Chapter 23 The White Wolf with Empty Gloves
In the Southwest Guild Hall, Mr. Bai and Zhao Zongshou were sitting opposite each other. Mr. Bai said, "I heard you want to see me?"
Zhao Zongshou said: "It's not that I want to see you, but I'm here to deliver a message on behalf of Lord Chief Assistant. Let you take care of yourself."
Mr. Bai frowned and said nothing, but the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Zhao Zongshou said: "Butler Bai, let me tell you the truth. I am Zhao Zongshou, the chieftain of Longzhou. I can't survive in my hometown. I came to Beijing this time to seek an opportunity, and now I have found this opportunity."
Mr. Bai said: "So, Brother Zhao is working for the Chief Assistant now?"
"That's right." Zhao Zongshou said, "It's just that Mr. Chief Assistant has many things to do every day, and I don't know how many people he has under his command. The first thing I do is to come to you. If this thing is done well, everything will be fine. If it is not done well, The days ahead will be difficult. So, please give me a helping hand, Brother Bai."
Mr. Bai now somewhat believed Zhao Zongshou's words.
Mr. Bai knew that Zhao Zongshou went to see He Xi, but he didn't know what Zhao Zongshou said to He Xi.
Now that Zhao Zongshou said this, Mr. Bai was not without doubts in his heart, but after thinking about it in his heart, he felt that there was nothing wrong. He believed 50% of it and said, "When we go out, fellow villagers take care of each other. That's natural. But what does it mean to take care of yourself?"
What He Xi said to Zhao Zongshou was naturally in response to Zhao Zongshou's sudden arrival.
But in Zhao Zongshou's case, there is a different explanation.
Zhao Zongshou said: "This time there are six banks, which one does the Mu family participate in?"
Mr. Bai was stunned and said: "It's not impossible. Although the family has some foundation, there is so much money, and there are too many people in Zhuque Bank. My Mu family is even more inferior when I go in. This is tens of millions No way."
Zhao Zongshou naturally came prepared, he had already grasped something. That is that Mr. Bai did not contribute in the competition between the six major banks.
This is also caused by the embarrassing situation of the Mu family.
Although the Mu family is also a noble family, they are located in the southwest and have strong independence. There is always some distance between me and the nobles in Nanjing. Precisely because the Mu family has strong independence, these noble stewards set up the Mu family and became the leader in Beijing. But when it comes to really big things, they don't care much about the Mu family.
Letting the Mu family take a small position in Suzaku Bank is inconsistent with the Mu family's status among the nobles.
Of course the Mu family refused.
As for other banks, they may not be willing to take Mujia to play.
After all, Beijing is too far from the southwest.
The Mu family is far away from the mainland, and the Mu family's power cannot be borrowed. Naturally, the Mu family's business will be greatly affected. Even many things in the Mu family consume the affection of the palace, which is not a good phenomenon.
Zhao Zongshou said: "Brother Bai, what song are you singing on which mountain? I don't need to explain this. The chief minister is a little dissatisfied with this matter."
Butler Bai was slightly suspicious and thought to himself, "Is that the case?"
Butler Bai was actually a little suspicious of someone as big as He Xi still focusing on such a small matter.
Zhao Zongshou seemed to have noticed Butler Bai's suspicion and said, "Of course, I'm just here to convey a message. With the Mu family's affection in front of His Majesty, even if Brother Bai doesn't do anything, nothing will happen. But, It’s hard to say in the future.”
Butler Bai thought to himself: "Come on, that's right. I didn't consider this matter."
Butler Bai said: "Please give me some advice on how to calm down the chief assistant."
Zhao Zongshou said: "Of course I joined the bank. What the boss likes most are obedient children. This incident started because of the bank and naturally ended because of the bank. Isn't it a great good thing?"
Butler Bai said: "Now the dust has settled. All six families have their owners. Even if I want to take action, I don't know how to do it. Not to mention, my family doesn't have much capital."
The Mu family's business in Beijing is actually a
Some streets collect rent, and some trade, exclusively selling goods from Beijing to the southwest. Sell goods from Southwest China exclusively to Beijing. But after the war started, the business was interrupted. Although Butler Bai had other arrangements during this period, there was not much improvement. It can only be said that Beijing's economy is developing very well, and some real estate properties in those years have gone up.
The Mu family's property also increased. But there is not much real business.
Zhao Zongshou said: "If Brother Bai can trust me, I will help you go to Shanxi Bank. I will definitely get 10% of the shares for Brother Bai."
For the Mu family to make a move, 10% of the shares are required. If it is less than this amount, there is no need to mention it. After all, if you go to any bank in the name of the Mu family, you can get some shares.
Butler Bai said, "Then I'll leave it to Brother Zhao."
Zhao Zongshou said: "They are all doing things for the imperial court."
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A few days later.
He Xi checked the military plan sent from the south at home, which was the battle plan for the Northern Henan Campaign.
He Xi thought carefully and thought to himself: "This battle is not going to be easy."
Sheng Yong took advantage of the pause of the Northern Army and worked hard to manage Zhangde Mansion and Weihui Mansion, and led the Shanxi Army into Henan.
Set up defenses along the Taihang Mountains.
In fact, the division of provinces in ancient China was very particular. As for the area in northern Henan, the northwest region of northern Henan is the Taihang Mountains. The checkpoint for entering Shanxi was placed in Henan. Therefore, it cannot be said that there are no dangerous points between Henan and Shanxi, but Henan has a bridgehead into Shanxi.
Now, Sheng Yong has given all these places to Shanxi. As a result, even when the Northern Army takes over the plains in northern Henan, it will still face the possibility of attacking the Taihang Mountains. Otherwise, be prepared for the Shanxi Army to fight out of the mountains and attack their enemy rear.
In other words, Sheng Yong has made strategic arrangements for the situation after abandoning Northern Henan.
Does this mean that this battle is easy to fight? Sheng Yong was prepared to fail from the beginning.
Not really.
It is common sense for military strategists to worry about defeat before thinking about victory. Sheng Yong has already considered this. It can only show that Sheng Yong can fight without thinking about the outcome.
Sheng Yong was valued by Fu Youde and still had some weight in He Xi.
He Xi is expected to win the battle in northern Henan, but how many points it will win and how it will end will depend on specific developments.
However, He Xi paid close attention to this matter. But I didn’t pay much attention to it. After all, the scale of this battle will not be too large. The Northern Army will use at most one army. As for how much the Confederate army uses, it depends on them.
Overall, it has nothing to do with the overall situation. Even if defeated, it is nothing more than retreat.
It is no longer the situation of the Hejian War where victory or death is the norm.
He Xi focused more on the central bank. After more than 100 million yuan was received, almost all departments wanted to divide the money, but how to divide the money was a big question. He Xi was thinking about it too. But it is inevitable that most of this money will be spent on military expenditures. If you want to spend it, it depends on where the strategic focus of the next war is.
At this time, Zhao Zongshou came to see him again.
I haven’t seen He Xi. However, a memorial from Zhao Zongshou found its way into He Xi's hands.
When He Xi saw it, his heart suddenly moved.
This letter is a plan written by Zhao Zongshou, which is to use the reputation of the Mu family to establish a trade route from the northwest to the southwest and reserve enough supplies in advance. Then send a cavalry army to raid, use these supplies as supplies, and go directly south to Xi'an.
It's written very carefully here.
He Xi pondered over and over again, and even wrote down where he would spend the night over how many days it would take to cross the Yellow River from Datong and attack Xi'an. Zhao Zongshou also raised all the detailed problems he encountered and gave solutions. .
For a moment, He Xi had a feeling that according to his method, he could break into Xi'an City directly without encountering any obstacles.
He Xi was moved by the sight.
But then He Xi held back her heartbeat.
After all, he knows what it means to fail to keep up with changes in plans, and he also knows what it means to
The sound of a gunshot will destroy half of the plan. This kind of plan looks good, but in fact, it is too precise. It's wrong at all, and the following can't be connected. The fault tolerance rate is too low.
In a word, it is too taken for granted.
However, there are no bright spots here. The biggest highlight is that the Mu family is involved.
