sinovels Chapter 428 Visiting Mr. Peng Shige
Chapter 428 Visiting Mr. Peng Shige
When it was time to rest at night, Wu Youwei still listened to Wantong's boring draft process, and Wantong had no ups and downs in the tone, it was more like reading.
Then he fell asleep, and only remembered when he got up in the morning. He didn't ask Wantong for anything: "Tell me, what gift should I bring to Mr. Peng Ge?"
"Didn't you bring back a lot of special products from Shanghai County? That's fine." Wantong washed his face and dried it and replied, "Dried fish is good. I see that dried five-spice salted fish you dried is from Shanghai. That dried vegetable factory sells very well.”
Wu Youwei thought for a while: "I can't just give you dried fish, right?"
"The Shanghai cloth you brought back is also good." Wan Tao said, "The elderly like soft clothes, which are comfortable to wear. The old man Peng Ge is not fat, so he might like clothes made of that kind of cloth.
This is from his experience, because Wu Youwei has met Mr. Peng Ge, but it has been such a long time, no matter how good Wu Youwei's memory is, he still does not know whether an old man is fat or thin
But Wantong had inquired clearly in the past few days.
This is the advantage of being a Jin Yiwei, you can quickly find any gossip you want.
"Oh, I'll think about it." Wu Youwei also washed up on the sidelines. After breakfast, Wantong went out to work, and Wu Youwei waited for work at home, so he didn't have to go out.
Generally, such officials would go to the official department to make connections. If Wu Youwei didn't go, he would just wait for Xin'er.
You can't really just give Ge Lao a special product. In the end, Wu Youwei chose a kang screen, which is made of Songjiang cloth, cross-stitched, and embroidered with grape vines.
It means that the descendants will last forever. It is said that this Pengge old man, Ding Xingwang, has become a great-grandfather, oh, that is, a great-grandfather.
He brought back a lot of such handmade products. In fact, the inspiration came from when he was still in Shanghai County. Because he wanted to find work for the girls so that they could supplement their families, he thought of a way to use them on the beach. The magnolia flower tree pattern made of sticky shells, inlaid with transparent glass on the outside, Wu Youwei asked Wan Li and Cheng Pengyun to sell this handicraft, and they sold it for a sky-high price!
When he left, two handicraft factories with the theme of seashells and cross-stitch had already opened.
I just collected a few pieces and pulled them with a small cart, which is simple and inconspicuous.
When they arrived at the place, Wu Youwei got out of the car and handed over a name card. Butler Peng came out to greet him and took Wu Youwei inside.
Mr. Peng Ge's mansion was bestowed by the imperial court, which is very suitable for his status as a pavilion elder. There are five frames and seven rooms, which are transparent from north to south, with cross courtyards on both sides.
Lives his descendants.
Wu Youwei was Mr. Peng Ge whom he met in the main room.
Mr. Peng Ge is much older than before, but he is in good spirits, with gorgeous hair and sharp eyes, but his demeanor is quite kind.
Come on, do it! "As soon as he entered the door and met Li, the old Peng Ge pointed to the chair next to him and asked Wu Youwei to sit down.
Wu Youwei took his seat generously, and his own servant served tea and snacks.
The atmosphere in the main hall is of course solemn and solemn, to put it bluntly it is a bit depressing.
After taking the first sip of tea, he opened his mouth to speak, which is an official rule: "The tea here is really delicious!"
Wu Youwei grinned.
He wasn't young anymore, but he smiled happily like a flower.
"Huh?" Peng Ge was furious as soon as he drank it, "Who served the tea?"
A young boy from outside came in quickly, and said swiftly: "Old man, the old lady said that you are not in good health and don't drink much tea. It's time to go to sleep at night. Also, Mr. Wu brought some food over, Mr. The wife was very happy, and left Master Wu for a meal before leaving."
The boy looks a bit like that steward Peng, so he should be the grandson of Steward Peng.
A clever little face looked at Mr. Peng Ge very lovably: "The old lady said, if you object, the great-grandson master will not come to play with...you stubborn old man at night.
Wu Youwei: "Pfft!"
Immediately smiled and rolled his big eyes.
"Go, go!" Peng Ge said angrily, "Get out! I'll just drink, and let my great-grandson come and play with me at night."
"Yes, old man." The servant disappeared as quickly as when he jumped out.
Thanks to this cup of tea, all the atmosphere is gone, only joy is left.
"Oh, the old man is not feeling well, and the old lady is a little nervous." Peng Shi put down the tea bowl: "Watching me eat this and that all day long, I'm not allowed to eat this, and I'm not allowed to eat that."
"The old madam cares about you!" Wu Youwei smiled enviously and said, "It's not easy to support each other until old age, the old... madam is just pretending to be you.
Originally Wu Youwei wanted to say "wife, wife, old age is companion", but he didn't say it later, because he just remembered that "wife" in this era refers to the master of the royal family, who accompanied him when he grew up old eunuch.
Peng Shi didn't mind the blunt change in Wu Youwei's words, but said very relaxedly: "I'm back, what do you want to do next?
"I haven't figured it out yet. It depends on where the officials are assigned." Wu Youwei said honestly: "This kind of thing is not up to the officials."
Well, if you go to the Barrens again, can you make it rich? "Peng Shige asked Wu Youwei: "On the condition of not taking bribes. "
"That depends on where it is, what are the local characteristics? How are the folk customs? Where is it next to? Are there mountains or water? But next to foreigners?" Wu Youwei thought for a while, and asked boldly: "But I still owe Taxes? Are revenues and taxes in balance? Is the finance a deficit debt? What about personnel?
...you've got it all figured out. "Peng Ge was always questioned.
Wu Youwei shook his head after hearing his words, and said: "This is just the beginning, and there will be many more to be subdivided later. I have a booklet, "Reform Issue Collection", which is only the first booklet.
"And the second and third volumes?" Mr. Peng Ge said amusedly: "Just like the "Gourmet Encyclopedia" you published? Several volumes in one series, from different series?"
Wu Youwei blushed: "It's all the experience of the officials themselves. In fact, it's the same in every place. Even in a very rich place, some parents are unavoidable. Even if it is for the emperor to guard the pastoral side, no matter how small the things of the common people are, they are still big things. So the lower officials write them down, even if they don’t need them, they can be used as reference materials for others.
"Well, you can help the world." Mr. Peng Ge was very satisfied with Wu Youwei's approach.
But only Wu Youwei and Wantong understand that their success is due to many factors, not Wu Youwei alone.
However, Wu Youwei thought that Daming needed reform, so he bound his reform experience into a book, even if the officials just read it and learned from it, it would be good.
"Not bad, not bad." Elder Peng Ge asked curiously: "I heard that you are here, and Shanghai County is doing well. What's going on? Also, that old fellow Li Yi killed a commander! Yes, no one even mentions the military general, it is said that he dumped firearms to the Japanese pirates, is it your credit?"
Wu Youwei smiled wryly: "Where is the lower official? It's just that the lower official was afraid of messing up the firearms, so he numbered the firearms. At that time, Mr. Wan hated trouble, and it was the lower official...a bit of a hair...
He didn't take credit for it, but said that Li Yi, Eunuch Li, had a delicate mind. When he got the firearms from him, he copied the serial numbers and kept them in files. This was Li Yi's trick. We can't let those big bosses damage the thermal weapon, they will have to pay for it!
Who knew that Ningbo Guard Commander Ma Zhang was so courageous that he colluded with Japanese pirates, even if he sold hot weapons to other guards!
Although Li Yi was a eunuch, he had a violent temper and couldn't rub the sand in his eyes. He was so angry that he beat Ma Zhang, who knew he was beaten to death just like that.
In fact, Li Yi was also a little confused at the time. It was Zhang Shen who sent him a letter, saying when his batch of numbered thermal weapons would be in place, and he only remembered that he still had a numbered booklet!
Just in time for Wantong to carry out the "Jinghai Operation", which attracted the attention of many generals, and they all got benefits, a dead ghost, who would care about him?
But Peng Shi was terrified when he heard it, because those things are very powerful. The emperor has performed martial arts in the western suburbs in recent years, even two or three times a year.
And the gold, silver and treasures made "military war" become four ridiculous words...
"Old master, old lady invites you to have dinner with the guests." At this time, the young man ran out again and said with a smile: "There is wine for you, but you can only drink one jug!"
When you hear that there is wine to drink, does it matter if it is a jug?Let's talk after drinking!
"Let's go, let's eat!" Peng Shige stood up, and Wu Youwei hurried forward, but he didn't go to support him, because some old people are old-hearted and don't accept their old age.
When you support him, you will feel that you are reminding him that he is in poor health, old, and unable to walk.
The same was true for Peng Shi, but when he saw that Wu Youwei didn't reach out his hand, he immediately felt relieved, so he said, although he is old, can he still walk by himself?
When they arrived at the flower hall, it was just the two of them having dinner, no one else came, Mr. Peng Ge didn't call anyone over, who would dare to barge into his place?
There are simply four dishes and one soup on the dinner table.
A fried, browned five-spice dried salted fish, one of the specialties of Shanghai County brought by Wu Youwei.
The serving is bacon and dried beans, which is Peng Mansion's own dish.
There is also a mushroom fried meat and patted cucumber.
The mushrooms are dried slippery mushrooms brought by Wu Youwei.
Chicken soup in a large porcelain pot, rich and delicious.
The chicken soup has been de-oiled, and there are chopped coriander sprinkled on top.
Next to it was a stack of sourdough cakes, which were dry baked and very soft. Wu Youwei felt that there must be egg whites in them.
A table of meals, but none of them are hard, all are soft meals, suitable for the teeth of the elderly.
"Well, there is wine to drink today!" A glass wine container produced in Shanghai County has a small mouth and a big belly. The wine in it can be clearly seen by people. The color of the wine is crystal clear, and there are two goblets I put it over there.
Wu Youwei really wanted to laugh when he saw it. He remembered that he sent a lot of glassware to Emperor Xianzong, and Emperor Xianzong finally used it to reward the ministers.
"This kind of glass is very precious." Mr. Peng Ge shook his head and said, "The emperor generously gave them a lot of envoys who came to congratulate them, but the ones given to his ministers are less. This old man has a set of wine sets and a set of wine glasses. Set of cold cuts and fruit plates. Wu Youwei quickly poured wine for the old man: "Well, there are also glass factories in Shanghai, and they are sold in Champa, and they are sold at high prices, and the supply exceeds demand.It can be said that it is crazy!
Milk porcelain, glass, cloth, these three things are already about to empty the pockets of Champa rich people.
The two of them started eating, and abandoned the rule of "no talking when eating, no talking when sleeping", but talked a lot. After eating, they sent Wu Youwei to the gate of the main courtyard. Mr. Peng stroked his beard and said: " Be an official in the future, and one day in the future, you too will be able to join the cabinet.
"Your official...don't really want to join the cabinet yet." Wu Youwei shook his head.
"Why?" Peng Shi didn't understand. Is there anyone in this world who doesn't want to be a cabinet minister?
What an honor it is to be a cabinet minister?
Wu Youwei's face was wrinkled: "When you are a cabinet minister, you wake up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, work more than cows, and eat more than... It's okay, but whenever there is something, you have to give it to me." People take the blame, blame the subordinates, blame the emperor, even blame the world, tired, too tired, I'm an official... Zhenhuan wants to be a cabinet minister.
Peng Shi was dumbfounded!
When Wu Youwei said goodbye and left, he was still thinking, is this kid stupid?