C1429 selfishness and justice (1/2)

The fact was, in human history, there were no wicked people, nor were there any kind people. Saints were always bestowed by their descendants, as long as you were a human, you would have your own selfish ulterior motives.

It didn't matter how many people belittled him in the future, or how many people praised him. Even if they pushed him like a saint, he was still a selfish old man who carried a sense of righteousness in his heart.

The terms of the secret agreement between him and Xiao Letian were extremely detailed, as it preserved the Confucian Scholars' foundation of survival in China. He hoped that Xiao Letian would not destroy it because of the righteousness in his heart, because that was his spiritual support.

But at the same time, the secret agreement also stated that he had obtained privileges for his family. The children of the Zeng Family all secretly possessed a Chinese identity, and at the same time, he also entrusted Xiao Letian to help them get an American or Prussian household register.

In other words, Ceng Guofan had left at least three paths for his descendants. The first path was to continue staying in the Qing Province to study, take the Imperial examinations, or even become a rich man. But if the situation changed, the descendants of the Zeng Family could immediately enter the Chinese territory under Xiao Letian's protection.

Did the Chinese people get annihilated as well? Then, he would start the third route and move his entire clan to Europe and the United States, allowing his entire clan to spread their branches and leaves in a foreign land.

Zeng Family had already learned how to distribute wealth evenly. They did not put all of their clan's wealth into the clear basket, the ancestral residence and lands were still there, as long as Great Qing Dynasty was not toppled over, their Great Marshal Zeng's reputation could at least protect their children.

Ceng Guofan had also secretly bought a lot of assets, such as land, the original shares of the Letian Bank, and even a few stewards who were handling the businesses directly under the Zeng Family.

In Europe and the United States, the investment methods for Zeng Family's wealth were very conservative. They opened a lot of huge accounts in many banks, and even opened special gold accounts in Switzerland and the United States. These were the last assets of their family, and they could not take any risks so taking interest was the best choice.

Three paths, was the last sacrifice of an old man to his clan, and all of these paths could not be avoided without Xiao Letian's help, which was the core of the secret agreement.

And what did Ceng Guofan offer? It was to help Xiao Letian smoothly obtain Jiangnan!

Ceng Guofan did not have much time left. He would not be able to see the day where Xiao Letian took over Jiangnan in military terms, but he could see Xiao Letian taking over Jiangnan economically.

In fact, Ceng Guofan and he had long anticipated the start of the business in the Suzhou stock market. He and Xiao Letian had made sufficient preparations beforehand, and they had even calculated the reaction of every idle prince in the Beijing during this financial crisis.

The most typical examples were the Fifth Master of the capital, the older brother of General Gui Zi Liu, and even Ceng Guofan was able to roughly guess who Yi Cong's secret subordinates were. The amount of money Yi Cong earned in this financial crisis was also plenty, but Yi Cong did not know that every single yuan he earned was actually earned with Xiao Letian's consent.

The layout was too big, it took too much effort and energy, Xiao Letian was young and strong, but he had already produced a panda eye, he even needed soup to replenish his vitality, let alone an old Ceng Guofan.

In the past year, his illness had worsened and his coughing had become more and more serious. And all of this, Jiu Shuai did not know.

It was only today that Jiu Shuai finally understood how much effort his big brother had put in, and only now did he know how much he had paid for this big brother of the family.

”Old Ninth …” I have to leave a way out for our Zeng Family, and I also have to leave a way out for the teachings of the Saints … We can't be destroyed like this! ”