Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 500 Willing to work for adults

"My lord, Xu Guangguo has brought it."

It was reported outside the house that the main halls are all facing south, the door is wide open, and the sun shines in. Xu Guangguo stood by the door and stretched out his hand to straighten his long gown. Then he stepped into the house, stepped over the threshold, knelt down and kowtowed, and said:
"Villain Xu Guangguo, see Mr. Wang!"

Wang Tong was a little surprised. When he went out, he saw Xu Guangguo's down-and-out appearance, and he knelt for a day and a night. If he had seen it, he would definitely put on a weak appearance to show his weakness. Poor, to win some sympathy, but also to show my sincerity.

Unexpectedly, Xu Guangguo knew how to tidy up his appearance, and he was not lacking in etiquette. Wang Tong was not polite, and asked with a smile:
"When you come to see me, how can you benefit from being miserable if you don't do it? Besides, you are wearing a gray Taoist robe, with a messy beard and hair. You are so poor, but now you are down to see the appearance of your superior, and you must do what you want."

Xu Guangguo, who was kneeling below, gave a dry laugh, stopped his mouth quickly, and kowtowed again. He wanted to speak but his throat seemed to be blocked. Wang Tong shook his head and said:
"Bring him a bowl of porridge!"

Breakfast is porridge and side dishes, which are easy to prepare. After a while, the guards brought over a bowl of porridge. Xu Guangguo thanked him respectfully, drank the porridge hungrily, and said:
"If the adults let the villain kneel for three days and three nights, no matter when the villain comes in, he can't stand it, and he will faint in front of the hall and ask the adults to order him to help him. This will only show love and talent. See, then it is said that adults pay attention to reality and don't like pompous words, so it is better to tidy up your appearance."

Hearing this, Wang Tong was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile:

"What you said is true. You look so down and out, why are you talking about grooming?"

"It's also a villain's recklessness. I knew that adults are like this. Why don't you have to shave your beard and hair for a few days, and wear a half-worn robe from a pawn shop to pretend to be pitiful. You should tidy up and come to the door to ask for a sale."

Wang Tong laughed loudly when he heard it, and after discussing political affairs all night, he slowly turned up tired just now. He was a little tired, but after hearing Xu Guangguo's straightforward words, his tiredness dissipated a lot.

"How do you think this official is not good at false writing?"

"My lords went out yesterday morning, and only came back when it was dark. It was full of dust and dust. Last night was another night of discussion. I only saw your lords go out this morning. The villain has already stayed in Tianjin Wei for a while. It's up and down, busy. Previously The villain sees the adult is young, and also thinks that such a prosperous scene in Tianjin Wei may be a great achievement, so the villain made this appearance to see the villain. When the adult sees the villain three days later, it will also be a good story about seeking talents, but If you make a mistake, when you kneel down and see your lord leading the crowd to go out, it will not be good to get up and go home to change clothes for a day and a night."

Wang Tong smiled, leaned back on the chair, and said:
"You talk about selling talents, do you have any talents to sell? Could it be that you are setting up traps on the canal to collect taxes?"

He was busy with military affairs. Although Xu Guangguo was interesting, he didn't have much time to chat with him. When Wang Tong asked, Xu Guangguo, who was half kneeling on the ground, straightened up and said:
"A villain can be a lobbyist for an adult, a villain can run up and down the capital for an adult, give gifts and greetings, a villain can do things for an adult, and what an adult disdains to do, a villain can do for an adult."

Although the voice was hoarse, the tone was quite heroic, but the content had nothing to do with heroism. Wang Tong was taken aback when he heard it, and just wanted to laugh, but he stopped smiling, waved to the guards inside and outside the house, and ordered, "Close the door and go far away!" ", when everyone inside and outside had retreated, Wang Tong raised his hand and said:

"Stand up and talk. Listening to your words means that you are a housekeeper and concierge. This job is also available to me. Why do you think you can do it?"

Seeing that Wang Tong asked him to stand up, Xu Guangguo knew that the other party had been persuaded a little, so he got up and said:

"Before offending your lord, the villain was the county magistrate in Nanpi for three years, and the state magistrate in Cangzhou for five years. He lives in Hejian Mansion, not far from the capital, and has family ties. Yes, I know that since the [-]th year of Wanli when the lord became an official, any attack on the lord in the court must be the same words from the government and the public, but there is no one who speaks on the lord's side, except for the current sage, no one does it for you. Your lord slows down."

Wang Tong leaned on the back of the chair, and his expression became serious. What Xu Guangguo said was true, and the public opinion was not on his side at all. There are one or two who remain silent, and this is already considered an ally of their own.

After all, with the help of Emperor Wanli, even though Wang Tong has racked his brains and tried his best every time, he can still cope with it, but this situation is too ignorant.

It is a way to rely on the Public Security Department to collect their private secrets, but the Public Security Department is not completely under control, far from being safe, Wang Tong pondered for a while and did not make a sound, and Xu Guangguo continued to say:
"My lord has always heard the allusion of three people becoming a tiger. Your lord is in Tianjin Wei. If you allow the court to criticize you one-sidedly, no matter how much your majesty favors you, there will be a day when you will be suspicious. At that time, you will be doomed? "

"What can you do? Could it be based on your uncle Xu Qingshan who is in the capital?"

"The uncle of the villain was born as a Jinshi, and he didn't have the qualifications to go to the position of the servant. He is very timid. This time, he didn't take advantage of the cheap but fell. What adults and villains can do is to go to Beijing to drill camps, to travel here and there for adults, so that there are voices in the ruling and opposition parties who speak for adults. If there is only criticism for a long time, anyone will be suspicious. If there is criticism, there is praise. If there is a public opinion, then this attack is nothing, the villain goes to the capital to let some people praise the lord, and some people hold a fair opinion on the lord!"

Wang Tong tapped on the tea table beside him, but Xu Guangguo didn't make a sound. Seeing Wang Tong's reaction, Wang Tong tapped for a while, but said with a smile:

"Sit down and talk, how do you gain ground? Can you turn those officials and scholars around?"

"My lord, the solution is very simple, just give me money?"

"So simple?"

"My lord, the salt merchants in Changlu are extremely extravagant, and the salt merchants in Lianghuai are even richer in the world. They are rampant and arrogant, and I don't know how many laws and regulations have been broken. The Ming Dynasty's salt tax accounted for nearly [-]% of the tax, but the salt merchants everywhere stole it. How many taxes and taxes have been evaded, and how many privately engaged in illegal salt trafficking, everyone in the world knows why the official Qingliu never said that it is not that the officials and scholars are supported by them and benefit from them. In such a big situation, there is no more concession than that of the salt merchant, so why not spend some money for convenience?"

Hearing this, Wang Tong smiled and asked:

"What you can do for me is to go to the capital to send money to manage. Can this be called talent?"

But Xu Guangguo got up and made a bow, and asked solemnly:

"Do you have such people around your subordinates? If not, the villain will recommend himself!"

This rhetorical question made Wang Tong stunned. The literati and warriors around him were all practical roles, and it was really embarrassing for them to ask them to do business. There really is no such person.

"After you collapsed in Cangzhou, how did you come to vote for this official? You have been an official for so many years, and you must have a lot of money. Wouldn't it be better to go home and enjoy it? You have also seen the situation of this official. Follow me, rich and noble Not sure, but the danger is not small."

Speaking of this, Xu Guangguo felt more determined, and said with a smile:

"My lord, I can't go back home anymore. The villain's uncle is the head of the villain clan. If my uncle won't allow me, how can I be tolerated by the village clan? Besides, my fame has been removed. The villain has also been an official. I don't know. With this fame and protection, no matter how much money you earn, it is someone else's fish. Besides, the villain is not reconciled, and wants to fight again, so I come to the adult to ask for protection, and to ask for an errand. See future."

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After the two parties talked for less than an hour, Xu Guangguo left with a smile on his face and went out. After lunch, Xu Guangguo came again.This time, it was different from the down-and-out look when he left. He was wearing a blue Confucian gown, with neat beard and hair, and a radiant appearance.

Empty words, although Xu Guangguo's words are very accurate, the errand requested by Wang Tongzheng is exactly what Wang Tongzheng needs, but to be on the safe side, he will definitely not let him do it immediately.

First follow the work in the mansion, experience for a period of time, and arrange someone outside to check the details of Xu Guangguo, but Xu Guangguo should have expected this, he rented a two-entry house near Wang Tong's mansion, and put his family and children placed there.

In the past few years he has been an official, he has indeed made a lot of money. His house looks like a wealthy family, with five wives and concubines and four children.There are even more servants in the rest of the family.

What Xu Guangguo did made Wang Tong feel more at ease with him. Xu Guangguo was still a bachelor in his work, and he knew to put his wife, concubine and children here as hostages.

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The hundreds of pirates captured by Dong Chuangxi, a thousand households of Shandong Jinyiwei, were also sent to Tianjin Wei in early November. Wang Tong didn't have time to see these people, and they were all thrown to Tang Shan's men.

Although the pirates were terrified when they came here, they settled down after eating rice, noodles and fish for a few days. In Tianjin Wei, it is not bad to eat such a full meal every day.

And after coming for a few days, they also know that they are not here to be punished and punished, but to use them as sailors, or to make a living at sea. Such a good thing fell on my own head, always dubious.

Wu Da sent another thirteen shipwrights, three of the five shipwrights sent back to their hometowns did not run away, but recruited for Wang Tong.

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In Fenzhou, Shanxi Province, a visitor came to Yongshengbo's mansion, who hadn't seen any foreigners for a long time. After being blocked for three days, he still invited him in.
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Happy New Year everyone!

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