The official ship sailed to Texas and docked smoothly.
Officials of all sizes from Shandong Province, led by Governor Jiang Chenxi, came to the pier, waiting to greet Yuzhu and Bo Qi.
The most important thing when welcoming someone in an officialdom is to receive them reciprocally.
As we all know, in the imperial court, the high-ranking officials in charge of Dingdai and the high-ranking officials in charge of finance are god-level beings who cannot be offended.
At the level of a feudal official, since the future of the governor was in the hands of the emperor, matters of financial allocation and reimbursement became particularly prominent.
Yuzhu has many part-time jobs, but what really awes the governor of Shandong is his official - the left minister of the Ministry of Household Manque.
It is no exaggeration to say that with Yuzhu's identity and real power, he only needs to use his words to cause big problems in Shandong Province's financial allocation and reimbursement matters.
In this era, money came from the Ministry of Finance, mainly from the Ministry of Accounts.
During the late Qing Dynasty, the imperial master Weng Zhongtang was the Minister of Military Machinery and the Minister of Household Affairs. He tried every means to block the military expenditure of Beiyang, so that Li Hefei, who had control of the Huai Army and Beiyang Navy, could only stare, but there was nothing he could do.
With Yuzhu's current power and status, he is currently not as awesome as Master Weng.
However, it is easy to make Yuzhu unhappy and deliberately want to embarrass Shandong Province.
Coincidentally, Governor Jiang was also from Changshu.
Speaking of which, Yuzhu and Jiang Chenxi can be considered old.
Because Jiang Tingxi, Jiang Chenxi's younger brother, has been serving concurrently as the official of daily affairs, he and Yuzhu have some respect for each other as colleagues.
However, Jiang Tingxi's official career is completely different from Yuzhu's. He has only served as Shao Zhanshi of Zhan Shifu.
However, Yuzhu, who has good ears and eyes, has mastered a secret that few people know. Jiang Tingxi joined Lao Si's disciple very early.
Historically, among the Han officials of the Yongzheng Dynasty, Jiang Tingxi was second only to Zhang Tingyu in terms of favor.
After Yuzhu took the lead to land ashore, Jiang Chenxi led the Shandong officials to perform a formal ceremony.
Jiang Chenxi was afraid of neglecting Yuzhu, so he specially held a feast to entertain Yuzhu well.
What hasn’t Yuzhu eaten?
During the banquet, the dishes were too rich, including everything from flying in the sky, crawling underground, and swimming in the sea.
However, Yuzhu was only interested in Dezhou's specialty five-spice boneless braised chicken, Wucheng peppers and big-leaf coriander, and he had several fast babies.
After the banquet, shortly after Yuzhu returned to the official ship, he heard reports from his servants.
"Sir, the governor of Dezhou specially ordered someone to send nearly a hundred spiced boneless braised chickens, as well as several baskets of coriander and peppers, as well as piles of large watermelons."
Yuzhu understood it as soon as he heard it.
While he was eating, there must be someone watching his every move.
It must be admitted that these local officials really have a unique skill in reception.
No, as soon as Yuzhu came back, his favorite food was immediately delivered to the ship.
Lao Shisan took a bite of the watermelon, spit out the seeds, and said with a smile: "Wucheng watermelon is well-deserved for its reputation. It is juicy, has a sandy pulp, and tastes like rock sugar."
Yuzhu knew in his heart that the watermelon Lao Shisan was talking about was actually accusing Bo Qi in disguise.
After the banquet was over, Jiang Chenxi really couldn't keep Yuzhu, so he tried every means to keep Boqi.
Bo Qi, who originally had little power, was sent to Beijing for the first time on an official mission, so he could not escape the corruption of sugar-coated bullets.
After all, no matter how bad Bo Qi is, he is still De Fei's biological brother.
This time, Bo Qi took advantage of the fact that Yuzhu was a powerful official in the Ministry of Revenue. Bo Qi, who was really holding back his cruelty, accepted almost everyone's filial piety to the local government and happily accepted it.
When it comes to the fourth child's housework, not only is it difficult for Yuzhu to intervene, but even the thirteenth child cannot openly accuse him.
After eating the watermelon, Lao Shisan wiped his hands and said with a smile: "You are much smarter than your Ama. Your Ama dares to accept any money, but you never compete with the people for profit, and you are very important."
Nuo, it has always had a very good reputation among the merchant circles in the capital."
Yuzhu smiled and did not answer.
The language art of Chinese is broad and profound.
Being obedient but not listening is like a blind man riding a blind horse.
On the surface, Old Thirteen was talking about the merchant, but in fact, he was praising him for not getting too close to Jiang Chenxi, showing a sense of propriety.
Faced with another temptation from Lao Shisan, Yuzhu's heart was like a mirror. Lao Si wanted to drag him into the Fourth Master's party, and Lao Shisan became the executor.
Sooner or later, Yuzhu will join the Fourth Master Party, but definitely not now.
The more contact Yuzhu had with Lao Si, the more Yuzhu felt that this person's thoughts were unfathomable.
With Yuzhu's key position in commanding military power, if he did not secretly join the Fourth Master's Party, the Fourth Master would definitely find ways to deal with him.
Instead of fighting to the death with the Fourth Brother secretly, it is better to pretend to be a member of the Fourth Brother's party.
The benefits of being an undercover agent in the Fourth Master's Party are too numerous to count. Anyone who understands knows this, so there is no need to go into details.
However, without a suitable opportunity, Yuzhu joined the gang easily. Whether the fourth child will trust him is definitely unknown.
For so many years, the fourth child has been secretly planning.
From Yuzhu accepting Hongyun as his disciple, to Lao Shisan deliberately making friends with him, to Longkodo joining the Fourth Master Party early.
In fact, Longkodo and Yuzhu are already inextricably linked with Lao Si.
Different from the history, Longkodo and Yuzhu sang Errenzhuan and took turns commanding the infantry and commanding the Yamen.
In the past, the fourth child only needed to work hard on Longkodo.
Now, at a critical moment, if Yuzhu is sitting on the throne of the nine admirals, how should we deal with it?
This is a major problem that the fourth child must face.
The personalities of the Tong family's father and son are completely different.
Longkodo was a pure son of an aristocratic family who liked to hear good words and wear high hats. The fourth child greatly satisfied his vanity by praising him vigorously and calling him uncle several times.
According to Yuzhu's judgment, Longkoduo chose Laosi. The fundamental factor was actually that the risk of burning a cold stove was very high and the profit was ridiculously high.
If Longkodo supports Lao Ba or Lao Fourteen, it will be impossible for him to stand in the front row and dominate the world in the future.
If the fourth child wants to recruit Yuzhu to join the team, he must first solve a fundamental problem: If that day comes in the future, what benefits can he give Yuzhu?
Lao Shisan was not a fool. He had been testing Yuzhu secretly and never made it clear.
Yuzhu deliberately pretended to be ignorant. He understood everything but refused to express his position, and Lao Shisan had nothing to do with him.
However, when the imperial envoy's fleet arrived at Taierzhuang on the bank of the Grand Canal, Zhou Quan quietly brought back a person from the shore and came to Lao Shisan.
Old Thirteen saw the man's appearance clearly and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why is it you?"
Yuzhu on the side could clearly see that Lao Shisan had lost his composure, and it was understandable that he was extremely shocked.
This is what Yuzhu wants, and he wants to use this to tell the fourth child that if he wants to get his cousin to join him, he needs to pay a higher price!