The weather isn't hot at all, and it's morning again, but I'm sweating a lot.
Don't get me wrong, although Mr. Gao is middle-aged and may have put on some weight, he is still a very strong man. He is not the kind of rich man who is so weak that he needs supplements to cope with his concubine.
He may not have run a horse on his arm, but he has faced dozens of swords and guns without changing his expression. Such a person was sweating coldly on a not-so-hot late spring afternoon.
A month earlier, I received a letter from Eunuch Yang, saying that he had sent his adopted son, Yang Tianliang, to Guangzhou to discuss something important with him. Gao Ji was really not sure what the important matter was, and his heart was pounding.
This eunuch was deprived of half of his income for nothing, which always made him feel heartbroken. However, he relied on Eunuch Yang's protection over the years to survive without any danger. Therefore, every year he gets a lot of interest and dividends.
Send it to the capital or deposit it in a pawn shop in Guangzhou according to his instructions.
Every year, he sent lychees in the summer and delicacies in the winter. He never dared to neglect the eunuch for a day. Why did he suddenly send a young Eunuch Yang to discuss some important matter with him?
Big thing? Gao Zhou smiled bitterly. He was just a businessman. What big thing could he discuss with such a palace man? It was nothing more than asking him to come up with a large sum of money for "temporary use" and "repayment". And the amount was very huge.
Otherwise, it was just a matter of a letter, and he sent an "adopted son" over. It seemed that Eunuch Yang was very anxious! He sighed, and he had to spit out the foreign wealth that fell from the sky a few months ago.
went.
Losing some money is not what he is most afraid of. Ever since Tianqi came to power at the age of 9,000, things in the palace have become more and more unfathomable. His patron, Eunuch Yang, came from the sect of Gao Shiming.
Bao had the good sense to resign voluntarily. Eunuch Yang is now a sidelined figure in the palace.
What if Nine Thousand Years Old doesn't like Eunuch Yang? Gao Zhang couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He didn't like Eunuch Yang at all - but the relationship they had used each other over the years had tied them together - like a rope.
Two grasshoppers. Eunuch Yang is finished today. Tomorrow the gangsters from Dongchang will knock on the door of his house, and the whole family will be destroyed.
This time, don’t do it for this reason, right? Gao Li started to sweat again and couldn’t help but roar:
"Fan yourself!"
The maid serving in the study hurriedly waved the fan beside her, and the breeze blew gently, mixed with the scent of a woman's body. If she could usually calm down her irritable mood, it didn't happen this time. She just felt hot and dry all over.
He stood up from the couch so violently that he cursed:
"Get out of here, everyone!"
The maids and servants in the room were all startled, and quickly retreated with their necks bent.
After waiting for a moment, someone reported:
"Guanshi Yan is here."
"Tell him to come in."
Manager Yan only came to report Gao Qing, and the Australian maritime merchants had already arrived.
"Already here?" He raised his eyes and rolled his eyes. This was still good news. It gave him a feeling of euphoria. After all, it is always pleasant to see money coming. Recently, they no longer want porcelain, but more of all kinds of luxury goods.
There are also those who buy various hardwood and sandalwood materials for medicinal materials and spices. This makes Gao Zhang puzzled: things are not difficult to buy, and there are many in Guangzhou. The problem is that most of these goods are from the West (Zheng He’s voyages to the West did not come from the West later)
(meaning) produced by foreign maritime merchants, why did Baba ask him to buy it on his behalf? This made him increasingly curious about the origins of this group of maritime merchants.
This Gao Qing is also a waste. He has been serving for more than two months and nothing has been discovered. However, he did not expect this stupid man to find out anything.
He didn't care about all this at the moment, so he snorted and asked:
"How's the delivery going? Is there anything new?"
"As far as I'm concerned, sir, there are no new products. The kids are just checking the numbers."
"Okay, let's invite them over to talk."
"The Australian gentleman also brought a... um, a merchant here," Manager Yan didn't know what to call the extra person this time, and he didn't know whether he was a clerk or an equal merchant.
"Just please."
"Young man, I understand," Manager Yan took a step forward and whispered, "The new person this time seems to be Lian Jiazi. Is this your master?"
"Hmm." Gao Ju thought for a while and felt that it was not necessary. However, Yan Guanshi thought about it and was loyal to the Lord, so he ordered, "Send a message and ask Teacher Zhao to lead a few guards to serve in the yard. Don't show your face."
"Yes, I understand." Seeing that he had no other instructions, Manager Yan was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, the people who went to Shaozhou haven't sent back any news yet?"
"No. Young Eunuch Yang only left the capital on the second day of March. He probably hasn't reached the boundary of Nan'an Prefecture yet. He will arrive in about ten days."
"Masters called Shu Qishang, find out the route and read all the letters related to Eunuch Yang. Find out the route of little Eunuch Yang, how old he is, when he met his adopted son, what are his hobbies, etc.
Find it for me."
"Yes, sir."
"Is there any new morning report coming?"
"The masters didn't say anything on the cover of the book, so there probably isn't. There is only one urgent election report in April. It's all news about official appointments, so it wasn't submitted..."
"What the hell are you talking about? Send someone to get it quickly!" This emergency newspaper is different from the ordinary newspaper. It is a list of officials transferred and replaced by the Ministry of Personnel. Although there are no high-ranking officials, Ye Luo Zhiqiu, the position of a small official
The changes may also reveal some trends in the court.
After finishing his instructions, he drank a few more sips of tea and calmed down his mind. Then he got up and went to the outer study to meet the guests.
This was Bei Wei's first time passing through a wormhole, and now he felt like he was in a dream in this Ming Dynasty house.
Becoming a scout was a long time ago. No matter what he did after he retired, he still tried hard to maintain the skills he learned in the past. The focus of his participation in the time travel trade this time was to conduct a simple staff trip on future underground activities in Guangzhou.
Mr. Gao is their collaborator, but he is only a collaborator. Since it is a purely profit-seeking cooperation, he may betray the Chuanchuang people at any time, and this must be guarded against.
If other forces intervene and want to harm Mr. Gao for their own purposes and make their cooperation unsustainable, preparations must be made in advance to protect the collaborators and this channel.
Bei Wei walked with a strange stiff pace from the time he left the back door of the Guangzhou branch until he entered the high house. Each step was a standard eighty centimeters. There was a portable video camera in his bag.
Automatically photograph the environment he walks through, and what is more reliable than this is his eyes and brain: recording every door he walks through, every yard he walks through, where he turns, where there is a door...
All the irrelevant servants in the house were sent away by Manager Yan, but the strange behavior of this new Australian still made several servants who escorted him whisper. However, they also envied his strong physique - ordinary servants
, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to defeat him in three moves.
The host and guest were exchanging polite words at the moment. In order to avoid unnecessary socializing, it had been decided before departure: Bei Wei was brought as a bodyguard by Australian maritime merchants, so he just sat behind Mr. Wen, with his hands on his knees, motionless. His eyes were
Looking in all directions.
Although it is called the outer study, it is actually a complete small courtyard, and this hall is not small. Bei Wei glanced around and knew that there were eleven Ming people in the hall: Mr. Gao, a steward who led the way, a guard, and two
The serving girl, two boys, and four servants are in the four corners of the hall.
The four servants are well-proportioned, small and strong, and it is obvious that they are the nursing home of the Gao family. Their shirts are a little too baggy, and I am afraid they are guys with iron rulers or something inside.
This was only part of it. When Bei Wei entered the courtyard, he discovered that there were four other guards standing inconspicuously behind the rockery and trees in the courtyard.
The real master is probably the guard who stands behind Mr. Gao and controls the door leading to the side room. He is dressed in a blue arrow-sleeved shirt, standing silently with his hands down, but there is a slight hint of strength on his body.
I don't know how powerful these Ming Dynasty martial arts masters are. Bei Wei is so itchy that if he has the opportunity to fight with them, he will not miss it. He is very interested in traditional Chinese martial arts, and the fighting he learned in the army is based on modern fighting.
Mainly, he didn’t dabble much in traditional martial arts. He also went to watch some martial arts performances, but he always found them unsatisfying: there were too many elements of fancy fists and embroidered legs, and the real actual combat skills were not shown.
Mr. Gao and Wen Desi continued their business, both of them were a little absent-minded. One was thinking about Eunuch Yang, and the other was considering the expansion of the Guangzhou branch.
The main purpose of Wen Desi's visit this time was to expand the Guangzhou branch.
The current foundation laid is good, but it is still too closed. All their external exchanges are carried out through high-level inspections. This situation is not good for future trade and intelligence work. One of the ideas of the Executive Committee is to try to "go as far as possible"
"Go out" and develop more agents - not only businessmen like Mr. Gao, but also officials, scholars, and ordinary people.
Of course, it's not possible at this time. They have weird looks and strange voices, and they are destined to be watched by people when they go out. However, Gao Zhi gave them a room with his family, which gave them another chance. As long as they can win the hearts of Gao Qing's family
, the future road will become wider and wider.
The meeting ended quickly, and the goods bills from both parties were delivered. The deal was considered a done deal, and someone would naturally transport the goods and silver without them having to worry about it. Mr. Gao was eager to go to the study to read the information compiled by the masters.
I didn't want to be polite and asked for a meal, so I ordered someone to send a banquet over.