Chapter 8 The bandit behavior had a plan in his heart, Zhang Juzheng couldn't sit still, and directly told Wang Siming about his plan. Zhang Juzheng was very satisfied with Wang Siming's performance this time, and he couldn't help but have a heart of love in his heart. Although Wang Siming still lacks a lot of places, he can still become a great tool if he cultivates it well.

"Siming, you also know that this royal trading house has been earning a lot since its establishment, and the household department can earn more than 12 million taels of silver every year with 30% of its dry shares! This figure is close to the taxes paid by the imperial court for most of the first half of the year. Zhang Juzheng had an expression of amazement, he really couldn't figure it out, why could a small yamen earn most of the imperial court's tax income for half a year?

Based on this alone, Zhang Juzheng admired Shen Chongming in his heart, this young man was definitely an unborn genius. It's a pity that he is too popular and too jealous, and if he doesn't move in a sleek way above the officialdom, how can he last long?

Wang Siming nodded, and followed Zhang Juzheng's words and said: "Now, the dignitaries and nobles in the capital and the local tycoons occupy forty percent, and this year it is more than 16 million taels of silver. They don't get what they get, but they are sucking the income of the imperial court. ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded worriedly and said, "Yes, if this goes on like this, the loss of the imperial court is immeasurable." As court officials, how can you and I sit idly by? If these dry shares are not collected by the imperial court, it will be difficult for the official to sleep and eat. ”

"The adults are dedicated to the country, and the officials admire it. In this matter, the officials are willing to do the work of dogs and horses, and they are sent by adults alone. Wang Siming got up and said, he was also eager to actively get close to Zhang Juzheng, after all, in his career, he helped him far more than Feng Bao, the old eunuch.

Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, nodded and said: "That's fine, then this matter will be discussed by us, and you will come forward to recover the forty percent of the dry shares from those shareholders, even if the price is higher than the original price, as long as it is not too outrageous." ”

Being able to get this errand can be regarded as down-to-earth in Wang Siming's heart, although he must have offended those lords in the capital after this incident, but it is all worth it to be able to follow Zhang Juzheng on an errand.

"My lord, my subordinates think that if they want to do this well, the most important thing is to take back the 10% of the dry shares that have access to the carriage and horse dealers, as long as this is done, the rest of the people will be easy to do." With the bottom in his heart, Wang Siming is naturally more dedicated.

"Well, what you said makes sense, Shen Chongming is indeed the most important step here. It's just that you and I know this person, although he is at home now, but it is not easy for him to let go. Zhang Juzheng said with some worry. I haven't caught Shen Chongming yet, and it can be said that it is difficult to make him bow down obediently.

Wang Siming smiled slightly, and said confidently: "If you can trust the lower officials, then the lower officials will go to Nanjing City, and they will definitely be able to persuade Shen Chongming to hand over the 10% of the dry shares in his hands." ”

"Hehe, this official naturally trusts you. Since this is the case, then you should take a trip, and when this is done, the official will be rewarded. Zhang Juzheng looked at Wang Siming with a smile on his face and said with a smile. The young man is energetic and very good.

After leaving Zhang's mansion, Governor Wang immediately ordered people to rush to Tongzhou to arrange ships to go south, hurried home to get a few changes of clothes and left Beijing.

All the way south, the official ship under the banner of the Governor of the Maritime Yamen was naturally smooth sailing, and after just six days, it arrived outside Nanjing.

"My lord, the Duke of Zhongguo has just moved in, and the mansion is five miles outside the city. If the adults are in a hurry, the lower official will take you there. The prefect hurried to greet the big man from the capital, and when he heard that the governor of Wang was here to find Shen Chongming, the prince of Zhongguo, he immediately made it clear where Shen Chongming went.

Wang Siming smiled, Brother Shen is really rich, I just heard a few days ago that he built a mansion in Nanjing. I didn't expect to move in after such a while, which is really fast. But at such a fast speed, I'm afraid that the silver will be like flowing water.

"In that case, then it will be annoying to the adults." Wang Siming was polite, but the arrogant expression on his face did not mean anything polite at all.

Fortunately, the prefect has been in the officialdom for a long time, and he also has a thorough understanding of the personalities of these big men in the capital, so he didn't care about Wang Siming's expression at all, ordered someone to prepare his own official sedan chair, and hurriedly went out of the north gate with Wang Siming.

The Zhongguo Mansion that cost nearly 150,000 taels of silver before and after stood alone in the suburbs, which was also quite eye-catching, in front of the dark red gate, the two lifelike stone lions exuded a domineering aura that looked at the world, and people who had never seen the world would involuntarily bow their heads at first glance.

However, Wang Siming is a person who has seen the world, so he naturally will not be afraid of these two stones. Not only that, but a smile of contempt even appeared on his face. It's ridiculous that this Shen Chongming, who is obviously a toothless tiger but is still pretending in front of his house, isn't this a joke? When he returns to the capital this time, he will definitely spread the news and see how his colleagues laugh at him.

"Stop, Grandpa Guo's mansion, don't enter the idlers!" The guards in front of the door were very faceless, and they obviously saw that the people who came were all dressed in official clothes, but they still stepped forward and scolded loudly.

"This is Lord Wang from the capital, I want to see Grandpa Guo if I have something, and I bother you to report it." The prefect said with a smile.

The seventh-grade official in front of the prime minister's door, when he arrived at the grandfather of the country, he had to start with the sixth-grade person who watched the gate, and it was the kind with a deep background, and ordinary officials couldn't afford to provoke it at all.

"From the capital?" As soon as the guards heard that it was an official from the capital, the expression on their faces immediately became a little incomprehensible, and they shouted a trace of sarcasm in their smiles, and the sarcasm was mixed with a little hatred, which was always extremely complicated.

"Hehe, dare to ask this adult, come all the way to my lord's house, what is the so-called matter?" The guard asked with his arms in his arms, looking at the posture, he didn't put Wang Siming in front of him in his eyes at all.

This kind of insult, even if Wang Siming can bear it, the subordinate officials brought by him can't sit idly by, just see the eyes of a person behind Wang Siming, stand up and point to the guard's nose and reprimand: "Bold, dare to be rude to Lord Wang, do you want to commit the following crimes?" ”

This guy was very loud, but it was a pity that the guard in front of him was not afraid, but raised his chin and looked at him with a provocative face.

"What kind of person, shouting in front of the Guogong Mansion, can't you do it without the king's law?" An even more rampant voice rushed to the door, and everyone looked up, but it was Brother Erdan, who came over from afar.

"What's the matter, where did the villains dare to come to my Zhongguo Mansion to make trouble and find out?" Brother Erdan's two eyes were on the back of his head, and he didn't seem to see clearly that the person who came was from the official family. But this pretense can be seen even by a pig, how can people not be angry.

"Presumptuous, even if you slander the court officials, come, take him down for me!" was despised one after another, and the pride of Wang Siming's officials was completely trampled on, and the fire in his chest naturally broke out in an instant.

Brother Erdan seemed to be taken aback, rubbed his eyes and looked at it carefully, and said with surprise on his face: "Yo, isn't this Governor Wang, that southeast wind blew you down here, it's rude to be rude, it's really a sin." ”

"Hehe, Master Ma, I haven't seen you for a few days, but your shelf is getting bigger and bigger, how are you doing lately?" Wang Siming's face was full of spring breeze, and his mouth was also unusually polite. This horse is a bad person, if you are needle-to-needle with him, it can be regarded as blind, and to deal with this kind of person, you have to be polite and make him uncomfortable. Otherwise, he won't be able to be controlled at all.

Brother Erdan smiled: "Don't hide it from Governor Wang, although my Ma Erdan has also killed countless people, I haven't done anything bad since I was a child, and I have naturally lived a safe and stable life, and I have never been afraid of any ghosts knocking on the door." But Governor Wang, now that the official fortune is prosperous, I'm afraid that you are also very busy, and you haven't slept a solid night, right? ”

Brother Erdan was sarcastic and secretly stabbed, and did not save any face for Wang Siming at all. This pig and dog are not as good as things, I have never treated him badly in so many years, but I didn't expect that he would not even miss the old kindness of the adult and make a stumbling block behind his back, and he would like to throw him into the sarcasm and drown him alive!

This is a bit too much, Rao is Wang Siming has made sufficient preparations before, and it is inevitable that he will feel angry. But if you compete with Brother Erdan here, it will be too much of a fall. How can I say that I am also a dignified and second-rank military governor, how can I deal with such a ruffian as him? If it spreads, it will definitely make others laugh.

Ignoring it, Wang Siming's face turned straight and said, "This official came this time to see Grandpa Guo on official business, and I also ask Master Ma to lead the way." ”

"In this case, then please ask Governor Wang to wait for a while, and let the officials go to see if the grandfather has time to meet guests." Leaving these words, Brother Erdan turned around and entered the gate, without inviting Wang Siming into the house to drink tea and wait.

"My lord, they're too unpleasant, aren't they?" Wang Siming is still forbearing, but the people under him can't bear it.

Wang Siming was also forcibly suppressed in his heart, Shen Chongming had arrived in such a field, and he dared to put on such a big shelf, which was really hateful. But as soon as he thought about his intentions, Wang Siming's heart was balanced again, and he would have to see how his heart ached later.

"Shut up and be patient." Wang Siming glared at the subordinate and said, then put his hands behind his back and began to slowly look at the new mansion. Not to mention, although this house was built quickly, the workmanship is also very good, it seems that Shen Chongming is still a person who will enjoy happiness.