There were four brothers in Shen Yi's father Shen Zhang's generation.
There is no need to say more about the boss, Shen Hui.
The second uncle fell ill and died young, so there is no need to mention it again.
But the third uncle, Shen Ming, has another story.
In the early years, when the four brothers of the Shen family reached the age of starting a family and starting a business, according to the rules of this era, Shen Hui, as the eldest son, had to occupy most of the family business to ensure that the family would not be broken into pieces and could continue to exist.
Under this mechanism, the family property that the Shen Zhang brothers can share is extremely limited.
For example, Shen Yi's father, Shen Zhang, only got more than a dozen acres of land and a small, inconspicuous house in Jiangdu when the family was separated in his early years.
Compared to the Shen family, which had not yet been completely defeated by Shen Hui, these properties were almost a drop in the bucket.
Faced with this situation, the three brothers Shen and Zhang had no choice but to find another way out.
The second uncle failed in his studies and eventually fell ill and died early.
Shen Yi's father, Shen Zhang, also failed in his studies several times. Later, he lost his wife in middle age and had two sons to raise. After being introduced by an old friend of the Shen family, he worked as a servant in the Jin Palace for more than ten years, supporting Shen Yi and Shen Heng's brothers. both.
But Shen Ming, the third child, devoted himself to business.
Later, his business reached the territory of the Qi people in the north, and grew bigger and bigger in the territory of Northern Qi. One day, he returned to Jiangdu, picked up his family, and moved to the north to live together. He never returned to Jiangdu again.
After all, at that time, Dachen was still in a state of total shrinkage, and the mutual trade between the two countries was also proceeding normally. It was not unusual for merchants to cross the border.
Because no matter what era it is, businessmen are always the most liquid people.
Herdsmen live for water and grass, while businessmen live for profit.
This incident was considered a great shame and humiliation by uncle Shen Hui.
First of all, although the Shen family is not a wealthy family, it is still a serious noble family in Jiangdu. It is already very disgraceful to join the prince's errands like Shen Zhang did, let alone join the business as a noble family. Got it!
From being the leader of the four people to being the last of the four people, it is simply a self-indulgence!
More importantly, the two countries have been feuding for many years.
Moreover, at that time, General Yuan Du was defeated not long ago, and the atmosphere between the two countries was at a freezing point. At that time, Shen Ming not only went to Northern Qi to do business, but also finally took his family to the north. In Shen Hui's view, it was tantamount to surrendering to the enemy.
This incident made the little old man extremely angry. After this incident, no matter who asked Shen Ming, his tone never changed.
He only told others that he was dead.
But now, Mr. Shen has pushed all the way to Yanzhou on his Northern Expedition, and this family member who is suspected to be the third uncle's son suddenly appears...
If this man is really San Bo's son, then in this era, he is indeed a member of Shen Yi's family and a very close cousin.
However, Shen Yi's identity is now different from what it used to be, and his current status is also very different from before. If he was still the little scholar in Jiangdu, and it is not that he cannot understand San Bo's behavior, this Most of the time, he will meet this sixth brother whom he has never met before, and then take his family back to Jiangdu to have a look.
but now……
Just when Shen Yi was lost in thought, Jiang Sheng was already ready. He came to Shen Yi's side again, lowered his head slightly and said, "Sir, that man is already waiting for you in the living room."
Mr. Shen nodded and was about to go out. After hesitating for a moment, he turned around and changed into a white suit. He walked out of the study with his hands behind his back and went all the way to the living room.
In the living room, a young man one or two years older than him was sitting on a chair drinking tea.
Shen Yi glanced at him from a distance.
Judging from his appearance, it's hard to tell whether he is a member of the Shen family.
After all, Shen Yi had never seen the third uncle since he could remember, and he didn't know what the third uncle looked like.
There are not many similarities between cousins.
Shen Yi silently walked in and took a look at this person.
The man quickly stood up and looked up at Shen Yi.
Now Mr. Shen has been in a high position for a long time. Some of his temperament is very different from before. He has some attributes of keeping away from strangers. This man looked at Shen Yi with some fear and asked in Jiangdu dialect: "Yes Seventh brother?"
Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and shook his head slightly.
"Right now, we can't talk about marriage."
"However, I am indeed Shen Yi from the Shen family in Jiangdu, ranked seventh among my peers."
Mr. Shen looked calm and said calmly: "Many people call me Shen Qi."
The young man breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head slightly and said subconsciously, "That's my family. My name is Shen Yan, and I am the sixth among my peers."
He forced a smile to Shen Yi.
"Seventh...seventh brother, we are a family."
Mr. Shen still squinted his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him, but did not answer.
He sat on the main seat, looked up at Shen Yan, and asked: "What is your identity? I have sent people to check it. My current identity is limited. Until it is checked, there is no way to identify you." family."
Mr. Shen paused and said, "But for the sake of your Jiangdu dialect, I can tell you why you came to see me?"
This Shen Yan gave a bitter smile and said: "Seven... Mr. Shen, after my father arrived in Northern Qi in the early years, his business in Northern Qi grew, so he established a business. The business has already grown to a considerable scale."
"Now that my father is getting older, we brothers are helping him with his business. Not long ago, I went to Yanzhou to do some business."
"I never thought that before the matter was finished, I heard that Master Chen came in."
After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head and said: "Master Shen, I am not here to be related to you, but because I am trapped in Yanzhou. My younger brother is getting married soon. I want to leave Yanzhou and go back to participate in his marriage." marriage."
In Shen Yi's generation, the Shen family has a total of nine sons. Shen Zhang's two sons are Lao Qi and Lao Jiu.
As for the third uncle Shen Ming, if I remember correctly, he had three sons, ranked fifth, sixth and eighth respectively.
The younger brother Shen Yan refers to should be Lao Ba, who is about the same age as Shen Heng, a few months older than Shen Heng.
Mr. Shen touched his chin, thought for a while, then looked up at Shen Yan and asked: "This stall is doing business in Yanzhou, so it is probably a grain business?"
Shen Yan lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, this is a grain business."
Shen Yi said "tsk".
"You can afford to do this. It seems that your family is doing very well in the north and has a large business. If this is the case, then before Yanzhou breaks the city, you should receive the news and leave Yanzhou in advance. ."
"I received some news."
Shen Yan sighed: "But some of the money was not settled, so it was kept for two more days. The king's division led by Mr. Shen destroyed the city too quickly."
"If we only stay for two more days, there will be no way to leave."
Shen Yi squinted his eyes and looked at this person. After thinking for a while, he said, "Now, I will confirm your identity in my own way."
"If we are indeed a family, and I am sure that my brother has not done anything harmful, I will let you go."
Shen Yi paused and asked: "By the way, let me ask you a question, Your Majesty..."
"Are you still there?"
Shen Yan quickly said: "Of course my father is still here."
Shen Yi was relieved.
"Then I'd like to see him if I have a chance."
Being able to start a grain business in the Northern Qi Dynasty and under the rule of Zhenren Zhu Li shows that this possible third uncle Shen Ming had a very large business and a wide range of contacts.
Otherwise, we would not be able to keenly capture the food crisis in Yanzhou at this time.
Although Shen Yi knew in his heart that if he wanted to expand his business, Shen Ming must have made friends with many Zhu Lizhen nobles. Even if they had not surrendered to the enemy, they were still in close contact with the enemy.
But when the Di News Agency's intelligence network almost collapsed, Shen Yi needed such a Northern Qi firm.