After entering the inn, Ning Yushi revealed his identity and asked Yi Cheng to quickly arrange a room, hot water and meals for him. He planned to wash up and eat as soon as possible, and then seize the time to rest.
Anyone who can be a Yi Cheng is a very discerning person, especially when he saw Ning Yushi revealing his identity as an imperial envoy, the Yi Cheng did not dare to be careless. He quickly arranged everything for Ning Yushi and others to wash up. So by the time he finished washing and appeared in the main hall ready to eat, he had already regained the dignity of an official.
The censor who went downstairs first was a young man who had just joined the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He followed Censor Ning as an example in everything, so Ning Censor was willing to support him and even took him with him when he went out this time, so that he could He got into practice as soon as possible.
When he saw Ning Yushi walking out of the door, he stepped forward and said: "Master Ning, the meal has been arranged. Eat whatever you want and go to bed early! It's not far from the capital here. We will definitely be there before the city gates are locked tomorrow. arrive."
Censor Ning nodded when he heard this, and the young censor sat down at the table again. At this time, there were four dishes on the table. The combination of meat and vegetables looked very good. The two of them gave each other some humility and began to enjoy the man's meal for the day.
Not long after the two sat down to eat and chat, two men who looked like wealthy businessmen walked into the inn with their servants. The taller one among them directly threw a piece of silver to Yi Cheng and said: "Please arrange a banquet, my friends and I will see you off! In addition, the servants and carriages outside the door should also be taken care of, and the necessary silver will be deducted from here." "
Ning Yushi and the other two raised their heads and glanced at these two people before lowering their heads and continuing to eat and chat. Because there are too many businessmen like this. Originally, people other than officials were not allowed to stay in the inn, but after officials intervened in business matters, things changed!
Nowadays, businessmen openly check into the post station under the banner of officials. Businessmen like this who can pay money normally are considered good, but there are even more bully ones who will use all the resources in the post station in vain and even yell at the Yi Cheng and others. They went there as if they were officials.
The two businessmen sat down at the empty table to the right of Ning Yushi and started chatting. Since there were many people dining in the inn at this time, the voices of the two people were inevitably a little louder. Even Ning Yushi could clearly hear the two people talking.
At first, the two of them were still talking about some business matters, but when the food and drinks were delivered, the conversation slowly changed. Just listen to the taller businessman say: "Speaking of which, I have to go through Biyang area this time when I return to my hometown. I heard that the smallpox there has subsided, otherwise I will have to make a big circle!"
Another businessman said: "Thanks to the imperial court's quick response, the imperial envoys who went down must have taken their lives! Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have died!"
Ning Yushi and the two of them smiled lovingly upon hearing this, and were quite proud! But what they said next made their faces change color! Just listen to the tall businessman say: "Yes, Brother Yu also heard that the deputy imperial envoy has made great achievements this time, and your majesty will reward him heavily in the next few days!"
Another businessman said: "I have also heard about this matter, but it is not clear. I wonder what great achievements he has made?"
The tall businessman smiled and said: "This kind of thing cannot be discussed! I think there are some tricks in it!"
Another businessman said strangely: "Why do you say that?"
The tall businessman said: "Brother, although you and I are not officials, we have come into contact with many officials. Have you ever heard of a deputy envoy who has done more work outside the capital than a principal envoy? I think this must be one of them. There’s a reason!”
The young censor's eyebrows raised when he heard this, but censor Ning patted his hand and motioned for him to continue listening. At this time, I heard the short businessman say: "If you say so, that deputy envoy must have a good background?"
A businessman smiled and said, "That's right! It's said that the envoy is from a noble family, and he is favored by His Majesty! And the most important thing is that this person is rich, and very rich!"
The businessman on the other side asked: "There are many rich people in your family, but not many of them allow your brother to say he is rich twice! Who are you talking about?"
The tall businessman did not pretend to be mysterious and said directly: "It's Liu Haojia, the second young master of Gu Ningbo's house!"
The businessman across from him patted the table lightly and said, "I've heard of him! The mirrors that have become popular all over the world are said to have been made by him! I wanted to buy a batch of goods and send them to my hometown for sale, but I couldn't get them at all! And the mirrors The price is extremely high, and it definitely contains huge profits!”
The tall businessman said: "That's natural! Think about it, mirrors are similar to colored glaze, and colored glaze is similar to porcelain. They are both made of clay. How much does it cost? I'm afraid it costs millions in a year. The benefits! It’s just that we can’t figure out this recipe for the moment. If we can figure it out, we will not be far from becoming the richest person in the world!"
The businessman opposite obviously had no good impressions of the honorable noble. He snorted and said: "It's a pity that this kind of thing falls into the hands of the honorable noble and is useless to the country and the people! If the imperial court masters the production method of the mirror, the huge amount of it will be If the profits are used properly by the wise people in the court, I wonder how much they can do for the court!"
Ning Yushi was almost stunned when he heard the merchant's last words. He couldn't hear any other sounds at all. All he could think about was how to turn these things into a feasible plan! In his opinion, it is nothing more than pleasure for nobles to hold money. Only in the hands of moral people like them can it be a good thing that can benefit the country and the people!
If it is true as the businessman said, wouldn't the Liu family have one million taels of silver in their account a year? The Liu family is really as rich as any country! If this money were used for the country, I wonder how many scholars could be cultivated?
Thinking of this, Ning Yushi's chest was already agitated, he couldn't help himself, and his face turned red! Even the young censor didn't hear what he was talking to!
He didn't react until the young censor asked him twice, then he smiled apologetically and said, "I'm tired from the journey and a little distracted!"
The young censor smiled and said, "In that case, please finish eating earlier and rest."
Ning Yushi nodded reluctantly, and after eating a few mouthfuls of food, he said goodbye to his subordinates and returned to the room. He wanted to take advantage of the time before returning to Beijing to complete the entire plan.
In the evening of the next day, a tired-looking Censor Ning walked into the capital. After submitting the memorial to the palace, he sent people to invite all the Censors who were familiar with him in the Inspectorate to his home. The meeting didn't end until the early morning, and everyone involved left excitedly.
