Chapter 60: Cuicheng
Everyone was not surprised by Sun Dashu's departure!
We are all the disciples of the generals, who hasn’t lost his temper yet? Let’s go find him for a drink later, talk about it, and things will be settled!
However, it was also because of Sun Dashu's departure that everyone changed the topic. The mood was not too affected. After drinking to their heart's content, everyone went home one after another.
Cui Cheng returned home, wrote and drew on paper, and then passed out drunk in an armchair.
Two hours later, Cui Cheng sobered up, called his maid, changed his clothes, took a bath, and felt refreshed.
When his father came home from work, Cui Cheng immediately went to see him.
"Who did you go out drinking with?" Cui Yunlang, Cui's father, looked at the bloodshot eyes that had not yet dissipated in Cui Cheng's eyes, took a sip from the tea cup, and asked lightly.
Cui Yunlang didn't have many expectations for his son in the family. From now on, while he was still in office, he would be given a small position so that he could support his family for the rest of his life. That would be enough.
"I went out to have a drink with Erlang of the Qin family." Facing his father, Cui Cheng answered honestly.
Cui Yunlang glanced at his son. Although he did not sigh, his eyes did not hide his disappointment.
The Qin family is doomed to decline, but his son still keeps playing with the youngest son of the Qin family. What future can he have?
Even if he goes to play with the eldest son of the Qin family, he can still look up to him!
At least the elder man of the Qin family can see some signs of 'turning over' recently.
"Stop hanging out with your bad friends, it's a waste of time! Learn more from your brother!"
Cui Cheng gritted his teeth slightly and replied calmly: "Yes, Father."
"Is there anything else?" Cui Yunlang didn't like Cui Cheng's attitude and asked lightly, which was regarded as an order to expel the guest.
Cui Cheng nodded, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, handed it to Cui Yunlang respectfully, and said: "Father, I heard from Qin Hu that Qin Yu has a way to refine coarse salt into refined salt.
On the table, Qin Hu has told me the method, and I want to try it."
"Ridiculous!" Cui Yunlang was holding the paper handed over by Cui Cheng in his hand. Before he could open it, he heard his son say this. He put the paper in his hand on the table and yelled.
Coarse salt is coarse salt, and refined salt is refined salt. They are not the same object. How can it be possible to turn coarse salt into refined salt?
It is unheard of for him to live for such a long time, what can a bunch of brats know?
"Father, if it's ridiculous or not, you'll know if you try it! What Qin Hu said is conclusive, it can't be nonsense, right? The boss of the Qin family has suddenly become famous recently, just like a different day. If there is no chance, the Qin family will
How can the boss change so much?"
"Thinking carefully along the thread, and what Qin Hu, the second eldest son of the Qin family, said, I think there is a high probability that the Qin family has mastered the method of refining coarse salt into refined salt!"
Cui Yunlang said nothing and looked at Cui Cheng with strange eyes, as if he was meeting his son for the first time.
After a moment of silence, Cui Yunlang asked: "What do you want from this method of turning coarse salt into refined salt? Salt and iron matters are tabooed by the imperial court!"
Cui Yunlang said it very seriously and it was true. He was waiting for Cui Cheng's answer.
"Father, if the method of refining coarse salt to refined salt works, the profits will be extremely terrifying! The court is in charge of salt and iron matters, and those who sell iron and salt are ordinary people! Why can't my family do what others do?"
"Be careful!" Cui Yunlang immediately stopped and glanced outside.
After seeing that no one was outside, Cui Yunlang looked at Cui Cheng and whispered with a serious expression: "Selling illegal salt is a capital crime! Treason, I'm afraid you are tired of living!"
"Father, I don't want to engage in this long-term illicit salt business, but I want to rely on illicit salt to accumulate some wealth for our family and broaden some roads for my father! If we really rely on smuggling illicit salt, we
Even if the Cui family works hard for ten years, they still won't be able to defeat the salt rats on the water transport line. But if they can earn some money and let father invest some more, I think it's still okay!"
Cui Yunlang narrowed his eyes, picked up the teacup on the table again, and took a sip. After his tongue reflected the sweetness of the tea to his brain, he put the teacup down.
I can’t help but feel a little emotional!
The ancestors of his Cui family were farmers all their lives, with their faces turned to the earth and their backs to the sky. Only in his generation did he win this official position by earning military merit by killing enemies!
Cui Yunlang is very optimistic about the eldest son of the family. He is proficient in bow and horse, and he is also good at swordsmanship. He is planning to send the eldest son to an old man in the border army to practice for two or three years, and then find some connections to transfer him back to Lin'an to fight.
After a year or two, I will work as an official in Lin'an City!
The eldest son has become successful, so he can take good care of his brothers and sisters!
This is Cui Yunlang’s most ideal vision for the next generation!
It's almost a replica of his life, except that in his son's generation, with his father, he can help out a little at the right time!
Now Cui Cheng, the son he didn't think much of, said something that made him sit up and take notice. No, it should be said that it was impossible for the ancestors of the Cui family to say something!
Be resourceful and keep your eyes open!
For a moment, Cui Yunlang doubted whether Cui Cheng was his biological child.
After all, he is a rough guy, but his son feels more like a scheming and sinister scholar!
Cui Yunlang was not evil in his heart, but rather happy.
Lao Cui's family is no longer rough people who only know how to wield swords and sticks!
"Jin Jia, you are very good! Better than your big brother!"
Cui Cheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. This was one of the few times his father praised him!
Hearing Qin Hu say that he can refine coarse salt into refined salt, he had some ideas. At first, his purpose was just for himself, and he wanted to get some money into his hands. After all, the eldest brother in the family is the person that his father values, and the Cui family will only have the eldest brother in the end.
in hand.
He had thought of these words in advance. If he didn't coax his father and come up with something that could touch people's hearts, it would definitely be difficult for him to do it!
Cui Cheng had no idea whether refined salt could be refined using the method given by Qin Hu. After he said the words, his father actually praised him and his impression of him changed greatly. Cui Cheng felt something called
'Ambition' stuff!
As long as he can refine coarse salt into refined salt, the money that falls into his hands will naturally increase his status in the family!
No one can tell whose hands the Cui family will be handed over to in the end!
Thinking of this, Cui Cheng said with a slightly trembling voice: "Father, I will never let you down!"
"Haha, good boy! Just go ahead and do it! Dad supports you! Go to Fuzhong first to collect a hundred taels of silver and get things done!"
Cui Yunlang felt that since Cui Cheng was sure to say it, he was sure to make it happen!
He is not familiar with the way of private salt trading, does it mean that none of his old brothers are also familiar with it?
As long as refined salt is produced, will there be any shortage of means? Will his family's money be reduced by then? Can his official position be promoted?
Starve the timid to death and starve the bold to death!
They are all people who crawled out from the dead. How can we be so timid?
"Thank you, father!" Cui Cheng quickly thanked him. With his father's support, what did he have to fear?
Chapter completed!