After Xu Miaojing came out of Eunuch Qin's place, she had a drink with Lu Bing and other young colleagues that night.
Only on the second day did Xu Xiaodi have time to go to Qin Dewei and help eunuch Qin pass the message.
Although the sun was already high at this time, Qin Dewei, who was absent from work, was sleepy and had not even gotten up yet.
So Xu Miaoxuan came out first and talked to Xu Miaojing. They were biological siblings anyway, so there was nothing to avoid suspicion.
Xu Miaojing noticed that her sister was rubbing her wrists while talking, and asked in confusion: "Sister, why are your hands sore again?"
Xu Miaoxuan said helplessly: "Your brother-in-law is good at everything, but it's too labor-intensive."
My hands were sore before getting married, and they were still sore after getting married, even worse than before.
Qin Dewei came out yawning and said to Xu Miaojing: "You came here so early in the morning. What's the important thing?"
Xu Miaojing talked about the ten thousand acres of land, and Qin Dewei suddenly realized that no wonder Eunuch Qin was so generous.
It turns out that the Royal Horse Supervisor has been too crazy about land enclosures in the past few decades, occupying two million acres around the capital.
The key point is that land is not only a matter of land, but also of the accompanying taxes and servitude. There are tens of thousands of households on the two million acres of northern farmland.
Therefore, the "Grassage" of the Royal Horse Supervisor has seriously affected the politics and economy of the capital area, and now it is a bit angry.
In Qin Dewei's impression, there was indeed a matter of the imperial horse supervisor occupying the land being taken back to the state, but he had forgotten the specific details.
Therefore, Eunuch Qin may have felt that the general trend was unstoppable, so it was a wise idea to disperse part of the land in advance, whether in exchange for benefits or selling favors.
But Qin Dewei, as a time traveler and a financial capitalist in this time and space, really doesn't have much interest in this land these days.
It is twenty miles away from the capital, and it cannot be developed or speculated on. If there is a natural disaster, the harvest will fail. Not to mention the speed, the value added is almost non-existent.
But now that he was no longer alone at home, Qin Dewei turned to Xu Miaoxuan and asked: "What do you think? Do you want it?"
Xu Miaoxuan said without hesitation: "I should."
Qin Dewei was surprised at Xu Miaoxuan's decisiveness and asked: "What's your point?"
Xu Miaoxuan replied: "I know that my husband feels that the farmland is too slow to make money and management is troublesome, but this is not just a matter of money.
My husband had never thought that 10,000 acres of land could attract 200 families to cultivate. Based on the calculation of five people per household, there could be a total of 1,000 people and 300 to 400 healthy children.
These thousand people are all attached to you, it can even be said that they are sheltered in your name, and their reliability and loyalty are guaranteed. Isn't this the greatest value of ten thousand acres of land?"
Qin Dewei was stunned, he really ignored this situation.
The main reason is that I have been living in a big city like Jinling since time travel and have never had direct contact with land and tenants, so I have not thought about it in my mind.
Xu Miaojing also said: "The place is in a good location, right by the Yongding River, and it is extremely convenient to get water."
Water? This word made Qin Dewei fall into deep thought again.
When he was free during this period, he would occasionally consider technological development issues. Under the current conditions, hydraulic power is a very important driving force.
Among other things, the blowers used to make steel can use water power, and the Yongding River is the largest river around the capital.
After comprehensive consideration of manpower and hydraulic power, Qin Dewei said:
"Okay! This kindness will continue! Such a treasured Feng Shui land, rather than letting others waste it, it is better for me to develop it!"
If you travel back to feudal society, don't be pretentious and just become a big landowner if you have the chance.
And if you don’t have a test field, how can you introduce new species such as sweet potatoes and potatoes in the future?
Xu Miaojing was speechless. If the land is given to you, it is called development, but if it is given to others, it is a waste?
However, Xu Xiaodi was already used to Qin's style of remarks, so he just said emotionally: "Then I will reply to Eunuch Qin."
Before leaving, Xu Miaojing added: "Now every morning there are too many people missing, and the emperor is very angry.
I heard that inventory and rectification are about to begin, so brother-in-law, please don’t be absent from the next few court meetings!”
Two more days passed, and September 15th was the morning morning.
Qin Dewei thought of Xu Miaojing's words, so he got up early in the dark and went to the palace to attend the court meeting.
It's okay to fish for money at work, but don't commit crimes in the face of the wind.
The court meeting was originally peaceful, but because of an edict, it aroused surprise in the hearts of the ministers.
Before retiring from the imperial court, Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to oversee the manufacture of firearms by Marquis Wu Ding, Admiral Guo Xun, Chief Military Officer of the Beijing Camp, and Zhang Zan, Secretary of the Ministry of War.
Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that Wang Tingxiang and Guo Xun had been wrestling with each other about the task of supervising the manufacture of firearms, but they did not expect that the result would come out like this.
Of course, it's not enough to surprise everyone just by saying who loses and who wins.
The crux of the problem now is that Wang Tingxiang is a civil servant, a top official of the second rank, but he actually lost to a noble man like Guo Xun in the competition for government affairs.
You know, the trend of the Ming Dynasty has been for nearly a hundred years, and civil servants have always suppressed Wu Xun!
Moreover, supervising the manufacture of firearms should have been a government affair belonging to civilian officials, but Wu Xun took it away. How could everyone not be surprised?
In this context, Wang Tingxiang was really disgraced this time and his prestige was greatly reduced.
Even Qin Dewei was very surprised. He had stood aside and watched. Firstly, it had nothing to do with him and did not involve his own interests. Secondly, he never thought that Wang Tingxiang would lose.
Because Wang Tingxiang himself is a senior boss and a political ally of Xia Yan, how could he not be able to compete with Guo Xun?
But the accident happened. Qin Dewei could imagine how shameful and humiliating it was for Wang Tingxiang.
Oh, after all, we have been friends for so many years, so I should go and visit him.
At this time of depression, Senior Wang must be in great need of comfort from his little friend.
Thinking of this, Qin Dewei bought two packs of preserved fruits and took them to Wang Tingxiang's house.
He knew that Wang Tingxiang would definitely be at home today and not going anywhere.
But Wang Tingxiang thanked guests behind closed doors today, and even Qin Dewei was stopped at the door.
"Don't blame Qin Hanlin. My master said that I won't see anyone else today, and I hope Qin Hanlin will do it." The disciple said politely.
Qin Dewei pointed at himself and said, "Am I an outsider?"
Menzi smiled bitterly and said: "My master also said that he is in a bad mood and is afraid that he will be in a worse mood after seeing you."
Qin Dewei was speechless. He said that Qin Dewei was just watching the fun or just making people angry.
"If you go and report again, say that I sincerely came to visit!" Qin Dewei said.
The Wang family disciples could not defeat Qin Dewei, so they had to go in and report. Not long after, they came out and took Qin Dewei in.
Wang Tingxiang was waiting in the study. Qin Dewei saluted and took a few more glances. He felt that Mr. Wang was not as decadent as he thought.
Then he said: "Seeing that the boss looks like normal, I feel relieved."
Wang Tingxiang snorted coldly: "When I had a fierce fight with Liu Jin, I was sent directly from Shujishi and spent decades before returning to Beijing! This setback in front of me is nothing!"
Qin Dewei echoed: "Yes, yes, the old man is indomitable and is really a role model for our generation!
Besides, Guo Xun and senior you are all doing it for official business. It doesn’t matter who supervises the making of firearms. There is no difference between you and the public, so don’t worry about it!"
Wang Tingxiang was very dissatisfied: "Are you really here to comfort me?"
Qin Dewei asked carefully: "What's wrong with this junior?"
Wang Tingxiang said a little angrily: "What do you mean they are the same? How can I be the same as Guo Xu and Zhang Zan?"
This mass production of artillery involves a huge amount of money, manpower, and materials!
Guo Xun, Zhang Zan and others are all greedy for money. If they were to handle it, the cost would at least double!
In other words, the cost of fifty thousand taels is turned into one hundred thousand taels! You actually think that there is no difference between me and Guo Xun, which is really annoying!"
Qin Dewei could only advise again: "It's useless to talk about this now, even if the cost doubles, it will still be public funds.
Since you are no longer under the control of the old man, don’t think about feeling bad! Victory and defeat are common things in military affairs, and a small loss is nothing!"
I don't know which sentence touched Wang Tingxiang again, he sighed deeply and said: "This victory or defeat actually makes no sense.
It's all because Guo Xun is more favored by the emperor, so he completely loses to the emperor's kindness. Even though I am more reasonable, I can't compete with Guo Xun's few words."
Qin Dewei subconsciously answered: "The emperor is a variable, you must treat him as a quantitative value.
Or are you saying that you won’t be able to do things without the Mingjun in your imagination? You have no independent personality at all.”
Suddenly, it seemed that Senior Wang's face was getting ugly, and Qin Dewei made a sudden change with high emotional intelligence:
"So junior, after much thought, I blame Mr. Xia Ge! When comparing the kindness of the king, his favorite minister can't compare to Guo Xun, which is why I have dragged you down, senior! Senior, don't worry too much, it's all because of the incompetence of your teammates!"
Wang Tingxiang waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I know what you mean!
But you can’t blame Xia Guizhou for this, he’s just not as skilled as others! We were also careless and didn’t let you participate directly.”
Qin Dewei subconsciously answered: "Yes, it won't work without me."
Wang Tingxiang's face turned dark again, "Do you want to comfort me? If you have nothing else to say, just leave!"
Qin Dewei immediately said seriously: "I came here today just to say a word to the old man. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in ten years!"
Wang Tingxiang responded calmly: "Are you trying to persuade me to be patient for the time being? This is not like your style, or do you only advise others to be patient?"
Qin Dewei began to analyze: "First, once the edict was issued, confronting Guo Xun again would only make the emperor even more unhappy, thinking that it was aimed at the emperor.
It may even stimulate the emperor to have a rebellious mentality and deliberately favor Guo Xun, making revenge more difficult.
Secondly, the mass production of new artillery involves the armaments of the Ming Dynasty, which is an important military matter and cannot be ignored.
Now that Guo Xun has been appointed to supervise the construction, if you continue to target Guo Xun, it will actually affect the artillery production process and harm public affairs.
Moreover, this can easily become a crime of neglecting public affairs and damaging your image as a senior.
Thirdly, now is the time when Guo Xun is most wary. Even if the old man wants revenge, it will be difficult to succeed.
It is better to wait for a while and wait for Guo Xun to become more arrogant and careless, and then he will destroy himself!"
Qin Dewei spoke eloquently, and Wang Tingxiang nodded repeatedly.
Judging from the events before and after this incident, Qin Dewei finally seems to be a mature person.
In the past, Qin Dewei had restrained his desire to intervene randomly, and did not rush in when there was excitement like in the past.
Although Qin Dewei pretended that the matter had nothing to do with him, Wang Tingxiang was very pleased to believe that this was a sign of political maturity and that he finally understood his boundaries.
But today, Qin Dewei actually understands the principle of enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, and advises Wang Tingxiang to take care of (avoid) the whole (enemy) big (front) situation (mang).
Wang Tingxiang has known Qin Dewei for six years. In the past, this attitude was simply unimaginable.
At the same time, Qin Dewei also breathed a sigh of relief.
He was indeed worried that Wang Tingxiang could not bear the shame and humiliation and would bite Guo Xun in a hot-headed manner, which would make it difficult for him not to help.
Now that I am determined to take over 10,000 acres of land, I am dividing the land from the Royal Horse Supervisor. This is a very sensitive issue, and the process must be as low-key as possible.
Therefore, Qin Dewei does not want to be noticed recently, and he does not want extraneous things to disturb him.
Feeling that he had said everything he needed to say today and reached an agreement with Wang Tingxiang, Qin Dewei planned to stand up and leave.
At this time, suddenly a servant came to report that a servant named Zhao Si came to deliver a letter to Qin Dewei.
Qin Dewei was taken aback and quickly asked someone to deliver the letter.
He left Zhao Si in charge of looking after the house today, but Zhao Si came here to deliver the letter like this. There must be something urgent.
When I opened the letter and looked at it, I found that it was handwritten by Xu Miaojing. It said: "Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, petitioned the Holy Emperor for 20,000 acres of land along the Yongding River!"
This is so deceiving! Qin Dewei was furious, raised his head and said to Wang Tingxiang: "Junior suddenly has some new ideas!"
Wang Tingxiang was puzzled: "You said."
Qin Dewei said coldly: "Shang Shuyun, the root of evil is to eliminate evil! How can we just watch a villain like Guo Xun, who is greedy for money and accepts bribes, and his ambition disrupts Chao Gang?"
Wang Tingxiang: ""
Qin Dewei stood up and shouted righteously: "First, the more you indulge Guo Xun, the more he will swell, and the greater the harm will be caused in the end!
Old-timer, how can you be so timid in order to temporarily destroy your reputation and worry about being accused of taking personal revenge?
Secondly, if a military minister dares to usurp government power, it is really a serious matter of incompatibility. I think this trend will definitely not last long!
I guess that maybe His Majesty wanted to test Guo Xun and make a new attempt!
Therefore, we must counterattack as soon as possible, let His Majesty know that this move is not feasible, and stop the danger before returning to the lost path!"
Qin Dewei's face turned a bit fast, and he switched between the two sets of rhetoric so skillfully that Wang Tingxiang was speechless for a long time.
He couldn't help but ask: "You just said that a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years. What do you mean by that?"
Qin Dewei said impassionedly: "In terms of small profits, maybe ten years is not too late, and I will be more secure!
But from the point of view of justice, we cannot deliberately encourage bandits to cause trouble and lose our justice for the sake of small gains!"
"So, what did Guo Xun do to you?" What Wang Tingxiang was really curious about was this.
Qin Dewei said indignantly: "Everyone knows the relationship between you and the junior, senior. Guo Xun relies on the emperor's favor to bully the senior like this, which is a slap in my face, Qin Dewei!"
If I don’t show any sign, I’m afraid that no one in the civil and military dynasty will take me seriously!”
Wang Tingxiang said awkwardly: "Then I'd like to thank you!"