Liu Hongxun actually knew it.

He made a decision that went against his ancestors.

He said with a resolute look: "Buy, buy more, try every means to search... Since you can earn money, it is not a corruption or abuse of power. If others can earn money, why can't our Liu family make money?"

When Liu Hongxun heard that the surname Huang had bought it secretly, he felt confident and said, "You can't let the surname Huang... take advantage of all the advantages."

This is what Liu Wenchang is waiting for.

If his father does not agree, he even plans to make a decision that goes against his father.

The main thing is that I tasted the sweetness and the profit was too generous.

No one can control it.

Liu Wenchang was very happy and immediately said, "Father is a smart man, my son will do it now. Our family has a savings of 370,000 taels, and I have bought them all?"

Liu Hongxun nodded, then lowered his head to drink tea. He was unwilling to spend too much time on this meticulous matter. After all, he was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and he still seemed not greedy for money.

Liu Wenchang said excitedly: "Father, then my son is leaving now..."

"Let's wait." Liu Hongxun suddenly remembered something.

"What else does Father have to tell me?"

"As for this matter, don't go around to show off, it's not good." Liu Hongxun said with a stern face: "We are the Zhongding Family, don't just keep talking about business. If you make money, you are not shy, but I'm still shy."

Liu Wenchang had to say timidly: "Yes, yes, yes..."

Liu Hongxun then set off into the palace and headed to the cabinet.

When he arrived in the cabinet, he lowered his head and planned to do that. At noon, several cabinet ministers all went to the tea room to have tea.

The three of them sat down, and Liu Hongxun looked at Huang Liji with a sarcastic look on his face.

Huang Liji took a sip of tea and said in a tone of worrying about the country and the people: "I heard... many gentry have joined Li Zicheng. Li Zicheng is now full of talents. At this time, he no longer acts as a bandit, but has begun to manage the seven prefectures and thirty-nine counties he has captured. The three towns in Wuhan are rich again. In addition, he received the money and food of the King of Chu, and his momentum is greatly boosted. Alas... I even heard of the fact that there was a Juren offering a city, which made Li Zicheng more and more difficult to deal with. Now many people use Li Zicheng to call for the suspension of the new policy. What do you think about this matter?"

"Your Majesty is determined to implement it. What can we do?" Liu Hong spread his hands: "Your Majesty's character, you don't know. At present... nothing is useless to say."

Huang Liji nodded, expressed his agreement, and said, "Hey... I didn't expect that my Ming Dynasty was originally a court, and I am justified, but now my reputation is not as good as a thief."

After some sighs.

Sun Chengzong said, "For Li Zicheng, this has both advantages and disadvantages. He has indeed been recognized by the gentry. Moreover, many gentry may not necessarily recognize him, but they are forced to be forced by the new policy, so they have to put their hope on him. However... I think that he has won the hearts of the gentry, but for the people... he may not have the appeal of the past."

"This may not be the case." Liu Hongxun shook his head and said, "The land of Jingxiang and Jiangnan are different from Guanzhong. In Guanzhong, attacking gentry can win the hearts of the people, get the source of troops, and get money and food. But the southern clans have even more control. Although there are disasters of all sizes, they are not yet at the point of eating each other. He brought the refugees from Guanzhong and the money and food of the royal family. Those bandits in Guanzhong still regard him as the main force."

"In the Jiangnan area, he treated the gentry well and wanted to hold the imperial examinations, which was exactly what the gentry thought. These gentry relied on the clan to govern the place and won their people's hearts. Naturally, his territory would be stable. Although it might cause some minor trouble, it might not be impossible to accomplish anything."

This is also the truth. Although the conflict between gentry and tenant farmers in the Jiangnan and Jingxiangyang area was also very serious, the gentry still had enough control. If the bandits entered the south, if they did the original plan, then the gentry would organize militias of all sizes, making it difficult for them to move forward.

But now... once the two sides merge, Li Zicheng has more room.

Liu Hongxun continued worriedly: "Now many gentry in the south are ready to move, and some even shocked Xiancheng. This is not a solution. If you find time, I am afraid that you will report a few words to your Majesty to know how the current situation has reached."

Huang Liji thought for a while and said, "Okay."

As he was speaking, Liu Hongxun suddenly changed his mind, and his eyes fell on Huang Liji's body, and said, "I heard that the railway company is booming now. Is there any railway interconnection really amazing?"

Huang Liji looked light and calm, as if he was not very concerned about it.

However, when Sun Chengzong said this, he immediately became interested: "This thing is good. I have been there many times. The transportation capacity is really scary. I heard that now... the railway company is still experimenting with steam engines with a larger carrying capacity. Not only that, it also said that passenger transport will be opened. From then on, we will go to Tianjin Wei and Liaodong, which will be convenient."

"Speaking of this, I have always wanted to go back to see the place in Liaodong. After all, I have been in charge of the army for many years. It's a pity... I am old and can't stand such troubles. This trip will take a year or two, and I can't afford to go to Shenyang and Jinzhou in my lifetime, and I will have no regrets in this life."

Speaking of this, Sun Chengzong was actually very touched. There were tears on the corners of his eyes. Then he smiled and said, "For this, I have to support the Prince of Liaodong. This person... is really amazing!"

"What other people say and how to judge, I don't care. I only know that thousands of years later, people will have their own opinions. What we can do is nothing more than the four words of benefiting the country and the people. How can we be regarded as benefiting the country and the people? In the past, I had this heart but no such power. Now... I understand that the railway is the real benefiting the country and the people."

Liu Hongxun also smiled and said, "Yes, he saved so much manpower and loss. With this, he can be compared with the Grand Canal. But Emperor Yang of Sui, who developed the Grand Canal..."

"This is different." Sun Chengzong said: "The canal can only connect to the north and south, and the river channel has too many limitations."

Liu Hongxun stopped talking and still secretly observed Huang Liji.

Huang Liji seemed to have no interest in the railway company at all and continued to bow his head to drink tea.

This old guy...

Liu Hongxun couldn't help but gritted his teeth and scolded him. Tianqi Chao had many right and wrong, no wonder this old fox was able to sit firmly on the cabinet's chief minister. He was really calm!

Liu Hongxun said again: "I heard that many people are buying and selling railway company stocks on the market now."

Sun Chengzong smiled and said, "I have bought it too. I support the construction of the railway. It seems to have risen. As for how much it has risen... I didn't ask in detail."

Liu Hongxun smiled and looked at Huang Liji and said, "Mr. Huang, have you bought it?"

Huang Liji laughed: "Ah? What did you buy?"

"Stocks."

Huang Liji immediately said with a stern face: "I am busy with official business and have no intention of referring to these stock items. I am the chief minister of the cabinet. I always have to avoid suspicion in some things. This thing... I can't touch it, nor dare to touch it. Why, Mr. Liu bought it?"

Liu Hongxun said: "The political views of me and Mr. Sun are quite different, but it doesn't matter. Gentlemen are harmonious but different. This railway... although good, it's too profit-seeking. How could I buy it? There is nothing to do!"

"Oh." Both of them smiled.

However, Sun Chengzong was a bit embarrassed.

This three bachelor of the cabinet seemed to be a little greedy for money.

Fortunately...Sun Chengzong doesn't care about this.

After all, he is the Qingliu in the Qingliu. Because he is the Qingliu, he can make a fortune.

When he said he made money, others would say that Mr. Sun was really a cheerful person, straightforward and open-minded.

...

At this time, Zhang Jingyi was hurriedly entering the palace with a charter and personally sent it to Emperor Tianqi.

Emperor Tianqi looked at the charter carefully, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't help but say, "How could he make so much profit?"

Zhang Jingyi met Emperor Tianqi's gaze and said seriously: "That's the mailing business... I didn't expect that... the profit was so great. Just pay one car every day, which is enough to get letters from Tianjin Wei, Tongzhou and Beijing. In addition, post offices are arranged everywhere, stamps are sold, posts are posted, and mailboxes are put into the post office, and the letters are placed!"

"The price of letters is fifty cents now, and this price is not small anymore, but the daily letters are thousands or tens of thousands, and they will grow in the future. I think... As everyone is accustomed to relying on letter mail, the profits in this business will be quite large in the future."

This is an income of nearly 500 taels of silver a day. Even if the daily operating expenses of 100 taels per day are deducted, it will probably be one million taels this year.

Emperor Aoki was stunned, mainly because this was just the beginning.

But... he paused, and he said, "Is the price a little lower for fifty cents? Should I increase a little more?"

Zhang Jing was shocked, Damn, Your Majesty is cruel enough!

In fact, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bad intention. In later generations, the mailing business is actually to maintain small profits or even losses.

However, in this era, the exchange of letters is a luxury for people in this era. Sometimes when you leave somewhere, you may completely cut off your relationship with others in your life. Now that you suddenly have this business, many people have thoughts and start mailing letters.

On the other hand, there are Tianjin Wei, Beitongzhou and the capital. After all, there are many nobles and merchants. These people have the need to mail. Most of them used to send letters to be replaced by servants running errands, but this cost is higher and the time is spent. This is also the reason why Zhang Jingyi dared to set a high price for mailing.
Chapter completed!