Chapter 977 Congratulations to Lord Bo on his victory
What is a local tyrant?
Just because you have power doesn’t mean you are a local boss.
People with some background will tell you that they are nouveau riche.
You have power, but the power will fall into the hands of others.
If there is momentum, the momentum will be squeezed.
Power that attracts too much attention will not last long.
The real local bosses never show their true colors. They hold businesses that are related to the local people's livelihood and things that can affect the future of officials.
I do business honestly, but who dares not give my family face?
I don't speak unless it's necessary.
But, when I speak, who dares not to listen carefully?
The louder the thunder, the better.
——Hey kid! Don’t look at those high-ranking officials and nobles who are proud, but how many people are watching them? Power makes people crazy. How many people would fight for something that can drive people crazy? Sitting on that power, hey! It’s a blazing fire below!
——No matter how powerful a family is, once it has access to power, its wealth will most likely not exceed three generations.
——The so-called kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after three generations, because they have become tainted with power.
——Keep your head down, do your own things. Don’t get involved in power. Hold those businesses in your hands, do the necessary courtesy, make friends with the people you should make, but don’t be too close. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.
——The less you talk and the lower you are, the less others can figure out about you.
——The less you know about someone, the less likely others will dare to act rashly. If you don't get involved in power struggles, who would come to deal with you?
——You can see farther not by standing higher, but by jumping out of the circle of power, you can see farther and more clearly…
This is what Huang Lin’s grandfather told him when he was a child.
He always kept these words in mind.
He ran the Huang's business well according to his grandfather's instructions, made friends with the officials of Songjiang Prefecture in a moderate way, and did not have close contacts with the gentry.
In recent years, the Huang family has been doing smoothly, with business growing bigger and bigger and popularity becoming better and better.
If you are close to someone but are not polite to them, they will resent you if you are far away from them. This is the principle of interpersonal communication that Huang Lin has realized.
People always change.
Huang Lin felt that Songjiang Prefecture had no power to stop him after going smoothly for too long. He watched the Xu family call the shots in Songjiang Prefecture, annexing land and taking in people.
Huang Lin was moved when he saw Xu Fan being treated like a star by officials and gentry.
The Xu family is just a nouveau riche.
Also match?
If the Xu family can do it, why can’t I, the Huang family?
Ninety-nine percent of people’s troubles come from comparison.
Once you start comparing, you are on a path of no return... You will always be looking for higher ground, and stumble forward on the road of endless desire.
Huang Lin was like this. He began to get close to officials and to have close contacts with gentry... Marriage, no problem, cross-investment in business, integration of interests... no problem.
The reputation of the Huang family and the power of Huang Lin grew increasingly high.
This is life!
This is what it means to be alive!
Huang Lin felt that he had lived the first half of his life in vain.
Occasionally his grandfather's words would come to his mind, but then he would put them aside.
When the news of Jiang Qingzhi's southward march came, Huang Lin summoned some close gentry to discuss the matter, but not many came. Huang Lin was puzzled, and some people said that most of them had gone to Xu's.
Xu Fan even sent someone to pass on a message, saying that... he was overestimating his own abilities.
damn thing!
Huang Lin was furious and felt that his dignity was being trampled upon.
But if you ask him to take action against Xu, he dare not and cannot do so.
Xu Jie was the leader of the literati and the second-in-command of the cabinet. Although Huang had a strong foundation, he could not stop it when power erupted like thunder.
At that moment, Huang Lin swore that he would definitely save his face.
What is the best way?
It’s about coming forward.
So he made some harsh remarks.
You have to declare nothing, but you only have one life.
Do you, Jiang Qingzhi, want it?
When Xu Fan hid at home and refused to show his face, Huang Lin's harsh words were like a bright light in the dark night, causing the gentry of Songjiang Prefecture to cheer loudly.
For a while, the Huang family's gate was crowded with people and cars. The old housekeeper excitedly recalled the glory of the Huang family in the past. The servants were running fast, and even the women in the backyard admired him more...
Man!
Only then did I realize what it meant to be alive.
But at this moment, all of this turned into cold water, pouring down on his head.
He planned to threaten Jiang Qingzhi by going on strike.
The gentry all agreed with this bloodless means of resistance.
Do you, Jiang Qingzhi, dare to take a gamble?
Jiang Qingzhi not only gambled, but also revealed all their cards with a slap.
Then, he glanced at the group of gentlemen and said contemptuously: "That's it?"
The grain ships had already sailed south along the waterway and were now docked at Baoshanso.
As soon as Jiang Qing gave the order, the convoy came in a mighty manner. What strike? If you have the guts, why don't you try one?
In recent years, the grain production in the Ming Dynasty has increased significantly, especially in the south.
As the hub and core of the south, Nanjing stored a lot of food and other daily necessities. When Jiang Qingzhi arrived in Nanjing, he first went to check the granary, which scared the officials in Nanjing so much that they broke into cold sweats.
The so-called big rats are referring to this kind of people. The amount of food was roughly the same, but Jiang Qingzhi said, "It seems that the food is a little stale."
On the third day, all the old grain in the granary became last year's grain.
No one dared to ask Jiang Qingzhi why he knew the secrets in the granary.
Jiang Qingzhi did not take advantage of the situation and just ordered a batch of grain to be shipped.
The food was escorted by his accompanying officers and soldiers, and those officials had no idea where the food would be transported.
Someone inquired about the news and learned that it was being transported to the north.
Every year, grain from the south was sent to the north in a steady stream, so it did not arouse suspicion.
But who would have thought that Jiang had already known the nature of these gentry and had prepared countermeasures in advance.
At this moment he threw out his cards, and in an instant, everyone saw that Huang Lin's face was pale and his legs were trembling.
Ning Yu originally wanted to sit at a table alone, but Nan Mei arranged for several famous prostitutes to come. Ning Yu couldn't refuse, and when she saw that one of them was Xiang Ying, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai River, she knew what Nan Mei meant.
This time, the Qinhuai River's famous prostitutes marched south in large numbers, not only to curry favor with Xu Chengzong, but also to make a name for themselves in the Songjiang Prefecture area.
According to Nanmei's arrangement, since everyone has come out, maximizing benefits is a must.
One of the purposes was to show goodwill to Jiang Qingzhi. At first, Nan Mei thought that Jiang Qingzhi's new policy would not end well, so she just wanted to do it for show. She did not expect to build a relationship with the Bo Mansion far away in the capital, after all, it was useless if it was too far away.
After learning about Jiang Qingzhi's series of measures in Songjiang Prefecture, Nan Mei felt that the new policy might really work.
If this is the case, Jiang Qingzhi's future is self-evident... the most powerful official in the Ming Dynasty.
Jiang Qingzhi is shockingly young. Once such a person seizes power, over the course of decades, isn’t this the regent?
Nanmei felt that she couldn't miss the opportunity to make friends.
After some probing, Nan Mei found that Jiang Qingzhi was not easy to approach. If you want to pay him, forget it! You won't even see him, and will be kicked out by the fat white man Xu Wei.
Who doesn't know that Long Wilbur never takes bribes?
People say that if one really wants to make money, it would be no problem for Jiang to become the richest man in the Ming Dynasty with the mechanical techniques of the Mohists.
Then the only option was to go back to the old business. The most famous prostitute in this group was Xiang Ying. After some persuasion from Nan Mei, Xiang Ying was somewhat reluctant. Nan Mei tried her best to persuade her, saying that she would introduce her to Xu Chengzong, the Duke of Wei, and Xiang Ying reluctantly nodded.
This woman!
Short-sighted... Nan Mei, who was standing by, couldn't help but sigh as she watched Xiang Ying raise her glass and invite Ning Yu to drink.
She placed Xiang Ying there in order to suppress Ning Yu's intention.
It is also a means to attract Jiang Qingzhi's attention.
Afterwards, she will introduce Xiang Ying to Jiang Qingzhi alone.
The longer Jiang Qingzhi stayed in the south, the longer Xiang Ying would accompany him.
Xiang Ying can benefit, and Nan Mei, as a matchmaker, can also reap great rewards.
Xiang Ying was reluctant and reserved at first, but when she saw Huang Lin, the local tyrant in Songjiang Prefecture, at a loss in front of Jiang Qingzhi and looking miserable, she was tempted.
This handsome man seemed calm and composed, but his methods reminded Xiang Ying of a phrase: flip your hand and clouds appear; turn it again and rain falls.
Huang Lin's legs were shaking, and Xiang Ying's heart was also shaking. She looked at the handsome and powerful official holding the medicinal cigarette, pointing at Huang Lin as if he was pointing at an ant, and said lightly: "Do you want to die or live?"
There is no long speech, no authority, just a light touch, yet it makes the sweetness of power burst out.
Xiang Ying felt it, and Huang Lin, facing Jiang Qingzhi directly, felt that this plain voice was like thunder.
——Someone leaked the secret!
Huang Lin knew that some of those gentry had defected to Jiang Qingzhi and leaked their plans.
With this plan, Jiang Qingzhi was able to act brazenly.
It would be fine if Huang Lin’s method of striking the market could still be used, at worst both sides would be destroyed... You, Jiang Qingzhi, should be a little wary!
But the trump card is gone.
Jiang Qingzhi took action to capture him at this moment, who dared to say anything?
Huang Lin slowly raised his head, beads of sweat on his forehead.
He came here with great momentum, but now it seemed that he was like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth, seeking his own death.
What's funny is that before leaving, he asked his family to prepare good wine and asked someone to invite a few friendly gentlemen to come and celebrate together later.
now……
Huang Lin's mouth trembled, "Chang Wei Bo, this old man..."
Jiang Qingzhi took a puff of the medicinal smoke.
He had been trying to find a breakthrough to break the alliance of the gentry in Songjiang Prefecture.
There was a gentry who secretly surrendered voluntarily, but his status in Songjiang Prefecture was not high and it was not shocking enough.
But Huang Lin is different. He is a wealthy family in Songjiang Prefecture who can compete with the Xu family.
This is the monkey.
"Hmm?" Jiang Qingzhi snorted.
Sun Chonglou stepped forward from behind him and said, "Master."
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at Huang Lin but didn't say anything.
Pfft!
Huang Lin!
Kneel down!
The most powerful man in Songjiang Prefecture looked up at Jiang Qingzhi, and his big mouth, which was described by physiognomists as being able to eat everything, was trembling.
"I...I...I am willing to declare myself."
Jiang Qingzhi narrowed his eyes, picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of chicken.
It's useless!
Huang Lin was startled. "I am willing to report that someone is plotting a market closure. Lord, I am willing to testify..."
Is this Huang Lin?
After arriving in Songjiang Prefecture, all the famous prostitutes had heard of Huang's reputation.
But at this moment, Huang's master was kneeling there, looking up at the powerful official with a flattering smile on his face.
It's just like……
"Just like a pug!" A famous prostitute looked at Jiang Qingzhi with burning eyes.
This is a fat sheep!
Xiang Ying stood up and raised his glass, "Congratulations, Lord... for your great success."
(End of this chapter)
