Chapter 328： deal with richest man

Chapter 328 Deal with the richest man

Although Chu Nanzhi has never had a good impression of Zhao Taigong, even if he doesn't want to make friends with this kind of person, he can't offend him.

After all, the richest man in the county has such thighs to hug, so why push it out.

Thinking of this, Chu Nanzhi sat down again with peace of mind, and said respectfully: "Grandpa put himself in the shoes of the slave family, and the slave family was very moved. It's just that the slave family is a womanly family. How can I manage the government affairs of the county government, and all the fools can make their own decisions."

"Miss Chu is too modest."

Zhao Taigong smiled and shook his head lightly: "If you are just an ordinary woman, how dare this old man invite you to come here to talk about it? The person that Mr. Nie Chang likes is absolutely extraordinary. If what this old man said is true, Chu The lady's ambition is probably not only in the county affairs of Luyan Port, but in the more distant court."

Chu Nanzhi was a little embarrassed by the old man's words.

She said with a gentle smile: "The grandpa is too flattering on the slave family."

Before she could finish speaking, Grandpa Zhao immediately interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "Miss Chu, there is no need to hide from this old man. I have just said that I have no malice towards you, but only respect. There are many heroines in our Dahe Empire. Come on!" From Princess Yanjun, Princess Jinshu, down to the noble girls of Qinghe nobles, Miss Chu's talent, learning and courage are not inferior to them."

As his eyes flashed, he slowly looked at the bank note on the table, and said solemnly: "This small gift prepared today was prepared sincerely by this old man. If Mrs. Chu thinks there is anything wrong, this old man is willing to share with you." Make a deal, I wonder if Mrs. Chu would dare to try it?"

"trade?"

Chu Nanzhi immediately remembered that when he came over, the nursing home under him mentioned the matter of dealing with the Qi family.

This is not bad, no one will suffer, but I don't know what conditions he will offer.

Zhao Taigong nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that Mrs. Chu wants to open a restaurant in the city. I must have been embarrassed by the Qi family these days. Uncle's revenge for being forced to death by the Qi family has not been avenged. Now even running a restaurant has to be hindered. It's understandable to feel old."

At this point, his wrinkled cheeks were full of bitterness: "To be honest, this old man also hates this Qi family very deeply. If we can get rid of the local snake of the Qi family, it is not only a big wish of this old man, It must be the long-cherished wish of many merchants in Luyan Port."

"The grandpa is a noble gentry, so will he be embarrassed by the Qi family?"

This surprised Chu Nanzhi.

Zhao Taigong smiled wryly and shook his head: "Although the old man's family business is rich, Miss Chu also knows that most of the property was built by waterways. For this reason, he lost his wife and young children at sea back then. Now even in various places We have bought some property shops, but the waterway business is still the lifeline, and all the waterway terminals along the Donghua River are in the hands of the Qi family, so it is very inconvenient to go to sea and transport goods along the river.”

"I see."

Chu Nanzhi nodded in thought.

It's no wonder that when Lin Jinxiao was looking for fish fry a while ago, he would rather let himself go to Haikang County in the dangerous Duanlong Mountain than to go to Donghua River for a try. It can be seen that the water in it is not usually deep.

She was a little puzzled and said: "But I am just opening a restaurant. Even if I join forces with the grandfather, it will not be able to shake the foundation of the Qi family."

"Opening a restaurant is naturally just a gimmick to the old man, and the old man and Mrs. Chu are just showing their position."

Mr. Zhao smiled slyly: "Right now, County Magistrate Lin has started to deal with the annexation of the land by the powerful and evil gentry in this county. According to the old man's judgment, he is nothing more than using official land as an excuse to compete with the powerful and evil gentry for tenants and suppress land rent.

However, the six counties in the east under his rule possessed no more than 300,000 mu of official land, and Luyangang County alone has a population of more than 400,000. If the support of some wealthy gentry cannot be obtained, this decree will be implemented. Not easy. "

"So Taigong wants to respond to the decree issued by the county government and rent the land in his hand to tenants at a low price?"

Chu Nanzhi asked tentatively.

Grandpa Zhao grinned: "That's right, the old man has built more than 20,000 acres of land in the eastern counties over the years, excluding the suburbs of Jingling City, which is enough to compete with the Qi family in Luyan Port."

More than 20,000 mu?

Chu Nanzhi was directly surprised by this number.

During this period of time, she has always wanted to replace this old guy as the richest man. She never thought that the value of the land he purchased has already reached millions of furniture. If you count his shop and other properties, it will be a fortune Small possessions.

Such a rich family property is probably the leading family in the entire Dahe Empire. It is only by raising a fish pond and opening a restaurant by oneself that it is possible to accumulate such astronomical wealth.

Cough, my wife is really too difficult.

If I had known this before, I might as well have agreed to his request and become the fifth mistress of the Zhao family. That would save me many years of struggle.

Secretly breathed a sigh of relief, she smiled calmly: "If the grandfather can really do this, it is really righteous, but in this way, he will lose a lot of money every year, right?"

For more than 20,000 mu of land, based on the average yield of two shi grains per mu and the land rent of 50,000 taels, even if one mu of land receives less than 500 Wen per year, it will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver.

I feel pain when I think about it.

Zhao Taigong waved his hand casually: "The old man is now in his dying years, and Mrs. Chu knows a lot about the family situation. The only youngest son died at sea in his early years, and his nephew Erlang him."

Speaking of this, he frowned a little bit unbearably, and after pondering for a long time, he was willing to continue:

"No matter how much money you have, this old man is something outside of your body. The only thing that this old man is not reconciled to is that he still has a wish unfulfilled. That's why I beg Mrs. Chu to come over and ask you to do something for me."

"What's the matter? Grandpa might as well speak up."

Chu Nanzhi carefully savored what he said just now, only mentioned the youngest son who died at sea, but never said anything about Mr. Zhao Xiaolang who was killed a few days ago, faintly aware of what he wanted to do.

Grandpa Zhao was silent for a moment, and finally said: "A while ago, when Mrs. Yu was interrogated in prison, she revealed something to Hu Maoxi before she died. She said that she would take it to the coffin. Even though he didn’t say it explicitly, the old man probably guessed that it was related to the life experience of Wu’s son, Zhao Yan.”

Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi's hanging heart finally fell to the ground.

It seems that my previous suspicions are indeed correct, Mr. Zhao Xiaolang is probably not his and Wu's son.

Zhao Taigong's face was cloudy and uncertain for a while, he raised his eyes and stared at her quietly, and said slowly: "The old man sent people to Wu Enrong's hometown to inquire about his family a few days ago, but he couldn't find any clues related to him, and also Sending someone to the county to inquire, but still to no avail, I'm afraid this person has already noticed and made arrangements in advance."

"So the grandfather wants me to investigate Wu Enrong for you?"

Chu Nanzhi sighed.

Isn't this just hiring a private detective?

It turns out that this old guy's final plan is here, he is so cunning.

"The old man only needs to figure out one thing now, whether the late wife Wu is his eldest sister. Once this is figured out, the life experience of the youngest son Zhao Yan will naturally be clear."

After Zhao Taigong finished speaking, he fell silent immediately.

(end of this chapter)