.There are rivers and lakes in places where there are people, and the court is no exception. Except for being more hypocritical than the grass-roots rivers and lakes, there is no difference between the two.
The six-year Beijing inspection is when all the big guys must show off. Just as Uncle Li said: 'If the hearts of people are dispersed, the team will not be easy to lead...' If the chain is lost at this time and cannot cover their brothers, just wait for the tree to fall and the money to scatter. But from both ends, this is the best time to gather people's hearts. As long as you show your own sense of existence, protect your little brothers, and let them believe in your ability and attitude, someone will go to the knife mountain for you, take the blame, and ensure that you, the big guy, live in the flowers, and make it a long way." Yang Bo smiled bitterly, knowing that the provocation in words was ineffective against silence. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "You are not interesting. You are like thirty or sixty, and there is no anger of a young man."
I said silently, I have been adding up to two lives, but I am not exactly sixty. I smiled and said, "Can I deal with a bunch of old seniors all day long without smoothing my temper?"
"That's right..." Yang Bo nodded and said, "My first condition is that Huilianhao is saved by Rishenglong." He will inevitably make this request, because Rishenglong, who is in crisis, and because of the 'borrow and salary' incident, completely cut off the hope of issuing money for the imperial court, allowing more depositors to join the bankroll run. These people fill the hall of Rishenglong every day, and no business can be carried out... In order to recover funds, Huilianhao can only sell its investments at a low price. At this moment of rapid development of industry and commerce, every time such a transaction is made, it means an immeasurable loss. The owners cannot bear the continuous blood transfusions in the past, and they urgently need to end the crisis. Looking at the Ming Dynasty, except for the Ministry of Revenue, only Huilianhao can help this."
"Although the two major money houses are competitors, Huilianhao still understands the reason why the lips are gone and teeth are cold." Chen Shu nodded and said, "I wonder what are the requirements for Rishenglong?"
"This is not something you and I should be thinking about." Seeing that the silence was still reasonable, Yang Bo smiled and said, "Let them talk. Anyway, there is still some time before Beijing Camp, and I believe they can reach an agreement."
"Old Bo said," said silently, expressing his approval, and said, "What else?"
"And..." Yang Bo fell into thinking. He actually had two conditions, hoping to agree silently. One was to open border trades in the north, and the other allowed Shanxi merchants to participate in maritime trade. For the first, Shanxi merchants almost monopolized all business outside Hekou and outside the pass. Although smuggling would bring huge profits, it seriously affected the scale of trade and greatly affected the development and growth of Shanxi merchants.
In addition, the prosperity of industry and commerce has led to the guarantee of price of many raw materials, among which the demand for wool, cashmere and animal skin has surged day by day. Various factors have led to them eager to trade with the Mongolians. However, with their influence in the court and the Nine Borders, they cannot contribute to this matter. Silence is just a mere battle, and how much help can it be done is still unknown.
The second question is different. As the pioneer of reopening the market, the protector of Southeast industry and commerce, and the rebuilder of the Ming Navy, they have an unparalleled influence in every link of production, trade and transportation. The bureaucracy, big families, sea merchants, and even the Ming navy all follow his leader. Although the Shanxi merchants have strong financial resources and are rich in connections in the Southeast officialdom, they can't enter the top level of the overseas trade chain with all their efforts. They are always in the position of material merchants and junior processors, and most of the profits are deprived of the upstream. How can the arrogant Shanxi merchants accept this for a long time?
'If Silence can agree and give up a core benefit, it will definitely be worth it.' Yang Bo made up his mind, don't blame him for thinking about it all because of money, because in Yang Bo's eyes, Silence, besides calling the economy, other aspects such as personnel, ***, military, etc. are not qualified to bargain with him.
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When Yang Bo expressed his thoughts, he saw Chen Si finally looked embarrassed and said, "This is a bit difficult. We officials cannot get involved in industrial and commercial matters. Of course, there is no problem saying hello, but it is unknown how the effect is."
Seeing that he did not agree at once, Yang Bo felt that silence was reliable, and nodded with a deep sense of sympathy: "Yes, we and the merchants are still different things after all." Having said that, it was impossible to make him give in... I finally took the initiative, but I had to slaughter the silent knife.
After saying a few more words, seeing that Yang Bo was still unmoved, he finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and said, "I can't say anything else, there is only one thing I can do - the Ministry of War has been trying to drive those pirates out of the navy, I will fulfill your wish!"
Yang Bo was disbelief when he heard this and asked, "Did you agree to ask Xu Hai and others to get out of the navy?"
"What can I do if I don't agree..." Chen Si sighed: "They have been suffocated and it's very uncomfortable. Instead of continuing to make everyone feel uncomfortable, it's better to part and everyone get rid of it."
"Good demeanor..." Yang Bo praised, but he couldn't help but be suspicious. This promise was too simple.
But Chen Si waved his hand and said, "But this matter is not that simple. Those people are all from pirates. If they cannot handle it well, they will never be able to calm down from now on, and no one can do business."
"Not bad..." Yang Bo nodded and said, "I promise that I will listen to you. What are your good ideas?" My heart said, that's right.
He nodded silently and lowered his voice: "The envoy of Luzon lives in the Siyiguan, Mr. Bo knows?"
"I know," Yang Bo nodded, "I also know that they are here to ask for help on behalf of the king."
"The Ministry of Rites has been pressing and has not reported it." Chen Mo nodded without any surprise and said, "But the cabinet has made a private discussion several times, and it is really difficult to make a decision, so it has not been taken out to discuss it publicly."
"Well..." Yang Boshen agreed. This matter was indeed difficult. Please agree. The court was powerless and could not carry a burden. But if he did not agree, where would the face of the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom be put?
"The cabinet means that whoever has to solve the problem, so you have to do it yourself." Silently said: "To be honest, I have always had an idea in my mind, but the Ministry of Rites cannot make the decision..."
"Do you want Xu Hai and the others to support Luzon?" Yang Bo asked in a low voice.
Silence did not say 'yes', but then he said: "Let them help Luzon instead of being a military, but in the name of volunteers. As long as they promise a generous salary, I believe they will agree."
Yang Bo said silently, thinking that this young man was so cruel that he wanted Xu Hai and the others to fight to the death with the Spanish. Once he lost, he would naturally go back to his own family. Even if he won, he would be greatly damaged and he would no longer have the capital to bargain with the court.
However, Ci is not in charge of the army, and Yang Bo is not a good person. Anyway, the sacrifice is not his own, so why should he be the one who has sacrificed for others? After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, how do I need to cooperate."
"I can only mention this matter in my old age," Chen said silently, "I am a little gentle, and I can only wave flags and shout at the side."
"Yes!" Yang Bo was happy to see that his request was met, and he was happy to send a silence to the flow of favor. Anyway, it was not a bad thing, and it could also increase his prestige.
"Then I wish Mr. Bo success." The silence could still laugh.
"Haha, everyone succeeded." Yang Bo couldn't stop smiling.
The two of them smiled at each other, with a satisfied smile on their faces...
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The next day, the Ministry of Rites handed over the letter of the state of Luzon. The cabinet was hesitating whether to send a report to the residence, but the Lijian came to the Listorate and said that the emperor had an order to receive the envoys of Luzon.
"Okay, the emperor is addicted." Gao Gong rolled his eyes and said, "I thought every envoy was here to give gifts?" He dared to say this in public.
"Since the emperor wants to see him, he will definitely not be able to hide it." Zhang Juzheng said softly: "I think I'd better send a newspaper tomorrow to save me the time and passiveness."
"Well, that's the reason." Gao Gong touched the bearded man and said, "But the young people in the court will not think so much, they will definitely send troops to the court. When the time comes, we will still be passive."
"It's better to let the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue make the difficulties," Guo Pu said: "There will naturally be less noise when fighting."
"What do you think about Jiangnan?" The chief assistant who had been listening looked at him and said silently.
"Old Park is talking about the truth." Silent said slowly: "Soldiers are major issues in the country. It is one thing to fight, but it is another thing to fight really."
Seeing that even the militants said this, Xu Jie calmed down and said, "It will definitely be left alone." So he stopped asking about this matter.
The development of the situation was not unexpected at first. After the newspaper was published, *** was indeed one-sided and asked for help from the King of Luzon to recover the country. But in fact, no one took this seriously in his heart... Many years ago, the King of Malaga also sent envoys to ask for help. In his prime, Emperor Jiajing, who was in his prime, only issued an order to blame Franji people and ordered him to withdraw from Malacca. He never thought of sending troops to help the King of Malaga recover the country.
This incident hurts morale and even more so, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose its influence in this region from then on. However, the country is no longer as strong as Yongle, and it is really beyond help. It can only be limited to support like this.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor met with the Luzon envoy and heard them tell the evil deeds of burning, killing and looting of the "Red-Haired Yangfan". The sentimental Emperor Longqing shed tears of sympathy at that time and asked the cabinet to find a way to help the poor Luzon king.
The cabinet responded with timidity and wanted to delay for two days, but after the limelight, an unexpected person spoke at this time. Yang Bo, who was labeled as a conservative in his attitude towards Mongolia, actually submitted a memorial to support the restoration of Luzon. He also proposed a complete set of very reliable plans.
Xu Jie and Gao Gong were both very surprised and thought to himself what was wrong with this old man? Suddenly he was so active? But they did not dare to ignore the opinions of Old Yang, and they had to buy his account even more at the critical moment before the Beijing inspection. So they decided to discuss with him, but Yang Bo is not a small character who comes immediately and never enters the cabinet door.
Xu Jie had to entrust Gao Gong to talk to Yang Bo on his behalf. Gao Gong couldn't push down, so he had to call Chen Mo. The two of them went to the Ministry of Personnel to visit. If he wanted to say who he called, he called Chen Mo. Now, he was coaxed by someone from home and outside. He became a warring faction when he came back and firmly supported Yang Bo's plan.
When Xu Jie saw that the capital was in charge of war, he thought to himself, then I can't attract anyone to scold him anymore. Besides, the court would not waste anything, and he could also cut out the cancer, which was considered a killing of one shot... The chief minister of the Ming Dynasty still thought that the Ming Dynasty was the only big country in the world, while Spain and Portugal were just small countries... In this regard, the old chief minister was not even as good as his emperor. At least Longqing would not think that Spain and Portugal were Nanyang island countries similar to Luzon and Malacca.
However, this ignorance also accelerated the decision-making time. Xu Jie quickly agreed to Yang Bo's plan. Just to be on the safe side, he would ask the emperor again to see what Long Qing said.
Long Qing had long been bribed by the one million taels, and knew that Xu Hai and others would take this opportunity to leave the army and establish the "Royal Maritime Transportation Group". He knew that everything was under the control of Shen Mo, so he naturally agreed. He also issued an imperial edict, and as long as anyone who could help Luzon restore the country, he would be named an earl as a reward.
Although I felt that the reward was too heavy, it was only a blank check after all, and it was still unknown whether it could be cashed. If it was taken back ten thousand steps, even if it was really cashed, the court would only pay an ordinary title, but it would be a big profit from a vassal state and its own national prestige. So the cabinet no longer said anything, and drafted the imperial edict according to the emperor's wishes, and the matter was finalized like this.
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He completed a series of silence, but he was always like he was fine, and he got up at 3:00 a.m. every day - he got up before dawn, went to Wenyuan Pavilion for a meeting in the morning, handled the work of the cabinet for the whole morning, and returned to the Ministry of Rites in the afternoon, fulfilled the duties of the Minister of Rites, went home on time at night, had dinner with his wife and children, and then continued to work until midnight. This cycle continued and continued to stop for a day, and it was conceivable that his hard work was done.
Ruohan couldn't bear to see him working so hard. Although he couldn't bear to leave him, he still offered to ask when he was having supper one day: "If you are too busy, you don't have to come back every day. Just like other adults, stay in the pay room."
"How can that be done?" Chen Si shook his head and said, "I still want to enjoy some family warmth." He said, putting the bowl in front of Ten, "Son, put it for Dad."
He curled his lips very much, which meant, why is it me again? But he just complained in his heart, and obediently served a bowl of soup for his father, brought it to him, and whispered: "It's time for Aji next time..."
Silently smiled, touched his head and said, "You little brat, you have to compare the soup for your father."
"Dad, don't touch your head, you will not grow tall." He hurriedly hugged his head and avoided it.
"Hahahaha..." Silent smiled happily. There was no disguise in this smile, which made him feel relaxed physically and mentally. After a day of loss, his exhausted body and mind seemed to be recovering at a faster pace.
In fact, many adults don’t go home at night, mostly because of the uneasy family. The eldest wife, the second wife, the third wife, even the eighth wife and the ninth wife, fight openly and secretly at home all the time, every word comes with a sharp weapon, and every smile is for favor; even join forces and fight together to form alliances... In short, everyone’s family is a secret battle, the only difference is whether it is an open war or a secret war, a big war or a small war.
Whenever this is the moment, I can't help but sigh that it's right to restrain myself... Although I lost a forest, I have brought peace to the back house and a harmonious family. I don't have to be wary of anyone when I get home, nor do I have to worry about housework anymore. I just need to put aside the worries of the world, relax and keep my energy and taxes. This kind of family happiness is hard to exchange for money...
At night, he was reviewing official documents in the study room, and suddenly he felt someone coming in from behind. He knew who it was without looking back and was silent. He asked softly, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"I slept for a night and woke up and saw that you were not here." Ruohan put a cup of ginseng bird's nest soup on his hand and said, "I stayed up all night on the stove and drank it to replenish my energy. Staying up late all the time is heartbreaking."
He nodded silently, but did not go to get the teacup. Instead, he reached out to hug his wife's soft body, leaned his cheek gently on her slightly raised belly, and his eyes became extremely gentle: "Thank you, I always treat me well like this..."
Chapter completed!