Chapter five hundred and fifty-five words from the heart
After Liu Mingzhi arranged for Wanyan Feixiong to stay, he introduced his existence to his family.
However, he did not reveal his identity, but said that his name was Wan Feixiong, that he was the younger brother of a friend of his, and that he needed to be taken care of by himself for a period of time.
The three of them, Liu Zhi'an, did not disappoint the three ladies. When dusk fell, they all went back to their respective homes.
Liu Zhi'an did not ask Wanyan Feixiong's identity carefully, but his always sensitive intuition told him that the child in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person.
Although his behavior was courteous and courteous, the vague aura he exuded unintentionally was a bit too overwhelming.
Knowing that his eldest son had grown up and had his own secret, Liu Zhi'an just told Liu Mingzhi to be careful and went back to his room to rest alone.
This time he didn't even ask Liu Si and the others about the identities of Wanyan Feixiong. As for what he was thinking, only he himself knew.
After sending Wanyan Feixiong back to Young Master Liu, he sat alone in the study and began to think deeply.
The lights were dim, and Liu Mingzhi looked at the ten acacia seeds on the rice paper in trance, and while playing with the seal carving knife, he suddenly felt a palpitation in his heart.
It's as if there is a feeling in the dark that I am about to lose something very important.
Dangdang
Liu Mingzhi shook his head, then took a breath and looked at his thumb that was cut by the carving knife, and said in a somewhat impatient tone: "Who?"
"Young Master, Chief Wenrenshan is looking for you!"
Liu Song's voice sounded outside the study door.
Liu Mingzhi's mood calmed down a little: "I know, I'm going to pay homage to the old man right away. Please step back first!"
"Yes, please excuse me."
"Boy Liu, I'm here by myself. I didn't bother you, did I?"
Hearing Renzheng's old voice sounded outside the door, Liu Mingzhi did not hesitate and hurriedly put away the Xiangsizi on the table, stood up and opened the study door.
"Old man, please come in quickly. What advice do you need from me at this time? Do you want to marry your granddaughter to me?"
"Go away, if you dare to challenge Yun Shu, be careful of the old man castrating you. Remember the old man's words, excessive sex will cause disaster, and you will be cured forever by cutting!"
Liu Mingzhi felt a chill somewhere, and he laughed awkwardly and gave Wen Renzheng a cup of tea: "It was just a joke, are you still worried about His Majesty's business development?"
Wen Renzheng took a peck of the tea and looked at Liu Mingzhi majestically: "Has your father told you?"
"Yes, I just mentioned a few words. The main thing is that I am worried that once the business roads are opened, the people will not be interested in farming, and something like Lianghuang will happen. If the people are resentful and have no food, the dragon will collapse without attacking."
Wen Renzheng sighed and looked at Liu Mingzhi with squinted eyes: "Boy, don't think you are too old to be verbose. You are still young. You don't know what the consequences will be if lianghuang occurs. The big dragon like an iron barrel will fall apart in an instant.
, the country will not be a country."
Wen Renzheng seemed to have recalled something, with a lingering fear in his eyes: "Once there is a shortage of food, the people will do anything for food. At that time, all benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and morality were empty talk, the people were forced to become refugees, and the officers and soldiers
You are forced to become a bandit just for a small amount of food. I am really afraid that you will suddenly get lost in making money and thus neglect the most important things."
Although Liu Mingzhi had never experienced it, later generations learned about the horror of famine from the mouths of the older generation. He ate everything he could eat. It is not an exaggeration to say that locusts passed through the border.
Once a person is extremely hungry, it is understandable to do some horrifying things.
As Wen Renzheng said, just for a small amount of food.
"Old man, I know that you are worried. I have discussed this matter with His Majesty. The Ministry of Household Affairs strictly controls the number of merchants who leave the customs. At the same time, the government merchants will purchase the surplus grain goods from the people and sell them out of the customs in exchange for cattle and sheep leather.
Sell it to the people at a reasonable price, take it from the people and use it for the people, and strive to make every Dalong citizen a beneficiary of the trade, so as to truly hide wealth among the people!"
Wen Renzheng breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed his brows: "If this is the best, but it consumes a lot of manpower and material resources and sells it to the people at a low price, the national treasury will be in deficit in the long run. Is there a countermeasure for this?"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled twice: "Don't worry, old man, the national treasury will not be in deficit, but will be filled with money. Although the official businessmen may lose some financial resources, the taxes paid by the caravans formed by private merchants and wealthy squires are enough to cover the national treasury."
Get rich and make sure you make money without losing money!"
"The imperial court will not intend to charge high taxes. If so, merchants will pursue profit. If the taxes are too high, they will definitely not be willing to trade with the customs!"
"Old man, just watch. Not only will it not be like this, but there will be an endless stream of merchants leaving the customs. They know better than us whether there is any profit. My old man has mobilized all the Liu family caravans in Jiangnan, Northwest, Shu, and East China Sea. They are already waiting for them.
On the day of the switch, they have something in mind."
Wen Renzheng was startled and chuckled: "You dare to arrange your father like this in private, you are not afraid that he will hang you up and whip you!"
"Definitely not. The Liu family business has fallen into a bottleneck. The old man is trying to plan new business opportunities. Now that the business channel is open, new business opportunities are opening up. He can't even thank me in time, so he whips me? Can my mother spare him?"
"I said you are so sworn in, you won't do anything to seek personal gain with your power, right?"
Wen Renzheng suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at Liu Mingzhi sharply.
Liu Mingzhi's face stiffened, he picked up the teacup and took a sip: "How is it possible? I'm just taking the emperor's salary to share the worries of the emperor. I've always been very clear about family and state affairs."
Seeing the guilty look on Young Master Liu's face, Wen Renzheng still didn't know what was going on. There must be some shady deeds involved.
However, he did not give any words to teach him a lesson. Everyone has selfish motives. He believed that Liu Mingzhi had his own sense of proportion and would never act too wantonly.
Moreover, he firmly believed that Li Zheng was also aware of the secret, but the lack of any instructions showed that Li Zheng acquiesced in Young Master Liu's personal gain for the Liu family.
The world belongs to the emperor, and the emperor doesn't care about it. Why should I, an old and decrepit person who has long since stopped caring about the affairs of the court, bother to find out the source?
"With your words, I feel relieved. The two small things to go to Beijing are almost done. It's time for me to return to Jiangnan. Things in the academy are very busy!"
"Returning to Jiangnan? So soon, has His Majesty acquiesced to the identity of the female junior brother?"
"Don't leave ten! Let's say something disrespectful between master and disciple. The emperor is too suspicious and pays too much attention to the way of balancing. He is destined to be a wise king instead of a saint. Likewise, one day, success will be weighed and failure will be weighed.
On balance, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the court, boy, you must prepare in advance!"
Young Master Liu was shocked that Wen Renzheng said what he said from the bottom of his heart, but he was still a little surprised.
"Old man, are you too arbitrary? I think His Majesty is pretty good!"
"No, kid, don't look at the emperor with emotional eyes. The Tian family is ruthless, and the emperor is even more ruthless. The title of "lonely man" is not groundless. He is half a disciple of the old man. The old man understands his character. Never use the name of an ordinary person.
Look at the emperor with your eyes!"
"If the boy knows, he will make plans in advance!"
"Boy, do you know why you won the honor of being a civil and military official at the same time?"
"Didn't my uncle say that His Majesty intends for me to pursue a career in the military? I think so too. Marquis Guannei once said that whether General Xuanwei will be dismissed or not is just a matter of His Majesty's word!"
Wen Renzheng shook his head gently: "Yes and no, no!"