Chapter 401 How did Zhu Biao die?
Cabinet.
The two sons, Yan Shifan and Xu Fan, each worked hard to find someone to run the remaining board seats of the Ming Dynasty Fed.
But inside the cabinet, everything was calm and normal, without any changes.
Yan Song was sitting at the head of the cabinet and dozing off, looking at the official documents and government affairs that were about to be released, and beside him was the Qing Ci that Yan Shifan had written for him.
Xu Jie was sitting on one side of the cabinet, sitting on the desk in the same situation as Yan Song, but he was in much better spirits than Yan Song and did not doze off.
On his side, Lu Ben and Li Chunfang, a Hanlin scholar, dealt with the government documents moved by Zhongshu Sheren.
The two of them checked the contents of these documents meticulously, and put words such as "urgent", "slow" and "temporary" on the surface of these documents, and then sorted them out again to ensure that there were no problems.
Lu Ben looked at Li Chunfang, who was meticulous in doing things, with admiration in his eyes.
Because Li Chunfang also entered the cabinet to work as a Hanlin student, which was exactly the same as his original promotion path.
Moreover, Li Chunfang is also the top talent. Whether it is speaking or writing, it can make people feel relaxed and happy, and it is very useful.
So in normal times, Lu Ben likes to work cooperatively with Li Chunfang.
While sorting out the documents, Lu Ben picked up another piece of gossip, "Zi Shi, do you know the recent situation of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve?"
Just when Lu Ben whispered When he asked this question, Yan Song, who was dozing off, and Xu Jie, who was working seriously, both raised one ear at the same time, trying to hear Li Chunfang's reply clearly.
When Li Chunfang heard Lu Ben ask himself this question, he smiled softly, "Mr. Ge, how do I know this?"
Lu Bendao: "Zishi, it's not kind of you to speak like this. Who doesn't know that you are from Prince Yu's palace. Now that Prince Yu has made such a big noise, how can you not have any news?"
Li Chunfang Said: "I really don't know about this matter. Your Majesty is talented and wise. He can outline many things without discussing with me and hit the nail on the head. Therefore, I really don't know about the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve."< br>
Lu Ben sighed with emotion, "You don't know about the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve, but do you always know about the Yangzhou Guild Hall? Although Yangzhou is said to be the territory of salt merchants, no one dares to underestimate other people in Yangzhou The power of the Chamber of Commerce. "
"I heard that someone has approached you and wants a board seat at the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve. I wonder how you responded to them? "
Li Chunfang? I knew that this seemingly soft-looking Mr. Lu Ge was not a good thing.
Damn it, I actually asked such a sensitive question in front of Mr. Yan Ge and Mr. Xu Ge in the cabinet.
Li Chunfang coughed slightly, and then said: "This matter is now presided over by Gao Xinzheng. He is the chairman of the Federal Reserve and the minister of household affairs. I can't get in the way. So, I sent them away. ."
Lu Ben chuckled: "Really? I heard that they stayed at the house for a long time and came for several days. Did you really not help them?"
At this time, slandering someone like this can kill someone. Li Chunfang will definitely curse Lu Ben to death in his heart. How did he know?
In fact, these news were not found out by Lu Ben, but by Lu Ben's fellow Zhejiang fellows.
When these Zhejiang fellows saw that after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve, there were fifteen more board seats, they naturally couldn't sit still.
Although their ability to do business in the south is not as good as that of Huizhou merchants, nor as good as those monopoly salt merchants, except for Fujian, which can compete with them, there is no other place where they can be better than them. However, as pirates and Japanese pirates have become more and more rampant in recent years, their business has naturally suffered losses.
Now that the news about the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve has come out, any businessman with some business acumen and a bit of foresight will immediately be keenly aware of the number of the fifteen board seats of the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve. How important.
If they can get one of them, they will always be invincible as long as Ming Dynasty does not fall!
Therefore, these Zhejiang fellows found Lu Ben.
Lü Ben was from Ningbo, Zhejiang, and he was now a cabinet minister, so he naturally became the person that these Zhejiang businessmen relied on and wanted to take refuge.
After all, doing business is not just about doing business, it also requires the support of big people.
Otherwise, no matter how much money you make, you are just a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.
So, after Lu Ben became the cabinet minister, this group of Zhejiang fellow villagers unanimously regarded Lu Ben as the leader of the Zhejiang forces. During the holidays, they also carried big and small bags. He came to pay filial piety to Lu Ben and maintained an extremely friendly state with Lu Ben.
Therefore, at this time, Lu Ben asked Li Chunfang these questions not simply for himself, but for the fellow villagers behind him.
Li Chunfang smiled awkwardly and sighed: "Yes, these fellow villagers are very enthusiastic. Every time I come to Beijing, they will bring me a lot of local specialties from their hometown. Therefore, I have to Take time to entertain them. Otherwise, it would be bad if people say that I have forgotten my hometown and roots since I became an official."
Lu Ben chuckled and did not respond to Li Chunfang's answer. He was very satisfied, but he also knew that this kind of matter was too sensitive, and he would certainly not be able to get anything out of Li Chunfang.
So Lu Ben smiled again and said: "Recently, a new Zhejiang teahouse has been opened in the special area of the capital outside Chongwenmen, which contains the newly delivered Longjing tea this year. After the price is lowered, if the price is Nothing, how about we go and taste this tea?”
Hearing Lu Ben’s invitation, Li Chunfang couldn’t refute him anymore, so he replied: “Okay, I will. Maybe I haven’t had authentic Jiangnan tea in a long time.”
Yan Song and Xu Jie listened to the conversation between Lu Ben and Li Chunfang, and they didn't know what they were planning in their hearts.
But what is certain is that both Yan Song and Xu Jie are very interested in this matter and want to find out.
After all, they both knew that their sons were also involved in this matter, in order to obtain a board seat at the Ming Dynasty Federal Reserve.
But there are only fifteen seats. If we can't get it early and someone else takes the lead, it will be a big loss.
So don’t think that Yan Song and Xu Jie are both aloof and incorruptible moral people. In fact, they know the importance of power and money better than anyone else.
Otherwise, in this cabinet and in the Ming Dynasty, nothing can be accomplished!
While these people were making preparations to win the final board seat, Zhu Zaijing, who was leisurely entertaining his son at home, suddenly became unhappy.
Because another decree came from the palace, asking him to continue processing the memorials sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet.
Looking at boxes after boxes of confidential memorials being moved into Zhu Zaijing’s study, Zhu Zaijing finally knew how Zhu Biao and Zhu Pangpang died young. It turned out that they were both He was "cheated" by his own father!
(End of this chapter)