When Emperor Wanli heard this, he couldn't help but stand down again! He now feels that his three views have been greatly impacted! Didn't my own masters say that since you become an official, you must serve the country and the people wholeheartedly? How can they still meddle in a lowly business? It made him feel a little confused!

Liu Haojia raised his eyebrows and glanced at Emperor Wanli, guessed his current mental state, and couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "Poor doll, probably you have been fooled by your teachers!" ”

But it's not surprising at all, and the civil officials just rely on talking nonsense to fool the emperor, and play tricks to deceive the upper and lower levels, so as to profit from it! In fact, at this point, there is no difference at all between a civil officer and a military attaché!

However, the state of Emperor Wanli is his appetite! The less Emperor Wanli knows, and the more fog he uncovers, the more Emperor Wanli will trust him! And what he needs most now is to establish a relationship of trust with Emperor Wanli, and as for the rest, it can be slowly deepened in the future! Anyway, what he said was the truth, but he let Wanli know it some years in advance!

At this time, Liu Haojia waved his hand again and motioned for Emperor Wanli to follow him. So Emperor Wanli followed him to a teahouse in a daze. This teahouse is not high, only two floors, so Liu Haojia said directly to the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, please invite all the guests on the second floor out, and I will take care of the second floor for the time being!" ”

Because this is not the time to drink tea, there is no one on the second floor. Therefore, the shopkeeper was overjoyed and welcomed the three people of Emperor Wanli. They were accompanied by six plainclothes guards, who circled around the second floor before going downstairs. As for the four servants brought by Liu Haojia who were rudely stopped on the first floor, he didn't see it!

The three of them found a place upstairs by the window and sat down, and the man brought tea and snacks under the supervision of the plainclothes guards. When they retreated, Liu Haojia got up and respectfully bowed to Emperor Wanli, who had come back to his senses, and said, "Liu Haojia, a grass man, greets Your Majesty!" I hope Your Majesty will forgive the grass people for their previous great disrespect! ”

At this time, Emperor Wanli was already much sober, and when he heard Liu Haojia say this, he knew that his identity was exposed. However, although he is young and has little experience, this guy is a natural emperor and extremely sensitive in politics!

After a moment's thought, he said with a gloomy face, "So, this coincidence between me and you must have been deliberately done by you, right?" ”

Liu Haojia immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it is indeed deliberately done by the grass people!" ”

Emperor Wanli tapped his fingers on the table, and after a while, he said slowly: "In order to see me, it is hard to do it for more than a year!" But what are you doing this? ”

Liu Haojia was waiting for this sentence, and he immediately said: "Your Majesty, Gu Ningbo's Mansion is a noble family, as a noble, Gu Ningbo's Mansion should not move closer to Your Majesty!" It's just that the Liu family was so depressed that they almost couldn't even afford to eat, where else could they think of anything else! Now that Gu Ningbo's Mansion has improved, he is naturally willing to serve His Majesty! It's just that Gu Ningbo's Mansion is separated from His Majesty by thousands of mountains and rivers, so it's good to think of some tricks! ”

When Emperor Wanli heard this, he felt very useful, so he snorted and said, "Get up and speak!" ”

Liu Hao thanked me and then got up and stood at the table. Emperor Wanli felt a lot more comfortable when he saw his respectful appearance, so he waved his hand casually and said, "I am also traveling in casual clothes today, so don't stand still, sit down!" ”

After Liu Haojia thanked him, he sat on the side and accompanied him. At this time, Emperor Wanli said: "You said that your family was originally down-and-out, but as a member of the aristocracy, how poor can you be?" Isn't there a lot of money in the imperial court every year? ”

Liu Haojia said: "Your Majesty, the Yulu issued by the imperial court can't afford to support a large family at all!" Not to mention anything else, at that time, I don't know how many relatives came from all over the place, and how much money did it take to support these people? Therefore, it is understandable that each family participates in business affairs! Like the heyday of our Gu Ningbo Mansion, there were more than 100 relatives who came to defect! Just eating for these people is a lot of money! ”

Emperor Wanli nodded and said, "This is also true!" Just like the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace, I don't know how many, the expenses are also huge! ”

Liu Haojia echoed and said: "That's right, in order to maintain decency, I have to hire some servants, and I will lose my foundation when I come and go!" I think back then, my father rented out the Earl's Mansion when Gu Ningbo's Mansion was at its most depressed, so he was able to maintain his life! ”

Emperor Wanli couldn't close his mouth when he heard this, and said, "Your family even rented out the Earl's Palace?" What a loss of face for the aristocracy! ”

Liu Haojia shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then you have to live first!" Could it be that he starved to death in the Earl's Palace? Wouldn't that be a loss of face for the court? ”

Emperor Wanli said matter-of-factly: "That's the same! But now I want to know what your Gu Ningbo Mansion relied on to turn over? ”

Liu Haojia said: "The first transaction is snow candy, which is a secret recipe found in the stacks of books at home!" ”

As soon as Emperor Wanli heard the word snow sugar, he slapped the table and said, "It turned out to be snow sugar, I know!" It turns out that this is your family's business, in the past, the queen mother liked to add a little honey when she drank tea, but now she doesn't add honey after having snow sugar! The point is that those little animals made of snow candy are really beautiful! ”

Liu Haojia said modestly: "That's all a small means, it's not worth mentioning!" ”

Emperor Wanli continued: "But you shouldn't be able to make much money just by relying on snow sugar, right?" After all, it's just a condiment, and it can't sell much in Beijing in a year! You must have other ways to make money, right? ”

Liu Haojia smiled secretly in his heart, you don't know how much Snow Candy makes in a year! It's just that he can't break it! So he arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty really sees everything!" This snow candy really doesn't make much money, and now the most profitable business in my family is Qingya Xiaozhu! ”

Emperor Wanli pondered and said, "I seem to have heard of someone who said the name of Qingya Xiaozhu, what is it for?" ”

Liu Haojia simply described the elegant Xiaozhu. As a result, Emperor Wanli slapped the table again and said, "I know!" This has reached the palace! It should have been said to the queen mother when the wives entered the palace, and the queen mother also said that she couldn't go to such an interesting place, which was a pity! By the way, I heard that men are not allowed there, but is it true? ”

Liu Haojia said: "This is mainly for the sake of the names of the ladies and young ladies of each family, so men are really not allowed to enter there!" Not to mention men, except for boys under the age of three, boys over this age are not allowed to enter! And the servants everywhere are all women, and even the guards are healthy women who choose martial arts! ”