When Zheng Haizhu left the Forbidden City, Cai Feng, the bodyguard leader, immediately greeted him: "Madam, Tian Qianhu wants to see you."
"Okay, go."
The sedan was lifted up, turned three times and two, and entered the dilapidated Cuihua Hutong.
Ergen Qianhuda of Dongchang came out to welcome him.
Zheng Haizhu really wanted to talk to him about something: "Old Tian, Long Live Lord has actually been nodding his mind to the matter in Henan for a long time. Your people have helped Lao Wei a lot in Henan, and I often mention it in front of the emperor. It's for Long Live Lord.
When we are on errands with the imperial court, when we meet in the future, we can do so openly and openly in the Dongchang Yamen. The Jinyi Guards Luo Shuai and Liu Du will supervise them and they will not be unhappy."
Tian Ergen touched his nose and sighed: "Hey, Luo Sigong and Liu Qiao are unhappy about something recently. The one who is unhappy is Lao Tian and I."
Zheng Haizhu looked at his greasy and affected look that was a bit coquettish and complaining, and pursed her lips: "Are you feeling sour? Then you are too impatient. Jin Yiwei only brought in more than 300,000 yuan in Zhejiang.
Lao Wei and you, Dongchang, if it succeeds this time, it will be worth millions. Which one has the greater credit, haven't you counted?"
Tian Ergeng took out his handkerchief, wiped the stone stool next to him carefully, led Zheng Haizhu to sit down, and then said: "Madam, you always treat me well. If I have any questions, I will tell you directly. Lao Tian, I will help you."
It has been almost a year since I lost Wang Tiqian and Ke Yinyue. No matter how busy my wife is, she should help Lao Tian and me to add fuel to the flames and give me the title of Minister of Dongchang, right?"
In the Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty, the admirals were all eunuchs, called factory governors or governors, non-eunuch officials in charge. They originally had factory ministers, but they had been vacant for many years. After Tian Ergeng was promoted to a thousand households, he wanted to have another factory minister.
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When Tian Ergeng saw Zheng Haizhu staring at him calmly, he felt a little sullen for a moment, and continued to speak bluntly: "Eunuch Sun has a lot of ink in his heart. He must be motivated to continue to work in the ceremonial department. Old Wei
When I come back from Henan, I'm sure I'll just be the palm printmaker of Dongchang. He and I will take control of Dongchang quickly. Speaking of which, my wife and I are both brothers who worship the boss, isn't that the icing on the cake?"
"Well, Lao Tian, that's the truth. I, too, am anxious to ask Mr. Long Live and the cabinet bosses for a minister of state to do it."
"Isn't that right? Madam has eaten the meat herself. Don't forget that Lao Tian is still chewing the bones and chewing the dregs."
"Lao Tian, the factory governor and factory minister of Dongchang are not fat," Zheng Haizhu wiped his smile, "Lao Wei and I have discussed this in depth before. Dongchang's reputation is not as good as that of Jinyiwei, who was better than Jinyiwei in the past.
I went to Korea to fight the Japanese. In the eyes of Manchao Wenwu, you Dongchang fans are just like rats crossing the street and everyone shouts to beat you. Yes, they can't actually beat you because the factory supervisor is the father-in-law and is the man of Long live the Lord. But no
If you get in the way, they will still regard you as mice. Factory governors, factory ministers, or Qianhu and fanzi will all have a chance to be written down in the history books by pens and be infamy for thousands of years."
Tian Ergeng stood up: "Then, before these civil servants picked up their pens, I led someone to dig out their eyes and chop off their hands!"
"How old are you? It feels so good to kill two people? Can you keep the people's mouth shut?" Zheng Haizhu motioned Tian Ergeng to sit down, "Old Tian, it is precisely because you and Lao Wei are my own people.
, I have to think carefully about your future direction. Old Wei is a chamberlain, and there are many rich and powerful people in the palace who can do the job without having to study. They may not be focused on the ceremonial supervisor. And you are not an eunuch.
, The world is actually wider, why bother holding on to a tree like the wind in Dongchang."
"I don't want to go to Mongolia to eat sand and drink snow."
Tian Ergen suddenly became alert.
This ancestor named Zheng had no criminal record. Huang Zude of Jinyiwei was tricked by her into going to Daning Town to become General Ma's chief of staff.
Despite all the weird titles, they were just given to guerrillas first. I heard that the man surnamed Huang happily picked up the family's little boy, and when he returned to Beijing to invite the Wei brothers to dinner, he whistled.
They keep saying, "Why don't men bring Wu hooks and collect the fifty states in Guanshan?" I don't even think about it. Is the border a place where smart people are willing to hang out? The result of the hard work is that either the head will be chopped off by the Tatars.
Or be cut off by the imperial court.
Under the warm sunshine of the spring afternoon, Zheng Haizhu looked at the wonderful expression on Tian Ergeng's face and once again strengthened his idea.
This kind of official who is fundamentally evil can only tolerate his corruption at most, but he must not expand his power to use lynchings and kill people.
Therefore, when planning the future of Dongchang, we must first separate Tian Ergen and Wei Zhongxian farther apart. They are not even on the same track, so they cannot continue to work together.
The big project in Henan has used up enough of his Dongchang fan, and Tian Ergeng can leave the imperial spy agency first.
"What are you talking about? Come on, listen to me," Zheng Haizhu said gently. "My idea is that you go to Tianjin and become a Tongzhi. Thousand households are the fifth grade, and Tongzhi is also the fifth grade."
But that is a colleague of the Qing Military Department in Tianjin. Let’s not talk about the dignity of civil and military personnel. I will definitely complete the opening of Tianjin. Then think about it, you, a colleague, are not a fat guy?
, you are more dignified and safe than the Minister of Dongchangchang. When you offer incense to Lingzutian Shangshu, you will have a lot of confidence in speaking, right?"
ah?
Tian Ergeng was a little confused.
Tian Ergeng really didn't expect this answer.
"Madam, are you trying to trick me? Tongzhi is a civil servant, and I, Lao Tian, am not a Jinshi, so how can I get along?"
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "Rules are made by people, and they are broken by people."
Then he turned serious and said: "Old Tian, I hold grudges and even more gratitude. Over the years, I have repaid everyone who has trusted me, helped me and treated me well. With your sharp ears and eyes as the head of Dongchang Tian, there is no way you can't find out.
Right? Just put your heart back in your stomach. Get the big things done in Henan first, and earn the immediate benefits first. The most important thing is."
Tian Ergen did feel a lot more comfortable, and he was seriously thinking about returning to King Fu, so that they, the court eagle dogs, could harvest the wool.
Mrs. Zheng has always believed that "when the water is clear, there will be no fish", and she will not hold him and Old Wei Er in the face of each other over small details. Before Old Wei left, when they were drinking, they talked to him through the bottom of the bed and talked about the amount of one hundred thousand taels.
, is a small goal. Although the brothers must be rewarded with tens of thousands of taels, there must be tens of thousands of taels of rewards from Long Live Master. If the two of them do this, they can not only make a lot of money.
, the reputation is quite good, he eliminates harm for the country, and lets those civil servants and censors who only talk nonsense know what it means to "raise the sword and fall with the hand".
"Okay, madam, is it Lao Tian and I who have shallow eye sockets, or the way out arranged by madam, which is better," Tian Ergeng said sincerely, "By the way, I have selected all the fans who have set off for the second wave as instructed by madam.
Come on, hold my head and promise that none of those green-skinned thugs have anything to do with Concubine Zheng, Uncle Zheng Guo and the others, and they are not the eyes and ears sent by the Palace Chief Shi in the capital."
Zheng Haizhu nodded: "Then we will leave Beijing together in five days."
