Zhang Tie did not expect that the old man Zhang Haitian would die so soon.
The last time Zhang Tie saw the old man, he remembered that it was just before he left Youzhou at the invitation of Xuanyuan Order. It was only more than two years ago. During his second wheel-turning ceremony, the old man's body was already a little weak. Poor, he likes to cough, his whole back is bent, and he has already used crutches. He had clues at that time, and before he left Youzhou and went to the western theater of Taixia, he made a special trip to see the old man again. , The old man was in good spirits at that time. Zhang Tie also specially told the Zhang family to leave some secret medicines and potions for the old man. Unexpectedly, within a few days of returning this time, he heard this news.
The person who came to Tielongzong to find Zhang Tie was Zhang Tie's cousin Zhang Su's father Zhang Lin, the eldest son of the old man, Zhang Tie's uncle, and the person in charge of the Zhang family's old house.
Of course, this is what happened in the past. After Zhang Tie advanced to become a knight, especially after the Zhang Tie brothers annexed Huaiyuantang's Changfeng Shipyard and let the Zhang family's Jinwu Shipyard complete the merger of Changfeng Shipyard, the Zhang family's real At the core, whether at home or outside the home, the two brothers Zhang Tie have the final say.
Jinwu Shipyard is now the largest shipbuilding enterprise in Youzhou, and it can also be ranked among the top five in the Northeast Governor's Office. This enterprise has been managed by the old man's uncles and cousins. Zhang Tie does not care, and Zhang Yang It was only a token effort to send a financial director from the Jinwu Business Group, and all other matters were left to Laozhai.
Because compared to the scale of the Jinwu Merchant Group's operation of full-effect pharmaceuticals, although the Jinwu Shipyard is large, the annual profit of the Jinwu Shipyard is not even one percent of that of the Jinwu Merchant Group. For such an enterprise, the two brothers of the Zhang family do not care. That shipyard , in the opinion of the two brothers Zhang Tie, it was used to accommodate the old man's relatives.
The old man Zhang Haitian has eleven children. Among these eleven children, there are five daughters and six sons. Zhang Ping ranks eighth in the family, so in addition to two uncles and a sister-in-law, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang I have four aunts and three uncles at home. There are ten of these uncles, aunts, uncles, and sisters-in-law. In addition to the spouses of these uncles and aunts, the elders of the two brothers Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang are at home. He is over thirty, and his cousins of the same generation are also in their twenties and thirties. As for the younger generation of children and nephews, since Zhang Tie’s cousins are all young, their ability to create humans is at its peak. , the Zhang family will have several more juniors almost every year. Apart from Zhang Tie's parents, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang can't tell how many relatives there are in the family without looking up the family tree. .
Zhang Tie became famous and had strength, and these relatives naturally wanted to follow suit. In order to avoid trouble, after annexing the Changfeng Shipyard in Huaiyuantang, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang discussed it and completely merged the Jinwu Shipyard. It was handed over to the old man's people to manage it, and all the troubles were packed away. If relatives want to take advantage of it, they can just join the Jinwu Shipyard. Those who have the ability can naturally find their own position in the Jinwu Shipyard. No If you are capable, you can also find a job in a shipyard that pays less and is closer to home. You can get some family dividends every year and live a peaceful life.
Those who have the ability to emerge from the Jinwu Shipyard can naturally enter the Jinwu Business Group or other higher positions. Those who are unable to emerge can just stay in the company at home. If these people can put a few The Jinwu Shipyard, which had an asset of tens of millions of gold coins, was gone and ruined. The two brothers Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang didn't care. They had even discussed it before. When it came to a certain stage, the two brothers would spend some money to set up a family fund. Yes, just give those people a little money every year to maintain their livelihood and the dignity of the Zhang family. Presumably by that time, the Zhang family will be embarrassed to say anything.
The two Zhang Tie brothers did not explain this meaning, but Zhang Tie's uncles are not fools, and they all understand clearly. If they destroy the Jinwu Shipyard, then the younger generation from the old house will be able to enter Zhang Tie Zhang The road for the Yang brothers to see the truth is cut off. Even if they don't consider the business of Jinwu Shipyard, they still have to consider it for their younger generations. Therefore, in the past few years, the family members have been running the Jinwu Shipyard with great care. , the entire Jinwu Shipyard, Zhang Su’s father Zhang Lin is the big boss of the shipyard, and other uncles have also joined the family board of directors of the shipyard. All major issues in the shipyard are decided by the board of directors. Over the years, although Jinwu Shipyard has not become as popular as the Jinwu Merchant Group It's a big purple, but it's still steady, and it still makes a profit of one million gold coins every year.
Zhang Tie met Zhang Lin, and without saying a few words, he explained a few words to Master Pengshan, then hurriedly got on the flying boat and rushed from Iron Dragon Sect to Jinguang City with Zhang Lin and Zhang Su.
Zhang Chengxu and Zhang Chengze did not come with them. As disciples of the Iron Dragon Sect, they do not have the right to go home to visit relatives at will, especially because the elders other than the parents are in poor health or pass away. The sect's rules are ironclad, even if Zhang Tie is Even if the old man is in Youzhou, the leader of Tielong Sect, Zhang Tie will not make this exception for them.
"Originally, the old man lived in Baohu City, but as the old man's health became worse and worse these days, the old man suddenly asked to go back to his old house in Jinguang City two days ago, so now everyone in the family is here Golden Light City…”
The Zhang family all came from the Jinguang City lineage of Huaiyuantang. The old man asked to return to Jinguang City. This was already a return to his roots and he was settling his funeral arrangements.
On the flying boat, Zhang Lin was talking to Zhang Tie. Zhang Su was listening on the side, his eyes a little red. Compared to Zhang Tie who had grown up in Black Flame City since he was a child, Zhang Su said realistically that he did not have a deep relationship with the old man. As the eldest grandson of the Zhang family, he was originally the most loved by the old man in the family. This time he heard that the old man was no longer alive, and Zhang Su was the most sad. Ever since Zhang Tie came out of seclusion and saw Zhang Su, Zhang Su's eyes had been red. .
"I just came back these days. I originally wanted to wait for the Iron Dragon Sect's affairs to come to an end before going to see the old man. Why did the old man's health deteriorate so quickly..."
"The old man was very happy to hear the news that you were back a few days ago. Originally, he was already lying on the bed unable to walk, and he ate very little every day. But the day you came back, he suddenly became energetic and persevered. I walked around the garden on crutches and drank two bowls of millet porridge with sugar. Everyone originally thought that the old man's health could get better or slow down a bit. Who would have thought that the old man would die the next day after you returned to Youzhou? I started to fall into a coma, and my body completely collapsed all of a sudden... "
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