Dominate the Country

"I've called everyone here today just to tell you why the old man wants to fight against the Chen family." Guan Heze glanced at everyone below. As the ruler of the Guan family for decades after his father's death, he did not To really give an explanation to these people would be too detrimental to his own majesty. But the voice of the second wife cannot be underestimated. Including his eldest son, most of the people below are opponents.

It was Guan Heze's idea that the Guan family want to kidnap Chen Ming, and it was also Guan Heze's idea that the Guan family want to fight against the Chen family. Why?

"The old man will tell you today that I am obsessed with the Chen family just to get the bone china formula and firing process from the Chen family."

"Why? Because this is directly related to the future of my Guan family."

"Do you know who the co-president of Kaifeng Prefecture is? Ming Zheng. He is from the Zhenglan Banner of Manchuria, and his surname is Zhangjia." Guan Heze only felt a sense of honor as he spoke, and he could know the co-president of Kaifeng Prefecture. Mr. Zhi is Mr. Mingzheng, the surname of Zhenglan Banner in Manchuria. Do the rest of you have the ability to know this information?

"Sir Tongzhi has a blood relative, Mr. Tang Qitang, who is temporarily in charge of Jiujiang Customs Affairs at Jiangxi Yiyan Road. Since May this year, Mr. Daotai has taken over the post of Jingdezhen's pottery officer." Guan Heze's eyes scanned the hall. Place Someone said, "You have all heard of the Jingdezhen Imperial Ware Factory, right? It was a place where porcelain was fired for the emperor and for the nobles in Beijing. Ever since Lord Tang Yingtang retired ten years ago, the Royal Ware Factory has been in decline year after year. "

A solemn atmosphere still rose in the entire Guan Family Hall. There were only a few fools present who already understood what Guan Heze meant. Guan Heze saved the bone china and presented it to the Tongzhi of Kaifeng Prefecture, who then transferred it to Jingdezhen.

"Absurd. That bone china is only mid-range..."

"In the hands of the Chen family, it is mid-range, but in the hands of the Imperial Artifact Factory in Jingdezhen, who knows it won't be the best in the world?"

"Then the bone china from Tumen Kiln was only mid-range when it first entered the market? What about now? It is already the top quality among mid-range porcelain. This thing is worth a gamble!"

"What's more, if you don't care about winning or losing, as long as you put your heart into it, Guan Lin will be able to make up a county magistrate in the future. Isn't it easy to catch him?" Guan Heze knew what kind of people Mingzheng and Rangqi were. Lord Mingzheng is rumored to be very close to the Minister of Military and Aircraft Agui.

The latter is a first-class big shot. Since he was awarded the deputy capital of Mongolia with a red flag in the third year of Qianlong's reign, he has been guarding the northwest border for a long time. In the thirteenth year of Qianlong's reign, he participated in the Battle of Jinchuan and Jinchuan. In the twenty-fourth year of Qianlong's reign, he participated in pacifying the Hezhuo rebellion. Then he was carried into Zhengbai Banner on official duty, which is one of the three upper banners. In the past few years, he has successively served as Minister of Internal Affairs, Commander-in-Chief of the Xianglan Banner of the Han Army, Minister of Military Aircraft, Commander-in-Chief of the Zhenghong Banner of Manchuria, General of Ili, Governor of Sichuan, etc.

Such a high-level figure is simply not something the Guan family can match. As Guan Lin, it is impossible for him to know in such detail the official trajectory of a first-class official like Agui. It was because of Mingzheng that the resume of this important figure Agui was widely spread in Kaifeng officialdom, and Guan Lin knew it in detail. I also found an opportunity that was not an opportunity. It is too difficult to appoint people to replace the county magistrate. If there was no one to support him, Guan Lin would have been in the position of teaching and teaching for the rest of his life, given the family's status.

Guan Lin was unwilling to give in, and Guan Heze didn't want to watch the Guan family fail in his hands. The final result is of course a one-shot deal. Besides, even if the Guan family loses, it only loses momentum. Can the Chen family really guarantee the success of the Guan family's products? The magistrate of Baofeng County, the magistrate of Ruzhou, and the governor were all careful about their reputation in Shilin. After all, Guan Lin was also a high-ranking official who held high positions and gave lectures. He was a scholar.

Ruzhou and Baofeng can sit back and watch the Guan family's defeat, but if the Guan family is wiped out, they will no longer be sons of human beings. If they actually teamed up with a lowly family to murder the scholarly family, the reputation of these officials would definitely be criticized, so don't even think about it.

Guan Heze then extended his hand. He wants money, and he wants to send money to Ruzhou and Baofeng County offices to settle the matter. But the Guan family is not a wealthy family, so how can they collect thousands of taels of silver in a short period of time? The only way is to reach out to the side branches. Of course, he has already drawn a big pie.

Mingzheng, Tangqi, Agui, Manchuria Zhenglan Banner, these are enough to scare these bumpkins from the Guan family.

When Guan Chengze returned to his home, the heavy expression on his face immediately turned into disdain. "Jingru, don't be dazzled by your uncle's words. You don't even think about it. If Guan Lin really fills the vacancy of the county magistrate, who will benefit from the revival of the Guan family? Will it be our second roommate? Can your uncle leave anything for us? If he knew how to make choices, why would our Guan family be where we are now?"

Not only does it have to bear the heavy pressure of the Chen family on the outside, but it also has to bear the paws of many people who are taking advantage of the situation in Baofeng County. The government, which was supposed to be the upper hand of the Guan family, quickly changed after the Chen family's money was used. attitude. Guan Chengze knew very well that the people in Baofeng County had long been dissatisfied with the Guan family's dominance of Zhuge Temple Town, and this would be the perfect opportunity to attack the Guan family.

Moreover, what does the Guan family in Zhuge Miao Town have to do with his second wife? The Guan family is the eldest of the Guan family. The only three shops they got when the family was separated were taken back by his good brother through trickery. The entire second family only lived on 200 acres of land. Even this time, his precious grandson went to Kaifeng. During the provincial and rural examinations, one had to seek favors from the first-fang, but Guan Chengze had already made a clear distinction between the second-fang and the first-fang.

"Father is right. With my uncle's character, if Guan Lin really gets the county magistrate, my second branch will not only be in trouble, but will also be suppressed by the first branch. Our clan leader is a domineering person." The existence of Guan Chengze's second branch itself divides the prestige and power of Guan Heze's first branch. Guan Pingru's attitude towards his uncle is even colder than his elder brother Guan Jingru. It is normal to speculate that Guan Heze is also malicious.

Guan Jingru and Guan Pingru are not young anymore. Their sons have all failed. As fathers, they have long given up the idea of ​​further progress in the imperial examination. In the remaining time, the biggest attraction of the second branch is nothing else, but gold and silver. Including their father Guan Chengze, the three branches know that silver is indispensable in the imperial examination.

Whether it is classics, history, writing, ink, paper, inkstone, or food, clothing, housing and transportation, without worrying about miscellaneous things, it all requires white silver.

It is uncertain whether the second wife will have a future by following the first wife, but it is certain that she will not have a future of making money.

Guan Chengze is very unwilling to see his descendants inferior to the first wife for their whole lives. Although Guan Heze's sons and grandsons are indeed not worse than his own descendants, the second wife has three scholars, but the three scholars tied together are not as good as half a juren.

Then, it is time for the second wife to make a decision...