His mother's words made Yang Chao quite surprised, and secretly thought to himself, it seems that there are many stories happening during this time, and he doesn't know it.

Yang Chao later learned that Dong Xiaowan often corresponded with the Yang family, and from time to time sent people to send some pastries made by her to honor the Yang family and his wife, and often showed her skills during the New Year's holidays, making a sumptuous meal for the Yang family, and vigorously showing her virtue of being able to go to the hall and enter the kitchen.

Dong Xiaowan's mother has been in Nanjing since she arrived, and because Dong Xiaowan has a lot of financial resources for treatment, her condition has improved. Of course, Dong Xiaowan's fate has changed with history, in the original history, Dong Xiaowan did not hesitate to sell herself into Suzhou Qinglou in order to treat her mother's illness, but in this time and space, because of the appearance of Yang Chao, Dong Xiaowan has redeemed herself, and she is also selling her art in Jinchai Building, which makes Dong's mother feel a lot more relieved, so her health is good.

And Dong Xiaowan's mother is also very optimistic about the Yang family, and she has been walking around the Yang family for a long time, Dong's mother is from a big family, and her behavior makes Yang's mother still appreciate it very much, and she feels that she is a serious family, and her prejudice against Dong Xiaowan has gradually decreased.

Of course, what makes Yang's mother more optimistic about Dong Xiaowan is Dong Xiaowan's own strength, Dong Xiaowan is a smart woman in ice and snow, in the original history, she married into the wealthy family as a Qinglou woman, and also got the recognition of the Mao family, and she was relieved to hand over the family financial power to her to take care of, and she also took care of it in an orderly manner, so that the upper and lower were convinced, quite a bit of Wang Xifeng's posture.

Now Dong Xiaowan values the Yang family, and mistakenly missed it, and as a result, it won the approval of the Yang family, which was originally a small family, so it would be easier, in fact, this time Yang's mother Zhao Lan came to Linggu Temple to make a vow, it was Dong Xiaowan's idea, it was she who heard that Shi Kefa was going to Linggu Temple with her mother that day. Then he suggested that Yang's mother take her son with her, and told Yang's mother that Shi Kefa was the secretary of the military department, and he was the top boss of these military attachés. Forming a good relationship with Shi Kefa is very beneficial to Yang Chao's future.

So Yang's mother acted on her words. Sure enough, when I met Shi Kefa's mother and son, I felt that I had helped my son, and I was very happy, so I was even more satisfied with Dong Xiaowan, so I couldn't wait to express my attitude in front of the house.

But Yang Chao really hasn't touched Dong Xiaowan's idea, or he hasn't thought about personal issues until now. has been busy at all, and he can't take care of his children's affection, and the future trend on his head makes Yang Chao's feelings always worry about changing his fate, and I don't care about this kind of Qingqing for a while.

This is a later story, Yang Chao rushed to Jinchai Tower that night, but Shi Kefa went earlier than him, and was already waiting for him.

This confirms Yang Chao's thoughts, Shi Kefa is definitely something.

But things can not be talked about for now, Kang Xiaobao is ready, and a military department secretary came to Jinchai Tower. That's a big deal.

Even Xiong Mingyu had never come to Jinchai Tower to cheer back then, but now that Shi Kefa is here, it is really a sensation. If Kang Xiaobao doesn't make good use of it, he will be too sorry for his cleverness.

So he was ready to invite Dong Xiaowan and Chen Yuanyuan to the stage, so he just invited Shi Kefa to watch the performance alone, and refused all the guests tonight.

Just like those famous stars in later generations, they are still very keen on the Spring Festival Gala. This represents a kind of official recognition, no matter how bullish the former Jinchai Tower was. It's just a green building, and it can usher in a big man like Shi Kefa. That is not a green building in the general sense, and it has a unique position in the whole of Nanjing.

And Shi Kefa, as the most powerful person in Nanjing, is actually not very keen on the Qinglou, of course, as the atmosphere of the literati in the late Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa also likes to chant poems, listen to the piano and listen to music, but he usually invites three or five friends to get together in his own home, and it is harmless to invite one or two famous prostitutes to cheer up during the banquet, and he will not go to the Qinglou.

This is the first time Shi Kefa visited the Qinglou, so it is particularly attention-grabbing, before the night, it was first spread from the mouths of the rejected guests, Shi Kefa visited the Jinchai Building, and chartered the venue, these people spread ten or ten hundreds, the tone was full of surprise, but there were not many complaints, no one was willing to grab a place with Shi Kefa, and it was too late to tie the knot.

Shi Kefa was passively used by Kang Xiaobao in this way, accompanied by Yang Chao, he first listened to Dong Xiaowan sing a few southern songs, and then listened to Chen Yuanyuan sing a story of the West Chamber, and then found time to talk to Yang Chao.

"General Yang, do you have a plan in mind about opening the sea to collect taxes?"

This is what Shi Kefa has always been concerned about.

Yang Chao had already vaguely guessed, because it had been too peaceful recently, and there seemed to be nothing worth asking Shi Kefa for.

From a closed country, it is obviously impossible to start trading right away without encountering problems.

However, in order to strengthen Shi Kefa's confidence, Yang Chao still said: "Master Shi, rest assured, there is no harm in opening the sea!" ”

Shi Kefa sighed: "What if the big profits attract Haikou? ”

Yang Chao smiled: "Haikou? Master Shi must have forgotten that the last general still has hundreds of elite soldiers in his hands! ”

Shi Kefa shook his head: "Although your soldiers are fierce, you must not be unguarded against the trouble of the Japanese invaders back then." ”

Yang Chao shook his head and sighed: "Master Shi is too worried, the current Japanese Kou have long been extinct, and the Japanese State has also been closed to the country, and one person or one boat cannot go out to sea, where are there any Japanese Kou!" ”

The officials of the Ming Dynasty did not know about the retreat of the Ming Dynasty, because they didn't care about it at all, compared to the Ming Dynasty's intelligence, the Ming Dynasty was too numb to the outside affairs, and the eyes of the Ming monarchs and ministers were always staring at their own one-third of an acre, completely ignoring the general trend of the outside world.

Shi Kefa didn't know, and when he heard Yang Chao talk about it, he was stunned and said, "Is this serious?" ”

Yang Chao nodded.

Shi Kefa suddenly frowned, and said doubtfully: "General Yang, how did you know?" ”

Seeing Shi Kefa's suspicious look, Yang Chao knew that Shi Kefa doubted himself, but Yang Chao didn't intend to deny it.

"That's right, the last general also does some business through the sea, but it is only to deliver goods to some merchants, and the ships under the last general can't go to the sea. So know some news. ”

Shi Kefa looked at Yang Chao with complicated eyes, pondered for a long time, and then sighed.

"It's not easy for you to raise soldiers, but you finally raised an elite soldier for the imperial court."

It seems that Shi Kefa is planning to use the army to excuse Yang Chao, or to comfort himself, at least Yang Chao secretly went to the sea not for his own selfishness, but this soldier may not be raised for the imperial court.

"Master Shi, forgive me, if you don't have access to the sea, the last general really can't support these hundreds of soldiers."

Yang Chao can be regarded as giving Shi Kefa a step down, this kind of pedantic and upright person, sometimes it is really a headache, not that he does not know how to be flexible, but he is unwilling to be flexible, this is the so-called faith, he has no reason at all.

Yang Chao sometimes thinks that if Xiong Ming meets that old slippery head in Nanjing, many times he will do it better, but if he is replaced by this responsible Shi Kefa, he will do things by himself, but emotionally, Yang Chao feels that this kind of honest person is more credible.

Shi Kefa sat and drank tea and discussed business, but he didn't dare to drink.

"Then tell me, how should the court take profits?"

Saying this made Shi Kefa a little uncomfortable, his brows furrowed, the court even needed to speak up, which made him feel broken, but the emperor's secret decree had been issued, and other officials might refuse to accept this kind of central decree that was not signed by the cabinet, but Shi Kefa was a loyal minister, and he would not refuse.

Yang Chao smiled: "It's not easy. The last general can raise 500 elite soldiers only by transporting seafood, and if the imperial court opens the sea, a thousand times more soldiers can be raised. As for the opening of the sea, there were established rules in the previous dynasty, so why bother with it. ”

Most of the time before the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty also opened the sea trade, not to mention the Song Dynasty, which achieved the ultimate in sea trade, I have to say that the Ming Dynasty has opened a historical reversal in many things, including the financial system of sea trade, without comparing with the Song Dynasty, that is, the Yuan Dynasty is far away.

Shi Kefa smiled bitterly: "It's just that you can't use these rules, so this official is embarrassed." ”

Yang Chao couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the emperor wanted to open the sea to collect taxes, and he didn't want to use historical experience, so he planned to reopen the stove and make a new set?

Shi Kefa pondered for a long time, and suddenly stared at Yang Chao's eyes: "Yang Chao, can this official trust you?" Can the Holy One trust you? ”

Yang Chao was stunned for a moment, Shi Kefa seemed to be planning to say something important and secret to himself, but the way he said hello had forced Yang Chao into a corner, where could he say that he was not worthy of Shi Kefa's trust, not worthy of the emperor's trust, that was the way to death.

Yang Chao nodded: "Master Shi, please speak." ”

Shi Kefa nodded vigorously: "Okay." I won't hide it from you. In fact, the saint gave a secret decree to the official, wanting the official to open the sea for profit, but he couldn't let the officials know! ”

Yang Chao couldn't help but be stunned, what is this? I want to open the sea to collect taxes, but I don't want the hundred officials to know, how is this possible, since the sea ban has been opened, let alone the hundred officials, according to Yang Chao's idea, it should be announced to the world, so that a large amount of capital can enter it to make money, and then more taxes can be collected.

Shi Kefa saw Yang Chao's expression and sighed: "Once the hundred officials know, I'm afraid it's time to impeach again, and the saint is also very embarrassed." ”

Speaking of the emperor's embarrassment, Shi Kefa's tone was filled with a kind of sadness, the so-called lord humiliated the ministers to death, seeing that the emperor was so worried, the impeachment of the hundred officials was like adding to the chaos, but the sea ban was the ancestral system, and the hundred officials were not wrong, what was wrong with this world.

However, Yang Chao understood that the emperor and Shi Kefa only wanted to draw silver from the sea trade, but they didn't want to make the sea trade bigger at all, or they didn't have such a consciousness at all, they only fancied a few million taels of silver, so they just wanted to participate in it secretly.

But what exactly do you think, Yang Chao really doesn't understand: "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”

Shi Kefa said: "Can you find someone to help the court make money?" ”

Yang Chao was stunned for a moment, he completely understood that the emperor wanted to find someone to smuggle secretly, and then catch money for the imperial court.

But, what a joke! (To be continued...... ）。