Zheng Haizhu did not open the car curtain, but through the gap in the curtain, she could see Li Daniu and Cao Xu's coachman coming outside her car window.
No matter how secluded this place is, it is not a barren mountain.
The domestic slaves and subordinates on both sides tacitly blocked Cao Xu. If outsiders looked at it from a distance, most of them thought that the cars had collided and the men were negotiating.
Zheng Haizhu thought to himself that for the husband of a daughter of the Zhu family clan like Yibin, the taboo between men and women was even greater than that of ordinary people. This Cao Yibin, whom he had never met before, must have something important to do if he stopped him in the middle of the road today.
After dealing with Lu Fan for a long time, Zheng Haizhu knew that these honorable guests also had grades. Depending on the clan daughter they honored, the grade ranged from high to low, ranging from third to sixth grade.
The other party calls himself "the guest of honor of the royal family". Obviously, he is the princess, not the king of the county or the country.
The third-grade guest of honor spoke humbly to him, the sixth-grade imperial wife, and Zheng Haizhu deduced that the possibility of this person "asking for something" was greater than "telling something."
So she opened the curtain and said straight to the point in a cold tone: "Cao Yibin has any advice, but it doesn't hurt to say it."
The figure outside the curtain put down his bowed hands, stood with his sleeves drooped, and didn't show off when he spoke again.
"I heard that Madam recently invited craftsmen from the Dianbao Institute to go south. There is a goldsmith named Liu. Although he is young and strong, and is particularly good at drawing gold, he is a pawn of someone with evil intentions. Madam must not recruit him."
"Who is this person with evil intentions? What are they going to do that is not good for me?"
"It must be related to Madam's desire to present treasures to the Lu Mansion. It will not be difficult for Madam to guess."
The person in the car said softly, paused for a moment, and still said calmly: "The water in Lu Fan is deep, and I blocked the nepotism's way of making money. That young man from the treasure house was planted by them to seize me.
Will the donated gems be replaced with shoddy ones?"
Cao Xu said: "Exactly. Cao was very angry when he heard that a relative of the clan had been selling gold and silver orbs to the Lu vassal. This time he heard that His Highness reported to the King of Lu that his wife would bring treasures from Nanyang. Someone appeared out of thin air.
By giving away good things for free, these dealers will earn a lot less money, and they will also teach the princes and princesses that the things in the past are probably fake."
Zheng Haizhu continued to ask: "What kind of fake method?"
"For example, gold threads are embedded in the glass to fake the cat's eye of Ceylon. Green glass is also fired into a square cake shape, and purple acid is applied to corrode it slightly. It is just like digging it out of the depths of the earth, pretending to be a Western gem.
'Suke Mura'. Again..."
"I know, they are all smart people, but they don't have to be smart on the right path." Zheng Haizhu interrupted Cao Xu softly.
In the Ming Dynasty, due to the influence of the spread of Western learning to the east, craftsmen mastered many glass-making techniques. Glaze was no longer as rare as in the previous dynasty, and was as common as daily porcelain. It was no longer the main jewelry buried with the royal family.
It is not difficult to understand that counterfeiters use glass technology to imitate gemstones in terms of cost accounting.
Zheng Haizhu also has no doubt that the Chinese people’s level of fraud can win the Nobel Prize in Physics or Chemistry, even the ancients.
She is more concerned about Cao Xu's purpose.
"Cao Yibin, where did you hear this news?"
Cao Xu said without hesitation: "The place where Fengyue banquets."
"Haha..." Zheng Haizhu smiled slightly, "While you are having sex with a prostitute, you also recruit the doll named Liu to tell you how to make a hidden stake?"
"No, after Cao learned what they were thinking, he secretly investigated with his servants, and was convinced that the soldier in front of the horse was a Liujiang."
Zheng Haizhu was silent for a moment and then said: "Yi Bin and I have nothing to do with each other, so I must have some hope for putting so much effort into it."
Under the scorching sun in the midsummer of Lu, the two people inside and outside the car curtain spoke coldly, but neither of them was vain or conciliatory.
But Cao Xu's figure began to straighten up, and he spoke with determination: "I want to find a place in my wife's business trip south. To show my sincerity, I must submit a certificate of surrender."
Oh? A noble man who is three levels higher than me is here to interview for a job?
Zheng Haizhu finally opened the car curtain and looked at Cao Xu carefully.
He was far away just now, so he judged that he was a rich man just by his clothes.
Looking at it now, I can see that this Cao Yibin has a tanned face, and his body under the light summer silk robe is probably not inferior to Liu Shimin's imperial guards with tiger backs, wasp waists and mantis legs.
Cao Xu met Zheng Haizhu's gaze openly and continued to talk: "My father is the commander of the Jining Left Guard. Cao was designated by the clan as the guest of honor of the princess at the age of thirteen. At the age of sixteen, he became the princess and the guest of honor.
Bin Mansion. The princess is lingering on the sickbed and has passed away. Madam, don't worry, Cao is free. Your Highness has always known what Cao's character is. He just doesn't know that Cao has the intention to go to the countryside to do business. I,
I always come to discuss with Madam first..."
Zheng Haizhu smiled slightly: "In accordance with the law of this dynasty, even if the princess and county lord dies first, Yibin's salary is still there, it is just reduced by half. Princess Cao Yibin, even though she is a widower, still enjoys four hundred shilu.
Mi, besides, the national laws and ancestral precepts do not prohibit Yibin from marrying again. He is a carefree person, so why bother asking for a life of hard work?"
When the slave next to Cao Xu heard this, he immediately frowned. The word "you" rolled into his throat and he swallowed it alive.
Even Li Daniu was grumbling in his heart, "Here comes my mother. Madam, these words are poking holes in our men's lungs. Doesn't this mean that even if your son-in-law dies and your sick wife still does nothing every year?"
You have a salary, you can still marry a bride, why are you just messing around?
Cao Xu glanced at the slave next to him and said without changing his expression: "Madam also mentioned the word 'sitting', and this word 'sitting' is the knot in Cao's heart. Our Cao family is a hereditary military household, and we are not just embroidered pillows, silver
Last year, the eldest brother Cao was promoted to the military post he bought from Qiangwatou, under the governor of Denglaitao. There are many Cao family members and nephews who guard the country, including those who are from the civil service, and some who are Jinshi. But I am the one who
Those who marry into the emperor's family have their civil and military paths blocked. Even if they have a lion embroidered on their chest, they are as young as a dead insect. Cao is not willing to live like this and wait to die.
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At the end of Cao Xu's words, his speaking speed slowed down again, showing his loneliness.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Then you can go into business on your own, why bother to invest in me?"
"You are Mrs. Anyuan awarded by the imperial court. You have military merit and are not an ordinary merchant. Cao has an easier time with your father and brother."
Zheng Haizhu laughed and simply threw away the last bit of reserve: "Cao Yibin, in the eyes of the world, you are a soft ricer, but eating the soft rice of Tianjia, in the eyes of your father and brother, is better than eating like us.
A businessman is more respectable, right?"
Cao Xu's face was calm and showed no sign of guilt: "Madam, I am the youngest son in the family. My father is now in his sixties. I don't want him to get angry and harm himself."
"Well..." Zheng Haizhu felt a little apologetic for a moment.
It’s not that I have low emotional intelligence, and I show my disdain for merchants as I speak. I’m just an authentic ancient person who cares very much about filial piety.
"Cao Yibin, after talking about it today, Haizhu is grateful for the warning and understands your intention to change your future. How about I think about it overnight and discuss it tomorrow?"
Cao Xu bowed and said, "As it should be, Cao takes his leave."
After a long journey, Zheng Haizhu picked up the details Cao Xu said and pondered them in the shaking carriage.
After the defense of Fushun, the wise ministers in the Ming court, such as Zhang Quan, were not dazzled by the victory. Instead, they proposed the appointment of a governor to strengthen the military defense of the Shandong Peninsula and contain Houjin Nurhaci.
Tao Langxian, a native of Zhejiang and the prefect of Dengzhou whom he had dealt with before, became the first governor of Dengzhou. This section is indeed consistent with history, but it is two years early.
Cao Xu openly mentioned Deng Lai as Governor Tao and endorsed his brother's military position for his interview, which shows that he did not hide the source.
When they arrived at the post house, Li Daniu took the initiative and asked: "Madam, would you like me to investigate Cao Yibin together?"
"Yes, I can get as much details as I can, but I really want to recruit this person."
Zheng Haizhu looked at the letter in his hand and frowned.
A good bird chooses a tree to roost in, and his side's reputation has been made. Not to mention the inflated cowhide of all the heroes in the world, it is not necessarily strange for a man like Cao Xu who still has some ambition to take the initiative to defect to him.
More importantly, the letter from Dong Qichang sent to the posthouse yesterday indicated that Zheng Haizhu needed a suitable person temporarily and went to Nanyang with Gu and Han.
Because, her own business trip destination had to be changed, from Vietnam to Beijing, the capital of the Ming Empire.