My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 63 Who is the master?

Zhu Di looked at the paper sent by Zhu Gaochi with confusion. At first he felt that there was nothing wrong with it. But after looking at it for a while, Zhu Di couldn't help but stand up and began to pace while looking at the paper.

At this moment, the Minister of Personnel Jian Yi, the Minister of Revenue Xia Yuanji, the Minister of Punishment Huang Fu, the Minister of Works Wu Zhong and others were all looking at Zhu Di.

Now they have to deal with state affairs. At the beginning, Zhu Gaochi was not here, and Zhu Di was looking at things, so they can only stop now. They have already made decisions on some things, but they still need Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi to make the final decision. They, the ministers, don't have time to sit here all day.

After Zhu Di finished reading it, he held the paper in his hand, thought about it, and handed it to Xia Yuanji: "You guys watch it first, boss, follow me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Yes, Dad."

Soon, Zhu Di led Zhu Gaochi to the back wing.

Zhu Di just stared at Zhu Gaochi. Zhu Gaochi closed the door and bowed to Zhu Di.

"Did Shijiabao say that? Did you write it?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, at the beginning I was worried that once the court started to sell goods overseas, other merchants would follow suit. What should I do then? Merchants are profit-driven, which is obvious. Therefore, I was worried that many goods would be out of control, and even those merchants would sell grain. But I didn't expect that Shakyabao would say two words, customs.

Later, I questioned Sakya Bao, and Sakya Bao said these words. I think they are very reasonable. Since you want to do business and want merchants to abide by the law, then some customs laws need to be formulated.

So I stayed in the study of Sakyamuni for an hour. Please forgive me, father." Zhu Gaochi stood there and said to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di sat there, stroking his beard, then sighed and said, "Are you sure it was Shijiabao's idea? Is there anyone else in the study?

"Ah, this, Father, the only people in the study are Sakya Bao, your son, and Sakya Bao's two maids. There is no one else." Zhu Gaochi said while looking at Zhu Di. He knew in his heart why Zhu Di asked this. He had always wanted to find the master behind Xu Qin.

"It was this kid's idea, are you sure?" Zhu Di asked again.

Zhu Gaochi immediately shook his head and said, "I'm sure I don't dare, but I think it's almost certain. Besides, this is just my worry. I haven't told anyone about it, not even my father.

Dad, you know me well. I have always believed that governance must be done in a righteous way, and that money and grain must be collected in a righteous way. Taxation is the righteous way. You can't go far or long by relying on business.
Therefore, I am worried, but I also know that my father wants to reduce my burden, so he asked the Weaving Bureau to do this. Of course, he also needs to solve the livelihood of the weavers.

Therefore, I approve of the Weaving Bureau's affairs and know that it is a temporary measure.

However, this is the first time that I have expressed this idea to others. The master behind Shakyabao cannot be a prophet, right?
Therefore, I dare to infer that there may not be a master behind Shakyabao, but only Shakyabao's own talent. If so, it is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty. "

After hearing this, Zhu Di sat there in silence. He still didn't believe it and was still suspicious. He firmly believed that there must be an ulterior motive behind it, but since his son said so, he would not refute him in person.

"Do you think the method proposed by Sakyabao is feasible?" Zhu Di continued to look at Zhu Gaochi and asked.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Di carefully and asked, "Dad, do you mean it's not possible?"

"Dad is asking you what you think now." Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaochi and said.

"Yes, it's very good. Moreover, it's good for the economy of our Ming Dynasty." Zhu Gaochi immediately said affirmatively.

"Well, in that case, you can discuss with them and see how to implement it. By the way, go outside and deal with those memorials. I don't know how to deal with some of them, so you go." Zhu Di waved his hand at Zhu Gaochi and said, Zhu Gaochi could only bow and say.

Zhu Di sat there, thinking about this matter and Zhu Gaochi's words. Although he somewhat believed it in his heart, his years of experience told him that it was impossible. Sakya Bao could not have such ability. There must be a master behind him, but this master was hiding very deeply and he had not discovered it yet.

At this moment, Xu Qin was also heading to the dyeing workshop with his hands behind his back. Now there were more and more dyed cloths at home, and Ning's Cloth Shop also came here every day to transport the cloth and pay the money.

The same is true for the Xiao family's cloth shop. Right now, the business of the two cloth shops in the capital is extremely hot, while the business of other cloth shops is very bleak.

The owners of those cloth shops were also very worried, especially when they learned that the Weaving Bureau might also purchase Xu's machines.

Some people wanted to find Xiao Ningyue, but they didn't know her. Some had offended her before. When Xiao Ningyue asked them to buy spindles, they refused to sell them, and their years of friendship were all wasted. Therefore, now they wanted to go but didn't dare to.

When Xiao Ningyue learned that Xu Qin was going to the dyeing workshop, she immediately packed up and took a carriage to the dyeing workshop. But at the weaving bureau, five eunuchs were sitting there, one of whom was a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank eunuch, with a white face and no beard. The other four were actually white-faced and beardless, and they were the lowest fifth-rank eunuchs.

The middle-aged man wearing the uniform of a fourth-rank eunuch is Lang Kun, the right junior supervisor of the Shangyi Bureau. On his left and right are Ning Qing, the assistant secretary of the Xixinsi, Shang Minghai, the assistant secretary of the Needlework Bureau, Yang Jia, the assistant secretary of the Jinmao Bureau, and Liang Gui, the deputy envoy of the Neifu Supply and Use Treasury.

The five people sat there with relaxed looks. Just now, His Majesty had given an oral instruction and the Queen had issued an imperial decree. Xu Qin was appointed as the consultant of the Weaving Bureau. All issues of the Weaving Bureau were decided by Xu Qin alone. It could be said that the power of life and death of all the people in the Weaving Bureau was in the hands of Xu Qin. In the Weaving Bureau, the eunuchs and female officials alone added up to three to four thousand people, distributed in various places and departments of the Weaving Bureau.

But even so, they were not afraid. In their eyes, Xu Qin was just a playboy.

Lang Kun sat on the table, chuckled at the four of them and said, "You all received the news, right? Let's talk about this matter. What should we do? I heard that this person has a bad temper and will beat people up if they don't agree with him. So everyone just needs to know how to get along with him."

Ning Qing from Xixinsi smiled and said, "Just coax him, he's just a child. We are the ones who do the work and take care of him. He is just an advisor. He is said to have great power, but this dandy boy, haha, if it weren't for the Queen's favor, he would have been beaten to death long ago. How can he continue to jump around in Nanjing City?

Yang Jia from the Jinmao Bureau also nodded with a smile and said, "Just coax him, don't make him angry. The affairs of the Weaving Bureau still depend on us. As long as we don't offend him, then we still have the final say here.

After hearing this, Lang Kun smiled and said, "Let's prepare for the welcoming ceremony. Once Xu Qin comes, we need to pay enough attention to him and don't let him find fault with us.

Then he couldn't help laughing out loud: "Haha, look at what time it is, and Xu Qin hasn't come yet. Forget it, he's just a child, we should do what we should do."

As he said that, he stood up. Everyone also stood up with a smile. They didn't care about Xu Qin's arrival at all. The Weaving Bureau was very powerful. What big waves could Xu Qin, a playboy, cause when he came here? They still made money and played with women. Although they were eunuchs, they also had several concubines outside the palace.

Xu Qin was lying on the recliner in the office, reading a novel, feeling bored.

After a while, Xiao Ningyue came in with a worried look on her face.

When Xu Qin saw that it was her who came, he didn't show any intention of getting up. Since they were so familiar with each other, Xu Qin didn't want to be polite.

"Mr. Xu, now those who haven't bought the machines all come to me. They block me every day, saying that they hope you can continue to sell the machines and they want to buy one too." Xiao Ningyue said to Xu Qin with a resentful look on her face.

Xu Qin looked up at her expression and found it hard to understand, so he said, "Why don't you just ask them to find me? Of course, they can't find me, so you can just push the blame on me."

Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin depressedly: "What's the point of pushing it on you? They are looking for me now, saying that I have a good relationship with you and hope that I will come over and say good things to you."

Xu Qin smiled and said, "Aren't you done talking?"

Xiao Ningyue immediately laughed, sat next to Xu Qin, and said with a smile: "I am just here to go through the motions. If I don't come, they will hate me. However, it's useless to come. It has nothing to do with me. Hehe."

Xu Qin rolled his eyes and asked, "Then why were you acting so pitiful just now?"

Xiao Ningyue blushed immediately, feeling embarrassed, thinking, didn't I hope you would be gentle with me? But you lie here indifferent.

Xu Qin didn't want to continue this topic, so he said to Xiao Ningyue: "Your family's fabric, wide fabric, may be able to enter the weaving bureau in the future. Of course, the premise is that your family has such a large quantity."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin in shock and asked in surprise, "Did you tell the Queen? Thank you so much."

Xu Qin smiled and shook his head, then asked: "I asked you if you have such a large amount?"

Xiao Ningyue nodded immediately and said, "Yes, of course. Even if there is none, we will squeeze out most of it. Master Xu, you don't know that the royal family's use is a signboard. With this signboard, our cloth will sell better among the people, so as long as the royal family needs it, we will try our best to produce it. Thank you, Master Xu, thank you so much, don't worry, I will take care of everything that needs to be taken care of. I won't make it difficult for you, Master Xu."

After hearing this, Xu Qin smiled and said, "No need to prepare for now."

Xiao Ningyue immediately shook her head: "No, no, Master Xu, you don't understand. Although the Queen has agreed, the eunuchs working below will definitely find all kinds of faults if they don't benefit from it. When the time comes, once they tell the Queen, she will cancel it. Don't worry, Master Xu, you don't need to worry about this, I will take care of it."

Xu Qin shook his head and said, "I said no, I have the final say on this matter."

Xiao Ningyue looked at Xu Qin afterwards, not understanding what Xu Qin meant by this sentence.

(End of this chapter)