Mrs. Rebirth

Zuo Shaoqing's life is not easy these days. There are a lot of people posting greetings every day. Although there were many before, everyone used to flatter them intentionally and flatter them with nice words, but now, even if they still say nice things , but the anger and confusion hidden in his eyes could not be ignored.

"Boss, this incident of yours has offended all the sea merchants." Ke Youliang said regretfully, smoking imported dry tobacco.

In order not to cause trouble for the Cao Gang, Zuo Shaoqing and Lu Zheng have already moved into their new home. This three-entry courtyard has no special features from the outside, but the inside is like an iron bucket, with three steps and one post, not even a fly. Want to fly in.

"In terms of officials and officials, and in business and business, I have already expected it when I handed in this memorial. If the central government wants to make the people rich and the country strong, there should be no such big loopholes! Besides, it will be a matter of time, and I won't mention it. Others will mention it too."

Ke Youliang thought sullenly: Others are others, at least everyone will not point the finger at Zuo Shaoqing.

Most of the businessmen in Crane City knew that Zuo Zhifu was behind the Dasheng firm, and because of this, he had to guard against being thrown rotten eggs when he went out.

Hey, but I heard that the emperor recently issued an imperial decree to reward the magistrate of Hecheng, and adopted the proposal of the magistrate Zuo to restrict the import of salt, iron, gold and silver by sea merchants. Every ship that arrives at the port must be strictly inspected. ashore.

"You should make arrangements as soon as possible to meet up with your second uncle in Changping. The master has created excellent conditions for you. If you still can't win the title of imperial merchant, it will be a waste of your thoughts."

"You mean..." Ke Youliang's small eyes sparkled brightly, and he waited for Zuo Shaoqing's next words with trembling hands.

"I proposed in the booklet that each of the three coastal counties choose a firm to be responsible for one of salt, iron, gold and silver. Considering that Crane City is the headquarters of the navy and is responsible for the operation of iron mines, Dasheng firm is absolutely You can’t get the management right, so my second uncle and I suggested that you’d better choose the salt from Changping County.”

Ke Youliang started to think, and soon understood what Zuo Shaoqing meant. Zuo Shaoqing was the magistrate of Hecheng. If Dasheng Company took over the business, outsiders would only think that he was using his power for personal gain, so out of reputation, Zuo Shaoqing also won't do that.

But it's different when they leave Crane City. Changping is their hometown, they have a lot of contacts, and they have the big backer of Zhen Guogong's mansion, so it's not too difficult to impress the Changping government.

It's just... "Why do you want to be with the second master? Our Dasheng firm can completely take over this project alone."

Zuo Shaoqing raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "Second Uncle takes care of me a lot, so the family doesn't talk about each other."

Ke Youliang's eyeballs rolled disheveledly, and he didn't quite believe Zuo Shaoqing's explanation.

"The Dasheng firm belongs to me, so naturally it belongs to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and the second uncle represents my natal family, understand?" Zuo Shaoqing waved him to go, regardless of whether he understood or not.

However, Ke Youliang, as a big profiteer, is definitely a smart person. After a little thought, you can understand that Zuo Shaoqing, as a married son, must not have no power at all, otherwise it will not look good in the eyes of outsiders. Mrs. Zuo Shaoqing It is unreliable, so he chose the second room.

Going far, even if Duke Zhen changes his mind in the future, or if Duke Zhen's mansion is in trouble, they still have a way out.

Ke Youliang happily went back to get ready, Zuo Shaoqing had He Min brought in after finishing his business.

After He Min took over as Tongzhi, Zuo Shaoqing selected an upright official from among the officials close to him to be promoted to general judge, and his master was recommended to him by Lu Zheng, and he was one of the staff of Zhen Guo Gongfu. .

"What do you want my lord to tell you?" He Min walked in with a tired face.

Zuo Shaoqing knew that Lin Zhihao was sentenced to beheaded by Qiuhou, and the Lin family was sentenced to exile in northern Xinjiang. He Min often secretly found connections to take care of the descendants of the Lin family.

Probably because of guilt, after all, he was the one who passed the news to Zuo Shaoqing, so he was extremely persistent in this matter.

It was also because of this incident that Zuo Shaoqing slowly changed his opinion of him, thinking that although he was scheming, he was also useful for destroying his conscience.

"Send invitation letters to the major commercial firms in Crane City, and invite them to have a talk at the Yellow Crane Tower in five days. I will select one to undertake the iron mine in Crane City."

He Min paused, "Are you going to open the election?" He thought that Zuo Shaoqing would definitely hand it over to the firm under the name of the Zhen Guogong Mansion, after all, the benefits would be huge.

"This matter is of great importance. I don't want to leave room for outsiders to comment. At the same time, I also want to let the sea merchants see that I don't intend to oppose them. It is related to the livelihood of the people. I believe they can understand."

The corner of He Min's mouth twitched, and he bowed sincerely, "Your Excellency is dedicated to serving the people, and they will definitely know."

Recently, he had heard about the undercurrents in the business community in Hecheng. From the perspective of an official, these policies proposed by Zuo Shaoqing were definitely beneficial to the country and the people, but only harmed the interests of maritime merchants.

As soon as the official document was posted, the entire sea merchants in Hecheng were shocked. Zuo Shaoqing just cut off part of their profits but sent them a huge meat pie. As long as he can win this big pie, the richest man in Hecheng The position is absolutely secure.

Naturally, the Wang family also received the invitation letter, and the four of Wang Xu and his son spent the whole day in the study discussing countermeasures.

Wang Zhenhai never participated in such discussions before, but after experiencing a series of twists and turns, he gradually grew up.

"Father, based on our relationship with Zuo Zhifu, do you think he is willing to...?" Young Master Wang asked with bright eyes.

Everyone knew what this so-called relationship referred to, Wang Zhenhai's eyes darkened, and his mouth was bitter.

Wang Xu glanced at his eldest son, and replied unhurriedly: "In terms of relationship, the Dasheng firm is the first choice of the magistrate."

"Then... let's just watch the title of Imperial Merchant slip from our hands?" Second Young Master Wang has a straightforward temperament and always speaks directly.

Royal merchants, that is the dream of all merchants. The status of merchants is low. Although their royal family has a good relationship with the government because of their wealth, otherwise they would not dare to underestimate them, but no one will respect them.

The imperial merchants are different, they are doing business according to the order, and they can even get an official position if they do well, which is definitely a big temptation for them.

"San'er, go to Lu's mansion to see that child, and find out what Mr. Zuo has said by the way, our Wang family has been severely damaged by the previous struggle, we must take this business!"

Wang Zhenhai was reluctant to use his son as a weapon, but he also knew that the only bond between them and Zuo Shaoqing was the child, so he replied sullenly: "Oh."

As soon as Lu Zheng entered the city, he heard the overwhelming news. He frowned, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He already knew that Zuo Shaoqing would not fight an uncertain battle, so it seemed that his worries were unnecessary.

"Master Lu is really discerning!" Liang Qi rode a tall horse, half a step behind Lu Zheng, but what he said clearly penetrated into Lu Zheng's ears.

On the other side, Song Hanlin contemptuously said in a low voice, "Sycophant, tsk!"

Holding the rein in one hand, Liang Qi pulled out the paper fan and opened it with the other, and turned to Song Hanlin with a half-smile: "Vice General Song thinks what I said is wrong?" You just nodded!

Song Hanlin's bull's eyes widened, and the tough military officer was really fierce, "Beng bullied me, I'm not a scholar, so I won't play with you!" One wise, no matter how stupid he is, he won't fall for it.

Liang Qi looked at him fixedly, then shook his head and regretfully said: "You look so vulgar, no wonder there is no matchmaker at this age!"

Song Hanlin is over 15 years old. He joined the army at the age of 15. Before the age of [-], he had an unmarried wife. Unfortunately, he resigned from this marriage after he chose to join the army. After all, no one can guarantee that he will come back safe and sound.

After he climbed to the position of the young general step by step, the family began to look for a wife for him. Unfortunately, he didn't know if it was because he was too old to see him. Before he came back, the marriage that the family had arranged was ruined again.

In the early years of Tianfeng, he finally returned triumphantly. With all kinds of rewards, he can be regarded as a glorious ancestor. The first thing he did after returning home was of course to marry a wife and have children. At first he finally fell in love with one, but his parents refused to agree. The other party's family background is too poor, and he didn't mean that she would not marry, so he didn't insist.

Later, his parents fell in love with an official girl, and he sent someone to find out, mother, the other party had already had a lover, and he was unwilling to marry him, so he took the initiative to call off the marriage.

Outsiders don't know that the official girl has a long-standing heart, and they only think that his vision is extremely high. Because of this, that family almost has nothing to do with theirs, and the news of his high vision has also spread. Gradually, Even the matchmaker didn't dare to come to the door, so his marriage was put on hold.

Thinking that the girl from the official family would rather have a powerless scholar than marry him as a general, he was particularly wary of the handsome scholar.

"Yes, Mr. Liang is handsome and handsome, but it's a pity that he is too romantic. Isn't this still a lonely family?"

Liang Qi smiled confidently, "I have confidante friends all over the world, I just don't want to be bound by women!"

Song Hanlin looked at his flamboyant smiling face, and really wanted to punch him, but it's a pity that Liang Qi was very skilled, and it was very difficult for him to take advantage of him.

Holding his breath, Song Hanlin returned to the Lu residence angrily.