"I just don't know if your father wants to kill me or you after hearing this."
As soon as Gao Pingshi said this, Liu Xin was startled at first, and then immediately said with a suspicious face: "You don't want to tell my father that we have... already done that... right?"
Gao pragmatically laughed and said, "What do you think of this idea?"
Liu Xin glared at him and said, "Is this your Gao Longwen's clever plan? Even the overnight meal in the dog days of summer can't be this bad."
"Really? I think this idea is very common. Although 'common' usually means it is not a fantastic idea, it must mean that it has wide applicability, right?"
"How common is this?" Liu Xin said displeased, "Have you seen it?"
"Don't you girls often watch this type of plot in the TV series you like to watch? The rice is cooked before the rice is cooked, and then the parents have no choice but to go with the flow..." Gao pragmatically said while gesticulating.
Liu Xin rolled her eyes: "Do you think anyone can use this trick? Who are you and who am I? If something like this happens, are we going to drown ourselves together?"
Gao Pragmatic first laughed, then shook his head and said: "No, no, at least I won't have to die because of this."
"You won't die. It doesn't matter if others die, right?" Liu Xin glared and said, "My father is such a competitive person, but my daughter told him that she was pregnant before we were married? I think I threw myself into the river. Before that, he would have to be angry to death."
Then he sighed: "Okay, okay, stop joking, can you give me some constructive suggestions?"
"Yes." Gao Pragmatic chuckled: "The idea just now, as long as it is slightly changed, can actually be considered."
"Huh?" Liu Xin saw that Gao Pragmatic's expression didn't look like he was joking this time, so he asked suspiciously: "If there are any slight changes, let's talk about it first."
"Look, although the method just mentioned is not feasible to apply directly, it is mainly because the side effects are too great. In fact, the essence of this method is still correct." Gao pragmatically said: "What is the essence of this? It is to let your father-in-law He misjudged our relationship and made him mistakenly believe that the intimacy between us was already very high and it was impossible to break up."
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, frowned and said, "Then how can we let him have this misunderstanding without making him too angry?"
"If you agree that this method is essentially feasible, then we only need to consider the issue of heat." Gao Pragmatic paused, pursed his lips, and said: "But before that, I must explain that no matter how the heat is controlled, , it will definitely have an impact on your reputation, in other words...after doing this, it will be more difficult for you to get married."
Liu Xin hesitated for a moment, then quickly waved her hand: "If it only affects my getting married, that's fine. I'm just worried about whether it will have a great impact on the reputation of the Liu family."
Gao pragmatically said: "There will always be a little bit, but it shouldn't be a big problem."
Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "Then you say it."
Gao pragmatically said: "The way is, I hire you as my personal staff, and from now on you will stay in my house for food and accommodation. Every day when I go back to Zhao to Jinggongfang, you will stay in Zhao to go back to Jinggongfang; when I go back to Baiyulou , you stay in Baiyulou."
"Staff?" Liu Xin thought for a moment, frowned and said, "Is this equivalent to a secretary?"
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "For officials above my level, it can be said that almost 99% of them have staff. In my impression, senior officials who do not have staff are generally those who are known for their poverty and integrity. For example, Hai Rui, my third uncle, my teacher and others.
I haven't hired any staff so far. Actually, it's because I have something on my mind and I'm always worried about letting something slip. Whether it's drunk or sleeping, it's always a hidden danger. But it doesn't matter if it's you. "
"Are you even worried about this?" Liu Xin said with some surprise: "Then there are so many maids around you..."
Gao Pragmatic spread his hands: "You don't really think that since I come from modern society, I will definitely not 'kill innocent people' in this society, right? My maids, including those left by Zhiting, themselves Or maybe the life and death of the entire family is under my control. Even if I miss something, they definitely 'didn't hear it'. Apart from that, only Gao Mo is left, but Gao Mo's only son is also in Jinghua, And having said that, I really can’t think of anyone who can bribe Gao Mo.”
Liu Xin thought about it. Even the emperor couldn't bribe Gao Mo with better treatment than Gao Pragmatic. After all, Gao Mo was just a loyal servant. Can the emperor still give him a high official position with empty words? Do you really think that when civilian politics prevailed, a face-conscious emperor like Zhu Yijun could do whatever he wanted?
Even Emperor Zhengde, who was the most capable of "playing tricks", was not seen playing tricks on civilian politics. He just played tricks on himself, or at most he indulged the eunuchs and close military ministers around him. Zhu Yijun wants to bribe Gao Mo unless he lets Gao Mo serve as the Chief of Ceremonies, which is too outrageous. With Gao Mo's current status in Beijing, he will definitely not be happy.
Liu Xin nodded and stopped mentioning it. Instead, she thought about it and then said hesitantly: "If you do this, I'm not afraid of the rumors, but will it also affect your reputation?" Influence?"
Gao Pragmatic smiled indifferently and said: "I'm sure there will be a little bit, but the problem is not big and it is controllable."
"Can this kind of thing be 'controllable'? How?" Liu Xin asked in surprise.
Gao pragmatically said: "Please cooperate with Zhiting, and this matter will be 'controllable'."
"Huang Dutong?" Liu Xin was even more surprised: "How do you want her to cooperate?"
Gao pragmatically said: "In the end, the thing should be like this: you were first hired by her as a guest general, and gained her trust during a series of wars in southern Xinjiang. So, she recommended you to me, and you served as my As a military staff member, she also serves as the 'confidential secretary' between me and her."
Liu Xin knew the elegant meaning of the song after hearing it, and immediately said: "Do you want to use the name of my wife to suppress the rumors?"
Gao pragmatic nodded slightly.
Liu Xin thought about it and said: "It's feasible. After all, Huang Dutong is a woman. It is more appropriate for her to recommend another woman than a man. However, will you make her unhappy by doing this?"
Gao Jingshi hesitated slightly, shook his head and said: "I'm not sure. Judging from her consistent behavior, no matter what capacity you stay with me, she doesn't seem to be unhappy about it. In fact... I also said just now However, she even kept trying to persuade me to take a concubine.
As for why I still say I'm not sure, it's because I always feel that her actions may not come from her true intentions. Perhaps it is invisible social pressure that forces her to behave in such a way that she is 'not jealous'.
Of course, it may be that, as you said, women in this era themselves have been 'poisoned'. They may sincerely believe that doing so is right, a great good, and a virtue, so they are very willing to do it. I lack in-depth research on this issue. Maybe you can refer to it for details when you have nothing to do in the future. "
Liu Xin listened very seriously at first, but when she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "I don't have such free time."
Then he paused and asked again: "Doing this will prevent my father from urging me to get married?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Imagine if your father gets the news that you stay by my side as a personal adviser, how will he view this? I mean, will he really think that you just stay by my side to make suggestions or something?" ?”
Liu Xin shook her head and said: "That's definitely not the case. How can any daughter go out to work as a staff member? I just stayed in my eldest brother's army at the beginning, and I tried every means to do it. You don't know, In order not to stay at home and 'wait to be married', I really resorted to being coquettish, cute and playful." She said, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Gao pragmatic smiled, then thought about it, and said: "This is better. When your father sees you doing this, first of all, he will definitely understand that you are unwilling to get married. Secondly, I think in his eyes, you stay with me. It’s better than coming up with some other bad idea.”
Liu Xin knew the meaning of Gao Jingshi's words, which roughly meant that Liu Xian would "choose the lesser of two evils". After all, Gao Jingshi was a "tall, rich and handsome man". No matter how he looked at it, he would have a solid career as a senior citizen in the future. It was better to compare with him. Be nice to others.
In fact, Liu Xin's understanding was not comprehensive, but it didn't matter at this moment. All in all, it was just to block Liu Xian's mouth. As for what Liu Xian thought, Gao Pragmatic didn't particularly care.
But Liu Xin soon had another doubt. She looked at Gao Pragmatic suspiciously and said, "You are helping me like this..."
"Are you afraid that I have ulterior motives, or are you afraid that I will ask for something in return?" Gao Pragmatic laughed: "I help you because only by talking to you can I feel...well, a kind of relaxation, I believe you can understand."
Liu Xin actually smiled and nodded: "Yes, me too."
Then she sighed again: "Speaking of which, it makes sense for you to return to Ming Dynasty, but it's different for me. I really don't know what the use of my coming here is."
Gao pragmatically said: "You can think about it, maybe you can find something to do to realize... the value of time travel."
"The value of time travel? Ha, you are really good at coining words." Liu Xin smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I thought about it when I was a child, but it almost didn't make much sense. In fact, you know, I even thought about doing business earlier. Just like the Jinghua you made. Unfortunately, I am different from you. Although I am favored at home, I do not have independent financial rights. Just like girls from other families in this era, I can at most have some money to buy some things. It’s just rouge and gouache or something like that.”
Gao pragmatically asked: "Have you ever told your father or your elder brother about this... um, ideal?"
"I mentioned it, but they don't agree with it at all." Liu Xin shook her head and said, "They actually have a lot of gray income, but these money are basically used to invest in the servants, and there is very little extra money. Keep it. The situation improved slightly after you gave the Yunnan Baiyao—that’s what it is—part of the dividends to the Liu family.”
"Oh?" Gao Pingshi didn't know the situation behind this, so he asked, "What did this money do?"
"Drug shop." Liu Xin said: "My father and my eldest brother bought some shops in Sichuan, Yunnan and other places to run the medicinal materials business. Because of their relationship with you, they later cooperated with Jinghua Trading Company after Jinghua entered the southwest, and also participated in some medicinal materials. transportation. Maybe my words had some effect back then, or maybe they didn’t like these complicated general affairs. I was mainly responsible for managing these transactions later. "
Gao pragmatic suddenly said: "No wonder you dared to recruit thousands of surrendered troops last time. When I saw the report, I was quite curious, thinking about how your family suddenly became rich and could expand so many troops at once. To tell you the truth, At that time, I thought it was Liu Wei who was scraping the land in Yunnan too hard, so I even sent someone to get to know the local people's conditions to prevent him from causing trouble and no one would deal with the aftermath."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Thank you very much." Then he paused and said: "But you know, after doing these things, I discovered that I actually don't have much talent for business. The business of the drug store So it can be run smoothly only because there are people behind it.
Behind me are my father and my eldest brother. They still have some roots in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and behind them is you. This makes no one dare to touch you. You may not even know how famous you are in the local area. It works. "
Gao Pragmatic said in surprise: "Really? Sichuan and Yunnan are not provinces where our practical school is strong. My name is very useful?"
"Of course it works." Liu Xin said: "The imperial eunuch who guards Sichuan is Huang Mengyu's godson, and the eunuch who guards Yunnan is Chen Ju's godson. The two of them are far away from the emperor in the southwest, let alone the commander-in-chief who has to look at their faces. Even Futai has to be careful sometimes.
And when they heard that my brother and sister have been friends with you for more than ten years, and that I even live directly in your White Jade Tower when I occasionally come to the capital, their attitude is really... tsk tsk, I wish I could call my eldest brother. Dear uncle, please call me aunt. Do you think your name is useful? "
Gao Pragmatic smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that I am really a bit of a sycophant now. A bunch of eunuchs are obedient to me."
Liu Xin shook his head and said: "It's not just eunuchs. There are actually many Beibang Jinshi who go to Sichuan and Yunnan provinces to serve as officials. And recently - I mean since Liu Shizeng turned to you, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces are now treating us Liu. The attitude at home is better.”
Gao pragmatic suddenly realized. Liu Shizeng was the governor of Yunnan, and he was considered to have made great contributions during the previous campaign against Burma. Liu Shizeng himself was a member of Chen Yubi's family. As the son of Chen Yiqin, Chen Yubi's influence in his hometown of Sichuan was obviously not bad. This was similar to that of the Gao family. It’s almost the same in Henan.
Putting the two together, the reputation of the Shi School in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces suddenly expanded a lot, and even Liu Wei, a direct descendant of the Shi School, also benefited from it. As for the Liu family's pharmacy, that was even more convenient.
But when he talked about Southwest and business, Gao pragmatic suddenly remembered something and said to Liu Xin: "By the way, you came at the right time this time. Although Jinghua has a big family and a big business, it has been very tight recently. It is necessary to find something new quickly." Resources... Are there any easy-to-exploit mines in southern Xinjiang? Preferably precious metal mines, I need an emergency."
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Hey, my secretary to the chairman has officially taken office now?"
----------
Thanks to book friend "soviet2003" for your monthly ticket support, thank you!
