Daming Yinghua

Chapter 441 Go to Luoyang

When Zheng Haizhu left the Forbidden City, Cai Feng, the bodyguard leader, immediately greeted him: "Madam, Tian Qianhu wants to see you."

"Okay, go."

The sedan was lifted up, turning three times and two, and entered the dilapidated Cuihua Hutong.

Ergeng Qianhuda of Dongchang came out to welcome him.

Zheng Haizhu really wanted to talk to him about something: "Old Tian, ​​Long Live Lord has actually been nodding his mind to the matter in Henan for a long time. Your people have helped Lao Wei a lot in Henan, and I have always mentioned it in front of the emperor. It is for Long Live Lord. If we have to do business with the imperial court, we can do it openly and openly in the Dongchang Yamen. The Jinyi Guards Luo Shuai and Liu Du will supervise them and they will not be upset. "

Tian Ergen touched his nose and sighed: "Hey, Luo Sigong and Liu Qiao are unhappy about something recently. It's me, Lao Tian, ​​who is unhappy."

Zheng Haizhu looked at his greasy and affected look that was a bit coquettish and complaining, and pursed her lips: "Are you feeling sour? Then you are too impatient. Jin Yiwei only brought in more than 300,000 yuan in Zhejiang. Lao Wei and you Dongchang, if this happens, it will be worth millions, don’t you know which one has the greater contribution?”

Tian Ergeng took out his handkerchief, wiped the stone stool next to him carefully, led Zheng Haizhu to sit down, and then said: "Madam has always treated me well, and I will tell her directly if I have anything. Lao Tian, ​​I will help you." It has been almost a year since I lost Wang Tiqian and Ke Yinyue. No matter how busy my wife is, she should help Lao Tian and me to add fuel to the flames and give me the title of Minister of Dongchang, right? "

In the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty, the admirals were all eunuchs, called factory governors or governors. The non-eunuch officials in charge originally had factory ministers, but they had been vacant for many years. After Tian Ergeng was promoted to a thousand households, he wanted to have another factory minister.

Seeing Zheng Haizhu staring at him calmly, Tian Ergen felt a little sullen for a moment, and continued to speak bluntly: "Eunuch Sun is full of ink, and he must be motivated to continue to work in the ceremonial department. Old Wei When I come back from Henan, I'm sure I'll just do the Dongchang palm print. He and I will take control of the Dongchang quickly. Speaking of which, my wife and I are both brothers. Isn't that the icing on the cake? "

"Well, Lao Tian, ​​that's the truth. I, too, am anxious to get angry and ask Mr. Long Live and the cabinet bosses for a minister of state to do it."

"Isn't that right? Madam has eaten the meat herself. Don't forget that Lao Tian is still chewing the bones and chewing the dregs."

"Old Tian, ​​the director and minister of Dongchang are not fat," Zheng Haizhu wiped his smile, "Old Wei and I have discussed this in depth before. Dongchang's reputation is not as good as that of Jinyiwei, who was better than Jinyiwei in the past. I went to North Korea to fight the Japanese. In the eyes of Manchao Wenwu, you Dongchang fans are like rats crossing the street and everyone shouts to beat you. Yes, they can't actually beat you because the factory director is the father-in-law and is the man of Long live the Lord. But no If you don't get in the way, they will still regard you as mice. Factory governors, factory ministers, or Qianhu and Fanzi will all have a chance to be written down in the history books and be infamy for thousands of years."

Tian Ergeng stood up and said, "Then, before these civil servants picked up their pens, I led someone to dig out their eyes and chop off their hands!"

"How old are you? It feels so good to kill two people? Can you keep the people's mouth shut?" Zheng Haizhu motioned Tian Ergeng to sit down, "Old Tian, ​​it is precisely because you and Lao Wei are my own people." , I need to think carefully about your future prospects. Lao Wei is a chamberlain, and there are many talented people in the palace who can be qualified without having to study. You are not an eunuch. , the world is actually wider, why bother hugging this wind-catching tree in Dongchang.”

"I don't want to go to Mongolia to eat sand and drink snow."

Tian Ergen suddenly became alert. This ancestor named Zheng is not without a criminal record. Huang Zude of Jinyiwei was tricked by her into going to Daning Town to become General Ma's chief of staff.

Despite all the weird titles, they were just given to guerrillas at first. I heard that the man named Huang happily picked up the family's child. When he returned to the capital and invited the Wei brothers to dinner, he whistled. They kept saying, "Why don't men bring Wu hooks and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?" I don’t even think about it, is the border a place where smart people are willing to hang out? The result of all this hard work is that either the Tatars or the court will chop off their heads.

Under the warm sunshine of the spring afternoon, Zheng Haizhu looked at the wonderful expression on Tian Ergeng's face and once again strengthened his idea.

This kind of official who is fundamentally evil can at best tolerate his corruption, but he must not expand his power to lynch people and kill people.

Therefore, when planning the future of Dongchang, we must first separate Tian Ergen and Wei Zhongxian farther apart. They are not even on the same track, so they cannot continue to work together.

The big project in Henan has used up enough of his Dongchang fan, and Tian Ergeng can leave the imperial spy agency first.

"What are you talking about? Come on, listen to me," Zheng Haizhu said gently. "My idea is that you go to Tianjin and become a Tongzhi. Thousand households are the fifth grade, and Tongzhi is also the fifth grade." But that's a colleague of the Qing Military Department in Tianjin. Let's not talk about the dignity of civil and military positions. I will definitely complete the matter of opening and closing Tianjin. Then think about whether you, a colleague, are a fat guy. , more dignified and safer than the Minister of Dongchangchang. When you offer incense to Ling Zutian, you will have a lot of confidence in speaking, right?"

what?

Tian Ergeng was a little confused.

Tian Ergeng really didn't expect this answer.

"Madam, are you trying to trick me? Tongzhi is a civil servant, and I, Lao Tian, ​​am not a Jinshi, so how can I get along?"

Zheng Haizhu smiled: "Rules are made by people, and they are broken by people."

Then he turned serious and said: "Old Tian, ​​I hold grudges and even more gratitude. Over the years, I have repaid everyone who has trusted me, helped me and treated me well. With your sharp ears and eyes as the head of Dongchang Tian, ​​you will not be able to find out. Right? Put your heart back in your stomach and get the big things done in Henan first. The most important thing is to earn the immediate benefits."

Tian Ergeng did feel a lot more comfortable, and he was seriously thinking about returning to King Fu, so that they, the court eagle dogs, could collect the wool.

Mrs. Zheng has always believed that "when the water is clear, there will be no fish", and she will not hold him and Old Wei Er off on small matters. Before Lao Wei left, he talked to him over a cup of wine and agreed that one hundred thousand taels was a small target. Although he would definitely have to reward his brothers with tens of thousands of taels, there must be a few more for Long Live the Lord. The reward of ten thousand taels is worth it. If the two of them do this, they will not only make a lot of money, but also have a good reputation. They will eliminate harm for the country and let those civil servants and censors who can only talk nonsense know what " The sword falls from the hand."

"Okay, madam, it's better for me, Lao Tian, ​​because my eye sockets are shallow, or the way out arranged by madam," Tian Ergeng said sincerely, "By the way, I have selected all the fans who have set off for the second wave as instructed by madam. "Yes, I promise with my head that none of those green-skinned thugs have anything to do with Concubine Zheng and Uncle Zheng Guo, and they are not the eyes and ears of Prince Palace Chief Shi in the capital."

Zheng Haizhu nodded: "Then we will leave Beijing together in five days."