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Chapter 555 High-end version of Mr. Zhao

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    Zhao Hao¡¯s next stop is Wuxi Huajia, a hundred and fifty miles away.

    People at the time said, 'Of the several giant clans in the south of the Yangtze River, the Hua family must be the first.'

    The Hua family¡¯s foundation is no less than that of the Langya Wang family, and its wealth is far above that of the Wang Shizhen family, even firmly surpassing the Wang Xijue family.

    The biggest characteristic of their family is that they are good at management.  And it is not limited to examination halls and shopping malls, but also attaches great importance to managing its own connections and reputation, and is the financial backer of almost all Jiangnan talents.

    Tang Bohu, Zhu Zhishan, Qiu Ying and others often went to Hua's house to eat and drink.

    Even the dignified Wang Yangming was not exempt from the vulgarity and followed him to fight the autumn wind several times.

    ¡°That is to say, Wang Shizhen¡¯s own family is rich, otherwise she would have to reach out to her teacher.

    Yes, Hua Cha, the father of Hua Shuyang, was Wang Shizhen¡¯s teacher.

    The old man was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Jiajing reign. He was born in the Han Dynasty. He presided over the provincial examinations, the general examinations, and served as a reader for the palace examinations. He admitted a large number of famous people from all over the world.  Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen, two literary leaders, were both his disciples.

    Therefore, Hua Cha has an excellent reputation in the academy and is almost a sure candidate for a bachelor's degree.

    "It's a pity that he and Yan Song couldn't deal with each other, and he was impeached by the officials for unfair admission. In the 24th year of Jiajing, he resigned and went home, never to leave the country again.

    "But Hua Taishi's disciples and former officials are all over the world.  He was also philanthropic and liked to support young students. Almost all poor scholars in Wuxi and Zhenjiang received favors from the Hua family.

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    Well, Master Hua is the direction of Mr. Zhao¡¯s efforts

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    The passenger ship traveled through the criss-crossed water network for a day and a night.  Arrive in Wuxi on the second day.

    Zhao Hao slept for a day, and now he regained his energy. He stood on the bow of the boat and looked at the prosperous scene of Wuxi City in the distance with a forest of rafters and oars and thousands of sails.

    ¡°I couldn¡¯t help but praise Hua Shuyang who held an umbrella for him: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that your hometown is so prosperous.¡±

    "Although Wuxi is not a capital city, it is close to Taihu Lake and the canal passes through the city. It is indeed much more prosperous than Wujin, a capital city." Hua Shuyang explained, with a somewhat hesitant expression.

    "To be able to compare with Fucheng, your Hua family has contributed a lot." Zhao Hao said with a smile, glanced at Hua Shuyang and said: "Why do you look like this, you are timid about being close to home?"

    "It's a bit." Hua Shuyang smiled and finally made up his mind: "There is something that I must confess to the master."

    "Tell me." Zhao Hao smiled clearly, not surprised.

    "Our family is actually not the kind of good family that is rumored to be." Hua Shuyang lowered his head and spoke like a mosquito.

    "A family with a scholarly reputation for generations, a rich family that loves charity, isn't that a good family?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but laughed: "Then what is a good family?"

    "Besides these appearances," Hua Shuyang sighed: "My family is actually just like the Xu family, secretly supplying goods to maritime merchants."

    After realizing that the seventh junior brother might have to confront the Xu family or even the Wang family, he was tortured by this problem and couldn't sleep all night.

    Thinking that Master would know the truth sooner or later, Hua Shuyang finally decided to tell the truth.

    "It's nothing, the sea ban is wrong in the first place." Zhao Hao shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not unreasonable. How can there be any reason to let money not be earned by others?"

    Your teacher, I¡¯m still trying to squeeze in.

    "But my family's business is relatively large." Seeing that his master was open to this, Hua Shuyang was half relieved, but also a little uneasy: "Going north along the canal, from Wuxi and Wujin to Zhenjiang, more than 70% of the textile factories  , all supply to my family.¡±

    "Then your family is rich enough." Zhao Hao took a breath.  "I'm afraid this scale is not much worse than that of the Xu family, right?"

    "Those workshops do not belong to our family." Hua Shuyang waved his hands hurriedly and said: "My father often said, 'The benefits in the world belong to everyone in the world, and it is not suitable to monopolize them. If you share some with others, it will be harmful to the whole body.'"

    Zhao Hao nodded, as expected of Master Hua, an old man.

    "So starting more than ten years ago, my father took the initiative to return the land to the tenant farmers and burned the land deeds. Only 20,000 acres of paddy fields were left" Hua Shuyang continued.

    "Only" Zhao Hao smacked his lips, not knowing what it felt like.

    With Hua Shuyang¡¯s sensitivity to numbers, I believe that 20,000 acres today is really very small compared to back then.

    "Half of the 20,000 acres will be used to support our family's charity village, help poor families tide over difficulties, and provide full tuition for students. The other half will be used for food for the family or for emergencies in the future." Then Hua Shuyang continued:  ¡°Later, other properties were sold and transferred, and now only theThere is not much business, so that the younger members of the clan who do not study will not be too busy.  "

    The arrangements are clear.

    Thinking that the two kings of Taicang spared no effort to donate money for education, and that the Yangzhou salt merchants did not even let passersby cross the border, Zhao Hao suddenly felt that the competition was fierce, and there were more wolves and less meat.

    It is necessary to build a strong brand in order to attract high-quality students!

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    "If you don't produce it yourself, how can you guarantee that others will sell the goods to you?" Zhao Hao came to his senses and asked knowingly, purely to confirm his guess.

    "There are at least eight families like mine in Jiangnan." Hua Shuyang broke the news: "These nine families come together to monopolize the sales of silk, cotton, tea, and porcelain in Jiangnan. Maritime merchants can only compete with these nine families.  When doing business, you cannot do business with other families, otherwise your supply will be cut off. Therefore, the wealthy families in the entire Jiangnan must first sell their goods to these nine families, and then they will resell them to maritime merchants."

    "Then you can make a lot of money just by being a middleman and earning the price difference." Zhao Hao said with envy and hatred: "How much money does your family have?"

    "It's only one to twenty million taels of silver." Hua Shuyang said with some uncertainty, "Not much more than Master."

    "One to twenty million taels" Zhao Hao rolled his eyes in anger and kicked him in the butt.  "Isn't this called more?"

    "How many generations has my family saved? Master has only started for a year." Hua Shuyang twisted his butt and did not dare to dodge.

    "That's pretty much it." Zhao Hao nodded with satisfaction, he liked hearing this.

    "Master, is this really right?" Hua Shuyang looked at Zhao Hao with some confusion, and then looked at his hometown that was about to come to him.

    "Of course there is a mistake, and a big mistake!" Zhao Haofang said sternly: "In this world, the more you get, the more you have to bear. People who are only willing to reap benefits but refuse to take responsibility  , we can usually call him 'worm'."

    "Moth?" Hua Shuyang's expression darkened.  "Master is saying that the ship of the Ming Dynasty is riddled with holes. These big familiesincluding my family, of course, are trying every means to evade taxes. What are they if they aren't a bunch of moths?"

    "Since both sides have made mistakes, we must try to correct them." Zhao Hao said in a deep voice: "We must let the Ming Dynasty truly relax the maritime ban, instead of just opening a small gap. We must let all those involved in maritime trade  , including the Nine Families, all shoulder their due responsibilities. The first step is to pay taxes!"

    As he spoke, he also moved his gaze towards the getting closer and closer to the pier, and educated his disciples categorically:

    "No matter how the world changes in the future, our country should not become a jungle where the weak can prey on the strong. The way of heaven is to make up for the damage and make up for the deficiencies. A country that can achieve long-term peace and stability must make it impossible for the strong to evade their obligations. Let the weak avoid hunger and gain  Be safe and respectful!¡±

    "Yes, I understand Master!" Hua Shuyang nodded heavily, wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "This is in the interests of everyone. I am willing to accompany Master to correct the wrong things."

    "You should take good care of yourself first." Zhao Hao glanced at the thin second disciple.  Hua Shuyang fell ill after the examination and has not recovered yet.  "Being able to do well in mathematics is your greatest contribution. It is the mother of science."

    "Yes, Master." Hua Shuyang responded hurriedly and respectfully.

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