"To tell you the truth, the Hutus Pass is just the throat of the Junggar people. If this mountain pass is in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, we can drive straight in at any time and penetrate into the hinterland of the Junggar people. If this mountain is in the hands of the Junggar people
, then our Qing Dynasty will never have peace." Wang Xiangqing raised his hands to the sky and said extremely piously, "Fortunately, our Qing Dynasty Saint King came to the dynasty, was far-sighted, saw the crux of the problem, and decisively sent the famous general of the dynasty, General Yu, to successfully recover the enemy.
At this mountain pass, the accuracy will be determined sooner or later."
Kangxi felt very comfortable being photographed, and his heart was filled with joy. The more he looked at Wang Xiangqing, the more pleasing he became to his eyes.
It must be admitted that Wang Xiangqing is very good at talking, and even Yuzhu, who doesn't like flattery, was a little bit confused by the photo.
Who doesn’t like to hear pleasant words?
Kangxi felt relieved and chatted wildly with Wang Xiangqing.
The old emperor's words both inside and outside were asking questions in a calm manner. Is today's world a prosperous age that only happens once in a blue moon?
The butt determines the head.
Interests determine stance.
Wang Xiangqing relied on the Qing army to defeat the Junggar people, and then he got a good opportunity to make a fortune on the Mongolian prairie, and made a lot of money. Naturally, he spoke well of Kangxi.
Besides, now that Wang Xiangqing has a big family and a big business, how dare he stop talking nonsense?
Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued a denunciation order, all merchants above the middle level were bankrupted.
Throughout the ages, businessmen have been forced to develop a good habit of never daring to publicly criticize government affairs until they become wealthy.
As long as the imperial court was short of money and spent money, it would instruct scholars to publicly scold businessmen.
Businessmen, in fact, just have a few bad money. Without the protection of officials, who are they?
Duke Zuo Wenxiang left it alone, and Hu Xueyan was defeated by Sheng Xuanhuai.
Yuan Shikai replaced Li Hongzhang, and Sheng Xuanhuai could no longer do it.
No matter how powerful a big businessman is, if he does not have the support of a powerful person, he will just be a delicacy on the lips of others.
In the Qing Dynasty, who, including the top salt merchants, was not afraid that the government would turn against them and disown them?
The officials were slightly frightened, and the merchants became timid, so they obediently donated food and money, and so on.
Wang Xiangqing was a person with vested interests, so he naturally wanted to speak well of Kangxi.
Kangxi was in high spirits and even wanted to take Wang Xiangqing to have dinner with him.
The emperor's meal was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the most important part was testing the poison.
As long as someone tests the poison, Wang Xiangqing will be able to guess the truth.
Yuzhu coughed lightly and reminded in a low voice: "Tonight, you have made an appointment with Jingqing."
"Then we'll make an appointment another day." Kangxi felt a little regretful, but he had to leave, so he led Yuzhu back happily.
After boarding the carriage, Kangxi looked up at Yuzhu and suddenly said in a confused manner: "You are both my lucky general and my broom star."
Yuzhu understood very well the old emperor's tangle when his interest was interrupted midway. However, the emperor's meal was a big deal. If he had diarrhea or something, even Yuzhu couldn't shoulder the huge responsibility.
After sending the old emperor back to the palace, Yuzhu turned around and wanted to leave, but the old emperor forced him to stay.
There was no way, the old emperor's appetite was much better when Yuzhu was accompanying him to eat.
After dinner, he played three games of chess with the old emperor before Yuzhu was released from the palace.
Niu Tai also serves as the co-president of Rehe Hall, which is also the largest parental official in Rehe.
But, where has Niu Tai ever managed the affairs of the common people?
Yuzhu thought about it and temporarily sent Zhou Quan to Niu Tai's side to help form the team of Tongzhi Yamen.
Different from county and government yamen, Tongzhi yamen does not have Zuo Er officials, only servants.
In other words, Niu Tai has the final say in the Tongzhi Yamen of Rehe Hall, and there are no other officials to hinder him.
According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, yamen at all levels only limited the number of officials, and there were no rigid regulations for subordinate officials and white servants.
The number of staff in the yamen can be increased or decreased at will depending on Niutai's needs.
Under normal circumstances, Tongzhi Yamen has 5-10 officials, a dozen clerks, 4 treasurers, 8 jailers, 16 Zaoli, 2 disciples, and 8 Kuaishou (also known as "Zao Kuai").
Name, 2 lamp bearers, 7 umbrella bearers, 4 warehouse bearers and bucket bearers each, and 50 to 100 civilians.
"Mr. Zhu, what do I know? I'm all at your command." Niu Tai is also a bachelor. What he doesn't understand, Zhou Quan knows a lot about.
Zhou Quan closed the folding fan and asked Niu Tai with a smile: "Do you really listen to me?"
"That's natural. If I don't listen to you, who should I listen to?" Yuzhu had said, so Niu Tai naturally wanted to listen to Zhou Quan.
"Don't you hear that if you want to get rich, you have to hire a subordinate? Master Niu, you are new here. All you have to do is tell the outside world that the position of a subordinate is pending. Well, if this news gets out, my Master Niu, you will definitely make a fortune.
Big fortune." Zhou Quan had a smile on his face, but what he said was not a joke, but something serious.
Niu Tai waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Mr. Zhu, please don't harm me. I won't be able to spend all the money my master rewarded me in my lifetime, and I have to secretly collect money from evil intentions. Isn't this a suicide attempt?"
Well, very good. If you don't make money, you obviously don't dare to turn a deaf ear to Yuzhu's words.
Zhou Quan was satisfied and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'm here. As long as they dare to give away, you can just accept them as much as they want. Come back and give them to Dong Weng together."
Yuzhu sat in the imperial dining room, drinking tea and watching the chef making "gold and silver steamed buns".
The "gold and silver steamed buns" he invented are thick and crispy, while the rest is soft, making them extremely delicious.
Anyone who has eaten pot sticker dumplings knows that the fresher the meat in the dumplings and the crispier the outer shells of the dumplings, the longer the queue to buy them.
While the chef was working hard to roll out the noodles, he was flattering Yuzhu.
"Master Zhu, you have taught me all your unique skills. Hey, if I leave the palace, I can live in a mansion and have a beautiful concubine with just these skills."
Yuzhu couldn't help but smile. This chef was really an expert, and he was right.
These days, the skills mastered by craftsmen are the bread and butter of the whole family, and they will never be easily shown to others, let alone taught to others.
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Many craftsmen accept apprentices as contract workers, who only take care of their food and livelihood, but receive no wages.
As for whether the apprentice can learn a craft or not, it depends on whether the apprentice has won the favor of the craftsman.
If the craftsmen don't teach, the apprentices will have to rely on their talent to steal the skills.
In Water Margin, Wu Dalang, who became a joke, was actually an authentic senior craftsman.
By selling cooking cakes in the county town, Wu Dalang could afford to rent a two-story building and support Pan Jinlian's daily expenses.
In the final analysis, Yuzhu and Yuchu are on the same journey, and they all serve the old emperor.
Yuzhu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If you are smarter, I can teach you many skills, and I'm sure you can have ten beautiful concubines."
"Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Zhu. If you hadn't looked down on me, I would have made you my godfather." The chef's mouth was so sweet that it was like honey.
While they were chatting, Zhang Hongxu came over in a panic and gasped: "Master Zhu, Master Zhu, something bad has happened. Long Live Lord Long Yan is furious and wants to kill Ma Qi."
Yuzhu, however, sat as steady as Mount Tai, pretending not to hear.
The old emperor wants to kill Ma Qi, is it none of his business?
Yuzhu's positioning of his own role has always been very accurate. He is a favorite minister, not a prime minister.
Since he is not a prime minister, why should he be so lenient?
The old emperor can kill whoever he wants, as long as he doesn't kill the Tong family.
Besides, when Ma Qi was negotiating with the Rakshasa people, he betrayed the fundamental interests of the Qing Dynasty. Shouldn't he be killed?
Seeing that Yuzhu was too lazy to mind his own business, Zhang Hongxu did not dare to persuade him, so he had to leave in a hurry.
After dinner, while playing chess with the old emperor, the old emperor suddenly asked Yuzhu: "Aren't you afraid that I will really kill Ma Qi?"
Yuzhu gently shook his folding fan and said calmly: "You are a holy king, and you cannot kill someone rashly. If I came to persuade you, wouldn't I regard you as a coward?"
After Kangxi heard this fallacy, he actually felt that it really made sense.
"What do you think of Dashengkui's merchant gang?" Kangxi asked Yuzhu again.
Yuzhu understood in his heart that Kangxi was actually light on business at his core.
If it weren't for the old emperor's lack of money for pleasure, the international trade at Dagukou Pier would definitely not be able to continue.
"Old man, I think we can just let nature take its course. There is no need to help them at all." Yuzhu said what he meant.
For a big business like Dashengkui, which started from ordinary hawkers, the more the better, Yuzhu will need it in the future.
Officials these days,
They all only do monopoly business, how many of them really know how to compete in business?
Not to mention anything else, Jiangnan No. 3 Weaving Bureau alone has an absolute monopoly on business, but it suffers huge losses every year.
To make money by doing business, Yuzhu belonged to the master level in the eyes of the old emperor.
Since Yuzhu said he didn't care about Da Shengkui anymore, the old emperor let it go.
After the old emperor won three games in a row, he stroked his beard and smiled softly and said: "Zhu'er, your chess skills have improved a lot. However, in the end, you are still a little behind."
This is a typical example of getting a bargain and selling well.
Yuzhu has long been used to it and is no longer surprised.
"Old man, you taught me everything well." Yuzhu could only say this.
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled and said: "You have done a good job, so you should mind your own business. Someone, drag out the talkative Zhang Hongxu and beat him thirty times to make him sober. Who is his master?"
"嗻."
The guards dragged Zhang Hongxu down.
Zhang Hongxu didn't dare to call for help. He knew better than anyone else that if he didn't call for help, he would just get thirty blows.
But if he openly calls for help, then he should lose his head.
It is impossible for Yuzhu to speak for Zhang Hongxu.
An important minister with military power colluded with the emperor's confidant eunuchs. What did he want to do?
The old emperor was very satisfied with Yuzhu's refusal to cause trouble. He smiled and said: "Kneel down and go back to embrace my beautiful concubine as soon as possible."
Yuzhu smiled and said: "Old man, you still know me!"
When Yuzhu exited, he saw that Zhang Hongxu was tied to a long bench, with a handkerchief stuffed in his mouth, and a big board next to his buttocks.
A spanking on the butt will make you remember!
If you preach with your mouth, you will definitely not be able to teach.
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