Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 480
In the early morning of the next day, a luxurious carriage slowly stopped in front of the Guangdong chief envoy's yamen, the curtain was lifted, and Chen Jiading, who was nearly forty years old, stepped out of the carriage with a serious face.

He came here after receiving the news that Wu Shigao had summoned him.

The civil servant who reported did not say anything, which made Chen Jiading confused and felt a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Ordinarily, in the past few years, their Chen family has gone smoothly, and in addition, their father was promoted to Nanjing and became the vice president of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Who would dare not give them face from the Chen family both officially and locally?

This uneasiness is unreasonable.

Filled with puzzlement, Chen Jiading didn't show any signs of it on the surface. He has been in charge of the family business for several years, and he is not Wuxia Ameng.

Stepping into the yamen, the yamen guards on duty also know Chen Jiading, so naturally they dare not stop him.

The officials who came in and out of the gate would even say hello cordially when they saw it, and politely called President Chen.

Those with higher grades would stop to say hello to Chen Jiading.

As far as the chief envoy, Si Yamen, is no different from going home to Chen Jiading.

Walking unimpeded all the way to the office of Wu Shigao's single-person courtyard, Chen Jiading stopped outside the door, bowed and shouted.

"Your official, Chen Jiading, has an audience with the Fantai."

A table was set up opposite the door, and behind the table sat a young civil servant who had stood up to greet Chen Jiading before he sang.

"Chairman Chen is here, Fantai will be waiting for you for a long time, please come in quickly."

"It's work."

This young man is naturally Wu Shigao's secretary, and he has many connections with Chen Jiading, so he immediately invites Chen Jiading inside.

In the room, Wu Shigao was sitting in the grand teacher's chair. He was crouching over his desk to review official documents. When he saw Chen Jiading coming in, he stood up with a smile on his face, and stretched out his hand to evade.

"Jiading is here, sit down quickly."

"Thank you Fantai." With a polite word, Chen Jiading followed the words and sat opposite Wu Shigao, thanked the secretary for the tea and exchanged greetings.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, but Fantai's complexion is getting better and better."

"The development of our Guangdong is getting better and better, and the school is thriving. I am very happy in my heart, and it's just born from my heart." Wu Shigao opened the drawer, took out an object shaped like a flute and put it on the table: "Sent by the office. Good tobacco leaves, would you like a couple of mouthfuls from Jiading?"

This thing is a bong, it is a product of recent inventions in Guangdong, the Chen family business is so big, Chen Jiading has seen it before, he smiled and waved his hands: "I don't like this way, the vassals can do it themselves."

Wu Shigao was not too polite, seeing Chen Jiading's refusal, he put it away, and continued to exchange greetings: "Is it all right when Jiading comes in?"

"Tuo Fantai is concerned, everything is fine under the official."

"That's fine, how's your family doing?"

Just to say hello, Chen Jiading responded casually: "It's not bad, but all the juniors are idle all day long, and the uncles in the family are not less concerned."

Wu Shigao hummed: "Poor parents all over the world, this junior doesn't live up to expectations, we are old people, who should worry about it, after all, today is different from the past.

Coupled with the lifting of the ban on speech and the prosperity of the newspaper industry, the child has some immature problems, and the newspapers will be extended to the family at every turn, which is very troublesome. The court's national law has been abolished, and the common people have started a big prison I can't wait for someone's child to make a mistake, so that all the fathers will be put down, arguing about ransacking the house, arguing to be dismissed from office, just like how to say it in a new word now. "

"Hate officials and rich people."

"That's right, that's right." Wu Shigao laughed happily, "That's what the newspapers say, but in the eyes of the common people, it seems like all officials are corrupt and businessmen are just rich and unkind."

Chen Jiading chatted with him for a few words, then changed the subject and cut straight to the point: "I'm summoned by the Fantai, do you have any instructions?"

"What's the matter." Wu Shigao waved his hand casually: "It's just that I was busy a few days ago, thinking about it, I haven't been with you Jiading for a long time. It's rare that I didn't get entangled in trivial matters today. I'm the host. Tonight, our brother Two drinks?"

Chen Jiading didn't believe that Wu Shigao called him early in the morning just to invite him to drink face to face, but he agreed casually.

"Okay, it's rare that the feudal lord has such a good mood, and the next official will definitely come."

Wu Shigao laughed, picked up his own pipe on the table, lit it and took a sip, feeling very uncomfortable while puffing.

"Jiading, you said that this tobacco leaf is strange. The smoke it burns is obviously choking, but when inhaled into the body, it makes people feel as comfortable as flying through the clouds. Why?"

Chen Jiading held back his discomfort, smiled and shook his head: "The lower officials are less talented and less educated, so they don't understand this way."

"Why don't you try a couple of bites?"

"It's really not necessary."

Although Chen Jiading refused again and again, Wu Shigao was not annoyed, he just said: "You are not good at this way, I am like this, will it choke you, that's all, I will not smoke anymore. "

"No need, no need, you can do whatever you want." Chen Jiading said hastily, "Although the officials don't like to smoke this thing, it's okay if you just hear it."

Wu Shigao nodded: "Some people like this and some don't. The so-called don't do to others what you don't want to do to others. If Jiading doesn't like this way, I naturally won't persuade you, and if I like this way, Jiading won't either. It is good to advise this official to refrain from it, and this is a gentleman."

Not knowing what Wu Shigao wanted to say, Chen Jiading just responded casually.

"As for this tobacco leaf, we in Guangdong have exported a lot in recent years."

With a hammer to the east and a stick to the west, Wu Shigao extended his words to economics and trade, and Chen Jiading nodded accordingly.

"Yes, Guangzhou Port has been sold abroad in recent years, and it is deeply loved by Southeast Asian countries and Arabs."

"Since they like it, we can't stop selling it just because some people don't like it, right?"

"What Fantai said is true." Chen Jiading said casually: "The so-called buying and selling means that if there is buying, there will be selling. The market demands it."

Wu Shigao chuckled: "I don't know the way of businessmen, but I also feel that Jiading's words are intrusive. Buying and selling is indeed the case. How can there be a seller without a buyer?
It’s not that we insist on selling it, but that some people are rushing to buy it. They say that the imperial court abolished slaves a few years ago. Now, among the rich and powerful, officials and gentry, including you businessmen, who’s family doesn’t lack some errands?

It is because we want to buy, be it Arabs or Nanyang people, that we are rushing to sell slaves to our Daming.

There are black slaves and white slaves from Japan, North Korea, Southeast Asia, and Arabia. They are not for our use. You say, if our Ming Dynasty prohibits the buying and selling of slaves, there will be a lot of trouble. "

Chen Jiading really didn't understand what Wu Shigao wanted to say, but what the latter said was very reasonable, so he followed suit.

Wu Shigao changed the topic.

"Since Jia Ding also felt the same way, why bother with words and deeds?"

When these words were said suddenly, Chen Jiading blinked again and again.

What is this all about?
(End of this chapter)