Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 91 Business and Politics (Part [-])
Appreciating the moon said thoughtfully: "So, young master, you are now... you are..." She seemed to think about the words for a while, and then said: "Is it to build your own network of contacts?"

"Smart." Gao Wushi stretched out his hand and nodded to admire the moon, and said with a smile: "Although, if I want to make a difference in the court in the future, in the final analysis, I must first enter the high school as a Jinshi, but you also need to know that if I want to succeed in the imperial court After being a Jinshi, if the official career goes smoothly, there must be a sage on his head who looks at him with favor, colleagues around him to support and support him, and even scholars below him to sing praises..."

When he said this, he couldn't help laughing, the smile was full of self-deprecating: "Do you think that these can be achieved only by being upright and having a breeze? Feng corrected and clearer people came? But why, Hai Gangfeng is only a governor of Yingtian, not the chief assistant of the cabinet? He is even being impeached and impeached all day long. Busy going up and defending myself, don't know if the position under the buttocks is safe or not?"

He suddenly lost interest, waved his hands and said: "Forget it, this topic is too big and too heavy, let's get down to business."

Gao Wushi paused, and then said: "Since these dignitaries can come to me, it can actually explain some problems, that is, even if they are not comrades-in-arms who stand in the same trench as my third uncle and uncle in the court, At least they will not be political enemies. Even if these people don’t mention the possible help to me in the future, at least they are the people who will benefit my third uncle and uncle at the moment. Move it to the side of my third uncle and uncle, but as long as they don't make trouble for my third uncle and uncle, it will already be of some use... It's just some soap, I just need to produce a little more, How much work will it cost? What's more, I don't give them away for free, I have to charge for every piece of soap, and I can make money."

"Oh..." Tingqin came to understand: "I guess, the young master is planning to use the soap to form a good relationship with some people who may be friends with you?"

Gao Wushi smiled: "That's almost what it means."

Shangyue hesitated and said: "But in this way, won't anyone outside know? If there are rumors outside that you are restricting sales while secretly supplying to those powerful and powerful, will your reputation be ruined by those who are interested?"

"That's a good question!" Gao Wushi affirmed Shangyue's worries, and explained: "This kind of situation is very likely to happen, especially those who look down on my third uncle and uncle. It can also be counted as the powerful class, but since they may have already stood on the opposite side of my third uncle and uncle, it is not good to change their position just because of a few pieces of soap. However, since the capital may have already started to use soap His colleagues and even his colleagues’ families may have already used soap, but he was hard to find. As time passed, he would become more dissatisfied, and then he would have a lot of bad intentions... Spreading rumors to slander I, and even slandering my third uncle and uncle, are very likely to appear."

Appreciating the moon and listening to the piano, the two girls suddenly became worried, and asked in unison: "Then what should I do?"

Gao Wushi smiled slightly, and said disdainfully: "This method may be effective against other people, but for me, it is not so good." He stretched out three fingers and proudly said: "I have at least three ways to deal with this slander."

The two daughters were a little shocked. They couldn't think of a single solution, but the young master not only had a solution, but also "at least three" solutions. How did the melon seeds grow in this head?

Gao Wushi stretched out his first finger and said, "The first method is called embedding flowers and grafting trees. I can completely say that the soaps I got from me were originally 'not for sale'. I respect what I gave to my third uncle and my uncle, but as elders who are highly respected but not vain, they can't afford that much, so they asked me to sell it to my colleagues who made good friends with them-it's better to be happy alone than to be happy together. In this way, the pool of water will be muddied by me. It is nothing more than a matter of the public saying that the public is right, and the woman is saying that the woman is reasonable. Since your majesty has my special confession and the relationship with the third uncle, he will naturally come forward to help me. Talking, and those dignitaries who get soap from me can only stand on my side, and my voice can completely overwhelm those who want to slander me."

Gao Wushi paused, took a sip of tea, and said: "Of course, this method is useful, but it may expose my potential strength early, so it is not the best strategy. The second method is to shoot the first bird, and I will do it in advance. Win over Dongchang and Jinyiwei, coupled with His Majesty's support or acquiescence, whoever comes forward to slander will be investigated, and he will be investigated. I want to see if these upright people who speak justice and morality have never done it What a bad thing! Even if he didn't do it himself, you can check whether his family and friends have done it... There are tens of thousands of officials in the world, and not all of them are named Hai Rui."

With the political level of the two daughters who appreciate the moon and listen to the piano, they obviously can't see the danger of this move, but they can see the tyranny of this move to some extent, so Shangyue stuck out his tongue and said cautiously: "Young master, this method listens to you." Get up...it seems very ruthless."

Gao Wushi shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "If someone else does this job, they will have to be put on a narrow-minded hat. But I'm different, I'm just a child, what kind of temper can a child have? Whoever can't get along with me, I will get along with anyone! Isn't this the most normal reaction of a child?"

The second daughter chuckled, Tingqin asked: "Then... what is the third solution of the eldest young master?"

Gao Yushi leaned back, folded his hands, and rested his head on the back of his head. He said in a nonchalant manner: "The third method is even more rigid. I will directly invite the royal family and even the nobles to invest in the soap factory to expand production." , Increase production capacity——Didn’t you say that I broke my promise and secretly sold it to high-ranking officials and relatives while saying that the production capacity was insufficient? I said that this batch of soap was just to expand production and attract them to buy shares and show them samples in advance That's all. What's the matter, I put aside the good thing of making a lot of money by myself, and I actually thought of letting everyone share the profit, is there something wrong?"

Ting Qin said in surprise: "Then the eldest young master is at a loss?"

Shangyue thought of another question: "But those who slander the young master may also say that the young master is trying to win over the officials and has bad intentions."

"It can't be lost, but I won't talk about this truth today." Gao Wushi laughed, and then answered Shangyue's question: "They say I win over hundreds of officials? This is very strange. I am an eight-year-old child, and I What are you doing to win over all the officials? In the end, they just want to point the finger at my third uncle, but this matter is easy to explain... As the emperor's teacher and minister, my third uncle has a high position and authority. Will he rely on this kind of method? You know, he is also the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. If he really wants to win people over, wouldn’t it be more convenient to promote him, and he would have to spend money from his own pocket to win them over? Besides, as I just said, the royal family is also my goal of getting shares. , and it is the number one target. If my third uncle has the intention of wooing all the officials to plot against him, wouldn't he know how to avoid His Majesty?"

Appreciating the moon opened her small mouth, completely speechless.

(End of this chapter)