Coming out of the palace, Xu Chang did not leave, although the heavy snow in the palace was swept clean, but the snow outside the noon gate was more than half a foot high, Xu Chang was wearing a scarlet cloak, lined with a fish suit, and when he saw Xu Qian coming out, he beckoned to Xu Qian.

Xu Qian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Dad." ”

Xu Chang said: "Deng Jian is back, why didn't he enter Beijing?" ”

Xu Qian said: "He wanted to come, but now he was ordered to be appeased by sea, and it was inconvenient to enter Beijing, and he was afraid that some officials would impeach, so he stayed in Tianjin." ”

Xu Chang couldn't help but smile and said: "He can be regarded as a positive result of cultivation now, but it is his creation, yes, didn't his sea route appeasement Si Yamen say that he wants to build a big ship?" I heard that the imperial court is unwilling to take the silver out, and the inner treasury may not be willing to give it up, without the silver, isn't his pacification envoy Yamen an empty shelf, what's the use of asking for it? ”

Xu Qian winked at Xu Chang, the father and son walked in the snow, Xu Qian lowered his voice and said: "It's okay, this time his fleet brought a lot of Xibei goods from various countries, pearl agate from the South Seas, ginseng from North Korea, gold and silver from the Japanese country, and Xu Fu said hello when the time came, and sent these goods to Ruyi Fang, I'm afraid it won't take long to sell them all, and a few have more than 100,000 taels of silver." ”

Xu Chang was stunned and said, "So much? ”

Xu Qian said: "Rare things are expensive, these are all rare things on the market, are you afraid that you won't be able to sell them at a good price?" These hundreds of thousands of taels of silver are used to build a dock, and it is enough to build dozens of large ships, and after the shotgun is replaced, it will go out for a spin next year, and I am afraid that the income can be doubled. ”

Xu Chang said: "Enough is enough, but if you want to go to sea, you always have to buy silk and porcelain." Recruit more men and sailors, where will the money come from? ”

Xu Qian was not worried: "Dad, don't worry, are you still afraid that there is no one in this world who is willing to make a fortune with you?" Naturally, someone will deliver the goods at that time. Provide subsidies to get a piece of the pie, which is a tenfold or hundredfold profit, and you still need to spend money to buy it? ”

Xu Chang listened. He took a deep breath and said, "You mean, the sea route appeasement made Si Yamen openly smuggle?" ”

Xu Qian immediately corrected: "This is not smuggling, this is mutual communication, think about it, the sea route pacification envoy to appease the various vassals, not only to appease, do you want to give a little reward on behalf of the heavenly empire?" Even if there is no reward, then you should give some gifts. I am a country of etiquette. Many people are not to blame. We gave a gift. Naturally, the vassal kingdoms also want to be courteous, right? ”

Xu Chang glared at him and said, "It's still business, it's just a different name." ”

Xu Qian smiled slightly: "Although it is a different name, the meaning is different. For now, we have to use this name to start the business first, and then wait for the results in the future. Even if someone wants to oppose it, it's too late, is there still less of a policy and a countermeasure in my Daming? If others can do it, why can't we do it? If there is only one Ruyi Fang, maybe the annual income is only one million silver, and a manufacturing bureau is full of 300,000 yuan, but if it is a trinity, then the income may be five million, ten million. The foundation of the Xu family is here, if these things can prosper, there will be a lot to be done in the future, otherwise no matter how hard you and I work, no matter how much we worry about the king, after all, we will still step on duckweed, and life and death, honor and disgrace will be in the hands of others after all. But once the Xu family has a certain amount of energy, so that the court has to rely on the Xu family to maintain, this is different. ”

Xu Chang sneered: "Do you remember Shen Wansan?"

Xu Qian disagreed: "What Shen Wansan has is only silver, what the Xu family will have to control in the future is the livelihood of thousands of people, and the livelihood of these people is in our hands, we are not Shen Wansan." ”

Xu Qian's confidence is there, once his things affect this era, then in the future, there will be countless people who rely on their own 'business' to support their families, and if anyone touches these things, the consequences will be extremely severe, and may even lead to the collapse of the entire country.

So he tried his best to do it, Ruyifang opened up the situation, but it is far from enough, to do things is to become bigger and stronger, so that everyone has to be afraid of you, everyone has to rely on you to eat. Why was the gentry able to obtain privileges and rule the world with the emperor? The reason is very simple, this class is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, they are at the grassroots level, it is they who hire the people to be tenants for them, they are the ones who educate the people, and they are the ones who collect grain, these people are hired, which not only gives the tenants the opportunity to eat, but also plays a role in stabilizing the dìng, they educate the people, tell the people what is right and what is wrong, grasp the right of public opinion, they assist the government in collecting grain and taxes, and faintly dominate the taxes of the imperial court, their influence is everywhere, naturally, The status is otherworldly.

When these people cultivated by Xu Qian's industry can influence various industries, when they can influence public opinion, the livelihood of the people, and the expenses of the imperial court, even if someone wants to suppress it, it will not be easy at that time.

Xu Chang glanced at Xu Qian, and suddenly said a sentence: "Qian'er, I think you have changed." ”

Xu Qian couldn't help asking: "It's changed, how can you say this?" ”

Xu Chang sighed: "I used to think you were an honest child, then I thought you were a bad person, and then I thought you had finally become an official. ”

Xu Qian said angrily: "It seems that my father is a good official, I am so bad, you taught me, I am a good reader, if you didn't instigate me every day, would I be so bad?" You're blaming me now. ”

Xu Chang was speechless for a moment, and then said: "I'm not as bad as you, I just want to be promoted, I just want to get some oil and water from it, you are eating in the bowl and looking at the pot, taking advantage of today's benefits, and still thinking about tomorrow's cheapness, this appetite is getting bigger and bigger day by day, and now my father is terrified to follow you." ”

Xu Qian grinned and said: "This is called blue out of blue and better than blue, dad should feel very pleased, think about it, your grandson is about to be born, we are no longer a family of two, but a family of four, so many people, we have to leave something for future generations, Gonghou Wandai, Gonghou Wandai, if our father and son don't work hard, can this prince be Wandai?" However, at the moment, it is still the matter of the Wako, the matter must be thought far, but it can't go wrong at the moment, tell you the truth, His Majesty has already hinted that if he can find out the Wakou this time, his son can be promoted to a bachelor, and this bachelor is a governor when he is released, which is in line with our Xu family to be promoted and make a fortune. ”

Xu Chang said solemnly: "Really? Don't laugh too early, the beginning is the beginning, but if you can't do it, how to make a career? Do you have a solution? ”

Xu Qian smiled bitterly: "I'm a scholar, what's the solution?" Now take a step at a time, but now the inn and the dock have been secretly visited, but there is no suspicious person, it can be seen that these Japanese must have used a special method to infiltrate the Beijing Division, Dad, the investigation depends on you, anyway, their target is the Japanese envoy, and I am in charge of the Japanese envoy. ”

The father and son agreed, and unconsciously walked home, poor Xu Qian's sedan chair and Xu Chang's groom also followed the sedan chair all the way behind, Xu Qian first went back to the room to see Gui Zhi'er, Gui Zhi'er is now belly bulging, next to Xu Yong's mother, that is, Xu Qian's third aunt served, the third aunt complained when she saw Xu Qian: "You too, where is there so much official business to be busy?" The officials and masters in the play are very idle, as soon as you go out, it will be ten days and half a month, people can be pregnant, you must not watch more, and if you have a child in the future, I am afraid that I will forget your father. ”

Xu Qian was speechless and said, "Yes, yes, my official master is really not doing well, and the third aunt will have more advice in the future." ”

Gui Zhi'er smiled and relieved Xu Qian: "He works hard, always for this family, but he can't blame him." Xianggong has finally returned, and I'm afraid that the Japanese envoys won't arrive until the New Year, and I won't be able to find your people at the end of this year. ”

Xu Qian smiled bitterly: "These widows are hateful, the most annoying, but there is no way, the things in the court can't be explained for a while, yes, has your brother been moving around recently?" ”

Xu Qian suddenly remembered Gui Xiang, but he had a reason, because today's emperor promised to borrow a person to enter the cabinet to force Yang Tinghe to back down, this person must be Yang Tinghe's unacceptable figure, his mentor should be impossible, because there was no rumor before, so it is very likely to be a character in the Jingshi, think about it, it seems that Gui Xiang has this possibility, he is now a bachelor of Hanlin, and his qualifications are there, but he can only be the emperor's pawn, and there is no hope of entering the cabinet, just to blackmail Yang Tinghe.

Gui Zhi'er said: "Don't you know? My brother has let it go. ”

"Indulgence?" Xu Qian was stunned for a moment and said, "When did it happen?" Why didn't I hear the wind, and let it go? ”

Gui Zhi'er said: "It is said that he is going to the Xuanfu, which is the decision of the cabinet." ”

Xu Qian frowned, the release of Master Hanlin to Xuanfu is obviously not a good sign, this is self-destructive future, Xu Qian hurriedly asked: "Why is this?" ”

Gui Zhi'er said: "My brother has a little errand in Hanlin, so ......"

Xu Qian was stunned for a moment, poor cuò? Gui Xiang has been in Hanlin for so many years, how could he go on a business trip, didn't he mean it? He's going to run away on purpose? It's really strange, Xu Jie wants to run, he Guixiang also wants to run, how can they be the same as rabbits.

Xu Qian said: "Then I'll go to Hanlin next time to ask, yes, you have a good rest, hey, now the imperial court wants me to investigate the Japanese assassins, and it doesn't stop for a moment." ”

complained a few words, but he was really tired, so he said a few words with Gui Zhi'er, and then went to rest and didn't mention it.