Chapter 75: Playing Big Chess
Xu Zengshou's mind was slightly confused, and he immediately focused on the matter in front of him. He said, "Mr. Yao, do you want us to destroy this matter?"
It is different from Xu Huizu.
Xu Zengshou wanted to defect to Beijing for a long time. The reason is simple, it's money.
Xu Huizu was the eldest son of the Duke of Wei. He naturally upheld the system of monarchs and ministers. After all, as long as the emperor was alive, he, the Duke of Wei, was here. This may be another reason why Xu Huizu was loyal to the Zhu family. But Xu Zengshou was different.
As Xu Da's son, Xu Zengshou naturally had a legacy. But the Duke of Wei has nothing to do with Xu Zengshou.
No matter how much wealth there is, it cannot compare with the status of the Duke of Wei.
Xu Zengshou naturally wanted to give it a try. Historically, he chose King Yan not only because King Yan was his brother-in-law.
It's the same now. He has a lot of properties in Beijing. He was the first person to think that Beijing could make things happen. Especially with the connivance of his father.
After all, as Xu Da's son, he has special feelings for Xu Da.
Sons generally worship, rebel and respect their father. When I was a child, I worshiped my father and felt that he was omnipotent. When I grew up, I was very rebellious and thought that my father was nothing more than that. When I matured, I found that my father was an ordinary person, and I was also an ordinary person, and I could understand my father.
But these are ordinary people. Xu Zengshou naturally had moments of admiration and rebellion against his father, but in the end, he discovered that he was an ordinary person and his father was not an ordinary person. So I returned to worshiping my father.
Even if Xu Da connived at him secretly communicating with Beijing, he regarded it as tacit approval. At least my father believed that it was possible to achieve success in Beijing.
It's just that we can't suppress all the Xu family.
In fact, Xu Zengshou has already had some contact with Beijing. More on the business side. It is convenient for Beijing in many things. But it’s limited to forming a good relationship. After all, Xu Zengshou actually doesn’t have many resources for Beijing.
Regarding intelligence, although Beijing’s intelligence network in Nanjing is not deep, it knows everything it needs to know. Among the others, Xu Huizu was the Duke of Wei. But Xu Zengshou is not. All the resources of the Duke of Wei were in the hands of Xu Huizu.
Even Xu Huizu was preparing to defect to Beijing because of his persuasion.
He wholeheartedly wanted to make a contribution to this matter. Even if he could not be made a Duke in the future, he would still have a title. Passed down from generation to generation. So very positive.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Of course not, I want you to cooperate. Cooperate with the greatest strength."
Li Jinglong and Xu Zengshou said in unison: "What?"
They simply couldn't understand why Yao Guangxiao said that?
Yao Guangxiao hesitated for a while, he knew Li Jinglong well. It is unlikely that Li Jinglong acted as a double agent. He turned around and told the Nanjing court what he had said. But he didn't know what kind of person Xu Zengshou was.
It is very likely that Xu Zengshou would immediately tell the Nanjing court after learning about it.
However, he pondered for a while and thought to himself: "The conspiracy is not afraid of Nanjing knowing about it."
Even if the Nanjing court knew about it, would there be anything he could do? Fighting requires money, and the more the war gets bigger, the more money is needed. Beijing’s utilization of resources and the finances in its hands. If Nanjing does not reform, it will simply not be able to keep up. It will appear that Nanjing is obviously vast and rich in resources. But we just can’t stand the fight against Beijing. Can't survive the situation in Beijing.
But if it is reformed. You will encounter various problems, including various suppressions by advanced industrial countries on agricultural countries.
It can be summed up in one sentence. That is, being a comprador is more profitable than engaging in industry. The impact of foreign industrial products has passively endured the consequences of industrialization.
Yao Guangxiao then explained He Xi's original concerns in detail.
Li Jinglong and Xu Zengshou were shocked. Xu Zengshou said: "In other words, the better the industry in Nanjing is, the easier it is for trouble below. The more money the court makes from industry, the greater the backlash below."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Exactly. In fact, no matter what product, industrial production can produce it, and it is of high quality and low price. But what should the people who used to make a living from this do? They will all be affected."
Xu Zengshou said
He said: "Isn't that the case that industrialization is a wrong thing? Is Mr. Fang's insistence right?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "When anything changes, there will be problems. Let's see if the problem can be solved. And you can tell by looking at the situation on the battlefield. Do you think industrialization is not good for the country?"
After they are all nobles, some things may not be clear, but the situation on the battlefield is very clear.
In fact, without victory on the battlefield, Yao Guangxiao's work in Nanjing would not have been carried out so easily.
After all, these nobles only care about strength.
Victory or defeat on the battlefield is the best demonstration of strength.
Li Jinglong said: "Okay, I will actively cooperate with Ding Xian on this matter. Coax Ding Xian well."
Xu Zengshou said: "Of course I have no objection, but I have to go back and talk to my eldest brother. There should be no problem."
Yao Guangxiao said: "Of course, there is another opportunity to make money, Mr. Cao Guo-----"
Li Jinglong understood immediately and told Xu Zengshou about the banknote exchange.
Yao Guangxiao said: "I have seen Jiangning Town. But as an industrial zone, there is still a lot to do. Land leveling and other things require at least hundreds of thousands of taels of supporting construction. With the current situation of the Nanjing court, there will be How much does it cost? So, the Nanjing court’s banknote exchange is about to begin. This is a good opportunity to make money.”
Xu Zengshou said: "Okay, with such a good opportunity, I will naturally not miss it."
Yao Guangxiao said: "If you can, you can gather more people. Of course, don't tell me about my existence, just make money alone."
The two of them nodded repeatedly. The Dukes of Wei and Cao joined forces to manipulate the banknotes. There was almost no need to hide it. It's time to show your cards. What can Zhu Yunwen do to them? It's just a fine for drinking. Compared with the money earned, it is very little.
But Xu Zengshou was a little confused.
He was not prepared to become a female servant, even at great cost, including giving up everything the Xu family had in Nanjing. But I didn't expect it, it seemed like it was for business. After moving to Beijing, there are so many opportunities to make money.
This was not at all what he had imagined.
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Xu Huizu was also confused.
Xu Zengshou told everything about his experience in Cao Guogong's mansion. Xu Huizu was silent for a long time.
Xu Zengshou said: "Brother, I'm a little confused. What on earth am I doing?"
Xu Huizu said: "In my opinion, Mr. Fang's idea is right. He Xi's reform is too dangerous and not the right way. Now it seems that it is indeed the case. If you do this, there will be such a big problem. If you will His approach is being spread across the country, and we don’t know what kind of trouble there will be.”
Xu Huizu originally didn't care much about the dispute between He Xi and Fang Xiaoru. But once I heard it, I understood that industrialization had such huge side effects. Having brought so many problems to the people, I suddenly felt that Fang Xiaoru was right.
Xu Zengshou said: "What do you mean, brother? Don't listen to Mr. Yao?"
"Mr. Fang is dead," Xu Huizu said.
Xu Zengshou didn't know what to say for a while.
Xu Huizu was silent for a while and said: "Do it, use all the strength of the Xu family to support Ding Xian in his work. In fact, I told the prince these things before. It's just that I didn't understand some of the prince's original words. Now I understand."
Xu Zengshou said: "What did the prince say?"
Xu Huizu said: "The prince said that the biggest lesson of the Northern Song Dynasty is that reform is either not done or done. You must not do it for a while and then go back and forth. That is the greatest harm to the world. And today's world The situation is irreversible. Reform is a foregone conclusion. We cannot change the situation, we can only work hard. I hope these are really the so-called labor pains that He Xi said."
At this moment, Xu Huizu had a very bad impression of He Xi.
Although he knew that He Xi's plan was almost certain to defeat Nanjing.
He clearly understood that Ding Xian and He Xi were not talented at the same level. square
Xiaoru can also communicate with He Xi on the same level. But it is impossible for Ding Xian to be compared with He Xi.
He Xi's layout was beyond Ding Xian's imagination.
The outcome can be determined.
