Chapter 1,37 Preparation

After the matter was calm, the madam was notified and asked her to send a car to pick Ruxue up, and the place where Ruxue was picked up was in the palace.

The madam didn't know what kind of royal mansion this prince was, but getting Ruxue's news was enough to make her happy. I also asked how to get there at this location!

Of course, the person who came to pass the message was good, so he sent the Buddha to the West and told her the detailed address!

The madam who got the detailed address took the car to pick Ruxue up in person. After arriving at this address, she realized that it was a pretty big mansion. However, with this rich man and high-ranking official, it was really nothing here. However, when she saw the plaque at the door, it actually said that the General's Mansion was written!

"Is it a general?"

The madam couldn't help but think about it strangely, but in a blink of an eye, the girls said they were being treated as generals at a young age. They probably weren't a high-ranking official, so they didn't care at the moment. They immediately stepped forward to slap the door. After the door opened, they explained their purpose. After a while, Ruxue was taken out!

Seeing Ruxue, the madam was like seeing a baby and said quickly: "Daughter, let me take a good look. Oh, I haven't seen her for a few days, and I have lost weight and suffered a lot!"

Some hardships have happened there these days. Ruxue smiled slightly and said, "Mom, you have thought too much, I haven't suffered any hardships!"

The madam came over in a low voice and asked in a low voice: "By the way, that's not taking advantage of you!"

"who?"

Ruxue asked strangely!

The madam pointed at the door with her finger and said, "Who else, the one who will take you away soon? Daughter, is it..."

"I haven't. Okay, mom, let's go!"

Ruxue said quickly, and in fact, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. How could she look down on herself who is someone else? The three beautiful wives in other people's family are all princesses, and she is just a brothel woman, how can she deserve others!

The madam was a little skeptical, but she still obediently got on the carriage.

After getting on the bus, Ruxue asked: "Do those people still make trouble?"

The madam shook her head and said, "I don't know what's going on. Those people have never been here. And after we reported to the officials, those officials left in a hurry after they came. Then I went to ask, but they said that someone had already stepped in to solve the problem, so I told me not to ask. I really don't know who helped me. I plan to thank him!"

The madam seemed a little confused. He didn't know who was helping him, but if he knew, he should thank him well. After all, this was a big help to him!

"It's him!"

Ruxue muttered in a low voice, "I don't know who the madam is helping, but Ruxue knew very well in her heart!" That day he also said that he would repay his favor, and only he asked about it, the officials were afraid!

Ruxue's expression was seen by the madam, so he asked strangely: "Daughter, do you know who he is?"

Ruxue shook her head quickly and said, "I don't know this!"

=The madam was a little skeptical, but she still agreed to ask without asking, and went back like this. However, Ruxue's heart was not so easy to calm down. In short, others also helped her a lot. The dignified important minister came forward for the brothel matter, which was really a bit difficult for him!

And in the family in the past few days, they have also begun to prepare for the mission!

The most anxious thing among them is naturally William. After this day of meditation, he listed all the names of some important people, including their official positions. These are only what William has been able to contact or hear about them. Fortunately, he is also a nobleman, so he knows a lot, but it took a lot of time to list such a detailed list.

After handing over this list to Ouyang Chengxu, Ouyang Chengxu handed over the list to Jianglang, and Jianglang handed over the list to the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites is responsible for this matter, and everyone is responsible for their duties!

On the other hand, the adults selected by Ding Zicai were appointed by the court at this time. Although some of the adults in the court also hoped that these would go out to sea together, they thought perfectly, that is, to pull Ouyang Chengxu off the horse. As long as they were outside, the court would not be able to control it. When they came back, they just colluded and put all the blame on Ouyang Chengxu, then all the problems could be considered to be solved. At that time, Ouyang Chengxu would be a scapegoat, and Jianglang would be implicated because of the unfavorable recommendation!

But what they never expected was that in the court, Emperor Jingtai asked someone to announce the list of other ministers who accompanied the envoys this time, and there was no room for discussion with them. However, they immediately understood that all this was the commander of Jiang Lang behind the scenes. However, the emperor's imperial edict was issued, and there was still a change there, so they could only bear it. It would be thankless to let the emperor change the imperial edict, and the emperor would be unhappy!

And in the afternoon of that day, Emperor Jingtai immediately summoned these ministers!

To put it bluntly, these ministers couldn't see any Emperor Jingtai at all. After all, this official position is not very big, only the fourth or fifth rank. So after being recruited to the Imperial Garden, they were all trembling and did not dare to lift their heads up. They all stared at their feet together, which is the so-called fear and fear!

"The emperor is married!"

The eunuch shouted loudly at the top of his voice!

These ministers knelt on the ground one by one, shouting long live!

After Emperor Jingtai sat down, they were able to flatten them. Even if they stood up, they did not dare to look up at Emperor Jingtai!

Jingtaidi was suddenly a little unhappy!

Jiang Lang is now with Emperor Jingtai. After all, these people were also chosen by Ding Zicai. He shouted: "Sir, did you lower your head when you met the emperor of another country when you were on a mission to another country, and don't you raise your head yet!"

When Jiang Lang shouted, these ministers were really scared and raised their heads one by one. The people Ding Zicai chose were definitely not Bai Ding like Ouyang Chengxu. They had certain experience in dealing with Gentiles on missions, but they also had some experience!

"That's right!"

Emperor Jingtai smiled and said, "You are outside, no matter when you are away, you have to raise your head, but you are not allowed to lower your head. You are ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty is now such a powerful country. How can you lower your head? Do you understand what I mean?"

A powerful country is like a powerful beast. When facing other countries like white rabbits, the only time they bow their heads is when they are ready to bite their prey. Isn’t it a shame to the Ming Dynasty?

These adults were relieved when they saw the emperor laughing, and Emperor Jingtai continued: "Call everyone here today because I want to explain some things to you, so you are doing well!"

"I'll listen carefully!"

The minister said in unison!

Emperor Jingtai waved his hand impatiently. To be honest, he was a little disgusted with these things. He was wise at any time. When he was angry, he would calm down his anger. He was completely the same. There were so many such things, and he was also annoyed. He said at the moment: "Okay, I will only say that I attach great importance to this mission. Of course, there is only one requirement, that is, only success is allowed, not failure, and select you. That is because you are all more experienced and are very suitable for this mission. However, this is also ugly. Even before, you are all relatively

I have experience, and Ouyang Chengxu, who is the leader, is still a newcomer. I hope you can help him hide and help him successfully complete this mission. On the other hand, no matter what you have to do with those adults, I don’t care what they have about this mission. I only give you four words: Don’t make trouble! This mission is the top priority of the court. If anyone secretly makes a bad move and affects this mission, I tell you that no one can save you. I hope you will remember this clearly!"

In fact, Emperor Jingtai was very clear in his heart. Some ministers in the court appeared to be harmonious, but in fact they were not harmonious in secret. They were very likely to use this envoy to make an article, so Emperor Jingtai summoned these ministers to go on missions, which was also a warning first, and the so-called ugly words were said first!

These adults did not expect that the emperor summoned him and others today to warn him and others. They immediately knelt on the ground one by one and said, "I don't dare to do it!"

"I dare not be the best!"

Emperor Jingtai said seriously, "If you dare, then don't regret it if you are found out. This is useless. No matter how I punish you, don't blame me for not being arbitrary enough. I don't expect this courtesy of the monarch and the minister!"

All such words were released, and these ministers dared to say more. Even if they were given ten courage, they would not dare to make Emperor Jingtai angry! Of course, if they planned to do some small moves, the prerequisite was to consider whether their neck was strong enough and whether the emperor could chop it. However, if everyone's neck was not strong enough, it wouldn't be chopped enough!

On the other hand, Ouyang Chengxu and Ding Zicai are together today. The emperor has come forward and Ding Zicai is determined to be a good teacher, so he plans to start from the most basic teaching step by step. On the fourth day, he and Ouyang Chengxu came to the Chamber of Commerce again and met Murong Fu!

Murong Fu naturally greeted the two with a smile, and Ding Zicai also explained the origin very simply, that is, he wanted to know how well this was prepared as a gift for giving!

The people from the Ministry of Rites were asking about this gift, but in fact, the person who prepared was actually the people from the Chamber of Commerce. Ouyang Chengxu didn't know, but Ding Zi knew it, so he brought Ouyang Chengxu here. Of course, on the other hand, he also wanted to know how these things were being prepared. After all, he was still very anxious at this time!

Murong Fuze smiled slightly and said, "It's better to do this. I can't explain it clearly here. Why don't we go to the nearest merchant together? His merchant ship requisitioned three ships this time, so his cargo is the most as gifts. Why don't we go to his workshop to see how?"

Ding Zicai nodded and said, "That's the best!"

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but say, "Isn't this gift being prepared by the Ministry of Rites?" Why has he become a businessman of the Chamber of Commerce now?"

A few days ago, Murong Fu was allowed to transport these merchant ships within the prescribed capacity, except for the gifts that they carried their goods, but did not say that these gifts were also prepared by these merchants, so Ouyang Chengxu was still confused about this!

Murong Fu turned his head slightly to look at Ouyang Chengxu with a hint of doubt on his face, and smiled and said, "Mr. Ouyang, it's not easy to explain this matter to you now. Why don't we go and look at it first and then say what?"

Ouyang Chengxu nodded at the moment. He knew very little. Is there anything else he should know about? But it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know. As long as you see it, you will know it!

After the three of them got on the carriage, they walked towards the nearest merchant workshop, which was located in the suburbs of the city, and their source of goods was from the south of the Yangtze River, and their main business was porcelain.

After arriving, the three of them got out of the car and reported their identities. They were immediately welcomed into the door by the owner. However, Murong Fu and others came here not to see the old and drink tea, but to visit and determine the progress. On the other hand, they also let Ouyang Chengxu know something he should know, so they went directly to the backyard, which was where the workshop was located.

However, the workshop is extremely busy now. What surprised Ouyang Chengxu was that they did not fire porcelain, but were busy doing woodworking, and there was a lot of wood everywhere. The workers performed their own duties, some of which were reducing the wood, some were carving, and some were painting, which looked completely unrelated to porcelain!

Ouyang Chengxu couldn't help but feel a little strange. He walked in first, picked up a box that had been prepared, and looked carefully. He saw that the box was made very exquisitely. Not only were the patterns carved on it, but the blind corners were covered with copper, which made the box more balanced. On the top lid of the box, this round pattern was carved on it, and inside the pattern, there were two words, "Shen Ji". When looking at the other boxes, it was basically the same. He couldn't help but ask strangely: "What are these boxes?"

This Shen Ji is the name of this porcelain shop, and the shopkeeper's surname is Shen. He smiled and said, "Sir, let the Caomin explain it to you one by one!"

After saying that, he picked up one of the boxes and said, "Sir, the box is carved with a dragon-shaped diagram, which represents our Ming Dynasty. Only the boxes outside the items used as gifts can be carved these patterns. Shen Ji on it is the name of our porcelain, which is also a privilege. The Chamber of Commerce stipulates that if it is used as a gift, an extra exquisite box can be added outside, and the name of its own workshop can be engraved on the box. In fact, these boxes of large and small are actually boxes used to hold those porcelain. This time, Shen Ji porcelain is used as a gift for the commuter, so these boxes are needed. After it is loaded into the porcelain, it will be sealed with a seal and the Chamber of Commerce seal will be stamped on it. This is also to prevent someone from changing the things inside and causing some bad effects!"

Only then did Ouyang Chengxu roughly understand!

Murong Fu also said at this time: "The gifts on this mission are actually many of them. After receiving the list, the Ministry of Rites handed over the list to the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce is responsible for preparing the gifts. After the preparation is completed, the gifts will be checked and confirmed that each piece is a fine product. On the other hand, the so-called gifts are actually goods produced by the Ming Dynasty, such as porcelain, bronze, tea, silk, etc. After receiving the task, the Chamber of Commerce will arrange them according to the actual situation. The general principle is to use the goods of whoever contributes more as gifts. For example, this time, Boss Shen sent out four merchant ships for the use of the commuters, so naturally he has the most of these gifts. On the other hand, their names will be engraved on these gifts. In this way, those who receive the gifts will know which one they received, which is also a way to make our Ming Dynasty famous!

Li Xiao really has to admire him now. The businessman has a different mind. He will think of promoting his own gifts on the gifts given by others. If the princes and nobles like these things very much, then to a large extent the value of these things will rise suddenly, which is like flying up to the branch and turning into a phoenix!

But another point, Ouyang Chengxu was still a little strange and asked: "Boss Shen's kiln factory is in the south. Now it needs so much goods at once. Can it be transferred on time?"

Boss Shen smiled slightly and said, "Sir, you don't know anything about this. Our workshops are in different places, and we have our own warehouses in this capital. In the warehouse, we have prepared at least hundreds of high-quality goods to stock up there for emergencies. After all, it is too far apart, and sometimes it cannot be transported at once if needed. This time, the porcelain used as a gift is the best among some porcelains that have arrived in the capital one after another. Slowly, hundreds of pieces were stocked up. Each piece is simply expensive even in the Ming Dynasty, let alone in the Gentile land!"

Ouyang Chengxu nodded then, then turned his head to Murong Fu and asked, "By the way, in addition to porcelain, I also heard that there were silk, etc., why didn't you hear gifts like gold and silver?"
Chapter completed!