The first assistant of the poor family

Chapter 541 Xie Qian's Resignation 【4000 words two in one chapter】

So it seems that His Majesty the Emperor can still make the best use of people.This is an important criterion for judging whether you are a wise monarch or not.After all, no one will ask the emperor to do everything by himself.The Ming Empire is so big, even if Zhu Houzhao wanted to manage it, it would be impossible for him to manage it.

With so many important court officials ruling the world in his place, it would be really stupid for him not to use it.

Although Tang Yin was not suitable for making decisions on major matters, he did have a lot of ghost ideas, and he was proficient in eating and drinking, so it was perfect for Honglu Shaoqing to be in charge of receiving pilgrimage envoys.

The words of the emperor are naturally golden rules, and Tang Yin was awarded the Hanlin compilation as soon as the imperial decree came down.

Xie Shen believes that as long as Tang Xiuzhuan doesn't risk himself to death, he can be promoted to Honglu Shaoqing and reach the pinnacle of life after a maximum of one year of experience.

Of course, Honglu Shaoqing is still Zhao Ji at the moment, and Rodriguez's food and clothing are all covered by him.

His Majesty the Emperor allowed Rodriguez to stay in Daming to study culture, so Zhao Ji naturally had to pay attention.He invited several great Confucians to give classes to Rodriguez, but Franz didn't seem to be very interested in Confucian culture, and fell asleep several times during the lectures of the great Confucians.

If it wasn't for Zhao Shaoqing's face, this great Confucian would have left long ago.

Zhao Ji suddenly encountered a difficulty. Didn't your old man agree to learn Ming culture?Why don't you study hard and fall asleep instead?In this way, if His Majesty the Emperor asks him, how should he answer?
Did he get it wrong?What this Folang machine man wants to learn is not Confucianism, but Buddhism and Taoism?
However, it is not Zhao Ji's job to spread Buddhist and Taoist culture.

When Zhao Shaoqing was hesitating, Rodriguez took the initiative to express his wish to learn porcelain firing technology and silk weaving.

Zhao Ji suddenly realized that under the guise of learning Ming culture, Rodriguez actually hoped to stay and learn skills secretly.

Daming's porcelain firing technology and silk weaving level are beyond the reach of Europeans.

Rodriguez wants to learn these technologies so that he can open his own factory for production when he returns to Europe.

Even if his production is only [-]% or [-]% of that of Daming silk and porcelain, it is still enough to make a lot of money.

The most important thing is that the output is controlled by him, and he can achieve a monopoly, which is scary to think about.

Zhao Shaoqing naturally didn't dare to make decisions on such an important matter, so he wrote the whole story into a memorial and submitted it to the emperor Yulan.

After Zhu Hou took care of the memorial, he didn't think there was anything wrong, so he sent the memorial to the cabinet and asked the cabinet ministers to discuss it.

At this time, Gu Dingchen has not yet entered the cabinet, and there are only Li Dongyang and Xie Shen in the cabinet.

Li Shoufu pondered for a moment and said: "Siming, what do you think of this Frangji man's move?"

Xie Shen cupped his hands at Li Dongyang and said in a loud voice: "Mr. Xiya, Xie thinks that it is absolutely forbidden to teach the Fulang robot the techniques of weaving silk and firing porcelain?"

"Oh? Talk about it."

Li Dongyang stroked his beard with interest and asked.

"Mr. Xiya thinks, what is the purpose of this Fulang machine learning to burn porcelain and weave silk?"

"Naturally, go back and set up a factory."

"That's it. Ke Xiya also knows that whether it is firing porcelain or weaving silk, it is a handicraft. The craftsman's manual ability directly determines the quality of silk and porcelain."

After a short pause, Xie Shen continued: "That is to say, even if Rodriguez has learned these things, it is impossible to make exquisite Ming porcelain and silk. At best, they are inferior products. But Rodriguez will definitely Sell ​​these inferior products as high-quality products produced by Ming Dynasty to make huge profits. This will greatly affect the reputation of my Ming Dynasty silk and porcelain, which is not conducive to maritime trade."

"Ah."

Li Dongyang pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Siming is right, it must not affect Haimao."

A few years ago, Li Dongyang would not have attached so much importance to maritime trade.

After all, before the Zhengde Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the so-called trade was the survey and cooperation trade, that is, the pilgrimage trade, which could not be compared with the real trade in terms of volume or frequency.

Its purpose is not to make a profit, but to promote the Great Tomorrow.

When the five-port trade agreement was opened and the sea ban was lifted, everything was different.

Daming has a real sea trade, and the annual sea trade tax alone is nearly 100 million taels, which is half of the annual income, which solves the big problem of the imperial court's money shortage.

If you are not in charge of your family, you don't know how expensive firewood, rice, oil and salt are.Li Dongyang has been in charge of the cabinet for so many years, so he naturally understands that Daming's treasury doesn't have much surplus, but there are countless places to spend it.

The Turpan people in the northwest, the Tatars in the northern part of the country, the chieftains in the southwest, and the Japanese pirates in the southeast are all restless.The garrisons in these places will cost a huge amount of money, and the Ming court sometimes has to ask the localities to raise part of it themselves.

But with the sea trade, this situation will not happen. The imperial court has enough money to allocate garrisons everywhere, so that they can defend their homes and the country with peace of mind.

Therefore, now that Xie Shen said that the sea trade tax may be impacted because Rodriguez learned the techniques of firing porcelain and silk weaving, Li Dongyang is very vigilant.

"But this person said so, it might not be appropriate for us to perfunctory again and again?"

This is where Li Dongyang is in trouble.Daming is a kingdom of heaven, so it really doesn't look very good to play tricks with Frangji.

But taxation is the real interest of the Ming court, and it must not be touched. It is really tangled.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiya, Xie has a countermeasure."

Xie Shen smiled and said, "Doesn't he, Rodriguez, want to learn skills? You can let him learn. But instead of letting him learn how to weave silk and burn porcelain, let him learn how to grow tea and fry tea."

Li Dongyang was taken aback for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.

"Siming, it's really you!"

Tea is also a representative product of Ming Dynasty. The envoys of the Fan Kingdom would buy a large amount of tea every time they came, which is enough to show that tea is very popular in the Fan Kingdom.Rodriguez learning how to grow tea and stir-fry tea is not the same as learning skills?The difference is that tea has high requirements on climate, water and soil.Is the Dragon Well that left the West Lake still a Dragon Well?Is Yuyao Xianming after leaving Siming Mountain still Yuyao Xianming?

Even if the Fulangji people can comprehend the essence of tea growing, it is impossible to find a place in Europe with the same climate, water and soil as West Lake and Siming Mountain.Even if he planted tea trees, he couldn't make good tea.

This can no longer deceive the European people. For things like porcelain and silk, you can still use the excuse that it is a problem with the firing and weaving batches, and the quality is uneven.Tea leaves will not be affected by these, and there will be almost no major fluctuations in the taste of tea leaves under the water and soil.

Then there is only one explanation, the tea is not produced by Daming, but grown by Rodriguez himself.

In this way, it is impossible for Rodriguez to steal and earn huge profits in the name of Daming's output. He has to come to Daming Maritime Trade obediently, and Ming court's tax revenue will not be affected.

Li Dongyang admired Xie Shen even more.

I really don't know what Xie Shen's brain is made of, how can he analyze everything clearly?

"And we didn't treat Rodriguez badly. After all, tea is also my treasure."

Xie Shen spread out his hands and said, "What does Lord Xi Ya think?"

"Ah."

Li Dongyang stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction.

"Then it will be drafted according to Siming's wishes."

Zhu Houzhao still respects Li Dongyang very much.As long as it is a memorial prepared by Li Ge's old ticket, he will not reject it without major problems.

Li Dongyang suddenly remembered something, slapped his head and said: "This old man's memory is getting worse every day. Yu Qiao has decided to leave Beijing tomorrow. Tonight, this old man will hold a banquet for Yu Qiao to practice. If Siming is fine, let's go together." ?”

"In such a hurry? Can't Mr. Muzhai stay for a few more days?"

Xie Shen was very surprised.Did Xie Qian really stay in the capital enough?
"The old man has also persuaded him, but Yu Qiao has already made up his mind, so there is no point in forcing the old man to stay."

"Well, I should go and practice for Mu Zhaigong."

Seeing that Xie Shen was depressed, Li Dongyang joked, "Siming, you should be bolder. Xie Yuqiao is gone, and Xie Yuyao is still there."

Xie Shen couldn't help laughing and said: "I made the boss laugh."

Gu Dingchen has been appointed by Zhu Houzhao to join the cabinet. The reason why the formal procedures have not been completed is because Xie Qian has not left the capital.

His Majesty the Emperor is thinking about Xie Qian.If Gu Dingchen entered the cabinet at this time, and the newcomers replaced the old ones, there would definitely be a big contrast with Xie Qian, and his mood might be affected.

Although Xie Qian himself didn't care about these things, the emperor did.

This is the advantage of working with Zhu Houzhao. This is a nostalgic king, and there will never be a situation of cunning rabbits and running dogs in him.

After the cabinet shift, Li Dongyang and Xie Shen went out of the palace in a sedan chair to the capital's mansion.

The practice banquet was held at Li Dongyang's mansion, after all, only the old man Li Dongyang was qualified to practice for the second assistant of the dynasty.

When Li Dongyang and Xie Shen arrived at the mansion, the six Zhengyin hall officials, the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Tongzheng envoy, the minister of Honglu Temple, the minister of Taipu Temple, and the minister of Taichang Temple had all attended the seat.

Those who didn't know it thought it was some kind of emergency, and the chief minister called a group of ministers to discuss matters.However, it also reflects Li Dongyang's appeal and Xie Qian's popularity from one aspect.

Seeing the arrival of Shoufu and Xiaoge, all the officials stood up to pay their respects.

Li Dongyang and Xie Shen smiled back at them.

Not long after, Xie Qian's sedan chair stopped outside Li Dongyang's mansion.

With the support of the butler, Xie Qian walked towards the venue where the banquet was held - the backyard of Li's house.

"Yu Qiao is here!"

Li Dongyang was talking and laughing with Xie Shen, when he saw Xie Qian walking towards him tremblingly, he hurriedly got up to meet him.

"Yu Qiao, your body is not as good as before."

Li Dongyang also hadn't seen Xie Qian for nearly a month, and unexpectedly his physical condition deteriorated again, and he really had to retreat.

Seeing Xie Qian like this, Li Dongyang felt very uncomfortable.

He and Xie Qian entered the cabinet in the same year, and the two cooperated tacitly to manage the government affairs of the Ming court in an orderly manner.

In Li Dongyang's mind, Xie Qian is not only a colleague but also a brother.Now this good brother has to retire due to physical reasons, Li Dongyang can't help sighing.

He saw his own shadow in Xie Qian.Although he is still in good health now, but at that age, if there is a serious illness or catastrophe, he may look like Xie Qian.

Do you have to wait until Xie Qian looks like this before taking office?Or retreat bravely and leave the best image in the hearts of the emperor and colleagues?
Li Dongyang pulled Xie Qian to sit down, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone must know that Yu Qiao has already signed up for his official position, and His Majesty is ready to play. Tomorrow, Yu Qiao will leave the capital and return to Yuyao by boat from Zhangjiawan Wharf The old man set up this banquet specially for Yu Qiao to practice. Thank you all for being able to attend the banquet."

Everyone said that Xie Cifu's practice banquet must be attended, and they all sincerely admire Xie Cifu's personality.

Xie Qian raised a wine glass, choked with sobs and said, "Thank you all. It is a certain honor to be able to work with you in the Communist Party of China. From now on, I hope that you will continue to work diligently in political affairs and serve the court."

"Grand Mu Zhai, the students would like to respect you, thank you for supporting the students over the years, and thank you for your contribution to Daming."

Xie Shen gave a salute to Xie Qianshen, raised his glass respectfully.

He and Xie Qian became friends because of Xie Pi, and the two cherished each other as acquaintances in previous years.Although it's not the time when the music ends, at least we have to part for a while.The etiquette that should be fulfilled still has to be fulfilled.

"Siming, you have a heart."

Xie Qian nodded and said with a smile: "The burden on your shoulders has become a little heavier since the old man left. You must hold on."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Mu Zhai, the students will definitely do their best for Daming."

Although it was a practice banquet, Xie Shen didn't want to make it too sad, so he signaled the bigwigs of the department to toast Xie Qian. For a while, everyone toasted Xie Qian, and the atmosphere of the scene was very warm.

During the period, there were singers singing to add to the fun. Xie Qian heard Wu Nong's soft words from his hometown in the capital, and couldn't wait to set off.

There is no never-ending feast.

At the beginning, the iron triangle of Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang's cabinet is now only Li Dongyang.Although there are newcomers to make up, but that kind of tacit understanding is impossible to replace.

At the end of the song, Xie Qian formally bid farewell to the crowd. Seeing Xie Qian's stooped back, Xie Shen knew that an era was coming to an end.

The next day, Xie Qian and his family officially left Beijing in a carriage.

The carriage left the capital and came to Zhangjiawan Wharf, and Xie Qian's family turned to take a boat and go all the way down the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.

If you don't rush from the capital to Yuyao, it will take 20 days to a month.

Xie Qian was naturally so happy.Along the way, it is so beautiful to enjoy the scenery of the canal.

Wherever the official ship went, officials from all prefectures and counties came out of the city to greet them. Although they were just chatting on the pier, it was enough to show Xie Cifu's important position in the hearts of Ming officials.

When Xie Qian returned to his hometown of Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, he was warmly welcomed by the people, officials, and gentry.

Yuyao's status today is inseparable from Er Xie's rise.

First Xie Qian joined the cabinet, and then Xie Shen joined the cabinet. The two supported Yuyao's sky together, so that all scholars in Yuyao had confidence and would no longer be discriminated against.

Today, Xie Qian retired and returned to his hometown. As beneficiaries, shouldn't they welcome Xie Qian?
For the people of Yuyao, although Xie Qian has retired, the glory that belongs to Yuyao continues, so there is no sorrow but celebration on this day.

　ps: Thanks to the book friend Kangkang Baobao, the reward of 100 coins for lychee with salad ^O^
　　
　
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