Chapter 830: The clan is powerful, Shen Tang frowns
Whether it was Fan Zhen or Sima Guang, both clans were famous officials during the Northern Song Dynasty. Although the civil servants in the Northern Song Dynasty were also at odds with each other, their connections were never cut off, especially among their disciples and former officials, who were countless!
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Shen Tang took a deep breath and rubbed his frown.
"The inherited family, the son of the Imperial Master, after all, I also want to hear who this third family is!"
Mao Hechang nodded, "Uncle, this third family is the Yuwen family in Shuangliu County! Moreover, in addition to Shuangliu County, the Yuwen family also has the Mianzhou lineage! Although these two lines are not in the same place, they are also They are connected to each other and have a very close relationship with each other! Compared to the Wang and Fan families, the Yuwen family is much more low-key.
However, they control the entire grain business in Chengdu Fulu!"
"Almost most of the more than 60 counties in Chengdu Fulu have warehouses owned by the Yuwen family! Some people even joked that the food of the Yuwen family is enough to feed everyone in Chengdu Fulu for a year!"
"The Yuwen family also has many famous ministers, especially the ancestors had a very good relationship with Fan Zhen and Sima Guang. Therefore, up to now, the Yuwen family and the Fan family also have a very close relationship.
His ancestors include many grand masters and princes."
"The eldest son of the Yuwen family is now named Yuwenxuan. He is the eldest son of the late Dr. Zuozhong Yuwen Shizhong!"
Having said this, Mao Hechang hesitated for a moment, then continued to whisper, "Yuwen Shizhong is the father-in-law of Prime Minister Zhang in the court, and this Yuwenxuan is the brother of Prime Minister Zhang's wife!"
Hearing this, Shen Tang's eyes twitched fiercely! Prime Minister Zhang's brother-in-law?
Sure enough, Mao Hechang finally said that the Yuwen family was right!
The three major businessmen in Chengdu Prefecture are all of great importance! Although these three families cannot be called aristocratic families, they all have been inherited for more than a hundred years! Such a family is far more terrifying than emerging families such as the Shao family and the Sheng family.
Just like the Shao family, they have millions of resources, servants, servants, and assistants, and even hundreds of dead soldiers raised in the dark at home! However, the Shao family does not have solid official support, let alone There are no distant branches and disciples! If you want to suppress such a family, you only need a business stronger than theirs, or even just a few orders from high-ranking officials.
Although the three families in Chengdu Prefecture are not well-known, and are not even as famous as the Shaosheng family, their assets will definitely far exceed these two families. Moreover, these families have a long history, even if their disciples are not in court now. However, there are definitely not a few who have become local officials! Moreover, they are inextricably linked with the important ministers above the court. It is possible that the prime ministers and ministers in the court are the disciples of their ancestors! In this way Not to mention the local officials, even the emperor Zhao Shen must be afraid of this behemoth!
Shen Tang did not dare to conclude that these families would definitely become his enemies, but if a family wanted to grow stronger and richer, it would need to absorb the blood and sweat of the local people. This was inevitable.
Therefore, if Shen Tang wants to change Chengdu Prefecture, or even completely take Chengdu Prefecture into his own hands, he will definitely have conflicts with these families in the future.
Although Shen Tang is the prefect of Chengdu Prefecture, and he controls the troops in Chengdu Prefecture as a marquis, but in a conflict of this level, if he is not careful, he will be shattered to pieces!
In addition, the businesses of these families are all over Chengdu Fu Road. They bring the people with them, just like hedgehogs. If they incite civil unrest, the court will never sit idly by and ignore it. As a result, local officials will It's broken here!
"Except for these three, there are many other merchants, but they are all scattered and there is nothing to worry about!"
Mao Hechang said slowly.
"In addition, the head of the family has sent a message that all the Shao family's business in Chengdu will obey my uncle's orders! Even if it doesn't make a profit, it doesn't matter.
If necessary, the business connections in other parts of the Shao family will also do their best to support you!"
Mao Hechang said respectfully.
Mr. Shao is a businessman, and he is also a smart man! Although he doesn’t know what Shen Tang will do when he comes to Chengdu, he also understands the turmoil in the officialdom.
Helping my uncle to gain a foothold in Chengdu is far more important than the profit and loss of the Shao family's business.
Moreover, as long as my uncle is in charge of Chengdu Prefecture, will he be able to treat his family badly in the future?
"Excuse me, Shopkeeper Mao. If anything happens, I will send someone to look for Shopkeeper Mao! In addition, Mu Yu has some business matters to explain to you, so you go first!"
Shen Tang said harmoniously.
Mao Hechang stood up, saluted Shen Tang, and then turned around and left.
"I didn't expect that the situation in Chengdu Prefecture would be so complicated!"
Shen Tang frowned and said.
Lu Feng on the side smiled and said, "Sir, although the Song Dynasty is not like the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has been passed down for two hundred years! Isn't it natural to produce several wealthy families and big households?
However, these wealthy families are indeed extraordinary. They control the place, connect up and down, and their movements are inextricably linked.
Just like the Wang and Fan families in Huayang County, the magistrate of Huayang County has always been appointed by people who are related to the two families. The county officials, clerks, government officials, and teachers are not disciples of these two families. They are disciples or servants of these two families!"
"Although the Yuwen family in Shuangliu County is not as flamboyant as these two families, most of the officials in the county government are related to the Yuwen family. The same is true for the Yuwen family in Mianzhou!"
"In addition, these servants have countless servants! Moreover, although they are called servants, they are actually private soldiers!"
"According to what we have found out now, each of the Wang and Fan families has at least four to five thousand private soldiers, and the Yuwen family has even more, probably seven thousand! However, most of these private soldiers are scattered in their businesses. Among the military and industry, they are not very eye-catching! Moreover, these private soldiers are not just civilians, their combat effectiveness and sophisticated ordnance are even comparable to the regular army of the Song Dynasty!"
"My subordinates also learned that Fan has privately raised a cavalry of a thousand people!"
Shen Tang's face was gloomy and solemn. Thousands of private soldiers and even sophisticated cavalry. Such power was beyond the scope of ordinary powerful men! With such a powerful weapon in hand, it is no wonder that successive local officials did not dare to provoke these places. family.
"This is the relationship network of these families in Chengdu Prefecture that my subordinates have found. As for their other branches or their relationship with the court, because they are too secretive, my subordinates have not yet investigated clearly."
Shen Tang looked at the paper and found that there were forty or fifty names on it.
Moreover, these people are not ordinary office workers, even the worst ones are officials.
"Sir, in addition to these few, there are several others that you need to pay careful attention to!"
With that said, Lu Feng took out a roster again and handed it to Shen Tang.