Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 269, Dingguo Gongfu

"That's right, that's good, you're still quite a good looking boy."

On the streets of the capital, a carriage was walking slowly. Inside the carriage, the British Duke Zhang Mao looked at Liu Jin carefully and couldn't help but praise him.

At this time, Liu Jin was dressed up very well. The whole person looked handsome, elegant and indifferent, his eyes were as dark as the stars in the sky, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. He was confident but not arrogant. of.

"Ahem, Mr. Zhang won the prize."

Being stared at by the British public Zhang Mao, Liu Jin looked very uncomfortable.

"We're going to Dingguo's mansion to be our guests later. Xu Guangzuo will take you around the Dingguo's mansion to have a look. Whether you are lucky or not depends on your own luck."

British Duke Zhang Mao also said to Liu Jin with a smile.

"Mr. Dingguo?"

Liu Jin was startled when he heard that, Old Zhang, you are taking too much face, this Duke Ding is one of the few wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty, but Liu Jin himself is dressed in commoner clothes, so he dare not even think about it.

"Yes, today there is a small gathering in Dingguo Mansion. Some of us who have a good relationship will bring their family members to attend. It is also an opportunity for the younger generation to get to know each other, so you should perform well."

"It's also the right time for you to come back. If you miss this time, you won't have the chance to choose."

Zhang Mao said with a smile.

"Looks like it's time for me to come back."

Liu Jin couldn't help but said with a smile.

"It's indeed time. It's only about a month away from Qiu Wei. Now there are many talents from Beizhili gathered in the capital. There will be many kinds of poems. After Qiu Wei, next year's Chun Wei At that time, talented scholars from the entire Ming Dynasty will gather here, and it will be really lively at that time, but it also means that your competitors will increase."

"By the way, how are you getting ready?"

"Do you have confidence in high school?"

Speaking of Qiuwei, Zhang Mao just remembered that Liu Jin in front of him is still a scholar, and he is also going to participate in this time of Qiuwei. If he can go to high school in one fell swoop, he will be able to participate in Chunwei again next year. The palace exam is over, and when the time comes, the title on the gold list will be glorious.

"Let's go."

Liu Jin replied perfunctorily. If he really has no confidence, that is to say, he has been practicing calligraphy continuously for this period of time. At least this calligraphy can be seen by servants. Otherwise, he would not even dare to take the imperial examination. up.

The only thing he can count on now is his golden finger. Let's see if he can use his golden finger to cheat at that time. No matter what, it is still very useful to get the identity of a Juren.

"That's right, it's your first time to participate in Qiu Wei, the most important thing is to participate, the result is not important."

Hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhang Mao also smiled and said.

Of course he knew how difficult the Qiuwei exam was. As the old saying goes, thirty old Mingjing, fifty young Jinshi, this imperial examination is definitely not an easy task, and there are many people who cannot pass the exam in their lifetime.

Liu Jin is only nineteen years old now. It is normal for him to fail the Qiuwei exam for the first time. There are many people who can win the exam in their teens. People who want to be successful in their teens still need talent.

While the two were talking, the carriage arrived at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Liu Jin got off the carriage and looked carefully at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion in front of him.

The threshold is really high. The copper ingots above the door are neatly arranged, shining golden light. There are two rows of soldiers guarding the door. The four characters of "Guogongfu".

"As expected of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, this facade is impressive enough."

Liu Jin knows that like the front of Duke Dingguo's mansion, ordinary people can't go in and out through this door. The servants in the mansion basically go in and out through the back door. There is a small door, and those who can enter and exit through the small door are those with status and status.

They are still very particular about this aspect, especially for these rich and nobles.

It is reasonable to say that Liu Jin is naturally not qualified to enter and exit through this main entrance, and can only go through the small gate next to it, but this time the British Duke Zhang Mao brought Liu Jin to visit the Dingguo Duke's Mansion, so he also followed Zhang Mao into this place through the main entrance. Dingguo government office.

"Meet Uncle Zhang~"

Just a few minutes after Zhang Mao and Liu Jin sat down in the living room, Xu Guangzuo walked over with a smile on his face, and first saluted Zhang Mao very respectfully.

Then he smiled and said to Liu Jin: "Brother Liu~"

"Brother Xu~"

The last time Xu Guangzuo, Zhang Mao and Zhu Fu went to Tianjin to find Liu Jin to buy a boat, and they had a good chat that time. Xu Guangzuo and Liu Jin are also young people, so they are also called brothers.

Moreover, Liu Jin and the three princes also funded and opened a cement factory together, and they also have close contacts in business.

"Haha, I thought Brother Liu, you didn't want to go back to the capital."

There is no one else, Xu Guangzuo also said to Liu Jin with a smile.

"This stinky brat has a good life here in Tianjin, of course he doesn't want to go back to the capital."

Zhang Mao also said with a smile, then thought about it and asked Liu Jin: "Stinky boy, how is the business of this whale?"

The whale's entry into Beijing yesterday caused a huge commotion. Almost everyone was empty-handed. One whale was sold for a sky-high price of more than [-] taels of silver. This also made the rich and powerful in the capital see a huge business opportunity, and Zhang Mao naturally did the same.

Following Liu Jin, he invested in many businesses, such as buying fishing boats to go fishing, buying seagoing boats to go to sea to do business in North Korea, and setting up cement factories and honeycomb coal factories.

These transactions are very profitable, which gave him a taste of the sweetness, so now he is very interested in investing in various emerging industries, especially if this industry has something to do with Liu Jin, it will definitely be a lot of his share .

"This whale is full of treasures. The oil produced by a whale is equivalent to the oil produced by thousands of pigs, and the meat produced is equivalent to the meat produced by hundreds of cattle. There are still many legends about whales. A whale can be worth several thousand taels of silver."

"This business is no worse than a fishing boat. If you have a few whaling boats, it's not difficult to make a million taels of silver a year."

Liu Jin replied without thinking.

"Great, brat, remember to leave me a few whaling ships, and remember to leave me a few hundred for the graduate school of Tianjin Maritime Academy."

As soon as Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately grinned happily and said, his eyes were narrowed into slits, as if he saw a wealth of money coming towards him.

"Yes, yes, keep it for me too. Naturally, such a good deal cannot be missed."

When Xu Guangzuo heard this, he also hurriedly opened his mouth.

"The ship is not a problem, but I can't force the students of Tianjin Maritime Academy to keep them. If you want people, you have to show your sincerity and give some more money. Are you worried about no one?"

Liu Jin smiled and nodded.

"You brat is straightforward, and it's not in vain for me to introduce you to my daughter-in-law."

When Zhang Mao heard this, he naturally laughed happily, and then he winked at Xu Guangzuo. Xu Guangzuo immediately understood, and said to Liu Jin with a smile: "Brother Liu, I happen to have a small-scale poetry meeting here. , all of us are entertaining ourselves, why don't we go over and have a look together?"

"Good~"

When Liu Jin heard it, he immediately understood, nodded and replied with a smile.

　Two chapters today~~
　　
　
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