"Don't pretend, I told you to get married, I didn't ask you to take the imperial examination!" Zhang Qian felt amused in his heart, rolled his eyelids, and whispered.

"Senior Brother, this is much harder than taking the imperial examination." Ren Cong was brave enough after drinking, and shook his head with a sad face. "The imperial examination examination was just my own business. I haven't passed the Mingjing exam for four years. No one else except my father will blame me. After getting married, I have to face two families. Any mistakes I make will be caught, not to mention that my wife's brother is my second senior brother."

From the corner of his eyes, he saw Guo Nu swaying his arm, and he quickly bowed and begged for mercy, "Second Brother, don't be angry, I didn't mean to say Jiao Mei is bad. I also like Jiao Mei, but when I think about getting married, I have to face two families, I feel scared! You also know that before I met my elder brother, I lived alone in the village outside the city, and even my family couldn't get along well."

"My sister is easy to talk to. Unlike your sister, she likes to do something if she disagrees." It was obvious that Ren Cong was not picking up the bargain and acting obedient. Guo Nu decisively gave up the idea of ​​putting him in his armpit and fucking him half to death, changed his smile and whispered comfort. "As for the two families, it's not your fault that you didn't get along well with your family before! Besides, after you went to Suzhou, my family and your elders would not follow him."

"Your second senior brother is right. It is not entirely your responsibility to get along well with your family before. Of course, if you have a son in the future and think about unreliable things like cultivating immortals every day, I guess you want to beat him to death too!" Knowing that there were some scars, they were actually very deep in Ren Cong's heart, Zhang Qian simply explained it in a joke, "But that's all the things in the past. After you became an official, have your family been getting better and better with you? I remember you have a younger brother who was brought into the military weapon prison by you. How is he doing now?"

"I just promoted to the eighth-rank chief clerk, which is the first position of the senior brother. Last year, Zhang Zhengjian gave him an excellent grade." Ren Cong thought for a while, and finally a smile appeared on his face, "But I didn't plan to take him to go to Suzhou this time. He is smarter than me, and stayed in the military weapon supervisor, and his future may be better. Although the second senior brother and I have left, Zhang Zhengjian is still there, and he will still look up to him. As for the new young supervisor and supervisor, for the sake of my second senior brother and I, I should not be too harsh on him."

"Okay, if we have something to do in the future, we need to ask the military weapon supervisor for help, and go directly to your brother's path, so as to avoid trouble for Zhang Zhengzheng!" Zhang Qian thought for a while and nodded with a smile.

Ren Cong went to Suzhou to take up his post and did not take his younger brother as a helper, which would probably contain the scent of dispersing political risks. With Ren Cong's little head, Zhang Qian believed that he would not be able to make such sophisticated plans anyway. From this calculation, some elders in the Ren family must have played a considerable role in it!

However, Zhang Qianneng can see some things clearly, but there is no need to explain them.

Ren Cong is his junior brother and one of the major shareholders of Liushen Commercial Bank. But the Ren family behind Ren Cong is not. In the big family, bull betting is almost engraved into the instincts of the bones.

Zhang Qian believes that as long as Liushen Commercial Bank continues to grow and grow, the other "bets" distributed by the Ren family will sooner or later become the help of the commercial bank. If he suffers major setbacks, the Ren family will definitely not help him, at least he will not ignore Ren Cong.

"Brother, I have two younger brothers. This time I will take them to Suzhou together and arrange some errands for them at the local level." Perhaps because of guilt, or because of worrying about Zhang Qian's misunderstanding, Ren Cong rubbed his swollen head and carefully added, "I'm the first time I became a local official, and I've been sitting in such a high position all at once. I'm really worried about messing up. Brother, if you have any tips, you'd better give me more. I promise to disassemble one and execute one, and half of them will not fall behind."

"When you are in the position of Suzhou governor, I will tell you in detail what you do when you sober up." Zhang Qian raised his hand and gently rubbed Ren Cong's head, "You just need to remember now that everything is based on the development of the business. As for the local financial and taxation rights, there is no need to be too concerned."

"Yes!" Ren Cong seemed to understand and blinked his eyes and bowed.

"You drink some tea and sober up first, and I will sort out my thoughts. In fact, I have been very tired these days. Fortunately, so far, there have been no major mistakes." Zhang Qian smiled friendly and started drinking slowly with a teacup.

Unlike the 21st century in another time and space, the Suzhou Prefecture of the Tang Dynasty governed the vast area from Changshu to Haining, completely including Shanghai in later generations. This area not only ranks first in the country in terms of grain yield per mu, but also ranked first in the Tang Dynasty in silk weaving, papermaking, metallurgy and other industries.

In addition, the southern section of the Grand Canal is also inserted across the entire Suzhou Prefecture, allowing local products to be easily sold along the canal to wealthy areas across the country, with transportation costs far lower than by land.

The reason why Zhang Qian followed Yang Qian's proposal and sought the position of Suzhou Governor for Ren Cong was the above convenient conditions. He formulated two major development paths for Liushen Commercial Bank, the southward and westward paths, among which the southward path was to arrange semicolons along the canal, and strive to have a Liushen Commercial Bank outlet in every big city along the canal.

At the same time, Zhang Qian also wanted to see what kind of fruits he would have produced after grafting the water-powered machinery that he brought the best craftsmen in the country in recent years with the textile, metallurgy and other industries in Suzhou.

After all, according to the historical knowledge in his memory, the budding of ancient Chinese capitalism appeared in Suzhou. It was just that the feudal power in the East was too strong and it soon crushed the bud to death in the state of seedlings. And if he deliberately pushed it in this time and space, it might make the seedlings grow into towering trees.

"Senior Brother, I didn't drink much wine today. What should I do in Ganzhou? Please give me some advice." Guo's angri's eyes suddenly shone, and he whispered to remind him in a low voice.

He kept saying that Ren Cong had been frightened these days, but in fact, he felt very weak in his heart. However, he had always shown himself as a "Erlanzi", so no matter how weak he felt, he would not be exposed on the surface.

Since the crisis has come to an end at this moment, Guo Nu doesn't want to hold on to a hero in front of his senior brother. When it's time to show weakness, he doesn't hesitate to show weakness. Otherwise, Ren Cong will take all the advantages. With his understanding of the senior brother, he must be sure that the weaker the younger brother looks, the more he takes care of whom.

"You go to the governor of Ganzhou, your main task is like Ren Cong, creating convenience for the development of the business. However, he is along the canal, and you are along the Silk Road!" Zhang Qian's attention was indeed quickly attracted. He thought about it and pointed it out very seriously. "In addition, due to the demise of the Turks, the area under Ganzhou will expand to Xiakou Mountain, including Juyanhai and Zhangye River. Such a vast area, whether it is setting up a Maobu workshop along the river or organizing manpower to farm, it will definitely be enough for you."

After a little consideration, he quickly added, "So, I suggest you bring more people from home. Ganzhou is not like Suzhou, where local forces are mixed. Most of the areas of Ganzhou have just been recovered from the Turks, as clean as a piece of white paper, and you just let go of painting. In this way, I am breaking leaves, you are in Ganzhou, and Duke Duan is in Chang'an, so basically you can ensure that the entire Silk Road is used by the merchants."

"I can select a group of people who are not successful in their careers from my father and mother's family and go to Ganzhou with me." Guo was angry and immediately responded in a low voice, "Although time is a bit tight, I can take the chief and servants to take the post first, and then wait for them to come back from all over the country."

"Yes, but if others dislike the hardships in Ganzhou, don't force them!" Zhang Qian thought for a while and nodded slightly, "Stop resentment in someone's heart, and will deliberately ruin our affairs."

"No, my father and mother's family are both very big. Not everyone has the chance to stand out, and not everyone can get the full support of the family. Therefore, the person I chose will definitely only miss my benefits." Guo smiled angrily, and suddenly felt a little proud on his face.

I was afraid that Zhang Qian would not believe it, and after thinking about it, he quickly added, "Actually, Guo Hong, the commander of Shule, is my clan brother. But when his father was smooth sailing, he didn't like to pay much attention to our group. After Uncle Guo was transferred back to Chang'an last year, although he was given the title of the third rank of the Secretariat, the late emperor and the queen mother had never summoned him. Therefore, there are many people in their group, but now they are very close to me."

What he said was the truth, and it was human nature.

Guo Yuanzhen has been abandoned by the court by the court to promote openly and secretly, so naturally, this person's followers cannot stay with him at home. Guo Nu's position has been rising steadily in the past two years, and Zhang Qian, the senior brother, is standing behind him. Some people will inevitably think about getting the moon first.

However, Zhang Qian did not like the dusk aura in some people. He thought about it and whispered, "Try not to accept the people from Guo Yuanzhen unless it is absolutely necessary. They have followed Guo Yuanzhen for too long and have developed a whole set of habits. It is difficult for you to make corrections for them. If you really can't find a very suitable person, you can go to the four schools to learn about it. Wang Zhihuan and Wang Han both came from there, and their knowledge and abilities are first-class."

"I will send someone to pay attention to that side." Guo Nu has always been obedient to Zhang Qianyan and nodded vigorously, "It's a pity that the establishment of Chengxian Academy was too short. Otherwise, it would be safest to select talents from Chengxian Academy."

This idea was too bold, and Zhang Qian immediately shook his head and rejected it, "No need, that would violate my original intention of running a college. In addition, it would easily cause fear from the court. In the next few years, I hope that the less we attract attention, the better."

After saying that, he let out a light breath and his eyes suddenly became extremely deep.

Because his strength is too weak, he can only choose to stay away from Chang'an and choose to lie dormant. But he doesn't want to do this again the next time he comes back.

The direction of history has changed, but Zhang Qian firmly believes that he is on the right path. What he needs now, Liushen Commercial Bank needs, is just time!
Chapter completed!