Mingshi

Chapter 1021 End
"That's right!" Lu Tingfang sighed, "Official circles pay attention to circles, and there are various circles, including big circles, middle circles and small circles.

But the two largest circles are the circles of Beijing officials and local officials.

These two circles often intersected when the official position was still young.Beijing officials can be transferred to other places as officials.Local officials can also be transferred to the capital as a Beijing official.However, as the officials became bigger and bigger, Beijing officials and local officials became two distinct circles.

A local official who can achieve the third grade will bid farewell to the Beijing official, and can only be a local official forever.Even if he is transferred back to the capital one day, there is no possibility of joining the cabinet.And once the Beijing officials achieve the third grade, they will not go to other places again.

To put it bluntly, the chief assistant of the cabinet is elected by the Beijing officials and represents the interest groups of the Beijing officials.Must be trusted by Beijing officials, and where does this trust come from?derived from normal interactions.How can an official who is released from the outside world have the time and opportunity to get along with the Beijing officials?

Therefore, those who want to become the chief assistant of the cabinet can be released when their official position is small, which is also a kind of qualification.However, after being a fourth-rank official, he must return to the capital, stay in the capital, stay by the side of the emperor, and stay by the side of the officials in the capital. Only by staying in the capital can he be qualified. "

"I understand."

Luo Xin looked at Lu Tingfang with admiration. Although Lu Tingfang was not a high-ranking official, he was an old official who saw things very clearly.

"Try to do well this time, otherwise even if you want to serve as a Hanlin Bachelor, you will have no chance."

"I see."

"Can it be handled?"

"There should be no problem."

"When are you going to leave?"

"Take a rest today and leave tomorrow."

"Then go and rest, I just came back from the southeast, and I have to leave again tomorrow morning."

"Well, father-in-law, you and mother-in-law can live here. I'm not at home, and Dai'er is lonely."

"Well, I know it." Lu Tingfang stood up, with an embarrassed expression on his face, and said to Luo Ping who was sitting beside him:

"Dear-in-law, I can't stop nagging."

Luo Ping hastily waved his hands and said, "It's not that you are young, and you need advice from your in-laws."

Lu Tingfang smiled and said, "You father and son talk, I'll go and rest for a while."

After Lu Tingfang left, Luo Ping stood up and said, "No, let's go to the study."

"it is good."

The two left the flower hall and went to Luo Ping's study.Lu Daqing and Wan Daquan stood outside to guard.Luo Ping and his son sat facing each other.Luo Ping lowered his voice and asked:

"No, what's the situation now? Have you seen your cousin?"

"I see. My cousin is disguised as a small soldier, and he is in the southeast at this time. Now my cousin has occupied Ryukyu, and he is going to conquer Japan next year. Therefore, my cousin also needs supplies from Daming. This time, Xu Jie's two A son can be regarded as helping us."

"Hehe..." Luo Ping couldn't help laughing in a low voice: "How appropriate do you think this time is?"

"Just half." Luo Xin thought for a while and said, "Pay half of the tariff, and then Daming's iron and other metal materials can determine a quota, and trade within a certain quota every year. And the cousin is responsible for the safety of the sea area, eliminating All the pirates that breed. In this way, His Majesty also has face, and this is a deal between the two countries."

"Well, not bad!" Luo Ping nodded and said, "You have made meritorious service again this time, will His Majesty fear you even more?"

"That's right!" Luo Xin sighed, "So the preparations that should be made are still to be done."

"Understood, I will make arrangements." Luo Ping nodded and said, "Go and see Dai'er, and then go to bed earlier."

"it is good!"

Luo Xin left the flower hall, went straight to the bedroom, opened the door, and saw his mother-in-law was inside. Seeing Luo Xin coming in, the mother-in-law smiled and said a few words, then left, giving the young couple some space.

Luo Xin stepped forward and hugged Luo Yu in his arms, looked at Lu Rudai and said, "Are you okay?"

"En!" Lu Rudai nodded and said, "My husband is tired and thin."

"It's okay!" Luo Xin said gently: "I have someone serving me outside at the yamen, and it's not hard to go out and sit in a sedan chair. It's your family that has worked hard for you."

"What's the trouble for me!" Lu Rudai said softly, "There is a mother-in-law at home, and my parents often come here, but they are always worried about you."

Luo Xin lifted Luo Yu up, and said amidst his son's giggles: "I have nothing to worry about, your husband is so capable."

Lu Rudai looked at Luo Daodao adoringly: "Well, I'm a husband-in-law."

The next morning.

Luo Xin and Liu Shouyou set off again, rushing to the southeast.

Luo Xin is also very anxious to facilitate this negotiation, because Luo Sheng has already digested Ryukyu, and now he has set his sights on Japan.Moreover, Taiwan's technology at this time is already very advanced, but it is very short of raw materials.If you want to make more guns, you need a lot of iron ore, which can only be imported from Daming.As long as more guns are produced, it is only a matter of time before Japan is taken.

Moreover, Luo Sheng told Luo Xin that the steam engine was already in sight, which made Luo Xin most happy.

Therefore, Luo Xin and Liu Shouyou returned to the southeast in a hurry.

The venue for the negotiation was the Shipbuilding Department. The participants included people from Luo Sheng's side, and Luo Xin, Liu Shouyou, Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Shixing from Daming's side.

The negotiation process was very difficult, and of course this was all planned by Luo Xin and Luo Sheng.From sunrise to sunset every day, in the eyes of Zhang Juzheng and others, Luo Xin gave full play to his negotiating skills, and finally, within seven days, the two parties reached an agreement.

Huaxia pays half the tax and trades [-] kilograms of iron and other metals from Daming every year.The order at sea is in charge of Huaxia.

On the second day after the two sides reached an agreement, another round of merchants from the feudal kingdom came.They met Luo Xin and learned that everything had been restored to Luo Xin's order in the southeast. The merchants of these feudal states were very happy.Luo Xin gave Xu Shixing some instructions, and then returned to the capital with Liu Shouyou on the third day.

After returning to the capital, the two of them arrived at Yuxi Palace non-stop.

Inside Yuxi Palace.

Emperor Jiajing was watching the excerpts played by Luo Xin, Liu Shouyou, Hu Zongxian, Zhang Juzheng, and Xu Shixing respectively. The contents of these five excerpts were similar, explaining the arduous process of the negotiation from their respective perspectives.

Even the contents of Zhang Juzheng's notes are very fair, because Zhang Juzheng knows in his heart that even if he distorts the facts, it will be useless.Because the content of the other four people's notebooks will be roughly the same, and in that case, he will be exposed instead.

However, according to Xu Jie's intention, Zhang Juzheng wrote about Luo Xin's persecution of the Xu family.

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