Ying Tianfu backyard.

Fu Yin Ye Chengzhang was talking with two officialdom friends about wine, and his face turned white with fright when he received the emergency report, and the two friends who were about to return to Beijing after returning home to their relatives were deeply surprised, no one expected such a thing to happen during the Chinese New Year.

The helpless Ye Chengzhang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, although he was one of the cadres of the Donglin Party, but the relationship with the sharp rising stars of the Restoration Society Zhang Pu, Wu Changshi and others was not good, and the New Year had not passed, and the scholars of the Restoration Society came in groups to avenge their grievances, it was definitely not a simple matter, Ye Chengzhang, who was deeply embedded in the way of officialdom, would never take this case in a hurry, and it would be a hot potato.

The tall and slender master in his thirties, Zha Maoyuan, soon arrived, gave a salute to the two guests, walked to Wang Daozhi's side, and reported in a low voice:

"Please forgive the students for not coming in time, but the students have heard about this matter as early as this morning, and they have a hunch that something big may happen, so the students visited carefully, verified in many ways, and finally found out the ins and outs of this matter, and the cause was in the retired celebrity Zhou Laofuzi in Suzhou......"

The courteous Zha Maoyuan clearly explained the cause and effect of the incident, and the two officialdom friends present were dumbfounded.

Ye Chengzhang was surprised and complained, he didn't expect that the old champion of Zhou, who was over the age of six, would be so ridiculous for a thirteen-year-old Qing man, and Wu Changshi and others would be so arrogant and arrogant, and make a big trouble and push it on his head.

"What can I do now? On the one hand, there are nobles like the powerful Ziyangguan and Wei Guogong, and on the other hand, there are the old Zhou who is famous for Confucianism and the scholars of the Restoration Society who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so how to deal with this official? ”

Ye Chengzhang, who was in turmoil, although he belonged to the same Donglin faction as Suzhou Zhou Lao Zhuangyuan, but he didn't necessarily have to come out for this kind of jealous dirty matter, he had previously served as the governor of Nanzhili, and a mouth could spray many people to death. But now the identity is different, and the two sides of the dispute are all powerful people who cannot be offended, and no matter which side is offended, they will not be able to get benefits.

Master Cha Maoyuan still looked calm, and seeing that his owner was really helpless, he put forward his own suggestion: "Don't worry, my lord, although this matter is quite tricky. It's not easy for adults to make decisions, but it's okay to put it off. ”

"There were no serious injuries on both sides of the conflict, no fatalities, and the place where the incident occurred was under the jurisdiction of the Jiangning County Ya, Wu Changshi and others were famous, and they should be familiar with the law, but they didn't know the severity of the appeal, and the adults could completely reject it."

Ye Chengzhang was immediately overjoyed: "That's true...... Reluctantly, please go and handle this matter. To put it mildly, it's a great achievement to invite people away! ”

"The students obeyed."

Zha Maoyuan did not shirk it, and left calmly after respectfully saluting.

The two guests nodded frequently, appreciating Cha Maoyuan's astuteness and calm demeanor, and Sun Siping, a younger military official of the Qing Officer, said with a smile: "I didn't expect that the scholars in Jinling City would make such a scene during the Chinese New Year, no matter what the result is, it will be a joke in the end." ”

Ye Chengzhang sighed. After sitting down, he shook his head again and again: "There are no outsiders here, the foolish brother said something inappropriate." It seems that they are the only ones in the world who are the models of worrying about the country and the people. ”

"Let's take this as an example. Coming to the door to find someone without evidence is completely a strong argument, I don't know how to advance or retreat, and the trivial things are known all over the city, and Sven is swept away...... Alas! Besides. How can the Ziyang Temple of the Maoshan faction and the Duke of Wei get along? I don't know how they ended. ”

Hu Weihong, who is about forty years old, is not a member of the Donglin Party, and when he saw Ye Chengzhang, who belonged to the Donglin faction, made such an exclamation, he also said with deep feelings: "Today's young scholars are indeed too arrogant, and it is estimated that even if they go to Jiangning County to complain, the result may be the same." ”

"Haha! If only that's the case...... The younger brother estimates that the Jiangning County Order will also push the matter to Shangyuan County, and Shangyuan County may also shirk and evade, and the final result can only be no one, and no one can make a profit. However, I am afraid that the good reputation of Daoist Xiao Zhu will be ruined by those scholars of the Restoration Society. Thirty-six-year-old Sun Siping sneered disdainfully.

Ye Chengzhang stroked his long hair and looked at Sun Siping with some surprise: "Brother Zhong'an seems to have a good impression of Xiao Zhu Daochang!" ”

Sun Siping did not deny it, picked up the wine glass and talked eloquently: "That's true, the younger brother was ordered by the Ministry of War to go to Haojing Ao to buy artillery, and after a lot of hardships but returned empty-handed, I knew that Xiao Zhu Dao was much more noble than those who opened their mouths to cherish the world and closed their mouths to criticize the government, not to mention Xiao Zhu Daochang's good deeds and mind to help the people, nor to mention his superb piano skills and extraordinary ability in business, just the fact that Xiao Zhu Daochang transported back from overseas 100,000 catties of refined copper was quietly sent to the capital to cast cannons, which is worthy of the little brother's solemn respect. ”

"What? How can this be? Ye Chengzhang was very surprised, as Ying Tianfu Yin, he didn't know such a big thing, and it was really not a taste in his heart.

Sun Siping drank all the wine in the cup, put down the wine glass and laughed in a low voice: "Do the two brothers know who quietly sent more than 100,000 catties of copper to the capital?" There is no need to guess, it is Wu Jingxian, the chief eunuch of the Nanjing Tongyuan Bureau who is looked down upon by those literati outside! ”

"Last night, the younger brother had to visit him for the matter of casting cannons, and asked him to get some pure copper materials to send to the capital anyway, after listening to his long sigh, the younger brother only then knew that the second batch of 150,000 catties of pure copper materials quietly sent by Xiao Zhu Daochang had just been transported to the capital and sent to the Military Bureau and the Ministry of Industry to cast artillery, but he couldn't take out the silver to pay Xiao Zhu Daochang."

"Daoist Xiao Zhu didn't care about this, and said to the ashamed Wu Jingxian: 'The country is in trouble, and the husband is responsible, not to mention that I am still a disciple of the Maoshan Shangqing faction who is deeply favored by the royal family? Even if this batch of copper is given to the emperor by himself, don't mention any silver! '150,000 catties of fine copper, if the money is minted, it is enough to exceed the tax of Beizhili for a year! Two brothers, this shows the character of Daoist Zhu Xiao, right? ”

Ye Chengzhang and Hu Weihong exclaimed in unison.

Although the two were reluctant to praise the eunuch, they greatly appreciated Zhu Daolin's move, and for a while they forgot about the noisy scholars outside the door.

Ye Chengzhang's chief staff Zha Maoyuan was very capable, no matter how Zhang Pu, Wu Changshi, Hou Fangyu and other famous scholars questioned and abused, he smiled and explained the relevant laws one by one, which was reasonable and reasonable, and finally made the soldiers who were besieging the group speechless, so they could only raise the door panel and leave with hatred, and once again went to Jiangning County in the south of the city.

The news quickly spread in all directions, causing a sensation throughout the city.

Zhu Daolin, who returned to Hushan Manor, was greatly annoyed when he received the news, but there was nothing he could do but curse a few words secretly, and then go with the flow.

At this time, Zhu Daolin really didn't have the time to pay attention to these shitty things, and took advantage of the opportunity of Xiaoying and Xu Fu and a group of women to inspect the courtyard with great interest, and quietly went to the printing workshop that had been completed at the foot of the mountain east of the courtyard and had not yet been put into use, entered the two newly built conjoined warehouses, called up the 40,000 sets of scripts that Ying Changpei urgently needed, and then closed the door and returned to the main courtyard separated by a wall, instructed Yuhu to ride into the city, and notified Ying Changpei to come and move away his urgent books.

After dealing with the books, Zhu Daolin returned to the small pavilion in the garden in the front yard and sat down, propped up his cheeks and thought hard, repeatedly thinking about how to start a man-made gem trade with the Francophile.

In the absence of modern sophisticated inspection equipment, neither the Portuguese nor the Spaniards, whether they were professional jewelry merchants or well-informed European aristocrats, could identify man-made gemstones that were almost identical to natural gemstones.

There is no concept of artificial gems in this world, and if someone says that they can make gemstones, they will definitely be regarded as crazy by everyone!

The only thing that Zhu Daolin can't make up his mind is the size of the transaction volume and the formulation of the transaction price, and he must come up with a proper implementation method as soon as possible and initially formulate a reasonable price standard, otherwise it will affect the development of a series of plans in the future.

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