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Chapter 92 3.31 Continue to Arrange Jinling "Four Families"

Chapter 3

3.31 Continue to arrange, Jinling "Four"

"Tianjinwei is too close to the capital to carry out any major operations, so it is mainly for outsiders to see. The northern sea trade base that my nephew really plans is Weihaiwei.

It is not far from Tianjinwei, and the Clippers can go back and forth day and night. If we need to store anything, it is just right there. "As a modern person, Wei Xu naturally knows the advantages here.

"Weihaiwei?" Niu Jizong pondered for a while before he remembered, "There was indeed a guard post established there during Emperor Gaozong's Northern Expedition, but it is almost abandoned today.

Now there is only one hundred households left there, not to mention the navy, it is unknown how many people the army can find. "

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. This at least shows that Wei Xu had done his homework before coming up with the idea, and the plan is indeed feasible. The more abandoned the Weihaiwei side, the better, isn't it hidden?
"Zi Yang, if you want to go to sea, you must first have a sea-going ship. Whether it's Tianjin Wei or Weihai Wei, the navy is either abandoned or half-abandoned. It's impossible to do it.

We have controlled these two places, and where can we get enough seagoing ships, let alone need well-trained manpower. " Niu Ben asked after thinking about it.

"You must have heard about the profits of Haimao, not to mention that the prince has never been a law-abiding master, and it is self-evident that he can be honest for half a year.

Since we want to intervene now, what Brother Niu said just now is very clear. If we start preparations now, it is obviously too late.

Just don't forget, there was actually one of the four big families in Jinling that also had a sea trade business, that is, the Xue family, but they were mainly responsible for inland sales, and sea trade was not that strong.

As long as you contact them and pay a certain price, the already defeated Xue family must not mind handing over the maritime trade part that has long been insignificant. "Wei Xu has actually considered this point a long time ago.

"The Xue family?" Hou Xiaokang frowned, "But after Ziwei Sheren Xue Gong, the Jinling Xue family? I remember that they are imperial merchants, right? Why, they can't do it anymore?"

"My uncles must have guessed it, my nephew still has his own set of information sources, although they are all general things, they can be used anyway.

Today's Xue family is not as good as before. A few years ago, the head of the long house passed away, leaving only three orphans and widows. Mrs. Xue brought a couple of children to live a difficult life.

This Mrs. Xue also came from the Wang family of Jinling, and she is a sister to Mrs. Wang, the second room of the Rongguo Mansion. After all, the second brother Lian has to call her aunt according to her seniority.

The eldest son's surname is Xue Mingpan, and his surname is Wenlong. The younger nephew has no way of knowing the specific situation, but according to the information from Jinling, this person has been nicknamed "Xue Daduanzi", which is obvious without asking. .

Fortunately, the two children are not very old, even Xue Pan is only two or three years older than the nephew, and the daughter may be much younger, so the details are unknown.

Naturally, Mrs. Xue is unable to support the huge family business. Now that the Xue family is an imperial merchant, the property is shrinking step by step, and even a few side branches are ready to move.

Fortunately, the master of the second room has been fully supportive. The problem is that people must save themselves before they can talk about the help of others. Neither Mrs. Xue nor Young Master Xue are people who can hold on.

As long as we provide reliable help, in exchange for them giving up part of their interests, it is not difficult to operate. "Wei Xu smiled and took a sip from his teacup.

"Why didn't the Wang family reach out?" The vast majority of people at the scene showed puzzled expressions. This kind of occasion is the most suitable time to help, as long as it succeeds, the benefits will not be small.

"Based on Wang Ziteng's ability, he can't spare the resources to help the Xue family in Jinling. What's more, the Wang family only started to rise from him, and the power can't cover it at all." Liu Fang said disdainfully.

He was originally the commander of the Shenji Battalion, belonging to the three major battalions of the Jingying Battalion, and was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Jingying Jiedushi Wang Ziteng, so he naturally knew what he was capable of.

"Isn't that right? The Wang family followed the other three, and they were known as the 'Four Great Masters of Jinling' back then, but now they don't even have influence in Jinling itself?" Hou Fei asked dumbfounded.

"What nonsense of the 'Jinling Four Families', it's just that our Jia family has brought three subsidiary families, and now that time has changed, they think they can be side by side.

Now the Jia family themselves are unable to leave the mountain due to the reasons back then, so they have to support Wang Ziteng. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the Wang family has really treated themselves as a piece of cake.But he didn't want to think about it. Without the support of the Jia family, his prince vacated the title of "Jingdu Envoy of the Beijing Camp" on his back, who would really care about it? "Jia Lian said disdainfully.

The surroundings were full of well-meaning laughter, but this kind of thing, people can say it themselves, it would be stupid for outsiders to follow suit.

Wei Xu recalled that in the original book, Wang Xifeng's constant boasting of "how about the Wang family", and Mrs. Wang, relying on Wang Ziteng's power, repeatedly competed with Jia's mother for the dominance of Rongguo Mansion.

Now Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng have been married for some time, presumably they have seen all kinds of strength and ignorance of this "Phoenix Spicy".

Also, after Aunt Xue came to Beijing, she left her family's mansion in Beijing to live, and her brother Wang Ziteng's house did not go, so she ran to Jia's mansion, thinking that Wang's family was not honest with Xue's money.

It's just that Aunt Xue didn't expect that she tried so hard to find her own sister, which was actually another form of "just getting out of the tiger's mouth and then into the wolf's den", because Mrs. Wang is more greedy than the Wang family.

This is also a very interesting point. Whether it was the original book or the present, the Wang family is a big family that has been passed down for generations, but it still foolishly believes that "a woman who has no talent is a virtue".

Mrs. Wang is illiterate, Wang Xifeng is illiterate, and Aunt Xue, who married into a merchant and has been with her husband for so many years, is also illiterate.

Thinking about the behavior of these three in the original book, Mrs. Wang is greedy but blindly indulges her son, Wang Xifeng has almost nothing but beauty, and the so-called "housekeeper" is also blindly tough.

This pair of aunts and nephews dared to lend usury to kill people in private for only a few hundred taels of silver. Afterwards, they spent a lot of contacts in Jia's mansion for this little money. They can be called a model of "prodigal girls" .

Aunt Xue is still a bit smart, but unfortunately the Xue family has fallen so badly that she has almost nothing left in her hands except money, not to mention she is also a fool when it comes to teaching her son.

"Zi Yang, what price do you think is enough?" Niu Jizong smiled and waved his hands around, then turned to Wei Xu and asked.

"The most important thing in a family is heirs and inheritance. Since that Xue Pan is called 'Big Xue', it is bad enough to educate him.

In fact, it is also understandable. After all, orphans and widows depend on each other for their lives. It is inevitable for a mother to spoil her a little bit. My nephew thinks that it would be great if some uncle can take care of her.

As for the position, it should be enough to come to a hundred households. As long as he has an official status, the Xue family will be able to talk a lot in terms of business.

Now that the Xue family's business is constantly being encroached on and the family property is shrinking, Mrs. Xue should be very anxious. If they can give them some direct support and help at this time, the effect will not be bad.

On this point, in fact, we don't need to take action, it is enough to contact the Zhen family in Jinling. As long as they say something, no one on the ground in Jiangnan will dare to take action against the Xue family again. "These Wei Xu have already considered it thoroughly.

"That's okay, Weihaiwei is only a nominal guard house now, but in fact there are only a hundred households left, it looks like a nominal place for children.

Old Chen, now your boy is also a sub-thousand household title and a real job with a hundred households. If he is willing to go there, I will count him as a sub-thousand household job, and he will have a chance to go up in the future. "Niu Jizong asked with a smile.

"Since Big Brother Niu has already spoken, my younger brother naturally has no objection." Chen Ruiwen laughed so hard that he could hardly find his eyes. In fact, the Chen family has also suffered a lot, and now it is a good opportunity.

"Since Big Brother Chen (Chen Yejun) is willing to go there, bows and crossbows are needed at sea, but they are quickly damaged. My younger brother has fifty steel crossbows in his hand, and Big Brother Chen will take them with him when he leaves.

It's a pity that the time is too short and the manpower is insufficient, otherwise my nephew could surprise all the uncles even more. "Wei Xu has never concealed the fact that he privately made steel crossbows.

"What, boy from the Wei family, are you ready to run away?" Liu Fang asked in surprise.

Everyone was shocked!

(End of this chapter)