Chapter 53 Red-capped Officials and Businessmen

There is no objection from all members of the cabinet, and the resistance above the court is much smaller. Although there are still a few officials who have expressed strong dissatisfaction with the newly established maritime yamen having such great power and Shen Chongming's three positions at a young age, it is tantamount to using a mantis arm as a car, and it cannot influence Emperor Longqing's thoughts at all, so after an early dynasty, the maritime yamen is officially established.

As the official in charge, Shen Chongming has the title of Governor Maritime Yamen Qin Cha Official, and added the word Qin Cha, which is even more different from the weight of the second-grade official position, which indicates that from now on, the size of the maritime Yamen only needs to be nodded by Emperor Longqing, as for the opinions of the cabinet and the six ministries, it is only for reference, and it is okay to listen to it or not.

With such a right, don't say that others are envious, jealous and hateful, even Gao Gong feels a little awkward in his heart, and they all say that the blue is better than the blue, but the gap can't be so big! Think about yourself when you were his age, still studying hard at home behind closed doors? If it's really a person who is more popular than a dead person, how could he not have the good fortune to meet a powerful teacher like him back then? .

Not to mention this narcissist, because of Shen Chongming's strong recommendation, Shi Bingzheng, who is not well-known in this court, also followed Shen Chongming and got the title of the governor of Sanpin, which can be regarded as a carp jumping over the dragon gate.

Shen Chongming holds three positions, so it is naturally impossible to fully perform all the duties of the governor of the maritime yamen, and Shi Bingzheng, who is the governor of the same governor, will definitely master most of the affairs of the maritime yamen in the future, and in such a prominent position, it is destined that Shi Bingzheng's future life will no longer be ordinary, and he will definitely become a rookie rising in the officialdom, and he is destined to appear in the future things that may be recorded in the annals of history.

After getting the official appointment, the brothers couldn't care about the joy, and after leaving the court, they rushed back to Shen Chongming's capital to command the yamen to discuss things.

In addition to the pitiful 300 taels of funds, there are only these two chief and deputy governors for the time being, and the location of the yamen, the determination of officials, and even the purchase of all kinds of office supplies must be done in a hurry.

This is also a helpless thing, after all, the imperial court has announced the lifting of the sea ban to the world, and the merchants who have been secretly doing maritime trade in various places have been looking forward to the government's approval of their ships to go to sea as soon as possible.

And because the imperial court had a plan to set up a maritime yamen, it did not hand over this right to the local yamen at all, and the days of going to sea could only be postponed again and again.

After all, seeing is believing, and only by putting the white money on the table can the officials who still hold a wait-and-see attitude be convinced, and the follow-up things can be carried out in an orderly and smooth manner.

Time is pressing, and the two brothers can only divide labor and cooperate, because Shi Bing is taking the examination for a while, and the appointment of the top priority personnel Shen Chongming was handed over to him, and he himself took the second brother and other guards out to command the yamen to step on a suitable courtyard as a foothold for the maritime yamen.

They were busy, and Xiao Ershao, one of the three brothers, couldn't be idle, and he didn't have time to meet Miss Xiaoqing for nearly ten days.

But Xiao Ershao can't do anything, now his identity is also extraordinary, according to Shen Chongming's statement to him, this is called a red-top businessman, Xiao Ershao doesn't understand how popular this is, anyway, he knows that now he is also the executive president of the Royal Commercial and Trade House, which is considered to be working for the emperor and his old man.

The rank of this president and the emperor's gift is not very high, that is, from the seventh grade, but this sesame mung bean is an official position on the businessman is extraordinary, not to mention that the fellow businessmen are impressed, even the court officials are also sideways, this is the first businessman with an official title in the Ming Dynasty, it is really different.

As a party, Xiao Ershao is also excited, and it is precisely because of this that he can do his best to do things according to the thoughts of Xiaoqing in his heart.

"Lord Xiao, this is our shipbuilding account book in Quanzhou Shipyard, please take a look!" A thin middle-aged man walked in on tiptoes, holding an account book in both hands and handing it to Xiao Ershao, who was immersed in accounting for the accounts.

Shipbuilding is the biggest expense of the Royal Commercial and Trade House at the moment, Xiao Ershao immediately put down the other account books in his hand and took them over to check carefully.

"Mr. Wang, this ship is still too little, add another million to the Nanjing Navy Shipyard, let them build it first!" Xiao Ershao's words were loud, faintly a little more domineering.

He said this without thinking, but it startled Mr. Wang, who had just turned over thirty years old: "My lord, don't we have to be in such a hurry to put the silver in, let's wait and talk!" ”

As a bookkeeper, Mr. Wang is very qualified, mature and steady, and does things in an orderly and unhurried manner, but he thinks too one-sidedly, so he can only be a bookkeeper in this life.

After a busy day, Xiao Ershao also felt tired, and ordered someone to make a cup of hot tea, and asked Mr. Wang to sit down very approachable: "Mr. Wang, what do you mean, the official understands, and he is also afraid that investing so much silver at one time will leave hidden dangers, but in this business, not only must be bold and careful, but also start quickly and ruthlessly, if not, you can only pick up some leftovers behind others!" ”

"But my lord, now we have invested nearly four million taels of silver in shipbuilding, such a large amount of money can be matched by few merchants in the world, and there are more than 100 large and small ships, and the villain thinks that no matter how big the business is, he can't use so many ships! There is really no need to risk another million taels, we might as well keep this silver in case we need it from time to time, so that even if something happens, we can have a countermeasure, and your lordship, you will not have a room for maneuver at that time! Mr. Wang persuaded bitterly.

If it is an ordinary owner, Mr. Wang will never say this heart-wrenching, regardless of whether he makes money or loses, anyway, it is not difficult to support his family with this ability, it is just a big deal to change the owner.

However, Xiao Ershao is the most special owner that Mr. Wang has met in serving people for so many years, not because of his special identity, but because this guy is very arrogant, and he doesn't have the bad problems of the previous owners.

And he didn't despise himself because of his young age, not only opened his mouth and closed his mouth to the honorific title of Mr., but also threw away millions of taels of silver to take care of himself, and all the income and expenditure were his own accounts.

When encountering such a rare owner, Mr. Wang naturally will not hide his thoughts, at least the kindness of the encounter will still be repaid, what he is worried about now is that once something happens to the imperial court, the fleet built of nearly five million taels of silver is likely to be idle, in that case, Xiao Ershao will have to be a scapegoat.

Xiao Ershao is also a person-like character, how can she not see Mr. Wang's worries: "Hehe, this lifting of the sea ban is the trend of the times, and it will never change, so the ships we have invested so much silver taels to build now will definitely be useful, and they will never lose the original Qianmo farmer!" ”

"Your Excellency! This is not afraid of 10,000 just in case, once there is really a change, how should you deal with it, everything is still careful! Although Xiao Ershao's tone was very affirmative, Mr. Wang still persuaded that the words of this court are rarely accurate.

Xiao Ershao smiled, and he was very satisfied in his heart, having such a subordinate can be regarded as his luck.

"Don't tell Mr. Wang, even if such a situation really happens, I Xiao Pengcheng can't be a scapegoat, think about it, whose pocket is the money spent on our shipbuilding?" The voice was so low that even someone outside the door could not hear it.

Mr. Wang frowned: "This ...... It is the people of the Ministry of Industry who build the ship for us, and this silver should have become the imperial court in the end! ”

"Isn't that right, you said that we can still be convicted by then!" Xiao Ershao looked proud, this was the reason why Brother Shen let him spend a lot of effort to build a ship that day, this guy is really the master of both government and business.

This sentence was like an initiation, Mr. Wang's eyes were full of horror, and he muttered: "So that's the case!" said, but couldn't help but shake his head, after all, the people of the world were still played with by the court to applaud.

Knowing that he was thinking about it, Xiao Ershao hurriedly explained: "Don't think nonsense, the master above definitely didn't do this thing to accumulate money, once the sea trade really develops, the profits will be more than these three melons and two dates!" ”

"Yes, yes, the villain understands!" Mr. Wang hurriedly nodded to show that he understood, and then he realized how dangerous his idea was just now, if this was known by the imperial court, he would not have to cut off his head!

"Hehe, it's good to understand, hurry up and take someone to withdraw one million taels of silver tickets and hand it over to the Ministry of Industry, the faster the fleet is established, the shorter the time for us to return to our capital!"

Mr. Wang got up and hurried away, Xiao Ershao's cup of hot tea also cooled down, and he drank it in two gulps, and he got busy again without wiping his mouth.

"The merchant and trade bank procured goods for one hundred and eighty men, each of whom paid one tael and five taels of silver per month, and paid a total of two hundred and seventy taels per month, and the sailors of the fleet were tentatively set at one thousand and three hundred taels of silver per month for food and one tael and eight taels of silver per month for each person during the training period, totaling ...... Total ......"

After a long time, Xiao Ersao, who was lying on the table with his brows twisted, slapped the table and stood up: "Someone! ”

A small servant outside the door heard this shout and ran in in a hurry: "My lord, what do you ...... order?"

Before he finished speaking, he was abruptly interrupted by Xiao Ershao: "His grandmother's, did you find the bookkeeper who asked you to find it?" ”

The little guy was dumbfounded, stunned for a while before he reacted, and said resignedly: "My lord, the day before yesterday, you did tell the little one to go outside to find Mr. Yi's bookkeeper, but you didn't get a cup of tea, so you told the little one to say no, saying that if you can save some silver, you can save some silver, and you can just come to this bookkeeper's errand by yourself!" ”

Xiao Ershao was stunned for a moment, tilted his head and asked with some uncertainty: "My lord, have I said the latter words!" ”

"My lord, you did say this, and Director Xiao, who was familiar with the carriage and horse shop, was also present that day!" The little guy didn't give face, and directly said the names of the witnesses.

This made Xiao Er feel embarrassed, and shouted with some shame: "Fart, do I still care about this little money, adult?" Go, hurry up and find a bookkeeper, this little account has to be an adult and I have to come in person, it's a waste of talent! ”