In the thirteenth year of Wanli, in the golden autumn, jade dragons were flying all over the sky, dancing with pear blossoms all over the city, making everything in the sky white.
Keng!
And with the sound of a gong, at this moment, Yu Shenxing and Zhao Nanxing, who were chatting in a restaurant, suddenly appeared in Qipan Street where there was a lot of junk money.
Then, Yu Shenxing saw two large boxes of silver coins as white as the earth opened in front of a house, and a team of green-robed officials and green-robed officials appeared here with many red cards.
The official at the front was holding a document and handing it over to a young scholar who came out of the house. Not long after, the young scholar ordered his servants to carry two large boxes of silver ingots in.
"That's the residence of Shen Yucheng (Shen Li), the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"
Zhao Nanxing said with a complicated expression at this time.
Yu Shenxing asked: "What about these two large boxes of silver coins?"
"Looking at the sign 'Huangming Mining' on the plaque, it should mean that the subscription coupons are used to distribute profits; it turns out that His Majesty really wants to distribute profits to the people!"
Zhao Nanxing could not hide his disappointment and continued.
Yu Shenxing raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "It looks like you can divide a lot!"
Zhao Nanxing said: "I guess it's quite a lot."
Yu Shenxing then looked back at Zhao Nanxing and asked, "Have you bought it?"
Zhao Nanxing shook his head slightly, and then said: "No! I have never advocated that the court should benefit the people."
"Yu actually bought some."
As Yu Shenxing was talking, he saw his stepson Yu Wei suddenly come here: "Sir, you are indeed here. The Ministry of Commerce has come to share the profits. There are three large boxes of silver. My wife asked me to call you back to thank Tianen."
After Yu Wei said that, seeing Zhao Nanxing there, he hurriedly bowed to Zhao Nanxing: "I've seen Uncle Shi!"
At this time, Zhao Nanxing looked at Yu Shenxing, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and even his eyes seemed to be burning with hot fire, and asked Yu Shenxing:
"Didn't I ask the imperial court not to take advantage of the people by force? Why did I buy it myself, and it seems that I bought more than him, Shen Yucheng (Shen Li)!"
Zhao Nanxing was really surprised by this.
"Well, I have read this before, but I just hope that your majesty will not force the people to buy subscription tickets, so as not to cause public anger;"
"After all, the imperial court has indeed lost credibility in issuing banknotes."
"But this doesn't mean that I won't buy it myself, or that I won't support the imperial court's attempts to use the method of developing external profits to increase national revenue and benefit the innocent people in the world!"
"I still hope that the court can really benefit the people!"
Yu Shenxing explained.
Zhao Nanxing's breathing became a little heavy, and he asked again: "We are considered close friends, but why did the young uncle buy it by himself and didn't tell me?"
"You are a gentleman!"
"How can a gentleman always talk about profit in front of the public? Therefore, it is not good for me to talk about financial profit in front of the public. What's more, if the subscription coupons are not actually distributed by the court, I can't be sure that the court really wants to use it to distribute profits. Huimin:"
"What if it is really to use the subscription coupons to benefit the people, and the treasure money incident is repeated?"
"It's okay that my family has suffered heavy losses, but if you lose money and it's because of me, then how can I have the face to see you?"
"So, how can I bring it up in public?"
Yu Shenxing said, "I bet you don't mind, either! After all, you value justice over profit, and you are a true gentleman!"
Zhao Nanxing forced himself to smile nonchalantly: "I don't care about the financial gains. The main thing is that I didn't expect that the father-in-law would actually buy the subscription coupons!"
"I bought it to help the country, not because I really wanted to make a profit."
Yu Shenxing explained something, and then said: "But since the emperor's favor has come down, how can I not accept it? Let me go back to express my gratitude and then reunite with you!"
"Excuse me!"
"I'll treat you to a drink some other day!"
As Yu Shenxing said this, he hurried downstairs with his stepson.
"Master, be careful, it's snowing outside!"
"What are you afraid of when it snows? Even if you are to be attacked with a knife, you have to go back quickly to thank the emperor for his kindness. Otherwise, you will not be a minister!"
Yu Shenxing's words echoed in the teahouse.
Zhao Nanxing, however, had a sullen expression and said nothing for a long time, then shook his head and said to himself: "What am I angry about? Am I ashamed of not helping the country?"
At this time, Shen Li had also come out to thank the officials of the Ministry of Commerce who announced the profit distribution.
At the same time, Shi Xing, who was returning with Chen Jingbang, also heard a gong and noticed many official officials outside his residence.
Shi Xing felt strange for a moment: "This is not the year of the competition, why are there officials blocking the door? It's like someone won the first place!"
After saying that, Shi Xing walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
Chen Jingbang also got off the sedan with some curiosity and walked over.
At this time, Shi Maolun came over and said to Shi Xing: "It is the Ministry of Commerce who came to share the mining profits with us by decree, totaling 3,216 taels of silver dollars. Now we are waiting for you to come back and sign to express your gratitude."
"Mining profit?"
Chen Jingbang glanced at Shi Xing at this time and asked first: "Didn't you say that you won't compete with the people for profit? Didn't you buy the subscription coupon? Why do you still have so many silver coins?"
“I didn’t buy much!”
"Not much really!"
"I am loyal to you, so naturally I bought some."
Shi Xingshan started talking with a smile, then looked at Ai Cheng, a member of the Ministry of Commerce, with a depressed look, and whispered: "Why are you so high-profile about your profit distribution? You are beating gongs and drums, and you come to deliver it in broad daylight. And you’re bringing cash!”
"How can the emperor's favor come secretly? Your words are a bit disrespectful!"
Tang Yaoqin, who was also responsible for supervising the entire process, said something to Shi Xing in a deep voice.
Shi Xing suddenly looked embarrassed, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "I made a mistake, please give me some advice. Don't blame me. The emperor's grace should indeed be done openly and honestly."
As Shi Xing spoke, he hurriedly asked Shi Maolun: "Is the incense table set up?"
Shi Maolun nodded.
"Then tell your family members to come and kneel down to receive the emperor's favor!"
After Shi Xing said that, he knelt down first.
Chen Jingbang had returned to the sedan, and his face became very ugly. Especially when he saw Shi Xing taking out the subscription coupon and kneeling to collect the profit, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said: "Is this just a few? This is obviously a lot!"
"Obviously a lot!"
Bang!
Chen Jingbang directly dropped a cup of tea on the low table in the sedan chair to the ground.
Shi Xing, Ai Cheng, Tang Yaoqin and other officials couldn't help but look over.
Chen Jingbang was quite embarrassed and could only laugh and said: "It's okay, I just accidentally knocked over the tea cup."
As he spoke, Chen Jingbang hurriedly asked the bearers to carry him away from here. As soon as he left here, he saw Zhao Nanxing walking towards him in a state of despair, and he immediately sent someone to invite Zhao Nanxing.
Zhao Nanxing rejected Chen Jingbang's invitation because he was not in a good mood right now, especially after hearing a gong and a burst of drums, and then seeing a colleague getting a profit-sharing silver dollar, he could not contain his jealousy. .
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"Did everyone get their share?"
The next day.
Zhu Yijun smiled and asked the ruling ministers Shen Shixing, Chen Jingbang and others.
Shen Shixing, Qi Jiguang, Zhang Xueyan and others all smiled happily and said:
"Thanks to your majesty's great blessing, we have all received the bounty of mines. How lucky I am to be able to meet in this world where Yao and Shun reappear."
Zhu Yijun nodded at this moment, and then looked at Chen Jingbang:
"Everyone is happy, but why does Chen Qing look so disappointed? Didn't Chen Qing buy the subscription ticket?"
(End of chapter)
