This day is really tiring.
When he was at the Annan Guild Hall, perhaps because he had a beautiful woman in his arms, his pragmatic spirit could still be sustained. But as soon as he came out of the Annan Guild Hall and boarded the green sedan, he was so sleepy that he yawned all day long and ordered his servants to seize the time to return home. .
There was nothing to say that night, and Gao Mo came over early the next morning to tell Gao pragmatism that after receiving the reply last night, Da Sima said that he would entertain Gao pragmatism at noon today, and the venue would be the most famous Wanglong Tower in the capital.
Gao pragmatic looked at the hourglass and saw that it was not too late, so he asked Gao Mo to report to him on some recent situations in Jinghua. Gao Mo was already prepared for this. He clapped his hands and a servant of the Gao family brought over two large piles of documents.
"It's getting harder and harder to be a hands-off shopkeeper." Gao Pingshi sighed inwardly.
As Jinghua continued to expand, Gao Pragmatic felt more and more that his energy was beginning to become insufficient. Perhaps it was time to make another major adjustment to Jinghua.
After all, now that he is the governor of a town, he already has a lot of government and military affairs to deal with. In addition, he is still a reformist and wants to try out some new measures.
Industries such as steel and military industry in Liaoyang are okay, after all, there is experience in Kaiping, but if there are various industries related to tussah breeding and tussah silk development in Liaodong, he has to pay personal attention to avoid making mistakes. Not to mention that Liaodong also has more basic and critical "Corn Plan" and other matters that require his personal supervision, so there is even less time that can be squeezed out for Jinghua.
However, Jinghua's affairs are many and complicated.
Jinghua, an industrial giant, not only takes over all industry and commerce, but also advances border and sea trade. It also actually controls the military and political affairs of Annan. Then there are the development of Taiwan, the development of Liaodong agriculture, salt, and silk industries, and even troops from Annan are sent to Burma. , exploring Southeast Asia and other various affairs.
If someone else were to take charge, I'm afraid he would be driven crazy. Sometimes Gao Pragmatic even feels that being the boss of Jinghua may be more tiring than being the chief minister, because the chief minister still has a large group of people such as cabinet ministers and the Sixth Ministry that he can rely on for discussion, and most decisions are made in a systematic way. of.
But things in Jinghua are different. Most of them are groundbreaking things. If you leave it to others to make decisions, I'm afraid they won't be able to make decisions at all, and it will be difficult for them to fully appreciate Gao's pragmatic intentions.
But now I am really tired and worried. After much thought, Gao Pragmatic still feels that he must decentralize power, or decentralize part of the power. He cannot report all major and small matters to himself, and please make his own decisions. If he keeps doing this, he is afraid that one day he will follow in the footsteps of his third uncle and die from exhaustion.
Seeing that Gao Pragmatic did not immediately start reviewing these documents from Beijing, Gao Mo first made another report: "Master, early this morning, Huang Zhen's envoy was summoned by the emperor to the Wenhua Hall."
Gao Pragmatic was startled and asked, "Do you know what it is?"
"The specific news has not been received yet." Gao Mo said with a calm expression: "But you also know that Huang Zhangyin and Chen Dugong's people have always been in contact with us, so when Huang Zhen's envoy entered the palace, the little one Bian has already received part of the news: the Director of Ceremonies drafted a canonization edict last night, and Shang Baosi and Shang Bao Supervisor also used Dabao, but neither Huang Zhangyin nor Chen Duong mentioned the content of the edict."
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but be a little surprised, and thought to himself: Didn't he say that he would wait until Zhiting got the great merit and then use that great merit in exchange for a marriage? What's the trick of using the great treasure to write the canonization edict now? As for Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju not saying anything specific, it is not surprising. After all, they are just allies. No matter how hardcore they are, they will not forget that they are fundamentally just minions of the emperor, not his pragmatic servants.
But it didn't matter. Since it was a canonization edict, it wouldn't be a bad thing after all. Gao Pragmatic thought about it and didn't bother to bother. He just ordered: "Keep in touch and let me know the results as soon as they come out."
"Yes, sir, it's a small expense."
The next step is to review Jinghua's documents, which need not be described in detail. When the time was almost up, Gao Mo reminded him to go to Wanglong Tower for the banquet.
When they arrived at Wanglong Tower, Gao Pingshi was stunned as soon as he walked in the door.
Chengguo Gong Zhu Yingzhen stood at the door in casual clothes, smiling at him and saying: "I knew you, Qiuzhen, are busy with things, and now it is difficult to come back to Beijing. It is really difficult for ordinary people to see you, so Brother Yu spent this time With all the money, I might as well become the owner of Wanglong Tower myself... All I have to do is wait and see."
You unlearned and incompetent prince, what kind of metaphor are you using? Who the hell is the rabbit?
But thinking about it, Zhu Yingzhen didn't need to take the imperial examination. It would be nice if he could use an idiom. Besides, the relationship between the two parties is indeed good enough, so there is no need to worry about this.
"Hey, the Duke has gone out to see me. If you want to see me, just send someone to deliver a message. How dare I not go?" Gao Pragmatic said with a smile.
Of course this is bullshit. Cheng Guogong's invitation was delivered yesterday, but Gao Pragmatic didn't schedule time for him at all. It's not that he was trying to show off, but that he really didn't have time. He just did what he said and said what he said. If you don’t know what to say, then there will be no way to play in this officialdom. You must know that even when Gao Gong wrote to Cai Guoxi to advise him on how to deal with the issue of Xu Jie's withdrawal from the land, he was extremely polite in his address.
People carrying people in sedan chairs are the norm in official circles.
Of course, Zhu Yingzhen also knew this, and he laughed and said: "You are not like rich and idle people like me, Brother Yu. How can I dare to ask for your help? It is better to come and see you in person."
Gao Pingshi smiled and asked, "What are your orders, Lord Guo?"
"Hey, how dare you give me an order..." Zhu Yingzhen also knew that Gao was pragmatic and was short on time, so he went straight to the topic without further chatting: "I heard that the imperial court is going to issue a Yunnan War Treasure Note? This thing sounds quite new to me, please. Do you really know the inside story?"
Gao Pingshi was surprised, you even know the name of the "Dian War Treasure Notes", how can you still know that I was the one who invented this thing? Obviously I just wanted to make a fortune, so I came to see if I could follow my path.
However, this is not a bad thing, I just don’t know if you want to take this deal yourself, or do you represent the overall opinions of the Jingnan family?
"The Yunnan War Treasure Notes are indeed real." Gao Pragmatic smiled and said: "But the quota of this first issue is limited..."
Zhu Yingzhen immediately responded: "Of course, of course... We, the Jingnan family, are relieved and feel that for such an opportunity to serve the country, as nobles, our family must not fall behind others. Of course, we also take into account that there are many ministers in the DPRK, and even some among the people...the patriotic people you mentioned, so what we mean is to take one hundred thousand taels of them, do you think it's true?"
Gao Jingshi frowned slightly and said: "The first batch of Yunnan War treasure banknotes only has a total amount of 200,000 taels..."
Zhu Yingzhen smiled dryly and said: "This amount, uh, I mean...isn't it a bit small? Why don't you suggest to the emperor that we mention 300,000? When it comes to fighting, you have to have money to get things done, right?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "It is difficult to change the quota for the first period. Unless the war is delayed, or the emperor feels that the fight should be more severe in the future, then it will be possible to continue with the second period... However, Alas, we are old friends. This one hundred thousand quota, I will grant it to you first this time, but if someone scolds me then, you have to stand up and speak for me. "
"Definitely! Definitely!" Zhu Yingzhen clapped his chest and assured: "Who dares to say that Qiuzhen is not your fault? That means you are in trouble with all of us, Jingnan Xungui. Even if our brothers go to kneel down and cry at the palace gate, we still have to give things to you. It’s settled.”
Damn it... you guys are going to kneel down and cry at the palace gate for this little shit? This is to punish people to death.
The Jingnan nobles themselves are very special. Although the civil servants themselves are not afraid of the nobles, but not being afraid means that they are not afraid of any one of them. If they offend all the Jingnan nobles at once, it will really happen that they will kneel down and cry in the palace. , that was a major matter that the emperor did not dare to forcefully suppress, and had to find a scapegoat to deal with it seriously.
The words "Hugh together with the country" are no joke in the Ming Dynasty. The emperor is always the protective umbrella of the nobles, just as the nobles are always the emperor's confidence. Because even from an ancestral point of view, any noble family can be sent out to lead troops at any time, and no one can object. Therefore, even if the nobles do not usually hold military power, they also symbolize the emperor's absolute control over military power. Besides, they There are also a large number of military households and military camps under his name.
What's more, after the "Qingzhang retreated from the land" incident, the nobles focused their attention on maritime trade, and the conflict of interests with the emperor was already very small. The emperor had no reason not to protect the nobles.
"Okay, then it's settled." Gao pragmatically smiled.
Zhu Yingzhen smiled so brightly that his face seemed to bloom, and he hurled his kind words at Gao Pingshi's head as if he didn't need money. Unexpectedly, at the end he said: "If there is a way to deal with the second phase, you might as well work hard... Oh, I mean, this reckless thief is so bold, he dares to offend my great power, and he won’t do it without giving him a lesson!”
Gao Pragmatic's lips twitched: Damn it, as long as these people make money, they will all become extreme patriots.
But Gao Wushi was unwilling to answer this question. He mumbled it with a haha, and then asked, "By the way, has Grand Sima come here?"
"Come on, come on." Zhu Yingzhen nodded repeatedly: "I also asked him if he knew about the Yunnan War treasure banknotes. He said that he had just heard about it and didn't know the details yet. He was about to ask you... Neither are we. Outsiders, you go to Tianzi No. 1 to see Da Sima. Brother Yu, go back first and talk to the brothers about the matter."
Gao Pangshi and Zhu Yingzhen were really not too polite. The stability of the interest alliance was much stronger than a simple personal relationship. They said goodbye to him immediately, and then went to Room No. 1 Tianzi under the guidance of the waiter.
When the two Wu Dui servants at the door of Tianzi Room No. 1 saw Gao Pragmatic, they bowed respectfully and said, "Young man, I have met Gao Cheng. I have been waiting for Zhong Cheng for a long time. Zhong Cheng, please." After that, they helped Gao. Open the door pragmatically.
As soon as Gao Jingshi walked into the room, he discovered that Wu Dui was not alone this time. There was a young man beside him - well, not particularly young, about ten years older than Gao Jingshi. .
Gao pragmatic noticed that this man was somewhat similar to Wu Dui, and couldn't help but feel moved.
At this time, Wu Dui had already stood up with the young man. Wu Dui said with a smile: "I have heard for a long time that Qiuzhen is punctual. When I saw it today, it was true." He pointed to the hourglass next to him, and it turned out that it was the agreed time.
Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Senior brother is summoned, how dare I miss my time? When a superior officer is summoned, how dare I miss my time?"
Wu Dui laughed, laughed and scolded: "There are juniors here today. As an uncle, don't talk nonsense about how to go up and down."
When Gao pragmatic heard this, he looked at the person next to him. Wu Dui said at the side, "I haven't seen your uncle yet?"
The man was actually over thirty years old. Hearing this, he honestly walked out from behind the table and bowed respectfully to Gao Jingshi: "Young man Shanyin Wu Xun, I have met my uncle, my uncle Wan'an."
Gao Pragmatic's eyes turned back to Wu Dui. Wu Dui had already sighed and introduced: "This is Quanzi, whose courtesy name is Qianzhi. He has failed in studying and practicing martial arts. At the age of three, he is no more than a mere student. He has been living in Shanyin. I have been worried about taking care of household chores for a long time..."
Gao Pingshi consoled him, "There are always late bloomers, senior brother, don't worry about them." Then he said to Wu Xun, "You don't need to be polite to your nephew."
Although Wu Xun is about ten years older than Gao Pragmatic, or even a little more, seniority is seniority. This call of "nephew" Gao Pragmatic was very natural, and Wu Xun accepted it calmly, bowed slightly again, and then stood up. He straightened up and walked back to Wu Dui.
Wu Dui asked Gao Pangshi to sit down, and then said to Wu Xun, "You will pour the wine for your uncle Gao Shi today."
"Yes, sir." Wu Xun seemed to be quite honest, or maybe he was afraid of his father's majesty. He was not dissatisfied at all when he heard this. He stood aside politely, picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Gao Pragmatic.
Gao Pingshi had some concerns in his heart. He looked at Wu Dui and asked with a smile: "Senior brother brought his nephew to see my younger brother today. Is it possible that it is useful to gain my younger brother? If so, please tell me directly. I will not shirk my words." "
Wu Dui showed a wry smile, sighed, and said: "I'm not afraid of Brother Xian's jokes. Although Quanzi can't study or practice martial arts, Brother Yu always has a few favors on hand, but he doesn't even want to go to Jinyiwei... Last year, At the end of the year, I made Brother Yu angry and strictly ordered him to come to Beijing to see him. Who knew that upon questioning, he turned out to be enthusiastic about businessmanship, especially the achievements of Beijing-China Maritime Trade. I hope I can introduce him to you. One or two. Alas, although Brother Yu hates the useless dogs, he is a father after all..."
Gao pragmatic smiled and nodded to express his understanding, then turned to Wu Xun and asked, "Qianzhi is good at trade, but does he know anything about maritime trade?"
Wu Xun bowed slightly and said: "Uncle Lao Shi asked, my nephew believes that if the New Deal continues for another twenty years, half of the world's wealth may come from tariffs."
Gao Pragmatic was immediately moved.
Wu Xun continued: "Although Jinghua is the overlord of business, there will be far more big families involved in maritime trade than today, especially the families of Jiangnan nobles and wealthy families. It may be difficult to accept that Jinghua Sea Trade is the only one." In this situation, we must join forces to compete with Jinghua. My nephew is not talented, and he is useless in both civil and military affairs. However, if Uncle Shi is willing to entrust Jinghua's maritime trade to my nephew, my nephew..."
Gao Pangshi had been listening carefully and hadn't said anything yet, but Wu Dui's expression turned bad instantly. Especially when he heard the last sentence, he became furious and shouted: "You rebellious son! Don't shut up!"
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