Wanli Youming

Chapter 62 The Common People Benefit from the New Deal

The autumn of the third year of Wanli.

South Zhili Yingtian Mansion.

When the warm sun slanted through the window lattice.

Liu Quexian, a boy with a foreign surname who has already been studying in the Wang Family Private School of Communications Bank, just sat down, took out the lunch prepared for him by Di, a bag of fried rice, and put it in the desk.

"Quexian!"

And this time.

A son of the Wang family named Wang Changgeng came over suddenly and called Liu Quexian.

Liu Quexian is not yet old enough to pick up characters, so his classmates and friends just call him by his first name.

Seeing that it was Wang Changgeng who came, Liu Quexian was willing to get in touch with Wang Changgeng because he was pleased that Wang Changgeng was one of the Wang family's children who never disliked the poor, loved the rich, and was not arrogant, so he also asked with a smile: "Chang Geng, what did they say?" , Didn’t you go to the capital, why are you back?”

Chang Geng was not yet old enough to pick up characters, so Liu Quexian also called him by his first name.

"Originally, according to my father's order, I wanted to go to Beijing with my uncle and then seek a famous Confucian teacher in Beijing. Unexpectedly, because my father objected to further opening up the sea, Jiang Ling was furious and asked the emperor to dismiss him. Xuyong! I can only go back to my hometown with my father."

Wang Changgeng replied.

Liu Quexian was also quite shocked after hearing this: "Why do you object? Isn't it to say that Jiangling has the final say in the world today, and even the emperor has to call him sir?"

"Everyone knows that Zhang Jiangling can't be messed with. But this time it's different, this time it's going to open the sea!"

"Originally Qingzhang Tianmu was enough to make people dissatisfied with Zhang Jiangling. If it wasn't for the support of the Xu family, Hai Rui, a desperate man, was living in Nanzhi town. It will also suddenly die!"

"But now that Zhang Jiangling wants to open the sea, it means that in the future, Nanzhi's Haili will give the court a lot, and let the people earn a lot."

Wang Changgeng looked at Liu Quexian and said, "You understand now, don't you?"

"Father and the others are not ignorant of world affairs, it's just that this time they have moved to the root, and they would rather oppose one or two things if they don't become officials."

"Of course, it's not about joining Zhang Jiangling directly. It's just discussing the facts and opposing Kaihai, so you won't lose your life."

Liu Quexian nodded, and asked again: "Why does Kaihai make Xiaomin a lot of money?"

"You, you only know how to read."

"I don't even understand that."

As Wang Changgeng said, he explained to Liu Quexian like a teacher: "If you think about it, once you open the sea, you need to build a navy to clean up the pirates and keep the sea area safe. Only then can the common people dare to go to sea. Only in this way can more people go to sea to tax More, not to mention that the common people are more cooperative in paying taxes."

"So, as long as the sea is open, there will be more common people going to sea, and you have to know that the profit earned by going to sea now will be doubled!"

"So even if the common people dare to go to sea, the money they earn is not only enough to support their families, but also to be able to study, buy land, buy luxury houses, and go sightseeing."

"Even if you don't go to sea, the price of cloth and silk will continue to rise, and ordinary people can earn more."

Liu Quexian nodded after hearing this, and suddenly he was willing to support Kaihai, but because he knew that Wang Changgeng's father was against Kaihai, and he was studying in Wang's house, he just laughed and said:
"Even if I don't study, I still don't understand these principles. It is only thanks to the guidance of a senior student like you that I understand it."

"makes sense."

Wang Changgeng said with a smile, seeing Liu Quexian's flattery to him, he was very grateful, and at the same time he also started to do his own business to greet Liu Quexian, and asked, "Why are you back to study again, and the family is rich again?"

Liu Quexian nodded.

Wang Changgeng was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly took out an ink scroll from his sleeve, and patted it in front of Liu Quexian: "This is the test paper of Sun Jigao, Sun Gong, the new champion. I brought it here for you. Don't copy?"

Liu Quexian nodded hurriedly, and looked at Shi Wen in front of him with feigned surprise, and said, "You are really good, you can even do this."

Wang Changgeng raised his eyebrows and flaunted: "My aunt's cousin chose a good scholar, and he is the same year as Sun Gong and a fellow townsman. It is not difficult to get his articles for me. I treat you as a friend, so I brought them back for you. .”

"Thank you!"

Liu Quexian got up and cupped his hands.

"Three coins!"

Wang Changgeng stretched out three fingers and said, "Everyone else will charge me five cents! What's more, the writing style of the new top scholar will be the mainstream writing style in the future."

Liu Quexian hurriedly took out about five renminbi of broken silver from his body and handed it to him, "Don't worry about it, do you still have the provincial, hospital or even county or government examinations? I'll copy them too? The five renminbi If it’s not enough, I’ll make it up.”

"You're clever. Be my friend."

Wang Changgeng put the money into his sleeve as he said: "My father is going to Wuxi at the end of this month, and he will definitely visit his house. I will go to his house and ask for you."

"Why did your father go to Wuxi?"

Liu Quexian asked curiously.

"It's natural to gather students to give lectures. My father is also a well-known Confucian in the country. As long as he goes, students from several nearby counties will definitely go."

"And my father will take advantage of this to criticize the disadvantages of opening the sea, so that the local gentry will denounce the disadvantages of opening the sea more, which will form a big material discussion, affect the opinions of the bureaucrats in Nanzhi, and then affect the capital. The empress dowagers of the two palaces will hear that the voices of the people against opening the sea are too loud, so they have to suspend the opening of the sea."

Wang Changgeng said: "You don't really think that my father would be so kind to travel long distances to give lectures to students in order to spread the knowledge of saints?"

After hearing this, Liu Quexian felt a little uneasy: "That's it. Then will you pass through Suzhou?"

"nature."

Wang Changgeng said.

"Can I go with your boat? I want to go directly to Changmen to sell cloth. My sister weaves a lot of cloth. I don't want to sell directly to the dental shop. Maybe I can make more money by going to Changmen. point?"

Liu Quexian asked.

Wang Changgeng said: "I don't care about this kind of profit! Besides, how can scholars value profit over righteousness, so I promise you, what you draw for me will be rewarded to my boys, so that they won't be rewarded because they know you. Bullying you without foundation."

Liu Quexian said: "Thank you!"

So, at the end of the month, Liu Quexian went to Suzhou with Wang Changgeng and his father by boat, and also came back with Wang Changgeng and others. I also made a lot of money, at least more than selling directly to local dental firms, that is, intermediaries.

Therefore, when Liu Quexian came back, he also bought two maidservants who were sold off by the big family because of Qingzhang.

The maids of these big families are all good at weaving, which is the so-called technical talents of this era.

Liu Quexian naturally wanted to expand the scale when he bought it back.

"You go home with me first, and I will give you silver, but I don't have enough silver on me."

Because Wang Changgeng got Sun Jigao and several Wuxi Juren's Shiwen for him, Liu Quexian needed more silver, so Liu Quexian suggested that Wang Changgeng go home with him to get the silver.

"Okay! I'll go and tell my father."

Wang Changgeng agreed, the monthly money at home was not enough for him to spend money outside, so he needed to make money from people like Liu Quexian in the name of helping his classmates.

When Liu Quexian returned home with two new maidservants and Wang Changgeng, Laidi was also weaving, and as soon as she heard footsteps, she ran out happily: "Brother Xian, you are back!"

As Laidi spoke, she smiled like a flower and ran towards Liu Quexian.

After only a few steps, Laidi stopped in front of Liu Quexian and asked disappointedly, "Are you still trying to sell me?"

Wang Changgeng cupped his hands and said: "Sister misunderstood, I'm not here to buy someone. Brother Liu bought these two maidservants from Suzhou to serve you and honor you. Brother Liu has made a lot of money this time, at least 50 taels of silver!"

"Really?!"

Laidi suddenly turned from worry to joy, and a pair of dimples appeared on her fair and pretty face.

(End of this chapter)