Wanli Xinming

Chapter 57 The Night Banquet
Hearing Shen Yingkui's words, Gao Gong was very hard-headed, smiled embarrassingly, and stopped asking.Then Wang Chengyun asked from the side: "Is there any good way to do these methods, don't buy them back and cause trouble."

Shen Yingkui said: "Well, when Tianji Pavilion accepts these methods, he has to ask the seller to sign an 'Original Warranty Letter' to ensure that he invented the method himself. If there is a lawsuit in the future, he can also find the seller to justify it."

After a while, he said: "My owner's meaning is that now each family holds secret methods, and only one family is rich, which is not good for the world. If you can guide each family to donate the secret methods and resell them through the Tianji Pavilion, the seller can get capital turnover. , the buyer can also benefit, this is also a three-way benefit - in the past two months, we have bought a few."

He said to Wang Chengyun: "If Wang Yuanwai's funds cannot be turned around for a while, as long as there is a suitable guarantor or property mortgage, I also have money to invest in Tianji Pavilion, but I need to take some shares. Of course, we will not interfere with Wang Yuanwai's business. ."

After hearing this, Gao Gong smiled wryly to himself, and confirmed that Ri Shenglong and Tianji Pavilion must be the emperor's business.Otherwise, with such a large layout in two capitals and thirteen provinces, how can Feitian No.1 ensure that its interests are not robbed?

It's just that the luxury goods sold by this business are harmless to the people, and the Tianji Pavilion is also beneficial to the world.Gao Gong is not a pedantic person, and he also thinks that it is better for the emperor to do this than to send a middle official to steal it. Although he knows it, he will not speak.

Because Wang Chengyun's family property has a leather tanning workshop, he finally chose to buy a leather tanning method for 700 taels.Shen Yingkui arranged for someone to collect the silver from Wang Chengyun's companion downstairs, and when the bill arrived, he took out a sandalwood box from the pavilion, unlocked it, took out a piece of paper and gave it to Wang Chengyun.

Wang Chengyun glanced at it and said with a wry smile, "That's it?"

Shen Yingkui said with a smile: "Exactly, the formula inside is verified by me in Tianji Pavilion. It can indeed save leather tanning time, and it is soft and easy to shape, which is more suitable for leather carving."

After a while, he said: "Wang Yuanwai don't underestimate this piece of paper. If you don't show it, you may not be able to find it after tanning for a lifetime."

After the transaction was completed, Shen Yingkui took out another "Tianji Pavilion Confidentiality Letter", asked Wang Chengyun to sign it, and saluted Gao Gong: "Tianji has meaning not to be disclosed, please don't blame Duke Xinzheng, and also wronged Wang Yuanwai."

Gao Gong smiled and said, "It's natural. Wang Yuanwai got this method, and he must keep it properly and not resell it." Wang Chengyun was afraid of losing Gao Gong's face at first, but when he heard it, he quickly signed and pressed his handprint.

Gao Gong left Tianji Pavilion and went to live in Xu Yuanwai's house outside the northern city of Nanjing.Because he came here in secret, the officials in Nanjing city did not hear any news.Although Feng Bao knew about it, he just snorted coldly and mentioned it in the Nanjing intelligence abridged report that belonged to him.

In the evening of the next day, Gao Gong's personal entourage invited several people who Gao Gong wanted to meet this time to Xu Jiayuanzi.One of them is Cai Guoxi, the former Su Songbing military officer who was dismissed after listening to the reconnaissance not long ago.

Cai Guoxi met Gao Gong and called him "Teacher". The two of them sighed.Gao Gong said to Cai Guoxi: "Because of me, the political voice of Chuntai was also dismissed.

Cai Guoxi, courtesy name Chuntai, is a famous Confucianist, and Gao Gong is his teacher.When governing Suzhou, he and Hai Rui once dealt with the illegal affairs of Xu Jie's family.Later, Xu Jie bribed Dai Fengxiang with 3 taels of silver to get Hai Rui and Cai Guoxi involved.This event is the famous "Hai Rui dismissed from office" in later generations.

Cai Guoxi, because of his good governance in Suzhou, was dismissed from office and left with more than [-] people, which shook the southern part of the empire.

In the fifth year of Longqing, under the pressure of Gao Gong, the court gave him the dispatch of Su Song to prepare the road.In March last year, Cai Guoxi, a student of Gao Gong, was convicted by Chen Sanmo of "treachery, treacherous and deceitful, and deceived the world with false Taoism".

Gao Gong has been paying attention to the movements of his student, because he knows that he is honest, and his life will definitely be embarrassing during the hearing.

When Cai Guoxi and Gao Gong were talking about the current situation, Xu Yuanwai came in to say that several other guests had arrived.Gao Gong and Cai Guoxi hurriedly went out to greet him, seeing that they had been out of work for a long time, Gao Gong's fellow Jinshi Wu Sanle and several of Gao Gong's friends in Nanjing came together.

Wu Sanle's character is "Zunde", and his self-name is "Haoyou". He is a native of Suzhou. He is already in his sixties at this time. Because he has no intention of official career, he has long returned to his hometown to become a rich man.He is on the same list as Gao Gong, and has not lost contact over the years.This time, Xu's reception to Gao Gong was all arranged by him.

Seeing everyone sitting around the table and eating, he grinned and said, "Xinzheng Gong can actually visit Nanjing at this time, and he has the meaning of 'far away to Nanjing', haha!" After speaking, he winked, the old man Funny and cute like a urchin.

"Far away to Nanjing" is a line in a poem written by Tao Yuanming when he went to Nanjing. It is used here as a ridicule to Gao Gong.It means that you are not enjoying the pastoral pleasures like Mr. Wuliu after retirement, and you are still running around.

This is something that no one dared to do when Gao Gong was on the stage, and everyone in the audience laughed.Old Gao Gong blushed slightly and replied, "But when hatred is alive, drinking is not enough! Drink, drink!" He gently resolved it with another line of Tao Yuanming's poem.

This group of sub-literate people drink all this tune, needless to say.When the wine was half full, a guest asked, "Duke Xinzheng is coming to the south at this time, does he have the intention of returning to Muzong's three-year plan?"

Shao Fang, a hero in the third year of Longqing, bribed Chen Hong to let Gao Gong recover, shaking the rivers and lakes, and everyone in the audience heard the scales and claws.Hearing the joint at this time, they all stopped to see how Gao Gong answered.

Gao Gong really has this intention, otherwise he would not have bothered to find Shen Yingkui.But today I saw the emperor's methods in Tianji Pavilion, and I already felt that the emperor was not a close attendant, and there was little hope for this road.Hearing this, he sighed and said, "'If you don't have me at the time, it will be like a cloud floating away'. Now, it will be difficult!" After he finished speaking, he drank it all, and his eyes were reddish.

The last sentence of this poem is "the work has not yet been completed, and the setting sun suddenly flows westward."

Wu Sanle changed the subject and said, "The old man is idle at home and entertains himself with operas, but he hates the lack of stories. The commentary that has emerged in the community recently is somewhat interesting. If you can cut out a few paragraphs and change them to elegant words, you may not be able to form a new school."

Cai Guoxi listened and said: "What the good You You Gong said is that these comments should not be viewed in local dialects and slang words. I see the gist of it. It means to reunite people in the country and distinguish between Chinese and foreigners, and those who are in charge of their affairs may have deep meanings. ."

Gao Gong listened, not knowing what they were talking about, Cai Guoxi explained a few words to him.Gao Gong listened and smiled and said, "This must be designed by Jinshang, and the Jing people can't take this into account."

When everyone heard him judge that the popularity of this comment was actually dominated by the emperor, they all felt that it was incredible, and they hurriedly asked why.

Gao Gong has been at the top of the empire for many years, so he can know autumn with a single leaf.Jian Qiao smiled and said: "Have you read the 'Platform Calling Duolu' and the report on the Grand Review of the Beijing Ying's Residence? I think the ambition is not small, or there is a desire to annex the Quartet. These comments are just some preparations— -In the future, this military service will be indispensable!"

When everyone heard it, they looked at each other in dismay and said: "The taxation of the country and the dynasty is paid to the southeast. At this time, it is too heavy to bear. If there is another military incident, what will it be?"

Hearing this, Gao Gong sneered and said: "The emperor has the power of the sky, and the saints are far-reaching. The Jing people who are in power are also old and hot. How can they raise troops without realising the treasury? 'One whip'!"

As soon as I heard it, my heart beat a drum.Everyone is not afraid of a whip law, because they have all stepped down, and there is no need to use the additional levy to build a small treasury.But as Gao Gong said, if the rulers are to measure the world, they will have to die.

Gao Gong also said: "If I were in power, in addition to these two things, I would also revive the salt administration - honor the noble officials, control the salt, and embezzle all the national taxes into my own home, no one should be killed or killed! "After saying that, the meaning of the prosperous is full.

During the banquet, some guests listened and said: "Zhang Jiangling may not be unwilling to do it. I have a friend who is an associate of Liu Yaohai, the governor of Fujian, and wrote to me that the court wants to promote the method of drying salt this year-this revolution of the salt administration may be imminent!"

　Well, there are a lot of book friends who say they like the dialogue written by Lao Mo, and I will write another one today, which is a little bit of public opinion.Starting tomorrow, I will still return to the imperial court to reform.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)