As soon as Tang Ming's carriage stopped at the gate of Zheng's mansion, the two wives and the old housekeeper came down from the steps to greet them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info At this time, a sudden sound of horses' hooves sounded from the street, and when everyone followed the reputation, they saw a fast horse galloping over, and they were about to reach the carriage where Tang Ming stopped at the gate of Zheng's mansion.

But the speed of the fast horse is still not reduced, the person on the horse suddenly let go of a hand and groped in his arms, several guards on the side of the carriage saw this The faces changed suddenly, they all thought that this was an assassin, the one who drew the knife pulled the knife, the one who raised the gun raised the gun, and the calm Zheng Mansion door immediately panicked.

The person who was on the horse suddenly shouted in a dumb voice: "Eight hundred miles to expedite the holy decree, Weihai is waiting for the decree." ”

This shout blinded everyone again, and the fast horse took the opportunity to gallop past, and a package wrapped in yellow silk fell and was thrown directly at the feet of the old butler. Tang Ming just got out of the carriage at this time, and he only saw a back in the distance.

The old housekeeper bent down and picked up the package and sent it to Tang Ming's eyes, frowning, Tang Ming nodded and took it and walked into the Zheng Mansion with the two ladies.

In the study, Tang Ming opened the yellow silk package, opened the holy decree and glanced at it casually, he didn't say anything in it, only said that the flintlock pistols he made were very good, Zhu Di was very pleased, and asked him to send some more in the near future, and he didn't mention anything else.

However, there was another letter in the package, and the signature was actually Yao Guangxiao's, which surprised Tang Ming. When he opened the envelope, he explained the reason why the emperor did not reward him this time, and asked Tang Ming to be more thoughtful in his future affairs, and at the end he asked how the Treasure Shipyard was managed.

It's not a big deal, but it's like the elders are asking how the juniors are doing? Tang Ming suddenly felt very heartwarming, at this time he really felt that Yao Guangxiao was indeed old, he didn't mention anything about state affairs, but he talked a lot about life things, no wonder his father-in-law was so worried about his first child.

After reading the letter and lighting it and burning it in the brazier, Tang Ming walked out of the study with his hands behind his back, and met his eldest brother in a hurry. Before the person arrived, he arrived first: "Brother, why did you go into the study as soon as you came back, so that the eldest brother and I would be easy to find." ”

Tang Tianhao's personality remains the same, he is still as bold and unpretentious as Tang Ming when he first came into contact with him, Tang Ming sometimes envies his eldest brother's character. Originally, he thought he was open-minded enough, but compared with his eldest brother, he realized that he was more than a cut behind.

People are more popular than people, it is better to do less things that are not pleasant, Tang Ming threw out the emotion that suddenly appeared in his mind, and greeted his eldest brother with a smile.

"The eldest brother is so anxious to find out what the younger brother is doing, if we are not in a hurry, we will let the kitchen get some wine and food while eating and chatting."

Tang Tianhao agreed with a smile, and the two turned around and walked towards Tang Ming's small courtyard, on the way Tang Tianhao still couldn't hold back, and said with a smile: "Brother, eldest brother, I want to discuss some things with you, you are well-informed and give your brother ideas." ”

Seeing his eldest brother's embarrassed expression, Tang Ming became curious. The eldest brother is an open-minded person and has never been polite to himself, and Tang Ming also agrees with this approach. Because that's how it looks like a family.

"If there is anything, the eldest brother can just open his mouth, the Tang family is left with the two of us brothers, what else is there to be embarrassed about!" Patting his eldest brother on the shoulder, Tang Ming had an encouraging smile on his face.

Tang Tianhao seemed to be encouraged, returned to his previous state, and said with a smile: "Big brother, I also want to be a maritime businessman." ”

Now it was Tang Ming's turn to be stunned, what did this big brother do as a maritime businessman, was his head kicked by a donkey?

Seeing Tang Ming's puzzled expression, Tang Tianhao smiled bitterly and said, "It's not because of your sister-in-law, who said that I, a big man, have nothing to do all day long, so I know that I spend all day drinking outside and making some lonely friends." I had to find something to do for her to feel at ease, and I didn't take it seriously at first, but then I thought about it. The eldest brother can't sit and eat empty, and rely on your younger brother to support him all his life. ”

"Big brother!"

As soon as Tang Ming spoke, he was stopped by Tang Tianhao: "Big brother doesn't mean that, it's okay to let you raise your younger brother." But after a long time like this, the eldest brother has completely become a waste, hasn't he? ”

Tang Tianhao's words were reasonable, Tang Ming also suddenly realized his mistake, he didn't give his eldest brother a position in the officialdom, first, he didn't want to get involved, and second, he was like a tiger, once he had an accident, he would easily be implicated and the gains outweighed the losses.

But he didn't expect to find another way to make a living for his eldest brother, and it was not appropriate for him to be a big man who had nothing to do all day long. It seems that he has been busy working during this time, but he has neglected the people at home.

This sister-in-law is really, she should have discovered this a long time ago, even if she is embarrassed to talk to herself, then it's good to talk to Xiao Ding or Chen Jialan! But this will let his eldest brother say that he is indeed too concerned about the affairs of the family.

The two of them had already arrived in the courtyard and ordered their subordinates to prepare wine and food, Tang Ming sat down and looked at Tang Tianhao and said, "Big brother, this is the younger brother's negligence, but why did you choose to be a maritime merchant." Although this business is profitable, it is also dangerous. ”

Tang Tianhao said with a smile: "Then the eldest brother won't hide it from you, in fact, He Fu found me, he wanted me to join the maritime trading house, and said that I don't need to pay any capital, as long as I have a name, by the way, I will help them manage the head office." ”

"Why did you ask you to join the shares?" Now Tang Ming finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter. It turned out to be Lao He's ghost behind him, and he even remembered his own mistakes just now.

However, this Lao He is indeed a fox, and he just gave him a warning, and this guy immediately thought of a way to pull himself into the water. It is an unwritten rule that officials are not allowed to do business. It can't be said to be a rule, it should be disdainful of the vast majority of officials.

After all, the identity of a businessman at this time is too low, and a dignified official goes to do business, which is a matter of losing his identity, and he can only secretly arrange people to do it, and no one has done it blatantly.

So Lao He directly found his eldest brother and tied himself to the same boat as them. But Lao He seems to have made the wrong object, if possible, it was the queen who he should have wooed, not him Tang Ming. Because the queen of people who can decide the life and death of a merchant should be counted as one.

It may also be that Lao He will be wrong about what he meant, and it seems necessary to find him to understand, otherwise when he wants to raise the commercial tax in the future, there may be some unnecessary misunderstandings. As for the eldest brother's desire to take a stake in the maritime trading house, Tang Ming did not have any obstacles, but gave him encouragement, and the money given away for nothing naturally could not be avoided, and this money would definitely not be less in the future. (To be continued.) )