Wei Guogong Xu Zengshou, as the number one figure in the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and the emperor's uncle, was definitely the number one figure in the capital. His arrival made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. Those ignorant boys thought they had a backer.
When Qiu Wu came, both Qiu Wu and Liu Ziguang knew that the battle would not be fought if he came. Both sides would have to step down, so it was not a bad thing.
Mr. Xu is the Grand Governor and is in charge of the world's military forces. Although Nanchang and Jinyiwei are not departments under his jurisdiction, Mr. Xu's qualifications and reputation are there, and everyone has to give him face.
When the heavyweight mediator arrived, both parties breathed a sigh of relief and temporarily put down their tightly held weapons. Xu Zengshou came over with a frown on his face. Zhang Jun and the others suddenly became excited and shouted: "Brother-in-law, these people will kill me."
The guards, help me kill them quickly."
"Shut up!" Xu Zengshou turned around and cursed angrily, then clasped his fists at Liu Ziguang and said, "Children are ignorant and Marquis Zhenwu won't take it for granted. I might as well let them go home now. In the future, my brother will strictly discipline these juniors.
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"Brother-in-law, are you drunk too much? There are obviously many of us, how can we ask him to let us go? We should let him go." Zhang Jun asked in confusion.
"Shut up!" Xu Zengshou yelled again. Wei Guogong seemed to be a reckless man, but he was actually very thoughtful. Moreover, he knew Liu Ziguang very well and knew that Nanchang would not casually cause trouble for these young people, and these cousins and brothers-in-law
He knew better about his habits. None of them were fuel-efficient. If it weren't for their high status, he would have been questioned by Ying Tianfu so many times.
Zhang Jun and the others curled their lips in dissatisfaction, but did not dare to say anything. Xu Zengshou said to Qiu Wu, who was led by the Jinyi Guards: "General Qiu has not withdrawn your troops. The emperor will mobilize a large group of troops to fight against the editing factory. Who can
Give you the courage? Who gave you the power? Do you know that you are the following criminal? How many heads can you carry?" A series of questions left Qiu Wu speechless, pointing to the corpses on the ground to defend
Said: "Great Governor, brothers have lost so much for no reason..."
"Okay, if there is any problem, this guild will negotiate with Mr. Qi. Now let your troops withdraw." Xu Zengshou said.
Qiu Wu's official position was low, and it was not easy for him to survive until now. Since someone was willing to come forward to explain to him, he did not insist on it and ordered his subordinates to disperse and let the people from the South Factory pass.
Liu Ziguang left calmly with all the fans, and said goodbye to Xu Zengshou with a smile. When he passed in front of Qiu Wu, Liu Ziguang took a special look at the stupid Qianhu, nodded and said: "The boy has the skills." No.
Know whether to praise him or threaten him.
A crisis was temporarily resolved, but there were still many troubles to follow. First of all, Nanchang killed so many Jinyiwei and detained several princes without reason. This kind of lawless behavior was severely punished by Jinyiwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Strong impeachment. The two young princes Zhang Jun and Zhu Shun were the only children of the family. They were spoiled and raised in honey pots since childhood. They had never suffered such great grievances. After returning home, they complained to their mother with aggravation and a bunch of imperial orders.
Madam could not sit still anymore. With the British government as the center, everyone gathered together to discuss how to get justice for her sons.
"My husband died early. It's already very pitiful to leave us orphans and widowed mothers. Now someone jumps out to bully us. How can we, mother and son, live?" The old lady of the Hou family in Fuyang cried and screamed.
She is said to be an old lady, but she is actually only thirty or forty years old. These ladies are all about the same age. They often get together to play cards when they have nothing to do. The most active among them is undoubtedly the British princess Zhang Yuan, who is vaguely...
The leader of this group of people.
"Yes, when the Queen Mother and Jiu Qiansui were here, everyone in the court was very polite to us. But now, a fresh Marquis can step on the Duke's nose and shit. He really thinks we are good.
Is that for you?" Mrs. Li Yuan said angrily. After her son returned home yesterday, he showed her the shoe prints on his body and she was so angry that she didn't even drink the bird's nest at night.
"What happened to Admiral Nanchang? What happened to Marquis Zhenwu? The Iron Scroll of Alchemy Book in our family was given by Emperor Chengzu. Even now, we can't beat him or scold him at every whim, not to mention that the children didn't cause any trouble.
Trouble means causing trouble. Aren't there still us, the Imperial Madams? It's their turn to be taught a lesson by the Nanchang. According to the recent regulations of the current dynasty, high-ranking officials above the second rank cannot be arrested at will, let alone some public servants.
Hou, I think this guy surnamed Liu clearly wants to bring down all of us old heroes so that he can control the government. Huh, how is this guy different from the previous 9,000-year-old!" Li Yuanshi spoke very boldly,
Her way of thinking is also quite unique. The other ladies thought that her words were very structured, so they all agreed: "Sister, what do you say we should do, we will do it."
"Sisters, go home and give the gentlemen more pillows. Ask them to write a letter to impeach the man named Liu. I still don't believe it. If all the civil and military officials in the court impeach him, the emperor can still favor him." Li Yuan said through gritted teeth.
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"Sister, don't forget, the man named Liu is the prince-in-law, and this alone is enough to make him awesome." A lady reminded cautiously.
"What kind of consort is there? The title of the eldest princess has been taken away. Did the imperial court give him the title of Prince Consort? It doesn't count at all! If we must say that he is related to the royal family, then our handsome brother is still the emperor's cousin.
As for my brother-in-law, we are no worse than him." Li Yuanshi said disdainfully.
"Yes, there is also a concubine in our family who enters the palace and becomes a concubine. Who is afraid of whom? Later, we will ask our master to take part in his book. In fact, our master has also disliked him for a long time, so we can take this opportunity to teach him a lesson.
Look at this kid, huh, what's wrong with a nouveau riche?" the ladies agreed.
Liu Ziguang allowed his men to kill a large number of Jin Yiwei and arrest the British Duke, Cheng Guogong and others without authorization, which caused an uproar in the court. In order to appease his men, Qi Zhenming, the Minister of Punishment and the Jin Yiwei, commanded Qi Zhenming to impeach Liu Ziguang.
The little friendship disappeared with this incident, and the officials spared no effort to write letters, describing Liu Ziguang as a new generation of treacherous ministers who were lawless, arrogant and domineering. As for why Nanchang conflicted with Jinyiwei, and why they arrested several people
The little prince was selectively forgotten by everyone.
As the saying goes, if there are too many lice, don't bite, and if there are too many impeachments, you don't care. The South Factory needs to develop, which will inevitably collide with the Jinyiwei and the East Factory, which have similar functions. This incident is just the beginning, and there will be many conflicts in the future.
, It is the standard for everyone in Nanchang to act in a reasonable and measured manner. Liu Ziguang did not blame anyone for this incident. When his companions were held hostage, of course he had to retaliate with tooth. When he encountered a powerful disciple who did not cooperate, he should still be beaten.
Yes, it's a pity that we couldn't find counterfeit money in Xiaoluan this time. If we can find evidence of the British public's crimes, even the alchemy and iron scrolls can't save them.
As always, Zhu Youxiao kept these secrets secret. Liu Ziguang was a person he could trust. However, the British Duke and Mrs. Cheng Guo's wife constantly coming into the palace to give the Queen a heads-up was enough to give Zhu Youxiao a headache. After all, she was the Queen's aunt.
It's not good to not give any face.
"Liu Qing, I heard from the Queen that her cousin is a complete dandy, and those who need to be taught a lesson must be taught a lesson. However, the British public family is such a one-man business. If there is no serious crime, those who should be spared must be spared.
." Zhu Youxiao said this to Liu Ziguang. Now that the emperor has spoken, Liu Ziguang can't insist anymore. What's more, he didn't suffer any loss in this matter, but the counterfeit money matter had to be paused for a while.
The preparations for the China Merchants Bureau were in full swing. As the largest shareholder, Zhu Youxiao took out 2 million taels of cash from his internal funds to become a shareholder, and inscribed the three words "China Merchants Bureau" in his own handwriting as a gold-letter sign for the company.
, In addition, Zhu Youxiao ordered the ports in Guangzhou, Quanzhou, and Ningbo to build separate deep-water docks for the China Merchants Bureau. This fixed asset was priced at 1.5 million taels of silver as the eldest princess's shares.
"The emperor strives to be frugal when she gets married. As my younger brother, I didn't prepare any dowry for her. These three ports will be used as dowries for the emperor." Zhu Youxiao said to Liu Ziguang. Liu Ziguang was naturally pleasantly surprised. Three good ports
In addition to the unlimited use rights, the price was only 1.5 million taels. Not only did the China Merchants Group take advantage of it, but it also gave him more care. Zeng Cheng's dowry was just for him. The emperor's brother-in-law was really
Generous enough.
The iron factory and Jiangnan Shipyard, as the largest trading houses, each invested 500,000 taels of silver in shares. Liu Ziguang personally invested 1 million taels in shares, so the shares directly or indirectly held by Liu Ziguang reached 300,000.
Five hundred thousand taels, accounting for 35% of the total share capital, plus the emperor's share of shares that will not be easily transferred, this is as much as 55%. There is no need to worry about China Merchants' director power falling elsewhere.
The remaining 45% of the shares were held in the capital through an internal public offering. Peng Jinrong and the others used tens of thousands of private bank notes to buy some scattered stocks. Even Li Xiangjun's little sister could use the thousands given by Liu Ziguang.
He brought two taels of silver to join in the fun, but Liu Maomao didn't have the money to buy stocks. He lay eagerly on his head and watched everyone excitedly counting the banknotes. Xingke's eyes were full of confusion.