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This pot of dog meat, Zhao Junchen ate it with relish, and he only felt that his body was much warmer.

Of course, Zhao Junchen understood the deep meaning of Xuan Ye shooting the hound and handing over the hound corpse to himself to taste, which implied the meaning of "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackey cooks".

But Zhao Junchen never saw himself as a lackey, he thought that he would definitely become a hunter in the future! Now those hunters who are high up in the sky may become lackeys in the future! So when he ate this dog meat, there was no psychological barrier at all.

But when Gao Yang accompanied Zhao Junchen to eat this pot of dog meat, he didn't know the taste of food and was frightened.

Finally waited for Zhao Junchen to say that he was full, Gao Yang hurriedly said goodbye, Zhao Junchen naturally would not keep him, waved his hand and let him leave, Zhao An also took advantage of the situation to say goodbye and leave.

Looking at the back of Zhao An and Gao Yang's departure, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed.

In ancient and modern times, there are always the same shortcomings in officialdom, that is, upper-level officials always like to reuse those who are tainted and have defective conduct, and for those who have high character and a clear conscience, they will stay away from them, or even ridicule them.

Without him, the people below have a handle in their own hands, and they will be easy to control in the future, and they can rest assured that they can be used, and they can become "henchmen", and they can naturally be reused and promoted...... As for those good people who are not willing to go along with the dirt, they can only stay below and slowly suffer.

But the consequence of this practice is that the villain is in charge, the despicable are rampant in the world, and the noble are not promoted and reused.

In Zhao Junchen's last life, he hated this phenomenon, but now he has become a participant and defender of this phenomenon.

is like Gao Yang, who is obviously a traitorous and greedy person, but after he proves his loyalty, all kinds of resources in Zhao Junchen's hands will tend to him, helping him rise step by step and grasp greater real power.

"Under the tempering of the world, after all, it has become the most disgusting appearance of the ......"

Zhao Junchen smiled bitterly and laughed at himself, but he didn't seem to plan to change.

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On the other side, after Gao Yang left Zhao Junchen's room, he hurriedly thanked Zhao An solemnly again, and promised Zhao An many promises again, and Zhao An said that we will be our own people in the future, and we don't have to be so polite.

After finishing the scene, Gao Yang cautiously tested: "But I don't know, what is the relationship between our 'Jubao Firm' and Zhao Ge Lao?" Shopkeeper Zhao can speak in front of Zhao Gelao, and Zhao Gelao is also willing to sell Zhao's shopkeeper a face, which seems to be very familiar...... Could it be that Zhao Ge Lao also participates in the 'Jubao Commercial Bank'? ”

Gao Yang is a smart person, and he has already guessed some things from some details of today's conversation, and thinks that the relationship between Zhao Junchen and the "Jubao Commercial Bank" is very deep.

In fact, Gao Yang has long begun to doubt the origin and background of the "Jubao Firm", but don't look at him as a pivotal general in Xuanfu Town, but in the entire Ming Dynasty, he is an inconspicuous little person, Gao Yang himself is also self-aware, and understands that many things should not be studied too deeply, and some things are not qualified for a small person like him, as long as the silver is in the pocket for safety, so he has always turned a blind eye to some of the behaviors of the "Jubao Firm",

But now, Gao Yang's handle is in the hands of the "Jubao Firm", and he can no longer get off the ship, so he naturally wants to find out what kind of boat he has boarded.

Zhao An also knew that Gao Yang was a smart person, and he had long expected that Gao Yang would have this problem, and he left Zhao Junchen's room with Gao Yang, just to answer Gao Yang's questions.

However, after all, Gao Yang is a newcomer who has just boarded the ship, and he is a treacherous person, so he can't trust and reveal too much information immediately.

Therefore, Zhao An just explained with taboo: "With the intelligence of the senior general, you will naturally understand that a wealthy business firm like ours must have a deep background, and the senior general is now his own person, and I can also reveal some secrets to you...... There are many, many shareholders behind our 'Jubao Commercial Bank', and every shareholder is an unspeakable big man! ”

Zhao An's words are not false, there are indeed many shareholders of "Jubao Commercial Bank", Zhao Junchen has the insight of later generations, naturally he will not only use his own silver to do things, nor will he only use today's silver to do things.

Therefore, the shareholders of "Jubao Commercial Bank" not only include "Zhao Party" officials, Hui merchants, Jin merchants, etc., but also under the ingenious operation of Zhao Junchen, even the internal carrier of Emperor Deqing can be regarded as one of the major shareholders of "Jubao Commercial Bank", so the shareholders of "Jubao Commercial Bank" are indeed big shots.

It's just that these shareholders don't know the specific business of the "Jubao Commercial Bank", but they only receive some dividends from the "Jubao Commercial Bank" every quarter, and Zhao Junchen is the actual controller of the "Jubao Commercial Bank" and the largest shareholder of the "Jubao Commercial Bank".

But under Zhao An's clever misleading, it was Gao Yang who mistakenly thought that Zhao Junchen was just one of the many shareholders of the "Jubao Firm", and it was also a relatively inconspicuous one, and there were many big names behind the "Jubao Firm"!

In this way, Gao Yang also infinitely raised the background of "Jubao Firm", and his heart was full of awe and surprise.

Awe of the background of "Jubao Commercial Bank", Gao Yang naturally does not dare to betray easily in the future; Surprised by his blessing in disguise, he actually joined such a powerful behemoth, undoubtedly climbed a big tree, as long as he hugged the thigh of the "Jubao Firm", his crimes would not have any problems, but instead became a vote, so that the other party can rest assured that he can reuse himself, and he may be promoted step by step in the future.

Thinking of this, Gao Yang's attitude towards Zhao An became more and more respectful and affectionate, and he nodded again and again: "Yes!" Right! We're all our own people from now on...... If Shopkeeper Zhao encounters anything in the future, just explain it to me directly, and I will handle it as my own business! No, I'm going to work harder than I do! ”

Zhao An said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I do have one thing here, and I need the help of the senior staff generals. ”

Gao Yang's expression was overjoyed, thinking that Zhao An's handing over the matter to him was a manifestation of his initial integration into the group, and hurriedly said, "Shopkeeper Zhao, please speak." ”

Zhao An sighed and said: "Recently, there will be some chaos in the center of the capital, and Zhao Ge Lao took the initiative to ask Ying to negotiate with the Jianzhou Jurchens this time, just to avoid the chaos in the center of the capital, and he doesn't want to care about the rights and wrongs...... Zhao Ge originally thought that this negotiation would inevitably take a long time, but he didn't expect that the negotiation would be completed in just one day...... But before the end of the year, Zhao Ge didn't want him to return to the capital too soon, and wanted to stay in Xuanfu Town for a few days, but he didn't know if there was any way for the senior staff general? ”

Gao Yang pondered for a moment, then quickly nodded and said: "This matter is easy to do, there is a group of rogues on the lower road of Xuanhua Mansion, the scale is not large, only thirty or fifty people, I originally planned to raise them, and then send troops to encircle and suppress them after they are fat, but since Zhao Ge Lao does not want to return to Beijing too early, let's declare that this group of rogues has grown up and plundered near the official road between the capital and Xuanfu Town, how noble is Zhao Ge Lao's identity?" At this time, I naturally can't risk returning to Beijing, and I will personally lead the troops to suppress the bandits, and by the way, delay time, and when Zhao Ge Lao wants to leave and return to Beijing, this stream of rogue can be pacified...... Alas, it's a pity that this stream of rogues has not yet formed a climate, and if they are exterminated in advance, they will not have much floating income. ”

Zhao An said with a smile: "Senior Staff General will work hard, and our 'Jubao Commercial Bank' will naturally not be treated badly." ”

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The next day, Zhao Junchen left the camp on the border and rushed to Xuanhua Mansion, the core of Xuanfu Town.

After arriving at Xuanhua Mansion, Zhao Junchen rested a little, and planned to leave for Beijing to report the results of the negotiations to Emperor Deqing, but before Zhao Junchen could leave, Xuanhua Mansion received the news that the rogue had plundered the official road.

In this way, Zhao Junchen's itinerary was naturally interrupted, so he had to be "helpless" to stay in Xuanhua Mansion, while Gao Yang took the initiative to ask for his life, swearing that he would definitely exterminate the bandits as soon as possible and clear the way back for Zhao Junchen, and then led a border army to protect the territory and the people.

In the next few days, Zhao Junchen stayed in Xuanhua Mansion, but he has not been idle, sometimes he secretly helps the "Jubao Commercial Bank" to further expand its influence, and sometimes it is a micro-service to inspect the recent situation of Shaanxi and Gansu refugees in Xuanfu Town, and by the way, he also has a good relationship and takes the opportunity to make friends with the civil and military officials of Xuanfu Town, and he is more and more aware of many situations in Xuanfu Town.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen has also been keeping a close eye on the movements in the center of the capital.

Just like Zhao An said, Zhao Junchen thought that the center of the capital would inevitably be a little chaotic during this time.

According to Zhao Junchen's inference, the imperial court's plan for the Nanjing Sixth Department will soon appear in the next step, under the calculation of the old foxes in the center of the capital, the Nanjing Sixth Department will soon get out of control, and it will cause public anger and lose the hearts of the people, and the center of the court will also take the opportunity to propose the matter of recovering power, which will inevitably cause many controversies at that time, and it is necessary to send an important minister to Nanjing Sixth Department to sit in the town again.

Zhao Junchen didn't want to get involved in this controversy, and he didn't want to become the important minister who rushed to Nanjing, so he naturally hid at this time.

At the same time, when the crown prince Zhu and Yu go out of Beijing to investigate the vassal king, there will soon be preliminary results, and it will inevitably be a flat thunder at that time, and the prince Zhu and Yu himself will also cause a lot of criticism, Zhao Junchen has his own ideas in his heart, and he does not plan to come forward to speak for Zhu and Yu too early, and he also needs Zhao Junchen to stay in Xuanfu Town and hide for a while.

All in all, after the situation in the capital is settled, it is the best time for Zhao Junchen to pick the fruit.

Then, Zhao Junchen stayed in Xuanhua Mansion for five or six days, but the situation in the center of the capital was still calm, and the chaos that Zhao Junchen expected had not appeared for a long time, not only did the plan of the imperial court center for the six departments of Nanjing have not progressed to the next step, but the prince Zhu and Yu have also encountered some obstacles and delayed results.

Zhao Junchen knew in his heart that this situation was obviously because Zhou Shangjing took action to stabilize the situation, and this old fox just didn't want him to be left alone.

Originally, he planned to watch the fire from the other side, but the fire on the other side did not burn for a long time, and Zhao Junchen was a little embarrassed at this time, and he only felt a dilemma.

In the end, seeing that the New Year was approaching, Zhao Junchen would miss Emperor Deqing's birthday if he didn't return to the capital, but he couldn't delay it any longer, so he had to admit that he had a bad move when facing Zhou Shangjing, and obediently set off to return to Beijing.

Of course, when Zhao Junchen decided to return to Beijing, Gao Yang also "happened" to receive good news, saying that he had cleared the bandits and ensured the safety of the official road.

In fact, the reason that prompted Zhao Junchen to return to Beijing was that in addition to the approaching New Year, there were two other factors.

First of all, the heroes of Shaanxi and Gansu have arrived in the capital one after another in the past few days, waiting for the reward of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen must rush back to the capital in time to fight for the benefits of his henchmen.

Secondly, the Zhao Mansion sent someone to send a fast horse to send the news, saying that several Hui merchant leaders had rushed to the capital at this time, and they were waiting for Zhao Junchen to ask for a meeting after returning to Beijing, and there seemed to be something important.

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Something happened today, and it was already late when I got home, so there was only a small chapter.

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