi even raised his hand in the direction of Chen's daughter to show his courtesy.

If it were an ordinary man visiting Zhang Zhou's house, he would avoid Zhang Zhou's family members.

But Dai Yi is different. He is a eunuch. Although he is now a favored person in the court, in the final analysis he is just a palace servant who serves people. Dai Yi still wants to be with Zhang Zhou Maintain good relations with the female relatives at home.

Sometimes it is necessary to make Zhang Zhou look at him differently, to give gifts to Zhang Zhou's pillowmates, and to ask them to help blow the pillow breeze.

It’s just that he recognized the wrong person this time.

After Dai Yi left, Chen's daughter set foot in the pavilion.

The surrounding pavilions, gardens, rockeries, and ponds are not at all like the layout of a northern garden. Chen's daughter is from the south of the Yangtze River, so she is very familiar with this environment.

"Why, are you curious?" Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "It used to be the residence of the eunuch Li Guang. After his death, this courtyard was occupied by me. This place looks pleasing to the eye, but it may not be comfortable to live in. , To put it lightly, it means that the yin energy is too strong."

Chen's daughter hurriedly saluted, "I have seen Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "I'm angry at you." , although Zhang is in the government and the public, he is mostly concerned aboutWhen it comes to business matters, you can call me Zhang Shisao, who is an official, or simply Zhang Guan'er. ”

“Folk girls don’t dare. "Chen's daughter seems to be very measured.

Although she is the daughter of an ordinary merchant, she was born in an official. There is a big gap in status between officials and merchants in the north, and they are clearly distinct from each other.< /p>

However, in areas south of the Yangtze River, especially in commercially developed areas such as Huizhou, it is common for family members of officials to engage in business, which also reflects a sense of social identity.

Northerners, especially the people at the emperor's feet, have very clear class concepts and look down on merchants.

People of the Jiangnan generation admire merchants very much, mainly because they are rich. People can connect with the government in places where the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, forming a contrast in social status.

In places south of the Yangtze River, there is more of a phenomenon of accepting millet into the Imperial College.

Chen's daughter obviously did not dare to be on an equal footing with a "big shot" like Zhang Zhou. She was born in an officialdom, so she only observed etiquette and knew how to deal with people in the officialdom. Rules, this is why she was able to get along so well in the mall before.

Zhang Zhou did not force it, pointed in the direction Dai Yi was walking and said, "Dai Gong, the chief of etiquette of the company, known as Yin Gong, please let me." When you go to treat people's diseases, you are curing flowers and willows. It's obvious that I'm going to go on a long journey tomorrow, but I can't put it off. It's really irritating. "

The Chen girl lowered her head and said nothing.

She obviously didn't understand why Zhang Zhou told her this.

"You asked An Bian earlier. Mrs. Hou is the former wife. She came to me to discuss business matters and said that she wanted to undertake the business of rebuilding the earthwork and timber of Pianguan Pass. However, it failed. I am also very sorry. Finally, as you can see, the business was not undertaken by people around me. It's for bidding, and the Jiang family's bid is higher than yours. I want to help, but I can't. "

Zhang Zhou seemed to have stated his intention.

He came to "apologize" to Chen's daughter.

I had promised Ning Tong before, Help these two sisters complete the bidding.

But in the end, it was unsuccessful.

The young lady asked for too much, and she wanted to do it for Mr. Zhang and Sister Ning. Seeking more profits, who would have thought that someone would bid lower than the market price and deliberately suppress it. "

"Profit making" Zhang Zhou picked up the tea cup with a smile and shook his head, "I really don't look down on such small profits. ”

The Chen daughter seemed to suddenly understand why the business failed this time, or why Zhang Zhou did not help them wholeheartedly.

The profit was too small, but there was something behind it. Policy risks, I thought I could rely on the friendship between Ning Tong and Zhang Zhou to get this business, but Zhang Zhou didn't seem to take Ning Tong seriously.

Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng are just friends. , Zhu Feng is still fawning over Zhang Zhou, and Ning Tong is just Zhu Feng’s ex-wife.

Zhang Zhou seems to have no reason to break his principles to help Ning Tong.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile."I heard that before the bidding, you all purchased a lot of wood and stone together. After the bidding, have you all given me a piece of advice? Seeing that the summer flood is coming, the water level of the canal has risen, and it will be more convenient to transport wood and stone from the south to the north. The price of this wood and stone has been falling again and again, so we need to sell it sooner."

Ms. Chen gritted her teeth.

Her recent situation is very difficult.

Zhang Zhou reminded: "If you feel that the price is low and it is not worth selling, you can wait until the price recovers at the end of the year before selling. It is not impossible. I just don’t know your capital flow or debt ratio."

Although Ms. Chen didn’t quite understand Zhang Zhou’s words, she could still hear some clues about “debts.” She said, “If the business fails, we have to sell the materials at low prices to repay them.” Debt."

"Oh, that's a pity." Zhang Zhou said, "How about foreign debt? Zhang Zhou was putting pressure on him.

With Zhang Zhou’s connections in the market, it is not easy to find out anything.

“Yes.” The Chen daughter did not hide anything.

Although he didn't say much, even Sun Shangqi, who was standing aside to watch the excitement, could tell that the Chen family was in trouble.

Zhang Zhou said, "I'm very sorry about this. Speaking of which, if I hadn't donated a lot of my family property to the imperial court recently, I might have been able to lend some to you for emergencies."

Of course, Chen’s daughter cannot be unreasonable. She said, “People’s women dare not ask for extravagant things.”

“You shouldn’t ask for extravagant things.”

Zhang Zhou His expression was quite polite at first, but when he said this, his expression suddenly turned grim, "How can the daughter of a small businessman, even if she was once an official, end up in a shady family, trying to take advantage of others who have just stepped out of the house, and want to gain a foothold in the world? , and if the business plan fails, then it would be a good idea to sell off all the property and pay off the debts, whether it is to get married, or to hold on to a third of an acre of land and live in peace for the rest of your life. ”

When Chen’s daughter heard this, her heart was shaken.

Now she understands that it is a good thing for Zhang Zhou not only to help her, but also to not secretly cause trouble for her.

Are you talking about business with her?

You are scolding and lecturing her.

"Folk women are not used by anyone." Chen's daughter also wanted to explain herself.

"That's right. The former wife of Anbianhou is also headstrong. Does she think she is a rich lady? She thinks that everyone must follow her wishes wherever she goes. That is why Anbianhou feels ashamed. She always wants to compensate her, which makes her feel arrogant. Unfortunately, this world is not easy for you women to get a foothold in. Take my advice and get married earlier, and you may not see so many people in this world. What a shame."

Zhang Zhou said with a smile, as if he was teasing Ning Tong and Chen's daughter.

This is the gesture of a winner.

No matter how unhappy the Chen daughter was, she understood that she was not qualified to refute.

"Sir Zhang, I dare you to ask, does the Chen family still have a chance to establish itself in this world?" Chen's daughter asked back.

Sun Shangqi said sternly, "What a strong tone, you dare to question here."

Zhang Zhou said, "Well, Shangdao. You know that I am not here to entertain you, so what do you mean? "Why do you think I will give you a chance?"

No matter how stupid the Chen daughter is, she can still see that Zhang Zhou actually wants to take advantage of her.

Only by driving the Chen family to a dead end can she be "used".

To put it bluntly, the best she can do is be someone else's white glove, and she cannot control the entire business herself.

Chen's daughter said, "People's girls have no choice but to rely on others. If the powerful and powerful people in the court have no helpers, they will not be able to survive in this world. People's girls like Pu Liu never dare to marry into a wealthy family. , If you can follow the adults, you can also be plotted by the adults."

"Haha, you are wrong, I am not interested in what you are like. As you said, you are desperate, I may be able to do it. I'll give you a way to go."

Zhang Zhou pointed in the direction of the door and said, "There will be a carriage here early tomorrow morning. If you get into that carriage, you don't have to pay off your current debt for the time being. , the interest will stop here."

"I won't help you pay off any debt, I can only help you talk about it, and it also depends on whether they will give you a guarantee."

"If you follow me, I will go to Xuan Mansion and do mining work. How much I will give you depends on my mood. It will be enough for you to pay off your debts and establish yourself in the world. Don't think about taking too much. ."

"There are countless businessmen who want to take over this business, and it is not impossible for me to do it myself. It would be good to take a step back and let the Jiang family do it."

"But. I don’t want to put all my eggs in the same basket and break them all at once. You are just a way for me to share the risk.”

“As for the Ning family, this matter is the same. She has nothing to do with her, and you are not allowed to see her or talk about what happened today. If you can do it, you can choose to go or not."

Zhang Zhouye. Not many beeps.

If you fall in love with the boat, get on it; if you don’t, get out. Whether or not this boat has your Chen family will have no impact at all.

The purpose of pulling you into the car is because you are a Jiangnan merchant and there is no powerful person behind you to help, so I think you are easy to control.

I will force you to a dead end again and force you to do it together.

If you still want to keep talking, then leave as soon as possible and pretend that you have never seen her before. You, the Chen family, will love you to death from now on, as if no one cares about you.

Before Chen’s daughter could give her opinion, put forward some conditions, negotiate, etc., she was ordered to be kicked out by Zhang Zhou.

She also suddenly realized at this time.

In this cooperation, let alone the initiative, she has no autonomy at all.

When Chen’s daughter left under the escort of Jin Yiwei, Zhang Zhou stillI was sitting there drinking tea, looking relaxed and at ease.

"After looking at the yard, I didn't call everyone over. It's time to go home." Zhang Zhou remembered that the women from the back house were still visiting their new home.

But Zhang Zhou didn't want his family to move here. As he said, he felt that there was a lot of evil here.

If he, a masculine man, were not around, the back house might not be able to suppress the aura of this yard.

"Go and notify the ladies." Sun Shangqi said to his subordinates.

When only Zhang Zhou and Sun Shangqi were left in the pavilion, Sun Shangqi asked, "Sir, this Chen's father is just a small role in Jiangnan Salt Administration. He has no powerful position in the officialdom now, so why bother?" It's hard to control people like this."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Old Sun, you want to go out and do it yourself"

"There is no business without a humble position. I don’t dare to make such delusions because of my talent.”

Sun Shangqi’s implication is that he still covets this business, but he knows his identity.

As a member of the Imperial Guard, if you can follow Zhang Zhou, you will have a bright future, and you don’t have to go to the shopping mall.

"Isn't it because she is a female, has no background, and is ambitious, so she is easy to control? If she is a man, with a lot of dignitaries behind her, but she still does business like Anbian Hou. I am happy to accept it as a pastime, to make money or not, and even if there are a lot of escape routes behind me, why should I ask her?"

Zhang Zhou smiled.

Sun Shangqi was surprised.

He then understood that a person's shortcomings can turn into advantages under certain circumstances.

But Zhang Zhou has the eyes that are good at discovering advantages.

"Alas"

Zhang Zhou sighed heavily, "It's not easy to do business these days. Brothers are feuding, father and son are fighting, and even close relatives can't be trusted, let alone outsiders. There is only one kind of person who is trustworthy in the world, and that is someone who can be crushed to death without having to bear any moral precepts after crushing him. This little girl from the Chen family fits my needs very well.

Sun Shangqi smiled and said, "Yes, she is neither your close relative nor your friend. If she doesn't obey your orders, you can make her fall into eternal disaster at any time."

Just as he was talking, a guard in Jinyi came over and said, "Sir, the British eldest grandson is outside asking for a visit."

"Have Zhang Lun arrived? Let him prepare." Those two from the Zhou family shouldn't go, right? Then let Zhang Lun make preparations alone. He'll go with me to get treatment tomorrow. Arrange a place for him to stay tonight. Now make a marching appearance and give everyone away. Let’s get started”

Zhang Zhou is about to go on an expedition.

Zhang Zhou first introduced the situation of his house to Jiang Pingyu.We want to avoid being in the northwest and not being able to come back. It doesn’t mean that we will never come back, but if we go there for a year and a half, this courtyard will be abandoned.

Of course, there is a courtyard outside Zhang Zhou. It was given to him by Pingjiang Bo Chen Rui, so there was no need for him to let Jiang Pingyu and the others take over the yard.

Because Zhang Zhou himself has never been there.

"Madam, do you think this place is okay? It looks a lot like our Jiangnan water town. I have renovated everything and spent a lot of money. After I leave, you can come over and take a look at any time, but Remember, don’t stay here for a long time, after all, something unknown happened.”

Zhang Zhou entered the inner courtyard and visited Jiang Pingyu and the others.

Han Qing blinked and asked, "Master, is there something ominous here? Has anyone died?"

Not only was she looking at Zhang Zhou, but Suisui was also looking at her father. Look here.

The eyes of mother and daughter are almost the same.

Zhang Zhou said, "No one has died anywhere in this capital city, but not in this house. The former owner of this courtyard was named Li Guang, and he died in the palace. Speaking of which, he told me There is some connection, it’s because of me.”

Hearing this, Zhang Jun, as the only man in the family after Zhang Zhou left, was already getting into his mother’s arms.

"You're not human. Your father and I have killed a lot of people. Your father and I have invented all kinds of gunpowder and firearms. If killing a lot of people is not a big deal, it's better to start from now on." Stop practicing martial arts and go back to Nanjing to plant vegetables."

Zhang Zhou instantly felt that Zhang Jun deserved a beating.

How can you show your dignity as a father if you don’t beat up your son before going to the war?

Jiang Pingyu said, "The master is right. After you leave, I will be a father." But I'm here."

"No, I still need to clean up the yard, otherwise my money will be wasted," Zhang Zhou said, "I want to enjoy this yard before I leave. After all, I am doing this on my own. I earned it with my hard-working hands. Let’s not go back tonight and occupy our respective rooms.”

“Yes”

No matter what Zhang Zhou’s performance is. What a relaxed look.

In the eyes of the women at home in the Zhang family, their husbands are all about to go to war immediately, and going to the battlefield is no joke.

Although they still don’t understand why Zhang Zhou went to Xuan Mansion.

With Zhang Zhouren’s status as the general secretary of Xuanda, there is no need to be on the front line in any war.

"Bring over the small box I prepared. I want to discuss the philosophy of life with you tonight." Zhang Zhou said.

Jiang Pingyu and Wang Mingshan didn't think anything of it. Han Qing's cheeks instantly rose with two red clouds, which made her look even more bright and delicate under the white lantern candlelight.

Obviously the contents of the small wooden box left a "deep" impression on her.

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