The reason why Huang Changzong wanted to save Cao Bang was that although the personal friendship between the two people played a certain role, in fact, it did not account for a large proportion.

After all, everyone is a businessman, and friendship is useful in many cases, but more often than not, it doesn't have much effect. In the face of interests, this kind of friendship seems fragile and ridiculous.

What's more, in the current situation, as far as the Cao family is concerned, it is likely that Huang Changzong will be put into it. Relying on personal friendship alone, Huang Changzong could not have done this.

Huang Changzong wants to help the Cao family, in addition to personal friendship, more from the perspective of interests.

In recent years, Huang Changzong has been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and has a very in-depth understanding of domestic business. He also knew the emperor's plan, and after cleaning up the salt, he would definitely clean up the sea trade, which was not a strange thing.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is already preparing for the matter of maritime trade, and the Tianjin shipyard has also begun to take action. Under such circumstances, Huang Changzong needed someone who was familiar with maritime trade to go deeper.

Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also made a lot of preparations, there are some places that do not mean that you just need to prepare. In addition to selling salt, the Cao family also has a hand in maritime trade.

If no one helps, the future Ministry of Internal Affairs is likely to cause chaos. After all, in matters such as overseas trade, it is not their internal affairs government or Hui merchants who have the advantage, but Zhejiang merchants.

In recent years, the grain of the Ming Dynasty was somewhat insufficient, and if it were not for the emperor to promote new crops, perhaps now there would have been a food shortage.

In addition to the weather and the lack of grain production, it is more important to change crops. Places with developed grain production, such as Zhejiang and other places, have changed rice to mulberry.

To put it bluntly, this is very simple, that is, the fields that were originally planted with rice were changed to mulberry trees, and silkworms, silkworms, silkworms, and silk weaving were raised through mulberry trees.

For large households, how can there be silkworms to make money by growing food?

The various large-scale handicraft workshops developed in the Gangnam area are also for this reason. This is almost an industrial chain, and the final sales channel is not domestic. Daming couldn't digest so much silk at all, and more of it was sold overseas.

Since the opening of the sea in Longqing, Daming's maritime trade has actually been chaotic. Although the imperial court has a city department, it is more often a non-existent entity. The city division is more chaotic than the other yamen, and everyone is actually engaged in smuggling trade, and even on the surface.

In addition to these, there was tea and porcelain, which the coastal provinces did, and the Cao family was also involved in such a business.

Of course, the Cao family has no say in silk, but in porcelain, they still have a certain right to speak, so Huang Changzong wanted to buy Cao Bang.

If Cao Bang enters the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he will definitely have great development in the future. It's just that he has to abandon some of the things in front of him, such as the profits he made on table salt, and even more and more.

With Cao Bang's current family background, the emperor will definitely not allow him to enter the Internal Affairs Office, so his family must also be handed over.

This is a bold decision, and not everyone can give up.

But in Huang Changzong's view, these things are just burdens, because they have been targeted by the emperor, then there is nothing to say, and it is the royal way to take them out obediently, otherwise the end will be even worse.

It's just that this kind of thing can't be said by the emperor explicitly, and it can't even be hinted at. You can only give it on your own initiative, and you have to find a suitable reason.

What Huang Changzong said to Cao Bang today was hinting at this matter, wanting to see if Cao Bang could react.

If Cao Bang can react, then there is still salvation; Otherwise, there is no salvation.

Listening to Huang Changzong's words, Cao Bang's face also showed a solemn expression.

Taking a deep look at Huang Changzong, Cao Bang did not rush to speak, but fell into deep thought.

Cao Bang didn't know whether Huang Changzong represented an individual, the Internal Affairs Bureau, or the emperor at this time?

You know, it doesn't mean the same thing. If it's just a personal relationship, then this matter can be ignored; But if you represent the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you need to think about it; If it represents the emperor, there is no need to think.

It's just that Cao Bang didn't dare to ask Huang Changzong, he knew that Huang Changzong wouldn't say. You can only rely on yourself to figure out this matter and see if you dare to gamble.

Huang Changzong looked at Cao Bang, and he was a little anxious in his heart.

You must know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has reached a bottleneck, not that it has reached a bottleneck in development, but in terms of talent.

In the past eight years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has also been developing, but some places are not so easy to reach out, and it is difficult to do without familiar people. Huang Changzong has been eyeing Cao Bang for not a day or two, if it weren't for this time, Huang Chongzong would have started to find a way to pull Cao Bang in.

Now that he can't wait, it is obvious that the emperor no longer wants to tolerate Cao Bang and these people. There is no way but to change.

In the next door.

Zhu Youxiao leaned back in the chair, reached out and took a sip of tea with an expressionless face.

Next to Zhu Youxiao, there were a few eunuchs standing, and the expressions on their faces were not very good-looking.

The words that Cao Bang said just now were enough to make them feel that this person had bad intentions. It's just that the emperor doesn't have an attitude yet, and they can't say anything.

If they were allowed, they would be eager to pull Cao Bang over and kill him directly. Dare to say anything, is this what you should say?

Wei Changsheng also stood aside, secretly sweating for Huang Changzong.

If Cao Bang chooses to refuse at this time, then there is no room for this matter to turn around. Even Huang Changzong himself will be implicated, and His Majesty will definitely be dissatisfied with him.

If Cao Bang agreed, it would not be necessarily, maybe His Majesty would also be dissatisfied with Huang Changzong.

Sometimes, it's not like you've got things done and your boss is satisfied. This kind of thing has been common since ancient times, and the boss may not say anything when you are successful, but the nail has been planted, and it will definitely find you trouble afterwards.

After a long silence, there was finally movement over there.

Cao Bang raised his head and looked at Huang Changzong and said slowly: "If I join the Internal Affairs Office, what will happen to my family's business?" With such a big business at home and so many people alive, it is difficult after all. ”

Huang Changzong knew that Cao Bang was talking about conditions, and while he was relieved, he became even more nervous.

You know, if you really start talking about the conditions, Your Majesty will definitely be angry.

Huang Changzong knew very well in his heart that there was no one to negotiate conditions with the emperor; The people who negotiated terms with the emperor all died miserably in the end.

Huang Changzong said: "Then what do you think? ”

In fact, this sentence Huang Changzong has already begun to recall. If Cao Bang said something excessive, Huang Changzong had no choice but to continue. If you go on next, you'll put yourself in it. It's dangerous to do this.

Cao Bang looked at Huang Changzong and said, "It's better to hand over my business to the Internal Affairs Office." The money in the house is enough. As for me, I actually want to contribute to the imperial court, but I didn't study well when I was a child, so I didn't have the opportunity. ”

"At that time, you also knew that the imperial examination was not like the current Royal Academy. If there had been a Royal Academy at that time, maybe I would be an official in the court today. There is no way, now I can only inherit the family business at home and be a businessman that no one looks down on. ”

"Today, Your Majesty respects the equality of the four peoples, and I am very happy in my heart. If I have the opportunity to serve His Majesty today, it will also be the ancestor of my Cao family, and it will also be the honor of my Cao Bang. ”

"There are a lot of industries in the house, and there are a lot of people who use them, and if I give up on them in order to join the housekeeping, I am afraid that many people will not have a way to live. These people all follow the Cao family to eat a mouthful of food, so that they have nothing to eat, my conscience can't go on. If the Ministry of Internal Affairs is willing to take over, then of course there is no problem. ”

After hearing this, Huang Changzong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he is also talking about conditions, this is not for himself to obtain conditions, but for the sake of those people under him, for those who live with him.

That's really, really important. For the emperor, he doesn't care about a Cao Bang, he doesn't care if he dies, and the Cao family doesn't care. On the contrary, it is the people who follow the Cao family, which is very important.

Those are ordinary people, and they are also the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it is definitely impossible for the emperor not to care.

It's a very good ending.

"And what do you want to stay?" Huang Changzong said with some excitement.

"I don't want the salt business, and I will leave it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take care of it." Cao Bang said after thinking about it.

This was the first business that Cao Bang threw out, and he was actually scared.

Whether it is the Han family or the Ye family, they have already fallen in this matter. If you want to say that it has nothing to do with salt, it is simply impossible. If you can't keep it together, the next one to start is yourself, so the salt can't be kept.

Cao Bang has now reacted and continued: "There are still some porcelain businesses in the house, which can also be handed over to the Internal Affairs Office to take care of. In addition, there are some fields, but there are many, and they can also be directly turned into public fields. ”

In fact, among these parts, Cao Bang cares about the fields the least.

Not to mention the land in Huizhou, it is difficult to describe it, although their family also has some in other places, but it is not fundamental after all.

After speaking, Cao Bang stared at Huang Changzong tightly, wanting to see Huang Changzong's reaction.

You know, this reaction represents a lot of things.

Sure enough, Cao Bang saw Huang Changzong's relieved expression, and suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

In the face of Cao Bang's desperate gamble, Huang Changzong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door.

A person pushed the door in, smiling at the two of them, but there was a bit of meaning in the smile.