Chapter 22 Relatives

Xinghe Shipyard is located in a bay in Jinhai City. It is in the shape of a "concave". It occupies a land area of ​​1.16 million square meters, a sea area of ​​1.28 million square meters, and a wharf shoreline of 1,400 meters. Including the dock, there are a total of large and small docks, and a total of 6 slipways. At present, it can produce various fishing boats below 10,000 tons, passenger and cargo ships, and small and medium-sized military ships. It employs more than 4,000 employees and the assets of the shipyard are about 7.5 million. Gold coins, in terms of scale and manufacturing strength, can be ranked third in Jinhai City.

The scale of such a family business has been accumulated after five generations of development for nearly a hundred years. From the generation of Grandpa Zhang Tie’s grandfather to the generation of Grandpa Zhang Tie, Jinhaicheng Xinghe Shipyard has completely completed its transformation. , from a small and simple slipway for repairing small fishing boats, it has become a large shipyard that ranks well in Jinhai City and Jinyun Country.

Zhang Tie's grandfather played a great role in this. When Zhang Tie's grandfather took over the family business, the company's assets were less than 100,000 gold coins. In the middle of the year, the size of the shipyard doubled dozens of times.

Listening to his uncle's introduction, Zhang Tie found himself somewhat admiring the old man he had never met.

After visiting the shipyard, plus what he has learned about his father's home these days, Zhang Tie can roughly guess what his father's original home was like.

The Zhang family's old house is a beautiful manor, covering an area of ​​more than 20 mu. From the outside, although it doesn't look resplendent, it still looks like a mansion of a wealthy family. In the house, Zhang Tie finally had the first profound experience of the word family.

Zhang Tie's grandfather had four wives. Including Zhang Tie's father, he had eleven children in total. Among the eleven children were five daughters and six sons. Two of the five daughters married outside Huaiyuan County. , did not rush back today, and the three married within Huaiyuan County, all rushed back today. Among the eleven children, Zhang Tie's father ranked eighth. Apart from two uncles and a sister-in-law, Zhang Tie was still alive all of a sudden. There are four more aunts and three uncles. The uncles of the aunts and sisters-in-law are okay, one for each of them. Zhang Tie can still recognize them after an introduction, and the aunts of the uncles and uncles are called together. One was dazzled, and even Zhang Tie was a little dizzy.

Zhang Tie finally understood why Huaiyuantang wanted to set up a patriarchal pavilion. Everyone had too many relatives. Without such a specialized institution, no one would be able to get around the famous hall inside.

In short, when I went back to Zhang's old house today, Zhang Tie suddenly had twenty or thirty more elders. There were more than twenty cousins, cousins, cousins, and cousins ​​in Zhang Tie's generation. Among them, there were also some who were unable to come to this family gathering due to various reasons, and many of Zhang Tie's cousins ​​had already had children, and Zhang Tie had more than ten more children and nephews at once. The descendants of the generation.

Among the descendants of Zhang Tie's nephews and nephews, the oldest one is already twelve years old, and the age gap with Zhang Tie is three or four years old, which is exactly the age of a bear child. When he called Zhang Tietang uncle, his expression was still very serious unwilling.

Among all the relatives and elders, that is, the people from the two uncles' families who were born to Zhang Tie's father and mother gave Zhang Tie a more intimate feeling. Under the enthusiasm of the Tie family, they became more curious and indifferent.

Zhang Tie didn't mind much about this. After all, he hadn't seen him for decades, and he didn't have any communication or contact. It was impossible for half-brothers and sisters to have no barriers. In human families, bloody dramas such as fighting for property are indispensable.

Dad's return, in some people's eyes, may be another competitor who will divide the family property in the future.

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"Zhang Ping, where does your family live now?" At dinner, when Zhang Haitian, the old man of the Zhang family, who was sitting at the main table, asked this sentence calmly, it was still lively a second ago. There was a sudden silence in the dining room full of five tables, and everyone fell silent.

Even the servants serving food in the dining room obediently stood aside at this time and stopped moving.

"Father, Zhang Ping came back a little suddenly this time. I first helped them arrange a rented ordinary apartment on Xinhai Road!" Zhang Tie's uncle said.

The old man pondered for a moment.

"Dad, I didn't think carefully about this matter. The eighth brother and younger siblings were not prepared when they came back, and they were wronged!" Seeing that the old man was silent, another uncle of Zhang Tie who was also sitting at the main table Also hastily opened the mouth. The uncle who spoke at the back is the eldest son of the old man, named Zhang Lin, who is also the successor appointed by the old man in the future, and the future head of the big family sitting here.

At this time, Zhang Lin was naturally doing enough.

"I came back this time because it was too sudden, and secondly, I didn't want to bother my family too much, so I didn't notify my elder brother. Please don't be offended. We are living here on Xinhai Road. It's good enough for a family with three bedrooms and two living rooms. Stay!" Zhang Tie's father quickly explained.

The elders in the family all know how Zhang Tie's father came back this time, but no one mentioned the matter of Zhang Tie's father's feigned death and elopement. Everyone tacitly felt like Zhang Tie's father. It's like wandering outside for decades.

The old man looked at the face of Zhang Tie's father who appeared to be more vicissitudes than other brothers, and he didn't speak for a long time. No one knew what the old man was thinking, "I didn't take care of you enough at home before, and you have suffered a lot these years. The next time you come back, the family shipyard will give you 5% of the shares, and this 5% of the shares will only participate in the dividends of the shipyard, and will not participate in the daily operation and management!"

Hearing what the old man said, Zhang Tie's father simply stood up, looked at the old man, and said firmly, "Dad, the reason why the shipyard at home can grow to the size it is today is all because of the hard work of you and the elder brothers all these years." I have worked hard bit by bit. I have not been at home these years, and I have not done anything for my family. I have always felt ashamed. How can I accept the shares of the shipyard at this time? I will definitely not take these shares. If Dad insists, you are forcing our family to leave Jinhai City!"

Zhang Tie had never discovered that his father had such a manly and backbone side. After seeing his father say these words, he turned his head and looked at himself and his elder brother. Zhang Tie did not speak, but his face burst into With a bright smile, he quietly gave his father a thumbs up under the table. Zhang Tie's elder brother also smiled and nodded to his father. Seeing the appearance of the two sons, Zhang Ping's heart felt warm and he almost shed tears.

Zhang Tie saw that his mother was also smiling, and gently held his father's hand under the table. The elder brother quietly patted the sister-in-law's legs twice.

After looking at Zhang Ping seriously for half a minute, the old man sighed in relief and disappointment.

"Master, since Zhang Ping doesn't want the shares in the shipyard, why not just give him the house in Changman, and let his family have a place to settle down in Jinhai City. Zhang Ping's two children also When you grow up, it's time to start a family and start a business, if the master has the heart, it won't be too late to help your two grandchildren in the future!" The old lady who was sitting next to the old man said leisurely.

The old man's eyebrows moved, and after glancing at Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang, he nodded slowly.

"Eighth brother, if you don't accept even one house, where will you leave the rest of the family?" Zhang Lin also spoke.

"Then thank you dad, I've accepted the house, and our family will move there tomorrow!" After Zhang Tie's dad thought about it, he immediately expressed his opinion, sat down again, and the uncle at the same table nodded .

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Zhang Tie felt that when his father took over the house, many people present seemed to be relieved, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became harmonious and lively again.

"Zhang Yang, I heard that you just retired, do you have any plans in the future?" The old man turned his gaze to Zhang Yang again, and asked half concerned and half thoughtful.

Zhang Yang had already discussed this issue with Zhang Tie in the past two days, and Zhang Yang had already made a decision, "Huaiyuan County is well-developed in commerce and brings together many commodities from the east and west continents. I am going to set up a firm to specialize in trade!"

"Are there any financial difficulties?" The old man asked directly.

"There is no difficulty. I will start from a small place. First, I will set up a storefront in Jinhai City, and slowly manage to find out the way. I believe I will succeed!" Zhang Yang replied calmly.

The old man nodded, and no one here laughed at Zhang Yang's low start, because the old man often said that a person who can keep his feet on the ground, as long as he looks for the direction, it is only a matter of time before he reaches a high place.

"Where is Zhang Tie, what are your plans for the future?" The old man's eyes fell on Zhang Tie's face again.

"I will report to the Qianlongtang of the family next Monday!"

When Zhang Tie uttered these words, the whole room fell silent again. Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Tie, with surprise, surprise, envy, and shock. Everyone knows what Qianlongtang is. As the name suggests, it is the land of Qianlong for the Zhang family in Huaiyuantang. The descendants of the Zhang family who can enter here and finally come out will all become the pillars of the family in the end. Nine out of ten, those elders who can enter the family elders' meeting, those big figures who are in charge of the cardinals and authorities in Huaiyuan hall, almost all come out of Qianlong hall.

Because Zhang Tie had already explained this plan to his parents yesterday, so no one in Zhang Tie’s family was surprised. At first, Zhang Tie thought that his parents would object, but unexpectedly, the two of them supported him very much. of this decision.

"Okay, okay, okay..." The old man laughed loudly, "I never imagined that two of Zhang Haitian's descendants would awaken their ancestors' blood and enter the family's Qianlong Hall, hahahaha..."

"Your cousin is also in Qianlongtang, and he didn't come back today. If you go this time, you can get close to him..." Zhang Lin also said with a smile, seeming very happy, but Zhang Tie felt that this uncle was happy Among them, there seems to be some other meaning in the eyes that look at me... Vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)