My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 166: Move Fast
Li didn't let them talk about court matters, but wanted them to talk about moving.

Xu Qin couldn't care less about this kind of thing, and it wasn't Xu Qin's turn to care about it.

After lunch, Xu Qin returned to his small courtyard. At this moment, Mu Feng and Shi Yue were already packing up.

"Young Master, Miss Xiao came this morning and brought a lot of gifts. When she learned that you went to the palace, she went back." Mu Feng saw Xu Qin coming back and immediately reported.

"Well, just accept the gift. I haven't seen her for a while." Xu Qin nodded and said.

"Miss Xiao may have something to ask you. I think she wanted to wait for you." Mu Feng continued, while Shi Yue said unhappily, "What could it be? It's nothing more than a business matter, or she has set her sights on our young master. But our young master is engaged, and he is an earl. He will inherit the title of Duke of Wei in the future. How could she covet him?"

"Okay, you silly girl, stop talking nonsense." Xu Qin interrupted with a smile when he heard Shiyue say that.

"That's right!" Shiyue said with a pout.

"Come here and grind the ink." Xu Qin said to Shiyue, who immediately ran over with a smile.

Only the two of them could act lawless in front of Xu Qin. After all, they grew up with Xu Qin, and they were willing to do anything for him. They had to learn martial arts, reading and writing, accounting, needlework, etc. since they were young. It can be said that even the future Zhu Jinxi would not dare to expel them easily. They were Xu Qin's confidants, the confidants of the confidants!

Shiyue was standing there grinding ink when she saw Xu Qin take out some big red papers. He just picked up the brush, thought for a moment, and said to Shiyue, "You write it, I'll teach you. Copy the official title on this memorial later, and I'll teach you the format!"

“Hehe!” Shiyue knew what was going on as soon as she saw it.

"You little bitch, be careful or the young master will punish you!" Xu Qin blushed and immediately scolded her. Wasn't it just that his handwriting was a little worse? This girl was making fun of him.

"Young Master, please practice calligraphy when you have time. Young Master seems to be the son of a duke and the Earl of Haozhou." Shi Yue sat down, opened the memorial, and prepared to start writing.

Xu Qin was too lazy to pay attention to her and began to instruct her to copy down the official titles, followed by the base figures of salaries and dividends.

Shiyue copied a few lines and knew what was going on. She copied them down while saying, "Master, don't get too close to Miss Xiao. If the sound reaches the ears of the future young lady, she will not be able to survive."

"I know, little girl, stop worrying about it." Xu Qin glared at Shiyue and said.

"But she doesn't know that the young master should remind him. If there is any rumor outside, the Chengguo Mansion will never let him live. Even our lady will not let her live. This is related to the reputation of the two Duke's Mansions." Shiyue said while sitting there.

"Who told you to say these things?" Xu Qin frowned and looked at Shiyue.

"Madam! When Madam learned this morning that Miss Xiao was coming, she was a little unhappy. There is no problem with giving gifts, after all, our family has always cooperated with their family, but it is not worth it for her to come in person. It would be fine for a woman to come in person if they had not been engaged before, but now that the young master is engaged, we need to pay attention to the impact. The young master can see her at the workshop, but he cannot see her in the mansion." Shiyue looked up at Xu Qin and said.

Xu Qin nodded, put his hands behind his back and began to pace in the study.

After Shiyue finished copying one copy, Xu Qin asked her to continue copying a few more copies, while he lay on the recliner, thinking about the affairs of the Trade Bureau.

If you want to break the deadlock, you need to get those sons of military honors into action as soon as possible and let them find the source of goods as soon as possible. This is a confrontation between civil officials and military generals, and the battlefield is the Trade Bureau.

I need to get those guys to act quickly. I have to let them act tomorrow after dinner tonight. I have to make sure those civil officials have no chance to react and make this happen. As long as the first batch of goods is shipped out to sea, I will have time to slowly build up the supply system of the entire Trade Bureau, and then those civil officials will come to beg me.

Now, they are determined not to give up until they see Huang He. They still want to suppress this matter, but this matter is not so easy to suppress.

Xu Qin fell asleep while thinking. After Shiyue finished copying, she was about to call Xu Qin, but found that Xu Qin was asleep. She picked up the blanket and covered Xu Qin with it, and then went out carefully. The Xu family was moving now, and Shiyue and Mu Feng did not dare to let others pack up the things in the courtyard. They packed them themselves, including the books and drawings in Xu Qin's courtyard, and the tools of Xu Qin in another wing. They packed them all by themselves, locked them, and marked them so that they would know if someone opened them.

After sleeping for almost half an hour, Xu Qin woke up and found that no one was in the study. Xu Qin walked to the desk and saw that the red paper was written. He put away the red words, came out of the study, and went out with the servants, heading straight to Cuiyue Residence. At this moment in Cuiyue Residence, all the sons of the nobles were there, including Zhu Yong's younger brother Zhu Gang, Zhang Yu's second son, Zhang Fu's younger brother Zhang Yu, the future Duke of Ying, Chen Heng's son, who was now the inheritor of the title of Earl of Ningyang, Chen Mao, including the youngest son and two grandsons of Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi. Such an opportunity was very rare for them.

Although the fathers of these people were either dukes, marquises, earls, or hereditary commanders, many of them were second sons or illegitimate sons, and it was not their turn to inherit the title. Their fathers could send them to the military camp, but they had to start from the lowest-level officers. The salaries in the Ming Dynasty were very low, and so were the military generals.

This job can only keep them from starving, but it is hard to say how rich they will be.

Those who are lucky can be retained to work in the capital or some wealthy places in the south. Those who are unlucky will be sent to remote areas and may not be able to come back for five to ten years. Of course, promotions in remote areas are also fast, but they are also more dangerous. Not to mention fighting, sometimes a minor illness can take their lives.

Therefore, when they learned that Xu Qin was going to set up a trade bureau, and that it was a military position with a high rank, it was too attractive for those children of military honors. Once they held an official position of rank seven or above here, they would be transferred after a few years, and would be at the level of a hundred households or deputy thousand households. If they could make meritorious services here, then it would not be impossible for them to serve as the commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief, or the commander-in-chief.

The point is, Xu Qin can make money, who wouldn't envy him, who wouldn't admire him? If they could follow Xu Qin, Xu Qin would just give them some business, and they wouldn't be able to make ends meet, right?
Otherwise, Xu Jingchang would be so arrogant in the Imperial College. He was rich and his family had an annual income of one million taels. Xu Jingchang would not even look at the Duke's salary.

The Trade Bureau is a place to make money, and they have many opportunities. What if they can come up with a profitable business? How great would that be?
Xu Qin rode to Cuiyueju. Someone else just arrived at Cuiyueju. When he saw Xu Qin coming, he stopped and bowed: "Greetings, Earl of Haozhou!"

"Well, let's go in together." Xu Qin nodded, and the young man immediately made a gesture of invitation, asking Xu Qin to go first. Xu Qin nodded, put his hands behind his back and walked into Cuiyueju.

As soon as I got inside, I heard the hearty laughter of those young men. Some of them were looking forward to joining the Trade Bureau to make a lot of money, while others were looking forward to joining the Trade Bureau to work for a few years and then become a commander.

"The Earl of Haozhou is here!" The person who came in with Xu Qin saw the commotion inside and shouted immediately.

When the people inside heard this, they all shut up and turned to look at the door. After discovering that it was indeed Xu Qin, they all stood up and bowed to Xu Qin. No one dared to be arrogant here, not even Zhu Yong, who was here, would dare not be arrogant in front of Xu Qin.

"Well, let's continue chatting. It's okay. It's not that fast yet. Let's wait for other people and talk about it together when the time comes." Xu Qin said to them with a smile.

As he spoke, he walked to the front. Those people also smiled and made way for him. Xu Qin soon found Zhu Gang, Chen Mao and Zhang Li. Xu Qin smiled and nodded at them, and at the same time, he bowed to Zhu Gang and said, "Hello, second brother!"

Zhu Gang is Zhu Jinxi's second brother, so naturally he calls him second brother.

"You're welcome. Come, sit here, sit here!" Zhu Gang immediately pulled out a chair and invited Xu Qin to sit at their table.

"Okay, everyone, take a seat. Take the snacks on the table and eat them. If you don't have enough, ask the store owner for more. Today's consumption will be counted on me! Everyone should also eat well later. As for drinking, haha, I don't think anyone dares to get drunk tonight. I have something else to do tomorrow so you guys can take a seat!" Xu Qin sat down and spoke with a smile.

The others also slowly gathered around Xu Qin. It was not time for dinner yet, and they also wanted to hear what Xu Qin said about the Trade Bureau.

"Well, you said we can't get drunk, so we definitely don't dare to get drunk. Come, have some tea first!" Chen Mao smiled and poured tea for Xu Qin, who nodded.

"If you have any questions, just ask. Of course, if it's something I'm going to talk about later, I won't say it yet. As for the rest, just ask whatever you want to know," Xu Qin said while looking at those people.

"I heard there are a lot of positions in this Trade Bureau. Do you have any specific numbers?" one of them asked with a smile.

The others also nodded excitedly and looked at Xu Qin.

"Yes, there are many. One of them is of the third rank. I am the one in charge. Don't worry about it!" Xu Qin nodded with a smile. The others also laughed and waved their hands. They definitely knew this and understood that Xu Qin was joking.

"There are four third rank, sixteen fourth rank, thirty-two fourth rank, almost thirty-two fifth rank, almost forty fifth rank, and about one hundred and thirty sixth rank, junior sixth rank, and seventh rank combined. The chances are great, and it depends on your abilities." Xu Qin said while looking at them with a smile. After hearing this, everyone was very surprised.

(End of this chapter)