Chapter 689: King Qian of Yunnan
Zheng Zaoru listened to Li Zhen's words. I thought to myself that the fat man is really a good life.
If you are another official, if you know that the fat man is making an IOU on credit, he will definitely be furious, and maybe he will beat the fat man hard. Li Zhen wanted to meet the fat man in person, and such good things were encountered by the fat man.
He left the study and came to the living room to see the expression on the fat man's face a little nervous, and said with a slight whisper: "Fat man, you are also scared?" Isn't it afraid that the prince will cut off your head? ”
The fat man restrained his expression and said in a deep voice: "King Zhennan is a wise lord and will not cut off my head." ”
At this time, the fat man's heart fell to the ground. If Zheng Zao walked into the hall with a menacing attitude, or rushed into the living room with a group of soldiers, the fat man would definitely not be able to escape the end of being punished. But now that the other party walked in politely, and there was a casual joke, he must be safe.
Zheng Zaoru didn't scare the fat man, shook his head and said, "The prince wants to see you, let's go." ”
"King Zhennan sees me?"
The fat man showed surprise and said with a stutter: "Mr. Zheng, shouldn't the king of Zhennan really want to kill me?" ”
Zheng Zao was happy and said, "If the prince wants to kill you, can you live until now?" I was full of confidence just now, but now I'm scared, it seems that you kid can't do it without moving! ”
The fat man shook his head again and again, and said in a harmonious voice: "I am not a person like Mr. Zheng who follows King Zhennan every day, I can follow King Zhennan to see the world, and I can see countless big people." I'm just a wild boy who came out of the mountains, and I'm still new to Nanjing, and I'm not familiar with the place, so I naturally have a sense of fear. ”
When Zheng Zaoru heard this, his heart felt much more comfortable.
After Zheng Zaoru entered the study with the fat man, he was ready to leave when he left.
Li Zhen looked at the fat man and said, "Tell me, how did you come up with an IOU on credit." In the Zhennan Palace, the IOU is dangerous, and it is safe to say that it is safe. But in case of danger, the head may move, aren't you afraid? ”
"King Zhennan has a reputation, and I believe that King Zhennan will not kill me." The fat man said a little stiffly.
Li Zhendao: "Do you really believe it? ”
The fat man smiled and said, "I'm poor and white, if I don't use a little means, I will be mediocre all my life, and I can't turn over." However, this time, as long as I succeeded, I was confident that I could make money with matches. The ten-year period is far from sufficient. In fact, it won't take ten years, I only need two years, and I will definitely be able to mix well. ”
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows and said, "You are poor and white, how did you get the news?" ”
Zheng Zaoru sent people to inform businessmen, and the fat man in front of him was not a businessman. The fat man smiled and said with a little embarrassment: "When I arrived in Nanjing, I got news from the subordinates of the merchants in Nanjing. When I arrived, I was also very nervous, and I just wanted to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, he successfully entered the house and successfully won the agency. ”
Li Zhen changed his words and asked, "What's your name and where are you from?" ”
The fat man said: "The grass people's name is Wang Chi, and he is from Yunnan. ”
"Yunnan Wang Chi!"
Li Zhen's brows furrowed, and he had a vague impression of the name.
The fat man Wang Chi stood below, and his heart was worried. He saw Li Zhen bowing his head and thinking, thinking to himself, did King Zhennan know about him?
Suddenly, Li Zhen's eyes lit up, and he had an impression in his heart. Li Zhen's eyes were slightly eager, and he said in a deep voice: "You are from Yunnan, your father died early, and you depend on your mother for your life, and you have a cousin surnamed Jiang, isn't it." ”
After Wang Chi heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.
How did King Zhennan know about him?
At this time, Wang Chi's head was staring at one question mark after another, and his eyes were full of confusion. He swallowed his saliva and asked, "I'm just a small people, or a native of Yunnan, how does the king of Zhennan know about the situation of the small people?" ”
This question stumped Li Zhen.
He knew Wang Chi because of Wang Chi's words.
In history, after Wang Chi became famous, he once summed up his business experience in one sentence: "Say me, shame me, insult me, scold me, destroy me, bully me, deceive me, harm me, how will I deal with it?" Let him, let him, let him, do him, let him, let him, let him, let him, help him, and see him in a few years. ”
Li Zhen was very impressed by this sentence. At that time, Li Zhen wanted to know the source of this sentence, so he carefully inquired and learned that this sentence was said by Wang Chi, the "King of Yunnan Qian".
Li Zhen took a deep breath, his mind changed, and he said unhurriedly: "When I led my troops to attack Lingui County, Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Province, I once chatted with a soldier, and it happened that the soldier was from Mile County, Yunnan Province. This soldier mentioned the name Wang Chi, and it was indeed you, so I was impressed by your name. ”
Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he reacted in time, otherwise he would have pretended to be Wong Tai Sin if he was really asked.
Wang Chi also breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately he knew about it by chance.
Li Zhen looked at Wang Chi and was a little excited, the person in front of him was the famous "Yunnan Qian King".
Wang Chizi Xingzhai is a native of Hongxi, Maitreya County. Historically, in the first year of Tongzhi (1862), Wang Chi entertained Zhou Tingsheng, a gentry from western Huxi, and had a conflict with his cousin Jiang Geng when buying meat. This Jiang Geng was originally a bully who bullied the market, even if Wang Chi and Jiang Geng were related, they often bullied Wang Chi and wanted to squeeze Wang Chi's money everywhere.
Wang Chi and Jiang Geng had old grudges, and in a fit of anger, they let people kill Jiang Geng, and then went to Kunming, and then transferred to Sichuan, partnered with others in Chongqing, opened a business name "Tianshunxiang", and traded between Sichuan and Yunnan, and gradually became a well-known money king. The British "Times" counted the richest people in the world in the past century, and Wang Chi ranked fourth.
Among these people, Wang Ji is the only Chinese on the list.
Wang Chi's ability to make money is commendable, and his personality is even more admirable.
After Wang Chigong became famous, he became more humble, doing business with virtue and integrity. In that era, Hu Xueyan was born out of nowhere and was coquettish for a while, but he could not hide Wang Chi's brilliance, and Hu Xueyan was far from Wang Chi. Because Wang Chi has a different overall view of doing things, he takes the revitalization of the country as his own responsibility and always puts the relief of the people in his heart.
At that time, Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan Province, called Wang Chi "anxious for justice and righteousness", and Li Hongzhang, a pillar of the late Qing Dynasty, called Wang Chi "like the treasury of the Qing court". In addition, the Qing court also successively gave Wang Chi the title of Sipindao, rewarded Dr. Ronglu with the second grade, and sealed the "three generations and one product" canon, allowing Wang Chi to ride a horse in the Forbidden City.
As a result, Wang Chi became the only poinsettia top merchant in feudal China. At that time, Wang Chi was definitely far superior to Hu Xueyan, and it was definitely not comparable to Hu Xueyan.
Li Zhen was surprised when he knew Wang Chi.
Historically, Wang Chi should have gone to Sichuan to start a business a few years later because he killed his cousin Jiang Geng. Now, history has changed slightly, and Wang Chi has also come to Nanjing. The arrival of Wang Chi gave Li Zhen a new idea in his heart. If you include this person in your bag, you will definitely be accepting a real talent.