Chapter 283 Opportunity(1/2)
Zhang Jing looked at He Mingli and said with a smile: "Since Lord He understands, then this matter will be decided. In the future, Dongchang will contact Lord He on the silver coin."
"Yes, father-in-law!" He Mingli nodded quickly and said.
Zhang Jing glanced at He Mingli and asked, "Mr. He, do you have a daughter?"
He Mingli was stunned and asked himself what he did? Does this Eunuch Zhang want his daughter? This is impossible! What does the eunuch want a woman to do? I haven’t heard that this father-in-law has this hobby!
Could it be that it is for the sake of my nephew? This is a good thing!
Although he was whispering in his heart, He Mingli still did not dare to hesitate and quickly said, "Go back to my father-in-law, there is a daughter of the lower official, Nian Fang is sixteen, and he has not yet been engaged."
Zhang Jing nodded: "Our family will send someone to meet you in a few days. Your Majesty will select beauty to enter the palace next year."
After hearing Zhang Jing's words, He Mingli was about to slapped his body. The emperor wanted to accept his daughter? Wouldn't the He family have to reach the top in one step? Such a good thing is rare!
"Isn't you ugly?" Zhang Jing glanced at He Mingli and asked again.
"Of course it's not ugly!" He Mingli said hurriedly. He didn't lie.
Since childhood, He Mingli has been cultivating his daughter with all his best efforts. It is not that he wants to win the favor of the dragon and the phoenix, but that he wants to use women to marry in the future. Now that he has the opportunity to marry into the palace, He Mingli’s heart is about to jump out.
The good luck of the He family is finally coming!
Zhang Jing nodded, then smiled and said, "It would be better if this happens."
He Mingli left, Zhang Jing and a little eunuch stood on the steps and watched He Mingli leave.
"Godfather, this He Mingli is also a big businessman, and he is also a cunning figure. Is it really useful to do this?" The little eunuch looked at Zhang Jing carefully and asked.
Both the eunuch and Zhang Jing knew that once He Mingli started sea trade in Shandong, it would be the day when he and the Jiangnan merchants turned against each other.
The sea traders in Jiangnan are very powerful. He Mingli really has the courage? Is it really possible to rely on a few tricks like him to do?
After glanced at the little eunuch, Zhang Jing said with a smile: "Who in this world can escape the word fame and fortune."
"The more people like He Mingli are, the more unwilling he is, the more unwilling he is, the more they are willing to give everything for this unwillingness. If he offends people, he is afraid of offending the merchants in Jiangnan. Are he not afraid of offending our family?"
In fact, Zhang Jing didn't tell the truth. He wanted to say that it was not because he was afraid of offending himself, but because he offended the emperor.
As long as He Mingli is not a fool, he knows how to choose. If the emperor wants you to be a dog, then you have to bite people. Otherwise, your dog will be killed directly and eaten by meat, and no one in the world can be exceptional.
"Let our people stare at him and report what happens immediately."
"Yes, godfather!" the little eunuch bowed and replied quickly.
After instructing the eunuch, Zhang Jing turned around and walked towards Wenhua Palace. He wanted to report to the emperor that the first step of the matter was completed.
In addition to the Forbidden City, He Mingli got on his carriage and ordered the coachman: "Go", then sat in the carriage and thought. Until now, He Mingli felt an unreal feeling.
I entered the palace and met the emperor. I was entrusted with important tasks by the emperor.
At this time, He Mingli's blood was boiling. His business was doing a lot over the years, and He Mingli gradually didn't care much about these things. But today, He Mingli felt that his impulse when he was young was back.
As for offending people or something, He Mingli didn't care at all.
Doing business is not about treating guests to dinner. I have been doing business in Yuegang over the years and have been greatly aroused by the people of Jiangnan. If my family hadn’t had some strength, I would have been trampled into scum by these people.
Now it's those people's turn to beg for you, let's see how I'll fight you.
When he returned to his home, He Mingli saw his son He Shengming at a glance. Looking at his son's anxious expression, He Mingli immediately smiled and felt very warm in his heart.
I originally planned to let my son study and go on a career in the official career, but it was not the same material.
On the contrary, he has done a good job with himself over the years, which made He Mingli not expect. However, the filial piety of his son made He Mingli very satisfied.
He Shengming looked at his father wearing a Qilin suit and his eyes widened.
He remembered what his father wore when he left, which was a shabby coarse linen, and he almost gave his last words when he left. This time he not only wore a Qilin suit, but also had a spring breeze. What's wrong?
"Dad, are you?" He Shengming looked at his son and asked hesitantly.
He Mingli waved his hand with a smile: "Go in and say!"
The father and son came to the study together. He Mingli changed his clothes under the maid's service and put the Qilin suit in place. Then he sat on the chair and took a sip of tea, and slowly spoke, "This tea in our house is not as delicious as the palace!"
In fact, the Mingqianlu that He Mingli drank was definitely not as good as Zhu Yijun, but it was much better than the tea that Zhang Jing received him. But now the tea tasted worse than Zhang Jing’s tea.
This is the role of psychology!
"Dad, what happened in the palace?" He Shengming looked at his father and asked anxiously.
"How fucking!" He Mingli glared at his son, and then said slowly: "Be steady, where have you thrown your daily teachings?"
"You didn't feel steady when you entered the palace!" He Shengming whispered in his heart, but his face looked respectful: "Yes, Dad taught me a lesson!"
Seeing his son's attitude, He Mingli nodded with satisfaction, then told his son about the matter in the palace, and finally said with a smile: "This is our He family's opportunity!"
He Shengming's face was also ecstatic: "It's so good, so good!"
Compared to He Mingli, He Shengming's desire for fame is much heavier. After all, he is young. This is an opportunity, and he can certainly see it. After pondering for a moment, He Shengming slowly spoke: "Dad, my son thinks we can't get involved in the matter of redeeming silver coins."
"What do you mean?" He Mingli looked at his son and asked, "Can you still push it to the palace?"
He Shengming waved his hand quickly: "I don't mean that. I mean to find a few people to get through. We can exchange the silver coins for others and let them exchange them for exchange. Our He family will not come forward."
"After all, this matter involves too much and has too much trouble."
"Once someone is paid attention to and the matter is picked up, our He family will probably become the target of public criticism. But if we leave it to others, even if we find us, there will be room for improvement."
He Mingli glanced at his son, and there was no room for trouble.
To put it bluntly, something really happens. If you can save it, you can save it. If you can't, you can throw it out to take the blame. As long as you don't involve yourself too deeply, it will be much less difficult to protect yourself in the palace.
Doing things for the palace, you have to do well and not cause trouble.
He Mingli didn't pursue his son's idea, but he still smiled and said, "Very good. It's great that you have this idea. So who do you think is the most suitable person? I'm afraid it's hard to find this person!"
"Look for Qin Datou!" He Shengming said with his eyes narrowed.
Qin Datou, who was famous in the ground of He Shengming, was a broker and gangster. There were many prostitutes on the ground of the capital. Of course, it was not a big brothel, but a secret prostitute.
After Bo has capital, Qin Datou also opened a casino, and there are many people from all walks of life who know each other.
"We don't talk about anything else, we just talk about asking Qin Datou to exchange silver. It's not easy to live in casinos and brothels in Beijing these days. Let's just come to him, he will definitely be willing."
"In the palace, we give us ten and eight, and we give Qin Datou ten and seven."
"Qin Datou is very bold. Once this transaction is done, he will definitely contact others to exchange it. At that time, we just need to exchange it for Qin Datou, and we don't care about anything else."
He Mingli glanced at his son and sighed in his heart. His son was still young and tender.
When his son finished speaking, He Mingli said, "It would be great if it was so simple. If it were so simple, the palace would not look for us. Who can't do the Jinyiwei in the East Factory?"
He Shengming was stunned and then asked, "What does the palace mean?"
After waved his hand, He Mingli knew that He Shengming could not say this too carefully. After thinking about it, He Mingli told He Shengming about the interesting choice of his daughter in the palace.
He Shengming was stunned, and then his body trembled. This is a big deal!
"The palace promised such a future, not to let our He family find Qin Datou." He Mingli said, "This is to ask our He family to be ahead."
"Do it under the banner of our He family, so that everyone knows that our He family can get silver coins."
"Attract nobles, wealthy businessmen, and prepare for opening a port in Shandong."
He Mingli knew the meaning of the palace, so that everyone could see the benefits, the benefits they got from the sea trade, and the things they bought from overseas could go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to exchange silver coins.
Will these people be willing to pay the money from their families to themselves? Of course it is impossible. They will definitely rush to the port to do maritime trade. They will use their own money to buy goods and sell them to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
I don’t know how many arrows in the palace are, but in short, they are connected and dazzling.
He Shengming nodded suddenly. It turned out that this was the case, and it made sense. Then it was really impossible to find Qin Datou. Moreover, Qin Datou could hide it for a while, but for a lifetime.
There are so many big figures in the capital. They asked Qin Datou, and he dared not to say anything. It seems that he is still young!
"What should we do?" He Shengming looked at his father and asked.
"Let's find someone!" He Mingli said lightly: "Go to contact our business partners in the capital, find those who are behind them, and you can do whatever you want, so we will not refuse."
He Shengming said nervously: "If things happen in the future, they will hate us."
"Do you think your sister is so easy to enter the palace!" He Mingli put the teacup on the table and said loudly: "This is the guarantee given by the palace. Once your sister enters the palace, they can still take revenge on us!"
"Do you think they are stupid for some money? Besides, if they want to do maritime trade, they need our He family to help you."
After doing business for so long, He Mingli has long understood that if you have strength, nothing else is a problem. If you don’t have strength, wealth is the original sin. Why do some people in the He family study and some people study? It’s not to consolidate their status.
In the Ming Dynasty, the way for gentry to grow was actually very simple.
On the one hand, we should cultivate our own children to be officials and high-ranking officials, the bigger the better. On the other hand, we should train our own people to enter the local area, whether they are clerks or local officials, in short, to consolidate the basic foundation of the local area.
Then I look up to you, help the countryside in poor years and reward the family with wealth.
With generations of management, the family's strength becomes stronger and stronger. This is the case with the He family. Some people become high-ranking officials, and many children from other branches become clerks.
The local area has a high reputation, and there are people in the central and local areas.
Now when the He family is going out, when the He family is growing, we naturally cannot retreat.
"I will go back tomorrow and contact Haimao. This time I will try to meet Li Dan's envoy." He Mingli spoke to He Shengming: "Buying things is also the key."
"The palace doesn't want us to exchange for a bunch of silver. The court hopes we can buy more things."
"I will leave the matter of exchanging silver in Beijing to you. I will let the big manager stay here to help you." Speaking of this, He Mingli's expression became serious.
To be continued...