Jinyi champion

Chapter 211 Network (addition)
Zhu's Manor.

Zhu Jiashi is playing with potted plants in the yard.

Recently, she has kept a low profile and seldom intervened in the family business. At most, she asked Steward Liu to investigate the situation of her eldest son Zhu Wanhong, but there was no news back for a long time.

As for the Liuli Workshop, she really left it to her second son Zhu Wanjian to take care of it. Although she knew that this son had no skills, she was still willing to give him a chance.

"Old lady."

Butler Liu stood in a corner of the garden, looking at the old lady who was cutting potted plants and watering flowers by herself.

The maids and mother-in-law next to her became the foil, they just had to stand there, holding flower pots, watering cans or handing scissors, etc., and the old lady did all the manual work.

Zhu Jiashi didn't look back, and said indifferently, "Any news?"

Liu Guanjia said: "I have sent people to the capital to inquire, but there is still no news, but some old people who were acquainted with the grandfather before spread the word, saying that the grandfather is no longer in the capital, and he may have been transferred to another place to work. "

"You can't see a person when you're born, can't you see a corpse when you're dead?"

Zhu Jiashi's tone was still very cold, as if what he was talking about was not his own business.

Butler Liu didn't answer.

"Three rooms, what's going on?"

Zhu Jiashi asked again, this was the second thing on her mind.

Liu Guanjia said: "Recently, the third wife has not asked about business matters. She didn't even open the shop, and I didn't see her interacting with anyone. I just heard that someone recently inquired about the mirror business in inns and restaurants in the city. It seems It's related to Liuli... but I don't know what it is, it's all merchants from other places."

"Mirror? What mirror?"

Zhu Jiashi finally became interested, and turned to look at Butler Liu.

Liu Guanjia said: "I have asked someone about it. It seems to be a kind of thing similar to a bronze mirror. It is made of colored glaze. It is said that it is very popular in Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. It is said that the place of origin is Anlu, but I don't know if it's Anlu Prefecture or Anlu County, so some merchants from other places came here to inquire, presumably because they want to do business."

"A mirror made of glass?"

Zhu Jiashi narrowed his eyes and nodded imperceptibly, seeming to understand the key point.

Butler Liu asked for instructions: "Old madam, do you want to ask the third madam?"

Zhu Jiashi said: "Liu Li has been around since ancient times. It's not a rare thing. Someone can make a glass mirror... Do you think Laoshen's three daughters-in-law and a woman can make it? Don't be tricked by someone. , deliberately let out the wind? Go and call the second child."

"Yes."

Butler Liu felt something was wrong.

Normally, Zhu Jiashi would be upset when he saw Zhu Wanjian, but this time he heard that there was such a thing as a glazed mirror, so he actually called Zhu Wanjian here?

Could it be that she doesn't trust herself and wants to use her own son to investigate this matter?
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Zhu Wanjian appeared in the backyard.

At this time, the maid and the mother-in-law were all sent away by Zhu Jiashi, leaving only the mother and the son in the pleasant courtyard.

"I look much better today."

Zhu Jiashi looked at his son with a little more appreciation in his eyes.

Zhu Wanjian said: "In my mother's eyes, I'm just a drunkard, a pervert? Or a street person who doesn't do business properly? What's the matter, mother, tell me quickly, I have something else to do."

Zhu Jiashi said coldly: "Don't you even have the patience to say a few words to your mother alone? You four brothers, ask yourself, is mother treating them better than you?"

"cut!"

Zhu Wanjian disagreed.

Zhu Jiashi knew that Zhu Wanjian, who had been spoiled by her since she was a child, could not understand his mother's painstaking efforts. It was useless to just talk about it. After all, this son couldn't help him anyway.

"Butler Liu said that there are merchants from other places who came to the local area to inquire about the sale of glazed mirrors. Do you know about this?" Zhu Jiashi asked.

Zhu Wanjian continued to show a dazed look: "Cut, what kind of glass mirror, I've never heard of it."

Zhu Jia's evil fire came up, and he was furious, and said: "If you haven't heard of it, go ask! Don't you have a lot of friends? How much glassware has been sold in the past two months, and how much money has been made? I didn't ask a word. But... how much did you take from it, don't you need to explain it to your mother?"

"Mother, do you believe me?" Zhu Wanjian was anxious.

Zhu Jiashi sneered unceasingly: "Believe it or not, it depends on what you have done. Last time your elder brother went back to Anlu, he was not well, and was recalled to the capital again. I guess don't expect him to come back for a while. From now on, you will be the head of the family." People... When you are a family member, you have to look like a family member, otherwise the family business will be defeated by you sooner or later."

"I'm in charge..."

Hearing this, Zhu Wanjian's face was a little more surprised, and his eyes were turning wildly, as if he was thinking about the scene of controlling the family business by himself and doing whatever he wanted.

"If there is no news, I will go to the third daughter-in-law and ask. She has hired a lot of nursing homes. She is guessing that she is keeping some secrets. Find out if she still has any workshops outside... If there is no way... After inquiring about the news from the neighbors, I asked the workers who worked under her, and how much money I paid to treat them to tea, and it would naturally be clear.”

Zhu Jiashi pointed out the direction to Zhu Wanjian.

The corners of Zhu Wanjian's brows twitched, and she said earnestly, "Mother, you mean... the third family has made a lot of money again, right? That widow has other businesses that are hidden, and we haven't figured it out yet?"

Zhu Jiashi ignored the second son's disrespect towards the third daughter-in-law, and continued to play with potted plants: "If you are told to check, you should check it out. Don't jump to conclusions until you find out. The third daughter-in-law... is not easy. If you talk about the ability to run a family , you are far behind her."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Wanjian felt uncomfortable.

Earlier, he said that I will be the master of this family, but now he said that I am incomparable with that woman. Does that mean that I should learn from her?
Since she is capable, why don't you call her back to be in charge?

Zhu Wanjian turned around and left. When he came to the door, he heard his mother's voice of advice behind him: "Second brother, my Zhu family is a family of thousands of households in Jinyiwei, and business is only second. The position of Qianhu can't be passed down to your line either, it's either your elder brother's or your eldest nephew's.

"Only when the Zhu family's status is stable, can the business grow more and more prosperous. If you still want your house to stand out, you should train your son well and let them complete your unfinished business for you.

"If you don't even understand this, and you are in vain as a descendant of the Zhu family, the Zhu family may not be suitable to keep you. Letting you venture outside may be a rare experience for you."

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Although Zhu Wanjian was stupid, she could tell that this old lady was giving herself an ultimatum.

If things are not done well, they may be kicked out of Zhu's house. From then on, without the big tree of Zhu's house to enjoy the shade, even if there is one-third of an acre of land, I am afraid that they will be wiped out by themselves soon.

"You can't let this old woman tell you the truth, but you should do something practical... Liuli Mirror? What the hell is that?"

Zhu Wanjian couldn't find his way at all.

I can only go to the city to check. Anyway, I have to find my friends and friends for drinks at night. If I ask them first, maybe I can find out the news?
As soon as Zhu Wanjian made a move, Zhu Hao quickly got wind of it.

At this time, Zhu Hao had already polished the mirrors of the telescope, and only waited for the copper pipes to be delivered from the palace for installation. From Yu San, he learned that Zhu Wanjian was inquiring about the "glazed mirror".

"...just looking for people to ask around. This Second Master Zhu is really careless. Sometimes he would ask everyone when he was drunk, but no one responded to him. There were indeed businessmen from other places who came to inquire about the news before, but they didn't dare to publicize it. Maybe there is something wrong. It’s hard to hide it.”

Yu San's ability to handle affairs is much better than Zhu Wanjian's.

Zhu Hao understood what Yu San meant.

Businessmen from other places may know that the mirror is sold by Su Xigui, and Huguang is the territory of Su Xigui, a big official businessman, so when they come to inquire about the glass mirror, they try to keep a low profile and not arouse suspicion... If Su Xigui finds out about it, don't look for it Do people "greet" them well?
"Old Su, he is too careless in his work. Do you have to tell others that this business is actually handled by him?"

Zhu Hao sneered.

Yu San laughed and said: "Brother Hao, you are afraid that the Zhu family will know that Dongzhu Su is in charge of the business, and then think that maybe you and your wife sell mirrors to Dongzhu Su, right?
"However, even if the Zhu family doesn't know, there will be doubts. After all, the glazed mirror is also glazed. It just so happens that you and the third wife have run a glazed workshop before. There is no guarantee that the Zhu family will not think about it."

"It's one thing to think, but another to prove it." Zhu Hao said.

"Ok?"

Yu Sanyi was stunned for a while.

In the past, he would think, as long as the Zhu family suspects, why not come to trouble you?
But now it seems to be different from the past, because the third bedroom of the Zhu family has separated from the Zhu family.

Now that this kind of thing has been settled, what the government and the gentry have witnessed, what the Zhu family said doesn't count, so it's no different from putting shit back in if it's not pulled out?
Zhu Hao said: "Okay, I know about this, in fact, I also want to see, if the old lady knows that we are still making a lot of money after we separated from the Zhu family, what will she look like. It should be interesting to think about it." .”

"interesting?"

Yu San was startled, "Brother Hao, don't play with fire. If the Zhu family finds out, there will be another big scene. Maybe this time, we will go directly to the government to get the business away."

Zhu Hao laughed and said: "To deal with unreasonable people, there are naturally unreasonable ways. This time, the Zhu family first sent my second uncle, who can't do anything, to inquire about the news. Maybe it was to let my mother and I know. Is there such a thing? Forget it, they can do whatever they want."

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Zhu Hao was indeed not worried.

It can be said that the Zhu family spent a lot of money to get the Liuli Workshop, and the biggest price was losing the old lady's face.

The fact that Zhu Niang successfully separated from the Zhu family also made outsiders see that the Zhu family is a paper tiger!In order to compete with the daughter-in-law for business, using unreasonable means to deal with orphans and widowed mothers is very base.

If he still wants to take away the mirror business this time, let alone that Zhu Jia can't find evidence that the business belongs to Zhu Niang, so what if he finds it?
Can Su Xigui watch the business fall into the hands of the ugly Zhu family?
Is the telescope business only done once?In the future, the court will no longer order it?Is Xingwang Mansion willing to order from the Zhu family?
It’s different in the past.

In the past, the Zhu family could rely on their status to suppress their own three-bedroom orphans and widowed mothers.

But now that Zhu Hao has made his business bigger and stronger, not to mention that he has a lot of means, even if he sits idly by, Xing Wangfu, Su Xigui, and even Huang Zan, the left governor of Huguang, will come forward to help. This is the network accumulated unconsciously. , will play a role at critical times.

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