The Great Seminary

Chapter 43: Cabinet Style
Although the Rong family's large cabinet looks similar to the Zhang family's Four Seasons Commercial Store's large cabinet, its status is similar.

But in reality, it is not just a decoration for retirement like the Zhang family.

Instead, he is actually a manager at a level between the Zhang family's general manager and the owner.

The second clerk is the assistant of the head clerk, and there is no such person in the Zhang family.

The third cabinet is equivalent to the manager of the Zhang family.

Then the Zhang family's clerks, chief clerks, and head clerks were called clerks, clerks, and chief clerks respectively in the Rong family.

Therefore, the status of Zhang Gui, the head clerk of the Zhang family, is very different from that of the head cashier of the Rong family.

"Rong Sangui, you're kidding. I'm not qualified to go directly to your family's chief steward."

"Brother Zhang, this is not a joke.

Now in the entire Wangbei Village, there is only one senior servant named Zhang Bazhen left in your Pingyang Zhang family.

Our head cashier believes that "one person serves his own interests, two people serve the public", so we would like to ask your family to send someone who can make the decision.

As a result, your family sent you as the head servant.

So no matter what position you hold in the Zhang family, you now represent the Pingyang Zhang family in Wangbei Village, so of course we have to personally greet you.

Otherwise, it would be impolite."

A business that is related to the survival of the family is entrusted with a heavy task like a mountain to a small ox.

Even if it was just a temporary measure during the twelfth lunar month, it also shows that there were always people in the Zhang family in Pingyang who opposed the sale of the land.

Although it is difficult to go against the trend, it is inevitable that there will be obstacles and troubles from time to time.

If a toad crawls on the back of your feet, it may not poison you but it will annoy you.

Wangbeizhuang management hall.

All the flowers and plants around have been plucked out and leveled into the ground, making it look less elegant and more utilitarian.

Rong Anshan, the head clerk of the Rong family who was in charge of this matter, stood in the hall with a frown on his face. When he accidentally saw the spacious space outside, his anger subsided a little.

The ancestor of the Shuanghu Rong family was originally a playmate of Qingzong, the eleventh emperor of the Song and Ming dynasties, before he ascended the throne.

The family has only been established for three generations, or more than ninety years, so no matter how rich it is, it lacks foundation.

Especially since the inheritance period is short and the family population is small, the business can develop rapidly with the emperor as a backer, so that most of the middle and upper-level positions can only be filled by outsiders.

Of course, when it comes to the big bosses, the situation is reversed, and most of them are named Rong.

The Rong family's generation name comes from the twelve characters of the Six Levels of Business Learning by Tao Zhugong, a great merchant in Dongzhou history:
'Know people, accept, settle down, organize, be agile, and achieve success'.

Since Rong Anshan is of the "An" generation, he is naturally not too old, only in his early thirties.

He has a handsome appearance and a smart temperament.

The younger ones of his generation were not even born yet, and the older ones had just learned to read, but he had already stood out. Needless to say, his biological father and grandfather must be powerful and romantic in the Rong family.

Only power could allow Zhang Rongshan to achieve success at a young age, and only a romantic man could give birth to such a good son who is out of generation.

The combination of the two advantages makes Rong Anshan ambitious.

He wanted to take advantage of his age, follow his father and grandfather's power and become the head of the Rong family from the next generation.

“Life is like a game of chess.

Ordinary people take one step at a time, those with some ability take one step at a time and look three steps ahead, and those who can take one step at a time and look five steps ahead are already well-prepared.

But in my opinion, if you want to achieve great things, you have to think carefully before you take one step forward and you have to break away from the big picture.

Those corrupt and stupid people in the Zhang family of Pingyang have fallen to the point of selling their ancestral land and estates, and they are still disgusting.

It's obvious that you underestimate me, Rong Anshan, because I'm young and energetic and have no tolerance for others.

But I just didn't fall for it and was disgusted, which pissed them off to death!"

He paced back and forth a few times, talking to himself to comfort himself, and put on a gentle mask.

The only person accompanying Rong Anshan in the pavilion was a fat old man with gray hair. His expression changed like turning pages of a book. He was filled with righteous indignation just now, but now he looked appreciative.

Hearing Rong Anshan ask, "Mr. Song, what do you think?"

The white-haired old man responded immediately: “Those who do great things don’t pay attention to small details.

Master Anshan, you have already grasped the essence of this."

"Hahaha, Song Huawen, truly worthy of being called the 'vanguard and fire-fighting master' of the Pinghu Rong family, immediately sensed my power of overcoming hardness with softness."

Then you can choose two smart ones from the slaves you just bought and assign them to the new head servant of the Zhang family.

Otherwise, he would have to serve himself tea and water in our village, which would make him look rude and mean to me."

The big cabinet of the An family in Shuanghu was given to the head waiter of the Zhang family in Pingyang to be paired with a servant.

Any servant with a little seriousness would dissuade such a whimsical idea.

But Song Huawen said without hesitation: "Master Anshan, don't worry, I will go and pick someone myself in a while."

But after he agreed, Rong Anshan hesitated again, "Well, the An family's big cabinet will send a servant to the Zhang family's head clerk.

Those who don't know the inside story should not think that I am trying to please the Zhang family.

Instead of two, give me just one, or I'll ruin my New Year's luck by sending out 'good things come in pairs'."

Hearing this, Song Huawen's face showed a strange expression. "Master Anshan, you are not really going to Siyang County City to celebrate the New Year, are you?"

Rong Anshan's face darkened immediately when he was questioned.
"New Year's Eve is always a happy occasion with lots of drinking and playing mahjong to make it complete and satisfying.

Isn't it a good start in the New Year?

Besides, only in a place like the East Guangdong Sea Province, where there are many maritime merchants, would people celebrate the New Year in brothels and casinos.

Since the elders in my family said that the journey home is long and it might delay things, they would not let me return home for the New Year.

Then I can go to Siyang County City, which is dozens of miles away and can be reached in half a day, to broaden my horizons."

Just as he finished speaking, a servant came in to announce, "Master, Zhang Gui, the head of the Zhang family in Pingyang, has arrived."

"Please ask him to come in." Rong Anshan no longer paid attention to Song Huawen and waved his hand.

He turned around and returned to the main seat in the hall, sat down calmly, and greeted the guests with a smile.

After a while, Zhang Gui walked into the hall.

He bowed deeply and said, "Zhang Gui greets Lord Rong."

"Brother Zhang, you don't have to be so polite. Please take a seat.

Rong An serves tea."

Rong Anshan also responded with sufficient courtesy, showing the courtesy of being "enemies".

But Zhang Gui knew that although one of them represented the Shuanghu Rong family and the other represented the Pingyang Zhang family, they were theoretically evenly matched.

But the disparity in status makes this "equivalent" difficult to distinguish between real and fake.

If people give you face, you have it;
If people don't give you face, you have nothing.

After sitting down, his words became more respectful, and he said "yes, yes, yes" to everything he said to Rong Anshan.

After chatting for a while, Rong Anshan showed off his grand vision and gradually lost interest in talking.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, he said, "It's already noon.

How about I set out some wine and drinks, and we can have a feast and chat at the same time?"

Zhang Gui immediately stood up and apologized, "Please forgive me, Master.

I came to see you as soon as I entered the village. I haven't met the elder members of the clan who stayed behind yet, so I really can't obey your order."

"Then I won't force you." Rong Anshan smiled and said, "Mr. Song, go pick a servant to serve Brother Zhang.

If he finds it useful in the future, I will give it to him."

"No need for this, it's too expensive." Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment and postponed it dryly.

"A good servant is worth no more than twenty ounces of gold, which is not that valuable.

Brother Zhang probably thinks one is too few.

Mr. Song, then you should."

"This grandson has a bad temper, he needs to be treated in the right way."

An idea flashed through Zhang Gui's mind, and he quickly interrupted Rong Anshan, "No, no, it's not too little.

I would like to thank Rong Dagui for his kindness. I am deeply grateful. I am deeply grateful."

(End of this chapter)