Chapter 4 The Chinese-style development of top clubs in Beijing

Who the hell is this Yikuang?How big is his energy? Prince Qing Yikuang, chief minister of military aircraft, the number one political figure in the late Qing Dynasty, a popular fried chicken, everyone in the world called him Lao Qing.He is the executive chairman of Qingji Company, the top club in the capital. Yikuang is an aristocrat in Tianhuang, the authentic "second generation of nobles", but his fate is not all smooth sailing. Tianhuang nobles are also divided into grades.In the early Qing Dynasty, the eight brothers who made illustrious military exploits were named "Iron Hat King".Iron hats, as the name suggests, are of course indestructible, and their titles are "hereditary", which means that their children and grandchildren are all princes, the best among princes, and the best among men.The rest of the princes are not so lucky, and they will be "degraded" in one generation. Laozi is the prince, the son can only be the county king, and the grandson will be Baylor.From high to low, they are Prince, County King, Baylor, Beizi, Zhen Guogong, Fu Guogong, Zhen Guogong, Fu Guogong, Zhen Guo General, Fu Guo General, Feng Guo General , General Bong En.

Yikuang's grandfather was Yonglin, the seventeenth elder brother of Emperor Qianlong, who was named King of Qing County.After Jiaqing (Qianlong's fifteenth elder brother) came to power, he had a very good relationship with this younger brother. When Yonglin was dying, he gave a big gift and named him Prince Qing. Yikuang's father was the sixth son of Prince Qing Yonglin, who could not inherit the throne and was only granted the title of Duke of Fuguo.But his heart is higher than the sky, and he thinks that he is the prince.It happened that a county king was stripped of his title, and Yikuang's father bribed the clan's mansion to replace him. As a result, the incident was revealed and he was dispatched to Shengjing.

This year Yikuang was only six years old, he had no title, and belonged to an idle clan, and there were many clans like this.The Qing Dynasty imposed strict restrictions on the clan. The idle clan could not live forty miles away from the capital, be an official or do business outside.In short, the shelf cannot be lost, and the lineage cannot be lost. The family's rapid decline made Yikuang experience the hardships of life and the coldness of the world prematurely.He began to wonder, at the same age of six, someone has become an emperor, but he is still struggling on the line of food and clothing, why is there such a big gap in being a human being?

Yikuang has only one dream in his young heart: to become famous. Fortunately, he has a specialty, he can write and draw well.Specialties can not only support the family, but also change the fate at critical moments. The people who changed Yikuang's fate lived with him, of course they were not family members, but neighbors. When he was eighteen, his neighbor invited him to a restaurant and had the most sumptuous dinner for the first time in his life.The neighbor spoke very frankly: "You, be my shooter." Yikuang replied even more frankly: "I, am your shooter!" So Yikuang drew and wrote every day, and handed it over to his neighbors.This neighbor named Zhaoxiang is not an arty person at all. This is his homework, and he regularly brings calligraphy and paintings to the palace for his sister to review.

Of course, the smart elder sister knew how much her younger brother was, so she secretly admired: This shooter is very attractive! Since then, this poor unemployed young man who is struggling with food and clothing and wandering in the cross streets has ushered in his own spring. The woman who gave him spring was Yehenara, later Empress Dowager Cixi. The harsh world that he experienced since he was a child is definitely a valuable asset for Yikuang. He knows what to do and what not to do, and his official career has also rocketed up like a rocket.At the age of thirty-four, the county king was appointed as the former minister; at the age of forty-six, he was in charge of the prime minister's affairs of various countries; at the age of fifty-six, he was promoted to Prince Qing;He has galloped in the officialdom for more than 50 years, and he can be called the best tumbler of his generation.

What is the secret of the tumbler? It's very simple, just grasp the master's mind.After the Gengzi year, the Qing court implemented a new policy, and constitutionalism became the fashion all over the country. People were crying and crying all day long to open the parliament quickly, as if once the parliament opened, it would be worth ten thousand taels of gold.Cixi also issued an imperial edict, determined to reform the law and the New Deal, and talked big.However, Yikuang made an untimely speech, saying that the opening of the National Congress is a "demotion of authority", which is not in line with China's national conditions. The best constitution is "the power of common people comes first, which is beneficial to the overall situation."

What is the big picture?The master's mind is the overall situation. How can we take care of the overall situation?Find out what the master thinks. What is the master's mind?seize power. Such a person is absolutely unstoppable in the officialdom, and will never lose his fire.The official career is good, and the money career is of course also good. Yikuang is a person who knows how to enjoy himself. The poor have made a fortune, and there are two ways of life: He is willing to do good deeds, because he has not forgotten that he was once a poor person, and he does not mind going back to the past; he is greedy to make money, because he was once a poor person, and he is afraid of going back to the past, and the humiliation he once had must be compensated by a hundred times more crazy plunder.

Yikuang undoubtedly belongs to the latter, and is the best of the latter.He always believes that "it is better to go home and be a shooter than to be an official and not let money be the master".Yikuang often told his wife that the first sumptuous dinner made him kiss his soul goodbye and he only cared about his pocketbook.Since then, he has become a top-notch man who does no harm to others, exclusively self-interested, and pursues "advanced" tastes. Yikuang can't sleep on New Year's Eve every year, worrying about how to deal with the influx of guests tomorrow.You know, the Spring Festival is the busiest day in Yikuang every year.Open the door to welcome guests, open up avenues of wealth, and the promotion of officials is basically just a word from his mouth.

Everyone in the capital called Prince Qing's Mansion Qingji Company. Everyone lined up, holding red envelopes, and came to Qingji Company, vying to say New Year congratulations to Yikuang and make a New Year's wish. The size of the wish is absolutely proportional to the red envelope, the amount of "money" recruitment is the basic rules and regulations for the survival and development of Qingji Company.Under the leadership of the chairman, general manager, and chief financial officer, Yi Kuang, the market of Qingji Company has been bullish all the way.People waiting in line to find Yikuang have made reservations until after February 2, and the market is hotter than train tickets during the Spring Festival travel season.

Renhong is different, even newspapers give Yikuang free advertisements.Selected from "Shengjing Times" in the late Qing Dynasty There are too many people, it is inevitable that there will be fish in troubled waters.In order to standardize the company's financial system, clear creditor's rights and clear responsibilities, and in line with the principle of fairness and justice, Qingji Company specially prepared four account books for Fu Lu Shou Xi.Fuzibook: more than 10,000 yuan in cash; Luzibook: more than 5,000 yuan in cash; Shouzibook: 3,000 yuan in cash; Xizibook: more than 100 yuan in cash.

It is popular to give gifts to Qingji Company in the capital "three festivals and two birthdays": Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Spring Festival; birthdays of princes and princesses.Of course, you can also send it on ordinary days, you can send it for nothing, or you can make excuses.In short, as long as it is sent in, it will be fine. There is also knowledge in giving gifts. You can't give them in broad daylight, but before dawn.According to the usual practice, the director of the Personnel Department of the Wangfu went forward at dawn in Yikuang, always carrying a square plate with gifts and reporting back: "My lord, please take a look, it was sent by someone." Yikuang didn't even lift his head, Always casually say the same words: "Take care." If it is a particularly expensive gift (at least five hundred thousand taels or more), the director will deliberately add another sentence: "Please take a look again, my lord." After a glance, he was still indifferent, but his tone became more serious: "So much trouble!" How many people waited for Yikuang to say this sentence; how many people danced after hearing Yikuang's words; "Remember to line up before dawn" has become the most popular code word in Beijing official circles. Yikuang has an oversized desk filled with resumes and small boxes of officials from all over the place.How much money was sent by which official, and what vacancy should be filled, he remembered clearly, marked it on a small note with a red pen and put it in the box. Yikuang has a grand "plan": Qingji Company will further expand and strengthen, and expand its business to every province in the first five years of the 20th century; set up subsidiaries and send special representatives.I don't have to do everything myself, after all, my age is here, so I need to take care of my body. When the company grows bigger, some people will naturally be "jealous".There is no shortage of hard-core fighters in any era, no matter how powerful the role is, there are people who dare to touch and provoke.This is not a single person fighting, but a group of people fighting. It is another famous company in Beijing: Mitsubishi Corporation. Of course, this Mitsubishi is not one of the top 500 companies in the world.It was composed of three censors, Jiang Chunlin, Zhao Qilin, and Zhao Binglin, and it was collectively called Mitsubishi (Lin) Company.The trinity of three thugs is one, each of them has extraordinary skills, they don't pinch weak persimmons, and they only pick strong ones; they don't kill tigers, they only kill tigers alive, they only fight against Qingji Company, and they desperately submit a memorial to impeach Yikuang. All employees of Mitsubishi have a tough spirit, and all of them are steel warriors.For a long time, the company has always put social benefits first, and has always taken the promotion of social justice as the basis of survival. Although Mitsubishi's business volume has increased sharply in recent years, there is still a long way to go to bring down Qingji Company, which is organized, large-scale, and backed.Mitsubishi Corporation has been preparing for it. The CEO Jiang Chunlin and other leading groups organized capable forces, carefully planned, and struck hard, to fight a beautiful turnaround.Jiang Chunlin wrote seven memorials, starting with Yikuang's housework. Don't underestimate housework, details determine success or failure, and small things often make a big fuss. Yikuang has a hobby. He likes to be other people's grandfathers and fathers; he likes to be other people's sons and grandsons.Some people are older than him, but it doesn't matter, age is not the problem, the relationship is the key.Of course, daughters and granddaughters are not excluded. Erchen is the best godson.Da Chen, Chen Kuilong; Xiao Chen, Chen Bi. Chen Kuilong, an ordinary Beijing official, was obsessed with his long and lonely career in obscurity, until one day, everything changed. Chen Kuilong's wife and Yikuang's wife got into a relationship, and they had a hot fight, which was very good.One day, Yikuang also came over, and Madam Chen knelt on both knees: "Godfather, godmother." This matter is settled, and people cannot kneel in vain. The next day, Chen Kuilong came over, kneeling on both knees, addressing him more concisely: "Father, mother!" From then on, Yikuang and his wife were no longer alone in their evening scenes.When it's cold, the daughter and son-in-law will send mink; when it's hot, the daughter and son-in-law will send good cantaloupe.Big festivals, small festivals, birthdays, days of nothing, clothes, antiques, and food were sent to Prince Qing's mansion in a steady stream. Yikuang feels a little bit sorry, family, you are taking too much trouble.Chen Kuilong said sincerely that we did this because of our family members.Father, please, don't worry about these little things in the future. Yikuang is actually a very caring person, thinking of the right time to repay the filial children. Soon, Chen Kuilong's favorite daughter died.Seizing this opportunity, Yikuang prepared a full set of ghost tools, such as paper houses, chariots, antiques, furniture, and ghost tickets, and sent them over in a mighty manner.What's more amazing is that Yikuang knew that his god-granddaughter was not yet married, so he specially asked a skilled craftsman to tie up a handsome man so that his god-granddaughter could have a companion in another world. The Chens were so touched, they pulled Yikuang's sleeves and insisted not to let him go, crying and shouting, everyone had a lot of tears and snot. From then on, Chen Kuilong's official career was no longer lonely, and he has been the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang.Therefore, Chen Kuilong loves his wife very much, never takes concubines, and never attends any parties of the opposite sex. Xiao Chen, Chen Bi, is also an ordinary little Beijing official.He has a dream to climb higher and fly further.Chen Bi had a relative who opened a gold shop and was close to Yikuang, so he agreed to help out on the condition that everyone would make a fortune together in the future.The relatives chose Yikuang's favorite snuff bottle, Dongzhu (precious pearls from real estate in the Heilongjiang River Valley in Northeast China), and said that they were given by Chen Bi, but in fact, they have long wanted to give them away, but they have never been able to find a chance. This time, they just want to see them . Finally met, Chen Bi turned all his dreams into inspiration, and kowtowed to recognize his godfather as soon as they met.That feeling is like the reunion of father and son who have been separated for many years. Yikuang was filled with emotion, he was more filial than his own son. The purpose of getting down now is to climb higher in the future, Chen Bi secretly encouraged himself in his heart.Countless people got down and never stood up again.Chen Bi was an exception. He stood up, and he could fly even higher and farther. If you have more godsons and grandsons, you will naturally "form cliques for personal gain."Mitsubishi began to fight back. The governor of Zhili is Yikuang’s son-in-law, the governors of Jiangsu, Shandong, and Shaanxi are Yikuang’s in-laws, the chief envoy of Shanxi is his nephew, the Zhejiang Salt Transport Envoy is a former subordinate, and the son of the governor of Anhui is Yikuang’s son. dry grandson.The mountains and rivers across the country are "celebrating", and more than half of the senior officials above the provincial and ministerial level have "affiliated" with Yikuang. Isn't this "forming a party for personal gain"? Making simple things complicated is the magic weapon for Mitsubishi to win by surprise; making complicated things simple is the consistent aim of Qingji Company. In the end, Qing Ji won, because the highest level said, "There is no evidence, it is involved arbitrarily, and it is extremely absurd"!Jiang Chunlin fabricated and slandered with sinister intentions.Being a grandpa and a grandson can only show that someone has deep feelings, and if others want to be a grandson, can you control it?Why does everything have to be about who is daddy? The matter was finally settled, and Mitsubishi was disgraced. Yikuang had already anticipated the outcome, and these days, it's just a matter of putting on airs.It is also clear from above that the country depends on us people, and it has to give sweets, so Qingji Company can grow bigger and stronger. Greed is definitely not a big problem, the key is to be loyal, obedient, and guarding the foundation of the ancestors is the big thing. As long as the country is there, money is not bad, you know. Yikuang named his study "Dan Ruzhai" and called himself "Master of Dan Ruzhai".He always told his children to do the "four stays": leave an inexhaustible wealth to return to the court, leave inexhaustible wealth to pass on to the people, leave inexhaustible coincidences to return good fortune, and leave inexhaustible books to return Legacy. But after all, there are not many people who are not tempted to send a lot of money to the front.Taking money while talking, at least feel at ease.People always need to constantly comfort themselves. More money means more ideas.But Yikuang was afraid of spending money, spending his own money. He was afraid that after spending all the money, he would return to the poor days before.The best thing you can do to curb your thoughts is to put your money in the bank.In Dongjiaomin Lane in Beijing, Citibank of the United States, HSBC and Macquarie Bank of the United Kingdom, Agricole Bank of France, Daosheng Bank of Russia, and Zhengjin Bank of Japan, wherever there are big foreign banks, there is Yikuang large deposits. The dignified Prince Qing and the Minister of Military Aircraft are not good at openly depositing money in domestic banks. Yikuang secretly deposits a huge sum of 600,000 yuan to HSBC Bank in the UK, which is safe and can earn interest.But he overlooked one point, other people will have ideas when they see so much money. I already knew that you had a lot of money, and it fell into my hands, so I could blackmail you. It was a small employee of HSBC Bank who actually handled deposits who had this idea.However, he himself is weak, so he has to find someone who is brave enough to think about his future. After all, it is very risky to offend the most powerful person in the dynasty. Who is brave?The censor, who dislikes everyone, specializes in impeaching officials and dignitaries. Can't you find Jiang Chunlin, CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation?He is Yikuang's deadly enemy. Jiang Chunlin is very courageous, but he doesn't love money, he is a gentleman, so let this matter be left to the villain, fighting poison with fire, the chances of winning are better. Courage is only one aspect, but there is one more thing that must be possessed. Poor, and very poor, urgently need money.Such people don't say that there are a lot of them, but you can still find them with a little effort.The clerk quickly found a brave and poor Jiang Yushi. Jiang Yushi hid at home and worked as an otaku for a day, and finally figured it out, this one can participate, really can participate; if you participate hard, you will gain both fame and fortune. The two hit it off and worked together.Employees only want money, and Jiang Yushi wants both money and fame. Jiang Yushi started to act. He was righteous, presented facts and reasoned, with exclamation marks flying all over the sky.It is said that Prince Qing's mansion "doesn't donate to the small and big, and the family is like a market". Big and small fortunes are needed, and people give gifts every day; I can't afford to enjoy it for a lifetime, and the source of the huge wealth is obviously unknown. I have no right to ask how the money is spent, and I have the right to check the account if the source is unknown. The most important thing is that Jiang Yushi made the deposit amount, time, and location clear.Yikuang was terrified when he saw it, knowing that someone was playing tricks behind his back. The bank clerk went out and found Yikuang, presented the facts and reasoned.It's very simple, I will give you the official way, and you will give me the way of wealth.After bargaining, a deal of 300,000 yuan was made, which was ruthless enough to get half of the deposit in one gesture. Yikuang, who has always been well-mannered, was angry: There are so many civil servants who save money, why did you choose me? The reason is very simple, you are the big brother who takes the lead, who else can you turn to? The imperial court's task force came, and the team leader was Lu Chuanlin, Minister of Military Aircraft, and Yikuang's colleague. He was too old to take care of things.Lu Chuanlin chose a good day, dressed neatly, carried a large sedan chair eight times, and came to the HSBC Bank with a large score. Strangely, the door was closed tightly, and after knocking for a long time, a foreigner lazily asked through the crack of the door: "What's the matter?" Our adults want to check the accounts! Audit?Not possible today. Why? I rest on weekends! Lu Chuanlin had a bad nose. After the weekend, he went to the manager of the bank department in a simple manner and explained his purpose, saying that he was ordering to check the accounts.The bank's tone is very tough. I'm sorry, the World Bank's practice, deposits involve personal privacy, and cannot be checked.At this time, the Eight-Power Allied Forces had just left, and the foreigners were very good. Lu Chuanlin didn't want to be troublesome at first, and he was about to retire soon, so why bother to offend others?The report after I came back only had four words, "There is no factual evidence". The clerk quit his job and went to the concession to enjoy himself; Jiang Yushi was ordered to go back to the original yamen and stay without pay, but he didn't care because he was out of poverty. Everyone in the capital praised Jiang Yushi for his uprightness and his courage to challenge unhealthy trends. He is really a good example for us to learn from. Since then, Yikuang has become more greedy and more cautious, and the deposits are all handled by a dedicated person. The shipwreck in the gutter this time made Yikuang fully realize that no matter how big the official is, someone below must take care of him, and he began to look for political allies.who?Looking around the world, besides Yuan Shikai, who could be favored by Yi Kuang? After the death of his nobleman Rong Lu, Yuan Shikai also knew that if he wanted to continue to mess around, he must have someone above him.who?Looking around the world, besides Yikuang, who could be attracted by Yuan Shikai? One is on the top and the other is on the bottom. The relationship between the two men is not ambiguous at all. They have long cherished each other.It's just that men are not good at expressing. Although they have a good heart, it is difficult to say love out loud. Yikuang broke the silence first, alas! This is not a resentment like a resentful woman, but Yikuang's complaint.He sighed deeply: "I can't live through this day." Yikuang is now settling accounts, and if he wants to be a stable official, he must first please his superiors. There is only one person who decides Yikuang's future, the old lady Cixi. Everyone knows that the old lady likes rare treasures very much. As a woman, no matter how old she is, diamonds and gems are her favorites. For this alone, Yikuang spends 300,000 yuan a year. average.In addition, the dozens of masters in Prince Qing's Mansion are all masters who only enjoy themselves and do not make money, and the money is also rushed out. Isn't there someone queuing up to give gifts? Yikuang is still short of money?But that was all deposited by Yikuang in the concession bank, it was pension money and could not be moved. I was afraid that Yikuang would not complain, and someone would come over as soon as he complained lightly—Yuan Shikai was worried that he would not have a chance.He personally went to Prince Qing's Mansion and sincerely expressed his position: From now on, inside and outside Prince Qing's Mansion, old and young, living expenses, carriage and horse expenses, cooling expenses, warming expenses, logistics supplies, welfare guarantees, birthday parties (gatherings), family parties, everything will be covered. It's all wrapped up by me. Can it be packed?Of course, Yuan Shikai has eight errands.He likes to make money, but he doesn't love money.No one ever said that Yuan Shikai was a corrupt official. He never cared about money and only used it for investment. Can he invest a little bit in the poor? No, this is really not possible.Yikuang can speak for Yuan Shikai, but the poor are deprived of their right to speak, so who can they speak for?The money is given to the poor, and it doesn't make a fuss.