"The Empress Dowager was joking." He Xianzu said calmly, but he was slightly happy.

As a teacher of Shang Jing and the Grand Tutor of Ryukyu Kingdom, He Xianzu told those stories to the little king and the queen mother, the purpose of which was to arouse their yearning for the Ming Dynasty. Now, the queen mother expressed her thoughts in front of him for the first time, expressing her wish to be an ordinary person in the Ming Dynasty, rather than being a queen mother with a seemingly high status but no life-loving empress dowager in this cold palace.

But I knew it was one thing in my heart, but I couldn't agree with the Queen Mother's idea. Not only that, I had to dissuade a few words. To put it bluntly, this is also a common problem of literati and a custom in the Chinese officialdom. I was obviously very demanding, but I refused. As a veteran, He Xianzu was of course proficient in this trick, and immediately persuaded him with great principles.

"The words of the Grand Tutor are so boring, and the Ai family doesn't like it." After hearing a few words, the Queen Mother was a little unhappy and changed to a comfortable sitting position and said, "What the Ai family said is what they are in their hearts. The Grand Tutor uses these to make excuses. There are no outsiders here, so why should the Grand Tutor do this?"

As he spoke, the queen mother showed a hint of sorrow in her eyebrows, which made He Xianzu's heart slightly move. Fortunately, he was a manager of Canghai. She finally stopped the wild horse in her heart, looking at her nose and her nose, and then she suppressed it.

Perhaps the empress dowager soon felt that her attitude had passed a little. After a few words, she returned to normal. The two of them never mentioned this again. They just talked about Shang Jing's homework and said something. He Xianzu got up and said goodbye. The empress dowager asked him to send him out of the palace. When he walked out of the palace gate, He Xianzu turned around and looked at the palace with a smile on his face.

In the next half month, the Ryukyu Kingdom was no different from usual, and the days were still the same as each other. However, with the formal normalization of diplomatic relations between Ryukyu and the Ming Dynasty, Ryukyu has now become an important transit point for the Ming Dynasty to explore the ocean.

With the arrival of the Ming people and the vigorous development of the Ming sea trade, the Ryukyu business is becoming increasingly developed. Moreover, many Ming merchants have opened semicolons here, which has made more and more Ming people in Ryukyu.

Among these people, there are both old-fashioned business banks and rising stars. There are nearly a hundred business banks, including Jiang Yi, the boss of one of the business banks, was just a mid-seller among these businesses, but he did a good job in Ryukyu. In addition, he also had some channels and connections in Japan. In just a few years, he became one of the top companies.

Speaking of Jiang Yi's origin, it has some connection with Jiang Jin. Jiang Yi is Jiang Jin's nephew. Speaking of Jiang Jin, this is a famous figure in the Ming Dynasty. Although Jiang Jin did not enter the Military Affairs Office, Jiang Jin's influence in the Ming Dynasty was no less than that of ordinary Military Affairs Ministers. As the minister of the Dragon who won Ningbo for Zhu Yicheng, Jiang Jin can be regarded as a close minister. He is an official and serves as the Minister of Works and has the title of Earl. Especially Zhu Yicheng's attention to the Ministry of Works has led to the rise of the Ministry of Works. Now, the Ministry of Works is ranked behind the Ministry of Personnel and the Military Affairs Office, and even surpasses the Ministry of Revenue, ranking third.

In addition, Jiang Jin had a very good relationship with the Chief Military Minister Liao Huanzhi. The two were old friends in their early years. When Jiang Jin was still in the same line between Liao Huanzhi, it can be seen that Jiang Jin was far from comparable to ordinary Ming officials in terms of status and influence. Even He Xianzu in Ryukyu had to behave properly in front of Jiang Jin.

Since Jiang Jin came to Long, the Jiang family gradually developed, especially after Jiang Jin served as the Minister of Works, his power has become more and more serious. Many people in the court even believed that Jiang Jin would eventually join the military plane and take the position of Liao Huanzhi now.

There is such a person in the clan. Although Jiang Yi is just a nephew of a distant clan, he also gained a lot of money. With such a relationship, Jiang Yi knew that he was from the Ming Dynasty officials from the Jiang family would naturally take care of him. In this way, Jiang Yi became a wealthy businessman in just a few years from an ordinary peddler.

Compared with the old families of Ningbo Commercial Bank, Jiang Yi is naturally incomparable, but compared with ordinary merchants, the relationship between Jiang Yi and Jiang Jin is different. Shortly after the Ryukyu Kingdom surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Yi came to Ryukyu. Jiang Yi is also a smart person. It is not difficult to make a fortune in the Ming Dynasty, but it is not easy to become a wealthy businessman. But it is different overseas, especially for a vassal state like Ryukyu. His identity is the best sign. Instead of being in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to gain a foothold in Ryukyu and then open up the joints in Japan to show off his skills.

The fact is indeed as Jiang Yi expected. Whether in Ryukyu or Japan, his identity brought great convenience to himself. Soon, with the markets in the two places and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Yi made a considerable fortune. If he continued to do so step by step, perhaps he would not be able to reach the status of several major families of Ningbo Commercial Banks, but it would not be difficult to become a wealthy businessman.

On this day, Jiang Yi's armed merchant ship came to Ryukyu again. He returned to his hometown to deal with family affairs a few days ago, but now he is back.

Jiang Yi's armed merchant ship is different from ordinary armed merchant ships. In fact, it is an armed merchant ship transformed by the Ming naval warship. It is thanks to his clan nephew of Jiang Jin. You should know that Jiang Jin is the Minister of Works. The construction of the Ming naval warship is the responsibility of the Ministry of Works. Although Jiang Jin does not like Jiang Yi very much, Jiang Yi is very attentive to Jiang Jin, his uncle, and he is always filial to him on weekdays and has generous gifts during festivals. So when Jiang Yi proposed to build a better armed merchant ship for sea trade, Jiang Jin hesitated for a moment and agreed to the matter, giving a retired naval warship to Jiang Yi at a discounted price, thus becoming Jiang Yi's most proud ship.

"Master, thank you for your hard work." When the armed merchant ship slowly approached the dock, Jiang Yi walked off the springboard quickly and got off the boat, and an old servant hurriedly came up.

"All everything is fine at home?" Jiang Yi asked in a big way when he saw the old servant.

"Go back to Master, everything is fine at home. Master, you have left for more than half a month. The wife in the family thinks so hard." This old servant was not from Jiang Yi's hometown, but was taken in Ryukyu. The old servant was from Ryukyu. However, there was a Han surname Wang. When he was young, he stayed in the home of a high-ranking official in Ryukyu Kingdom. It was a pity that the previous master offended the king and lost his life. The old servant lost his place and lived with relatives and friends. It was not until Jiang Yi arrived in Ryukyu that he joined the Jiang family.

As for the wife he mentioned, of course, it was not Jiang Yi's wife. You should know that Jiang Yi had his own family in the Ming Dynasty, but Jiang Yi found another family in Ryukyu. This so-called wife was neither a woman from the Ming Dynasty nor a woman from Ryukyu, but the daughter of a famous Japanese master. She was attracted by Jiang Yi and was taken into the room and then taken to Ryukyu to settle.
Chapter completed!