Gui Zi Volume Chapter 467: Before the big tree fell, the hozen jumped first
Ding Deyi and Ding Zhongzhen, father and son, really don't have much energy to pay attention to Zhen Baochen who is talking to his family on the side. Their minds are focused on the upcoming negotiations.
That's right, it's negotiation.
Some time ago, Ding Deyi went to Nanchang and met with his brother Ding Deju to discuss how to deal with the coming storm. Yes, the storm is indeed coming.
Many people thought that the problem of the three towns in the south of the Yangtze River was solved, and it seemed that the imperial court was about to focus on the imperial court, but it was not that simple. The imperial court was short of more than 10 million taels of silver, and when the army went south to the south of the Yangtze River, it borrowed another two taels of silver.
With millions of taels of silver, they all thought that as long as the canal transportation was opened and Jiangnan returned, everything would be fine.
But how much are the taxes in Jiangnan? They were all spent by Nanjing in the past two years. Can they be collected again? Then I am afraid that the entire Jiangnan gentry will boil with public dissatisfaction and another popular uprising will occur.
If not, how can the imperial court support the huge frontier army and officials with this year's small amount of taxes? It invested two million taels in military expenses to get back Jiangnan, but it turned out to be nothing. So what's the point of fighting this war?
If you want to understand this truth, you should know that Jiangnan is bound to set off a bloody uproar. Who can escape? It will take the Eight Immortals crossing the sea to show their magical powers, but some people are destined to be unable to escape.
Therefore, the wise decision is to get off the ship when it is time to get off the ship, and abandon the ship when it is time to abandon the ship. At this time, if you can't take care of others, you can only take care of yourself first. You will die as a fellow Taoist, but you will not die as a poor Taoist.
After being urgently recruited to Nanchang by his brother, Ding Deyi knew that he had to make a decisive decision immediately.
The Zhen family was doomed. They were directly ranked first by the cabinet and were almost circled with a red pen. No one could protect them.
Few of the families closely related to the Zhen family were spared. The Ding family, as in-laws of the Zhen family and major shareholders in Taihe Bank, had a close relationship, so naturally they were among them.
Thanks to his elder brother who had served as an official in Jiangxi for many years, he finally forged some good connections and got in touch with Ye Xiang through Liu Yibao, thus retaining some possibility of being captured.
What he has to do now is to cut off the Zhen family. Although Ding Deyi also knows that this is cruel and unjust, the reality is that if it is not cut off, the Ding family will inevitably be dragged down, and hundreds of members of the Ding family will also be dragged into the water.
Knocked off the dust and reduced to a pariah.
After decades of hard work, the Ding family has reached such a situation. No one can let the Ding family fall back into decline. This is the common wish of Ding Deyi and his brother Ding Deju.
And now we have to be quick, we have to draw a clear line with the Zhen family before the imperial court officially takes action against the Zhen family. Otherwise, once the Zhen family is dragged down, it will be difficult to escape no matter how helpful someone is in the court.
This trip to negotiate with the Zhen family must be a difficult confrontation. From the bottom of their hearts, the Ding family does not want the Zhen family to collapse. After all, they are in-laws and have cooperated with each other for many years, especially Taihe Yinzhuang.
It has also become a link between the interests of both parties.
But they had to recognize the reality. It would be difficult for the Zhen family to survive, and it would be difficult for the New Four to escape their fate.
Seeing the serious expressions of the Zhen brothers, Ding Deyi felt relieved. This showed that the other brothers should have some premonitions and psychological preparations, which was good.
It is too cruel to propose the end of the relationship between the two parties so abruptly and cut off all original interests at the same time. It seems even more callous when the other party is unprepared.
Now that the Zhen brothers have had a premonition and preparations, it will be much better.
"Brother Deyi, are you okay?" Zhen Yingjia had some bad premonitions, but she still had to maintain a polite attitude on the surface.
"Brother Ying Jia, brother Ying Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time. I have taken the liberty to come here to disturb you." Ding Deyi also cupped his hands, and Ding Zhongzhen followed suit, but did not call his father-in-law and uncle like before.
Zhen Yingjia's heart trembled, and she glanced at her son-in-law calmly. She saw that his brows were furrowed and his face was gloomy. He was obviously in a bad mood.
Raising his hand to invite the two of them in, Zhen Yingjia took a deep breath and realized that he might have to face a bitter betrayal.
After entering the hall, the servants served tea, and the whole hall fell into a deathly silence.
Ding Deyi has been looking for
I was looking for a suitable starting point to start my conversation, but found that no matter what I said, it was difficult to argue against the fact that the Ding family wanted to separate from the Zhen family.
As for the reason, the Ding family can think that it is very sufficient, but from another perspective, if you are on the side of the Zhen family, you may feel that this is a complete betrayal.
"Brother De Yi, after so many years of friendship, and our two families are also related by marriage, is there anything else that shouldn't be said?" Zhen Yingjia laughed to herself, "If my guess is correct, it's probably the same as Jiangnan now.
Is the bad situation here related? Why, Huizhou is also aware of it? So fast?"
Ding Deyi rubbed his hands in embarrassment. Seeing his son with lowered eyelids and saying nothing, he had no choice but to nod: "Brother Ying Jia, if people don't tell secrets, the current situation is worrying. Is it possible for the Zhen family?
No feeling, no countermeasures?"
Zhen Yingjia narrowed her eyes and looked at the other person: "Of course the Zhen family has countermeasures, but it requires seeing the tricks and not messing around. It also takes time. The Zhen family has been standing for decades, not just by words. Naturally
We also have our own confidence.”
Ding Deyi sneered in his heart, Zhen Yingjia was still arrogant, thinking who could guarantee the Zhen family to survive.
But he didn't think about it. The emperor has not shown any intention to recruit him to the capital since he entered the capital. Isn't this obvious enough?
Tang Miu and others did not mention the Zhen family at all, as if there was no such Zhen family in Jinling City, or the Zhen family was just an insignificant existence.
Isn't such obvious indifference enough to arouse vigilance?
Maybe everyone feels that the Zhen family has lost its existence value and can be replaced.
Under this situation, the Ding family must of course draw a clear line with the Zhen family. The Ding family is the Ding family and has never had a deep and unbreakable relationship with anyone. With the secret news coming from the capital city, the Zhen family will undoubtedly want to uproot it.
Since then, it is estimated that the other in-laws of the Zhen family, the Tang family, may also be difficult to keep.
Now the Tang family is trying hard to recruit another in-law, the Dong family, but it's hard to say what the result will be. Anyway, the news from the capital is not good. This is what scares the Ding family the most.
What is the background of the Dong family?
Dong Qichang has managed to please many high-ranking officials in Beijing with his painting skills alone. Dong Qichang first served as the right political advisor of the Chengxuan Political Envoy Department in Henan Province, and is now the left political advisor of the Chengxuan Political Envoy Department in Shandong Province. He can be regarded as a respectable character.
Moreover, the Dong family and the Lu family have a close relationship, and Songjiang scholars have always been on the same page. If these relationships cannot save the Tang family, what about the Ding family?
Except for the brother of the Ding family, who is a right counselor with a Jinshi background and is now on the elite line, it can be said that the rest of the Ding family is much inferior to the Tang family. If they are not cut off early, once they are dragged down, they will not be able to stand up.
More importantly, the news in Beijing is that the imperial court has no intention of dismembering Taihe Yinzhuang, but only wants to realize the shares of the Zhen family and the Tang family.
This is a huge opportunity for the Yu family and the Ding family, the third largest shareholders. Taking over the shares of the Zhen family and the Tang family, not only can they become the major shareholders of Taihe Bank, but they can also please the court.
"Brother Yingjia, the question is how much time can the court give us?" Ding Deyi saw that Zhen Yingjia had not realized the urgency, so he said no more. He needed to end the relationship with the Zhen family quickly, even if he cut off the knot quickly in some aspects.
, "I think Brother Ying Jia is too optimistic."
"Brother De Yi, what do you mean by this?" A sinister blush flashed across Zhen Yingjia's face, and he heard some hidden meanings.
"Brother Ying Jia, the Zhen family might have to prepare for the worst, instead of just sitting around and waiting like this." Ding Deyi said calmly: "If this continues, the consequences for the Zhen family may be unbearable..."
Zhen Yingyu was furious and shouted: "Ding Deyi, what are you talking about? Who are you, dare to bark and talk in front of us?"
"Brother Ying Yu, please don't think my words are unpleasant. Loyal advice is hard on the ears but helps the deeds. How long has the emperor been in the imperial court, but has he ever said a word to the Zhen family? How long has Tang Mi been in the cabinet, but has he ever spoken to you two?"
Letter? Have you ever been to the Capital City to visit the two youngest members of the pavilion? Before Zhu and Gu left, you, the Zhen family, seemed to be watching with cold eyes. Two brothers, what are you going to do?"
Ding Deyi speaks softly, but every sentence directly pokes fun at the Zhen brothers.
Heart.
It was too early for Prince Yi Zhong to leave. To be precise, he quietly headed north in a peaceful atmosphere. Even the Zhen family thought that Prince Yi Zhong might come back again, so everyone bid him off happily.
The situation of the two Tommies was similar, and they headed north unintentionally.
Only Zhu and Gu knew that they were leaving the Zhen family, but Zhen Yingjia had always had a bad relationship with Zhu and Gu, especially Gu Tianjun, who was arrogant and aloof, and often quarreled and even cursed Zhen Yingjia, so Zhen Yingjia was asked to send them off. He did
Less than.
After all, Zhen Yingjia still feels that although these people have gone north, their roots are still in Jiangnan. They have to survive in the capital, spend money, manage and operate, and they have to rely on Jiangnan. In the final analysis, they have to rely on themselves.
People support them, Zhen Yingjia really doesn't think this group of people is a big deal.
The three towns in Jiangnan are still there, and the two sides still have a lot of time to slowly adjust. Let's talk about the conditions and bargain to reach a new symbiotic relationship.
Who would have thought that the situation would take a turn for the worse so quickly.
The new emperor over there has not yet ascended the throne, but the army of the imperial court has marched southward in large numbers, and even solved three towns in the south of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop. Everyone was dazzled and overwhelmed.
Then the whole Jiangnan area became popular, and Yuuchi clarified that it was calmed down all of a sudden. It was too fast, so fast that people were caught off guard and unable to take any countermeasures.
At this time, the Zhen family seemed to be still a little confused and unable to react.
