Wei Wu knew that Qu Guozheng always liked to give gold. As soon as he weighed the weight, he knew that it was the old rule, five taels of gold. And the master told him that if Qu Guozheng came, he would let him in immediately. It seemed that the master had something to let Qu Guozheng, a big moneyman, host it.

So he flattered Qu Guozheng into the ground and said as he walked: "As soon as the master came back, he said you were sure to come. If you were to come, please inform me immediately! Wait for a moment, I will inform me immediately!"

Qu Guozheng bowed: "I'm working!"

After not much effort, he saw Wei Wu invite him to the study. He bid farewell to Wei Wu and walked towards the study door with familiarity.

At this time, the officials who came to visit asked Wei Wu with some jealousy: "Mr. Wei, what is this person's origin? Why did he meet him as soon as he came to Eunuch Wei?"

"This person is an old acquaintance of Eunuch Wei and the shopkeeper of Batong Store Qu Guozheng!"

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As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the study, he saw Wei Chengzhong, the old butler of the Wei Mansion, so he shook hands and greeted Wei Chengzhong intimately. Twenty taels of gold came to Wei Chengzhong's hands.

Everyone in the Wei Mansion knows Qu Guozheng's habits and hates that the most heavy silver is so inconvenient to use. Giving gifts to the Wei Mansion is always a way to open the way for gold.

Wei Chengzhong smiled and said, "National Affairs! Go quickly, don't let the master wait for a long time!"

After being asked by Wei Chengzhong to enter the study, Qu Guozheng quickly bowed to Wei Zhongxian's seat, knelt down and kowtowed to him: "Guozheng is late to pay his respects to his father-in-law! I hope his father-in-law forgives his crime!"

Wei Zhongxian had a strong, white and needless round face. He was drinking tea. Seeing Qu Guozheng kowtowed and put down the tea bowl, he laughed and scolded: "We knew you were coming today! Get up! We have something to tell you!"

Qu Guozheng kowtowed again and stood up. From the bag he carried with him, he took out three boxes of ginseng and a marten coat and smiled charmingly: "This is what my family wants me to respect you. My family said that my father-in-law is busy with business, and these century-old mountain ginseng make tea for my father-in-law. This marten coat is a sample, so let my father-in-law try whether it fits well. If it fits well, I will make a few more clothes for my father-in-law this winter!"

Then he took out an exquisite small gold box from his arms and showed off to Wei Zhongxian as if he was offering treasures: "My family said that my father-in-law worked hard all day long and it was very difficult to correct memorials. He specially made these glasses, hoping that it would be helpful to his father-in-law!"

Wei Zhongxian took the glasses casually, first looked at the appearance, but saw that the glasses were very delicate and thoughtful. The gold-made glasses frame was wrapped in silk threads on the face. He picked up the glasses and put them on them, and saw Qu Guozheng, and immediately handed over a book. After seeing the words on the book, Wei Zhongxian was deeply shocked.

He was presbyopic, but he actually saw the words so clearly under the lamp. He smiled happily and said, "Good thing! Ha...ha...ha, good thing! There are indeed some talented people around your handsome man!"

Qu Guozheng couldn't believe his ears. Wei Zhongxian actually said the word "Master" for the sake of glasses. This shows that Wei Zhongxian and the emperor's attitude towards the Possess Army had changed a lot.

Qu Guozheng wanted to take this opportunity to test it, so he said humbly: "When I say to Eunuch Wei, these glasses were designed by my boss himself and arranged by the craftsmen in the Posou City. I would like to honor your old ones!"

As soon as Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he immediately understood that he was tempting. He also said casually: "Your Majesty is troublesome! When you go back and write a letter to your Majesty, you say that our family has accepted his filial piety!"

When Qu Guozheng heard this, he immediately guessed that it must be the emperor nodding. Otherwise, Wei Zhongxian would not dare to say this, and he immediately knelt down and thanked: "Thank you for your cultivation! I will give my grand commander to my family, thank you!"

"Get up! Lord Sun, the governor of Liaodong, wrote a memorial saying that your great general was a great master who had made contributions to restraining the Jurchens and Tartars, so that Ningyuan was not attacked by the Tartars when he built the city. He was also pure and did not seek fame and fortune. However, there were too many voices in the court that the Donglin Party members opposed it, and the matter of status must be released for the time being."

"Eunuch Xie cleared the name of my grandmaster. My grandmaster said that he was from the Ming Dynasty and died as a ghost of the Ming Dynasty. It doesn't matter whether he gave him a title or not. As long as the emperor and his father-in-law know the character of my grandmaster!"

Wei Zhongxian nodded and then said to Qu Guozheng: "The emperor agreed to the matter of your grandmaster's request for a trade with each other! The order has been issued for Sun Jingluo to handle it. The sulfur, copper materials, grain, cotton, cloth, medicinal materials, etc. you want. The emperor also agreed. Don't kneel down! After listening to our family, I told the emperor that you made the heating wooden floor for our bedroom. The emperor likes it very much. The emperor wants to install it in the bedroom. You have to think about what to do!"

"Thank you, my grandfather! My grandmaster said in a letter that if the emperor likes it, he will choose 100-year-old pine wood, and after the carbonization is ready, it will be delivered to the emperor and his father-in-law. Next month, it will be delivered to Ningyuan. However, we lack paint in the Posses City, so we can't do the final paint! I hope my father-in-law understands it! As for the heating pipe issue, I opened a kiln factory outside the city. It will definitely satisfy the emperor and his father-in-law!"

Wei Zhongxian was very satisfied with Qu Guozheng's understanding: "National Government is intent! What do you want to sell to the court? Don't be caught by the Donglin people!"

"My boss said that he would not make things difficult for his father-in-law. We are going to use cowhide, war horses, livestock, ginseng, deer antlers, sheepskin, cattle and sheep that the Ming Dynasty needs, and prepare to exchange for supplies for war with the Tartars!"

"Well! This is good. Your great general has made a lot of benefits in Guangning! Otherwise, how could he be so rich! Now, the imperial court has very tight silver! You want too much sulfur, and you will have to spend 150,000 kilograms at a time. What is your great general doing?"

"Please rest assured, my father-in-law! Our Grand Marshal said that he was going to fight with the Tartars. He said that the Jurchens were just uncivilized wild boar skins. We were too far from the Ming Dynasty and didn't know when we could trade with each other next time. My Grand Marshal also said that in order to make my grandfather's voice louder in the court, he wanted his grandfather to send people from the palace to collect taxes when trading with each other. In this way, not only would the grandfather get the Ming Dynasty shortage of supplies, but he could also collect large amounts of taxes for the inner court!"

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he first understood that Qu Guozheng said that they were far away from the Ming Dynasty, which showed that they would not pose a threat to the Ming court. Qu Guozheng was telling the truth, and there were also Jurchens and Mongols among them. Qu Guozheng's words made him interested. He hurriedly asked: "Say specific!"

"My grandmaster said that the commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty court was thirty tax one, and he said that it should be 20 tax one. This time, the market can be made between the great northern merchants and trade together. Our goods and the commodities of the court can be exchanged equally without taxes. However, other luxury goods, such as ginseng, deer antler, marten, livestock, etc., must be taxed! If all traded, you will expect to receive a commercial tax of 150,000 taels of silver! My grandmaster also said that if my father-in-law is satisfied with his glasses, we will set up a special store. My father-in-law sent someone to set the price, accounting for 60% of the dry shares. Sell the glasses to the south!"

Wei Zhongxian became even more interested and nodded: "You will discuss this matter with Cheng Zhong! We heard that your general is only twelve years old. Could it be that he is Gan Luo alive?"

When Qu Guozheng heard this, he knew that Wei Zhongxian was wary of the general, so he smiled: "No one in our family compared Ganluo to him, because my general said that Ganluo was the prime minister at the age of twelve, but he was killed in a few days! Whoever competed Ganluo with him will be anxious!"

"Why did your general use troops?"

"Actually, I don't have much time with him, but I know that the Tartars mainly look down on him and think that he is too young. As a result, he took advantage of this and made the Tartars suffer losses everywhere. He said that the Jurchens used the Romance of the Three Kingdoms as a military book. As long as they read the Three Kingdoms, they basically knew how the Tartars used their troops!"
Chapter completed!