Jinyi champion

Chapter 346 Where Does the Tribute Come From?
Gongsun Yi's success in the examination suddenly became the object that all forces in Xing Wang's mansion wanted to win over.

He has only been back for a few days, and Yuan Zonggao has asked him to discuss matters with the palace several times, and he will ask his opinion on any difficult problems...

But others don't know what level Gongsun Yi is, but Zhu Hao knows it very well. The idea of ​​letting him participate in the decision-making of the palace is nonsense.

Zhu Hao secretly thought that the purpose of Yuan Zonggao's doing this was not only to divide and disintegrate the alliance between Tang Yin and Gongsun Yi, but also to use Gongsun Yi's hand to suppress Tang Yin's reputation and status in the palace.

It's just that Tang Yin didn't have any precautions against this.

"...I said Mr. Tang, Mr. Gongsun ran to the palace chief Shisi many times, and you didn't think it was dangerous? Yuan Changshi has a big grudge with you now. Mr. Gongsun is not only a local, but also relies on Xingwang's mansion. With today's prestige, in the eyes of the palace, he can be regarded as a talent cultivated by himself, you can't compare him."

Zhu Hao likes to instill a sense of crisis in Tang Yin's ears whenever he is free.

It's also because he can't understand Tang Yin's lazy character of fishing for three days and drying the net for two days.

Some time ago, Tang Yin was very energetic in order to snatch the land from Prince Xiang's Mansion, but the field was easily taken back, and the grain on the land had been harvested smoothly. Too much attention, even Tang Yin relaxed.

Every day is leisurely and carefree, and I feel uncomfortable if I don’t drink for a day, and I can’t cheer up for Zhu Si’s class. Most of the time, I let Zhu Hao go on top to give lectures.

For Zhu Hao, who was a teacher in his previous life, the lectures are completely competent, but the problem is that he is not the husband of the palace, and the palace didn't pay him the husband's Shuxiu. Isn't this working for nothing?

Tang Yin said: "It doesn't matter, I have a very good relationship with Feng Yuan, and it is not easy for others to alienate...Furthermore, Feng Yuan has no desire to fight for fame and fortune, even if he wants to fight...I will let him go Yes."

In terms of friendship with Gongsunyi, Tang Yin seemed very confident.

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Sir, you have never seen his thick-skinned side. In the past, he had no power, no influence, and no reputation. In a place like Xingwang Mansion, he can only keep a low profile...you can guarantee that he can still be calm now." state of mind?"

"You kid, you have worked so hard to cultivate him, and even secretly leaked the problem to him, so that he has achieved what he is today. You can definitely recruit him and use him for you. Why don't you come to me for nothing? You You know I don't like to argue with others..."

Tang Yin looked a little impatient.

The foundation of me, Tang, is to be free and unrestrained. Now you have given me a sense of crisis, but I really can't raise my heart with my old bones half buried in the ground.

"Mr. Tang, to put it bluntly, you are called mud that cannot support the wall... It is not easy to gain a foothold in the palace. Fortunately, you were not an official back then."

Zhu Hao said in a mocking tone.

"How to speak?"

Tang Yin blew his beard and stared.

But he has nothing to do with Zhu Hao.

Gongsun Yi didn't dare to call himself Zhu Hao's husband, let alone Tang Yin.

The two sides were friends, and he was used to Zhu Hao's poisonous tongue. Sometimes it was because of Zhu Hao's almost sarcastic tone that he had a sense of confrontation, and he was able to get along all the way to today.

"Think for yourself."

Zhu Hao hated him for not fighting.

But Tang Yin has such a temperament, it is difficult to change it, whether it is good or not, it is not bad, Tang Yin's free and easy personality is actually very suitable for friends, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin get along, and they don't feel that the other party has the airs of a famous person, half-hearted The old man, laughing and joking with you all day, will not pretend to be a teacher, and his attitude is sincere...

Zhu Hao felt that this was the Tang Yin he wanted. If he wanted to train Tang Yin to be a "hero", it would be difficult to realize, and Zhu Hao probably would regret it when that day came.

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Fast forward to September.

Zhu Houzhao's birthday is September [-]th. According to the usual practice, if the Xingwang Mansion wants to give the emperor a gift for the Qianqiu Festival, it will leave about [-] days in advance.

Right now, because the relationship between Zhang Yezheng, the local governor, and King Xing's Mansion is not very harmonious, the two parties did not plan to send congratulatory gifts together, so King Xing's Mansion could only prepare for it by itself, and this matter was left to Zhang Zuo, so Zhang Zuo naturally thought of asking Zhu Hao to provide the congratulatory gift.

"Zhang Fengzheng, the congratulatory gift to the emperor is a tribute. My workshop is only making a little colored glaze now, so I'm afraid I won't be able to produce such a precious thing."

Zhu Hao was very embarrassed.

He knew early in the morning that Prince Xing's Mansion would embarrass him about the gift, but he never took it to heart.

You can't get credit for this thing, and it's easy to take responsibility. Whoever wants to do it will do it!
Zhang Zuo was in a hurry: "Where can I find good things for a while? Whether it's rare treasures, precious jade, or delicious delicacies, what kind of things does the Great Ming Dynasty lack? Just take out something similar to the telescope before, and let our family If the business is done, the Wangfu's face will be decent... I will definitely not treat you badly."

Say no bad treatment, but don't say how much money will be paid for the purchase.

Jiang Lun, who came with Zhang Zuo, couldn't stand it any longer, and reminded him: "Zhang Fengzheng, you should tell Young Master Zhu, what is the value of this congratulatory gift? Get a telescope, it looks good, but the actual price is not good. Only twenty taels of silver?"

Zhang Zuo glared at Jiang Lun, but immediately lowered his head. He didn't dare to challenge Jiang Lun, but he was thinking in his heart, are you on my side or against this kid?
Although this kid is also a member of the Wangfu, but it involves interests, then he becomes a businessman who has money ties with the Wangfu. The treasury of the Wangfu is not the same as his family's treasury. the palace.

"The price is not high, as long as you have your heart, you will get it."

Zhang Zuo said with a wry smile.

The meaning is obvious, and I don't want to pay too much money.

Over the past year, the palace has fought a battle and defended against a major flood. When the flood receded, it also helped local disaster relief and built embankments. Letting the palace suffer losses up and down does not count the cost.

Now it's the emperor's turn to give gifts, but he can't take too much money, or he doesn't want to take too much money.

No matter how generous your courtesy is, it has nothing to do with whether Prince Xing's son can successfully inherit the throne.

If the emperor never dies, you will never have a chance. Giving gifts to the emperor is just to silence others, not to make the emperor appreciate it more.

Zhu Hao said: "By the way, Zhang Fengzheng, when I make glazed mirrors, there will be some leftovers that can be made into dazzling glazed beads... how about..."

Not to mention Zhang Zuo was surprised, Jiang Lun stared at him.

Glass beads?
Sending congratulatory gifts to the emperor, do you think you are dismissing beggars?
"No rush, no hurry, just get it done in the next two days... Our family will give Young Master Zhu some time to think about it, so go back and wait for the good news!"

Zhang Zuo could see that Zhu Hao didn't want to scatter eagles when he didn't see rabbits, and the palace didn't plan to allocate huge sums of money to buy them, so Zhu Hao didn't plan to deal with the errand properly.

What he meant was to say, let me bring the words to you, think about it carefully, if it doesn't work, we still have alternatives.

If our family continues to entangle with you, it is estimated that you may directly propose to take a few glazed vessels as tributes in the next step... You are not fooling the court or the emperor, but you are fooling the Xing Palace.

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Zhu Hao really didn't think about offering any tribute.

Recently, he has been busy with the weaving workshop. Now the technology of steam spinning machine and loom has gradually taken shape, and the efficiency and quality of the cloth produced have been greatly improved. The next step is to train skilled female weavers , and then open a workshop that occupies a larger area.

Although the quality of the cloth woven by the loom driven by steam power is very good, there is still a gap compared with the tribute.

Besides, the loom invented by Zhu Hao mainly weaves cotton cloth, which is mostly used by the common people, and rich and noble families still purchase silk, so it is naturally impossible to use cloth as a gift.

After Zhang Zuo's notification, Zhu Hao still didn't take it too seriously.

Two days later Zhang Zuo brought Tang Yin to visit in person and found Zhu Hao who had just returned home, meaning to negotiate with Zhu Niang.

In the main room, Zhu Niang looked confused: "Send tribute to the court? I am a widow, such a thing...how can I dare to take it?"

Zhang Zuo was a little impatient: "Mrs. Zhu, you are in a big business. You could provide such shocking things as telescopes before, why couldn't you provide some decent tributes?"

Tang Yin reconciled from the side: "Things such as tributes should be discussed as soon as possible. Temporary preparations... I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"Ugh!"

Zhang Zuo saw that Zhu Niang's mother and son didn't really want to take on the task of sending gifts to the emperor, and finally left with Tang Yin unhappy.

After they left, Zhu Niang looked at her son curiously: "Xiaohao, do you promise to find any tribute for the palace?"

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I didn't promise anything, it's just that last year's batch of binoculars made Xing Wangfu think we have this ability, but in fact we are ordinary businessmen, how can there be so many fancy things?"

"that's true."

Aunt Li kept eavesdropping behind the curtain of the shop, and came out to echo what was said.

Now the business of rice paper shop has started.

Aunt Li takes care of the business at the front desk, and occasionally asks Xiaobai to help take care of it, saying that she wants to hire a female accountant, but Aunt Li always feels that the business is too deserted, and she can handle it alone, so she asks someone to come back and look at the counter. Things didn't work out.

"By the way, Auntie, is Xiaoting studying well recently? I have opened a girls' school there, and I want her to study there."

Zhu Hao came back this time and wanted to send his sister to school.

Zhu Ting's sense of presence in Zhu's family is too low. The daughter's parents will always marry after they grow up. In addition, Aunt Li was originally a concubine. After her husband died, the Zhu family did not treat them as normal people.

Zhu Ting is almost eight years old now, and she will be in the second grade in future generations.

It is also time to go out of the house to broaden her horizons and let her go to a women's school. There are many seven or eight-year-old girls in the class. If she goes there, she can make friends, learn cultural knowledge systematically, and learn production skills. Maybe in the future Become the female head of the workshop, female accountant and so on.

Zhu Hao mentioned this matter in the past, but was rejected by Zhu Niang. Now that the old matter was brought up again, Zhu Niang looked at Aunt Li and let him decide her daughter's future.

Aunt Li said: "Let her go? Can you rest assured?"

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, there are Yu San's people at the girls' school to ensure safety. After all, it is next to my workshop and laboratory, and security has always been the top priority. In addition, the school is taught by female teachers. They are all girls too, usually no one disturbs them, and it is located in a folk alley, so no one would dare to make trouble."

(End of this chapter)