Happy days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was the first day of June.

That day, the sky was filled with low-lying leaden clouds and it was raining heavily.

Dense raindrops hit the tiles with a crackling sound, and muffled thunder could be heard from time to time in the distance.

Zhao Hao and his son sat bored at the door of the main room, watching the rain gather into a waterfall under the eaves and splash onto the blue bricks on the ground.

"Alas, it's a rare day off, but I'm trapped at home by the heavy rain. It's really boring." Zhao Shouzheng sighed helplessly and looked at Zhao Hao eagerly and said, "Son, can you write a poem for this situation?"

"I'm not in the mood." Zhao Hao rolled his eyes.

Wang Wuyang, who was standing aside, volunteered: "If Master doesn't mind, I would like to write a poem for you."

"Go play somewhere else." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said unhappily, "If you have this much free time, you might as well review your lessons with your master."

Wang Wuyang was disappointed and just shut up.

Zhao Hao has been in a very bad mood recently, so his temper has naturally been a little bad. This made Wang Wuyang reflect on himself and wonder if he had done something wrong and made his master angry again?

Little did he know that Zhao Hao was just waiting for news.

Logically, the incident should have happened a few days ago, but there were no telephones or telegrams in those days, so I wonder when the news would reach Nanjing!

Suddenly, a loud thunder exploded on the roof, and Zhao Hao came to his senses in shock. He saw a man wearing a straw raincoat and wooden clogs rushing in from outside.

When the man came into the main room covered in sweat and took off his wet hat, he revealed a fat face full of shock.

"Hey, Boss Tang, why are you going out in such heavy rain?" Zhao Shouzheng looked at Tang Youde strangely. Tang Youde often came to see Zhao Hao recently, and the two became familiar with each other.

Tang Youde was so out of breath that he couldn't speak. He bowed to Zhao Hao and said with difficulty, "Young Master...you are truly...a god!"

"Oh? Did you receive the message?" Zhao Hao's expression also brightened.

"Yes!" Tang Youde nodded and said in a trembling voice, "I just received news from the Chamber of Commerce that on the 23rd of last month, the emperor approved Gao Gong's resignation. On the 27th, this matter was reported in the court bulletin. It is absolutely true and there is no reason to change it!"

"Ah?!" Before Zhao Hao could say anything, Zhao Shouzheng stood up excitedly, pointed at his son and stammered, "You, you said last time that Gao Xinzheng would step down before June?"

"Yeah." Zhao Hao nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had known this would happen, he still felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders.

"Wow, saying that he is Zhuge Liang is really unfair to my son!" Zhao Shouzheng was surprised and delighted, and he danced with joy and shouted, "Hahaha, Gao, you have come to this day!"

After saying that, he rushed into the rain without even putting on a raincoat to tell his elder brother the good news.

Fang Wen immediately appeared, followed closely behind, and held a tin umbrella for the master.

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In the main room, Qiaoqiao brought a cloth towel to Tang Youde and served him ginger tea.

Fatty Tang, wrapped in Zhao Shouzheng's robe and holding a cup of ginger tea, said to Zhao Hao tremblingly: "From now on, if you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to catch a dog, I will never chase a chicken! In a word, I will listen to you!"

"You are taking advantage of my master." Wang Wuyang placed a small charcoal basin in front of him and pouted his lips: "I don't know how many good deeds you, a fat man, have done in your lifetime to make you befriend my master."

"Hey, if that's the case, aren't you more blessed?" Tang Youde was now envious of Zhao Hao's disciple who always looked down on him. "Following you all day, you must have learned a lot of skills, right?"

"Of course." Wang Wuyang raised his head proudly.

Zhao Hao listened to the two people praising him with a smile. Although it was raining outside, his mood was very bright.

At least in the past two years, I no longer have to worry about the thunder that may strike at any time, and I can let go and do something.

He was just thinking about where to start when he heard Tang Youde ask, "Sir, the price of silk in the market has risen to eight or nine cents... I heard that in Suzhou and Songshan, it has risen to one tael. Has anyone heard anything about this?"

Now, Tang Youde had no doubt that the imperial court would lift the maritime ban.

"That's for sure." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Susong raised the price first, which means the news was leaked from there. Since they have done so, I'm afraid this matter will be accomplished in no time."

Tang Youde knew that Susong was the territory of the Xu family. If the imperial court really wanted to open the sea, the Xu family would definitely be the first to hear the news. The reason why the silk price has not skyrocketed is probably because they are keeping a low price so that they can secretly buy at a low price. When the news of opening the sea comes out, they will speculate on the silk price and make a lot of money!

As a result, he felt an immense sense of pride. You didn't expect that our Master had already seen through your thoughts and had already made the arrangements in advance!

He felt very sorry when he thought that the two of them only collected a little over 10,000 kilograms of silk. He should have invested all his family fortune to collect more silk!

Thinking of this, Tang Youde looked at Zhao Hao and asked tentatively: "Sir, do you think we can buy more silk now?"

Zhao Hao shook his head.

"Ah, is the timing not right?" Tang Youde was disappointed.

"With the little money I have now, I can't buy much silk. There's no point in messing around." Zhao Hao leaned back in the recliner, looking like he didn't want to think anymore.

In fact, Zhao Hao was trying to trick Fatty Tang again.

In May, he received another 800 taels from Wei Ji Xian. It was hot recently and he didn't go out much, so naturally he didn't have any big expenses. Adding his previous savings, it was no problem to get 2,000 taels together.

Besides, there was the 500 mu of land that his uncle had transferred to him. Zhao Hao had Yu Jiazhang find someone to evaluate it. Half of the 500 mu of land was barren hills, and half was wasteland. There wasn't much land that could be cultivated... But anyway, it was 500 mu of land in Nanjing City, and he could get 1,000 taels of silver from the pawnshop.

However, the price of silk has doubled, and now three thousand taels of silver cannot buy four thousand kilograms of silk, so what Zhao Hao said is not entirely unreasonable.

Seeing Zhao Hao's indifferent and uninterested look, Tang Youde smiled knowingly and said, "I'll put up all the capital this time, and we'll split the profits equally. Can you just make the decision, young master?"

"Whatever profitable business you have, you must take me with you!"

Then a clear voice interrupted.

The three of them looked up and saw Xuelang wearing a white monk's robe, slowly walking into the courtyard.

In such a heavy rain, his monk's robes were not wet at all. It was not because Master Xuelang had any extraordinary skills, but because there were four young monks around him... two of them were carrying a sedan chair, and two of them were holding a huge double-handled umbrella, which completely blocked the area around him for several feet, so naturally no rain could reach him.

Then the little monk put down the sedan chair at the door of the main hall, and Xuelang stood up and walked into the main hall.

What does the pouring rain outside have to do with him?

Tang Youde was just marveling at the monk's wealth and status when he saw Xuelang lift the hem of his robe and kneel prostrate himself in front of Zhao Hao.

"Mr. Zhao is a god, please help me. If you can help me get through this, I will trust you and only you besides Buddha in the future!"

ps. Xiao Zhao waited for Lao Gao to step down, and finally he can let go and do something. Please recommend, collect, and comment~~~~