Gu Zhao didn’t have a deep impression of Tan Bo and Tang Zhou at the essay meeting before, but he paid attention to their articles during the palace examination, which was considered to be more to his liking, but because Tan Bo’s ranking in the palace examination was low. That's right, so Gu Zhao is interested in Tang Zhou, a fellow Jinshi.

Therefore, Gu Zhao was not surprised to receive Tang Zhou's post and letter, but Tan Bo also voted in the post, which surprised Gu Zhao, because he knew that Tan Bo had already been admitted to the Hanlin Academy. Such a person would come to join him.

Although it was a bit of a surprise, Gu Zhao didn't want to shut people out, because he was confident that no matter who joined, he would not regret it in the end, and would not let them be busy for nothing, and he really needed these Young people who dare to challenge and are motivated to join in.

Gu Zhao moved very quickly. He selected the one he was satisfied with from the people who posted the post, quickly set up a yamen, and even applied for a special office location with the emperor, and the Shipping Department officially began to operate.

As for those who wanted to follow Yan Mu's path from him, Gu Zhao didn't make any claims, and replied to them in a unified manner. Everything will be discussed after Yan Mu comes back. After all, he doesn't know much about these powerful children.

There are also two people, Gu Zhao, who replied alone. That is because Mrs. Song and the Gu family have been in contact with two honorable families. These two families also visited Gu Zhao in person, and proposed to him face to face. The young children of the family are no strangers, and he promised them at that time that he would recommend them to Yan Mu.

With Gu Zhao's words, the two families were actually relieved, and expressed their thanks to Gu Zhao again and again. Later, Song Cheng went to Gu Zhao to express his gratitude. He knew that Gu Zhao only agreed to it for his and his wife's sake. of.

Song Cheng was optimistic about Gu Zhao's future at the beginning, and expected that he would only go higher than himself in the future, but he did not expect him to rise so fast. In just a few years, he has climbed to the position of third-rank official, and he is still alone. Although the risk of leading the first division is huge, based on Song Cheng's understanding of Gu Zhao, if he hadn't known what he knew, he would not have taken up this burden easily.

I didn't see that Yaochang Mansion asked him to govern so well. Song Cheng, who had the experience of governing a mansion, looked up to Gu Zhao's ability more than other officials. Gu Zhao changed his appearance drastically in just three years.

Song Ze happened to be there when Song Cheng came, so after Song Cheng finished talking about himself, he and Song Ze asked about the Department of Shipping. How to run this department seems to be a bit difficult. Sea-going ships that can go to sea are inseparable from money, but it is said that the imperial court will not directly pay this money, Gu Zhao can't pay for it himself like he did when he was in Yaochang Mansion.

There are a lot of news in the palace that have not been released, so Song Ze and Song Cheng don't know the details. Gu Zhao said with a smile: "Actually, the Minister of the Ministry of Households came up with this money, but if this is the case, the Department of Shipping will belong to the Below the Ministry of Finance."

Because the Hubu Shangshu has always wanted to get Gu Zhao to come to the Hubu, and believes that the Hubu is the place where he can display his all-round talents. His Majesty has not given Gu Zhao an appointment before, and the Hubu Shangshu went to the palace several times to look for the emperor. It was a heart-to-heart talk, and the talk was nothing more than letting Gu Zhao enter the household department. The secretary of the household department is not too young, and he may retire in a few years. He thought that after letting Gu Zhao enter the household department for a few years, he might be able to work in the household department. Take on the big responsibility.

It's a pity that the emperor had already made arrangements for Gu Zhao, and he was very helpless in requesting the Minister of the Household Department. Fortunately, Gu Zhao's appointment came down later. He had a new idea, but this time it was not the emperor who refused, but Gu Zhao himself. It was the turn of the Minister of the Household Department to do nothing, because Gu Zhao's statement made him unable to refute.

Because Gu Zhao said that the newly established Shipping Department only needs one voice, but if it is placed under the Ministry of Accounts, I am afraid that some officials with higher qualifications than him in the Ministry of Accounts will point fingers at the Department of Shipping, making him unable to do things according to his own ideas, so He simply didn't even want the appropriation from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he did it with his bare hands.

The Secretary of the Household Department knew very well that what Gu Zhao said would be the truth, and if he was under the Household Department, the situation he said would definitely happen, but he was also curious about how Gu Zhao would solve the money problem, so he decided to wait and see to see if Gu Zhao would be able to leave. to which step.

Song Cheng was speechless: "So you rejected it yourself? It's not that the court said that you are not optimistic about your shipping department?"

Gu Zhao shook his head: "I'm very busy now, so I don't have the time to care about what the outside world says."

Song Ze smiled, he knew Gu Zhao better: "It seems that you have already achieved a lot, what should you do next?"

"Wait for Yan Mu to come back, it should be soon, by the way, if you believe me, you can prepare some money." Gu Zhao said and winked at them, this is the back door opened for them as a friend.

Song Ze and Song Cheng didn't know that it was Gu Zhao who wanted to make a fortune with them, and from this sentence, he vaguely guessed how Gu Zhao would raise money. Song Cheng's heart jumped when he heard it, and he had to say that Gu Zhao was too bold .

But after returning, Song Cheng told his wife about preparing the money. Since he met Gu Zhao in the Qingling Mansion, he has never seen Gu Zhao suffer a disadvantage, so it is definitely not the case that Gu Zhao takes them to make a fortune together. To be honest, no one in this world would think that money is too little, so the opportunity is in front of him, and Song Cheng must follow.

"How much do you need to prepare? What are you using it for?" Mrs. Song had to ask.

Song Cheng asked the servants around him to withdraw, and whispered a few words to Mrs. Song. Only then did Mrs. Song know that it was Gu Zhao's advice, so she didn't ask any more specific questions. Like Song Cheng, or even more than Song Cheng, she believed in Gu Zhao's money-making. Because she is in contact with the Gu family in business matters, so what are you waiting for, prepare the money early.

Gu Zhao sent a letter to the south of the Yangtze River and handed it to Qiao Huan of the Qiao family. He has not lost contact with Qiao Huan during the three years he went to Yaochang Mansion. He knows that Qiao Huan has been running the family business with his father for the past few years, so I wrote to ask Qiao Huan if he would like to work in the Yamen, that is, the Yamen of the Shipping Department he led.

It's not because of the friendship with Qiao Huan that he took care of his friends, but after the operation of the Shipping Department, the people who deal with the most are all kinds of businessmen, and the Shipping Department itself is also the place where the imperial court does business with overseas, so Qiao Huan's imperial examination is not as good as those Jinshi, but The role he can play in the Shipping Department is not necessarily worse than that of a Jinshi who has studied hard for ten years.

Qiao Huan, who lives in the south of the Yangtze River, also heard the news that Gu Zhao took the lead in setting up the Shipping Department. Being in the south of the Yangtze River and the son of a merchant, Qiao Huan was more optimistic about the fledgling Shipping Department than those officials in the capital. Maybe other officials would do this. No, but Gu Zhao can definitely run the shipping department from scratch, so he is happy for Gu Zhao.

Although he withdrew from the government office, because Gu Zhao's status is getting higher and higher, and everyone knows his relationship with Gu Zhao, the Qiao family has not suffered any embarrassment in Jiangnan, and the status of Qiao family in Jiangnan has not been affected in the slightest. Willing to offend Qiao Huan who has Gu Zhao as his backer?

Today, Qiao Huan and his father Qiao Xianqing were discussing the matter of the Shipping Department. According to Qiao Huan, after the establishment of the Shipping Department, it would be an excellent opportunity for their businessmen. What does the Shipping Department do? It is also extremely beneficial for the Qiao family to do business with foreigners. Although they don't know how the court will manage it, they, businessmen, will definitely be able to intervene in the end.

"I don't think it's necessary to wait until then. You can prepare early, so as not to be in a hurry when the exact news comes out."

Qiao Xianqing is a bit older, and he seems to be more conservative than his son, but because of Gu Zhao's relationship, he didn't stop his son. The Qiao family did not lose in the incident three years ago. Thanks to Gu Zhao, you must know that he is Wan Hong Jing's brother-in-law, if it wasn't for Gu Zhao, when Wan Hongjing fell, there would probably be many people who took the opportunity to attack the Qiao family, so as to carve up the Qiao family's property.

Later, Gu Zhao also supported his son, and Qiao Xianqing kept this affection in his heart.

As for the information he provided to Gu Zhao, it was originally out of his desire to get rid of Wan Hongjing and Wan Jia, and it was mutually beneficial with Gu Zhao.

Qiao Xianqing said: "I don't know where Mr. Gu chose as the office of the Shipping Department. Recently, many people have asked about Weifu's place."

This means that merchants are more sensitive than officials in the court. After all, merchants’ old line of business is business. They have already smelled a breath from the news that the court decided to open the sea ban. Gu Zhao took the lead, so he tried every means to get close to Gu Zhao, and in Jiangnan, the Qiao family had the best relationship with Gu Zhao.

I thought that Gu Zhao would be farther away from the Qiao family if he left Jiangnan, but now, although the location has not yet been decided, he would not be too far away from Jiangnan. Zhao is such a big tree. When Gu Zhao came to Jiangnan, he was only the acting magistrate, and he became a third-rank official in a blink of an eye.

In the past three years, because suet soap and later five-spice melon seeds flowed into Jiangnan, Jiangnan did not stop all kinds of news about Gu Zhao. The wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan thought that the title of God of Wealth given to Gu Zhao was really right.

Now the God of Wealth's ability to turn stones into gold is probably even greater. They are more optimistic about the future of the Shipping Department than the court officials.

Qiao Huan quickly said, "Father, don't just answer their words just because of their temporary flattery."

Qiao Xianqing wanted to hit his son on the head: "Who do you think your father is, that your father would do such a thing? You still need to tell me."

He used to tell his son this kind of thing, but now it is reversed, but on the other hand, he is also happy. Compared with the past, his son is more calm now.

Qiao Huan smiled, and at this moment the servants of the Qiao family hurried in: "Master, there is a letter from the capital."

"Give it to me quickly." The letter from Beijing was most likely Gu Zhao.

Taking the letter and looking at the handwriting on the envelope, Gu Zhao was right. Qiao Huan was overjoyed and immediately opened the letter.

On the other hand, Yan Mu, who was in the southwest, finally received the imperial decree sent by the angel sent by the emperor, and was so excited that he was about to leave immediately. This appointment really suits his wishes. The emperor's uncle is good enough this time, so he decided to pat the emperor's uncle more after returning to the capital His flattery, sending him such a good errand, he no longer has to worry about being separated from his brother.

Mr. Liang knew that Yan Mu would not stay for too long, but he did not expect to leave so soon. Mr. Liang was also surprised when he heard the new appointment, but he thought that Yan Mu would be lucky this time, so he went on an errand with Gu Zhao Yes, this saves him two places to run, Yan Mu must be very satisfied, the smile on his face is so big.

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