Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the court is no exception, except that it is more dignified than the reckless rivers and lakes, there is no difference between the two.

The six-year-old Jingcha is the time when the bigwigs must show their performance. Just like Uncle Li said: 'When people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult for the team to lead...... "At this time, if you drop the chain and can't cover your brothers, just wait for the tree to fall and scatter." But from both ends, this is the best time to gather people's hearts, as long as you show your sense of existence, protect your little brother, and let them believe in your ability and attitude, then in the future, someone will go to the knife mountain for you, carry the black pot, and ensure that you, the big guy, have passed through the flowers, and the leaves will not stick to you. This kind of fish-water relationship between the eldest brother and the younger brother, when used in officialdom, is a little rougher, but this is the reason.

The last time he was in Jingcha, Shen Mo was still a horse boy, and six years have passed in a blink of an eye, this time in Jingcha, he has become a new boss, and many people are watching his performance. Can this establish the status of the rivers and lakes, or is it just like a meteor crossing the sky? It's all up to this one.

But that doesn't mean he's just going to let the other side rip off. Even if you want to make a compromise, you have to seize the initiative. It's not easy to do this, he has been preparing for a long time, and he has to let Old Yang Bo miscalculate again.

"Okay......" Not surprisingly, Yang Bo promised him to exchange two conditions.

"Please." Silent with an expression of being killed and slaughtered.

"Hehe......" Yang Bo twisted his beard and smiled, squinted at Shen Mo, and said, "The taste of waiting is not pleasant." ”

Shen Mo picked up the teacup, gently blew off the hot air, and took a sip: "It's so light, it turned out to be Longjing before the Ming Dynasty, and I thought that Bo Lao would like Tieguanyin." ”

"I liked it when I was young, but I understood it when I was older, and it was light and had a long aftertaste." Yang Bo smiled bitterly, knowing that verbal provocation was ineffective against silence. couldn't help but shake his head and said: "You are not interesting, thirty years old is like sixty years old, and you don't have the anger of a young person at all." ”

Shen Moxin said, Isn't my two lives combined, exactly sixty? smiled and said: "Dealing with a bunch of old-timers all day long, is it okay not to smooth out your temperament?" ”

"Yes to ...... too" Yang Bo nodded and said, "My first condition is that the Huilian will be saved by Sunrise. He will inevitably make this request, because the crisis of Sunrise, and because of the 'loan and payment' incident, the hope of issuing money for the imperial court has been completely cut off, so that more depositors have joined the run army, and these people fill the hall of Sunrise every day, and they cannot carry out any business...... In order to recoup the funds, Huilian can only sell the investment in its name at a low price, and at this moment of rapid industrial and commercial development, every time such a transaction is made, it means immeasurable losses. The proprietors can't stand the constant blood transfusions of the past and urgently need to end this crisis. Looking at Daming, in addition to the household department, only Huilian can help with this. ”

"Although the two major money banks are competitors, Huilian still understands the truth of cold lips and teeth." Shen Mo bowed his head and said, "I don't know what Ri Sheng Long wants?" ”

"It's not something you and me should *** care about." Seeing that Shen Mo was still very reasonable, Yang Bo laughed and said: "Let them talk, anyway, there is still a period of time before Jingcha, I believe they can reach an agreement." ”

"That's what Bo Lao said." Shen Mo nodded and said, in agreement, said; "What else?"

"There are ......" Yang Bo fell into thought, he actually had two conditions, and he hoped to agree silently. One is to open the border market in the north, and the other is to let the Jin merchants participate in the maritime trade. For the first, the Jin merchants almost monopolized all the business outside the mouth and the customs, although smuggling will bring huge profits, but seriously affect the scale of trade, *** the development and growth of the Jin merchants.

Coupled with the booming development of industry and commerce, the price of many raw materials has been guaranteed, among which the demand for wool, cashmere, and animal skins has surged day by day. A variety of factors led them to desperately trade with the Mongols. But with their influence in the court and the nine sides, they can't contribute to this matter, and silence is just a mere battle, and it is still unknown how much they can help in this.

On the second issue, Shen Mo, as the initiator of the reopening of the market, the protector of industry and commerce in the southeast, and the rebuilder of the Daming Sailor, has unparalleled influence in every link of production, trade, and transportation. The bureaucratic class, big families, sea merchants, and even the sailors of the Ming Dynasty in the southeast all looked to his horse. Don't look at the Jin merchants' strong financial resources, they are also rich in the southeast officialdom, but they can't enter the top of the overseas trade chain, and they are always in the position of material merchants and primary processors, and most of the profits are deprived of them upstream, which makes the arrogant Jin merchants how to accept it for a long time?

If Shen Mo can agree and give up a piece of core interests, it will be absolutely worth it. Yang Bo made up his mind, don't blame him for thinking about money, because in Yang Bo's eyes, in addition to calling for wind and rain in the economic aspect, the rest of the things such as personnel, ***, military and other aspects are not qualified to bargain with him.

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When Yang Bo said his thoughts, he saw that Shen Mo finally showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "This is a bit difficult for strong people, and we officials can't intervene in industrial and commercial matters, of course it's okay to say hello, but I don't know what the effect is." ”

Seeing that he didn't agree, Yang Bo felt silent and reliable, and nodded with deep sympathy: "Yes, we and the businessmen are still two different things after all." "That being said, it's impossible to get him to back down...... It's easy to take the initiative, but you have to slaughter Shen Mo with a knife.

After saying a few more words, seeing that Yang Bo was still unmoved, Shen Mo finally turned his heart sideways, gritted his teeth and said: "I can't say anything else, there is only one thing I can call the shots - the military department doesn't always want to drive those recruiters out of the sailors, I will fulfill your wish!" ”

Yang Bo was incredulous when he heard this, and asked, "You promised to invite Xu Hai and the others to come out of the sailor?" ”

"What can I do if I don't agree...... "Shen Mo sighed and said: "They have been squeezed and uncomfortable, rather than continue and make everyone uncomfortable, it is better to break up in two and everyone is relieved." ”

"Good ......" Yang Bozan said, but he inevitably doubted in his heart, this promise was too simple.

But when he saw Shen Mo, he waved his hand and said: "But this matter is not so simple, those people are all from Haikou, if they are not handled well, the sea will never be peaceful again, and no one will be able to do business." ”

"Not bad...... Yang Bo nodded and said, "I promise this, I will listen to you, what good ideas do you have?" "The heart said, this is right.

Shen Mo nodded, and lowered his voice: "There are Luzon envoys living in the Siyi Pavilion, Elder Bo knows, right?" ”

"Yes," Yang Bo nodded, "I also know that they are here to ask for help on behalf of the king." ”

"The Ministry of Rites has been pressing and not reporting." Shen Mo was not surprised, nodded and said: "But the cabinet has been discussing in private several times, and it is really difficult to decide, so I didn't take it out for public discussion." ”

"Hmm......" Yang Boshen thought so, this matter is really tricky, agree, the court is powerless, it is impossible to carry a burden anymore, but if you don't agree, where will you let the face of the Heavenly Empire go?

"The meaning of the cabinet is that whoever has trouble will solve it, so you have to do it yourself." He said silently: "I won't tell you, I have always had an idea in my heart, but the Ministry of Rites can't call the shots......"

"Do you want Xu Hai and them to support Luzon?" Yang Bo asked in a low voice.

Shen Mo didn't say 'yes', but then he said: "Let them help Luzon not in the name of the military, but in the name of volunteers, as long as they promise *** Houlu, I believe they will agree." ”

Yang Bo was silent, and said in his heart that this young man is so ruthless, he wants to let Xu Hai and the Spaniards fight to the death. Once you lose, you will naturally go back to your own home and be a hundred, even if you win, it will be a big loss of vitality, and you will no longer have the capital to bargain with the court.

However, Ci is not in charge of the army, and Yang Bo is not a good stubble, anyway, it is not his own people who are sacrificed, so why bother to be the best for others? After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "Yes, how do you need me to cooperate." ”

"This matter can only be mentioned by Bo Lao," Shen Mo said expressionlessly: "I am soft-spoken, and I can only wave the flag and shout on the side." ”

"Yes!" Yang Bo saw that his requirements had to be met, and he was happy to send Shen Mo a favor, anyway, it was not a bad thing, and it could increase his prestige.

"Then I wish Bo Lao success." Shen Mo could still laugh.

"Haha, everybody's successful." Yang Bo smiled from ear to ear.

The two looked at each other and smiled, both with satisfied smiles on their faces......

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The next day, the Ministry of Rites handed over Luzon's credentials. The cabinet was hesitating whether to send a report to the palace, but the celebrant came over and said that the emperor had an order to receive the Luzon envoys.

"Yes, the emperor is addicted." Gao Gong rolled his eyes and said, "Do you think that every envoy is here to give gifts?" That's why he dared to say Longqing in public.

"Since the emperor wants to see him, he must not be able to hide it." Zhang Juzheng said softly: "I thought that it would be better to send a report tomorrow, and save time to be passive." ”

"Well, that's right." Gao Gong touched his beard and said: "But those young people in the court will not think about it so much, and they will definitely send troops to the court." When the time comes, we will still be passive. ”

"It's better to let the military department and the household department put the difficulties on the table," Guo Pu said: "The voice of the war will naturally be smaller." ”

"What do you think of Jiangnan?" Shousuke-sama, who had been listening, glanced at him and said silently.

"What Elder Park said is right." Shen Mo said slowly: "Soldiers, the country's major affairs, it is one thing to want to fight, and it is another thing to really fight." ”

Seeing that even the militants said this, Xu Jie's heart settled down, and he said, "It's definitely not going to happen." So he asked no more about it.

The development of events was not unexpected at first, but after the newspaper was published, *** was really one-sided, asking for help to the king of Luzon to recover the country. But in fact, no one takes this seriously in their hearts...... Many years ago, the king of Malaga also sent an envoy to ask for help, and the high-spirited Emperor Jiajing, who was in his prime, only issued an order to rebuke the Francois and ordered him to withdraw from Malacca, and he never thought of sending troops to help the king of Malaga recover the country.

This incident hurt morale and morale, and made the Ming lose its influence in this region, but the country is no longer as strong as Yongle, and there is really nothing to help, so it can only be limited to solidarity like this.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor received the Luzon envoys and listened to their stories of the evil deeds of burning, killing and looting of the 'red-haired Yangfan', and the sentimental Emperor Longqing shed tears of sympathy at that time, and asked the cabinet to find a way to help the poor Luzon king as much as possible.

The cabinet only responded, and wanted to delay it for two days, but after the limelight, who knew that at this time, an unexpected person spoke-because of his attitude towards Mongolia, Yang Bo, who was branded as a conservative, actually asked to support the restoration of Luzon. A whole set of very reliable plans was also proposed.

Xu Jie and Gao Gong were very surprised, and said in their hearts, what happened to this old man? Suddenly so positive? But they didn't dare to ignore Lao Yangtou's opinion, not to mention that it was before Jingcha, so they had to buy his account. decided to discuss with him, but Yang Bo is not a small role that comes at a moment's notice, and he has never entered the door of the cabinet.

Xu Jie had no choice but to entrust Gao Gong to talk to Yang Bo on his behalf, but Gao Gong couldn't push down, so he had to call Shen Mo, and the two of them went to the ministry to visit together. If you want to say who he called it bad, he just called Shen Mo, but now it's good, he was coaxed by the outside world, and as soon as he came back, he became the main battle faction, and resolutely supported Yang Bo's plan.

Xu Jie saw that he was in the main battle, and said in his heart, then I can't be scolded anymore, and besides, the court doesn't lose anything, and it can also rip off the tumor, which can be regarded as a lot of one stone...... Lord Shoufu of the Great Ming Dynasty still thinks that there is only one big country in this world, and Spain, Portugal and the like are just small countries...... In this respect, Lao Shoufu was not even as good as his emperor, at least Longqing would not think that Spain and Portugal were islands in the South Seas similar to Luzon and Maraga.

However, this ignorance also sped up the decision-making time, and Xu Jie quickly agreed to Yang Bo's plan, just to be safe, he had to ask the emperor again to see what Long Qing said.

Long Qing had already been bribed by the one million taels, knowing that Xu Hai and the others would take this opportunity to leave the army and establish the 'Royal Shipping Group'. He knew that everything was in silent control, and naturally he could not tolerate it. and made a decree that whoever could help Luzon restore the kingdom would be rewarded with an earl.

Although I feel that this reward is too heavy, after all, it is just a blank check, and it is unknown whether it can be cashed. If you take 10,000 steps back, even if you really cash it out, what the court pays is just an ordinary title, but in exchange for the sincere allegiance of a vassal country, as well as the improvement of the prestige of your own country, you still make a lot of money. Therefore, the cabinet did not say more, and drafted a holy decree according to the emperor's wishes, and the matter was finalized in this way.

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Completed a series of small actions of silence, but always like nothing to do, every day at three o'clock - get up before dawn, go to Wenyuan Pavilion for a meeting in the morning, deal with the work of the cabinet in the morning, return to the Ministry of Rites in the afternoon, perform the duties of the Ministry of Rites, go home on time in the evening, accompany his wife and children to eat, and then continue to work until midnight. In this way, the hard work can be imagined.

Ruohan couldn't bear to see him work so hard, although he was very reluctant, but when he had dinner one day, he still took the initiative to propose: "If you are too busy, you don't have to come back every day, and stay in the duty room like other adults." ”

"How's that going to work?" Shen Mo shook his head and said, "I still want to enjoy some family warmth." As he spoke, he put the bowl in front of him and said, "Son, serve it to my father." ”

Very pouting, that means, why am I again? But it was just a belly scolding, but he obediently served a bowl of soup to his father, brought it to him, and whispered: "Next time it's time for Aji......"

Shen Mo couldn't help but sigh, touched his head and said, "Stinky boy, give your father a bowl of soup to compare." ”

"Dad, don't touch your head, you won't grow tall." I hurriedly hugged my head and dodged.

"Hahahaha......" Shen laughed silently, there was no half-disguise in this smile, which made him physically and mentally happy, and after a day of wear, his tired body and mind seemed to be speeding up his recovery.

In fact, many adults don't go home at night, most of them because of the restlessness of the house, the eldest wife, the second wife, the third wife, and even the eighth and ninth aunts, all the time at home, fighting and secretly fighting, every word has a sharp edge, and every smiling face is to compete for favor; and even joined forces and fought in alliances...... In short, everyone's home is a dark war, the difference is only whether it is an open war or a dark war, a big war or a small war.

Whenever this happens, Shen Mo can't help but sigh, it's not wrong to restrain **...... Although a forest was lost, it was exchanged for the peace of the back house, and the family was harmonious and beautiful. When you return home, you don't have to watch out for anyone, and you don't have to worry about housework, you just need to put aside the troubles of the world, relax with peace of mind, and save your energy. This kind of family happiness is hard to change......

At night, he was reading official documents in the study, and suddenly felt someone coming in from behind, and he knew who it was without looking back, and asked softly, "Why don't you sleep yet?" ”

"I slept and woke up to see that you weren't there." Ruohan put a cup of ginseng bird's nest soup in his hand and said: "I stayed up all night on the stove, drink it to replenish my vitality, I always stay up late, which makes people feel distressed." ”

Shen Mo nodded, but did not take the teacup, but reached out to hug his wife's soft delicate body, his cheek gently rested on her slightly bulging lower abdomen, and his eyes became extremely gentle: "Thank you, you always treat me like this......"

Ruohan stretched out her green fingers and lightly imprinted them on his lips, motioning for him to stop talking. The other hand gently wrapped around his neck, enjoying the quiet warmth...... At this moment, language has become redundant, everything is superfluous, the snow falls silently outside the window, and the couple hugs each other and merges into one.