Once a person becomes motivated, his attitude will immediately be completely different from usual.
Yu Mian was in his early forties, and his enthusiasm at this time was not much worse than when Li Hong was determined to enter an official career.
Yu Qian, a father, was quite surprised by this; of course, it was more of a surprise.
Li Qing was not surprised. With Yu Qian's background, how could Yu Mian be too bad? What he missed was just a goal.
After Li Qing's mediation, the unhappiness between father and son was relieved a lot. The father is kind and the son is filial.
After this, not only did Yu Mian have a goal to strive for, but Yu Qian also had something to do and was no longer so bored.
Li Qing stayed for a few more days and then said goodbye.
Yu Qian was a little reluctant to leave, but he didn't overly try to stay. He just said: "Sir, when you have time in the future, you will definitely come to my place again. Nothing else. I have enough good wine and food."
"Haha... I will definitely come again." Li Qing smiled and nodded, "Stay."
"gentlemen……"
Li Qing turned around.
"Now that you have taken off your burden, let's be more free and unrestrained." Yu Qian said, "Be more open-minded and relax..."
"Well... let's go!"
Li Qing turned his head and drove the carriage...
~
Jinling, Yongqinghou Mansion.
The door opened and the boy asked: "Who are you looking for?"
"Look for your Mr. Zhu and ask him to pick me up."
"...Wait a moment." The boy had never seen Li Qing, but he didn't dare to offend him, because the carriage looked like it was from an official family.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Qizhen came over.
In his forties, he was slightly put on weight, but walked with the steps of a dragon and a tiger. He was full of vitality and energy.
"Sir...why are you back?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised.
Li Qing: "Then I leave?"
"No... I mean..." Zhu Qizhen said sarcastically, "I'm just too surprised. Sir, please come in, please come in quickly..."
Zhu Qizhen took over the boy's work and invited Li Qing to come in with a nod and a bow, which was called flattery... He vividly and vividly taught the boy beside him a lesson.
——This is how the young man is trained!
However, the boy's jaw almost dropped in shock and he didn't learn the essence at all.
Living room.
The two were seated separately, with Li Qing taking the seat.
Zhu Qizhen bowed slightly, rubbed his hands and asked, "Sir, are you back, but...for the maritime trade in Jiangnan?"
He was really afraid of Li Qing, it was instinctive.
Li Qing shook his head and asked, "By the way, have you participated in maritime trade?"
"We just started, so the court has let go." Zhu Qizhen smiled unnaturally and asked, "Sir, do you think...that's true?"
"If you want to participate, just participate. Shen Xin is not here now, so with the family's financial resources, I don't have to worry about anyone..." Li Qing nodded lightly.
With nearly a hundred years of accumulation and decades of business operations, Li Qing's family assets are terrifying and cannot be compared with super rich people like Shen Xin. However, they are fully capable of participating in maritime business.
"Making money is the supplement, and benefiting the people is the main priority." Li Qing set the tone.
"Don't worry, sir," Zhu Qizhen nodded: "I joined the maritime business with the intention of doing my best for the people."
Li Qing nodded and pointed to the carriage outside, "There are more than 3,000 taels of gold and more than 20,000 taels of silver notes inside. You can use them for business."
How much wool have you harvested over the years... Zhu Qizhen felt a little sad: Zhu Jianshen is such a waste of money...
"Why, are you feeling distressed?"
"Where are you talking? It's nothing!" Zhu Qizhen quickly stated his position, "I am Mr. Zhu now. How dare a commoner to worry about national affairs?"
Li Qing pouted: "Okay, not all of the money was given by him, not even one-third."
Ah~ I feel comfortable... Zhu Qizhen smiled and said, "Sir, our family is actually not short of money. Based on our current wealth... converted into silver, it is about six million taels;
The amount of liquid silver alone amounts to more than 3.5 million..."
Zhu Qizhen reported the accounts, elaborated on the asset allocation, and explained:
“When I took over, due to the sluggish market, there were only two restaurants left in my family. But later, the economy improved again. I think Ming Dynasty... especially here in Jinling, developed rapidly;
Therefore, I spent more than one million taels to purchase property... Over the years, the value has nearly doubled. "
Li Qing nodded and smiled: "You are quite forward-looking."
"Everywhere, the teacher taught me well." Zhu Qizhen said reservedly.
After a pause, he asked tentatively: "Sir...are you asking for leave this time?"
"Well, I've asked for leave. It's been a long time... I want to take a good rest." Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That son of yours is much less worried than you."
Zhu Qizhen looked stern, "This is best. It's time for you to take a rest, sir. Then...have something to drink at noon?"
Li Qing was about to speak when suddenly a beautiful figure came towards him, making his eyes light up.
It's only been two years since we last met, and the little girl has changed so much. She has grown more and more, and she has become more and more dewy. She has transformed from a beauty to a beauty.
"Uncle Li." Zhu Wanqing called sweetly.
"Well..." Li Qing said with a smile, "In a blink of an eye, she has become a big girl."
Zhu Wanqing laughed and said: "If you look around again, you will become an old girl."
"Girl...!" Zhu Qizhen frowned, showing his displeasure.
But his power to intimidate his daughter was almost zero. Zhu Wanqing didn't care at all and even made a face at him.
Even when people grow up, their personalities are still that out-of-the-box.
Zhu Wanqing walked to sit down on the chair next to her father and said with a smile: "Uncle Li, will my niece accompany you for a drink at noon?"
"Go, go, go, girl, what do you want to drink?" Zhu Qizhen scolded, "I don't have any good looks like a girl, so I'm not afraid of not being able to get married."
Zhu Wanqing hummed: "The two-year period has come."
Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, and then ran away angrily.
"Dad, why are you going?"
"Uncle Li is back, I'll let my servants prepare the food and drinks!" Zhu Qizhen didn't even look back. Judging from his appearance, he must have been scolding his son-in-law behind his back.
After Zhu Wanqing said this, Li Qing remembered that this year was a good year for the two juniors.
So fast...
"Uncle Li, did you write a letter to your elder brother before you came back?" Zhu Wanqing asked hopefully.
"Uh... no." Li Qing calmed down and said amusedly, "Why are you so anxious to get married?"
"No way." Zhu Wanqing blushed, "I was just asking."
Li Qing curled his lips and said, "Don't worry. We promised to get married this year, and he will never break his promise. I grew up watching Hong'er, and his character is fine."
"Hmm..." The little girl nodded shyly, "Uncle Li, why didn't you tell us in advance when you came back so that the family could be prepared."
Li Qing laughed: "What should I prepare for? I'm not a big shot."
"If you are not a big shot, then there will be no big shot in the entire Ming Dynasty." Zhu Wanqing wiped her mouth with honey.
The little girl has grown up, speaks nicely, and is no longer the annoying and unruly little princess she was before.
Of course, it was thanks to Li Qing that she cured her princess disease.
…
noon,
Li Qing and Zhu Qi were drinking and chatting under the pavilion.
Qian also came over to say a few words to Li Qing and toasted him with a glass of wine. Then he dragged his chattering daughter away, leaving room for the two of them to chat...
"Sir, since you are asking for leave indefinitely, it means that the court is now stable, right?" After all, Zhu Qizhen still cares about court affairs, even though he is no longer the emperor.
"As I said, your son is better than you." Li Qing glanced at him sideways and hummed: "He is calmer than you, and his political skills are only slightly better than yours. I haven't contributed much."
He still worked hard, and there was a lot of it, but compared to guiding Zhu Qizhen step by step, Zhu Jianshen really made Li Qing worry-free.
Zhu Qizhen looked ashamed and said softly: "I failed the Ming Dynasty, I failed the late emperor, and...I failed my husband."
Li Qing was silent for a moment and sighed: "Let's not talk about those things. Just live your life well. You shouldn't worry about those things."
"I understand, I'm quite contented..." Zhu Qizhen nodded and said with a wry smile: "But sometimes I think about it... I have a lot of people I'm sorry for. The ambition I set when I was a child... ugh."
"Okay, stop being pretentious." Li Qing raised his neck and drank the wine, then put down the glass and said, "If you really want to atone for your sins, just... go into business, save more money for me, and create more jobs. The jobs benefit the people.”
"Well... don't worry, sir, I will try my best to do this." Zhu Qizhen promised.
After a pause, he asked: "Sir, do you want to tell... girl about your affairs?"
"Need not."
"Then what should you do when you want to enter the court or want to do something in the future?" Zhu Qizhen sighed: "I don't doubt your ability, but it makes a big difference whether you have someone to rely on or not!"
Li Qing nodded: "She almost already knows, but it's better not to pierce this layer of window paper."
"That's it!" Zhu Qizhen suddenly realized, "No wonder she always makes insinuations and inquires about you. So...when did it happen?"
"When I was writing a diary the year before last," Li Qing said.
"journal?"
"It's... daily life, to be precise, it's the politics of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Qizhen understood now and asked: "Are you writing this as a souvenir for yourself, or..."
"It was written for the Ming Emperor, but the Hongwu Dynasty hasn't finished it yet," Li Qing stretched, "I'll start writing when I've had enough fun."
Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Sir, are you still leaving?"
"Um…"
"Sir, you have a family, this is your home, you also have a family, and we are your family." Zhu Qizhen said, "Stay, at least... for twenty years, you don't have to worry about anything."
Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I appreciate the kindness, but I have some things that I have to do, but I still can't do it."
"gentlemen……"
"Okay, I won't leave now. No matter what, I have to wait until the two juniors get married." Li Qing's voice was much softer, "You don't need to persuade me anymore, everyone's way of life is different, right?"
Zhu Qizhen sighed helplessly and asked, "When Mr. Tomorrow leaves, when can we meet again?"
"I don't know either," Li Qing shrugged. "Maybe it won't take too long, or maybe... this separation is a farewell, who knows."
Zhu Qizhen was silent: "I still think... it's better to stay. At least you won't feel lonely."
Li Qing just smiled lightly and said, "It doesn't matter, I'm used to it."
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