Chapter 2775 Gui Zi Juan builds momentum and rushes to be the first
"Old Shi, are you still thinking about these things now? I thought you were so worried that you couldn't sleep before you came to me, but it turns out that you are interested in these side stories?" King Zhongshun shook his head repeatedly and glared at the other party, "These Does it matter? Ziying is already the emperor, so what woman can she sleep with without being benevolent?"
Being teased by his brother, King Zhonghui was also a little embarrassed, and said politely: "Hey, I'm just saying it casually, how could it be as bad as what you said, Brother Ninth? But Zhou Peisheng and Concubine Quan had something to do with Ziying before, so this King Lu…”
King Zhongshun was amused by his younger brother. He gritted his teeth and complained: "Old Shi, are you afraid that you have fallen asleep? How old was Ziying when Zhang Su was born? Was he ten years old? He had never entered Datong before. As for Jing, the fourth brother is still the crown prince and has not yet ascended the throne."
King Zhonghui seemed to have come back to his senses and touched his head, "Well, I didn't expect this. I just thought about how Concubine Quan hooked up with Ziying. This week Peisheng is really good at judging people and he really dares to do it. Note that by using this method to consolidate his position in the palace, Xia Bingzhong and Qiu Shian were pushed out."
"Isn't it the same with new people and forgetting old ones? Zhou Peisheng wants to stay in the palace for a long time, how can he not do this? He also has a nephew, Zhou Dehai, who is following him closely now. It seems that he will take over in the future. His uncle's status."
Wang Zhongshun said leisurely: "But this doesn't matter. The key is that we will not be affected. Haitong Bank will still continue to operate. This is enough for us."
“What about the other tribesmen?” This was the purpose of King Zhonghui coming to King Zhongshun.
There are many members of the Zhang family. Now that the dynasty is changing, the Zhang family will no longer be a royal family and will immediately face a big problem.
These people were originally under the control of the clan government, and some money was allocated to them every year. Of course, those in the recent branch, such as King Zhongshun, King Zhonghui, and King Zhongxin, would not be affected, but pushing up two generations, Emperor Taihe and Guangyuan What about the descendants of Emperor Tianping?
Over the past hundred years, there have been thousands of them, including the four Taihe brothers, nine Guangyuan brothers, eleven Tianping brothers, and the Yuanxi Emperor's descendants, namely King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui, who are adult male heirs. Six people are relatively small. Calculated based on an average of eight, there are one or two thousand people. This does not include the birth of the princess, princess, and county lord.
It cannot be said that these two thousand Zhang family's children are all wimps waiting to die, but with the Zhang family's royal status and hard-core royal food, they can have some advantages no matter what they do, even if they are not really capable. None, the clan government still has to give two to three hundred taels of silver every year, so there is no problem in maintaining the basic life of the whole family.
Now that the dynasty has changed and the Tian family has been changed to Feng, what will happen to the one or two thousand descendants and family members of the Zhang family?
It's fine if you have some ability, but how can those who have no ability and only rely on the little money from the clan government to survive?
"Why, these people can't sit still?" King Zhongshun has also considered this issue, but now that the new dynasty has just been established, you have to ask the court to immediately consider the livelihood of these two thousand people. I'm afraid that the civil servants will make life difficult for.
"Who can sit still? Everyone has heard about it and knows that this is an unstoppable trend, but everyone's livelihood must have an explanation, right?" King Zhonghui sighed, "We brothers are fine, it doesn't matter. But it will be difficult for those distant relatives. If they make a fuss over this, I'm afraid it will also damage the impression of the new dynasty..."
King Zhongshun was silent.
This question is not easy to solve.
According to the original regulations of the Zongren Mansion, these more than a thousand people would have to spend five to six hundred thousand taels of silver every year. The imperial treasury has always had this expenditure, but The problem is that when a new dynasty is established, who will care about the stories of your old dynasty? If you want to help, you should help the children of the Feng family. This cannot be justified.
"I'm afraid that the new dynasty doesn't have the heart to care about the affairs of the Zhang family's children now, and the civil servants are even less willing to open this hole. I'm afraid they can save hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year." After a long time, Zhongshun said Wang Cai sighed sadly: "We have to find a way to let the emperor open this door."
“Let the emperor open this mouth?” King Zhonghui asked puzzledly.
"The civil servants will definitely take the opportunity to cut off this piece. How can we still count on them? We are no longer considered kin when people leave. Why would the new dynasty treat us preferentially? Did you hear that this dynasty treated the Zhu family preferentially? A disciple?" King Zhongshun smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't kill them all, it's considered a kind treatment."
"Can't you?" King Zhonghui was also shocked, "Brother Ninth, don't scare us. We are different from the children of the Zhu family. We, Nei Zen, took the initiative to give up our throne, and we won it through a battle with this dynasty and Qian Ming." They are different, and we are not hostile to the new dynasty..."
"Old Shi, how big a difference do you think there is between this dynasty and the former Ming Dynasty and the world that was won by this kind of game between the new dynasty and this dynasty?" King Zhongshun smiled faintly, "Then you really think too much, the new dynasty This is the result of the game between warriors and scholars. If it weren't for the fact that there was a special figure like Feng Ziying here who could make everyone accept it, maybe today the capital city would be a **** mess. The warriors of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms slaughtered the literati when they were in power. Are there not enough stories? Then the fate of our clan will be even worse. Who remembers who the clan members of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were? A new wave of dynasties changed in ten or twenty years, but they all know the root of it and still don’t eradicate it? "
“Then what should we do?” King Zhonghui also understood.
"It's time to think about what to do. Don't think about the annual clan salary. We have to pass the test of survival first. We can't place our hope on the old friendship. Even if I trust you and I support him, he knows it very well. , but we can’t guarantee that the people around him will think wildly, so we have to let Ziying know that our Zhang family follows the will of God and understands the trend. It’s time for the Feng family to take over in this world..." King Zhongshun stroked The beard under the chin thought carefully, "Old Shi, maybe we should think about how to take action to let the people of Gyeonggi and the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China know, and more importantly, let the new emperor know that our Zhang family firmly supports the new emperor. Your Majesty, the old dynasty has gone and a new dynasty will be established. With the year of Xinyou, the world is auspicious,... there should be some auspiciousness coming out, Lao Shi, don’t you think so?"
King Zhonghui said "Ah" and looked at Brother Ninth who was blinking at him, as if he was a little strange, but then he understood and nodded repeatedly: "Brother Ninth is right, yes, yes, there are already a lot of auspicious things tonight. Already..."
King Zhongshun smiled with satisfaction and said, "Old Ten, go and call the Eighth Brother. There may be some wise people who discovered it earlier than us. We have to get the first advantage. In addition, the Zhang family should also show our attitude." If you wish, you can organize some clan members to walk along West Chang'an Street to East Chang'an Street, requesting the new emperor to designate a title for a general amnesty, and hope that the new emperor will determine an auspicious date and hold a lantern festival in the middle of the capital to celebrate..."
King Zhonghui felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
The gap in wisdom between myself and Brother Jiu was immediately apparent.
While he was still thinking about the survival of the clan, Brother Jiu was already thinking about how to use the clan identity to build momentum for the new dynasty and maximize the use and extraction of the value of the clan identity.
It is indeed as King Zhongshun thought. Of course he is not the only one who has this idea. Countless smart people have already thought of this, even more far-term and thoughtful than Feng Ziying and other parties involved.
For example, businessmen.
For example Ni Er.
Wang Shaoquan was in Beijing immediately.
He is better informed than anyone else.
Wang Shaoquan immediately felt the pressure from the Songjiang Gang's collective surrender.
Logically speaking, the Songjiang merchants were not outstanding among the Jiangnan merchants, ranking behind the Dongting merchants, Longyou merchants, Yangzhou salt merchants, and Anfu merchants. However, the Songjiang merchants rose very quickly.
In particular, the cotton textile industry is booming, making Songjiang's cotton textile industry the leader in the country. Coupled with Songjiang's unique geographical location, the shipbuilding and shipping industries are also booming rapidly in Songjiang. There are already faintly mentioned cities like Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jinling, and Ningbo. In the past, Songjiang could not match the strength of urban competition.
The more important thing is that Songjiang's literary style is very prosperous, so the small Songjiang has several important ministers, Lu Yanzhang, Dong Qichang, Zhang Nai, plus Yuan Keli, although he is from Henan, he is half Songjiang. Their collective allegiance , changed the situation all of a sudden.
The new emperor will definitely remember this contribution.
How should Shanxi businessmen respond?
The support of the warriors and the weakness of the scholars made it impossible for the merchants to perform well in this wave of drama, especially the merchants of Shanxi and Shaanxi.
Wang Shaoquan understood the principle of being prepared for danger in times of peace. If merchants from Jiangnan were allowed to compete for position in the new dynasty, the survival and development space of merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi would be compressed, and he had to respond.
Offering auspiciousness is naturally the most convenient and effective way.
However, Wang Shaoquan knew that this was not enough. If he could think of it, someone would definitely think of it, so he had to come up with something more novel.
An auspicious sacred beast? Does it indicate that the new dynasty will bring a completely different new world to the people?
Perhaps we can make a fuss about this, which is much better than the way of self-finding like water floating in a well or stars in the sky.
This is the time for Shanshan businessmen to show their strength, and let others take a good look.
(End of this chapter)