"Dear uncle, I have received your letter, and I understand your anxiety. However, I still don't have a deadline in my heart for the things mentioned in your letter!"
Catherine bit the goose feather on the end of the pen in her mouth, tilted her head and thought for a moment, then continued writing on the paper.
"A few days ago, Mr. Jiang Wan, a professor from the Royal Palace who had close contact with us, invited me to visit the most prosperous city in the Ming Dynasty in his own name. I feel that this is a great opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce and for me personally.
It was a very friendly invitation, so I left Beijing for almost more than a month!"
"In just over a month, the political situation of the Ming Dynasty has undergone earth-shaking changes. Uncle, you should be able to understand that in such a huge empire, if the emperor suddenly dies, there will be an extremely chaotic period until the new emperor ascends the throne.
time, and judging from my experience in the Ming Dynasty, at this time, our kingdom, whether it is a chamber of commerce or an individual, had better not be involved in this chaos, let alone seize huge benefits in such a chaos!
"
"Risks and benefits have always been equal. And when we are in the Far East, especially when facing the Ming Empire, the risks far outweigh the benefits. However, for the existence and development of the Chamber of Commerce, we must not maintain this situation!"
"So, I chose to stand by and watch, and strictly prohibited our members of the Victor Chamber of Commerce from contacting officials of the Ming Dynasty during this period, and tried not to go out as much as possible. As for the trade issues you are concerned about, naturally they have been temporarily suspended!"
"But it's not bad news!"
Catherine thought of Jiang Wan's smiling face and couldn't help but smile too: "Jiang Wan, a professor in the palace who has always had a good relationship with us, has now become a general in command of the Imperial Guards, which has always been highly valued by the emperor. This is great for us.
Say, is this good news? I told you that day, Catherine, that my vision is not wrong. Such young people, even in the Ming Dynasty, are extremely limited. No matter what we invest in him, it will be
Get unimaginable rewards!”
"There is even greater good news!" Catherine felt that she had written too much and was about to end the letter: "However, I need to observe for a while before telling your uncle the good news. However, regarding Jiang Wan's stay in Hao
The shop in Jing'ao has the short-fire gun franchise that we promised him. I hope you, uncle, will pay more attention to it when you have time. This will play an extremely important role in the development of our chamber of commerce in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Your smart, beautiful, generous and charming niece, Catherine!"
After sending the letter, Catherine felt much better. There were birds chirping outside the window. Although she didn't know what the birds were chirping happily, she always felt a bit festive, as if something good was coming to her door.
"Miss, there are officials from the Ming Dynasty coming outside. Do you want to meet them?"
"Officials from the Ming Dynasty, are you sure?" Catherine's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe it. It has been a full month in the small courtyard where the people from the Ministry of Etiquette and the Flemish family lived, and no official from the Ming Dynasty has appeared.
, even if she went to see officials from the Ministry of Etiquette, she would never see anyone.
At this moment, officials from the Ming Dynasty actually came to see them. Even if they had nothing else to do, they just asked for help. This was a good thing!
Before this, she thought that her delegation had been forgotten by the people of Ming Dynasty!
Of course, this forgetting only refers to the mission, and does not include Catherine in the heart of a certain Ming official.
"Invite him in!"
Following her instructions, a Ming Dynasty official in his thirties appeared in front of her with a smile and two subordinates.
"Miss Catherine, our yamen has been busy with a lot of affairs during this period. Our boss is so busy that he can't find anything to do. Today, I suddenly remembered that I haven't seen Miss Catherine and your subordinates for a long time. I specially asked my subordinates to come and ask.
Ask, does Miss Catherine have any needs?"
"There are so many needs. Even if I came to you before, you would avoid seeing me!"
Catherine said without politeness at all: "There are so many needs for food, clothing, and supplies. I will find someone to come over and explain it to you carefully. By the way, after I tell you, you will all solve these things."
Bar!"
"Of course, I, the Ming Dynasty, are the most hospitable, especially to guests who regard us as friends!" The Ming Dynasty official said with a smile: "Miss Catherine, just ask, if I can solve it, I will solve it for you on the spot. If I can't, I will solve it for you on the spot.
If it is solved, I promise to go to the person in charge immediately and make the guests from afar feel comfortable. It is my duty as an official in the Etiquette Department!"
Catherine nodded with satisfaction.
Half an hour later, the young official appeared in the office of a chief executive in Honglu Temple and handed the order in his hand to the chief executive in front of him.
"My lord in charge, these Folangji people are very open-minded. If you follow this list, you won't be able to deal with them even if you don't have thousands of taels of silver!"
"Do you want this money to come out of your pocket?"
The boss took the order, nodded slightly, and then said angrily to his subordinates: "Did you mention my name and say that I asked you to go there?"
"Of course I mentioned it. The first one I mentioned was your name. When I left, I specifically named Catherine. We can't go out with the court's money. We won't hear anything!"
"That's pretty much it!" The director laughed with satisfaction, approved the list a few times with a pen, and handed it to the clerk in charge of the office: "Just allocate the full amount on this list!"
"Sir!" When the clerk left, the young official came close to the master in charge and said in a low voice: "Why did you change your temper today? Didn't you say before that group of Fo Langji people that you would leave them alone for the time being?
"
"You know it was before!" The boss snorted slightly: "It was before, and now is now. The current situation is different, and our attitude towards doing things is naturally different. There is absolutely no harm in doing as you follow my instructions. Why?
, do you think I have spent these decades in Honglu Temple in vain?"
"No, no, no, I asked you out of curiosity. I was promoted by you. Of course, I hope you will be better!" The young official smiled softly: "Sir, you are well-informed and will not hear anything.
Come on, tell your subordinates!"
"Huh, don't inquire about outside things. Knowing too much will not do you any good!" The person in charge glared at him fiercely. Seeing that the other party looked a little aggrieved, his heart softened again: "Forget it, from now on you
You will know, anyway, as long as you know, the situation may have changed. During this period, if there is no necessary reason, you should have less contact with people from Dongchang and Jinyiwei!"