Li Jinglong was sitting in another elegant room of Xinglong Guild Hall. He had just sipped a few sips of tea when he saw Hu Guan walking in with a smile and his hands behind his back.
"Isn't it quick to talk about things?" Hu Guan smiled, pulled out a chair and sat down, "It's not like he's doing something!"
"That guy is smelly and tough, so you agreed so quickly?" Li Jinglong poured a cup of tea for Hu Guan and said with a smile.
Hu Guan blew the tea leaves floating in the cup, "It's not my business to find him!" He put down the tea cup, "I represent Long live the Lord, and also represent the clan... So, I told him directly, he dares
Say no?"
As he said that, he looked at Li Jinglong again, "Actually, I think that person is not as incompetent as you think... He is a very nice person, and he agreed happily."
"You also said, you're not looking for him! Let's do your thing instead, try it!" Li Jinglong raised his feet.
"I'd rather it's my business. I'm an empty-handed consort. It's better if he doesn't give me any face. I don't have to worry about it!" Hu Guan scolded with a smile, sighed, and said, "The idle princes of the capital spend money.
Wudu, always reaching out for money all day long, the emperor's intention is to teach people how to fish rather than teach them to fish...it is better to give them money than to make a living!"
"The Twelve Royal Merchants were established in Guangzhou Port to provide convenience. This money...ha!" At this point, Hu Guan gritted his teeth and whispered, "It's just to support them!"
Li Jinglong also sighed, "It's a lot of money to be willing to transfer the vassal to the feudal vassal. The Baoan County Prince of Burma, the construction cost of the royal city alone is as high as 700,000 silver dollars... The young princes in the palace also have
It’s almost the age to get married!”
As he spoke, he sighed again, "It's difficult for the Emperor too. If you don't send the Emperor out to make money for these gentlemen, how much of the national treasury is enough to cause them harm?"
Hu Guan didn't say anything. In fact, there were some things that he couldn't let Li Jinglong know.
The reason why the emperor asked Qi Zhu to appoint twelve imperial merchants for franchised sales had far-reaching implications.
He was afraid that if he made excuses, the twelve imperial merchants would become a rule and they would not be eliminated in the future. However, if Qi opened his mouth and replaced these people in the future, it would be nothing more than an impeachment memorial by the imperial censor.
Otherwise, why did the emperor only let Qi Zhu stay as chief envoy to Guangdong until August?
It’s all a trap here!
Qi Zhu first appointed twelve imperial merchants to sell porcelain, glassware, wallpaper, embroidery, etc. from the manufacturing office of the Ming Dynasty to other countries. They went to attractive places thousands of miles away to compare prices for rare items such as gold.
When Qi Chuyi resigned, the newly appointed Chief Secretary of Guangdong had many ways to turn his back on him.
Your franchise is set by Qi Zhu, should you go to him?
If you want to continue operating, pay money! Pay taxes!
The trouble was just a matter of local officials going back on their word, not the imperial court.
There was another layer of inside information that Li Jinglong didn't know, which was that the recommender of these twelve imperial merchants was Li Zhigang.
Li Zhigang was in Jiangnan. In two months, he raised not 8 million in military expenses, but a total of 9 million...
How could Li Zhigang be so kind as to take money from those wealthy businessmen and then give them a way to make money?
He, Li Zhigang, knew that taking advantage of the big players would be killing the goose that lays eggs! Letting these people get into this trap would be an inexhaustible treasure trove of gold!
A few days ago, Li Jinglong proposed exclusive franchise money at the court meeting. In fact, Li Zhigang had already mentioned this in the press.
The emperor did not adopt it because this matter could not become the court's will, let alone the emperor's.
But the emperor did not completely deny it, but changed his approach...
As for the blame, who will bear it if he doesn't?
"What are you thinking about?" Li Jinglong saw that Hu Guan had not spoken for a long time and hit him with his elbow.
"Oh, that's what you did!" Hu Guan said with a smile.
"Really!" Li Jinglong smiled and leaned over, "Don't fool me!"
"Tsk... I'm that person!" Hu Guan said with a smile, "The sand and gravel from Humen, Guangzhou and Huizhou are all provided to you... who is going to do that...?"
"Zhang Tianyi!" Li Jinglong said.
"Yes, that's him!" Hu Guan suddenly said sternly, "I made an agreement with Qi Zhu that this person is 100% reliable and won't cause us trouble after making money. He is definitely diligent and the goods are genuine and cheaper than the market price. Still low!”
"When have I ever harmed someone?" Li Jinglong glared, "The good thing is that we have to share the profits, but the job must also be beautiful. If you make a deal, do you still need your reputation?"
Hu Guan thought about it, damn it was right.
Although Li Jinglong is a man who loves to make money, he has always been pretty and attractive without diarrhea.
Since he recommended this person named Zhang, it means that the sand and gravel mine has already been contacted, and the people who transport the goods are also recruiting.
"What does this Zhang person have to do with you?" Hu Guanxiao asked.
"The biological brother of a girl in my family!" Li Jinglong ate melon seeds and said, "He is quite honest. After all, my family has children... I actually don't like these two money, and that girl has followed me for ten years. In the coming year, there will be hard work even if there is no credit, I can’t be ruthless!”
"Has the day passed?" Hu Guan suddenly asked.
"Ah?" Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Prince-in-law, don't you have any... in your family?"
"I don't dare! Princess, beat me up!" Hu Guan muttered.
"Tsk, tsk!" Li Jinglong stood up, "Let's go! It's my job tonight to open your eyes!"
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That night, after meeting Hu Guan, Qi Zhu got drunk alone.
Until today, he didn't understand a sentence.
A sentence that he didn’t even approve of before!
You have worked hard for ten years before you are qualified to drink a glass of wine with others, and you need to raise your glass and say a toast first.
Think about it, it doesn't matter if he comes from a wealthy family, he comes from an official family, or he has two rankings as a Jinshi.
What can a provincial official do?
In the eyes of Cao Guogong Li Jinglong, in the eyes of the prince Zhu Gaochi, even in the eyes of the consort.
You Qizhu are nothing more than a powerful tool!
If you understand, then they will not mind and will not hesitate to give you the greatest respect.
But if you set yourself too high, they won't mind and are even very willing to let you really see who you really are.
What you strive for all your life is something that people already have when you are born. They respect you because you are useful. They value you because you have a bargaining chip. They win you over because you have a price.
The gap in status cannot be bridged or even bridged.
In fact, he forgot.
He said the same thing when facing other people.
Aren't you the same as being aloof and bossing around? Aren't you also the same as being indifferent? Isn't your Qizhu's background something that others need to look up to and look up to?
Although he had forgotten it, it suddenly reminded him of someone.
Li Zhigang!
The one who risked everything to get promoted, who would deny all relatives for the sake of power, who would trample on anyone's bones just to climb up...
Why? He wasn't born this way.
But he saw clearly the nature of rights, the facts behind rights, and human nature earlier than anyone else.
Yes, from the time you were born, you have been no one else.
Yes, the gap in status cannot be bridged later in life.
Yes, you may not be able to pursue the rights that others have in your lifetime.
But....but....
This is no reason or excuse for you to be complacent.
It's not the reason why you feel depressed or disheartened.
A real man should climb up as long as he lives...
The higher a person climbs, the higher his power becomes.
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Time flies by, and in nine days the dust will settle in spring.
A total of 110 people will be recruited from the top three in this department, and the world will soon have 110 more officials.
This shows how ridiculous the so-called Shandong exam strike and the joint boycott of exams by the four Jiangnan provinces are.
If the Ming Dynasty leaves you, it will no longer be the Ming Dynasty?
If you don’t take the exam, no one will be an official?
Moreover, there is some gossip that after the palace examination, except for the first- and second-class undergraduates, all the third-class scholars were released as officials.
The places where they serve as officials are the four Jiangnan provinces where the examination strikes are the most violent.
This also shows how small-minded the Emperor Yongchang of the Ming Dynasty was.~
"You're right, I want all Jinshi in Jinke to serve as officials in the four provinces of Jiangnan!"
It was another early morning, and the bright sunshine poured in through the window, shining on Zhu Yunxi's young and energetic face.