On the twentieth day of the first month, Cao Hao did not return to Beijing as planned.

Because, on the afternoon of the nineteenth, Wang Lusheng arrived in Jiangning.

He came for the matter of sea trade, and he also came for Cao Hao. Originally, he got the news that the household department was bidding for maritime trade matters, and he set off after the New Year, thinking of going to Beijing to participate in this matter.

Unexpectedly, when I arrived in Beijing, I got the news that the bidding matters were divided into two places, the capital bid for 40 shares, the Jiangnan bid for 30 shares, and the remaining 30 points, 10 points were reserved for the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce, and the remaining 20 points belonged to the household department.

In addition, Cao Hao, the secretary of the household department, went south and was responsible for investment promotion in Jiangnan.

Wang Lusheng didn't say a word, and immediately asked people to turn around and go south.

After all, he is over 50 years old, and his body has decayed in recent years due to the overwork of his youth.

Sitting in the carriage, he hurried and hurried, and also missed the main day, and arrived in Jiangning on the nineteenth day of the first month.

But it will be good when it comes.

Cao Hao's will was only to go to Jiangnan to attract shares and attract investment, and after public bidding, he also had the right to sign a contract with others.

One and a half million, the remaining fifteen shares, Wang Lusheng patted his chest and said, "It's all inclusive!" ”

Even if he knew that the Wang family was rich, Cao Hao was also suppressed by this big deal.

Some things are not good to say in front of people, so Cao Hao invited Wang Lusheng to the study of the General Soldier's Mansion.

"Seventh brother, the imperial court tried sea trade for the first time, and I don't know what will happen in the future. Even if Brother Qi wants to try, he doesn't have to be so generous. When it comes to the imperial court, if there are variables, it is too late to regret it. Cao Hao said.

Looking at the old Wang Lusheng in front of him, Cao Hao was moved.

The Wang family has many sons and nephews in Beijing, and a few years ago, they began to take the line of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Wang family could enter Beijing to bid.

Wang Lusheng "sacrificed the near and sought the far", just for Cao Hao.

Cao Hao appreciated this affection very much, but he didn't want Wang Lusheng to take risks.

In the name of the imperial court, it was the first time that the Great Qing Maritime Trade was organized, and there were also risks.

The risk comes either from someone else, or from the one on the dragon chair. No matter how tolerant the current contract of the imperial court is to the merchants, as long as Yongzheng says a word, this contract is a piece of waste paper.

Cao Hao did not stop Wei Ren from participating in the bidding because the more than 300,000 silver in Wei Ren's hand was not easy to get in the open. Even if Wei Ren attached great importance to brotherhood and left this money for Wei Xin, in the eyes of the rest of the Wei family, this was unfair.

Because when Wei Xin earned this silver, the Wei brothers had not yet separated, and the silver handed back by Wei Xin should be put into the public school.

There is also this money, whether it is for Wei Ren or for Wei Wenjie's brothers, it is all a "spare money".

If you don't enter the Ministry of Maritime Trade and Trade Stocks, you can only buy land or bury it deep underground. As for depositing in the bank or something, such a large amount, Wei Ren didn't believe it.

The Wei family's fields in Jiangning are already enough, and they can't be classified as five rooms in front of everyone's eyes; The Zhuangzi in the capital is already enough for the Wei Wenjie brothers.

There is no need to buy a large family property and show it in front of people.

Wang Lusheng is a squire and a businessman. His money is the capital of his business.

One and a half million, even if not all of his family background, is a lot of weight.

Seeing that Cao Hao was sincerely thinking about it, Wang Lusheng was also a little moved, but he still insisted on his plan.

One is to help Cao Hao make up for his share, and the other is to leave a way back for his family.

Seeing his depressed face, Cao Hao was suspicious. He thought about the affairs of the Wang family, and if there was anything worth worrying about Wang Lusheng, it was that the younger generation of brothers was fighting for property.

Wang Lusheng had two sons, the eldest son was twenty-three or four years old, and the younger son was in his teens. These two brothers are not the same mother.

It's just that if you are fighting now, is it too early?

Unless there is Wu in it, for the sake of his own son, he wants to embarrass his nephew and stepson?

That Wu family, Cao Hao has seen it, and he always feels docile and peaceful, not the kind of woman who is short-sighted and uninformed.

"But the younger generation is disobedient, and the seventh brother is a good student, why is it so bleak?" Although Cao Hao is reluctant to explore the secrets of the Wang family, it can be seen that Wang Lusheng, who has always been hearty, can only ask a few more questions.

"If only the sons didn't fight. I have tossed all my life, and I have already saved a family for them, even if they have no interest, as long as they don't prostitute or gamble, they can always be rich for a lifetime...... But people's hearts are unpredictable......" Wang Lusheng sighed and told Cao Hao about the hidden worries in his heart.

He was not worried about his own son, but about his people.

The Rizhao royal family is also a large local family, and the clansmen live together, and after a hundred years, there is no shortage of children who are famous.

There are many people who have achieved five or six grades, these people are the foundation of the Wang family, as the patriarch, Wang Lusheng is only happy about the achievements of the clansmen.

But when the premise is on, the branch is in charge.

Now Wang Quantai, who came out of the side branch, has been promoted to the deputy capital of the second grade, and his position is higher than that of the feudal territory.

Not only the Wang clan in the capital, but also attached themselves to Wang Quantai one after another; Even on Rizhao's side, Wang Quantai's branch is becoming more and more important in the clan.

In addition, Wang Quantai's second brother Wang Quanfeng was promoted again and became famous.

Compared with the descendants of the businessmen and the like, that room is already a master.

Because he couldn't get used to Wang Quanfeng's mean temperament, Wang Lusheng was filthy in his early years.

Wang Quanfeng was weak in his early years, and he was still a man with his tail between his legs; In recent years, he has been swaggering, but he said that Wang Lusheng was not here.

Not to mention that he instigated his mother to split up the family, and it was difficult for his brother and sister-in-law to marry his brother, and he didn't even prepare a bride money, but said that the patriarch had bad intentions and instigated their brotherhood.

Wang Lusheng was annoyed by his playful behavior, but he couldn't clean him up ruthlessly. After all, you have to worry about Wang Quantai's side.

With his forbearance, Wang Quanfeng kicked his nose in the face, sought the position of the clan elder, and began to dictate the affairs of the clan.

"Several of the boys in that room are all studying, and the older one has already been admitted to Xiucai. A few small ones will also start the children's test next year. These two bastards in my family are really not reading materials. This is the other, now I am still there, looking at my old face, Wang Quanfeng does not dare to make too much trouble, and Wang Quantai will not support him...... If I am gone, there will be only two small ones left, who will have the status of a descendant and guard the great property, and I don't know what will happen...... This matter of investing in sea trade can also be regarded as leaving a way back for them; If you don't have a good life in your hometown, you can also go to Beijing......"

Cao Hao listened, and his face became solemn.

Wang Lusheng, a year-old friend, is a good man with affection and righteousness, and is the "Saimeng taste" praised by the green forests of the six northern provinces.

Now, in the twilight of the hero, he has to suffer from the anger of the villain, how can he not make Cao Hao annoyed?

Not to mention, it was because of his introduction by Cao Hao that Wang Quantai took refuge under the Thirteenth Elder Brother and had today's position.

At the beginning, the reason why he wanted to fulfill Wang Quantai was mostly because of Wang Lusheng.

If because of this, Wang Lu will be restless for the rest of his life, and Cao Hao really can't sit idly by.

"Seventh brother didn't write to Wang Quantai, he just let his brother mess around?" Cao Hao's words were a little cold.

If Wang Quantai is really ungrateful and tolerates his brother's embezzlement of the Wang family's inheritance, then he, an outsider, has to meddle in his affairs.

When Wang Lusheng heard this, he smiled a little wryly and said: "Inseparable relatives, besides, this year is the year of Dabi, Wang Quanfeng has already entered Beijing to prepare for the examination...... This subject is not good, there are still three years; He can't, and a few of his boys...... That house is already on the rise, and the prosperity of the side branch is unstoppable......"

In the end, Wang Lusheng still insisted on the original intention and marked the fifteen points of Haimao shares.

The last time the two got together, it was a few years ago, Cao Hao was not good to leave immediately, and stayed in Jiangning for three days, and on the twenty-third day, he left for Beijing.

With his return to Beijing, in addition to the people of Cao Mansion and Dr. Le Kangxi, there was also Wang Lusheng's righteous son Guo Quanyou.

Wang Quantai himself, taking advantage of the good weather in early spring, continued to go south to inspect the business in Guangzhou.

Because the household fleet needs a large number of people, Wang Lusheng wants to donate a top to Guo Quanyou, whether it is to go overseas with the fleet, or to make up errands in the household department, please give it to Cao Hao.

He also took great pains to arrange it like this.

Although Cao Hao is powerful, he is far from being able to quench his thirst. Guo Quanyou is his righteous son, if he can support him now, he will also help his two sons.

Cao Hao responded immediately, and he already had a plan in his heart.

Since Li Cheng returned to Beijing to serve his illness, every time he saw Cao Hao, he asked about maritime trade, and he had the intention of going abroad.

If Li Cheng insisted, Cao Hao wanted him to have a companion with Guo Quanyou and make up an errand in the overseas caravan......

The day of Gao Taijun's funeral was set for the sixth day of the second month, so Cao Hao's return trip was not too rushed.

Rao is like this, more than 1,800 miles down, but also makes people tired from the journey.

When he lifted the curtain and saw the city wall of the capital, Cao Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiangning is already in spring, but the capital is in the cold season, and the air is a little cold.

Fortunately, on the fourth day of the second lunar month, I arrived in the capital.

After entering the city, Cao Hao first sent someone to send Le Kangxi back to Tongrentang, and then asked Zhang Yi to take the others back to Caofu to settle down, and went to the Ministry of Officials by himself.

Then, he went outside the palace gate again, took a turn, and handed over the sign.

Yongzheng did not summon him, but sent someone to pass the decree and ask him to hand over the sign tomorrow morning to ask him to meet.

Coming out of the palace gate, Cao Hao rode home.

The Cao family knew the news of Cao Hao's arrival in Beijing.

Tianyou took the housekeeper and was already waiting in the front yard.

Seeing that his son returned to the family in an orderly manner, Cao Hao was quite relieved, and instructed the housekeeper to put the things brought back by Jiang Ning into the warehouse, and he took his son to the inner house to see the Li family.

Cao Hao was worried that the Li family was getting old, and he was sad because of his grief, but when he saw her, he saw that the reduction was a little less, but the spirit was fine, and when he saw his son, he was happy between his eyebrows and eyes.

Li looked his son up and down several times, and was very distressed, saying that his son had cleared up, and asked Chu Yu to prepare more supplements, Yunyun.

Seeing that the old man was in a good mood, Cao Hao did not disappoint the fun, and when he went back to Wutong Garden to change clothes, he asked his wife about Gao Taijun's funeral.

"Li Cheng came over yesterday and said that he was fully prepared, and the funeral would be held on the sun." Chu Yu said: "When I was 'six or seven', Tianyou also went to Guanghua Temple to see, and said that the preparations were almost the same. ”

Cao Hao changed into his official uniform and asked Chu Yu to find a plain uniform to change into.

He is the grandson of Gao Taijun, and since he has come to Beijing, he should also go over to worship one or two......