Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

A month ago, Guo Furong, the sixth daughter of the Guo family, went to the City God Temple alone to burn incense and accidentally sprained her foot. Ding Xiu happened to be there on business.

According to the normal routine, what should happen next is a hero saving the beauty.

But Ding Xiu didn’t!

When Guo Furong saw him wearing the Feiyu suit, she asked him for help, but Ding Xiu was holding the Embroidered Spring Knife and saying four words from a distance.

"One tael of silver!"

As the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, she must have some silver. In order to avoid making a fool of herself in public, she happily threw it over.

As a result, Ding Xiu took the money and simply took out a bottle of medicinal wine from his arms and placed it in front of Guo Furong.

Guo Furong originally thought that he would send her home or to a nearby clinic, but she never expected this to happen.

When I looked at the bottle of medicinal wine, I was stunned.

"My father is the Minister of Revenue, can't you send me home?"

Ding Xiu said, "Men and women should not touch each other. I, Ding Xiu, am a gentleman!"

"If you want me to take you home, you have to pay extra!"

Guo Furong was almost laughing out of anger. After all, she was a beautiful lady, a young lady waiting to be married, yet she was treated like this by a captain of the Imperial Guard. How could she tolerate this?

She simply took out two taels of silver and threw it over, deliberately making things difficult for him.

"Even if you take the money, you can't touch my body, and you have to take me home safely!"

"Otherwise, my father will never forgive you!"

But when Ding Xiu picked up the silver, inserted a pole into her waist, and lifted her up...

Guo Furong regretted it!

Fortunately, the servants of the Guo family came and rescued her in time, thus avoiding a bigger embarrassment.

Otherwise, once the belt breaks...

The picture is absolutely beautiful!

When she got home, she told Guo Yunhou about this, hoping that her father would be able to help her. However, she didn't expect that her father had already had his eyes on Ding Xiu.

Bring the person home to question him...

But Ding Xiu listed the current shortcomings of the Ministry of Revenue in front of his family.

What surprised Guo Yunhou the most was that the Ministry of Revenue sent people to purchase goods for the westward journey.

This directly hit a sore spot for him, and he didn't care whether his daughter was happy or not. He immediately pulled Ding Xiu into the study, and the old man and the young man didn't come out until the next morning.

In the following days, Guo Yunhou often sent people to call Ding Xiu home for long talks.

As the conversation went on, Ding Xiu became the son-in-law of the Guo family...

At this moment, Ding Xiu was standing in the middle of the crowd, dealing with these cunning wealthy businessmen without making any mistakes in his words.

Appropriate wording will not make anyone uncomfortable.

That confident look gave the wealthy businessmen inexplicable confidence.

It seems that as long as they get on the train of the Ministry of Revenue, endless wealth and glory will be waiting for them.

Chapter 578 Zuixianlou, third floor

A Jin Lao meeting lasted for three hours.

By the end, Ding Xiu's voice was hoarse.

When the wealthy businessmen left, they patted their chests and made assurances to Guo Yunhou.

"Don't worry, sir. We will prepare the goods before the Lantern Festival at the latest. We will never embarrass you!"

"That's right. According to what Lord Ding said, this trip to the west is to promote the national prestige of Ming. Although we are merchants, we must do our best for it!"

"The only thing we regret now is that we can only bring one million taels of silver worth of goods on this trip. Otherwise, we would lose everything and take a gamble!"

"........."

The wealthy businessmen bowed and left one after another, leaving the hall in a mess.

Guo Yunhou did not stand up, but just sat there and nodded to the businessmen.

After everyone had left, Ding Xiu let out a long sigh, stretched, and, changing his previous calm demeanor, walked over to sit down opposite Guo Yunhou.

"Father-in-law, we have agreed that I will handle this for you today. You have to pay more for my betrothal gift!"

Guo Yunhou kindly poured him a glass of wine and laughed loudly.

"Hahahaha, add more! I'll increase it to two thousand taels of silver. How about that?"

"Shh..."

Ding Xiu drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and pushed the empty glass over again.

"not enough!"

"Father-in-law, don't you think about how much money this idea of ​​yours can save for the Ministry of Revenue?"

"You save the trouble of purchasing and the expense of traveling with a large number of personnel."

"At the same time, the West Factory's share was also saved."

As he said that, he directly extended a slap.

"At least two thousand five hundred taels of silver!"

"Okay, let's do as you said, two thousand five hundred taels!"

Guo Yunhou had no intention of bargaining and agreed readily.

Guo Furong was his youngest daughter and the apple of his eye.

Ding Xiu's parents all died of famine a few years ago, and he was left alone.

So in the end, these gifts still belong to the family, they are just given to the daughter in a different way, so it’s no big deal.

The Jinlao meeting started at nine o'clock in the evening. It was already twelve o'clock in the morning, and the sound of the night watchman's clapperboard could be heard outside.

The father-in-law and son-in-law didn't drink much, so they stood up. Guo Yunhou took out a silver note of 100 taels to pay the bill. After asking for the receipt, he and Ding Xiu walked out.

There was a curfew in the city at night, but Guo Yunhou had informed the Five Cities Military Department early in the morning, greeted the patrolling soldiers, and after revealing his identity, he was able to pass through without hindrance.

When the Guo family's doorman heard someone knocking at the door, he hurriedly put on his clothes and opened the door. When he saw that it was Guo Yunhou and Ding Xiu, he shouted towards the inner courtyard.

"The master and the uncle are back!"

When Guo Yunhou entered the inner courtyard, he discovered that the lights in the house were still on.

Mrs. Guo and Guo Furong were sitting in the main hall, and their sons were also present. It was obvious that they did not rush over just because they heard the doorman's voice.

"what happened?"

Guo Yunhou asked with some confusion.

Mrs. Guo took a deep breath and looked at him and Ding Xiu with a little uneasiness.

"There's an order from the palace."

"Let the two of you go to the palace to see the emperor tomorrow afternoon."

Guo Yunhou subconsciously waved his hand: "It's just an audience with the emperor, why are you so nervous?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong.

"Wait!"

"You mean, His Majesty wants Xiao Ding to go as well?"

"That's right!" Mrs. Guo nodded heavily, then looked at Ding Xiu.

"Have you done anything you shouldn't have done these days?"

"Why else would His Majesty summon you, a mere centurion?"

Ding Xiu looked confused.

How could he know why!

But Mrs. Guo's words made Guo Furong, who was standing beside her, a little unhappy.

"Mother, what are you talking about? What do you mean by a little centurion?"

"Besides, he works at the Western Factory during the day and is requisitioned by my father at night. How can he have time to do anything else?"

"Don't say it's all right. Even if there is something wrong, it must be related to Daddy. Otherwise, why did His Majesty specify that the two of them should go together?"

She glared at Mrs. Guo coquettishly, then walked up to Ding Xiu and comforted him.

"Don't worry, Ding Lang. Mother has always been straightforward and has no intention of looking down on you."

Mrs. Guo laughed and scolded, "You silly girl, you're just turning your elbow outward now?"

Guo Furong straightened her chest, pulled Ding Xiu's arm and declared her sovereignty.

"What do you mean by outside? After the engagement, Ding Lang is already my Guo Furong's man. Isn't it just missing someone who can play some musical instruments?"

Being subjected to such an intimate gesture in front of his mother-in-law, Ding Xiu's face immediately turned red with embarrassment.

"Hey, we agreed that we can't have physical contact before we get married. If you pull my arm again, I'll pay you more!"

"Bah! Who gave you physical contact?"

Guo Furong finally reacted, pushed Ding Xiu away, and ran towards her boudoir.

Seeing this, Sanlang of the Guo family laughed, put his arm around Ding Xiu's shoulder and walked out of the main hall.

"Come on, come on, our Lord Shangshu will take care of everything. Come with me to bed, my dear brother!"

"By the way, brother, I can't ask you to pay more for holding you, right?"

"Add more! Liu Niang pulled me, so add one tael. You need to add five taels!" Ding Xiu looked at him seriously and said.

"By the way, Ding has been warming your bed these days, so you have to pay extra!"

"One night, ten taels of silver!"

Guo Sanlang was so happy when he heard that, instead of letting go, he hugged Ding Xiu even tighter.

"Hahahaha, whatever amount you say is fine. I'm your third brother and I'm not short of money!"

Watching the two of them leave together, Mrs. Guo glared at Guo Yunhou fiercely.

"You damn old man, you came back so late and you smell of alcohol. Tell me, did you take your son-in-law to some shady place?"

"No way! I'm on business. Xiao Ding and I are hosting a banquet for a group of wealthy businessmen at Zuixianlou."

Guo Yunhou responded casually and took off his coat.

Mrs. Guo snatched it away, put it under her nose and sniffed it. After confirming that there was no strange smell, she asked with some concern.

"Zuixianlou? Have you gone up to the third floor?"

"Let me tell you, none of those merchants are good people. You're still paying them. Is it because you have too much money?"

Guo Yunhou was stunned and subconsciously asked, "I am already over fifty years old, why should I go to the third floor?"

Mrs. Guo seemed to have discovered something and reached out to grab his ear.

"Wow, you old fool, you actually knew that Zuixianlou has a third floor!"

"Tell me the truth, how many times have you been there?"

Chapter 579 What the hell are you doing?

The next afternoon.

When Guo Yunhou brought Ding Xiu to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Zhu Youxiao was shocked by his appearance.

"Fuck!"

"Qing Guo, did you have plastic surgery on your ears?"

"How did you manage to turn this pair of shriveled earlobes into the shape of Maitreya Buddha?"