"Have you heard, Third Young Master? The uncle of the Wang family is going back to Beijing in the next two days!"
Not long after returning to the small courtyard where she lived, the little maid Lingque came over with a gossipy face and whispered: "I heard that the second wife is very happy. The old lady even invited the eldest and second masters to come over and talk!"
"How do you little girl know this?"
Glancing sideways at Lingque, Jia Cong said angrily: "Don't spread uncertain news randomly. It will be easy for you if the grandma in charge of the house finds out!"
"Why don't you believe it, Third Young Master?"
Lingque pouted her little mouth and retorted unhappily: "The news came from the second room. She has a nose and eyes. I heard that the old lady wants the eldest and second masters to treat the uncle of the Wang family well!"
Jia Cong suddenly understood the reason why the elder was acting out of character.
This is, the news of the prince's return to the capital and the old lady's reaction have stimulated you. Do you plan to push Lin Ruhai to come out to compete in the ring?
No wonder...
At least at this time, Rongguo Mansion is still the head of the four major families in Jinling.
The old lady's behavior clearly meant that she was "degrading herself" and slapping herself in the face.
In the original book of Red Mansions, there is no way. The entire four major Jinling families can only rely on Wang Ziteng to support them, otherwise they will completely collapse.
But the situation is different now. Rongguo Mansion can still rely on Lin Ruhai's power.
No matter how you say it, he is the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, who is a third-rank official. Although there are obvious signs of marginalization, this is not the reason why the Rongguo Mansion does not pay attention to him.
When Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing, the Rongguo Mansion didn't say anything. They just waited for Lin Ruhai to take the initiative to come to visit him, but when he was replaced by Wang Ziteng, the treatment was immediately different.
The old lady may take it for granted and the second roommate doesn't have any objections, but the eldest man feels unhappy.
Obviously, what Jia Cong said to him more than a year ago still had an effect.
The existence of Lin Ruhai can avoid the risk of Rongguo Mansion having to hang himself on the tree of Wang Ziteng.
The eldest man has enjoyed great success before. Can the title of the number one dandy in the capital be given casually?
It is said, just said...
When the eldest master was at his most prosperous, even the princes of his generation did not dare to take advantage of him, and Wang Ziteng was not even qualified to be a follower.
It can only be said that in the thirty years of Hedong and the thirty years of Hexi, the eldest man was no longer in glory. He could not bear the huge gap in status and simply abandoned his family at home. However, Wang Ziteng relied on the power of Rong Guofu in the army to become a military boss in one fell swoop.
Not to mention, he surpassed the Jia family and became the leader of the four major families in Jinling.
In the original novel "The Red Mansion", the elder has no other choice but to hold his nose and admit it.
But right now, there is still Lin Ruhai, a third-rank Minister of Etiquette, to choose from, so the eldest master will naturally not bow his head and submit so casually.
No wonder the boss briefly read the draft of "The Richest Man in the World" and asked if he could help Lin Ruhai. After receiving a satisfactory answer, he immediately agreed to Jia Cong's release. The original reason is here.
It can be seen that the elder made such a decision only because he felt unhappy.
Jia Cong, however, followed this line of thought and thought deeper and further.
He believes that "The Richest Man in the World" will definitely cause an uproar when it comes out!
Many of the salt merchants' methods are shocking and horrifying just by looking at them, which is enough to reveal the Yangzhou salt merchants' bloody methods, viciousness, and cunning minds.
It's uncertain, but it was run by the Crown Prince of Chu, and everyone today will listen to it.
At that time, Lin Ruhai, a capable official who has been able to hold the position of Salt Patrol Censor for five years, will be completely exposed to today's eyes.
At the moment, Lin Ruhai's label of emperor may be too obvious and he cannot be trusted and reused today, but what will happen after the emperor is gone?
In other words, as a civil servant, especially a civil servant like Lin Ruhai who has won the third prize, the hope of entering the cabinet is much greater than that of a pure military general like Wang Ziteng.
In the original book of Red Mansions, the reason why Wang Ziteng failed to attack the cabinet and was killed without even giving him a chance to stand up was because his label as a military commander was too conspicuous, and the energy of the four major Jinling families could not push him to the top.
If part of the resources were invested in Lin Ruhai, I'm afraid the chances would be greater, and the losses wouldn't be so tragic even if they failed.
Of course, these are just Jia Cong's guesses. As for whether this is actually the case, we have to observe and figure it out slowly.
But at the moment, before "The Richest Man in the World" is released, or even before it causes a sensation, it is better not to have any contact with Lin Ruhai, lest it be regarded by some beings as a means of seeking credit and rewards.
In the next few days, Jia Cong was busy with the release of "The Richest Man in the World". He mainly focused on the engraving and typesetting in the printing workshop. Of course, movable type printing was also indispensable. He planned to use two printing methods at the same time.
By the way, accompanied by the guards around the Crown Prince of Chu, he went to the Imperial Village as a gift. The time-honored drug store and papermaking workshop showed up. After declaring their sovereignty, the three industries were allowed to operate according to the previous model. He had no plans for the time being.
Comprehend with energy.
I have been busy for more than half a month. After the printing workshop worked overtime to prepare the template, and the good news that "everything is ready" came from Prince Si Ding of Chu, the release of the new book "The Richest Man in the World" was officially launched.
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Huibin Building, business here is as hot as ever.
Because of the storytelling of the Three Kingdoms, Huibinlou has jumped from a mid-range restaurant in the capital to a high-end restaurant, mainly because of the booming business.
However, with the conclusion of the Three Kingdoms Storytelling, and the Three Kingdoms Commentary has been used to support the scene, the popularity of the restaurant will inevitably slowly decline, which makes the shopkeeper and the "Kuaishou Lao Li" who is vaguely known as the most famous talker in the capital feel very anxious.
When matters of personal interest are concerned, few people can deal with them indifferently.
Fortunately, the business of the restaurant has not dropped sharply at the moment. After all, the Three Kingdoms Book Review is also very interesting, especially the debate between the 'Royalists' and the 'Aristocratic Faction', which has retained a lot of regular customers, even if they just listen to it
Having fun is also a very interesting thing.
Today, Kuaisui Lao Li went up to the storytelling platform with a happy face, smiled and cupped his hands to the guests, and said in a long tone: "Everyone is very lucky today, what Lao Li is going to say is 'Cong San Shao'"
His new work "The Richest Man in the World"!"
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
The guests here were all a little absent-minded. After listening to the interesting latest Three Kingdoms commentary, they planned to either chat with friends to kill time, or go to a nearby place to have fun. This has formed a habit.
But I didn't expect that 'Kuai Zui Lao Li' would drop a bomb without saying a word, and all the guests would be stunned.
What?
"San Shao Cong" has published a new book, why haven't they heard any news about it?
Some guests even went to Huiyou Bookstore during the day, but why haven't they heard any news about this...
By the way, I don’t have the habit of writing about fast travel. I have already written about too many worlds in the last two books, and there are even many repetitions. I don’t want to repeat them too much. In addition, since the main world is naturally not a pure historical novel