"Old lady, there is news from Bai Ying."
Zhang opened the letter and carefully read the contents. A strange look flashed in her eyes. She immediately asked her servants to prepare a carriage and rushed to Yingchuan County.
The Zhang family started their business by water transportation from the docks of the Bohai Bay. In the past, they were only a wealthy family operating in Sichuan, not a wealthy family.
Since General Zhang mobilized the Cao officials to join Fengtian, the Zhang family has become a big family in Yingchuan, with its doors wide open and visitors flowing in.
At this time, General Zhang was chatting with his guests. When he heard from the adjutant that his sister was here, he hurried to the south study room to meet her.
"Brother, have those people come with news?"
Mrs. Zhang handed over the note. When she saw the content on the letter, her face immediately dropped and she bit her pipe in dismay:
"How can I let the Chao family interfere and take half of it from me? What if I don't agree?"
"If you don't agree, you'll lose the other half."
General Zhang is greedy, but this girl can see clearly.
Did they happen to get the Baohua Qiongyu Crown?
Tang Gelin happened to be leaked by the son of the chief steward of the Chao family?
She had felt something strange in her heart before, but now that she came to ask about it, it just confirmed what she was thinking.
General Zhang said calmly:
"It's so serious. Can't we pull the brothers and destroy his mother-in-law's family? I heard that the family has no military commanders. Isn't this just a matter of Feng Shui?"
Zhang Hansheng was quite disdainful and expressed contempt for the Chao family in his words.
People, if you only believe in the path you have traveled, you can only taste the hardships you have endured.
He always believed that characters can emerge from the barrel of a gun, and he did so.
At the beginning, the Zhang family was just the Yingchuan Water Transport Officer of the previous dynasty. No matter how small it was, the county magistrate's words had to be treated as imperial edicts, and the slightest disobedience would be punished.
Although he is a wealthy man, he has always been very aggrieved. If he had not seen the decline of the previous dynasty and struggled with the thousands of Caoli and postmen under him to raise the banner, he would still be bullied by those snarky old officials.
Now he has taken refuge in Fengtian and won the title of general, and he has gained face in front of big shots. He speaks his mind in Yingchuan County, and the newly appointed young county governor even has to act on his orders.
As soon as a person becomes successful, he will inevitably come from a famous family.
Let's not talk about the fact that his second sister is blind. The eldest sister has married into the Shun County Prince's Palace. Although she has lost the title of Fujin, she has retained her wealth and honor.
If things were to go by in the past, those wealthy and old families would have been too lazy to look at themselves!
The great scenery of the Chao family is naturally due to him.
Mrs. Zhang was very worried about Zhang Hansheng's words and quickly dismissed her eldest brother's intention:
"Brother, you must not dare!"
Mrs. Zhang looked nervous and continued:
"It's true that you led the Zhang family to great success, but have you ever thought about it? At best, we can be regarded as nouveau riche. We haven't even served half of the emperor. We just served as generals in the Eastern Province. Now the world situation is changing rapidly. Who knows who will have the last laugh.”
"There are emperors and courtiers in one dynasty. The imperial family has been rich and noble for thousands of years. The emperor of the Northern Dynasty passed through the palace like water. Do you see the decline of the imperial family?"
"How can you and I deal with such a family?"
General Zhang was stunned and immediately lost his temper:
"If you want to follow what you say, you really have to break your teeth, swallow blood, hold your nose and admit it!"
Mrs. Zhang nodded, having no other choice. She looked at her brother with eyes that were not angry at all:
"However, this is not bad news."
Zhang Hansheng looked suspicious, and his beard trembled angrily:
"This isn't bad. I've lost half of my treasure for nothing. How can I bear this breath? Oh, my dear mother, I feel so sad."
Mrs. Zhang knew that her brother loved money, so she decided not to be too secretive:
"Brother, do you know how much treasure there is in the tomb of Emperor Sheng of Haidong?"
Zhang Hansheng raised his eyebrows: "It's no more than one tomb to the left."
Mrs. Zhang smiled proudly:
"The tomb is true, but do you know how big this tomb is?"
Zhang Hansheng looked at his girl's expression and felt that there was something in her words:
"Speak quickly, don't let me worry about my brother."
Mrs. Zhang is rarely happy, and her eyes are smiling like spring:
"Haidong Shenghuang built the Longquan Mansion in Shangjing underground. Even if it is not bigger than the original, the half of the country's treasure hidden there is definitely not a small amount."
"In the past, I only thought that the Tomb of Emperor Sheng of Haidong was an ordinary large tomb, but I didn't expect that it was actually underground in the capital city. Nowadays, there is so much treasure in half the country, even if I divide it even half of it, I can still make money."
"Seriously, sister, don't pretend to be your brother!"
Mrs. Zhang handed over the note at the right time. When Zhang Hansheng took a look at it, all the sadness on his face disappeared, and there was no longer any regret.
"Moreover, brother, if we take action against the Chao family, we will definitely increase our strength, and sharing it equally with them will also avoid covetousness from all parties. I think the Chao family has this intention, so they are eager to let me join the game."
After being enlightened by the girl, General Zhang no longer looked sad. He even couldn't wait to cooperate with the Chao family. He stood up from the recliner in a hurry:
"Okay, tell the Chao family that we are willing to split in two."
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