Chapter 831: Worry
Before the sky was about to dawn, Tian Kang walked out of the study room and did not say goodbye to Geng Qiancheng. He thought that Geng Qiancheng should have not gotten up yet. He quietly left the county and prefecture prefecture. As soon as the city gate opened, he could leave the city first. For the people in the Eagle Nest, silent breathing is their biggest feature. Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. If people like them are too famous and know people everywhere, they are not suitable to go out for field operations. . People like Guo Jiuling basically can only stay in the old nest of Yuejing City, and it is difficult to get out of Beijing. Of course, except for the Thousand Faces in the Eagle Nest, because until now, even the closest partners around him cannot be sure whether they see the true face of Thousand Faces on weekdays. This person's ability to transform into tens of millions is really amazing.
Geng Jingming walked out of Xiao Shuxin exhausted, looked at Qi Mingxing in the sky, and sighed with a sigh of grief. He has been so tired these days. He was originally going to have a comfortable sleep yesterday and enjoy the kindness of beauty, but in the end, he sat with Tian Kang, a thin guy.
He stretched his waist, rubbed his eyes, and couldn't help looking in the mirror. He must have two dark circles, so he had to go back and have a good rest. Looking back at the backyard, he decided to leave quickly before the old man got up, otherwise he would definitely be verbose again.
After going down the steps, no more than two steps, Uncle Zhong, a native of the family, appeared in front of him like a ghost, "Young Master!"
"Uncle Zhong, why are you still here?" Geng Jingming was shocked.
"The master hasn't slept yet. He has been waiting for you. He is sitting in the small garden behind him!" Uncle Zhong whispered.
Geng Jingming was very surprised and said ah.
"Let's go, young master!" Uncle Zhong urged.
After all, he never escaped. The old man actually sat in the small garden all night. Geng Jingming was a little moved. The old man was very strict with himself. Even if he made a fortune in business, he did not give him much good looks. He was really a little scared. The old man was thinking about being an official, but there was nothing to be a good official in the Ming Dynasty. He was so tired that he said he had a high salary, but compared to his income, it was completely in the sky and the underground.
The old man still had the same old mind, and he didn't look at it. Now in the Ming Dynasty, the status of merchants is increasing step by step, but he is not as slaughtered as before. In his opinion, the situation in his family is the best match. The old man becomes an official and does his own business.
"Dad isn't you angry?" he asked tentatively.
Uncle Zhong shook his head, "The master is not angry, he just seems to be worried."
"Then I'm still angry!" Geng Jingming lifted up his robe, took a few steps, and followed Uncle Zhong to the small garden behind him.
Geng Qiancheng sat next to the stone table in the small garden. The pot of tea in front of him had been completely drunk. Geng Qingming looked over and saw at least half a pot of tea. He didn't know how the old man drank such a bitter thing.
"Sit!" Looking at his son standing in front of him with some imprisonment, Geng Qiancheng pointed to the opposite side. "Is Tian Kang leaving?"
"Let's go!" Geng Jingming sat down carefully.
Geng Qiancheng looked at his son up and down, and Geng Jingming felt a little scared in his heart.
"You are asked to go to the scientific examination and become an official, but you will not go to death. You have to do business if you do business. If you do business, you can do business. Why are you getting involved with the Eagle Nest?" Geng Qiancheng sighed.
"Dad, isn't the official of the Eagle Nest also an official of the Ming Dynasty? Speaking of which, I am now a general, at the same level as Tian Kang, and a fifth-rank general." Geng Jingming whispered: "Isn't this just right for you?"
"What does it mean to suit my wish?" Geng Qiancheng looked at the other party angrily: "Do you know what the Eagle Nest does? Do you know that this yamen is easy to get in and out? If you put on this skin, you will never get rid of them in your life unless you die."
"Why should I get rid of them?" Geng Jingming whispered: "With this skin, it is more convenient for me to do business? There are some things that are inconvenient for me to do, and someone helped me do it."
"Are you talking about those dirty work?" Geng Qiancheng sneered: "But have you ever thought about it? The more they do you help you, the deeper you get!"
"Dad, I have no choice. When I first started, I really had a hurdle that I couldn't overcome. At that time, they came to me. What other ways would I do besides cooperating with them? Besides, this is also a contribution to the Ming Dynasty! Haven't you always asked me to be loyal to the emperor?"
"Son, there are many ways to serve the Ming Dynasty, but you chose the one I don't like the most." Geng Qiancheng sighed and said, "You don't know how powerful the Eagle Nest is."
"Dad, it's too late to say anything now." Geng Jingming said: "I can only walk one way to the dark."
Geng Qiancheng was silent for a while, "A few days ago, I received a letter from Lord Wang of the Commerce Department."
"Commercial Department, Miss Wang Yueyao?" Geng Jingming's eyes lit up, "This is an amazing big shot. Her business methods are really amazing, and it is really admirable that a woman can control such a huge business network. Dad, you don't know that I can't catch up with a Taipingfang alone!"
"You said right, that is indeed a big shot. But what I value more is not her ability, but that she is one of the people that His Majesty the Emperor trusts the most. Her fiancé, Lord Shu, is also the relationship between the emperor for life." Geng Qiancheng whispered.
"Dad, what do you want to say?" Geng Jingming looked at him in confusion.
"Don't you ask Lord Wang what he is writing to me?" Geng Qiancheng tilted his head and looked at his son.
"This is your officialdom, most of it is just some official business. I'll ask what I'm here to do!" Geng Jingming shook his head.
"No, it has something to do with you." Geng Qiancheng shook his head and said, "The court is setting up a railway bureau. I heard that it is going to build a railway. I don't know what it is, but Lord Wang said in the letter that he would like to ask you to help."
"Me?" Geng Jingming pointed his nose with a finger, puzzled: "I don't know what this railway is at all. What can I help?"
"It seems to be related to the capital you made!" Geng Qiancheng said: "In the letter, Lord Wang said that they are very interested in the method of raising funds you created. The railway bureau under construction will also want to adopt this method in the future, so let you help do this."
"I won't go. Where did I go, what should I do with my business?" Geng Jingming refused. "This time I went to Xinning County. I just decided with Wu Teng to buy some more Sangshan, silk factory and embroidery workshop in Chu State. I also borrowed millions of taels of silver from Taiping Bank. I didn't make any money, so I went to work with them, just a fool!"
"Damn it!" Geng Qiancheng suddenly increased his voice and glared at Geng Jingming.
As soon as my father got angry, Geng Jingming immediately became soft.
"Who is Lord Wang? She asks you for it. This is your blessing and your luck." Geng Qiancheng shouted: "Although I don't know what railways are, I know that this is something that Your Majesty values very much. If you go there and do it, it will be equivalent to placing a number in front of His Majesty. Even if you don't want to be an official in the future, it will be possible if you want to leave the Eagle Nest. At that time, Lord Wang and Shu will say a few words to you, which is more effective than anything else. Do you know? The Eagle Nest is not a place to stay for a long time."
"Be serious?" Geng Jingming's eyes lit up after hearing this.
"Of course." Geng Qiancheng nodded: "Your business has already been on the right track, and you don't need to keep an eye on it all the time. And Lord Wang also said that you just ask you to help and will not delay your business. Go back and go to Yuejing City immediately. The newly established Railway Director is a skillful person, and he is also the emperor's confidant. It will be beneficial to you to meet these big people. You have reached the peak of your position in the county. From now on, you will go to Yuejing City to retire at most. When your father dies, who will take care of you? Don't think that you are smart and able to do business. Without me, you can do many things so smoothly? After meeting these big people, you can get rid of the Eagle's Nest, do business and have a backend. No one dares to bully you casually, do you understand?"
Geng Qingming nodded repeatedly: "Dad, you are more than far-sighted! I will do this. And it is well kept. As for making friends with these big names, hehe, dealing with people, this is what I am best at. Keeping them all like spring breeze."
"These adults are not the people you usually meet, none of them are simple characters. Don't be proud, remember to clamp your tails at all times," Geng Qiancheng reminded.
"Yes, dad, I remember."
Geng Jingming said: "You go and rest first. You can sit here all night. Are you not tired? I am so tired."
"It's not that you are not worried." Geng Qiancheng sighed. "It's dawn, how can you rest? The army has already captured Leye County and will continue to move forward soon. Unlike the previous raids, this time it is clear that the carriages and horses are moving forward in large quantities. I have to take care of the logistics and supplies. Before the army moves, food and grass will come first, so I dare not be careless."
Geng Jingming looked at his father's hunched back and walked out, feeling moved, his eyes heated up, and his nose was sore, so he quickly reached out to rub it, then reached into the teapot, took out some tea leaves and chewed in his mouth.
There was no trace of tea smell long ago.
After sniffing, he took big steps and walked out. He went back and had a good sleep, then arranged his business, and then went to Yuejing to report! Railway Bureau, railway construction, railway construction, railway construction, what is that thing? Will it lose money? Has anyone invested money in?
Chapter completed!