Yang Rong's words did not make Xia Yuanji feel proud. On the contrary, Xia Yuanji heard it and shook his head with a wry smile.
Yang Rong was also a clever person who could tell the difference between eyebrows and eyes. Seeing that Mr. Xia didn't seem to want to talk more about this topic, he changed the subject and said fearfully,
"Master Xia, it's really dangerous in the court today."
Xia Yuanji glanced at Yang Rong, and Yang Rong realized that he had made a mistake. He could not talk about his father in private, let alone in a palace full of ears.
In addition, it is important to avoid talking about deep feelings, and Yang Rong and Xia Yuanji have not yet reached such a good relationship, so they talk about this kind of topic frequently.
It can be said that Yang Rong is a fool in the court. He made three mistakes in just one sentence.
Yang Rong's face suddenly turned pale and showed a look of fear.
"Do you know why you feel dangerous?"
Xia Yuanji did not interrupt this sensitive topic, but continued,
Yang Rong's throat trembled and he could no longer make any sound.
Xia Yuanji deliberately lagged half a step behind, and the two were side by side. Xia Yuanji lowered his voice and said,
"It's okay, just be more careful next time."
Yang Rongrong was granted amnesty and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Mr. Xia! Thank you, Mr. Xia!"
"Let me ask you, why did you feel dangerous in the court just now?"
If Yang Rong hadn't been supported by Xia Yuanji at the back, his legs would have collapsed to the ground.
However, after Yang Rong heard Xia Yuanji's question, he thought about it again and again and said,
"Xiaguan...Xiaoguan thinks that Master Hongwu doesn't like what Mr. Xia said."
Xia Yuanji twitched his brows and said seriously,
"But I didn't feel there was any danger just now. Do you know why?"
Yang Rong came back to his senses and finally realized that Mr. Xia wanted to teach him how to be an official.
Although he didn’t understand why Mr. Xia took such good care of him, he still acted like he was listening attentively and replied,
"The lower official is stupid."
"Because the purpose of my advice has never been to make His Majesty happy."
Xia Yuanji's words were like a big bell from Honglu, ringing in Yang Rong's ears, and Yang Rong's heart thumped in his chest.
Xia Yuanji walked around to Yang Rong, put his hand on Yang Rong's shoulder, and said seriously,
"What Xingqu'a did is not the right way after all. Being an official in the court, after all, you have to think about the people of the world.
There are all kinds of changes in the court, but the fact that the Minister of Household Affairs, who I have been serving for several years, remains standing is further proof of this.
As long as you are consistent and do everything well, there will eventually be a place for you in this court.
You are still young, don't rush, taking your time is the fastest. "
After saying that, Xia Yuanji turned and left,
Yang Rong's mood was like a big river, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
He was stunned in place, and after digesting it for a long time, he realized that Mr. Xia had already left.
Yang Rong finished his clothes and held his hands in the direction where Xia Yuanji left, bowing to the ground.
........
Ji'an Prefecture
"Master Futai."
Yang Rong's biological father, Yang Shangxian, the master of Ji'an Prefecture, stood outside the yamen.
Dong An, the master of Futai, raised his head from the mountain of books. After seeing the master, he said with great joy,
"Shang Xian! Finally here, come on, come on, help me take a look at this."
Yang Shang nodded first, strode closer, took the folded book from Master Futai, glanced at it, and said,
"Sir, this must be the Liu family's way of defrauding the government subsidy."
"Ah?" The master of Futai was shocked when he heard this. He blinked and looked over, "How dare the Liu family lie to me?"
Yang Shangxian nodded and said, "Your Majesty is providing extreme subsidies to the Jiangnan coastal areas because he wants all our yamen to work together to develop foreign trade.
The Liu family originally made their fortune as porters and were very cunning. As the brochure says, they borrowed money from the Yamen to expand their factories.
The lower official estimated that the Liu family didn't even have a factory now, so they obviously wanted to use the yamen's subsidies to do business without capital.
My lord, you would rather send someone to find out. "
"Damn it!" The master of Futai slapped his palm on the table, his teeth itching with hatred, but it was obvious that he believed in Yang Shangxian's judgment, "The legs and teeth of the car and boat shop deserve to be killed even if they are not guilty! They defrauded me and made me head. Coming up?!
I'll ask someone to take them down right now! "
Yang Shang first blocked the way,
"Master Futai, don't be anxious."
When the master who went to Taiwan heard this, he frowned and asked, "Isn't there a need to rush?"
"My lord, I think the Liu family should also be given government subsidies."
"Ah?" Dong An, the director of the Ji'an Prefecture, opened his mouth. He thought Yang Shangxian was schizophrenic and asked, "You still need to allocate money?"
"right."
"You know that the Liu family is defrauding the Yamen of money, but you still want to allocate it to them?"
"Um."
"Shangxian, do you have a fever?" Mr. Futai put his hand on Yang Shangxian's forehead, tested the temperature, and murmured, "It's okay."
Yang Shangxian smiled gently, "Sir, the purpose of the imperial court's appropriation of funds to our various yamen is to use these funds to encourage private companies to build factories.
We might as well go visit the Liu family first and scare them. They will definitely not dare to have second thoughts.
After the yamen allocated funds again, they must be grateful.
Regardless of whether they really want to build a factory or not, when the time comes, whether they want to build it or not, they will have to build it.
This method was put to practical use, and the Liu family was also controlled by the Yamen.
The funds allocated by the court have been put to use, and factories have been built by the private sector. Why not? "
"Allow...not allocate...appropriate funds...to build factories..."
Dong An muttered for a long time before he straightened out his thoughts, and then said excitedly,
"Shang Xian! What a great idea you have! Okay! Let's scare the Liu family first and then allocate funds!"
"Your Excellency is wise."
The master of Futai looked at Yang Shangxian, who had white hair growing on his temples, and couldn't help but sigh,
"Shang Xian, you have such a great talent, you shouldn't hide in this small yamen."
Yang Shangxian shook his head firmly and said, "Sir, Shangxian is willing to follow you for the rest of his life."
Back then, Yang Shangxian was a young man and made a big mistake, but he was rescued by Dong An.
After that, Yang Shangxian worked for Dong An for ten years, willing to be the master behind the scenes.
The master of Futai shook his head, "Well, you say you have such a temper, but if you are still willing to stay in this yamen, it's time for you to be promoted.
Speaking of which, the contributions you have made are enough to sit in my position.
If you don't want to leave the Yamen, how about you being able to choose any official position up and down the Yamen? "
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. Shang Xian is quite comfortable as a master."
Obviously, these two people had talked about similar topics many times. Seeing that Yang Shangxian couldn't be persuaded, Mr. Futai changed the topic.
"Huh? Mr. Shang? How is Rong'er doing in Beijing? Have I written to you?"
Yang Shangxian whispered,
"Sir, I don't know how Rong'er is doing in Beijing."
"This kid really doesn't even know how to write you a letter?"
Yang Shangxian seemed to think of his son's unique arrogant expression, and said with a hint of pride in his tone,
"Sir, I told him not to write."
