"I just don't know whether your father wants to kill me or you after hearing this."
As soon as Gao Pingshi said these words, Liu Xin was startled at first, and then immediately said with a suspicious look on her face: "You don't want to tell my father that we have... already done that... right?"
Gao Pingshi smiled dryly and said, "What do you think of this idea?"
Liu Xin glared at him and said, "Is this your Gao Longwen's clever plan? Even the overnight meal in the dog days of summer can't be this bad."
"Really? I think this idea is very common. Although 'common' usually means it is not a fantastic idea, it must mean that it has wide applicability, right?"
"How common is this?" Liu Xin said displeased, "Have you seen it?"
"Don't the TV series you girls love to watch often have this type of plot? The rice is cooked before the rice is cooked, and then the parents have no choice but to go with the flow..." Gao pragmatically said while gesticulating.
Liu Xin rolled her eyes: "Do you think anyone can use this trick? Who are you and who am I? If something like this happens, are we going to drown ourselves together?"
Gao Pragmatic first laughed, then shook his head and said: "No, no, at least I won't have to die because of this."
"You won't die. It doesn't matter if others die, right?" Liu Xin glared and said, "My father is such a competitive person, but my daughter told him that she was pregnant before we were married? I think I threw myself into the river.
Before that, he would have to be angry to death."
Then he sighed: "Okay, okay, stop joking, can you give me some constructive suggestions?"
"Yes." Gao Pragmatic chuckled: "The idea just now, as long as it is slightly changed, can actually be considered."
"Huh?" Liu Xin saw that Gao Pingshi's expression didn't look like he was joking this time, so he asked suspiciously: "If there are any slight changes, let's talk about it first."
"Look, although the method just mentioned is not feasible to apply directly, it is mainly because the side effects are too great. In fact, the essence of this method is still correct." Gao pragmatically said: "What is the essence? It is to let your father-in-law
He misjudged our relationship and made him mistakenly believe that the intimacy between us was already very high and it was impossible to break up."
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, frowned and said, "Then how can we let him have this misunderstanding without making him too angry?"
"If you agree that this method is essentially feasible, then we only need to consider the issue of heat." Gao Pragmatic paused, pursed his lips, and said: "But before that, I must explain that no matter how the heat is controlled,
, it will definitely have an impact on your reputation, in other words...after doing this, it will be more difficult for you to get married."
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, then quickly waved her hand: "If it only affects me getting married, that's fine. I'm just worried about whether it will have a great impact on the reputation of the Liu family."
Gao pragmatically said: "There will always be a little bit, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "Then you say it."
Gao pragmatically said: "The way is, I hire you as my personal staff, and from now on you will stay in my house for food and accommodation. Every day when I return to Zhao to Jinggongfang, you will stay in Zhao to return to Jinggongfang; when I return to Baiyulou,
, you will stay in Baiyulou."
"Staff?" Liu Xin thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Is this equivalent to a secretary?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "For officials above my level, it can be said that almost 99% of them have staff. In my impression, senior officials who do not have staff are generally those who are known for their poverty and integrity.
, such as Hai Rui, and others such as my third uncle and my teacher.
I haven't hired any staff so far. Actually, it's because I have something on my mind and I'm always worried about letting something slip. Whether it's drunk or sleeping, it's always a hidden danger. But if it's you, it doesn't matter."
"Are you even worried about this?" Liu Xin said with some surprise: "Then there are so many maids around you..."
Gao Pragmatic spread his hands: "You don't really think that since I come from modern society, I will definitely not 'kill innocent people' in this society, right? My maids, including those left by Zhiting, themselves
Or maybe the life and death of the whole family is under my control. Even if I miss something, they definitely 'didn't hear it'. Apart from that, only Gao Mo is left, but Gao Mo's only son is also in Jinghua.
And having said that, I really can’t think of anyone who can bribe Gao Mo.”
Liu Xin thought about it. Even the emperor couldn't bribe Gao Mo with better treatment than Gao Pragmatic. After all, Gao Mo was just a loyal servant. Could the emperor still give him a high-ranking official position with empty words? I really thought that a civil servant
When politics prevailed, could a face-conscious emperor like Zhu Yijun do whatever he wanted?
Even Emperor Zhengde, who was the most capable of "playing tricks", did not play tricks on civil servant politics. He only acted nonsense on his own, or at most he indulged the eunuchs and close military ministers around him. Zhu Yijun wanted to bribe Gao Mo, unless he let Gao Mo be the master of ceremonies.
Supervisor's seal, this is too outrageous. With Gao Mo's current status in Beijing, he will definitely not be happy.
Liu Xin nodded and stopped mentioning it. Instead, she thought about it and then said hesitantly: "If you do this, I'm not afraid of the rumors, but will it also affect your reputation?"
Influence?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled nonchalantly and said: "I'm sure there will be a little bit of it, but it's not a big problem and it's controllable."
"Can this kind of thing be 'controllable'? How?" Liu Xin asked in surprise.
Gao pragmatically said: "Please cooperate with Zhiting, and this matter will be 'controllable'."
"Huang Dutong?" Liu Xin was even more surprised: "How do you want her to cooperate?"
Gao pragmatically said: "In the end, the matter should be like this: you were first hired by her as a guest general, and gained her trust during a series of wars in southern Xinjiang. So, she recommended you to me, and you served as my
She serves as a military staff member and serves as the 'confidential secretary' between me and her."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Liu Xin knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing it, and immediately said: "Do you want to use the name of my wife to suppress the rumors?"
Gao pragmatic nodded slightly.
Liu Xin thought about it and said: "It's feasible. After all, Huang Dutong is a woman. It is more appropriate for her to recommend another woman than a man. However, will you make her unhappy by doing this?"
Gao Jingshi hesitated slightly, shook his head and said: "I'm not sure. Judging from her consistent behavior, no matter what capacity you stay with me, she doesn't seem to be unhappy about it. In fact... I also said just now
However, she even kept trying to persuade me to take a concubine.
As for why I still say I'm not sure, it's because I always feel that her behavior may not come from her true heart. Perhaps it is invisible social pressure that forces her to behave like this "not jealous".
Of course, it is also possible that, as you said, women in this era themselves have been 'poisoned'. They may think from the bottom of their hearts that doing this is right, a great good, and a virtue, so they are very willing to do it. Regarding this issue,
I lack in-depth research, maybe you can refer to it for details when you have nothing to do in the future."
Liu Xin listened very seriously at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "I don't have such free time."
Then he paused and asked again: "Doing this will prevent my father from urging me to get married?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Imagine if your father gets the news that you stay by my side as a personal adviser, how will he view this? I mean, will he really think that you just stay by my side to make suggestions or something?"
?”
Liu Xin shook her head and said: "That's definitely not the case. How can any daughter go out to work as a staff member? I just stayed in my eldest brother's army at the beginning, and I tried every means to do it. You don't know,
In order not to stay at home 'to be married', I really resorted to being coquettish, cute and playful." She said, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Gao pragmatic smiled, then thought about it and said: "This is better. When your father sees you doing this, first of all he will understand that you are unwilling to get married. Secondly, I think in his eyes, you stay here with me.
It’s better than coming up with some other bad idea.”
Liu Xin knew the meaning of Gao Jingshi's words, which roughly meant that Liu Xian would "choose the lesser of two evils". After all, Gao Jingshi was a "tall, rich and handsome man". No matter how he looked at it, he would have a solid career as a senior citizen in the future. It was better to compare with him.
Be nice to others.
In fact, Liu Xin's understanding was not comprehensive, but it didn't matter at this moment. All in all, it was just to block Liu Xian's mouth. As for what Liu Xian thought, Gao Pragmatic didn't particularly care.
But Liu Xin soon had another doubt. She looked at Gao Pragmatic suspiciously and said, "You are helping me like this..."
"Are you afraid that I have ulterior motives, or are you afraid that I will ask for something in return?" Gao Pragmatic laughed: "I help you because only by talking to you can I feel...well, a kind of relaxation, I believe you can understand."
As expected, Liu Xin smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, me too."
Then she sighed again: "Speaking of which, it makes sense for you to return to the Ming Dynasty, but it's different for me. I really don't know what the use of my coming here is."
Gao pragmatically said: "You can think about it, maybe you can find something to do to realize... the value of time travel."
"The value of time travel? Ha, you are really good at coining words." Liu Xin smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I thought about it when I was a child, but it almost didn't make much sense. In fact, you know, I even thought about doing business earlier.
Just like the Jinghua you made. Unfortunately, I am different from you. Although I am favored at home, I do not have independent financial rights. Just like girls from other families in this era, I can at most have some money to buy some things.
It’s just rouge, gouache or something like that.”
Gao pragmatically asked: "Then have you ever told your father or your elder brother about this... um, ideal?"
"I mentioned it, but they don't agree with it at all." Liu Xin shook her head and said, "They actually have a lot of gray income, but these money are basically spent on the servants, and they rarely have any extra money.
Keep it. The situation improved slightly after you gave the Yunnan Baiyao—that's what it is—part of the dividends to the Liu family."
"Oh?" Gao Pragmatic didn't know the situation behind this and asked, "What did this money do?"
"Drug shop." Liu Xin said: "My father and my eldest brother bought some shops in Sichuan, Yunnan and other places to run the medicinal materials business. Because of their relationship with you, they later cooperated with Jinghua Trading Company after Jinghua entered the southwest, and also participated in some medicinal materials.
transportation. Maybe my words had some effect back then, or maybe they didn’t like these complicated chores. I was mainly responsible for managing these transactions later.”
Gao pragmatic suddenly said: "No wonder you dared to recruit thousands of surrendered troops last time. When I saw the report, I was quite curious, thinking about how your family suddenly became rich and could expand so many troops at once. To tell you the truth,
At that time, I thought it was Liu Wei who was scraping the land in Yunnan too hard, so I even sent someone to find out about the local people's conditions, so that if he didn't cause trouble, no one would deal with the consequences for him."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Thank you very much." Then he paused and said: "But you know, after doing these things, I discovered that I actually don't have much talent for business. The business of the drug store
Therefore, the operation is relatively smooth, in fact, it is only because there are people behind it.
Behind me are my father and my eldest brother. They still have some roots in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and behind them is you. This makes no one dare to touch you. You may not even know how famous you are in the local area.
It works.”
Gao Pragmatic said in surprise: "Really? Sichuan and Yunnan are not provinces where our practical school is strong. My name is very useful?"
"Of course it works." Liu Xin said: "The imperial eunuch who guards Sichuan is Huang Mengyu's godson, and the eunuch who guards Yunnan is Chen Ju's godson. The two of them are far away from the emperor in the southwest, let alone the commander-in-chief. They have to look at their faces.
Even Futai has to be careful sometimes.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And when they heard that my brother and sister have been friends with you for more than ten years, I even stayed directly in your Baiyulou Villa when I occasionally came to the capital.
The attitudes of the two of them are really...tsk tsk, they wish they could call my eldest brother their uncle and call me their aunt, but do you think your name matters?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I am really a bit of a sycophant now. A bunch of eunuchs are obedient to me."
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "It's not just eunuchs. There are actually many Beibang Jinshi who go to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces to serve as officials. And recently - I mean since Liu Shizeng turned to you, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces are now treating us Liu.
My attitude at home is better.”
Gao pragmatism suddenly realized. Liu Shizeng was the governor of Yunnan, and he had made great achievements in the previous pacification of Burma. And Liu Shizeng himself was from Chen Yubi's line. As the son of Chen Yiqin, Chen Yubi obviously had great influence in his hometown of Sichuan. This
It’s similar to the Gao family in Henan.
Putting the two together, the reputation of the Shi School in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces suddenly expanded a lot, and even Liu Wei, a direct descendant of the Shi School, also benefited from it. As for the Liu family's pharmacy, that was even more convenient.
But when he talked about Southwest and business, Gao Pragmatic suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Xin: "By the way, you came at the right time this time. Although Jinghua has a big family and a big business, it has been very tight recently. It is necessary to find something new quickly."
Resources...are there any easy-to-exploit mines in southern Xinjiang? Preferably precious metal mines, I need emergency supplies."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Hey, my secretary to the chairman has officially taken office now?"
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