I don't want to be a saint

Chapter 139 As long as he can make money, whoever he cooperates with
Wei Mansion is just east of Jiangling City.

There are three courtyards at the front and back, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres, a large building complex.

Moreover, in a few streets and alleys near Wei's mansion, there are also members of the Wei family.

Wei Mansion is the main branch.The nearby Wei clan members are all side branches or distant branches.

Therefore, the east-west main street in the east of the city is called Weijia Street.And on Weijia Street, there are seven memorial archways in total, all of which are the honors that the Wei family has won over the past few decades.

As the main branch, Wei Mansion is in the center of Wei Family Street.

Instead of the majestic features of the former Tang Dynasty, the buildings of the Great Zhou Dynasty were delicate and beautiful, elegant and simple, which also demonstrated the free and easy character of the Zhou people.

The turquoise Han tiles, the red and vermilion lacquered gate with copper rivets and gold nails, and two large stone lions as tall as a person stand on both sides.

Entering from the main entrance, there is a huge natural screen wall with strange rocks and strange shapes.After bypassing left and right, there are pavilions and pavilions with small bridges and flowing water.

At this time, it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer, when the flowers and trees are flourishing.All kinds of flowers and plants in the garden are vying for beauty.

Bypassing the screen wall, walking through the garden with small bridges and flowing water, and passing through the atrium from the corridor, is the main house of the second entrance of Wei Mansion.

The main house is composed of the main room and the east and west wing rooms, while the east wing room is the study room and the meeting hall.

At this time, the spacious and bright meeting hall was already full of people.Two gray-haired clan elders, three middle-aged shopkeepers, one steward of the foreign government, and one gray-haired accountant.

The handsome middle-aged man sitting on the main seat is the current head of the Wei family, Wei Jinglan and Wei Jingxuan's biological father, Wei Mingjing.

As for the old man of the Wei family, he let go of power early on, either hiding in the backyard to entertain his grandchildren, or going outside to visit friends.

And there are only two young people sitting here.One is Wei Jinglan, and the other is 'Wei Jingran', the eldest son of the second master of the Wei family.

He is only one year younger than Wei Jinglan, because he is a bastard and has no inheritance rights, so he abandoned books and practiced business since he was a child.

As a result, he collided with Wei Jinglan, who was also not in the official career.The two also often confront each other and compete with each other.

A concubine who can collide with the eldest son and grandson knows that it is an arrangement between the elders without asking.

Wei Jinglan first explained the whole story from the beginning to the end: "Cough!" "As for the information, all the elders have read it. I just repeated it again, and the matter is like this. If you have different opinions, you can now It was brought up."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, taking the opportunity of drinking tea, he secretly glanced at everyone.At the same time, the string of Buddhist beads hanging on his right hand was subconsciously twirling.

As soon as his words fell, Wei Jingran immediately interjected: "I think we should observe it again and think it over carefully. After all, we all know that the King of Chu even emptied out all the treasury in Jiangling to deal with the drought. .

If not, he wouldn't even have the wages to recruit labor to dig river sand.What about using [-]% of the spring tax to offset wages...

Tch, he is quite courageous!

Let me ask, how can the Prince Chu Mansion, which is an empty shell, cooperate with it? "

After finishing speaking, he unconsciously raised his head to look at Wei Jinglan who was opposite him, waiting for his response.

But Wei Jinglan ignored him, twirling the Buddhist beads with his right hand, holding the teacup in his left, and drinking very leisurely.

The Patriarch, Wei Mingjing, also did not speak, but also held a teacup and sipped it.He is the head of the family on the one hand, and Wei Jinglan's father on the other, so it is not easy to express his opinion in advance.

When he was young, the fat clan elder on his left suddenly asked, "According to what Dalang said, how wise is that Guo Erlang?

Judging from the data, he has not yet reached the weak crown, and has neither experience nor experience. Why is he so well-informed?

If there is a person who is born with knowledge, the old man will definitely not believe it! "

After speaking, all eyes were on Wei Jinglan who was sitting down.

And he put down his teacup unhurriedly, and responded in a calm tone: "I am not the first person to handle the information about him, no matter whether it came from Beijing or was collected in Jiangling Mansion. .”

This means that he does not have the opportunity to modify these materials without authorization.

Ever since, after hearing his words, everyone's eyes turned to the main seat in unison.

The family's intelligence network has always been controlled by the head of the family.

Wei Mingjing nodded solemnly and agreed: "The information is correct. This Guo family boy who came back from Beijing is indeed amazing and talented. Otherwise, the Seventeenth Master would not be full of praise for him."

"But even so, what does the Chu Palace use to cooperate with our Wei family?"

"Are you stupid?" Wei Jinglan looked at Wei Jingran on the opposite side with the eyes of a fool, and continued to sneer: "The Chu Palace has no money. But didn't the patriarch just say that the Seventeenth Master admired him very much!
The Chu Palace has no money, but the Fuxing Company has it!Throughout Dazhou, more than [-]% of the candles are now supplied by his Fuxing company.

And, it is foreseeable that there will be more and more in the future. "

Candles are a luxury.

For rich families and scholars, it is still a necessity of life.

It doesn't need much, as long as Fuxing Company provides about [-]% of the whole candle, it is enough to make a lot of money.

Wei Jingran was not angry when he was scolded, but relaxed his body to calm himself down.

He was eager for success just now, so he made a mistake that shouldn't be made.

When I was young, one of the big shopkeepers thought about it for a while, and then said: "Our Wei family supports the fifth prince. If the fifth prince knows about this matter..."

He didn't finish the sentence, but the meaning was already revealed.

After the fifth prince found out, would he become angry from embarrassment?
You know, the reason why their Wei family took refuge with the fifth prince early, stood in line and expressed their intentions early, was to hope to have the merits of the dragon to break the deadlock.

Standing in line too early is a dangerous move.

If you win, you will rise to the top and reach a higher level.

If you lose, you will fall into the dust and be lost forever.

Their Wei family has been working hard for decades, wanting to enter the power center of the Great Zhou Dynasty.However, those aristocratic families in high positions were not happy.

They didn't want one more person to come in to share pastries with them, so they kept pushing Wei's family away.

Therefore, although many members of their Wei family were officials in the court, none of them reached a high position.

They want to break this bondage.

Wei Jinglan put down the teacup, glanced at everyone, and analyzed: "Not to mention that His Royal Highness the King of Chu came to enfeoff the land a long time ago, even if he didn't come, he didn't have the chance to touch that position.

Furthermore, we can also tell His Highness the Fifth Prince that we have won the support of the King of Chu for him. "

yes!Whenever the King of Chu had a slight chance, he would not come to fief the land early.

Not to mention the low status of his mother and concubine, there is no power behind him.

Another big shopkeeper suddenly nodded and said: "I think it's worth a try! Let's sell the new Luoyang shovel on South Jing South Road, and we've made a lot of money! I have to say, this Guo Erlang is really amazing and brilliant!"

This time, the two elders also nodded.As long as he can make money, he doesn't care who he cooperates with!

"Okay! Just follow what Dalang said!" The patriarch Wei Mingjing made the final decision.

(End of this chapter)