My Brother-in-law is the Prince - Chapter 431

Chapter 431 Wealthy world

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 champion is from the north.

After a lot of effort, a champion from the north came out, but he ran away. Is that okay?

Thus, everyone did not believe that this was the result of Nama Yu’s voluntary work. Nine times out of ten, something happened.

Hu Guang asked about the situation of Ma Yu’s family, and it was the same.

Sheren said: “I haven’t heard of it, Mr. Hu, if it is 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 the articles on Ma Yu’s general examination and imperial examination, and the writing is excellent. He originally thought that this person would enter the Imperial Academy in the future, so if he saw him, he would inevitably give him a few words of encouragement.

Who knows, this **** 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, “Mr. 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 Nasheren: “Don’t ask people to ask.”

Sheren said: “I have asked, and the officials are also a little anxious. After all, this matter is not trivial, but I sent someone to it, but I didn’t find anyone.”

“Didn’t find anyone?” Hu Guangda was surprised: “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 his fellow countrymen and the same year?”

She Ren said: “I’ve asked them all, and everyone said that since they moved away, they have rarely seen each other, and they don’t know where they have lived. I 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 is such a strange thing, this is really unheard of.”

“But…” After finishing these two words, the Sheren opened his mouth, 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 moved away.”

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

She Ren 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 hearing that he resigned, they guessed a little reason.”

Hu Guang then asked: “What is the reason?”

Sheren hesitated for a moment, and 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 communicated with fellow villagers and friends Dealing with each other is very likely… He made up his mind a long time ago, resigned once he was in high school, and took this opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the court. But he was afraid that his fellow countrymen and old friends would be implicated because of his own reasons, so he did Alienate them.”

As soon as this remark was made, the faces of the three Cabinet Grand Masters suddenly became a little complicated, with mixed feelings.

This is the number one scholar, and a number one 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. He would rather resign, and even be convicted, but also give up his great fame and bright future. The character of this scholar is really rare in the world.

But the three cabinet bachelors have different thoughts.

Yang Rong realized that this might be another new storm.

The number one scholars all resigned from office, unwilling to serve the imperial court anymore, which shows how far the estrangement between scholars and the imperial 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: “Stick to my own opinion and not be moved by fame and fortune. I might as well.”

Jin Youzi has always been silent, but at this moment he couldn’t help but be moved, mumbling quietly: “Hey… what a pity.”

But he didn’t say anything more.

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

Even though they knew what Ma Yu had done and seemed extremely naive, 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, “What should we do now? Over there…”

Yang Rong pondered for a moment, and finally said: “The official department… 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 indifferently: “If you don’t accept his resignation, then… let him do the Hanlin Academy compilation 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, but His Majesty, how should I explain?”

Hu Guangdao: “Let me tell you, anyway, Your Majesty always thinks I am confused. If I say something wrong, Your Majesty will not guess what my intentions are. At most, I just think 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 shouted, his eyes widened angrily, and he said solemnly and honestly: “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 minister Hu Guang wants to see you. Besides…”

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 twenty-four hours. As for his resignation, I will press it for now.” .”

After finishing speaking, I went 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 murmured, “Mr. Hu is the one with great wisdom.”

…

Yongfu Dock.

Here, a sea ship is laying the keel here.

Such a huge sea-going ship adopts the design of Fuchuan sailing to the west.

The speed of these ships is not fast, but the good thing is that they have a huge cargo capacity, which 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.

He stood against the wind, came out with his bamboo hat pressed down, and walked slowly.

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

The long Shi Tongyian from Luzon has already replied to the letter, and he is quite enthusiastic, especially when he heard about the fleet that Ma Yu is about to build, he is even more interested.

Now, at least the route of the fleet to Luzon can rest easy.

Na Changshi even mentioned in the letter the envoys of Luzon stationed in the capital, so Ma Yu also went to pay a visit quietly.

The communication with each other is very smooth. On the one hand, there are people from Changshifu as a bridge, and on the other hand, everyone has their own things that are interested 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 planned 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 has calculated that these goods will cost at least 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver.

However, if it can be safely transported to Luzon, then the value can be at least 300,000 taels of silver.

He has exhausted all the available ships, where did the goods come from?

Thinking over and over again, he is currently negotiating with many firms.

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 nowadays, the sales channels are actually not wide.

This is also understandable. Now Taiping Mansion has started a new round of construction. Mining needs gunpowder and steel, and military equipment also needs 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 very low and could not be heard clearly. Ma San asked curiously, “Master, what did you say?”

Ma Yu said: “I said… now the merchants who are doing these kinds of business are most worried about sales, but now we can get the first batch of ships. If they buy in bulk, they will definitely want it. Therefore, if they come later There is no possibility of negotiating if the payment is cleared.”

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 regret: “Young master has read 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 20 or 30 years, even if you are lucky, and you are lucky enough to become a scholar and minister, so what? At that time, I will be very old, and I will have to be fed Yes. But this one is different…”

Speaking of this, Ma Yu said excitedly: “I used to think that being in business was just about buying low and selling high, but now I realize that all of this can be decided by oneself, and if an official has an idea, he should hide it in his stomach , you must abide by the doctrine of the mean, and what you pay attention to 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 this Taiping Mansion for so long, and I feel more and more that the world will undergo great changes in the future. It’s worse to bury your head and copy.”

Seeing his excitement, Ma San almost cried: “But young master, you are the number one scholar. If it wasn’t for becoming an official, what would you do for this honor?”

He still doesn’t understand, wasn’t Ma Yu’s scientific examination 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 am 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 very confident. It took three years in the world to produce 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-scale 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 get a small share.

As for the risk issue, he has already calculated that there will be no big storms in Luzon, Songjiang, and Quanzhou in the season after 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.

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

But Ma San was so heartbroken that 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…”

The 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.

Ma Yu was taken aback when he heard this voice, and hurriedly lowered the brim of his bamboo hat. He didn’t respond, but hurried into the crowd, took Ma San, and braved the rain.

Only the man in the Lunjin Confucian shirt and the umbrella was left, 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: “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 just entered the door, they saw a man outside who looked like an official, holding a portrait, 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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