"Hahahaha, we are late, are you tired of waiting for so long?"
Li Long walked into the private room of Liuqianfang Tea House and heard him without even opening his mouth to smile. Dong Tianzhang and Yang Laizhen quickly stood up to greet him, calling them "Eunuch Li". Su Hao also stood up and gave up his seat to Li Long.
Then he sat next to Li Long.
Before Su Hao set off, he arranged for someone to notify Li Long. Li Long immediately left the palace and waited near the teahouse. When Su Hao, Dong and Yang had almost discussed the matter, he sent Chen Guanyu out.
I went to ask for Li Long, who arrived soon.
"Shopkeeper Dong is looking good recently. I heard that you have taken in a concubine in the seventh room. Is he serving you well?" Li Long asked Dong Tianzhang.
Su Hao was really shocked when such words were asked from a eunuch. According to his point of view, eunuchs should be extremely taboo about such things. Even if others talked about marrying wives and taking concubines, they would have to
Just avoid eunuchs. In fact, eunuchs are also mortals. Although they are physically disabled, it does not mean that they do not understand these things. In those days, it was common for eunuchs to marry wives. This was also part of their pursuit of a perfect life.
Make an effort.
Hearing Li Long's inquiry, Dong Tianzhang quickly replied with a smile. Then Li Long made a few jokes with Yang Laizhen, and Yang Laizhen naturally looked frightened and flattered Li Long.
Listening to the three people greeting each other, Su Hao was stunned. He never thought that Li Long would actually know each other and Dong and Yang, and they looked quite familiar. If he had known this, why would he bother?
Among them, who had done all the bad things and even took out a gun and maimed one of Dong Tianzhang's men?
"Uh... Eunuch Li, Shopkeeper Dong, and Shopkeeper Yang, since everyone is familiar with them, there is no need for the students to explain more. Regarding the mining, the students represent Eunuch Li's side, and just now the two shopkeepers have agreed to the students' conditions.
, everyone, look, can we sign the contract now?" Su Hao endured the depression in his heart and said with a smile on his face.
"If we had known that Su Baihu was Eunuch Li's person, we wouldn't have had so many misunderstandings before. It's true that Su Baihu, since he has such a strong backer as Eunuch Li, why would he ask our brothers for help? Li
My father-in-law is now a popular person in front of the emperor, and there are people all over the capital who are willing to help if he opens his mouth casually." Yang Laizhen said exaggeratedly.
Li Long glanced at Su Hao and said with a smile: "Our family knows this guy. He has never liked to use tiger skins to make a banner. In fact, our family told him when we summoned him to Beijing.
, Our family is still a bit thin in the capital, so if you have anything to say, just let us know. I heard that he and the two shopkeepers also had a little misunderstanding, how about it, has this matter been resolved? "
"It's been uncovered, it's been uncovered." Yang Laizhen said repeatedly.
Dong Tianzhang also said: "Dong really appreciates this change in his temper. It is quite a bit like Dong's energy when he was young. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, but their offspring are formidable."
The rest of the matter was simple. The two parties initialed a cooperation agreement. Li Long and Su Hao were one of the parties, responsible for providing exploration of mineral deposits and selecting mine locations. Li Long also helped coordinate the mine supervision in Beizhili and provided some tax revenue.
Preferential benefits in terms of exemptions and reductions. As the other party, Dong and Yang are responsible for organizing funds and personnel for mining. The income from mining, after deducting necessary costs, is divided between the two parties at a ratio of 30:70.
In order to ensure the fairness of profit accounting, Li Long also needs someone to participate in the financial management of the mine. This person is naturally Li Long's confidant, and Su Hao does not need to worry about it.
After signing the contract, Su Hao formally informed Dong and Yang of the location of the mines. Among them were a large coal mine and a large iron mine. The two were not far apart, both more than 400 miles east of the capital.
It was the Kailuan Coal Mine and Qian'an Iron Mine in later generations. Su Hao remembered its general location, especially the distribution of the surrounding mountains and rivers. He wrote a detailed description, and Dong and Yang said they would immediately arrange for people to go to the site to investigate.
Naturally, there was a sumptuous celebration banquet further down. Su Hao, Li Long and others were enjoying it in the private room upstairs. Deng Kui was downstairs with the 20 soldiers from Kanyu Camp, drinking from large bowls and eating large pieces of meat.
, and the bodyguards of Dong Tianzhang had a fierce fight with each other. As for the bodyguard whose calf was broken by Su Hao's shot, he has long been forgotten by everyone. The life and death of such a small person will not affect the big shot.
friendship between.
After having enough wine and food, Su Hao and Li Long said goodbye to the two shopkeepers Dong and Yang, and led the Kanyu Camp soldiers to leave Liuqianfang and walk back. Su Hao and Li Long walked at the front, keeping some distance from the others.
Due to the distance, Su Hao resisted the urge to ask Li Long about the matter, but Li Long saw Su Hao's thoughts and mentioned it first.
"In other words, are you wondering how our family got to know these people?" Li Long said.
Su Hao shook his head and said: "The students did find it a little strange at first, but they soon figured it out. Eunuch Li was a mine supervisor, and now he is a young supervisor of the Internal Affairs Bureau. It is normal for him to have contacts with these mine owners.
Bar."
Li Long said: "That's true. These offenders are for the sake of mining. If they want to mine, they can't get around the mine supervisor. Therefore, during the holidays, they have to show some respect to the people in charge of the palace. Our family was in Jiangxi earlier.
When he was a mine supervisor, Dong Tianzhang wanted to open a mine in Jiangxi, and he approached us, but later his mine was not successful. After all, he did not have such talented people under his command."
"Eunuch Li, the prize is over. The student just mastered some surveying methods." Su Hao said modestly. He knew that no matter how modest he was, he had already established a reputation for being good at prospecting. From the Tonggushi gold mine to the Wuchuan dan sand mine,
Come to the Qian'an Iron Mine this time, being able to point out so many mines before anyone knows is definitely an act of defiance. He offended Dong and Yang so severely that in the end they chose to cooperate with him, to a large extent.
It is because he has this ability that cannot be replaced by others. No businessman will give up on talents like him.
"This Dong Tianzhang is a member of Zhou Wei'an, the Minister of Civil Affairs; Yang Laizhen is a member of the loyal and brave Marquis Zhuang Mi Gao. This Zhou Wei'an and Zhuang Mi Gao are both fighting with the emperor now. In the court, they are with the internal officials of our family.
Fire and water are incompatible." Li Long chuckled and revealed another shocking news to Su Hao.
"Uh..." Su Hao was speechless, "But..."
"But what?" Li Long said disdainfully, "Public is public, private is private. When they fight with the emperor, they are fighting for the country. They do business with our family for money. These two things are unnecessary.
Mixed together."
"I understand." Su Hao nodded.
As the saying goes, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. For the sake of interests, enemies can become friends, and friends can also become enemies. The officials in the court forced Wanli to make the emperor's eldest son the prince, nominally for the sake of the country, but in reality
Who in the world doesn’t have some small calculation to make? These eunuchs in the inner palace helped Wanli support the third son of the emperor. Didn’t they also fancy that the biological mother of the third son of the emperor was Wanli’s favorite concubine, and wanted to get some benefits from it?
The matter of establishing a prince involves interests for the next few decades. If history had not changed, Wanli would have been emperor for another 30 years. However, the prince who was supported by the ministers died within a few years after he ascended the throne.
How can such invisible benefits be as real as immediate benefits? In the court, everyone can argue and fight for the country's foundation. Under the court, when it is time to cooperate with the enemy, you have to cooperate. Who will have trouble with white money?
Woolen cloth?
"Change it, although this contract was signed in the name of our family, the proceeds still belong to you, and our family won't take a penny from it..." Li Long said.
"How can this be possible..." Su Hao quickly interrupted Li Long. He knew that Li Long was just showing off. How could these eunuchs not reach out for money when they meet him?
Li Long waved his hand and said, "We haven't finished talking yet."
"Eunuch Li, please speak." Su Hao said.
Li Long said: "What we want is for you to give up 20% of your profits to honor the emperor. You take 80% and the emperor takes 20%. What do you think?"
"The Emperor still lacks this little money?" Su Hao was a little surprised. He just said something without thinking. After saying it, he felt it was inappropriate and quickly explained: "Eunuch Li, the student is not saying he is unwilling, but he just doesn't understand the matter.
That’s all.”
Li Long sighed and said: "Change it, you are not in the center and don't know about the affairs of the court. In fact, being the emperor is not as comfortable as you outsiders think. Every move of the emperor is watched by ministers.
If the emperor wants to use some money, the cabinet must agree, and then the Ministry of Revenue can allocate the money. Sometimes the cabinet nods, but the Ministry of Revenue says there is no money, and the emperor can only wait."
"That's not true..." Su Hao scratched his scalp. This seemed to be a bit beyond his imagination. Don't they all say that feudal society is a communist society, and the emperor alone has the final say? Listening to what Li Long said,
Why did the Ming Dynasty's court still have a sense of separation of powers? If the emperor wanted to use money, he had to go through the cabinet for approval. It seems that the chiefs of the Citizen State in later generations were no more than this.
Li Long said: "Why does the emperor send mine supervisors to various places? Isn't it just to get some extra money to subsidize the expenses of the palace? In the name of the inner government, you do business with these mine owners, which is equivalent to
The emperor is supporting you, so you should have a share of the money you earn."
"That's natural, that's natural." Su Hao said, "When Eunuch Li said this, the students will understand. Let's do this. Of the total income, we will honor the emperor with 20%, and the remaining Eunuch Li will get half, the students will get half, and Li
What do you think, father-in-law?"
"Let's forget it." Li Long's old face smiled like a flower. He said no, but the expression on his face said everything.
Su Hao is not an ignorant person. Seeing this situation, he naturally tried his best to persuade. The two sides argued for a long time, and finally Li Long agreed to share half of the profits with the emperor. In other words, out of the 30% of the profits allocated from the mine,
Li Long and Wan Li together took away 15%, and the remaining 15% went to Su Hao.
Su Hao gave up such a large benefit in exchange for Li Long's promise to him, saying that no matter what, he would arrange for Wanli to meet with Su Hao in the near future. If it is not appropriate to meet in the court, then it would be better to meet in private. (To be continued. .Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)