Xu Ge beckoned, Tang Yi didn't dare to slack off, got into Cao Dazhang's carriage, and hurried towards Xu's mansion. Sitting in the car, Tang Yi looked at Cao Dazhang carefully, compared to more than two years ago, this person was much fatter, his stomach was shy, his face was shiny, his nose was red and big, and he had a tendency to be a little rosacea, and the whole person quickly slid in the direction of the uncle.

"Brother Yicheng, everyone says that the wind and sand in the capital are big, and the days are hard, how do I see you living more and more nourishing!"

"My name is moisturizing, drunk and dreaming of death!" Cao Dazhang smiled so hard not to mention how ugly it was, pointed to his heart with his finger, leaned over and said: "Only I know the suffering inside, to tell the truth, I really envy Ling Zun, being able to be an official is definitely a blessing from my previous life." ”

Tang Yi didn't believe it, how could he be a Beijing official when he was released, just take his father as an example, he had to train and fight, and it was a piece of cake to gallop hundreds of miles a day, and he couldn't eat a hot meal for ten days and half a month, he couldn't take a bath, and a good white-faced scholar became a Bao Gong, with a scruffy beard, and a fight with Meng Zhang Fei.

And the Hanlin Academy is the most noble yamen in the world, no need to sit on duty, no need to order, shout when there is something, drink tea if you have nothing to do, yo-yo birds, and even travel to the mountains and rivers The court will be reimbursed, and the best thing is that you don't have to do anything, and you are promoted faster than anyone else. Tang Yi really can't think of such an idle place, what is there to complain about!

It must be that Cao Dazhang, a kid, became an official, and he was slippery in school, moaning with himself without illness.

Looking at Tang Yi's disdainful face, Cao Dazhang didn't mention how aggrieved he was, "Okay, I dare to swear to God, I definitely didn't lie, don't you know, immortals fight mortals suffer, and now both ends take out the strength to eat, and ******** stammers Your Majesty." Needless to say, Elder Yan Ge tried his best to please His Majesty. Li Dazai is no exception, isn't he also a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy? forced the big guy to write green words, to catch up with the important days of Qingming Zhongyuan, and even wrote several articles a day, that thing was empty, and the whole article was nonsense. It's more cheating than Baguwen. And after sending it, His Majesty may not be able to see it, so he threw it into the incense burner and burned it, what do you say is this? ”

Cao Dazhang didn't say that Tang Yi couldn't have imagined that Li Dazai, who was known as a clear name, would also do things to tie up with the emperor.

Jiajing cultivates Jiao alchemy, and communicates with the immortals from time to time, Qingzi is a special article used to talk to the immortals, written in a mysterious and mysterious way, and the mystery is to the point of bullshit. Basically, normal people can't comprehend it.

It is conceivable that Cao Dazhang's suffering, ten years of cold windows, the Toad Palace, finally became an official master, and he didn't wait for the majestic to study the green words that were more terrifying than the eight strands of literature, and boiled out all his hard work, but when Jiajing chatted with the immortals, it became a wisp of dispensable green smoke. The sourness was like moving from the urine to the feces. If it were himself, he would have collapsed a long time ago. It's really hard for Cao Dazhang to be able to hold on. He's a true warrior!

Tang Yi suddenly felt excited, he suddenly remembered that in a few months, he was very likely to enter the Hanlin Academy, and he would have to face Qingzi every day, if there was really such a day,

It's better to be like Daddy. Put a magistrate outside, and forget it.

While thinking wildly, the carriage arrived in front of Xu Jie's mansion. Whenever he saw Xu Ge's old and simple residence, Tang Yi was full of emotion, under the leadership of the housekeeper. When he came to the living room, Xu Jie, dressed in civilian clothes, sat upright. Cao Dazhang hurriedly brought Tang Yi over and finished the ceremony.

Xu Jie's face was full of kind smiles, just like the old grandfather next door, and asked Tang Yi, "Is Zicheng good?" ”

After asking his father, Tang Yi hurriedly said: "My father is all right, and I often mention the teachings of my teacher, and I am grateful." ”

Xu Jie's old face smiled like a flower, "There are many disciples of the old man, and the most successful one is Ling Zun." Over the past year, the great victory in the southeast has been participated by the townspeople, and they have made great contributions. Even His Majesty praised Ling Zun very much, and the old man was also honored. ”

Indeed, having a good apprentice is very face-saving, Tang Shen and Xiang Yong are indeed a very good card in Xu Jie's hand, with them to support the scene, no matter what Yan Song and Li Mo are fighting like, Lao Xu always has a place in the southeast. Only a huge family business can be safe and sound.

Xu Ge Lao was very interested, asked about the situation in the southeast, asked about the development of Xiangyong, Tang Yi answered fluently, not much to say, but to the point, after chatting for a while, Xu Ge Lao felt that the southeast suddenly became clear, Tang Yi This kid is indeed not simple. Maybe he can really help him solve the problem, Xu Jie thought secretly.

"Okay, you wrote to Your Majesty not long ago, and you sprinkled more than 100,000 words, which is really impressive!"

Tang Yi hurriedly stood up, and said with sincere fear: "Ge Lao, it's all strange that the kid was hot-headed for a while, and now he regrets it when he thinks about it!" Although he said so, he was a little proud no matter how he thought about it, even Xu Jie knew it, at least half of his purpose in the book was achieved, didn't it mean that argument is value!

Xu Jie said with a smile: "Old man, I don't think you are a whim, the data is detailed, the content is rich, obviously you have been preparing for a long time and spent a lot of effort, right?" ”

"Back to the old man, the kid just wrote what he saw truthfully, very shallow, not worth mentioning." Tang Yi said humbly, he has been dealing with these big people for a long time, and he has also summed up the rules. These people often have ten words in their hearts, only half of them, who knows what they are calculating.

He has never been afraid to speculate on Xu Jie with the worst malice, there is no way, who let this silent little man be the real boss, killed Yan Song, killed Jiajing, and single-handedly promoted Zhang Juzheng. Jiajing, Longqing, Wanli, this old man's influence shrouded the three dynasties, and Tang Yi couldn't help but be cautious, for fear of letting Xu Ge take the old man to the ditch.

In fact, he was completely overly worried, Xu Jie's mind was gloomy, but it also had to be differentiated, Tang Yi was a small character in front of him, and Tang Shen was Xu Jie's student, Xu Ge Lao didn't believe that Tang Yi dared to play any tricks in front of him.

Xu Jie said: "You don't have to be modest, the old man is very interested in the prices you summarized, there is a list, you can take a look first." ”

Sure enough, the weasel gave the chicken a New Year's greeting, but he didn't have a good heart.

Tang Yi knew that the dignified old man would not call him over for no reason, he carefully took the list, swept it twice from beginning to end, and put it aside.

"See?"

"Go back to the old man, I understand."

Xu Jie asked seemingly casually, "Then what do you think of the cost above?" It's a lot. Or is it less, is there something to hide? His old eyes were staring at Tang Yi tightly, this action betrayed Xu Ge Lao's heart, and he was obviously not so calm. is also not calm, and Tang Yi is also not calm, and the first item in the list is the golden silk nanmu with a thick hug.

Such a thick and thin golden silk nanmu is the best choice for making beams and pillars. Ordinary people can't use it, but it's just for the palace.

Thinking of this earthquake, not only did the outer city be in an uproar, but the Yuxi Palace where Jiajing lived was also damaged, and His Majesty the Emperor could only endure it in the narrow Wanshou Palace.

One tree alone costs 20,000 taels of silver, a total of fifty trees. It's a million taels of silver, which is outrageously expensive!

Tang pondered for a while, and said tentatively: "Elder Qiyu Pavilion, although the road in Yungui Mountain is rugged, it is not difficult to requisition people along the way, according to my estimate, eight thousand taels of silver is about the same. Isn't 20,000 taels too much? ”

Xu Jieman nodded and said approvingly: "The line is really thoughtful. I can see clearly. It's just that the Ministry of Industry said that the timber from the southwest mountains has been harvested and wants to be shipped out. It was necessary to overhaul the mountain road, and both the time and the cost were amazing. This batch of timber was shipped from the South Seas, so it cost one and a half times more. ”

"Impossible!"

Tang Yi took the case, and Cao Dazhang, who had not spoken, asked curiously: "Okay, Nanyang is a long way. The sea is windy and rough, difficult and dangerous, and it is normal to spend more. ”

Xu Jie also looked at Tang Yi with some confusion and asked him to give an answer.

Taking a deep breath, Tang Yi lowered his voice. "Elder Ge, I'm afraid that this matter is a bit of a hindrance, you see......"

Xu Jie nodded, waved his hand at the maid, and sent them away, leaving only three people. Tang Yi took the list and said with a smile: "Elder Qiyu Pavilion, people say that the sea is high and the waves are fast, the cost is high, and the losses are heavy, have you ever thought that the sea is indeed so terrible?" ”

"Isn't it?" Xu Jie asked.

"Ge Lao, the kid lives in Taicang, it just so happened that the eunuch of the Three Treasures set off from Taicang that year, and his fleet not only went to the South Seas, but also to India, Persia, and even farther. Seven times before and after the Western Ocean, the maximum loss did not exceed 10%. In addition, the eunuchs of the Three Treasures brought back an astonishing amount of spices, precious stones, and wood, and according to the records at the time, the things they brought back were much cheaper than those in my Ming Dynasty. ”

Xu Jie's well-read and strong memory, Cao Dazhang is also proficient in the classics in the Hanlin Academy, they think about it carefully, Tang Yi is right, but he is governed by traditional concepts, and when he thinks of the sea, he will feel that the cost is too high.

"It has been more than 100 years since the eunuchs of the Three Treasures, and the rapid development of navigation technology, a hundred ships going to the South Seas may not lose one, if you want me to say, it is normal to ship to Daming and the price is lower."

Hearing Tang Yi's words, Xu Jie's eyes lit up. He had long felt that there was a problem with the bill of the Ministry of Industry, but he was not sure yet, and after listening to Tang Yi, Xu Ge became more and more determined.

"Okay, you said that there will be other costs for transporting timber from the South Seas, such as building ships, such as opening mountains and building roads, if you add up all this silver and spread it evenly on each beam and column, will the price increase?"

Tang Yi smiled, "Elder Ge, this statement seems to make sense, but if you want me to say it, it's still a deception." ”

"Why?"

"Because you don't have to build ships at all, and you don't have to dig mountains and build roads."

Cao Dazhang was puzzled and asked, "Okay, how can you transport timber without a ship?" ”

"Brother Yicheng, you don't know how to weave, but you don't have a bare butt either!"

Cao Dazhang coughed twice in embarrassment, "Don't joke, clothes can be bought, and boats can be bought?" ”

"Of course you can, not only to buy, but also to rent." Tang Yi lowered his voice and said, "Elder Ge, as far as I know, although the Japanese are raging in the southeast sea, the smuggling at sea has not stopped, on the contrary, some Western merchants are in collusion with the leaders of the Japanese invaders. They not only used silver to buy silk and porcelain from the Ming Dynasty, but also transported rare goods from overseas to the Ming Dynasty. Like spices, like jewelry, and wood! If the ship is built, it will not only take time, but it will also be attacked, and only those ships that have close ties with the Japanese will be able to pass smoothly. ”

Xu Jie was stunned at this moment, in his old gentleman's impression, the southeast sea is full of robbers, the two sides are clearly distinguished, the barriers are tight, on the one hand is crazy looting, on the other hand is to bravely protect the homeland, the momentum is the same as fire and water, you fight to the death.

But as soon as he heard Tang Yi say it, he suddenly woke up, and the situation in the southeast was far more complicated than he imagined. is not only the anti-Japanese on the surface, but also the private transaction, no wonder the Japanese can't be killed!

"Okay, with your understanding, how much silver does it cost to buy a golden silk nan?" Xu Jie asked in a low voice.

Tang Yi thought for a while and said, "At most, it won't exceed five thousand taels, and if you exchange something like silk, you may be able to win about three thousand taels." ”

Three thousand taels, fifty trees are only 150,000 taels, and the account of the Ministry of Industry is actually one million taels!

There is a difference of 850,000 taels of silver, thinking with your toes, you can guess whose pockets it fell on, the greed of Yan Shifan, Zhao Wenhua and others is simply indescribable!

Xu Jie's heart suddenly warmed up, if Tang Yi's speculation was true, it was not just greedy for ink, but also smuggling, which was definitely unforgivable.

How many years have passed, and finally caught the handle of the Yan Party, Xu Jie's silent mind has come alive, could it be that the opportunity for revenge has come! (To be continued.) )

PS: I wrote about the difficult place, as a pig's foot, how to intervene in the personnel changes of Da Jiuqing, and the battle with the three major factions, to waste a lot of brain cells. Only two chapters will be driven out today, and when the thinking is straightened out, the arrears will be made up soon.