"You can look at the matter of buying a mother-in-law and maid, but there is one thing, you can only buy it from the market, you must know the roots, and you can't create trouble for yourself!" Su Baiyi waved his hand, "Mu Tong, you take Su Yan and Su Qing to the courtyard to have a look, I have something to talk about with Zhao Gong!" ”

"Yes, Xianggong!" Yu Mutong bowed down and retreated with the two sisters.

Su Baiyi looked at a low two-story small attic in the middle of the garden, and pointed, "Let's go, let's go over there and sit down." By the way, Gu Zhong, Li Suo, and Father-in-law He, let's go together. ”

The five of them walked together through the path in the garden towards the attic.

Su Baiyi walked in the front, Zhao Heng followed closely behind, followed by Li Suo and He Shan, and Gu Zhong at the back.

There is no way, Gu Zhong is a businessman with no status, this time the big ship was burned and he didn't know how to explain to his partner, so now he can only hide outside, follow behind Su Baiyi to see if he can get the protection of this railway governor.

In the low attic, the decoration is quite elegant.

The first floor is a reception hall, and there is a warm pavilion on the second floor, which should have been Mu Yongjiang's residence before.

Su Baiyi and the others sat down in the hall on the first floor.

"New home, new courtyard, tea will be made up another day, don't mind if you don't entertain a few people!" Su Baiyi arched his hand apologetically.

Several people hurriedly said: "No, no!" ”

"Lord Su is polite!"

"That's fine!" Su Baiyi looked at everyone: "The people in this room today are all my friends and brothers of Su Baiyi, and in the future, everyone will build a railway together to make a fortune together, so they can be open and honest with each other, and there is no need to be taboo if you have anything to say!" ”

"Yes!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but rejoice in their hearts.

Su Baiyi turned his face to Zhao Heng and asked, "Zhao Gong seems to have unfinished words in the courtyard just now?" ”

"Lord Su!" Zhao Heng arched his hand and said: "Since Lord Su asked, and you are all the lord's people, our family will not hide it." He cleared his throat: "Ahem...... Ahem...... Li Baihu's Jinyi Wei sent an edict from His Majesty, asking our family and He Shan to serve the governor in Guide Mansion, do you know why? ”

"Why?" Li Suo asked curiously.

"Huh!" Zhao Heng pretended to twist his beard profoundly, but after twisting it for a long time, he found that he was a eunuch without a beard, and he was not embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "Li Baihu is a person from Jinyiwei, and he can learn His Majesty's words from Jinyiwei, our family is not deaf and blind, and there is also news from the celebrant supervisor!" ”

Glancing at Su Baiyi, Zhao Heng said again: "I heard that Your Majesty is now arguing with the ministers, and wants to send the prince to the Yuyuan to study, but the ministers are not allowed, and Your Majesty will not give in. ”

"The prince is coming to Yuyuan?" Su Baiyi frowned slightly, and said, "Is this serious?" ”

"I don't know if I can come to our house, but now Your Majesty and the courtiers are in trouble. There were a lot of canes in the outer court of the noon gate, and even Sun Chengzong and Sun Ge were beaten up, and Fengtian Hall pretended to be dead several imperial histories! Zhao Heng said this, his voice lowered, and his tone softened a lot: "But Your Majesty still insists on sending the prince to study in Guide Mansion, sir, our family thinks that Your Majesty left me and He Shan in Guide Mansion, and eighty percent wants the slaves and maids to serve His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

It's a beautiful idea!

Su Baiyi sneered in his heart!

No wonder this thing heard that the emperor left him in Guide Mansion, not only was he not the slightest frustrated, but he was also excited and almost went to breed the bull, it turned out that he had this in mind.

But don't blame Zhao Heng!

As a person who is more than a prisoner, there is basically no hope for a lifetime, if he can climb the thigh of the future son of heaven, then at least he will be a eunuch with a pen, and the majesty of the commander Dongchang is just a small meaning, in case the luck is not too good to get a eunuch with a palm print to play, it is an internal minister who is admired by thousands of people or scolded by thousands of people.

It's no wonder that Zhao Heng is not surprised!

But this is really wishful thinking, not only Zhao Heng's wishful thinking, I'm afraid that even the emperor will have to be wishful thinking in the end.

The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that he wants to go out of Beijing to Guide Mansion thousands of miles away, it may be difficult to get out of the palace. The prince's usual education was in charge of the Zhan Shifu, and the six Shangshu, Shilang, and the left and right imperial histories were in charge, and they explained the scriptures and meanings to the prince, and let the prince feel Confucianism from an early age, and the future monarch must also be a believer and promoter of Confucianism.

Let a prince go out to learn knowledge from the Mo family, the challenger of Confucianism, then it would be strange if the civil official was not crazy!

"Then the official is here to congratulate Zhao Gong, in the future, he will soar, and he will become the master of ceremonies, but don't forget Su someone!"

"Hahahaha!" Zhao Heng was not modest at all, and laughed.

Su Baiyi said: "Okay, Your Majesty's mind is not something that we courtiers can figure out, there is actually another thing to call you over today." ”

"Sir, please speak!"

"Gu Zhong!" Su Baiyi directly named and said: "Last time on the Bohai Sea, your big ship was robbed and burned by those civil officials, although it was not the so-called of this official, but it was indeed caused by this official, which made you miserable, tired of you being in a foreign land, and this official was also uneasy." ”

"Don't dare!" Gu Zhong pounced and knelt on the ground: "The Governor is a small one, burning the ship is all done by those civil officials, and it has nothing to do with the adults!" ”

"There's no need to shy away from it!" Su Baiyi waved his hand!

Although he doesn't dare to say that he is rich enough to rival the country, he also has some family background, in the final analysis, Gu Zhong has been affected by himself, and for the sake of fame behind him, he can't ignore it, right?

"This is 20,000 taels of silver, you can use it to build a big ship!" Su Baiyi groped out a few silver tickets from his sleeve and handed them to Gu Zhong.

Where did Gu Zhong dare to pick it up?

Wave your hands and confess!

Su Baiyi said: "Let you take it, the official has also inquired, the boat is not yours alone, there are several partners, if you can't compensate the partners, I'm afraid the family will not be able to live in peace." ”

"Thank you, sir!" Gu Zhong saw that Su Baiyi was sincere in giving silver, so he took it, and kowtowed to Su Baiyi several times in gratitude.

In these years, it is a blessing for them to meet reasonable officials.

"These goddamn civil officials, after doing all the bad things, let Master Su clean up the mess!" Zhao Heng scolded fiercely, and said: "Our family has also suffered a lot, but fortunately, they have been caught one by one, if it weren't for this, our family would have to find the door to theorize, and at least 12,000 taels of silver would have to be compensated!" ”

Su Baiyi sneered!

Sure enough, it was a castration, and when he saw the silver, he was tempted. I don't know if I want to ask those civil officials for silver, or if I reach out to myself to ask for silver?

Su Baiyi pretended not to see it, and asked He Shan with a smile: "What Zhao Gong said also has some truth, I have an idea to go to the house of those dog thieves who hurt us to knock on the main tank, Grandpa He, do you want to go together?" ”

He Shan's face flushed slightly, and he waved his hand and said, "No, the situation was urgent at that time, and the slave maid has not been able to thank Master Su for saving his life." ”

Is that the right attitude?

When people are compared, the difference really comes out.

Su Baiyi shook his head, and did not continue to dwell on the affairs of the sea, but turned his head to Gu Zhong: "What are Mr. Gu's plans in the future?" If you need Su's help, don't be polite! ”

"I don't have any plans!" Gu Zhong's eyes were blank, he fumbled for the silver ticket in his hand, and said in a low voice: "Go back and return the partner's silver, and you won't go to sea in the future, it's good to buy some fields in your hometown to cultivate and read heirlooms!" ”

This Su Baiyi can also understand.

In the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants was low, and the first thing to do if they had money was to buy land, and after buying a few hundred acres of land and having income, their sons and grandchildren could devote themselves to studying. If you are lucky, you can take the test and raise people, so that the family has become a natural family of scholars, and its identity has also jumped from the lowest businessman to the first-class "taxi".

"That's really a pity, I thought there was something to trouble Mr. Gu to do, alas...... Never mind! Su Baiyi sighed deeply, although he was detached, he didn't have the idea of raping other people's will.

"Ah......" Gu Zhong was unexpected, and after being slightly shocked, he quickly kowtowed to the ground and said loudly: "Gu Zhong is willing to die for the adult!" ”

Just kidding, who is Su Baiyi?

That is the favored minister of today's son, the talented Xiao Zhuge of Guide Mansion, Ping Dongbo, who pacified the Denglai Rebellion in a snap of his fingers in Shandong, and the railway governor of the second rank of the current dynasty who is the same as the six Shangshu.

Such a thick thigh stretched out for him to hug him, if he didn't stretch out his hand, it would really be a waste of decades of experience in the rivers and lakes.

Let's ask the big businessmen of the Ming Dynasty, who are rich and rival the country, which one does not have an official backstage?

"Aren't you going to plough and read heirlooms?" Su Baiyi asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, the villain has figured it out, it's better to follow the adults to mix!" Gu Zhong has been mixed in the rivers and lakes for so many years, and his face is not ordinary.

"That's good!" Su Baiyi knocked on Erlang's leg and said with a smile: "You sit down, this official has a very special thing to explain to you, if this matter is done well, this official will directly ask you to get a seven-grade official!" ”

"Thank you, sir!" Gu Zhong's eyes lit up, and his body was full of combat power.

"Listen to me!" Su Baiyi waved his hand to signal him not to be excited: "Your Majesty issued an order to me at the beginning of the year, ordering this official to send an envoy to Annan, because the chaos in Shandong was delayed for some time. Now that the railway is to be built, the official is naturally flawless.

So, I mean, you go and find a few people who have been to Annam and are familiar with the sea routes, and then the official will find a few people who know the language of Annam, and you will lead the team to Annam.

Of course, not to go to war, but to send condolences in the name of our Ming Dynasty, send some gifts, express the desire for peace and friendship, and talk about grain trade with them by the way.

Would you like to go? ”