A penny stumps a heroic man

It is difficult for outsiders to understand how strong the interest alliance of the four major Jinling families is.

Of course, internal conflicts are also inevitable.

During the heyday of Ning Rong's second house, he should have been the boss of the four major families.

However, with the deposing of the crown prince, Ning Rong's second house suffered unprecedented heavy losses, and the Wang family and the Shi family wanted to compete for the position of boss.

Obviously, the Wang family was superior in skills, and through marriage, most of the Rong family's military connections were tilted towards Prince Teng of the Wang family.

It’s good that Wang Ziteng is a powerful character, but are the Shuanghou of the Shi family any worse?

In particular, Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing, was able to obtain the title of marquis by relying on his military exploits on the border battlefields in the peaceful years. Is this ability inferior?

To put it bluntly, it should be the result of Mrs. Shi's deliberate suppression because she was worried that the Shi family would take advantage of this to skyrocket and the Rong family would no longer be able to become the boss of the four major families.

Of course, there may be other factors involved, which outsiders simply cannot figure out.

But since then, the relationship between the historians and the other three families has been quite cold and estranged. This is an undeniable fact.

Judging from the results, without the strong support of the connections in the Rongfu army, the two princes of the Shi family were not doing well. One was in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and the other was in the Ministry of War. They were both doing unimportant errands, just messing around.

In the story of Red Mansions, when the remaining three of the four major Jinling families collapsed, leaving only the Shi family to support them, the Shi family chose to withdraw in time to preserve their official status.

What "entrusting local officials" means voluntarily retreating from the capital, just like Wang Ziteng's current situation.

In the era of feudal ethics, the capital was the center of power of Daqian.

Only officials who have established a firm foothold in the capital can be called powerful.

Why is it that in official circles, there is a saying that a Beijing official meets a local official at the junior level?

This is all well-founded. As long as ordinary officials can gain a foothold in the capital, they are not willing to move elsewhere even if their lives are not very comfortable.

Once transferred to another place, without a solid backing, it will not be that simple to return to Beijing.

Unless you have outstanding political achievements, or you have great success, and others can't say much to refute you, you can basically only work in the local area until you are appointed.

Just like the current Wang Ziteng, he is a third-grade general in a province and belongs to the local military leader, but that's it.

If he wants to go one step further and become a second-level lieutenant, he can only wait until war breaks out or he is transferred to a field force.

In other words, a certain marquis from the historian in The Story of Red Mansions voluntarily withdrew from the center of power in the capital and became one of the local military leaders.

No one can say whether it will be able to continue to be prosperous if a marquis is left struggling to support it.

Of course, with Jia Rong coming through time travel, the Ning Rong Mansion showed signs of revitalization and easily became the boss of the four major families again, but the situation was different.

Previously, the two princes of the Shi family were dissatisfied with Wang Ziteng being the boss and took the initiative to alienate the other three families, but there was no need to do so now.

Especially since the Ning family has a lot of money and the Rong family has risen rapidly in the officialdom, as the nephew of the old lady, she will naturally not miss the opportunity to get close to her.

It's easy to get close again. When holding a festival banquet in Rongfu, be more proactive. What doesn't the old lady know?

Over time, the originally distant relationship became closer again.

After getting familiar with it, Jia Rong realized the difficulty of the historian, and it would be impossible not to be cautious.

Epang Palace is 300 miles away, but one person in Jinling cannot live there!

Take a look at the doggerel describing Jinling historians, and you’ll find only the word “embarrassing” in the whole sentence.

Isn’t it just that there is strength in numbers?

It would be fine if there were many talented people among them. The key point is that the four major families in Jinling are all the same and not good at cultivating their children.

But there are too many people in the clan. As the two marquis who carry the flag, no matter how rich their family background is, they cannot withstand the support of a bunch of poor relatives.

In order to avoid being impoverished by the poor relatives of the clan, the Shuanghou of the Shi family had already lived a poor life of being diligent and thrifty.

There is no other way, except that it is not easy for the poor relatives to see the two marquises, so that they will not think about relying on the two marquises for their survival.

In fact, the Shuanghous of the Shi family were so short of money sources that they were even starving to the point of not being selective about food.

There is no way, even if many poor relatives in the clan are aware of their difficulties, they still have to express their feelings every time a clan member comes to visit them, right?

Once the number of times increased, the Shi family's Shuanghou's income was average and simply could not support him.

If it hadn't been for the solid foundation left by Mr. Shi Laoling, the two princes of the Shi family would have been bankrupted by their poor relatives.

Under such circumstances, facing Jia Rong, who was very good at making money, the Shuanghous of the Shi family did not put on any airs of elders at all, and were very warm and polite.

Even in order to help the tribesmen have a living, they even came to ask Jia Rong for a chance to let the Shi family help transport the coal dug out of the coal mines in Jin Province.

Because of her cautious personality and the fact that most of her connections were in the military, Empress Shi Jiashang's local connections were really average.

If there are any business opportunities that bring in money, generally no one will come to seek cooperation.

If someone really comes to ask for cooperation, I am afraid that the Shuanghou of the Shi family will be the first to refuse.

For example, in some labor-intensive industries, either they can't get involved, or they are just doing hard work and really have no face to introduce it to their tribesmen.

No wonder Shi Xiangyun complained that the life of the Shi family was not easy. Compared with the extremely luxurious life in the Rong Mansion, both the quality and the treatment were far behind. The little girl couldn't help but say it, which is understandable.

After all, she is a daughter of the Marquis Mansion, but her quality of life and standard are not as good as those of the maids of the Rong Mansion, which makes her feel unbalanced.

After learning about the embarrassing situation of the Shi family, Jia Rong did not make fun of it or have any other bad thoughts. Instead, he felt that the two Shi Hous did not know how to run the business.

In this patriarchal era, the clan's binding force on the clansmen was unimaginable to future generations, and the clansmen's feelings towards the clan were also quite astonishing.

As long as they are properly organized, historians can participate in many high-risk and high-profit industries, and they are quite competitive.

At least, you don't have to worry too much about the clan members betraying you. The price is not that high. This alone is quite good.

Jia Rong introduced the coal transportation business to the Shi family Shuanghou, as well as the dock handling business in Tongzhou, which was enough for the Shi family members to form a large-scale transportation team.

For this reason, the Shijia Shuanghou was very grateful to Jia Rong. They were actually more protective of the interest group of the four major Jinling families than the Wang family and the Xue family. They were also firm supporters of Jia Rong, and this time was no exception.

In the VIP box of Tongzhou Polo Ground, Jia Rong explained his purpose and thoughts. Shi Ding, the Marquis of Zhongjing who represented the historian, immediately agreed...
Chapter completed!