In ancient times, the transportation was inconvenient, although the capital was not far from Shanxi, but Cui Sanniang still waited until the night before Yu Jin's departure, so it can be said that the suspense was left until the last moment.

As soon as Yu Guo entered the door, he noticed that Cui Sanniang's hairstyle was a little messy, her face was tired, even her clothes were a little wrinkled, and she looked like a dusty person, which was like a different person from her usual glamorous appearance.

"I've seen Gongzi Yu." As soon as she saw Yu Jin, Cui Sanniang hurriedly stood up and said hello.

"Cui shopkeeper is exempt" Yu Jin said a little apologetically: "The emperor summoned me to the palace to admire the moon, and it was not good to say goodbye, but let Sanniang wait for a long time, sorry." ”

Cui Sanniang said with a smile on her face: "Gongzi Yu has won the trust of the emperor and has an unlimited future, it is really gratifying, the slave family came uninvited, it was the slave family who disturbed Yu Gongzi, what is the crime of Gongzi?" ”

Before Yu Jin could speak, Cui Sanyan winked at Yu Jin, and said a little mischievously: "Besides, waiting for others also depends on the object, a partner like Yu Gongzi is worth waiting for a long time, isn't it?" ”

"Sanniang just can talk" Yu Jin said with a smile: "Yu thought that he couldn't wait for Sanniang." ”

I will set off tomorrow, Cui Sanniang will only arrive this time, you know, Beijing to Shanxi, it is also separated by Baoding Mansion and Zhending Mansion, if you ride a fast horse, you can go back and forth in a few days, and Yu Jin gave Cui Sanniang nearly half a month.

Compared with the usual refreshment, this time, Taisheng Commercial Bank is not refreshing enough.

Cui Sanniang smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid of Yu Gongzi's jokes, this decision is not very smooth." ”

Yu Jin glanced at Cui Sanniang and said unhurriedly: "Looking at the appearance of the shopkeeper Cui, this is a trip back to Shanxi?" ”

"Yu Gongzi is really discerning, that's right, the slave family knows that this time will not go very well, so they rushed back. Trying to convince the Presbyterian Church was a bit of a tortuous process, but the result was satisfactory. Cui Sanniang said with some sighs.

There are specializations in the art industry, and many commercial houses focus on a certain field, some are mainly cloth and silk, and some are mainly grain and oil. Some are mainly porcelain, which can be said to be varied, such as Taisheng Commercial Bank, which mainly deals in gold and silver jewelry, antique treasures, and has made very good achievements in this field.

Well done, suddenly have to come into contact with an unfamiliar field, and this field is still full of variables and risks, which is difficult for a conservative person to accept.

Look at Cui Sanniang's dusty and tired look. You know that she put a lot of effort into it.

"I don't know what the result of Sanniang's departure?"

Cui Sanniang didn't hide it, and said very bluntly: "If you can't get along, then divide it, on the surface, the slave family has been expelled, and it is not from Taisheng Commercial Bank." ”

On the surface, it's not, but the subtext is: secretly it's still a person from Taisheng Commercial Bank.

The benefits of this are: When Cui Sanniang is successful, Taisheng Commercial Bank can get relevant dividends. But once Cui Sanniang is unsuccessful or causes any trouble, Taisheng Commercial Bank will also put aside the relationship.

This abacus is shrewd.

However, this also shows that Cui Sanniang has an unusual trust in herself, in this era, a woman has such courage. Definitely an amazing thing.

This pride and fighting spirit is even ashamed of many seven-foot men.

"Sanniang, don't worry, you will find out in the future that you will be proud of today's decision." Yu Jin said confidently.

Cui Sanniang threw a wink at Yu Jin, and said with a charming face: "Then the slave family is all counting on Yu Gongzi." ”

Yu Jin didn't make any guarantees. did not depict a bright prospect for Cui Sanniang, however, Cui Sanniang felt that such a Yu Jin was more credible.

For Yu Jin, for some reason, Cui Sanniang has an inexplicable trust.

"In the future, I'll talk about it later, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the slave family hasn't eaten a mouthful of moon cakes now, I heard that Yu Gongzi recently created a snowy skin moon cake, I wonder if the slave family has this mouthful?" Cui Sanniang suddenly said with some resentment.

What did I think was the matter, Yu Jin laughed: "Yes, the Mid-Autumn Festival, the rest is hard to say, but Sanniang wants to eat snowy skin mooncakes, that's how much you want, it's enough." ”

"There's Lao Yu's son."

The old lady and the little sister did not eat very well in the palace, mainly because there were many rules in the palace, and the second daughter was a little restrained, Cui Sanniang came, Yu Jin simply let another banquet be set up in the backyard, and the old lady and the little sister were pulled into the table again, and asked the upper and lower people to eat cakes and admire the moon together.

Anyway, I was called into the palace to admire the moon, and the family has not been lively.

The moon is born on the sea, the end of the world is at this time, at this time, a round of full moon is inlaid in the air like a jade plate, from a distance, it is so big, so round, so beautiful, on this special day, thousands of households, eating moon cakes and enjoying the bright moon, but also and the family to complain to each other, the Ming are immersed in a happy and peaceful atmosphere.

However, in a secret room in a mansion in the capital, the atmosphere is very different.

"Peng" "Bang"

"Damn Yu Jin, he actually slapped my face in public."

"A pariah who picks up food in the field, dares to refuse my kindness, damn it, if you can marry a woman from my Wei State Mansion, it will be the smoke from the grave of your Yu family."

"Damn, it's just ignorant of lifting."

At this moment, Xu Pengju, the Duke of Wei, jumped like thunder, smashed whatever he saw, and the coffee table made of mahogany turned over; The porcelain of the previous dynasty was broken; The gold-inlaid silk screens purchased with a lot of money are rotten, and pen, ink, paper, inkstones, books and other things are scattered all over the place.

Xu Pengju from a small brocade clothes and jade food, under the protection of the family, it can be said that lawless, after inheriting the title of garrison Nanjing, became the "soil emperor" of Nanjing City, it is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Peng stomped a foot, Nanjing will tremble.

On weekdays, he was not in awe, but Yu Jin deliberately fell on Xu Pengju's face, not only did he not interact with him, but also rejected his proposal to recruit a son-in-law in public.

For Xu Pengju, it was a resounding slap in the face.

Yu Jin said that if there is any grand wish to not get married if he does not sweep away the southern and northern captives, it sounds very touching, but after thinking about it, it quickly feels inappropriate.

If the general of the dynasty, or the general guarding the border, said this, everyone thought that he was ambitious, loyal and patriotic, but the problem was that Yu Jin was just a small six-rank civil official, and it was estimated that he couldn't hold his weapons tightly.

What else did he say to destroy the southern and northern captives, which made people feel ridiculous, and this had not been said before, when Xu Pengju said that Xu would marry his niece and daughter to Yu Jin. That's when he said it out loud.

Is this a woman who would rather not marry than the Duke of Wei?

Xu Pengju, nicknamed Straw Bag, was more than cunning and lacking IQ, so he didn't figure out the meaning of Yu's words at that time, and he figured it out when he returned to the house. It's almost over.

The IQ is not very enough, which does not mean that there is no temperament, on the contrary, Xu Pengju is a very temperamental person, and he feels that the glory of the Duke of Wei has been trampled on by Yu Jin, and he is like thunder at the moment.

Standing at the bottom of his horn, although his niece is disabled and water-based, her noble background can withstand all the shortcomings, and Yu Jin is just an ordinary person. is still a person with a bad background, he recruited Yu Jin as his son-in-law, which is a reward for Yu Jin, Yu Jin should be grateful and grateful.

However, Yu Jin actually refused.

It's not good to lose your temper in the palace, and as soon as you return to the house, this secret room suffers.

In the secret room, in addition to Xu Pengju, there was also a bald man about thirty years old. This person is Xu Yihu, a disciple of the Xu family, and his name is not obvious. is that many people in Nanjing don't know about his existence, but in fact, he is one of Xu Pengju's absolute confidants, responsible for some things that should not be made public.

Xu Pengju is the prince of the country and the current head of the Xu family, but. The Xu family is not the private property of Xu Pengju, from the time of being enthroned to the present, what Wei Guogong represents is not only the efforts and shelter of the ancestors, but also a combination of interests.

This Xu Pengju is a straw bale. But one of the reasons why he still has a firm grip on Nanjing.

Seeing that Xu Pengju was almost out of breath, Xu Yihu glanced at the messy secret room, pretended not to see it, and saluted Xu Peng: "Uncle, Yu Jin was born as a pariah, but he is just a showman, he won the emperor's trust by slapping horses and whiskers, no Hanlin will not enter the cabinet, no matter how hard he tries, he can't be compared with his uncle, he is an ant, we can pinch him to death with one finger, why bother with this kind of little person, it's not good to be angry." ”

"That's right" Xu Peng waved his hand and said: "Sooner or later, let him go, by the way, Yihu, you don't stay in Nanjing, what are you doing in the capital?" ”

Xu Yihu said respectfully: "It's just that the blue mouse has something to do, and I have to get an idea from my uncle." ”

The blue mouse is a black word, and the consciousness is to smuggle in the ocean.

The sea is blue, and the sea does not dare to trade openly, so he sneaks and smuggles like a mouse.

At this time, Xu Pengju was almost done, and he didn't talk nonsense, he found a chair that didn't fall down and sat down, and said impatiently: "Your brother who worships the son, what kind of demon moth is there?" Got in trouble? ”

"Cheng Laosha didn't cause trouble" Xu Yihu said with a smile: "Recently, he led people to make another vote, got two big ships in Zhejiang, intercepted a lot of silver taels and spices, and specially asked his nephew to report the good news to his uncle." ”

If Xu Pengju wants to go to sea to trade, he will naturally not go to sea by himself, nor will he send people from his family to take risks, but find a suitable object to support and hide behind the scenes to make a fortune.

Cheng Laosha, formerly known as Cheng Gang, was originally a blacksmith on the coast of Fujian, because he offended people, he became a pirate in desperation, because he had brains, and he was powerful, and slowly became famous, once dressed as an ordinary person to Nanjing for fun, exposed his feet and was caught, after some coercion and temptation, he finally became a chess piece in Xu Peng's hand.

In order to appease Cheng Gang, Xu Yihu and him formed brothers with different surnames, one in the bright and the other in the dark, making a windfall.

In addition to going to sea to trade and make huge profits, Cheng Gang also likes to attack other merchant ships, this windfall comes quickly, anyway, no one cares about the sea, you can do nonsense, make money, and also hit opponents, because Xu Gang is cunning and fierce, quick to attack, spicy, just like a shark prey, his peers call him Cheng Lao Shark.

Over time, everyone forgot his real name.

Of course, Cheng Laosha can become a tyrant in the sea, which is related to Xu Pengju's secret support, not to mention anything else, the weapons under his command are more sophisticated than the regular army of the Ming Dynasty.

Hearing that he had ransacked two merchant ships and made a lot of money, Xu Pengju was in a good mood and said: "This Cheng Lao Shark is really a bit of **** luck, those Zhejiang dogs have been a lot more cautious recently, and there are no such windfalls for some days, Yihu, you came from Nanjing on purpose, not just for this matter, right?" ”

Xu Yihu nodded and said: "Uncle is wise, Cheng Laoyu sent a secret letter, saying that the coastal guard station has changed guard frequently recently, and many people who have friends with us have either been scattered or sent to other places, and the rumors are getting tighter and tighter, and he wants his uncle to give him an idea." ”

Xu Pengju said with a sneer: "As expected, that Xu Jie's people are Zhejiang merchants, they spent so much money and time to open the sea ban, naturally they will not be willing to be lonely, and Xu Jie's power is in his hands, and it is normal for them to be replaced." ”

"Uncle, we have to think of a way, they all say that there are many incense burners and many ghosts, this piece of fat, you can't let others get your hands dirty, otherwise our life will be difficult." Xu Yihu said nervously.

"What do you think?"

Xu Yihu had already thought about it, and immediately said when he heard the words: "Now the voice of opposition to the ban on opening the sea is not small, I heard that the imperial court is only setting up a pilot, which shows that the emperor's attitude is not very firm, needless to say, the success or failure of this pilot is directly related to this decision, so we must not let it succeed." ”

"The first emperor ordered the sea ban, mainly because the Japanese were raging, not only the court was afraid, but the common people were even more afraid, we have ships and people, shun for business, reverse for thieves, business and thieves are between a thought, if necessary, exert pressure, the little nephew thinks, as long as the operation is good, there is a lot to do."

Xu Pengju is not only a gentleman, but also a straw bag among the gentlemen, Xu Yihu didn't expect this uncle to put forward many practical opinions, and he had already thought of countermeasures before he came.

"yes, they can't be allowed to do the pilot." Xu Pengju said loudly: "Yihu, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

"The little nephew listens to the order."

After thinking for a while, Xu Pengju suddenly added: "Also, the person in charge of the pilot this time is the Yu Jin who doesn't know how to lift, you let Cheng Laosha entertain him well, I want him to know what will happen if you offend me." ”

As soon as he thought of Yu Jin, Xu Pengju was so angry that he gritted his teeth, eager to eat him alive.

Xu Yihu said with some disdain: "It's useless to be a scholar, I think this is a child playing at home, uncle, please rest assured, this surnamed Yu will definitely not return to the capital." ”

"Okay, just kill him, and I'll recommend you to the Council of Elders." Xu Pengju said happily.

Presbyterians?

When Xu Yihu heard this, he immediately knelt down and said, "Uncle Xie, Yihu must work hard and live up to his uncle's trust." ”

Every big family has a core circle, and the core circle of the Xu family is the Council of Elders, which is usually only possible for the descendants to enter, of course, some outstanding descendants can also be added, Xu Yihu is a child of the concubine, it is difficult to have the opportunity to enter the inner circle, and I am naturally grateful to hear that Xu Pengju has the heart to lead him into the Council of Elders.

Xu Pengju picked up Xu Yihu with his own hands, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and said lightly: "Wait for your good news." ”

(To be continued.) )