"Ah, by the way, Xia Guan almost forgot about it, although it is safe to govern the river, but how to deal with Caoyun on the other side, I don't know if the little prince has a high opinion?"

An old man and a young are all foxes, this negotiation up, naturally is to play all the tricks, what to retreat as advance, virtual and real and other tricks have been played, no way, this is a big deal of four million taels of silver, not to mention less than one become, is one less point is painful, this is not, a tug-of-war down, stunned from noon to more than half of the unitary hour, the sunset has been in the west, this is a reluctant agreement, with the Ministry of Industry accounting for six into eight points, Henan accounted for three into two, but to the end, Hongqing had already gotten up to leave, but Rong Zhu suddenly slapped his head, remembered the most important point, and didn't dare to slack off a little, so he hurriedly asked.

Gotcha, this old guy is okay, he didn't burn his head out of money!

If Rong Zhu doesn't mention this stubble, Hongqing won't say much, he will only look at Rong Zhu can't afford it, no side, an official who has completely penetrated into the eyes of money, no matter how strong his ability is and how good his knowledge is, it will only be just a social moth, belonging to a category that is unbearable to build, and now, since Rong Zhu mentioned this matter, it proves that this person is not a wine bag and rice bag, nor is he a person who sees money, which makes Hongqing look down on him very much.

"This matter has its own opinions, and it will definitely not affect the matter of river control, and this one, please relax your mind."

The matter of changing from Cao Yun to sea is still in preparation, in order to avoid disputes, get up early, but Hongqing does not intend to talk about it easily, even if the two sides are currently in a cooperative relationship, Hongqing is reluctant to mention this matter, which vaguely comforted Rong Zhu.

"The little prince Mingjian, this matter is not trivial, Cao Yun is the foundation of my dynasty, once there is a loss, then the society will be chaotic, if you can't understand the end, the next official is a hundred deaths and dare not respond to the order, but also ask the little prince to make it clear."

Although Rong Zhu has been in the local office, but in the final analysis, the root is still in the Beijing Division, as a person of the White Banner, he knows how much influence Cao Yun has on the Beijing Division, and he is greedy for the benefits that can be obtained from governing the river, but he will never mistake the foundation of the country because of it.

"Well, this matter is important, since Lord Rong must know, then Ben Baylor said that it is okay, but please Lord Rong not to spread the word."

Hongqing looked at Rong Zhu for a while, seeing that he always refused to bow his head, he looked at him a little higher in his heart, and after a moment of silence, he still decided to give Rong Zhu an explanation, after all, the fact of governing the river is inseparable from the cooperation of Henan.

"Wait for all to retreat!"

At the time of the previous negotiation, the subordinates had already been dismissed, but because Hongqing was leaving, everyone rushed to wait for them when they heard the order, and at this time they wanted to talk about confidential matters, Rong Zhu didn't dare to let the subordinates smell it, so he waved his hand and broke his throat.

"Wow!"

Rong Zhu ruled the family very strictly, his words were orders, and none of the subordinates dared to disobey, even his youngest son Mu Ning did not dare to stay, and they agreed in unison, and each retreated from the hall, leaving only Hongqing and Rong Zhu alone.

"Please teach the little prince."

After the servants retired, Rong Zhu no longer had the ease he had in the previous negotiations, but saluted Hongqing again with a serious face.

"Hmm, have you heard anything about shipping?"

Hongqing raised his hand weakly, signaling that Rong Zhu didn't need to be polite, and after a little hesitation, he still didn't rush to say the answer, but asked meaningfully.

"This ......, the lower officials don't know about it, they only know that the risk is quite large, it is reported that ten people went to sea and four people returned, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Although Rong Zhu is a promising official, he is limited to his vision, and he has never paid attention to the matter of shipping, and he just chatted with people by chance, when he heard some strange talk about it, when he heard Hongqing suddenly mention shipping, he really couldn't react for a while, and after being stunned, he replied truthfully.

"What Lord Rong has heard is just a rumor, although shipping is risky, but it is not much higher than river transportation, it is true, there are storms at sea, and its harm is extremely fierce, however, if the tide is calculated accurately, according to the season, but there is no need to worry too much about this, and the ships of the sea are giant boats, the largest nowadays, a ship can carry ten thousand stone goods, far more than ten times larger than the river boat, the ability to resist wind and waves is far better, if it is according to the coast, even if it encounters risks, it can also be resisted, do not hide from Lord Rong, this is where Ben Baylor copes with the luck."

For Rong Zhu's vision is only limited to the Qing Dynasty officials, Hongqing has seen a lot, in fact, since the fight to travel to this dynasty, Hongqing really has never met a person in the court who is interested in overseas affairs, of course, except for the old man, but the old man's interest in overseas affairs is only in his personal interests, and he will not use this to determine the national policy, which is not the fault of the people, but the limitations of Confucianism - but those who are influenced by Confucianism, Generally speaking, only the Celestial Empire is the center of the world, and outside the Celestial Empire, they are all regarded as barbarians, and they don't have to pay attention to it.

"Well, I see, but where did the ship and the boat come from? If the canal is abandoned, there are a lot of changes that are needed, and it may not be easy to resettle, I don't know if the little prince can think about it clearly? ”

Hongqing's words were already extremely simple, Rong Zhu understood it, but he was not happy about it, but he was even more worried, and he didn't hide it, and directly pointed out a few hidden worries in Hongqing's strategy.

According to Ben Baylor's calculations, a sea ship of ten thousand stones must get about 20,000 taels of silver, and if you want to ensure that the sea is safe, you must get about 80 such sea ships, and this one will need to get 165 taels of silver, and then count the many aspects of the original river transportation, you must also get 2.8 million taels of silver, which is a lot, but Lord Rong does not know that the cost of sea transportation is more than half of the cost of river transportation. In other words, if one of the 1.8 million stone grains of Caoyun Jingshi is transported by sea, it can save more than 1 million taels a year, and then counting the more than 500,000 taels that can be brought by the abolition of many institutions, the imperial court can save more than 1.5 million taels in a year, and within three years, the silver spent will not be worth two taels, and if there are more, it will be purely earned, and the income from this Beyler River is enough to buy ships and have a surplus, and there are few people who need expenses for this matter, so why not say it? ”

Now that the words have been spoken, Hongqing has no reservations, not only explaining in detail the way to achieve this goal, but also seriously calculating a detailed account for Rong Zhu, and his words are full of confidence.

"Xia Guan has heard for a long time that the little prince is a talent of Ganluo, and today he has heard of it, and he knows that the rumors of the world are true, if he has to sign with the lower officials, he will not dare to resign!"

Rong Zhu is not particularly concerned about the change of Cao Yun to shipping, what he really cares about is the benefits that can be brought by the governance of the Yellow River, whether it is political performance or benefits, Rong Zhu does not want to lose, at this time I heard Hongqing say in detail the way of change of Cao Yun, and the hanging heart has fallen to the ground.

"This is natural, and now that you and I have reached an agreement, Ben Baylor will move the book in a few days, and then I will ask Lord Rong to sign it, but before that, I also ask Lord Rong to keep it secret for the time being, so as not to leak the rumors, so as not to cause more complications."

Rong Zhu's words sounded at first glance, it seemed to have the meaning of effect, but Hongqing knew that he didn't have this intention, at least at the moment, he didn't really want to stand in line, what he said, but it was just a matter of facts, but Hongqing didn't care, the left and right gangs were not the way Hongqing wanted to go, he didn't want many people, but he must seek refinement, rather lack than abuse, he would not care about the question of whether Rong Zhu wanted to work, and answering Rong Zhu's words was the same tone of talking about things, without the slightest hint of wooing.

"Little prince, rest assured, the lower officials know how to do it."

What Rong Zhu said before was completely motivated, but the original intention was really not effective, as soon as the words came out, he already felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but worry that Hongqing had misunderstood, but when he heard Hongqing say this, he unconsciously felt a trace of disappointment, but he didn't dare to bring it to his face, but cautiously expressed his attitude again.

"That's good, Ben Baylor has other important matters, so don't bother too much, Lord Rong doesn't have to send it, take your leave."

Now that the matter has been negotiated, the fatigue in Hongqing's heart has risen, and he really has no intention of talking more, nodding his head, raising his feet and walking towards the entrance of the hall, stunned that he didn't give Rong Zhu a chance to say anything.

"Amma, that's ...... here"

After Mu Ning sent Hongqing away, he immediately turned back to the second hall, and when he saw his father standing on the spot with a changing expression, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, and hurriedly walked a few steps, grabbed the front, and asked with great concern.

"Humph! Even that guy, bastard, that's today's dragon grandson, Tianhuang noble, how can you comment indiscriminately, and then let Ama hear your, family law engagement! ”

Rong Zhu himself didn't comment on Hongqing himself earlier, and sometimes he was not so cautious in his words, but since he talked with Hongqing in detail for an afternoon, his views were completely different.

"Ah, yes, the boy knows it's wrong."

Mu Ning didn't expect his old father to be so angry, and while he was taken aback, he didn't dare to say anything at this time, so he hurriedly admitted his mistake in a low voice.

"That's it, don't take it as an example, remember, if it's possible, you might as well have more contact with it, and if you can't, you must also be wronged, and you must not offend!"

Rong Zhu did not give up because of Mu Ning's confession, and continued to reprimand him unrelentingly.

"Ah......h

As soon as he heard his father say this, Mu Ning's brain really couldn't turn around, and he was stunned.