Zhang Ru said: "I have heard about this opening of the sea ban, but this is a measure of the imperial court, how can it be born and become the credit of Lord Zhang." The imperial court opened the sea ban, and the people should be grateful to the saint today, and what is the reason to be grateful to Zhang Wenxuan. ”

The old man's eyes widened: "How did you talk in this later life, if it weren't for Lord Zhang's arguments in the imperial court, where would my Fuzhou people come to live like this." That is, the old man has a good temper, and he doesn't have to worry about your future livelihood without growing hair, if you say such things in Fuzhou City, you have to let the spitting stars drown. ”

Zhang Ru couldn't help but feel embarrassed, he didn't want the people's kindness to turn into a butcher's knife to kill him, but he didn't expect the old man to misunderstand him.

"Sister, you said that if the old man knew that Xianggong was the Lord Zhang in his mouth, would he be so frightened that he knelt down immediately." Jiang Caiwei speculated with bad intentions.

Su Qiqi glanced at the former: "Don't care if the old man kneels or not, let's leave it alone." ”

Jiang Caiwei pouted and said unhappily: "Tell me what's the big deal!" Xianggong just wants to save face, and he goes to ask others what they think of him, which is really boring. ”

"You, you, their men's family, what do our daughter's family do so much. Xianggong has always been careful in doing things, how to weigh it, Xianggong has his own measure. The people of Fuzhou respect each other, which is not necessarily a good thing. Su Qiqi laughed.

Jiang Caiwei is lively by nature, especially in front of her sister, and she is like a child who has not grown up.

There are some things that Su Qiqi can't say, but I still have to mention Jiang Caiwei.

After all, they are now members of the old Zhang family, and some things have to be considered from the perspective of the old Zhang family. No matter how powerful Zhang Wenxuan's status is, no matter how respected and loved Zhang Wenxuan is among the people, those of them who are wives should think about some problems for the prime minister.

Jiang Caiwei said: "The husband wants to save face, and my sister has also learned to save face, there is really no way to take the two of you." ”

Su Qiqi held his forehead with his hand: "God, why don't you accept this little goblin." ”

Jiang Caiwei said in a similar way: "God, why don't you accept this big goblin." ”

A voice interjected abruptly: "God, if I take both of you away, won't I have to sleep alone!" ”

The two girls blushed in shame, and Jiang Caiwei buried her head low: "Xianggong, you like to eavesdrop on other people's conversations." ”

Su Qiqi was a little more atmospheric, changed the topic and asked, "How is it?" ”

Zhang Ru frowned slightly, and pouted: "It's not optimistic, many of the people in Fuzhou City are now grateful to me, and Fujian Cheng announced the imperial history of the political envoy department, and he has written many times, but His Majesty has ignored it for the time being." If public opinion continues to boil like this, it will definitely not do us any good in the future.

But it's not the worst yet, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. ”

The worst time he refers to is when Zhu Youzhu no longer trusts him.

He didn't know if he and Zhu Youzhang's Audi would go that far, even if he didn't want to go to that step in his heart, he had to prevent it from going to that step.

If he really came to that point, he would at least have to leave a way to live for himself, his family, and even his cronies.

Su Qiqi said his suggestion again: "Xianggong, why don't we retire!" ”

This is the third time she has proposed to Zhang Ru to retire, but Zhang Ru was uncertain before, and now she is even more uncertain.

She didn't have much hope, she just hoped that after mentioning it a few more times, this suggestion would make Zhang Ru take it to heart.

Sure enough, Zhang Ru shook his head without hesitation and refused: "It's not time yet!" Qiqi, I promise you that after completing my ideals, I will leave with my brothers who are willing to follow us to the mountains and forests. But now, everything is at a critical juncture, Daming has no external troubles to speak of for the time being, and at the same time, internal worries have also cleared up a lot, if I leave at this time, those conservatives are bound to fight back.

The DPRK and the Central People's attacks on me have never stopped, and His Majesty has not been able to live up to the expectations of so many brothers, nor can I live up to His Majesty's trust in me. ”

Su Qiqi was unprecedentedly serious: "But have you thought about it, Xianggong, you think about the old Zhu family, everything is for the old Zhu family, everything is for the Ming Dynasty." One day, your ideal is really completed, and the people are truly rich, at that time, can the person of the old Zhu family sitting on the Jinluan Palace still trust you as always?

The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

Are there still few such allusions in history? Poor friends can be called brothers, but what about after being rich? You don't have to look too far, just look at those heroes and famous generals in the early Ming Dynasty, and see how many of them died well.

Xianggong, if you don't think about yourself, don't you think about your brothers, can't you think about our future children? ”

"Qiqi, I" came to his lips, but Zhang Ru couldn't say anything.

He understood that what Su Qiqi said was reasonable, but he was not a person who gave up halfway, he wanted to do what he wanted to do. As for the consequences, he didn't think about it, but he had a fluke mentality, and he looked forward to that day not coming.

Jiang Caiwei was rarely sensible, grabbed one with one hand and said, "Okay, okay, you two don't quarrel." Xianggong wants to do what he wants to do, which is understandable, which man doesn't want to make a contribution, which one doesn't want to be famous in history.

My sister is also reasonable, but now Xianggong has reached this point, once Xianggong withdraws, all the efforts will be in vain, and we may not even have a place to live.

Sister, let's just wait, we have survived so many hardships and difficulties, and no one can say what will happen in the future! ”

Zhang Ru held Su Qiqi's hand tightly and said seriously: "Qiqi, don't worry, if something is wrong one day, I will pull out." ”

Su Qiqi looked at Zhang Ru quite worriedly, and snorted: "I'm afraid that when the time comes, if you want to withdraw, it's too late." ”

This sentence was like a gnat, and only she heard it.

The group slowly entered the city, Zhang Ru pulled a few more people on the road to learn about the situation in Fuzhou, almost everyone was singing praises to Zhang Ru, but they didn't know that standing in front of them was Zhang Wenxuan, the Dingbian Marquis who made the people of Fuzhou grateful to Dade.

Walking all the way, it was noon when I entered the official residence of the Fuzhou prefect.

Lei Yuan, the prefect of Fuzhou who didn't know that Zhang Ru was here, was busy sweating profusely in winter, although the weather in the east was not as harsh as in the north, but it was also cool. Rao is like this, and Lei Yuan is so tired that he is covered in sweat.

In fact, since Zhang Ru left Fuzhou last time, Lei Yuan has been living like this life almost every day.

Starting from the rooster crow in the morning, he was busy until the lights went out at night, the work was very hard, and there were endless things to do every day, but this little old man who was more than half a hundred years old was willing.

It is extremely difficult for Lei Yuan to get such an opportunity, without Zhang Ru's favor and promotion, he may be idle in the position of Fuzhou prefect for the rest of his life, and even if the maritime merchants make a mistake, they will take him, the prefect of Fuzhou.

Now, although he can't see the hope of promotion, he sees the hope of leaving a name in history.

Once Jiangnan is rich, maybe he, the prefect of Fuzhou, has the right to speak in the court even compared to some squire-level figures.

"What are you busy with?" Zhang Ru's voice sounded at the door of Lei Yuan's study.

I haven't heard Zhang Ru's voice for a while, Lei Yuan didn't hear it for a while, and waved his hand very irritably: "Go out, I didn't see that the official was busy!" Call the king's scribe in, and ask him about something. ”

"I don't know any Wang scribes, I don't know many people in this Fuzhou Mansion, you are one." Zhang Ru's slightly flirtatious voice sounded again.

This time, Lei Yuan sensed that something was wrong, and suddenly raised his head, and saw Zhang Ru at the door, and he jumped up from his position.

"Oh, Master Hou, why are you here?" Lei Yuan ran to Zhang Ru's side without touching the ground, and made a gesture of invitation very respectfully: "Master Hou, you want to come to the capital, so you can also tell the lower officials, and the lower officials can also set up a banquet to welcome you." ”

Zhang Ru smiled and waved his hand: "Look at how busy you have become, if I let you set up a banquet again, it will be really a little unkind." Didn't you ask you to take money from the Wenxuan to recruit scribes? Why are you still so tired? ”

Lei Yuanhan said with a smile: "It's okay for the lower officials to be tired and hard, as long as things can be done well, don't embarrass the Hou Ye." Every month, he received three hundred taels of silver from the Fuzhou branch of the Wenxuan number, and basically gave them to the scribes below. Now there are more than 30 scribes in this Fuzhou Mansion alone, and there are no less than 40 miscellaneous servants of various numbers. ”

Zhang Ruqi said: "Three hundred taels of silver to hire thirty scribes? Lei Yuan, did I hear it wrong or did you say it wrong, this is Yueyi. ”

Zhang Ru himself does have a plan to pay high wages to the people below, but not now, at least until the tax income from shipping comes up. But now Lei Yuan has already implemented the matter of high wages in advance, and he urgently needs an explanation.

Lei Yuan said helplessly: "Master Hou, there is really no way for the lower officials, these readers are all people who have read the books of sages, and everyone thinks about the title of the gold list." If they hadn't raised their salaries, they would never have come to be scribes.

At present, there are eight scribes in charge of the workshop, 15 scribes in charge of maritime negotiations, two scribes in charge of sorting out the newspapers of the imperial court, and four scribes in charge of litigation and case adjudication. There are still a few people who are ready to be dispatched by the shipyard at any time, and these people are still not enough! ”

Zhang Ru nodded: "Well, this is indeed a problem, but you are a dignified prefect, you can't do everything by yourself, you have to pay attention to your body, and in the future, you will help the imperial court take charge of the gold and silver mountains in the southeast!" ”