Seeing Cao Dazhong's complaints, Yang Feng said with a bitter face: "Father-in-law Cao, the grass people are just selling a few glass mirrors, is it possible that this little business can also be seen by the Duke of Wei?" ”

"Small business?"

Cao Dazhong sneered: "Don't tell me you don't know how much silver you made selling mirrors this month?" I tell you, a full 120,000 taels! Our annual tax payment in the Ming Dynasty is less than six million taels, and you earn 120,000 taels of silver in a month, do you know how eye-catching this silver is? Will those nobles who see money not blush? Besides, you are a powerless grass people, so I don't bully you...... People feel sorry for themselves. ”

Seeing that Cao Dazhong said it so bluntly, even Shi Zhongyi, the shopkeeper on the side, was secretly rolling his eyes, the owner, you are too straightforward, we have a king's law.

Yang Feng sighed helplessly: "What Gonggong Cao said is indeed insightful, but the grass people have no power and no power in Daming, how can they resist, it seems that this Daming can't stay anymore, Cao Ming will go back and pack up and return to Nanyang, this Daming will never dare to come again." ”

Cao Dazhong saw Yang Feng's "nervous" appearance, and felt that the heat was almost over, if he really scared people away and never came again, wouldn't Daming himself be missing a cash cow. I saw him pretend to groan and said: "You don't have to worry, as long as our family is still in Nanjing, it will naturally keep you peaceful for a day, and those nobles don't dare to go too far for the sake of our family's face." ”

Yang Feng smiled bitterly: "Father-in-law's words are naturally true, but this is not a long-term strategy, if father-in-law is promoted in the future, who will protect the grass people, so the grass people should pack up their things and go back to Nanyang, we can't afford to provoke it, can't we hide?" ”

Although he knew that this was likely to be Yang Feng's strategy of retreating, Cao Dazhong still had no way to appease this cash cow.

"You don't have to worry too much, our family has already said it, and our family will say hello to the Wei State Mansion later, just don't embarrass them."

Yang Feng shook his head: "It's better to ask for others than for yourself, my father-in-law can shelter the grass people for a while, but after all, he can't shelter the grass people for a lifetime, and the grass people don't want to live this kind of life all day long, so the father-in-law's kindness grass people understand." ”

"Hey...... You little bunny, you're gasping for it! ”

Cao Dazhong glared at Yang Feng angrily, but he also knew that if he didn't give this guy a little benefit now, I was afraid that he would really pick on him, so that his income of more than 100,000 vehicles a month would be gone, which made him feel how could he stand it, who had already tasted the sweetness. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "That's it, you tell me what you want." ”

"The grass people want an official position, and I hope that my father-in-law will be successful!"

"Hmm...... Do you want an official position? ”

For Yang Feng's request, Cao Dazhong was not surprised. China has been an official-based country for thousands of years, and being an official has always been the thing that everyone desires the most. Learning to become a scholar and martial artist and sell to the emperor's family, this sentence has exhausted everyone's dream, and this dream is no exception until the 21st century. You don't see that a civil service examination can make all the proud sons of heaven flock to it, and more than 100,000 people go to compete for more than 100 positions, which shows the status of being an official in the hearts of the Chinese people.

As a Chinese Yang Feng naturally has a dream of being an official in his heart, and Yang Feng also knows that in Chinese society, if you want to resist the pressure of the government, you must first have an official body, no matter how small this official body is, as long as you squeeze into this class, it means that you have changed from a ruled class to a ruling class, so you are qualified to wrestle with others, and the Wei State Mansion will have more scruples when it wants to deal with him, otherwise the official word is two mouths, and the other party wants to rectify himself, it is really not too simple.

After a long groan, Cao Dazhong stared at Yang Feng and said in a deep voice: "Young Master Yang, I don't know what kind of errand you want to make?" We have to talk about ugliness in front, our family is just a eunuch in Nanjing, not a secretary of the ministry, but there is no means to give you a too good messenger, and you are not from the right path of the imperial examination, so at most you can only get a small idle job, do you understand? ”

originally thought that Yang Feng would kneel down to thank him for his gratitude, but Yang Feng shook his head: "Father-in-law Xie's kindness, it's just that the grass people don't want to be a civil official, and the grass people want to ask the father-in-law to replace the grass people for a certain military position." ”

"Martial arts?"

As soon as Yang Feng's words fell, two exclamations sounded in the seat, one low and the other extremely sharp.

"Yang Feng, do you know what you're talking about? You heard you right, you want to join the martial arts? ”

Not only Cao Dazhong, but even Shopkeeper Shi stared at Yang Feng with his mouth wide open, thinking that this brain was confused. After a long time, he stammered, "Young Master Yang, do you know what you're talking about?" You're going to enter the military? ”

Yang Feng pretended to be puzzled and said: "Yes, entering the martial arts, is there any problem?" Doesn't Da Ming have a military position? ”

"This ......"

Shopkeeper Shi and Cao Dazhong are a little confused, they really don't know if this guy from Nanyang is really confused or fake, don't you understand that today's Da Ming is a noble and martial artist? Today's Ming Dynasty can't be hard even if it is a second-rank general soldier in front of a six-rank military garrison, because the Ming Dynasty pursues a policy of civilizing and imperial martial arts, and all troops' ordnance, mobilization and even promotion are in the hands of civilian officials, so that military attachés can have a ghost status for hundreds of years.

Looking at the stunned two, Yang Feng arched his hand at the two and said: "Gonggong Cao, it's not that the grass people don't know what to do, but the grass people know that the Ming Dynasty is now worried about internal and external troubles, the armament is relaxed, and there are Tartars eyeing the outside. If we don't work hard, our Ming Dynasty will be in danger, and the grass people would rather join the army and do their part for the emperor and the court. ”

Cao Dazhong was silent for a long time before he said: "Young Master Yang, you must know that if you enter the military position, if there is no personal decree from the emperor, you will only be a military attache forever in this life." ”

"The grass people know, but if they can share the emperor's worries, what if the grass people are a martial artist for generations?" When Yang Feng said this, it could be described as righteous and awe-inspiring, and almost even he himself was moved by these words. In fact, the real situation is that Yang Feng knows that it will be a few more years before the turbulent times of the Ming Dynasty will really come, and then the status of the Ming military attache will rise like a rocket, and what is there to do as a civil official, dealing with those official affairs all day long can annoy people to death.

Yang Feng's thoughts, Cao Dazhong and Shopkeeper Shi naturally didn't know, and seeing Yang Feng's sworn appearance, even Cao Dazhong, an old oilman in officialdom, was moved. He let out a long sigh, "Good...... Well, if the emperor could know your loyalty, how happy he would be. In this way, when our family goes back, we will take a good look for you, and see if we can find an errand for you in the guard near Nanjing. ”

"Thank you, Grandpa Cao!"