The happy life of a prodigal

He stood there with a pensive expression on his face. After a while, he seemed to think of something. He looked at the servant beside him and asked, "Where did he get his money during this time?"

The servant showed hesitation, and said in a low voice: "Returning to the master, the younger one doesn't know, but the younger one only knows that during this time, the young master has never asked the mansion for money, and even sent a lot of money back to the mansion." superior."

When Zhang Wenbai heard this, the expression on his face did not change at all, but there was a look of pride in his eyes.

However, what he didn't expect was that Zhang Maoshi would show anger when he heard this.

A pair of eyes seemed to burst out with anger, and stared at himself: "You unworthy descendant! Did you rely on your father to run amok! You tell me honestly, where did all your money come from!

Every penny must be clearly explained to me, but if there is a penny missing, I will beat you to pieces! "

Zhang Wenbai froze in place, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Is your son such an unbearable person in your eyes?

I tell you!There is no problem with every penny your son earns. As for you asking me to account, why do you want me to account?You are the servant of the household department, not the minister of the punishment department, nor the minister of Dali temple, nor a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Why should I explain to you! "

When he spoke, the expression on his face was unusually angry.

The servant and the other guards were also stunned when they saw this scene... It was also the first time they saw their young master's expression like this.

It wasn't just them, Zhang Maoshi was also stunned for a moment, the expression on his face didn't change at all, but some changes gradually occurred in his heart... Could it be that I really blamed him?

Thinking about it carefully, my son is indeed ignorant, but he does have merits, for example, he likes to read miscellaneous books and knows a lot about many things.

It is said that he is especially good at studying the law, but it is not clear what it is.

But the dean of Fangxiu College of Arts and Sciences came to the house more than once, hoping that his son could go to the college as a teacher.

The masters of this liberal arts academy and the gentlemen of other colleges are not the same concept at all.

There are quite a few honorable children in the Academy of Arts and Sciences, and His Royal Highness the Prince used to study there.

The gentlemen there are treated very well, and the money is more than dozens of times higher than that of the gentlemen in other academies, and the status in the hearts of the people in Kyoto Prefecture is the same.

Being able to be a teacher in a liberal arts college is an honor, not something that those who are down and out can do.

It is said that the masters of the Four Books and Five Classics in this Academy of Arts and Sciences are all Juren... It is an anecdote through the ages, but it has become a reality here.

It can be seen from this that his son still has some merits.

It's just...it's not the right way after all.

"Ahem..." At this moment, Zhang Maoshi felt that what he did this time was indeed inappropriate, but naturally it was impossible to admit it, so he just asked: "If there is anything important, let's talk. "

The meaning of these words is already obvious, this is to give a step.

Seeing this scene, the servants and guards were all stunned, obviously they did not expect that their master would take the initiative to give in.

You know, just now my young master said loudly: You got the hell out of here!

In the past, it was very possible that the young master would be expelled from the house because of this matter!

But... this time, the master actually gave in on his own initiative. How is this possible?

Everyone is puzzled.

It was still the servant who reacted very quickly, poked the guard beside him with his elbow, then stood up, stood upright, and saluted respectfully: "Master, I suddenly remembered that I still have some Things, the little one is leaving!"

The other guards reacted instantly and saluted in unison: "Retire, little one."

A group of people left.

In an instant, only Zhang Maoshi and his son were left in the entire courtyard.

The two stood facing each other, silent.

In the end, it was Zhang Maoshi who broke the silence.

"Don't you have something important to discuss? If you are not allowed to say it, you are dying. Now that you are asked to say it, why don't you say it again?"

Zhang Wenbai said angrily: "If you let me say it, I will say it. If you don't let me say it, I won't say it. What do you think of me? What I'm talking about is a matter of great importance to the world! If you still treat me like this Treat it like a child playing around! I won’t tell you, I’ll go meet An Guogong and talk to An Guogong! Or talk to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

Let me tell you, it's not because you are my father, but because you are the servant of the household department, which is closely related to what I want to say, do you understand? "

Hearing this, Zhang Maoshi felt an unknown fire in his heart.

His eyes froze, staring at his son, thinking in his heart, if he just said something messy later, he would definitely break his leg!

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Zhang Maoshi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed his anger, and said solemnly: "Speak!"

The first thousand and 140 chapters four prepare for a rainy day

Zhang Wenbai still wanted to say something, but seeing his father's expression, he hesitated for a moment, but he still didn't say anything, but said seriously: "In the past few days, the dividends of various shops in the exchange are very likely to experience a big drop!"

Zhang Maoshi's eyes froze slightly when he heard the word "exchange".

Obviously he still has some research on this exchange.

He said expressionlessly: "Nowadays, the stock exchange is very hot. All major shops are soaring, and some unknown small shops are all rising. How can there be a big drop? Don't talk nonsense."

Speaking of the latter, there was some vague scolding.

Zhang Wenbai shook his head, with an unusually firm expression on his face, and said, "Father is wrong!"

Hearing this, Zhang Maoshi wanted to hit him, but because he was curious about what he was going to say later, he didn't do it.

At this time, Zhang Wenbai continued: "Everything in this world has a law of existence. As the saying goes, things must decay to the extreme. This is not metaphysics, but real existence. This exchange is like this...Father, you Do you know what the essence of this exchange is?"

"..." Zhang Maoshi was silent.

Zhang Wenbai said: "Father doesn't know much about the exchange, it's normal if he doesn't know, I can tell my father that the essence of this exchange is value!

If a store has such value, its dividends are worth thousands of gold. If the store does not have such value, even if its dividends are very expensive, it is actually worthless!

No matter what the price of this dividend is, as long as time passes, it will return to its original position, because this dividend does not have such a high value!

Now the price in this exchange is soaring, which has exceeded the value of the store. If there is an opportunity, then the dividend may fall off a cliff. If there is no opportunity, it will gradually decline. I say this, does father understand? "

Hearing this, Zhang Maoshi frowned slightly.

Vaguely, he seems to have grasped something, but it is not clear what it is.

But there is one thing he can be sure of, that is, what Zhang Wenbai said makes sense.

The issue is......

"What's the use of you talking about this? The money in this exchange cannot be controlled by me, nor by others, not even Duke An. What's the point of you talking about it?"

Zhang Wenbai interrupted before he finished speaking: "Father, you are wrong again!"

"..."

Zhang Maoshi choked, his face turned red, and he wanted to hit someone.

"This exchange must be controllable! It's just that it can't be completely controlled, but just a little bit of control can have a completely different effect on the situation."

"Be more specific." Zhang Maoshi's eyes flashed. Hearing these words, he suddenly felt that his son might really surprise him.

Zhang Wenbai said solemnly: "To be more specific, we need to prepare more money and save some dividends! Even if the dividends drop sharply, we must buy in. In this way, we can restrain the declining trend of dividends!"

"absurd!"

Zhang Maoshi showed anger, and scolded: "What's the reason! If so, didn't all the money go in?"

"That's right! Just throw it in! Only in this way can it be possible to slow down the price of dividends. Father, think about it, how much money do the people in Kyoto Prefecture invest in this exchange? Everyone was dreaming of getting rich, but suddenly, the dividend fell to the bottom!

It is equivalent to a person suddenly possessing everything and suddenly losing everything. Just ask, who can bear such a blow?

If the money is not smashed in, it will be Kyoto Prefecture that will fall!It is the imperial court!It is Da Chu!Therefore, even if you know that the silver is thrown into the water, you must throw it! "

The expression on Zhang Wenbai's face was unusually firm, and he said: "Father, the significance of this exchange is far beyond our imagination, but after the establishment of this exchange, the commerce and trade in Kyoto Prefecture will become more prosperous than before!

Countless merchants have to transport their goods to this Kyoto prefecture even though the city has traveled thousands of miles. Why?Because there are countless people in Kyoto Prefecture who are willing to buy things...why?Because they have silver, why do they have silver?It is because of the dividend!

In the past, many nobles saved silver and were unwilling to use it. The more and more they saved, the silver was constantly decreasing!

But what about after having an exchange?Our big Chu's silver is constantly increasing!Commerce and trade will gradually become prosperous!Father, you are the Minister of the Household Department, what does this mean, it is impossible for you not to understand?

It seems that we have thrown away countless silver, but the rewards brought by this silver are also countless!

What's more, we can see the right time and wait until the dividend drops to its original price before buying. In this way, when the dividend returns to its normal position in the coming year, the money will come back.

What we have to do now is to give confidence to the people in the exchange and let them know that this dividend will not keep falling, and they will eventually rise one day...

During this period of time, many people will have a very difficult life, and many people's dreams of getting rich will be shattered, but no matter what, they can still have the confidence to survive, and this is enough. "

Zhang Wenbai talked a lot, but Zhang Maoshi fell into deep thought.

There are many words that he can understand clearly, but there are also some words that he is confused and doesn't know what he is talking about.

However, one thing is certain, Wenbai means to save the exchange when it falls sharply!

It seems that there is some overlap with my own ideas.

He looked at Zhang Wenbai and asked, "In your opinion, how much money do you need?"

Zhang Wenbai said: "Prepare as much as you can. You don't need to worry about other dividends, but there are some dividends that we must buy, such as iron ore and salt mines in various places. Of course, in my opinion, they The drop shouldn't be too severe.

Then there are some cloth shops, boat shops, and some restaurants. Some of these shops need to be bought, and some don't actually need to... These need to be looked at in detail. During this time, I will Observe carefully, what shops need to be saved, and what shops do not need to be saved, I will write it on a piece of paper and give it to my father when the time comes. "

Having said that, he paused, with an unusually serious expression on his face, and said solemnly: "Father, the storm is coming, if you don't plan ahead, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

When Zhang Maoshi heard this, the anger in his heart dissipated and was replaced by the same solemnity. He looked at his son without scolding or scolding, but nodded solemnly: "Got it!"

The first thousand and 140 five chapters send you off to His Majesty!

"This matter is not trivial, even if your father and I say it, it doesn't count. You still need to report to the three elders... You enter the palace with me and explain this matter to the elders."

Zhang Maoshi said solemnly.

Apparently, he was persuaded by his own son.

Zhang Wenbai wanted to refuse at first, but after thinking about it, he agreed, "Okay!"

The two went to the palace together.

At the same time, in the far distance of the imperial palace, the location of the corner of Kyoto Prefecture.

In a remote small house, several people from different places gathered together.

The most eye-catching ones are naturally the two He brothers.

In addition to them, there are three other people, together, there are five people in total.

You know, for a plot like this, the fewer the people, the better... In the same way, the fewer the people, the more important it is.

Compared with the last time when discussing the prince's etiquette and announcing An Guogong, this time, it can be said that the number of people has been absolutely reduced. There are five people in total, each of whom represents a force, and the risk of leaking secrets is minimized as much as possible.

Undoubtedly, He Wenlin represented the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

He Qiandao represented six subjects.

In addition, there was a doctor from the Ministry of Punishment, representing the Ministry of Punishment, and another from the palace, representing the forces in the palace that opposed Duke An.

There is also a person from the Ministry of Rites, representing the Ministry of Rites.

These five representatives are all determined to prevent An Guogong from becoming the emperor's teacher!

The reason is very simple, now An Guogong and the others have made them collapse. If one day, An Guogong is really above ten thousand people, and no one is below them, then they will only have a dead end!

Especially these officials, there is no retreat at all!

Since the Taimiao incident, they have been walking on thin ice as if they were facing an abyss, and they are cautious in everything they do. Many people have even asked to be appointed. Why?

After all, it wasn't because of An Guogong!

At that time, they said that the prince's accession to the throne was their only chance, but now their thinking has changed.

If you count on others, you will never have a chance!

Their opportunities need to be won by themselves!

This opportunity must be tightly held in your own hands!

"Everyone's here?"

The one who spoke was He Wenlin, the censor of Zuodu, and he had the highest rank and status here.

The other four looked at each other, nodded, and said, "All are here."

"Fang Xiu's influence is really too strong. Just a single Shenji Battalion is enough to discourage us. Therefore, after thinking about it, I only thought of one way."

A cold light flashed in He Wenlin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Assassinate!"