Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 171 Guiding the Younger Generation
At night, Chen Ce found Liu Hong in his residence.

"Later, you will take two people to my house to move the silver, and use the remaining three thousand taels of silver to pay them salaries."

Liu Hong pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, if you are short of money, the brothers should tighten their belts..."

Chen Ce pressed his hand: "I'm not discussing this with you."

Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Yes!"

Chen Ce needs to set rules for him. If he is too easy to get along with, he will lose the concept of superiors and subordinates.

Chen Ce continued: "Have all the spies in the northwest been transferred back?"

Liu Hong nodded and said, "Now they are all hiding near the capital, waiting for you to arrange the next move."

Chen Ce took out a business plan, handed it to Liu Hong, and said, "I plan to run a post station business, and I have already made the plan."

"Finish reading this business book first. If you have any questions, ask me. I'll give you an extra 2,000 taels of start-up capital tonight."

"During this time, you took them to start building."

More than a hundred spies have been invested in the express delivery industry, and they will be the backbone of the future. With their help, and the promotion of newspapers, it will not be difficult for express delivery to develop in the Ming Dynasty.

All the preliminary preparations have been written, and the rest is up to Liu Hong and others to execute.

Liu Hong was a little confused. They were spies, spies that General Wang had selected with great difficulty and trained. Now he wanted them to do business?

Is this a bit of an overkill?
Chen Ce glanced at him and said lightly, "Do you have any complaints?"

Liu Hong said hurriedly: "I dare not."

Chen Ce said: "That's it. The post station business will not be limited to the capital. It will cover Jiangnan, Southeast, Lingnan, Northwest, Hedong, Liaodong and other places as the scale of the industry develops."

"You guys can't hide anything else from others, except the post station business."

"Allowing you to come in and do business is only one aspect. The post station can contact all kinds of people from all walks of life and collect all the information and intelligence I need."

"So your duties haven't changed, they've just been implemented in a different way."

Liu Hong hurriedly said: "Sir, I am not questioning your decision..."

Chen Ce interrupted him and said, "Do as I say and build the post station network as soon as possible."

"Yes!" Liu Hong clasped his fists.

……

After Chen Ce took Liu Hong and others back to get the money, not long after, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Ce went to open the door in surprise and found that the other person was Ning Cheng. He was a little confused and didn't know why Ning Cheng came to see him again.

Out of courtesy, Chen Ce still let Ning Cheng come to the central hall. After pouring tea, Chen Ce asked, "Master Ning, what is the matter with your late night visit?"

Ning Cheng took a sip of tea from the teacup, then asked Chen Ce, "I heard that you were imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice a few days ago."

"I have been busy with official duties recently and have no time to know these things. Why didn't you tell me?"

There's no point telling you, you can't interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Justice.

However, Chen Ce still said politely: "Thank you Lord Ning for your concern, everything is fine now."

Ning Cheng rubbed his forehead tiredly and said to Chen Ce: "I am indebted to your parents, so I should naturally protect you. Although we can't be father-in-law and son-in-law, I always hope that you can live a good life."

"Earlier, I warned you not to get too close to Wang Yue. In the end, Wang Yue's fate confirmed my guess."

"Fortunately, you are just an insignificant person and have not attracted the attention of the higher-ups. This is a blessing."

Ning Cheng changed the subject and said earnestly, "Can you mess with the people from the East Factory? After Lin Qi was dismissed and exiled, the position of Shuntian Prefecture Minister became vacant."

"I have been busy managing relationships during this period, so I have no time to take care of you. That's why I heard that you and the East Factory had a conflict."

"Cer, I have been an official for so many years, and I understand some things better than you do. If you try to blend into a different circle, you will bring yourself a fatal disaster." "Although the East Factory is nothing in my eyes, it is definitely not something that can be easily provoked in the eyes of ordinary people."

"You got away with it this time, but what about next time? Will it be the same again?"

"Live a good life and don't get involved with anyone or anything in the court. This is not a circle you can get involved in."

But I have already touched it.

The Crown Prince, Xu Jing, the East Factory, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Ministry of Justice and even the Northwest Military, there are many more to come in the future.

It's just that you don't know all this.

"I was lucky enough to be promoted to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Rites. If you have any difficulties next time, you can come to me directly. Now I have a place in the court."

Chen Ce was a little dazed.

Ministry of Rites?

Ministry of Rites Zuo Langzhong?
Fu Han's location?
Cheng Minzheng? He said he owed me a favor, so he carried you up?
He wouldn't be so smart as to think that you are still my father-in-law, right?

Chen Ce could only think so, because according to Ning Cheng's qualifications, it would be impossible to jump two levels, unless Cheng Minzheng promoted him.

"Don't be too surprised." Ning Cheng said, "Someone will always be watching my achievements in Shuntian Prefecture over the years."

"I have been working down to earth these years, and the people above me will see it."

"You too, keep your feet on the ground and work hard in your own circle, and your life will get better and better."

"Don't get involved in officialdom anymore. It's not something you can get involved in... In fact, I still suggest that you try the imperial examination."

"If you can enter the officialdom in the future, I will find ways to support you."

You carry me...

Chen Ce hummed noncommittally and said, "Let's talk about it later. I have my own plans. I want to do some business recently."

"what?"

Ning Cheng was stunned for a moment, and said: "Why do you want to degenerate into such a lowly business? But the ten acres of land I gave you are not enough to live on."

Chen Ce shook his head and said, "That's enough. I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so I'm just playing around."

"Besides, my parents are also in business, there's nothing lowly about them."

Ning Cheng then realized that he had said the wrong thing, and then he said, "How can doing business be easy? Your parents have spent their entire lives doing business, but in the end, they got nothing."

"You are starting from scratch now. I don't know how long it will take you to achieve business success."

"Well...never mind. That's fine."

You won't live long anyway, so it's better to find something to do than waiting to die.

"What kind of business do you want to start? I'll use my connections to help you secretly."

Chen Ce said: "Newspaper."

Ning Cheng: “…”

Do you really know nothing and just want to do business on a whim?

The government has already banned other people from entering the newspaper industry. You don't even know this, and yet you're still trying to do business?
Ning Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "Change it. You can't get involved in the newspaper industry. Hey... Ce'er, do you really think that business is that easy?"

“You can’t get into the newspaper industry!”

Chen Ce: "I mean, I've already done it, in the newspaper industry."

what?
Ning Cheng's hand holding the teacup paused slightly in mid-air, staring blankly at Chen Ce.

(End of this chapter)