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How many talents did the Ming Dynasty have?

Not only will a large number of talents emerge in troubled times, there are even more talents in prosperous times, but they are not as easy to emerge in troubled times.

Look at the current Ming Dynasty. There is only one spot in the cabinet this time, and there are seven people competing for it, all of whom are third-rank important court officials.

But Qian Qianyi was chosen by the emperor from these seven people. Isn't the reason why he didn't know it yet?

Qian Qianyi understood the reason after Eunuch Wei's reminder, and he did not hesitate: "Eunuch Wei, please tell your majesty, I understand everything."

Eunuch Wei's old face smiled even more happily: "Then I can rest assured. Mr. Qian, please take your time on the next road."

Qian Qianyi watched Eunuch Wei turn and leave, and then looked at the tall city gate tower in front of him and the majestic red walls on both sides. He would also walk this Meridian Gate frequently in the future.

Just as Eunuch Wei said, he must walk slowly, carefully and cautiously on the road ahead.

At present, the new party and the old party are fighting overtly and secretly due to their respective ideas, interests and many other reasons. As the world is at peace and foreign enemies have been eliminated, everyone can happily attack each other and attack each other.

Facing the road ahead, Qian Qianyi was still a little confused, but he quickly regained his confidence.

He stood up at thirty, was not confused at forty, knew the destiny at fifty, and listened at sixty. Qian Qianyi is already forty-nine this year. Although he is past the prime of life, his experience is at his richest. At this time, he entered the cabinet

, he can definitely work in the core of Ming Dynasty for more than ten or twenty years and lay a solid foundation for his family. He cannot miss this opportunity!

When Qian Qianyi came out of the Meridian Gate, he saw several boys waiting here. Seeing Qian Qianyi coming out, these boys immediately came up to greet him: "Mr. Qian Ge, your residence has been arranged.

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Qian Qianyi naturally knew the rules of the Tianqi Dynasty. Local officials did not mention it. All officials in the capital, no matter how big or small, were uniformly arranged by the imperial court. On the one hand, it was to ensure the safety of the ministers, and on the other hand, it was to save space for accommodation.

More stuff.

At present, not only the capital is doing this, but Wang Wenyan in the southern Zhili is also advocating this. After all, compared to other places where officials can live in yamen, the northern and southern Zhili, as the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, have too many ministers gathered together.

Each minister has a mansion, and it has to be consistent with his status, so it takes up too much space.

Now that he is the cabinet minister, Qian Qianyi will certainly not ask to live somewhere else. At that time, the first- and second-grade officials all lived together, so if you were the only one to do something different, wouldn't that be courting death?

"Excuse me, please take me there."

Qian Qianyi appears to be very humble. He is a dignified minister of the Ming Dynasty, a bachelor of Dongge University, a prince and grand master, and a high-ranking member of the imperial court. Even if he has airs, he cannot show it to a few servants. It would be embarrassing for him, and even more so.

It is a disgrace to the court.

When he arrived at his residence, Qian Qianyi was very satisfied with the three-story building in front of him. After all, this was a house designed by the emperor himself. Let alone ordinary people, you wouldn't be able to live in it if it wasn't of high quality.

After entering this three-story building of his own, Qian Qianyi saw that it had been decorated, all kinds of things were ready, and there were even two servants cleaning up.

Nodding with satisfaction, Qian Qianyi was about to say something when he saw the butler he had brought with him coming over: "Master, someone has prepared a banquet for you to welcome you."

"Who?" Qian Qianyi knew that ordinary people's butlers would not come in such a hurry for a banquet.

The steward said: "The one from Yuancheng."

Yuancheng, Daming Prefecture, Zhili, is the hometown of Huang Liji, the cabinet minister. The person in Yuancheng refers to Huang Liji; just like the person in Linqing refers to Zhang Haogu, in many cases, in order to cover up his ears and eyes, he does not say

People’s names don’t even mention their official positions, but only a place name, and everyone can immediately understand who they are talking about.

"I have to go to that reception banquet in Yuancheng." Qian Qianyi sighed with emotion.

Before he finished speaking, another boy came in: "Master, someone has sent an invitation to invite you to the banquet."

Qian Qianyi looked at his butler and suddenly smiled and said: "As soon as I entered Beijing, I gained so many people's attention. Sir, I am really in the limelight now."

After saying that, Qian Qianyi asked: "Whose post?"

The housekeeper took the invitation with a serious expression: "Sir, it's the one from Jinjiang!"

Jinjiang!

That was the hometown of Zhang Ruitu, the Second Assistant to the Cabinet and Minister of Rites.

The current one is an invitation from Zhang Ruitu, a core figure of the new party and the current deputy minister.

One is an invitation from Huang Liji, the core figure of the Donglin Party in the north and the cabinet minister.

Two invitations were placed in front of him. Qian Qianyi felt that these two light invitations were as heavy as bricks in his hands.

While Qian Qianyi had a headache, Zhang Haogu was relaxedly attending the banquet hosted by Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui.

"Yuansuke, you are here."

"Yuansuke, you are here."

Looking at Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui who were extremely enthusiastic, Zhang Haogu laughed and said: "What are you two? How are you two?"

Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui looked at each other, the smiles on their faces were a little awkward, but they soon returned to normal. The two of them took Zhang Haogu to a seat, and served tea and water diligently. Knowing that Zhang Haogu did not usually drink, they specially brought it to him.

Good tea was served.

"Yuanfu, please try this tea. I got this Jade Leaf Changchun from Sichuan with great difficulty." Zhang Guoji chuckled and poured tea for Zhang Haogu.

Zhang Haogu looked at the tea in front of him with some surprise. The tea soup was green and slightly yellow, like nectar, transparent and clear. When he smelled the tea, it had a strong and refreshing fragrance. This was really something good.

"Would you like to try it?"

Zhang Haogu took a sip. It tasted mellow and sweet, with a rich and sweet aftertaste. The taste was fresh and refreshing. After a careful aftertaste, it became more fresh and mellow, with a fragrance lingering on the teeth and cheeks. It was indeed an extraordinary product.

Seeing that Zhang Haogu liked it, Zhang Guoji quickly said: "This jade-leaf Changchun is extremely rare now. I have to go through a lot of trouble to get these few. If you like it, I will get you more next time."

Zhou Kui also followed suit and said: "Yuanfu, I got you some new tea from the south. It's not a good thing. Please accept it."

Zhang Haogu didn't know much about tea in his previous life, but after being immersed in the Ming Dynasty for ten years and holding a high position, his understanding of tea has become deeper and deeper. After all, he has never drunk any good tea.

Although what Zhou Kui said was not a good thing, the tea sent by Zhou Kui was no worse than the tea sent by Zhang Guoji. The two of them combined only seven or eight taels of tea, and its value was not ordinary.

Zhang Haogu looked at the good tea in front of him with a strange expression. Speaking of it, he really didn't have any special hobbies. He only read ancient books and drank tea on weekdays. This was the only hobby he had, and he was given a lot of attention by the people below.

After thinking it over, I gave him something in a different way, which made Zhang Haogu laugh a little. He wouldn't look down on you just because of this thing. You are capable and capable, so Zhang Haogu still likes you even if you don't give him anything.

You, you have no ability or ability, even if you send some good things, Zhang Haogu will not like you.

Now, regardless of their identities, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui are still big businessmen in Zhili, with a high net worth and many factories. Because of this, Zhang Haogu is willing to come.

Putting the two tea cans aside, Zhang Haogu took another sip of tea: "Are you looking for me for financing?"

Zhang Guoji nodded: "Yuan Fu, the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road is now under construction again, the Chi Road to the west is also under construction, and there are still three Chi Roads to be built behind, which means that the imperial court needs a lot of steel and coal."

"We brothers are currently involved in steel and have built factories. However, with the production capacity of our factory, no one of us can meet the needs of Chidao. Even if we two together, it is still not enough."

Zhou Kui took over: "Therefore, we are thinking of jointly opening a factory to make money. Letting outsiders make money is not as good as the two of us."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "With your ability, the bank's loan is not enough?"

Zhou Kui smiled awkwardly: "The bank's loan is enough, but the loan has to be repaid."

Good guy, feelings are because of this.

Seeing that more than 30% of the shares of Jingjin Chidao were sold for 7 to 8 million taels, these two people were jealous. They wanted to make this money, but were unwilling to take out a loan, so they also wanted to go public.

"So, you are also thinking about financing and listing?"

Facing Zhang Haogu's eyes, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui nodded: "Yeah."

Nodding slowly, Zhang Haogu took a sip of tea and tapped his fingers on the table. The crisp sound seemed not to hit the table, but to the hearts of Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui.

If Zhang Haogu doesn't agree, then they have no choice but to get a loan. It's not that they can't get the loan, they simply don't want to repay the loan, but even if they have an unusual status, they can't refuse to repay the loan from Daming Bank.

Since the establishment of Da Ming Bank, no one has ever owed money to Da Ming Bank without repaying it.

"How big of a company do you plan to set up and how much money will you invest?" Zhang Haogu asked.

Zhang Guoji said: "Yuan Fu, this is it. Brother Zhou Kui and I plan to merge our two steel plants, and then add an additional 300,000 taels of silver. Brother Zhou Kui and I will each contribute 150,000 taels."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "Have you thought of a name yet?"

Zhou Kui said: "Zhili Steel, what does this name mean?"

The steel plant named after Zhili City, Zhang Haogu felt the determination of these two brothers. They really wanted to run this steel plant well.

In this case, Zhang Haogu would not stop the two brothers: "Zhili Steel, okay."

"You first make preparations for the merger of the steel plants, and then inform the commercial office of your needs. I will also provide you with some help, prepare for financing and listing, and wait for the news."

After hearing this, Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui almost turned into wrinkles with laughter. They poured tea for Zhang Haogu and thanked Zhang Haogu for giving them this opportunity.

Cui Chengxiu, Department of Commerce of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, soon received the financing and listing application submitted by Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui. The application stated that their two steel plants would be merged.

As the top steel plant in Zhili currently, the steel plants of Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui will definitely become the largest civilian steel plant in Zhili. Zhili Steel Co., Ltd., these two people are so ambitious.

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Although there was no reason to refuse, and the merger of steel plants was a good thing, Cui Chengxiu still invited Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui in a responsible attitude.

"Shilang Cui."

Cui Chengxiu smiled and asked Zhang Guoji and Zhou Kui to sit down: "You two, I invite you here today for no other reason than to ask, do you really plan to merge the steel plants?"

"If you really think about this, the Department of Commerce will work with the Ministry of Household Affairs to help you re-select a site to build the factory to ensure that the largest civilian steel plant in Zhili is completed. They will also help you contact the Ministry of Rites and let the Ming Dynasty Newspaper report more for you. But

This matter has been decided and there is no room for regret.”

Zhang Guoji said: "We will not waste the resources of the imperial court. Minister Cui can rest assured that we have already decided to merge the steel plants."
To be continued...