Fu Song

Chapter 554 Disintegration
Sometimes a seemingly solid building only needs to remove the support on a certain key point, and the whole building will collapse.

In the same way, sometimes the friendship that seems extremely solid will turn against each other because of some insignificant things, and sometimes the ruling foundation that I feel is extremely solid, but when the real storm comes, it is so fragile.

It's just like the situation Zhang's family is currently encountering on Fujian Road.

Zhang Yu is not only a pacifier on Fujian Road, but the entire Zhang family is also the largest gentry family on Fujian Road.

They are not only powerful, but also gentry. The entire Zhang family has produced dozens of Jinshi for more than a hundred years.

It is also these dozens of Jinshi who, with more than a hundred years of hard work, have created the Zhang family's seemingly indestructible position on Fujian Road.

Compared with the Zhang family, the Zheng family is nothing more than a bandit who has risen by force in recent decades.

In fact, this is how the Zhang family positioned the Zheng family.

If Quanzhou was not the largest seaport in the Song Dynasty, if Quanzhou was not the biggest starting point of the sea wealth road in the Song Dynasty, the Zheng family would not have risen at all.

Such a family that grew up purely by force is naturally not in the eyes of the Zhang family.

However, they can look down on the Zheng family, but they shouldn't look down on the current head of the Zheng family.

In the past few decades, Zheng Zeshi not only made the Zheng family the boss of the pirates, but also successfully washed them ashore. On the bright side, they are now the biggest country gentry on Fujian Road.

Building roads and building bridges is convenient for four villages and eight miles, raising orphans, widows and widows and loneliness makes people less able to rely on the elderly and get medical treatment. Whenever there is a famine on Fujian Road, the relief of the Zheng family is always faster than the government, and the things are done better. really.

The Zheng family became famous.

What ordinary people see is that the Zheng family's real gold and silver have given them benefits,
Of course they don't care how the Zheng family earned their money.

In fact, after Zheng Zeshi washed the Zheng family ashore, the Zheng family's pirate team no longer resumed their old business along the coast of the Song Dynasty. On the coast of the Song Dynasty, they were the largest maritime trade fleet. When they met some unlucky guys, they would hang the flag that made countless people tremble again.

The unlucky ones are mostly the fleets of Liao, Gao Mingli and other countries.

The Zheng family is really well-developed, and it is ranked alongside the Zhang family on Fujian Road.

This is of course an insult to the Zhang family, but there is no way. The Zhang family also has huge maritime interests. If they really offend the Zheng family, a sea robber, the loss will be unbearable.

But be prepared for danger in times of peace, Zheng Zeshi's mind is more sober than anyone else's.

He clearly knew that the current glory of the Zheng family was nothing more than a building built on sand, and would disappear in the slightest storm.

The reason why the Zhang family is afraid of the Zheng family is that they don't want to engage in a mutual defeat with the Zheng family.

In the past, for the Zheng family, the Zhang family wore silk and satin, while they were barefoot. They wore a pair of straw sandals, so naturally they were not afraid of exchanging them, but now, the Zheng family can be regarded as wearing gold and silver.

But what about the background?
The Zheng family is much worse.

If something really happened, if the Zhang family lost some benefits and completely turned against the Zheng family, then the Zheng family must be the loser.

It is precisely because of this understanding that Zheng Zeshi desperately tried to find another way out for the Zheng family.

When he visited Luo Kaixian, a giant silk merchant, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, he happened to meet Jiang Yingxue, a legendary businesswoman of the Song Dynasty who had won the title of county lord by her own strength.

Of course, the experienced Zheng Zeshi would not believe such a thing, there must be someone behind Jiang Yingxue.

At first he always thought that behind this woman was the royal family.

But after in-depth communication for a period of time, he found that it was not the same thing at all.

Moreover, Jiang Yingxue was also quite interested in him.

After a period of mutual testing, Zheng Zeshi knew about the Chamber of Commerce.

At that time, Xiao Cheng hadn't gone to Qianzhou, and there were not many people in the Chamber of Commerce.

But every one of them, when they are named, is a person who can shake the business world of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zheng Zeshi joined the federation without hesitation.

Although at that time the Federation could not see any effect, for Zheng Zeshi, he just needed to find enough people to increase his worth and status so that he could better counter the Zhang family.

You know, after the Zheng family went ashore, they always wanted to form a serious alliance with the Zhang family.

For example, use the issue of marriage to resolve disputes between the two parties.

Ke Zhang's attitude is intriguing.

Alliances are okay, but marriage, let’s talk about that.

The Zheng family spent a lot of effort, but they just got married with some of the Zhang family's children who were about to leave the fifth service. As for marrying the Zhang family's main family, don't even think about it, they haven't said it yet, It makes people blocked.

The daughter of a family member will not marry unless she is a Jinshi.

Poor Zheng family, a family of pirates, have only been able to read and write for a few years when they went ashore. Not to mention Jinshi, there are not many scholars.

This is blatant contempt and insult.

The Zheng family could only swallow this breath.

There is no way, if you want to go ashore to eat, you have to admit it.

Zheng Zeshi did not expect that during this trip to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he would meet Jiang Yingxue, and then Xiao Erlang, and within two years, Xiao Erlang's trip to Qianzhou began.

The Qianzhou Federation of Commerce also officially showed its cards.

Every time I think about it now, Zheng Zeshi still sighs that his life is good.

The current federation is no longer a purely commercial organization or alliance. It has transformed into a political alliance, and their allies spread throughout the South.

As Zheng Zeshi, who was the first to join the federation and had armed forces in his hands, his status was much higher than that of ordinary members.

But the Zhang family is still the same Zhang family.

But in the eyes of Zheng Zeshi, they are no longer unattainable.

Zheng Zeshi believes that with such a momentum of development, sooner or later, the Zheng family will overwhelm the Zhang family on Fujian Road.

Sure enough, as Tokyo was destroyed, King Qin Xiao Erlang rescued him and sent troops to Jiangling Mansion on Jinghu Road.

As long as Xiao Erlang succeeds, the Zheng family will truly become one of the most glamorous families in this land.

After achieving this, even if he died, Zheng Zeshi would still be smiling.

Zheng Zeshi calmly cultivated himself in Zhang's mansion.

He knows the final outcome of this matter.

Because this time it wasn't just his Zheng family who made the move.

This time, the Imperial City Division under the leadership of Liu Fengkui, the Zhiqiu Academy under the leadership of Wu Ke, and some other members of the federation also made the move.

The Zhang family on Fujian Road is powerful, but Fujian Road has a rich literary style. Over the years, if the Jinshi in the imperial court is divided by place, Fujian Road is a well-deserved number one.

These families are not as powerful as the Zhang family, nor as financially powerful as the Zheng family, but when they get together, their power is enough to shake the entire Fujian Road.

The six states and the two armies on Fujian Road, and the entire middle and lower classes, are basically controlled by these families.

If Zhang's family can be overthrown, there is no doubt that there will be many positions vacant in the upper floors of Fujian Road, and these positions will naturally be filled by these people.

Therefore, everyone is happy to see the overthrow of the Zhang family.

It's just that the strength is not enough. If you do it casually, you will basically die before you get out of the teacher!

So even if they knew that the Zheng and Zhang families were fighting against each other, and the Zhang family detained the ancestors of the Zheng family, everyone on the entire Fujian Road was still watching, until the Fujian navy under the control of the Zhang family was defeated in the battle on Cang'er Island. .

The Fujian navy lost quite a lot. Half of the ships were sunk on the spot, and even Zhang Zhizhang was captured alive. After discovering that the opponent had more ships than their own, the ships were bigger, faster, and their weapons were sharper, what remained of the Fujian navy The ship sensibly lowered its sails, dropped its anchor, and surrendered.

When the mighty Zheng family's fleet appeared in Quanzhou Port, it caused a sensation in Quanzhou, and the spies from all over the country who had been waiting here for a long time even rushed all the way day and night to bring the news back to various places.

Then, the anti-chapter movement in various places immediately surged.

Zhang Yu was horrified to find that he could no longer control the army on Fujian Road.

Xiang Hui, who had been obedient to his words, suddenly fell ill, and the officers who had always been friends with their Zhang family suddenly lost contact.

What frightened him even more was that the Zhang family discovered that Xiang Hui was actually sending someone to Quanzhou to contact Zheng Zhihu, the principal of the Zheng family who was currently outside.

In less than ten days, the Zhang family's control over Fuzhou was a little bit powerless.

When you can't control the violent organs of the government, your rule has actually begun to collapse.

Don't want to be doomed, now there is only one last way left, to surrender to the Zheng family.

And when Liu Fengkui and Wu Ke also appeared in front of Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu finally understood that in terms of far-reaching thinking, sophisticated methods, and careful planning, let alone comparing himself with Xiao Erlang, it was the one in front of him who seemed far away from the sky. The old man who is near is simply incomparable.

"The Zhang family has produced fifty-six Scholars in more than a hundred years, which is astonishing!" Wu Ke, who looks gentle and polite, shook his head with yearning expression on his face, "Our Futai has always been respected, and there must be no embarrassment for Zhang." home."

Zhang Yu was dejected, he had reached this point, he was just worried about what the other party would do with them next.

If he really wanted to beat the Zhang family to death with a stick, he would have no choice but to smash the can, but as long as there was still life left, he could only compromise.

Judging from what the guy on the other side is saying, it seems that there is still room for relaxation.

"The Zhang family has been rooted on Fujian Road for more than a hundred years. It can be regarded as Zebei Township and has great prestige. The most important thing for the new dynasty to be established is to unite everyone's strength in order to fight against the Liao Kingdom and the puppet Qi. Fake Zhao and fake Jin bastards." Wu Ke said with a smile: "So, Fujian Road is still Fujian Road, and Zhang's family is still Zhang's family!"

"I can still be a pacifier on Fujian Road?" Zhang Yu couldn't believe his ears.

Wu Ke and Liu Fengkui, including Zheng Zeshi, all laughed, making Zhang Yu's face blush.

I really don't know what is good or bad!

"Zhang Futai knows the general situation, understands the great righteousness, and supported His Highness Zhao An's enthronement as emperor. This is a meritorious service. How can he still live in the place? Naturally, he will go to the court and serve beside the officials. That is Zhang Qian and Zhang Kun must be rewarded by the imperial court!" Wu Ke smiled.

Zhang Yu suddenly understood.

The Zhang family can survive, but they have to serve the new emperor. To put it bluntly, they are hostages.It's just that it sounds nice, and maybe it will give yourself a nice-sounding position that doesn't have any real power as a facade.

It's just that the Zhang family has been used to being strong over the years. Once they fall from the pinnacle of power, how can those newcomers not take the opportunity to repay their kindness and revenge?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there are more hatreds than kindnesses!

In this way, first of all, the Zhang family will fall apart first, and the scene of being able to hold together like in the past will no longer be the case.

After all, after a hundred years of development in the Zhang family, there are not many branches and branches. In the past, the lineage was strong and powerful, so they could naturally be squeezed together, but now that the tall buildings have collapsed, I am afraid they will part ways.

After several years of tossing around like this, the Zhang family, the No. [-] clan on Fujian Road, may never be able to turn around again.

He looked at Zheng Zeshi.

This old guy is the fulcrum that Xiao Erlang uses to leverage the entire Fujian Road.

Seeing his smug look, I really can't wait to punch my face all over!

"Duke Zheng!" He called out a little lonely.

"Futai has something to say, as long as Zheng can do it, he will spare no effort!" Zheng Zeshi said.

"I heard that Brother Hu has scales. Although he is only sixteen years old, he can catch tigers in the mountains and sharks in the sea. I also have a granddaughter who just reached the age of Ji this year, but she is also beautiful. She knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. It is not as good as two Let's get together, how about getting married?" Zhang Yu said.

Hearing this, Zheng Zeshi couldn't help laughing out loud. He had been depressed for many years, and at this moment he finally let it go.Over the past few decades, they have been begging to marry Miss Zhang's family, no matter how much dowry they give, they have never been able to do so.

"Of course I am willing, of course I am willing, I just want to wrong Miss Zhang's family!"

What is Zheng Zeshi unwilling to do?
Hasn't he always wanted to blend into the mainstream?

The Zhang family is indeed unlucky now, but they are still a scholarly family, a century-old wealthy family!
A phoenix that has lost its hair is still a phoenix!

Liu Fengkui and Wu Ke on the side also smiled and remained silent.

For such a thing, they are naturally happy to see it happen.

In the future, if the imperial court really wanted to fully control Fujian Road, it would be inevitable to dismantle a big power like the Zhang family on Fujian Road. Here's the chance to make a move!
This is also a good entry point!

Both of them are big players in the dark world. At this moment, their eyes are rolling, and they don't know what they are thinking.

(End of this chapter)