Gao Cai originally thought that this would be the end of his life, but he didn't expect that after retiring and becoming an official, he would have the opportunity to participate in a major event that might leave his name in history. Of course, he would not let it go. As for the previous conflict between Gao Pragmatic and Gao Wuzi, it suddenly became not worth mentioning.
Gao Cai said generously: You don't need to take this matter to heart. Although Gao Wuzi is the eldest son, the Gao family has always been separated. Now he still has three uncles alive. This kind of thing is not allowed in his family. When people participate in ancestor worship, it is not their turn to show off their authority.
Gao pragmatically breathed a sigh of relief. Among the three living elders, the third uncle would definitely not support Gao Wuzi, a good-for-nothing, let alone his cheap father. The only difference was that the fifth uncle's attitude was difficult to judge. Now that Uncle Wu has spoken out to support him, Gao Wuzi has nothing to be proud of.
To be honest, Gao Jingshi didn't want to completely break up with Gao Wuzi. After all, brothers' feuding, no matter how reasonable he was, it would be unpleasant to hear outside. It would be great to be able to cover up the matter under the suppression of Fifth Uncle.
Gao pragmatically struck while the iron was hot and told Gao Wuzi about his plan to give Gao Wuzi some dry shares in the Xinzheng coal mine. After hearing this, Gao Cai sighed: "Wuzi, this kid is really unlucky. He is already thirty and does not do his job all day long. , either a fighting cock lackey or a Mianhuasuliu, not as sensible as his son! I was worried that sooner or later he would lose the little family property left to him by his eldest brother. Now you are willing to ignore the past grudges and leave him some shares in the coal mine. , I, as the younger brother, will be able to talk easily when I meet my eldest brother."
It's hard to say this in a pragmatic way, so I have to stay silent.
Gao Cai thought for a moment and then added: "You have good intentions in leaving him shares, but he is really unreliable. You must write it down in black and white in advance. These shares can only be used for dividends, and you cannot intervene in the business. You can't resell or give it away... You can even take a decisive step and write Rui Chu's name directly on the stock. Rui Chu is better than his father."
Gao Ruichun is Gao Jie's eldest grandson. It stands to reason that because Gao Wuzi was there, he would not be able to take the official turn. However, Gao Jie had no confidence in Gao Wuzi, his son, and was afraid that letting him become an official would actually harm him. He had long confessed that he would die after his death. When he was appointed as an official, the official would not give his son but his grandson, so Gao Ruiqiu could directly become an official as long as he waited for graduation from the Imperial College. However, it is said that Gao Ruichu is quite ambitious. Although he already has a quota for Yinguan, he still expressed that he will take part in the imperial examination in the future.
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, and it was okay to give the dry shares to Gao Ruiqiao, but it would be difficult for him to take this opportunity to ease his relationship with Gao Wuzi.
Although Gao Pragmatic looked down upon Gao Wuzi ten thousand times, Gao Wuzi did not care about adding "brother and disloyalty" to the title of his playboy, but Gao Pragmatic did not want to have "disrespectful brother" on his head. , so this stake must still be given to Gao Wuzi himself, at least to prevent him from speaking ill of himself to everyone.
Reputation is a double-edged sword sometimes. Just like in history, after Zhang Juzheng became the first assistant, his father bullied others and committed evil in his hometown in Jiangling, which made people angry and resentful. So someone wrote to Zhang Juzheng asking him to take charge of it.
Zhang Juzheng reacted very quickly and immediately wrote a long reply to the person who persuaded him. However, he actually meant the same thing: That's my father, how can I take care of him? If I don't do this well, I'll have to bear the reputation of being "unfilial". Even if I'm the chief assistant, I can't bear this reputation!
Gao Wuzhi had now determined Wu Bo's veins, so he didn't hold too much reservations about him. He expressed his worries and said that he would give the stock to Gao Wuzi to prevent him from speaking out and making his family scandal public.
Gao Cai sighed and admitted it, but added: "Then the dry stock cannot be given more, no more than 10% at most... Anyway, you said that Xinzheng has a lot of coal, so this 10% cannot be a loss to him. "
Gao pragmatically nodded and agreed, and the two of them discussed the matter of opening an iron factory in detail - after all, they both knew that opening a coal mine was to lay the foundation for an iron factory. Although it could also benefit the countryside by the way, their fundamental focus was still on ironworks.
Gao Cai finally confirmed that the iron mine in Xuchang was not far from Xinzheng. Gao Pragmatic breathed a sigh of relief, but subconsciously he still wanted to follow his previous thinking: one-stop contract. So I asked Gaocai if he could think of a way to buy the iron ore, and even the surrounding mountainous areas that might be mines.
Although Gao Cai already knew that Gao Pragmatic was very ambitious in the industry, he was still a little shocked by the practice of buying a large area of land at every turn. Even though those places were mountainous and there were not many fields, Gao Cai also felt a little stunned.
But after Gao Pragmatic carefully calculated the accounts with him, he had to admit that buying land in the mining area and buying fields were indeed two different things.
Many of these mountainous areas are ownerless. You can buy them at extremely low prices directly from the local yamen. Most of the time, the local yamen are even very happy - this is waste utilization. What is the use of those ownerless mountainous areas? Some people refuse to sell it. Could it be that the county magistrate wants to keep it for him to go hunting in the mountains?
Even if you occasionally encounter an owned mountain forest, it doesn't matter. These days, there is basically no decent output from the mountain forest, and the use value is very low. The cost of buying a mountain forest is more than ten times lower than buying a field. It is usually a few tenths of a field. The price is almost free. With Gao Shidu's wealth, he can buy dozens of hectares in one go without blinking an eye.
The only trouble is that the iron mines in Xuzhou are said to be owned by a large local family. The family's surname is Fan. Classical history shows that the foundation is very deep. And this year there was even a candidate named Fan Shouji.
Fan Shouji? Gao Pragmatic had the impression that this man later became a Jinshi. It seemed that he had been a master in the past few years. He also seemed to have been a master and even a minister of the Ministry of War. It turned out that his house was next door to his own...
But Gao pragmatically and sensitively discovered a problem and asked: "Xuzhou is a state, how can it have a chief register and a history book?"
Prefectures are at a slightly higher level than counties. The chief records and records in the counties correspond to the prefectures, which should be the judges and officials.
Gao Cai smiled and said: "The Fan family's native place is Weichuan County near Xuzhou, but his family is relatively powerful and has industries in Xuzhou, and the iron mine in Xuzhou is one of them."
Well, that means we have to deal with the Fan family.
Gao pragmatic frowned and asked hesitantly: "This Fan family... Since Uncle Wu has bought iron from his family, does he have any relationship with them? If they want to buy his family's iron mine, will they sell it?"
Gao Cai shook his head slightly: "I don't have much friendship with their family, but when it comes to buying iron ore... I think the key is the price. Their family has only had one successful candidate so far. If there is no Jinshi in the future, If you are a candidate, you have to be a candidate to get an official position. Even if you can get a Jinshi, your third uncle is the second minister of the dynasty after all, and he is also a heavenly official. Even if the Fan family is not flattering, at least they should not think about offending, right? So I I feel that as long as they have enough money, they won’t stop selling.”
