Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 553
Wenyue Pavilion in Chang'an.

Ma Zhou came here after the first stage of the meeting, and Liu Muzheng watched the performance on stage while drinking a small wine.

Ma Zhou told in detail what happened in the court.

Liu Muxin said, this Li Xiaogong is talented, the idea of ​​the Beijing Office actually appeared in the era of Tang Dynasty, he is so talented.It seems that Jiangnan is definitely the best candidate for him to be in charge, and Xigang is located in Huating County.

(Note: I checked the information just now and found that the magic capital was called Lou County in the early Tang Dynasty, and Huating only existed in the Tianbao Year of Tang Dynasty, but that’s what it means, Huating County is a place name)
Looking at Liu Mu's silence, Ma Zhou didn't know what Liu Mu was thinking, whether he wanted to be an official or not.

"Master." Ma Zhou's name of "Master" moved Liu Mu's heart a little, but Ma Zhou said again: "It's not appropriate for you not to be an official. Fortunately, the Bosi officials are not yet courtiers, so this can be regarded as a discount." The plan in the middle. Knowing that you don't care about titles, so I got [-] elites for you and sent them to the China-Hong Kong Shipping Department."

"Hiss..." [-] elites, these people can do great things in Liu Mu's hands.

"Moreover, the Ministry of Accounting also stated that 50% of the share handed over to the Ministry of Accounting can be deducted as military expenses and returned to the Shipping Department of China and Hong Kong. Shangshu Sheng also said that there is really big trouble, and there is no need for the Shipping Department to carry it. The Ministry of War of the Tang Dynasty is not underestimated by anyone, and the Tang Dynasty has [-] elite troops, who can fight, dare to fight, and can fight!"

Ma Zhou knew Liu Mu's character too well, and he was confident that he had successfully persuaded Liu Mu.

Sure enough, Liu Mu patted his thigh lightly: "Okay, I'll listen to you, your brain is better than mine."

Ma Zhou smiled lightly, he never thought that he was more intelligent than Liu Mu.It's just that I am more familiar with officialdom and know how to survive in officialdom.

"Actually, I don't want to be an official, but I'm afraid. Being an official is too tiring and tiring."

"Boss envoys are not considered officials. In your own words, it is an armed chamber of commerce. And the Tang Dynasty official department did not officially recognize the Boss envoys as officials, but just received a corresponding official rank according to the official rank. With his status, he doesn’t even have a penny in his salary. In other words, it seems that no upper-level manager of this shipping company has paid any money.”

When Ma Zhou said this, Liu Mu laughed: "Who cares about the salary of the upper management, does Duke Yue care?"

"This is not a knot, this is not an official. You said it yourself, this is the Armed Chamber of Commerce. It's just that you are in charge, so some things in the court can be discussed."

"Okay, listen to you. I'll go to the palace now." Liu Mu stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ma Zhou: "Don't go, let them quarrel for the past two days. The Ministry of Household Affairs said that the state capitals let them quarrel, and after the quarrel is clear, as long as the numbers are not idle."

"That's right, then drink."

"Quit!" Ma Zhou actually gave up drinking, which is really remarkable.

Ma Zhou is now a regular attendant of the fourth grade, working in the Ministry of Shangshu, handling many important tasks, his wishes and ambitions have been fulfilled, naturally he will not use alcohol to relieve his worries, so he quit drinking.

"What you need to think about the most right now is where is the main hall of the China-Hong Kong Shipbuilding Division."

Liu Mu asked, "Any good suggestions?"

"I have no suggestion, I can only remind you a few words. There is no prince in the Tang Dynasty right now, and the prince's mansion is empty." Ma Zhou shook his head crazily as soon as he finished speaking, "This is not good, very bad."

"There is still an open space in Kaihuafang."

Liu Mu shook his head even faster: "It's worse, my elder brother-in-law lives in Kaihuafang, the old man Xiao Yu lives in Kaihua Mansion, Fang Xuanling lives in Kaihua Mansion..."

Kaihuafang is one of the key aristocratic districts in the Tang Dynasty, and naturally many aristocrats lived there.

On both sides of Zhuque Street outside Zhuquemen, the Shiliufang near the imperial city, except for Zhiyefang, which was used to plant flowers and grass for the former Sui imperial palace, the rest are all aristocratic areas.

"Then there is..."

As soon as Ma Zhou opened his mouth, he saw the door of Liu Mu's small box crumbling apart. When Liu Mu turned his head, he saw that Cheng Yaojin's raised foot hadn't been put down yet.

"Brother, you are not authentic." Cheng Yaojin sat across from Liumu carelessly.

"Brother Cheng, you kicked my door in my place, and even said that I'm not authentic. I don't know where to reason about this. Otherwise, let's go to my eldest brother-in-law for a drink at night."

Cheng Yaojin smiled happily, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, then hooked Gou Liumu's guard standing outside the door with two fingers: "You guys, go and prepare some good dishes for me to go with wine for Lao Cheng. Bring a good bottle of wine, and fix the door."

The door is easy to repair, it is a push-pull screen door as long as it is snapped back on.

It's just that Cheng Yaojinjin came over suddenly, there must be something wrong, and he probably blamed himself a lot.

Sure enough, after the wine was served, Cheng Yaojin said: "Old brother has been guarding the transportation arteries for you for two full years. There was nothing wrong with old brother in the last battle of Shuofang, and there was nothing wrong with me in this war of conquering the north. Now let me hear I know, old brother, that he is engaged in Donggang shipping department, that old guy Feng An killed in Funan with extreme joy. There is nothing wrong with Donggang."

"It's not suitable for you, bro, to fight at Feng Guogong, the Ship Secretary of Westport. It's full of scorching mountains and forests. Right now, I'm thinking about increasing the number of soldiers from the [-] tribes headed by Congtong and Miao. Then I will ask Duan Lun of Jiannan Road to help me." Convince the [-]th chieftain in Kunzhou to gather [-] soldiers and horses to fight south."

"Mie Liuzhao?" Old Cheng obviously understood the situation around Datang very well.

"I didn't say that the Six Edicts enshrined Tang as the state and claimed to be their vassals. They just sent someone to talk about the rules. Since it is recognized as the land of the Tang Dynasty, then the laws and rules of the Tang Dynasty must be followed."

"No brother, what's the matter?" Old Cheng's face was dark.

"How about the fruit cannon?" Liu Mu asked with a smile.

"Okay, I heard that the power is amazing, and the main thing is that it's not expensive." Old Cheng had heard of that thing, and Li Ji explained it to him in great detail.The only thing that made Li Ji dissatisfied was that the can was cracked after only three shots, so Li Ji also told Process Yaojin that the can was probably only for temporary use, and there must be good things in it.

This time, before Cheng Yaojin took the initiative to ask questions, Liu Mu said: "The wolf squatting small cannon is the complete version of the fruit cannon. It has a complete set of operating procedures and maintenance methods, and a thousand doors can't be opened within three hundred steps. , a salvo only costs [-] to [-] guan, not expensive."

"It's not expensive. It's not expensive at all, but what about the forty guan and one hundred guan?"

"The fruit cannon is like a sackcloth bag that explodes with thunder. It costs only ten cents a time. You can do whatever you want. But serious things are made of iron, and they explode on the top of your head with a bang. It feels... hehe."

Liu Mu didn't continue to describe it, and Cheng Yaojin understood that there was a difference between the shells.

(End of this chapter)