The two sides made an appointment to have dinner and interviews in a famous restaurant in the capital. Yingbin Building is a famous restaurant. They would cost more than ten taels of silver for a meal here, which is equivalent to the annual salary of an ordinary soldier.

Moreover, the other party was willing to come because the Liu family asked someone to give the other party fifty taels of silver. The other party only took a look at it because of the friendship between fifty taels of silver.

These unique talents are highly valued by the court and their superiors. They rarely deal with people outside. What's more important is that they do national defense industry, which is a deadly job. If the government knows about it, it will be a serious crime.

The other party was named Huang Dong, the master of the Fran cannon maker of the Military Weapon Bureau.

Liu Gui warmly greeted the other party and immediately served good wine and dishes. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, he took the initiative to talk about his intentions to invite the other party to work in the Liu family.

The Liu family in Linqing was richest in the world. They all had a certain reputation in the capital. The other party had heard of it, but the other party was still quite cold and said directly: "I have a good food and drink in the capital. Why do I go to the small place in Jimo?"

Because Liu Gui had an intermediary here, he spoke without any scruples. He probably said, "We can open a good price."

The middleman Zhou Chang smiled and said, "Yes, Brother Huang, you should know who would think that there is too much money? You are satisfied with the conditions offered by the Liu family."

Huang Dong was just unmoved. He said, "The King of the Military Weapons Bureau has reinvented me. I have five storefronts in the capital, three hundred acres of land outside the city, and I also took three concubines. I have such a good life, but I went to a small place in Shandong to do it for you? And this is legal, it is illegal. If the court knows, it will be beheaded."

What the other party said was right, and Liu Gui thought that this person was really hard to deal with.

At this time, the middleman Zhou Chang was speaking again, and he said, "Brother Huang, you really don't think about it? This is the number of a month." He stretched out a finger, which means that this month is the price of one hundred taels.

This is an era when money can make the devil push the mill, and money is omnipotent.

The Liu family offered a price of 100 taels per month, which really made Huang Dong very moved. A light flashed in his eyes. This light was a greedy light. He swallowed his saliva, but thinking about his identity and his current life, he still shook his head.

This person is actually greedy for this money, but he is afraid that it will hinder his identity and work, so he dare not do anything randomly, but he is afraid that he will lose his job as a single person in the Military Weapons Bureau, which is not worth the loss.

His iron rice bowl in the Military Weapon Bureau can be passed down from generation to generation, and his descendants can't enjoy it all. If someone knows that he works for the Liu family, his future will be considered to be a crash and he will never be able to eat this bowl of rice again. He doesn't want to be like the craftsmen in the south of the city to die all year round, and in the end he can't even have a full meal, and the whole family will be poor.

So Huang Dong only cares about eating and drinking, and no longer mentions the topic of going to the Liu family to do things. After eating, he just surrendered and took fifty taels away, without any nostalgia.

Liu Gui sighed. This man is so arrogant. Today's trip was in vain, and the money was in vain.

The intermediary said, "Butler Liu, what you said earlier can get two million taels of silver as long as you convince him to go. Is this serious?"

Liu Gui said, "Although I, Liu Gui, is just the butler of the Liu family, you should know the weight of my words. I have always kept my word and never counted. As long as you can get him to our Fushan, even if you tie him up, I can get you two hundred taels of silver."

Zhou Chang said, "The villain also heard some news. Your Liu family recruits people at all costs. Even Master Li and Master Zhang are willing to give a quotation of a hundred households. But this rumor is serious?"

Liu Bu said: "Of course it's true. My young master is eager to be talented. If the other party is willing to come, he can also promise a hundred officials to him."

The intermediary Zhou Chang said: "This kind of official refers to the private appointment of Young Master Liu himself, and it is considered to be formally organized by the court."

Liu Gui said, "What nonsense are you asking? My young master is now the Qianzong of the Jimo Camp and the Qianhu House of Fushan. He has twenty quotas for officials of hundreds of households. Of course, he can appoint twenty quotas for officials of hundreds of households. These are all formal officials with fame, seals, and tokens in the court. This is the official appointed by the court."

The intermediary Zhou Chang said, "You can give me two days to do this, and I will definitely do it for you."

Liu Gui said, "Okay! The money from my Liu family is here, it depends on whether you have the ability to get it."

The middleman is a famous man from the capital, a broker, a person who is good at dancing and versatile. He is known as Fengli Rat and Zhou Chang, a big-name person. He is said to be a person who can smell the smell of silver through the air.

Zhou Chang knew that the Liu family was a famous luxury merchant in the world. If they could establish a relationship with them and take their orders, they would not have to worry about losing money in the future. So he was very concerned about this matter. The Liu family finally found him. He must do this matter beautifully. In the future, both parties will build a relationship, and then there will be continuous orders.

Moreover, the price offered by the Liu family is very high, and even if the royal nobles sent him to do things, the price offered is just that.

Zhou Chang saw that Huang Dong did not eat oil and salt, and did not eat soft and hard, so he took advantage of Huang Dong's visit to the Huang family with four-color gifts and a jar of wine, and paid a visit to Huang Taigong, the old man of the Huang family.

Huang Taigong had already retired and was already at home to enjoy his grandchildren and live a long life. Regarding Zhou Chang's visit, he said that he didn't know the other party and had nothing to talk about, but after seeing that the other party was holding a jar of Xinghua Village, he immediately felt that everything could be discussed.

After Zhou Chang gave the gift to Huang Taigong, he introduced his identity and origin. Of course, his identity was the special envoy of the Liu family in the capital.

Zhou Chang said, "I came here today, and I actually had a lot of wealth for your Huang family. Master Huang would be unable to make a turn for a while, and I don't know how to grasp it."

Don’t look at Huang Taigong, who is an old man, is actually an old fox. He laughed and said with a laugh: “What kind of wealth can we be as craftsmen? We were craftsmen two hundred years ago, and our descendants were still craftsmen two hundred years later. As long as we are wise men, we can do it for the public with peace of mind. What kind of wealth can we be as rich as we are?"

Zhou Chang looked around, and after he pretended to be mysterious, he said: "The Liu family in Fushan is preparing to hire your Master Huang to preside over the construction of Fran machine cannons for them. The other party offered a huge price."

Huang Taigong smiled and said, "How is this possible? My Dalang built the Fran machine cannon for the imperial military weapon bureau. He was working for the imperial court. How could he go to Fushan to work for the Liu family? If he goes, it would be a taboo. It would be a big deal if he loses his job and loses his head."

Zhou Chang said: "Taigong, you are really good at joking. How could you lose your head? The Liu family in the Linqing Qing Dynasty is rich in the world, and the young master of the Liu family is also the Qianzheng General of Jimo who was appointed by the imperial court. How could you lose your head?"

And Zhou Chang said mysteriously: "Do you know what price he offered for the Liu family this time?"

Huang Taigong also knew that asking his son to go to other places to make cannons for the vassal states was a taboo thing. He shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the Huang family still has some money and it's not too short of them. Just leave a gift and the person can leave."

Zhou still didn't leave, but drank a cup of tea. He said, "Your Madam Huang just now, you said, you are just craftsmen. Two hundred years ago, and two hundred years later, you will still be craftsmen. We have to eat the rice of craftsmen for generations, right?"

Huang Taigong bowed and said, "As a farmer, industry and commerce, this is the rule set by Emperor Taizu. No one can change it. Farmers can also turn over by studying. However, we who are craftsmen can only be craftsmen for generations, which is our fate."

Zhou Chang said: "Who said this must be your fate? Do you know what conditions did the eldest young master of the Liu family in Fushan have issued? He directly issued a hundred household officials for you. If you are willing to build cannons for them, they can appoint your Dalang as the hundred household officials. This official was officially appointed by the court, with formal fame, proclaiming oneself, official uniforms, and seals. From then on, your Huang family changed their background and was no longer a craftsman, but a court official."

Old Master Huang was very moved when he heard this. He said in shock: "How is it possible? Who else would have offered such conditions?"

Although their son Huang Dong was valued by the heads of the Military Bureau and had made a lot of money, he was still a craftsman and the lowest-end craftsman in the Ming Dynasty. He had to kneel down when he saw the official. The taxes he should pay were as much as corvee, which was no different from the merchants of wealthy families.

Zhou Chang saw that the other party was so impatient, and then he was not anxious. He slowly drank a cup of tea. He said, "You go to the Craftsman District to inquire. After Craftsman Li and Craftsman Zhang have been involved in something, you can talk to me again."

Huang Taigong and the others were also considered craftsmen, but they had already made a fortune and had moved out of the craftsman area. Moreover, they were no longer poor and wealthy families. They did not live together, so they did not know that the Li family and the Zhang family had been appointed as officials of the hundreds of households by the Liu family.

However, Liu Bu also felt that this matter was a bit taboo, so he also asked the other party not to make a lot of publicity and try to keep a low profile as much as possible. Therefore, this matter has not spread yet, but there is still some news in their craftsman world.
Chapter completed!