Chapter 327: The Concubine Does Not Harm the Country, She Only Wants to Harm the Imperial Master (Thirty-One)
Qian Shiren subconsciously tensed up when he heard this, until the tea overflowed from the cup and burned his fingers. Only then did he regain his composure and tremble as he turned his eyes, seemingly pondering how to respond: "Master Imperial Master..."
Yu Huo raised his hand to interrupt the other person, picked up the tea and took a sip, then smiled slowly and said, "Boss Qian, don't be nervous. I don't mean to blame you. On the contrary, I admire you very much."
"Master Imperial Master, your words are truly humiliating to me." Qian Shiren took a sip of water and forced a smile to agree with him.
Yu Huo was too lazy to chat with him and casually stuffed the empty cup into Jiang Feng's hand. However, his eyes were fixed on Qian Shiren. He smiled and said, "Forget the extra greetings. I just want to ask you one thing: Boss Qian, do you want to be an official for fun?"
At first, Boss Qian didn't react. He stared blankly at the man who was supposed to be the "imperial concubine" who obediently poured water for the young man, as if this was an action that could not be more ordinary, or even commonplace.
As he watched, he suddenly realized the words that had just entered his ears. He turned around and looked at the young man who was looking at him with a smile, and exclaimed in surprise: "What? Become an official?!"
"Boss Qian, there's no need to make such a fuss." Yu Huo lowered his eyes and chuckled, then patiently said, "Look at the imperial court. There are the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Revenue. They all say that there are grooms in every profession..."
Jiang Feng handed him the poured tea and, under Qian Shiren's suspicious gaze, he whispered, "Master, it's not that every profession has a groom, it's that every profession has a champion."
"They're all pretty much the same." Yu Huo took the water but didn't drink it. He placed it on the low table and continued, "If you're good at farming, you can become an official. If you're good at herding cattle, you can become an official. If you're good at repairing houses or making clothes, you can become an official. Why can't those who do business become officials?"
Qian Shiren's expression froze when he heard this: "Master Imperial Master, what do you mean...? No, that's illogical, no one would agree to it!"
Although there was yearning in his eyes, among the four classes of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, although merchants were rich, their status had always been at the bottom in the Da Ning Dynasty. Being an imperial merchant was the highest they could achieve. If they were to be given an official title... not to mention the emperor, even the civil and military officials in the court would not agree.
Yu Huo knew his concerns and sighed, "I know what you're afraid of. Of course, if you want to break precedent, you have to show some achievements. What if Boss Qian can make an unprecedented contribution to the Great Ning Dynasty through his business?"
Qian Shiren's eyelids twitched rapidly, and he asked, "What unprecedented act?"
Yu Huo picked up the glass plate with cakes on the table and asked, "Boss Qian, what is this?"
Qian Shiren tilted his head to look at him and said, "Liuli."
Yu Huo asked, "What was your first reaction when you saw this glass?"
Qian Shiren said frankly: "Beautiful."
"Then what"
Qian Shiren guessed and answered: "Like?"
"And then?"
Qian Shiren glanced at him secretly and said, "I want to buy it home."
Seeing that he had hit the nail on the head, Yu Huo put down the plate of cakes and nodded in agreement: "Yes, you want to buy it. Not only you want to buy it, but everyone who sees it wants to buy it.
If I gave you a large amount of glass and asked you to take it to Hui Country, do you think the people of Hui Country would also want to buy some to take home like you?
Qian Shiren's eyes were filled with longing: "This is natural."
Yu Huo smiled but said nothing when he heard this.
Qian Shiren waited for a moment, and seeing that he didn't speak anymore, he tentatively brought the topic back: "Master Imperial Master, do you want me to go to Hui Country to do the colored glass business?"
Yu Huo hummed, "Almost."
Qian Shiren's eyes were full of joy. In fact, this was also the reason why he came to the National Master's Mansion. But at that time, he wanted to ask the National Master for a few glass ornaments. Taking advantage of the current scarcity of goods, he wanted to sell them to the wealthy areas of Jiangnan to make a fortune. However, the other party told him to sell them to Hui Country. Although the journey was a bit far, with the National Master's Mansion supporting him, he might make more money.
only.......
"There's nothing wrong with going to Hui Country to do the colored glass business, but I'm confused. What does this have to do with being an official?"
Yu Huo was eating pastries, completely ignoring Qian Shiren who was anxiously waiting for his next words.
He chewed slowly and it took him a long time to finish the piece in his hand.
Qian Shiren and the others' eyes were full of urging, but they did not dare to attack.
Seeing how pitiful he was, Jiang Feng couldn't help but remind him, "Boss Qian can use the money he earns from Hui Country to buy Hui Country's grain, and then sell it at a price three times lower than the market price."
Qian Shiren blinked his eyes when he heard this. "If the people who grow crops can't make money, in the long run, the people of Hui Country will stop growing crops. The food in their country will become less and less, but this situation probably won't last long. One or two years is fine, but by the time they realize it, I'm afraid I'll become the target of public criticism in Hui Country..."
Jiang Feng narrowed his eyes and explained to him with a hint of sarcasm, "That depends on whether the Queen can win the battle. If our Ning Kingdom wins, we can ask Wu Kingdom for grain and sell it to Hui Kingdom. Once Hui Kingdom becomes dependent on foreign grain, you can leave when the crops are scarce. You won't be allowed to stay in Hui Kingdom for long."
Having said this, Yu Huo finally ate half his fill and added, "By then, if Hui Nation needs food again, it will have to turn to Wu Nation and Daning. But Wu Nation has already paid us as compensation for its food, so it can only turn to Daning. A Hui Nation without food will be at our mercy, right?"
Therefore, we must win this battle with Ukraine!
No wonder... No wonder the man in front of them went to such great lengths to scheme against these merchants not long ago. They naively thought that the national teacher wanted to use this as an excuse to make a fortune for himself.
It turns out that the national teacher actually played such a big game...
If they win, Ningguo can use the colored glass and food to ease the domestic economy and rest assured from then on.
If you lose...you lose everything!
So they can’t afford to lose!!!
Seeing Qian Shiren standing there in a daze, Yu Huo reached out and tapped the table with his fingers: "With such a great achievement, isn't Mr. Qian worried about not getting an official position?"
Qian Shiren nodded repeatedly. Not to mention becoming an official, even if he was not given one, he would go to Hui Country and work for the Imperial Master!
If I succeed, maybe I can even leave my name in history, which is much more tempting than being an official!
Qian Shiren's blood boiled at the thought, and he immediately stood up and bowed to Yu Huo, "I, your humble servant, am willing to serve you, Your Excellency, the Imperial Master, at my service."
When Qian Shiren left, he no longer looked as pitiful as before, as if he was walking with the wind, even without the wind.
Jiang Feng looked at the man's hurried back and nudged the young man's chest with his elbow.
"You are the vixen, aren't you?"
Yu Huo squinted at him and asked, "The thief is crying thief?"
Jiang Feng curled his lips and said nothing more.
But he thought to himself: When it comes to bewitching people, no other vixen is better than you.
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