"What did you say!" Wang Ju said furiously when she heard this, "Sell all the industries passed down from her ancestors?"

"Brother, don't be angry first." Wang Hua quickly persuaded, "What the third brother said is not unreasonable, so it's better to listen to the third brother finishing his words first."

"Big brother, second brother." Wang Pu said sincerely, "Five provinces in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Beizhili, Henan and Shandong have been severely drought for three consecutive years, and the people have been decayed, which has led to the rise of thieves and the people are living in poverty. To be honest, the five provinces in the north will be completely corrupt, which will only last two or three years."

Wang Hua said in a lost voice: "Three, are you a little scary? I heard this?"

"It's not a dangerous word." Wang Pu said in a deep voice, "Second brother, you are not in the army, so you don't know the reality of the Ming Dynasty's official army. In fact, the elite border troops of the Ming Dynasty have long been exhausted in the fierce battle with Jiannu. Now the official troops that are suppressing the enemy in various provinces are actually some mobs, and it is no longer possible to expect them to eliminate the thieves."

Wang Jue Ning said in a voice: "Do you mean the Ming Dynasty is powerless to turn the world?"

Wang Pu said solemnly: "It is hard to say whether the Ming Dynasty is powerless to turn the world back now, but there is no doubt that the five northern provinces are about to be decayed. It is precisely because of this that I advise you to sell all the industries of our Wang family when the situation in Shanxi is not completely decayed."

"What if the industry is sold?" Wang Ju said sadly, "As soon as the chaos arrives, the money is still owned by others."

"This is not the case." Wang Pu said, "Brother can sell Shanxi's industries, and then use this money to repurchase the industries in Jiangnan, and can also run new businesses."

"You mean to transfer the industry to Jiangnan?" Wang Ju shook her head and said, "It's not easy! How should we transport the huge amount of silver obtained from selling the industry to Jiangnan? We have to cross the territory of the thieves in the middle, and those official troops, who are more cruel than the thieves when they grab merchants."

"This matter is for me." Wang Pu said, "Brother, tell me, if all the industries in our Wang family are sold, how much silver can we exchange for?"

Wang Ju said: "Our Wang family has been run by two generations of father and grandfather. We already own thirteen silk shops, thirty-six tea shops, nineteen porcelain shops and tens of thousands of acres of land in Shanxi. Together with this old house and six farms, all of them are worth more than one million taels of silver."

Wang Pu said: "Brother, listen to me, you should hurry up and sell all the industries."

Wang Ju frowned and said, "The question is how to transport the silver to Jiangnan?"

"There is no need to be transported to Jiangnan." Wang Pu said, "This time I went to Liaodong, and I took back a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry from Jiannu and North Korea. Some of them were taken to the capital by my brother. Most of the remaining property was left to Jiangnan. This batch of property was worth at least five million taels of silver!"

Wang Hua's face changed drastically: "Third brother, you have hidden such a large amount of money and property. This is a deception to the emperor!"

"Bully bullying the king." Wang Pu said coldly, "That is the silver that the brothers exchanged for their lives. Why should they hand over to the court?"

Wang Ju and Wang Hua were very surprised when they heard this. Fortunately, the three brothers of the Wang family were not serious scholars and were not poisoned by Confucianism's idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor. Wang Hua was a serious scholar from the imperial examination. When he heard Wang Pu say this, he was afraid that he would immediately turn against others. If he might as well kill his relatives for justice.

Wang Ju finally understood what Wang Pu meant and said in a deep voice: "San, do you mean to use part of this batch of property to pay for all the industries of our Wang family in Shanxi?"

"That's right." Wang Pu said, "In this way, I have a large amount of cash in Datong to recruit soldiers and horses, and our Wang family's industry can be easily transferred to Jiangnan. More importantly, after our Wang family's industry has been transferred to Jiangnan, because there are no thieves in Jiangnan and relying on the convenience of sea transportation, the eldest brother can make business bigger and make money, without having to sit and wait for death like now."

Wang Hua said: "Brother, this is a good idea."

"Oh." Wang Ju sighed and said, "Although the hometown is hard to leave, it seems that there is no other way now. Well, my elder brother will start selling his ancestral property tomorrow."

Wang Pu said: "Brother, please understand."

Wang Ju said: "It's getting late, so the two brothers should go back and rest."

Wang Hua and Wang Pu responded, and came out of the main room and went back to the house without mentioning it.

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The next morning.

As soon as Zhang Zian, the eunuch guarding the Datong Prefecture, finished washing up under the service of two little maids, the eunuch came in happily reporting: "Godfather, General Wang is here to visit the mansion."

"General Wang?" Zhang Zi'an asked sarcastically, "Is that prince consort?"

"It's him." The little eunuch replied, "and brought a heavy gift."

"Hmph, our family is probably coming." Zhang Zian smiled and said, "Go, just say we have a treat."

The little eunuch took the order and took Wang Pu into the hall within a short while. Behind Wang Pu, four servants were following him and carried a heavy box in. Zhang Zi'an quickly came out from behind the screen and chuckled, "Oh, what kind of wind blows the prince consort today?"

"Eunuch Zhang." Wang Pusu pointed to the box beside him and smiled, "I hope you can accept it with a smile."

Zhang Zian smiled and said, "Oh, the prince consort is so polite, so polite."

Wang Pu shouted: "Open!"

The four servants standing next to the box opened the box, and the boxes were filled with white silver. Such a large box was at least 50,000 taels! Although Zhang Zi'an was a garrison eunuch, Datong was a barren place. The filial piety of local officials was only a few thousand taels. He had seen such a big deal of respect, and he was very quick at that time.

"Eunuch Zhang? Eunuch Zhang!"

Wang Pu shouted twice before waking Zhang Zi'an from the huge shock.

"Oh, my son-in-law, your gift is too heavy, our family can't afford it."

"Where do you think?" Although Wang Pu was unwilling to buy troops, he had to say something that made him feel disgusted. "Eunuch Zhang is in charge of the mines, salt transportation, weapons workshops, and military supplies in Datong Prefecture. How hard is he working on his daily life? It is also worth giving some gifts."

Zhang Zi'an Mei smiled and said, "Since the prince consort said that, our family has to suffer."

Wang Pu waved his hand and signaled his subordinates to leave the door. Zhang Zi'an understood and asked the two eunuchs who were serving next to him to retreat. Wang Pu lowered his voice and said, "Eunuch Zhang, there is something you need to help."

Zhang Zi'an said: "My husband and wife give me instructions, as long as our family can do it."

"That's it." Wang Pu said, "I want to use the three weapons workshops under my father-in-law to build a batch of new firearms. Of course, I will pay for the materials, labor costs of craftsmen, and various losses. After the matter is completed, I will have another filial piety to my father-in-law."

"That's all?" Zhang Zi'an said disapprovingly, "Our family thought it was something extraordinary. Okay, tomorrow our family will say hello to the manager of the three weapons workshops. The prince-consort will go whenever he wants. The materials required are ready-made, and there is no need for the prince-consort to spend a tael of silver."

Wang Pu clasped his fists and said, "Then I'm thankful for Eunuch Zhang."
Chapter completed!