Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1763, Zhang Mao's exhortation
British government.

As soon as Liu Jin entered the British government, he could feel that the whole British government was full of sadness and solemnity. The old man in his seventies was about to die. At this time, something bad happened, and I don't know how to die by then.

"Uncle Liu!"

When Liu Jin arrived, Zhang Mao's grandson Zhang Lun came to greet him in person.

"Brother Zhang~"

"Mr. Zhang, how is his condition?"

Seeing Zhang Lun, Liu Jin also hurriedly asked with concern.

Liu Jin and Zhang Lun are also old acquaintances, and they are about the same age, so they have more common topics.

"Oh, the situation is very bad. I coughed up blood last night."

"Professors and doctors from Daming Medical College and Imperial Hospital have all been invited here. After reading it, they all said that there is no way to recover and they have to prepare for the funeral."

Zhang Lun said with red eyes.

His father left early and was brought up by his grandfather Zhang Mao. The relationship between grandpa and grandson is very deep. Although Zhang Mao has always been very strict with him, this also makes Zhang Lun a promising man. People, not like some other second-generation ancestors, who are lazy, ignorant and ignorant.

His performance in the Royal Military Academy and the army is remarkable. Originally, he would follow His Highness the Crown Prince to go west this time, but because of Zhang Mao's poor health, he had to stay at home to fulfill his filial piety, so he missed it. This is a good opportunity to make contributions.

Of course, as far as the situation of their British government is concerned, it has reached the extreme, and it is no longer necessary to make contributions.

"Hmm~"

Liu Jin nodded slightly.

It is already the winter of the [-]th year of Hongzhi. Counting the time, Zhang Mao in history died of illness at the beginning of the tenth year of Zhengde. If the time is counted, it is the beginning of the [-]th year of Hongzhi. It's been a month.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help sighing.

Time flies, time flies, in a blink of an eye, it will be twenty years before I travel back.

Zhang Mao is quite good to himself, and his official career can be so smooth, Zhang Mao's credit is indispensable.

At the beginning, Zhang Mao made the decision so that he could take away the two beauties at once. Xu Wan'er went out to Dingguogong's mansion, the top wealthy family in Ming Dynasty, and she was the granddaughter of Dingguogong Xu Yongning.

Being able to marry two beauties at once, both of them from the top wealthy families, was due to Zhang Mao himself acting as a matchmaker.

Otherwise, even though Liu Jin is the number one scholar and handsome, it is impossible for two wealthy families to marry their daughters to you at the same time.

By marrying a wife, Liu Jin also had close ties with Daming's Xungui Group and the Civil Service Group.

Therefore, Liu Jin was able to convince the generals under his command when fighting on behalf of Liu Jin, because the influence of Duke Dingguo and Duke Yingying in the army is unparalleled.

When Liu Jin was a civil servant, he was able to rise to the top. In addition to his own talent and the appreciation of Emperor Hongzhi, Li Hui also provided a lot of help. With him, he gained more support and was able to be promoted quickly. In his thirties, he was already a cabinet minister and the chief assistant of the cabinet.

This is the case in officialdom, ability is very important, appreciation from above and a strong enough relationship are also indispensable. Without these, it is not easy to make a career in the sky.

For Zhang Mao, Liu Jin has always been very grateful, and also gave a lot of rewards. Many businesses were attracted to Zhang Mao, which also made such a British government not only extremely dignified, but also rich. The wealth in the world is so huge that it is difficult to count.

If any property comes out, it is an extremely huge property, and it is a big business that earns several million taels of silver a year.

In addition, there is also the shares of the First Bank of Daming, which is a priceless treasure. As the only bank in Daming that legally issues bank notes and silver coins, the First Bank of Daming has business all over the world, and the amount of silver it passes every year is beyond imagination.

It is the only bank that is legal and the only issuing bank of silver notes and silver coins. This is enough to make the Zhang family not worry about having no silver. Along with Ming's silver notes, they can travel all over the world, even merchants from European countries, nobles and merchants of the Ottoman Empire When they are all in use, a huge amount of wealth can be obtained every year just by printing bank notes, and appropriate inflation is completely acceptable.

Just like the green coins of later generations, huge amounts of wealth can be plundered from all over the world by printing banknotes every year.

What's more, now Ming's silver notes and silver coins are used in too many places. Overseas vassal states, colonies, and Ming's vassal states, etc., are almost all using Daming silver coins and silver notes.

Its reputation travels the world.

The Zhang family owns shares in the First Daming Bank, and the value of this wealth alone is simply inestimable.

Zhang Mao helped Liu Jin a lot, and Liu Jin also gave back a lot to Zhang Mao, which in turn firmly bound the relationship between the two families.

Liu Jin's son is only thirteen years old now, and Zhang Mao has already made an appointment. He betrothed Zhang Lun's eleven-year-old daughter to Liu Jin's son. get married.

Originally, Liu Jin wanted to oppose this marriage. People who travel through future generations naturally hope that their children can fall in love freely, rather than betrothed since childhood.

But Liu Jin has no way to refuse what Zhang Mao personally said, because the other party's daughter who is married to Baobao came here, and she took the initiative to come to the door. If you refuse, it will be very embarrassing.

If marrying a daughter, Liu Jin will definitely think twice. It is not very important for the son to marry a wife. At worst, marry a few more, just take more concubines.

Liu Jin, the Duke of Liao, and the Dukes of Britain, Duke Ding, Duke Cheng, and Duke Australia can almost be said to wear a pair of trousers. They are already intertwined with each other, and they have extremely huge interests and relationships.

Of course, this is also an inevitable thing. It has been like this since ancient times, and there is nothing to say. The tradition that the Ming royal family has always maintained is to choose concubines from the people to prevent the harem from interfering in politics, so the connection with the nobles is not so good. close.

As for the honorable group and the civil official group, they are all deeply connected and intertwined.

Soon, Liu Jin came to Zhang Mao's room. The whole room was terribly quiet, except for Zhang Mao's violent coughing from time to time and the sound of pain from illness.

"Mr. Zhang~"

Liu Jin came to Zhang Mao's window and looked at Zhang Mao in front of him.

Zhang Mao used to be tall and strong. Even though he was a noble man, his martial arts were quite good, and his archery skills were excellent.

But now, after being tortured by illness, the whole person is skinny and skinny, with sunken eyes, gray and dull hair, old and dark skin, and looks like he is dying.

"Brat, you're here~"

Hearing Liu Jin's voice, he showed a smile and ordered someone to help him sit up.

"It's better to be young, you still don't seem to have changed much, unlike me, you will get old all of a sudden, it's not good."

Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin and couldn't help sighing.

The Liu Jin in front of him seemed to be the same as ten years ago, so young and handsome, with the same demeanor.

"Mr. Zhang, this is just a minor problem of yours. Let the professors of the medical school take a look. You will be fine after taking some medicine. I still want to go horseback riding and hunting in Liaodong with you, Mr. Zhang."

Liu Jin's eyes were slightly red, and he was very sad.

"Haha, I know about my own situation, you kid, don't lie to me."

"As soon as I leave, I am most assured of Zhang Lun. Compared with you, he is still far behind. There are many things that worry me."

Zhang Mao smiled, then shook his head and said.

"Zhang Mao, you are too proud. Brother Zhang is just, he does things aboveboard, and he is very popular. I am far worse than Brother Zhang. I am impeached every day."

Liu Jin said with a smile.

"You are in that position. You have a high position and weight, and there are many right and wrong. Even if there is nothing wrong, those people can make things happen for you."

Zhang Mao smiled, then looked at the people around him, waved his hand and said, "Except Zhang Lun, you all go down first, Liu Jin and I have something to say."

As soon as everyone heard this, they left one after another, knowing that Zhang Mao had something important to say to Liu Jin and Zhang Lun.

After these people left, Zhang Mao said: "Liu Jin, you have already achieved the position of chief assistant, and you are very rich."

"I'm also worried about some things for you. Since ancient times, you should know the truth that prosperity leads to decline, and the moon's fullness leads to loss."

Zhang Mao's words are actually very euphemistic, but the meaning is clear enough.

In fact, it is to tell Liu Jin that he must retreat bravely in a timely manner, otherwise there may be no good end in the future.

"Mr. Zhang, I know. I know it even if you don't tell me. And I've been thinking about this matter all the time, thinking about how I can retreat safely."

"It's come to my point, in fact, I'm already on the sword, and I'm done if I'm not careful."

Hearing Zhang Mao's words, Liu Jin nodded after thinking about it.

"It's good that you know that today, Zixiong is generous, generous and benevolent. He is a rare sage king, but everything is constantly changing, and many things are hard to say."

"If you know it yourself, I can rest assured."

Zhang Mao was able to say such things to Liu Jin, which obviously made Liu Jin very close, otherwise it would be absolutely impossible to say these things.

This is also the reason why Zhang Mao asked everyone else to go down, because such words must not be spread.

"Thank you Mr. Zhang for your reminder, I will keep it in mind!"

Liu Jin nodded solemnly, keeping Zhang Mao's words firmly in his heart. Zhang Mao is definitely a person full of wisdom, so naturally his words should be firmly remembered.

(End of this chapter)