The upper room in the inner courtyard of Shen Li's mansion

Xie's henchman and Dong's mother sat on the small pestle, rubbing Xie's calves while laughing and saying: "This is a marriage made in heaven!" The old slave originally said that it was the wife who had to worry about it, just the appearance of our eldest sister, and people like ours had their own good marriages waiting for them! You see, you don't need to look for it, this marriage, you will come by yourself! ”

Xie fiddled with a white jade Ruyi about an inch long and exquisitely carved, although this white jade was golden, it was far less than the metaphor its appearance represented.

Her eyes smiled crookedly, and said, "Ruyi, Ruyi, it's really Ruyi." It seems that Mrs. Zhang also fell in love with Sister Mei. ”

Mother Dong pretended to be shocked and said, "God! My wife, just our girl, go there for a stop, the Nine Heavens Fairy descends to the earth, that character follows you with our old lady, and which lady will not match! ”

Xie Shi was in a good mood, and he took a sip of her and said, "You old thing, you make fun of me." ”

Mother Dong knew her temperament best, and said with a smile: "The old slave told me the truth, how can my wife blame me." Because he flattered again: "Uncle won the lifting at this young age, but it's amazing, I'm afraid it's not Wenqu Xing who will go down to earth!" Wait for the next year to win another champion, hey, Weng son-in-law is the double champion, isn't it like our old lady and master! It's never been a good story again! I'm afraid it won't be written into the history books! ”

But it is said that Xie Qian is the champion of Chenghua in the eleventh year, Shen Li is the champion of Hongzhi in the third year, and Weng's son-in-law is a good story.

This compliment just scratched Xie's itch, and she was already extremely proud of it, and she added a lot of hope to this future son-in-law, because she said: "I also saw him at the banquet that day, but he was good-looking, and he advanced and retreated, not to mention, it really looked like a little Brother Pi." ”

Although Xie Pi did not become the champion, the father and son Dingjia are also a good story, and Xie is still quite proud of Xie Pi.

Mother Dong smiled casually: "It's also a shame that the eldest prince hosted this banquet, and also let Mrs. Zhang look at our girl......" But when she said this, she reacted, and swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Xie Shi's face was really gloomy, although it was the Shangsi banquet that she mentioned first, but at this time, when she thought of the changes at that banquet and her fear, she felt awkward.

It's all to blame on that Yang Tian!

She was not very optimistic about this marriage, and said that "the widowed eldest daughter will not marry", but at that time, Shen Shangshu took a fancy to the Yang family.

The Yang family is really up now, Yang Tinghe is hot, on the contrary, Shangshu Mansion is defeated, and it is impossible to tell what Yang Tian will marry in the future.

It's hard and fierce, how many incidents have been caused before this has passed the door, the time in Kunning Palace, the banquet this time, the more noisy it is, the bigger the noise.

It's a shame that she told Sister Mei to stay away from Yang Tian that day, if she was pulled away by Yang Tian, maybe her son would also fall into the water.

Xie Shi put the Ruyi in his hand on the desk, took a sip of the teacup, and asked casually as if he didn't care...... The illness of the eldest sister of the Yang family...... Well? ”

Mother Dong hurriedly whispered back: "I'm afraid it's ...... Not so good. You forgot, there is news in our house that someone in the court has impeached the Yang family for contracting the epidemic. ”

Xie Shi let out a "hmm" and said lightly: "Didn't you send it out of the city?" The look on her face became more and more ugly, and her eyebrows raised, "The house said, is it Shen Rui's Zhuangzi?" It's going to be given to the Yang family. What a ......."

She didn't say anything more, but the sound of the tea cup resting on the desk was exceptionally crisp.

Mother Dong reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said, "Doesn't this still have to rely on the Yang family, it's ...... at this time"

Xie Shi said unceremoniously: "What's the use of enveloping at this time, we also have to see if the Yang family's sister can still earn her life!" The disease of tuberculosis, Rao is doctor went to see it, but he didn't see it well. He has a big hand, and he said that if he gives a Zhuangzi, he will give a Zhuangzi! This is to destroy the family before giving up! ”

Xie Shi became angry when he said this, and said angrily: "And before, he also went to learn from those nobles, and what kind of homeless people were collected from Zhuangzi, I don't know how much silver was thrown into it. You say, he's not even a jinshi, a little showman, what kind of people are invited to buy! What is the result, who knows his number one person in the DPRK?! This time, he poured his family property for the sake of the woman, but fortunately, this idea of ancestral property is not enough for him to be corrupted! ”

Mother Dong secretly wiped the sweat from her forehead, this is not the first time that Mrs. has had an attack.

This time is probably because of the awkward quarrel with the master, and the pressure of the marriage of the children, the wife is always emotionally unstable, and she scolds whatever she picks up, so that she is a slave and maid who does not answer, and she does not answer.

Xie said to himself: "Although this is the silver of the second room, I am worrying about it." But he can't write two Shen characters in one stroke, the second room is now made like this, and the court has no help, and he is so big and big, he is afraid that he will be involved in the old man! As a sister-in-law, I watched him grow up, how could I really leave him alone! Now that he has two more weaving mills, this has become a tribute, I don't care about him anymore, he made a mistake in the emperor's mission, and it really caused a big basket! ”

Mother Dong's eyes unconsciously fell on the silk cloth that shone with a soft luster on the long case opposite.

It was a gift from the Zhang family, the new look of Suzhou Weaving Mansion in the Xingong Palace this year, and it has just become popular in Beijing.

What does tribute mean?

Mother Dong seemed to have regained her tongue, and a few more folds appeared on her face, "There are no more powerful people in this clan, the eldest wife of the second room is also old, and the third wife is a ...... Hey, forgive me for the sin, the third wife is really not a shrewd person, but she handed over the second room to outsiders to take care of, although she recognized her goddaughter, but she is no longer a member of the Shen family. In this capital, the lord's official position is the highest, and the wife has to bear it alone. Those who can work hard, only suffer their wives, and the old slave really feels sorry for his wife......"

Xie Shi listened to it, nodded his head, and sighed: "What's the way, I'm just worried about my fate." Fortunately, the sister-in-law handed over the word, and her mother's family also has someone who understands the cloth business......"

The master and servant were talking lively, and a few low words of maid response came from outside the door curtain, Xie couldn't help frowning, and Dong's mother hurriedly went out to inquire.

After a while, Dong's mother returned, her eyes were a little fluttering, and her face was sneering: "It's Ermen who came to report...... Didn't pick up the master. ”

Xie Shi's face sank again, and he scolded: "Didn't you say that let them wait at the gate of the Hanlin Academy!" Didn't you tell the master that there was something important at home? Said with some pride and helplessness: "Where is the entertainment?" ”

Mother Dong lowered her head, and couldn't help glancing at Xie's expression from the corner of her eye, "Madam...... It's the second room, and I invited the master over. said that Songjiang was here, and there was an important matter to discuss with the master. ”

Xie suddenly felt that his anger could not be suppressed, waved his hand to bring the tea cup to the ground, and said sharply: "Isn't there anything important at home!" Isn't Sister Mei'er's marriage important! I don't care about my own children's affairs, but I take care of other people's children! Which one is his son? ”

Dong's mother shrunk her hands and feet, trying to reduce her sense of existence, with her experience, it will take at least half an hour for his wife to get angry every time she gets angry.

This time it was a mistake in evaluation, Xie Shi vented a few words angrily, and suddenly took a few shots, called Dong's mother over, and said: "Go and get Sister Mei'er's Geng post, and let the official media send it to the Zhang family." ”

Mother Dong was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Madam, this ...... This...... It's better to wait for the master to come back and discuss......"

"Not necessarily." Xie Shi interrupted her coldly, "He doesn't care about Sister Mei'er, what else is he discussing with him." Can't I make my daughter's decision? ”

Dong's mother forced out a smile and said with difficulty: "Madam, look, we are a woman's family, we always have to hold some, and it seems that the girl is not cheap, you see, isn't it, wait for two days......"

Xie Shi glared, "What kind of family are you!" That's the Servant's house! Holding?! You also hope that this marriage will not work out?! ”

Where does Mother Dong dare to say more, and she thinks in her heart that Zuo but the old mansion is nodding, and it is the servant of the ministry, a high-ranking official of the third grade, who is not looking forward to marrying a high-ranking family, the Zhang family Xiaolangjun is extremely motivated, and the master is also willing, and he will not blame his wife for such a good family affair and just make his own decisions without waiting for him.

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The study room in the Shen Mansion of Renshoufang

As soon as he got into the ya, it was not only Shen Li who was invited over, but also Shen Jin. Xu, the second master Shen Zhou, and the third master Shen Run were also invited.

Since the fall of the He family, everyone rarely got together to discuss anything, and this time they came because of the two news brought by the Shen family and the Lu family.

"The first pile is the acres of fields." Shen Rui bowed to everyone and said, "After the He family raided the house, only the family property was left, and the real estate of his clan house in Nanzhili was all lost. The treasury uses silver, and these cannot be moved, except for the three imperial houses for the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, the rest are sold on the spot. ”

Everyone nodded, and this was a routine disposition.

Nanzhili itself is a small number of people in the land, and the major families attach great importance to the land.

The emperor's inner treasury is afraid that it is full this time, so he can take out hundreds of thousands of internal funds to the frontier without hesitation.

Come to think of it, in this land purchase, the Shen family, a large local family in Songjiang, is also indispensable. Many acres of land owned by the Shen family were bought from the He family when the ancestors of the He family were defeated.

"Shen family, there are too many fields." Everyone has a consensus, and Shen Rui didn't explain more, only a brief summary.

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all fell silent.

The Shen family is already a first-class family in Songjiang, and the amount of land already accounts for sixty percent of Songjiang's fertile land.

Shen Li looked at the second master and the third master who didn't mean to speak, so he spoke first: "Now that the He family's money has been escorted to Beijing, our family has already bought the land, and it will be too eye-catching to sell it at this time, and Songjiang is a place, if the Shen family sells the land again, I am afraid that the people's hearts will fluctuate again." I can only allocate more to the clan study and sacrificial fields, and slowly give some of the fields to the clansmen and break them into pieces. ”

Shen Jin also said: "I once heard a person in Shanxi say in the same year that all those who show talent in the examination have silver taels, grain and rice, and even acres of land to subsidize the assets of pen and ink. Only the south of the Zhili culture and education is prosperous, this law is only afraid of being out of date, but it can be changed, and the clan directly uses the acres of land as a reward to encourage students to go to school, which is also considered to kill two birds with one stone. ”

On the side, Shen Zhou and Shen Run were both literati with a spleen and stomach, and when they heard the words, they all nodded and said that it should be so.

Xu sighed lowly: "Every year, in the name of the clan, I donate land to the nursing home and the nursery hall. In this catastrophe, I don't know how many of the people's wealth in Songjiang were washed away, and it is also cause and effect to supply these people with acres of Hejia's land. ”

Everyone sighed and agreed, and went to see Shen Rui again, since he brought up this matter, it would not be just such a simple solution.

Shen Rui saw everyone looking over, and said, "Mother, two uncles, and two brothers, I had a thought after talking with Fifth Uncle Yu and Brother Chen. Uncle Yu Wu is the chief of grain, often dealing with the land, this time also talked about the He family's land, chatting, he said that he does not know whether the land will be tenanted to the previous family after the change of hands, there are a few crops, the land is served very well, when the year is bad, it is not hungry, and when the year is good, it can be more than the other people's food with one stone and three buckets per mu. ”

The people of the time attached great importance to the land, and when they heard this, everyone looked at Shen Rui with blazing eyes, and the first thing they speculated in their hearts was whether to hire these tenant farmers to the Shen family.

"Listening to what Uncle Yu said, among our clansmen, there are also many good people who understand the fields. Looking at Brother Chen and Brother Chun like this, I thought that the clansmen are not all the only way to study. Shen Rui took a deep breath and said: "It is naturally good to have the ability to go to school, but it is limited by family background, as long as you want to study, the clan can help, but if the talent is not in this, it is better to make another living."

"For example, in business, the fourth uncle of Sanfang Lian is a good player, and the second brother Ling who went, this is also a talent. There is a doorway in which line of work, and those who have such ability should also be displayed. And farming is also general, the same piece of land, understand farming and don't know how to take care of farming, the difference between mu production capacity is doubled.

"Doing business requires capital, and farming also requires acres. At present, the most important thing we lack is this acre. I have such an idea, to set aside a separate field, and also set up a form similar to ethnography, specifically to invite the crops mentioned by Uncle Yu Wu, and teach the clansmen who want to farm in this field. Those who teach and learn, regardless of age, can learn as much as they want, as long as they can produce more food, it is a good thing for the country and the people. ”

The first of the three old men praised: "Great goodness! ”

Shen Li also nodded and said: "In fact, many magistrates also have such good governance, and they invite old farmers to teach the people to grow grain, all of which are outstanding political achievements." It is indeed a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. It's not just my Shen family that can learn, if it can be promoted, Songjiang Mansion, Nanzhili, and even the people of the world can benefit. ”

Shen Rui said with a smile: "I am also thinking that it can be promoted in the future, if this is the case, then it must be set up more rigorously, and some people who can write well, record those experiences, compile them into a book, and publish them all over the world, which is a great merit." As he spoke, he looked at Shen Zhou again and said, "I'm afraid that it will take three or five years to accumulate useful experience, and it will be completed by then, and the second uncle will be more polished." ”

Shen Zhou twisted his beard and smiled.

Shen Rui said: "If you want to set up this cultivation school, there will be a lot to discuss, in addition to the cultivation method, you can also try to plant different seedlings to find the one with high yield per mu." I've also heard that there are also intercropping, intercropping, and so on, as well as fish and crab farming in rice fields, where the land remains the same and produces more. Not only grain fields, but also cotton fields, and mulberry trees...... Rewards will be given to those who can cultivate high-yielding seedlings and ......"

Several of you here are Hanlin officials, they have never delegated to a place, they have read a lot, but they don't understand much about the things in the field, and they can hear Shen Rui talk about the truth, and think about the prospect of producing a variety of crops in that acre of field, and they all applaud happily.

Shen Zhou also said that he has nothing to do now, and he will also go to find some books on agriculture and mulberry crops, copy some useful ones, and write back on a monthly basis.

Shen Rui saw that everyone praised him, so he smiled and said to Shen Li and Shen Jin: "Since my uncle and brothers think that this matter is feasible, I would like to ask the two brothers and me to jointly write a letter to the clan as the son of the sect of this house, and then the other houses in the clan will discuss and finalize this matter." ”

After Shen Lu, the son of the Jiufang Sect, was exiled to Yunnan, and the Jiu Taiye dispersed his family and went to Yunnan with his family property and Shen Lin, the patriarch Shen Qi held a clan meeting and officially designated Shen Li as the son of the Jiufang Sect.

Shen Li and Shen Jin all returned the salute.

Shen Rui's heart is happy, the people regard food as the sky, no matter when food is the most important thing for all ruling classes. Starting from agriculture to build such a school, let the world get used to it, and then slowly turn the business and industrial school is not far away.

After changing a round of hot tea, Shen Rui talked about the second news, that is, the purpose of Lujiashan Mountain's side branch.

"Shipbuilding?" Everyone in the audience was amazed.

Shen Rui also smiled bitterly.

At first, Lu Liulang talked about shipping military salaries by sea, and Shen Rui only thought that he was using the idea of replacing shipping by sea, which was extremely difficult, and Shen Rui didn't want to touch it at all.

didn't want to talk a few words, Lu Liulang bluntly said that he wanted to find a way through the Ministry of Industry or Jinyiwei, so as to build a local shipbuilding in Dengzhou.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and relying on the water to draft the water, Lujia Shandong, because of its water's edge, did the business of running boats, and later took the line of Dengzhou Wei, and took the opportunity of the Dengzhou Wei boat to go to sea, and also ran through Liaodong, and the two places made a fortune selling goods.

Although the leather goods in Liaodong are good, and the cattle and horses of Liaodong women can be sold at a good price when they are transported back, these profits are still far from being compared with smuggling.

At present, officially, the Ming Dynasty is still forbidden to the sea, and overseas trade is still on the tributary route, but private smuggling has always been endless.

"North Korea is near, but poor. At this time, the greatest profit is to sell goods to the Japanese country. At that time, Lu Shiliulang did not shy away from saying, "The Japanese country lacks everything, raw silk, cotton cloth, iron pots, porcelain, lacquerware, women's rouge gouache, red thread sewing needles, and Buddhist scriptures!" And herbs! Just talking about this raw silk, the second brother of Rui, you have a weaving factory, you know, in Nanzhili each load is only sixty taels, and when it is sold to the Wa country, it is six hundred taels, and the profit is ten times. And the transportation of herbs and embroidery needles, which is more profitable. ”

The Lu family has a business and a sea vessel.

But at this time, wooden sea ships are consumables, not to mention those that sank accidentally, even daily maintenance is also a problem, and seawater corrosion is also extremely bad, after a few years, and then improper maintenance, it is rotten wood can no longer be used.

And the construction of shipbuilding, the movement is too big.

Because of the sea ban, several government-run shipyards in the imperial court have long been closed, and the procedures for private shipyards are complicated, and the shipbuilding must only be filed with the government, and the output is also limited - at this time, although the Japanese rebellion is not as fierce as in the Jiajing and Wanli periods, there are still scattered Japanese raids, so the local government has extremely strict control over the number of ships that can go to sea, and the weight of the material.

This is the first time in more than ten years that the imperial court has sent eighteen ships to Dengzhou to transport military salaries at the same time, and all parties in Dengzhou are also speculating whether there is a intention to restart shipping.

However, the grain from the south to the north cannot be transported by sea, only military salaries, and it is also necessary to rebuild new ships.

The official shipyard is gone, and if you want to build a ship and repair a ship, you have to find a shipyard in the private sector, and the Shandong Lu family happens to have this place. If the Lu family gets this job, they can take this opportunity to quietly build a few more private ships.

Only with ships can there be maritime trade.

Under the operation of the Lu family, the Dengzhou Mansion has been on the fold, indicating that the Dengzhou Weihai ship is lacking and old and fragile, and this trip can not continue to be transferred without repair, and the eight salt-folded cloth such as Dengning received by Wilmar Guangji No. 2 Library should have been transported to Liaodong and distributed to the sergeants.

Now it's just a matter of waiting for the court to respond.

The treasury is empty, it is impossible to fold cloth into silver, and it is possible to raise one or two funds for repairing ships, although it is an obvious matter, but there is always a lot of quarrel between all parties in Beijing for such a matter, and it is also necessary to carry out one or two activities in the DPRK and China in order to obtain a satisfactory result for all parties.

"Originally, it was Lord Bai Bai who was in charge of this matter with the governor of Dengzhou Mansion, and I didn't want Lord Bai to be promoted to Shaanxi in mid-February." Lu Liulang's face was helpless.

This Bai Tongzhi has a very hard relationship in Beijing, and this time he is in charge of the strategy, and the Lu family's money has also been handed over, how did he expect that Lord Bai was promoted to an official at this juncture.

The position and rank have been promoted, but from the comfortable Shandong to the war-torn Shaanxi, whether it is moving left or right, cold-eyed people can also see it. Lord Bai lost all his energy when he boarded, and he was worried that something had happened in the backstage in Beijing so he threw him to Shaanxi, and he ignored everything.

The Lu family was also flashed lightly, and the silver was also smashed down, and there was no result, and now is also the best time, if you can't get a result this time, when the sea ship is rotten, the matter of transporting military salaries to Liaodong in the future will be gone, and his Lu family will not only have a reason for the sea ship to go to sea, but also the business line of Liaodong will not be able to be saved.

Although the Lu family has been operating in Shandong for many years, they are all local doors, and the Lu family did not have a few Beijing officials.

Counting up the in-laws, from the older generation, they can barely climb He Dongsheng, but unfortunately the head of this person in the first month has landed.

Just when Lu Shiliulang's father, Master Lu Qi, was at a loss, and Lu Shiliulang was about to take the silver to Beijing to try his luck, Lu Sanlang came to Dengzhou when he returned to the south, looking for Lu Qi's master to convey a few important words to the head of the Lu family.

In fact, the business in Shandong, Songjiang itself also has shares, and many sought-after goods are also transported from Songjiang to Shandong for resale - although Songjiang is closer to the Japanese state than Shandong, but the Songjiang Japanese rebellion is also more serious, the control of the sea is stricter, and the prosperous place of Susong, the imperial court is also more concerned, no farther than the emperor of Dengzhou Mountain.

Lu Sanlang discussed this matter with the Seventh Master's father and son, and decided to take them to the Shen family for help.

Although the Shen family has no high-ranking officials, after all, the Shen family has an old son-in-law and a son-in-law of the emperor, and this in-law is also extraordinary.

After seeing the Shen family's methods and connections, Lu Sanlang wanted to entrust this matter to Shen Rui.

In addition to the silver, Master Lu Qi also proposed that the business of the shipyard should be directly divided into shares for the Shen family, and the business of sea trade is risky after all, if the Shen family is willing to take shares, the Lu family will also welcome it.

Shen Rui told everyone what happened before and after.

Shen Zhou shook his head and said, "The imperial court will not open the sea. This thing...... It is not the Shen family to operate. After all, woe is not far off. ”

The Shen family had just trudged out of the lawsuit of Tongwei, but it was not appropriate to mention anything about opening the sea at this time.

Shen Li, because of his father-in-law Xie Gelao's relationship, saw the DPRK and China more clearly, "The sea will not be opened, and the sea will not be opened easily, as you said." Caoyun's journey involved too many forces. ”

Shen Rui said: "I also know that it is difficult to reopen shipping, and what I value is also shipbuilding." He looked around, paused, and said, "I have talked with my teacher about maritime trade, and the imperial court is short of money, and maritime trade is a shortcut. The teacher also said that there are many factors that hinder maritime trade, among them, sea ships are one. ”

Although Shen Rui has thought about sea trade, but due to the limited age and experience, he knows very little about sea ships, and he doesn't know where to build ships.

The abundance of profits from maritime trade and the strength of the navy's combat power are incomparable.

Build ships, train sailors, and then have no fear of internal strife or external enemies! Facing the Lu family, who can build sea ships, how can he not be happy!

Even if it is only a small sea ship of 400 materials, even if it cannot be turned into a warship, as long as there is a ship, as long as there is a beginning, there is hope.

But the operation of shipbuilding and even the opening of the sea ban is not something he can do with a small show, although he can go to the upper line and talk directly to Brother Shou, but with the Ming Dynasty system, the major affairs of the DPRK and China are not decided by the emperor with a word - otherwise, Wang Hua will enter the cabinet in the first ten years.

Shen Li closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly said: "Bo'an, this time, I'm afraid that he is really going to Nanjing." ”

"Seriously!" Shen Rui's eyes lit up, Shen Li said this, it should be that there is news from Xie Ge's old cabinet, Brother Shou did not lay out in vain, in the end he pushed Wang Shouren to the position of the squire of the Nanjing Military Department.

If Wang Shouren goes to Nanjing, Shen Rui will have a lot of confidence in training sailors, and this time the shipbuilding may be successfully completed.

Shen Li nodded and said in a low voice: "Wang Shi, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, asked for a letter, and the emperor approved it." ”

Shen Rui's smile was a little stiff, Wang Shi has always supported Wang Shouren in the Taihu Lake bandits, and now Wang Shouren is going to the Nanjing Military Department, if there is the help of Wang Lao, he will definitely gain a foothold and carry out military training very quickly. But now Mr. Wang is ......

"When?" He couldn't help but ask.

Shen Li sighed: "If Boss Wang knew that Bo'an was going to Nanjing, I am afraid that he would not fold up. The excerpt was handed over early, and the body and bones of the old man Wang are getting worse and worse, and he has been begging for a break in the past few months, and the emperor has been keeping it. ”

Shen Li's voice was lowered: "The candidate for the cabinet to promote the secretary of the military department has also been a long time, and the three cabinet elders have their own recommendations, this time, the emperor suddenly ordered Lin Han, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, to be the counselor of the Nanjing Ministry of War, and promoted Li Jie, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, to be the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials. Although Lin Han is a Fujian person, he is a person from Liu Gelao. The Cabinet has passed the matter, but it has not yet been decreed. ”

He couldn't say it directly, this Li Jie was Xie Ge's old person.

Everyone was silent for a moment, but Shen Zhou sighed: "Your Majesty...... Shengming. ”

After rewarding Li Ge Lao's son-in-law Yan Sheng Gong, he chose Liu Ge Lao's person as Wang Shouren's future boss here, and turned his hand to promote Xie Ge Lao's person, and Xie Ge Lao would not block Wang Shouren's road because of his son-in-law Shen Li.

In this way, the three cabinet elders will be appointed by Wang Shouren as the squire of the Nanjing Military Department.

There are no high-ranking officials in Nanjing under the command of Li Ge, who have a grudge against the Shen family and Wang Shouren, and there will be no one to confront Wang Shouren. And there is Liu Ge Lao above the military department, which is also a check and balance for Wang Shouren.

Shen Rui also let out a long sigh, Brother Shou looked like he loved to play and make trouble, but he was definitely not easy to get along with. But in any case, I hope that the teacher can go to Nanjing and show his strength.

"Then, this shipbuilding business ......" Shen Rui looked at Shen Li tentatively.

Shen Li thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the elder pavilion to have a thorough talk." Let's take a look. He paused and hesitated, "You want to be ...... That one said? ”

Shen Rui nodded and said: "It must be said, he also asked about the way to make money, and this matter was finally on his desk." ”

Shen Rui had already listed in his mind the many benefits of the experimental field to encourage the optimization of crops and the construction of sea ships, and planned to hand them to Brother Shou.

"What about the seagoing ship's shareholding?" Shen Rui looked at Shen Li and Shen Jin, "I'm going to take one or two hundred thousand silver to buy shares." ...... two brothers? ”

If shipbuilding can be successful, Shen Rui is also very interested in investing in the Lujia shipyard and even maritime trade, not for the profit, with the current industry of the Shen family, Shen Rui has not worried about eating and drinking for several lifetimes. It's for the right to speak in this business in the future.

As for talking to everyone, it is not only to report, but also to hope that the benefits of sea trade can improve the economic situation of Shen Li and Shen Jin, after all, these two brothers are not very wealthy.

Shen Jin hesitated for a moment and said, "Second Brother Rui, is it too aggressive?" What the hell is the side branch of the Lu family......"

Shen Rui said: "The Lu family's own family also has shares in it. Lu Shiliulang said that he would also open a goods store in Beijing, and Lu Erqilang was specially responsible for taking care of this goods store and was also responsible for news contact. If Brother Jin has any doubts, I suggest that you might as well take a stake in this cargo bank and wait and see. ”

Shen Jin smiled bitterly, Shen Rui had already told him privately before, he always wanted to marry a wife here, Songjiang's four families were almost defeated in the chaos, and he didn't have much money on his side, and it was a difficult marriage in itself, if he was poor, he would have the title of champion, and it was not easy to say about this marriage.

Shen Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know the price of firewood and rice, but now I know." Just listen to the second brother Rui, but I can only take out 2,000 silver now. ”

Shen Li was less worried, and only smiled bitterly: "Brother Xiaolin and Sister Mei are also older, and it should be time for me to save more money for their marriage." ”

He also knew in his heart that the Lu family not only had a request from the Shen family at this time, but the Lu family also hoped to form an alliance with the Shen family, and only common interests could make people try their best to help. Even so, the Lu family will never let the Shen family lose money.

And it is not a good thing for the Shen family to dominate in Songjiang, and it is inevitable to form an alliance with the Lu family, in fact, as early as when the head of the Lu family found Qincha with the body of the fake widow, the Shen and Lu families were already standing on the same line.

After discussing these two things, Shen Zhou, Shen Run, and the Xu family went to rest, and the remaining three brothers studied how to write Chen.

At the end of the chat, Shen Li asked Shen Rui about Yang Tian's condition, and then asked Shen Jin about his marriage.

Shen Rui and Shen Jin both sighed. Yang Tian is seriously ill, and there is no good way to do it yet. And Shen Jin's marriage is a big problem.

Shen Li said that there were girls of the right age on his mother-in-law's side, and Xie Ge Lao had also asked Shen Li on the side, but the girl's family background and appearance were very ordinary. In Shen Li's opinion, the chaos in the fourth room like that requires a more powerful housewife.

Just when their brothers were talking about Shen Jin's marriage, there were also people in the palace who were concerned about the marriage of the champion prince.

In the East Warm Pavilion of Kunning Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang smiled and said to Brother Shou: "Sister Xian is also older, and your uncle always wants to find a good family for him to entrust." ”

The smile on Brother Shou's face has not changed at all, and he is already sneering in his heart, if Empress Dowager Zhang shoehorns Zhang Yuxian into the palace, then don't blame him for turning his face.

How do you know that Empress Dowager Zhang's following words are, "I heard that Shen Jin, the champion of the new department, is a good person, and his age is suitable, and he has not yet decided on a marriage, but he is worthy of Sister Xian, Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

Brother Shou was stunned, and then, the smile on his face gradually expanded, but the light in his eyes became more and more cold.

Like all filial sons in the world, his voice is gentle and pleasant when he speaks to his mother: "The queen mother looks at people very accurately...... nt

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