Chang Feng stops in Fangchun Courtyard. He guessed that the man who looked less than thirty years old and was wearing the official uniform of the sixth rank was Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe is a famous young talent in the court.
He is from Sichuan and has been a child prodigy since he was a child. He learned the rhythm of music at the age of four, and read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of seven.
At the age of twelve, he passed the examination in a foreign country.
Some twelve-year-old boys are still pouring boiling water into ant nests and blowing up large cesspits with firecrackers. He is already qualified to be the deputy county magistrate.
Typical of other people's children.
At the age of thirteen, he came to the capital to take part in the imperial examination, but failed. But the Imperial College likes to recruit prodigies like him. He will be sent to prison as a student supervisor.
At the age of nineteen, he finally won the gold medal in the joint examination and the palace examination. But his ranking is not high, he is only No. 125 in the top three.
Logically speaking, such a ranking is not enough for him to enter the Hanlin Academy. Generally, he will be sent to other places as county magistrates.
However, Yang Tinghe is good-looking and good-looking!
The Ming Dynasty paid great attention to appearance when selecting officials.
Yang Tinghe is personable and looks more majestic. When he passed it on, he left a deep impression on Emperor Chenghua.
Emperor Chenghua made an exception and granted him admission to the Hanlin Academy as a concubine.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Shujishi of the Hanlin Academy were equivalent to the "preparatory students for cabinet bachelors".
Not all Shujishi can enter the cabinet, but if you want to join the cabinet, you must have been a Shujishi.
Three years later, Yang Tinghe was promoted to Hanlin Review.
A few years later, Yang Tinghe told the bachelor of the academy that he wanted to serve as a real vacancy in the Sixth Department to hone his ability to do practical things.
As a result, he became a director of the Ministry of Rites.
Chang Feng watched Yang Tinghe skillfully bargain with the Japanese envoy in Fangchun Courtyard.
Yang Tinghe said: "Three ships of Japanese knives, totaling 5,000 pieces. Our Ministry of Rites has priced them at 7,000 taels. We will give you 5,000 pieces of medium-sized silk in return."
The Japanese envoy had a grimace on his face and said in broken Chinese: "Nani? Seven thousand taels, we can't even make back our capital."
Yang Tinghe's expression changed drastically: "What? How can we talk about money when paying tribute to the Ming Emperor? What we should talk about is sincerity!"
"If you are sincere, let alone five thousand pieces of medium-sized silk. If I give you a few hundred pieces of cloth, you should all be grateful to the emperor!"
The Japanese envoy hurriedly said: "Ah, five thousand pieces of medium silk! We, General Ashikaga Yoshimasa, are extremely loyal to His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
The real power in Japan was Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa of the Muromachi Shogunate.
The two sides discussed it well. Yang Tinghe was about to fill out the rebate paperwork.
The Japanese envoy was so full that he said one more thing: "Ah, we also sent twenty barrels of walnut oil with the ship to maintain the samurai swords."
Yang Tinghe pretended to be stunned: "What? Your swords still need maintenance? They are really inferior goods from a small country! The reward of silk has been reduced to four thousand pieces, and one more piece will not be enough!"
The Japanese envoy was very upset, but he didn't dare to disagree. I had to suffer a dumb loss. Not to mention giving away twenty barrels of walnut oil for free, he also lost a thousand bolts of silk.
Chang Feng laughed dumbly on the side.
After the Japanese envoy left. Chang Feng raised his hands towards Yang Tinghe: "Master Yang. I am Chang Feng, a Qianhu, Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town. I have long admired your name."
When Yang Tinghe heard Chang Feng report the brand name of Jinyiwei, his first reaction was: I haven't done anything illegal.
After a moment he remembered. It should be that the emperor sent Jin Yiwei to accompany him to Fujian to worship Mazu.
Yang Tinghe returned the gift: "I am the head of the Rites Department, Yang Tinghe."
Chang Feng said: "Brother Yang, the emperor has ordered me to go to Fujian with you. I am your deputy envoy. Please take care of me along the way."
Yang Tinghe exchanged greetings: "We share the joys and sorrows, we share the joys and sorrows. Oh, please sit down quickly. Come and serve tea."
Chang Feng and Yang Tinghe sat down and chatted.
Chang Feng asked: "Brother Yang, there is something I don't understand. Why not let Japan directly contribute silver to Beijing?"
Yang Tinghe patiently explained: "In fact, cabinets of all dynasties have had disputes over this matter."
"If the Japanese country directly contributed silver,
, there is a big drawback. "
"Silver is produced in Japan. As far as I know, Japan has several large silver mines such as Iwami and Ikuno. They produce huge amounts of silver every year."
"In their place, although silver cannot be said to be the same as iron, its value is indeed not high."
"If the Japanese country uses a huge amount of silver to buy our silk, tea and other products, a large amount of silver will flow into the Ming Dynasty, and the silver in the Ming Dynasty will be worthless."
"After paying a very low price, the Japanese people will buy the items that our silk workers and tea farmers have worked hard to produce back to Japan, making it cheaper for them to enjoy."
In fact, the ancients were not stupid.
Modern people often think, "Why should we close the country? Isn't it good to do business with foreigners? The people who formulate policies are really big fools."
In fact, modern people have forgotten to consider one thing, and that is the historical environment of the people who made policies. .q.
The same policy is correct under certain historical circumstances. In any other historical context, it would be a big mistake.
Smart people like Yang Tinghe passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve (equivalent to a Ph.D. in later generations). Will their IQs be lower than those of keyboard warriors who have graduated from a junior college or a bachelor's degree?
Chang Feng had a good conversation with Yang Tinghe and benefited a lot. Chang Feng was deeply impressed by Yang Tinghe's knowledge, talent, and demeanor.
Chang Feng thought to himself: Brother Yang's future is absolutely limitless. It is possible that he will become prime minister one day.
Chang Feng's vision of people is quite accurate.
After bidding farewell to Yang Tinghe, Chang Feng came to Xiangxi Lane.
Miss Jiu smiled and said, "Oh, Brother Chang is here. Come on, let's talk in the main room."
There is a bed in Miss Jiu's main room. It was the Babu bed that was copied out of Cai Mansion.
Chang Feng didn't want to enter the main room, so Miss Jiu lay down coquettishly on the Babu bed. He couldn't help but do something ridiculous.
He is not Liu Xiahui, but he doesn't want to sleep with a complicated woman.
If you sleep with Miss Jiu. I'm afraid Miss Ninth will threaten him for the rest of his life with the love of bed.
Chang Feng said: "Forget it. Let's talk in the courtyard."
Miss Jiu asked, "Brother Chang thinks my main room is dirty?"
Chang Feng couldn't resist: "Let's talk about business!"
Miss Ninth said, "Okay. I have already negotiated with the shopkeepers of the sixty-eight antique shops, jewelry shops, and jade shops in Beijing. They are eager to get your best products."
"However, you'd better send someone to be present during the transaction. You won't have to falsely accuse me of deducting money from the palace."
"My sister cannot bear such a big crime."
Chang Feng nodded with satisfaction: "Okay. When will the transaction start?"
Miss Jiu said, "We'll start tonight."
Chang Feng said: "I will send Fatty Xu over tonight."
After getting down to business, Miss Ninth stopped talking.
Chang Feng asked: "Is there anything else?"
After hesitating for a while, Miss Jiu said, "I am now the person who handles errands for the palace. I should tell you when I encounter something illegal."
"Wang Youde, the shopkeeper of Bicui, asked me to sell a strange pearl! A strange pearl that is bigger than the original dragon pearl."
Chang Feng asked: "The designation is over the limit. Where did he get it?"
Miss Jiu said: "I got it from the Japanese."
(There are two more updates today, updated in the afternoon)
