Chapter 123 It’s not too late
Because he is Zhu Xuntao’s biological father, with this relationship, he should have a place in the big glass business.
When the time comes, if the national treasury is full because of glass, then he will have another credit? !
They are all smart people. With a little help from Chief Minister Wei, Zhu Dingxing figured out all the logic.
"Lord Wei, the glass matter is very serious and cannot be said casually."
"My daughter Zhu Xuntao is ordinary. Not to mention such a great talent, she has no literary talent and can only recognize a few words!"
How could such a person make something like glass!
Where did Chief Minister Wei receive such ridiculous news?
"How wonderful glass is, so many adults have witnessed it."
"If this thing is easy to make, someone else must have made it..."
In this way, the court can earn much less money.
On the contrary, so many adults hired skilled craftsmen to make something that Zhu Xuntao made.
Does this mean that they, a group of officials and scholars, are no better than a teenage girl who has never even left the government office?
Zhu Dingxing could not accept such a result.
"There are some things that we cannot help but believe."
"For such tricks, isn't it said that the more educated a person is, the more likely he or she is to be skilled?"
"If I guessed wrong, then is the connection between the silver mirror and the glass just a coincidence?"
Zhu Dingxing lowered his eyes:
"Zhu Xuntao is ordinary, but the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion is extraordinary. It's not surprising that she can't do it, but the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion can do it."
He would rather believe that the glass was made by the Marquis's Mansion than to believe that it was made by Zhu Xuntao, whom he had always despised and even ignored.
Once he admitted it, wouldn't it prove that he was blind and missed the treasure of Zhu Xuntao?
The chief of the Wei family was angry at Zhu Dingxing's stubborn resistance.
He slammed the teacup on the table, and the sound startled Zhu Dingxing:
"Confused."
"Since I tell you this today, I must have my reasons."
"Before coming here, I met with Minister Zhao, and he told me a piece of news." Zhu
Dingxing didn't want to ask, but he had to:
"What news?"
Wei Shoufu knocked on the table and wrote another "three":
"Minister Zhao went to the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion and gave your daughter a contract."
"A contract that states 30% of the profits of all glass products!"
He had wondered before how Zhu Dingxing could be so generous that he even let Zhu Xuntao bring such a great contribution to glass when she married into the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion.
It turned out that Zhu Dingxing was kept in the dark by Zhu Xuntao, a little girl, in the whole thing.
Thinking of Zhu Dingxing being fooled by his own daughter, Chief Minister Wei felt that Zhu Dingxing was useless.
How could Zhu Dingxing be so ignorant of such a big move? Even after he reminded him today, he almost didn't realize it?
Facing Chief Minister Wei's suspicion, Zhu Dingxing was too embarrassed to explain that he never cared about Zhu Xuntao.
He knew that Madam Sun treated Zhu Xuntao harshly, but as long as Zhu Xuntao was still alive, he never cared, let alone scolded Madam Sun.
That's why he couldn't understand
how Zhu Xuntao, who had such a hard time getting a second meal from Madam Sun, got so much money to invest in glass making?
If his daughter had asked Sun or him for money, and he knew that she often had large amounts of money flowing out,
he would not have been blocked by the chief guards today and lost all face.
Zhu Dingxing was sure that he had never given money to Zhu Xuntao.
It was even more impossible for Mrs. Sun to give money than for him.
So, where did Zhu Xuntao get the money?
Zhu Dingxing didn't even know whether Zhu Xuntao had the money to do things and where it came from.
How could he know that Zhu Xuntao had so many tricks.
Chief Minister Wei poured himself some tea:
"The past cannot be changed, but the future can be pursued."
"Master Zhu, what you should pursue now is how to gain a place in the glass business."
It would be best to find a way to dig out the glass formula from Zhu Xuntao and cooperate with him.
With his strength, this business can be done, and he will not let Zhu Dingxing and his daughter down.
Rather than letting the court take away so much silver, Chief Minister Wei would rather put it in his own pocket.
Judging from the current situation, this plan is still in time to be implemented.
As long as Zhu Dingxing is strong!
"Sir, if you can reach an agreement with your daughter, I will not treat you unfairly."
"Money is a good thing in this world. No one will complain about having too much money in their pocket."
"Sir, is that the truth?"
Fearing that the stakes were not high enough, Wei Shoufu said,
"In fact, I have always felt that you are quite talented. You should not stay in the Ministry of Rites. You should go somewhere better."
"Sir, I believe that your talent will be seen by His Majesty." The
Minister of Revenue is not out of the question.
At worst, he can let Minister Zhao go to another good position to avoid conflict.
"Sir Wei!"
Zhu Dingxing's hands trembled, this time because of excitement and joy.
He understood the implication of Wei Shoufu's words. Wei Shoufu was preparing to promote him.
But...
could the glass really be made by Zhu Xuntao, the rebellious girl, as Wei Shoufu said?
At this time, even though Zhu Xuntao was still the Crown Prince's Consort of the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion, Zhu Dingxing called her a rebellious girl instead of a good girl.
Such a simple account did not need Wei Shoufu to tell Zhu Dingxing, Zhu Dingxing could do the math himself.
If he had known that Zhu Xuntao had such ability, what would happen to the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion?
And who knows, one day, his Zhu family could become the second Yongjing Marquis' Mansion?
Zhu Dingxing had a hunch that with the help of glass, his idea would most likely come true.
Such a good thing, the opportunity for him to rise to the top, was ruined by Zhu Xuntao.
Zhu Xuntao was not only unsuccessful, but also wrong, very wrong.
With this ability, does Zhu Xuntao still need to get married?
Besides, Zhu Yingyan is older than Zhu Xuntao, how can Zhu Xuntao have the nerve to get married before her elder sister?
"Master Zhu, what do you think?"
The chief guards saw Zhu Dingxing's annoyance.
That's right, this is the reaction that Zhu Dingxing should have.
Raising a daughter like Zhu Xuntao who is greedy and disloyal is both a great blessing and a great misfortune for Zhu Dingxing.
"I am naturally willing to serve Lord Wei, but Lord Wei, you know that Zhu Xuntao is already a wife of the Xiao family."
As long as Zhu Xuntao is a wife of the Xiao family, what does her identity as a daughter of the Zhu family before marriage matter?
It is said that one should obey the father at home, the husband after marriage, and the son after the husband's death. As a father
, he is no match for the Xiao prince.
"Alas, that's not the way it is said."
"You have raised Zhu Xuntao to such a great age. If it weren't for you, how could she have the blessing
of being the prince's consort." "Now that she is so capable, it is a good time to repay your kindness and give back to you."