Kowloon wins

Chapter 307

As soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival passed, the sky gradually cooled down, but there was a lot of turmoil in the court, but this time it was not that the brothers were fighting each other, but each showed their abilities. More than a dozen provinces have successfully bred overseas grain seeds, and the output is quite astonishing. Taking the sweet potato grown in Henan as an example, the yield per mu is as high as [-] jin. Although the yields of other provinces are slightly lower, they are still almost the same. It is undoubtedly a good variety. , I implore the old man to issue an edict to promote it, the emperor read it, great joy, approved the request of the third master, and ordered the third master to be responsible for this matter.

Just after the third master sang, the eighth master followed suit and appeared on the stage, saying that the entire Ministry of Criminal Justice worked hard as one, captured dozens of robbers for many years, and even solved dozens of huge cases that had been accumulated for many years. People, etc., and gave the eighth master a royal village, and rewarded the ninth master and the tenth master with gold and silver.

The third master had just finished his performance, and the fourth master jumped out again, saying that the debt settlement that lasted more than two years has come to an end, except for a few provinces and Jiangnan Weaving Cao's family, all debt settlement matters have come to an end, and the accumulated recovery There were more than 800 million taels of silver, and the emperor pleased him. He called the fourth master and the household minister Shi Shilun into the palace to give a banquet. Hong Qing met at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, at that time, Hong Qing was really studying in the study room, got summoned by Qin Wuyong, and rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"The grandson kowtowed to Huang Mafa."

Hong Qing and his party entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and saw the old man sitting on the dragon couch, and there was no one else on the left and right. It was obvious that it was a private match, and even Hong Qing couldn't help being stunned, but soon Then he came back to his senses, rushed to the front of the imperial court, and paid respects in a respectful manner.

"no."

Looking at Hong Qing's resolute and handsome face, the smile on the old man's face immediately became warmer, and he called out softly.

"Thank you, Mafallon, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Although it was a solo performance, the etiquette that should be performed is still indispensable. After Hong Qing thanked her as usual, she got up, but she didn't stand up straight, but stood with a slight bow, Make an appearance of respectfully listening to instructions.

"Qing'er has done a good job these days, and the affairs of the Ministry of Industry are in order. I am very relieved."

The old man was not in a hurry to explain the purpose of calling Hongqing here, but first praised Hongqing.

"Huang Mafayue won the award, and the grandson is just doing his job."

In the past half a year, Comrade Ma Qi, the official minister, has completely abandoned the shopkeeper, and he didn't care about anything except signing, and let Hong Qing play a big role in the ministry. At first, Hong Qing was in a hurry, but after With the passage of time and a lot of experience, Hong Qing took charge of the engineering department, and he was able to handle all kinds of matters very well, whether it was repairing the palace, building the imperial mausoleum, or purchasing various materials. It's just that Hong Qing didn't show his merits as much as the brothers. Hearing the old man's praise at this moment, Hong Qing couldn't help but feel a little proud, but he didn't dare to show it, but respectful Said humbly.

"Well, it's good for Qing'er to know her duty. I called you here today, but it's not for the Ministry of Industry. Let's put it this way, your fourth uncle published a chapter a few days ago, talking about the settlement of debts by the Ministry of Households. The matter has basically come to an end, but the Cao family still owes 43 taels, I wonder if Qing'er has any thoughts on this?"

The old man nodded, and didn't talk about the Ministry of Industry any more, but changed the topic to the fourth master's Shangben. Although he didn't expressly blame him, the meaning was obvious. After all, it was Hong Qing who served Cao Home insurance, now the deficit of 60 taels has only been repaid by less than one-third, but the time is only one year and two months left. Based on the original repayment schedule, it is obviously difficult The possibility of repaying it on time, if someone takes advantage of it to cause trouble, not only Hongqing himself will be in trouble, but Cao's family may also be doomed, and this is obviously not a situation that the old man is happy to see.

"If you go back to Huang Mafa, my grandson has already made arrangements for this. The debts of the Cao family will be paid off on schedule. If there is any difference, as the guarantor, my grandson will make up for it, and there will be no loss."

As for the old man's worries, Hong Qing can see clearly, but he doesn't care too much, because he already has a solution to it, and he is confident enough to answer it now very.

"Oh? I'm really curious, so let's talk about it in detail."

Hongqing is rich, this old man knows it well, but he doesn't want to see Hongqing pay the Cao family's deficit out of his own pocket, it's not to help Hongqing save money, but to worry that someone in the court will borrow money. This is a big fuss, once this is the case, the old man has to worry that the positive image that Hong Qing has built up with great difficulty may collapse, but seeing Hong Qing speak so confidently, the old man's curiosity immediately aroused, and this He raised his eyebrows and asked with great interest.

"So that Huang Mafa learned that the reason why the Cao family was able to repay the 18 taels of arrears was all because the grandson entrusted him to purchase silk, porcelain and other bulk goods. However, this is just the beginning. Mafa, the Macao shipyard built 3000 large tank ships last year, 45 of which were allocated to the Ministry of Finance for trial voyages, and the other 66 were used by my grandson for his own trip to Southeast Asia in November last year , came back at the end of summer this year, and it took more than half a year. After deducting various costs, the accumulated income was about 40 yuan. Now, [-] tank boats needed by the household department have been built, and they have been allocated to the household department. The shipyard is currently building ships. These are merchant ships for Sun Er's own use, with a total of [-] ships, ten of which have been launched and are sailing to Hangzhou City in preparation for shipping this autumn. In addition, this number of giant ships will be launched one after another next year. The goods were originally more than what they were last year, and based on this estimate, the [-] taels of silver owed by the Cao family by the end of next year will definitely be paid off without any worries."

As the saying goes, don't panic when you have confidence in your heart. Facing the old man's suspicious eyes, Hong Qing unhurriedly wrenched her fingers, carefully calculated an economic account for the old man, and took a foreign trade class by the way.

"Oh? How can the cargo of four ships have such huge profits?"

Although the old man knew that the profits of overseas trade were not small, but he had never studied it carefully, and he really didn't know how big the benefits were. Hearing Hong Qing's words at this moment, he was taken aback.

"Returning to Huang Mafa, my grandson is telling the truth, and I will never dare to lie to you."

The reason why Hongqing told the profit situation frankly is that he has a different idea, but the time is not yet ripe, and he doesn't intend to rush to tell the truth.

"Um……"

The old man has always regarded himself as a Confucian child, and he doesn't think much of the way of business. The reason why he agreed to Hongqing's business a few years ago was just to see how well Hongqing could do it. It's just a playful attitude, and now, Hongqing's business name has a tendency to develop into a behemoth, and the old man can't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, but it's hard to say these words, after all, he himself agreed It meets the requirements of Hongqing Merchant.

"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, the sages have said: merchants, small roads, although they are impressive, they are far away and afraid of mud, but grandchildren dare not or forget them. However, if they regard it as the right way, they can make a lot of achievements. My grandson has an idea, but I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Hong Qing is such a shrewd person, as soon as the old man's contemplative expression appeared, he had already guessed where the old man's taboo lies, and he was just worried that Hong Qing's fortune would be too strong, and there would be a danger of losing his fortune, and this, It was already in Hong Qing's expectation, and she already had a way to deal with it, but Hong Qing didn't say it directly, but asked for instructions respectfully.

"Well, I'm listening."

Hearing Hong Qing's strange words, the old man couldn't help but frowned slightly, and after pondering for a while, he still gave Hong Qing a chance to talk.

"Huang Ma Fa Mingjian, my Eight Banners have more and more people, but the number of soldiers is limited, so that many people are in poverty, and the incidents of chicken and dog robbery are increasing, and they are banned repeatedly. This situation is really embarrassing, grandson Every time I think about this, I feel uneasy. When the debts were cleared the year before last, my grandson mentioned the establishment of the Eight Banners Company. However, when the business opportunities did not appear, my grandson did not dare to exaggerate. Now, the huge profits of overseas trade have become clear Now that the Eight Banners Company has a feasible foundation, Sun Er is willing to donate all the large sea-going ships that he has purchased one after another for the purpose of establishing the Eight Banners Company. How helpful."

Facing the suspicious gaze of the old man, Hong Qing sincerely threw out a huge bait.

"Well, I'm afraid it's not good for Qing'er to have such a heart. It's just that this is a big matter. Let me think about it in detail. Let's talk about it first."

The old man took a steady look at Hong Qing, seeing that Hong Qing's face was calm, and there was nothing unusual about him. He believed in Hong Qing's sincerity, and he was quite moved in his heart. One must know that Hong Qing's offering was not A few 10 taels of silver, but millions of dollars every year, and more importantly, if we can rectify the messy flag affairs, it will save the cornerstone of the declining imperial court, and the old man will not be tempted by it if he is free No end, it's just that the heart is the heart, and the determination is not so easy to make. The old man has to be concerned about the reaction of the courtiers. It is impossible for him to agree to Hong Qingzhi's request so casually. After pondering for a while, he still did not express his opinion , Just a word of praise to Hong Qing, and the order to evict the guest was issued.

"Yes, my grandson will leave."

Banner affairs are a major event, and naturally it cannot be settled in a few words. Even if the old man is an emperor, he would not dare to act blindly in matters of flag affairs. Once, this point, Hong Qing knew it very well, all the things that should be said to the left and right have been said, and the attitude that should be expressed has also been expressed. The rest is left for the old man to worry about. Hong Qing didn't plan to say any more, after saluting respectfully, she left the hall on her own.

(End of this chapter)