Qian Qianyi saw that among the officials present, except for Shi Kefa, who was going to return to Beijing with the emperor, the rest of the people had new appointments, and he couldn't help but be secretly anxious in his heart, the main officials of Jiangnan Province and Nanjing Prefecture had been appointed, and the grades of the remaining officials would be lower and lower......

Ma Shiying is also secretly worried that Qian Qianyi was originally a member of the Donglin Party, but he has taken refuge in Ma Shiying, and is Ma Shiying's independent cadre and assistant in the puppet Ming court.

He was afraid that Li Zicheng would not understand Qian Qianyi, so he reminded with a smile: "Your Majesty, Lord Qian is a romantic and talented man, and he built the Qianyun Tower specifically for Liu Ruyi, and now it is still a golden house......

"Liu Ru is? Qin Huai Bayan? Only then did Li Zicheng remember that this Qian Qianyi married Liu Ruyi, one of Qin Huai's eight Yan.

Qian Qianyi's information immediately appeared in his mind, just a disjointed literati!

Later generations said that when the Manchu cavalry came to the city of Nanjing, Liu Ru persuaded Qian Qianyi to join her in the water to die for the country, but Qian Qianyi said that "the water is too cold to go down", Liu Ru was angry and threw himself into the water and was rescued by Qian Qianyi.

Qian Qianyi did not die for the country, but in the end he opened the city gate and asked Duoduo of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to surrender......

There is also a legend in the history of the wild that after Qian Qianyi descended to the Qing Dynasty, he secretly contacted Zheng Chenggong and did the work of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, I don't know if it is true, but Qian Qianyi was originally a member of the Donglin Party, and when Ma Shiying was powerful, he took refuge in Ma Shiying, but it is an indisputable fact!

Ma Shiying was taken aback when she heard Li Zicheng talk about "Qin Huai Bayan", and swept her gaze over Qian Qianyi's face, but Qian Qianyi frowned slightly, lowered his head and didn't dare to speak.

Li Zicheng thought for a moment and decided to let Qian Qianyi be the Minister of Science and Technology, so that he could recruit talents and prepare for the establishment of Nanjing High School in Nanjing, which is a position with little power.

After the banquet, Li Zicheng, under the escort of his own soldiers, returned to the Qianqing Palace, and had just drunk half-boiled tea, when He Xiaomi came to summon: "Your Majesty, Lord Mu asks to see you!"

"Lord Mu?" Li Zicheng was a little strange, he had just met at the banquet, and he chased him to the Qianqing Palace so quickly, could there be anything that he couldn't say on the table? Hurriedly said: "Hurry up!"

Mu Qingshan entered the imperial study of the Dongnuan Pavilion and hurriedly made a big salute, "Mu Qingshan, grass people, knock to see the emperor!"

"No rudeness!" Li Zicheng smiled indifferently: "What did proprietor Mu come here so late?" ”

"Pay off your debts!" Mu Qingshan smiled mysteriously and said, "The grass people are here to repay their debts to the emperor." ”

"Paying off debts?" Li Zicheng was stunned, when did Mu Qingshan owe himself a debt? Could it be Xining's goods? No, if it was a matter of factory goods, he should have given the silver to the manufacturer, but to himself......

Mu Qingshan said: "The emperor took Rong'er to Xining that day and built the 'HSBC Building' for the grass people, and the grass people promised to send the emperor two of the most beautiful maidservants as gifts......

"HSBC House?" Li Zicheng remembered that when he took Mu Sirong to Xining that day, he used the power of the road construction team to build an HSBC building for Mu Qingshan for free, his purpose was not only to help Mu Qingshan, but also to advertise for cement, and build a monumental building in Xining City, Mu Qingshan wanted to send the maid to thank him, and also sent two picturesque maids, he smiled lightly: "Does the proprietor Mu remember this?" Actually, Rong'er is the best gift that proprietor Mu gave me!"

"Rong'er is Rong'er, and the maid is the maidservant," Mu Qingshan said: "Your Majesty, they are outside the palace gate now, do you want to bring them in?" ”

"Outside the door?" Li Zicheng didn't expect Mu Qingshan to do it so quickly, so he said, "Who are they?" How did you get it? ”

"Back to the emperor, these two maidservants, one is named Li Xiangjun and the other is called Zhou Qingrou, who bought them from the palace with silver," Mu Qingshan suddenly lowered his voice and said: "This Li Xiangjun is one of Qin Huai's Bayan......"

"Li Xiangjun?" Li Zicheng thought for a moment, knowing about Li Xiangjun and his son-in-law Hou Fangyu, not only asked: "Isn't Li Xiangjun married to that Hou Fangyu?" Why is it in the palace? ”

"Back to the emperor, Li Xiangjun and Hou Fangyu are indeed old acquaintances, however, Hou Fangyu has not yet married Li Xiangjun, when Emperor Hongguang drafted girls in various places, someone recommended Li Xiangjun, and he entered the palace," Mu Qingshan said: "When Ma Shiying was disposing of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace, the grass people bought Li Xiangjun with silver, and there was another palace maid, Zhou Qingrou......"

I see!

Li Zicheng sighed, he didn't expect Li Xiangjun to enter the palace in Nanjing, and now he was bought by Mu Qingshan with silver, and he wanted to give it to himself, if Ma Shiying knew about Mu Qingshan's relationship with him, would they return the silver to Mu Qingshan?

Since God gave Li Xiangjun to himself...... Although Li Xiangjun is from a bad background, he is talented and good-looking......

In Li Zicheng's eyes, if it weren't for the negative impact being too great, he didn't care too much about other people's backgrounds, in this era, his own background is the most despicable people in the world, there is breakfast and no dinner, what reason is there to dislike other people's backgrounds?

Li Zicheng glanced at Mu Qingshan and said, "This is not very good, right?" ”

Mu Qingshan thought that Li Zicheng disliked Li Xiangjun's background, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although Li Xiangjun is from a ...... background But she has already entered the palace in Nanjing, and she is considered a person in the palace!"

Li Zicheng laughed secretly, he didn't expect Emperor Hongguang to draft a draft girl, and by mistake, Li Xiangjun's identity was whitewashed, which may be the only good thing he did! He smiled faintly and said, "In that case, Lord Mu will bring them in first!"

"The grass people obey!" Mu Qingshan hurriedly got up and walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Li Zicheng smiled dumbly, is this a holy decree? It seems to be a private matter between the two, right? How can such a thing rise to the national level......

Not long after, Mu Qingshan returned, followed by two young women, the women lowered their heads, and their eyes only swirled on their embroidered shoes.

Li Zicheng's gaze naturally fell on the two of them, although they couldn't see their faces clearly, but by feeling, the one who felt enchanting was Li Xiangjun.

Mu Qingshan shouted softly: "Don't you want to see the emperor?" ”

The two girls both pulled up their skirts and knelt on the ground, "The slave Li Xiangjun (Zhou Qingrou) knocks to see the emperor!"

"No rudeness!" Li Zicheng's voice was not majestic, but there was an irresistible force, after the two women got up, they still lowered their heads, so far, they didn't dare to look at Li Zicheng's face.

Mu Qingshan completed the task, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the emperor did not refuse these two women, the relationship between the two will definitely go further, and it will definitely be of great benefit to his future business...... The good night is short, and he should go back, he bowed his hand to Li Zicheng and said, "Your Majesty, the grass people will retire first!"

Li Zicheng looked at Mu Qingshan, and didn't know what to say for a while, so he only said lightly: "Lord Mu is happy!"

Mu Qingshan hurriedly said: "This is the grass people's promise to themselves, the emperor doesn't have to mind!"

Li Zicheng bowed slightly, when Mu Qingshan was from Xining, he risked the danger of destroying his family and following him, and even sent Mu Sirong to Xining Women's School, obviously to study, but actually to be a servant girl for himself, and now that Huaxia has established a country, it is also appropriate to repay it appropriately.

He looked at Mu Qingshan, who was about to leave, and said lightly: "What are the plans of proprietor Mu in the future, whether to continue to stay in Jiangnan or return to Xining?" ”

Mu Qingshan didn't think about it, obviously he had already thought about this problem, "The wealth of the merchants and people in Jiangnan far exceeds that of Xining, and the population is large, it is the golden area of merchants, and it is difficult for the grass people to give up Jiangnan, but Xining is the foundation of the grass people, and the grass people will still stabilize this foundation, or in other words, Jiangnan is the development goal of HSBC Commercial Bank, and the grass people are still based on a few factories in Xining, and after they go back, they will expand their scale and even go to Lanzhou to open a branch factory." ”

"In this way, HSBC Commercial Bank can earn silver in Jiangnan, and the factory in Xining can not only provide goods for HSBC Commercial Bank, but also drive the local people to get rich," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "I hope that in a few years, HSBC Commercial Bank will become one of the few commercial houses in Jiangnan, and Xining, under the leadership of many factories, will become a prosperous and prosperous place in the west." ”

"The grass people understand that the grass people will remember the emperor's instructions, and the grass people will not forget the people of Xining!" Mu Qingshan has followed Li Zicheng since Xining, and knows that Li Zicheng's heart has always been pretending to be the people, and businessmen are important helpers to help him realize the policy of enriching the people.

After Mu Qingshan left, Li Zicheng recruited Li Xiangjun and Zhou Qingrou, and said: "Xiangjun's name, I have heard of it before, and Qingrou's name, I have heard it for the first time, Qingrou said, where are you from?" How did you get to Nanjing? ”

Zhou Qingrou blessed Li Zicheng, and was ashamed: "Back to the emperor, the slave maid is from Yuhang County, Hangzhou Prefecture, because Emperor Hongguang sent people to Hangzhou to select the show girl, and the slave maid was favored by the leading eunuch and brought to Nanjing ......"

I see!

Li Zicheng said secretly: Soon after Emperor Hongguang ascended the throne, the country had not yet stabilized, so he pursued the lustful dogs and horses, and even went to Hangzhou to select nuns, such an emperor, such a court, if it does not fall, it is really intolerable!

Li Zicheng sat the two of them, glanced at the delicate and delicate face around him, and said, "Is there anyone else in the family?" ”

"Back to the emperor, in the slave family, in addition to my father and mother, there is an elder brother and a younger brother!"

Li Zicheng paused and said, "Have they ever been literate?" ”

"Back to the emperor, they have all been in school for a few years, and they also know a few words!"

Li Zicheng nodded and said, "In the future, I will go to Hangzhou, meet them first, and then use the talents!"

"The slave and maid have thanked the emperor!" Zhou Qingrou was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her, she was born in an ordinary merchant family, not to mention Hangzhou, even in Yuhang County, it can only be regarded as a solid family, if the brother is favored by the emperor, the future will be immeasurable, maybe she can also take off her business status...... In case of rewarding an official and a half-position, it can be regarded as a glorious ancestor!

"Let's be flat, don't be stubborn!" Li Zicheng smiled faintly, but his eyes moved to Li Xiangjun.

Emei is lightly swept, Qiong's nose is slightly raised, the powder face is shy, and a crooked peach heart bun is formed on the cloud silk, which looks lively and lovely.

Wearing an elegant aqua green palace dress, revealing half of her white and tender arms, wearing a pink floor-length skirt, half-covering a pair of embroidered red shoes, and a beige belt around her waist, the small waist of the water snake was restrained so that only Yingying was left with a hand, and the protrusion on her chest was very exaggerated.

Charming and charming, secretly self-conscious!