Within the government school.
Four or five students from the freshmen class were talking together.
The dialogue between literati is nothing more than yesterday's poems and last night's girl.
Zhou Dagu was followed by Zhu Xiaowu. When the two of them entered the door, the originally noisy Fuxue School suddenly fell silent.
Outside the two walls of the school, the cries of vendors can be clearly heard.
Zhou Dagu shook his head and sat at his desk.
Zhu Jinwen turned his head: "Fifth brother, what happened to you last night?"
Zhu Xiaowu said: "Jinwen, I will no longer live in Zhu's house, I will live in his house!"
"Can they eat well?"
Zhou Dagu raised his head, knowing that he could no longer pretend not to hear, and asked: "Do you understand, too?"
Zhu Jinwen nodded: "Who doesn't know this? Yesterday afternoon, Yang Dezu said that anyone who dares to sell you anything again will be against the Tiger Gang!"
Zhou Dagu was confused: "Who is the Tiger Gang?"
Zhu Xiaowu took out melon seeds on the side: "Jin Wen, tell me, tell me!"
Zhu Jinwen happily took the melon seeds from his hand: "The Tiger Gang is our Qingxue Mansion, a gang composed of a group of small gangsters. They were originally severely beaten by the government."
"But later, Yang Dezu was playing with crickets. When the leader of the Tiger Gang found out, he sent crickets to the Yang family and became the Yang family's lackey!"
Zhu Xiaowu was puzzled: "Your Zhu family is quite powerful in Qingxue Mansion, why don't you have anything to do with him!"
Zhou Dagu noticed his words, you Zhu family, he originally thought that Zhu Jinwen's Zhu family had some relationship with the imperial power. Now it seems that there may be a relationship, but not much.
Zhu Jinwen shook his head: "I'm a businessman. What's the use of getting involved with these little ruffians?"
"That doesn't affect my credibility!"
"In our big victory, there is nothing that the court can't solve. The Tiger Gang has a sense of propriety and has never dared to take action against our big family. If it offended us, it would have been punished by the government long ago!"
Zhu Jinwen looked strangely apologetic: "Brother Gu, I admire you, but I can't get involved in your affairs with the Yang family. If I take action, this kind of thing will involve a lot!"
"Look at the attitude of our freshman class scholars at the government school. This is not something Yang Dezu can do!"
Zhu Jinwen approached them and raised his eyebrows: "I heard that the Yang family is going to make some official moves in Qingxue Mansion recently and needs Lu Tongpan's support."
"Yang Tongzhi is Yang Dezu's father. He has been concurrently serving as Sima of Qingxue Prefecture. This official position is a high official for our Border Prefecture."
"In the imperial court, there are always people who want to send people down."
Zhu Xiaowu disdainfully said: "The bullshit court is just Zuo Xianggan's good deed. He wants to send his own people to various prefectures and counties. Qingxue Mansion is close to the border."
"The Sima of Qingxue Mansion is in charge of the sergeants of a city. If there is a war, he will be the second person under the prince of the mansion." Although Zhu Xiaowu is an idle prince, he is still aware of the affairs of his court.
The idle prince does not mean the useless prince.
"Little Fifth Brother, you are right!" Zhu Jinwen agreed. He was also a Zhu who was not afraid of anything. The Zhu family of his lineage was too far away from the imperial power.
It has been nearly a thousand years since the Great Victory Royal Family was established. During this period, I don’t know how many lines have been passed down.
The strongest thing about the royal family is not their fighting power or their ability to control people, but their ability to survive.
A hundred years ago, a great scholar once said that the surname Zhu in the world comes from the royal family.
It's just that the great scholar's surname was Zhu. What he said was more of a mockery and flattery to the imperial power.
As for Zhu Jinwen, there is nothing wrong with flattering the imperial power. They can only rely on the slightest connection with the imperial power to reach their current status and become a big family in Qingxue Mansion.
When he went out a few days ago, his family told him that if they could get into Zhu Yan's main branch, it would be more worthwhile for their family than doing a thousand money-making businesses.
When Zhou Dagu heard the news, his expression remained unchanged and he was calculating in his mind.
Unexpectedly, he went around in a circle and ended up with Lu Tongpan again, and the murderer behind the scenes was the left prime minister who was high in the temple.
All officials can see that Zuo Xiang is very powerful, and if they want to cling to him without giving him some gifts, it will be difficult for him to catch the eye of Zuo Xiang. As an unlucky guy, he will naturally become a stepping stone for these people.
Zhou Dagu felt relieved, knowing the whole story, he would feel free to take action.
He said nervously: "Then, what should we do?"
Zhu Xiaowu despised it.
Zhu Jinwen sighed in sympathy.
A big man walked outside the door. He had a dark face and cursed: "This dad knows how to force me to study. When you die, I have to bury you and my mother separately!"
"Oh! Lao Zhu, you are here too!"
Niu Ruxian pointed at Zhu Xiaowu and wondered: "Who is this?"
"It's not important, Lao Zhu. If you want to drink wine today, you must take me with you. My father found out about skipping classes a few days ago. He took my pocket money. Brother, I have to rely on you!"
Zhu Jinwen saw the disdain on Zhu Xiaowu's face that had not yet been fully recovered, and explained: "Who is going to drink flower wine? I am a serious gentleman."
Niu Ruxian pulled his sleeve: "You are pretending again. You think I don't know that you made a bet when Mr. Zhou came yesterday!"
"All the classmates here got the news from me. Even I thought that the Lu family would take action to prevent him from coming!"
"We are betting that Mr. Zhou will not come, so you will lose the old master alone. You kid can make a lot of money. You can't make money. Forget about brother. It's not up to you!"
Only then did Zhou Dagu understand where the apology on Zhu Jinwen's face came from. Unexpectedly, he had already helped his boy win a large sum of money before he came.
Zhou Dagu was stunned. He thought of something.
bet!
When he first dealt with Wang Yuanwai, Zhou Dagu used a series of three tricks to kill him with a borrowed knife.
But this cannot be done to the Yang family. The Yang family is a family of poets and writers, so it is inevitable that there is no think tank in the family. If a wartime strategy is used against the enemy, it is hard to say whether anyone will be able to spot it.
Although there is no Sun Tzu in this world, there are still many military books.
Zhou Dagu thought in his mind that the best way to deal with the ancients came from modern times, borrowing information warfare methods.
People's wisdom is progressing and developing. Sometimes, to deal with these big families, you don't have to use a knife, simple business methods will do.
Zhou Dagu was silent for a moment and then said: "Brother Zhu, let's discuss it!"
Zhu Jinwen nodded: "As long as you don't lend me money, you can do anything!"
"I just want to lend you money!"
"That won't work!"
Zhou Dagu poked Zhu Xiaowu: "Do you want to see more excitement? If you want, let him lend me money!"
With a look from Zhu Xiaowu, Zhu Jinwen reluctantly took out his pocket: "Be careful, here are ten taels of silver!"
"Just ten taels?"
"Okay! I'll give you ten more taels!"
"Brother Zhu, don't worry. I didn't lend you the money in vain. I actually have a business. Today you lend me ten taels of silver, and I will pay you back eleven taels tomorrow. I will never default!"
Zhu Jinwen smiled: "Really?"
"How about I write you a note?"
"No, your reputation as Zhou Mingzhou is still worth these twenty taels of silver!" Zhu Jinwen happily took out the silver in his pocket.
Zhou Dagu looked at the classmates beside him, stood up and shouted: "Be a witness, I, Zhou Dagu, took twenty taels of silver from Zhu Jinwen today to do business, and I will definitely give him twenty taels of capital and profits tomorrow." Two taels of silver!"
Niu Ruxian's eyes widened: "Zhou Mingzhou, how about I lend you ten taels of silver?"
Zhu Jinwen covered his head: "Brother, don't you have no money?"
"This is not a money-making business. You give me ten taels of silver first. Zhou Mingzhou will give me eleven taels of silver tomorrow, and I will pay you another ten taels!"
Zhu Jinwen's eyes widened: "Really, you are wasting your talent in doing business, you should be left alone! Why don't you go and rob it?"
Niu Ruxian was confused: "Am I not robbing now?"
Zhou Dagu didn't care whose money it was, he took it from his hand and was about to speak.
Someone shouted: "The Master is coming!"
The school fell silent.
