Daming Yinghua

Zheng Haizhu didn't open the curtain, but from the gap in the curtain, she could see Li Daniu and Cao Xu's coachman coming out of her car window.

No matter how secluded this place is, it is not a barren mountain.

The domestic slaves and subordinates on both sides tacitly blocked Cao Xu.If outsiders looked at it from a distance, most of them would think that the car was bumped and the men were negotiating.

Zheng Haizhu thought to himself, Yibin, the husband of a daughter of the Zhu family, is more taboo against men and women than ordinary people.Cao Yibin, whom he had never met before, stopped him so halfway today, he must have something important to do.

Having dealt with Lu Fan for a long time, Zheng Haizhu knew that these Yibin also had ranks. According to the different clan women, the ranks ranged from high to low, ranging from third to sixth rank.

The other party called himself "Wangfu Yibin", obviously, what he was advocating was the princess, not some county or township lord.

The third-rank Yibin spoke humbly to himself, the sixth-rank wife, and Zheng Haizhu deduced that the possibility of this person "asking for something" was greater than "telling something".

So through the curtain, she cut to the chase and said in a cold tone: "Cao Yibin has any advice, but it's okay to say."

The figure outside the curtain lowered his bowed hands and stood with his sleeves hanging down, and he didn't hold back when he spoke again.

"I heard that Madam has recently invited craftsmen from Dianbao Institute to go south. There is a goldsmith surnamed Liu. Although he is young and strong, and he is especially good at drawing gold, he is the minion of evil-minded people. Madam must not recruit him."

"Who is the one with a wicked heart? What are you going to do against me?"

"Since it has something to do with Madam's intention to donate treasures to the Lu Mansion, Madam must not be difficult to guess."

The person in the car made a soft "huh", paused for a moment, and still said calmly: "The waters of the Lu family are deep, and I blocked the money of nepotism. The young man in the Dianbao Institute was installed by them, and they wanted to take my money away. Are the gemstones offered replaced by defective and shoddy ones?"

Cao Xu said: "That's right. Cao has heard that there are relatives from the clan who have always sold gold, silver and precious pearls to the Lu Fan. This time, I heard that His Royal Highness reported to the King of Lu that his wife would bring rare treasures from Nanyang. He was very angry. Someone out of thin air Giving away good things for free, these dealers earn a lot less money, and will teach the princes and concubines to see that the things in the past are probably fake."

Zheng Haizhu continued to ask: "What kind of fake method?"

"It's like embedding gold wires in colored glass to make it look like the cat's eyes of Ceylon. Then it's baked with green colored glass into a square cake shape, coated with purple acid and slightly corroded, just like dug from the depths of a crypt, pretending to be a Western gem. 'Zhu Mu La'. And then..."

"Understood, they are all smart people, but they don't need to be smart." Zheng Haizhu interrupted Cao Xu softly.

In the Ming Dynasty, under the influence of Western learning, craftsmen mastered a lot of glass firing techniques. Glazed glass is no longer as rare as it was in the previous dynasties. It is as common as daily-use porcelain, and it is no longer the main jewelry for the royal family and nobles. .It is not difficult to understand in terms of cost accounting that counterfeiters use glass technology to counterfeit gemstones.

Zheng Haizhu does not doubt that Chinese people's level of counterfeiting can win the Nobel Prize in Physics or Chemistry, even if they are ancient people.

She was more concerned about Cao Xu's purpose.

"Cao Yibin, where did you hear this news?"

Cao Xu said without hesitation: "The place where Fengyue feasts."

"Heh..." Zheng Haizhu smiled slightly, "While courting prostitutes, at the same time recruiting that doll surnamed Liu to tell me how to make a hidden pile?"

"No, after Cao found out what they were thinking, he ordered his servants to investigate secretly, and he was sure that the pawn before the horse was Carpenter Liu."

Zheng Haizhu was silent for a moment, and then said: "Yibin and I have never done anything wrong, so I must have something to worry about."

Under the scorching sun of midsummer in Ludi, the two people inside and outside the car curtain spoke coldly, but neither of them showed any emptiness or obedience.

However, Cao Xu's figure began to straighten up, and his words showed a decisive meaning: "A certain person wants to get a place in the business trip of his wife to the south. In order to show his sincerity, he always has to submit a nomination certificate."

oh?An aristocrat who is three grades higher than himself is actually here to interview for a job?
Zheng Haizhu finally lifted the curtain of the car and looked at Cao Xu carefully.

It's just far away, and he can be judged as a rich man just by his clothes.

Looking at it now, I can see that this Cao Yibin has a tanned face, and his body under the light summer silk robe is not inferior to Liu Shimin's guards in brocade clothes with tiger backs, wasp waists, and praying mantis legs.

Cao Xu met Zheng Haizhu's eyes frankly, and continued to talk: "My father is the commander of the left guard in Jining. Cao was designated as the princess Yibin by the Zongfu at the age of 13. At the age of 16, he was the princess and lived in Yibin Mansion. The Princess is lingering on the sick bed, and I will go to Suixian. Madam, don’t worry, Cao is free, and His Royal Highness has always known Cao’s character. He just doesn’t know Cao’s intention to go to the countryside to do business. I, I always First come to discuss with Madam..."

Zheng Haizhu showed his face slightly: "In the law of this dynasty, even if the princess and the county master die first, Yibin's Lumi is still there, and it is only halved. Even though Cao Yibin is the princess, even though he is a widower, he still enjoys four hundred shilu Mi, besides, the law of the country does not prohibit Yibin from remarrying, so why bother asking for a life of hard work?"

The servant next to Cao Xu immediately frowned when he heard the words, and the word "you" rolled down his throat, and he swallowed it again.

Even Li Daniu was muttering in his heart, my mother, my wife's words have poked our men's lungs, doesn't this mean that your son-in-law died and your sick wife died, and you still get paid every year if you don't do anything , can still marry a bride, come out and toss about.

Cao Xu gouged out a look at the slaves beside him, and said without changing his expression: "Madam also mentioned the word 'sitting'. The word 'sitting' is a knot in Cao's heart. Our Cao family is a hereditary military household, not embroidered pillows, silverware The military position bought by the gun wax head, Cao's elder brother was promoted to the governor of Denglai Tao last year. There are many Cao family's nephews guarding the country's borders, including civil servants, and some Jinshi and rank. Those who enter the emperor's house, the way of civil and military affairs are strictly blocked. Even if a lion is embroidered on the chest patch, they are like dead insects at a young age. Cao Mou is not reconciled to such a time of eating and waiting for death. .”

At the end of Cao Xu's speech, his speech slowed down again, looking lonely.

"Then you can do business on your own, why bother to vote for me?"

"You are Mrs. Anyuan, who was conferred by the imperial court. You have military merits, and you are not an ordinary merchant. It is easier for Mr. Cao to pass with your father and brother."

Zheng Haizhu laughed, and simply threw away the last bit of reserve: "Cao Yibin, you are a soft food in the eyes of the world, but in the eyes of your father and brother, it is better to eat soft food like us. businessman, be respectable, right?"

Cao Xu's face was calm, and he showed no sign of guilt: "Ma'am, I am the youngest son in the family, and my father is now past sixty. I don't want the old man to get angry and hurt himself."

"Hmm..." Zheng Haizhu felt apologetic for a moment.

It's not that he has a low EQ and shows contempt for merchants when he talks. He is just an authentic ancient person who cares about filial piety very much.

"Cao Yibin, after talking about it today, Haizhu is grateful for the warning and understands your intention to change your future. Let me think about it all night, how about discussing it tomorrow?"

Cao Xu bowed and said, "As it should be, Cao will leave."

After driving a different way, in the swaying carriage, Zheng Haizhu picked up the details that Cao Xu said.

After the Battle of Fushun, wise ministers like Zhang Quan in the Ming court were not dazzled by the victory. Instead, they set up the governor of Denglai to strengthen the military defense of the Shandong Peninsula and contain Jin Nurhachi.

Tao Langxian, the prefect of Dengzhou and a native of Zhejiang, who he had dealt with before, became the first governor of Denglai.This section is indeed in line with history, but it is two years earlier.

Cao Xu mentioned Governor Denglai Tao openly, and endorsed his brother's military position as his interview credit, which shows that he did not hide his origin.

When he arrived at the posthouse, Li Daniu took the initiative to ask: "Madam, do you want your subordinates to investigate that Cao Yibin together?"

"Yes, as much as I can get the details, but I really want to recruit this person."

Zheng Haizhu looked at the letter in his hand and frowned.

A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and its own reputation has been built. Not to mention the inflated cowhide in which all the heroes in the world are trapped, but it may not be strange for a man with a little ambition like Cao Xu to take the initiative to come here.

More importantly, the letter from Dong Qichang, who was sent to the post office yesterday, made Zheng Haizhu temporarily need a suitable person to go to Nanyang with Gu and Han couples.

Because, her own business trip destination had to be changed, from Vietnam to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Empire.