my brother-in-law is the prince

Chapter 431
This is really unprecedented.

It can be said that in all dynasties, there has never been a champion who resigned from office just after high school.

This is not a resignation, it is clearly not paying attention to the court, okay!

If this matter gets out, what's the deal?

Not to mention, this time the No. [-] scholar is from the north.

It's hard to find a champion in the north, but he ran away, is that okay?

Therefore, everyone didn't believe that this was the result of Nama Yu's voluntary, and nine times out of ten, something happened.

The same is true when Hu Guang asked about Ma Yu's family.

But Sheren said: "I haven't heard of it. Mr. Hu, if it's Ding You, it shouldn't be like this. Why do you need to resign?"

Hu Guang was a little anxious.

He cherishes Ma Yu's talent and learning very much, he has read Ma Yu's essays on the imperial examination and palace examination, and the writing is excellent, he originally thought that this person would enter the Imperial Academy in the future, if he saw him, he would inevitably give him a few words of encouragement.

Who knew, this bastard resigned.

Hu Guang frowned, paced back and forth distractedly, and finally looked up at Yang Rong and said, "Mr. Yang, what do you think?"

Yang Rong pursed his lips, thought for a while and said, "Grand Hu, there must be something strange about this matter."

Hu Guang raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "What's so strange?"

"I don't know." Yang Rong smiled bitterly. He is not a god, so he can't figure this out. This is Jin Zhong's specialty.

Hu Guang frowned even deeper, and couldn't help asking, "Did you get some serious illness?"

Yang Rong shook his head and said: "This man is young, so he shouldn't be. During the palace examination, the old man also saw him, he was alive and well, and he didn't look sick."

Hu Guang looked at the Sheren: "Don't let people ask."

But Sheren said: "I have asked, and the official department is also a little anxious. After all, this matter is not trivial, but I sent people to it, but I didn't find anyone."

"No one was found?" Hu Guangda was shocked: "How could such a good person disappear!"

Sheren said: "He used to live in an inn, but I heard that he moved out a few months ago, and since then, there has been no news."

Hu Guang asked again: "Didn't he ask about his fellow countrymen and the same year?"

She Ren said: "I've asked all of them, and everyone agrees that since they moved away, they have rarely seen each other, and they don't know where they have lived. They bumped into him occasionally and asked him his address, but he didn't say anything."

Hu Guang looked annoyed, and said: "It's weird, it's weird, there are such strange things, this is really unheard of."

"However..." The Sheren opened his mouth after saying these two words, but he hesitated to speak.

Hu Guang was in a hurry, with his hands behind his back, he looked at him firmly and said, "Come quickly, don't hesitate."

"Yes." She Ren said, "The lower officials have heard some rumors."

Hu Guangdao: "Speak."

Sheren saw Hu Guang's serious face and seriousness, so he didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and hurriedly said: "I heard that a few months ago, the number one scholar was very dissatisfied with some things, and he criticized him several times at that time, but Since then, the New Deal has been very urgent, so his temperament has changed a lot, especially when the Jiangxi chief envoy case broke out, he has become more and more reticent."

Hu Guang raised his eyebrows: "What did he say to the same year and fellow villagers?"

Sheren said honestly, "I only lashed out a few times, and then I moved out."

"Moving away? Just because of this, do you want to move away?" Hu Guang asked, "Is there no other reason?"

Sheren said: "Some of his friends whispered in private... said yes... Before that, they also felt that his temperament had changed drastically, and it was unreasonable, but now they heard that he resigned, and they guessed a little reason."

Hu Guang then asked, "What's the reason?"

Sheren hesitated for a moment, then said: "Thinking about it, thinking about it may be...he has long been dissatisfied with the court, especially the current situation in the temple, so...resigned...and the reason why he avoided people before and no longer talked with his fellow countrymen Dealing with friends is very likely... He made up his mind a long time ago. He will resign as soon as he is in high school, and take this opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the court. But he is afraid that because of his own reasons, his fellow countrymen and friends will be implicated. Old friends, that's why we alienate them."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of the three cabinet scholars suddenly became a little complicated, showing mixed feelings.

This is the No. [-] Scholar, and a No. [-] Scholar resigned from office, which would have caused a lot of noise.

If it is really because of dissatisfaction with the current imperial court, he would not even be an official, and would rather resign, or even be convicted, but also give up his great fame and bright future. The character of this scholar is really rare in the world.

However, the three cabinet bachelors have different thoughts.

Yang Rong realized that this might be another new storm.

The champions all resigned from office, unwilling to serve the court anymore, which shows how far the estrangement between scholars and the court has reached at present.

This Ma Yu, I am afraid that he will soon become famous all over the world. His character alone is enough to push him to the forefront and become a model for scholars.

But Hu Guang felt sorry for it. He still felt that this young man was too reckless and sacrificed his bright future for this, but he had to admire his courage.

"With such a scholar, how can the way of a sage be cut off?" Hu Guang couldn't help shaking his head with red eyes, and said with emotion: "It's better to stick to my own opinion and not be moved by fame and fortune."

Jin Youzi has always been silent, but at this moment he couldn't help but be moved, muttering quietly: "Hey...it's a pity."

But didn't say anything.

It's a pity that for the elites of Wenyuan Pavilion, they can accept the irrationality of the younger generations. After all, everyone has been young.

Even though they knew what Ma Yu had done, they seemed extremely childish, but deep down in their hearts, they seemed to be overwhelmed by the courage of this young man.

As a result, the three bachelors were silent for a while.

Sheren said in an authentic way: "What should we do now? The official department..."

Yang Rong pondered for a moment, and finally said: "The official department... just follow the rules."

"What?" Hu Guang frowned and said, "According to the rules, is it acceptable to accept Ma Yu's resignation? If so, wouldn't it be ridiculous? Mr. Yang, you can't help it. This Ma Yu may just be confused for a while, but he can't be a bad person." Future."

Jin Youzi also frowned, and couldn't help but said: "This person just entered the official career, and he couldn't think about it for a while. It's because of his reasons, but the Ministry of Officials really needs to show their hands high."

"Let's put it this way..." Yang Rong said flatly: "If you don't accept his resignation, then...let him do the compilation of the Imperial Academy as usual, but...where is he?"

"This……"

Hu Guang stomped his feet angrily and said: "Look for it, find it for me. He can't just go back to his hometown. He must still be in the capital. As long as he is still in the capital, he can always be found. As long as he is found, the old man will personally find him." Go talk to him, if this person listens to the teachings, he will always change his mind. Of course, these things he did are wrong in the eyes of the old man. His Majesty, Wenyuan Pavilion and other ministries should worry about the affairs of the court. He is young, what kind of state affairs do he know? It is just that he hangs out with a group of scholars all day long, and he is very talented, so he can't help being unrestrained. But no matter what, he can't ruin his future just because of a single mistake. Ten years Is it easy to study hard in the cold window?"

Yang Rong couldn't help being moved, and sighed: "Let's leave it to Mr. Hu. It's just your majesty, how should I explain?"

Hu Guangdao: "Let me tell you. Anyway, Your Majesty always thinks that I am confused. If I say something wrong, Your Majesty will not guess what my intentions are. At most, I only think that I am confused for a while."

Yang Rong was surprised and said: "So you also know that His Majesty knows that you are confused?"

"Duke Yang!" Hu Guangda yelled, his eyes widened angrily, and he said solemnly, "Can you say a few words less?"

Yang Rong: "..."

Hu Guang took a deep breath, lowered his head and thought for a while, and seemed to have some calculations in his heart. After thinking about his words, he said, "Go and inform me that my subject Hu Guang wants to see you. Other than that..."

As he said that, he looked at the Sheren: "Go to the official department quickly and tell the official department that Ma Yu will be found by me within 24 hours. As for his resignation letter, I will suppress it for now."

After all, he went directly in a hurry.

Yang Rong glanced at Jin Youzi and said, "Why don't you go."

Jin Youzi sighed: "If Hu Gong speaks, Your Majesty only thinks that Hu Gong has the heart of a child. If you and I speak, Your Majesty may think that we are planning something. Your Majesty's heart is unfathomable. As a courtier, it is unpredictable. , so... dare not speak."

Yang Rong lowered his eyebrows and muttered, "Mr. Hu is the one with great wisdom."

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Yongfu Dock.

Here, a sea ship is laying the keel here.

Such a huge sea-going ship adopts the Fuchuan design for sailing to the West.

This kind of ship is not fast, but the good thing is that it has a huge cargo capacity, and it is an important style of merchant ships ordered at present.

It was raining heavily.

At this time, Ma Yu came out of the dock wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat.

He and Ma Sanyi are in front of each other.

Against the wind, he came out with his bamboo hat pressed down, and walked slowly.

At this time, he was frowning, thinking about the time when the ship was ready, and other than that, the possibility of purchasing a new ship.

The long Shi from Luzon had already replied to the letter in the same year, and he was quite enthusiastic, especially when he heard about the fleet that Ma Yu was about to build, he was even more interested.

At this moment, at least the route of the fleet to Luzon can rest easy.

Na Chang Shi even mentioned Luzon's envoys stationed in the capital in his letter, so Ma Yu also went to visit him quietly.

The communication with each other is very smooth. On the one hand, there are people from Changshi Mansion as a bridge, and on the other hand, everyone has their own interests in each other.

Of course, everyone is a scholar, and the communication is very smooth.

At this time, Ma Yu had already figured it out in his mind. He originally wanted to use these ships for importing and exporting goods. To put it bluntly, it was shipping.

But now he has changed his mind.

Because the more you know about Luzon, the more you know that in Luzon at this time, there is a shortage of a large number of Ming specialties, especially the local Han people, as well as the rich merchants in King Ning's mansion, and many local natives. His own ships should be the first to be manufactured. If he can carry a large amount of cargo to Luzon by himself, it will be a huge profit.

The problem now is the goods. The goods of more than a dozen ships are worth a lot of money, and the cost is astonishing. From porcelain to silk, to tea and other goods needed by Luzon, these will cost a lot of money acquisition.

Ma Yu calculated that these goods would cost at least 8 to [-] taels of silver.

However, if it can be safely transported to Luzon, then the value can be at least 30 taels of silver.

But the purchase of the ship has cost him all, so where did the goods come from?

After thinking about it again and again, he is currently negotiating with many firms in detail.

Because he noticed that traditional goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain, compared with steel, gunpowder, and the latest cotton spinning in Ming Dynasty, which are not worrying about sales, actually have less sales channels.

This is also understandable, now that Taiping Mansion has started a new round of construction. Mining needs gunpowder and steel, and armaments also need gunpowder and steel. As for ordinary people's cotton spinning, it is also a relatively hot commodity at present.

Porcelain, tea, silk, etc. are different. Although the sales volume is acceptable, the porcelain, tea, and silk made in the Ming Dynasty are not sold at much price in the two capitals and eighteen provinces.

After all, there is a lot of production, but the market is limited.

At this time, Ma Yu muttered in his mouth: "If you go to talk to the silk merchants, tea merchants, and porcelain merchants, ask them to supply the goods, and then pay the money after the goods are sold in Luzon, maybe they will agree." .”

Ma Yu's voice was so low that he couldn't hear clearly, Ma San asked curiously, "Master, what did you say?"

Ma Yu said: "I said...the most worrying thing for the merchants who are doing these kinds of business is sales, but now we can get the first batch of ships. If they buy in bulk, they must be eager for it. So, if they come later There may be no possibility of negotiating if the payment is settled."

Ma San listened, but didn't know what to say, with a trace of worry on his face, he said: "Master, you really don't want to be an official anymore?"

Ma Yu said without hesitation: "Being an official is meaningless."

Ma San said with pity: "Young master has been studying books for so many years..."

Ma Yu said gently: "After reading books for so many years, I thought about governing the country and the world, but now that I think about it, being an official is meaningless. People may not be willing to listen to advice. After 30 or [-] years, even if you are lucky, you will be able to become a scholar and minister, but so what? I will be very old at that time, and I will have to be fed .But this one is different..."

Speaking of this, Ma Yu said excitedly: "I used to think that being in business was just buying low and selling high, but now I realize that all of this can be decided by oneself. If an official has an idea, he should hide it in his stomach. , you must abide by the doctrine of the mean, and the most important thing is not to show any traces. But when you do this, after thinking about it, you have to think about it again and again. After thinking about it, you can try it. It's very interesting here, just wait, sooner or later, I will become Tao Zhugong. I have stayed in Taiping Mansion for so long, and I feel more and more that the world will definitely change in the future. It's worse to bury your head and copy."

Seeing his excited look, Ma San almost cried: "But young master, you are the number one scholar. If you didn't want to be an official, what would you do for this fame?"

He still doesn't understand, wasn't Ma Yu's scientific research at the beginning just to become an official?But now that he is a good official, why Ma Yu said he would not do it.

Ma Yu said calmly: "This is what I want to test for. You, you don't know anything. If I'm just a recruiter, if I go to negotiate with a big business firm, people may not trust me."

"But I am the number one scholar. Even if I am not an official, people have long admired my name and dare not neglect it. Just wait and see. I will go to negotiate with some porcelain merchants and silk merchants tomorrow. Can I let them supply the goods first? It depends on the name."

Ma Yu seemed to be very confident. It took three years in this world to have a champion. The status of this champion was credit to a certain extent.Besides, he still has ten ships in his hand!

With these two things, those tea merchants and porcelain merchants would never teach him to pay in advance when they saw that he wanted a large order.

To put it bluntly, as long as a cooperation can be reached, it means a big deal this time. If Ma Yu's fleet is in danger, he will share it with the silk and tea merchants.

But once it can be delivered safely, he, Ma Yu, will take the lion's share of the huge profits, while other small shareholders who bought the ship, as well as tea merchants and silk merchants, will earn the smaller profits.

As for the risk, he has already calculated that there will be no big storms in the waters of Luzon, Songjiang, and Quanzhou in one or two months.

On the other hand, people from the Luzon Changshi Mansion have revealed that after a month or two, there will be a ship from the Maritime Inspection Department heading to Luzon. With the ships going together, it is even less likely to worry about thieves at sea.

He has calculated all the risks clearly and ruled them out completely. If there is another accident, then it can only be said that the sky is about to kill me, and it is not a crime of war.

But Ma San was heartbroken, and he didn't even dare to go back and report to the master.In fact, he knew that the young master had always been stubborn, and he couldn't persuade him, so he was anxious and helpless.

At this moment, in the distance, behind the pattering rain, someone shouted: "But Brother Ma..."

That voice was full of suspicion, obviously someone recognized Ma Yu, but seeing Ma Yu like this made him feel that he had denied the wrong person.

Hearing this voice, Ma Yu was taken aback, hurriedly lowered the brim of the hat, and didn't respond, but hurried, quickly entered the crowd, took Ma San, and braved the rain.

Only the man in the shawl and Confucian shirt and the umbrella was left behind, with a suspicious expression on his face, as if he also felt that he had admitted the wrong person.

"It's so dangerous, I was almost bumped into." Ma Yu breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled: "Haha..."

Ma San said aggrievedly: "Young Master... If you don't want to be an official, you must be so shameless..."

Ma Yu said: "It's not that I don't want to be upright. It's really a long mouth, and it's really hard to stop. Instead of explaining to them, it's better to avoid people and do your own thing."

They returned to the place they rented, and as soon as they entered the door, they saw a man who looked like an official outside, holding a portrait in his hand, knocking on the door next door, and shouted: "Do you recognize this person? Oh, this is not a fugitive. , this is Duke Zhuangyuan, I heard that he disappeared, and now we are looking for him everywhere."

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