Empress Dowager Li deliberately made a sad look and said: "Oh, Long Live Master has grown up and doesn't even listen to the Queen Mother!"
Emperor Wanli was still a relatively filial person, so he felt a little soft-hearted when he saw Empress Dowager Li's appearance, but then he realized that Empress Dowager Li was just pretending! So he could only say helplessly: "Mother, we really can't talk about this matter, and we really can't touch the money!"
Queen Mother Li was a little bit annoyed when she saw that the magic weapon that usually worked with just one try actually failed today! So she simply calmed down and said, "Let's do this. The Yi family doesn't want much, let Liu Haojia give up another 10%, and go back to the Yi family to talk to your grandpa and ask him not to make things difficult for Liu Haojia!"
Emperor Wanli felt that he had treated Liu Haojia badly, so he did not want to listen to Empress Dowager Li's orders, so he thought for a while and said: "Let's do this, Empress Mother, you tell my grandpa that he should not worry about the glassware business in the capital. I will always take care of it." My face! Just let him wait for a few months and I will give him another way to make money!"
Although Empress Dowager Li didn't get what she wanted, it was good to get Emperor Wanli's promise! So he took Emperor Wanli's hand and said, "Then it's settled! But the Queen Mother would like to know what kind of financial resources you want to give your grandpa's family?"
Emperor Wanli said with a smile: "It's the same thing, you can't say it! You can go to my grandpa's house to say hello first, I will take my leave first!"
After saying this, he saluted Empress Dowager Li and left Cining Palace as if he was running away. Queen Mother Li looked at his back and smiled helplessly, but she still asked someone to send a message to Wu Qingbo's mansion.
After Emperor Wanli returned to the palace, he also sent a letter to Liu Haojia, telling him about the situation and telling Liu Haojia to resist resolutely, and that he would be Liu Haojia's backing!
After receiving the news, Liu Haojia didn't care at all and simply forgot about the affairs of Uncle Wu Qing's Mansion. To be honest, he wished that there would be a commotion in Uncle Wu Qing's Mansion! As long as he makes trouble, it seems that he has gained a lot of benefits for his family, but in fact it is equivalent to breaking the default rules of the noble group, and he will be ostracized by all nobles!
Another point is something that Uncle Wu Qing could not have imagined. After this money entered the inner treasury of Emperor Wanli, Zhang Juzheng would soon withdraw part of the money for state affairs. If Wu Qingbo's Mansion really had a hand in Emperor Wanli's share, Zhang Juzheng would deal with him then!
The most critical point he hasn't seen clearly is that according to the money-grubbing nature of the Lao Zhu family, there is no difference between touching Emperor Wanli's money and touching his life! Because Empress Dowager Li is still here, Emperor Wanli can still take care of her. If Emperor Wanli is angered and Empress Dowager Li is gone, the Wu Qing family will suffer a lot!
After seeing off the eunuch who had sent the message, Liu Haojia put on plain clothes and quietly came to Zuixian Tower! This Zuixian Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the capital. It is a place where dignitaries often hang out. The wine is good, the food is good, the hospitality is good, and the prices are even better!
Under the guidance of the waiter, he came to the largest private room on the third floor of Zuixian Building. The guy knocked on the door for him and opened the door for him when he heard the greeting inside. After Liu Haojia entered the door, he saw Wei Guogong sitting on the main seat, and there were twelve or thirteen strong men sitting next to Nuo Da's round table!
Although these people wore casual clothes, they were physically strong. His eyes are bright and clear! The skin color exposed on his face and the collar of his clothes is bronzed by the sun. At first glance, he looks like a man who has been running boats for many years!
When these people saw Liu Haojia come in, they all stood up, but they kept looking at him furtively. But Liu Haojia just glanced at them and bowed his hands to the Duke of Wei and said, "Thank you for your service, Duke Wei!"
Wei Guogong smiled and said: "It's just a little effort!"
Then he said to these men: "Come, come, come, my father-in-law will introduce to you. This is the second son of the new navy commander. His surname is Liu and his name is Haojia. I mean "Zhong En"! I am not afraid to tell you clearly. You guys, his father Gu Ningbo is probably just a decoration, he should be the one who has the final say in the navy in the future!"
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but bend down a little more. Then Wei Guogong introduced these people to Liu Haojia one by one. Finally, Wei Guogong said to Liu Haojia: "These people are all released from our family to serve as officials. Some of them are simply branches of our family. They are absolutely trustworthy! In fact, there are many people in the Navy who can also be trusted, but We didn’t call them because they weren’t our own. But you can contact those people through them in the future!”
When Liu Haojia heard this, he couldn't help but secretly lamented the great power of these veteran nobles. No wonder they had been entangled with the rising civil servants for so many years, and they only had a slight disadvantage! This kind of relationship alone cannot be managed by one generation!
But Liu Haojia also knows the shortcomings of this form, that is, the people who branch out may still be loyal to the family within one or two generations. Basically, from now on, my thoughts on my family will be very light! When the time comes, it may not be easy for me to speak again!
After getting acquainted with everyone, Liu Haojia said: "I'm meeting you all for the first time today, and I was in a hurry to prepare. But at least I have prepared some meeting gifts. I hope you don't dislike it!"
Wei Guogong laughed and said to everyone: "You guys are lucky! The Liu family has too much money to count, and this small gift is not worth it!"
Everyone's faces showed interest when they heard this. Liu Haojia knew that for these warriors, it was better to have a rich boss than a hungry boss. At least he could drink less blood from his soldiers and give them more space.
At this time, Wei Guogong said loudly: "You are all from different families, and now you are all doing well! But what I want to tell you today is that in the future, you will be under the jurisdiction of General Liu, and you will have nothing to do with my family. Got it! Do you understand?"
Liu Haojia and the Liu family realized that these people in front of them should be the second or third generation of their younger brothers. Their loyalty to the family is already very limited! Otherwise, Duke Wei would not be able to say such things!
Although Liu Haojia understood this truth, he could not let these future subordinates deny friendship, so he hurriedly said: "The Duke of the State is too worried! The men in the army say one thing and another, if the Duke If there is something going on in the government, everyone will definitely be there, don’t you think so?”
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they heard what he said, and they all agreed. Someone said: "My lord, I am not a person who forgets his roots!"
"My lord, if something happens in the house in the future, my lord, please send someone to say hello, and they will arrive at any time!"
Moreover, a very rough-looking man actually said: "My lord, we are sons and fathers, and our friendship can never be broken!"
